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Hello im new to the post. I might be starting a site called RavenClaw Anamations™
but until then HI!!!

ohh and by the way i dont have Flash...STOP....DDONT GO....Its coming in the post tomorow!!! (hopfully the post man doesn't die before then :)

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:15, archived)

Ravenclaw eh?

Isnt that the name of one of the houses in Harry Potter? (I know this because my younger brother always makes us get harry potter kitchen towel)

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:17, archived)

I think it would be terrible

if someone always made me get harry potter kitchen towel...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:21, archived)

no its not

theres Riven Claw tho

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:23, archived)

well i hope its not a harry potter thing

Shame on me!

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:24, archived)

your not wrong

I like blue and white kitchen towel

I can't find a photo of Harry Potter kitchen towel.

I don't need a owl looking smugly at me when i need to wipe up some spilt orange juice

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:24, archived)

Will you be spelling "animations" correctly?

or is tha "with-an-a" spelling a clever gag I don't get?

And the Harry Potter house IS Ravenclaw... not Riven Claw.

Welcome aboard though!

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:23, archived)

I better get this off my chest...

...Ok hear goes *deep breath* im only 14.... there you happy now?

PS.Please dont poke me becose im diffrent!

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:31, archived)

Poking 14 year olds

is illegal.

....

Could someone pass me my coat?

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:34, archived)

YESS!!

At last someone on here younger than me! I thought i was the youngest at 18. Welcome to the b3ta gang.

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:35, archived)

Oh shit

does this mean we can't say "fuck" or "cuntymints" any more?

M*****fucker...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:37, archived)

Re:OHH SHIT

no i dont mind say what you want for fuck sake......IM 14.....Me big boy now!

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:42, archived)

no poke intended...

sorry, mate. The welcome aboard was genuine... and the factual corrections should be taken as "hints to avoid embarassment"

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:37, archived)

Fine then......

.....i will just have to poke you back! so there.......

Mummy the big boys are picking on me!!!

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:39, archived)

I'm...

14 too!

(salbot, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 22:57, archived)

Hello

Welcome to this strange yet compelling place. Stick a link on here as soon as you've sorted it.

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:23, archived)

What codes do you use?

how do i put a link on is it just HTML or is there a specal code?

PS.Is it just peek time or is the forum always this bizzy?

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:34, archived)

Busy?

Jesus! you want to see it on a weekday lunch time...

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:36, archived)

Yeah... this is sleepy!

Most of us work, you see... or rather, we're often looking for excuses not to work. And at lunchtime, anyone can justify farting about on here for an hour...
When there's a few good gags running, it gets well crazy.

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:39, archived)

Hahahahaha!

For b3ta, this is so quiet that the tumbleweed is rolling :)

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:39, archived)

Ok whatever...

..NOW TELL ME WHAT FUCKING CODES YOU USE!!! please

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:43, archived)

just html

usual a href and img tags
nothing special!

and dont be so rude you little scamp :)

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:46, archived)

Personally,

I use Morse code. I find it quite useful, despite being obsolete. It's always fun to play with obsolete things...

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The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:47, archived)

I'm planning to build my own enigma machine...

...for those really critical posts.

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:54, archived)

to post images...

find somewhere to host them (if you haven't anywhere else, set up a free account on tripod.co.uk) then use html image tags to post here.
There's a FAQ somewhere here... someone will post the URL...

Glad to see you swearing in only your 11th post. Keep it up.

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:49, archived)

B3tan codes

One of the codes we use is called "politeness". It involves not shouting, and asking nicely ;)

We also have a secret handshake.

And a secret milkshake.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:49, archived)

I like the idea of "The b3tan code"

Kinda like the Hemingway Code.

I suspect that the b3tan code remains unwritten (unless it's in javascript or php?) but is intuitively understood by b3tans...

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:59, archived)

It would be interesting to analyse the site stats... (rob?)

I have found that it gets quiet during pub-time on Friday and Saturday, but that there's a flurry of drunken activity in the early hours...

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:46, archived)

Yeah.

