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Matt · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: Show or Tell.

This thread is for either showing your face or just giving a brief intro.

This 'ere be me, from back in my student days.

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Skyhook · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:37 am Post subject:

Spent a lot of time in a cage did you?

Matt, any chance you can reinstate the Introduce Yourself and Show Yourself threads?
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Matt · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:42 am Post subject:

They've gone. Not even in the archive :(
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Skyhook · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:46 am Post subject:

How come?

I've noticed when you look up 'previous posts by...' a lot have gone; is there a time limit? Even for stickys?

Damn, what a waste of my genius... chortle

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Matt · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:53 am Post subject:

Stickies seem to disappear. I'm going to turn pruning off.
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Skyhook · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:05 am Post subject:

Okies, I'll start the new ball rolling - (Not vain, not vain)

Jase, Mechanical Design Engineer in Nottingham,

After my one and only ten mile run -

Me and Mrs S on the best day of my life. Juggsy. Note the speedo and fuel tank cufflinks.

Mrs S again, rubbish camera pic. (the pic, not Mrs S)

For Mike; the blonde in the black dress - if you look closely under my feet you can see the small of her back when she was my footstool in the Pit and Pendulum in Nottingham.

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Pete · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:

Well, I'll be entry number 3 then...

I'm Pete, a supermarket stacker monkey residing in Thames Ditton, Surrey. Originally from New Zealand

Me on my 21st birthday

Having fun with pedal power

And me in customary pose, with the bonnet up wondering what the fook is wrong with it now....

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No matter how many options you put on a cinq it could never amount to frippery Gayness. - Slow Eddie

BeN · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:55 am Post subject:

All my pictures are unflattering. I'm just not photogenic.

This is me then.

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canadian bacon · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

Star69 · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

I'm thirty-something, self-employed running a pet food franchise covering much of North Essex, and Suzanne is a dog groomer. We own a 3 year old SportKa, a Renault Trafic and a Renault Master which is shortly to be replaced.

This was taken about 5 years ago, don't really do photos of me!
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kraftwerk · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:49 am Post subject:

Me and Whistle - that's me on the right.

I'm Chris, from Glasgow, lived in London for 10 years. Acquire rights to movies, TV, sport, comedy etc for release on home video, for a big media corporation of whom you've almost certainly heard.

Have a 2002 Renault Avantime 3.0, a 1994 Honda CBR900RR FireBlade, a 2000 Honda CBR1100 XX SuperBlackird and a soon-to-be-written-off-and-replaced 1994 Honda NX650 Dominator.
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woof woof · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

Sky - The problem seems to be that the white balance is out and there a bit of noise other than that the shutter speed may have been a little slow. Allow me to make a slight change -

Skyhook · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject:

You lot are handsome buggers. I'm so bloody jealous.

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Racing · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

I'm a prolific buyer of second-hand cars and a sometime finance lawyer. I'm from Suffolk originally but currently live in Moscow.

To feed the stereotype about me, this is me in casual weekend gear last summer, with a usefully disguising pair of dark glasses:

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Matt · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject:

Nice cut on the jacket, Racing. I'm after a long morning coat at the moment for wearing to work.
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Racing · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject:

Oh my. We're supposed to talk about ourselves?

I'm so caught up with the whole photo thing that I forgot.

Anyway:

My name is Ben (as you can deduce). I'm nearly 21 (2nd Feb!) and currently lazing my arse off at home whilst awaiting enlistment to National Service in Singapore, which is where I am. Although I am interested in joining the Navy as a means of 'escaping' the silly military work and doing something different. I have an interview this coming Thursday so we'll see how it goes.
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Parm · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

The missus and I...

I'm Parm, 32, an Engineer (Electronics) originally from the West Midlands and I now live in Oxfordshire. My car history is : '95(N) BMW 318is Coupe, '51 BMW 330Ci Sport, '53 Honda Accord i-CTDi, '05 Porsche Boxster (987), '56 Lexus IS250 SE.
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woof woof · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Alan. The only things that matter about me -
Mini 1000, Mini 1000, 1500 Square wheel arch and rubber bumper Midget, Lotus Elan SE, Lotus Elise, 1.6 MX5 MK1, 1967 MGB Roadster,
SLK 230, 1.8 MX5 MK2, Boxster 2.7, V8 Jag S, 1.6 MX5 MK2.

