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Space news!www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15754786
So looks like we might not be the only place in the solar system with liquid water. Cool Eh?
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It is coolNow we just have to observe any life we discover there for several millenia and see if it evolves into intelligent life.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:28,
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Maybe this news link is more your thing montywww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15752918
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I can only dream of such culinary luxury.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:35,
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My daughter requested 'bread on toast' for breakfast a couple of months back.At the time I laughed at the idea. Now I'm laughing on the other foot.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:41,
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I fancy trying it out actually.Might have a go this weekend.
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girlinthehole, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:41,
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Wooooaaaahhh therewhat you're doing this weekend threads are for friday.
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How the fuck is toasting a sandwich cheaper than just having a sandwich?(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:36,
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Fuck that. Cheaper meal?Buy own brand stock powder. Take teaspoon of foul powder and place in cup. Pour over boiling water. Drink. Wince. Throw out. Buy a fucking proper lunch.
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mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:40,
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maybe definitions 1 and 2. certainly 4. DEFINITELY not 6. actually maybe "it's cool if you don't want to talk about it". that fits here.cool (kl)
adj. cool·er, cool·est
1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening.
2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat: a cool breeze; a cool blouse.
3. Marked by calm self-control: a cool negotiator.
4. Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive: a cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes.
5. Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.
6. Slang
a. Excellent; first-rate: has a cool sports car; had a cool time at the party.
b. Acceptable; satisfactory: It's cool if you don't want to talk about it.
7. Slang Entire; full: worth a cool million.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:32,
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I prefer Del Close and John Brent's definition(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:37,
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Man, I was hoping to keep that quiet.I don't want EVERYONE knowing about my secret Nazi Space Penguin base.
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:34,
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Shit Stuj! Don't admit it, ONLINE!(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:35,
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Well, *I* think that's pretty coolSince Europa is the most likely place in the solar system to look for life outside of Earth. If there's warmer currents of water moving around inside the moon, then it's much more likely that we'll find some form of life.
It is, indeed, cool.
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Kroney, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:36,
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It'll be weird though. If it's covered in an icy crust, then there won't be anything with limbs.Just fins, tentacles and blobs.
/scienceblog.
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I should think it'd be microbial, if anythingI doubt there's much of an ecosystem down there.
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Kroney, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:43,
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How does that fit into the Star Trek canon of first contact?(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:47,
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"Enterprise"ie not much hope was held out, but still fucking disappointing
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Yeah, we all secretly want green birds with tits(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:50,
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Are you pickin on peoples mums again?(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:51,
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There's nothing secret about it RoryPersonally I shall demand war upon any alien race we encounter where the women only have two breasts
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The hookers must be very cheap round here from the look of them, I'll get you a menu
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Did you know that the T in James T Kirk stands for Tea Towel?100% troof.
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Even I know it's Tiberius*polishes jam jar glasses*
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:50,
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But do you know how the difference in appearance of the Klingons between the original TV series and the current, Cornish pasty on the head look was explained?(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:53, Reply)
Ha!Well of course, I meant in the canon.
Fuck, Star Trek really is unremittingly shit, isn't it?
The one good thing it gave to the world is the joke about why Uhura is black. William Shatner.
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In cannon it was a genetic experiment of mixing DNA from cloned super human soldiers and normal klingons.(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:57, Reply)
I thought there were different versions?Something about a virus was one as well.
Unless of course you are a Trekkoid, in which case I bow to your knowledge of lame science fiction noncery.
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but if emnterprise happened before the original series how didn't it appear what?(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:13, Reply)
I bloody loved Next Gen when it was first on TVbut then, I was 11, I think that's allowed. A few of the movies are very good, including the most recent one.
I do remember something to do with radiation bombarding their home planet, or summat, but the answer to your original question has to be "no, not really"
EDIT: Apologies, I was talking bollocks, outgeeked by Chompy. Let's talk about BSG instead.
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Science and Sci FiAlmost as bad as football.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:03,
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You've got that backwards sweetheartLoads of b3tans love sci-fi and not one of us fits that descrip... hang about
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Likely.But depends on how long they've been there. They could have developed into multicellular creatures. Just ones like worms etc.
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could be as complex as the ecosystems on earth around hydrothermic vents.Which is fairly complex.
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I've seen a programme about them.Very interesting it was.
