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by Lesley Hines
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1653494

Re: Politics in General

When talking about the economic woes of the day, my grandmother used to say that what we need is a jolly good war. When I was of an age where I might be eligible for call-up I had my doubts, but nowadays perhaps I see more merit in the argument. OK, we are at war: are you saying our unemployment wo...
by Lesley Hines
Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:28 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
Replies: 22
Views: 3822

Re: Periods

Jon O'Neill wrote:What the fuck is happening here?
That's probably the one thing that's not happening here. Or maybe it is - who am I to speak for other people's proclivities? :lol:

As an afterthought, is that what the whole 'two girls - one cup' is about?
by Lesley Hines
Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:17 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1653494

Re: Politics in General

So, in summation, Boris Johnson invented double-decker buses (and flew one to China to show off about it?), you haven't worked out yet how figures are massaged to show trends the publisher wants, and the current Mayor of London is "pushing forwards" about a major international event due to...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Link Dump
Replies: 329
Views: 60573

Re: C4C Link Dump

Seriously freakin' freaky - what happens when you take candy from strangers.

NB you MUST be on facebook for it to work (sorry Phil!).
by Lesley Hines
Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:47 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Poppies
Replies: 16
Views: 3175

Re: Poppies

OK I understand that they drew the war for us and all that, but I see FIFA's reasoning. Next thing we know we'll have symbols everywhere for any major anniversary. Nice one FIFA. Again. Drew which war? Poppies can't do anything :? And we do have symbols everywhere - just because you don't know you'...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Poppies
Replies: 16
Views: 3175

Re: Poppies

See, that's what happens when you live in Harlow. I can't see how they're a bad idea. Even if you're a screaming pacifist you should surely respect the people who have died during active service for their country. I've never seen them as any sort of symbol of the rights and wrongs of any wars we've ...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Photo Dump
Replies: 343
Views: 55050

Re: C4C Photo Dump

I was wondering whether to buy myself for birthday and Xmas, one of those digital radios that also do internet radio and radio iplayer via wi-fi, or invest in a pair of pricey digital wireless headphones (I've tried FM signal ones and they were crap) to access the stuff from my laptop while doing h...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Photo Dump
Replies: 343
Views: 55050

Re: C4C Photo Dump

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by Lesley Hines
Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Link Dump
Replies: 329
Views: 60573

Re: C4C Link Dump

Mark James wrote:Not quite a link but try typing "Do A Barrel Roll" into google.
Being much entertained by this led me onto this little whimsical article. Thanks for that :)
by Lesley Hines
Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
Replies: 584
Views: 70730

Re: Derren Brown - The Events

'Sa funny thing hypnotism. I've been "hypnotised" twice, once on stage on holiday in Spain and once for giving up smoking. The stage one? I walked off halfway through. I started off by playing along for a laugh and then his requests got more offensive so I left. I wasn't bothered about mak...
by Lesley Hines
Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 42013

Re: Countdown in London 2011

Ben Wilson wrote:Also, caption competition. :-)
Think what we could be doing if you hadn't necked all that vodka...
by Lesley Hines
Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Photo Dump
Replies: 343
Views: 55050

Re: C4C Photo Dump

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by Lesley Hines
Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:05 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17568

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

Bah! Gutted! Was enjoying that but reading it on my phone only allows me to back 50 posts. I was going to go back and read it when I some time today at machine. Still, my mum brought me up that it's not nice to laugh at the village idiots. (If they're begging you to though I was prepared to make an ...
by Lesley Hines
Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Free stuff!
Replies: 136
Views: 12709

Re: Free stuff!

rofl :lol: :lol: :lol:

I don't have ethical dilemmas any more now that I can be Jaysri Ganesh when I want ;)
by Lesley Hines
Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Free stuff!
Replies: 136
Views: 12709

Re: Free stuff!

