Is it possible to OD on vitamin C tablets and Lemsip?
alt q: dodgy home remedies? Ones you've taken or distributed.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:49, 161 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

So the guy that won the euro millions thinks he threw his ticket away
lol gutted.

I'm stealing Rated/Slated from a midlands based radio station.

Rating: The bash this week and MOVING TO LONDON NEXT WEEK
Slating: My dad refusing to help me move meaning I'll have to hire a van

*stomps all over cave duck*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 9:53, 244 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Where and when were you happiest?
Either generally or a specific moment.
It's about time we had a positive thread.
(Cave Duck, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 9:52, 121 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Depressing overheard quotes.
Some cock necked student on the train...

"Sometimes ah just go on youtube and watch aboot 8 episodes of Gavin and Stacey, in a row"

And

"She spent £30 on mayonnaisse"


Our future, their hands.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 8:36, 257 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Anyone around still?
No point asking an Alt Q if the answer to the first question in a 'no'.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 23:28, 92 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Oh dear sweet god I am in so much pain.
Just got back to my home city from a party that started on Saturday night. I am covered in bruises from people's teeth, three of my main joints are buggered and swollen and at least one person is never going to talk to me again.
Was my weekend worth it?

Alt Q: Was your weekend worth it?
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 20:51, 11 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

kristine i'm sorry
but this level of outrage deserves its own post.

so london waits until i have to leave for my seminar to belt it down with freezing cold rain. soaked, frizzy haired, shivering underneath my sodden wrap throughout. what could make my evening worse? nothing? well, dashing back to the office was not a great start.

but it got a whole lot worse when i got mistaken for a homeless at the lincoln's inn soup kitchen... bloody hell!

no question, just ranting. as you were, people.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 20:20, 295 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

NEW PHONE, YEAH! *punches the sky*
it's pink and has pretty swirls and flowers on it
it's touch screen
which means I won't be able to drunk dial
fuck yea *excites*

I've mostly been cleaning for the last hour, probably have another hour to go on it
are you the type that does light cleaning all week or waits and waits until it's horrible and takes up a whole day to clean?
it's safe to say I'm the latter
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 20:02, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

If I drink any more Lemsip I am going to throw up.
Being off sick when you actually are is no fucking fun at all, is it?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 17:35, 145 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Who was the best teacher you ever had and why?
Did they make school fun?

Alt Q: What's the first line of your book?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 15:59, 143 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Please, for the love of the internet gods, someone take away my debit card.
Before I fritter away my entire student loan.
I just bought a corset coat I really shouldn't have. I don't need it in the slightest, but it's just so pretty... Hopefully it'll be here in time for the bash so I can wear it to that and justify it. And it'll look so damn good with my Iron Fists, skinny black jeans and red tshirt dress (yeah, I'm disappointed I missed the fashion thread).

What impulse buys have you made recently?

Alternatively, I saw one of my favourite singers in a cafe in Withington on Saturday and it absolutely made my day. Run into any famous people lately?

Alternatively alternatively, who are you going to punch at the bash?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 15:13, 218 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Complaints & Resolutions
I am in a major row with my sons school as they have attempted to single my son out in a number of ways. There is no basis for this, and all of our observations, plus those of his school reports and other things contradict it. The school have broken several procedural rules, they have refused to communicate with us, and I am writing to Ofsted and everybody else I can think of.

The FHM plagiarism has incensed me. I just called them to enquire as to their editorial policy and am writing to their editor (Colin Kennedy - tel 020 7295 5000 email [email protected]). I feel if all b3tans write polite complaints, and call in, then FHM may stop stealing from us.

On top of that, I would like to complain to the BBC that I haven't been given my own prime time show.

My question is, therefore, after his lengthy preamble, who would you like to write a complaint to (sensible or not), and what action would you like them to take to remedy things?
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Tue 19 Oct 2010, 14:30, 196 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Following on from this mornings 'FHM outrage'
there's only another one...

img814.imageshack.us/img814/9735/imag0260.jpg
From:
www.b3ta.com/questions/pantsonfire/post829613

So that's 3 at least, unless Evil Bastardo is called Rob anyway.

Did you write a complaint in Rachelswipe?

Refs for those who missed out:
www.b3ta.com/questions/wishlist/post920142
and
b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post919982


Alt Q: I've just had a rather large tattoo started on my back, do you have a tattoo and if so what/where?

(I'm new on OT, so be gentle, actually balls to it, flame away!)
(Kip, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 13:30, 117 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

We've had drinking and clothes...
so now a food thread. What delicious items are you going to be eating in the next hour?

Alt Q: How much does a cleaner cost per hour?

