Everything is Awesome

by Derbymanc Sun 20 Jul - 19:08

The off topic has lately turned into a place to moan about everything so how about we turn it around a bit and try and cheer ourselves up.
Use this thread to post anything that has made you smile, laugh or think 'you know what it ain't quite as bad as I think it is'.

What's really cheered me up us that we took the kids to comic-con manchester today and it was brilliant. Absolutely lovely to see everyone dressing how they want and enjoying themselves without judging each other.

A big thanks to the Elsa's, Fluttershy, Ghostbusters and Deadpool that made my kids day by not just having a picture but by engaging them in a little conversation too.

clap

by Stella Sun 20 Jul - 20:03

My son said to me the other day "I want to be just like you when I grow up Dad". I hope he becomes a better man than me, but it did make me smile.

by Duty281 Sun 20 Jul - 20:35

As a teenager, my happy times are purely confined to my dreams and aspirations.

Hope is happiness!

by westisbest Mon 21 Jul - 9:58

Am very happy being a dad.
Look forward to coming home from work even more now.
Not that I didn't before darling, if you read this(she has read a few of my posts before).
Just spending time with him makes me very happy.

Derby.

Have wanted to go to one of those comic con's for a while.
Would love to take my son to one when he is older.
Have heard they are great fun.

by Derbymanc Mon 21 Jul - 10:21

It was brilliant West, 16 quid for me and the missus and the kids were free and worth every penny. It's a lot of walking around stalls and steering them away from the expensive stuff :-) but everytime they see someone they recognise and their face lights up was excellent.

I'm not kidding but we spent an hour+ walking around to find one Princess Anna (from Frozen) for my daughter to get a picture with and it made her day when we did (especially when she had a chat with her too,) and you've got to remember that that wasn't someone paid to do that.

I've now promised my 2 that we can get dressed up next year too.

Back on topic,
Some lil poopie knocked one of our fence panels through a while ago. 2 weeks ago I got a knock on the door by what looked like a miserable old witch who I thought was going to complain about the dog/kids making a noise. (deep breath, keep calm) Opened the door, she apologised for disturbing me and informed me that she's walked past for weeks and noticed the panel and she's got a couple of spares I can have. 'No payment is wanted, no I won't accept that bottle of wine I'm just being neighbourly' Oh I forgot as well that she actually apologised for not telling me sooner.

Shocked me to my boots and kept me in a good mood.

by TRUSSMAN66 Mon 21 Jul - 10:26

Stella wrote:My son said to me the other day "I want to be just like you when I grow up Dad". I hope he becomes a better man than me, but it did make me smile.

Always thought you were a chick......

My Wife asked me in the 27 years we've been together is there anything I've missed...

Yeah my freedom !!

by kingraf Mon 21 Jul - 14:50

My girlfriend stayed over for the week last week. She makes me laugh at the best of times, but seeing her sing "Can't take my eyes off of you" at the karaoke on Friday was almighty. It really is the little things.

by TRUSSMAN66 Mon 21 Jul - 14:56

Problem is she was looking at the guy on the next table as she was singing it..

by Duty281 Mon 21 Jul - 14:56

Don't ruin how sweet that is, Truss!

by Guest Mon 21 Jul - 14:58

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Problem is she was looking at the guy on the next table as she was singing it..

Either that or she's got one hell of a squint!

by Guest Mon 21 Jul - 15:01

Duty's unshakeable faith in the England squad (despite all evidence suggesting he was slightly deranged) made me smile recently.

by Derbymanc Mon 21 Jul - 15:02

Good on yer Rafy sounds like you've got a keeper thumbsup

by Guest Mon 21 Jul - 15:03

Derbymanc wrote:Good on yer Rafy sounds like you've got a keeper

If she's obsessed with Raf, it sounds like his other half needs a full time keeper

by TRUSSMAN66 Mon 21 Jul - 15:10

Watching Dicaprio finally sink to the bottom of the Atlantic after two and a half hours of sheer boredom on a ...A**e-paralysing Cinema seat has to be up there !!!

by Duty281 Mon 21 Jul - 15:11

DAVE667 wrote:Duty's unshakeable faith in the England squad (despite all evidence suggesting he was slightly deranged) made me smile recently.

Resolute and determined till the end!

But I am sorry about your spleen!

by kingraf Mon 21 Jul - 15:51

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Problem is she was looking at the guy on the next table as she was singing it..

It was one a.m. in the morning, and I'd had a lot to drink... I couldnt actually see properly at the time... I just assumed... The barman was around... I hope she wasn't singing to him!!!

by TRUSSMAN66 Mon 21 Jul - 15:58

I need a few drinks when the red dragon does her Madonna impressions...

Then again for the last ten years I've felt...Like a Virgin...

by Stella Mon 21 Jul - 16:25

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:
Stella wrote:My son said to me the other day "I want to be just like you when I grow up Dad". I hope he becomes a better man than me, but it did make me smile.

Always thought you were a chick......

My Wife asked me in the 27 years we've been together is there anything I've missed...

Yeah my freedom !!

No, sorry, definitely a man.

by TopHat24/7 Mon 21 Jul - 17:12

Yeh, funny, for some reason I was thought the same.....

by Duty281 Mon 21 Jul - 17:17

Are there any women on this forum, or am I the closest? laughing

I automatically assume everyone on this board is male.

by kingraf Mon 21 Jul - 21:46

The tennis board has a few females, while the rugby board seems to have some as well.

Derby, was the title inspired by the Lego movie theme song of the same name? I went to watch the film with my little sister, great film.

by Derbymanc Mon 21 Jul - 21:52

It was indeedy Raf, I took my kids when it first come out and my lad loves it and was singing it to me today (something else that makes me happy too Wink

I figured we all get miserable lately might as well post happy stuff here to try and cheer someone else up.