Our local's had a refurb and they've got some proper sexy new Carlsberg glasses in there. Having been coveting them for a week or so now, one of our punters has had the decency to nick one and then bugger off, leaving it in the room. Come to think of it we get a fair amount of stuff this way. Highli...
by Lesley Hines
Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Coincidence
Replies: 224
Views: 78601

Re: Coincidence

Haha that's bloody funny, and the one about living with Jews.

Coincidentally I'm doing this on my phone as my NIC has died only a week after the CPU fan went. What are the chances of that?! :|
by Lesley Hines
Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17568

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

And there's the whole life after death thing. Your second paragraph looks like an inadvertent attack on organised religion! Lets hope it was. Religion is wank. Although something tells me David is on a wind up here. Beat me to it :lol: It wasn't actually what I was thinking at all, although now you...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17568

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

Does that then mean I've just inadvertently accused the producers of exploiting the viewers, who are frighteningly stupid? :lol: I don't think it makes any difference, although tbf most DC guests say more 'we' found, rather than 'I', or will credit Susie, and the odd exception will give their own ac...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Chapsticks
Replies: 12
Views: 2287

Re: Chapsticks

I find the hole concept disgusting. That's why you're still a virgin. Disgusting literally means "bad-tasting", so... Again, that's where you're going wrong. Kiss a girl, you'd like it (the taste of their cherry ChapStick). Is this the wrong moment to vaunt the many uses of Vaseline, not ...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17568

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

it's the same deception, which rather leaves Paul Zenon open to a charge of hypocrisy. And I'm finding it hard to seethe with moral indignation at one while tacitly approving the other. Sorry but I think they're completely different things. If anyone were to suggest seriously to Paul Zenon (or any ...
by Lesley Hines
Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:02 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Occupy this thread
Replies: 9
Views: 2665

Re: Occupy this thread

Ian Volante wrote:What did I miss?
A long fat one with Andy. Still, looks like he enjoyed it :lol:
by Lesley Hines
Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:30 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: X Factor
Replies: 93
Views: 9375

Re: X Factor

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Go Johnny, go!
You do know Margaret Thatcher hated and persecuted gays, right?
I think he's implying Johnny's gone "the wrong way" ;)
by Lesley Hines
Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:27 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Chopsticks
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

Re: Chopsticks

It does annoy me the way Westerners (i.e. people eating in Chinese restaurants over here) use chopsticks like they're some dainty picking tool (and think themselves superior for it), when the Chinese tend to use them as some sort of groovy triangulated shovel. At least they did when I was in the Far...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Fake corks
Replies: 24
Views: 4686

Re: Fake corks

Usually the only wine I drink's champagne. Solves the whole problem. On the odd occasion I have wine out with a meal I'm quite happy to send the sommelier off once they've opened the bottle. They're guaranteed to hear from me if there's a problem so they really don't need to hang around.
by Lesley Hines
Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cake forks
Replies: 24
Views: 2839

Re: Cake forks

I went through the soft layers nicely but due to the lack of leverage I was able to achieve with such a small instrument (wahey), I was forced to push quite hard on the shortbread base (wahey?). See, there you should've collared the waitress and asked for a spoon as well. This would have made you l...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Kork's Face
Replies: 4
Views: 1194

Re: Kork's Face

Matt Morrison wrote:Image
Quoted just cos I love the way Kirk's arm moves in this pic.
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Amazing Ads
Replies: 39
Views: 7006

Re: Amazing Ads

AMAZING! Just seen that new Injury Lawyers 4 U advert where one of the lawyers actually falls down the steps in her high heels! Haha! Or rather I had it on in the background, wasn't watching just listening but not really listening and then it all kicked off. I rewound it about 8 times, still can't ...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011
Replies: 49
Views: 5315

Re: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011

Gavin Chipper wrote:I would contest whether people from the midlands speak English English anyway.
Look me babba, we'm not takin tharoff nobody. Not nobody off Essex anyways. If you'm got summat ter say baht the way we talks you'm better jus say it straigh or shurrit.
by Lesley Hines
Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Replies: 186
Views: 35521

Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament

Ian Volante wrote:We've told you before to close the curtains before you get changed.
I lol'd at the joke, I did, but I've just found out that the cyclist in her 30s who fell out with the lorry had the worst possible ending in that story :( :cry:
by Lesley Hines
Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:51 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Replies: 186
Views: 35521

Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament

Really sorry but I'm going to have to pull out of this. Every time I'm free to play it's never the right time. Sorry about the other afternoon Thomas, there was a massive crash right outside my house :(
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:37 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Hex
Replies: 212
Views: 32425

Re: Hex

I played Hex for the first time last night, and thus popped my cherry. After my initial £1 investment for 2 games I walked away with a handsome £1 profit. You'll be interested to know I then invested this in 1/3 pint of cola (i.e. I spent it all at once and it still didn't buy me a full drink) so I ...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41823

Re: Pointless Series 5

James Robinson wrote:Just been informed that October 14th, 3 weeks today, will be my Pointless debut.

I have also been told that since they are showing 3 weeks of repeats straight after, my 2nd show, if needed, will be on November 7th.
Good luck James!
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:05 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
Replies: 222
Views: 145241

Re: Classic Aptochat moments

Andy Platt wrote:Donna Wilson says:
are the apterous bots real people playing or is it a computer?
Awesome. Charlie's passed the Turing test :lol:
by Lesley Hines
Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41823

Re: Pointless Series 5

Craig Beevers wrote:A cricket question at the end, I missed all the other ones.
And look what he did with it! There was some proper outrage here, I can tell you :lol:
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 42013

Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Standby Registration Only

Vote for the nightclub, and motion to have all future Co:Lons held on a Thursday.
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Replies: 10
Views: 1348

Re: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK

I've tried this in Chrome now and I'm not getting any bother; I'm assuming people will holler if they are! Thanks for doing that so fast :)
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:58 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Replies: 10
Views: 1348

Re: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK

Matt Morrison wrote:Lesley Holmes
:lol: :lol:
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:51 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Replies: 10
Views: 1348

Re: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK

I've found the beastie: it's this picture of Domenech from Kai :!: Don't follow the link just in case :!: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3820&p=87068&hilit=*honduras*#p87068 Could Jon / Charlie please delete the link - the picture no longer works anyway (probably cos th...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:04 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Replies: 10
Views: 1348

Re: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK

My antivirus isn't throwing anything up and I'm using Firefox - here's the contents of the post for your own satisfaction (kinda): [post] Re: FIFA World Cup 2010 Postby Jon Corby » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:22 pm Matt Morrison wrote:It's official now. The England camp have blamed the ball for Rob Green's ...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Eating yoghurt in public
Replies: 15
Views: 4618

Re: Eating yoghurt in public

You guys are on about regular yoghurt, yeah? Not the Viz filthy sort? 'Cos that really is a bit beyond the pale.
by Lesley Hines
Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41823

Re: Pointless Series 5

:!: Moderate spoiler :!:

Richard: "Westlife have released some Pointless singles"

Quote of the week :lol:
by Lesley Hines
Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 42013

Re: Countdown in London 2011 - 29th October - Regiser Now!!!

Regisered, if only to prove I have some sort of sense of direction, if not anagrammy ability.
by Lesley Hines
Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sarcasm
Replies: 28
Views: 4972

Re: Sarcasm

More details please. Tell us all about it.
by Lesley Hines
Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:56 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Replies: 186
Views: 35521

Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament

Martyn Simpson wrote:Though the wife is due to give birth on 6th September, hopefully she won't overrun, or I might have to pull out.
If you'd done that earlier...

Srsly tho, congrats, that's great news! :D
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:24 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437169

Re: Bug reports

Tried to check out the new improved Landmarks page; got query failed in gen mode and to report as a bug. Duly done. For info: was accessing the page via the Landmarks link on my user page. Seems to be okay for me, are you still having this problem? It may have been a temporary result of the databas...
by Lesley Hines
Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:50 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437169

Re: Bug reports

Tried to check out the new improved Landmarks page; got query failed in gen mode and to report as a bug. Duly done.

