The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Such questions are not for the minds of men.
Edit: actually, thinking about it, their very name is a synonym for dishonesty. So maybe something happened in aeons past, forever cursing them.
Edit: actually, thinking about it, their very name is a synonym for dishonesty. So maybe something happened in aeons past, forever cursing them.
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Table? Bench, or counter.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:46 am Such questions are not for the minds of men.
Edit: actually, thinking about it, their very name is a synonym for dishonesty. So maybe something happened in aeons past, forever cursing them.
And Wiki says:
"A load of old cobblers" and variants such as "what a load of cobblers" or just "cobblers!" is British slang for "what nonsense" that is derived from the Cockney rhyming slang for "balls" (testicles) of "cobbler's awls".
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How about a thread where people contribute their favourite examples of Cockney rhyming slang...?
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Start one?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:01 pm How about a thread where people contribute their favourite examples of Cockney rhyming slang...?
Could include Polari too.
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You 'aving a tin bath?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:01 pm How about a thread where people contribute their favourite examples of Cockney rhyming slang...?
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Knowing any won’t mean I’m a ginger beer will it ?Horse wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:09 pmStart one?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:01 pm How about a thread where people contribute their favourite examples of Cockney rhyming slang...?
Could include Polari too.
Coz I’m not.........my boyfriend is though.
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Queer?Gregor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:53 pmKnowing any won’t mean I’m a ginger beer will it ?Horse wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:09 pmStart one?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:01 pm How about a thread where people contribute their favourite examples of Cockney rhyming slang...?
Could include Polari too.
Coz I’m not.........my boyfriend is though.
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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Potter, is that you?
I like hats. I have friends who wear them. They look stylish, rakish and elegantly cool. Yet I put one on and I look like one of the special kids out for a day trip licking the bus windows.
I have a passing acquaintance with the local God-botherer in my local high street. Nice fella actually, and who has a selection of fine titfers, including Panamas, Fedoras, flat caps and all sorts. Never without one.
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It'd have to be from Herbert Johnson!Potter wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:12 am I fancy an Indiana Jones type hat next - https://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/products/ ... ight-brown
Used to go there every year to get a hat for my Dad for Christmas. It was a lovely place.
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My current big island hat is a Bates Berkeley, previous to that it was a Lock & Co rollable Trilby. The latter was more convenient but lost shape quite easily.
Small island headwear is is a rollable necktube buff type thing, mostly to keep the weather off.
Small island headwear is is a rollable necktube buff type thing, mostly to keep the weather off.
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Just bought a champion 2200w generator for track days and other stuff to replace the big Briggs and Stratton. Very pleased with it. Weighs half as much, takes up less room and much quieter.
Paid 550 which I thought was pretty good and got more than I paid for the old generator on eBay.
Paid 550 which I thought was pretty good and got more than I paid for the old generator on eBay.
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Bigger and beefier than ours. Ours seems to do ok at 2 warmers but anything else would kill it.dern wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:49 pm Just bought a champion 2200w generator for track days and other stuff to replace the big Briggs and Stratton. Very pleased with it. Weighs half as much, takes up less room and much quieter.
Paid 550 which I thought was pretty good and got more than I paid for the old generator on eBay.
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I didn't want anything that was running at its limit, I mainly wanted something that didn't weight 50Kg any moreweeksy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:34 pmBigger and beefier than ours. Ours seems to do ok at 2 warmers but anything else would kill it.dern wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:49 pm Just bought a champion 2200w generator for track days and other stuff to replace the big Briggs and Stratton. Very pleased with it. Weighs half as much, takes up less room and much quieter.
Paid 550 which I thought was pretty good and got more than I paid for the old generator on eBay.
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My last generator was 1000w. Lucky if it could run a string of lights. Made bought it to use an angle grinder when he was doing kerbside motors. The power surge tripped it every time. I took it to the tip and cant decide if i want one or not for the camperbus.
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I've been looking at those compact generators recently as 2.2kw will do me nicely for a number of situations. Plenty available here including Aksa who are the generators of choice locally but they are twice the price of a regular 2kw generator (like your old one). I appreciate that they're more compact, lighter and easily moved around but I'm reluctant to pay twice as much.dern wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:49 pm Just bought a champion 2200w generator for track days and other stuff to replace the big Briggs and Stratton. Very pleased with it. Weighs half as much, takes up less room and much quieter.
Paid 550 which I thought was pretty good and got more than I paid for the old generator on eBay.
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Completely agreed until I twinged my back shifting the old one.Yambo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:48 am
I've been looking at those compact generators recently as 2.2kw will do me nicely for a number of situations. Plenty available here including Aksa who are the generators of choice locally but they are twice the price of a regular 2kw generator (like your old one). I appreciate that they're more compact, lighter and easily moved around but I'm reluctant to pay twice as much.