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(The Natty Dread Pirate Roberts, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:28, archived)

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:30, archived)

Help

Hi there all, 0:)

My desktop is currently the briliantly "ms paint" ed cats arse picture.

I love it but foolishly its "internet explorer wallpaper" so im lost to get the file into my desktop rotation.

Anyone remember the link/artist?

Thanks,
PHilster

(philster_d, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:26, archived)

i think spacefish done it

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:28, archived)

eh?

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:29, archived)

Does that mean..

..you now have naked people as your wallpaper? That's what always happens to me. Microsoft should never have put the 'save picture as' and the 'set as wallpaper' buttons so close to each other.

Should probably have kept that to myself....

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:29, archived)

I agree,

my Mum couldnt work out why all the pictureas she was trying to save kept appearing on her desktop.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:34, archived)

your mum

saves images from pr0n sites??

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:38, archived)

I was

Just thinking the same thing. COOL!

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:43, archived)

Thanks

It was www.spassmonkey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cats_ass.gif

Thanks again Spassy M lol

Philbert.

(philster_d, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:44, archived)

Dr Phil!

How dare you suggest that my saintly mother would such a thing as that, not everyone's like you!!!
Nah, she was getting some pictures for a quiz she was doing and managed to plaster Woody Allen on her desktop, ot as she calls it " the thing that comes up when you turn your computer on."

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:48, archived)

Your mum

has a woody on her desktop? Could be pr0n.

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:51, archived)

and it "comes up"

when she "turns it on"...

/end lame dirty-mindedness

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:55, archived)

Thats my Mother you're talking about.

I am shocked! Shocked!

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:02, archived)

pah.

BLOG.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:04, archived)

I'm Doing it now,

and its done.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:07, archived)

oh dear

You are naughty..... But I like you.

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:04, archived)

when I turn my computer on

my woody pops up as well...

(wez, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:05, archived)

Errr..

That file is going to be somewhere like:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp

or something (that is windows 2000)...search for "Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp")

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bloid ....dloibbloiddloibbloid...., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:55, archived)

i've made some more wallpapers

new window clickies:

wallpaper 1
wallpaper 2
wallpaper 3

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spassmonkey, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:22, archived)

I love El Panda.

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:26, archived)

Just Had to be done....

(Geebo, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:23, archived)

Hahaha

haHAAAhahahahaa

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Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:24, archived)

I doff my cap..

..at your superior hummus sir!

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:24, archived)

I am resisting the urge..

..to do a straight to video competition entry for Fawlty Towers the movie.

Can you see where I am going with this? Must avoid road to hell

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:22, archived)

there is a typhoon eight at the moment

which means it is a bit blowy.

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:20, archived)

Crikey!

Are you allowed out of the house? Or are there cars being blown about and stuff?

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:21, archived)

we're not meant to leave the house

and everyone from my mum's school has been sent home. going out later though, me mates birthday, so it better calm down. best typhoon thing ever was when a bench from downstairs got blown like forty feet and into a fishpond, it ruled.

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:25, archived)

cor...

exciting stuff.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:38, archived)

wow! i'm at college!

does b3ta come under 'dubious material'?cos if so, i apparently shouldn't be on here, according to college rules.

Pep: you never heard! i ended up with A*, 6 A's, 4 B's : ) )

(Tendency, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:18, archived)

PVC is a dubious material

b3ta is not.

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Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:18, archived)

arf!

arf!

i got physics in about 5 minutes, so if i disappear and don't answer all the hoards of questions and comments you're all bound to post in reply to this, that's why.

(Tendency, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:20, archived)

Hey

I'm in my Infomation communication Technology class as we speak. Don't let such petty thing as education get in your way of enjoy the warm fuzzy glow of B3TA

(The Soldier Who Sees Everything Twice, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:23, archived)

my college

doesn't bloivk it

(RowdsterDelux, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:24, archived)

A good idea at the time !

(flangecakes, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:08, archived)

I spent an unpleasant few minutes

the other day believing that the guy in those posters was someone I know and completely hate (he's an actor, so it wouldn't have been utterly impossible.) Then I spoke to someone who actually watched TV and was relieved to find out it's the guy from Sex and the City. But the resemblance is uncanny, I did a double take when I saw it.

Nice pic.

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Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:16, archived)

Is it?

