twisted logic
i just bought myself a second pair of ass-toning trainers, because i loved the first pair but they are now a year old and quite worn. the second shiny new pair has just arrived. and what do skechers see fit to include as a free gift with their toning trainers?

HARIBO. a packet of motherfucking SWEETS.

what crazy flawed logic have you seen recently?

alt: lunch today - fire roasted pepper, goats cheese and pesto soup from EAT. what about you?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:28, 330 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

The logic of other people on the road.
I had subway for lunch at a favourite spot by the duck pond with a friend.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:29, Reply)

I saw this female lawyer who beleived a marketing gimmick about trainers toning your legs
alt: I have eggy sandwiches and waitrose crisps, and I'm going to meet up with the fella at lunchtime
(Quinton had to abandon other account as i broke it, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:31, Reply)

psssst.
There's actually a fairly sound biological argument behind them. Not that, of course, they'll help a tiny bit if you aren't also excercising and eating properly of course.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:36, Reply)

HI BERT! they have toned my legs and ass. this is undeniable.
the reason being that i spent £100 on them, so then i started walking 7 miles home about 4 days a week. so i don't give a flying fuck if the trainers actually work or not, the effect has been the same. and they are VERY comfortable. and this pair was only £40 - bargain.

fella sister
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:36, Reply)

I've always wondered how people eat cold egg sandwiches from supermarkets or gas stations.
The thought makes me gag worst than tuna.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

I like egg sarnies

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

You are a wrong'un and no mistake

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:54, Reply)

I like a nice fried egg or scambled egg sandwich, but not one that has been kept in a fridge.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:55, Reply)

Cold egg whites, with no flavour, congealing down your throat, filling your mouth with a cold unflavour as you bite into it.
Grim grim grim.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:56, Reply)

Anything premixed with mayo is pretty vile
I had a Tuna Mayo sandwich a while back, I could have eaten the filling with a straw FFS.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

NO, WITH A SPOON!!111!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

Leftover lasagne, probably.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:32, Reply)

I want Lasagne.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:33, Reply)

Oh god me too
Looks at lunch of salad and meat. *cries*
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:34, Reply)

I've got a huge tray of mince in the freezer.
I may have to make some next week.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:36, Reply)

n
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:37, Reply)

Hahaha

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

V lols

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

i don't fucking get it?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

They ate mice in the 1984 TV series V

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

mince minus n equals mice.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

oh god
no wonder i was looking too deeply into it.

there wasn't really anything to look at.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:46, Reply)

If I had a snake, this might actually make sense.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

It makes perfect ssssssense to me.

(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

Make some pink gay burgers with your mince

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

Hmm
Going to make lasagne, cottage pie, chilli con carne, and possibly meatballs.

If I've got any spare, then I'll make burgers.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

NO
Make lasagne out of chilli. Top with meatball cottage pie.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:43, Reply)

Win

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:45, Reply)

Magnificent.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:46, Reply)

Chili lasagne is actually very good
Just omit Kidney Beans as they really fuck with the texture.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:47, Reply)

I've stopped using kidney beans in my chilli
I was never a huge fan in the first place, but through a bit of fiddling, I found a recipe that works for me, and it's not got any beans in.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:54, Reply)

I'm actually making a chilli this afternoon
So spill the beans, as it were.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:56, Reply)

Not updated it in a while, should really have another look at it.
justpaste.it/i1z
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Cool, ta

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:07, Reply)

SWEEEEEEEEEETCORN?

(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:13, Reply)

It works.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)

What the hell, I'm going for it.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

Cruel, cruel man.

(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

OM NOM NOM

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

Microwaved lasagne should not be as good as it is.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

OM NOM NOMMITY NOM.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:43, Reply)

Surely sweets are more likely to rot your teeth than make you fat?
Although, that may be a little late for many on here (myself included)

Alt: I'm not actually sure, I think it's chicken curry, I just grabbed it out of my freezer.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:32, Reply)

sugar turns to fat if you don't burn it off
sitting at my desk is not a good way to burn off sugar.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:37, Reply)

Ahh, good point, well made
That explains why I piled on weight drinking nothing but Lucozade when I started here.