Friday after noon is insane. I usually give up working cos it takes full attention to keep up with it...

(tomsk, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 22:00, archived)

Ditto...

Unless I have a really major deadline, work time declines and b3ta time rises... you need to refresh the board every minute or so just to keep up! And since you're generally trying to knock out an early entry to the new photoshop challenge, it aint easy.

On Friday afternoons, I tend to photoshop (or work if absolutely necessary)on my main PC, and run the b3ta board on a laptop on my desk...

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 22:18, archived)

can anyone help?

how do i remove marketscore from my system?

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:13, archived)

download ad-aware

searching for it on shareware.com for it should do the trick

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Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:20, archived)

cheers!

and what's DAP?

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:55, archived)

hmmmm.

did you download DAP at the same time?

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:20, archived)

Hiya Penrithblahblahblah

Noticed your pub shedule thing a while back at the Gloucester...so you're one of the Brighton gang as well I presume?

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:26, archived)

Well...

I work over that way and go out mostly in Brighton/Hove cause anywhere else in the area is shite.. Not met any b3tans in real life yet though.

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:30, archived)

Where do you live then?

Not somewhere to minging I hope.

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:34, archived)

In that case

I best not tell you....

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:37, archived)

Ah, c'mon. I'm nosey...I need information

If it makes you feel better, I lived in Worthing for a couple of years! That's pretty shite.

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:39, archived)

Yeah...

that does make me feel better.

I live in Littlehampton.... but the end near Rustington (makes me feel better about it if I say that)

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:41, archived)

Hmm...

get some dosh together and move to Brighton. That's the best advice I can offer for someone in your location!
Have you ever been round by Granny Gordon's house in East Preston? Some mad scary woman in a creepy house

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:44, archived)

Granny Gordon's...

was famous.... She must be dead by now though? Moving later this year, was going to be Brighton but looking at London too...

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:51, archived)

Pub Schdule?

I'm new and Live in brighton.

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oceanhippie, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:37, archived)

The Pub Schedule thing on Flibz's messenger board

www.flibz.com/m3ss3ng3r
Brighton eh? Me too and a few others on here. I'm up at the Seven Dials. On top of a mountain, surrounded by snakes...

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:41, archived)

nope... I dunno

but hello anyway!

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:21, archived)

woo

hello nachy baby!!
(sorry, was catching up with e-mails, you know how bad i am at replying)

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:49, archived)

5 days till b3ta booze sesh

I'm well excited. What's in store for us all that night? Whatever happens, it will be a bit of a spin out.

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:51, archived)

it's gonna be a mad, mad time

I think there is going to be a humour/drinking/madness explosion..

ooh. can't fookin' wait !!

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 22:10, archived)

How about..

This www.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/100994.html check the bottom one "Response Nine"

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penrithtearooms, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:35, archived)

Lonely Coo

Flashback links:

Episode 1
Episode 2
Can't find 3 :(
Episode 4
Episode 5

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:06, archived)

Aaargh!

That was my effort with the secret search, but Mr. Wick's profile has just confused me.

Is it Episode 3 thats missing or is that all of them?!

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:09, archived)

They are a bit confusing i know.

Ummm. Al the episodes are on my profile page. The numbers are a bit messed up though. Like 3 is 2 or something if you understand? I will try to sort them all out into order. Gimmie a min

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:10, archived)

Well i have just named them lonelyx.gif now. So they are all teh same as what the episode numbver says. Spacefish's is still in there as episode 2 as well. I think thats where i went wrong with the numbers. I dont know where any of them are on the board though, only the ones you found, all the links will be wrong now anyway.

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:25, archived)

Aarrghh!

I go to all that trouble of finding the links and you go and break them!

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:31, archived)

hehe

Sorry. But they all should work now and are in order on my profile page, i can change the links of the ones you found i suppose

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:34, archived)

All fixed again

Now all the links that you posted to the previous posts, the animns work on them too now

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:40, archived)

Yay to you!

And woo, too!