Damn! He's great, but that film looks awful (I'm ignoring every review ever, because they all say it's good ;)

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:21, archived)

The americans can't do rom coms

They don't have Hugh Grant for one thing.

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Newington, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:25, archived)

best romcom ever is

A Pyromaniacs Love Story, it is brill. lots of com, not so much rom.

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:27, archived)

is that

the one with kevin bacon?

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rogan, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:30, archived)

I got made to watch it on the plane

it was guff and John does not look as fine as he did in Sex in the City or Northern Exposure. I recommend that if you are tempted to go and see it just watch Strictly Ballroom again.

(pingu, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:40, archived)

Sounds good to me.

I shall indeed take your advice.

Why Strictly Ballroom?

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:50, archived)

ugly duckling becomes a swan story all over again

She is well minging in the beginning but then is 'miraculously' transformed with a bit of slap and some contact lenses. It never works for me on a Monday morning.

(pingu, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:56, archived)

Oh I see.

Worked for me, when I got me lenses no one recognised me at school :)

Cracking film though. And she did still ming a bit after the 'transformation'.

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:58, archived)

fuckin' scum

mornin chaps and chapesses,

still at home waitin' for the polis to turn up....if I find out which fuckin' waste of skin tried to jemmy out one of the front windows of the house last night I'll not be very happy. And what useless piece of shit company puts external beading on shitty plastic windows?! Why!!
fume

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:04, archived)

Oh dear - this isn't a good day for b3tans so far

On a brighter note I just got an email from an old friend who's been away for ages and we're going for a beer. Woo!

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PeterSeychelles, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:06, archived)

Don't worry..

things will pick up as soon as the explosions start. Sorry to hear that, witchy. At least they didn't get in.

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routine has perfected burgers, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:09, archived)

I expect they were,

trying to steal your water.
There's a lot of it about.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:06, archived)

so I've read!

Best thing is, they've picked the only window that can't easily be seen by passers-by - we're on a main-ish road and bus route (the little ones that go bleedin' everywhere)....I just dunno how they did it without makin' any noise!

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:10, archived)

Well of course they would,

they presumably didn't wanna get caught ;)

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:12, archived)

Not round here,

all the crims are numpties. Last time someone tried to get in they were standing on the windowsill in full view of the restaurant over the road, and when wifeof challenged 'im and asked what he was doing he said 'trying to get in here!'
Plus, if they'd looked thru the curtains they'd have seen that that particular window's blocked!

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:16, archived)

Good god,

they *are* thick.

I'm so glad we live on the fourth floor.

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:23, archived)

Bastards.

we were burgled once, they came into the room right nect to mine (only separated by a door).
They nicked all Mums jewellery and everything.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:13, archived)

I'm sorry witchy

I hope they catch them and kill them.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:46, archived)

*rolls eyes dangerously*

ggggggggggggggggggGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

...right, I'll stop now.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:13, archived)

I like how your Rs get darker.

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PeterSeychelles, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:13, archived)

How do you roll

eyes dangerously?
did they roll over some broken glass or something?

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:14, archived)

without a safety harness

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:27, archived)

morning surfers!

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Razor What the fuck - a sig?, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:04, archived)

Ladies weapons

I'm not sure if these weapons are for ladies or pimps. They're very good though.

- "Since 1998 Italian artist Antonio Riello has been making very special weapons as artworks. Assault rifles, pistols, machine guns, carbines, sub-machine guns, hand grenades, rocket launchers and any kind of contemporary military guns are restyled by the artist as high fashion accessories for sophisticated ladies."

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Slim has found god. He was down the back of the sofa., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:01, archived)

Gay Guns!

Good lord.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:03, archived)

would this fall under the GC catagory?

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Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:07, archived)

would that be

fully auto or semi-auto GC, sir?

(dognutz, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:26, archived)

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!

Morning. Anything exploded yet?

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routine has perfected burgers, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:59, archived)

Dr Phil's

getting close to it.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:00, archived)

just Dr Pk

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pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:00, archived)

Beat you,

HAH!
Ooh Pep, can you do me a favour. I want a nice pixelly Elvis for my Elvis gallery (not yet online, DOH!) and I was wondering if you could do one for me, since you are so very, very good at it.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:02, archived)

did you see this one?

Mirror Bearded Elvis

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curry monster, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:11, archived)

I have now.

Did you make it?
And can I have it for my gallery?

