West Brom fan goes angrier than Christian Bale
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Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:00,
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Not a proxy server
I made this!
But if your local network is filtering out a website you want to visit, then this might make it accessible. It works by converting URLs into raw IP addresses (e.g., www.friv.com/ >>> 77.92.85.19/)
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revolution now 👊, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:29,
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very good idea
cant wait to try that out at school
i'll message you if it works tommorrow
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:34, Reply)
is that chewing gum in your mouth?
it's your own time you're wasting!
/teacher rant blog
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McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:47,
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stolen from this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJEH9P0hgCw
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McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:53,
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See, you're not even a proper student
Actually I miss my college days, even if I chose the wrong subjects....
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:53,
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Wow! Ping!
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Awesome Welles petitioning for foetuses to be rebranded 'wombles', Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:52,
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Gaahhh....
The buggers here have the IP blocked and all...
Fiddle sticks.
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:56, Reply)
My school's filter blocks the word "b3ta".
So I probably won't be able to visit that url
D:
Looks very good all the same, and should work a charm.
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:34, Reply)
maybe this will work?
ruletheweb.co.uk/url2ip.php
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revolution now 👊, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:58,
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*clicks*
I can't thank you enough!! This will make surfing a lot less stressful!
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Radio messages from that plane that landed in the river
They all sound so bloody calm, even when they guy says "radar contact lost", he must've been shitting himself
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The Coast Of Yemen, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:28,
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I don't care what game we are playing
But I want these guys on MY side.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:55,
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I guess it wouldn't do to have
"OUR SHITTING PLANE IS GOING DOWN! OOHHHH....CHRIIIIIIST!"
"This is air traffic control...GOD HELP YOU!!! OHHHH JESUS! LAND IT IN THE WATER, BRIAN! IN THE FUCKING WATER!"
"I'LL HAVE A GO! OOOOHHHH....GOOOOOD....THIS IS BLOODY AAAAAWFUL!"
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:02, Reply)
That Sully bloke is so f****** cool.
" just doing the job we were trained to do"
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Hummel Who died and made you....oh wait...., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:55,
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I seen another before where they actually crashed, killing all on board
It was unnerving to hear the 2 pilots so calm when they knew they were going to die. It went something like:
"We're going down"
"I know it"
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Alzo wouldn't ride your mum into battle, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 18:55,
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Hilarious engrish LOTR subtitles
Actual screencaps of subtitles on some foreign LOTRD dvd. I almost died laughing.
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Christian Bale of Hay in a field, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:26,
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I think I've seen those already
Anyway, this is another classic:
winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html
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but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all foreskin of the apocalypse, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:50,
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Hahaha
LolChristopher Lee!
www.winterson.com.nyud.net/pics2/botw19.jpg
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:00, Reply)
I watched a moody copy of Batman
I gave up watching the film and concentrated on the engrish subtitles, they were better than the film and made no sense whatsoever!
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McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:51,
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why would a film that is in english, have english subtitles?
it makes no sense, unless its for deaf jappers who read english.
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I think the Revenge of the Sith one was explained as a pirate English copy of a Japanese version
So it was a translation of a translation
Vader's "Nooooooooooooooo" became "DO NOT WANT"
:D
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Alzo wouldn't ride your mum into battle, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 19:00,
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KILL IT WITH FIRE!
Is it wrong that I'm even more horrified by the comic sans than by the unicorns?
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admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:53,
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Gleeeeeee!!!
I love unicorns.....sorry.
We girls get different factory brain settings
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:00,
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I also collect My Little Ponies
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:05,
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You've just got home from School...
And you're using your Dad's computer, while he's still at work, aren't you? ;-)
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Darklord, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:08,
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It's an entity in adulthood - honestly!
so is My Little Pony Cos-play
pics.livejournal.com/ofthelily/gallery/00021yy9
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:17,
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Parrots playing Xbox voice activated games
can't be real Shirley? still pretty cool mind you
GC sagt nein
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:48,
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Perhaps you could get them on a Wii Fit or something?
that would be rather cute and no mistake :-)
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:59,
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Now with two adult cats 10 years plus...
It's like saying "Jump!" to a stone...
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:08,
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Mediocre juggling.
I made this!
