Search results

  1. stan_deezy

    I won't be in today

    Gee's talk about incompetent!!! :mad: <br /><br />For the last six weeks we've been having power cuts. Every time we've phoned the power company and been told "There's nothing showing up on our system" and that's been it.<br />At the weekend we suffered a grand total of 14 power-outs! 14...
  2. stan_deezy

    Homer or the First Amendment?

    A recent poll showed that more Americans knew the names of the Simpsons family than knew the five freedoms in the Constitution: full story here <br /><br />"about one in five thought that the right to own a pet was in the Constitution" :D <br /><br /><br />Me? I'm taking the Fifth :D...
  3. stan_deezy

    Not sure where I stand on this one

    A burgular died of a heart attack today while robbing a disused factory: full story here <br /><br />I'm not a 100% sure where I stand on this one for a very good reason: we have some of the lowest unemployment in the UK in that town: in fact for a long time we've had the amazing situation that...
  4. stan_deezy

    Anybody got some de-icer??

    Our gallant Royal Air Force search and rescue crews could do with some de-icer........ helo freezes over <br /><br />The crew of a Sea King helicopter were forced to abandon a rescue mission in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland when the winchman noticed the rotors were icing up :eek: <br...
  5. stan_deezy

    I notice RPJS is kinda quiet?

    For those of you who don't know, our fellow UK-based iboater RPJS is sufferring from severe embarrassment at the moment.........<br /><br />Unfortunately he had the nerve to suggest that the Scottish Rugby Team would lose in the Six Nations match on Saturday when they played against the English...
  6. stan_deezy

    Another Wrinkly Rocker! When will they learn?

    OMG :eek: :eek: <br /><br />Suzi Quatro has released another album......at her age?????<br /><br />When will these senior citzens ever learn?<br /><br />The music is poor, the sight of her trying to boogie is cringeworthy and believe me I was nearly hurling chunks :( <br /><br />I want...
  7. stan_deezy

    You can't make this stuff up!!

    Oh dear, oh dear, there must have been a lot of red faces about this accident: safety conference collapses <br /><br />21 Health and Safety Officers had to be rescued after the floor of the building they were in collapsed.........<br /><br />either bad luck or grossly obese???
  8. stan_deezy

    Any home remedies for toothache?

    Okay here's the problem: raging toothache from an abscess/infected root. Got the antibiotics and using simple aspirin (which usually works) but this pain is driving me crazy (or crazier if you know me personally ;) )<br /><br />I'm in a Catch 22 situation: the dentist (they're all failed...
  9. stan_deezy

    One for the ladies

    A woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the <br />woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. <br />The frog told her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three<br />wishes." The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you...
  10. stan_deezy

    What did y'all get for Valentines?

    It's normally me that surprises Ms Deezy with something special on Valentine's Day (no sniggering at the back of the room!) but this year I got a nice surprise:<br /><br />Ms Deezy; "I got you something for Valentine's. It's in the back of my car"<br /><br />Me: "Ach ye needn't have bothered"...
  11. stan_deezy

    Congrats to Steve Fosset

    Steve Fosset just broke the world record for the longest flight (although I've been on a few that felt like that too :D )<br /><br />Story here: Record Flight
  12. stan_deezy

    It's not just US Car Plants...........

    Volkswagen today announced plans to cut 20,000 staff at it's Passenger Car Business: job cuts. <br /><br />"In the next three years up to 20,000 direct and indirect employees within the Volkswagen Passenger Car brand could be affected by this restructuring programme," the company said. <br...
  13. stan_deezy

    Foiled Hijack: Bush makes announcement?

    Just breaking in the UK: Foiled Hijack Attempt <br /><br />A plot to hijack an airliner and attack a west Coast city was foiled. News breaking on BBC.<br /><br />Any more details on American news channels?
  14. stan_deezy

    NASA Launches a spacesuit: literally!

    Now this looks like a bit of fun: space suit launch <br /><br />NASA launched an empty space suit from the ISS "just to see what happens" :D <br /><br />I wish someone would sponsor me to spend that amount of money launching stuff into space.........hmmmm, I wonder what I'd throw out...
  15. stan_deezy

    Egyptian Ferry Sinks: 1400 onboard!

    This sounds grim: Egyptian Ferry Sinks <br /><br />1400 people reported to have been on board and so far only a handful of survivors.........and no mayday call?<br /><br />WTH happened so quickly that they couldn't call? Did it turn turtle?
  16. stan_deezy

    Congrats to Boeing

    Congratulations to the Boeing Corp. for selling up to 115 Dreamliners to Australian airline Qantas: nice to know that despite the downturn and problems we've recently discussed about the auto industry in America, the airliner industry seems to be doing pretty good for itself.<br /><br /><br...
  17. stan_deezy

    What do you want written on your tombstone?

    Thinking about what message I'd leave behind on my headstone when I go to the Great Boating lake in the Sky (not anytime soon I hope!)<br /><br />Spike Milligan wanted "See, I told you I was sick"<br /><br />So how about the rest of you folks? <br /><br />What message or epitaph might you want...
  18. stan_deezy

    US Guilty of Terror Flights?

    Our wonderful whackos are at it again: terror flights <br /><br /><br />Erm, how on earth do they expect these suspects do be transported? Walking? Perhaps our Government (UK) want them to fly themselves?<br /><br />Personally I don't care two hoots how they get the bad guys, how they transport...
  19. stan_deezy

    Fishing just got a whole lot better!

    Some guys have all the luck :( <br /><br /> Lucky Catch <br /><br /><br />and I can vouch for this stuff being really nice.......hic! :D
  20. stan_deezy

    Who Named America?

    Okay so I was watching a programme last night on the BBC and the question came up: "Who is America named after?"<br /><br />Being the smart alec that I am I shouted out the answer to show off to Ms Deezy and it turns out I was wrong!<br /><br />So, it must be something that Americans are taught...
Top