I don't smoke so can't include tobacco as veg, and I don't drink beer so I can't count hops either...what about if I make sre I add lemon every time I have a gin and tonic?!

It's chocolate that's concerning me, but as I said to Andy, they're never stop me eating it - I'll fight them on the beaches!!!!!

Yes, but work out how much more the cigs and fuel are over here. That's what I meant.
And by the time I get to retirement age, there'll be no money left in the pot for my generation. That's why it's imperitive that people of my age sort themselves out a private pension scheme. We do have the NHS, though, which despite its flaws is a God-send.

Which post you considered food post - coleslaw one or fags/beer ones?

Chocolate was found to be VERY VERY healthy...and this is not a joke...check some latest research....

wait, isn't chocolate derived from the cocoa tree? If that ain't vegetation, I dunno what is!

(I should have been a lawyer, lol!)

Cigs I might agree with you...healthy fecking nation here...fuel - never...we have more SUV's than I've ever even seen in England on one highway...

I don't know what NHS is...

By the way...had a guest from over there and left him apparently permanently hungry...our health conscious eating habits would have probably killed your lot within a month or so...not that I love it either...

Yeah there's meant to be something healthy in dark chocolate isn't there?

Still not sure we'll be able to justify the amount we eat though :p

I always liked you, Sean... :up:

Who said we had to jusitfy it??????

i dont think ive seen as sensible a conversation on this site for along long long time

Having said all of the above about American's "healthy eating habits"...I did enjoy my food in England...in a space of 5 days I've gained over 10 pounds which I can't seem to be able to shed now...but hey...I did enjoy it while it lasted...

you've misinterpreted me again. Yes, the US uses more fuel, but our fuel COSTS MORE. As in HIGHER PRICE. it's currently just under £5 a gallon, whereas in the States it's $2.90 or thereabouts. At the current exchange rate, this means that we pay almost THREE TIMES AS MUCH per gallon than you do. Now do you see what I mean? This is why we can't all afford the gas-guzzling SUV's that you guys love. It's not economically viable for anyone who's not in the higher wage brackets.

by the way, the NHS is the National Health Service.

(and PS - I don't live in England)

You think this is sensible?

is that mark alexander online??

The fuel here now, unfortunately, is close to $4.- per gallon...

And with all this...there are STILL more SUV's on the road...weird...I drive Prius...so...on the other hand...I nearly drowned in flooding resulted from heavy rains yesterday with my Prius ...and while I was driving my economical car...I was chanting...

Next time...SUV...next time...SUV...

If you live in NY...you can get away without car...anywhere else in the States...you can't survive...the public transportation system is not developed anywhere but in NYC...so...there is no choice...even if you have to drive a jalopy...you still have to drive...

Thanks for explanation NHS...learning something every day...

$4 is still only about £2. And as far as your Prius is concerned - it's not as green as you'd think. You'd be far better off with a small turbo-diesel such as the VW Lupo that will do 75+ to the gallon. The US never seemed to get the grasp that diesel is more economical than petrol, and the Prius is an example of a car that even though its intentions are honest, is very expensive and not nearly as economical as it's made out to be. the first generation could manage 51 to the gallon. Most modern deisels do 60+

Although price wise it's true...you have to compare apples to apples...i.e. cost of living and salaries...

Our rent/mortgage takes about 3 weeks of our monthly salary...and about one week for EVERYTHING else...nothing is easy...

We don't have VW Lupo and I don't think I've ever even seen it...our VW are VERY expensive...where as Prius...not so much...

And try to find diesel station here...good luck!!! The only car running on diesel here as far as I know is some old Mercedes models...otherwise...we just don't have those...

Hell...our President has interest in oil...do you think we will be running electric cars soon???

Lupo was just an example, there are other small cars that are very economical. Every mass-manufacturer will have a diesel version of its most popular cars. Current Ford diesel engines are excellent. But the reason the Diesel isn't widely available is the same as I stated before. In a country where oil is cheap (and despite your protests, it is) then there's no call for it. Diesels now make up a huge proportion of car sales in the UK. This is because for the same cost as petrol (or thereabouts) you get far more miles to the gallon. It doesn't take Einstein to work out that in the long run you're 'quids-in', as we Brits might or might not say :)

It is very difficult to persuade a country that is used to huge V8's that give tiny horsepower, and even less fuel efficiency, that small cars are the way forward. The Prius was the first step in the right direction, so hopefully the tide is turning.

baab sucks

I honestly don't know much about cars to have an intelligent conversation with...I am a woman after all...:lmao:

However driving through the fecking rivers here yesterday...I was praying for deliverance and seriously thinking with longing about SUVs...it's not even about efficiency...we get floods and snow storms all the time...and in America...business is business...most businesses stay open in bad weather...and as before I wouldn't have EVER considered SUV...having this car only for a year now...I am seriously thinking about my safety in the future...

Another one post Sean and you have hit the 1000!!!

My 1000th post!

(I have far too much time on my hands :roll: )

:cheer:
Congrat's Sean.... About time too :lol:

Congrats!

congrats on your 1001st post

zinas very cool

Actually...I am VERY hot...

Oh wait...you didn't mean weather, did you??? :oops:

VERY interesting discussion, there were many points I'd like to add my two cents, but dont wanna drag this thread back, so just my two essential thoughts:

If you see Zina's thoughts about SUV's, these might be the general thoughts of most Americans (I assume), so you dont have to wonder why the US is the main consumer of oil/producer of greenhouse gasses (if you call it that).

