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This is a link post The Buxton Collection
Can you remember a time without smartphones, mp3 players or desktop computers?

The Buxton Collection celebrates 35 years of gadgets that inspired modern day tech. Curated by Bill Buxton (Principal Researcher for Microsoft), his collection contains numerous input and interactive devices and helps span the history of pen computing, pointing devices and touch technologies.

From the early mouse, to the first smart phone, kooky keyboards, right-up to the tablet computers of today - Buxton's collection is a fascinating treasure trove of gadgets from the golden era.
 (redflame, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)
This is a normal post This was really interesting.
Have a vague recollection that IBM Warwick used to hold a similar collection but just of their own devices. The special keyboard they developed to input (shot by shot) important matches at Wimbledon was quite nicely done, if I remember rightly.
 (I helped save b3ta! prince-igor si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:05, Reply)
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that's reet good that is. kerlick
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Interesting.
I thought he might have had an Atari joystick though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Or a Zipstick
Or one of the Saitek Cyborgs.
Or a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:19, Reply)
This is a normal post Kempston Competition Pro
had arcade style buttons, though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Or a Kempston
;)
 (asciifaceofbob bob bob bob bob bob bob bob, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:26, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm giggling like a schoolboy
Looking at the image for the 3M ergonomic mouse
 (rogers nelson is the unexpected item in your bagging area, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:47, Reply)
This is a normal post :( I thought this was going to be an archive of Adam Buxton stuff
It's still good, mind.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)
This is a link post Wheeeeeeeeeeee
If they could do this from a plane i'd be even more impressed, but it's still pretty damn good.

GC says no, but it's probably lying
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Fuck me sideways
That's pretty awesome. I want a go, even though I'm sure I'd spang my head on the sides a lot.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)
This is a normal post I really want to give this a go!
NOW please....
 (I helped save b3ta! McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)
This is a normal post go to manchester
www.airkix.com/manchester/
 (I helped save b3ta! horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Airkix...
Been there a couple of times. Be warned that all you'll be doing for the first few times will be floating about 6 feet from the ground (If you're lucky/a natural) for a few minutes at most. It's expensive for what you get but still worth it and a great introduction to skydiving/aerodynamics/resistance. The tiniest adjustment to your shape affects your position/direction/height massively. The guys you see here have spent (I'm guessing) hundreds of hours in that tunnel mastering that routine. They also turn the fan down for beginners so you can't go that high or as fast. Don't want to put anyone off but it's not as easy as it looks!

Right, I'll fuck off back in my hole now.
 (I helped save b3ta! littlefeet - his variable is not defined, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:19, Reply)
This is a normal post ha! so I guess it works out at around £15 for 2 mins
cheaper than I thought it'd be!

my finger is poised over the book now button!

:)
 (I helped save b3ta! McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:22, Reply)
This is a normal post Having been to Prague recently...
...I resent the fact I wasn't informed about this beforehand.
 (Megamoss, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)
This is a normal post There's plenty of other things to do in Prague
I'm sure you weren't bored.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh absolutely...
...had a great time. This would have been the icing on the beer and goulash soaked cake though.
 (Megamoss, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:15, Reply)
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Cake Bukkake
 (I helped save b3ta! McMookMac Crush Proof, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:25, Reply)
This is a normal post That is the coolest lava-lamp I've ever seen!
But imagine the size of the table you'd need to balance that on it.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:38, Reply)
This is a normal post I have a vague memory
of a story on the Today programme in about November 2005 about one of these things being used to teach an injured bird of prey to hover.

I thought that was pretty awesome.
 (I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:41, Reply)
This is a normal post That is totally awesome!!!!
My go! My go! I dibs next go! Me, me, me, me, me!!!
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:54, Reply)
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Anyone else going to say "fake"? Not the airfix thing, but the actual stunts...? Find it a little unbelievable somehow. Still enjoyable though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:00, Reply)
This is a normal post Seems real enough
www.team4speed.com/videos
 (I helped save b3ta! Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:24, Reply)
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By jove. I'm extra impressed in that case. Thanks for the link.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:47, Reply)
This is a normal post I was just about to comment the same. Looks so unreal... but incredibly good. Seems real according to Taxi driver's link
Impressed!
 (I helped save b3ta! Flash_Bastard, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 1:24, Reply)
This is a link post Radical new race car design
So with Le Mans coming up this weekend it seems a bit odd to be looking forward to the next one already, but if this thing turns up I might have to go and see it for myself.

