
hanging around a major london station
with an obviously faked peruvian passport
edit: and some, er, muhammadalade sandwiches. sorry
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with an obviously faked peruvian passport
edit: and some, er, muhammadalade sandwiches. sorry

Invent it now, my sandwiches demand some!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:42,
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then I saw a kingfisher, I was well happy
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:38,
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Sorry, Boosh.
Know what I saw the other day? A fat man falling off a bench because he was laughing so much.
There aren't many happier sights in the world.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:40,
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Know what I saw the other day? A fat man falling off a bench because he was laughing so much.
There aren't many happier sights in the world.

I would have helped him up but he had some mates to help him, so I just had a chuckle from a distance.
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and are on your way home for a 'slap-up feed' of sausage and mash right now.
aicmfp
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:42,
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aicmfp

but tonight I'm having
Steak and mushroom pie, mash and broccoli.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:45,
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Steak and mushroom pie, mash and broccoli.

it makes me think of sitting at a table in a posh restaurant while a waiter beats the shit out of you with the main course
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:45,
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with meats cut from the "food servery" (actual sign seen at a pub which I found highly amusing)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:50,
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gammon or steak
seems to be the choice I have
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:53,
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seems to be the choice I have

gammon is pointless
if you want ham, have ham
if you want bacon, have bacon
gammon is unappetising no-man's land
*goes off to eat pie*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:59,
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if you want ham, have ham
if you want bacon, have bacon
gammon is unappetising no-man's land
*goes off to eat pie*

we have a kingfisher in our park.
and a green woodpecker.
and ducks, lots of ducks.
and some voles.
and probably more wildlife stuff as well, it's well wicked.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:46,
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and a green woodpecker.
and ducks, lots of ducks.
and some voles.
and probably more wildlife stuff as well, it's well wicked.

Are you a member of the royal family?
If so I'd like my money back.
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If so I'd like my money back.

which is somewhat more aristocratic.
innit
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:49,
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innit

PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET INSULTING PEOPLE ON AND OFF THE INTERNET?!!!
I AM GOING TO BURN THEM! BURN THEM ALL!!!
What do you mean existence on the internet is an abstract concept?
THEN I WILL BURN THIS DOG!!!! EENFEEDEL DOG!!!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:25,
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I AM GOING TO BURN THEM! BURN THEM ALL!!!
What do you mean existence on the internet is an abstract concept?
THEN I WILL BURN THIS DOG!!!! EENFEEDEL DOG!!!

...and it's hard to cover it up when I'm supposed to be doing work...
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:29,
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Can I have some tin foil, some brown tape and one of your industrial jam rags please. I'm feeling creative."
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:34,
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I don't think I've ever seen those words in that order before
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Thanks for that. I have orange juice in my keyboard now.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:31,
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Oooooohhhhhh.
To be honest, it doesn't matter. 'STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE LORD KITCHENER' is going in my vocab though.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:32,
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To be honest, it doesn't matter. 'STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE LORD KITCHENER' is going in my vocab though.

I can see her arms!! HER AARMS!!
kill the whore!!!!
/entirely reasonable reaction blog
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:27,
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kill the whore!!!!
/entirely reasonable reaction blog

Stoned to death: What a way to go.
I bet it costs a fortune in Dial-a-pizza.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:29,
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I bet it costs a fortune in Dial-a-pizza.

Unless someone else rolls them for you. And even then I don't think so.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:33,
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Could get mighty interesting near the end though!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:54,
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some top bloke in the Met saying that the lethal dose of cannabis is 2kg.
dropped on your head from 50 feet.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 13:10,
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dropped on your head from 50 feet.

this is a very good move
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:28,
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I have just bought a new guitar and it's lovely but I'm getting tired of waiting for it to arrive. :( I'm hoping for some vicarious sexual guitar gratification.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:36,
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I like finding new slightly skewed words to drop into everyday chat too!
I'm still a fan of Braw! ;)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:14,
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I'm still a fan of Braw! ;)

braw
spang
gnops (ie: 'shut your mouth, gnopsface')
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:15,
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spang
gnops (ie: 'shut your mouth, gnopsface')

but I keep trying not to 'cos folks look at you dead strange!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:21,
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...if you know what's good for you that is...
*Wields asparagus in threatening manner*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:25,
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*Wields asparagus in threatening manner*

