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Nature or nurture?
Alt: what's your current #1 pet hate?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:24, 148 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
Alt: what's your current #1 pet hate?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:24, 148 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
so gayness is "how they were raised"
Seems unlikely. Did your parents make you straight, assuming you are?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:31, Reply)
Seems unlikely. Did your parents make you straight, assuming you are?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:31, Reply)
I thought nature vs nurture was more an argument about behaviour, not whether you're a gayer or not?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:33, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:33, Reply)
Nurture
Alt: When you run Checkdisk on Windows it a) spells disc with a k and b) stage 2 states that it's "checking indexes" instead of indices.
MORE WORK RELATED STORIES
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:29, Reply)
Alt: When you run Checkdisk on Windows it a) spells disc with a k and b) stage 2 states that it's "checking indexes" instead of indices.
MORE WORK RELATED STORIES
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:29, Reply)
If "index" was of a Greek root, rather than Latin
I'd be getting cross that it wasn't saying "checking indipodes"
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:33, Reply)
I'd be getting cross that it wasn't saying "checking indipodes"
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:33, Reply)
Nature.
My godmother's son is a raging woofter, who lives with his 'partner', a chap who works in musical theatre. It was blatantly obvious this boy was a chutter when he was about three.
Alt: how to choose?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:31, Reply)
My godmother's son is a raging woofter, who lives with his 'partner', a chap who works in musical theatre. It was blatantly obvious this boy was a chutter when he was about three.
Alt: how to choose?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:31, Reply)
Nature.
Only the strongest survive.
Alt: You taking the piss out of my hairline.
PS I thought you'd be taller tbh.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:32, Reply)
Only the strongest survive.
Alt: You taking the piss out of my hairline.
PS I thought you'd be taller tbh.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:32, Reply)
National average for a bloke. It's the only thing that's average about me.
Everything else is obviously excellent.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:38, Reply)
Everything else is obviously excellent.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:38, Reply)
Whatever he can have blended and then can sip through a straw.
He has to get someone to move his head dobber to the side first though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:50, Reply)
He has to get someone to move his head dobber to the side first though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:50, Reply)
i don't drink very much, i usually just take whats on offer
and i am absolutely blinding in company, i'm proper loved round these parts
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:55, Reply)
and i am absolutely blinding in company, i'm proper loved round these parts
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:55, Reply)
Wouldn't dream of it, old boy.
How you are perceived is all your own work.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:07, Reply)
How you are perceived is all your own work.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:07, Reply)
Even 12 year old girls can drink shandy like that until daybreak.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:42, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:42, Reply)
Mixture of both clearly
Alt: No way to easily choose, so I'll pick the irritating advert for 'This Means War.' Or possibly freezing feet
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:36, Reply)
Alt: No way to easily choose, so I'll pick the irritating advert for 'This Means War.' Or possibly freezing feet
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:36, Reply)
Alt: age old debates being given definite answers by unqualified internet users.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:44, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:44, Reply)
gok wan is currently out of the office
freeing the rest of us from turgid news links etc etc etc. a golden age for b3ta.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:52, Reply)
freeing the rest of us from turgid news links etc etc etc. a golden age for b3ta.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:52, Reply)
Stop it. His absence should mean we have two weeks peace and quiet between the two of you. Not two weeks of you moaning about him.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:53, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:53, Reply)
no such luck
he'd be posting this from under the patio if you were right
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:00, Reply)
he'd be posting this from under the patio if you were right
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:00, Reply)
you know when the jordaches buried there dad and jimmy corkhill dug him up?
how come they didn't bury him deeper? and how come corkhill was digging so deep to begin with?
and how did they manage to dig and bury him overnight anyway, feeble girl women that they were?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:01, Reply)
how come they didn't bury him deeper? and how come corkhill was digging so deep to begin with?
and how did they manage to dig and bury him overnight anyway, feeble girl women that they were?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:01, Reply)
no
i can safely say i have no idea what you are talking about.
i used to have jordache trainers though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
i can safely say i have no idea what you are talking about.
i used to have jordache trainers though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
Ha
No there was a lezza character in Brookside called Beth Jordache (played by the lovely Anna Friel.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:44, Reply)
No there was a lezza character in Brookside called Beth Jordache (played by the lovely Anna Friel.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:44, Reply)
alt: politicians who support stuff their constituents either don't want or don't care about
Because of pressure groups or contributors. E.g. NHS reform being pushed by Lords and MPs with a financial interest in private medical providers.
