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 I assume everybody has massive queues of idiots in all their local petrol stations?
	I assume everybody has massive queues of idiots in all their local petrol stations?We should start another scaremongering rumour, and see if we can bring the country properly to its knees.
I've heard there's going to be a shortage of cider this summer, on account of the unseasonably warm weather this spring.
Alt: yesterday I bought a bottle of water for the Big Issue guy outside Boots, and his dog. What was your last random act of kindness? Did it make you feel smugly benevolent, or just patronising and high-handed?
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 15:57, 175 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
 Yep, the three garages I pass on a daily basis have all had queues there
	Yep, the three garages I pass on a daily basis have all had queues thereThis picture shows one of them. The biggest fucking idiot is the one that told everyone to stock up, I think.
Ah well, just have to drink ale instead, nae bother.
Alt: I bought my friend a pint, I think that's kindness enough.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:00, Reply)
 I genuinely cannot understand why in the fuck that seemed a sensible statement for him to make.
	I genuinely cannot understand why in the fuck that seemed a sensible statement for him to make.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:06, Reply)
 The guy seems to be a magnet for fucktard statements, he did something similar just last week too
	The guy seems to be a magnet for fucktard statements, he did something similar just last week tooI'm sure it was him, it was about the "cash for access to the PM" issue.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:18, Reply)
 I'm sure he meant well
	I'm sure he meant wellIt's probably perfectly sensible to store Jerrycans of petrol in your garage, when you've got butlers to fetch it and keep an eye on it in a garage the size of a small aircraft hangar...
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 The type of twats who are doing it
	The type of twats who are doing itare the sort that get 25mpg, so they'll all be back there again next week, moaning that they haven't got any fuel left.
Annoyingly, they will probably take this as evidence that they were right in the first place.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 Heaven forfend, their precious brat-children might have to walk to prep school!
	Heaven forfend, their precious brat-children might have to walk to prep school!(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:11, Reply)
 I've heard there's going to be a shortage of visitors to the pier at Weston Super Mare this summer.
	I've heard there's going to be a shortage of visitors to the pier at Weston Super Mare this summer.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:00, Reply)
 That one's definitely true.
	That one's definitely true.I heard it's because Weston is populated entirely by retards and benders.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:03, Reply)
 absolutely not
	absolutely notbecause apparently, up here, the world isn't full of utter fucking retards.
Seriously, I'm as surprised as you.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:02, Reply)
 I heard there was going to be a shortage of interest in petrol-themed threads.
	I heard there was going to be a shortage of interest in petrol-themed threads.Alt: Five minutes later he tried to sell it to me for 20p so he could get a 'ten bag' of 'brown'. They don't want water, FFS.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:03, Reply)
 This one did.
	This one did.it was fucking hot, and his little dog didn't have any water to drink.
Anyway, I saw him open the bottle and give it to the dog, so there.
They're not all homeless because they're drug addicts, you terrible bigot.
some drug addicts have homes. And attractive girlfriends. And jobs. And, unbelievably, access to their kids.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 I only give money to the homeless if they promise me it's going to be spent on class A's.
	I only give money to the homeless if they promise me it's going to be spent on class A's. (, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 My brother and I are the same.
	My brother and I are the same.'Promise me you'll spend it on drink and/or drugs'
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:09, Reply)
 My Mrs used to work in Rugby town centre
	My Mrs used to work in Rugby town centreHer office would get a stream of visitors offering to sell goods ranging from televisions and videos, etc to jewellery and other small valuable items. The price, on asking, was always the same no matter what the item was: "tenner"
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 She did get to know Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember's dad through her work
	She did get to know Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember's dad through her workWho was well used to such things disappearing from his house.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:14, Reply)
 I bought their first 12" when I was a boy.
	I bought their first 12" when I was a boy.Numbered ltd edition, one side played at 33" and was a long version of Rollercoaster by 13th Floor Elevators. At some point I must have flogged, likely for pence - now worth over £100.
