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» Putting the Fun in Funeral
Unexpected Indie Funeral
It was the first funeral I'd been to and I was 28 at the time. I was sat with my brothers and cousins as we are all a similar age. The service was in full flow a the local crem and frankly it didn't seem to have much to do with my Auntie so we were all feeling quite detached from it. It was about half way through when the Vicar fella spoke the immortal words "I am the resurrection and the life". Cue a pew full of young mancs perking up, Stone Roses full blast on the internal jukebox. Let me tell you, watching your Auntie's coffin roll off behind those curtians with Mani's bassline pounding through your head, you can't help but think they're off to a better place.
(Mon 15th May 2006, 13:00, More)
Unexpected Indie Funeral
It was the first funeral I'd been to and I was 28 at the time. I was sat with my brothers and cousins as we are all a similar age. The service was in full flow a the local crem and frankly it didn't seem to have much to do with my Auntie so we were all feeling quite detached from it. It was about half way through when the Vicar fella spoke the immortal words "I am the resurrection and the life". Cue a pew full of young mancs perking up, Stone Roses full blast on the internal jukebox. Let me tell you, watching your Auntie's coffin roll off behind those curtians with Mani's bassline pounding through your head, you can't help but think they're off to a better place.
(Mon 15th May 2006, 13:00, More)
» Pretentious bollocks
Art students
In the 2nd yr at uni, two girls in our house were on arts degrees. We were invited to their exhibition and politely declined until someone mentioned the free booze.
Upon arrival we found the free booze had gone and we had to witness the cock that they called art. They included a doll in a coffin, a suitcase suspended above A4 sheets of paper that had been nailed to the floor each with random words on, and a framed picture of two straight pencil lines.
However the best was a 10ft square canvas that was painted blue. Confronted with this I pondered and then announced "That's not art, it's decorating!"
A friend of the artist then chipped in haughtily with "Do you know how long that took to get the shade of blue right? There are twelve coats of paint on there."
"So he's shit at decorating as well then?" I replied.
Having offended our housemates entire course we opted for the pub over the road, and decided that the best "work" had been a plaster cast of some womans tits in a box frame. Now thats Art!
(Fri 30th Sep 2005, 15:52, More)
Art students
In the 2nd yr at uni, two girls in our house were on arts degrees. We were invited to their exhibition and politely declined until someone mentioned the free booze.
Upon arrival we found the free booze had gone and we had to witness the cock that they called art. They included a doll in a coffin, a suitcase suspended above A4 sheets of paper that had been nailed to the floor each with random words on, and a framed picture of two straight pencil lines.
However the best was a 10ft square canvas that was painted blue. Confronted with this I pondered and then announced "That's not art, it's decorating!"
A friend of the artist then chipped in haughtily with "Do you know how long that took to get the shade of blue right? There are twelve coats of paint on there."
"So he's shit at decorating as well then?" I replied.
Having offended our housemates entire course we opted for the pub over the road, and decided that the best "work" had been a plaster cast of some womans tits in a box frame. Now thats Art!
(Fri 30th Sep 2005, 15:52, More)
» Weird Traditions
Manchester - Blackpool
When I was a kid we used to go to my grandparents in Blackpool every other weekend. On the journey, just as you're leaving Manchester, on the motorway there are two tunnel/bridges that you drive under. It became tradition, to do a cheer/wahey type of thing the whole time we were under the tunnel. The exact same on the way back too. I must have been well impressed with tunnels and lights when I was a kid.
Even to this day I still HAVE to do it every time I go to Blackpool. No matter who is in the car, whether I'm driving or not, it's like my entire body is just screaming to do it.
Other tunnels and bridges, they're just crap.
(Thu 28th Jul 2005, 15:35, More)
Manchester - Blackpool
When I was a kid we used to go to my grandparents in Blackpool every other weekend. On the journey, just as you're leaving Manchester, on the motorway there are two tunnel/bridges that you drive under. It became tradition, to do a cheer/wahey type of thing the whole time we were under the tunnel. The exact same on the way back too. I must have been well impressed with tunnels and lights when I was a kid.
Even to this day I still HAVE to do it every time I go to Blackpool. No matter who is in the car, whether I'm driving or not, it's like my entire body is just screaming to do it.
Other tunnels and bridges, they're just crap.
(Thu 28th Jul 2005, 15:35, More)
» Weird Traditions
Following on from Betty B below
We still do the Sniper joke when someone falls over, but whenever someone spoons the ball over the bar we shout "Luther!". If it's particularly bad you get a "Vandross!"
I have no idea why.
(Thu 28th Jul 2005, 16:06, More)
Following on from Betty B below
We still do the Sniper joke when someone falls over, but whenever someone spoons the ball over the bar we shout "Luther!". If it's particularly bad you get a "Vandross!"
I have no idea why.
(Thu 28th Jul 2005, 16:06, More)