Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Have you ever wondered why words which you would think would be alright to use on Countdown dont seem to exist yet strange foreign words which you have never heard of are acceptable? It seems that the Oxford Dictionary peeps can't be bothered to go any further than their neck of the woods and are gathering words in use from around the University area so they are getting a mixture of foreign languages.

 

[biggs682]

Late start but going for a ride I need my daily dosage of miles

 

[Illaveago]

I was thinking about the first bike I ever bought. I was 16 and I had saved up my wages and set off to buy the bike I really wanted at the time. Luckily the shops didn't have the one I wanted but when I saw the one which I did buy all thoughts about the original bike went completely out of my head. It was the way it looked, the colour scheme of bright silver and blue just made me want to buy it.
Fast forward 60 odd years and I was looking on the bay at Holdsworth cycles. I saw a Planet X Holdsworth Cyclone, it was made in the classic style in purple and red with polished stainless steel lugs. It was very attractive but was way too dear for me, I told my brother to have a look at the pictures. The next day my wife and I were at a classic car show,I had a phone call from my brother to say that he had bought it! We are in Wiltshire and it was in Dartford! I said to him that I only meant him to look at it!
Am I jealous?