
how are we all this fine summery day ? - I have to rod off down tut job centre to sign on cos I am a scavvy cunt (ok, well just til 30th when I go to Uni).
What's everyone else doing ?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:26,
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What's everyone else doing ?

Nasa decided it would be cheaper to scrap it..

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Yeah...Sorry. I've got a big monitor set at a hugh res, so it didn't look too bad here.
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How udderly charming of you.
Please; has anyone got a gun for my face?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:54,
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Please; has anyone got a gun for my face?
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click here for bigger.
Thanks to Webster for the idea :)

music video by Dame Thora Hird singing 'Stairlift to Heaven' with backing vocals by Phil Anselmo.
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wouldn't it have been even better if the Big Brother image was Blair or Bush? Because isn't the teo minute hate thing (or was it one) exactly what they are doing.
Oooo, and another idea would have been to make Big Brother into Jade!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:50,
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Oooo, and another idea would have been to make Big Brother into Jade!

the guy from Sparks, but I think that about everyone...
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I was waiting outside for a lift and for about 10 minutes wathed then sit a couple of feet from each other just wailing at each other, the pitch rising as they got closer together like an air raid siren.
It was very amusing, but a little disturbing because they both knew i was there and would stop to look at me for a bit then get back to caterwauling.
Has anyone ever looked through a keyhole and seen an animal looking back at them?
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It was very amusing, but a little disturbing because they both knew i was there and would stop to look at me for a bit then get back to caterwauling.
Has anyone ever looked through a keyhole and seen an animal looking back at them?

watching cats try and maintain their cool when you know they have bigger fish to fry
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I come in peace!
OK, I've only posted a few times, so I'm still a newbie, and hence I have come for Photo/potato Shop/chop hints/mints.. ahem... Basically, I'd appreciate some helpful tips and tricks that make a B3tan's life easier and more full of hummus...
(By the way, if any of those memes was a faux pas, please let me know!)
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OK, I've only posted a few times, so I'm still a newbie, and hence I have come for Photo/potato Shop/chop hints/mints.. ahem... Basically, I'd appreciate some helpful tips and tricks that make a B3tan's life easier and more full of hummus...
(By the way, if any of those memes was a faux pas, please let me know!)

see what you can make the program do.
Honest, that's what I did.
[edit] Although you probably aspire a bit higher than my levels of kitten-obessed hummus.
[edit again] And the Chief is right - layers are good and must be preserved.
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Honest, that's what I did.
[edit] Although you probably aspire a bit higher than my levels of kitten-obessed hummus.
[edit again] And the Chief is right - layers are good and must be preserved.

That sounds very rude. :)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:11,
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I can't say I know what you're on about, mind. :)
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That will get you in with the in-crowd.
And be sure not to start a thread with a repost, or you will be thrown to the bears :)
Ed: Oh. But I can't help you with photoswap, soz.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:10,
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And be sure not to start a thread with a repost, or you will be thrown to the bears :)
Ed: Oh. But I can't help you with photoswap, soz.

on b3ta.com? Surely not. This ain't popbitch you know.
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consists of everyone. Because everyone loves a kitten.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:23,
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no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens no kittens
arrragh!
*coat*
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arrragh!
*coat*

layers.
Remember that and you can't go far wrong.
[edit] and filters. I had a lot of fun with filters when I first discovered Photoshop but now I find I don't use them much. Funny that. Apart from the unclear bomb of course.
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Remember that and you can't go far wrong.
[edit] and filters. I had a lot of fun with filters when I first discovered Photoshop but now I find I don't use them much. Funny that. Apart from the unclear bomb of course.