For more exciting times- Alt Alt Q: What invention has been most useful to you today?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 13:17, 36 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Fashion thread.
What is everyone wearing to the bash?

If you're not going then what is your usual outfit for going out for the night?
( girlinthehole, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 12:20, 220 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Does anyone know what constitutes a "hate" crime?
Everyone in my apartment block - 50 units - have had a hand delivered letter delivered, presumably from a resident. It's pretty strong stuff, racist, homophobic ranting, through to suggesting killing mixed race kids. It also refers specifically to certain people, though not by name, just description.
Anyway, is this illegal? Or just moronic?
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Tue 19 Oct 2010, 10:00, 67 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

All this FHM thievery business.
Somebody should do something.
Surely somebody on B3ta is capable of sabotaging their website or getting this publicised to make a holy show of them.
It's jolly bad form.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 9:56, 82 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

1st
Woo!
( girlinthehole, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 7:49, 105 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

The highlight of my night was throwing an egg at my mate and hitting him square in the bollocks
It was like an explosion of pussy(pus) spaff. Oh how it made me chuckle. What has been the highlight of your day/night?

Alt Q: New series of Inbetweeners was shit, discuss.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 22:54, 147 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

On BBC2 right now...
is quite an interesting Horizon... I read a year or so ago that what we perceive is actually nearly 2 seconds delayed... did I invent this or can someone tell me I am not going mad, well 2 seconds ago.

Alt Q... Boobs are good.
(feedingtimeatthezoo day 1 of his bikini diet started, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 21:11, 5 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I can't believe everyone is doing some more fun than posting on here this evening.
Even Bob has something better to do.

What's going on?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 20:49, 263 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

OK it's 'dead air' time as folks are on their way home etc now.
To pass the time, I shall tell you about a wonderful book my brother has, called 'Tribes of the World' or somesuch. It's an incredible early 1900s book documenting the weird and wonderful people around at that time, with some great photography and unintentionally hilarious patronising colonial descriptions. As an anthropological study it is genuinely amazing, listing and depicting all manner of fascinating (and for the most part probably now extinct) ethnic groups, the finest of which being...

...'The Hairy Ainu' of Japan. Call me puerile if you like, but that's rather amusing, no?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 18:19, 93 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Since we're on the subject of job applications
I'm filling in one* myself. It's one of those annoying ones where they give you a set of itemised criteria and expect you to give an answer for each one. Unfortunately, whilst the first five or six made sense, I cannot fill in the remaining three because I have no idea what
"Potential to identify development opportunities," or
"Ability to contribute to administration,"
let alone
"Practical application of equality and diversity"
are supposed to mean.

Any ideas?

Alt Q: Why do people write this sort of horse-shit on application forms in the first place?

*_{An application form, not another man's bottom.}
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 16:57, 21 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Wotcha gaylords.
Anyone need any broadband technical support?

I am officially better at this than anyone at WankWank. I have fixed my 3-week shutdown MY FUCKING SELF. I can also do a passable 70s racist 'comedy' Indian accent WITHOUT sounding Welsh.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 16:55, 77 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Hidey ho!
Hey, I know I haven't been on here for aaaaaages (like over a year) but the time has come again where I need the help of fellow b3tans.
I know it may seem like I am just using you all for my own gain... but that's all you're good for.

Anyway, I have an interview next week for a research position where I would be collecting information about children and their families so that the local council can figure out what policies to make and what provisions to provide. I have lots of experience working with children and have done research in university but have never done research as an actual job.

What I wanted to ask was if anyone had any ideas about what type of questions might be asked about a post like this and what some good answers might be. I have a lot of knowledge in this area but am really really bad at interviews. I thought that if I had an idea of what type of thing to say before I went, then I might feel calm enough to do better than I normally would.

I won't be back til tomorrow to check this thread so hopefully by then someone might have put something useful and not just have comments along the lines of "seduce the interviewer"
Thanks!
( Mellicious is made of candy, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 15:48, 13 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

careering question
if you had a potential choice between living in brighton, working in london for a good stable company earning a set amount, but losing £4.5k a year of that to transport costs and travelling 2 hours each way, or living in brighton working in hove for a lesser known, potentially less fun company that has a lot more impressive links in the field you want to be in, earning the same or more but travelling for five minutes each way and paying the cost of the odd puncture repair kit, inner tube, and bike chain, what would you choose? bearing in mind you'd only been in the previous job six months and it will look a bit daft on a cv.
alt q: anyone know any good rock clubs in brighton?

alt alt q: is this week's qotw lame or what?
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Mon 18 Oct 2010, 15:41, 33 replies, latest was 15 years ago)