Well, that and other things
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

everything turns to fat if you don't burn it off.
sugar's hardly any more or less guilty.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:46, Reply)

yes it is
because it has no nutritional benefits!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:47, Reply)

But Haribo tastes nom
Therefore benefit
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:47, Reply)

Haribo's latest advert can fuck right off.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

Agreed
Don't fuck with Haribo.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

In an advert where the hook is a 'catchy' song
you'd think they could get four people who weren't actually tone deaf. But no...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:52, Reply)

Just makes me want to jam the kids head in a door
Then his Dad's
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:54, Reply)

one word in your sig
is nearly the bloke's surname. i keep seeing it and jumping!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:57, Reply)

Of course it does.
Sugar is what your cells run on. It keeps you alive.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:48, Reply)

cancer eats sugar
it loves the stuff
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:51, Reply)

All cells use sugar.
glucose is the only thing that cells can respire with. without sugar we'd all be dead. We don't have to get it from refined sugar, we can get it from complex carbs or even protein, but it all ends up broken down to sugar in the end for cells to use

/did someone seriously tell you that cancer cells use sugar more than every other cell in your body or are you taking the piss?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:53, Reply)

haha sort of
what i read said that refined processed white sugar is the worst shit you can pump into your body and should be avoided at all costs. then it went on to say that "cancer loves it" - you take the point. it was dumbed-down for idiots but hopefully in a way that would make them more likely to eat their sugar in a banana than a crunchie.




mmmm. crunchie.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:56, Reply)

Course it isn't
your body runs on glucose and other simple sugars. it needs to extract glucose from whatever it is given. Refined white sugar is no better or worse for you than any other thing you could eat as a fuel. Sucrose (white refined sugar) is a dimer of glucose and fructose. Arguably it is THE best fuel short of eating glucose, which doesn't taste very nice.

Complex carbs are only better for you because they take a while to break down so they don't spike your blood sugar so much. At the end of the day it's simply an energy balance whatever form you take your sugar in.

And eating refined sugar or not has not the tiniest effect on any form of cancer, believe me.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:03, Reply)

dude, i checked out when i said the word crunchie
i'm now just hanging on in here until i can go and get my soup to stop me wanting a crunchie.

/homer
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:06, Reply)

Is that soup any good? I'm about to nip into work and I might pick some up.
But I haven't had a bento box this week either and I really like them too.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:34, Reply)

get both dude!
the little soup is only about 100 cals.

and it's delicious.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:36, Reply)

I read that as '100 cats', and was very confused.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:38, Reply)

Mmmmmm, cats

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

Nah', I'm going out to an amazing turkish place for dinner tonight, that would all be a bit much for me.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:43, Reply)

fire roasted pepper?
like they've actually roasted them in a fire, for fucks sake. I'd have them on the trade descriptions act
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:36, Reply)

Next you'll be saying my tomatoes haven't been dried in the sun :(

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

It was a touch overcast, to be honest

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

omg imagine how dull the world would be with you in charge, joyless!
"slabs of creamy white chocolate infused with zingy lemon, drizzled with milk chocolate, and stuffed with tiny cookie pieces" = lemon fairy liquid flavoured chocolate.

"sheets of our fresh homemade pasta, stuffed with a richly meaty bolognese and creamy bechemel sauce, topped with crunchy mature cheddar" = lasagne

and god help makeup. brilliant names like "vamp" and "topless sports car" would become "red" and "darker red".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

This is not just marketing...
This is tMB marketing
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

Of course they wouldn't
I've no problem with overly descriptive waffle like the stuff you've given above. I mean, it's bullshit, but it's vaguely true. "fire-roasted" is just simply a lie unless it's actually been cooked in a fire, which it clearly hasn't if you're buying it from a big london deli or sandwich shop.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:45, Reply)

"overly descriptive waffle"
WAFFLE?

how very dare you.

/smites badger
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:48, Reply)

I've, sadly, seen a lot of legal documents.
And therfore my morrissetteometer has aspolded due to excessive kilospoonage.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

I don't think it's overly descriptive
it probably is roasted red pepper, at least, and the goats cheese and pesto bit is perfectly reasonable; nothing you could cut out there. So the only word you can really take exception to is 'fire', which is a mere 17% of the sentence. Hardly excessive.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:03, Reply)

unless you are tmb....
!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

That I'll waste time being bored on here rather than be bored working and actually achieving something!
Alt: SAUSAGES
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

I love threads that Chompy can't join
Remind me to titgaz you by way of thanks.

