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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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So it's half term I gather from the lack of screaming brats, which means less traffic on the roads, more room on the bus. All in all a good start to the week. On the bus this morning the Oyster reader wasn't working so much amusement in people looking frantic and touching their card a million times before realising the bus driver was telling them it was out of order. Also we had to wait THREE WHOLE MINUTES as we were running early and some middle aged women started bitching, I said I'm only on my way to work so not really in a hurry (haha) and one glared at me and said what will your boss say if you're late, I smiled and said "Lady I am the boss". She huffed and literally turned round to ignore me.
HEHE so as the real boss is away and I am the boss today, what should I make my cheerful little work force do?
Alt: talk about your weekend/pets/injuries NO TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN (happy now Phillie? are you!!! ARE YOU!??!)
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:02, 169 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
In order to determine the exact cause of these birds drawing near, we need to know generally what kind of birds these are. If they are robins or blue jays or any number of pleasant birds (if they chirp they're probably pleasant, or if a young girl looks at one and goes "Aww, so cute," your bird is probably pleasant) then the most likely cause of their drawing near is that the person they are approaching is a beautiful princess or a beautiful princess's love interest.
Now, if the birds are cool and/or unpleasant such as ravens, crows, vultures, or just about anything that squawks or caws, then the person they are approaching is an evil witch or sorcerer and should probably be avoided. These birds are either that person's pets, minions, or familiars.
If the birds in question are falcons or hawks or eagles, then the person they draw near to is a benevolent witch or wizard and you should probably try to get that person to teach you magic. It might be Merlin in disguise.
If the birds are pigeons, the person probably either has food or a message for them to bring to someone. This is the most boring kind of attraction between bird and human.
If there is no general category for the kinds of birds drawing near a person, as in more than one of the categories listed above, then the person in question is probably causing the birds some kind of offense and their approach is only a preliminary event for the full on attack they will soon be launching. My advice would be to get as far from this person as possible.
For further investigation, please see:
Disney's Snow White (film)
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (film)
Disney's The Sword in the Stone (film)
Hey Arnold! episode with the bird man (tv series)
T.H. White's The Once and Future King (Book)
A number of Grimms' Fairy Tales (Book)
I hope this answers your question, as it seems quite serious.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
Also, nice retort to the Busfaced lady.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
It's Easter hols I think, so there should be 3 weeks of clear commuting, bliss!
Have you seen there is a plan for a national oyster card system? I prefer the hundreds of little single tickets that you get in Paris
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It will not work
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(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:12, Reply)
Not barriers made of oysters, obviously. That would be weirdly cool though....
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:13, Reply)
plus I usually only have £50 notes in my money clip because I'm soooo rich and they then don't have change so I throw the 50 at their face and shout "I could buy you!" and storm up to the front of the top deck to pretend that I'm flying.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:10, Reply)
so I am not in Dorset.
This is pleasing obviously, but it has upset my routine.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:05, Reply)
I went to a BBQ and cleaned the house.
As per instructions I have NO CHILDREN.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:08, Reply)
and consequently was "delicate" yesterday. Not a full blown hangover, but an annoying one. However, it was bloody lovely so we were outside most of the day, finishing off with a couple of big bottles of Leffe Brun by the chimnea on the evening.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
Managed to avoid getting burnt as well HURRAH!
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
I am olive skinned after a whole weekend outside
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:11, Reply)
I'd put SPF 15 on my sleeve, just neglected to put it anywhere else as "it's April, it won't be that hot".
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:12, Reply)
It looks like I was wearing a hockey mask.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:16, Reply)
instead of a radioactive glowing chops brighter than the setting sun.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:20, Reply)
My weekend was quite nice. Nothing exciting but it was busy which keeps me from moping.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
Are you a hangover free Blousie today?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:14, Reply)
And I had an early night. That long walk knackered me right out.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:15, Reply)
I should have put my walking boots on but I was going more for co-ordination with my blouse than comfort.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:19, Reply)
So, last week I managed to wear about an inch diameter holes in each of my feet in the middle just by the ball of my foot. The blisters went massive and I had to pop them with a pin. Later the skin died and started bunching up causing pain, so I had to cut the skin off. The new skin underneath looked fine but on Sat/Sun dried out so much that it all split and bled in my shoes and it was pretty gross but I didn't have any plasters so just had to clean them up and wear trainers to work
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:21, Reply)
One with a never-ending supply of coffee and intravenous drip. If one of the others can do my job then awesome, but the coffee is an absolute must. Feel like I've been up all weekend on an MD rampage, which would be fine if I hadn't spend most of yesterday doing fucking housework.
