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Its so windy here I think I my treat myself to a bus ride to work rather than cycling. What are you up to this morning? What are your opinions on AV and why? What are you having for lunch? What would you rather be having? Did you get laid this weekend? Did you get drunk?
alt.alt.alt.alt.alt.alt question. Amber! says they might bring the professionals to the big screen and on the same page saw the words Danger Mouse and thought how stupid it would be to make a live action remake of Danger Mouse. Any more stupid ideas for remakes? I promise not to sell the to Hollywoodland.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 7:21, 141 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

by the straw men and outright lies from the No to AV campaign. I think we need a change; they can't muster a good argument against it; that's good enough for me.
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we have that here. I had to number everybody in order of preference.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 7:57, Reply)

so there will be less spoiled ballot papers.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 7:59, Reply)

Means that you have MP's that actually try to get stuff done so they can retain their seats instead of sitting back on their arses just saying their lines every election.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:01, Reply)

it's a terrible idea, it means that extremists get to decide who your MP is, it means the end of one person, on vote, the cornerstone of our democracy, it means that Nick Clegg will break every promise your MP makes, and finally, Australia has a version of the Alternative Vote and they don't like it, so therefore AV is a terrible, terrible idea.
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:12, Reply)

Babies will die, and soldiers will no longer be equipped with body armour.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:19, Reply)

So tell us whether it works for you or not.
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I would like to point out that I didn't see your first reply until I hit the reply button.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:10, Reply)

I think it's fairer, because we don't have to worry about "tactics". We just rank them in preference and those preferences are tallied. Everybody gets a say.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:02, Reply)

I'm back at work after 4 glorious days off at the homestead. I actually don't mind my job but have only been here 5 minutes and am already fed up of hearing people complain about being back here, etc. The tedious anecdotes about weekends are yet to come. Joy.
I'm all in favour of AV and have been for years, and as TLiC says even if I was of no opinion at all, the bullshit fabricated to argue against it would be enough to persuade any right-thinking person to vote for. Sadly I fear the right-thinking people of Britain will be massively outnumbered by the rest of the population come Thursday.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:09, Reply)

This barrage of questions reads like a bipolar person on an 'up' day.
Calm down, PhillipJoseph.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:22, Reply)

a) the civil service that actually runs the country will be the same
b) the population of Britian will be the same
c) the two and a half parties than more than just a few people give a toss about will be the same
d) the tax income and budgets will be the same
IT WILL BE THE SAME.
cf 'wow! A Labour govt has got in!!!! It's going to change here!!!'
also 'The Lib Dems are getting a share of power!! It's going to change here!!!!' et cetera, ad nauseum.
Yawn yawn yawnity yawn.
*scratches bollocks*
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:28, Reply)

Before Al says it
Morning Monty. Good weekend?
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:30, Reply)

My back has been fucked for two days. I am in a great deal of pain. But I did have a very pleasant weekend and trust you did too.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:32, Reply)

Saw the mighty Reds win 5-1, which I appreciate is of no interest whatsoever to you, and took the better half to see Avenue Q, which probably isn't either but am mentioning anyway because it's fucking funny, and you might like it.
What's up with your back sir? All the X finally catching up with you?
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:45, Reply)

but with your photo anonomised, followed by the comment of your friend who expressed amazement at your love of musical theatre, with their name and photo also airbrushed to preserve privacy.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:50, Reply)

In all fairness, that really made me laugh at the time. Ironically, even though it's not his name, everyone knows the poster as "Al"
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:52, Reply)

I really could use a new bed and mattress, however seeing as I cannot afford even a new pillowcase...
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:46, Reply)

but I just can't be bothered to give a shit about you at all.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:47, Reply)

Go and see a fucking chiropractor
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:50, Reply)

but no Chiropractor has ever changed anything and therefore it's not worth the bother of going.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:51, Reply)

Tell me exactly where it hurts and I'll pretend I'm having the same problem
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:54, Reply)

"What seems to be the problem, sir?"
"Err... not sure really, I'm nearly 40 and I took a fuckload of ecstasy in the 90's... is that bad?"
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:02, Reply)

By the way the old 'ecstasy damages your spine' yarn is unproven, and by now you'd imagine there's be quite a few people in quite a lot of trouble if it were true.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:03, Reply)

but with "back" instead of "brain"?
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yeah, and it makes your balls drop off, too. Honest.
MDMA is a fuck sight safer than most things. Like anything else, a combinantion of occasional individual user stupidity and massive Daily Mail scare stories spreads fear.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:10, Reply)

But the best thing was I didn't care.
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:08, Reply)

and licensed, it's chiropractors that aren't. But both can be perfectly good at helping you.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:11, Reply)

they are trained in osteopathy, the validity of which there is almost no scientific evidence to back up.
I'm not saying they might not help. I'm saying I'd rather see someone who doesn't believe in some woo theory of body oneness.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:13, Reply)

or at least, some Chiropractors, mine believes in getting your spine straight and your muscles working properly, but some believe in body one-ness.
If you have a bad back because of shitty posture and bad working practive, which I would guess is the most likely reason for Monty's pain, then relieving the pain by putting his back right would only be the first step, Monty would have to stop slouching in his chair to actualy fix the problem long term.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:17, Reply)

