Topic ID 3498
Please somebody, rescue my psyche from quantum decay. Each time I drive along the A602 towards Ware from The B158, I seem to encounter many of what look like dirty old bath sponges on the road, and on the A602/A10 roundabout. They have been there for weeks now. 50:50 chance of a litterbug with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder living nearby? I can't easily pull up my car on that stretch to observe these items, therefore I can't determine their true state.
Reply ID 51049
Invasion of the sponge people from outer space. They are here to attack Mazdas and cause them to malfunction.
Reply ID 51055
I may know the answer and who it is, but first, a couple of questions.Are you ready ? I can't hear yoooo ! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea ?
Reply ID 51060
Which one of you is more correct And has a prize now to collect? Sponge Bob or funny space debris? From outer space or a fruit in the sea? shunt, the exorcist-turned-detective Wond'ring why our cars turn defective Just when on that stretch of road Our cars go into 'limp home' mode! Could there be a mystic link Why our motors there go on the blink? Sponges causing cars to malfunction Near the B158/A602 junction!
Reply ID 51068
Great Poem Sally !!!
Reply ID 51079
Well it both was and was not a serious question, but if you lot are going to descend into quick-witted and inventively humorous replies, I might as well try my best to join in [:D]
Reply ID 51090
I think its probably Frag from the Biffa landfill site, used to cover the rubbish.
Reply ID 51100
quote:Frag? Battlestar Galactica pseudo-swear word? As in;- "Darn it, those fraggin' Cylons are attacking us again!" (Quote by Starbuck, who has since set up a coffee shop.)
Originally posted by Frankie
I think its probably Frag from the Biffa landfill site, used to cover the rubbish.
Reply ID 51148
The sponges are breeding. They'd made it as far as the A10 slip road this morning. I'm with Shunt on the invasion hypothesis. We need to stop this incursion before they take over. I noticed a particularily large sponge along the A602 which I suspect may be the queen. I'll attempt to run it over on the way home tonight. If anyone reads in the Mercury next week about a silver Ford Escort being mysteriously vapourised, remember I died trying to save you all.
Reply ID 51150
Spotted in Ware Road as well
Reply ID 51158
If they've got as far as Ware Road then we may already be too late. Only a matter of time before they start suffocating us all in our sleep... Of course, it's entirely feasible that they come in peace and I'm merely being paranoid. But I doubt it.
Reply ID 51163
quote:The only trouble with being paranoid is that everyone stares at you[:D] ps they've arrived at Waitrose on the cake counter as well[:)]
Originally posted by Lester Rouge
If they've got as far as Ware Road then we may already be too late. Only a matter of time before they start suffocating us all in our sleep... Of course, it's entirely feasible that they come in peace and I'm merely being paranoid. But I doubt it.
Reply ID 51173
Waitrose are doing them too? I hope they are not of the Cyclons variety... [:0] I also saw the huge one on the slip road this morning - in fact it looked bloomin' dangerous to me. So, disturbed as I was, on the way back from work, and at great risk to myself I might add, I pulled in at Westmill Farm and got out today to sample one with the sole of my shoe. I can confirm that they are indeed dirty sponges. And I am still alive to tell the tale. Bloomin scary things though, they're everywhere! Further, while I was minding my own business on the A602 I saw a suspect silver Ford Escort attempt to pulverise the Queen Sponge - was that you, Lester Rouge?
Reply ID 51335
quote:Yes, if that was last Thursday that would have been me, but I believe I failed to hit it as it was still there this morning (although it could have just regenerated). Anyway, the morning after I attempted to commit sponge regicide I had to drive into central London. As you can imagine, the traffic became more and more static the closer I got to the centre. So there I was, sitting at traffic light after traffic light, when I noticed my temperature gauge hitting the red. This was rather worrying since I knew I still had about an hour's journey ahead of me. At this stage a more sensible person might have pulled in to the nearest garage, switched the engine off and tried to work out the problem. However, I pride myself on my lack of sense so I carried on. Surprisingly I actually reached my destination, despite various wrong turns causing me to cross Waterloo bridge 4 times over a 40 minute period. By the time I arrived steam was pouring off my bonnet. Is there a point to all this, you may ask. Well, when I finished work I checked the car over and found the water tank was bone dry. All the water had somehow been removed from my car, as it had been absorbed. The sponges are coming and they intend to overheat your vehicles. You have been warned...
Originally posted by SallyB
Further, while I was minding my own business on the A602 I saw a suspect silver Ford Escort attempt to pulverise the Queen Sponge - was that you, Lester Rouge?
Reply ID 51519
The sponges got Lester Rouge's car But I thought they'd not really get too far Until this morning in Hertford town I saw a big one, all yellow and brown. At the roundabout near Bircherley Green Another Schroedinger Sponge was seen Was it the one Steve saw on Ware Road? I thought Westmill was their only abode! Later this morning it got so much worse I felt I had to write a verse For in Harlow on Elizabeth Way A big sponge was seen - are they here to stay? Their origin still remains a mystery Will they go down in the book of history? They appear to be happily breeding And in confusing us humans, they are succeeding!
Reply ID 51528
Stevenage, Bragbury End. I always assumed they were dirty bits of rockwool from demolition work, blown from landfill lorries, but since you've brought it up, I've taken a closer look and they are actually bits of sponge and seem to be widespread. I think they probably come from the same dry planet as women do and are probably also here to steal our water (check out any girl's bathroom cabinet and you'll find all the products are about obtaining "MOISTURE"!)
Reply ID 52461
The tail of comet Absorbis is currently passing through Earth's orbit, and is responsible for the current Spongid meteor shower. One particular meteorite, described by witnesses as "the size of a breeze block" has today hit the south side of the A602/A10 roundabout. Scientists have attended the site, and are puzzled that the meteorites are soft, which is unusual for space debris. One Hertford resident this evening speculated that it was fortunate the large Spongid landed today on the roundabout because its highly absorbent properties might have averted a major flood on the A10 after recent persistent rain.
Reply ID 52465
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Reply ID 52468
I can confirm that the breeze block sized sponge was present on the A602/A10 roundabout this morning. Considered swerving into it, but considering my previous run-in with the sponges ended up with my car nearly catching fire the following day, I decided it best to just walk away (although as I was in the car at the time walking away would have been problematic, so I just continued driving).
Reply ID 52472
I thought it was chopped up bits of foam presumably from old furniture[?]
Reply ID 52492
lol, im waiting for the Mercury to print a "true story" on this!
Reply ID 52497
quote:Now you're just in the realm of fantasy. I never heard anything so far fetched![:D]
Originally posted by ~Sarah~
I thought it was chopped up bits of foam presumably from old furniture[?]
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