Austin Powers and the Masterful Gurning
Well its about that time on a Friday where my brain gradually clicks into ‘weekend mode’ so to honour that changeover I’ll post my answer to this fabulous QOTW (thanks to althegeordie for the suggestion). I have a variety of funny memories to pull from the bank, but the first one that came to my mind is the one I have posted below – enjoy.

It was bank holiday weekend in August a few years back and I had recently started dating the rather dashing and debonair gentleman that is devil_in_tights. We had decided to go camping with a load of his friends in Devon, so we packed my car and trundled off for a weekend of booze-related mayhem. After spending the day prancing around on the beach we hauled our aching legs back to the campsite and settled in for the night. The campsite we were staying in was hardly ‘roughing it’, it had pool tables, a swimming pool, an arcade, a fucking enormous balcony and a pretty well-stocked bar – so suited us well. Much merriment ensued and very quickly giant spaces of time seemed to disappear into the abyss. I recall being chatted up by a really drunk scary girl who was trying to teach me how to play pool, I also remember DiT being called Austin Powers by some small children out on the balcony, (they had likened him to Mr Powers because he wore glasses and was apparently posh?)… I even remember DiT finding the horrifyingly massive skinhead father of the name-calling children and telling him his sons were ‘characters’ whilst we all tried to drag him away so he didn’t get his face pummelled in.

Now… I remember all this… but what I do not remember are the circumstances behind DiT deciding to climb over the balcony and hang his body over the edge of it. I do however remember his cheeky grin as I told him not to jump… and I remember how he let go and his facial expression changed from one of merriment to one of confusion as he had clearly thought the drop wasn’t as far as it actually was. As he tumbled through the air, flailing limbs and all, he hit the grassy slope and proceeded to roll, gaining speed. At one point he managed to stand up, and punched his hand triumphantly in the air (like he was in a John Hughes film) before loosing his footing and continuing to roll down the rest of the hill before eventually coming to a stop on a gravel road in a heap.

Now at this point you might be thinking, what did you do? Did you run to his aid? Did you look on in terror at his crumpled body below..? Did we fuck! We laughed and snorted and convulsed about the place until the icing on the cake occurred… as DiT struggled painfully to his feet one of the kids from earlier sauntered over, looked him up and down with scrutiny and exclaimed ‘you’re a bit shit Austin Powers’, he then proceeded to gurn masterfully and strolled off in search of his mate.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 18 Dec 2009, 16:15, 4 replies)

The airpunch!!!
Oh God help him.
Or maybe he meant to do it. Like Colombo www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCKx95zrXC4&feature=related
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Dec 2009, 16:22, closed)

Hehehe
I bloody love Colombo!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 18 Dec 2009, 16:26, closed)

Mrs Colombo is a big fan of yours

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Dec 2009, 16:31, closed)

Awesome!

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 18 Dec 2009, 16:32, closed)