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:46, archived)

My new Woo yay anim

needed to update from this really

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:52, archived)

Woo!

I love lonely coo! He needs his own webpage somewhere so you can see all the episodes in order...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:56, archived)

They are..

All listed in my profile page, if you wanna find them.

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:03, archived)

Episode 6

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:40, archived)

he's going travelling? woo!

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spacefish bong!, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:43, archived)

<img src="http://members.lycos.co.uk/pickledpizza/b3ta/wandy.gif">

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:44, archived)

how do you do that dancing shit?

i meen the danceing letters by the way!

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:37, archived)

It wont load!!

and I wish to see the coo...

(goat thinks you're shit, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:21, archived)

Fixed it

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:26, archived)

I have made

a gallery of Terrahawks

Gallery of Terrahawks

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Sam, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:37, archived)

where are all the pics......

......of those little bouncy robot guys :O

(Leon2001TheProfessional, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:44, archived)

it's meant to be a kind of

seperated at birth...

but I sole the pics from Phil's Cyber pages.. I am sure there are some there
www.fab1.net/t-hawks/terrahawks.html

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Sam, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:48, archived)

i apologise in advance for the "in-joke"

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spacefish bong!, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:34, archived)

NONE!

I can see none pipes.

Thats not because they are not pipes (although it is true that they are not), but I suffer from "pipe-blindness". I cannot see any pipes¹. Ever².

¹This may not actually be true.
²Or this.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:38, archived)

I...........Just.......Don't..........Get............It?

(Leon2001TheProfessional, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:46, archived)

That just shows

you are not very cultured :)

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:53, archived)

Is that an english thing?

I don't get it either. Please explain. Or Don't.

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EvS, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:01, archived)

Actually, its a french thing.

Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:10, archived)

But

What are they then?

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EvS, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:15, archived)

Far be it from me to pretend to know

what went on inside the head of a famous french surrealist, but I believe the point he was making was that it was only a PICTURE of a pipe, not actually a pipe.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:19, archived)

...

that's not funny.

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EvS, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:25, archived)

philosophy

is no lauging matter my dear everstoned...
unless of course you're monty python....

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:30, archived)

OK...

1) Jokes are never funny if you have to explain them

2) The "this is not a pipe" thing is not supposed to be a joke. it is art.

3) Spacefish's pic, taken as part of a running gag that long standing B3tans will recognise, is actually quite funny.

Use this information wisely.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:33, archived)

thankyou lumpbucket!

i think it probably crossed the border into "cliquey in-joke" territory, for which i apologise. but hey, they're not pipes!

i think it's bedtime now...

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spacefish bong!, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:40, archived)

I see...

...four pipes, why do you ask?

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:12, archived)

WRONG!

Ceci n'est pas une pipe!

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:15, archived)

My Imaginary Friends

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:34, archived)

thats class !!!!

(Leon2001TheProfessional, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:49, archived)

banana

anti-banana

Bananas just aint right.

(spatchcock, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:32, archived)

right on

bananas (the real fruit kind) are FUCKING HORRIBLE.

And as an interesting fact, did you know they used to have seeds in the middle? They were bread out over a long time many many years ago.
Just like seedless grapes!
So not only are they horrible, they're an early genetic experiement.

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:38, archived)

I'm glad you hate bananas too...

every bastard I know likes them, and I think that they're (draws breath before use of next word...) "PANTS"!

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:26, archived)

not all bananas are bad.

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:43, archived)

does....

anyone have a picture of a banana. i cant find one on good and its really pissing me off. grr.

(spatchcock, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:48, archived)

try here...

more bananas than you need

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:18, archived)

the wooyay collection

is up to the grand total of 52 wooyays now.

I need more!!!

clicky

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vbloke OLDSKOOL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:32, archived)

perfect time then

to introduce my bedazzled inspired 3d wooyay

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santexo, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:46, archived)

that is

a truly brilliant wooyay

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:04, archived)

ditto

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:12, archived)

How about my new:

(Dean, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:49, archived)

AHHHHH

why are you flashing pictures of dead people at me?

