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This is a link post Doctor Who Goes Forth I made this!
I made a video. I hope you like it.
(solidbronze, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:57, Reply)
This is a normal post well, the sets look the same!
woo!
 (I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Nicely :)
Slight TJ, can anyone recommend a free and easy way to just whack a couple of avi files together into 1?
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:17, Reply)
This is a normal post Virtualdub is free
To do what you want isn't too tricky, but it isn't unbelievably easy either. If the avi files have exactly the same sound and video compression etc. they should be ok. I'm sure there are easier ways.
 (I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:20, Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers dude.
They are the same film, it is just in a couple of parts :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Windows Movie Maker, if you don't mind outputting wmv.
If you do,
VirtualDubMod if both avis are encoded the same.
XVid4PSP if they're different. (Probably a bit over what you need, but it does have a simple Join function and isn't too picky about your inputs)
 (I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:23, Reply)
This is a normal post Nicely!
VDM seems to not work because of the codec. I'll try XVid4psp :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:32, Reply)
This is a normal post copy /b movie1.avi + movie2.avi +movie3.avi fullmovie.avi
(From a DOS / command window while under your movie files directory)

Your milage may vary if you're using funky codecs, but this has always worked for me.
 (Chunkmiester Isn't happy with all this "not smoking" nonsense., Mon 9 Feb 2009, 15:26, Reply)
This is a normal post haha
thats ace that is.
 (I helped save b3ta! MrA, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:30, Reply)
This is a normal post Sorry
I'm too stupid - which Dr Who story is that?
 (I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:40, Reply)
This is a normal post The War Games
Troughton's last story...
 (solidbronze, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:45, Reply)
This is a normal post aha
I've only seen a few of his and, lets face it, not many still exist.
 (I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 16:50, Reply)
This is a normal post nice one

(I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Sublime!

(I helped save b3ta! @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 16:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Nicely done.
Love the war games too.
 (I helped save b3ta! Zuowan, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:55, Reply)
This is a link post assteroids game
"shoot massive Eddie Van Halen heads and Van Halen logos with bullets that come out of David Lee Roth's rear end? How about shooting the annoying little Sammy Hagar head that shoots at you while singing clips from Can't Drive 55"
mad but quite fun
 (I helped save b3ta! The sherif of Mottingclam R.I.P Marco, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:41, Reply)
This is a normal post hahaha
lovely sunday distraction
 (Colostomy Bag Explosion Lubing the gears of commercialism, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:55, Reply)
This is a link post Baby hedgehog things (in foreign / russian I think...)

(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:38, Reply)
This is a normal post :)

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:44, Reply)
This is a normal post I've never seen a Hedgehog with ears like that!
Do they have ears like that?

That pushes the 'cute-o-meter'
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:51, Reply)
This is a normal post It's a long-eared hedgehog
The ones you usually see in Europe don't but those ones are apparently native to central Asia.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Awwww!
Fluff overload :D
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:53, Reply)
This is a normal post That was so cute it actually made me dizzy

(I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 22:53, Reply)
This is a link post Councils run out of grit I made this!
Local councils are running out of grit and having to use salt.
 (tauntontone, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:31, Reply)
This is a normal post You should post that on the main board .
That's where people post the pics they make :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Alzo wouldn't ride your mum into battle, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:34, Reply)
This is a normal post This
but first get it under 100k this might help
www.lemony.co.uk/optimisation.htm

it's easy if you're using photoshop, save for web and fiddle with the jpg quailty, same in paint.net and no doubt others too
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:39, Reply)
This is a link post Dave Courtney, ex-london gangster/wanna-be film star.
It's in 3 parts if you can be bothered, but what's more entertaining is flicking through the pages of comments, he doesn't seem to be a well liked man.
One I liked: "Ive sat on this mans bed and hes shown me his gun collection, whilst walking around in his dressing gown made of beer mats"

A 'Dressing gown made of beer mats'!?
You don't get much classier than that!

What a Fucking Pikey!! :-D
(I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:06, Reply)
This is a normal post he's a plum

but he does make some good points :D
 (I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:26, Reply)
This is a normal post
who?
 (I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 18:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Long time mate of mine
...so I say PUMP to your link!
 (I helped save b3ta! GeordieSteve, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 19:28, Reply)
This is a link post How to stop Joyriders
I like the way he gets up and runs off afterwards.
(I helped save b3ta! The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:29, Reply)
This is a normal post that gotta hurt!

