» School Sports Day

Running that extra mile
When I was at little school, in the youngest year, I ran in a race.

As we were the little 'uns, at only 5 years old, we didn't have to run the whole running track. They marked out a start and and end point. We were meant to run to the end point and then stop running.

I didn't stop. I just kept on running for another 10 metres or so before a friendly adult told me I had to go back.

I bloody lost too! And, a few years later, someone sent it in to You've Been Framed, and THEY got the money, not me! Bastards!

My first ever answer of the week. Exciting, innit?
(Thu 30th Mar 2006, 16:40, More)

» Best Graffiti Ever

interesting signs
looking for a piece of paper for a band to sign for my friend a few years back, I chanced upon several computers all with the slightly puzzling sign, "Computers down. Apologies for any impotence caused"

the band (the Cribs) proclaimed it "the weirdest thing we've signed today" and given that 2/3rds of them were drunk, wrote things like "too much beer, apologies for any impotence caused". it was very funny, we stayed chatting to them there for ages.

but afterwards, my friend only went and lost the damn piece of paper!
(Mon 7th May 2007, 17:49, More)

» Heckles

Not really a heckle, but damn fun
At the Brit Awards Launch Party this year, my friend and I were walking around the free bar when who should we see but Richard Archer out of Hard Fi*! Naturally, I walk up to him and say "You're shit!". He gives me a funny look, I point and laugh and walk off.

*Who weren't even nominated for anything, surprise surprise.
(Fri 7th Apr 2006, 17:00, More)

» Advice from Old People

crusts!
My granny didn't want me to leave my crusts from toast behind when I was little. She told me, "Eat your crusts, they'll give you curly hair," as back in the day curly hair had been the hip thing to have. Sadly infant me could think of nothing worse than having curly hair, so I was even more put off crusts than before!
(Thu 19th Jun 2008, 21:59, More)

» Missing body parts

One happpy day in August...
.. My mum decided to race me down the hill to our house. She ran, I was on a crappy little scooter. I noticed myself rapidly speeding up before, yes, that's right, I went over a loose paving stone and fell flat on my face.

I lost half of my two front teeth. This was understandably pretty upsetting, so I put the teeth in milk in an attempt to save them. It didn't work.

Let's just say me and my mum don't race down hills any more...
(Fri 2nd Jun 2006, 11:02, More)