What do you think? Is it as revolutionary as Colin Chapman asking "Why don't we put the engine in the boot?" or a technological dead-end?
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)
This is a normal post make it mag-lev with rockets
and we have Wipeout
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)
This is a normal post I'd watch it.

(Haz, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)
This is a normal post As with the US-F1 team, I will laugh heartily at it's failure.
but will also be pleasantly surprised if it succeeds.
 (I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)
This is a normal post That's a bit unnecessary

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah
I was a bit upset by the whole US-F1 saga. Peter Windsor's a really nice bloke :(
 (I helped save b3ta! dirtyscarab intends to live forever. So far, so good..., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:31, Reply)
This is a normal post It looks like...
...it will be a demon in a straight line (even if it does seem a little underpowered). Can't see how it will generate much downforce though, so corners may be a bit of an issue. But it is De La Sarthe. So probably not.
 (Megamoss, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Well I guess the answer to that
is the lower drag and weight (they're talking about half the drag and weight of a normal LMP car) means they can get away with lower power. Most of the downforce comes from the venturi tunnels at the back, where the weight is.

I'm a bit puzzled about how it'll perform in corners, but I can only assume they've done their sums and it all stacks up. After all, to get to the stage where they're entering it into a race they're bound to have done the relevant simulations to prove it actually works.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)
This is a normal post Bruce Wayne called
he wants his old Batmobile back.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)
This is a normal post My thoughts exactly.

(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Can someone tell me which Batmobile it looks like?
Because I don't see it personally.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Michael Keatons one

(I helped save b3ta! Dr Drink, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 16:08, Reply)
This is a normal post The one with the widely-spaced front wheels
and the bloody great big jet engine?

Ok...
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 17:02, Reply)
This is a normal post that was my second thought...
first was 'its an F1 with narrow wheels at the front.'
If it does go into full production, straight line will be spectacular but, as noted by others, I fail to see it being any good in a hairpin bend.
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:02, Reply)
This is a normal post It's called the Batmobile.
And your doing it rong!
 (I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:01, Reply)
This is a link post Mr T's Worlds Craziest Fools
Mr T strutting his stuff on BBC3 :D
 (I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:25, Reply)
This is a normal post It's a bit sad really
watching an outdated B-rated TV star recycle old memes on top of events that, frankly, aren't half as funny as the shit you get on QOTW.
 (I helped save b3ta! clockworkrat has nice pants, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:33, Reply)
This is a normal post iPlayer recommended this to me earlier.
It's a shame BBC 3 didn't exist when Alan Partridge was trying to pitch his new programme ideas.
 (I helped save b3ta! benryves Now I'm radioactive! That can't be good!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:33, Reply)
This is a normal post They'd sign up Monkey tennis like a shot!
But only if Will mellor presented it
 (I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:35, Reply)
This is a normal post Don't they realise that filling TV with this pap is exactly why people turn it off and go to the net?
There are literally thousands of clips identical to, as good as or better than every one they show. And Mr.T? What were you thinking?
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:07, Reply)
This is a normal post I pity the fool...

(I helped save b3ta! glubglub should be working on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:25, Reply)
This is a link post Worm ball
EEww
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:05, Reply)
This is a normal post A urinal made from SNES games
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQlCaroTcIw

You really have to ask yourself why?
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:08, Reply)
This is a normal post there's a bar near me...
that has a TV showing Fashion TV as a urinal...
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:15, Reply)
This is a normal post If you are male
thats kinda worrying.
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:20, Reply)
This is a normal post I am male
but pissing on the worlds most shallow and vacuous people doesn't worry me much. Fashion TV has men and women on it, so you can get lucky and piss on some asymmetrical haired twat in lederhosen.
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)
This is a normal post What I'm taking from this
is that you like pissing on men in lederhosen.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)
This is a normal post no no no
doesn't have to be lederhosen
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)
This is a normal post "the worlds most shallow and vacuous people"
Rather an unfair generalisation don't you think? I can think of a lot worse.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)
This is a normal post more shallow and vacuous than people working in fashion???
really???
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Well, I know it's a tough one.
But I can think of a few folks working in the music industry for a start. Plus someone had to design the clothes you're wearing.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 19:14, Reply)
This is a normal post What the shuddering fuck????
Although they use John Madden alot, which is ok :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)
This is a normal post *Coats in flour, salt, pepper then frys*
Om nom nom
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:08, Reply)
This is a normal post Pop it in your mouth and wash them down with a swig of water
They'll just love swimming about in your bowels!
 (I helped save b3ta! Hellzapoppin, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:10, Reply)
This is a normal post Hooray!
The thing is, they might all meet up in your tummy and form a new ball and then live there forever... perhaps only coming out at night.
 (I helped save b3ta! emergency_pants Today I smell of... tea tree, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:56, Reply)
This is a normal post Mostly

