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back is done. pic in body. Are you hairy Mary?Alt: Alternatives to exams?
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:44,
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Ta blousie, sorry for threadstomping? shall we do something new and exciting?shall I copy your questions into my thread? let's start the age of cooperation and harmony on b3ta.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:46,
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I can't! I am a right spastic. *camps out*
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:48,
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he is past camp and is a Jedi level mincer.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:53,
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Consular innit(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:56,
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Nah more of a guardian.He's the more aggressive kind of camp I think, ready to whip out his lightsaber at a moment's notice.
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You know me far too well for someone I've only had a few months of internet contact with (, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:03, Reply)
and I don't know you at all*sobs*
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:03,
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ha, you big chuffer. Dancing this weekend?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:08,
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No competitionsbut we're going to a wedding, so probably! I can't see your pic thanks to my stupid work firewall mate, FB me up
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about 8 by 6 I think. it was horrendous and I felt sick nearly the entire time.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:36,
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HAHADONTPITYMESUCKER
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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ReallyWhat's my real (full) name?
Favourite colour?
Number of piercings?
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MARTIN THE TELEVISION ANALISERATOR FROM BICESTER
I LIKE IT PINK
I GET MY BOT BOT PIERCED AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
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Perhaps I'm being unimaginativebut how would one pierce one's bottom?
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Yeah, that mystifies meBut people are weird. Remember the Vengaboys? People PAID MONEY to listen to them.
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Curse you unto Hadesand a thousand tiny burning pieces, I will have the bloody Vengabus song in my head ALL AFTERNOON NOW.
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You're welcomeThere is a remedy. It's called better music. Or "music".
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I forgot my ipod todayand the guy that's moved in to the lab next to us has forbidden any radios etc. Bloody labnazi cunt.
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If you were to start humming the Vengabus song, he might change his mindOr beat you to death with a shovel, depending on his temperament.
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Aaaa-gaaaaa-doo doo doo push pineapple shake the tree(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:54,
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Al's making a gay sex joke. He's suggesting that Darth gets his arse regularly pierced by steaming hot manmeat.
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Kroney, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:25,
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It's funny because, although Darth is a heterosexual involved in a long term relationship with a hot womanbecause he has a slightly effeminate hair cut and engages in a hobby which many people would view as "girly" we like to pretend that he is actually a homosexual who hasn't yet "come out"
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Nearly two years of b3ta conditioning are forcing me to scan this for veiled insultsIt appears that Al has written a decent and honest appraisal of me.
I sense an LTI in your future, Mr thegeordie.
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Fuck that shit, you looked yet?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:33,
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A job driving a black cab?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:35,
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Leave The InternetBeing nice to me is in direct contravention of the laws of B3ta.
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Haven't you heard DarthI'm a non conformist, I do crazy shit that nobody my age should do, I grow vegetables and sometimes ride a bike, I say things on here that I wouldn't say to peoples faces (apparently). I'm a dangerous rebel.
I care not for your "rules of b3ta".
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*takes rapid step forward, stopping just short of Darths face**stares*
*breaks into grin*
*chuckles, shakes head and walks off, swinging leather jacket over one shoulder*
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Like this:www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVdMOhk1-U&feature=related
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:27,
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Dude, you should have checked the spelling =S(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:50,
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It is funny (in the loosest sense of the word) because it's a picture rather than a sentance of some kind, and a common mistake with tattos is that people sometimes get spelling mistakes, so even though you have a picture, I'm saying you should have checked for the spelling. It also has a hint or irony in there because I'm known for noncomformative spellings.
*sigh* I guess it's true, you can't be subtal with the stupid. =P
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:13,
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keep on chowing down on those pills dude(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:19,
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Don't worry GonzI understood what you meant, and I thought it was funny.
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I like the description of your spelling as nonconformistAs though you're some sort of Bella-style rebel smashing down the English language "system".
You teach those dictionary-loving sheeple, Gonz. You show them how their conformism is a house of cards.
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Kroney, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:21,
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And that last one's a fsh.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 12:51,
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*skin crawls*(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:05,
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cheers man.The back is definitely my weak spot it, it fucking killed.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:32,
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nastyI'll bear that in mind!
love the blue on that though, really nice.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:35,
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Me too, it's really vibrant.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:42,
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sweet ink, dude(that's what the cool tattoo kids say, right?)
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 15:57,
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I'm not, but my mate is.He's like a pink gorilla. In other news, new boots! DMs are so insanely comfortable. God I've missed them.
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Nope, my lack of body hair is both entertaining and embarrassing in equal measures (as in, no chest or back hair)Although I do have hairy nipples, which is odd.
