Facemuck

On Saturday we drove to High Wycombe and on the motorway I overtook one of these:

Then on the way back I was overtaken by one of these:

Crikey!

Show us your favorite comfort food.
Submitted by nosa.

Just recently it's

although I never realised there was a Red Leicester variety!  Got to go shopping now.  Surely there must be more than 57 varieties by now - haven't they come up with anything new since the 1950s?

Which popular slang expression drives you nuts?

Slang is sick.  It lets you know who the teenagers are.

I am officially sick of soup.  That's all I wanted to say.
Thank you.

How did you create your username for VOX? What influenced your decision?
Submitted by Strive2Be.

It was available. I didn't realise it would be the URL for all time immemorial.  I'd love to change it but there doesn't seem to be a way and you don't seem to be able to export or import blog history etc so I can't start a new one and keep the old stuff in there.  Bad blogware.  Down boy.

What is the worst date you've ever been on?

February 30th.

Actually, I'm not sure I've ever really been on more than a couple of "dates", it's all a bit too tidy and polite for me to manage.  I always tended just to bump into people by chance and then agree to bump into them repeatedly on purpose. 

Then again I did once go on a date I didn't know was a date and was subsequently bought a teddy bear by said non-prospective partner (as far as I was concerned) because I mentioned I fancied one in passing in a shop we happened through.  I think it was a sort of consolation for her or she was hoping it'd remind me of her if I broke up with the girlfriend I had at the time.  I still have the bear almost 20 years later!  He's called Albert but with a french pronunciation i.e. Al Bear.

What's the worst thing that could happen to you today? Bonus question: How would that thing potentially benefit you?

Thing: My entire race could be wiped out by an unprecedented solar flare, meteor strike or cataclysmic geological action like a volcano the size of Australia blowing smoke into the trophosphere.

Benefit: I wouldn't have to separate the recycling into separate bags any more.

OK, I was going to take some highly contrived and really cool pictures making my bike look great and beautiful in action but we were both knackered from a long ride so here are some more natural shots showing us relaxing at home.

Having a lie down

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Making a cup of tea

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It really is.

I laughed quite a lot.  I smiled wryly quite a lot.  I cried quite a lot.
I wished there was more of it quite a lot. I wasn't sure I could take it when it turned out there was more.
I heartily recommend this especially to someone we all call John who I predict will pretend to like it less than I say he will which is lots plus or minus a bit of random pants for the custard cream section of the review team (you know who you are).

Not sure I need any more seemingly clever metaphor laden whimsical acoustic two handed ballads ever mind you.

Don't read this until after you've seen it.  Unless you want to I suppose.  Or unless someone holds a gun to your head.  And points the holey end at you.