(I helped save b3ta! krang, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)
This is a normal post Looks a bit like a scrotum.

(Coin Operated Boy is reading the new Bravissimo catalogue on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:45, Reply)
This is a normal post The GUM clinic is -----> that way.

(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:47, Reply)
This is a link post An iPhone app that's actually useful
GC says no
 (Sacamacamojo II is now on his 3rd b3ta account, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:57, Reply)
This is a normal post looking back at my post, it reads very spam like
I assure you its not...
 (Sacamacamojo II is now on his 3rd b3ta account, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)
This is a normal post I prefer this one
vimeo.com/24267457
 (robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:06, Reply)
This is a link post Ewok flashes his cock at a girl on a train
Funniest quote: The judge said he was considering ordering treatment, adding: “If I send him to prison for a short time he’ll be out in a flash.”
 (I helped save b3ta! camp freddy well, would you look at that!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:55, Reply)
This is a normal post Beechawawa!

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)
This is a normal post he'll be out in a flash?
after a short streak inside?
 (softporn 70's sink fixer, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)
This is a link post Sheep Impact
Got to love the Steven Segal cameo.
(nospoon The Olympigs would have been more entertaining., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Will the world kindly stop filming Steven Seagal?!

(I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:40, Reply)
This is a normal post I sat through that
for an advert!?
It was quite amusing up til then
 (Baj does Minecraft - http://www.youtube.com/w92baj, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:54, Reply)
This is a link post Super-low flyby not fake
That insane flyby that was posted earlier in the week isn't fake according to gizmondo, who've got hold of a cockpit cam view of the stunt. Pilot clearly has a deathwish (for his crewmates).
 (SimianKid internet faffer, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:05, Reply)
This is a normal post This was posted on Tuesday.
It's still impressive flying.

The Argentinians were always good at low level flying - they did it during the Falklands War. The problem with it was that they were dropping the bombs so low, they didn't have chance to arm before hitting the ship they were targeting, resulting in some of them being disarmed. Obviously, that wasn't the case for all of them, though.

Apparently, they even flew between masts on some of the Navy ships.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:30, Reply)
This is a normal post oh , 'pologies links folk
Got a 'maybe' from the linkchecker.

/hangs head

BombayMick: that's crazy - were they flying low to avoid radar or fire? Or were they just being crazy showoffs?
 (SimianKid internet faffer, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:35, Reply)
This is a normal post The other link was on liveleak, so no worries. Difficult to spot when it's like that.
They were flying that low for a mix of all 3.

What really scuppered them was the overall tactics they employed - attack the ships, not the planes. It gave the Harriers free-reign to take them down - we would have probably lost otherwise.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:37, Reply)
This is a normal post Well partly
They demonstrated a fearsome anti-shipping capability but deployed it against the wrong ships. If they'd concentrated on the aircraft carriers it would have been pretty much game over.

The air combat stats on the other hand were pretty decisively in favour of the Harrier.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:02, Reply)
This is a normal post My understanding
is that they were going for the carriers, but ship recognition at 50ft and over 1,000 mph while being shot at is a tricky business. The Sea Harriers did very well though considering how slow they are.
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:26, Reply)
This is a normal post Its tricky to give a full account of reasons
on a touchscreen phone from a toilet stall but here goes:

The Argentine Air Force never got close enough to the Carrier fleet to bomb them, using Beyond Visual Range Exocet missiles which, while deadly enough, could be spoofed, and which were targetted via radar. A Carrier looks like any other large vessel on a radar screen, meaning the pilots have to make an educated guess based upon the ships position within the fleet. Any competent Admiral will know this and shuffle accordingly.

