# What is up with Pimms o' clock? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 14, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960 "2008-10-14T22:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/41 "2008-10-15T20:28:37Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Or that car in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang._ > > It could fly. If it was so great, why wasn’t it smart enough to fly right out of that incredibly horrible movie? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/42 "2008-10-15T20:36:57Z")
> [@Pimms\_o\_clock](#): > > And P.P.S. the quintissential English Car, the Bristol Blenheim stores its spare tyre behind its left wheel arch. I know this because I used to have one. So there. No way, it must be [this one](http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ayDwN8s8HD4&feature=related)! ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/43 "2008-10-15T20:52:19Z")
You are all wrong, the quintessential English car was the one designed by [Alec Isigonis](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbdaXUh9rbc). (YouTube). And it’s quint **e** ssential not quint **i** ssential. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/44 "2008-10-15T23:28:37Z")
> [@Pimms\_o\_clock](#): > > No, no one did. I just logged on now after a hard (well, not very hard to be honest - I more or less sat around clicking the mouse occasionally) day at work. > > There’s nothing up with me, I just have two flaws, one of which is I am frequently extremely intoxicated, the second of which is that I have a cheeky grin in person but my humour may not travel well when written. > > Subset of flaw two is that I can’t really write for toffee. Flaw one is a subset of my superset of character flaws which also include strong feelings about certain topics. In fact the judicial one is an interesting issue that I’m going to go and create a great debate about now. > > P.S. Caterhams don’t have boots. Or make saloons. Honestly, do you know anything about cars at all? So, you’re saying you’re some kind of drunken, ignorant, inarticluate weirdo? Enjoy your stay. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/45 "2008-10-16T00:21:49Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > So, you’re saying you’re some kind of drunken, ignorant, inarticluate weirdo? Enjoy your stay. Or, Bye tard. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/46 "2008-10-16T00:28:54Z")
And not exactly the most interesting loon/troll that ever wandered by. No standards anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/47 "2008-10-16T00:49:17Z")
As you may have noticed by the change in his title, [he’s been banned.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=488074) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/48 "2008-10-16T00:50:51Z")
Dumbass was stupid enough to ask for advice on how to troll over at the Snarkpit. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/49 "2008-10-16T00:56:36Z")
Color me ignorant … “the Snarkpit?” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/50 "2008-10-16T01:03:32Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Color me ignorant … “the Snarkpit?” Check your private messages. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/51 "2008-10-16T01:04:08Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Color me ignorant … “the Snarkpit?” A board whose sole purpose is to insult everyone here and mock everything we say. Don’t bother looking for it, the average comment is usually along the lines of “Ur a fag”. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/52 "2008-10-16T01:13:32Z")
I thought I’d seen something like this before - a blend of rapid-fire, big questions with obvious answers, peppered with a few controversial or otherwise strange ones. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960/53 "2008-10-16T03:17:51Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > As you may have noticed by the change in his title, [he’s been banned.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=488074) Indeed. As is sporting, I’m going to close this thread now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960.md?page=2)