| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from 14:44 - Sep 24 with 3703 views | ghostofescobar |
Master Chef’s name is actually John Torode. I have genuinely thought istwas Johnty Rode, for all these years. I’m in my mid 50’s, so maybe I should have realised before now? Anyone else got something they’ve realised they have been getting wrong for years (no jokes about marrying her indoors etc). |  |
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| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 14:14 - Sep 25 with 544 views | BlueBoots |
| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 09:17 - Sep 25 by _clive_baker_ |
What is it with these celebrities thinking they own the roads! At least he apologised. To be fair to John Torode I think he acknowledged it too with a raised hand in apology. He was with what I presumed to have been his young daughter at the time, must've been no older than 5 or so, in a green school uniform and crossing the road towards Waitrose. This is 10 years or so ago but remember it well, he must just not have seen me and luckily I wasn't driving fast as its a busy road.
I've seen quite a few celebrities while driving now I think of it. Dr Fox (Foxy) was one who must've been on a similar commute timetable as me as I saw him a few times around Kensington area, and let Scott Parker out once in Putney. Samantha Cameron was another I used to see semi regularly. |
Kensington a bit of a hotspot...once had to swerve on my bike to avoid a cab door that was thrown open; ready to give who did it a piece of my mind, and it was Matt Lucas who got out (and apologetic again) And to flip it from celebrity pedestrians, Simon Cowell likes to tear around Kensington Gardens on his e-bike, so a few of my local friends have had near misses with him  |  |
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| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 15:05 - Sep 25 with 485 views | NthQldITFC |
| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 13:03 - Sep 25 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I had to swerve on my bicycle to avoid John Prescott stepping out without looking outside parliament (think it was on a cycle path as well). He gave me a mouthful, so I went back and said "WTF, you just..." and then I recognised him. I think he recognised that I recognised him and did a sort of apology hand up/wave it away gesture with a smile. |
Had you no eggs!? |  |
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| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 15:25 - Sep 25 with 473 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 15:05 - Sep 25 by NthQldITFC |
Had you no eggs!? |
Yeah, cycling and eggs aren't really a good mix! |  |
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| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 15:36 - Sep 25 with 469 views | FBI |
On the sub-thread within this one:
I was driving down a narrow, grass-in-the-middle country lane, the sort with banks 5 feet high, en route to Castle Drogo in Devon. A small but expensive car comes toward me and falters, then stops about 20 feet past a clearly-defined passing place, of which there aren't many. Its driver slams on the brakes and stares fixedly ahead in abject terror, clearly afraid to reverse down the narrow but not especially challenging 20 feet to the aforementioned passing place, ignoring my (after a suitable wait) toots, gesticulations and flashes of headlights.
After roughly ten minutes, they slooooowwwwwlllllyyyyy inch back as if traversing a minefield, blindfolded, and edge into the PP leaving me about three inches of wiggle room as I squeeze past.
Now, I'm a nice, peaceful chap and as Woke as they come; proper PC-gone-mad, me.
But it was a hot day, the kids were going feral in the back and it had been a thoroughly annoying encounter during which I'd become increasingly aware of the near-terminal pressure on my bladder after an ill-judged overindulgence in coffee at our earlier picnic, which goes some way to explaining - if not excusing - my behaviour as I wound down the window as I passed and yelled, red-faced, "You f@@k!ng stupid COW!!!" at the attractive bubble-curled blonde lady in the other car.
TV presenter Kate Humble, who'd been filming at Drogo. [Post edited 25 Sep 15:37]
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| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 17:26 - Sep 28 with 299 views | solemio |
| I have only in the passed week realised that the bloke from on 07:55 - Sep 25 by WeWereZombies |
I almost ran over Stephen Hawking on a dark evening in King Street, Cambridge. A while later I was working with one of his neighbours and when I admitted the near miss was told 'Oh well, we've all nearly run over Stephen Hawking, haven't we ?' Great mind but not safe to be put in charge of a wheelchair. |
I'm one of a decreasingly small number of people who can remember watching Hawking play rugby. |  | | |
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