(I helped save b3ta! Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:38, Reply)
This is a normal post Good shot sir!

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:49, Reply)
This is a normal post Superman!!!!!!

(aaronfletcher, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:13, Reply)
This is a normal post wow
that felt good to watch
 (Peter_G, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:30, Reply)
This is a normal post haha O_O

(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:50, Reply)
This is a normal post One of them runs
The other remains dazed on the ground
 (Scouse Bastard used to be indecisive, but now he's not so sure, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:59, Reply)
This is a normal post And there are flashing lights...
...and a tunnel in the background.

;-)
 (I helped save b3ta! AgeOwns Has just started Geocaching, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 19:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Shame he got up
but never mind
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:10, Reply)
This is a normal post They should have
run into a 44 tonne truck, they'd have been well fucked, the pair of wankers.
 (I helped save b3ta! DieselDemon " See you in Hell ", Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:17, Reply)
This is a normal post oh my
thats gotta hurt like FUCK
 (I helped save b3ta! crazyjude is very happy with happytoast and his skill, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 19:33, Reply)
This is a normal post "Tis but a scratch!"
l'hardcore.
 (UTB, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 12:15, Reply)
This is a link post Harvie Krumpet
Following on from Vincent, down there, this is Harvie Krumpet, winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2003. I love it :) I hope you lot do too....

EDIT: I have spent the last couple of months, slowly collecting videos of all the Academy Short winners. If you would all like, I would be happy to post one a day for you?
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:21, Reply)
This is a normal post
That was an exceedingly good waste of 22 mins of my life. More please thats was superb. How many videos have you got so far?
 (I helped save b3ta! The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:04, Reply)
This is a normal post I have pretty much every winner back to 1981,
and quite a lot of the nominees from the last 10 or 15 years. But obviously, the preinternet age ones are a lot harder to find :(

Tomorrow I'll post one I can find in HQ on youtube :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:09, Reply)
This is a normal post that was awesome..fakt 58! :)

(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:54, Reply)
This is a normal post Glad you enjoyed it sir :)
I thought it may put a few people off being so long and all....
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:55, Reply)
This is a normal post it's a brilliant sad but funny story :D

(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:13, Reply)
This is a normal post You're not wrong :D
Did your sig say you have the new Prodigy album before? Is it any good? I didn't realise one was out....
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:15, Reply)
This is a normal post well it's not out yet ;)
good album..some punk sounding tracks.
a few old skool rave riffs.
like most of their albums..
it's different but still the prodigy :)
 (I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Now downloaded and listening.
Nice!
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:17, Reply)
This is a normal post That was great.
Completely engaging for the full 22mins - MOAR PLEEZE! :D
 (I helped save b3ta! Alzo wouldn't ride your mum into battle, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:06, Reply)
This is a normal post You shall have to wait till tomorrow :)
I don't wanna flood the board :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:09, Reply)
This is a normal post This is great
I saw this a few years back as part of a short film evening put on by the Big Issue (I think) at the Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square.
It stands the test of time :)
 (Sneezy Badger can't wait to quit his job on, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:35, Reply)
This is a normal post Well it's only 5 years old ;)

(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:13, Reply)
This is a normal post that was ace
clicky
 (I helped save b3ta! SpunkyBackpack, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 16:54, Reply)
This is a normal post :D

(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Brilliant
I enjoyed that, thank you.
 (UltimateMonkey Ban this sick filth!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:09, Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers :)
Check back tomorrow and there should be a new one up :D
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:42, Reply)
This is a link post Plastic alligator chases dog

(redflame36, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:17, Reply)
This is a normal post *buys plastic croc*
I shall post the evidence.
 (I helped save b3ta! @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:27, Reply)
This is a normal post que malo es lol

(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Not funny
just cruel.

Now what *would* be funny is that yank who shot the video doing it front of me.

And watching him walking off with his teeth in a paper bag.

Terrifying a puppy really isn't cool

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Ta!