I was bored today, so i did a little bit of juggling and set it to creepy clown music.
Fun!!!
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Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:44,
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average really,
had a couple of auditions for jobs now, made some good contacts.
Got an audition tomorrow to be in an acrobatics team on a cruise ship travelling round the bahamas :-D
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Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:49,
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wow
as someone with the worst hand/eye co-ordination in the world, I salute you
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:51,
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you should incorporate this trick into your act
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsVIOp4wz88
juggling off the floor
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My balls aren't bouncy enough
...so to speak.
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Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:56,
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I like the music!!
where'd you get it
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Nostrebor can't be everything all the time., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:22,
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Its a local guy
Called Ed Cox, he's revolutionised the clowncore industry.
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Devil Duck: ( ' )< and his cunning stunts, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:37,
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nice
I'm stuck on level 24
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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:06,
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Thanks
Finished the game, now to try bonus mode
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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:21,
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February is Bacon Month
I searched back to mid Jan, and didn't find this.
Mike Nelson (of MST3K) is eating nothing but bacon in February
I wouldn't like to be sitting next to this man come mid Feb.
And I don't expect him to be alive by the end.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:16,
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Mysti Mayhem pisses on Nashville
She turns up at a label's reception and lets rip.
And delivers a quite woo live performance.
Also, she's a sometime calaborator of Grey Bloke, and so an honourary b3tan, by virtue of that :)
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:12,
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With all respects to her for doing that, cause it is very brave...
In my experience, those little stunts just piss everyone off in the office.
I expect that CD she left them at the end, became a novelty little frisbee for the rest of the day...
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Darklord, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:19,
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I think the guy at 4.02 agrees with you
but I quite liked it. She's not bad. (Singer that is. I think the socks are not very nice)
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Creepy old minister talking to a kid about breakdancing.
It cuts off mid-sentence at the end but I'm sure he's saying, "What a fine young boy."
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the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:57,
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Ha ha ha!
Could he have a more apt name?
Lo Jack! How do?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:02,
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Easy, mate.
I'm hanging. We made a party bucket last night and got pretty reckless. I fell into a cupboard :D
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the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:04,
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Party Bucket?
Your youthful terms elude me....
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:05,
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Got a big plastic storage container and filled with any alcohol we could find,
including but not limited to, cider, vodka, rum, beer, absynthe, whiskey, red wine, white wine, coke and ribena.
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the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:09,
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Oh my!
Sounds horrendously wonderful!
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:11,
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You should have seen the head on it.
We had to keep whisking it to stop it separating.
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the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:18,
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More like Uncle Ernie (The Who/Tommy)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkEAS_eySw4
0:56 onwards...
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Darklord, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:09,
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Fucking woo for Keith Moon and Oliver Reed :D
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:13,
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Ermmm,,
Mr Rogers is a national icon in the USA. It's not HE who is creepy it is the times we live in that make it impossible for an adult to converse with a child without suspicion.
Taking the pish out of him is like Yanks deriding Tony Hart or Oliver Postgate.
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Grindstaff, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:23,
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Yeah but he's still weird.
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the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:41,
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im not american btw
*runs away*
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 18:23,
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Leave Mr Rogers alone!
Really, Mr Rogers' Neighbourhood was, with Sesame Street, the best kid's programme on TV when I was growing up (I spent part of my childhood in the states before moving back to the UK at 8). He was a lovely man, genuinely dedicated to education, who started every programme by reassuring the watching children that everyone is an equally special, important individual. He also believed that the scripts on kid's shows should be as well-written as those for grown-up programmes, and that just because children were young, they shouldn't be fobbed off with second-rate entertainment.
Edit: yes, what he^ said. Nearest US equivalent of Hart/Posgate
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OH, is he the dude
that made that plea to the Senate in the 70s?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:52,
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don't know about that, I'm afraid.
In the 70s I was naught but a twinkle in my father's underpants.
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yep..Wiki says;
"The chairman of the subcommittee, John O. Pastore, was not previously familiar with Rogers' work, and was sometimes described as gruff and impatient. However, he reported that the testimony had given him goosebumps, and declared, "Looks like you just earned the $20 million." The subsequent congressional appropriation, for 1971, increased PBS funding from $9 million to $22 million.[13]
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Grindstaff, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:24,
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there was a realy nice article about Mr. Rogers somewhere
Was impressive to hear what a nice human being he was- and a shame he seems creepy today- but from the sounds of things he was a really really nice guy
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 18:13, Reply)
Anyone know what the groovy music was?
