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Matt Morrison wrote:A-lol ...meaning "actually laugh/laughed/laughing out loud" - it's a term I invented a year or two ago as a response to the meaningless of "lol" and is very slowly spreading around the internet. I must get round to getting t-shirts printed.

Like a positive version of A-hole really.
Insert . . . oh never mind.

Matt Morrison wrote:

Phil Reynolds wrote:

Derek Hazell (for the second time) wrote:Insert your own ridiculously inappropriate banworthy homosexuality joke here.

LOL

(No, really, I did. Normally, when people write stuff like "I need to get some sleep LOL", I think: no, you didn't actually laugh out loud when you typed that, or if you did then you're a moron. But I genuinely did LOL at that.)

A-lol ...meaning "actually laugh/laughed/laughing out loud" - it's a term I invented a year or two ago as a response to the meaningless of "lol" and is very slowly spreading around the internet. I must get round to getting t-shirts printed.

LOL! Join the club

edit: Oh and congrats Kai on that AS 100%. I'm amazed you find the time to be so awesome at both Countdown and distant-future-level academia! I got like a 93% in that one but I'm comfortable being outperformed by a mini-tot

JimBentley wrote:

Paul Howe wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:I could try and be modest like Conor, but I'm over the moon - A* in GCSE Maths and 100% in Core 1 (AS Maths module)!

Wahey, congratulations little dude. What the fudge is 'Core' though? It used to Pure, Stats, Mechanics and Decision Maths in my day.

Well, before someone else old says it - what the freaking freak is Decision Maths? It used to be Pure, Stats and Mechanics in my day.

Oh, and well done everyone (as applicable)!

Decision Maths is Discrete Maths, which covers loads of non-calculus advanced maths like algorithms, graph theory and linear programming. It was my favourite one after core, stats and mechanics.

The odd thing is that I didn't do Decision Maths but did 4 Core, 1 Mechanics and Statistics as well. Statistics was piss easy though. My little bro picked up his year 10 results today and even managed as high as 171/179 in his M9 test, and also did excellently in general, which I'm really pleased about because I know he sometimes feels a little bit in my shadow as I did well at school. Hopefully these results will show him he could easily go on to be better than me (he is already outperforming me in GCSE Maths) as I know he does feel a bit pressured from time to time to 'live up' to my performances, irregardless of how much we tell him if he performs to the best of his abilities we'll be proud of him.

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:My little bro picked up his year 10 results today and even managed as high as 171/179 in his M9 test

What's M9?

I dunno, it's not Mechanics 9 or anything, I think it just means Maths 9 or something.

Kai Laddiman wrote:I could try and be modest like Conor, but I'm over the moon - A* in GCSE Maths and 100% in Core 1 (AS Maths module)!

meh

Seriously though, that's amazingly good - child prodigy.

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:The odd thing is that I didn't do Decision Maths but did 4 Core, 1 Mechanics and Statistics as well. Statistics was piss easy though.

I've had two attempts at S1 - first time I got an E, second time a D. I'm hoping it will be third time lucky!

The maths modules I'll be taking in January: C2, C3, C4, M1, S1, FP1, FP2, D1.

Jimmy Gough wrote: I've had two attempts at S1 - first time I got an E, second time a D. I'm hoping it will be third time lucky!

The maths modules I'll be taking in January: C2, C3, C4, M1, S1, FP1, FP2, D1.

That's a shitload of Maths.

Tbf the first time I did S1 I got a C, you can easily make so many mistakes in working out. During the retake I went over every answer about 3 times.

Jimmy Gough wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:I could try and be modest like Conor, but I'm over the moon - A* in GCSE Maths and 100% in Core 1 (AS Maths module)!

meh

Seriously though, that's amazingly good - child prodigy.

What a name!

"speaks three languages, including Latin"
I found that odd.

Kieran Child wrote:"speaks three languages, including Latin"
I found that odd.

Assuming one is English and taking into consideration that Latin is absolutely useless, he's basically learnt to speak one language at 8 years old. Note how they don't say he's fluent either.

Derek Hazell wrote:

Matt Morrison wrote:A-lol ...meaning "actually laugh/laughed/laughing out loud" - it's a term I invented a year or two ago as a response to the meaningless of "lol" and is very slowly spreading around the internet. I must get round to getting t-shirts printed.

Like a positive version of A-hole really.
Insert . . . oh never mind.

Or even Aholehole .... but that sounds a bit fishy.

Got my chem result results today. Needed 40% to pass and I passed 2 out of 3 (got 37 on the other one). Not brilliant but conceded pass so I get to do my final year. Shame it only tells you the capped results cos I think I did pretty good on the other 2!

From now on you can direct all your chemistry questions to Mr Thurlow. dinos_the_chemist is no more!