(RavenClaw, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:19, archived)

Only posted it twice before now.

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Lum, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:42, archived)

Woo

Im back after 2 weeks of living with my grrlfriend in the easter hols, working. Now i can get on with some more Lonely Coo anims. Yay

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:02, archived)

WOO!

welcome back to reality, SW!

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:08, archived)

We have missed

the Coo

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fishbear, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:36, archived)

reposts...

HUZZAH for the lonely Coo !

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:10, archived)

Yay

There will be one here soon, if i can think of what to do it on

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[Coo] is one of the Originals.., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:14, archived)

yay!

welcome back!

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spacefish bong!, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:22, archived)

COO!

Yay.
Always good to spot some coo on the board.

(Nacho, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:15, archived)

I MADE THE FRONT PAGE!!!

...must be a slow day or something?
Anyhoo it deserves the first showing of my brand-spankin-new wooyay anim:

(is it terribly bad manners to wooyay oneself?)

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:51, archived)

phwoor!!!

a Bettie woo yay houpla! luuuverly!!!

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:56, archived)

oh, you recognised her!

pickle, you are v. cool.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:57, archived)

who doesn't recognise

the delectible bettie page ?

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:00, archived)

she is the picture of all things feminine.

not like the stick insects the world is spitting out nowadays.
women had real figures then.

which reminds me, I must dig out my old Playboy encyclopedia of monthly playmates from the first issue to the 90's. There's some history in there.
ooh, now I'm sounding like a perv.

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:07, archived)

do you remember

when tease'o'rama was shown on ch4 a few times?
quite a long time ago...
i'd never seen an old styl-e 50's gangster burlesque feature before.

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:11, archived)

memory like a

er
like a

er
colander

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:14, archived)

check this out

traditional old style phowarr clicky

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:17, archived)

this is one of my favourites...

eeephwoor_eeephwoor!!
lucky animal.

that site rawks, btw. There's just so much Bet! cheers DW!

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:30, archived)

raises hand

I`ve seen her on the sides of planes though I'm sure

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Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:08, archived)

Omigodomigodomigod!

When watching the Polar Bear cam, I witnessed angry marmots savagely and vicously taking over the pool!

I Think the one on the left is the leader...

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EvS, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:41, archived)

Dolphins in space

http://www.bluestarlive.com/

I was looking through the trash of religious websites until I came across this beauty. You could call them a cult because they are, no matter what they may say. Sweet natured animal lovers or crazy nut-jobs with a dolphin fetish. Insane idealogy with a distinct
dolphins-in-space theme. The most frightening aspect is the scientific value and the fact that it isn't a joke. Lovely pictures though.

(Abo Goznatron, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:37, archived)

no, Mr. Ranger.

you can't fool us,

you're too old and fat to catch furtive.

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:35, archived)

Ah but

He is armed with the oranges of defeat and the penguin of no consequence.
Spork Truss!.
That is the clincher

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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:40, archived)

Nice

spork truss

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jolly roger, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:43, archived)

Sometimes you can see a polar bear

and sometimes you can't
They're quite furtive
Check out the San Diego polar plunge pool at
www.sandiegozoo.org/virtualzoo/polarcam.html

(sputnik1, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:18, archived)

I just saw the polar bear!

I just saw the polar bear! That is so cool! I must screen capture and photoshop that...

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EvS, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:23, archived)

Guess what you can see here!

www.sandiegozoo.org/special/pandas/pandacam/index.htm

(sputnik1, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:29, archived)

Argh

Artificial insemination video.
Some boundarys are meant not to be crossed.

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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:42, archived)

That reminds me......

....I've got a breeding pair of Pandas and could do with finding a home for the cubs sometime. I've had to drown about twelve since Christmas.

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routine has perfected burgers, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 20:57, archived)

Can't be furtive

I saw a Polar Bear as soon as I tuned in..

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oceanhippie, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:34, archived)

Ahhh... I think I've got it now.

this is my imaginary friend. It tells me to buy shoes and clothes and makeup and wine and cigarettes even when I have no money...

