OK. A one-pointer.
Why.... Page 3
That's 1 more point than I was expecting.
I told you so.
Ah, Finck, donor of succour to barcodes.
Quote: Nil Putters @ February 21 2009, 11:34 PM GMTBig day tomorrow.
Was it extended beyond the usual 24 hours? Can't say I noticed.
Just caught up with this. Had to scurry off the other day following another surprise knock at the door.
Some very finny fish banter in the last few posts.
Have to confess I declined the fresh fish explaining that I was on a very strict low GI diet, which is true, although I exagerated the strictness. My friendly fish seller responded by telling me he'd lost 5 stone on an all fish diet. Which I took with a pinch of salt.
Apart from the fish guys, (the first one I experienced was extremely tall and thin, quite young and couldn't stand still, he kept waving his arms about too, I don't think he was all that well) I do tend to buy something off the ones with a home made ID that says they're on some sort of rehab and are trying to earn an honest living selling crap door to door, just to stop them breaking in later. I have countless pairs of fake leather gardening gloves that probably cost more than a genuine leather pair at Homebase. And the gardener brings his own in any case.
Now I'm typing this I've just remembered that I answered the door earlier last week and there was a man there with an empty bottle who asked if he could have some water. I obliged, fully believing he was casing the joint. I hope it was his strange request and the look of disapointment on his face when I opened the door that made me suspicious, rather than his obvious ethnicity.
He may well have been hoping to perk up the fish.
Quote: steve by any other name @ February 23 2009, 10:16 AM GMTJust caught up with this. Had to scurry off the other day following another surprise knock at the door.
Some very finny fish banter in the last few posts.
Have to confess I declined the fresh fish explaining that I was on a very strict low GI diet, which is true, although I exagerated the strictness. My friendly fish seller responded by telling me he'd lost 5 stone on an all fish diet. Which I took with a pinch of salt.
Apart from the fish guys, (the first one I experienced was extremely tall and thin, quite young and couldn't stand still, he kept waving his arms about too, I don't think he was all that well) I do tend to buy something off the ones with a home made ID that says they're on some sort of rehab and are trying to earn an honest living selling crap door to door, just to stop them breaking in later. I have countless pairs of fake leather gardening gloves that probably cost more than a genuine leather pair at Homebase. And the gardener brings his own in any case.
Now I'm typing this I've just remembered that I answered the door earlier last week and there was a man there with an empty bottle who asked if he could have some water. I obliged, fully believing he was casing the joint. I hope it was his strange request and the look of disapointment on his face when I opened the door that made me suspicious, rather than his obvious ethnicity.
It's like I live in your house now. Toast and Marmite for breakfast please.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ February 23 2009, 11:07 PM GMTHe may well have been hoping to perk up the fish.
We didn't take the bait. He was carping up the wrong tree.
Quote: NickTheDon @ February 23 2009, 11:46 PM GMTWe didn't take the bait. He was carping up the wrong tree.
This one can't be battered.
Quote: steve by any other name @ February 23 2009, 10:16 AM GMTJust caught up with this. Had to scurry off the other day following another surprise knock at the door.
Some very finny fish banter in the last few posts.
Have to confess I declined the fresh fish explaining that I was on a very strict low GI diet, which is true, although I exagerated the strictness. My friendly fish seller responded by telling me he'd lost 5 stone on an all fish diet. Which I took with a pinch of salt.
Apart from the fish guys, (the first one I experienced was extremely tall and thin, quite young and couldn't stand still, he kept waving his arms about too, I don't think he was all that well) I do tend to buy something off the ones with a home made ID that says they're on some sort of rehab and are trying to earn an honest living selling crap door to door, just to stop them breaking in later. I have countless pairs of fake leather gardening gloves that probably cost more than a genuine leather pair at Homebase. And the gardener brings his own in any case.
Now I'm typing this I've just remembered that I answered the door earlier last week and there was a man there with an empty bottle who asked if he could have some water. I obliged, fully believing he was casing the joint. I hope it was his strange request and the look of disapointment on his face when I opened the door that made me suspicious, rather than his obvious ethnicity.
F**king Hell Steve do you live next door to Conman College or something?
Two gorgeous Mormon girls came up to me while I was eating my lunch at University the other day. They gave me a chocolate and asked if I wouldn't mind talking with them. I took the chocolate, smiled and said "nope! but thank you I hadn't brought a desert today".
I wonder if they remembered me afterward because I remembered them knocking on my door a few years back. They were hassling my roommate about religion so I came up behind him in my bathrobe gave him a kiss on the cheek, threw my arms around him and asked him "who are these people baby?". It's one of those stories my buddies love to tell over and over.
I love screwing around with religious folk, their usually very clueless people...except Catholics and Evangelicals their just annoyingly prepared with pre-memorized bullshit.
Quote: Curt @ February 24 2009, 3:48 AM GMTTwo gorgeous Mormon girls came up to me while I was eating my lunch at University the other day.
If their Mormons you could have taken them both as wives.
Quote: Curt @ February 24 2009, 3:48 AM GMTI love screwing around with religious folk, their usually very clueless people...
I'd like to see you try screwing with some Muslims. They're very easy going about people mocking their faith.
Quote: Curt @ February 24 2009, 3:48 AM GMTI wonder if they remembered me afterward because I remembered them knocking on my door a few years back. They were hassling my roommate about religion so I came up behind him in my bathrobe gave him a kiss on the cheek, threw my arms around him and asked him "who are these people baby?". It's one of those stories my buddies love to tell over and over.
I love that. 
My parents rarely get people knocking on the door selling stuff or preaching religion to them because it only takes one meeting with the Overlord for them to be scarred for life. The last one was a Kleeneze salesman and he chased him up the garden path with gardening shears telling him to "Ram his f**king broomstick up his arsehole". He views it as a hobby. I really am adopted.
Just got a visit from the fish man!