Today I've made the change from BSc Chemistry and Maths to BSc Maths. This also means me switching from Level 3 to Level 2 and doing another year but I think in the long run it will be worth it. Hopefully I'll finish with a better class of degree and have more opportunity to get teaching experience before I apply for my PGCE. Also now Emma and I will graduate in the same year yay This semester just gone I fared abominably in my exams which was a real wake up call for me. Its going to be a lot of hard work but I'm savouring the chance to do better with my new found work ethic.

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Its going to be a lot of hard work but I'm savouring the chance to do better with my new found work ethic.

I think you've accidentally posted your CV, Dinos.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Its going to be a lot of hard work but I'm savouring the chance to do better with my new found work ethic.

I think you've accidentally posted your CV, Dinos.

Nah my CV just says "Will drop pants for money"

Dinos Sfyris wrote:my CV just says "Will drop pants for money"

So does mine. Only without the money bit.

Derek Hazell wrote:

Derek, that's not gonna help, is it?????

Sue Sanders wrote:Derek, that's not gonna help, is it?????

Involuntary reaction, sorry.

Well, I don't know what sort of Freshers' Week Jeffrey's having, but within the last half an hour working in the university, I've just had a well-spoken, smartly dressed old man come up to me and say:
"Why the fuck is here so hot?"
followed by a young Oriental lady with an enquiry, whose name was Sue Mei Kok.

January Module A level and As level results were released today.

I sat 5 Modules, and my lowest percentage from the lot was 94%, so get in! [/boast]

Did anybody else get results today?

JackHurst wrote:Did anybody else get results today?

<STD joke>

I got 100% on C2

Well done Hursto and Laddimano. Oh how I miss the days of exams...

Did some exams, got 1000% on most of them. Pretty happy.

Michael Wallace wrote:

JackHurst wrote:Did anybody else get results today?

<STD joke>

Telephone jokes are boring.

Gavin Chipper wrote:Telephone jokes are boring.

Dave was a frequent user of a payphone at a petrol station, and was greatly inconvenienced when it developed a fault. Repeated requests for repair brought only promises. After several days, he again contacted BT and told them not to worry. The phone was working again, except that all money was being returned upon completion of each call.

An engineer arrived within the hour.

Alec Rivers wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:Telephone jokes are boring.

Dave was a frequent user of a payphone at a petrol station, and was greatly inconvenienced when it developed a fault. Repeated requests for repair brought only promises. After several days, he again contacted BT and told them not to worry. The phone was working again, except that all money was being returned upon completion of each call.

An engineer arrived within the hour.

Point proved methinks.

Alec Rivers wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:Telephone jokes are boring.

Dave was a frequent user of a payphone at a petrol station, and was greatly inconvenienced when it developed a fault. Repeated requests for repair brought only promises. After several days, he again contacted BT and told them not to worry. The phone was working again, except that all money was being returned upon completion of each call.

An engineer arrived within the hour.

Ahh it's the way ya tell 'em.

OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG Its results day tomorrow Im all excited and nervous, who is else getting results?!?!?!

OMFG
OMFG
OMFG

JackHurst wrote:OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG Its results day tomorrow Im all excited and nervous, who is else getting results?!?!?!

OMFG
OMFG
OMFG

gl

Never again. Excited for everyone who does though, let us know how you did.

I've just passed my AAT Foundation Accountancy course. I maybe 32, but i'm not too old for a career change!

Also, this thread has reminded me that there should be a word/phrase for the state in which something has already been decided but the outcome is not yet known externally (e.g. between taking an exam and getting the results). I usually use "collapsing the wave function" but this makes me sound like a dick. Any ideas?

JackHurst wrote:OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG Its results day tomorrow Im all excited and nervous, who is else getting results?!?!?!

OMFG
OMFG
OMFG

Me! What subjects?

Charlie Reams wrote:Also, this thread has reminded me that there should be a word/phrase for the state in which something has already been decided but the outcome is not yet known externally (e.g. between taking an exam and getting the results). I usually use "collapsing the wave function" but this makes me sound like a dick. Any ideas?

Purgatory

Charlie Reams wrote:Also, this thread has reminded me that there should be a word/phrase for the state in which something has already been decided but the outcome is not yet known externally (e.g. between taking an exam and getting the results). I usually use "collapsing the wave function" but this makes me sound like a dick. Any ideas?

Stop talking like a dick?

Jon Corby wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:Also, this thread has reminded me that there should be a word/phrase for the state in which something has already been decided but the outcome is not yet known externally (e.g. between taking an exam and getting the results). I usually use "collapsing the wave function" but this makes me sound like a dick. Any ideas?

Stop talking like a dick?

I'm quite happy for us all to go along with "collapsing wave function" if it makes Charlie sound like a dick every time anyone says it.

Kai Laddiman wrote:

JackHurst wrote:OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG Its results day tomorrow Im all excited and nervous, who is else getting results?!?!?!

OMFG
OMFG
OMFG

Me! What subjects?

MAFFS and SIYENCE. I assume you must be waiting for your degree results or something by now?

Woo! Got an A in C3 and FP1, only 2 more modules needed for an A level

How'd you do Jack?

