I'm bored
can you tell?

what are you having for dinner?

I'm making carbonara the proper way: onion, garlic, meat, cheese, eggs, parsley, spaghetti

delicious, especially with fresh eggs from the parents' chickens.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 17:18, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I see you standing there...
you think you're so cool.

So why don't you just fuck off?


React
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 16:48, 11 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

playlists...
I know this is similar to the "best album" question below, but I felt it was different enough to warrant a fresh posting...

Since I got my first (10gb) iPod many moons ago, I have rediscovered the joys of the mix-list, which had kind of died out with the death of tapes (and, thus, mixtapes).

There is a lot of joy to be had creating a playlist for a set purpose, be it 20 minutes' worth, or two hours worth.

I especially like creating a good listing for my snowboarding sessions - starting out slow and mellow as you enjoy the view and get ready, then building to some ambient/chilled stuff as you start to carve the piste (makes a difference here to the listing if there has been fresh powder or not), then finally getting rocky and faster as you get into the session, before winding down as you start to think about heading in to get a hot drink and some food...

Faves include: Kruder and Dorfmeister - various tracks, "Bird of Prey" by Fat Boy Slim, "Rusty Cage" and "Spoonman" by Soundgarden, "Cochise" by Audioslave, "Toxicity" by SOAD, "Harvester of Pain" by Pride and Glory and many more besides...

My question is - what do you enjoy making playlists for and what goes on them?
(Chad, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 16:03, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Hmmm, so this...
...is what it's like to be a member. Feels the same a sbeing a non-member. Er, I'll be funny in a minute, honest........fuck
(Apathyman Prepare to be underwhelmed..., Tue 20 Jan 2009, 15:41, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Advice for JMG's return from holiday next week...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7833707.stm
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 15:02, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I wish that there really were fairies at the bottom of the garden
and that magic - like the type that Enid Blyton wrote about - was real.


What do you wish was real?


I'm bored, I've work to do and I want to avoid it. Entertain me.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:57, 18 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Best album ever?
I say Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix.

The variety of material on there, from tight three minute pop songs to 20 minute almost ambient tracks, from atmospheric blues, upbeat R&B covers and improvised jazz, to ultra-heavy guitar freakouts....it's all there.

There's something for every mood, and it sounds as fresh to me today as it did when my dad first played it to me when I was a boy.

Tell me another LP that's better and why, please.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:02, 76 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Inauguration
I'll be watching - just in case.
Anyone offering odds on the assassination attempt?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:02, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I just dropped in
to see what condition my condition was in.

Anyone care to tell me?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 11:27, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ok
I work in a nice office, quietish most of the day but good banter between us IT types and the game women in HR who like a bit of an argument. We have consultants in often and they work around us on spare desks most days. Today we got a new one, had I have to say, he looks like a loser. Description:

About 26, long hair down to his waist, and its thin nasty stuff that has no body so baaad central parting. Very loose baggy shirt that is 10% tucked in, baggy black 'work' trousers, and one of those stupid long key chains that hangs from a trouser pocket. Big heavy black shoes.

Now I am the last person to judge on appearance generally, but I'm surprised as to how embarrassed I am for him today. Combine that with a far too loud voice, a mobile that chirps every 5 minutes loudly with every incoming mail or text, and a general awkwardness in the room, I want to kill him. Well mainly, I keep thinking "fucking loser".

I am still surprised about how I feel about this.

It doesnt help either that, he's me - but from 1991.

But seriously. Looooooooooooser.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 10:56, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

These things come in threes so they say
Great Icons from my youth.

First Tony Hart

Now this guy

www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/4295701/The-man-who-invented-the-doner-kebab-has-died.html

Who's next?
( RadG Drinking Mojitos in the sun, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 10:37, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

FAQ(OTW)
I think it's time QOTW had a FAQ, like /links and /board

The worthless dross used to sink to the bottom when the '/all' trick worked, but for reasons no-one has ever explained, '/all' is no more.

This post made me realise just how nauseatingly insipid QOTW is becoming. Of late, there are unpleasant smells lingering everwhere; I find posts increasingly to be

* Boring non-stories
* Wit-free
* Not 'b3ta' enough (Bert Monkeysex, I feel your pain)
* Mawkish emo-drivel
* Illiterate
* Trolls. Really crap ones.

