
Classic Jagger....
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:50, Reply)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdqMFxDyLMI
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:50, Reply)

I didn't actually realise, I only read it in ze newspaper this morning :P
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 10:36, Reply)

you should always come here first :-) To be fair, it was on a different website...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Interesting idea of painting the rocks of a former glacial mountain in Peru - reflecting the sun to make the mountain cooler, and restore the glacier.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:18, Reply)

There's a certain (very high) level of comittment being displayed here.
I got pissed-off about 10 minutes into painting my dining room walls.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:36, Reply)

We just launched our spoof news site, The Poke - updated daily (Monday to Friday) hope you enjoy it..and if you do please spread the word of follow us on Twitter @pokehq
Ta V Much indeed...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:12, Reply)

its a shame that he prolly wont contribute and then get flamed by spam nazis.
www.thepoke.co.uk/index.php/2010/06/18/french-ban-shrugging/
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:15, Reply)

Me thinks he has gone about this in the wrong way...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:17, Reply)

I might have to reluctantly get out my spamhammer...
edit: but 'the french ban shrugging'. Thats genius!!!
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:20, Reply)

its a service they do. they should be called Spam Alliance or something
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:32, Reply)

call new users spammers unless they are trying to sell you something or posting something completely irrelevant to b3ta's tone.
There's some good jokes here, so it would be sad if they were put off joining in more after an unfair flaming.
Surely it's good that people who make funny stuff are attracted here?
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:18, Reply)

I agree, however, I have seen too many times this sort of thing turn sour. And I havent called spam, just wished it wasnt. I have welcomed him and gave a few pointers. Which is nice for me, I normally start off by swearing :-)
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:32, Reply)

I've just seen a few new members get unfairly flamed for promoting stuff recently.
Even if they don't want to join in, I think it's fair enough if they want to show off something they've made as long as they've taken time to judge the tone of the site and think we'd like it. You can usually tell if they've just typed "comedy forum" into Google and are posting it everywhere as they'll post on the main board, not the links board.
That said, I'm more than happy to see any marketing companies' cynical attempts to get a free advert ripped into.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:44, Reply)

www.thepoke.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/02/danny-dyer-to-teach-robots-the-essence-of-humanity-2/
'cause its not a bad site :-)
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:13, Reply)

Just contribute like you have but dont fill the board with just your website every day/hour/10 minutes and everything should be fine...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:22, Reply)

give a few hours and post some kittens:-) There is nothing stopping you putting you website in your sig...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:38, Reply)

This is pretty good.
As RBF says, get involved with the b3ta community, and you'll be welcomed.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:29, Reply)

Amongst claims rejected:
- apple cider vinegar can improve bowel movement
- cranberry juice can reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in women
- the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum supports the immune system
- sugar-free chewing gum can reduce dental plaque
with thousands more claims to process. Holland & Barret and Yakult declined to comment.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 7:15, Reply)

Of around 900 claims so far examined, a massive 80% have been rejected......
"The regulation is killing this industry and the job losses are already being felt."
An industry that preys on the gulible isn;t an industry that I want to see thriving.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:36, Reply)

I would question those to be honest.
Sugar free gum doesn't claim to reduce plaque at all, it claims to have preventative effects. Nothing claims to reduce plaque does it? Calcified plaque can only be removed via one of those pointy scrapey things or a high pressure dental jet. Also if the british dental association have credited it, then I'd rather trust them than some european organisation.
Also I'm dubious of their debunking of Glucosamine, that shit is used all over the place because it has highly beneficial effects on a wide range of the body, including cell regrowth which is why glutamine (which is what Glucosamine gets metabolised into afaik) is given to bed ridden patients to help prevent muscle decay. Helping prevent the breakdown of tissue around joints would help prevent ailements of the joints.
I call bullshit.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:52, Reply)