Kai Laddiman wrote:Woo! Got an A in C3 and FP1, only 2 more modules needed for an A level

How'd you do Jack?

Well done! Brilliant considering your youth. What are you going to do along side C4?

I did well enough to get into Cambridge! God knows how that happened.

JackHurst wrote:What are you going to do along side C4?

Another C. See?

JackHurst wrote:I did well enough to get into Cambridge! God knows how that happened.

I was about to like this post, but then realised I should check which college first...

Michael Wallace wrote:

JackHurst wrote:I did well enough to get into Cambridge! God knows how that happened.

I was about to like this post, but then realised I should check which college first...

Pembroke. Feel free to air your disdain if you find yourself in need of a dislike button.

JackHurst wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:Woo! Got an A in C3 and FP1, only 2 more modules needed for an A level

How'd you do Jack?

Well done! Brilliant considering your youth. What are you going to do along side C4?

I did well enough to get into Cambridge! God knows how that happened.

Well done, you modest shit. I see you've been too humble to disclose that you got a 1 and 2 in the STEP papers. For comparison, I got Unclassified in both.

JackHurst wrote:Pembroke. Feel free to air your disdain if you find yourself in need of a dislike button.

That's cool, I knew some dudes there, nice college.

Charlie Reams wrote:Well done, you modest shit. I see you've been too humble to disclose that you got a 1 and 2 in the STEP papers. For comparison, I got Unclassified in both.

Haha, I don't think you ever told me that. You loser.

Michael Wallace wrote:

JackHurst wrote:Pembroke. Feel free to air your disdain if you find yourself in need of a dislike button.

That's cool, I knew some dudes there, nice college.

In the biblical sense?

[Blackadder thinks Nurse Mary is a German spy]
Captain Blackadder: And then the final, irrefutable proof. Remember, you mentioned a clever boyfriend...
Nurse Mary: Yes.
Captain Blackadder: I then leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if he'd been to one of the great universities, Oxford, Cambridge, or Hull.
Nurse Mary: Well?
Captain Blackadder: You failed to spot that only two of those are great Universities.
Nurse Mary: Swine!
General Melchett: That's right! Oxford's a complete dump!

Michael Wallace wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:Well done, you modest shit. I see you've been too humble to disclose that you got a 1 and 2 in the STEP papers. For comparison, I got Unclassified in both.

Haha, I don't think you ever told me that. You loser.

Did you think I was exaggerating when I said I failed STEP? Incidentally Computer Science was full of maths rejects.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Michael Wallace wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:Well done, you modest shit. I see you've been too humble to disclose that you got a 1 and 2 in the STEP papers. For comparison, I got Unclassified in both.

Haha, I don't think you ever told me that. You loser.

Did you think I was exaggerating when I said I failed STEP? Incidentally Computer Science was full of maths rejects.

Oh, maybe. I'd completely forgotten if you did. Either that or I'd erased it from my memory because you're such a bad programmer.

JackHurst wrote:

Kai Laddiman wrote:Woo! Got an A in C3 and FP1, only 2 more modules needed for an A level

How'd you do Jack?

Well done! Brilliant considering your youth. What are you going to do along side C4?

Thanks. I'm probably doing M1, D1, S1 and C4 this year (I did D1 ages ago but failed).

NotJoshHurstTheOtherOne wrote:I did well enough to get into Cambridge! God knows how that happened.

Awesome stuff!

Ryan Taylor wrote:[Blackadder thinks Nurse Mary is a German spy]
Captain Blackadder: And then the final, irrefutable proof. Remember, you mentioned a clever boyfriend...
Nurse Mary: Yes.
Captain Blackadder: I then leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if he'd been to one of the great universities, Oxford, Cambridge, or Hull.
Nurse Mary: Well?
Captain Blackadder: You failed to spot that only two of those are great Universities.
Nurse Mary: Swine!
General Melchett: That's right! Oxford's a complete dump!

Ah, Blackadder. You can't beat it. Get Stephen Fry back in DC.

Junaid's comments from last year are still applicable, methinks.

Junaid Mubeen wrote:Awesome, congrats! Although....ah dammit, Varsity Countdown has taken a horrible twist.

Got the grades, woo. Can't wait to start at UWE.

You little shits are all too smart.

Someone start posting some fails now or at the least some mediocre results.

By that I mean congratulations.

Congrats Jimmy and Jack. I'm guessing you're doing maths having done STEP (unless you did them for fun), and Pembroke is a nice college.

David O'Donnell wrote:Someone start posting some fails now or at the least some mediocre results.

I'm a drop out if that helps.

At Cambridge, I failed in the Honours, but just did well enough to be granted a Pass degree

Is there still a mandatory Classics entrance test? - I needed Latin as well as Maths (Pure & Applied) Physics and Chemistry. That was back in 1943 - I think my equivalent grades were D(or E - anything better than a fail would have done, so wasn't given actual result), A*, A, B, C respectively.