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girlinthehole, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:52,
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You're no pal of mine you cretinous waste of oxygen(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:47,
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ah calm down mate, sonly the internet we can be buds really i think your alright(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:48, Reply)
Regardless of gender and availability, Battered has a brainand is therefore way out of your league kiddo
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i tell you what fruity, it takes some serious intellgents to keep this up all day what what(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:53, Reply)
intellgentsIs that a toilet in a chip manufacturer's factory?
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:03,
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"A chip manufacturer's factory"What kind of middle-class part of Newcastle do you live in? It's called a FISH AND CHIP SHOP you ponce
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I think you may have gone all "Oftiweak" on this one DarthIntel you muppet!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:07,
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Oh noesPlease don't call me names of the internet. I'm typing this through a veil of tears now
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:09,
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I think you must be American(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:11,
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I know, I just wanted to insult Quentin(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:15,
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1. I am a bloke.
2. I am married.
3. Even if neither of the above were the case I would rather shoot myself than go anywhere near an illiterate fuck wit like you.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:53,
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i'll give it a coupla years then, divorce rate in thi UK means I'll be on the cards in no time(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:54, Reply)
thank you fir pointing that artical out to me, i found it ibformative and interesting.The thing is though, lets say we can build a colony there, how borring life would be ! You can't even go in b3ta there cus by the time the webpage hits you, the thread would be over.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:40,
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This is great news.Even if no life exists on this Europa, the point is that the goldilocks zone is now increased for this solar system and all other solar systems too. Making the chance of life that is based on water, more likely elsewhere. Remembering that on this planet life is always associated with water, and that no matter how harsh the condidtions here, some life always exists in water.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 10:57,
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I ask this out of genuine interestwhat the hell is a Goldilocks zone?
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The area in a system where it is neither too hot nor too cold for life to exist.Thanks for reading.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:00,
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Is that a scientifically observed term or something you've just made up?Either way, it's brilliant :-)
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I love thatAlthough I maintain it would a term better applied to fussy squatters
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You'd have to be pretty fucking fussy to only squat in a flatwhich came with ready-made porridge
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that is soo awesome.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:27,
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It's the outer limit of the area in which a gentleman may 'cast his porridge'.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:03,
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I prefer the term challenge to limit(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:03,
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when sleeping in someone else's bed.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:05,
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A dodgy anime film. Probably.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:06,
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Um, actually, I think the Goldilocks zone refers to there being a warm enough surface temperature for liquid water to be retained.If Europa has warm water due to volcanic activity then it doesn't count as the Goldilocks zone.
I think.
EDIT: I am correct in this. The term refers to habitability and the ability to maintain liquid water on the surface. So Europa is not in the Goldilocks zone after all.
*sadface*
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But what about the Space Penguin's beds and chairs?(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:08,
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It's all about the chocolate biscuits with you, isn't it?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:12,
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You are correct, but I believe the current usage need extending to include all area where water can sustain life.Since the term came into being, on this planet, the places where water sustains life have increased.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:10,
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I don't believe it needs amending.There is a difference between a planet having the right conditions for carbon based life and there being liquid water under the surface. Europa is freezing cold. Nothing could live on its surface.
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Not arguing about this.If you were searching for life, where would you look?
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:15,
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where is mighty badger when you need him, eh?(
rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:12,
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Battered, your bleedin massive posts mightn't have swearing in, but they're still not safe for work(
Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:10,
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Unless you are an undertaker(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:11,
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"gary, shut the fuck up and do some work"(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:14,
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I'm gonna do very little today as I'm being taken advantage of.Normal work shall resume tomorrow.
So let's let gary off with a skive an' all.
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Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:17,
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there are few ONLINE things which are more depressingthan logging on here to see a string of quentin posts.
wake me up when he dies.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:11,
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wake up, wake up, wake uplets make love tonight
get up, get up, get up, get up
cos tyou do it right
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There is being illuminated re. Star Trek trivia, followed by a suggestion to move the topic along to Battlestar Galactica.Do I win £5?