That's right, just the small and little known European Union, most likely some understaffed department of the Commission.
The link is BBC news, not Daily M, and it's a real law pursuing real claims by real companies. Some products may be good for some things, but do not really deliver all that's claimed of them (glocusamine may be a case in point).
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)

indeed, but do you honestly think that EU standards commision get it right all the time? Personally I trust our own governing bodies above anything that the EU then throw over the top. And sugar free gum being chewed after eating is one of them, if they can't even test that one correctly then how the fuck can they get the others right?
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:31, Reply)

I trust EU bodies more than our national government as they're less likely to be influenced by local or national political issues.
Anyway, take a look at this link which has a list of all the investigations to date: they're taking specific claims for nutritional or health outcomes and then looking at the evidence to see if the claims are supported. The process looks transparent to me. Who'd have thought that there's no scientific evidence that prunes help you crap? Those old wives didn't know what they were talking about.
The claim about sugar free chewing gum and plaque reduction is here and is specific to plaque reduction rather than any other benefits. On the other hand this one refers to other health benfits and fins that sugar-free chewing gum can increase plaque acid neutralisation, maintain tooth mineralisation and reduce oral dryness, but that there's no evidence to support maintaining 'normal body weight'. Sounds ok to me.
Interesting to read through some of those claims - most are not supported by evidence. Doesn't say that they don't exist, just that the claims cannot be scientifically justified. Which some people might say is the same thing.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 10:27, Reply)

then explain the CAP
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 13:42, Reply)

EU is constrained by what national governments will agree to when making laws - it's the Council of Ministers & Euro parliament who have to agree to CAP, and they are all country representatives thinking about the right thing for their country, not Europe. The safety regulations in the link are made by the Commission and related bodies, and they have a very different agenda - talk to people in the commission and they want to abolish or at least massively change CAP. It's country governemtns who won't let it happen.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 14:16, Reply)

I was in such a bad mood but you have turned this all around. I would love to see a whole heap of turtles doing this!
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 5:57, Reply)

to the point that they are quite 'ticklish'
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:57, Reply)

Thats a terrapin, a species of evil turtle that likes to bite fingers and is generally a cunt. Bet he's got a lump hammer in the other hand.
Sexy arse mind
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 12:09, Reply)

See, now I have to go and watch the Benassi Satisfaction video in the knowledge that the seed for the upcoming wank was THIS.
( , Sat 10 Jul 2010, 9:59, Reply)

Is what we hilariously call terrible beat mixing of that order.
It's well executed, well observed, well good etc...but I wonder if the effort to gag ratio is justifiable. I do likey nonetheless.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 1:35, Reply)

still funny though!
this one is good too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbvYJ45W84
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 1:47, Reply)

this isn't far off his mixing capabilities as of late.
Edit: Just downloaded one from New Year of Oakenfolds just incase they were off days, within the first 30 seconds he fucks up by increasing the speed really sharply by about 3bpm. Smooth!
ouch my ears! worth listening to just hear what his mixes have become...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 8:31, Reply)

would be interesting to see the owner's hairstyles too
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:30, Reply)

the others, not so much...
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 1:14, Reply)

I sent this to Lonely Planet Television in Australia in the summer of 2008. They went for it, and now my eight-part TV show ("Graham's World") is getting shown on the Nat Geo Adventure channel in Asia and Australia and will be shown on the BBC later this year.
If any of you are looking to do something similar and have got a kick-ass idea (as I'm sure many of you have) this is the kind of thing that TV producers want to see. Be excited, get them excited.
The music on this video has been changed (because you know what YouTube are like). The original tracks I used were Sunrise by Pulp, Requiem For A Tower and Hoppipola by Sigur Ros.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:18, Reply)

I was wondering how far along on that journey you were. Congratulations.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:23, Reply)

Look forward to seeing it.
I take it's been a few years before it got picked up by a production company, seeing the "January 2009" start date. Full marks for persistance.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:31, Reply)

It just takes this long for them to edit the stuff and put it on the tellybox!
( , Thu 8 Jul 2010, 21:31, Reply)

I remember seeing some of your stuff on here a while back.
Great follow up story and looks like a good show.
Rock on.
Make sure you slip as many purple cocks past post-production as you can.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 2:17, Reply)

or was that a test to see if anyone actually read the list?
still, well done!
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 2:57, Reply)

