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- Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1816632
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...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3857
Re: Periods
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?Jon O'Neill wrote:What the fuck is happening here?
As an afterthought, is that what the whole 'two girls - one cup' is about?
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:17 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1646
- Views: 1816632
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...
- Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 62131
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!).
NB you MUST be on facebook for it to work (sorry Phil!).
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'...
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 ...
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55973
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...
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55973
- Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 62131
Re: C4C Link Dump
Being much entertained by this led me onto this little whimsical article. Thanks for thatMark James wrote:Not quite a link but try typing "Do A Barrel Roll" into google.
- Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72318
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...
- Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:32 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48078
Re: Countdown in London 2011
Think what we could be doing if you hadn't necked all that vodka...Ben Wilson wrote:Also, caption competition.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55973
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17981
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 ...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Free stuff!
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12953
Re: Free stuff!
rofl
I don't have ethical dilemmas any more now that I can be Jaysri Ganesh when I want
I don't have ethical dilemmas any more now that I can be Jaysri Ganesh when I want
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Free stuff!
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12953
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...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 90186
Re: Coincidence
Haha that's bloody funny, and the one about living with Jews.Matt Morrison wrote: http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/take-a-s ... -fuck-food
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?!
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17981
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...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17981
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...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chapsticks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2315
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 ...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17981
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 ...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Occupy this thread
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2729
Re: Occupy this thread
A long fat one with Andy. Still, looks like he enjoyed itIan Volante wrote:What did I miss?
Re: X Factor
I think he's implying Johnny's gone "the wrong way"Phil Reynolds wrote:You do know Margaret Thatcher hated and persecuted gays, right?Rhys Benjamin wrote:Go Johnny, go!
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chopsticks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1712
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...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fake corks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4734
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.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2883
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...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Kork's Face
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1196
Re: Kork's Face
Quoted just cos I love the way Kirk's arm moves in this pic.Matt Morrison wrote:
- Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Amazing Ads
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10244
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 ...
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5567
Re: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011
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.Gavin Chipper wrote:I would contest whether people from the midlands speak English English anyway.
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36290
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
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 storyIan Volante wrote:We've told you before to close the curtains before you get changed.
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36290
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
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:37 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hex
- Replies: 212
- Views: 33421
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 ...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 43101
Re: Pointless Series 5
Good luck James!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.
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:05 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 222
- Views: 181650
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
Awesome. Charlie's passed the Turing testAndy Platt wrote:Donna Wilson says:
are the apterous bots real people playing or is it a computer?
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:44 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 43101
Re: Pointless Series 5
And look what he did with it! There was some proper outrage here, I can tell youCraig Beevers wrote:A cricket question at the end, I missed all the other ones.
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48078
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.
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1360
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
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1360
Re: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Matt Morrison wrote:Lesley Holmes
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1360
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...
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:04 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1360
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 ...
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eating yoghurt in public
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4688
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.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:26 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 43101
Re: Pointless Series 5
Moderate spoiler
Richard: "Westlife have released some Pointless singles"
Quote of the week
Richard: "Westlife have released some Pointless singles"
Quote of the week
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48078
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.
Re: Sarcasm
More details please. Tell us all about it.
- Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:56 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36290
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
If you'd done that earlier...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.
Srsly tho, congrats, that's great news!
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 504635
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...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:50 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 504635
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.
For info: was accessing the page via the Landmarks link on my user page.
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36290
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
One more
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:59 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 504635
Re: Bug reports
Yep, all working for me too Thanks very much!
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:34 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 504635
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...
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:13 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 112110
Re: Only Connect
Sky+ HD - Search by title and it'll give you the next week's
Btw, what's a radio?
Btw, what's a radio?
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5892
Re: Signs of the times
From Disneyland Paris
"Hold hands and no dancing"
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vord at the (white) board
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5544
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...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vord at the (white) board
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5544
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...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:07 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Good idea for a variant?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 39211
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...
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...
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 ...