Those ships that were bombed were either acting as screen ships and therefore distant from the fleet (HMS Coventry) or were supporting the land invasion in and around San Carlos (HMS Ardent). While difficult to identify from low-level they're only ever going to be Frigates, Destroyers or Amphibious Assault vessels.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)
This is a link post if you hacen't done it already
cbbnn,m,m,mbbnn
 (MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:05, Reply)
This is a normal post RIS?

(I helped save b3ta! Blackdogmanguitar is out with Fat Larry's Jazz Band on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:06, Reply)
This is a normal post que?

(MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:10, Reply)
This is a normal post
I click on the link and it just takes me to Google.
 (I helped save b3ta! Blackdogmanguitar is out with Fat Larry's Jazz Band on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:13, Reply)
This is a normal post
Has it got the guitar thing on it?
 (MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:16, Reply)
This is a normal post
if so hit the key's specified in my first post.
 (MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:16, Reply)
This is a normal post
Probably should have said that in the first place.
 (MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:16, Reply)
This is a normal post No guitar.
I use iGoogle as a home page so that's probably buggering it up.

/edit, and it's about half way down the page as well ;)
 (I helped save b3ta! Blackdogmanguitar is out with Fat Larry's Jazz Band on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:18, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm guessing that's a famous tune
...but I sure as hell can't identify it.
 (SimianKid internet faffer, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:10, Reply)
This is a normal post First bit of The Simpsons
R--Y-U-OI--Y-R-W

(- = rest)
 (Leemondus, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:49, Reply)
This is a normal post Stairway?

(I helped save b3ta! redazril I LIKE DRUGS!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:12, Reply)
This is a normal post You are Iron Man
AICMFP.
 (I helped save b3ta! benryves Now I'm radioactive! That can't be good!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:12, Reply)
This is a normal post
excellent deduction. Iron Man. Respect to anyone who can work out Stair way.
 (MC_Histamine, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:19, Reply)
This is a normal post ah right
thought the commas were rests...
 (mr ruffles, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:23, Reply)
This is a normal post I got one for you
iyte wwer ert
 (WildType is remixing your mum, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:37, Reply)
This is a normal post I T I Y T R I TT
Apache!
 (CaptainSpaulding is the leader of the lost cause., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:41, Reply)
This is a normal post 1 5 4 3 2 8 5 4 3 2 8 5 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
AICMFP
 (I helped save b3ta! Guy Incognito was last seen SLAM DUNK'N HOES on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:41, Reply)
This is a normal post sounds like bob dylan to me

(I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:52, Reply)
This is a normal post Star Wars Theme!!!
AICMFP
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 19:50, Reply)
This is a normal post C U N T C U N T C U N T C U N T F U C K F U C K F U C K F U C K
[Repeat]
 (I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:55, Reply)
This is a normal post New Coldplay single?

(I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:02, Reply)
This is a normal post q we q r y t r q w et e rew q
...is the intro from Redemption song
 (I helped save b3ta! TheAlmightyBeev, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)
This is a link post Crazy ass Marvel v Capcom 3 player's blog
Loads of vids, real freaking skillz here.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:30, Reply)
This is a link post An infinitely watchable collection of old BBC documentaries...
I highly recommend the tomorrows world series from the 60's and 70's. There are also a few brilliant old Panorama episodes as well as an interesting documentary about the choice of weapons for James Bond following an exchange with a fan which ultimately led to the creation of the character Q.

James bond link for those who can't find it: www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/12603.shtml
 (The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Book marked for weekend perusal
cheers!

*edit* and in ref to the above www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/12607.shtml love how it starts
 (I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Very nice.
Although for some reason the first thing I was drawn towards was this: www.bbc.co.uk/archive/broom_cupboard/12320.shtml
 (I helped save b3ta! Oysdgp there's nothing to smile ABOUT, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:30, Reply)
This is a normal post The Great Egg Race is even better
www.bbc.co.uk/archive/great_egg_race/

WARNING: Lots of brown
 (confused coyote is still searching for canned Road Runner since, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:36, Reply)
This is a normal post I can hear the theme tune without even clicking the link!
Top kids TV show, that.
 (I helped save b3ta! DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Heinz Wolff: my art teacher's dad :)

(Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:29, Reply)
This is a normal post can never find the one where they had to make a projector though. i missed that one!