Alt: Shooting. I always preferred exams to coursework anyway. I feel bad for a friend of mine though, something has gone very wrong with her course. She's scored A-C in 5 of her units, then a U on the other, with a mark of '0', as if she didn't handed in the work at all, despite the fact she had.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:03,
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I like native American art a lot.From a tattoo perspective it's more original than, say, Japanese art or that fucking gay 'tribal' shit. Nice.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:04,
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Applied in the traditional way?Also, for native tattoo designs, I'd be interested to find out if the Celts and Saxons had any.
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The Picts certainly did - it's what their name means.As for the designs, though - unless some peat body is found with visible tattoos on, we'll never know. I think ancient sources described them as having animal and bird designs but that's it - but I might be wrong about that.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:35,
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Like this?b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1254083
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:39,
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Precisely.It symbolises the changing of the seasons in the Celtic calendar, I believe.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:44,
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I started slagging all that tribal shit off today not noticing the chav in the other chair was having a tribal band done round his arm. Had to backtrack a little bit and point out my shit one that is being covered up. Thanks btw!
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:06,
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You should have just dealt with him the same way you did the last guy who crossed youwww.youtube.com/watch?v=O59ruk5AtzA
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:25,
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you say that but drunk one evening and dicking around with my mates we started wrestling and I clotheslined my mate J then peoples elbowed him and broke his rib. No more playfighting.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:31,
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I maintain to this day he shouldn't have tried to double drop kick me from behind.A) it was a cheap shot
B) he had no chance of knocking me down in the first place
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:33,
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A while back, a few of us were pissing round on a trampolineOne of them tried to spear me, I caught the impact, leaned down, picked him up so he was upside down...and dropped him on the top of his head. Hurt him a bit more than I was intending to, whoops!
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:36,
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it's always fun until someone wimps out.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:37,
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I am considering getting a bouncy castle for my next birthdayI have a feeling we're all going to end up quite badly injured...
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:38,
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Do it man, it will be epic, we had pugel sticks and sumo at my 28th was hilarious.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:39,
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Shall keep an eye out, see where I can hire one from.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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A mate and I were pissed-up playing sumo and he broke my rib.Fucking agony that. Well, the next day it was.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:38,
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but until then you were having fun?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:40,
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I was having fun yeah, til I woke up the next day on the floor and it hurt to breathe or move or exist.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:42,
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I've had bruised ribs, that was bad enoughSo I feel for you, oof!
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:42,
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Another friend was telling me about his four broken ribs on one side and two on the other.I've never had so much sympathy for another human being, except that one guy who was circumcised as a teenager.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:45,
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Car crash.Or they chopped his foreskin off. Mix 'n match.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:47,
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I glanced at that and thought"fuck, how does a car crash chop off your foreskin?!"
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:49,
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Well that was a couple of interesting minutes on google.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:58,
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He was betrayed by Judas Iscariot and executed by the Jews. Luckily he ascended into heaven three days later so it's not all that bad.
Hope this helps.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:53,
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I certainly am notalthgouh I never used to bother quite so much with the whole pubic gardening thing, I have decided that the whole business looks much better when kept neatly trimmed and sorted. That said, christ did I get a surprise the first time I used an epilator.
Motherfucking ow.
Alt - coursework all the way. I hate exams.
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I can imagine it didalthough probably not quite as much as it hurt the first time I released it on my poor, unsuspecting undercarriage.
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getting stoned stops it hurtingnot that I've had my pubic region epilated
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:26,
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I don't intend toI'm pretty much hairy all over, so waxing would leave me looking like I've been prepped for surgery
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:28,
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this.I had my back done in prep for tattoo and it looked like someone had nicked the back of my jumper.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:34,
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Apparently if you use an ice pack first it hurts less.Our flatmate used to warn us that she was about to epliate her legs so that a) were didn't get concerned by the whimpers of pain and b) we didn't think the buzzing noise was her having a quick wank.
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I had heard that warm water is better than coldfor the same reason that you use hot water when wet shaving your face. Either way, it still bloody canes.
And, having disastrously attempted to cut my fringe whilst pissed before, I can say with absolute certainty that it's not a good idea to trim any pubic topiary whilst high.
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that's an excellent bluff she had going there(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:36,
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wouldn't that make the skin tighter? surely a warm flannel would be better to open the pores.doesn't an epilator pluck?
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:38,
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it doesmy mrs' one came with one of those gel cool pack things, but I suspect that is to soothe the area after epilation
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:39,
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Haha, getting them mixed upFreeze it, rip out hairs, then pour hot water over the top.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:40,
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It's to numb it so you can't actually feel the hairs being ripped out of your bodyone at a time.
