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Post by maureen on Aug 1, 2009 17:47:27 GMT
He looks adorable in that picture and I love his sense of humour, "If I wake up buried in legoes, I'll know it's gone wrong." ;D ;D ;D One of the many things I love about him.  |
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2009 18:11:09 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8179678.stmThe latest from the beeb. Nothing new here except the last para which isn't surprising really when you consider how many people are there. Mind you, it did make me think how lucky Beckstar and those others of you who met him when he was a star as opposed to the superstar the press say he's become. Whilst I'm really pleased for him and feel he thoroughly deserves his success, his popularity will almost certainly make him less accessible. I wonder if he'll be able to do the smaller, regional stuff like Croydon or Thundersprint anymore now his career has properly taken off? I'm sure he'll still do Thundersprint - it's great fun! But I think the days of him standing around chatting about Ford Fiestas to the likes of little old me in a carpark in Eastbourne are over - he's just too busy, I think! That, and he'd get mobbed by nutters demanding to know who the Stig is...  BUT: you know what I've spent literally a few minutes thinking about this afternoon? This is important, ladies. You know how much it hurts when you stand on a Lego brick? Well, how is James going to manage spending a whole weekend walking around on them. And worse, how is he going to sit on a Lego kharzi??? ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 1, 2009 18:30:11 GMT
BUT: you know what I've spent literally a few minutes thinking about this afternoon? This is important, ladies. You know how much it hurts when you stand on a Lego brick? Well, how is James going to manage spending a whole weekend walking around on them. And worse, how is he going to sit on a Lego kharzi??? ;D ;D ;D ;D He could simply wear slippers. I just hope he won't take poor Fusker with him. About the kharzi (I presume that means loo?): squat, like us girls always do when confronted with suspicious loos. I wonder if he will get any visitors, like the maybe the Stig? Maybe a Lego house is his natural habitat. ;D |
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2009 18:35:32 GMT
Men don't squat though, do they? They spend hours in there with AutoTrader... 'spose the impressions of the little bibbles on the bricks will look like cellulite... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by glam on Aug 1, 2009 18:42:43 GMT
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Post by KMA on Aug 1, 2009 18:44:41 GMT
hey girls!
Just back from a very soggy Denbies! Got there around 8:40am and waited till about12pm before Ig ot to the front and got my ticket for the 4:30 session. Got chatting to family next to me and they live on the Denby estate but despite that, they had to queue for tickets too! Didn't see much of James, and when 4:30 FINALLY came round he walked round the tables a couple of times and then disappeared off to do some filming elsewhere on the estate....so still no pic of me and James and still no guts to go say hello to him despite me walking right past him - dammit!
Sorry no pics as my camera battery was dying and I wanted to hold out in case hope against hope I got a chance to have my pic with him....but that did nt happen so I came away with nothing, but I'm sure there will be plenty of pics online soon.
Despite teh weather turning bad mid afternoon, it was a great day and a great atmosphere. They shut the gates at around 9am so only a few people had a wasted wait fora ticket which was a shame for them. It was well run with lovely people, although I sure as hell got soaked riding the bike home, you could literally ring me dry!
Anyways, off to pick up a chinese now, I think I've earnt it!
Sorry no pics, but James was looking lurrrvly :-D
As for going to see the house, you can visit Denby's at any time and take a trip to see it, its on public land, it wil be pot luck if James is filming there...
Did anyone else go?
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 1, 2009 18:50:40 GMT
You can't have a proper riffle through the Telegraph if you're hovering six inches above the lav.
I do remember there being some flat Lego plates that didn't have the lumpy bits. They weren't very big though. Or they could use the ones we used to use for the coping on rooftops. They had an apex, but at no lumps on top. Mind you, originally the remit only allowed for 2x2 and 2x4 bricks. If people are bringing in what they have though, I suppose that might change.
James's arse is going to wonder what's hit it.
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Post by inky on Aug 1, 2009 18:59:59 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8179678.stmThe latest from the beeb. Nothing new here except the last para which isn't surprising really when you consider how many people are there. Mind you, it did make me think how lucky Beckstar and those others of you who met him when he was a star as opposed to the superstar the press say he's become. Whilst I'm really pleased for him and feel he thoroughly deserves his success, his popularity will almost certainly make him less accessible. I wonder if he'll be able to do the smaller, regional stuff like Croydon or Thundersprint anymore now his career has properly taken off? I'm sure he'll still do Thundersprint - it's great fun! But I think the days of him standing around chatting about Ford Fiestas to the likes of little old me in a carpark in Eastbourne are over - he's just too busy, I think! That, and he'd get mobbed by nutters demanding to know who the Stig is... Got to agree. The nutters and stalkers are all too common. He can't even go for a quiet pint without them turning up  |
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Post by lymaze on Aug 1, 2009 19:01:55 GMT
Glad you had a good time KMA despite not meeting Mr May. It can be done then.  |
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2009 19:03:22 GMT
Got to agree. The nutters and stalkers are all too common. He can't even go for a quiet pint without them turning up Hope no-one disturbs him while he's, er, practicing his hovering technique on the lego lavvy...  |
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Post by brycegold on Aug 1, 2009 19:05:57 GMT
Thanks for the report KMA, whilst I live quite close to Dorking it was just a bit too far to risk going all that way and then getting turned away. Thanks for the info about being able to visit the house, I think I'll do that because if it's anything like the Plasticine garden it will be awesome.