(I helped save b3ta! skullbuggery uh huh! kissed a cow!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 21:20, Reply)
This is a normal post Some of these are great
Especially like the Tomorrows World - Moog Synth where it's the size of a house!!
 (I helped save b3ta! ERG1008 is climbing in yo windows & snatchin yo people up, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:42, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh that's me sorted, cheers :)

(I helped save b3ta! Monty Propps, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:02, Reply)
This is a normal post "Not available in your area"
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
 (I helped save b3ta! Bootsthealchemist is barred from the Masterchef Facebook page, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Pile Of Shite!

just because I moved down here to bring the convicts some culture, the bloody BBC won't let me watch the programmes my license fee paid for!

/flounce
 (I helped save b3ta! Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:15, Reply)
This is a normal post You've got the weather
We've got the old documentaries
 (I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:25, Reply)
This is a normal post Don't forget the incredibly homicidal Australian wildlife....
*watches out for drop bears*
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:47, Reply)
This is a normal post Get a proxy you cheapass
Or use expat shield for free like me.
 (The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:30, Reply)
This is a normal post expat shield? oooooooh.... thank you
*bums*
 (I helped save b3ta! admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Ta for this
As a bit of a gun nut i enjoyed that james bond one, now onto this www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bankholidays/7119.shtml
 (I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:23, Reply)
This is a normal post index.shtml fooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
lovely stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! MrA, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 20:27, Reply)
This is a normal post Must see if you didn't understand pre-apartheit South Africa
www.bbc.co.uk/archive/programme/index.shtml
 (I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 22:09, Reply)
This is a link post 8bitpeoples.com Mix #2 I made this!
I'll just pop this here before I head of to the dentist for some root canal work :0(
(ambergambler NotSoSeriousMusicMixedInANotTooSeriousWay, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:04, Reply)
This is a normal post ooooh yes
I like this
 (I helped save b3ta! rofl harris, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:22, Reply)
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Cheers :0) got to love 8bitpeoples. Loads of good music, most of which is free to download.
 (ambergambler NotSoSeriousMusicMixedInANotTooSeriousWay, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:35, Reply)
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It looks like like you've moved from Scratch to Itch. ....how are you finding it?
 (thisisian, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:13, Reply)
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I have mate but only whilst im getting to try out the DDJ-S1. Itch is great, really easy to use. Given the choice I'd rather turntables and Scratch than Itch and a controller though
 (ambergambler NotSoSeriousMusicMixedInANotTooSeriousWay, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:32, Reply)
This is a normal post damn what is that song you are playing there?
i have it but my 8bit people folder is way too big to find it
 (MarkP0rter is an annoying faggot, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:30, Reply)
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I've put the track list in the description on the You Tube page, hopefully that'll help you track it down :0)
 (ambergambler NotSoSeriousMusicMixedInANotTooSeriousWay, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:41, Reply)
This is a link post Vad Tyst Det Blev NSFW
'It's All Quiet Now'

A Swedish short about a teenage boy, a teenage girl, and their thoughts. NSFW as has some swears and stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:58, Reply)
This is a normal post hehe
gets a click for the vacuum.
 (I helped save b3ta! Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:17, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeh
made me properlol™ too
 (I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:20, Reply)
This is a link post OK so it's been posted once or twice before...
And I'm sure nobody here would have discovered it without my posting it up here...

But Google's got quite a funky little Les Paul thing going on today.
 (I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:23, Reply)
This is a normal post Just been messing around with this
Lovely stuff
 (I helped save b3ta! ERG1008 is climbing in yo windows & snatchin yo people up, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:26, Reply)
This is a normal post I knew someone would've posted it :)
It's lully
 (I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:03, Reply)
This is a link post Hollywood Career-o-matic
A very clever site allowing you to see and compare the average Rotten Tomatoes review score of actors and directors over the last 25 years. Some bounce around all over the place, others fade, some recover. See M Night Shamalamadingdong's performance crash! Laugh at Jennifer Love Hewitt's terrible reviews! Wonder what happened to Julie Walters in the '90s!

Edit - scroll to the bottom of the page to get past the copy and get to the career-o-matic
 (Smale is stuffed, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 8:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Nice link
Can't believe Romeo is Bleeding got shite reviews and shows as a blip on Gary Oldman's career.
I love that film.
 (I helped save b3ta! ERG1008 is climbing in yo windows & snatchin yo people up, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 8:54, Reply)
This is a normal post Inversely I can't believe World Trade Center (one of the shittest films ever made) has a higher score than (pretty ok) U Turn on Oliver Stone's graph.

