Surfing mix tapes
Me, my bro and two other mates would regularly jump in the Monkeymobile for a day out surfing at Cayton Bay followed by fish n chips on the seafront. On the way back as it was always a sunday we listened to the official UK chart show on Radio 1 (other charts are available) and we grew to like it, mainly because the rest of them whinged and moaned about my taste in music. So my bro started busning CD's of what are now known as 'Scarborough songs' bits of dance, rock, cheese etc, anything that could get 4 twenty/thirty something guys to sing their li'l hearts out whilst travelling to the coast. One big favourite was Jump in my Car by the Hoff, because it ticked all the boxes, easy lyrics, dumb music, and it was cheese past gorgonzola, so one day my bro proudly presented us with this weeks CD, I loaded it up, and all it had on was Jump in my Car. 18 times... which we listened to all the way through. On the way back it went out the window, so if anyone out there in Shiptonthorpe found a blank CD, hoped it was exciting and then got Jump in my Car, 18 times, then I'm very very sorry.

and if any of the drivers on the m18/m62 etc saw a green vectra with four blokes in singing at the top of their voices when they really should know better, then yep that was us!

And on one journey as we were driving through Howden we passed the 'Road Safety Camera' and a couple of days later I got a letter from Humberside police advising me that I was going a smidgen over the limit and would I like to have some points on my licence and make a contribution to their christmas party beer fund?

The next time we drove through Howden there was a massive sign outside the petrol station advertising Nectar Cards.
The slogan?

'Get Points Here' laugh? my mates did when I muttered 'Too bloody true'.
(Lord Monkey of Yorkshire,OBE killed a gipsy on...., Sat 9 Feb 2008, 20:04, 2 replies)

You get a click
for the first (I'm guessing here) mention of Shiptonthorpe on the QOTW boards.

I drive through the bugger at 30mph twice a flippin' day.

...on the road to Hull
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Mon 11 Feb 2008, 12:53, closed)

Shiptonthorpe
Why oh why oh why did they shut the Burger King/Little Chef? as it was a perfect stop of point for a burger and a wee. And the toilets in the Spar are just horrible.
(Lord Monkey of Yorkshire,OBE killed a gipsy on...., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 22:17, closed)