Now I’m conflicted. I suspect Iolo may be right, but also think he’s coming across as a cock. Life in the grey area is tough.

How many pages was the Headset silly question thread?

Too right, don’t bother with velcro on shoes, just wear slippers. Cheap and comfy.
OP don’t listen to the hordes of fashionistas on here, STW is rife with them. Wear what you want. Those trousers would look lovely with a nice thick Arran jumper.

Man goes on MTB forum to ask for sartorial approval. To wear bogging trousers as casual trousers. I **** love the internet.
How uncomfortable are your other trousers, out of ten? Three or four?

Shawshank Redemption. Thick people think it’s high art, it’s not gloopy,sanitised spoonfed shite.

Rangers getting relegated a few years ago. Gives me a warm glow whenever I think about it.

…actually, Brakes makes a really good point about toes, now I think about it the Speedplays have meant more comfort in that sense too.

I used MTB spuds on my road bike,just thought the knee soreness on 100km+ rides was due to the length of the ride. Mate recommended Speedplays, so tried them.
Complete night and day, couldn’t swear they’re stiffer or more efficient, but have had zero knee aches since. Only downer is they’re apparently a bit of an arse to warranty, if that’s a concern.

Those photos have blown my mind.

Carlton Kirby – Listen out for how often he shoehorns the phrase “right now” into sentences, especially (but not exclusively) when he gets excited. When you notice, it becomes impossible to listen to him.

You’re welcome.

You’re right, they are a good thing. Maybe I’ll send them cheque.

On a mild tangent – I genuinely have no idea how intelligent human beings can think the Royal family is a good thing. Blows my mind every time.

Can completely see how thick ones can though.

Said this before but the word ‘Segue’ is the word “segway” I’d been using alongside “seeg” for about 33 years of my life. Like a dick.

Also the word misled is pronounced “miss-led”. Not “myz-uld” as I’d been reading it until a few years ago.

Second everything MrNice has said. You can have an amazing ride to Ventoux staying slightly further away. Check out Carpentras for instance. Beautiful rides in the area towards Gordes and Orange as well. Best road cycling in the world. Gorges de la Nesque is one of the all time great rides as well. Beaumes De Venise is a lovely place to stay, if you get the chance.

‘Passed’ one out of the blue at work. Very painful. Also scared the bejeezus out of the poor sod using the neighbouring urinal.

Their biography “Rise of the Super Furry Animals” has just come out as well!
(Disclaimer – we publish it, but it’s very good)

Think I’ve posted this before, but I go to a Chiropractor, and they’ve been great. She’s also trained as a physio. But defines herself as a chiro. What she does is similar to what a physio used to do for me, but it is apparently more effective. No crystals or anything.

Pro tip – don’t do what I did and practice twice a week for 6 months at home, develop an invulnerability complex, become convinced flexibility is all in the mind, push yourself too far, sprain your hip, and have 4 months of the bike. That was retarded.

I’m obsessed with spoons. Especially large deep ones. I have a ladle-vice.

OK, will get the inside track from her editor tomorrow. Though I suspect it will just be the standard “Tigers being central to the control structures of the political and religious elite” metaphor.
Will report back.

..also, the Nazi thing is officially ‘bollocks’.
On another mildly interesting note, 2014 was the best selling year for Tiger ever. Not bad for a book first published in 1968.

We publish Tiger!
Judith is amazing, she’s in her nineties now and regularly comes into the office. She’s amazingly rapid for a nonagenarian.
We send editors and designer round to her house in Barnes now, where she gets them absolutely battered with very, VERY large brandies.

Amazing PSA, good find!

So many good ones at the moment. As mentioned above Chase do several great ones. My current favourite is Blackdown, from Sussex. So good, really nice without tonic too.

My company publishes him in the UK. We’ve just done a special edition with Paul Smith, if anyone is interested…
His son, Huck is a gent.
Fun fact – he used to get free flights on Swissair from including their planes in his books.

…does mean your wine was a bit shit though. Spend more next time.

There are quite a few taints that can make red wine fizzy, never known one be very explosive though.
Also nothing wrong with screwcaps. Unless you’re a cork producer.

Had a wee beside him at the Komedia cinema on Saturday, after seeing Interstellar. They trailed his film beforehand.
Not interesting, but true.

Liam Neeson is my 2nd cousin.
Once beat Eric Bristow at darts.

As a Scot who lives in Lewes, who went to the CSBS bonfire site, I thought it was hilarious. Especially when it looked like he was firing rockets out of his moobs. There was no serious intent. It’s not bigoted. It’s not racist. It’s fun. Eck himself took it in good humour.
And Lewes is definitely not a Tory town.

Nothing has offended me personally, just keen to avoid being induced to wear oven proof headwear by some people arguing in a sneery fashion with a misguided fella.
I feel compelled to read the thread in case I miss a funny put down, you see.
On another point, I once met David Icke and he seemed very nice and normal. Didn’t get into the Lizards thing with him though.

It’s clearly bollix, however the smug ganging up and congratulating each other on unfunny ‘zingers’ makes me want to agree with him. Fella has lashed out a few times, but there’s been a fair bit of provocation. He’s actually been fairly good humoured about the argument.
Don’t make me a conspiracy theorist by arguing like dicks.

I live in Lewes just outside Brighton and commute to Hammersmith every day. It’s not actually that bad, and the train has only ever gone really bad once in two years. That was fcking awful though…

All gins are definitely not alike. So many good ones in the country now from startups. I really like Blackdown which is made in Sussex, and is lovely by itself. Anno made in Kent is fantastic as well. Tonic should be Fever Tree.
Always have room for a Plymouth gin. The Tanqueray Ten is very good too.
As a Scot, really think the English should do more with their national spirit.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PHOTOSHOP KP’S VISAGE AND A CRICKET BALL ON TO THE COVER OF PARTRIDGE’S BOUNCING BACK?!?!? WHY HAS NO-ONE DONE IT YET?

True, but would never use them on a ‘race’ bike. The wet bike weighs a ton anyway, and will take the reliability over light weight when it’s pissing down!

Second the Sport Contacts being great. Use them on my ‘wet’ road bike, grip for miles and yet to puncture on them over 2000km. Wearing very well, and rode a few miles on flinty farm tracks and bridleways on them, which is better than my record with Racing Ralphs!

Pearl Barley as ammo? Ghetto life.

Really useful, think I’ll push the button, cheers all!

Yeah, heard they need a bit of effort. Anyone else got experience of the packs themselves?