(I helped save b3ta! Zuowan, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:36, Reply)
This is a normal post U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
may have something to do with that
 (I helped save b3ta! Dr Drink, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:40, Reply)
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Yeah, i really like this. I'm equally stunned that Face/Off got a 93% rating on Nicolas Cage's graph (which I specifically looked at to scoff at his guttering career).
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:59, Reply)
This is a link post Riding in bike lanes
Not one of those self righteous head-cam heroes, this one is quite funny.
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 7:42, Reply)
This is a normal post What a Silly Billy

(I helped save b3ta! Peter RICK A dog that shits fruitcake? We're rich!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 7:53, Reply)
This is a normal post rofl
He must be a stuntman or something :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Pew Pew Pew! Lasers! wannabe Gong Farmer, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 8:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Funny

(I helped save b3ta! BindiBaji, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 8:41, Reply)
This is a normal post I like this,
so I clicked.
*removes cycleclips from journey into work*
 (I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:21, Reply)
This is a normal post That
was better than a lot of TV I've seen lately! Good job!
 (I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:29, Reply)
This is a normal post ha...
yeah when im driving occasionally there will be objects in my path....

nope not going to start the bike debate again :)
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:51, Reply)
This is a normal post i think the difference here
is that you won't get fined for going around them. he got a ticket for riding on the road instead of the bike lane, which is perfectly legal anyway. afaik
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:55, Reply)
This is a normal post i would if they where on the pavement...
dammit...you drew me in!
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:22, Reply)
This is a normal post oh yeah
if they ride on the pavement they deserve a massive slap. see also running red lights etc.
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:44, Reply)
This is a normal post *opens popcorn*

(I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:45, Reply)
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MUST.NOT.BE.DRAWN.IN.
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:03, Reply)
This is a normal post 99.9% of road users are stupid.
With the 0.1% usually including the person making that assumption.

Discuss.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:10, Reply)
This is a normal post but there's only 50% chance of that

(I helped save b3ta! executiverocker only wears C&A, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:50, Reply)
This is a normal post It's all about priority.
These arguments are low down in my priority, so I have the right to go away.

Or something.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Indeed, cycling on the pavement is a cuntish thing to do.
Also illegal
"Highway code rule 64
You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement.
[Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & R(S)A 1984, sect 129]"

I know this because i'm learning to drive. I had to learn this fact as a driver.

This includes just popping onto the pavement to get past a red light.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:28, Reply)
This is a normal post Even children?

(I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:13, Reply)
This is a normal post Technically yes but police are advised to "use common sense"

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:40, Reply)
This is a normal post What's the problem
if there's no one else using the pavement why not ride on it out of the way of traffic? If the pavement's clear I'll happily ride on it, but if there's someone else using it I'll get off or slow down if it's wide enough.

It's just about common sense and courtesy, two things most people unfortunately lack...
 (Kirbie, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 19:28, Reply)
This is a normal post Illegal...
...in whatever jurisdiction's laws you just cited. But not illegal everywhere. It's perfectly legal where I live.
 (chase, Sun 12 Jun 2011, 2:59, Reply)
This is a normal post But sometimes
cycle lanes actually go onto the pavement to allow a cyclist to pass red lights on the pavement then drop back onto the road further on, which to most drivers is not known and they assume they cyclist has merely mounted the pavement to skip the light.

As a driver/motorcyclist it riles me watching it happen as I also assume they're just doing it to skip lights, but as a cyclist it's very useful to not have to stop or get close to queues of cars who normally won't give you enough room. Cyclists who just skip red lights blatantly should be ran over from cars coming the other way, as karma. Or something.
 (Vega31, Wed 15 Jun 2011, 12:50, Reply)
This is a normal post I jump reds myself, but I treat pedestrians as having full right of way, and only do it on junctions that I know well.
Nowt wrong with that is there?

Cycling on the pavement is a cuntish thing to do though, I agree, especially when there are clearly marked cycle lanes.

Shame the cycle lanes and advance stopping zones keep getting clogged up with twunts in four wheels.
 (I helped save b3ta! clockworkrat has nice pants, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)
This is a normal post But you do. You car-driving CUNT
You guys are WORSE THAN HITLER STOMPING BABIES &c. &c.
 (I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:55, Reply)
This is a normal post I think I'm qualified to sit on the fence for this one.
I walk, ride a bicycle, drive a car and ride a motorbike. So I will just watch, if it's all the same to you guys.