Bleh. Take many, many points for cutting an interfering old busybody down to size.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:09, Reply)
A small bet on the outsider King Fontaine and a bet on the winner.
Both finished.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:17, Reply)
as the missus wanted to know when the Grand National was being run and who won because she had a work sweepstake, and I didn't give a shit because it's a stupid sport and, er, didn't.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:17, Reply)
Cycled 16 miles for a roast lamb dinner, watched the awesome Sucker Punch and the entertaining Walking Tall and was shockingly not an Internet Shut-In.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:19, Reply)
Would you say it's ok for a ten year old boy to watch? I'm talking about the sex part of the film if any.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:21, Reply)
from a source that is generally to be trusted
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:22, Reply)
It's stylistically similar to 300, with a mix of Sin City. Visually it's stunning, and there are hot women in military burlesque clothing killing scores of steampunk nazi zombies.
That last description sums up why I enjoyed it.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:28, Reply)
Some mild cleavage/bum shots, suggested rape that gets interrupted, but nothing worse than that.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:26, Reply)
Is there a shot when you just see Chompy smiling and removing latex gloves?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:28, Reply)
I watched The Box with Cameron Diaz. It went from dull to WTF!??!, to quite a good ending
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:23, Reply)
I think I've seen that, it was a bit weird.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:29, Reply)
I thought the general concept of the film was great but it did get a bit "...seriously? whut?" in the middle.
I have TAKEN to watch later.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:35, Reply)
It did get bloody odd with all that water stuff.
ZOMG Taken!
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:40, Reply)
but the premise and trailers, as I understand it, suggest it is EXACTLY the same story as was once on the Twilight Zone. Or the other one. You know, the other one that's like the Twilight Zone.
The Outer Limits. That was it. One of them two.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:50, Reply)
What was she doing round your flat? Did Gonz's head explode?
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and beneath me. So I won't say it.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:54, Reply)
I have no tutoring to do this week or next, which means I'm poorer then ever due to no income.
*considers booking a street corner*
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:26, Reply)
that my first thought was "busker" rather than "whore".
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:57, Reply)
thanks to a good result in the football. Then afternoon beer garden drinking on Sunday for a friend's 40th, followed by taxi back to his and some takeout pizza and leaving him passed out on his sofa with his Spotify queue filled with "Glee" tracks.
Now we just have to wait and see if he's turned into a 32 year old telecommunications analyst from Innsmouth.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:39, Reply)
Anyone want a slightly damaged kidney?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:41, Reply)
But I'm not sure you could afford to buy enough ice to fill a bath.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:41, Reply)
This is fucking preposterous.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:45, Reply)
I saw a 1 bed flat around High Street Kensington up for £1.75m the other day...
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:46, Reply)
I'd imagine my body would reject a healthy replacement.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:43, Reply)
I took Friday off so it was a long'un, too. You?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:46, Reply)
So bar a visit to the bookies on Saturday, it was a couple of days of sober reflection.
Did you have your daughter over the weekend?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:49, Reply)
I have cleaned my house to within an inch of its life (I don't actually think my flat is alive, but you know what I mean) in hope, though. This may well prove a pointless activity but it's nice to have a spotless gaff anyway...
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:51, Reply)
She flew out on Saturday - the night before she left she....went out for a curry.
In God's name WHY? Curry in Winchester is really shit, as well.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:58, Reply)
*something about this not bothering your mother, meat, etc*
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:03, Reply)
It's only those of Mughal descent ie the muslims that eat meat and there are proportionally fuck all of them. That said even if they weren't all veggie for religious reasons most of 'em couldn't afford meat anyway. The cunts.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:06, Reply)
Impressive level of detail, casual racism and a "cunts" at the end. Bravo.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:08, Reply)
a choreographed flash-mob type of dance. Thriller, or something. Then film it and send it to EVERYWHERE.
Profit.
Alt: I talked about my weekend this weekend. I'm not going over it again. If you wanted to know you should have been here.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:53, Reply)
I am tired beyond all previous concepts of tiredness today so if you could keep the death threats coming I'd be very grateful
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 9:57, Reply)
MTFU and get on with it, you massive bender.
I have to say, so far Monday sucks more than you do. What are you going to do about it?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:01, Reply)
Behind one is certain death. Behind the other is a big, comfortable bed. With me in it.
Make your choice.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:04, Reply)
That heavy breathing behind you isn't a faulty air conditioner
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:09, Reply)
you're standing behind me AND in the room with the comfy bed?
