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Post by Dave on Jun 21, 2008 20:40:08 GMT
Hey Chewbaxter, I would never say it was a nerdy hobby at all.... it's better than something like football supporting for starters!
I'm just saying that 'twitching' is the preserve of dirty minded perverts with nothing but 'tits' and 'lap-wings' on their minds. ;D
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 21, 2008 21:19:13 GMT
Hey Chewbaxter, I would never say it was a nerdy hobby at all.... it's better than something like football supporting for starters! I'm just saying that 'twitching' is the preserve of dirty minded perverts with nothing but 'tits' and 'lap-wings' on their minds. ;D  Oh aye... especially 'tits' comments... endless supply of 'double entendré stuff there... here, is there such a thing as a 'single entendré'? 'Twitcher' though always makes me think of the 'Dawn Of The Dead' remake... referring to a zombie that's... well, fooked and can't get up but twitching... I'm not doing that, it'll scare the birds away! Or even worse... it could refer to Jack Douglas style antics... "Whurhey - give over" - here, did he have tourettes or summat? Anyhow - the BIG question to get everyone fawning over this thread regards Shane does the Lad Himself 'twitch' or 'spot' at all... because if he does... well, they'll all be joining in here... and I'll not look as big a lapwing as I thought! N. P.S. I meant 'tit'. |
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Post by shindig on Jun 22, 2008 9:09:04 GMT
My dad's got loads of videos from other breeders. They're the most boring documentative stuff you can imagine but occasionally I let out a giggle when 'tits' and 'shag' got a mention. Especially if quickfire succession.
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 22, 2008 10:15:41 GMT
My dad's got loads of videos from other breeders. They're the most boring documentative stuff you can imagine but occasionally I let out a giggle when 'tits' and 'shag' got a mention. Especially if quickfire succession. Now that's only to be applauded - that's why we all like 'The Two Ronnies' so much... the English language was specifically designed for us to do the old 'oo-er missus' trick... "I was out this morning and saw a couple of Great Crested Grebes... I had my eye on a pair of tits too - oh, and I might have had a Shag... but I didn't get a good enough look, so I can't be certain!"Plus of course the suspicious looks one gets when saying "I'm off out looking at birds with me binoculars!" - certainly, it can conjur up images of farce that could easily be sub-standard 'On The Buses' material. The trouble is... not a all Birdwatchers LOOK like Birdwatchers... no roundy glasses, tweedy hats (like Indy's dad had on in 'the last crusade'), binoculars now being more compact don't have that 'comical effect' now (nor do they make one's eyes look MASSIVE when viewed from the 'big end'). It's also a shame that the 'bright red kagoule' isn't practical - it can scare off the birds (due to excessive rustling as well as the colouration) - as can tartan flasks (colourwise that is - they don't rustle as far as I know) - so again, the stereotypical image that's much the cause of hilarity may just not be there. Now I can't speak about trainspotting... don't know if the gear worn would scare off the trains... so I can't comment... At least not at this stage... if the birds all sign a petition for me to stop gawping at 'em, I may be forced to 'get into' that instead - Let's hope it won't come to that though! N. |
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Post by shindig on Jun 22, 2008 10:27:48 GMT
I don't train spot, sadly. More about just liking the history behind railways and the architecture of the stations. Heck, I even love the ambience of a good station.
Wait, did I just apologise for not trainspotting? Good Lord.
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Post by Dave on Jun 22, 2008 12:15:34 GMT
Forget all this... you should all follow the wise teachings of the King of all hobbies, Simon Quinlank and take part in some 'Train Ignoring'... or my favourite, collecting vicar's arse rubbings!
Kevin Eldon is a genius.... there is no question.
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 22, 2008 12:55:29 GMT
Excellent stuff Dave - I didn't realise there were so many hobbies out there! I'll have to get a flask of 'weak lemon drink' too - I've been missing out there! N. P.S. Also check out this great spoof taken from the excellent 'Look Around You' BBC2 series. Birds Of Britain |
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Post by Dave on Jun 22, 2008 14:25:52 GMT
That Look Around You clip is indeed a quality item! Out of all the fun in that film, it's the line: "dirty bird" that always cracks me up the most.
Simon Quinlank has another hobby which you may find quite distressing!
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Post by tonyyeboah on Jun 22, 2008 18:21:14 GMT
We had a paiir of godfinches in our garden yesterday. very nice
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 22, 2008 19:33:51 GMT
We had a paiir of godfinches in our garden yesterday. very nice Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Belting Tony - nice to hear that there's someone out there observing stuff and commenting! Rest of ye - bwah! Stick with yer XBox sh*te... and yer cordless pens and your 'fruit machines'.! N, |
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Post by Dave on Jun 22, 2008 19:39:49 GMT
Look, can I finally say that I think birdwatching is a fine pastime despite how my cheeky comments may have appeared.
Goldfinches! Pah! I saw a seagull eating out the chest of a dead pigeon the other day! Fact!
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 23, 2008 6:40:53 GMT
Look, can I finally say that I think birdwatching is a fine pastime despite how my cheeky comments may have appeared. Goldfinches! Pah! I saw a seagull eating out the chest of a dead pigeon the other day! Fact! Here... Now... I hope you're not one of these 'Snuff Birdwatchers' Dave? I've heard about you lot... the rest of us happy with 'cheap' thrills (poor... very poor) watching our feathered friends twittering in trees... or feeding the ducky-wucks on the parky-wark (Christ - he thinks he's Russel Brand now!) - but scenes of death, and mutilation... Mind you - it's all nature eh? Not something I'd particularly want to watch though... especially not when eating my tea! Now dinnertime - that's another matter! N. |
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Post by tonyyeboah on Jun 23, 2008 20:33:37 GMT
+ a treecreeper today
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Post by Chewbaxter on Jun 23, 2008 22:31:36 GMT
Nice one! News from me... a Song Thrush came into our garden... first time I've seen one there, so I'm happy - and why not - enjoy looking at birds and it ain't expensive to supply them with food, so great stuff!  N. |
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Post by shindig on Jun 24, 2008 12:28:50 GMT
My dad's natural enemy is the wood pigeon. They wake us up.
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Oh aye... especially 'tits' comments... endless supply of 'double entendré stuff there... here, is there such a thing as a 'single entendré'?