Oh lordy, now see what you've done, now I must go (try and) make a Zoidberg icon...
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:53,
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Ha!
*Spontaneously dies in an embarrassing fashion*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:29,
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*Spontaneously dies in an embarrassing fashion*

I never thought about actually saying it. I shall attempt to use it in conversation forthwith.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:35,
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it's easily as good as "hamfisted"
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:16,
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a 'hamfisted buffoon of the first water'
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:16,
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when some muppet completely destroys a desk or shelving containing items due to incompetence
"YOU HAMFISTED BUFFOON!"
it's perfect
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:18,
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"YOU HAMFISTED BUFFOON!"
it's perfect

:D
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:22,
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"Ah, Mr Bond, you will soon be hamstified"
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:22,
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"No, I expect you to pie, Mr. Bond."
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:24,
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google for "edward penishands"
:)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:46,
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:)
![Challenge Entry: Icon mini challenge [challenge entry]](/images/board_posticon_c.gif)
Either you've had a visit from these little fellers at some point in your life or you haven't but as they're tiny too it amused me to make an icon of one
I give you the crab-louse:
shame I can't get his little arms waving at you sullenly just like the real thing...
Anyhoo vote if you want him! A vote for Crablouse is a vote for freedom (to scratch!)
Altho frankly I can't imagine why anyone would want him but what do I know I didn't think anyone would want Jesus either....
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I give you the crab-louse:



Anyhoo vote if you want him! A vote for Crablouse is a vote for freedom (to scratch!)
Altho frankly I can't imagine why anyone would want him but what do I know I didn't think anyone would want Jesus either....

Crab louse house.
(I love Alan Davies, bless him)
Woo!
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(I love Alan Davies, bless him)
Woo!

And nibbles on your willy.
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FIGHT!

Someone else can add the turban, bomb & beard.
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Someone else can add the turban, bomb & beard.

Water bears are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal. They can survive temperatures close to absolute zero[4], temperatures as high as 151°C (303°F), 1,000 times more radiation than any animal, nearly a decade without water, and can also survive in a vacuum like that found in space.
I think you'd need more than DeBac for these little feckers! The bastards are tough!!
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I think you'd need more than DeBac for these little feckers! The bastards are tough!!

"what's that? yes, of course you can come and live... where've you gone? ouch, that itches. get back out now you little bastard..."
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poor bastard
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:08,
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Hope your eyes do not combust during this big day!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:12,
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*embassizes*
edit: can i make a prediction now of "smallest front page ever"?
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:03,
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edit: can i make a prediction now of "smallest front page ever"?

*raids the cupboard for my B3ta shirt...
/back in 10...
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:13,
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/back in 10...

I've been trying to work on shadows and lighting, so far this has been my favourite =]
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:06,
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All I could come up with was "Strawberry pineapple"
I feel like a mong now.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:06,
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I feel like a mong now.


All my troubles seemed to be young and gay,
Now I am turning old and grey,
Except I'm not at all, I'm fucking ace!

as a reversed zippy too, not that i look at all images upside down (just the majority) :)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:02,
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"There's nothing quite like a McDo"
*shot from stage left*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:02,
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*shot from stage left*

not because they sue people out of existence, because, hey, they do
no, I'm impressed by mcdonalds because they have succeeded in making a salad entirely out of salt
now THAT is science!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:07,
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no, I'm impressed by mcdonalds because they have succeeded in making a salad entirely out of salt
now THAT is science!

being familiar with sage don't make me a geek
yer big squiggle!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:00,
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yer big squiggle!

how many did you manage? I'd have thought it'd be more of a challenge not to eat them in 30 minutes
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:02,
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odds are, they'll get fed a lot of it where they might end up :)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:52,
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"Pin the Todger on the Tasmanian Devil"
* Woo though
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:42,
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* Woo though

ahem..
i've tidied my room and did the dishes..
dragonball Z budokai tenkaichi 3 is out on the PS2..
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:44,
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i've tidied my room and did the dishes..
dragonball Z budokai tenkaichi 3 is out on the PS2..

