This scene, like many others in the film, Rush, was memorable for it being true. Nikki Lauda was an inspiration to many. may he rest in peace.
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A Man walks onto a building site and asks the Foreman for a job laying bricks. After a short demonstration of laying a perfect line, the Foreman offered him the job.
About Ten a.m. the following Monday, a Rolls Royce pulls up at the site. The chauffeur opens the rear door and the man gets out.
He is wearing pin-striped overalls and wearing Gucci wellington boots. He proceeds to the work-face and lays the perfect row of bricks using a golden trowel.
Two hours later, the Rolls Royce returned and the bricklayer disappeared.
The same thing happened every day until payday.
On that Friday, the foreman approached him with his wage packet.
As he handed it over his curiosity got the better of him.
"There isn't much in it," the Foreman said. "You've only worked ten hours this week."
"That's fine," the bricklayer replied as he took the small envelope.
"I have to ask," the Foreman said. "if you only work two hours a day, how come you can afford a chauffeur driven Rolls and all the fancy gear?"
"Gambling," the brickie replied simply.
"On what?" asked the foreman.
The brickie sighed.
"Put it this way, I'll bet you Fifty pounds that you have only one testicle."
The foreman was taken aback.
"That's not gambling!" he exclaimed.
"Do you take the bet?"
"If you want to be so stupid then, yes, of course I do." He held out his hand for his winnings.
"Oh no," said the brickie. I'm not just going to take your word for it!"
"Fine, says the foreman, loosening his belt. "For fifty quid..."
The brickie reached out and, with his 24kt trowel, moved the foreman's testicles first one way and then the other.
"Fair enough," the brickie replied, handing over the money.
The Foreman was perplexed. "I don't get it. You couldn't win that bet so how do you make money?"
"Simple," said the brickie. There are two hundred men on this site. I bet each of them one pound that I could get the foreman's testicles on a golden trowel by payday!"
About Ten a.m. the following Monday, a Rolls Royce pulls up at the site. The chauffeur opens the rear door and the man gets out.
He is wearing pin-striped overalls and wearing Gucci wellington boots. He proceeds to the work-face and lays the perfect row of bricks using a golden trowel.
Two hours later, the Rolls Royce returned and the bricklayer disappeared.
The same thing happened every day until payday.
On that Friday, the foreman approached him with his wage packet.
As he handed it over his curiosity got the better of him.
"There isn't much in it," the Foreman said. "You've only worked ten hours this week."
"That's fine," the bricklayer replied as he took the small envelope.
"I have to ask," the Foreman said. "if you only work two hours a day, how come you can afford a chauffeur driven Rolls and all the fancy gear?"
"Gambling," the brickie replied simply.
"On what?" asked the foreman.
The brickie sighed.
"Put it this way, I'll bet you Fifty pounds that you have only one testicle."
The foreman was taken aback.
"That's not gambling!" he exclaimed.
"Do you take the bet?"
"If you want to be so stupid then, yes, of course I do." He held out his hand for his winnings.
"Oh no," said the brickie. I'm not just going to take your word for it!"
"Fine, says the foreman, loosening his belt. "For fifty quid..."
The brickie reached out and, with his 24kt trowel, moved the foreman's testicles first one way and then the other.
"Fair enough," the brickie replied, handing over the money.
The Foreman was perplexed. "I don't get it. You couldn't win that bet so how do you make money?"
"Simple," said the brickie. There are two hundred men on this site. I bet each of them one pound that I could get the foreman's testicles on a golden trowel by payday!"
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Where Eagles Dare, the escape in the bus. A little cheesy but I love it. 
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Skiing... I think... 
WYR Listen to Beethoven or watch Beethoven?
WYR Listen to Beethoven or watch Beethoven?
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Crazy Train.
Long Train Runnin' or Last Train to Transcentral?
Long Train Runnin' or Last Train to Transcentral?
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Oh, it's great!
It would have taken me a little more time in your waiting novel about the change of time. I would like to fix my computer so that I can access my files!
Impression of Planet Proxima Centauri with New the stars, Centauri a and Centauri B - Information about Proxima Centauri .
it would be nice if I could understand what this is referring to. But I don't wish to click on the URL. No telling what it may send me to.
I believe it to be spam, Larry. The post is made up of lines taken from various previous posts. It has been reported.
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I don't generally enjoy musicals so, of those, Sound of Music. (I have visited Salzburg, such a beautiful place.)
Salzburg or Vienna?
Salzburg or Vienna?
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Hi everyone. 
Thank you, Gill and Elizabeth. I hadn't realised when I posted the photo but it looks as though I was in the canal when I took that shot!
I really wasn't, there was a bend just ahead of me and I was using a zoom lens.
I too love the winter. Crisp, bright, snowy days are my favourite, which is how that day started out.
My favourite biscuit is the wonderful Bourbon! Do you have them outside the UK? They're great for dunking in coffee... or tea, I suppose.
Keep warm and safe, everybody. I'm off to do some more writing...
Thank you, Gill and Elizabeth. I hadn't realised when I posted the photo but it looks as though I was in the canal when I took that shot!
I really wasn't, there was a bend just ahead of me and I was using a zoom lens.
I too love the winter. Crisp, bright, snowy days are my favourite, which is how that day started out.
My favourite biscuit is the wonderful Bourbon! Do you have them outside the UK? They're great for dunking in coffee... or tea, I suppose.
Keep warm and safe, everybody. I'm off to do some more writing...
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I like the strings in an orchestra but as a stand alone, Piano, for sure.
Honky Tonk or Grand?
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Hi everyone. Hope you're all doing well.
I actually had a nice day today, thanks to the lockdown, believe it or not!
I had to take my car for a service which would take about two hours. Due to Coronavirus safety rules, there was nowhere available for me to wait. The nearby McDonalds was open for takeaway only and the garage was a couple of miles out of town.
So how is any of that good? I hear you ask. Well, although cold, -1c, the sun was up and the sky clear and blue. I took a stroll along the nearby canal towpath. I took some beautiful pictures and even found a memorial to the crew of a WW2 Wellington bomber which had crashed nearby due to a wing failure on a training flight in 1943.
On the way back, the sky darkened and it began to snow. Damn! I was in heaven! The water of the canal was frozen and snow covered. The flurry didn't last long but was enough to put the icing on my cake.
So you see, folks. When the world is in darkness, you can never tell when a moment of light will brighten you life.
I hope you all have a moment in your lives which brings you the same joy and peace that I have felt today.
I actually had a nice day today, thanks to the lockdown, believe it or not!
I had to take my car for a service which would take about two hours. Due to Coronavirus safety rules, there was nowhere available for me to wait. The nearby McDonalds was open for takeaway only and the garage was a couple of miles out of town.
So how is any of that good? I hear you ask. Well, although cold, -1c, the sun was up and the sky clear and blue. I took a stroll along the nearby canal towpath. I took some beautiful pictures and even found a memorial to the crew of a WW2 Wellington bomber which had crashed nearby due to a wing failure on a training flight in 1943.
On the way back, the sky darkened and it began to snow. Damn! I was in heaven! The water of the canal was frozen and snow covered. The flurry didn't last long but was enough to put the icing on my cake.
So you see, folks. When the world is in darkness, you can never tell when a moment of light will brighten you life.
I hope you all have a moment in your lives which brings you the same joy and peace that I have felt today.
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Hmm... another toughie. I like jazz, such as Dave Brubeck but I like more Classical.
Take Five or Für Elise?
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I like both but I'll take board game.
Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit?
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