Osteopaths believe in the validity of, and use, amongst other things, craniosacral therapy. Perhaps you'd care to google that and come back to me, sir?
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:20, Reply)

my views on osteopathy are akin to Monty's views on anything which might require him to engage his brain.
My main issue is that when I went to see the Doctor about my knee he poked it and sent me for a CAT scan, when the results came back he said there was nothing wrong with me knee and it would get better. After two months I still couldn't straighten it properly. I went to see my Chiropractor and he popped it back into place. A week later I could run on it.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:24, Reply)

but I agree, if it works then it works. It just happens to be a major bugbear of mine that use of greek words and some level of regulation somehow conveys medical respectability in some of these areas
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:26, Reply)

because he was recommended by a friend, I wouldn't just pick a one out of the phone book.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:28, Reply)

I mean, these people are basically extended massage therapists but if the stuff they did didn't work they wouldn't get repeat business. It's people that rely on them that worry me as they've got no medical background so are likely to miss something medically dangerous while they are busy aligning your chakras or whatever
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:30, Reply)

I've finally had someone tell me what was wrong with my hip and I can now do something about it thanks to my physio. She gave me exercises to do which've really helped.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:28, Reply)

Osteo = real medical people
Chiro = hippy cunts
I don't know what to think now...
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:18, Reply)

They are regulated, yes, and they have to have degrees in Osteopathy. You can have a degree in homeopathy, too, and that's a greek word as well.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:21, Reply)

*firm handshakes*
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:35, Reply)

*returns firm handshake accompanied by a knowing nod*
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:37, Reply)

How's your shit today?
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:40, Reply)

I am wearing my best suit today, but without a tie. The shirt I'm wearing requires a deep pink tie, but I can't find one the correct shade.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:46, Reply)

I shall extend the hand of sympathy by asking what colour the shirt is
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:47, Reply)

With stripes of lime green, white, maroon and deep pink. Paul Smith style, but by Ted Baker. I am wearing Paul Smith cufflinks with it.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:51, Reply)

I have to agree with your original assessment. The right purple might go with it as long as it's not too close to the maroon.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:53, Reply)

Where have you tried so far in your quest for this elusive pink tie?
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:00, Reply)

But I've always found Next's range of ties to be surprisingly good. And no-one can see the label on the back!
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:03, Reply)

I got my brother two really nice ties for his 18th from there.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:10, Reply)

and failed, so have this instead.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 8:52, Reply)

Drank too much, ate too much, got nothing done that I was going to do and met up with some RL friends that I keep forgetting how lovely they are.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:03, Reply)

a) Working, catching up with old emails.
b) I support it, because the anti-AV adverts are pathetic
c) Not a clue
d) A roast dinner
e) Does Friday count?
f) Yes, but not very
Alt: They're already doing the stupidest one I could have considered
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:05, Reply)

but as a snuff film with 'Nic' Cage having his teeth pulled out with rusty pliers and then being forced to eat his own freshly-severed genitals.
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"A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack."
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:17, Reply)

but he knows each time where the bullets are going to go, so despite apparently "dying" about a million times, he runs through the bullets to the gun and punches the bad guy.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:21, Reply)

I've not looked forward to a film being released in years.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:22, Reply)

Beautiful film but the chinese language is not a beautiful language and spoiled it for me.
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:39, Reply)

If it is any good, there'll be a piss-poor remake. Maybe that will star Nic Cage?!
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:28, Reply)

to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Not all is bad about these two getting married, eh? Today should be a good day.
I think AV could be good, but I can't vote for it as I'm not registered in England anymore (I need to sort it out)
Lunch already? Chicken salad. I might buy a lasagna, though.
Of course I did, I'm married. I get laid every day.
I didn't get drunk as I'm trying to be good.
Too many questions, I have no ideas for remakes, sorry.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:11, Reply)

with Ray Winstone (obviously) so The Professionals is bound to be next. Then The Bill. Can't wait for that.
If they do Dangermouse it'll probably be a CGI character in a live-action setting. And unless it is phenomenally well-written, it will be awful
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:11, Reply)

I voted against AVP as the first two were rubbish
I have a headache after too much Doom bar in the sun.
I have quiche, a parma ham roll and a salad.
Minge
No
Yes
I'd like to see Saw the musical, starring Sydney Poitier and Max frtom Hollyoaks.
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:15, Reply)

Minimal amount of bullshit and lots of violence
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:21, Reply)

espically in action films
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:21, Reply)

You knew it was going to be nothing but things either being shot, ripped apart, or blown up, so I think anyone disappointed that it did this is a fool for not expecting it. It's the same with The Expendables.
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:28, Reply)

Alien, Aliens and to a lesser extent Predator are superb films, and AvP was a reminder of how far the franchise has fallen
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:27, Reply)

Easter was triffic cheers. This Saturday just gone was bloody epic, took the missus to see Forest and they won 5-1. They always do well when she goes. It's like they're trying to impress her.
How've you been?
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( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:31, Reply)

I'm never going to the cinema with you two
( , Tue 3 May 2011, 9:38, Reply)
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