Dragonball whosays whatnow?
Here, treat yourself!
*hands over £4 note*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:49,
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Here, treat yourself!
*hands over £4 note*

happy burn-the-infidel-candle-someone-called-it-muhammad day
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:40,
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Like this one: www.landoverbaptist.org/
Don't worry, it's a horse-free link.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:39,
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Don't worry, it's a horse-free link.

discarded in the park
woo! also
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:38,
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woo! also

*gets confused and goes for a lie down*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:36,
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this is a lot more fun than words.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:24,
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except I can't actually tell if you like these games or not. I only have one computer game,a nd it's called GTA San Andreas.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:25,
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kept me happy for 6 months :D
completing the story took 6 weeks, the rest was working up to 100% completion.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:30,
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completing the story took 6 weeks, the rest was working up to 100% completion.

but they will have to prise my copy of Vice City from my cold dead fingers before I ever stop playing it.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:32,
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but for some reason I was less inclined to go for 100%
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:35,
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If there is anything more fun than a fast motorbike + uzi + being chased by the police on the vice city runways, I dont want to know about it.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:38,
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:D
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:40,
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but there are so many jumps and ramps on the runways. Get the cops to chase you over one, hit the brakes when you land and watch them fly over you. Then shoot them.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:42,
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you can just waltz right in to the army base and get the chopper.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:49,
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having an apache helicopter and blowing the shitting shit out of everything
:D
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:50,
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:D

and not taking itself too seriously. SA is a little too obsessed with reality, but has annoying camera angles when trying to shoot stuff.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:42,
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The humour is spot on. Even now I spot things I didnt notice before, e.g. There are delivery vans with "RS&L Bows family butchers" on the side (Arse & Elbows).
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:48,
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and who can forget the "FUDGE Packing Company"
"let us fill your box"
:)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:53,
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"let us fill your box"
:)

"You wont bereave our prices"
"And now it's back to Maurice Chavez, the asshole"..."He is an asshole".
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:58,
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"And now it's back to Maurice Chavez, the asshole"..."He is an asshole".

Brilliace.
Love Silent Hill. Genuinely freaked myself out to it t'other day, much to my missus' amusement.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:25,
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Love Silent Hill. Genuinely freaked myself out to it t'other day, much to my missus' amusement.

I posted this too late last night and want to air it a little more:

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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:32,
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It could do with having the eyes animated to follow the train..
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:38,
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I may look into this for my lunch break.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:42,
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I've been saying that to meself in a Clouseau voice
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:40,
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You've yet to review a game I've heard of
/V. v. v. v. v. old


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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:26,
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/V. v. v. v. v. old



I am yet to grow up though
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:30,
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But i have not played Silent Hill yet, so I may be speaking out of turn.
Also, please use the odd comma, I get easily confused.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:26,
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Also, please use the odd comma, I get easily confused.

Do it with the lights off, on your own, with a spliff and some whizz. You'll hit the ceiling.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:27,
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How quickly did you realise that you had to dump ALL of your equipment (what no weapons?)
*shudders*
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:26,
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*shudders*

but i am too scared.
it is still in the cellophane.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:27,
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it is still in the cellophane.

Play it alone, in the dark.
....and, unless you want a heart-attack: take the phone off the hook.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:34,
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....and, unless you want a heart-attack: take the phone off the hook.

you are Zero Punctuation 2, but without quite the same levels of sarcastic criticism
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:30,
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Silent Hill Origins for my PSP, but you've scared me off it now!
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:31,
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I wanna see a Mass Effect review. I reckon the framerate achieved by your cartoon will actually be higher than in the game.
/geek
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:33,
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/geek

Officially ace.
Did anyone else find the film nurses worryingly sexy?
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:44,
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Did anyone else find the film nurses worryingly sexy?

If on the right set of legs; I'm a sucker for a tight mini-skirt....
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 12:03,
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They are great fun and I have yet to disagree with any of them neither!
Woo n all that!
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Woo n all that!


You're the rhea admiral of punngae!