Bah.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:22, Reply)
 I saw it on Netsounds for £95 about three years ago.
	I saw it on Netsounds for £95 about three years ago.EDIT looking again it seems there must have been a US reissue as there are mint still sealed copies going for about a tenner over there.
Fuck me, 1986. I was 13 - what impeccable taste I had.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:28, Reply)
 DKDC
	DKDCAlt: a bottle of water is a very kind gesture. I don't tend to give money to the homeless because the way I see it, they'll only spend it on booze. So in a highly efficient time-saving measure, I spend it on booze. I even drink it for them. But do they thank me?
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 They'd probably say you could keep your Pink Screaming Cosmotini-Colada
	They'd probably say you could keep your Pink Screaming Cosmotini-Colada(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:09, Reply)
 Oh my god, is that a GAY joke?!
	Oh my god, is that a GAY joke?!Wow, it's been such a long time since I saw one that I hardly recognised it. I congratulate you on your strikingly original wit, sir.
(Feel bad now, the name of the drink did actually make me giggle)
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:12, Reply)
 You make it sound like the rest of this board comes up with varied and original insults for each other
	You make it sound like the rest of this board comes up with varied and original insults for each other(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:17, Reply)
 My, you have thrown the gauntlet down,
	My, you have thrown the gauntlet down,you obstreperous purveyor of second-rate musical theatre.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:20, Reply)
 You leftover ticket stub from a divorced Dad's disappointing family trip to the zoo.
	You leftover ticket stub from a divorced Dad's disappointing family trip to the zoo.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:24, Reply)
 Not one of my own, but
	Not one of my own, butYou are indirectly responsible for the existence of Russell Brand.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:29, Reply)
 Oof, harsh words!
	Oof, harsh words!You less-favoured sibling whose school reports never meet your father's expectations, but simply provide yet another twist of the dagger in his heart that you already were.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:29, Reply)
 You Christmas Decoration left hanging in the window of the costcutter by Waterloo that has dead wasps hanging on it and has been there since at least 2009.
	You Christmas Decoration left hanging in the window of the costcutter by Waterloo that has dead wasps hanging on it and has been there since at least 2009.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:31, Reply)
 Have just reached my gay jokes limit break for today
	Have just reached my gay jokes limit break for today+1 handbag flail
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:23, Reply)
 Some people are just ungrateful.
	Some people are just ungrateful.I then went round the corner and saw a guy sitting in a doorway begging for change. I didn't buy him a bottle of water. Does that make me a terrible person?
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:10, Reply)
 Nah
	NahOne good deed a day makes you a fabulous person. Two makes you Esther Rantzen. You dodged a bullet
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:17, Reply)
 Cameron reminded me of The Simpsons with his "There is no need to panic buy, but y'know I wouldn't want to run out of petrol":
	Cameron reminded me of The Simpsons with his "There is no need to panic buy, but y'know I wouldn't want to run out of petrol":"So, professor: would you say it's time for everyone to panic?"
"Yes I would, Kent."
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:12, Reply)
 That was ridiculous, wasn't it?
	That was ridiculous, wasn't it?"No need to panic buy, but, you know, if you happen to be passing a petrol station, it probably wouldn't hurt to top up'
Well, thanks for that. Idiot.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:15, Reply)
 "Ladies and Gentlemen of Britain, I have prepared the following statement."
	"Ladies and Gentlemen of Britain, I have prepared the following statement.""OH MY HOLY LIVING CHRIST!!!!! THERE'S NO PETROL LEFT IN BRITAIN!!!! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!
SAVE YOURSELLLLLLLVESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!"
Thank you, Prime Minister.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:17, Reply)
 Dunno, this time last year I'd have been bothered
	Dunno, this time last year I'd have been botheredbut a tank now lasts me nearly four weeks, so strike away, my can'tanker'ous friends...
