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Link time!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13359064

I'm sure that will make Monty very sad.

What technology has helped you do something cool?

Or how has high-tech failed and low-tech succeeded?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 12:59, 179 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
that's pretty cool

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:02, Reply)
I thought so

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:07, Reply)
Technology has helped me do your mum.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:03, Reply)
artificial dick?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:04, Reply)
I suspect a backhoe
given her current location and condition.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:05, Reply)
haha
I'm sorry for your loss
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:23, Reply)

Ha we have the technology, six million dollar chompy
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:06, Reply)
hello you

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:15, Reply)
I always think "hello you" "hey you" etc is very flirty.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:16, Reply)
in hindsight you are probably correct
and I should have stuck with the original concept, which was "hello shitbag"
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:16, Reply)
ooh the things you say to me sir
you cad!
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:18, Reply)
how's it going?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
excellent thanks :D
about to begin my dragon empire next week. Although Wiggy says he's going to cut me off after a couple of months so I've not got long to make my millions.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:26, Reply)
'hey you' makes me think of two things:
'One Step Beyond' or 'The Rock Steady Crew'.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:37, Reply)
pink floyd song
"and the worms ate into his brain"
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 15:26, Reply)
Alright shitbag?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
stop flirting with me
it sickens me
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:21, Reply)
Oh. Right.

Sorry.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
dammit now I feel awful!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)
Kill yourself to end the pain.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:33, Reply)
Thats pretty cool

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:06, Reply)

I can't see that on my phone, someone give me the gist. I hope its something to do with robo sharks
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:09, Reply)
the British during WWII flew spitfire missions over France and Germany to take stereoscopic pictures
then used 3D glasses to analyse heights to identify V-1 and V-2 launch sites; bombed the shit out of them; saved thousands of lives.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:12, Reply)
chompy wins

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:18, Reply)
3d glasses used by the British in WW2

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:13, Reply)
I can't believe no one lied to me about it

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:19, Reply)
3d horse porn

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
where IS Al?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
taking a course because he drove his van too fast

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
Parking sensors won't help him out of that fix

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
hahahaha

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)
that's better.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
you can almost touch it!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
I'm bored.
I need more to work with than this.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:12, Reply)
I dunno, google puppycam?
I'm posting on /ot, how would I know what interests a woman?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:14, Reply)
Don't condiscend me when you'll soon be comatose in my house with a drawer full of marker pens.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:16, Reply)
I will require a full report on all maiming, amendments and murders, please.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:29, Reply)
Does this mean you're not coming?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:44, Reply)
Sadly, I will not be attending this Bash.
I was considering it, but I am double-booked :(
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:48, Reply)
sorry miss
*looks down, shuffles feet*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:38, Reply)
we used those at uni, so not really as eciting as the Beeb make out

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:19, Reply)
are you the real nakedape or the other one that everyone seems to be mad at?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
i am the real one, the fake one got banned
look at my profile it is full of rich heritage, not blank meat puppetry
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:20, Reply)
Who was it? Did we find out?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:21, Reply)
Maybe.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
BERT!!!!!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
I'm pretty sure Kitty's not Bert, Biggers old gel.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
*guffaws*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:26, Reply)
Biggers!
Actually, I might still call you Blousey cos I like that.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)
I like Blousey too.
And you, and your face. Ohhhh yeah.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:36, Reply)
Oh my lovely Lusty!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:40, Reply)
I have to go to work now,
Well first I'm going to buy things and smoke loads of fags and buy shoes and have a burrito and then a glass of wine and then I'm ging to work.
But I saw you and wanted to say hello.
Now I am offski.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:45, Reply)
Byeski.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:47, Reply)
just as I planned, mwa ha ha

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:28, Reply)
Nah...no idea, probably Bert
Whoever it was has stolen my name, hence the very reverend, professor etc...what shall i be on Monday?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:22, Reply)
A tedious gay cunt, if every other day ever is anything to go on.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:23, Reply)
Dame Nakedape Fonteyne

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:25, Reply)
done

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:25, Reply)
Yay!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:32, Reply)
someone has my name as well
I've had to append a full stop to mine
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
When did you leave it unguarded?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:25, Reply)
I didn't know you were Australian.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:21, Reply)
Neither did I
*shoots aborigani*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:23, Reply)
Is that an indigenous Australasian tribesman made from folded paper?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
Stupid Google cunts

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
You're just a part of this 'blame culture' ruining our country.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:25, Reply)
Britain is broken
Only yesterday I saw a big crack across Shepherds Bush and immigants, peados, dangerous dogs and teenage pregnancies were poring ouit of it and raping the good people of Notting Hill.

