sunday question

[JUDWAK]

That does sort of make sense I suppose. It could be very dangerous if mis-construed though! I wouldn't imagine an inflated bladder would be too comfortable!!

and again in the name of science i'll give it ago if ya willing

[Twisted Instigator]

and again in the name of science i'll give it ago if ya willing

Cheers for the offer sweets. Think it may be a bit far to travel, even for the virtues of science!

[Apache]

Because it makes no economic sense for the manufacturers of ATMs to make different keypads for those few ATMs that are designed for drive-throughs. And yes, they have drive-through everything in the States. Obviously I would never generalise about very serious issues like national obesity levels, but there is even an advert on TV for the Taco-Bell "drive-thru" diet.

I've seen Drive 'Thru' firework shops in Texas. And no, I'm not messing with you.

[DaveHMS]

See HERE

Alright, alright, point taken.

[flounderbout]

Yes please,

I'd like to know why it called a blow job when that isn't what you're supposed to do?

One school of thought is that it is a contraction of what is said (although without a huge body of literary support) to be a common Victorian expression for the act: "below job". But it may just be a facetious way of referring to a suck job.

[gwh200]

So why do we then say something sucks, if it's a below par activity.
You wouldn't hear me winge that
"man that limo company blows"... I believe that could be construed as a ringing endorsement.
If I was to reference blow, it could only be in conjunction with the act of vomiting.
"man, those brandy and lucozade mojitos have made me blow chunks".

So it's a completely innapropriate word..it should suck when it blows and vice versa.

[flounderbout]

So why do we then say something sucks, if it's a below par activity.
You wouldn't hear me winge that
"man that limo company blows"... I believe that could be construed as a ringing endorsement.
If I was to reference blow, it could only be in conjunction with the act of vomiting.
"man, those brandy and lucozade mojitos have made me blow chunks".

So it's a completely innapropriate word..it should suck when it blows and vice versa.

Well of course in the States "that blows" and "that sucks" both mean the same thing - i.e. that is crap. That is just an example of the common use of the counterpoint in a facetious manner - hence the possible explanation for the blow job/suck job enigma.

But for me "blow" only every refers to my Surf. As in, aha, the temperature guage has suddenly pinged into the red and my Surf has stopped working. I wonder if I have blown yet another head. It must be the fault of the crappy Toyota casting (which sucks), I will have to get myself a modified AMC head, which were cast by the Angel Gabriel to God's very own design.

The only other expression I can think of is "gwh blows goats". I have no idea what that means, but it is spray painted in 8ft high letters on a bridge on the A3...

[gwh200]

Ah yes...the A3 legend. I do believe it's situated near a gentlemans public loo...with your mobile phone number written on every door. I must congratulate you sir, it's not every member of the this great nation offers to warm hypothermia victims, with freshly printed broadsheet newspapers. Very noble of you to offer "hot times".

[flounderbout]

Ah yes...the A3 legend. I do believe it's situated near a gentlemans public loo...with your mobile phone number written on every door. I must congratulate you sir, it's not every member of the this great nation offers to warm hypothermia victims, with freshly printed broadsheet newspapers. Very noble of you to offer "hot times".

Oh no that's my old mobile number - I must update that...

[Apache]

This thread is crying out for the old 'blown a seal' joke...

[flounderbout]

This thread is crying out for the old 'blown a seal' joke...

Haha snap. Thought about dragging that one up above, but resisted the temptation...

[western uk]

Do drive through ATM machines in the states have Braille on the keypad?

Funny I saw a blind driver the other day.He was driving a Volvo