Problem
I've been with the same boss for around 9 years. We started the office together and have since grown to 25 workers with him taking on Director and me Deputy roles. We are what you could call "thick as thieves".

I have a moral problem. He recently go into trouble at HQ and asked me write my version of events. I did so without a second thought. Now I'm being called into a disciplinary meeting next week. What do I do? Defend myself? Tell them he asked me to do so (which they already know anyway)? I don't want to take the blame as it's not my bad and I don't want to be lumped in as a trouble-maker either. but I don't want to make it worse for him.

What to do? Where do my loyalties lie? Should I offer to suck off the HQ Director?
Help!
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 14:24, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

best cdc ever
You've prolly seen this (I'm in Korea) but

news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7961000/7961224.stm
(DippyFi, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 13:19, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ever pissed in a swimming pool?
On purpose?
While you weren't even in it?

Share with me your stories. Extra cool points for essay-style answers.

I need a piss right now actually.
( Malaka omdz, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 13:11, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

aarrgh
From BBC news (a little out of date now I know):

Re: Jade Goody's death.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "deeply saddened" by the news and described Goody as "a courageous woman both in life and death".

"The whole country has admired her determination to provide a bright future for her children."

What the hell has Gordon Brown got to do with Jade Goody? I can't imagine him (or the incumbent on the day I die) commenting on my death. There's plenty of people who have worked harder, achieved more, enriched lives and made a real contribution that he doesn't even know about!

Why has he been influenced to make a comment? The press coverage. So, here's the key question ... Are the press managing the politicians or are the politicians managing the press? It's certainly not public opinion that's made him comment ... everyone on b3ta and indeed everyone I know thinks Jade's departure from this vale of tears has been a good thing...
(hangableautobulb is an anagram of the best album ever, on, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 12:09, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I've just had an email...
Dear Enzyme
End of temporary contract
[The Head of School] has now advised me that as Chair of the [department] Board I should address the issue relating to the end of your current contract in July. I am currently perusing the paper work but the key matter is this. We are required to have 4 meetings before July to discuss the position.
All good wishes
M

I've also been told that I can have a union rep or colleague present.

I've never heard of such a thing before: I'd assumed that, come July, I'd just hand over my teaching materials and wander off. I'm also a bit worried - why would I be entitled to take a union rep unless it's disciplinary?

Has anyone else heard of such processes? Should I worry?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 11:40, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

5 years 11 months 28 days

No wonder I've run out of things to say. I can't even think of anything I want for my b3ta-day presents this year.

Let me know what you were planning to get me and I'll see whether I can be bothered to turn up.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 11:36, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Come on then...
What was the last thing that really made you roffle?
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 8:10, 29 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Good morning everyone.
I know very few of you are about this time of night/morning.
But here, have a thread.


( wanderlust, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 3:41, 92 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

New Comic
Time for a new comic, methinks.



Click on that guy for the comic.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 21:56, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Monday night thread

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 20:38, 35 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Google
This goes to show how shit Hull actually is. When gathering pix for their Streetview thingy, they skipped doing Hull in favour of Scunthorpe.

I ask you. Friggin' Scunthorpe! Everytime I've ben to Scunthorpe, it's been drizzling. On the way you pass a load of scrapyards and the steel works and the town itself comprises mainly of concrete. I'm convinced the place doesn't have any colour at all and is in fact monochrome. "Sunny Scunny" is a breach of the trade descriptions act.

and yet, Google chose to drive around there with their "Jetsons" camera car.

I want to look at pictures of my house with the window open so I can complain that burglars may see my window is open and try to climb in.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:51, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Did anyone else
have a teenage crush on Queenie from Blackadder 2?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:43, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Anyone know anything about flies ?
in particular do they grow during their life

Is a little fly going to end up a big fly or do they come out their eggs fully grown ? I don't mind a little fly that can be wafted away but I can't stand those big fuckers that throw shapes round the room like they own it , so should I review my extinction policy and kill all flies or stick with just chasing the big ones , (or should I just throw away the decomposing corpse under the floorboards ?)
( horace wimp needs more than 49 characters to fully express hi, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 15:44, 19 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

And the body count keeps rising...
www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/montana.plane.crash/index.html