At least, I think it's my friend.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:09, archived)

He doesn't look

very friendly.

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:40, archived)

Oh bollocks.

Now you've replied, I have to logout and Dr. Phil has to login and that is no easy feat at the moment. Damn.

(tomsk, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:42, archived)

maybe you

should consider getting a computer each? :)

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:45, archived)

<hollow laughter>

hahahaha
</hollow laughter>
I wish. Can barely afford this one. Loggin' out now...

(tomsk, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:46, archived)

What

in the name of holy fucksocks is going on with this board's scripts? Aaaaaargh.

(tomsk_can't_be_arsed_to_login, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:52, archived)

I want a pair

of holy fucksocks.

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Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:00, archived)

so do

we all.

(dr phil can't be arsed to login, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:01, archived)

No, I've been wondering about that

for a while now.

I mean, sometimes he tells me to stab the other people on Oxford street, and sometimes he tells me to scream "come OOOOOON, you fucking pensioner!" in the ears of the slooow OAPs on the tube, and things like that... I think maybe he's not my friend after all...

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:50, archived)

Their Just Jealous

Cos the little voices are talking to YOU

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oceanhippie, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:35, archived)

In this town

that doesn't make me at all unique.

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Dr Phil Kitten, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:55, archived)

The perfect woman

(pygmy giraffe, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:07, archived)

if timmy could have anyones body

(Matthew Pittard, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:06, archived)

heres a question thats been bothering me for ages

When did the word "pants" suddenly become a reference to underwear and not another name for trousers?
It has happened within the last 6/7 years or so and it was started by some comedian or tv entertainer but I cant remember who it was.
It's been bugging me for ages... can anyone help me ?

EDIT - I'm referring to the UK here, being a resident of blackpool - EDIT

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:02, archived)

in the UK, pants have always been underwear.

In the US, pants have always been trousers. There's some crossover, but it aint a new situation... certainly not a new phenomenon.

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:09, archived)

are you absolutly sure

its always been underwear ?
im so sure that it was never used until some years ago. or at least was never adopted by tv people as a general derogatory term.

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:13, archived)

the word 'pants'

is a shortened version of the original 'underpants' which were long shorts, or longjohns, which, at the turn of the century were all the rage.
The word 'pants' is also used as a derogitory term for something that is crap, or useless. This term was invented about 15 years ago by a 13 year old schoolboy and his friends, which was in turn used in a school play, and in true 'woo yay' style, is was adopted by thousands a few years later.

use this information recklessly.

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:09, archived)

is that true pickled ?

where did you find that info ?

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:29, archived)

i am being deadly serious about this...

when pants was first used as a derogatory term, the phrase was 'utter pants' which was usually said in a posh 'rik from the young ones' voice.
within a few weeks of it being bantered around, it became well used. whether it being uk-wide being viral or coincidence, that will remain unanswered, i s'pose.

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:35, archived)

I guess its just me...

things like this tend to happen to me (see post about sandwhiches further down this thread)

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:37, archived)

*interlude*

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pickledpizza Older, nicer, fluffier., Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:53, archived)

i always thought

that stephen fry coined the term pants as a derogatory term ages ago.
as for pants == trousers, that's true where I'm from too, St.Helens, it's definitely regional. A north(west) south thing.

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limpfish, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:22, archived)

see the thing is

it's not a referent to trousers at all in (most of)britain. This means that our slang is infecting your part of the world, wherever that may be. Trust me, I'm a cunning linguist.

(pygmy giraffe, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:11, archived)

i am in the uk

i should have mentioned that in my post, but still.. i really dont remember it being used as a word for underwear or used as a derogatory term years ago...

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:17, archived)

derogatory term has only crept in in the last few years (see pizza's post),

but pants has ALWAYS meant underpants in this country as far as I know. I've never in my 32 years known anyone in the uk use the term to mean trousers... any use of "pants" to indicate trousers is likely a side-effect of consumiong too much imported US telly.

