Okay, because this is important enough to bear repeating...
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080915/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown

Obama called the news "the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression" of the 1930s.

I was warned of this last winter. God damn it, Matt was right. We're in for a very bad one, folks.

FECK!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 15 Sep 2008, 19:27, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

So I've come home to find that there has been no HSH thread today
Has this new reply system completely killed Off Topic?

Please tell me it's not true.



( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 15 Sep 2008, 18:27, 133 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Today's topic to make your blood boil
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7613403.stm

words fail me

there are some excellent comments at the bottom though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 16:50, 24 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Yuck
I have to go into hospital today to have cameras shoved up my bum and down my throat. See you all in a couple of days!

Edit: Ok, my ride is here. See you all later *waves goodbye*
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 16:04, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Kaol's Espresso Challenge
Today I started the Espresso Challenge.

This means that every day, at lunchtime, I shall have espresso.
Today was a single, tomorrow will be a double, Friday will be five.

Updates shall be made, and it may well carry onto next week.
( Cawl, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 14:39, 76 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Arse.
They new b3ta layout broke my RSS feed of QOTW.
For all of those who are using it, give me a day or so to work it out.

Axai
( Axai is in Montréal, Canada O.o, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 14:33, Reply)

Just noticed
that the gaz facility now allows you to send gazzes to more than one person. Nice one.

Emzyme, it seems your plea has been answered...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 15 Sep 2008, 12:56, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Hello Monday!
Well I've just logged on, found out that my internet banking account need re-registering to prevent fraud. Every bloody week that is!
Oh, and I appear to have won the dutch lottery, and president mugabugaboo wants to send me 18 Million Gazillion Dollars for something. The guy actually trusts me to give it him all back bar 20% for my effort. lol. Im off to buy that tropical island I've always wanted!

But what has really really brightened up a dull monday, is the fact that my boss won't be in until later. Woooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo!!!!

So whats brightening up your monday?
(Miggyman, Mon 15 Sep 2008, 7:55, 434 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

If you agree with this
www.b3ta.com/questions/bugs_and_feature_requests/post243924

have your say on it, and give it a click
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 22:04, 22 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Good Evening
Work tomorrow.

Hahaha!


( Cawl, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 20:57, 190 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

People who have been in bands
or musicians as they are otherwise known:

As you may be aware I have a band and we have been playing a number of gigs in my local area. Generally this hasn't been for much money, but that's fine because we need the practice.

However, we've been asked if we would consider playing for a private party of lawyer types in Laaahndaaahn and how much we would like to be paid for such a thing.

None of us have been in this position before and have no idea how much we can ask for. Obviously we need to cover our costs and stuff, but it'd be nice to make something on top so we can buy a new drum kit and drugs and fireworks stuff.

I'd appreciate it if some b3ta types could give me some helpful advice.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 18:13, 15 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

There's really no need for this.
We on /talk are not bad people.
Don't be frightened of us.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 14:57, 11 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Morning all
Well now we have fancy new talk style replies. Come on inside and play!


( Captain V, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 11:12, 57 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

ooh! look!
*points*
( robtoo is all out of gum, Sun 14 Sep 2008, 8:55, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Excellent day, today.
Caught 5 decent sized catfish which have been fileted and tomorrow night will be a fried catfish supper for dinner.

/satisfied with my day
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 23:34, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

so now
on the main page, the QOTW now tells you how many answers there have been.


(209 so far for this current "Q")
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 23:25, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Heh heh heh.
So as I've said many times before, I'm divorced and have three teens, the youngest of whom is my 15 year old daughter.

This summer when she came home from a summer with my sisters and my parents up north, she expressed a desire to me to get her lower lip pierced.

I thought about this for a few minutes. If she had it done she could late remove it, and all that would be there was a small hole where it had been- overall, not a big deal. "Okay, I'm good with that. We'll find out if it's legal to be done, though."

Turns out that though it's not against the law, most places won't do it if you're under 15, even if your dad is standing right there. However, the place where I got my tattoo done has a woman who will do it, once she's had a chance to talk to the kid first. As I know this shop and know that they run a VERY clean place (they showed me their autoclave, and use disposable packaged equipment when they can), I was comfortable with them doing it. "But discuss this with your mom first, okay? I don't want her screeching over the phone at me."

Nurse Ratched was against it, of course.

Mini-Me was quite unhappy over this, especially when I told her that I wasn't going to override her mother's wishes- I was being respectful.

Her mother's response to this? "He's just using me as an excuse to say no."

Passive aggression, anyone?

So Mini-Me and I have just gotten back. She had Angelina Jolie's lower lip now, but she's very happy despite the pain.

I'm awaiting the Brown Noise that I'm sure will be audible from miles away.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 13 Sep 2008, 20:54, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

a quicky
Captain Placid & Pooflake are AWOL for the Leamington bash. Does anyone have a number for either of them, so we can make sure they haven't been run over by marauding fire engines? Gaz me if you do :)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 20:06, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Today has been good
my skin has been lightly toasted by the sun (the parts of it that poke out of a wetsuit anyway), I only sustained minor injuries and the surf was good.

a good day
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 19:23, Reply)

Good morning, fine people!
I am sat on a boat on a beautiful lake in the middle of Southern California. I have 4 catfish on my stringer and a beer in hand and am having a good time.
Life is GOOD!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 18:17, Reply)

I'm back!
Internets are functional, flat is de-spidered, Mr Maladicta is present and the Channel Tunnel is no longer on fire. Yesterday I spent all day in Ashford terminal in a high-vis vest directing pissed off people to the departures lounge after they got off the train from Dover.

How are you gentle b3tans? What did I miss?
( Maladicta, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 15:55, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Greetings gentle people
Come in and assure me that my head's not going to fall off as a side effect of this monumental hangover. Free Alka Seltzer for all.


(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 9:22, 159 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

GUYS!
Which is your least favourite area of b3ta?

As a long time user, I'm going to have to say qotw/offtopic, but what about you?

My profile doesn't count as an answer because I know you think I'm ace.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 5:44, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ah balls
I just realised that I have a number of books out from the local public library which are overdue.

Is there anything I can do to avoid myself paying a hefty sum, or do I be an adult about the whole thing and pay up?
( SuperWeasel slightly better than the average weasel, Sat 13 Sep 2008, 0:53, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

so I hear this Large Hadron Collider is going to blow up and destroy the world
how about that eh?
( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Fri 12 Sep 2008, 21:18, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)