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Mark James

The forces do actually do quite a lot of useful work that doesn't necessarily make the papers, like capturing drug-runners (with millions of pounds worth on board ready for import and distribution) Then legalize drugs and make some money whilst saving money on drug enforcement. http://stopthedrugwa...

Mark James

Lesley Hines wrote:The forces do actually do quite a lot of useful work that doesn't necessarily make the papers, like capturing drug-runners (with millions of pounds worth on board ready for import and distribution)

Then legalize drugs and make some money whilst saving money on drug enforcement.

Mark James

I'm a cockeyed optimist so I have no reason not to believe a global resource based economy, like the one proposed by The Venus Project featured in the Zeitgeist Addendum movie thing, would work. Obviously the first Zeitgeist movie was conspiracy theory twaddle but I found this one intriguing. I'd lo...

Mark James

Oh yeah, pretty amazing music news... although this could also go in the coincidence thread http://www.nme.com/news/smashing-pumpkins/55047 That's class. Wonder what the baby from the "Nevermind" album cover is up to these days. And recommended for your pleasure, "Ripple Effect"...

Mark James

Just watched the video for radiohead's new one, "Louts Flower". All I can say is meh. It sounds like its building to something but never gets there. In Rainbows didn't do much for me either. I liked "Faust Arp" but that was about it. I seriously think it has something to do with ...

Mark James

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=225220&round=3193062#r3193062 This game has been excluded like a naughty schoolchild. It may reflect a bug in the game or include a player of questionable repute, and will therefore not be included in high scores, Daily Duel or other statistics. http://apte...

Mark James

Don't see why they make them buzz in during the final chase. Why cant it just be the first person who shouts out an answer? What if two or more contestants shouted at different answers (one being right) simultaneous? The buzzer is needed, despite being slow, to stop this from happening. Good thinki...

Mark James

Fair play to that Craig guy admitting he was intending to take the low offer but didn't as it was a minus offer and he didn't want to ruin the other contestants good work. He was excellent during his chase too, no wrong answers and revealed a hatred for formula 1 (which sounds like a baby food to me...

Mark James

This isn't a feature request really, just a question about the new lockdown variant. Didn't know where else to put it. In a numbers game I played, 10 was the red number and I subtracted 9 to get 1. 1 was already a number in the selection of six, so now there are two 1s. Will the game know if I use t...

Mark James

Nobody's fallen out or flounced off the forum in a huff. What's going on here?! Screw you fucker. I can't believe these bastards only agreed with some of what I said. Watch your backs and your inboxes - consider this a warning that I'm gonna be sending you threats of death threats! Remember - I hav...

Mark James

Fair enough. Cool. Unfortunately when I get a bit frustrated I do get quite sweary (but if you've been around here long you'll know that), and to be told "kids don't need to be protected from anything at any age" is, to me, a ridiculous and baffling stance to take, with or without experie...

Mark James

I'm not against teaching kids how to use and not abuse language. I agree with most of Lesley's post. My point is that I don't agree with shielding children from these words in the first place. Why shouldn't a seven year old be able to see the word cunt written down or perhaps expressed in an art for...

Mark James

Ok. I have imagined it. Yes you should go to prison for stealing 1p. Bitchin'. Yes you should go to prison for stealing 1p. :lol: I'd like to say I personally don't think you should be sent to prison for stealing 1p, what I was doing was showing there's an argument for it. I've yet to hear the argu...

Mark James

A quick hypothetical for you Jon. Imagine your daughter is 27 and is playing apterous and dictionary Corner offers cunt as an alternative max. Is this ok? If you answer no please explain why. If you answer yes then imagine she's 26. Is this still ok. If yes keep imagining the same scenario until sh...

Mark James

Obviously this is the sorites paradox and all the usual answers to that apply here. By the same logic I could turn your example of flirting with a 27 year old back on you. It doesn't really get us anywhere. Fair enough. I'd just like to say at this point I have no problem with Jon's approach to par...

Mark James

A quick hypothetical for you Jon. Imagine your daughter is 27 and is playing apterous and dictionary Corner offers cunt as an alternative max. Is this ok? If you answer no please explain why. If you answer yes then imagine she's 26. Is this still ok. If yes keep imagining the same scenario until she...

Mark James

I'm not avoiding the question as such, I'm just not sure where to begin. You've just said that there is no difference between the way you treat a seven-year-old girl and a twenty-seven-year-old woman. :| I didn't quite say that but I guess in the end I'm gonna treat them both as human beings. What ...