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:22, archived)

where are you from??

until a few years ago i never knew you posh people called your underpants pants. it's very odd. pants will always be trousers as far as i'm concerned.

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limpfish, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 21:27, archived)

serious?

Whereabouts in the UK? I've only ever heard it used to mean underwear.

(pygmy giraffe, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:23, archived)

I always understood it thus:

if(( now > dawn_of_time ) && ( location == UK )) pants = underwear;

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:35, archived)

perhaps it needs revising:

if (( now > dawn_of_time ) && ( location == UK ) && ( name <> "Darren Wolfe") pants = underwear
else if (( now > dawn_of_time ) && ( location == UK ) && ( name = "Darren Wolfe") pants.usage.confusion = yes;

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:42, archived)

Mr. Pedantic says

You've missed some brackets, and used the BASIC non-equals operator in a C program. I think you really meant:

if(( now > dawn_of_time ) && ( location == UK ))
{
if( name != "Darren Wolfe" ) pants = underwear; else pants.usage.confusion = yes;
}

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:03, archived)

mmm

i thought it was javascript you were writing in :)
I get so confused over programing syntax these days - too may languages around...
asp, vb, delphi, c++, java, javascript, php..

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:09, archived)

Heh

I can program in more languages than I can even think of in one go, but not getting confused between them is a knack that you pick up eventually...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:13, archived)

surely you mean

(strcmp(name,"Darren Wolfe")==0)

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pHile, Mon 15 Apr 2002, 1:07, archived)

well im in blackpool

but i dont know if its a regional thing, but I have always referred to trousers as pants and underwear as, well, underwear..
It could be due to my parents, or rather it's my brain interpreting things differently than most people because i miss a vital piece of information.

For example, I have always made a sandwhich by buttering one piece of bread only (the other being dry). It is the way I have ALWAYS done it for as long as I can remember.
One day, I was in the kitchen making a sandwhich and I was talking to a friend, he saw me butter only one piece of bread and commented "why?". I said "what do you mean why?".
He explained that no one butters one piece of bread. I said "well my parents must do it".
When I asked my parents, they said that they always buttered both pieces. I asked my grandparents... they did the same.
In fact, there is no one I know, family or otherwise, who butters one piece of bread only.
It is something I have done on my own. I assume that when I was being "taught" to make a sandwhich (or watched a sandwhiches construction) in my very early years, I got distracted and didnt see the second piece being buttered..

Use this information as you see fit.....

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:35, archived)

TBH

I never used the term pants to refer to anything.
Trousers were kex, underwear was gruds, jeans were jeans.
Pants came into the vocabulary as a derogatory term about the same time as the desperatly unfunny trev and simon made the 'swing your pants' song.
It must be Sunday. Here I am, pissed as a pissed thing parping on about pants...

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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:44, archived)

Now this is interesting...

because I thought kecks were underpants...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:47, archived)

me too...

hence the becks in his kecks, etc photoshop I did some time ago...

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chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:49, archived)

ahh

now this bit of confusion im not familar with :)
kecks have been trousers for me...
Never heard of gruds before....

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:49, archived)

I never realised this country

had such a crisis in underpant/trouser naming conventions...

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Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:56, archived)

pants

have always been grundies to me... short for grundipants. I'm such a sexy girl.

(dr phil can't be arsed to log in, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:01, archived)

Is all this confusion

geographic?
I'm on the northern edge of the East Midlands, which may explain the webbed fingers, if not the pants/{kex|kecks}/gruds disparity

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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:05, archived)

someone needs to setup a site

that has these little niggly questions and problems listed, and people can fill in questionnaires and results can be shown statistically broken down by county.
there must be a lot more things like this

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DaWolfey, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:03, archived)

Can't you tell it's sunday

We're having an in depth discussion about pants.

(pygmy giraffe, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:24, archived)

yay for pants

and woo for trousers.

(crazymum, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 18:38, archived)

Hell, if you're gonna repost

Then so shall I!

Woo for trousers, Yay for underwear.

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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sun 14 Apr 2002, 19:02, archived)

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