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lyndsey83

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PeckhamRose

PeckhamRose

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I WILL, I WILL!

OK stop searching.

This is the answer.

A bike ride round London or place of your choice for 3 hours or so...

Don't worry, I am happily married and won't run off with him.

Well, probably...


Seriously, PM me.



Marmora Man Wrote:

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> Plus I believe Peckham Rose would give your man a

> high speed tourist trip around LOndon on the back

> of her high powered motorcycle - not sure of the

> charges tho'.

bigbadwolf

bigbadwolf

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Lyndsey. Forget cooking classes and hot air ballooning, both can be incredibly dangerous. I work in heavy civil engineering and demolition and for the right price I could allow your man to drive something along the lines of this:


http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/image/0611/trencher2_smd.jpg


Can you imagine the look on the faces of the staff at Foxtons if they saw that wheel bearing down on them, worth every penny.

will dex

will dex

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hi L83,


how about trying a driving day on a track, a so-called "track-day".


?100-?200 of your finest pounds will get him a ferrari to race around in. I imagine you would be much respoected for it. (so long as you dont go along to laugh...)




thats my 10c


Will

HonaloochieB

HonaloochieB

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lyndsey83 Wrote:

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> paintballing...nice!


Paintballing...not. He'll hate you forever. It's only something that works in a comedy series.

'Spaced' for instance.

In real life it's red team - MONUMENTAL W@NKERS vs yellow team - APPALLING CUNTBOLLOXES.

I'd give it a swerve, were I you.

Marmora Man

Marmora Man

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JetSetWilly Wrote:

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> a day in a flight simulator, did the trick for me,

> and no matter how many times you say to yourself,

> its only a simulator, you still end up bricking

> it.


I once saw am experienced Navy pilot try to eject from a Phantom simulator - he'd misjudged the height of a church spire on coming in to a simulated landing.

Jeremy

Jeremy

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will dex Wrote:

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> ?100-?200 of your finest pounds will get him a

> ferrari to race around in.


I wanted to book something like that for my dad, but the only ones I could find were ?250 or over. Do you know where you can do one for more like ?100?

Tony.London Suburbs

Tony.London Suburbs

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Lyndsy83 "clearly it wasn't a good idea" for me to think that you would acknowledge and thank all the following Forumites who have taken the time and trouble to suggest suitable presents for your friend since your fleeting re-appearance on the thread you initiated :


PeckhamRose, Charliecharlie, bigbadwolf, Jetsetwilly,citizenED, Will dex, DaveR, Keef, HonaloochieB....


"Naive that I am."

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