Mark James

But if not yet, when. That's my question? What difference does it make if she's seven or twenty seven? Do you apply this logic to everything, or just language? Yes. I apply it to everything. Now stop avoiding the question. If I can't play the word cunt in a game of scrabble against your daughter no...

Mark James

I was talking about an individual case, your daughter. Suppose we were family friends and you, your daughter and I enjoyed playing scrabble together, when would you deem it ok for me to play the word cunt? She's seven FFS, so definitely not yet. Can't you see that it doesn't make sense to give you ...

Mark James

Another thing. Spurs just scored an "invaluable" away goal, to win 1-0 away to Milan. I will bet with any football commentator, player, pundit or manager that Spurs will not win on away goals. If we're being charitable, we might say that it's an invaluable goal which was scored away, and ...

Mark James

First of all when, you say "discover rude words"; Words are not rude. Context makes them so. And you still haven't answered my question as to what age you think will be appropriate for them to discover these words. Over eighteen? If you were against the word outright I could slightly unde...

Mark James

Why do you think Channel 4 bleep rude words (WANKER), or scrap rounds altogether (SHITFACE) if nobody's bothered? I never said people weren't bothered I'm saying they shouldn't be. I was on the other side of the coin in that I was offended when both of those situations occurred. There was a lexicog...

Mark James

My 7 year old daughter does not know the word 'cunt'. Okay, I'll rephrase slightly - there's nothing strange about wanting to children to play a word game without it involving swears. (You cunt.) Actually that is strange. I'd much rather my kids (admittedly I don't have any that I know of) discover...

Mark James

Used to like wrestling as a kid when they actually had characters. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart was definitely my favourite until 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin came along. After he went it got pretty shit. Oh and Hawk and Animal as The Legion of Doom were the best tag team. My favourite bit was in a royal rum...

Mark James

My 7 year old daughter does not know the word 'cunt'. Okay, I'll rephrase slightly - there's nothing strange about wanting to children to play a word game without it involving swears. (You cunt.) Actually that is strange. I'd much rather my kids (admittedly I don't have any that I know of) discover...

Mark James

Sure. If someone else wants to make a website sanitized for adults' strange perception of what's appropriate for children, good luck to them. apterous is not that website. There's nothing strange about not wanting young children to see swears unnecessarily, you cunt. Someone should probably start a...

Mark James

Personally I think penalties during the game should be like penalties in a shoot out. You shouldn't be allowed to follow up if the keeper saves them. Just award a goal kick if the penalty is missed. That way there'd be no point in encroaching. Also, anyone think the box is too wide? It should be an ...

Mark James

And here's another word game people may enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/user/InecomCompa ... v97NAFKPGo

Mark James

Here's a film someone made using Grand Theft Auto 4. In lieu of the censorship discussion on the feature request thread on the apterous page I should probably point out it is for adults only.
You have been forewarned.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfhffw

Mark James

Ryan Taylor wrote:£20,000 each tonight. Two of the better contestants and thoroughly deserved. Sweet win.

Agreed. Top show today. Third guy was a bit unlucky. I never would have thought the NME was around in the fifties.

Mark James

Quick question. Suppose both contestants declare seven. Contestant 1 has SENATOR, contestant 2 only has SENATOR written down but knows its an anagram of TREASON so declares TREASON to save having to show their answer to contestant 1. Would it be disallowed because it wasn't written down and he didn'...

Mark James

Incredible. Let's say you're at a family occasion, maybe playing a game of Scrabble after Christmas dinner. You're playing with your 7 year old niece and your 85 year old grandmother. Would you play the word "cunt", or would you deem it inappropriate to do so? (Edit to add that if you're ...

Mark James

I thought that was a frustrating game to watch. I'm probably being too harsh but I just felt they missed too many easy sevens. I'm not enjoying Deborah Stephenson either. Impressionists are nothing without good writers behind them.

Mark James

So I've started watching the latest 'series' thanks to 4oD. Does anyone else feel like the questions have got way easier? I think every couple I've seen so far has got to question 8, and the ones I just saw win got the (imo) ludicrously easy "Which of Romeo & Juliet speaks first in the pla...

Mark James

Just saw the end of Fulham v Chelsea. I hate people celebrating the award of a penalty as if they've won the match like Fulham did. You still have to score it, which Fulham didn't.

Mark James

I think it would be a good idea to have a numbers only duel once a week (which can be any variant). It's probably come up before, but I'd probably have fewer conundrums in most of the duels. I find it a bit annoying when I think I'm doing quite well and then a conundrum comes along and can make or ...

Mark James

Charlie Reams wrote:
Mark James wrote:
Soph K wrote: 5/10 then. 5.5
Another of my pet hates. X.5?/10. That's the same as rating something out of 100. It's far to big a number
Presumably you were delighted with the rise in VAT.