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it's an unpleasant experienceI'll live with my hairy back until I can get someone with a laser involved
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:41,
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Or a ZOMBIE or some KITTUMS?(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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I fail to see how they would help(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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Just running through the B3ta spastic checklist.'WHAT ABOUT ZOMBIE KITTUMS WITH LASERS' etc etc etc
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:49,
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do pipe down, there's a good chap(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:52,
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your missus proper sorts you out doesn't she. nice touch.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:41,
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:42,
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He means 'she sho nuff sucks a mean dick, yo'(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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well, that's true(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:43,
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When you write about her she often has done something nice or helpful for you.It's endearing.
edit: what monty said too.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:44,
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she is quite a catchfuck knows what she is doing with me
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:46,
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Biding her time, waiting for me to become available.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:46,
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she prefers men who are more affluentand less effluent
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:47,
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going ugly early ?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:47,
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at least I won't get worse as I get olderquite the opposite so far. She got with me when I was still fat, and had no beard
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:48,
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No I'm not.Alt: I much preferred exams to coursework. Short-term flashes of brilliance are very much more 'me' than consistent hard work. The excellent pop act 'CombiChrist' sing a lovely little ditty that perfectly sums up my attitude to this - it's called 'Fuck That Shit'.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:42,
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I am not. All freshly defuzzed last night, thank you very much.It's my mother fucking wedding anniversary today! One whole year. Doesn't seem like it at all.
Anhway, that's my news. How about you lovely shiny people? How are you all today?
Alt: I always liked exams. I tend to perform much better in them than coursework. What they could do, though, is take all the results in Britain, and the top ten percent of students get an A, the next ten percent get a B, etc. that way you know your grade is relative to everyone else's.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:45,
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Congrats, woo!I have chocolate hobnobs, today is a good day.
How are you?
Also, isn't your Alt just a more advanced bell curve?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:46,
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Ice Cube's utterly gay lyric, rejected by his label (
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:48,
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You are sick and wrong.Also, Vipros touches kids.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:51,
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I was thinking something along the lines of your alt answer only this morningbut then I thought it'd be better to ignore whatever anyone got and just call them all wankers instead.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:47,
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Congrats pal.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:47,
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Of that year, grades have to be comparable to other years, or they have no real meaning.
At the moment the grades are based on the ability to prove knowlege from the curiculum. Which is the only real way to do it.
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But but butDo folks really get smarter from year to year? I think that's very unlikely. Statistically, each year's entry (assuming it's large enough) are going to be the same, aren't they? Grades assigned on a statistical basis sound very comparable to me.
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I'm inclined to agree(And based on the three consecutive years in which I taught, I think the opposite might be more likely...)
Edit: Also, while you're about, just wanted to thank you very kindly for that jar of chimichurri. It's magnificent - the ageing process seems to have developed it quite considerably!
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mmmm, chimichurriI need to make more of that
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:56,
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I need some too. Fookin' NOM.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:59,
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I'm not entirely sure I still have the recipeit's probably in my gazbox if I can be arsed to look
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00,
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If you're about in teh Smoke for a pint, I'll bring a jar of mine along - share and enjoy, what?A 50-50 blend of aged and fresh-made is exceptionally nice, it turns out.
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I reckon if you took a scoop out of the top of a tomatoand then baked it with a spoonful of the old chimmers in there, it'd taste pretty decent.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00,
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what about if you did that with a red pepperand also included minced beef?
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:01,
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Now top with cheese, eat, then masturbate.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03,
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does it have to be in that order?(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:04,
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and some haloumi with peppers in it.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03,
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I remember setting some First Year exams at University.You get a spec effectively telling you how the grades should be normalised (mean 55% and SD to be adjused such that ~10% of students are graded A at 70%+) and the rest takes care of itself, really.
Glad you liked the chimichurri - I've taken to making it in ~2L batches and sticking it in a catering-sized pickled onion jar to age!
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But everyone knows the exams are getting easier, so each year the grades count for less.(
b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:53,
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it's more likely that the teaching is designed more to answer the exam questionsrather than the exam questions being designed to test what has been learned.