(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:47, Reply)
This is a normal post ^
I can't help but agree with this as a gut instinct to be honest
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:49, Reply)
This is a normal post I agree

(I helped save b3ta! Occulus Swallowed, instead of spat, on, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:57, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh come on
it's just mindless japes. Like putting a hat on a cat

If he was doing it again and again that would be different.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:59, Reply)
This is a normal post he´s not a yank
he´s mexican
 (El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:52, Reply)
This is a normal post What?
Playing a harmless trick on a dog is totally uncool, but punching someone's teeth out is fine?
 (moltenretriever, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:11, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah smash his teeth in woooo
You violent mentalist.
 (I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:13, Reply)
This is a normal post oh calm down
it's character building
 (Brownpants From Liverpool to Manila, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:24, Reply)
This is a normal post bloody PETA

(Cyberpope Oh my god!! Somebody put shit in my pants!!!!!!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 15:36, Reply)
This is a normal post I thought it was bloody hilarious.

(I helped save b3ta! @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 16:33, Reply)
This is a normal post It wasn't really that bad.
I reckon you could make a pretty good case that people in the uk care more about dogs than they do about people, and that's really fucked up.
 (I helped save b3ta! Zuowan, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:49, Reply)
This is a normal post What an utterly cuntish thing to do
:(
 (I helped save b3ta! The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:33, Reply)
This is a normal post this ^

(I helped save b3ta! spagaroony, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:33, Reply)
This is a normal post what a cunt :(

poor dog
 (I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:15, Reply)
This is a normal post Poor alligator
being dragged around like that.There should be a law against it.
 (I helped save b3ta! DieselDemon " See you in Hell ", Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:13, Reply)
This is a normal post I feel sorry for the string

(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:42, Reply)
This is a normal post Will nobody think about the pavement??!

(Jimbotfu Bummed in the gob again, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 14:26, Reply)
This is a link post Dramatic chords
After instant rimshot and sad trombone, ex B3tan syzygy makes this website.

I share it with you.
 (I helped save b3ta! trev Is not interested in your fripperies, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 10:18, Reply)
This is a normal post This is good too
www.swaneewhistle.com/
 (I helped save b3ta! Meglos -.-. ..- -. - ..-. .-.. .- .--. ..., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:53, Reply)
This is a normal post there's no such thing as a ex b3tan....they never leave!!

dun dun daaaa
 (I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:16, Reply)
This is a normal post Heh...
So right... I've just been hiding behind the fishtank, nibbling on discarded cheese :D
 (I helped save b3ta! syzygy, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:56, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm Old Gregg...

(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 9:05, Reply)
This is a normal post You wanna go to a club where people wee on each other?

(I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:40, Reply)
This is a normal post fucking hell!
that is an unforunate name!
 (I helped save b3ta! skeltonator Needs some new daps., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:53, Reply)
This is a normal post Arf!
I wonder if she has any idea...
 (UltimateMonkey Ban this sick filth!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 17:25, Reply)
This is a link post Mr Wayne Kerr - were his parents for real
This guy was on Landline, a rural current affairs show on Australian TV. His family doesn't talk to him. With a name like that - I am not surprised.
 (diprotodon, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 7:01, Reply)
This is a normal post :-)
And here's another unfortunate:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=keFkJ9HDHlQ
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 7:15, Reply)
This is a normal post i went to night school with a wayne kerr
he was born before his mum met mr kerr but young enough to still have his surname changed by marriage.
at least that's what he said. I'd certainly use that story faced with the awful truth that your parents are either a: stupid or b: vindictive.
 (I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 10:31, Reply)
This is a normal post Dont forget hid mexican cousin,
Juan...
 (I helped save b3ta! @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 10:45, Reply)
This is a normal post His dads name is probably
Joe
 (I helped save b3ta! Peach Motorbike I hate the cut of your jib, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:47, Reply)
This is a normal post w-k were a manufacturer of electronic test gear.
first encountered as a meter at uni
did we larff......
"can i borrow your wanker?"

Here are some lovely ones:

ONAN make generators and heaters for trucks, now wonderfully amalgamated

www.cumminsonan.com/

my favourite used to be named siemens control systems, now www.build.co.uk/company_395512.htm look at the location.