Seriously, this is normally the setup for a really crap joke. I've never heard of it actually happening before...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 23 Mar 2009, 14:16, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I doubt they'll ever put it in the newsletter
so have some of this as I'm bored

www.flickr.com/photos/28289543@N04/sets/72157606396085388/
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 11:44, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ask, my son
...and you shall receive

I love b3ta sometimes.
( chart cat has an itch, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 11:20, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Monday Thread


My work-life balance has too much work in it.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 7:49, 113 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

TGB's Birthday Bash pictures now available
Pictures from TGB's Birthday Bash have now been uploaded to the pool. COME AND GET THEM!!!
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sun 22 Mar 2009, 21:16, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Edinbash lift thread
Now, I am sorted as I am getting the train, but I have noticed that a lot of people want to go to the Edinbash but haven't sorted transport yet, so I thought it might be time for a car-sharing thread. If you're travelling by car and have a spare seat you want to share, please feel free to bung your details in here, like where you're travelling from, and cities you'll pass on the way where you might be able to pick people up from.

If you want a list, bung your details in here. Any questions, you know where the gaz button is.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Sun 22 Mar 2009, 11:16, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Home sweet home Sunday
I know you're all at church but here's a thread.


( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 Mar 2009, 7:29, 119 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

The Geek Social Fallacies
Because we are - let's face it - a collection of quite geeky folk, I give to you The Five Geek Social Fallacies.

Can you think of any bashes that fall into these patterns? Do you want to point the finger at anyone?

Do tell.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 Mar 2009, 0:27, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'm oily and stinky
because I just changed my car's oil and a fair bit ran down my arm to my elbow. From the middle of my forearm up it looks like I have a great tan.

I drive an Isuzu Amigo. Today I discovered that the only place to get parts for the goddam thing is through the dealership, because Isuzu has pulled out of the US. This means that I have a very limited life left on this car.

BASTARDS!

So what pleasant things have you discovered today?
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 21 Mar 2009, 20:35, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Saturday's thread

Type away like the little typing machines that you are!
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 21 Mar 2009, 11:30, 31 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

gah
Stuck at work. The last ep - EVAR - of BSG is downloading at home. No chance of seeing it until tonight, but having to avoid 95% of my normal browsing to avoid spoilers from yankees who have seen it. I'm pretty much going have just read the Daily Mail online all day now. Or worse, do some fucking work.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Sat 21 Mar 2009, 9:48, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

i'm stuck
I have about a bazillion things to do this week for various SACs (Student Assement Criteria - fail one of those - fail the subject), and I have *zero* motivation. I honestly cannot be arsed. I have holidays in two weeks and I have already been given piles of homework for it.

Someone tell me to woman the Fuck Up and get on with it please.
Or at least give me a tip on how to get started on designing my own biology prac to show how catalase works.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sat 21 Mar 2009, 2:09, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

A plea to you chemistry types our there
I'm looking for something along the lines of an electroluminescent phosphor/paste that will light up when I shove some voltage into it.

Any ideas at all?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 20 Mar 2009, 23:16, 9 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Friday Night
I'm usually out on Friday but circumstances dictate otherwise tonight.

So I thought I'd inspect B3TA and all is very quiet.

Frankly that is heartening - I like to think that that people interact in social situations on Fridays.

If you're failing to interact kindly share your social inadequacies below.

I can't make a HSH picture because I am the Joey Deacon of all computers.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 20 Mar 2009, 21:45, 30 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ruined it for me too dammit
qdb.us/295382
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 20 Mar 2009, 19:27, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

So
Since al's perfectly valid question below has singularly failed to garner one sensible reply...

Can anyone help al in his quest for whatever the hell it is he's asking about? He's a lovely chap, a mate, and I hate to see him go home for the weekend un-enlightened.

There's a good fisting in it for anyone who can help.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 20 Mar 2009, 14:15, 61 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

QOTW
A possible solution perhaps:

Why not have 'suggestions' submitted and closed on a weekly basis in a simliar way to QOTW? That way the best suggestion of the week would be the new question.

Or is that to straight forward? Or is that how it's "supposed" to work already?
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 20 Mar 2009, 14:02, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)