Author Topic: Random interesting facts about yourself  (Read 6545 times)

Offline RandomJord

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,277
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #10 on: 04 October 2011, 00:08 »
I found out today that my head of department in product design at loughborough uni was the creator of the pot noodle vending machine aka 'the pot stop'. How'd you like them apples!?  :grin:

I've never seen one if them... So I'm non plussed..... BUT may change my mind if/when I find one of these mythical beasts!
Skoda Octavia VRS DSG (soon!)
Skoda Rapid Spaceback

An a Signum for towing me old caravan!

Offline Mitching

  • Here all the time
  • ****
  • Posts: 489
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #11 on: 04 October 2011, 01:16 »
My great grandad won bronze for Britain in team pursuit cycling at the 1936 olympics in Berlin, he met Hitler.

When I was about 13 I got threatened with a stick by Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo, he lived down my road.

My middle school was once the home to Mary Norton who wrote the book 'The Borrowers' and was the house that influenced her to write it.

Offline Cory

  • Here all the time
  • ****
  • Posts: 433
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #12 on: 04 October 2011, 12:32 »
i found out the other day that my mums house was owned by a couple who died on the titanic,
ive only got my black belt + dans to go in karate (quit when i was 13)

Offline CCGTI

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 766
  • Fueled Society
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #13 on: 04 October 2011, 12:32 »
Grandad is a rugby league world cup winner with england in the 1954 world and was a world record signing of £4000 in the same year from Wakefield trinity to Leeds, he has also won the challenge cup with leeds and holds many records

One of my best mates is Frank lampards and jamie redknapps 1st cousen, his name is willian jenkins

My brother plays for Wakefield trinity wildcats

I played for Leeds Rhinos, Wakefield trinity wildcats, wakefield RUFC, and leeds Tykes under 21's

So all very sporting

Offline CCGTI

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 766
  • Fueled Society
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #14 on: 04 October 2011, 12:36 »


My mate william aka billy is the one on the far left

Offline CCGTI

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 766
  • Fueled Society
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #15 on: 04 October 2011, 12:41 »
and with a certain tv beauty


Offline Agreeable Slick

  • Global Moderator
  • Serious forum addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 7,078
  • Unit
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #16 on: 04 October 2011, 12:48 »
My great grandad flew one of the planes/fired one of the torpedos that contributed to sinking the Bismark.

I went to college with Tom Chilton.

Offline apie2004

  • Here all the time
  • ****
  • Posts: 296
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #17 on: 04 October 2011, 13:20 »
I need a poo

Offline luke

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,210
  • When in doubt, whip it out!
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #18 on: 04 October 2011, 13:22 »
I lead a boring life!  :cry: :grin:
my dads cousin was the national go karting champion in Australia, but unfortunately been missing for 20 years, and my mum used to live on the same close as Gary Lineker when he signed for Leicester City and would always go ask for his autograph, dad used to be Willie Thorne's chauffeur as he owns a snooker club in Leicester, my old next door neighbour used to make the roll cages for Colin McRae.
« Last Edit: 04 October 2011, 13:58 by luke »
1985 mk2 gti type 19 8v
2018 t roc sel 1.6tdi

Offline Jay

  • Forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 4,416
  • balding fat cvnt
Re: Random interesting facts about yourself
« Reply #19 on: 04 October 2011, 13:32 »
One of my great grand fathers from many years ago was a wealthy Irish 'Seafaring tradesman' whose said to have been a Pirate (as in smuggling goods, not a bad pass Pirate of the Caribbean style) and also had an affair with the British Queen of the day who later executed him for not paying taxes or so the story goes. I don't speak to my father any more, but I'll try to find out more about it, I can't even remember his name any more and vaguely remember what I was told.

I work in possibly the dumpiest building in Oxford :undecided:

I got my first grey hair the day I met my now wife, should have known that was a sign!  :grin:

We also have a few Celebs and well known companies as clients. Some do TV work now and again, others pay you for your mobiles, others have tunes played out on Radio1 often, nice bunch of people for the most part which makes it almost bearable.
Passat B5.5 2.3 V5 170, with all the extras.

Want some online storage? Click here to sign up for a Dropbox account.

But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.