http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129216 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:38:57 +0000 writinginbsl 129216@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>yep</p> <p>stars </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129197 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:10:33 +0000 Duff 129197@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>(Snow) blinding! Smashing piece.</p> <p>Stars ***** </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129192 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:15:49 +0000 cinquecento 129192@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>that and a propensity to rape their customers. polar stars. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129178 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:20:34 +0000 Skylarking 129178@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's the first law of minicabs: they are <em>always</em> 'five or ten minutes' away. Unless I'm the only one gullible enough to be fobbed off with this off-the-peg guesstimation... See also 'it's in the next street' and 'it's just pulling up outside.' </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129157 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:20:56 +0000 seymour totti 129157@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>How on earth did you come up with this? Wonderful idea!</p> <p>I'm counting up the stars on my frostbitten fingers but I only got to 1 1/2. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=45130#post-129156 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:11:36 +0000 Skylarking 129156@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Renowned explorers Dean and Jonny Monkton have roundly condemned the minicab company A-Z Cars for a ‘downright inconvenient’ delay in picking them up from their Antarctic encampment.</p> <p>The brothers had initially called the Luton-based firm, whilst 200 miles shy of the Pole of Inaccessibilty – their planned destination - after bitter seasonal blizzards picked up. ‘I found their card in my backpack whilst searching for any last scraps of food’ recounted Dean, still mildly irked by the experience ‘The man seemed happy to take the job and told me that a cab would be with us in ‘five or ten minutes.’’</p> <p>But a full twenty minutes passed with no sign of the car. ‘I gave A-Z another ring’ explained Jonny ‘The guy on the other end didn’t even apologise. He just told us that the cab was ‘in the next road’ which I took to mean the nearby Gamburtsev mountain range.’</p> <p>Another ten minutes and a badly frostbitten Dean decided to call again – rapidly losing patience ‘He told us that the driver was parked up ‘just outside our igloo.’ It was then I knew we were in serious trouble.’ </p> <p>Twenty minutes passed before the silver Fiesta finally pulled up at the Monktons' tent. ‘The driver muttered something about one-way systems in Santiago.’ At the time, we were just glad to be alive. But looking back, it was less than ideal; they were just too keen to take our business. I wish they would come clean and admit it if they’re a bit busy.’</p> <p>‘When we climbed in, things went from bad to worse’ added Dean ‘the driver insisted on playing Talk Sport for the entire 9,813 mile journey. Not only that, he had the heater on full blast – it was so stuffy!’ </p>