Yes they did answer the phone that way, at least in 1985, friend rang me at work (then just started there so I know the date) and said ring this number, don`t laugh. "siemens staines"

Pure chance, before the interwebs if you wanted a data sheet on a chip you rang the maker, unfortunately Siemens fumbled the catch and the switchboard didn`t manage to connect him to siemens electronic devices, but gave him the DDI to there instead
 (tootired Is searching for a funny sig, nothing good so far, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:52, Reply)
This is a link post my take on SCOOTER I made this!
mainly consists of shouting poorly translated nonsense into my computer.
EDIT:
I am trying to fool people into thinkig this is a real scooter song so can you B3tards write as much poorly translated German praise on the comments section as possible?
(dannylharle, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:19, Reply)
This is a normal post wow scooters new song is actually quite good

(I helped save b3ta! Dances with Rabbits Back to Education i go, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:09, Reply)
This is a normal post *Jumpstyles*

(Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:30, Reply)
This is a normal post I hate those bastards

(I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 9:15, Reply)
This is a normal post What's the similarity between a fat girl and a scooter
They're always fun to ride, until your friends find out
 (I helped save b3ta! Peach Motorbike I hate the cut of your jib, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:48, Reply)
This is a normal post I threw a lightstick at him in 95 when they had a gig back in

(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:19, Reply)
This is a normal post I threw a lightstick at him at a rave back in 93
missed the cunt by 2inchs....
if only it had connected he might have stopped.


I'm so sorry.
 (I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 14:22, Reply)
This is a link post Tim Burton and Vincent Price
a nice bit of black and white annimation with vincent Price narrating its great....but slightly dark
(I helped save b3ta! The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:51, Reply)
This is a normal post Wonderful.
It is not often i come out of hiding, but that has forced me to.

A great find.
 (Jim Pooley, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:58, Reply)
This is a normal post
Thanks, I think its a really good bit of annimation, also Vincent Price is always great. i think it wasn't even released back in the days...
 (I helped save b3ta! The invisible ham Fig rolls are the best, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:00, Reply)
This is a normal post This is ace
Love stop motion.
 (I helped save b3ta! BigWhiteTelephones, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Pure aceness
The soundrack is utterly awesome and haunting, too.
 (I helped save b3ta! DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 11:58, Reply)
This is a normal post This is a top short!
You can never go wrong with Tim Burton :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 12:02, Reply)
This is a link post Rude Statues Competition NSFW I made this!
NSFW due to brass buddha banana penis.

I'm looking for modern statues (such as store mannequins and museum exhibits) who look like they're doing rude stuff.

Have a look at my couple of pics to see what I'm on about, then send me yours!

Sorry if this looks spammy, but fuck it, I'm a member of this community and I know this community can send me what I'm looking for!
 (I helped save b3ta! kfk I get all my everything right here, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:42, Reply)
This is a link post It's Bushfire Season
Melbourne has just had it's hottest day on record and there are 9 bushfires still raging.

The link is what's left of Maryville


EDIT: Here a link to rather spectacular photo gallery of the current fires.

www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2009/02/06/2484555.htm

Cheers

EDIT: I'm taking on board what a few people have pointed out. My tagline of "cheers" is really inappropriate in the face of this unfolding disaster. When I first posted this link I had no idea just how serious these fires were.

So far, 66 confirmed dead but many, many more to come. Kinglake is just gone. Almost every house destroyed and God knows how many dead. There are images of pile-ups of burnt-out cars as people tried to drive to safety and didn't make it.

Every State in the Commonwealth are sending help to Victoria to help contain the fires. 250 firefighters and vehicles from NSW, 50 from Tassie, water dropping aircraft from South Australia, another contingent of firefighters from Queensland. Northern Territories are sending forensic personnel and far away Western Australia have offered to send whatever we need.
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Im afraid to look at Kinglake :(

(I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:22, Reply)
This is a normal post No Video From Kinglake
www.abc.net.au/news/audio/2009/02/08/2485286.htm

But here's an audio interview from Kinglake. Doesn't sound too good.

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:31, Reply)
This is a normal post Just when I thought you signing all your posts with "cheers" couldn't get less appropriate I see this message.