It sounded very Santana like but not sure.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 19:25,
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Haha! Brilliant!
"One night in the zoo there's dreadful weather, and a T-Rex chews through his leather tether" is my favourite line...ever!
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Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:07,
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I'm absolutely certain there are no gods
so play some Flash games and enjoy your afternoon
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:19,
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well apart from Allan obviously
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:24,
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yes I know
It may take up much of the rest of your life
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:25,
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Hahaha
Well there's my afternoon gone.
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Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:25,
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Bah
"Your organization's Internet use policy restricts access to this web page at this time. Reason: The Websense category "Games" is filtered."
I need a new job.
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t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:28,
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Those proxy sites were good until they started blocking those too
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Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:33,
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Facebook and Youtube are blocked here too now.
I really am losing the will to live :(
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t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:35,
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try
anon.me
www.hidemyass.com/
www.cantbustme.com/
www.proxymafia.net/
www.browse.ms/
www.proxypimp.com/
www.texasproxy.com/
www.proxrio.com/
www.250.eu/
www.kroxy.net/
www.unblock.biz/
www.proxystart.com/
www.armyproxy.com/
www.anonr.com/
www.webproxy.pro/
www.invisiblesurfing.com/
www.surfaz.com/
www.url.sc/
www.ourproxy.com/
www.nuip.net/
www.unblocked.org/
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:38,
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Nope
they all say "The Websense category "Proxy Avoidance" is filtered."
and I'm now probably going to get the sack for trying them! Oh well.
EDIT: Well they first 5 did- I think i'd better stop trying!
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t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:42,
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my company block the silliest things
but none of these sites!
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:44,
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what about
www.proxybuster.co.uk
oh so very obvious
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:02,
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that probaly wont work
at my school kent county council filter the internets meaning only the most obscure strange proxies work
as i said filterfreedom.info was the only proxy to wrok last time i checked
www.arcade.freakz.ro is an excellent games site still unblocked
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:06, Reply)
classified as Games/Pornography on my web filter
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Tue 10 Mar 2009, 9:03,
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horses is dead
but someone saved the page somewhere
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 11 Jun 2009, 8:40,
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Mwhahaha! Mwhahaha! MWHAHAHA!
I am an ICT Technician at a school, part of my job to to update the web filter and add sites to block.
I promise to do my very best to keep these sites off that list :)
Nice one.
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:43,
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None of them work for me either
I'm on netsweeper
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Tue 10 Mar 2009, 9:05,
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I tried filtering b3ta at my ECDL class and managed to use my Jesus/Dino pic in a powerpoint demonstration
The tutor was politely puzzled when she saw it..
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:46,
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Can someone please tell Monty
that I am not speaking to him
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t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:55,
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is he ignoring you?
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:56,
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I don't think so
I'm not ignoring him as in IGNORING him, I'm just not speaking to him as he's been mean to me ;)
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t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:59,
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I'm looking for a particular game
which I can't see in there - maybe someone will know it.
You have 5 or 6 items with which to build a tower in a certain order, get it right and all sorts of wonderful things happen. Get it wrong and a few wonderful things happen but differently.
There was a similar on based on an island.
Help me please!!!
In the mean time I will amuse myself with this collection of treats :D
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PhoenixBlend, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:28,
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You will be looking for the eyemaze GROW games
Tower one is here: www.eyezmaze.com/eyezblog_en/blog/2009/01/grow_tower.html
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The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:36,
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what an odd game
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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:47,
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I shitting love you my friend
Thanks!!!
Happy afternoon now!
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PhoenixBlend, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:36,
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thanks!
i've been playing here for a few days, and there are a few games i quite like.
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postbear has metal knees, Wed 11 Feb 2009, 3:54,
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More road sign tampering...
I can't help but think the newsletter is responsible for this.
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Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:18,
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nice animation by some CHUMP called paul robertson apparently so called if that's his real name, likely not
It's like a mix between that rubarb cartoon with the dog and some anime I havent seen. enjoy.
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:17, Reply)
That wins and wins BIG !!