Alt: Miniscule leftover homemade pasta salad. Thank you for reminding me about my diet.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:40, Reply)

me too
he'll be sitting there wanking over the truth bert and wondering where everyone has gone.

meh, any time. i have maltesers, if that helps?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:41, Reply)

My boss refilled the biscuit barrel yesterday and kept reminding me he'd done so
It was on my desk when I arrived this morning. It's like the world can't stand for me to get any sexier.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:42, Reply)

yes
i think this is probably very true.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:48, Reply)

[i]

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

Thank god for my extensive training course in internet sarcasm

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:52, Reply)

I bought a dress I absolutely could not afford
on the basis that it was 35% off. I mean, I was saving money, it was pretty much obligatory to buy it. Yes, I know this probably comes under what could be called 'girl logic' and I am ashamed of it...however it is a very nice dress.

I have no motherfucking lunch today because I was supposed to be taken out by a member of staff who has now cancelled. I didn't bring anything with me because of course I assumed we were going out and I have no fucking money. Joys, joys.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:42, Reply)

I am looking for a new watch...but I only seem to like really, really expensive ones
my favourite is £3k
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:46, Reply)

I think mine cost £50

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:47, Reply)

My current one was about a ton I suppose about 9 years ago

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

There's no way I'd wear anything worth that much on a daily basis
christ, even the engagement ring I've decided I'd want, should anyone ever want to buy me one, is only £700.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:50, Reply)

The little woman's engagement ring was more than that watch...but it is specially insured
However it includes 2 diamonds from her grandmothers ring, and it would be sad to lose them, even though they aren't great diamonds
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:52, Reply)

Yeah, there's no way I'd be comfortable with wearing something like that.
I'd be terrified it'd fall off or I'd lose it or the stones would fall out of their settings. And I don't see the point in jewellery you don't enjoy wearing.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:57, Reply)

I have nightmares about losing my engagement ring, first thing I do in the morning is check
I still have it on.
(DeeDee, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:07, Reply)

blimey
the one i've got my eye on is a tiffany cut and it's about £10,000.

this explains why nobody has bought it for me yet.

yes ok. there are other reasons too.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:54, Reply)

As long as it isn't from Tiffany's; waste of money

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:58, Reply)

They aren't actually that bad, price wise
as they only really get mid-to-high quality diamonds so you'll know you're getting something that's pretty good and reasonable value for money. The volkswagen of the diamond world.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

like, since there's no such thing as a tiffany cut, it doesn't exist? ;)

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:58, Reply)

urrgh, setting then
you are such a pedant! i bet your wife is deaf!

https://uk.tiffany.com/Engagement/Browse.aspx?custlastvisit=CrcO8qhxVLeRb1MZf3kAaQ%253d%253d&mysid2=4d8417172de84380a2fca9b74169104b&mcat=148203#p+1-n+6-cg+-c+-s+-r+-t+-ri+-ni+1-x+-pu+-f+0/0/0/0/4001/4001
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

I'm only such a pedant here becuase you love it.
Plus, you set that one up beautifully by saying there are other reasons why no-one had bought it for you. I offered one.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:06, Reply)

Seriously though, don't buy diamonds from Tiffanys they are massively overpriced
a decent jewller will replicate it for a much lower price
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:07, Reply)

darling
i have no intention of EVER buying my own diamonds.

badger is going to do it for me.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:08, Reply)

yeah, but you have to know what you're doing or trust the jeweller.
Most people don't have those options. They aren't THAT overpriced, either, to be fair. Maybe 20% over the odds.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:08, Reply)

20% at 10k is a lot of money!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:09, Reply)

Bloody hell that's a massive rock
you could have someone's eye out with that! Mine is here Oh, and it's £750, not £700, but still...
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:09, Reply)

We had ours made, so it is unique
which I rather like.

I proposed with her grandmothers ring on the banks of the Seine opposite the Musse d' Orsay as the Eiffel Tower lit up at Midnight. She had had tyto wait almost 7 years though!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:11, Reply)

You romantic old gufter :)
In 7 years time I will be 33, and I'd really rather prefer to already be married by then, assuming it's ever going to happen at all.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Proffering someone's grandmother's puckered and withered arsehole is hardly romantic.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)

Yes, but I daresay my expectations are a little more realistic
given the income of the man I'd like to marry. Although he has been engaged before and spent more on that ring than the one I'd like, even though he was earning a lot less then. *shrugs*
Low expectations are more easily fulfilled. More easily pleased = more often happy.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:59, Reply)

hmmm
i have applied this logic to my love-life in the past.