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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:13,
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: )
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:08,
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but I had to get it out of my system

I love you all. Yes I do. Even those of you who don't wash your underpants.
(Just about hits the cup, but Mr Tickle's aim is never going to be good with a 20 foot cock)

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(Just about hits the cup, but Mr Tickle's aim is never going to be good with a 20 foot cock)


such as, calling a pet 'muhammed'. i'm not too sure on all this though, so feel free to attack my embassy.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 10:56,
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they are upset because it is forbidden to make an image of the prophet Muhammed (pbuh). But what they have failed to grasp is that the bear isn't being called a/the prophet... Personally I think that someone just wanted to cause a fuss an thought that this bear woud be as good a reason as any.
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she should be allowed to do that anyway.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:10,
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I mean, if someone named their dog Jesus, most people in the western world would think he's named after the Christian Jesus. But then again, there are hardly any other Jesuses (Jesi?) in our culture - we just don't use the name for anything else. While it's an incredibly common name in Islamic culture. So where is the line? Mohammed Ali changes his name to that due to converting to Islam, someone names their cat Mohammed because he fights a lot, is this still offensive?
Also, that picture is bloody funny, thank you :)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:13,
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Also, that picture is bloody funny, thank you :)

in recent years, islam has become lot worse in comparison with christianity in being able to take a joke. this wasnt always the case and probably reflect the authority each religion has in different states
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:17,
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that in many countries, the religion IS the state.
t'would be great to have the same happen with church of england. really WOULD be "tea and cake or death" :)
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:21,
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t'would be great to have the same happen with church of england. really WOULD be "tea and cake or death" :)

but here, i suppose it'd be more like calling your dog chris
which still sounds a bit weird. not really a dog name...
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which still sounds a bit weird. not really a dog name...

Maybe the authorities should have explained that to the seven-year-old children who chose the name.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:07,
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could someone please explain what all this bear business is about?
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 10:56,
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and good morning
/edit: I feel it's safe to say the world hasn't gone less mad during my absence
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/edit: I feel it's safe to say the world hasn't gone less mad during my absence

it may be against what we consider acceptable behaviour to jail her for something that we consider inoffensive. but she is an idiot for calling a teddy bear muhammed. what did she think was going to happen? i have no sympathy.
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and she said "No you, can't do that because I will go to jail, get 40 lashes and quite possibly my tits cut off"
and the kids said "Let us call it Mohammed or we'll tell the press you let us call it Mohammed"*
* may contain elements of madeupness
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:04,
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and the kids said "Let us call it Mohammed or we'll tell the press you let us call it Mohammed"*
* may contain elements of madeupness

perhaps if the parents had instilled into their darling little ones that it was against their culture to take that name in vain in such a way, they wouldn't had suggested it in the first place.
Granted, she perhaps should have been given more guidance directly on what was/wasn't acceptable in that system, but she isn't of that culture, and doesn't have first hand experience of it. The children decided on the name, and voted for it, the teacher was teaching them about voting systems and benefits of it, what sort of example would it have set if a majority voted on the name and she said 'no, you can't call it that because of X, Y and Z'
As a teacher, her first concern is the education of the children, not of religious overtones.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:05,
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Granted, she perhaps should have been given more guidance directly on what was/wasn't acceptable in that system, but she isn't of that culture, and doesn't have first hand experience of it. The children decided on the name, and voted for it, the teacher was teaching them about voting systems and benefits of it, what sort of example would it have set if a majority voted on the name and she said 'no, you can't call it that because of X, Y and Z'
As a teacher, her first concern is the education of the children, not of religious overtones.

... is that the exercise of democracy will result in prison.
Pretty much a win for the authorities there then :)
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Pretty much a win for the authorities there then :)

so all voted on it, knowing that they'd shut the school until January - canny young buggers!
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just like you can't go calling your dog nigger like they did in the Dambusters. now, if you're going to offend anybody, common sense should tell you that some people are going to get upset and the muslim country that were paying her wages were going to take it badly. she lives in their country, she has to know this stuff. she is still an idiot.
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"Sooo...you refuse to call the bear Mohammed - what is wrong with the name Mohammed? You will die!"
"Sooo...you have called the bear Mohammed. You will die!"
this is why I never became a teacher, you can't win
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:19,
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"Sooo...you have called the bear Mohammed. You will die!"
this is why I never became a teacher, you can't win

"so, you refuse to call a bear mohammed. Why?"
"well, to do so would cause great offence to the country in which i live and the people who so kindly welcomed me to the land"
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:22,
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"well, to do so would cause great offence to the country in which i live and the people who so kindly welcomed me to the land"

mohammed's a shit name for a bear anyway
they should have called it Brian
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:26,
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they should have called it Brian

it has nothing to do with, or be any part of, teaching kids, who named the bear themselves.
other muslim teachers - some born and bred in that culture - knew what she was doing with the class, and had NO objections, and did not see it a viable matter to warn her against it.
If her muslim colleagues don't think it a matter viable enough to warn her against it, and they also teach muslim children, then why should this woman, regardless of culture, be made a scapegoat?
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:22,
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other muslim teachers - some born and bred in that culture - knew what she was doing with the class, and had NO objections, and did not see it a viable matter to warn her against it.
If her muslim colleagues don't think it a matter viable enough to warn her against it, and they also teach muslim children, then why should this woman, regardless of culture, be made a scapegoat?