*clicks* - that is how Pokemon should be :)
(, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:21, Reply)
lovely
his journal is looking a bit on the NSFW these days
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Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:33,
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Christians hit back against the Atheist Bus Campaign
(Image may have nothing to do with the article)
*edit. lots of debate on this. I have my own views that I'm not goign to force on anyone. (if you really want to know more check my profile)
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:31,
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Hmm
Given that the atheist ads were required to put the word 'probably' in to avoid problems with the ASA, how come the godbotherers get to say 'definitely' on theirs?
*Edited* - I just submitted a complaint. Anyone want to join me? www.asa.org.uk/asa/how_to_complain/complaints_form/
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:42,
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Possibly because the statement there is definitely no god,
was proposed by a group who claimed scientific basis, therefore it was false advertising?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:44,
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They have it in quotes
So perhaps they're claiming it's a quoted opinion, and not fact?
Unsure, but it's all quite amusing. Perhaps the atheits and god bothers could have it out in a giant snowball fight
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LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:48,
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The god botherers would win,
because they believe in stoning, and would just wrap snow round rocks :D
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:49,
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He only said Jehovah...
Aiiieeee!
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LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:50,
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why do you assume
that the word probably was just put in to please the ASA?
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:11,
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I don't assume that
They've said so repeatedly.
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:23,
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I've put a complaint.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:07,
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This is always the result of forcing religious views
on a secular public! As far as I am concerned, the atheist bus campaign served as little purpose as a christian campaign would.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:43,
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^
This.
I think that anyone is allowed to follow whatever belief system they want as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else's rights. (or is Scientology, sorry but there is an exception to every rule)
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Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:49,
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Pfft!
I myself am a catholic, but I would never try and force my beliefs on other people. If they asked me about it, I would be happy to talk to them about what I believe in and why. The problem is with these atheists, is that they don't seem to realise that they are as fundamental about their beliefs, as certain religious people are, thus contradicting their whole point.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:50,
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That's why I'm a fundamentalist agnostic.
I don't have the answers, and neither does anyone else, because it is impossible to know.
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Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:55,
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I have a friend with the same views
and I think it's a bit lame. Do you believe there is a god or don't you? Obviously we can't prove there isn't (cf Russell's teapot), although God could really save us all a lot of bother by manifesting in Trafalgar square and clearing the whole thing up. But do you really not have an opinion one way or the other?
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:58,
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If there is a "God", i.e. some all powerful being that watches over us/ created us
he is nothing at all like the "God" that all the religions describe.
When good things happen, people thank God - he made it right. When things go badly, God is either ignored or it's "all part of his plan". I like what David Attenborough said about the worm whose sole purpose is to burrow through eyeballs.
I think it's very obvious that most religions arise from the fact that our ancestors couldn't comprehend a lot of what happened, so they filled in the gaps with God.
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The Coast Of Yemen, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:09,
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It's being open minded to the possibilities
i mean i dont seriously believe in santa claus or faries but that alone doesn't mean they can't exist.
Suspending Judgement is the only way to go when this are not knowable and since philosophy teaches us that Knowledge can never be achieved we have to at suspend judgement on everything...at least a little
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:16,
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I don't believe in a god, as in a beardy consciousness in the sky,
But I'm open to many ideas that are beyond our comprehension. Perhaps the universe is just an eternal and cyclical system with no plan? Perhaps it had a begining and will have an end? Perhaps god is chaos? Perhaps the universe is ordered into an intelligence of its own? Perhaps our universe is simply a computer simulation by some consciousness beyond our abilities to percieve?
I don't believe in God or Allah or Jehova, as these are just humanised labels that have been given to things we can't possibly hope to understand. BUT, unlike many of my atheist friends, I am willing to live with cognitive dissonance over this- pretending that you can know 'the truth' is arrogant. It's possible to reject human-based religious traditions without rejecting spirituality. It's also possible to reject the ego-centric/human-centric view of 'God' without claiming that nothing exists beyond our own comprehension (an equally ego/human-centric position).
So I suppose my thoughts about 'god' are confused by the labelling- god is the only word we have for what is beyond our understanding. The core of my belief is that the human mind is a wonderful, but ultimately limited and flawed instrument for attempting to understand the universe. Thus, pretending to know any absolutes is ridiculous.