it has not worked!!!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Haha, well it hasn't always for me either
but I stick by it, and it seems to be working well at the moment.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

Surely someone will sub you £5

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:46, Reply)

The only two people in today are students
one, it's their last day so I can't borrow off them as I won't see them before I leave myself, and the other is perpetually skint, even more so than I am.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:49, Reply)

I could email you some toast?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:50, Reply)

Yes, perhaps if I start licking the screen
they'll assume I've gone mental and will send me home.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:50, Reply)

Have a Hobnob

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:53, Reply)

*salivates*

(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:54, Reply)

LICK IT

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:57, Reply)

Oh girl logic, my downfall
I very very nearly spent a large portion of my tax rebate on a Matthew Williamson sheath dress in some vintage shop in Notting Hill just because I know it was about a quarter of normal retail price. But considering that is around £800 and I have absolutely no occasion to wear a gold beaded floor length gown (not a dress, a gown) I think sense prevailed.
(Charmander, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:57, Reply)

Yes, if you have no use for it
don't buy it. It may break your heart to do so...but it's for the best.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:00, Reply)

The voice of unwavering reason. Unfortunately that has never stopped me wanting things before.
It's been there for about three months (probably due to the outside of the shop looking like a crack den so no one is aware of the delights inside). Maybe worth trying to haggle I think *shallow*
(Charmander, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

Yes but from £200 down to what?
something equally improbable and unaffordable, I'm afraid. And if you still won't get to wear it...
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

£160 :(
I'm definitely going to talk to you before impulse buys now. My bank balance will thank me.
(Charmander, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:07, Reply)

If it helps at all
think of all the Kurt Geiger sale shoes you could get for that money! You might see some use out of them, too.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:21, Reply)

Almost impulse bought yesterday
but it would've wiped out the tiny amount of money I have. It was a beautiful coat though
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

I bought a coat off ebay this week for £9 inc P&P
from Oasis last year, barely worn, £90 new, 60% wool coat and in a size 10 *capers gleefully*
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

Damn you ;)
and congratulations on the 10. Also excellent bargain there
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

Yeah, was pretty fucking chuffed with that one!

(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

Where do you work?
Surely some rich Lawyer can pay for lunch for you on Just Eat :)
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:59, Reply)

Buy some food on eBay using Paypal
Sorted
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:10, Reply)

That was my initial thought
But what plank goes out without taking out a bank card?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:11, Reply)

A berk?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:12, Reply)

*instant rimshot*

(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

I have my bankcard
I just don't have any money in my account.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

Well
Do you want some money for lunch or not?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

Oh! that's very sweet of you indeed
but I'll manage. I found a pear in my drawer and I'll just have lots of water.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:38, Reply)

If the hunger makes you go insane
Dominos is just a call away.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:39, Reply)

That's very kind, thank you :)

(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:43, Reply)

Hello there. I love my Skechers Shape Ups - they are quite possibly the comfiest footwear in the world ever.
Coincidentally, I've just witnessed some of the best logic I've ever seen, in Morrisons.

They had one of those freestanding bargain things with bottles of Harpic in, labelled up with: 'McVities Biscuits 50p'
Being a miserable, awkward bastard, mr b3th decides to buy a couple, just so he can have a go at the girl on the customer service desk. Well, a man's got to have a hobby.
Turns out they actually were on special offer, at £1 a bottle, but that was still more than 50p, so we still went to complain.
The girl figured out what had gone wrong with the labels, but refunded us the difference anyway.

Except that she didn't. The receipt said the total for the two bottles was £3.44, but we'd had £1.44 taken off - meaning we'd paid £2 instead of £3.44. With me so far?

Her clever maths brain did some sums, then repaid us £2.44 - when we'd only paid £2 in the first place. So, go to Morrisons - they pay you to take their products away.

tl;dr - Morrisons employ idiots.

Alt: nothing yet, we've just had breakfast at Mossisons.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:52, Reply)

depressing post is depressing

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:53, Reply)

How is that depressing?
We got paid 44p to take away two bottles of Harpic.