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 10:03

I could sit and watch puppies all day, I'm sure they're the way they are just to make everybody happy. We currently have a stand off going on with 2 trying to lay on each other so all they're doing is going in circles moving their heads

Also Friendship between goat and donkey
http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20820530,00.html

Everytime these come up on daily laughs it cheers me up. (Plus making me want to punch the ukcer that put the animals through it in the first place.

by Guest Wed 23 Jul - 10:48

When you say "puppies" do you mean actual puppies or "puppies" as made famous by Wrestling's Jerry "The King" Lawler? If it's the former, you suck, if it's the latter, you rule.

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 11:10

That made me laugh far more than it shout, and it's the former (boxer pups to be precise.)

We've got a cat too, although he's a lazy so and so that does his own thing.

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed 23 Jul - 11:27

Don't have pets ....Smell and crap everywhere...A bit like Dave !!

We have a nice sized tank with tropical fish though which has a calming effect...

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 11:47

Honestly I'm not enamoured with pets myself but as I'm away a lot they're for the missus and kids really. Wouldn't change for the world now especially with how they've bonded with the kids, plus it's always good to have a guard dog where we are ha ha

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 14:10

Absolutely brilliant.

My daughters just walked in to tell me that Frozen is real and she knows it because she's just found a stick that looks exactly like Olafs arm. Very Happy

by Guest Wed 23 Jul - 14:36

Got a cat and I hate it...it does nowt, shows zero affection or inclination to be part of the family. Refuses food/demands food constantly, sleeps everywhere it shouldn't and may actually be retarded. Instead of mewling at the window to be let out at night, it runs upstairs, scratches at the carpet which means I get up to chuck a shoe at it and then it runs past and goes to the window then when you open the window it cringes and starts backing away from the outside world so I shut the window and the same sorry saga starts all over again. Then in the morning it yowls to be let in and either leaves a dead bird/mouse on the doorstop or if I'm really lucky, pukes it up in the kitchen.

My wife and especially my daughter LOVE the stupid friggin' thing and I'm thinking of leaving home

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 14:59

Dave are you sure your not my alter ego or something, our cat is near enough the same. Although it's gotten used to having 'it's' side of the bed so when I'm home I have to move over to let the lil poopie lay down. God forbid I don't and wake up with what feels like half a ton of black hair laying on me OR it decides bed time is the time to belt around the house like an elephant OR it decides I look like a nice landing pad while it's on the wardrobe.

Cats = Smart and Evil

by Guest Wed 23 Jul - 15:03

Derbymanc wrote:Absolutely brilliant.

My daughters just walked in to tell me that Frozen is real and she knows it because she's just found a stick that looks exactly like Olafs arm.

Says a lot that she hasn't pointed out a carrot and said it looks like Olaf's nose...ya bunch of fatty fatso salad dodgers!!!!!
By the way, if you were any sort of father you'd have told that stick meant Olaf had been brutally murdered.

I tell my daughter that the sound of the ice cream van is actually the siren for the Clown Ambulance and they're taking one to hospital so they won't be able to stop

by Duty281 Wed 23 Jul - 15:04

Cheer up, at least you don't have four cats!

Evil, parasitic bar-stewards.

by Derbymanc Wed 23 Jul - 15:11

DAVE667 wrote:
Derbymanc wrote:Absolutely brilliant.

My daughters just walked in to tell me that Frozen is real and she knows it because she's just found a stick that looks exactly like Olafs arm.
Says a lot that she hasn't pointed out a carrot and said it looks like Olaf's nose...ya bunch of fatty fatso salad dodgers!!!!!
By the way, if you were any sort of father you'd have told that stick meant Olaf had been brutally murdered.

I tell my daughter that the sound of the ice cream van is actually the siren for the Clown Ambulance and they're taking one to hospital so they won't be able to stop

That's just mean, although my missus had the kids convinced that when the ice creams jingle is going it means he's run out

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed 23 Jul - 15:58

I wish my life was as perfect as yours....

You seem so happy I want to puke...

by Guest Wed 23 Jul - 16:25

You're just a bitter and twisted miserable old f**k though TRUSS.

Glass half full...of three week old pi$$

by TRUSSMAN66 Wed 23 Jul - 16:33

Tell me something I don't know..

by Guest Wed 23 Jul - 17:02

It's my p!ss you're drinking

by Duty281 Thu 24 Jul - 21:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyIVTIpFvYs&app=desktop

This is particularly awesome. I hope it's awesome enough to befit this thread.

by LuvSports! Wed 30 Jul - 1:40

My time working at PGL was awesome Very Happy

http://richard-mills-sports.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/pgl-this-is-not-job-this-is-hobby-best.html

by Derbymanc Fri 8 Aug - 21:09

Finding out our little pup got a really good chance of being fixed (his bum wasn't formed properly).

by Duty281 Sat 9 Aug - 22:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmIJKtSmeT8&app=desktop

Happy splashing! A few years old now, but still hilarious.

by Derbymanc Sun 14 Dec - 21:01

My lad just made me laugh, come downstairs to 'get a drink' ie come and see 1D strutting their stuff, first question out of his mouth 'who's that old guy with them' (Ronnie Wood playing guitar,) 2nd point was 'look one of thems using a singstar mike'. Little things eh!!!!!!!

by Guest Mon 15 Dec - 14:01

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2874294/Former-British-boxing-champion-charged-alleged-plot-smuggle-jihadis-Syria.html

by Derbymanc Wed 17 Dec - 10:45

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/16/cliff-richard-cut-out-call-police_n_6334300.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D315855

This made me giggle, can think of a few people i'd like to do this too.

by **ShahenshahG** Wed 17 Dec - 13:15

hahah yeah I saw that

by Sponsored content