b3ta.com qotw
You are not logged in. Login or Signup
Home » Question of the Week » Off Topic » Post 1457230 | Search
This is a question Off Topic

Are you a QOTWer? Do you want to start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW? Then this place, gentle poster, is your friend.

(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Pages: Latest, 836, 835, 834, 833, 832, ... 1

« Go Back | Popular

Crikey, it's snowing :)
And I didn't have a drink last night, so I feel oddly fresh for a Sunday :)
Sadly Bill Tapia, Ukulele legend has died :(

Q: Do 2 :)'s + 1 :( = :)?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 9:33, 122 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
not snowing here... yet
I had a bottle of wine last night so am feeling typically Sunday.

Do 2 :)'S make a :D ?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 10:44, Reply)
Yes, I think they do ;)
No sure about this feeling fresh on a Sunday...
Feels odd!
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:15, Reply)
I have had a full breakfast
which has added :) to my hangover :(

I'm not now :| though. I just have both.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:12, Reply)
I woke up at about 3 or 4ish with terrible pain in my back, I think it's eaither my kidneys or my pancreas, I get them every couple of months or soo and it lasts a few days.
I've doubled-up on some of my painkillers, the ibupurophain cream helps a lot with the pain.

I'm watching some bloke on the telly called David Bocco who is the worst TV chef I've ever seen, I want to hit him.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 10:49, Reply)
Have you tried a heated pad? Like a wee electric blanket.
As for the tv chef, yeah I know who you mean. Wanker.
I've got a foam brick somewhere, really good to throwing at the tv!
Making butter chicken today from the leftover tandoori chicken ;)
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:18, Reply)
I use a hot waterbottle, when I really need one, I couldn't live without it. I get 3rd degree burns over my back and stomach if I'm in a bad way for more than 3 or 4 days, but it's worth it...
... I think it works the same as a TENS machine, that it stimulates the nerves surrounding it thus drowning out the real pain.... the same theory as rubbing yourself hard when you bump something (eg, shins against a coffee table or head against a low cieling).

Yeah', he's a total dick, I also hate Guy Farri and Robert Irvine.

I've never had butter chicken before, I just wiki'd it though and it sounds really up my street. Tomo I'm going for a curry with a few of the london lot of b3tans, looking forward to it.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:50, Reply)
You should deffo have butter chicken tomorrow.
With peshwari naan and some aloo gobi.
And some nice rice.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:03, Reply)
I'll give it a shot, but this is a special indian apparently, if they do a 'dry curry' that doens't have to much chilis then I'll have that.

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:44, Reply)
Tayabs?
Heard it's mega, but it means being in laaaarndun, which is a minus.
The Shah-n-shah in derby is most excellent.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:20, Reply)
Sleet here
Remember the fairy tale of Rumplestiltskin, where the geezer makes promises he can't possibly keep.

I think I've done that on this contract. Delivery date December 15th and I'm about 25% done. Best crack on, eh?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:28, Reply)
Get yer finger oot yer airse!
;)
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:32, Reply)
Been at it since 7
Just stopped for a quick tab and brew break.

I've seriously undertimed/underpriced it although it's my first venture down this route so I'll know for next time.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:35, Reply)
Whats the job?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 11:54, Reply)
Sucking lots of cock.
Allegedly.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:05, Reply)
When people say that, do they mean loads of mini penises or one super huge one?
What would pay more for a pornstar out of the two?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:45, Reply)
I heard that it was loads of massive cocks.
Thousands of them.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:19, Reply)
It depends on what basis they're priced,
I guess a thousand tiny cocks could be equal in total size to one massive cock, but I'd lay money that the tiny cocks would produce loads more spuff than just one cock, no matter how big.
Is it total cock dimension or volume of spuff you're after?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:29, Reply)
You don't "guess" at all
Your gay porn predilictions are well known.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:57, Reply)
Well, you would know, considering.
;)
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:42, Reply)
just cloudy here
but fairly clear - I can see a good few miles and there's no sign of snow :( I could do with a snow day tomorrow
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 12:07, Reply)
What are rubbish Sunday.
I've got a cold, that could yet turn into the full blown JeffAIDS - I blame B3th and all the other shut-ins who've been posted on here whilst ill.