When the socialists with Schröder took the government here, back in 1998, they declared their aims to make Germany more healthy, with increasing tax on cigarrets and fuel. After a few years, it showed an impact, people smoked less and drove less. Only problem: Government complained that the economy had to suffer from less tax income, and told people to drive and smoke more.

That shows that after all it's just about money.
(sorry for bad grammar, quite busy here and somewhere else with my thoughts)

melinda messenger still looks stunning

two weeks left til the simpsons movie :cheer:

"spiderpig, spiderpig, does whatever a spiderpig does" :))

I nearly wet myself at that bit when they showed a clip in the cinema, went to see Shrek 3 and was still laughing everytime the pigs came on screen!!!!!!

If the whole movie's like that..........:lmao:

Def worthy of a signature addition!!!!!

you have to credit me for that one! :p


:doh:

Nope, credit goes to Emma for choosing the film we went to see, I was favouring Die Hard 4

Every time I see this clip on TV I laugh myself silly...it's like a running joke here now...

How come it's so cold and dark? It's July!! :bicker:

its gorgeous here now

Its lovely in London too!! Bright sunshine and quite warm too!!

After horrible weather here...seems to be better here too

Cool episode of House on!!!!!

Which one?

nice weather in Eisenach too






(if anyone's interested :bleh:)

The baby one, pregnant lady

is it dangerous to wear a frilly shirt....................in cologne? :wtf:

It's dangerous to wear one anywhere!

FCUK that was close and I HATE losing an ebay auction, all for the sake of £2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How the baby was killing the mother, that one?

IN Cologne...or AND cologne??? :shock:

GUTTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://media.mlxxfc.net/db68_1.jpg

It gets funny when you know that Cologne is the gay-capital of the country.....

How much did it go for in the end?

so Andy had £2 more on his credit card then?

work-home-hamburg-home (today)
work-home-bad zwischenahn-hamburg-home (tomorrow)

:doh:
as much as I love driving, but that sucks! 700km is just too much!

more than I could afford lol

he wasn't bidding this time

Missed that one, otherwise I may well have been ...

you should have said and i couldda loaned ya a few quid

You'd have to lent him quite a bit it went for quite a lot!!!

its only money

but u like it

(to rephrase the stones)

produced and arranged by popcorn blizzard i see

Im knackered but cant sleep
bad combo

might explain why it sounds a bit, well, crap

and as we wind on down the road,
our shadow's taller than our souls....

Andy that's the clip I was wetting myself over last week, I wanted to explain it but couldn't do it justice! :lol:

This is God's way of punishing us for spending all our money on Tour - we can't go abroad! :p

Did everyone notice my use of multiquote in my last post by the way?! Very proud of myself :up:

well done Lucy

*backslapping*

:p

Yes, well done you...... I haven't a clue how to do it!

Somebody enlighten me please!

It's the button between "quote" and "reply" - you click it on every post you want to quote then click "post reply" at the bottom :up:

Doesn't the person who showed you how to use it get any credit? :p

...but I remembered it! :p

I'll take that as a no then shall I? :p

should pack some boxes

Thank you Lucy!


:silence:

For those who missed the fun :)):

YouTube Video

LMAO oh that's gonna get me through the day! :lmao:

It's not even what he says that's taht funny, it's the timing and the way the music cuts...fantastic!

:lol:

Watch out for SpiderDog over the weekend :))

I've had enough spiders to last me a lifetime this week, I think it's best we keep all 4 of Scrabble's paws on the floor!

You and me both :lmao: ... but we could make him a YouTube star :))

Do we get money out of that?

Once the intial investment of dog costs and 8 years dog food have been recouped I'm sure there'll be a profit ;-)

I think I have a sense of humour failure....... or am I thick? what's so funny about that?

I honestly don't know what's funny about it but the first time I saw it I howled laughing, I don't know if it's the timing or you're not expecting it...don't know but it really tickled me

Well, it's kinda...

This is a theme song from the old Spider Man...

Spiderman, Spiderman,
Does whatever a spider can
Spins a web, any size,
Catches thieves just like flies
Look Out!
Here comes the Spiderman

So when Simpson sings this song...he kinda walks the pig over the ceiling like a Spiderman would walk and sings...

Spiderpig, Spiderpig...
Does whatever the Spiderpig does...

Because...whoever heard of spiderpig...and what is it exactly that spiderpig does???

To Americans this is funny...

good question, why is it funny? :sherlock:
laughed my ass off, but dont know why.........it's just a cute situation with that pig on the ceiling

Does it mean that besides Americans this song has no meaning to anybody?

known here too, but i dont think the funny thing is the song itself.
It's rather how Homer takes care of the pig, like some little baby. I dont know...

No, we definitely laugh at the song...

its soooooo wet

:silence:

300 minutes!

Of Ecstasy???? :WOW:

Yeah ... just time for a quickie :eyebrows:

OK...

This has just made my day along with COM being Meat's favorite song posted somewhere around here...I mean...these are my first smiles of today!

So THAT'S how you do it

Of course they do....................................cheers Smoggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonder if Emma would fall for SpiderMarvin?

It looks like she already did...:lmao:

this album is not as bad as I expected