On second thoughts this is a good thing.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:27, Reply)
ah piss off!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
yeah!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:25, Reply)
Can you make a paper crane?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:24, Reply)
No, I can make a square from a rectangle though
fucking wizardry I tell you
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:28, Reply)
I can make a paper ashtray

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:30, Reply)
Can you also make a chocolate teapot?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:33, Reply)
no but my mum can make a paper kettle and an FA Cup out of a Club wrapper.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:37, Reply)
I used to be able to make a roast chicken out of a tea towl, but i've forgotten how

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:39, Reply)
Oh yeah me too

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:42, Reply)
the best thing I can do with a tea towel
is put a spoon behind it and make it look like it's a ghost
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:49, Reply)
I use mine to dry wet dishes with.
True story.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:50, Reply)
What kind of freak are you???

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:52, Reply)
I NO!!!!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:55, Reply)
wooooooooooooooh
Made me chuckle.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:52, Reply)
that's not very useful

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:33, Reply)
it's good for catching the ash
but then you need to extinguish under a sink
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:38, Reply)
I don't know. I'm not super hip with the tech shit. Probably just making cds and reading books on a computer.
I don't even own an ipod.

I find cake mix in a box is far superior to store bought or home made.
Oh yeah. I went there.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:36, Reply)
get your arse over to london and I'll make you a cake that is far, far superior to any boxed shit!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:39, Reply)
Yeah yeah, I'll be there.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:44, Reply)
iPods are shit, bent and for cunts.
And entirely obsolete in this crazy modern world of space phones.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:39, Reply)
*slides ipod into a draw surreptitiously*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:40, Reply)

a draw (sic) bum
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:42, Reply)
No point, it's got no vibrate function
also, I can't belive you (sic)ed my typo you pedant!
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:44, Reply)
UR Ashley Cole AICM popular culture reference from the past five years, check me the fuck out.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:46, Reply)
I nearly did a sic (sic) when I saw it!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:47, Reply)
You're talking to a fellow who has to play the (less than 10) CDs he owns on his DVD player.
I have to admit the provision to me of MP3s of rare as hell records by an unnamed B3tan has been fucking brilliant, though. Especially since I got this waki phone, as now I have a shitload of music I could afford to buy in its original format to listen to when travelling. Some of it I might never have even heard.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:44, Reply)
I've recently gotten into 50s music.
Listening to the Malt Shop Favorites channel on the tv.
I quite like it.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:48, Reply)
Good work. Some of it's fucking amazing.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:49, Reply)
Get thee to a rockabilly channel young lady.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:50, Reply)
When Lusters and I saw Jim Jones at the Scala
my NAMEDROP AHOY pal Andrew Weatherall played a fucking mindblowing set of his rockabilly 45s. Incredible.

We were at the bar and I said 'whoever's DJing is a complete genius' and then we went in and lo, for it was Wevvers, dressed as a WWII pilot.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:54, Reply)
Cool story bro.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:54, Reply)
I'm very happy you had a nice time out.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:56, Reply)
Now pat me on the head, and my embarrassment will be complete.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:56, Reply)
*gropes*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:01, Reply)
*does that precum thing*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:03, Reply)
*Googles*
oh
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:57, Reply)
He's of major importance to British music history. And a lovely chap.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:59, Reply)
I know not of his work

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:03, Reply)
He produced Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica' LP
amongst many other records. He was an early acid house/techno pioneer and was part of the seminal Boy's Own club nights - later running his own (superb) Sabresonic nights which introduced London to the Chemical Brothers, or Dust Brothers as they were then. He was the go-to remixer for lots of people for a long time, and is a self effacing expert on several genres inc rockabilly, reggae and techno.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:06, Reply)
*makes notes*
Dont like Primal Scream though
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:07, Reply)
Me neither - but that's not his fault.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:15, Reply)
True

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:16, Reply)
I don't know any.
Funnily enough, I found myself shimmying and dancing rockabillyish to some song that I didn't know but sounded rockabilly at the skanky redneck bar a few months ago.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:00, Reply)
TEACH ME THE WAYS, BLOUSIE!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:01, Reply)
To be honest I'm more of a fan of the modern punk rockabilly.
But the old stuff is a good place to start.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:04, Reply)
I don't know any of it.
Could you suggest a band or two?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:16, Reply)
Do your own dang homework
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychobilly (for punk rockabilly)
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:18, Reply)
The Cramps were my favorite.
Plus The stray cats and recently I was introduced to El Diablo.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:22, Reply)
The Cramps were brilliant.
Their choices of cover versions were inspired.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:32, Reply)
Ta lovely

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:37, Reply)
I've been listening to the baseballs
they amuse me
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:50, Reply)
Garagepunk.com has some great podcasts.
Not all of them are any good but they have some great 50s and 60s rock'n'roll and surf selections - as well as some rather poor punk sides.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:51, Reply)
I have to say my iPhone is most excellent \m/
I need to get some good (i.e. free) apps for it though
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:56, Reply)
You'd love this one
www.appstore.com/bumlickyinternetjoyboy
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 13:58, Reply)
I have that already
DUUURRR
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:03, Reply)
Me too.
There's a zombie game I need to get for my nephew to play on for starters.