I did read that they may need further help so although those sessions won't be filmed and therefore James probably won't be there I'd just love to say I had some involvement in the project. Here's hoping eh.
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 1, 2009 20:23:59 GMT
 Another nice pic I thought I'd share. Smart bricks. They should lead up to a steardy wall and you'll need a lot less lego bricks then if you would make solid ones. |
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Post by quietrach on Aug 1, 2009 20:27:15 GMT
Ok I've been lurking here a while but feel the need to point something out. Stepping on a single Lego brick hurts like heck because it's very small and all your weight is concentrated through a very small area. Have you ever been to a science museum and seen the "bed of nails" demonstration? It's where you can literally lie down on a bed full of the pointy ends of nails with no pain at all because the force is spread out and divided so each individual point carries very little weight. While not the most comfortable thing in the world, standing on a floor of Lego will produce a very similar effect. I'm halfway tempted to do some math to prove it, but then I'd be too nerdy for my own good even on an internet forum.
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 1, 2009 20:42:43 GMT
Ok I've been lurking here a while but feel the need to point something out. Stepping on a single Lego brick hurts like heck because it's very small and all your weight is concentrated through a very small area. Have you ever been to a science museum and seen the "bed of nails" demonstration? It's where you can literally lie down on a bed full of the pointy ends of nails with no pain at all because the force is spread out and divided so each individual point carries very little weight. While not the most comfortable thing in the world, standing on a floor of Lego will produce a very similar effect. I'm halfway tempted to do some math to prove it, but then I'd be too nerdy for my own good even on an internet forum. James does have the benefit of having big feet, and a floor made of Lego won't have the sharp corners a brick has (that's probably what hurts, not the nobbly bits). However, the toilet would have other issues to contend with - the weight will again be borne by a relatively small area, and additionally, because there is a hole in the middle, the part of the buttock closest to the inner edge will be subject to the same forces that cause the 'ring around the arse' phenomenon most people are familiar with! Now imagine that 'ring' with a crenellated edge... The other point about the bed of nails is that some men spend an awfully long time on the toilet. After an extended time on a bed of nails, a performer will bear the imprints of the tips of the nails (a good friend of mine is a circus performer, and I've seen the results). I'd agree the Lego floor isn't much of a problem - I'm more worried about the bog! And welcome to the board, BTW! |
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2009 20:45:17 GMT
I love the amount of thought that is going into James's arse this evening.
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Post by quietrach on Aug 1, 2009 20:54:03 GMT
Ok I've been lurking here a while but feel the need to point something out. Stepping on a single Lego brick hurts like heck because it's very small and all your weight is concentrated through a very small area. Have you ever been to a science museum and seen the "bed of nails" demonstration? It's where you can literally lie down on a bed full of the pointy ends of nails with no pain at all because the force is spread out and divided so each individual point carries very little weight. While not the most comfortable thing in the world, standing on a floor of Lego will produce a very similar effect. I'm halfway tempted to do some math to prove it, but then I'd be too nerdy for my own good even on an internet forum. James does have the benefit of having big feet, and a floor made of Lego won't have the sharp corners a brick has (that's probably what hurts, not the nobbly bits). However, the toilet would have other issues to contend with - the weight will again be borne by a relatively small area, and additionally, because there is a hole in the middle, the part of the buttock closest to the inner edge will be subject to the same forces that cause the 'ring around the arse' phenomenon most people are familiar with! Now imagine that 'ring' with a crenellated edge... The other point about the bed of nails is that some men spend an awfully long time on the toilet. After an extended time on a bed of nails, a performer will bear the imprints of the tips of the nails (a good friend of mine is a circus performer, and I've seen the results). I'd agree the Lego floor isn't much of a problem - I'm more worried about the bog! And welcome to the board, BTW! I agree and while I considered estimating the surface area of my feet and comparing Lego to a pair of heels to prove a point, I am NOT estimating the surface area of James' ass! :-P Although now, if you want to be semantic about it, you can consider the difference in sitting weight on the buttocks versus standing weight on the feet but now we are being VERY nerdy and need to go hide on a closet with pocket protectors and graphing calculators. |