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:12, Reply)
 sometimes i feel like i'm the only person here with any sense of humour at all :(
	sometimes i feel like i'm the only person here with any sense of humour at all :((, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:13, Reply)
 sometimes i feel like checking my bank balance
	sometimes i feel like checking my bank balanceand when i do it makes me smile :)
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:37, Reply)
 nor your son
	nor your sonstill, at least you don't have to worry about filling your car up
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 AntiAlt: If you'll forgive me for repeating myself, I once came within inches of telling a beggar in a wheelchair to fuck off
	AntiAlt: If you'll forgive me for repeating myself, I once came within inches of telling a beggar in a wheelchair to fuck offI'd just finished a gig and was struggling toward a bus stop with a bass in one hand and not-insubstantial amp in the other. Initially I tried to pretend I hadn't heard his "excuse me" but the sod gave chase. To which I thought,
"Bugger, it wouldn't look good to be seen running away from a bloke in a wheelchair."
So he asked me for some change, to which I awkwardly apologised and explained that no, I didn't, to which he protested, and to which I apologised again, to which he then looked at me very earneslty and said,
"It does come back on you, you know."
Hang on a fucking minute - you chased me down the street to ask for my spare change. I didn't ask you to to beg money off me, I certainly didn't ask for a lecture on fucking karma at the same time.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:15, Reply)
 You should have asked him to reflect on what he must've done to end up in a wheelchair
	You should have asked him to reflect on what he must've done to end up in a wheelchairbefore giving you a lecture in fucking karmic morality. Sanctimonious flids are the worst kind.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:18, Reply)
 How did it feel to win only half the England caps your talent deserved?
	How did it feel to win only half the England caps your talent deserved?(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:22, Reply)
 Oh. You see, I don't know who Glen Hoddle is
	Oh. You see, I don't know who Glen Hoddle isso there was no winning, really.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:30, Reply)
 England manager who was sacked for basically saying what you just said.
	England manager who was sacked for basically saying what you just said.That people in wheelchairs are only there because they did something bad in a previous life.
But you're right, I should know better than to do football references around here.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:32, Reply)
 Oh, well I'm alright then.
	Oh, well I'm alright then.I don't believe in reincarnation. I think he did something wrong in THIS life.
Much better.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:33, Reply)
 DON'T YOU DISS EGG! HE'S A HARDEN ATLANTA COP LOST IN A WORLD POPULATED BY ZOMBIES WHILE WISHING HE WAS REALLY A CHEF AS BEING A LAWYER IS TOO STRESSFUL!
	DON'T YOU DISS EGG! HE'S A HARDEN ATLANTA COP LOST IN A WORLD POPULATED BY ZOMBIES WHILE WISHING HE WAS REALLY A CHEF AS BEING A LAWYER IS TOO STRESSFUL!(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:41, Reply)
 My colleague has spent much of the afternoon telling everyone how much he's just been ripped off for a tankful of petrol
	My colleague has spent much of the afternoon telling everyone how much he's just been ripped off for a tankful of petrolHowever I did point out that he has been working in this office for over 20 years and should have known by now that the Shell station round the corner is the most expensive petrol station in around 200 miles - and always has been. The tit.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:18, Reply)
 Part of the problem is that we do seem to love a queue
	Part of the problem is that we do seem to love a queueand can't resist joining one when we see it.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:23, Reply)
 Today's cufflinks are by Paul Smith and I am wearing cologne by Givenchy Gentleman.
	Today's cufflinks are by Paul Smith and I am wearing cologne by Givenchy Gentleman.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:23, Reply)
 Then you are a frightful povvo.
	Then you are a frightful povvo.Givenchy do not make a single decent fragrance.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:24, Reply)
 The cologne I own that's the most popular with women
	The cologne I own that's the most popular with womenis by Ted Baker.
I also own cufflinks, but that isn't relevant.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:38, Reply)
 I have many.