as she is in charge of the children and should be able to at least tell them that it's a bad idea as it is insulting to their religion.
there are more than enough christians in this country, for instance, that would be pissed off if a teacher called the school's pet Jesus, we just wouldn't sentence her to corporal punsihment.
i think it's extreme, don't get me wrong, but with the best will in the world anyone who is savvy enough to be a teacher must know that this is a bad idea?
i'm not the sharpest, but i know full well that certain muslim countries are a little bit testy about that sort of thing and have more strict punishments than we do.
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there are more than enough christians in this country, for instance, that would be pissed off if a teacher called the school's pet Jesus, we just wouldn't sentence her to corporal punsihment.
i think it's extreme, don't get me wrong, but with the best will in the world anyone who is savvy enough to be a teacher must know that this is a bad idea?
i'm not the sharpest, but i know full well that certain muslim countries are a little bit testy about that sort of thing and have more strict punishments than we do.

It is not her job to explain their religion to them, it is her job to teach them skills they need at such a young age to progress. I daresay the school would have a muslim to teach them about religion, as it would seem odd to put a british woman in to teach 6-7 year olds about their own religion, I feel that the parents would have been more upset at that.
If other muslim colleagues knew what was going on, and felt it ok, what was she to do? She was being guided and agreed with in her teaching methods by muslim colleagues.
Who's to say that there wasn't a popular kid in class called Muhammed who the kids thought the bear reminded them of?
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If other muslim colleagues knew what was going on, and felt it ok, what was she to do? She was being guided and agreed with in her teaching methods by muslim colleagues.
Who's to say that there wasn't a popular kid in class called Muhammed who the kids thought the bear reminded them of?

you have to have an understanding of religion, even if it's just so you can decide not to belive in any particular god. there is nothing wrong with being sensitive to a person's beliefs or culture when you are in their country or home.
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she's in a lose-lose scenario with the kids and the muslim faith over it. Have an appreciation, yes, but it's not her call to dictate it in class
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that she's being made a scapegoat in order to be used as a pawn in the Muslim Sudanese government's continuing campaign against Christianity in the South of the country (as in Darfur, etc.).
Bit of a Reichstag situation, really: "We want to get the Jews!" "But they've done nothing wrong." "Oh, bollocks... er... oi, Moishe, can you just hold this box of matches for me?"
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 20:57,
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Bit of a Reichstag situation, really: "We want to get the Jews!" "But they've done nothing wrong." "Oh, bollocks... er... oi, Moishe, can you just hold this box of matches for me?"

that Mrs Gibbons assumed that the (mainly Muslim?) kids were more aware of what was acceptable in their own culture than she was (as an outsider). That might make her naive, but not an idiot.
And since at the time no objections were raised, it does look as though someone has stirred things up for some reason.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:33,
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And since at the time no objections were raised, it does look as though someone has stirred things up for some reason.

I hope none of the girls got to vote either.
okay maybe less true in the last couple of years
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:43,
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okay maybe less true in the last couple of years

It was the kids in her class - 23 out of 25 of them or something like that. The other teachers, some of whom are muslim, didn't have a problem with the name and were impressed that she had managed to get the children to vote.
Plus the name had been in place for a while before anyone complained. Pretty much all of the parents knew and thought it was fine as well.
Then there is the whole business of people calling their kids Muhammed. Why is that not as insulting?
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:06,
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Plus the name had been in place for a while before anyone complained. Pretty much all of the parents knew and thought it was fine as well.
Then there is the whole business of people calling their kids Muhammed. Why is that not as insulting?

eat
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 10:54,
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No wait...who are we beheading and why? 40 lashes and a yashmak to anyone who can tell me.
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just seen your link to the story up there a bit, if this doesn't cause rioting on the streets nothing will. splendid work sir!!!
*dons flame proof furtive tee shirt.
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Tue 27 Nov 2007, 11:48,
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*dons flame proof furtive tee shirt.
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