"Hell, no, I don't like no Parfait."
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:38,
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never heard of parfait until this moment, and even went so far as to look it up at dictionary.com. it sounds nice. why have i never had it? *sob*
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:42,
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and I cant remember the rest of the line.
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But then again I like Angel Delight so what do I know...
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....everybody loves parfait
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If you were trying to extricate, say, a kitty from a photo, how would you go about it? And without hurting the poor (evil) kitty...
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then I draw around the kitten with the lasso tool or I sometimes use the pen tool.
Then invert the selection and delete, clean up the remaing image and thats it.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:21,
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Then invert the selection and delete, clean up the remaing image and thats it.

with the polygonal or magnetic lassooooooo till it goes all wiggly (ants) and then cut and paste elsewhere
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:21,
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of feather after you have traced round him never hurts (too much)... And it means your cut out will blend in a bit better :-)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:26,
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to make it a new layer and then delete everything using the selection tool and the eraser
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:27,
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around the outlines of the kitten, then feather the edges until the background disappears. This method has the advantage that it's non-destructive, so you can always restore the kitten if you cut off too much.
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I find it easier to use than the lasso tool
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That uses the "Extract-> inteligent edge thingy"?
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not even gonna turn on the tv tonight..
video games, reading, talking and music methinks.
gonna put that on my hard drive for emailing argumentative bores...
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:11,
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video games, reading, talking and music methinks.
gonna put that on my hard drive for emailing argumentative bores...

it's not that i'm not sympathetic, just that there's thousands of other people dying horribly every day and just because it's flippin america this anniversary must be forced down our throats.
as i said i'm sympathetic and all that, just give me an opportunity to get away from it.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:30,
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as i said i'm sympathetic and all that, just give me an opportunity to get away from it.

Is it going to be a complete 9/11 themed day on TV?
Is a plane going to crash into the Teletubbies' windmill?
Am I a sick bastard? Ans: Yes.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:05,
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Is a plane going to crash into the Teletubbies' windmill?
Am I a sick bastard? Ans: Yes.

a day in the last 12 months when there hasn't been something about bloody 9/11 on TV.
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no-one mentioned it at all before then... funny, isn't it?
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there is *no* other news today. The rest of the world has effectively disappeared.
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does this mean the politicians will issue press releases today safe in the knowledge it'll be buried by 9/11 coverage? Or is that sooo last year?
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this made me happy:
news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20020911/en_nm/people_reeve_dc
(he relurks)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:15,
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news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20020911/en_nm/people_reeve_dc
(he relurks)

he'll never fly again. And he will take at least two bounds to leap tall buildings.
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t-shirt with an upside-down American flag on fire this morning. I got some fucking e-mail about a minute silence as well - I replied to all mentioning the 35,000 people who died of starvation that (and every) day.
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some cunting email saying "this has been going since sepetember 11th 2001 please keep the chain going". ffs i hate chain emails but that just took the biscuit!
blimey i haven't been around for a while and i come back with a rant, sorry folks
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blimey i haven't been around for a while and i come back with a rant, sorry folks

US civilian deaths < 3000.
Afghan civillian deaths ~ 5000 and counting (conservative estimate).
Do they get a minute's silence?
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Afghan civillian deaths ~ 5000 and counting (conservative estimate).
Do they get a minute's silence?
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So sorry if you've seen it.


"Although an easy target and much abused, the phrase 'pukka cuntstination' has to be admired"

should be added to the toolkit methinks.
What say you?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:43,
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What say you?

but wasnt that a entry in hairytongue.com's we all hate jamie oliver gallery a long time ago?
if it was you who entered it then no probs andill quite happily sneak off into the night
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:10,
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if it was you who entered it then no probs andill quite happily sneak off into the night

And yes I did..
Like I said I made it a while ago..
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Like I said I made it a while ago..

the clue was in words you used. Cunning!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:44,
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since the four hommes de equine quadrapeds apocolypse are due early this afternoon I thought I'd listen to Mozarts clarinet concerto (LOUDLY)...
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:49,
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Holst's The Planets better? Especially 'Mars'
It helps you work, rest and play y'know
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:14,
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It helps you work, rest and play y'know

quite entertainingly mental. "Are cats for true christians?"
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:42,
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It's proof that kittens really are evil.
No wonder I like them.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:48,
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No wonder I like them.