For info: was accessing the page via the Landmarks link on my user page.
by Lesley Hines
Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:07 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Replies: 186
Views: 35521

Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament

One more :)
by Lesley Hines
Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:59 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437169

Re: Bug reports

Yep, all working for me too :D Thanks very much!
by Lesley Hines
Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:34 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437169

Re: Bug reports

I've got the same problem even after uninstalling and reinstalling both Chrome and Java. Here's the console: techie blx I'm getting the same; when my Firefox upgraded it gave compatibility errors with Java and I'm having trouble rolling it back* (the Firefox) but I'm guessing it's a Java thing if y...
by Lesley Hines
Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93789

Re: Only Connect

Sky+ HD :) - Search by title and it'll give you the next week's 8-)

Btw, what's a radio?
by Lesley Hines
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Signs of the times
Replies: 42
Views: 5763

Re: Signs of the times

Image
From Disneyland Paris
"Hold hands and no dancing"
by Lesley Hines
Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Riots
Replies: 176
Views: 16294

Re: Riots

Isn't it sickening the gap between rich and poor? Sorry, I'm struggling with that in this country. Between say, Britain and Somalia? Yes, horrific. But in this country I've never seen a poor person without shoes or clothes, I've never seen anyone with famine-induced oedema, or any of the other thin...
by Lesley Hines
Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 196
Views: 33658

Re: Cricket

in the same way manure are premiership no.1. mediocre opposition. still history will forgive that fact. Oh no they're not :lol: Oh, and screendump that now. Wolves at #2 :D 8-) The cricket rocked - loved every minute of it. :D As the man himself said, think of the runs he did score rather than the ...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Riots
Replies: 176
Views: 16294

Re: Riots

He does also have a conviction for assault though, right? So maybe not a great example of the merits of sticking up for oneself. True, although that was where someone threatened him with a bottle several times outside in a club (off CCTV, but the 20yo guy had a record for burglary, assault, and the...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Riots
Replies: 176
Views: 16294

Re: Riots

What is annoying to see is how the ordinary citizen just stands back and watches it happen. Him indoors isn't the type to stand by and watch it happen. He confronted some troublemakers in our local, so they waited for him outside - well over half an hour, mind - and pulled a knife on him. (He laugh...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Vord at the (white) board
Replies: 26
Views: 5454

Re: Vord at the (white) board

I might be being a bit dim, but hasn't she noticed an awful lot of people leave school at 16? The last govt had plans to raise the leaving age to 17 by 2013, and 18 by 2015. That might have been while schools still had a budget, instead of collecting tin :lol: Besides, I really don't think people w...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Vord at the (white) board
Replies: 26
Views: 5454

Re: Vord at the (white) board

I'm reminded of the debate about the other end of schooling. I was listening to some programme (several years ago) that came up with the shocking figure that a third of 11-year-olds were below average for maths, reading and writing. (Obviously they should all be average or above.) Genius! You've cr...
by Lesley Hines
Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:07 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Good idea for a variant?
Replies: 277
Views: 38136

Re: Good idea for a variant?

I've been pondering this for a while: what about a completely anarchical numbers format where you can use decimals and exponentials etc. to be able to get to the target? So if you've got a 2 there's also a ^ function for squaring numbers, and if you're as dim as me and often try to enter a *3/4 sequ...
by Lesley Hines
Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Riots
Replies: 176
Views: 16294

Re: Riots

Whatever you think about the police as an organisation, spare a thought for the individuals who are just doing their job Bit early for the Nuremberg defence isn't it? :lol: Not at all. I'm not defending any tosspots or any levels of tosspottery said tosspots choose to aspire to. I just know my sist...
by Lesley Hines
Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Riots
Replies: 176
Views: 16294

Re: Riots

Right then chaps (is chaps gender-neutral yet?), how do we fix Broken Britain? Should've bought the breakdown cover. Spoke to my sister whose chap's also in the Met - he's been working 16 hour days and says at times they're literally fighting for their lives. Whatever you think about the police as ...