http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 05:02:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78249 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:33:47 +0000 waylandsmithy 78249@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Don't let Rikkor hear you mentioning hips. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78247 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:31:25 +0000 Golgo13 78247@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'm back at Frankfurt airport and through passport control, so I guess I've left Germany and am now in some kind of "Interzone". </p> <p>One final word though: in the Kia coming down the A3, I had Billy Joel followed by Huey Lewis and the News on the radio. (Piano Man and Hip To Be Square respectively). </p> <p>OK, back in the time machine to 2011. </p> <p>Catch ya on the flip-side, hombres! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78187 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:52:13 +0000 be reasonable 78187@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Patsy Kensit - PHWOAR! Excuse me for a minute... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78183 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:31:26 +0000 SpankyMonkey 78183@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well I'm about to go and live in a tent in a field in France, so you lot in your Ibis and Etap will be like Lords of the Manor in comparison. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78156 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:55:01 +0000 beau-jolly 78156@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The company I own can't afford to buy me a bag of chips, so I am genuinly envious. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78153 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:46:46 +0000 Golgo13 78153@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Its a very frugal company I'm director of. Well to be honest it's my problem. Actually Ibis is a bit of a treat. I often stay at Etap.</p> <p>Our engineers stay in much nicer places. </p> <p>Billy Joel on the radio in the car just now. I rented a Kia, by the way. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78148 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:15:33 +0000 beau-jolly 78148@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ibis and McD? How the other half live, eh!<br /> MInd you; sleezy guest house and Cafe Rouge in a damp Leeds for me last week-end so who am I kidding? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190&page=2#post-78147 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:02:52 +0000 Zadok the second 78147@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Dear Golgo, </p> <p>Do double-check that you did take the plane to Germany, and that you didn't book yourself a seat on the Easy-time-machine by mistake. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78138 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:28:13 +0000 Dick Everyman 78138@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Germany is stuck in the eighties, musically.</blockquote></p> <p>Thank goodness your not in France - you'd be listening to a miserable singer accompanied by a one string guitar and a tin drum. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78132 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:38:45 +0000 Golgo13 78132@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>On the radio this morning it went Nik Kershaw - Enya - Paul Young. Now I'm in McDonalds and it's Rod Stewart again.</p> <p>Edit. Now it's Chicago - hard to say I'm sorry. </p> <p>I think you get the picture now. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78113 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:03:08 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 78113@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>When did you meet my mother? And what have you been telling a German barman about it?</p> <p>I'm sure there are plenty of funny Germans, was just practising my lazy racism. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78112 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:59:41 +0000 Golgo13 78112@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Anyway, I have to be up in six hours, so I'd better finish this beer and get to bed. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78111 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:56:43 +0000 Golgo13 78111@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I know a few funny Germans. You just have to get to know them. If they know they can trust you. He's chatting to his colleague about How I Met Your Mother now I think. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78110 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:52:10 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 78110@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Not just music where they're a few years behind then? Can't fault his taste though as far as the Young Ones goes.</p> <p>Although I wouldn't trust him, everyone knows Germans don't have a sense of humour, he's probably just heard that's what all the cool kids are watching. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78109 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:50:34 +0000 Golgo13 78109@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Bobby McFerrin. Don't Worry, Be Happy. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78107 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:45:14 +0000 Golgo13 78107@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's a twenty four hour bar in theory. </p> <p>Guy with coat on says he's a big fan of British comedy. Young Ones and Only Fools and Horses </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78105 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:30:54 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 78105@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A level playing field then. Is it a 24 hr bar? I'm quite enjoying the running commentary on the music. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78103 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:25:45 +0000 Golgo13 78103@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>VCG: precisely. But one of the staff has his coat on, so everything could change. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78102 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:24:54 +0000 Golgo13 78102@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ashford &amp; Simpson </p> <p>Solid as a Rock. </p> <p>Class. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78101 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:24:03 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 78101@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Is that 2 staff and 1 Golgo? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78099 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:17:03 +0000 Golgo13 78099@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Staff outnumber guests in the bar now... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78098 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:17:03 +0000 The All New Jeni B 78098@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'll leave you to your Retro-Nacht.</p> <p>Enjoy. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78097 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:15:41 +0000 Golgo13 78097@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It is. It's the Ibis. But they've gone free wifi and close to the airport. </p> <p>Anyway, back to 1983 now with Baby Jane / Rod Stewart. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78095 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:10:53 +0000 The All New Jeni B 78095@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No paprika crisps, and random jumping of decades?</p> <p>Sounds like a shit hotel. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78093 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:08:59 +0000 Golgo13 78093@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I know. And to make matters worse, they just switched to Jessie J. Two thousand and eleven. </p> <p>Might as well listen to Capital Radio. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78092 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:03:04 +0000 The All New Jeni B 78092@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>For the love of DLT!<br /> Don't these Germans know you just can't mix your decades like that! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78091 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:02:09 +0000 Golgo13 78091@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No paprika crisps here I'm afraid. I asked, but all they have is mini-pretzels. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78089 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:59:06 +0000 Golgo13 78089@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Gloria Estefan now. </p> <p>1-2-3-4 come on baby say you love me<br /> 5-6-7 times...</p> <p>Ooooh shit the bed! Oasis! Don't look back in anger! </p> <p>That's nineties! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78088 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:58:05 +0000 The All New Jeni B 78088@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Golgo, you're getting me right in the mood for my 80s festival next weekend!<br /> And reminded me to look out my denim jacket.</p> <p>Sounds to me like Cincinnati and Arbroath are culturally twinned Rikkor, although it may be the vast number of Eastern European farm workers who have moved there. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28190#post-78087 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:55:10 +0000 rikkor 78087@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's so funny that so many young Germans' public face is that of the political radical, cutting edge arty type. Most of them would only be considered cutting edge in Cincinnati. </p>