(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:46, Reply)
This is a normal post After
Edit: After the news tonight I agree with you mate.

the last couple of days in Victoria - what else is there to do but drink?

But I really feel for those poor bastards who've lost everything. I heard of one report of a farmer who was trying to move his stock to safer ground. He said:

"I had to leave when the cattle started bursting into flames"


So I think that "cheers" isn't necessarily inappropriate - it's raising a metaphorical glass for the people we've lost and the lucky survivors. And, most of all, in thanks for the firemen and women who've been working themselves to death for other people.

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:52, Reply)
This is a normal post I know that you're new to this country so I won't patronise you
honestly though, this happens every 5 years or so. This is a particularly nasty heatwave but it's nothing new to anyone who has lived here for a while.

My family moved to Tassie after the family home burned down in '87. Almost everyone I know has lost something or someone in a bushfire at one point or another. It's a big part of the nation we live in.

I don't even know where I was going with this, I have two fans on me any my feet are in a tub of water.
 (I helped save b3ta! gronkpan, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:20, Reply)
This is a normal post Patronise Away - I Don't Mind
.
Coming from England, I'm just astounded at the sheer size and scale of the fires - and the ferocity.

And the current heatwave floored me a bit. I just couldn't go outside - my eyeballs started to shrivel. Luckily, we bought two portable aircon units when this started. They work OK. The big one kept the main room at around 34 when the temperature outside was 46. The little one keeps my computer room at about 29. Hot, but not unbearable.

But you're right - it's something I'll eventually get used to. Both the heat and the bushfires. It's a small price to pay for living in Oz. There's loads of things I just love about this country.

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:38, Reply)
This is a normal post :(
Hope the worst is over now and the change helps them put out the fires.
 (I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:03, Reply)
This is a normal post The Change
hit Melbourne at about 6 last night. Dropped 15 degrees in ten minutes. Now, it's about 20 degrees outside whereas yesterday it was 46.

At least the cooler weather will mean the firemen and volunteers fighting the fire won't be dropping with heat exhaustion.

Two more things I'd like to add. The radio have just issued an appeal asking "Fire Tourists" to stop trying to get into the danger areas so they can watch the fires. - WTF?

And..

There are reports of fucking arsonists trying to relight the fires in areas where the fires are under control. If I had my way, I'd stake the arsonists out in front of the path of the fire and let 'em fry..

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Dude
Why do you always end your posts with with cheers, it seems a little weird
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:29, Reply)
This is a normal post It's
my tagline.

Some people have catch-phrases, I have my tagline.

Cheers
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Cool :)

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 1:37, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah there are some serious nobends that come out in fire season
Its so hard to catch these pricks though, fire usually takes care of the evidence.
 (I helped save b3ta! lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:19, Reply)
This is a normal post More than half of all bushfires are deliberately lit.

(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:23, Reply)
This is a normal post
If you have some free time, its worth listening to this radio program about Black Tuesday in Tasmania Feb 7 1967

www.abc.net.au/rn/hindsight/stories/2007/1835380.htm
 (I helped save b3ta! enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 7:27, Reply)
This is a link post Kitten V Fan

(I helped save b3ta! SkUG >_O i got a couple of stitches in my eyeball... ow, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:55, Reply)
This is a normal post I love this

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 0:25, Reply)
This is a normal post thank you muchly
I can go to bed a happy man
 (The Ear-Trumpet Addicting is NOT a word., Sun 8 Feb 2009, 2:32, Reply)
This is a normal post ^_^

(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 My brain has too many tabs open, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:49, Reply)
This is a normal post 52-55 seconds as an animated gif.
^ wants
 (Jimbotfu Bummed in the gob again, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 14:29, Reply)
This is a link post 'Dog Hero'
Amazing video footage of a dog attempting to save another dog (his friend) on a busy motorway.

This maybe GC, but the only one I could find on YouTube was in Spanish with no subtitles.
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:26, Reply)
This is a normal post A bit on the GC side there, yes.
And more than a little upsetting for the dog lovers in the audience. I was hoping this video was going to quietly disappear from the collective memory of the net.
 (I helped save b3ta! Kerrisis There's someone in my head, but it's not me., Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:32, Reply)
This is a normal post But it has a happy ending - The Dog Lives!
Plus dog lovers can feel smug knowing a f*cking cat would never do that!