sounds about right, my cat sits on front of the TV and licks it arse
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"widespread sexual misconduct without the benefit or sanctity of holy matrimony, even orgiastic practices, substance abuse of catnip (an intoxicating herb) which produces conditions akin to drunkenness, stealing food from the table, producing ungodly sounds, excessive playfulness and the employment of devices not known to have been used by Jesus, the conducting of its unholy business under the cover of the darkness of night, and so on. What sort of example does this give our young ones endeavoring to faithfully serve Jehovah? "
Insanity. Although I do find the bit that advocates stoning cats to death a bit disturbing.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:06,
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Insanity. Although I do find the bit that advocates stoning cats to death a bit disturbing.

at the end after quoting the bible to tell you to stone your cat to death with stones (what the fuck else would you use, marshmallows?) he adds.
Of course, we can take no legal responsibility for anything which results from your voluntary application of your interpretation of such Biblical principles as you may believe that we have brought to your attention."
As you may believe? its fucking there on the page fool!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:32,
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Of course, we can take no legal responsibility for anything which results from your voluntary application of your interpretation of such Biblical principles as you may believe that we have brought to your attention."
As you may believe? its fucking there on the page fool!

I emailed lycos/angelfire asking if advocating cruelty to animals like that was violation of their terms and condidtions. :)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:39,
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I'm gonna have to book mark that now just so I can try and go back later to see if they do anything :)
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You read that far? I hope you are having a nice sit-down now to recover your composure.
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...no, that's clearly not true. If I had Satanic powers I'd have hexed the neighbours, and I haven't, so clearly Kittens do not have Satanic powers.
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pisses off Christians, it's got to be a good thing.
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your new kittens to annoy the neighbours downstairs.
Tie a bit of string around them and post them through your neighbours letterbox. Then when they've ripped the curtains, destroyed the carpet and been sick you can retrieve them safely.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:14,
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Tie a bit of string around them and post them through your neighbours letterbox. Then when they've ripped the curtains, destroyed the carpet and been sick you can retrieve them safely.

been reading a few of the messages from this morning, and it feels weird to have lots of bad things going wrong, 'specially today. Hope everything gets better for you all.
On a happier note, the beast arrived yesterday. Took it up to about 5 and it nearly broke me. Woo to metal!
shite picture BTW. I was all excited and shaking when I took it so it's crap. A better one is here.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:42,
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On a happier note, the beast arrived yesterday. Took it up to about 5 and it nearly broke me. Woo to metal!
shite picture BTW. I was all excited and shaking when I took it so it's crap. A better one is here.

the board goes all ickle!
/edit closed small link
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:42,
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/edit closed small link

a beast.
did you have to lug it up many flights of stairs?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:45,
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did you have to lug it up many flights of stairs?

took me and a mate a while, and plenty of sweaty effrorts. The whole thing together weighs 50 kilos. It fucking rocks.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:48,
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Have you played stairway on it yet? Or are you not going to hell?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:46,
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but I'm very happy with it. And I don't need it any louder
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a 100W H+H bass bin. Just right for annoying the neighbours.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:07,
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I'm scared to spazz back to find out what I did last night! Sorry if I offended anyone.
Somw words of wisdom, don't drink a shit load of Blackthorn and get on b3ta!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:35,
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Somw words of wisdom, don't drink a shit load of Blackthorn and get on b3ta!

fnord. Not sure if I want your job when your done with it. Do you work with clippings and stuff to deadline? Is that why your always working?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:56,
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when I'm done with it, which should be before Christmas at the latest...
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so suddenly there's someone elses job to do as well as my own. It's all very smalltime - a total staff of about 6, mostly part time.
I would be happy making adverts and setting out pages but this month i've had to do a few articles too and then at the last minute we change printers so i have to finish the mag a different way for the new printers. I'm not totally sure if it'll work out alright but i'm home now and my phone seems mysteriously broken...
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:09,
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I would be happy making adverts and setting out pages but this month i've had to do a few articles too and then at the last minute we change printers so i have to finish the mag a different way for the new printers. I'm not totally sure if it'll work out alright but i'm home now and my phone seems mysteriously broken...

answer the phones and make the tea and occasionaly do some nice drawings and stuff?
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:17,
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no, no, really rubbish, this is Worcestershire.
The boss is not very well educated at all, can't spell anything. Was talking about hay bales today as we've got some bails on the cover.
The only reason i'm still there is because it's easy and it's local and it funds my trips to London. (just about).
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:24,
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The boss is not very well educated at all, can't spell anything. Was talking about hay bales today as we've got some bails on the cover.
The only reason i'm still there is because it's easy and it's local and it funds my trips to London. (just about).