Having said that, we must learn to explore the nature of the universe within the constraints of our minds. I believe science is the best tool we (currently) have for this, and so I lean much more towards the conventional 'scientific' understanding than I do to a religious one.
So: I suppose I reject the conventional idea of God, but am unwilling to reject the possibility of something beyond ourselves (or 'god'!).
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Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:17,
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it's hard to pigeon hole god
even every Christian has a different idea of what God is
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:24,
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Bollocks
Sorry, I know we've had this discussion before, but still, I can't let that pass. How is 'There is probably no god, so stop worrying and enjoy your life' even comparable to the statements of fundamentalist religious nutters? When did Richard Dawkins advocate killing people who disagreed with him or blasphemed against the sacred word of Darwin? Get some perspective.
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:55,
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You misunderstand me.
I am not saying that it does, however, I have never read a religious text that does sanction or advocate murder. That is down to the interpretation of certain people for their own ends. The point I was trying to make was that a fundamental discounting of anyones beliefs, either way, serves no purpose.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:01,
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Jehovah!
skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/stoning.html
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The Coast Of Yemen, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:04,
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If it's all based on interpretation and peoples own agendas
then how can the word be relied upon?
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:20,
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I'm not saying it can be relied upon.
But that is the nature of humanity, no matter who put it here....
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:36,
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not true
clearly the bible has too many metaphors and hyperbole than any factual story
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:46,
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I just think there's a big disparity between the views
Atheists generally believe there is no god because there is no evidence to suggest that there is one. It's easy to suggest examples of hypothetical evidence which, should it appear, would change their mind (cf my post above, but also Haldane's 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian').
Religious people believe despite the lack of evidence, and there is no evidence that you can suggest that would make them change their view (indeed, the whole 'virtue' of faith is that it is maintained despite the lack of evidence)
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:37,
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Well of course there is.
However, the point of faith is just that.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:44,
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It raised consciousness about the issue
and sparked off a massive public debate. Seems like a good thing in my view. I thought it was fascinating that such a mild-mannered thing could spark so much outrage.
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:51,
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I am not sure that anyone who wasn't
involved in the debate was made any more aware by the campaign, it simply forced people into it more which I don't believe is necessary.
And on the mild-mannered thing, I don't see how anyone could expect a public advertisement that states everything that you believe in is bollocks can really be claimed as mild mannered, no matter the naivety of the intention.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:55,
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*Officially* it was aimed at those who were non-believers that were scared by threats of hellfire
not at believers. Obviously that's a bit disingenuous, but still, it's incredibly mild compared to the Christian ads you see all over the place, which claim that everything *I* believe in is bollocks. In fact, doesn't *every* ad claim that one way or another?
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:01,
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I totally agree about the christian adverts.
I personally think that anything that claims truth not based on proven evidence shouldn't be allowed.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:03,
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If it said "Have faith in God..." etc that would be better
Me, I'm a agnostic, no religion gives me any answers, but I really hope that humanity is not the highest level of conscious in the universe.
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:11,
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Well this is part of the problem isn't it.
I have faith, but I don't necessarily believe in Jesus Christ being the son of God, and I don't necessarily believe in a God who controls all that happens on earth and in the universe. However, I do consider myself a Catholic.
Religion, as with any tool, is only as helpful or as dangerous as the person who is using it. A hammer in a builders hands helps make a house, but in a Yorkshiremans hands it becomed a murder weapon ;)
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:17,
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But you can't fit that on the side of a bus ;)
But yay! for mannered dabate :)
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Monty Propps, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:42,
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but what if the correct way to use it
is to use it for bad?
then its you who is wrong, not the fundamentalists
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Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:53,
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*murders someone just to cover his bases*
;)
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:03,
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Why do you need faith in some undetectable thing (in terms of morality)?
Do you not have faith in yourself?
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:21,
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Like the "Jesus Said" campaign?
That's what kicked off the "Atheist Bus" campaign.
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I'm sorry,
I don't get your point. I didn't see those adverts, but as far as I am concerned, people will not suddenly not believe in God or Jesus Christ as the Messiah purely as a result of an advert. And I also believe the opposite is true.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:15,
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Whilst this is probably true
It doesn't take into account the dialogue that has begun about advertising religion, which was possibly the point in the first place. I don't want any view pressed upon me, thank you very much.