As much as I may belittle everyone possible for being stupid, I don't think that on the whole people are getting stupider, or really that exams are getting that much easier
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:55,
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This is exactly trueAnd I was just saying the very same thing to mr b3th. I couldn't answer one of his O Level papers, and he couldn't do a GCSE paper. you're not taught to know the subject, you're taught to pass the exam.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00,
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It's amazing how no one ever considered the teaching might be getting better.I'm not saying it is but it would be an interesting counter argument.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:02,
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I know quite a few teachersthe teaching isn't getting better.
mind you, the teaching at my school was pretty shit from what I remember
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:03,
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I would agree seeing some of the spastics on my course.I had a handful of excellent teachers and a boat load of utter twunts.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:04,
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It is, as are learning materials, after school programs, online mock exams, tutoring etc etc etc(, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:05, Reply)
why are kids so bloody stupid then?(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:06,
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but they are just teaching kids to pass exams not the subjects.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:08,
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I saw this at uniI knew one girl who would consistently score highest in the exams. she got 99% in one geotechnical engineering paper.
I met some people who worked with her on site after uni and apparently she was almost completely fucking useless in every way.
she used to idly paddle the pink canoe in lectures and the library though.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:09,
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Well yes, but you pass a maths exam not by memorizing every possible answer to a quadratic equationyou pass it by knowing how to solve a quadratic equation.
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maths is a bit differentbut even with mechanics you can learn the type of question that is going to come up and practice various permutations of that.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:11,
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But if that's the case why not include more skill based, or vocational subjects for learners?There should be loads more academies and apprenticeship type places available in my opinion. I agree with what you are saying but also with Brianhequator that it isn't the best way.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:14,
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There is a dire need for good apprenticeships.Especially in the engineering industry. My dad has problems finding good young engineers when we advertise.
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girlinthehole, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:17,
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it just seems the obvious choice, more and more kids are disillusioned at school and fail so give them the option to try something hands on that will give them more options than a call centre.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:19,
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won't give them a stick up the arse about not being able to get a jobdespite their BA in Media
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:20,
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ErrrWe recently had four lads coming in for interviews for apprenticeships here.
Not one of the idle little cunts even turned up.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:23,
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that's because they looked you up on the internetand found that you were a colossal nonce
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:26,
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that's because they all know about the "lanky nonce with the silly music" who works there.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:27,
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I think as b3th says it's getting better for the purposes of passing the current set of exams.It's a really tricky subject, particularly when schools compete based on league tables so are less likely to enter less-able pupils, and then exam boards compete by selling exams that may be easier for certain candidates to deal with (although they're not really supposed to do that).
It boils down to the fact that assessment needs to be done somehow, but for what purpose? Surely, exam results aren't really supposed to make little Johnny or Jane feel better about themselves - they are (at best) indicators of (a) what you know, (b) what you can do, and - maybe most important - (c) how well you can learn other stuff.
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completely agree but cannot think of a suitable alternative to what is already in place. (
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:08,
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and d) if you're up for a bit of no-questions-asked noncery round the back of the PE block.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:11,
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Well, I never went to no posh school like you, Monters. Comprehensive lad, me.(, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:16, Reply)
Getting lashed down and sodomised with a rum bottle, eh? Ah, halcyon days ...(, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:23, Reply)
No they aren't there is no evidence of that at allEvery single piece of evidence shows that kids are getting smarter and teaching is getting better. Only the media and commentators say otherwise constantly justified with the shout of "it's common sense" or "everyone knows".
Everyone knew that women shouldn't drive, everyone knew that witches could curse you. Fucking stupid retarded medieval bollocks, there is evidence there is actual data look at it don't just tell me what you reckon.
b3th not aimed at you, aimed at the world at general.
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pfft, you can prove anything with 'evidence'(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:05,
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Everyone knows you're a bender.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:08,
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I'm not entirely sure about that.Say you're a scientist, and you're marking papers each year, in the third year, as a scientist, you would know more and be better at scientsting than you were on the first year. So, by compairson, the knowledge required for the test seems less and less compaired to your personal knowledge.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:13,
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you are assuming that knowledge and ability increases with timethis does not seem to be the case with a lot of people I've met, and certain organisations
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:14,
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I can't imagine anyone who's knowledge or ability goes down over time, when they've spent a considrable portion of that time doing the subject in question(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:24,
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when on secondment I was told by one of the senior guys therethat everyone who joins gets rapidly deskilled. You might be brilliant when you start, but the organisation is so shit that everyone loses the ability to actually do anything.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:25,
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Who won the sweep that Mr b3th would ever last that long?(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:55,
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HiyaI, like, owe you money and stuff.
Congratulations. Apparently I got you a card.
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djtrialprice, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 13:57,
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I've never been particularly hirsute, but my godmother's family areThey're also half-African, and therefore of a fairly dark complexion and hair colour. I forget whether it was her brothers or her cousins, but apparently they both had very hairy backs and chests. I don't think they were too embarrassed about this until they visited a swimming pool one day. As they left the pool to go and shower, the first of them walked into the showering area to hear a little boy scream.