Basically it's a free mag you pick up from supermarkets in the places you see AutoTrader etc. It's supposed to be a guide to things to do, a lifestyle mag.
The circulations 25,000 once a month - this month i've written some stuff about a guy organising a jazz night to raise money for a Gambian school, refugee and asylum seekersm. It's not big clever journalism type writing really. I did have an occasional computer games column though.
I'm starting to nod my head forward in an unconscious slumber every now and again. Not slept since Monday.
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:31,
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The circulations 25,000 once a month - this month i've written some stuff about a guy organising a jazz night to raise money for a Gambian school, refugee and asylum seekersm. It's not big clever journalism type writing really. I did have an occasional computer games column though.
I'm starting to nod my head forward in an unconscious slumber every now and again. Not slept since Monday.

if you didn't have time and it didn't have to mention Worcester....
At least, I think he would. He used to do that stuff.
Edit: and *hug* to help your sleepless situation ;)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:36,
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At least, I think he would. He used to do that stuff.
Edit: and *hug* to help your sleepless situation ;)

to seee all the strange hallucinations. B3ta is obviosly the perfect choice because my hallucinations will probably not be too different to what appears here anyway.
%).
Ooh here comes one now./..
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:54,
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%).
Ooh here comes one now./..

you look like maybe Evesham side of WOrcester, ppossibly just near the M5
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www.doyourecall.co.uk
"I'd like to think the other Spice Girls would have done as much as I did but to be honest, they didn't."Geri Halliwell on *that* day.
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"I'd like to think the other Spice Girls would have done as much as I did but to be honest, they didn't."Geri Halliwell on *that* day.

Its a spaz but I dont care, I made it last night and its the first Flash thing I've ever finished.
Here it is!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:31,
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Here it is!

I love flash, too preoccupied trying to convince anyone that Im worth hiring at the moment tho.
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I've had a bad week.
On Monday I sat on my bed and it broke. The slats broke underneath it. Had to ask my girlfriends dad for some screws:
"Hello girlfriends dad, my bed has broken *(probably as I was trying to have sex with your daughter)*. Can I have some screws so I can fix it?"
Then this morning my car is sounding like a gokart and there is a bit on the bottom of the car **very** close to the floor... uhoh!
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:30,
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On Monday I sat on my bed and it broke. The slats broke underneath it. Had to ask my girlfriends dad for some screws:
"Hello girlfriends dad, my bed has broken *(probably as I was trying to have sex with your daughter)*. Can I have some screws so I can fix it?"
Then this morning my car is sounding like a gokart and there is a bit on the bottom of the car **very** close to the floor... uhoh!

i was with my ex on my bed, then she left, and i walked back in, lay on the bed and fell right through. totally knackered, had to get a new bed. when my parents asked what happened, i had to say "we'd just been sitting there and..." and got abruptly cut off with "actually it doesn't matter, we'll get you a new one".
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:32,
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because the landlord didn't fix the screws in properly. I just have to spread my weight evenly on my bed from now on... no more curling up :)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:33,
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how many screws in a lesbians bed?
none, it's all tongue & groove..
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:35,
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none, it's all tongue & groove..

so are you going to send me a mail with more about yourself or do I have to get the rest of b3ta to tell me.... ( ie. the regular 20 q's like: where are you )
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:51,
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Norwich and Winchester, maybe we don't need to buy hats just yet....
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 9:56,
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for some reason that made me giggle a lot. i dont know why. im in a shit mood too, so good on ya
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:01,
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in a hat which looks like a shit terracotta plant pot. ahhhh...i love this place, even in a shit mood i giggle.....tops
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:08,
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I have more taste than that.
Well slightly :)
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Wed 11 Sep 2002, 10:14,
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Well slightly :)


It isn't as sick as the pic would imply.
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