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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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so dubai yeah? hows that workin out for ya?
well its shit if you must ask, and the telly is shit too, so here's my question
i was considering apple tv (uk based proxy sight subscription so no censorship obv):
1. is there not just a bit of software that turns my 260 gig macbook pro with airport into apple tv?
2. assuming not - can i just get the 40gig base model apple tv box and back stuff up to my laptop or another external hard drive - such as my empty PS3 hard drive or the 500 gig hard drive im swapping for a bottle of vodka tomorrow?
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 16:49, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I pulled over the Bank Holiday.
Brilliant
Mullered
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 16:17, 20 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Facial Furniture World Championships
If you were a style of Body Topiary, what style would you be?
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 15:39, 24 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I tried this once on a Sunday and it was marginally successful, although with nested replies it'll either be much better or a bumbag full of shit. Place your bets.
WORD ASSOCIATION GAME with no hammers. Mustn't pause, mustn't hesitate etc.
First word:
Cock
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 14:38, 58 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I find myself bored out of my mind.
naturally work is mind-numbing, but the internet is just not that interesting anymore.
I lay the blame for this solely at the feet of you, b3ta.
I suggest that the naming and shaming of individuals beings now, with many fingers being pointed.
We need some rousing arguments and slagging matches, so break out your meat-puppets (or not if you don't fancy anonymity) and slag someone off. Right now!
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 13:23, 95 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'm going to put the picture in the replies in case I break the computer doing it...
Anyone insulting him will be dealt with most severely... I will Tell You Off.
/edit - I can't do pix resizing yet, so, yes, it will eat your screen. P'raps should've warned of that at the start.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 13:13, 22 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

For me, it was last week at the job centre. I asserted this through being extremely patronising to the desk boy's boss who had assured me that it wasn't their fuck up. When proved otherwise, he was still unrepentant and refused to apologise until I pointed out that three people had now told me that it was their fault and apologised unreservedly.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 12:17, 57 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I am having turkey and cheese and tomato and cucumber and jalapeno and pickle sandwiches what I made myself.
(I know that /talk go ballistic over food threads, but who cares what they think)
Also: Chicken!
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 12:14, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Feel free to get me this:
www.amazon.co.uk/MacGyver-Complete-Pack-Gift-Region/dp/B000GTLB5I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1243335614&sr=8-5
[Includes the absolutely unmissable "McGyver and The Lost Treasure of Atlantis" with Brian Blessed. No Really.]
What ludicrous gift would you like for your next one?
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 12:03, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

are you wearing today?
Pants
socks
shirt
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 10:14, 65 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

made me smile
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1081355/The-100-000-white-wedding-16-year-old-girl-lives-caravan.html
Apologies for the Daily Heil link, but the second photo really is great.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 9:41, 123 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Musical cat collars...instead of having bells on them, a chip that motion detects and every time the cat moves, plays a couple of bars of a tune. So far, good tunes would be the "der-der" of Billie Jean, the "der-der-der-der" of the Pink Panther, maybe even the "der-der-der" of the Stripper - any other tunes you guys can think of ?
Made me smile to think of a cat walking along to the sound of Billie Jean, I must say.
So, what do you think - top idea or complete madness ?
And no, I haven't Googled yet to see if it exists already...
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 9:15, 20 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Or, to simplify, Shakespeare.
I noticed that one of our number has a bastardised version of the opening lines of Twelfth Night in their sig.
What are peoples favourite Shakespearian works and lines?
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 9:12, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Just went to order some more tobacco, and the price has shot through the roof. Instead of paying £30 for 10 cans it's now £45... damn my filthy habits!
Anything you guys have found going up recently?
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 9:07, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'll get you started...
Pie Hard
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 9:03, 51 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Have been through my inbox while I've been away over the bank hol.
What annoys me the most about this is that the last email they looked at, as it is the one which is open on my screen, is very clearly from my fella to me.
Like they haven't even tried to conceal the fact they've been snooping through my personal mail. Gaaargh.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 8:19, 11 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I think, I'm getting....
a stereotypical australian accent
Mum started laughing today at me and when I asked her what was so funny she said my accent was getting really broad from living down here in the country!
I don't know. Ask Halfy. He'll be able to tell you whether or not. Blargh. Someone shoot me before I start wearin croc teeth.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 8:08, 32 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

For your viewing delight:

Comments welcome.
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 7:40, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I am on a train to London, on my way to invigilate an exam. One of my contact lenses has just fallen out. I am very, very short-sighted (literally - obviously not figuratively so you can skip the tedious humour there). I don't have my glasses or any spare lenses with me as I thought I'd be home this afternoon. This is almost as bad as the one time I lost my glasses when very drunk and couldn't see to find them. Please keep your fingers crossed that I have spare lenses of any strength in work and then the final year students won't be able to cheat right under my nose while I struggle with this one-eyed fucked up depth perception.
(Edit: and now I'm in Swindon and it's raining so it turns out things can get worse.)
( , Tue 26 May 2009, 7:02, 18 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/swaziland/5382713/HIV-sufferers-could-be-branded-in-Swaziland.html
MP Timothy Myeni has suggested making tests compulsory for every person in the southern African state and then forcing those who were infected to be permanently marked with a warning logo.
He claimed the scheme would help stop the spread of the killer disease by reducing sexual activity between HIV positive people and uninfected partners.
Speaking at a workshop for MPs on how to tackle the epidemic, he added: "Before having sex with anyone, people will have to check their partners' buttocks before proceeding,"
Campaigners furiously criticised the idea with Siphiwe Hlophe, a health campaigner, saying the system would contravene human rights laws.
She said: "How can a legislator lobby for the branding of HIV positive people?
"We do not need legislators who think like him because some of the people who voted for him could be positive, why is he then discriminating them?"
Swaziland has the highest HIV infection rate in the world, with around 43 per cent of the population believed to be living with the disease.
The tiny landlocked southern African kingdom has previously been criticised for its failure to tackle the condition.
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 20:42, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Not only is this my 1st drunken post but the 1st time I've realised I've got intertent on my talky stick.
Can i get a 'well done pinky, have a biscuit' from everyone please? This is a monumental step for a turnip cruncher loik i biz.
Cheers.
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 20:41, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

is BSOD-ing left right and centre, almost as if it knows its replacement is arriving Wednesday. The hard drive is failing and it wasn't able to boot or fix the problem that wasn't allowing it to boot.
I wanted to thank whichever clever b3tan told VC to put it in the fridge for a few minutes, because I'm now able to back everything up and eke a bit more life out of it :)
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 18:52, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Attended Chickenladies surprise birthday party which was fabulous and met some charming Southerners, then had a micro bash the next day with Tlentifinimaarhaysu who has a lovely beard and talks a lot but that's OK because I like to listen and he had lots of interesting stories.
I tried Pimms for the first time because I'm common and have never tasted it before. I also held one of Chickenladies chickens which was awesome and they are a lot cuter than I thought a chicken could be.
Ah well! back to the humdrum : (
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 16:19, 15 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I've tried walkthrough's and still can't do it. This is annoying me now.
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 14:53, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Put on something trippy and click some buttons.
Sooo pretty.
( , Mon 25 May 2009, 14:30, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
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