Admittedly, it signifies the decline of the collective intelligence of the country, and takes away any hope for the future of our economy, but still.... 44p!
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:09, Reply)

You are what is wrong with this country.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:12, Reply)

Shut up, Hippy
You're just mad because you patently can't draw.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:13, Reply)

I came 2nd!
twice and I bet you both had propper mice too.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:28, Reply)

Not me.
Laptop trackpad.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:30, Reply)

I was pretty crap.
Gott better with practice though. seriously, how would you draw " arrive"?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:34, Reply)

Probably the 'arrivals' icon from airports
with a 'departures' one for comparison.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:37, Reply)

Yeah, with your uber-norks and dangling off cranes
SHAME ON YOU
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

The effort and bollocks involved for 44p

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

He didn't do it *for* the 44p
He did it because he thinks he's a consumer rights crusader. And likes causing a bloody fuss.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)

He really shovved it to the man!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:20, Reply)

Keeps him happy, I suppose. I just let him get on with it.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:23, Reply)

Probably people who think that they are some how less of a geek than the rest of us on here
Simply by virtue of being cunty on a regular basis, to my mind this makes them just as geeky with an extra helping of not being very nice.

Lunch: Povo Quorn curry, technically payday was yesterday but I'm being good and not starting spending it till tomorrow. there is a logic to that that only makes sense to me.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:58, Reply)

This makes no sense
for example, I do not like: star wars, computer building/fixing etc/ sci-fi, fantasy novels (shudder), discworld etc etc these are all signs of the geek and I am not in anyway interested
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 11:59, Reply)

You frequently post to an internet chat room
GEEK
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:02, Reply)

True to some extent...my point was there are LARPers on here for gods sake!
Although I did watch an interesting program about the elements last night
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:04, Reply)

One, actual LARPer
Well, technically 2 I went 3 times and got bored, but it was a long time ago and best forgotten /B69.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:06, Reply)

Cavy and labs LARP

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:07, Reply)

Labs does too?
I did not realise, well he's hardly on any more.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:11, Reply)

Well he did at least one time
because he ran into a small BBQ and cut his leg open and cried like a girl.

He was in a negative space that day I tell you
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

This is all english, but I'm not sure what it means.
Oh well, anyway, you win, LARPers plural.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:15, Reply)

You are not, however, unremittingly cunty and superior.
Also it may shock you too learn that not every one on here likes all those things either. I'll grant you most people probably like some of them. I myself am indifferent to all but one of those, although Ill admit to having participated in most.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:05, Reply)

hmmmm, must try harder
you beardy faced trollop fucker
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:08, Reply)

Statements of fact are hardly insulting.
You'll be calling me a lefty bike rider next

Edit: although I should probably take exception to the word trollop, but then it's your funeral.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:10, Reply)

dammit!
I bet you eat organic mung bean sandwiches for lunch wrapped in an old copy of the Daily Worker
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:13, Reply)

Not really.
I'm a vegetarian if that helps, although not a very good one.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

I am categorically less of a geek than a lot of people on here by simple virtue of being useless with computers
Nonetheless I am still an arch geek, and probably one of the nicest people most of you will ever virtually meet
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:02, Reply)

That's debatable ; )

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:10, Reply)

Considering this website is basically to take the piss out of everyone/everything
There are some very pleasant people on here!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:12, Reply)

and Monty

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

I'm going to whisper this so as not to upset him
He is actually very nice in real life - shhhh!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:15, Reply)

they say that about everyone.
Well except Chompy. Apparently Al's really lovely. I can never understand this.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:16, Reply)

Al can be really funny on here, but he does have a habit of taking things to a too personal level

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)

He is very different in real life.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:21, Reply)

So people keep saying.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:23, Reply)

I gather he used to be more fun
I suspect it's marriage.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Or vans

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:23, Reply)

I'm very much looking forward to meeting people next week.
I hope nobody is mean and makes me cry...
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

Oooh oooh are you coming to London?

(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:20, Reply)

No, sorry.
Just the PIER EXTRAVAGANZA!
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Aww lame.
COME TO LONDON.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:34, Reply)

Nope, we're going to The Pier

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Fool.
You will regret saying that.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

I will protect you with my cloak of awesomness.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:26, Reply)

Excellent
I shall buy you a stick of rock.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:26, Reply)

Buy one for CQ instead. He's the one with the sweet tooth.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:31, Reply)

I especially like Edinburgh Rock
Just saying...
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

Well if you come to Edinburgh at new year then you can get some.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:36, Reply)

Yes, and some rock.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:56, Reply)

I was going to do that joke but thought better of it.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:01, Reply)

Good job you dont work in the IT field then, really
oh...
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:11, Reply)

Yes it is
I really don't work in IT, I'm in telecoms, and my job really doesn't involve more than a passing knowledge of how even telecoms works.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

I'm glad telecommunications doesn't involve computers then

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:24, Reply)

I know this doesn't make a lot of sense really
My job is effectively reporting and troubleshooting. I only need to be able to use Outlook, Excel and Visio to do it - I think this maintains my "useless with computers" status.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

Visio is hard to use
You gain one internet geek point for this
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Fuck yeah!
That brings me to a new grand total of one!