Are you schizophrenic? Or....
You're not GOD, are you? Cause that would just be too horrific to contemplate.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:12, Reply)
It's not me behind you, anyway, I prefer giving the lady the option of choice. Chompy feels differently.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:15, Reply)
Do I get to know which door is which?
And how big is this bed, exactly? Big enough that I could avoid touching you in any way?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:23, Reply)
You know which door is which but not the manner of certain death. It might involve being rogered to death by the cast of Interview with the Vampire.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:25, Reply)
I strongly suggest you seek help to stop this happening again
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:16, Reply)
That's a painful thought to be facing up to 1st thing on a Monday morning.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:39, Reply)
A friend of mine posted on FB today that there's no sight more depressing than the naked body of your wife-to-be when you have to go to work. Whilst I see what he's getting at, I would suggest that the inclusion of the word "dead" in that sentence makes it considerably more depressing.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:43, Reply)
you could abbreviate it to LOIN. Just saying.
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What's upset you? At least you're not faced with the choice of death or darth.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:17, Reply)
I'm being melodramtic I'm actually pretty good. Death or Darth or Cake?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:18, Reply)
In case you were wondering. Mr Kipling is also mortally offended
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:23, Reply)
does that mean you're mortally offended? Have I killed you?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:24, Reply)
If one of us were to vanquish their nemesis it would probably have to be via the method of internet offensiveness, in all fairness
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:26, Reply)
what's that? you already are trying that but it's only causing collateral damage with everyone else who has to see it?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)
I refuse to accept that b3th and I are the most boring conversationalists on B3ta, however
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:44, Reply)
*prepares link*
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I want it! The 1937 version is shockingly clean and wholesome.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:30, Reply)
Snow White in the video for Sonne by Rammstein. HOT.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:35, Reply)
7/10. Witty retort will follow when my brain wakes up in 2-3 weeks
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:35, Reply)
It feels like the best is behind us now....
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:57, Reply)
I feel the same about calling Chompy a rapist, it's got tired.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:02, Reply)
and secretly long for the day when everyone shares your attitude
(Yes I know this will cause you to redouble your efforts)
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:05, Reply)
I honestly think that even if I wasn't camp as tits people would still strikethrough away like billy-o so there seems little point in moderating my posts
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:16, Reply)
I'm Sleepy but I am not allowed to talk about why as per the rules of this thread laid down in the before time in the long long ago.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:24, Reply)
Sorry, 'little people'.
On a related note, when I was working at the airport, we were based right after security, and everyone had to swarm through the shop to get to the lounge. Once I saw a cute little girl of about three, looking at the pretty bottles of perfume. I very nearly did what I usually do in these circumstances, and said 'Oh look, a little person!'.
I'm glad I didn't, because about three steps behind her was her father. Her four foot tall father. Foot, mouth, b3th. I'm not sure I would have been able to talk my way out of that one.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:28, Reply)
And called them both "Tricksy little hobbits"
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:29, Reply)
But on the other hand, it looked quite big.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:47, Reply)
Yesterday my friend's mental missus tried to start a fight with me in the pub. It was hilarious. Also, even though I was working loads I managed to get an adequate amount of beer-garden time in, and I got paid three hours wages to stay an hour late at work last night. Because I had already finished everything I was being paid to drink free beer. And there was... another thing which was good.
Well done on telling a dickhead off, that's always good. And you should make your minions dance. Insist on calling them minions too.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:55, Reply)
Reading the replies, I see you are tired. Why are you tired?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:00, Reply)
But I just can't sleep at the minute. Keep waking up at 5am and not being able to get back to sleep
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:04, Reply)
How's Arty coping?
It's Monday. Monday is nearly Friday. I am in a very good mood today.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:05, Reply)
Arty's not eating enough but is otherwise coping OK thank you. Has Jemma got over her tobacco kleptomania yet?
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:08, Reply)
I've not really seen her this weekend, so it's hard to judge. She has, however, managed to rip a large hole in my favourite duvet cover, so she's in the bad books.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:10, Reply)
When do cats stop growing? I have been worrying this morning that Sancho will get even bigger. He almost crushed me to death earlier.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)
I don't think they'll grow much after the age of three
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:19, Reply)
And although I'm short, I wouldn't say I'm freakishly short.
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 11:27, Reply)
I'm just going to carry on visualising for a few minutes
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(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:57, Reply)
Pet: VOCAL
Landlady's pets: WELL-BEHAVED AND PUNCTUAL
Injuries: SURPRISINGLY FEW
(, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:57, Reply)
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