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noeven that is better. urgh. bring back bert and rogerboresme, they were good value.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:15,
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i haven't had a girl want me this bad since my nude photos were posted on FB(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:25, Reply)
This was the sole reason of all the Facebook issues(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:31,
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Your pustulent micro-cock turning up on people's walls(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:37,
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it was TASTEFULLY done FFSyou couldn't see cock, just sidebuttock and boob
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i have drawn the conclusion that he isn't going anywhere, tragicallymy saying he is dull isn't going to stop him flooding every board with his dullness.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:19,
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you can click ignorebut that won't work for your menstrual cramps
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Especially when it's the morning after you were stood up on a date.EDIT: Sorry, "too ill" to go on a date.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:14,
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ha! i feel bad about that, so am having to see him at the weekend insteadwhy is it so easy to make them fall for you when you don't fancy them? eg my texts to this one are far apart and cool, so i get plenty of messages saying things like "you know how to make a guy interested" and "you're so inscrutable, it's driving me crazy."
neither of which i want from him! but the one i do want to drive crazy.... well, he texts and emails all the time, but he doesn't say things like THAT!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:18,
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I'm not sure, I've been in the same boat a few times.More annoyingly, after things have thawed, I find I actually was a bit more interested than I realised.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:19,
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well nothing yeti'm seeing him at the weekend.
the other one i shouldn't see again.
neither of them have BREASTS though, so i can see how it wouldn't appeal to you!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:33,
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I don't understand why people don'tjust ignore him? Or are we all gunning for an IRL meltdown?
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you're going to smack me about a bit during rough sexfor not buying you shoes. apparently.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:20,
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I bet you're already frothing at the clopper at that thought.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:21,
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jog on dullardyour opinion has to matter before you can upset someone by calling them names.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:31,
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I put him on ignore this morning, just to see how much better it wasUnfortunately, often his posts lead to conversation, which you'll miss if you have him on ignore, and several here refuse to ignore anyone.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:20,
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you ignored me when i was apologisin too, i don't get this palce at all(, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:21, Reply)
Ignoring you and putting you on ignore are two different thingsAnd don't take the piss, you set out deliberately to offend, then it was perfectly clear you weren't actually interested in apologising, so why should I be interested in anything you actually had to say?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:22,
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aw this is IRL upsettingi am truly sorry for any offence caused, for serious. you said it was a running joke so i ran with it, you could have asked me to stop at any time and i would have
you sulking like a teenage girl and getting wound up by it while not saying anything meant it went on for longet than it should have, you whining like a girl right now is making you seem like a prick
but i am sorry anyway
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sorry your a prick and a teenage girl that isand for the dead mum stuff xxxxx
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And this post here is exactly why I know you've got no interest in apologising, so why should I be interested in anything you actually have to say?(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:31,
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he's just a boring little weirdo, dudelook how many posts he's made since fisting his sockpuppet.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:32,
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generally there's something a bit disturbing about anyone who is so keen to try and upset faceless people online, because he needs to upset people he's never seen/met to validate his existence. but there's lots of weirdos out there, he's just one of them.
the annoying thing is that he genuinely ruins this board whenever he is around by being so boring!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:39,
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this is an extremely awful thing to sayi don't set out to upset no-one, think you might be taking your internet a bit serious there Bridget
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I'll try again, Agnostic AntichristI am very sorry for any offence or upset caused. Seriously, didn't mean to get to you or anything, I was just trying to take part and fit in with what I thought was an 'in-joke'.
Can we be friends now? it took em ages to type this
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Stop posting shit, and I'll consider not treating you like the retard you mainly come across as.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:35,
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The problem with putting people on ignore is that you start to see them again if they make a minor change to their username(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:26,
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4EVER being a standard period of time of approx 17 minutes(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:26,
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Fucking hell, it's funny when real Adam does it.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:28,
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Needs more srs bznz and getting upset about shit things for no reason.Talk about scatch and get HUGELY OFFENDED when anyone points out it's not a real sport and you're a nonce for liking it.
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mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:35,
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for nonces and children perhaps.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:42,
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I AM NOT A NOCNE HOW DARE YOU YOU FUCKER!IT IS A REAL SPORT, FUCK YOU ALL, I KNOW BEST
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Sure it is Adam, a real sport for men who like to touch little boys.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:45,
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The latter.I shall not rest until he KFCs.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:21,
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I'd be more impressed if there were lakes of liquid gin(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:34,
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*moves there*I got me some sloe gin yesterday! £14 in Asda
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:36,
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It wasn't a good year for sloes round my way.So I'm not making any this year. I can't bring myself to buy it though, it just wouldn't be the same.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:42,
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There aren't any sloes round our way at allI have no other choice than to buy it
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:43,
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All the other trees had plenty of fruit, just not the blackthorns.Funny that.
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 11:46,
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