I love the etiquette the ASA had to use in order to inoffensively point out that *both* sides don't have any imperical proof of their opinions, hence rendering both arguements useless.
Bu tthe person up there making the 'lion on the loose' analogy has it precisely right - if ou can't prove it either way, stop advertising opinion as fact altogether.
That is all.
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I totally agree.
If you read through my first comment, I stated that I don't agree with Christian advertising either, and I am a Christian.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:29,
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My point was a Christian campaign has already happened...
...and this whole Atheist campaign is nothing but a reactionary stunt.
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So you're saying 2 wrongs make a right?
Well I don't believe that to be the case. As I stated, I don't believe in Christian advertising either. However, what this has done is not bring to the fore the opinion that christians, muslims, jews, whoever can't advertise, it has just made the carte blanche a lot bigger by setting such a public precedent.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:31,
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I liked this quote I read recently (apparently called a trilemma)
1. if God is willing but unable to prevent evil, he is not omnipotent
2. if God is able but not willing to prevent evil, he is not good
3. if God is willing and able to prevent evil, then why is there evil?
And if he is unwilling and unable to prevent evil, why call him God?
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Alzo wouldn't ride your mum into battle, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 19:18,
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Check out this mentalist.
Imagine downhill mountain biking crazyness. Then imagine that, but with 4 wheels instead of 2.
Its hilarious.
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Pew Pew Pew! Lasers! wannabe Gong Farmer, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:29,
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If I ever contract lazy leg syndrome,
I would well do crazy shit like that! At least there is no more chance of you making your legs work any less....
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 15:11,
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When Gillian Met Eck
I made this!
Gillian McKeith has been telling oor First Minister, Alex Salmond to lose weight: story
See the results for yersel'
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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:20,
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Hehe :)
I fuckin hate that woman with a passion - she should be force-fed Lorne sausage until she bursts.
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Quite...
That awful woman is a quack, charlatan. snake oil seller and frankly spouts utter utter shit.
Kill it with hammers!
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If ITV covered the OJ Simpson Trial..
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Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:11,
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Ha ha ha!
I knew what was coming, but still :D
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:46,
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Somebody should do a bus advert
"There probably wasn't a goal. So stop whining and get on with your life"
(Although seriously: it was one goal, once. Some of us don't get to see any of our chosen sport on British TV.)
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Not quite,
doesn't have the black and white "advertising imminent" bar in the top right corner.
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Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:54,
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The Opning titles to Pythagorus' Switch
Following on from excellent Algorhythm March posted yesterday, here's some Heath Robinson, or Rube Goldberg (to our American cousins) machines. As a fun game, see how many booze related items are used...
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Rube Goldberg machines GMTFH, seriously.
This is great. :) *click*
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grey kid is breakdancing to save a community centre, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 12:58,
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I fucking LOVE these things.
Was totally, TOTALLY obsessed with them about a year ago. Got to the point where I could sing in Japanese and everything.
Woo!
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I have
the full set of these (which aren't actually the opening titles) on a DVD box set from Japan.
I could share them if
a) there's interest
b) someone could suggest a place to upload them without getting sued.
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Leo Panthera, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:15,
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Fucking A!
Are Dailymotion ok?
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:22,
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Have changes the description (thanks!)
And yes please!!! Can we have the bit where the two penguin puppets have continental drift explained to them by Televis-jon. :)
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Bumwad!
It won't let me change the actual title (avec les cocking spelling mistake and all). I don't think I can live with the shame. Balls!
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They're just
the "rube goldberg" bits, not the whole show.
But there are millions of 'em.
Edit: ...and I still need a place to upload them. I put them on YouTube before and they deleted them, which I thought was particularly mean as the above video is still there.
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Leo Panthera, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 14:33,
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I have seen the whole shows
My mate Matt introduced them to me a few years back over a bottle of crackin' red wine and a fatty-boom-batty, or two. A simply delightful show.
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^^this
the last book section is genius. Utterly love this.
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Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 0:13,
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these are amazing!!!
i gonna go make some!
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skeltonator Needs some new daps., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:45,
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Yay!!
I made one of those:
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NinjaBadger hides in the bushes and gives you TB., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 17:57,
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