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:15, archived)

help yourself

yep I made it using the power of giving people beards made of their own hair - clever eh?

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curry monster, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:18, archived)

*breathes deeply*

*attempts to calm self*

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:09, archived)

*sprays with deodorant*

/me legs it

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:12, archived)

okay, okay,

yes, there was a SLIGHT TRICKLE of cold and I am washed, clean, deodorised etc.
Just to set that straight, thank you.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:15, archived)

I thought

kittens hated showers?

(Indole Ring, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:16, archived)

Cleanliness is next to

godliness...well, it is is my dictionary, but several pages are missing.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:17, archived)

hehe, you know I'm

only kidding, plus an attempted break-in is a lot worse than smelly armpits :o))

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witchy is covered in BEES, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:18, archived)

hurrah

Silly Greek People

(sonicpeon, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:50, archived)

has anyone visited Yahoo.com today

I thought my monitor was fucked for a minute...

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monkeymanblue mathematically safe, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:50, archived)

it's in celebration of

National American Hubris Day.

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Sexy Picard 2000, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:51, archived)

.Mr Chumley-Warner's Yahoo.

It's like Yahoo from the 1950s. Mr Chumley-Warner's Yahoo.

(Dr Wadd, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:53, archived)

I prefer it actually

all sites should be grey - like b3ta.

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pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:55, archived)

They used to be

Before God blessed us with colour monitors

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Andi is member 695 so have some damn respect, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:06, archived)

Dammit - that pedantic monkeys never around when you need him...

it's Mr Cholmondeley - Warner my dear chap.

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Monkeyboy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:56, archived)

I do apologise.

I shall now go and stand in the corner for a while and ponder my crime :)

(Dr Wadd, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:57, archived)

better late than never

(dognutz, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:30, archived)

they've kept on their

link to play 'collapse', though.

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monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:57, archived)

hahah

hahahahahah

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:04, archived)

Aha!

Thanks. I've been looking for a good reason to sue someone.

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Sexy Picard 2000, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:06, archived)

Collapse..

..being on the Yahoo site has caused me severe psychological trauma and the 'grey' smoke and dust theme that they have going on just adds to it. I can see a class action going in here if anyone is up for it!

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:11, archived)

On the remote off-chance that the family downstairs post on this board....

Be advised that I shall not rest until I have stopped you stealing our water every morning. I make this my solemn vow and I advise you strongly Not To Fuck With Me.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:49, archived)

Ride a push bike into the side of their house today

that will show 'em

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monkeymanblue mathematically safe, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:51, archived)

??????????????????????

I can see the chip on your shoulder from here!

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:51, archived)

Oooh

A whole message in bold. I've never seen that before. You must be really mad.

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mnb098mnb used to be here, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:52, archived)

morning -

cold shower or something then? Scroll down the board - theres a Totoro, might cheer you up!

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pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:52, archived)

cold?

*bitter laughter*
...there was no water.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:55, archived)

hmm... how did they manage that?

Used to live at the top of a block of flats - showers were crap in the morning as everyone was taking a shower on all floors so the water pressure went down but there was at least a trickle...

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pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:57, archived)

YES, OKAY,

...there was a thin, cold trickle. Took me about 1/2 hour to try and wash my hair under it though.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:17, archived)

uurrgh!

you smell!
/scarpers

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:57, archived)

wake up earlier?

:)
I know, i've got the same problem, its got to vendetta stage, we control the hot water from our boiler, the other day I turned it off the night before so that they wouldnt have any hot water. hee.

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Alfie, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:05, archived)

Cripes!

I'm not sure that's the family downstairs, there should always be *some*.

Except in the middle of the night when we were in the A&E apparently, when I came home and there was none at all, not even a trickle, but when I went back and picked Wol up and came home again, it was there....

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:06, archived)

It is the family downstairs.

I have checked with the waterboard. They must be running a bath, taking a shower and running a washing machine all at the same tme or something. Gits.

(tomsk, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:38, archived)

i take by this you meant thay are stealing your hot water leaving you with a very cold shower and a bad mood

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Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:56, archived)

Relax and

Brrreeeeaaattthhhhheeeeee.

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:56, archived)

hahahaha we run all the hotwater

to make our flat nice and steamy so we can draw cocks on the windows

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Dai_Marzipan Ain't no party like an S Club party, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:57, archived)

i bet

your mother is proud of you

(The Soldier Who Sees Everything Twice, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:10, archived)

stealing your water?

how?