What apps does a sexy cougar need on her iphone?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:06, Reply)
iNork

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:07, Reply)
I used the internet
to get me husband. Apparently there's a lot of that sort of thing going about.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:06, Reply)
I purchased my husband

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:07, Reply)
mr b3th didn't purchase me
but I am making him pay.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:08, Reply)
I need to check the receipts in my wife's purse

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:09, Reply)
I must have the wrong sort of internet.
Maybe I should turn it off and on again and it will work.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:08, Reply)
This fixes all problems

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:09, Reply)
you can have mine if you want
he's slightly used, and falling apart, but free to a good home.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:10, Reply)
I've gone back on the toyboy hunt.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:11, Reply)
Slightly?
I bet you have broken him, you harlot!
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:11, Reply)
I'd been using my iPhone for FB Chat
but am not sure it's actually communicating properly, owing to the number of awkward pauses in conversations.

Obviously this has nothing to do with people not wanting to talk to me.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:08, Reply)
Haha
*ignores*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:08, Reply)
oh shut your face
I had to leave quickly cos we got called in to the doctor.

Had you not reached your happy ending?

EDIT: aaaaand.... I've got to dash off again. People to see, places to be, things to do.

mwah!
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:09, Reply)
haha!
iSpunk
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:09, Reply)
On the subject,
there's a free app called Office Jerk which encourages you to throw stuff at the, um, office jerk. It'll try to tempt you to buy funier stuff to throw but is surprisingly entertaining.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:12, Reply)
I may download this

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:13, Reply)
It's not going to change your life
but it'll keep you entertained during a hard poo
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:15, Reply)

poo fought 90 minutes with 10 men on the pitch
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:28, Reply)
GO AWAY

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:28, Reply)
am I the only person in the world that doesn't play games on a phone?
the only apps I have downloaded are google skymap, mp3 ringtones, and talking tomcat.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:18, Reply)
Do you commute?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:20, Reply)
I drive.
Even still, if I were to commute I imagine I would read a book.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:22, Reply)
*shakes hands once again*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:28, Reply)
YES. So fucking what?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:28, Reply)
You are not.
*shakes hands*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:21, Reply)
Good one ol' chap. *claps your shoulder*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:22, Reply)
You should read the rockabilly entry in Wikipedia and learn about your culture.
There's a wealth of information about this most important of genres inc lists of the key artists/releases.

GET TO IT.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:24, Reply)
the_whole_thing?!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:25, Reply)
This is not the first time an attractive young lady had said this to me in disbelief.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:27, Reply)
+is only THAT long?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:29, Reply)
Shush old man, I'm trying to read.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:29, Reply)
preceeded by
Did you drink my bottle of rum?
Where did my massive pile of cocaine go?
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:32, Reply)
*James Bourne/Matt Willis/Charlie Simpson face*

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:33, Reply)
I can't believe you know their names

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:34, Reply)
I can't believe that you now think I do.
I may be an old cunt but the rudimentary use of fucking Google is not beyond me.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:35, Reply)
Google?
I'm currently updating my supply of Encyclopedia Britannica.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:38, Reply)
*looks up 'Human Reproduction'*

*feels 'a bit funny'*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:39, Reply)
Littlewoods catalogue lingerie section, more like

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:40, Reply)
!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ4QLFl01g

look at his pants!
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:40, Reply)
Yeah alright Monty
Who's your favourite member of McFly
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:45, Reply)
Honestly, it has been losing messages, which is why I wasn't massively concerned
Good to know you hadn't deliberately shunned me though. You want to get on that or I'll start thinking you like me.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:12, Reply)
UR Joe Dolce AI....

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:20, Reply)
Whatsamatteryou hey!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:21, Reply)
Oh God!
Earworm.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:24, Reply)
I love how you three make me feel young

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:31, Reply)
I have no idea what this sub thread is about

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:32, Reply)
Me either
*Young men of B3ta fist-bump*
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:33, Reply)
Stop fisting young men. I beg you.

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:41, Reply)
+to give us old ones a chance too

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:42, Reply)
Ha!

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:34, Reply)
'Fucking Bent Chat' eh?
Wonders will never cease.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:16, Reply)
The emoticons are brilliant

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:17, Reply)
At least he's taken your cock out of his mouth long enough to chat today

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:17, Reply)
Nonsense
The wonders of the internet allow me to talk with my mouth full
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:23, Reply)
legal research before the days of the internet must have been a total chore
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of textbooks all containing the thousands of cases that take place per year.

whereas now i can find them all at the click of a button. on the downside, trying to sift through the sea of liquid shit for the one solid nugget when i need something like "break option" or "second limb of section 18" can take forever too.
(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:41, Reply)
Did anyone else make it as far as the second sentence before dozing off?

(, Fri 13 May 2011, 14:46, Reply)

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