# Looks like umkay is back, so we may as well get this thread started... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 15, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570 "2013-07-15T16:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/201 "2013-07-16T13:58:11Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Sorry I didn’t show, the number 18 bus didn’t turn up. Is your [Citroen C2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16473609&postcount=37) not running? ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/202 "2013-07-16T13:59:05Z")
> [@ugly ripe tomato](#): > > Or driven… :dubious: My car’s having an MOT today, and I have a lot of work to do so in any case I could only have stopped for a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/203 "2013-07-16T13:59:33Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Sorry I did **nae** show, the number 18 bus did **nae** turn up. Corrected that for ya. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/204 "2013-07-16T14:02:10Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > So, what time today, tomorrow, or yesterday does 2 pm occur in Scotland? 😛 [This will tell you.](http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_GB.aspx) Speaking of time, I just learned a new time expression. It’s the time that all of your electronic devices shows you when power is restored after a power outage. I got it from [this geeky article](http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/11/raspberry-pi-microwave-hack/). The expression is “Blink-thirty”. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/205 "2013-07-16T14:02:30Z")
I am typing in standard English now for you lots benefit. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/206 "2013-07-16T14:03:17Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Sorry I didn’t show, the number 18 bus didn’t turn up. Why didn’t you drive your modified car? ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/207 "2013-07-16T14:04:58Z")
Ill give Jaymac1 some credit, she’s sticking to this story through hell or high water. Talk about dedication to a character. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/208 "2013-07-16T14:05:11Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > There should be a Straight Dope expense fund for this kind of research. The board should at least cover the cost of a coffee and a scone or something if people are willing to go troll hunting. Perhaps an English muffin? Yes, I know. I’m evil. That was uncalled for. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/209 "2013-07-16T14:05:18Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Why didn’t you drive your modified car? It’s having an MOT. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/210 "2013-07-16T14:08:40Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > **Cinnamon Imp** , I am in love with you! > > (I hope you wonnae find my horrible disfigurement a turn-off!) I wanna live with a Cinnamon Imp I could be happy the rest of my life With a Cinnamon Imp ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/211 "2013-07-16T14:08:45Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Sorry I didn’t show, the number 18 bus didn’t turn up. Are you sure it was’t the [87655](http://www.word2number.com/index.php?word=troll) bus? ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@Tequila\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Party)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/212 "2013-07-16T14:09:36Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Sorry I didn’t show, the number 18 bus didn’t turn up. Must stop laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/213 "2013-07-16T14:09:48Z")
Well son of a bitch. People are strange. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/214 "2013-07-16T14:11:16Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > It’s having an MOT. A [mug of tea](http://www.acronymfinder.com/Mug-of-Tea-%28MOT%29.html)? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/215 "2013-07-16T14:11:30Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > It’s having an MOT. Moment of Truth? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/216 "2013-07-16T14:12:04Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > I am typing in standard English now for you lots benefit. That ain’t standard English anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/217 "2013-07-16T14:13:38Z")
**M** inistry **O** f **T** ransport test, a compulsory exam of the car in the UK to check it’s roadworthiness. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/218 "2013-07-16T14:14:08Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/219 "2013-07-16T14:14:25Z")
For those of us who only speak American, the MOT test is the UK’s annual vehicle inspection. The kind of thing that’s a PITA because I have to make an appointment for the inspection, find someone to go with me to the place so they can drive me to work after I drop the car off, find someone to pick me up afterwards so I can get my car back - unless I can get it done on a Saturday and cool my heels for a few hours while they work on it. In other words it tends to be the sort of thing one would be aware might pose an inconvenience, especially in regards to keeping appointments one makes oneself… ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/220 "2013-07-16T14:15:33Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Its almost as if I thought of that and took a photo whilst there, of my 2pm Dope post next to my Costa coffee. Will upload later. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570.md?page=12)