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I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling.  It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid.  Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres.  Such a beautiful place. 

 

We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc.  I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map.  Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere.  I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen.  


Anyways I can't wait.  Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty.

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12 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling.  It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid.  Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres.  Such a beautiful place. 

 

We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc.  I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map.  Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere.  I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen.  


Anyways I can't wait.  Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty.

 

Enjoy mate. Think Belgium is one of the most under-rated countries ion the World personally. My family seems to have avoided the graves in the low country, although my great grandfather is buried somewhere in Turkey after Gallipoli. 

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On 06/03/2025 at 21:22, Kid Dynamite said:

I'd love to do Japan. One of the only

places left in the world where you can play arcade machines as an adult without being called a paedo 

Until 2023 the age of consent in Japan was 13 so there isn't really an equivalent word for paedo, whatever paedo like behaviour you exhibit in an arcade.

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2 hours ago, Toonpack said:

Until 2023 the age of consent in Japan was 13 so there isn't really an equivalent word for paedo, whatever paedo like behaviour you exhibit in an arcade.

Also, totally unrelated @Kid DynamiteJapan has vending machines selling used knickers. 
 

Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. 
 

 

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9 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Also, totally unrelated @Kid DynamiteJapan has vending machines selling used knickers. 
 

Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. 
 

 

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He plays on the games in arcades man! He’ll want the used nappy machine.

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12 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Also, totally unrelated @Kid DynamiteJapan has vending machines selling used knickers. 
 

Take an extra suitcase and stock up mate. 
 

 

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That used underwear reference remains the eternal warning in my head against saying anything flippant on the internet :lol: It can and will be used against you forever.

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15 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

I go to Belgium in a couple of weeks to watch the cycling.  It will be my 19th year (I think) going out there to watch various races. Only cut because of Covid.  Over the last 6 years we have stayed in Ypres.  Such a beautiful place. 

 

We have done a lot of the big cemeteries when out riding just looking, paying our respects etc.  I am the one in charge of route planning for the rides and last night I was planning a route and looking at the map.  Its just scary how there is so many cemeteries scattered about everywhere.  I was listening to the podcast 'Not so quiet on the western front' and they said during WW1 the British Government made a decision not to have any repatriation of the fallen.  


Anyways I can't wait.  Need a break from work, have a good drink and ride and watch men in lycra get dirty.

I accidentally took a deep and meaningful arty farty pic of my nippers at Thievpal- they’d gone quiet ( which is ALWAYS a sign of impending embuggerances with nippers),  and I found them just stood totally silent looking out at all the graves. 
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When I’ve had a few too many Pimm’s and Hors d’oevres I refer to it as “The Folly of Youth” shot, then break down in tears and shout “WWHHHYYY???” :lol:

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13 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I accidentally took a deep and meaningful arty farty pic of my nippers at Thievpal- they’d gone quiet ( which is ALWAYS a sign of impending embuggerances with nippers),  and I found them just stood totally silent looking out at all the graves. 
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When I’ve had a few too many Pimm’s and Hors d’oevres I refer to it as “The Folly of Youth” shot, then break down in tears and shout “WWHHHYYY???” :lol:

While they were thinking

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