	I have many.Chicks dig Issey Miyake, but it should only be worn in summer.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 Same here.
	Same here.Handily seperated into daytime and evening categories.
It's my one properly poncey aspect.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 And I've just bought a new one
	And I've just bought a new onebecause I *finally* found some after four years of looking.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:48, Reply)
 You couldn't get it for love nor money over here
	You couldn't get it for love nor money over herefor some time.
Edit: Fuck, it's been discontinued. I'm going to have to stock up.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:54, Reply)
 Actually, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised.
	Actually, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised.I'm surprisingly sophisticated in some areas, you know.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:58, Reply)
 i quite like "very irresistible"
	i quite like "very irresistible"but i wouldn't buy it. jo malone all the way baby.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 Very Irresistible
	Very Irresistibleis the best of their bunch, but they just don't have any staying power.
you can't beat a bit of No 5.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 No, but I am going to make this Jo Malone joke work if it fucking kills me...
	No, but I am going to make this Jo Malone joke work if it fucking kills me...(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 Best of luck with that.
	Best of luck with that.Best delete your account just before your next attempt, to be safe.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:08, Reply)
 The missus loves Jo Malone.
	The missus loves Jo Malone.This makes Christmas and birthdays very easy indeed.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:49, Reply)
 lime, basil and mandarin for the day
	lime, basil and mandarin for the dayred roses for the night.
easy!
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 She likes the pomegranate noir.
	She likes the pomegranate noir.I bought her the blue agava and cacao at Christmas. This post has been brought to you by knowsfartoomuchaboutthissortofthing.com.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:57, Reply)
 i have pomegranate noir on now!
	i have pomegranate noir on now!my friend bought me some for my birthday. i like it a lot, but overall prefer a more citrussy scent.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:00, Reply)
 I wear D&G "La Roue de La Fortune 10"
	I wear D&G "La Roue de La Fortune 10"Which is actually a ladies fragrence, which shows how much perfume designers know.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:50, Reply)
 hmmmmm
	hmmmmmlulling them into a false sense of gay best mate security eh?
very sneaky.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:55, Reply)
 quite the opposite.
	quite the opposite.Mind, one of my closest mates was responsible for some of the D&G Anthology stuff and he's an absolute fleet of berties so perhaps that explains why some of the womens stuff is better on blokes.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:58, Reply)
 It was from John Sessions on QI
	It was from John Sessions on QIdoing an impression of Edward Fox.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:09, Reply)
 ditto clothes
	ditto clothesmuch of the haute couture stuff is designed for teenage boys, with long flat torsos and stomachs!
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:01, Reply)
 I just queued for 2 hours at my local petrol station
	I just queued for 2 hours at my local petrol stationI was livid, I only went in for a mars bar and a can of coke.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:26, Reply)
 Tattooine is doing fine but She-Ra's been expelled from playgroup.
	Tattooine is doing fine but She-Ra's been expelled from playgroup.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 She-ra is 4 and she is using love as a blackmail tool
	She-ra is 4 and she is using love as a blackmail tooli.e. "Daddy read me this story or I won't love you any more"
Robocop has just turned 1. She can't talk yet and is generally a very likeable kid.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 If I had known I would get such a short response
	If I had known I would get such a short responseI would have simply said "Yeah they're alright"
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:53, Reply)
 lol, despite all the people who have said the word 'queued' in this thread, I honestly read yours as "queved'.
	lol, despite all the people who have said the word 'queued' in this thread, I honestly read yours as "queved'.as in, a lady's front-bottom expulsion of air.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:18, Reply)
 No, I can see that you've attempted a comedic return here however if you read your own question then you'd have the answer
	No, I can see that you've attempted a comedic return here however if you read your own question then you'd have the answer(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 D'oh.
