Bike test USA near Basingstoke

[Lamble]

Took my bike test last week, the week after taking my driving test.
As the tester sat in the car, the battery died, so I was left to get a jump start...cold sweat.
One week later facing the bike tester on a slalom test in a car park (that's the test, honest, apart from a theory multiple choice exam-easy too, although I'd disagree that you should lie a bike down rather than ride around an obstacle),
when suddenly, you guessed it, the battery died. This time I couldn't get it jumped, so I ended up on a 500cc commuter Buell, so small I sat on the pillion seat.
When I passed I had to get the documents done. I showed them my International license issued in Basingstoke...now get this...the woman said, "Basingstoke, is that a country in Europe?"...frightening, truely frightening.

 

[Shep]

I showed them my International license issued in Basingstoke...now get this...the woman said, "Basingstoke, is that a country in Europe?"...frightening, truely frightening.

Easy mistake to make It's been the cultural centre of Europe for awhile now, has some of the best people living and working there, excellent links to other european countries (Andover(ya money), Aldershit, (we can't read)Reading.

All in all a top place

Shep

 

[Lamble]

A kingdom or just a princepality?

Shep,

Naturally, I told her Basingstoke was indeed a country and if I recall correctly, I went on to say I was an ambassador, so could I get a diplomatic immunity stamp on my license too. She said I'd have to apply to the State for that.

Do you think we could arrange a State visit, HRH Shep the First?

 

[Shep]

Shep,

Naturally, I told her Basingstoke was indeed a country and if I recall correctly, I went on to say I was an ambassador, so could I get a diplomatic immunity stamp on my license too. She said I'd have to apply to the State for that.

Do you think we could arrange a State visit, HRH Shep the First?

Half the herberts in Basingstoke think they have diplomatic immunity, its automatic once you live on one of the estates (and I dont mean country estates )

Of course as HRH (He's Really Horrible) I would feel uncomfortable refusing your invitation of an all expenses paid state visit to Washington Thanks


Shep

 

[Droopy Dick]

Not too surprising.

I fell into conversation with a chap at the bar in the Fairmont in San Francisco.

After commenting that I had an odd accent, he put forward the idea that I was Australian! The cheek of it.

Anyway, when he asked where I came from, I answered England.

There was a pause.

He then asked if England was 'near Europe, somewhere'.

It's utterly staggering that these folk are happy to go bombing other countries but can't find then on a map. Not that they'd bomb England - although parts of Basingstoke might be seriously improved with some bomb damage.

 

[Alan1963]

Truly frightening indeed. What is almost as frightening is that anyone outside the US might be surprised by that....

 

[Lamble]

Your loyal subject suggests....

I think you'd be expected to bring tokens of friendship, a bag of beads used to suffice, however may I suggest, some pork scratchings, proper bacon and a bottle of HP Brown Sauce, that should do the trick, oh and if you can find one, a fleur de lye's steak and kidney pie with fluffy pastry, just in case we need to throw a banquet.