;-)
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:35, Reply)
This is a normal post because cats would know not to put them selves in the same danger the first cat did
:P
 (Peter_G, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:42, Reply)
This is a normal post The dog doing the pulling did, yes.
The fate of the wounded dog isn't known AFAIK, unless someone who speaks Spanish can tell me if the voice over mentions anything.

Edit: Ah, it's not the Spanish version. Apologies. Since I can't watch this vid, could someone tell me if both dogs survived please?

Yes, I'm a wuss. I even had to stop watching Mad Max 2 at the point the dog got shot.
 (I helped save b3ta! Kerrisis There's someone in my head, but it's not me., Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:54, Reply)
This is a normal post The dead dog is still dead
In true Littlest Hobo style, the other one scarpered when a highway crew showed up.
 (bumGenius wants to host a team spunk party, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 23:38, Reply)
This is a normal post The dog survives
Rather nice video, really.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who sent this to his/her mum.
 (I helped save b3ta! PoshMurder <goat head>, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 23:44, Reply)
This is a normal post A Cat
would never work that hard for what it thinks might be food
 (I helped save b3ta! Spherix What, with these feet?, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 3:33, Reply)
This is a normal post Our cat jumped off our canal boat to rescue one of her kittens who'd fallen in
Grabbed it by the scruff of it's neck, and swam to the bank with it.

So, cats would do that.
 (I helped save b3ta! LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Sun 8 Feb 2009, 13:26, Reply)
This is a normal post comic sans!!!
ARRRGHH MY EYES!!!
 (I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:35, Reply)
This is a link post Air Vigorsol advert
Caution: contains squirrels.
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:24, Reply)
This is a normal post So that particular brand of gum makes you fart winter?
Brilliant! :-)
 (I helped save b3ta! Frisbee OG wanker, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 23:43, Reply)
This is a link post Irony
Scroll down to the wall post from [mod edit. No. Linking real names to Facebook profiles. Not good] whittering on about her excellent grammar. I imagine the paperclip is pretty much a constant feature on her screen. The dumb fuck.

[link kittenised]
 (randomstupidname would really like this signature field to be bigge, Sat 7 Feb 2009, 22:16, Reply)
This is a normal post Just goes to show
exactly how badly A-Level standards are slipping these days. I wonder how long it'll be before English splits into two seperate languages - Classic, spoken by those able to afford and education, and Common, spoken by everybody else (plus America)?

My guess would be within a century.
 (I helped save b3ta! Kerrisis There's someone in my head, but it's not me., Sat 7 Feb 2009, 23:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Psh!
Well someone didn't take A-Level statistics.

We merely know that she is taking A-level EngLang, not what grade she achieved in any past exams on the subject. Based on this evidence we can not assume that A-level standards are slipping, merely that the standards of her academic institute (assuming that she is studying and applying for the exams through one) is potentially low for accepting her despite her poor grasp of the English language or for not even vetting her whatsoever.

So nuuuurh!
(As for Classical and Vulgar; isn't Classical merely the dialect used by those who are established in the middle classes and vulgar the dialects of those who ain't? I consider old, extinct, dialects from such places as Yorkshire to be classical in that only those with a rich linguistic knowledge or history would speak them. Though, despite the contrariness of what I have just written, estuary english does suck balls and is steadily replacing other dialects around the UK and is often not just that dialect called upon in everyday conversation, but even in 'serious' correspondance such as letters to potential employers, etc. So as for your Classic vs. Common within a century thing (given that the class system continues to diminish) either everyone will accept the arguably ugly form and it will become the future English (such as Latin turning into French) or the language will split in two - the one people use in everyday life and the one you have to be educated to use (but not necessarily born into a certain class of society to use it, as that's more a shiboleth than classic vs. common, as was the case only 50 years ago*).

*Lets make all that a lot simpler: For there to be a differentiation between classical and vulgar English speakers of classical English would have to have a full everyday working understanding of vulgar English; otherwise the two are just different dialects for different groups - one speaking classical, the other vulgar.
 (Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Sat 7 Feb 2009, 23:37, Reply)
This is a normal post detectin a whole lot of care here

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This is a normal post facebook is not word.

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