Why, what was the rise in VAT? I don't pay attention to these things.

Mark James

Soph K wrote: 5/10 then. 5.5

Another of my pet hates. X.5?/10. That's the same as rating something out of 100. It's far to big a number. Even 10 is too big for rating things really. I prefer the five star system of rating movies.(why is there a red squiggly line under movies? Is that not how you spell it).

Mark James

Hiya. Take Me Out's ok... I would rate it 7/10. You can't say something is ok and then give it 7/10. 7/10 is way more than just ok. Unless you're someone who gives things 10/10 willy nilly, like newspapers who review video games. Even Countdown would be a tough show to give 10/10 to. Are you saying...

Mark James

Yay, House is back.

Also does anyone from Ireland watch Hardy Bucks. Seeing as Irish comedy shows usually suck (I don't count Father Ted as an Irish comedy show) I thought this one was surprisingly good.

Mark James

I'm not entirely sure how to get three stars on some levels. Sometimes I clear all the pigs with one bird and still only get one or two stars. I wish it would tell you what score you need to score over to get three stars. Also there should be a reply option so you can watch your best shots.

Mark James

You have to launch the birds from the sling shot so that they knock over the structures and kill the pigs.

Mark James

Only found out Angry Birds is on the playstation store last night. Bit more expensive than from the istore and I prefer touch screen controls but still an amazing game. Was up till nine o'clock this morning playing it. Only a hand full of three stars though.

Mark James

Susie said Dinos is terrible. Bit harsh.

Mark James

Mark, surely, it would be the police who would be investigating those bombings. I was hesitant to use those cases because, as you say it was the police. I was using the cases as an example as to why someone may want to imprison you rather than "dispose" of you. Also, It would be a Governm...

Mark James

Eoin Monaghan wrote:
Mark James wrote:Being from Ireland we get UTV instead of ITV and there was no chase today because there was a Northern Ireland news special instead. Bloody Nordies.
But it was for an event in the South. Tragic accident.

Ooops. Sorry about that.

Mark James

As to your suggestion that an entire British Government would frame me for a crime that I did not commit, the mind boggles. I suggest that if it was deemed necessary by the Government to effect my demise, I would quietly disposed of. Suppose they didn't want rid of you necessarily but wanted to use...

Mark James

Suppose you've been framed and wrongly convicted for a murder by the current government and the only way to have any chance of clearing your name is if a new government was to be elected.

Mark James

Words are not rude in and of themselves, it's the context in which they are used that makes them such. A truly important person would understand this.

Mark James

Being from Ireland we get UTV instead of ITV and there was no chase today because there was a Northern Ireland news special instead. Bloody Nordies.

Mark James

Charlie had this game where there are things written on cards for people to do to the next person in the line. Matt Morrison is first in the line and has to kiss Heather who then has to kiss Charlie. I'm next in line and there's some joking going on that Charlie's gonna have to kiss me, but what he ...

Mark James

If you like Tool you may like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS7CZIJVxFY

Mark James

The friendly match between Romania and Ukraine finished as a two all draw and they had a penalty shoot out afterwards. I think this is a great idea and should happen all the time for drawn friendlies. Disappointing attendance for the Ireland v Wales match at the Aviva Stadium. Can't imagine what it ...

Mark James

Anyone watch the bounty hunter tourney on the sky poker channel (865)? Everyone has a bounty on that so every time you knock someone out you get their bounty. Its a great structure and great fun to watch especially if Richard Orford and Tony Kendall are hosting.

Mark James

Had a dream last night I was at mass (don't go irl except for weddings and funerals) and there was a priest and three alter boys in the seat in front of me. Dinos was one of the alter boys and his arse was hanging out the back of his soutane (cheers countdown). It came time to offer each other the s...

Mark James

Deal me in for a game tomorrow night.

Mark James

I got catnip after the time but a DC beater. Round 6 i think

Mark James

Good show today. Some nice banter between the contestants and the chaser and even Bradley, who also chipped in with the fact about Rada. I love that they have this banter but the chaser is still complementary when they do well. Fair play to the guy who lost out for going for the big amount but who g...

Mark James

Just had an idea for the next Gillette Soccer Saturday Christmas Special. A tournament on FIFA 11. They're probably not very good at video games but I reckon it would be a laugh. They could even do it in a way where some of them are playing and the others are doing a regular Soccer Saturday thing of...

Mark James

Too bad for Wolves. Certain to be relegated now. Rubbish teams who beat United always go down.

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