"Daddy!" he bawled, "there's a gorilla in the shower!"
Said cousin/brother looked slightly alarmed. The boy's father looked mortified with embarrassment as his son clung to him for protection. Before either of them could say anything to break this awkward pause, the other brother walked round the doorway.
"AAAARGH!" The little boy screamed, "THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!"
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I keep myself defuzzed at all times and I wish my eyebrows weren't so thick.Just bought a travel epilator to see what all the fuss was about. Being as I have a high pain threshold for hair removal I thought I might as well give it a go.
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girlinthehole, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:00,
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My new flashy Philips unsightly-hair remover arrived a couple of days ago, and included a 3mm and 5mm guard for doing eyebrows.NOBODY TOLD ME I'D ONE DAY HAVE TO CHOOSE WHICH GRADE TO HAVE MY EYEBROWS!
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:04,
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God even eyebrows get graded nowadays.The world has gone mad.
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girlinthehole, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:05,
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I need a trimmer for nose hairI'm not cursed with it by any means, but I hate it more than I hate all of you lot and that is saying something
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:07,
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I hate plucking nose hair, it makes my eyes water(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:11,
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makes me sneeze(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:12,
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My last one was from Boots and lasted about six months before giving up the ghost.I have much higher hope for this one: waterproof trousers.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:15,
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that's quite cheapI might get one
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:15,
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Rugged as well, the Boots one was about £7 and plasticky shite.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:18,
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I've only had good experiences with Philips stuff as well.my seperates CD player is outsanding and I bought that 12 years ago or something
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:19,
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I can't believe we're talking about this.How's the van? I saw a similar one on the M4 the other day near Tiverton and had a gander in to see if it was you. It wasn't.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:22,
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it's greatgetting used to parking it has been a bit weird though.
We've designed the sofa/bed thing that's going in the back and are building it this weekend which should be good.
Can tell we've not been busy at work because we have a series of CAD draings, some structural calcs and a Google SketchUp 3D rendering of it!
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:24,
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what van have you got dude?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:26,
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this onewww.b3tards.com/u/48ca4e4a50b7cad28251/van2.jpg
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:27,
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very nice, t5? (I cant tell from the side) have you seen the caravelle in easewell farm? green with all the trimmings. It's a beaut.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:29,
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yeah, t5it's quite a new one.
I have not. There are a load of nice ones around down this way. You can usually see 3 or 4 when you turn onto the main road from my road.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:31,
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My friend has a black t5 which he has done himself, fairly well it pains me to say.I am def thinkign about getting one, but may go for a Vito.
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:32,
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Vitos are quite coolbut it had to be a VW for me.
Aside from the big wheels, a window in the sliding door and the colour coding mine is just a panel van at the moment. Looking forward to building this bed/seat thing at the weekend, although a little nervous that the mechanism will work ok!
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:35,
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M4 doesn't go very near Tivertonwhat day was that?
May actually have been my mrs!
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:28,
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Well, near J27 then :)It was last Saturday, there was some chap driving it with a lady in the passenger seat.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:49,
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Hopefully I haven't just revealed to you that your future wife is boning her way around Devonshire in your new van with some new bloke.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:50,
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not the mrs thenwe were playing golf (not in any way seriously)
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:50,
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Looks like a mutant Tron bear, how big is it?I do some gardening yes.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:02,
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I'm glad men have taken to pruning back their hedges a little.It shows they care.
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girlinthehole, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:04,
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The optical inch is what it's all about!(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:05,
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8" x 6" ish(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:05,
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cheers boss.(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:09,
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A little over 6.5 inches when erect.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:07,
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surely 15"?
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SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:09,
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I fucking wish.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:15,
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I don't really, I've just always wanted to use a fire hose.(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:22,
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This UCAS clearing lark is a nightmare. It's my back up if my uni don't let me switch courses (and it's sounding increasingly unlikely that I'll be able to despite being told otherwise for ages), York Uni's clearing line has been engaged for hours.
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it's what are you looking ATand his name is Barry
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:13,
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Yes, 'studdy' is just his nickname at those Vauxhall chutney clubs he frequents these days.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:14,
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I see. Working towards affording a better class of prositute then?(
girlinthehole, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:19,
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Eventually I want to be a knobhead director at some big company. Fuck being a doctor or scientist and helping people.And seeing as all knobhead directors have high class brasses and coke dealers on speed dial, I suppose the answer to your question is an emphatic yes.
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Is there any way you can automatically redial engaged numbers?I'm about to lose the plot here.
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