And Bieber lookalikes.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:32, Reply)
This is a normal post I wish I could still walk
This doesn't warrant it's own post so I'll stick it here if that's all right - www.core77.com/blog/social_design/bikes_cars_and_pedestrians_at_28th_park_ave_a_never-ending_cycle_of_near_misses_19541.asp#more
[VIDEO]
3 way Intersection in New York which has had its many near misses tracked on satellite.
 (Riggleberry, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:25, Reply)
This is a normal post That one's on the popular page.
But yeah, interesting what people are like.
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)
This is a normal post The other day...
me and the missus was crossing the road when a around the corner came a guy on a racer going full pelt just missing us.
As he past us he shouted in a rather self righteous tone "CYCLIST!"
I replied likewise shouting "TOSSER!". Apologies to people who live near me for waking them up at 6:30...

I am normally a mild mannered guy but i've been hit by someone on a bike and it bloody hurts.

Still got nothing against cyclists in general and good vid.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:56, Reply)
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that man is a tool. cyclists have no more or less right to be on the road than cars.
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:44, Reply)
This is a normal post im curious...
the last time you got hit by a cyclist, was it because you then too couldnt be arsed to look both ways before crossing the road?

but yeah... erm bloody cyclists... lycra is gay lol... and uhm... road tax! yeah. road tax...
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:52, Reply)
This is a normal post It was in cambridge, one of the best cities to cater for cyclists
Walking out from a foot path into another one where a building obscured the view to the right.
It was a narrow footpath not a cycle path and there's a bollard at the start of it to discourage cyclists.
Ended up covered in cuts and bruises. So no it wasn't because I couldn't be arsed.
Still it was probably my fault for not shouting out "PEDESTRIAN!" before exiting.

Seeing as you raised it, why shouldn't cyclists pay a reduced road tax? Ok they may not damage the roads like cars but you still use road signs and traffic lights.... oh wait.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Well I think no-one's disputing you had right of way.
If a pedestrian has already started crossing, the vehicle/cycle should give way. He's clearly a twat.

This argument is more a sign of human condition than anything else. People are just arrogant behind the wheel/in the saddle, and generally only view things from their own perspective.

I should probably load this statement with various disclaimers, as someone's bound to be upset by what I've said ("I'm not arrogant, blah blah, rant rant", etc).
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:08, Reply)
This is a normal post i'll just leave this here
ipayroadtax.com/
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:27, Reply)
This is a normal post There's this one, too.
www.youshouldpaycartax.com
 (BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:33, Reply)
This is a normal post kapow!
nicely played.
 (hotpiss is very much liking your popping musics, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:36, Reply)
This is a normal post :-)

(BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:38, Reply)
This is a normal post Hmm that domain is available to buy....
I'm going to start up a big flouncy campaign to raise awareness.
We, can have stickers and shirts with funny but yet thoughtful slogans.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:54, Reply)
This is a normal post im slowly coming round to your idea
of strict liability hows this:

lorrys strictly liable for accidents with cars.

cars strictly liable for accidents with bikes.

bikes stricytly liable for pedestrians...


that way we are all looking out for each other?

and no one gets a free card to cause accidents.
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:36, Reply)
This is a normal post ....and this is 'not being drawn in'?

(I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:05, Reply)
This is a normal post proper lols
:)
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:23, Reply)
This is a normal post ooh, i quite like the jersey
but don't fancy the idea of being run over because i'm wearing it.
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:21, Reply)
This is a normal post Huh.
My taxes also pay for Dialysis machines. I want my fucking dialysis machine whenever I feel like it.
 (I helped save b3ta! maninahat Too many cocks spoil the brothel., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:25, Reply)
This is a normal post Any vehicle user, including one using a bicycle, is supposed to treat pedestrians as idiots who could fall over at any moment
So unless you have made clear eye contact with a pedestrian you are about to pass, slow the fuck down.