And to make matters worse, Bristol Rovers are winning on the telebox.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:19, Reply)
Aah, yes. Bad AIDS caught over the interweb.
The worst sort.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:23, Reply)
I know.
It's rubbish.

I think some online shopping might be needed to cheer me up a bit.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:25, Reply)
Gonz!
www.cafepress.co.uk/+pugs+t-shirts?cmp=knc--g--uk--dog--apparel--search-b--pugs_shirt&pid=3607873&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Dogs%20apparel%20-%20UK&utm_content=search-b&utm_term=pugs-shirt&gclid=COSQkdvD6KwCFbQntAodLFOSNA
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:33, Reply)
OMG CAFEPRESS .co.uk ! I didn't realise !

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:45, Reply)
I want this one but I'm not spend £30 on a hoody.
www.cafepress.co.uk/+pug_in_pocket_zip_hoodie,455119338
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:49, Reply)
This is the most depressing Sunday ever.
I need to be back on foreign soil.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:52, Reply)
You plank
what have you been listening to recently?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:53, Reply)
Nothing besides Starfucker's new album.
It's mega.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:03, Reply)
I've not read about your most recent overseas adventures Baz.
What happened?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 13:55, Reply)
Unlike Krakow it was awful for going out and clubbing.
But also unlike Krakow it was ridiculously eventful. I don't really know where to start, although I will advise bar owners that if you call a load of Englishmen in your pub "English pricks", your car may end up in an Amsterdam canal. And that's the tip of the iceberg.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:03, Reply)
got any photos?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:04, Reply)
I can go one better than that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDLrNdi5emg
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:06, Reply)
That's mental.
Was there a lot of that going on?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:08, Reply)
Let's just say Fulham FC have done their bit for reducing traffic congestion in Amsterdam.
It was just one thing after the other all trip, and FC Twente has got to be the most violent place I've ever visited. Our coach got attacked about half a dozen times, then in the city centre we got set upon another half a dozen times (we absolutely battered them though) and I had fireworks thrown at me. Again that's just the tip of the iceberg. We thought we'd be left alone but the amount of times we were forced to defend ourselves was ridiculous.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:13, Reply)
How many Fulham travelled?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:14, Reply)
About 2000.
We had four fifty seater coaches from Amsterdam to Enschede going on the morning of the game and coming back straight after, we were only there for the day and spent all the other time in Amsterdam. I think that's what everyone did.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:19, Reply)
Did the Nigerian Whites embrace being 'abroad'?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:21, Reply)
Hahaha you've just reminded me.
A load of Dutch reporters came upto us in the main square and asked about the flag and the reasons behind it, we told them our mothers are of Nigerian heritage and they fell in love with the idea - and put the Nigerian Whites in the local paper.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:27, Reply)
Brilliant!

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:38, Reply)
3rd round FA Cup draw coming up.
Who do you want?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:38, Reply)
Charlton away would have been amazing.
Gillingham away would have been my first choice (massive bit of history between us), at least with Charlton at home it'll be a piece of piss and we'll waltz through to the fourth round.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:58, Reply)
Charlton are flying at the moment.
It won't be easy.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:12, Reply)
Charlton at home will be a piece of urine.
And then I can mock the hundred or so Charlton supporters I know.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:28, Reply)
Quite a few derbies there
Birmingham v Wolves should be tasty, as should Nottingham v Leicester.

Also there's a Manchester one.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:57, Reply)
Oh man, I'm not sure if you're a complete and utter cock, or a personal hero. Probably a mix of the two.

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:22, Reply)
I never said I was involved in it.
But believe me the bar owner was a complete and utter prick.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:25, Reply)
Utter wankers.

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:46, Reply)
OMG OMG OMG WANT
www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e89e/
www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/a446/
www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/e7f1/
www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/831e/
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:06, Reply)
I have:
A BAD hangover.
The place to myself (wife & baby in Edinburgh).
Back ache.
A pheasant to roast (can't be bothered).
A long list of things to do (can't be bothered with this either).
A smokers cough which is making me retch.
EDIT: So much lethargy I can't even be bothered to have one off the wrist.

Solution: back to the pub
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:40, Reply)
Good work.
Still on for a pint on Friday?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:42, Reply)
Oh yes.

