I weep for humanity

[jefmcg]

Just saw a dude* driving through a busy town centre one-way system in a white blingy sports car, mirror shades, music blaring, one hand on the steering wheel, the other ..holding a hookah pipe with the brass water filled base filling the well of the passenger seat.

That's it. I'm calling time on the human race. We've had a good run so let's not ruin it by dragging out the inevitable.

*might have been a bro, actually

 

[TVC]

Young men with money have always been nobbers, it's just the way they show it that changes. Try being in the West End of London late any evening and you will see them displaying their stupidity and misplaced superiority.

 

[mark st1]

I can only imagine he’s on his sports car forum saying he saw some Lycra clad helmet warrior cycling down the street in the blazing sunshine.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Adam4868]

Been there and done it ! First car bought with my own money at 19 was a ford escort mexico,banana yellow it even had a skull for a gearstick.I still struggle to understand why it wasnt a babe magnet !
Oh how times have changed ?

 

[mark st1]

Been there and done it ! First car bought with my own money at 19 was a ford escort mexico,banana yellow it even had a skull for a gearstick.I still struggle to understand why it wasnt a babe magnet !
Oh how times have changed ?

Imagine what it would be worth if you’d kept it. Silly money they go for nowadays !

 

[Slick]

Been there and done it ! First car bought with my own money at 19 was a ford escort mexico,banana yellow it even had a skull for a gearstick.I still struggle to understand why it wasnt a babe magnet !
Oh how times have changed ?

Tell me it had a chrome tail pipe and the black Mexico go faster stripes.

You must be really ugly if you didn't get girls in that.

 

[jefmcg]

Lycra clad helmet warrior cycling

Oh, it's much worse than that. I was on foot, in jeans and - I'm not kidding - this shirt

(yup, I may be appearing of on a petrol head forum right now)

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Oh, it's much worse than that. I was on foot, in jeans and - I'm not kidding - this shirt
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(yup, I may be appearing of on a petrol head forum right now)

Now that is exceptionally cool.

 

[mark st1]

Oh, it's much worse than that. I was on foot, in jeans and - I'm not kidding - this shirt
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(yup, I may be appearing of on a petrol head forum right now)

Um-Bungo

 

[Tin Pot]

Oh, it's much worse than that. I was on foot, in jeans and - I'm not kidding - this shirt
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(yup, I may be appearing of on a petrol head forum right now)

My goodness.

I too weep for humanity.

 

[jefmcg]

Um-Bungo

Close. Mambo.

 

[lazybloke]

What's that at the top? Something with a tail, looks like a toaster. On fire.

Perhaps a new take on hi-vis. Better than the conventional, I suppose.

Edit to add: is this an excuse to add our pictures of unusual clothing choices?

 

[jefmcg]

What's that at the top? Something with a tail, looks like a toaster. On fire.

I think that is what it is. It's from a great Australian and (and thank you Wikipedia) New Zealand artist, Reg Mombasa, whose works include that great Australian band Mental As Anything - he's the guitarist with the hair over his eyes.

Perhaps a new take on hi-vis. Better than the conventional, I suppose.

I wasn't hit by any cars. So that's a good day, by my accounting and recent experience.

Edit to add: is this an excuse to add our pictures of unusual clothing choices?

No, it wasn't my intention to mention my kit - though there are so few days in the UK that are warm enough to justify it, that I do like to take the opportunity. But I realised that if I am critiquing someone else's style, I have to be honest about my own.

 

[lazybloke]

Mental As Anything

'Live it up' hit the UK charts in 1987. Played at many parties. Just found it on youtube and was immediately transported back to my teens :-)

That mambo shirt artwork is also very familiar from various surfing holidays over the years. Pretty sure I've seen them in the shops in Polzeath.

 

[slowmotion]

Most of the builders' Transits round here seem to have a blast of spliff coming out of the windows at surprisingly early times of the morning. It isn't just a Friday 3:30pm phenomenon.