It's hard to use WELL. Swim lanes and that aren't so difficult, that's all I can manage thus far.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:32, Reply)

I dont even know what swim lanes are!
I use it for nice pictures of networks and computers (occasionally)
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

Basically flow charts in landscape instead of portrait
completed correctly?

-YES- Order is processed

-OF COURSE NOT, THE MONGS- Email is sent with nice, clear bullet points explaining why they're mongs
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:39, Reply)

I see
*understands*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

Fifty quid says that's the most boring thing you learn today

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

You underestimate my job
Today I have learned the names of the three Java caches created (Eden, Survivor and OldGen)

I challenge anyone to out-tedious that nugget
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Jesus
I'm glad I had my fingers crossed when I made that bet
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:50, Reply)

more than a passing of how even telecoms works.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:24, Reply)

A weightloss nurse who was incredibly fat
Alt: Soup. Minestrone I think again.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)

My Gran's diabetes nurse is a proper wide load
this incenses her every time she has an appointment, too.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:20, Reply)

I think those are usually cases of 'Do as I say, not as I do'
It always amazes me when I see fat nurses or doctors. Surely health professionals should take better care of themselves?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:21, Reply)

Apparently they smoke more than average too, as a profession.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

they have to employ nurses specifically for that these days?
Bloody hell people, put the cake down, it's not that difficult
(Quinton had to abandon other account as i broke it, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:24, Reply)

It's crazy
I saw her once and she was as thick as a plank. However she possesses scales which I don't want to buy myself or I'd weigh myself all the time.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:28, Reply)

Don't buy scales. That way madness lies.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:30, Reply)

This indeed
If you feel better for losing weight then that'll do
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:34, Reply)

For most of the time I went by the the notches on my belt going down.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:34, Reply)

That is what they are for!
I'm approaching a new notch now! *prouds*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

Up or down?

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:37, Reply)

The right way!
I was starting to "muffin top"
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:38, Reply)

Mine is more of a rubber ring top.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:41, Reply)

My jeans are loose enough to need a belt
and only size 12 jumpers fit now, so there is definite progress
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:40, Reply)

That sounds brilliant!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:41, Reply)

I'm only 5'5 tall
ten stone is my target
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

That seems like a sensible target
Go AMBERL!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

Thank you!
Any less and the shape I am couldn't support it really.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Many times this
I weigh myself once a month on the machine in Boots. If I had scales I'd be on them every time I went for a wee.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

Shites are heavier

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

How much weight have you lost?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:31, Reply)

11 pounds over the past four weeks
so not nearly as much as I expected or hoped.

Edit: though it might have been three weeks.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

That is sensible loss though
Too quick and it'll go back on again. Just think in a few weeks that will be a stone and that is fucking brilliant!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:36, Reply)

^this
Well done Amberl.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:38, Reply)

Thanks both of you
My aim is to keep it up until Christmas, then try and reintegrate to a more normal diet
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

Good. You can't keep a diet like that up for very long.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:45, Reply)

Not at Christmas anyway!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:47, Reply)

Yeah I reckon four or five months is my limit
I'd miss not being able to have a piece of Christmas cake.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:48, Reply)

Erm nearly a stone in a month is very quick indeed missy
probably faster than is healthy or necessary.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:36, Reply)

I've done a fair bit of exercise as well
so I presume I could've built some muscle. But given that I'm stuck on 400 or 500 calories a day, I expected more
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:38, Reply)

Just keep at it and it will keep coming off
No rush
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:38, Reply)

My little sis doesn't eat much and finds it hard to loose weight.
She's had all sorts of tests and they can't find anything wrong with her.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:40, Reply)

The bigger you are, the faster you lose
but for the size you are a stone in a month is very quick indeed.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

Cheers :)
my family have been fantastic. My poor sister and dad haven't had anything sweet or fattening in a month themselves, and have ended up using the rowing machine and trampolining as well haha
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

*thinks about size of Amberls chest*
*thinks about the physics involved in trampolining*

*mind boggles*
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

haha!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

She could earn a fortune letting men watch.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

