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The Collector wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:09 am Being only a wee chap he was extensively used as the stunt double for one of the babbies in the dangerous scene involving the fire breathing trick motorcycle rider. They CGI’d the beard out.
Which nurse is it that has the beard?
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The Collector wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:22 am Being only a wee chap he was extensively used as the stunt double for one of the babbies in the dangerous scene involving the fire breathing trick motorcycle rider. They CGI’d the beard out.
That could quite easily be applied to me on a Saturday night. I fit the description perfectly. :(
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I didn't want to clog up the place by starting a new thread as it's not worthy but this has fascinated me. :)

I wonder can they make us a right back and defensive midfielder :lol:

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Is the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame a real place, and if so, where is it and what is there?
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southbrishammer wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:36 pm Is the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame a real place, and if so, where is it and what is there?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_ ... ll_of_Fame
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southbrishammer wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:36 pm Is the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame a real place, and if so, where is it and what is there?
Funny you should mention that. I was talking today with a metal and rock podcast host and he informed me that Whitney Houston and Jay Z (I think) have just been inducted into the hall of fame. The whole thing is a shitshow that the yanks have come up with. Another awards ceremony worthy of a Ricky Gervais savaging.
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I'm up and down the motorway a lot with work, I often stop in the services for a coffee and use the facilities, there's two things I've been thinking about, all the staff, do they get any extra travel money as surely they must have to drive to work, there's no bus or train and they certainly can't walk or ride a pushbike, then when they leave work they are on the wrong side of the motorway, they must have to go all the way up to the next junction to turn round and come back another full junction to get back to where they started, are they compensated for this or is it just tough luck, it comes with the job?
Also the condom machine in the toilets, they all seem to be pushing these viagra knock off blue pills, mendurance or the like, surely they must be a gimmick as you wouldn't be legally able to sell proper drugs from a vending machine?
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I've had the same thought on the staff at these places Tristan, all must have a fair journey to get to & from work. For the services industry I would imagine the majority or on or near to minimal wage, unless they do pay extra for motorway service personnel due to location?

Haven't a clue on the blue pills, but you can buy the proper stuff legally in the UK now, there are adverts everywhere, including the TV.
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Greatest Cockney Rip Off wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:15 pm Funny you should mention that. I was talking today with a metal and rock podcast host and he informed me that Whitney Houston and Jay Z (I think) have just been inducted into the hall of fame. The whole thing is a shitshow that the yanks have come up with. Another awards ceremony worthy of a Ricky Gervais savaging.
Is the correct answer!

(And it's in Ohio of all places . . . . Ohio????)
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The only rather tenuous link I can think of for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to be in Cleveland is that Spinal Tap got lost between the dressing room and the stage - - - 'Hello Cleveland!!'
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Tristan Shout wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:26 am I'm up and down the motorway a lot with work, I often stop in the services for a coffee and use the facilities, there's two things I've been thinking about, all the staff, do they get any extra travel money as surely they must have to drive to work, there's no bus or train and they certainly can't walk or ride a pushbike, then when they leave work they are on the wrong side of the motorway, they must have to go all the way up to the next junction to turn round and come back another full junction to get back to where they started, are they compensated for this or is it just tough luck, it comes with the job?
Also the condom machine in the toilets, they all seem to be pushing these viagra knock off blue pills, mendurance or the like, surely they must be a gimmick as you wouldn't be legally able to sell proper drugs from a vending machine?
Re. the workers. Next time I'm at a services, I'm going to have to ask one of them now!
Re. the 'viagra. I reckon they're just blue smarties although Clackers is correct, you can get the proper ones over the counter in Boots, if not all chemists, so I've heard...
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Samba wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:14 am
Re. the 'viagra. I reckon they're just blue smarties although Clackers is correct, you can get the proper ones over the counter in Boots, if not all chemists, so I've heard...
If you can get it over the counter you don't need Viagra :lol:
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ageing hammer wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:37 am If you can get it over the counter you don't need Viagra :lol:
:lol:
You'd also get arrested!
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I asked this bloke where I could get some condoms, he said : 'have you tried Boots?', I said: ' yeah, but it just kept leaking out the laceholes'.
[Wrong thread I know, but it's an attempt to avoid the Brighton forensic Joke examination service, as I think it's probably a 'fail'].
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southbrishammer wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:36 pm Is the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame a real place, and if so, where is it and what is there?
Cleveland Ohio.

I've been. Well I've been outside it while going to see the world famous Cleveland Browns
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ageing hammer wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:37 am If you can get it over the counter you don't need Viagra :lol:
Reminds me of the time I had to take a sperm sample to the doctors, he said "could you masturbate in the cup?"
I said "I'm good but I'm not ready for competition"
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Motorway staff live in a huge underground complex beneath the services. Have you not noticed there is no staff car park? The food that gets near sell by date in their community gets served on the ground floor for weary travellers.
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The blue pills are the last bits of sanitation blocks from the urinals being sold off as the service station community waste nothing. Pioneers of the eco recycling revolution.
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Tristan Shout wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:42 pm Reminds me of the time I had to take a sperm sample to the doctors, he said "could you masturbate in the cup?"
I said "I'm good but I'm not ready for competition"

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