Reading some recent submissions feels too much like hard work, leaving my wretched amusement-cock witheringly flaccid.

My suggestions for the FAQ:

* Your post should be interesting (to other people).
* Please use a spell-checker. *PLEASE*.
* Stay on-topic (unless in Off Topic)
* "...enough said" is not enough
* Constructive criticism is fine, but don't just insult other people's work. That would be cunty.

I know, I'm a moaning twat and I don't want to discourage interesting posts (regardless of content) so that's about it from me.

What would you add to a QOTW FAQ?
( chart cat has an itch, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 10:02, 32 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

G'ite. It's almost
1am and I really have to go sleepy byes.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 8:43, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I cant believe it!


For once I'll start shall I?
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 8:24, 148 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Tomorrow (Tuesday).......history is going to be made.
It's a day that any human being should be proud of, but especially Americans.

Loon, Citadel, M3essential, Flirtingwithbadgers.....I may be the wrong nationality, but as a legal resident, I'll be waving my flag along with you all tomorrow.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 4:18, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Oh god
now I know that I've spent a bit too much time online reading things that I shouldn't.

I saw the headline for this and thought "Woman mauled by 300-pound jaguar? If it were a man mauled by a 300-pound cougar it would be unremarkable- I'm sure it happens all the time in karoke bars."

And then I pictured Roseanne all decked out and mackin' on some poor bastard...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 Jan 2009, 22:07, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Help me!
I know it's late over in dear old Blighty but I need your help to escape the Loon's evil clutches. I can't talk for long as his laptop keys keep sticking and he may soon discover that I'm trying to get home.

He keeps making me eat cheese from a can and he doesn't even have cable TV. I had to hoover the house today or he said he would make me wear a baseball cap the next time we went outside. *shudders*

Luckily I still have my passport and $50 for a cab. I just have to make sure the door is left unlocked tonight so I can creep out when he's asleep.

Does anyone want anything bringing back from duty free?
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 20:04, 22 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ratbastard hypocrites


If you're living in the UK, you'll be aware that - if they thought they could get away with it - the government would install CCTV in your rectum.

They do so LOOOVE to have access to every single piece of information about you. Which makes it just a wee bit hypocritical that MPs are planning to exempt their expenses from Freedom of Information Requests.

I've tried really hard, but I can't see any reason for doing that other than "the taxpayer is funding my coke-and-whores habit".

So I would ask UK B3tans to read about the Act and consider writing to your MP (it's dead easy).

B3ta Power!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 18:49, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Evening


I'm watching Battlestar Galactica and drinking tea. Oh yes - that's how cool I am. How cool are you?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 18:09, 94 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Music
Afternoon All,

I'm wanting to listen to soem retro computer game music on my works PC.

Does anyone know any sites? I'm looking generally at music from the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, C64 and perhaps the megadrive and snes.

Does anyone know where I can get something like that which streams?

Cheers
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 13:12, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Monday morning


And how are we all?

I'm spending the day 'researching Windows 7' (sat watching progress bars and drinking tea all day). Lovely.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 9:00, 195 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Crikey
Former Cannibal calls radio station

What's for breakfast, folks?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 7:54, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

christ
just blown $700 on Battlestar Galactica artwork at the live auction. I dont think i've bought very good ones. I feel sick
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Sun 18 Jan 2009, 21:28, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

R.I.P. Mr Hart
:(

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7836112.stm
( wanderlust, Sun 18 Jan 2009, 11:11, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Sunday Thread
No rest for the wicked - where are you dumping the bodies?


( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 18 Jan 2009, 8:13, 113 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Even more woo
BGB is here!

On the down side, she's had to deal with my car breaking down this morning and spending a couple of hours getting it home again. She's been quite patient with me and my horrid car, but I feel terrible about it.

She tells me, "Ms. Blouse was NOT amused."
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 17 Jan 2009, 19:07, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Wooo
went shopping with my drummer today, and my band has bought me a new Fender valve amp and a nice distortion pedal.

I'm v. happy. Hence this thread.

Woo
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 17 Jan 2009, 14:58, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Saturday's thread
Are you doing anything that will hopefully save the world today? Do let us know in this thread.


( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 17 Jan 2009, 9:14, 25 replies, latest was 16 years ago)