I speak as a cyclist who has almost hit plonkers walking all over the place, not looking where they are going.
 (I helped save b3ta! clockworkrat has nice pants, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:49, Reply)
This is a normal post hang on...
you woke up your neighbours at 6.30 am calling yourself a tosser?

good work loony!
 (Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:08, Reply)
This is a normal post I comute on my bike everyday
and people don't seem to realise that a bike in a lot of places goes just as fast as a car. Every other day someone steps off the pavement in front of me and it pisses me off.
 (I helped save b3ta! Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 12:47, Reply)
This is a normal post There was no bike when we started crossing it came round the corner when we were in the road.
A car driver would be expected to slow down in that situation.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:14, Reply)
This is a normal post Daft place to cross
What if it was a car and it hit you?
 (I helped save b3ta! Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Ah yes it was our fault, all as plebby pedestrians are all cunts.
despite the fact that it was the middle of the road length with maximum viability to each way.

Even though I didn't mention where in the road we were crossing you just had to assume the cyclist was innocent.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:31, Reply)
This is a normal post So...
You'd followed the green cross code, of course, yet a vehicle which rarely goes faster than 20mph managed to reach you - and have to dodge because there wasn't time to brake and stop - before you'd got half way across the road?
 (egg1, Thu 20 Oct 2011, 22:52, Reply)
This is a normal post Aaaaand another thing....
do you treat children and the blind as cunts if they cause you to slow down by stepping into the road?

Car drivers are expected to look at what type of person is on the pavement and if they are able to see / comprehend you are coming and if not you get prepared to stop.

It is for that reason electric cars are having to be fitted with some kind of sound system to alert those that cant see you coming.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:38, Reply)
This is a normal post I have been hit by a cyclist too
and you're right, it does bloody hurt.

I've also been hit by a car, and I can categorically tell you it hurts a whole bloody lot more.

(Both times I was walking on the pavement and was hit from behind)
 (Captain Skippy pooed in a bag and left it on your doorstep, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 13:17, Reply)
This is a normal post I liked the last bit.

(BombayMick Dogs are better than cats, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:06, Reply)
This is a normal post My favourite bit was when he said, "I'm doing the world a favour".
Doing the world a favour would be getting his balls crushed in a horrific accident thereby stopping another smug gene from being passed on.
 (Newshack is rubbing linseed oil into the school cormorant, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 11:06, Reply)
This is a normal post
I ride a bike, drive a car and ride a motorcycle and walk my kid to school every day too.

And the main point I would like to raise is this:

Your all gay.

Thanks.
 (I helped save b3ta! emergency_pants Today I smell of... tea tree, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:10, Reply)
This is a normal post I would have liked it
but the lack of capitalization ruined it for me.
 (I helped save b3ta! dirtyscarab intends to live forever. So far, so good..., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 20:08, Reply)
This is a normal post Love it - Neistat Brothers.
These guys did loads of great stuff

neistatbrothers.com/neistat-movies
 (I helped save b3ta! Neon Guru 's gonna booglarize you baby., Fri 10 Jun 2011, 18:53, Reply)
This is a normal post This is why I ...
...cycle on the pavements at mini-roundabouts.
 (I helped save b3ta! Yoofaloof 'I like it here, wherever it is...', Fri 10 Jun 2011, 20:42, Reply)
This is a normal post ^ This

(I helped save b3ta! shoddyback nice 2 B important, but more important 2 B nice, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 0:00, Reply)
This is a link post Literal drug commercial.
Ronseal parody. *Off to work, have a good day board.
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 6:03, Reply)
This is a link post Test-driving like a boss
When the man test-driving your new Jag slips on his racing gloves, know that he means business...
(FangedParakeet, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 4:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Reminded me of this
youtu.be/EaQ8EIudeEQ
 (North Utsira South Utsira, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:04, Reply)
This is a normal post Worth watching for the wobbly guy in the passenger seat :-)

(I helped save b3ta! Hellzapoppin, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 9:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Damon Hill makes me sick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ-MPOUBNMA
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 10:11, Reply)
This is a normal post Kill thrust
At about 40 seconds in you can clearly see a race-track crash barrier go by - so I'm sure the passenger knew what was going to happen.
 (chompedhomas, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:51, Reply)
This is a normal post Well props to the passenger
for having his "super-prepared" face on @ 0:35 then.
 (FangedParakeet, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 19:55, Reply)
This is a link post Ninja Glock...... awesome

(I helped save b3ta! The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 4:43, Reply)
This is a normal post
SEAMLESS!
 (I helped save b3ta! spagaroony, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 6:18, Reply)

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