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Skyhook · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

It's innocent! It was for a dare - she was being my footstool and ashtray holder

Some bloke from the facesinplaces website was wondering around the pub and asked if he could take a photo.
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A dare?

When do I get to meet her then. Ha!

Sav · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

Me:

I'm Sav, I'm 17 years of age and currently at sixth form. Living in Berkshire and have done all my life.
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scamper · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

I'm Dan, 36, live in Shropshire. Director in a Health, Safety and Environmental Consultancy. Currently pootle around in a 320d Touring.

Andy C · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject:

Me and Tara, my girlfriend of nearly 4 years:

I'm Andy, 19, from Coventry. I am currently training to be a Gas Engineer, aswell as working part time at the Hilton and Ebay.

I drive a tuned 306 D-Turbo, which I hope to replace around May/June time.

PR · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

Me. I'm antisocial.

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Me.

Sav · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

We have an animal on this forum???

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Blarno · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

Iain, 27, work in Petrochemical Fractional Distillation. (Playing with nasty explosive solvents). Metalhead, petrolhead, collector of small animals, and prolific car owner. Currently drive a 2003 Renaultsport Clio 172 Cup (Blue Beastie), currently ripping the hell out of a 1997 Vectra 2.5 SRi (Graham)

Me, far left, and my old band, Emotional Baggage, back in early '02.

2006 some time.

Onstage at my last, and biggest, gig with EB, June 2004. I have accumulated more tatts and bigger sidies since....
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

woof woof · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

"you can freeze time and shit"

I suppose once it's frozen it's easier to scoop up?

Pete · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm

I'm saying nothing, he's got a katana somewhere

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Martin · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject:

PR · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

I just can't get enough of Land Rovers or blue jumpers!

I think maybe I was running over a rambler in that picture...

Here is Martin, although as you can see due to his enthusiastic driving, the picture is a bit blurry

Nice blue jumper!

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BeN · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:38 am Post subject:

Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

I am struggling to post a picture I can't get it to work at the moment and I haven't a clue why.

I'm 33 and sell Renaults, for my sins!, and have done so for almost 6 years with a couple of short spells in between at MINI and Vauxhall, I hated both.

I have been in the trade for almost 12 years staring off in parts and have also worked for Suzuki Cars and VW.

I have two lovely daughters and have been with their mum, Tina, for 16 odd years and we are finally tieing the knot this year on New Years eve.

One last mention for Humphrey, my lovely Pug, who is six.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

My experience of parts department monkeys is that most of them spend their days 'staring off.'

Sorry, coudln't resist it.
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Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

On the whole Parts guys are wankers, they have no urgency in anything they do and delight in being as difficult as possible asking for info they don't really need etc, and old school parts guys who have done it all their life and are now in their fifties, the ones that wear brown stores coats, are even worse, they have no efficient form of communication, no personality and deliight in being miserable and akward.

However our guys are pretty good.
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Martin · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

Nothing wrong with a bit of enthusiastic driving!!!

Was that before or after we found an obstacle that the Discovery struggled to cope with?

Don't tell Mike that we were let down off road by a Landrover.....!!
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Enthusiastic driving, it looks as if Martin is indulging in some off-road tail sliding action!!

And did Piers have a wardrobe change inbetween those pictures?

I'm not listening Martin...La La La La La La La.

BeN · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

Piers looks like Colin McRae...

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Martin · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

M. · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

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He got upset once when I said he looked like Jason Plato. And no he doesn't look like Colin McRae either.

BeN · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

Skyhook · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject:

I'd imagine McRae's hairline is receding a lot more right now.

(With all due respect to Colin's memory).
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Twelfth Monkey · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

Titting about in a wig a couple of weeks ago.

It's almost as though Kurt Cobain hadn't topped himself, but had devoted his time to eating instead...

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kraftwerk · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject:

Lose the beard and I'd almost fancy you in that wig. But not quite.
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