Clarkson, coal dust and fried egg sandwiches (with extra coal dust) [modified]
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The sight of Jeremy Clarkson (class 1 petrolhead and motormouth) shovelling coal all the way from London to Edinburgh has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. By the end he we rooting for the train to win, which was almost as funny as seeing him exhausted and covered in coal dust... This picture says it all...[^] Tornado's an amazing piece of engineering though. I'm almost not surprised he was dribbling over it. And no, I don't believe [spoiler deleted] is the Stig either! :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
modified on Monday, June 22, 2009 6:52 AM
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The sight of Jeremy Clarkson (class 1 petrolhead and motormouth) shovelling coal all the way from London to Edinburgh has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. By the end he we rooting for the train to win, which was almost as funny as seeing him exhausted and covered in coal dust... This picture says it all...[^] Tornado's an amazing piece of engineering though. I'm almost not surprised he was dribbling over it. And no, I don't believe [spoiler deleted] is the Stig either! :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
modified on Monday, June 22, 2009 6:52 AM
I have had Eggs and Bacon cooked that way. Done properly, they are still pretty awful. :) My maternal grandfather and one of my uncles were steam train drivers. Grandfather used occasionaly to drive Sir Nigel Gresley and Mallard, although he was generally a goods train driver. Because of this, when I was about 7 or 8 I 'drove' Mallard into Kings Cross.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I have had Eggs and Bacon cooked that way. Done properly, they are still pretty awful. :) My maternal grandfather and one of my uncles were steam train drivers. Grandfather used occasionaly to drive Sir Nigel Gresley and Mallard, although he was generally a goods train driver. Because of this, when I was about 7 or 8 I 'drove' Mallard into Kings Cross.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I have had Eggs and Bacon cooked that way. Done properly, they are still pretty awful.
LOL I bet! My family were all miners until my Dad came alone and became an accountant. He made me swear not to follow in his footsteps, so I went into Engineering instead. :) I did once end up in the cab of a 26 on the way out of Carlisle though.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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I reckon MS was the only person that Ferrari would allow to drive the FXX on the TG track and the Stig was on holiday so doing it that way ensured he [the stig] still made an appearance on the show. Think it will be a while before that time is beat.
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Sounds like a reasonable hypothesis.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Indeed it was a brilliant first episode to the new series. Has brought meaning back to my sunday evenings.
Some people are like slinky's... They're not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs
It certainly was. :)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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I have had Eggs and Bacon cooked that way. Done properly, they are still pretty awful. :) My maternal grandfather and one of my uncles were steam train drivers. Grandfather used occasionaly to drive Sir Nigel Gresley and Mallard, although he was generally a goods train driver. Because of this, when I was about 7 or 8 I 'drove' Mallard into Kings Cross.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Lucky devil.. it costs upwards of £700 for a driving experience day on a (uggh) diesel on a preserved railway near us, you got the experience for free!
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Lucky devil.. it costs upwards of £700 for a driving experience day on a (uggh) diesel on a preserved railway near us, you got the experience for free!
Yeah. Just goes to prove the old adage. "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Nepotism rules! :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Lucky devil.. it costs upwards of £700 for a driving experience day on a (uggh) diesel on a preserved railway near us, you got the experience for free!
I imagine you can get it for free by registering as a volunteer and working your way up, though. Which line is that, BTW? We're effectively halfway between the Swanage and Mid-Hants lines, but what is now the Weardale line runs right past the back garden of the house I grew up in.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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The sight of Jeremy Clarkson (class 1 petrolhead and motormouth) shovelling coal all the way from London to Edinburgh has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. By the end he we rooting for the train to win, which was almost as funny as seeing him exhausted and covered in coal dust... This picture says it all...[^] Tornado's an amazing piece of engineering though. I'm almost not surprised he was dribbling over it. And no, I don't believe [spoiler deleted] is the Stig either! :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
modified on Monday, June 22, 2009 6:52 AM
Excellent TG episode. The new series is in with a bang, and I'm looking forward to seeing the drag race between the Maclaren F1 and the Veyron. I wonder if they are going to do a different Stig every week to do the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car slot?
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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I imagine you can get it for free by registering as a volunteer and working your way up, though. Which line is that, BTW? We're effectively halfway between the Swanage and Mid-Hants lines, but what is now the Weardale line runs right past the back garden of the house I grew up in.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
Its the Chinnor & Princess Risborough railway in Oxfordshire, Quite a nice one.. about 7 miles long. www.chinnorrailway.co.uk[^] They are hoping to go straight into Princes Risborough station in the near future pending any agreements with Network Rail..