My bra size is the only thing that hasn't gone down haha
I'm a tiny bit pissed at that. I have to suppress the urge to figure out how much it weighs then subtract it from my total weight for a more accurate figure.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:47, Reply)

Get someone to weigh your tits
*waheys*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:48, Reply)

My boobs shrank to nothing when I lost a lot of weight years ago.
Hence my reluctance to do it again. They're my most redeeming quality.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:49, Reply)

I wish mine did that
I carry all my excess weight on my front - boobs and big fat wobbly belly. *sigh*
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:56, Reply)

*big fat wobbly belly high fives*

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:01, Reply)

*truffle shuffles*

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:03, Reply)

I did this, I have to admit.
Apparently I'm carrying an extra stone just on my chest.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:51, Reply)

^ this
it's ridiculous.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:52, Reply)

*faints*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:52, Reply)

You should have seen mr b3th's face when he saw me weighing them....

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:53, Reply)

POIDH

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

Yes but at least you're saving money
by not having to buy new bras.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:51, Reply)

If I was a 32 C
I think I would spend a LOT of money on bras
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:54, Reply)

Except that you don't have to
because you can get them at primark for a fiver...
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

but her back size will probably still go down
That's what happened to me. And the cup size went UP for christ's sakes
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:54, Reply)

Yes, because it's the ratio of boob size to back size
I was a 38B, and now I'm a 34C/D apparently.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:56, Reply)

I started as a 34G
and ended up a 32J. I mean, that's just ridiculous. I feel like Lola Ferrari.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

Don't mind me...
I'm just going to sit here quietly lurking while you lot talk about your boobies.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:59, Reply)

I wouldn't get too excited
Once you get past a certain size, they just look like one of those fat birds off the front of a magazine: 'It took a crane to get me up the stairs!'

I'd be quite happy to lose a few sizes.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:02, Reply)

Ah but the power of the written word allows me to imagine something far more appealing
*imagines*
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:08, Reply)

My sis is a 38J and was a H when she was pregnant.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:00, Reply)

A girl I know went to K whilst pregnant
It was like she had three baby bumps
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:07, Reply)

Did you accidentally feel the wrong bump?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:08, Reply)

haha!
It was a one in three chance to get it right. I got it wrong....57 times
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:09, Reply)

*feels*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:02, Reply)

Oh behave, you massive pervert.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:03, Reply)

Never!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:06, Reply)

I have taken a dress back to the shop that while nice and in the sale, I don't really need.
*prouds*

Alt: default lunch of rye bread, quorn ham, cheese and tomato and an apple.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

I might make creamy mustard and sausage pasta if I can be arsed

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

Did you wear it first?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

Only to try on for thirty minutes just to make sure I didn't want it.
I took it back to the shop and it had gone down another £10 in the sale.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:21, Reply)

Which price did they refund?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:22, Reply)

The price I bought it at.
I plan on being more careful with my money for a while. I'm not at Montyesque levels of debt but I've been too profligate with my spending and I need to rein it in for a bit.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:23, Reply)

Me too.
I think the last two weeks has cost me over a grand. I did have most of it saved up in advance, but my bank card is still smoking a bit now. I'm too scared to go and see what the balance is. I am very much afraid it will be a pretty shade of red.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

Had to pay £6500 student loans for step-daughter recently
and finally cleared overdraft this month. Two cars, kitchen and mortgage to go now!

We have decided on a small party when the mortgage dips below £100K
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

Why did you have to pay them?
I finish paying my student loan next month! I will then be £157 better off every month!

I shall spend it on sweets and trousers!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:28, Reply)

Haha!

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:29, Reply)

Sweets!!!111!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:30, Reply)

We didn't have to but we had saved up to do exactly that

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:30, Reply)

That was very nice of you
To be fair, my parents paid my rent while I was at Uni
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:31, Reply)

I lived with mine
and managed to get away with only about 3K in student loans.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:32, Reply)

When I left polytechnic I had an overdraft of £500.

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

aye, but back then that was enough to buy a house.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:55, Reply)

oof

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

*plans retribution*

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

She can pay her student loans off!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

£157?!?!
I pay mine back at £20 a month...
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:35, Reply)

It goes by how much you earn doesn't it?