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:44, Reply)
urgh
how come avoidance techniques are so much easier than actually doing the thing you have to do?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:48, Reply)
I've mulled over answering this for ten minutes.
And I can't be arsed.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:58, Reply)
good work
I spent those 10 minutes writing a paragraph which may mean nothing. yay.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 14:59, Reply)
I've wasted another ten minutes playing pool
www.miniclip.com/games/8-ball-pool-multiplayer/en/
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:13, Reply)
damn
so did I
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:38, Reply)
Did you win?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:41, Reply)
hell no
I never win at games
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:49, Reply)
Never mind Captain.
What are you having for dinner this evening?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:54, Reply)
i have not even considered it
in only just ate an eccles cake.

but - go me! - I just finished some of the important stuff I had to do and emailed it off a day early, woo!
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 15:59, Reply)
Go you!

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:22, Reply)
yay
and it turns out one of the other bits had less to do than I remembered - forgot I made a start on it at 10pm last night. Shocked it even made sense. Right...NEXT! or perhaps a cup of tea.

so what's next week hold for you, jeff?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:24, Reply)
Work. Work. Work. Work.
Whinging about my cold as well.

A bit of fun towards the end of the week though. I had planned taking a few days leave, but work is mental so I'm just taking Friday off. I'm going to head up to that London for a bit, do some Christmas shopping and meet up with a few folk from here for booze and Indian food.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:34, Reply)
oh man, that end bit sounds good
wish I could join you all - who's coming?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:43, Reply)
Battered, Monty, Stunned and QC as far as I know.
But all and sundry are welcome.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:45, Reply)
well I hear they are all cunts
so I shan't feel like I'm missing out
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:52, Reply)
hahahaha
They speak highly of you.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 16:55, Reply)
A convocation of cunts, eh?
Evenin' Cavy. Evenin' Jeff.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:00, Reply)
Evening TD
How are you? Cavy is being horrible.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:02, Reply)
Knackered, bog eyed, slightly less concerned than I was earlier
Yourself?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:04, Reply)
I'm okay.
Tired. But staying in this evening now.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:04, Reply)
Very commendable
My friend Monsigneur P Grigot is going to keep me company this evening.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:06, Reply)
no
not really, just making myself feel better. An being horrible
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:06, Reply)
evening

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:06, Reply)
Were you being horrible to J T Dogfucker?
I'm not sure I should talk to you if that's the case.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:09, Reply)
nah, i just said all the others were cunts
I only implied that he was
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:43, Reply)
What are you doing next week Captain?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:53, Reply)
Playing in a concert tomorrow
and spending every other minute doing that important thing for work, trying to get students to work to a deadline, appease the colleague I pissed off (seriously, I was accidentally a complete dick) and some other boring shit. Reckon I'll have a proper day off a week Saturday, might even plan something.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 17:59, Reply)
so basically work
and whinging about work
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:01, Reply)
I hear ya Captain.
Doing anything fun though?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:02, Reply)
for work?
nah - it's just that massive scary thing that has become my problem and mine alone, since the boss seems uninterested in it, now.

Other than work? There is nothing other than work - I'll be spending most evenings and the weekend finishing it, I think
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:05, Reply)
What you did to piss off a load of people?

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:08, Reply)
<<

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:10, Reply)
just one person
I was tired and did something silly which won't seem important if I tell you. Basically I just trod on someone's toes REALLY badly
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:10, Reply)
You spazz
Made a decision about dinner yet?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:11, Reply)
food is for chumps
I've got guinea pigs to clean. What are you having, then?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:13, Reply)
Fajitas this evening.
Quick and easy and tasty as well.

Can't go wrong with that, can I?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:24, Reply)
nice.
I reckon there's something I could put in the oven in a bit, only I've not cleaned the oven yet and it makes smoke everywhere :(
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:25, Reply)
Clean as in "gut and skin"?
I hear they're quite tasty.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:42, Reply)
:(
so are dogs/cats/people/whatever pet you have
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:43, Reply)
Actually, not so much cats.
carnivore taste rank. dog's are probably OK though
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:46, Reply)
says the almostveggie
does that mean you are more delicious than the rest of us?

