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( Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:39, archived)

that's grand that is

( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:42, archived)

are any of you edinb3tans up for a drink this evening?
or shall we all just go out tomorrow?
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:44, archived)

I'm not available
for either, so makes no differenc to me.
(Al! is constantly suprised, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:50, archived)

that's a shame
we were going to stab you*



*probably not true
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:51, archived)

do any random lurkers fancy a pint?
i'd quite like to meet some random lurkers =D
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:53, archived)

do i count as a random lurker?

( teflon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:55, archived)

yes - go
to the pub and meet spacefish - he's a top bloke!
*edit -oops
( Darkedge, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:56, archived)

i've met spacefish, though
and just look what it did to me...
( teflon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:03, archived)

can you make it tomorrow?
i think that may be the best plan
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:18, archived)

tis tempting
and i shall consider it

(although last time i went for a few pints in edinburgh, i lost the ability to walk, which was a little inconvenient.)
( teflon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:23, archived)

silly question perhaps, but...
what makes you think that a random lurker is going to post a reply?
( 100% of Gibbon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:57, archived)

good point
bah...
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:01, archived)

i wasn'y wishing to show you up or anything...
...just genuinely curious. might i suggest you put an edinburgh pub in the scheduler, post it on the board, sit there wearing your propellor cap and see if any of them turn up?
( 100% of Gibbon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:05, archived)

oh! how i want a propellor hat!
i think it'll be sticking with the original plan of tomorrow night. i just felt like a little alcohol amongst b3tans. and eclectech can't really do tomorrow
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:20, archived)

propellor hats
are cool!
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:23, archived)

i have a propellor
i don't have a suitable hat though. hmm...
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:25, archived)

hmm
www.krazykapstore.com/propeller_beanie.asp
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:26, archived)

wow!
it's even in the proper colours! the thing that i didn't like about the thinkgeek ones was that they were all "i'm too cool" black or grey. that one is just right though!
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:29, archived)

its luck though
they aren't all the same color. whether or not I'd actually get the one I've been using is anyone's guess
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:31, archived)

propellor deely boppers
now there's a thought!

they'd have to be motorised though. with lots of leds
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:28, archived)

I could probably do that
though I'm not sure I want to.

I try to avoid actually wiring stuff up at all costs :)
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:29, archived)

i love wiring stuff up
plus it gives me an excuse to go to maplins (radio-shack-alike) and buy bits. i love lecky shops.
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:33, archived)

well
do it then! no one's stopping you. I'll even send you my soldering iron, if you'd like...

:)
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:37, archived)

rampant apathy
has me in its grip
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:38, archived)

me too
though I really do need to go to work today.

I've got to do something for someone elses project, which is somehow harder to ignore than my own...
( kitty meow meow, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:40, archived)

I probably would
but I'm nowhere near Edindburgh
(Chorlton, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:17, archived)

get the wheelies to wheel you
&!
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:26, archived)

No thanks

(lisareileygettingbummedbyahorse, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:07, archived)

ha ha ha
loon
( 100% of Gibbon, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:55, archived)

I could take you
and you know it.
(Al! is constantly suprised, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:56, archived)

i have a compass
have at ye, sir!
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:59, archived)

really, though
we ARE going to stab trash
( spacefish is imaginary oh, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:00, archived)

Don't blame you
who wouldn't, given the oppertunity?
(Al! is constantly suprised, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:20, archived)

today today today...
drinks in sunshine... yay...
edit [sigh] just me then...? how 'bout an early start tomorrow... drinks in the afternoon sun?
( eclectech, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:27, archived)

In what fashion
do you employ the light gun to play this one?
( fuzzbucket, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:46, archived)

Switch it to red to signal readiness
then dance in the window until you get a customer...
( JustHere, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:47, archived)

/switches to red
/dances
( Batsgirl, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 15:53, archived)

Bugger
my "do you do half&half" key's stuck!
( JustHere, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:01, archived)

I'm not gonna ask
what half and half is.
( Batsgirl, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:11, archived)

if you have to ask
you can't afford it
( Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:23, archived)