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:36, Reply)

I think so, never had any

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:39, Reply)

I am still deferring mine after many many years.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:39, Reply)

Yes, it does
but there may be other factors involved and that's worried me. I can't really afford for them to take much more than they do.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:40, Reply)

God you must earn tuppence a month ;)

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:40, Reply)

You're not far wrong
it's a shameful fucking pittance, especially for a graduate wage.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:41, Reply)

Oh dear, what do you do?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

beg

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:45, Reply)

I heard the Romanian beggars in London make £500/day
and live in luxury

/daily mail
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Research scientist
I think I once worked out that I'd get paid more as a trainee manager in McDonalds. Tennis boy is on £5k a year more than me and all he does is hit a ball over a net ffs. (his words not mine)
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:47, Reply)

No money in useful areas like that
come and work for a marketing agency, we'll pay you right up
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:48, Reply)

It may yet come to that
I'll never earn more than £25k doing what I do, no matter how many years experience I have. Shit, eh?
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:50, Reply)

Our grads start on £27k + golden hello + benefits and bonus...
Do you at least get some job satisfaction?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:52, Reply)

Fucking hell, that's good

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

well if you want the best...
anyway we had about a 500 apply and hired 30, so it's pretty tough, alos this is London not the provinces!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:59, Reply)

For a grad it is excellent

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:00, Reply)

Bloody hell that's nearly £10k more than my current salary
*weeps* mind you, I will be getting substantially more when I go to Oxford, simply because it's so fucking expensive there.

Erm. Yes, sometimes I get job satisfaction. It's hard work and can be stressful but I enjoy it; sometimes I wonder if I'd rather have a job I didn't much like but which demanded nothing of me except my time.
(berk, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:01, Reply)

Now that I'd do

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:51, Reply)

She does something very clever while wearing a lab coat.
But I don't mean a coat made of labs.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I'm starving. I've not had lunch since sometime last week.
I'm not very logical and my brain is fried. What have I missed?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:20, Reply)

Lunch?

( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:21, Reply)

haha!
I've just had very rare steak, tomato, and carrot salad with mixed leaves and a nice mustardy dressing.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:23, Reply)

Does no one on here simply eat a sarnie at their desk?
Are your places of work all equipped with cooking facilities, or does everyone work from home?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:41, Reply)

I often eat a sarnie at my desk

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:42, Reply)

today I am wfh though

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:44, Reply)

I really like the idea of working from home
But the reality is I would spend all day masturbating and getting stoned. I'm yet to think of a way to make this pay.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:49, Reply)

wfhlol

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:50, Reply)

Haha!
I thought you had a girlfriend?
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:50, Reply)

Yeah, at work

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:51, Reply)

No, a wife
Plus one and a half children = massive muscles on one arm
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:54, Reply)

This was at my desk
We are blessed with a fridge, coffee machine and a panini toaster (which you can cook loads of stuff in!) in our office
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:43, Reply)

So you bring raw meat to work and cook it on a panini toaster?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I could do, but no, it was already cooked
We have cooked 12 bacon and sausage sarnies on it, cheese toasties, toast, omelettes, etc.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:49, Reply)

I enquired about a George Foreman grill on Freecycle the other day
If I get that, I might bring it into work from time to time...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:03, Reply)

They are the daddy

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:04, Reply)

I'd never cook steak on it though
Sausages, bacon, etc would be fine!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:06, Reply)

If you leave them on for a while first they cook meat really quickly
I'd not do a steak on there but chicken takes about 8 mins
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:08, Reply)

Chicken seems a very good idea!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:09, Reply)

I do chicken iwth mozzarella on, wrapped in bacon on ours
Turns out nom
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:10, Reply)

That's not a very good idea, surely?
Any particular reason for the lack of eating?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:25, Reply)

Eat food in preparation for tonight :)

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:29, Reply)

I'm not sure if she's lurking
but I'm contemplating dragging Charmonita to Pizza Hut Buffet.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:33, Reply)

Mmm pizza
/looks at soup and cries a bit.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:49, Reply)

Sushi
Chopped up fruit (heavy on the pineapple) for afters.

I had a nice green bean and parmesan soup the other day.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:57, Reply)

Hullo Scouser who I don't really know.
That sounds awfully healthy. I envy either your will power or taste in healthy food (delete as applicable)
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:58, Reply)

Sounds delish!
I might splurge on a sushi sesh the next time I'm in London.
( girlinthehole, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 12:59, Reply)

Pineapple...
bleuuch.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:00, Reply)

Pizza for you
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:03, Reply)

nomnomnomnom!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 13:03, Reply)