*makes notes in case of Alive scenario*
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:48, Reply)
Most likely.
I'm also bigger than most of you, in better shape than most of you and very good at improvising weapons from household objects so you'll never know. :P
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:50, Reply)
forewarned is forearmed
and I have two forearms. You are going to be fajitas
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:53, Reply)
All the forwarning in the world does not change the fact that
your swords are rubber, mine are not. Bring it on LARP-bitch.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:57, Reply)
you forget
my archery training - I've got a 22lb recurve bow within two paces of me right now and about to purchase a 24lb one. I'll have shot you three times before you can get near me, mortal
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:00, Reply)
Interesting point.
Perhaps we should team up and eat dozer, he's lean and tender.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:02, Reply)
True.
I am also veggie, so will taste nearly as good as I look.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:04, Reply)
Excellent, we are decided.
unless you have some unmentioned skill with weapons or martial arts?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:07, Reply)
also, if you can cook
I don't fancy him raw
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:05, Reply)
Better than you I can cook
Also pretty good with knives, I reckon I could turn my hand to butchery.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:06, Reply)
it's a deal then
I'll take him down with my bow, you chop him up and cook him. I guess that means I'm washing up, too
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:07, Reply)
Damn right.
If there are three things I hate, they are washing up and maths.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:10, Reply)
To paraphrase Pynchon (and therefore come across all Dozer-like)
Education is learning the difference between wine WITH a meal and wine FOR a meal.

I'm being uneducated this evening.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:20, Reply)
Good work!

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:24, Reply)
I feel I owe it to myself

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:29, Reply)
I quite like Pynchon
But I struggle with Gravity's Rainbow.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:33, Reply)
That's a paraphrased quote
From "Against The Day" - which is both his best and worst book as far as I'm concerned.

"Inherent Vice" - his latest - is gorgeous although you really need to read "Vineland" first to know who the characters are.

There's a QOTW poster called Pig Bodine which always pleases me.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:42, Reply)
I love American fiction.
The wised up, sarcastic, pomo stuff the most. My favourite authors are Williams Burroughs, Bret Easton Ellis, JG Ballard and John Berger.

And yes, I know Ballard and Berger were/ are from the UK, I was just sayin' is all.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:44, Reply)
Ever read any Robert Stone?
Along the same lines - I'd suggest "Hall of Mirrors" to start with. DON'T start with "Bear And His Daughter."
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:47, Reply)
never read any Berger fiction
although I own one, whichever one won the booker a couple of years back. It was cheap in The Works.

Now 'Ways of Seeing' I am quite quite familiar with. It is the same person, right?
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:47, Reply)
It is indeed.
I am assuming the one you got was either G. or To The Wedding?

The best Berger fiction I have read is the Into Their Labours trilogy.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:49, Reply)
I'm, going to guess G
since there wasn't much in the way of words on the cover.

Ways of Seeing remains one of the most useful, insightful yet accessible accounts of visual culture. They reran the documentaries from the 70s on bbc 4 a little while ago, makes me long for the days when documentaries weren't all about 'taking an amazing journey' and were instead a shit load of interesting information and in depth analysis
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:52, Reply)
He's new to me and I'll try him
Further recommendation - "Last Exit To Brooklyn" - Hubert Selby.

Read that, then read "The Room."
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:53, Reply)
I love Last Exit to Brooklyn.
A stunning accomplishment when you consider what he overcame.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:54, Reply)
I love you for loving that book
Because there aren't many people who can stomach it.

Have you read "The Room"?

That intensifies the whole thing. Evil seeps out of that book.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:57, Reply)
Haven't read any other Hubert Selby Jnr.
I saw the film of Requiem For a Dream and thought it was terrible.

I don't see how people wouldn't be able to stomach it. American Psycho maybe, but Last Exit is quite tame.

I am currently reading Tropic of Cancer. I am taking it slowly so I can savour the whole thing, it's that kind of book.

I also love Don DeLillo, he writes sentences that you could hang on your wall, they are that beautiful.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:02, Reply)
If I was gay I'd be well into you!
Have a full shelf of DeLillo. Libra turns your head ten different ways.

Underworld is Velvet Underground in words.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:05, Reply)
Underworld is beautiful.
But my favourite DeLillo is White Noise.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:08, Reply)
Where do I start on John Berger?
You need to try Robert Stone - Hall of Mirrors, Dog Soldiers or A Flag For Sunrise.

I can't participate in the new thread because I don't do games.
(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:20, Reply)
read Pig Earth, then Once in Europa, then Lilac & Flag.

(, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 19:30, Reply)

« Go Back | Reply To This »

Pages: Latest, 836, 835, 834, 833, 832, ... 1