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Excellent TG episode. The new series is in with a bang, and I'm looking forward to seeing the drag race between the Maclaren F1 and the Veyron. I wonder if they are going to do a different Stig every week to do the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car slot?
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Didnt Simon Cowell or JayKay beat the stig round the track once? i cannot believe they beat the german one round the track if it was him...
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Very likely. As others have said elseware, he almost certainly came alone to showcase that Ferrari (and blew the lap times board in the process!).
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
Indeed! In fact Ferrari only allowed the track test if MS was at the wheel. Stiggifying him was just a stunt.
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
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Excellent TG episode. The new series is in with a bang, and I'm looking forward to seeing the drag race between the Maclaren F1 and the Veyron. I wonder if they are going to do a different Stig every week to do the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car slot?
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
It certainly was. I wonder what they're going to make of Koenigseggeggeggegg* taking over Saab, though? * Spelling it isn't a problem; knowing when to stop spelling it is. ;)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Its the Chinnor & Princess Risborough railway in Oxfordshire, Quite a nice one.. about 7 miles long. www.chinnorrailway.co.uk[^] They are hoping to go straight into Princes Risborough station in the near future pending any agreements with Network Rail..
I must admit I didn't know of that one! Reconnecting to Network Rail seems to be en-vogue at the moment. The Swanage line are already there, and the Weardale and Wensleydale lines aren't far behind. At least one of the lines ATOC wants to re-open fully is actually a preserved line, too. be interesting to see what happens with that one, I suspect.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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It certainly was. I wonder what they're going to make of Koenigseggeggeggegg* taking over Saab, though? * Spelling it isn't a problem; knowing when to stop spelling it is. ;)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
You forgot the "WithAWingSuggestedByTopGear" bit. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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You forgot the "WithAWingSuggestedByTopGear" bit. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
LOL of course! :-\
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Indeed! In fact Ferrari only allowed the track test if MS was at the wheel. Stiggifying him was just a stunt.
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
I imagine so. :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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The sight of Jeremy Clarkson (class 1 petrolhead and motormouth) shovelling coal all the way from London to Edinburgh has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. By the end he we rooting for the train to win, which was almost as funny as seeing him exhausted and covered in coal dust... This picture says it all...[^] Tornado's an amazing piece of engineering though. I'm almost not surprised he was dribbling over it. And no, I don't believe [spoiler deleted] is the Stig either! :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
modified on Monday, June 22, 2009 6:52 AM
Sure, the Stig isn't Schumi but I still thought it was fantastic to see him on the stage. But there is no way he'd put up with Clarkson, May and Hamster for one day a week. I remember reading that Ben Collins (BTCC driver) was the "regular" Stig. *car-porn shots of Lotus Evora* Fianceé: Oooh, that's nice. Paul: It's British. Fianceé: No way. Paul: Yeah, Lotus, turnip farmers in England make em. Fianceé: Hmmm... think I'd prefer a Ferrari then. Paul: But it's Lotus, it's really good! Fianceé: Naah, it's British. Paul: Aston Martin is British. So is Jaguar. You like them. Fianceé: Sure but... they transced Britain. Paul: It does 30mpg, that is really good, for a sports car. Fianceé: Ooooh, and it has back seats. Fianceé: But no, sorry, it's British, and not Aston or a Jag. Paul: I'd love a Lotus...
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
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Sure, the Stig isn't Schumi but I still thought it was fantastic to see him on the stage. But there is no way he'd put up with Clarkson, May and Hamster for one day a week. I remember reading that Ben Collins (BTCC driver) was the "regular" Stig. *car-porn shots of Lotus Evora* Fianceé: Oooh, that's nice. Paul: It's British. Fianceé: No way. Paul: Yeah, Lotus, turnip farmers in England make em. Fianceé: Hmmm... think I'd prefer a Ferrari then. Paul: But it's Lotus, it's really good! Fianceé: Naah, it's British. Paul: Aston Martin is British. So is Jaguar. You like them. Fianceé: Sure but... they transced Britain. Paul: It does 30mpg, that is really good, for a sports car. Fianceé: Ooooh, and it has back seats. Fianceé: But no, sorry, it's British, and not Aston or a Jag. Paul: I'd love a Lotus...
cheers, Paul M. Watson.
So true. :laugh:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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It certainly was. I wonder what they're going to make of Koenigseggeggeggegg* taking over Saab, though? * Spelling it isn't a problem; knowing when to stop spelling it is. ;)
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
I think they'll love it. Take the corporate GM cuffs off those mad Saab engineers. Maybe see the return of aircraft cockpit inspired dashboards. And if that doesn't work; stick a great big engine in a 9-5 and a Top Gear wing on the back. Koenigsaabsaabsaabsaabsaabsaab.
cheers, Paul M. Watson.