And you passed the test, earning you a gold star and a jelly baby.
( , Fri 9 Jul 2010, 10:54, Reply)

Remember to let us know when it's going to be on the BBC.
I have a habit of missing stuff I really want to watch.
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 9:32, Reply)

In the title sequence when the names of the countries are flashing towards the viewer, did I happen to spot the word Ginger flying at my face?
If so I hope this made it into the finished article.
( , Sun 11 Jul 2010, 13:13, Reply)

Ronseal. Got NO idea of it's origins though...."Saturday night live" perhaps??
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:12, Reply)

5 healthy English Bull Terrier pups born on 01/07/10 - all doing well and outside the danger period!
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:59, Reply)

it works here but jewlube wont have a bar of it - enjoy!
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:04, Reply)

( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:29, Reply)

It's only 5 seconds, you might as well watch it.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:37, Reply)

www.endlessyoutube.com/watch?v=q-rs3nzuImE
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 3:07, Reply)

Another trippy chillout tune I knocked up today. Bit of Orson Welles sampled in... as well as soundbites from 'Peeping Tom'. I'll never explain why.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:34, Reply)

The t-shirt but no pants look really does make it appear like the end of a good night.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:48, Reply)

It has everything.
It has an orangutang. Being sick. And someone comforting it. And a man taking a pic on his phone going 'lolz'. And an arse crack....
...but where is the photo that the man in the photo is taking? Hmmmm?
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:11, Reply)

Turns out it's not real. It's a sculpture.
http://www.leokoenig.com/static/dyn-images/15/15303.jpeg
But this is real... luckily
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD9tbSv8AYs
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:41, Reply)

I feel slightly let down.
I wanted to believe.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 23:54, Reply)

Keep believing! :)
( , Thu 8 Jul 2010, 0:38, Reply)

www.funnypictures.net.au/images/unexplainable-this-picture-cannot-be-explained-dem1.JPG
*clicks*
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 14:23, Reply)

I woke up this morning and decided the world needed a compilation video of dogs wiping their bums. No idea why.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:17, Reply)

and just recorded the lot.
Could be an indie pop festival in that somewhere.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:26, Reply)

...I'm sure this is exactly what the late composer was thinking while he wrote this peice.
( , Tue 13 Jul 2010, 7:30, Reply)

the first was the funniest for me, he looked old but clearly wise as he had a a nice little hill.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:31, Reply)

No more submissions required to youtube :)
Thank you and good night!
*begin national anthem*
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:32, Reply)

rather than wiping their bums?
( , Wed 7 Jul 2010, 1:56, Reply)

This is called "scooting" in the trade. Not sure what trade that is, but it's on good authority.
If a dog does this regularly, the anal glands are probably blocked. It's a very unpleasant condition and you should see a vet.
Doing so is better than Vanish for your carpet. FACT.
( , Sat 10 Jul 2010, 0:03, Reply)

I've always known this delightful behaviour as 'tobogganing'.
( , Sat 10 Jul 2010, 23:19, Reply)

This
Although the original was a lovely way to start my saturday.
( , Sat 10 Jul 2010, 7:54, Reply)

Can't believe how many cream coloured carpets are in that clip - presume they use some sort of spot cleaner afterwards...
( , Fri 9 Jul 2010, 11:10, Reply)

The world was crying out for this! I am actually wiping away tears as I type.
Pure Class.
Not so funny mind you when my cat did this right through the house leaving a poo stripe in every room with an open door!
( , Fri 9 Jul 2010, 11:32, Reply)

Doesn't beat chasing a cat that ate an elastic band the day before though.
Like chasing a butcher's dog that got the sausages.
( , Mon 12 Jul 2010, 23:08, Reply)

In line with the current image challenge, this project to gather a million non-digitally created giraffes has been running for a while and is on schedule, but isnt quite there yet.
( , Tue 6 Jul 2010, 22:16, Reply)
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