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raw-edge, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:04, archived)

why not...

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:47, archived)

now THAT

would have made the $18 I paid to go up on the observation deck worthwhile.

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Sexy Picard 2000, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:53, archived)

That's rather good

though aerodynamically it's all wrong.
w/y/h

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Monkeyboy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:54, archived)

Should we not be sensitive today?

To the memory of all those who died in Chile on September 11th 1973 when a U.S.-backed coup toppled the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in 1973. In turn initiating a reign of terror by General Augusto Pinochet where thousands of innocent civilians were murdered and many faced firing squads.

Never heard of a world-wide two minute silence for them. Just a thought.....

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:47, archived)

well said...

(Phydeaux iii, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:50, archived)

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:54, archived)

damn right

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:58, archived)

OK then

It was Nixon and Kissinger that was behind it, am I right?

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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:59, archived)

Yes

Black propoganda in Chile spread by CIA and government funding by Nixon.

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:05, archived)

Henry Kissinger

Very nice man. War criminal. Supports Chelsea.

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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:16, archived)

You just...

...have to love the bloke!

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sick_boy, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:18, archived)

Hummus...

/unlurk
Firstly, morning everyone.
Secondly having been struck with my first feeling of hummus I thought I'd check the competition entries - 55 pages and counting!
That is more hummus than you can shake a VERY big stick at - well done everyone!

/relurk

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galanthis, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:42, archived)

i reckon this has been the best challenge yet

theres been some masterpieces done. my favourite has to be either "the bridge over jamiroquai" or "legally blind".

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:46, archived)

*takes a bow*

I thenkquew.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:51, archived)

Heh,

sneaky :)

(Amerella, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:08, archived)

Click for bigger.
Gallery.

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Slim has found god. He was down the back of the sofa., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:40, archived)

Brilliant!

May I post that on another message board, where there is a bit of a discussion about marriage going on?

(Indole Ring, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:46, archived)

of course

the link is
www.howstrange.com/b3tapics/divorce_rings.jpg

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Slim has found god. He was down the back of the sofa., Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:53, archived)

Thank

you!

(Indole Ring, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:55, archived)

you

are a star for asking. That makes a lovely change. Yay you.

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pep, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:01, archived)

-blush-

(Indole Ring, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:05, archived)

phantaztik...

...love the gallery (*mustgetorganised*)

(Phydeaux iii, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:51, archived)

Yes

It's probably been done before, the shoppery is poor, and today is the worst day I could have possibly posted it but I've not entered the comp in about 2 days.
I'll be off downstairs now then...

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LP, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:33, archived)

ooo

you tinker. but hey, enjoy the hot place....

(hazey, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:05, archived)

Also...

remember we're half way through cat protection week. think of the kittens.

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Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:30, archived)

They're safe from Moby.

He's a vegan.

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Sexy Picard 2000, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:33, archived)

Happy

Birthday to the slaphead I say...

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LP, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:34, archived)

mmmmmmm

moby
I would

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:36, archived)

Mmmmmm CT

I would

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mnb098mnb used to be here, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:37, archived)

i wouldn't

she spells hello hullo.

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:39, archived)

hullo??

urgh!

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mnb098mnb used to be here, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:41, archived)

exactly....

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:42, archived)

IT'S

THE WAY I SAY IT.
(it's been changed)

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:43, archived)

hooray

causing people to modify their profiles is a macho thing to do.

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mikeisbrill, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:44, archived)

hurumph

/lurk

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:46, archived)

hmm

so it's lo now is it?

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dhobi Mur Inhexha!!, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:04, archived)

you'd do anyone!

wanna go out sometime? ;)

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:37, archived)

ooohhh

no I wouldn't
he has to be MALE and at least Veggie,
oh and preferably shaven.
do you meet the criteria?

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:44, archived)

I'm male

and I only eat fish, does that count?

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:46, archived)

yes

I would like to meet you, but show me a pic first so I don't make a complete tit of myself.

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:48, archived)

in my profile...

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:49, archived)

preferably without the finger!

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jiva nearly always up for a game of scrabble, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:52, archived)

but..but...

it's battery operated!

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munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:54, archived)

Or how about

conrestant number two!
Norman is 45, hairy and often does the 'teapot' dance just to amuse himself!

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bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 8:53, archived)

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