	D'oh.I was just trying, Rory. I only want to be one of the cool kids.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:41, Reply)
 Find one of the smaller kids and bully them with spastic stuff they've said now that search is back working again
	Find one of the smaller kids and bully them with spastic stuff they've said now that search is back working again(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:46, Reply)
 swipe i think monty's trying to start a fight again, please protect me?
	swipe i think monty's trying to start a fight again, please protect me?(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 May I just say
	May I just saythat buying someone nice headphones when you earn loads of money does not in anyway make you not a weirdy gay cunt.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 somebody give monty his stash back, we all know how grumpy he gets
	somebody give monty his stash back, we all know how grumpy he gets(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:42, Reply)
 so you're you again
	so you're you againand scarpe is quentin and quentin is the new darth...
.... what am i?
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 16:50, Reply)
 alt: I gave an old lady a lift home
	alt: I gave an old lady a lift homeafter she fell over, but she gave me £10 so then I just felt guilty about it
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:40, Reply)
 Random act of kindness...
	Random act of kindness...Someone complimented me on my parking the other day. They left a note on the window that read 'Parking Fine' which I thought was a nice gesture.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 17:47, Reply)
 went to the one at the weekend
	went to the one at the weekendnext one is in about 3 or 4 week's time, I think.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:00, Reply)
 It must be 3 weekends Cavy.
	It must be 3 weekends Cavy.Because I believe in 4 weekends it's CIDER BOAT!
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:03, Reply)
 I'm in Bristol on a stag shooting stuff with shotguns the next week and I'll be in Ireland the ciderboat weekend and and and I'll have missed all the internet stuff and I'm a right drama slag me :((
	I'm in Bristol on a stag shooting stuff with shotguns the next week and I'll be in Ireland the ciderboat weekend and and and I'll have missed all the internet stuff and I'm a right drama slag me :(((, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:22, Reply)
 wait, no, it's longer
	wait, no, it's longerI think it's 2 weekends after ciderboat extravaganza
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:11, Reply)
 You should link us up with some pictures, I'm sure we'd change to the larpside if only we could see how fun it was
	You should link us up with some pictures, I'm sure we'd change to the larpside if only we could see how fun it was(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:04, Reply)
 well I happen to know there are videos
	well I happen to know there are videosbut I just can't find the link, because I would so love to let you see them. Definitely
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:12, Reply)
 We all need both positive and negative criticism in our lives if we ever seek to evolve as human beings, by hiding from it we are but hiding from ourselves
	We all need both positive and negative criticism in our lives if we ever seek to evolve as human beings, by hiding from it we are but hiding from ourselves(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:16, Reply)
 Agnostic Antichrist has really qotwed me somewhat, I'm fricking reeling after his damning character assassination
	Agnostic Antichrist has really qotwed me somewhat, I'm fricking reeling after his damning character assassinationwhatthehellamidoingwithmylife
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:18, Reply)
 yer, i'm looking out the window and it's all grey even though the suns shining
	yer, i'm looking out the window and it's all grey even though the suns shining(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:24, Reply)
 #panicbuybread
	#panicbuybreadPanic buying petrol is a bit useless for non-drivers so I'm starting #panicbuybread for those of us who still want panic in our lives.
I'm going to go to my nearest supermarket and create a bread panic, by buying up all the available bread. This will inevitably cause a bread shortage and whilst people panic about the bread shortage (and the higher cost of bread) I will sneak round to all the petrol stations and fill up all my bread with petrol. Or something.
I think I've confused myself.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:09, Reply)
 If it helps, I like someone who is calling themselves mystical and can't choose a phsudonum that doesn't require their DOB.
	If it helps, I like someone who is calling themselves mystical and can't choose a phsudonum that doesn't require their DOB.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:29, Reply)
 There's a queue of about 15 cars at the station across the road, mental
	There's a queue of about 15 cars at the station across the road, mentalAlt: Don't know if it counts but I planned a holiday for Ms Bedford for graduating with a first the other month. Spent a while planning it and revealed it the other night. Felt benevolently high-handed.
(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 18:38, Reply)
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