Torbay- it's a bit like a Bjork song

[matgb]

Right, everyone knows I left Torbay because, well, it's a bit boring, right? Well, thanks to eldar linking to this, I now know that it's been proven, Torbay and Paignton are the top two quietest towns in England! OK, the study was on decibel levels, not things to do, but the point is sound:

Quietest
1 Torquay - 60.2 decibels
2 Paignton - 65.7 decibels

Actually, eldar is another example of how I like LJ. I hadn't heard from him since we both left school, although our parents are in touch. Then his wife commented on something I said in brits_americans, very weird. One of about 5 people from school I actually liked...

Anyway, some more links. Best explanation of how cricket works, ever:

By Googling a Six: If the ball, after being hit, rolls along the ground uninterrupted for fifty yards (a google), the team receives six points. (Named after Reg Google, Australian wicket-keeper who was so short that he was incapable of lifting the bat.)

And then, via theweaselking, Fundies say the darndest things! - Top 100 Quotes. No specific quotage for that one, um, there's far too many to chose from. Scary, innit?

Comments

[draich-goch.livejournal.com]

Apparently 50 of Torquay's 60.2 decibels come from the woman singing in the flat below yours.

Hope your still having fun in the big city, now get out there and find some form of gainful employment!

[matgb]

Singing is a far too generous term. That's definitely something I won't miss. And yeah, job hunt starts now. Ish.

[doccy.livejournal.com]

Okaaay... That last link of yours? Took me a couple times to actually get through the first one. Then the second one. I managed to make it a few down before I had to stop. That's actually sickened me.


...not of course that you sicken me mate :) It's just the... But the... Words cannot express how their words make me feel.

Tell me it's a piss-take? Please? Even if it's not, please, oh please tell me it is??

[matgb]

Yeah, that site is a piss take. Unfortunately what they take the piss out of is all too real. If you want to be really sacred Google for Rapture Ready. Then remember these are Dubbya's core vote.

*cackle*

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

http://www.fstdt.com/comments.asp?id=20176

[susannah-banana.livejournal.com]

Torbay's loads noisier than Bude! And I find things to do, it's about getting off your arse and looking!:) Or not spending your life on a computer! (sorry Flash, didn't get much sleep again last night)

[poifaerie.livejournal.com]

'Strue. That is the best description of cricket EVER.