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Asleep at the wheel

Started by ribbert, November 17, 2020, 06:50:13 AM

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ribbert

November 17, 2020, 06:50:13 AM

Yes, it would appear so.
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

andyoutandabout

#1
November 17, 2020, 01:12:39 PM
Random
life without a bike is just life

Millietant

#2
November 17, 2020, 02:14:34 PM
Did that many years ago after working a normal day shift and then continuing through the night shift without a break.

Was lodging about 45 minutes from work and left the plant heading north on the A15 from Lincoln up towards Brigg.  After a lot of straight road, 3/4 of the way to my lodgings, the road turns 90 dgrees right.....on this occasion, as I was fast asleep at the wheel of my company Ford Escort van, I continued straight ahead, missing the turn altogether, through the open field gate and woke up as I hurtled transversely across the ploughed furrows in the field.

I wasn't the first to have done that (that's why the farmer left the gate open) and I doubt I was the last. Luckily the van wasn't damaged, save for a bit of soil and mud clinging to the front and underside of the van!!!!!

It was a long, long time until I drove that tired again  :sarcastic:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

ZOA NOM

#3
November 17, 2020, 03:56:45 PM
I figured there was a hidden picture...
Rick

Current:
2010 Honda VFR1200 DCT (Full Auto!)
1993 FJ/GSXR 1200 (-ABS)
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera (Race)
1988 Porsche Carrera (Street)
Previous:
1993 FJ1200 (FIREBALL)
1993 FJ1200ABS (RIP my collar bone)
1986 FZ750
1984 FJ600
1982 Seca

andyoutandabout

#4
November 17, 2020, 07:41:21 PM
Rick wins that one
life without a bike is just life

fj1289

#5
November 17, 2020, 08:31:07 PM
Got to love the digital campfire!

ribbert

#6
November 18, 2020, 07:44:37 AM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on November 17, 2020, 07:41:21 PM
Rick wins that one

Glad I provided you boys with a bit of fun but the boring fact is, that was an answer to a PM conversation that got posted here in error.

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

ribbert

#7
November 18, 2020, 08:11:13 AM


One of these days I'll learn that unless it's a pie in the face, humour is risky.

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

ZOA NOM

#8
November 18, 2020, 10:14:46 AM
 (popcorn)
Rick

Current:
2010 Honda VFR1200 DCT (Full Auto!)
1993 FJ/GSXR 1200 (-ABS)
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera (Race)
1988 Porsche Carrera (Street)
Previous:
1993 FJ1200 (FIREBALL)
1993 FJ1200ABS (RIP my collar bone)
1986 FZ750
1984 FJ600
1982 Seca

Millietant

#9
November 18, 2020, 04:33:55 PM
Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  :sarcastic:

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .


:good2:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

FJ_Hooligan

#10
November 18, 2020, 10:03:14 PM
You forgot to include the crap by Will Farrell
DavidR.

krusty

#11
November 18, 2020, 11:56:55 PM
Quote from: Millietant on November 18, 2020, 04:33:55 PM
Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  :sarcastic:

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .


:good2:
Right on there. Add Black Books to the list of shortlived classics.
I never got The Office, boring as batshit.
91 FJ1200
84 FJ1100 x 2
85 FJ1100
89 GL1500
76 CB750F1
72 CB350F
63 C92 x 2
59 C76
62 C100
63 C100
60 Colleda 250TA x 3
63 Suzuki MD50
77 DT125E
77 DT175E x 2
79 DT250F

Millietant

#12
November 19, 2020, 05:52:56 AM
Yeah guys, I'm with you both on that - also Steve Carrell just drives me mad (almost as much as Seth Rogen)

:Facepalm:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

ribbert

#13
November 19, 2020, 05:56:55 AM
Quote from: Millietant on November 18, 2020, 04:33:55 PM
Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  :sarcastic:

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .


:good2:

Haha, misunderstood humour has bitten me on the arse here once already this week, I think I'll stay out of naming names.

When a movie is made for foreign release, it is scripted and filmed accordingly and then as a final check, is screened for test audiences to see what they forgot. After all, a comedy without laughs won't do very well at the box office.

Australia doesn't make a lot of movies for world release but if they can crack it in the US, it will make many times more profit than it could possibly achieve here with a population of only 25 mill. To this end, I remember "Crocodile Dundee" being played to an American test audience and having what was considered some of the funniest parts of the movie pass in complete silence.

The then edited US release version was played back to Aussie audiences with a far more subdued reaction than the original. I guess the difference in humour between countries is hardly news.

For me, the most laughs still come from my favourite cartoonist, Gary Larson, he still makes me laugh even on the umteenth reading of his books over many decades. My brother had a pile of books in his toilet that made up Larson's complete works. Audible laughter from his toilet and visits of such duration that enquiries about the health of the occupant were common.



Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

fj1289

#14
November 19, 2020, 08:27:22 AM
Noel - if you haven't seen it yet, you would probably like the book The PreHistory of the Far Side.  Unique glimpse into the mind of the genius. 
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