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 1, 2009 22:07:52 GMT
I agree and while I considered estimating the surface area of my feet and comparing Lego to a pair of heels to prove a point, I am NOT estimating the surface area of James' ass! :-P Although now, if you want to be semantic about it, you can consider the difference in sitting weight on the buttocks versus standing weight on the feet but now we are being VERY nerdy and need to go hide on a closet with pocket protectors and graphing calculators. Of course, unless the lavatory pan is unusually high off the floor, some of the weight will be taken by the feet too, and there is the question of distribution - shifting the bulk of the load to the feet rather than the buttocks is possible, but that requires effort, and a don't even want to think about the focus of most mens' efforts while, erm, engaged... and then there's the relative sensitivity of the soles of the feet and the bumcheeks in any given individual that would influence how much weight they found comfortable to bring to bear on either seat or floor... *shuffles off to cupboard with slide rule and Napier's Bones* |
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Post by beckstar on Aug 1, 2009 22:12:03 GMT
*sidles away to consider designs for Lego loo-roll holders*
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Post by TheDaisy on Aug 1, 2009 22:14:32 GMT
*holds up hand*
I was there......it was a good day, if a tad soggy absolutely bucketing down.
I also have no pictures unfortunately, as my camera is old and huge and my bag was tiny today.
The queue was fairly epic - I arrived at half past eight and immediately wished that I'd got up earlier in the morning! But I did get a ticket, thank goodness, and was in at 3.00.
It rained. And it rained. And the majority of people in each session (I think there were five in total) were working on tables outside - frabjous fun ;D
But I had a good day. I made five bricks - woo me!
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Post by Squidge on Aug 1, 2009 22:36:12 GMT
Of course, unless the lavatory pan is unusually high off the floor, some of the weight will be taken by the feet too, and there is the question of distribution - shifting the bulk of the load to the feet rather than the buttocks is possible, but that requires effort, and a don't even want to think about the focus of most mens' efforts while, erm, engaged... and then there's the relative sensitivity of the soles of the feet and the bumcheeks in any given individual that would influence how much weight they found comfortable to bring to bear on either seat or floor... *shuffles off to cupboard with slide rule and Napier's Bones* At least you can wear protective gear on your feet. The arse is a different story. My guess is, his trips to the bog will be record setting. |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 2, 2009 5:54:41 GMT
 Another nice pic. |
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Post by Doofey on Aug 2, 2009 8:07:37 GMT
That's a sweet pic!
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Post by Mystik on Aug 2, 2009 9:03:58 GMT
I love the amount of thought that is going into James's arse this evening. Try reading this page when you're a bit tipsy (like me!  ) I've been giggling since it was mentioned. And that post only registered in my brain 5 mins ago. Poor James' arse. ;D ;D Can't wait to see the colour scheme (or lack thereof) that he will be subjected to for the weekend of living in Lego. My sympathy for his eyes. Another nice pic. RATHERCUTE. |
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Post by Liz on Aug 2, 2009 12:30:59 GMT
ow.ly/iPeg"If I wake up buried under a pile of bricks I'll know it's gone wrong." ;D
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Post by glam on Aug 2, 2009 13:08:32 GMT
James May was hopeful that the effort he had put in for the audition for Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat would not go to waste. |
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Post by Mystik on Aug 2, 2009 13:19:01 GMT
HAHA nice one glam I had to steal that pic for a new sig banner, I'm sorry peoples. I like it too much. Awesome subject matter and technical photo things included in one shot. win! |
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Post by crumbs on Aug 2, 2009 16:59:28 GMT
Re James's bottom: it struck me that,surely, after all these years since I was addicted to lego, the lego boffins would've invented smooth top bricks for the lego loo seat? I've just had a quick look (sad innit?) and I can't find any, so James will indeed have a crinkly bottom with an industrial bog brush or a portaloo!
nb This is v silly - I love it!
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Post by beckstar on Aug 2, 2009 17:24:56 GMT
Crinkly Bottom? That's next to Dangly End, isn't it...? |
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Post by fishtank1231 on Aug 2, 2009 17:35:58 GMT
AAWWWW that picture is tooooo adorable!
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Post by crumbs on Aug 2, 2009 17:58:03 GMT
It is near Dangly End, yes - in Betty Swallocks neighbourhood I think...!
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I held you, you felt me, I touched you, you kissed me.......
) I've been giggling since it was mentioned. And that post only registered in my brain 5 mins ago.