Actually just politicians.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:51, Reply)
Because of pressure groups or contributors. E.g. NHS reform being pushed by Lords and MPs with a financial interest in private medical providers.
Actually just politicians.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:51, Reply)
He did, using her foof
The double dipping was actually just ATM, with him simply burying his shit stained cock in her minge on every pass. That's why she was pissing sweetcorn for weeks.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:59, Reply)
The double dipping was actually just ATM, with him simply burying his shit stained cock in her minge on every pass. That's why she was pissing sweetcorn for weeks.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:59, Reply)
i thought that at first when i read what he put too, especially as ATM means ass to mouth, n ot ass to foof
but i assume he meant it went through her whole digestive ssytem and came back out in her wee somehow?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:04, Reply)
but i assume he meant it went through her whole digestive ssytem and came back out in her wee somehow?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:04, Reply)
his post didn't make sense and i tried to reason with it in my overcomplicated mind
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
I don't mean it literally like that
I mean every time she'd go for a piss, she'd find sweetcorn in the bowl.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
I mean every time she'd go for a piss, she'd find sweetcorn in the bowl.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
So you're saying she's so slack
that stuff just drops out whenever she sits down?
You're not making things better for yourself here.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:08, Reply)
that stuff just drops out whenever she sits down?
You're not making things better for yourself here.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:08, Reply)
explain further please how ATM would end up with sweetcorn in her fanny?
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:08, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:08, Reply)
He's dipping into her fanny on the way to her mouth to get the worst of the shit off
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:12, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:12, Reply)
It's only a quick dip, akin to wetting your hands before handling dough
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:18, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:18, Reply)
i saw him last night
for a late cinema showing after a stressful afternoon coaching my mate on interview techniques.
he was double dipping in the tartare sauce AND the cheeseboard.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:58, Reply)
for a late cinema showing after a stressful afternoon coaching my mate on interview techniques.
he was double dipping in the tartare sauce AND the cheeseboard.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 11:58, Reply)
oh come off it
i'm not saying it was cock-stiffeningly exciting, but there's a fuckton worse out there.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
i'm not saying it was cock-stiffeningly exciting, but there's a fuckton worse out there.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:05, Reply)
Alt: My current pet hate
is how every single thread seems to end up in a discussion about swipe's fanny.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:10, Reply)
is how every single thread seems to end up in a discussion about swipe's fanny.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:10, Reply)
It is possibly only one conversation
but the echo keeps coming back around
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:16, Reply)
but the echo keeps coming back around
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:16, Reply)
nowtsure
Alt: when people dont watch their fucking kids in public. Omg. Not just the rowdy type that like to tear shit up, but when people walk away from their kids and they start crying bc they cant find their mom, omfg makes me want to cut a bitch
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:13, Reply)
Alt: when people dont watch their fucking kids in public. Omg. Not just the rowdy type that like to tear shit up, but when people walk away from their kids and they start crying bc they cant find their mom, omfg makes me want to cut a bitch
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:13, Reply)
It's character building for the kids
Otherwise they'd end up growing up to whine on the internet about stuff.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:18, Reply)
Otherwise they'd end up growing up to whine on the internet about stuff.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:18, Reply)
Bitsa both.
We are clearly shaped by nurture and the environment, however people also clearly have genetic predisposition to all kinds of things that also effect behaviour.
Alt: Not a lot to day, I am all jesusy and forgiving.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:26, Reply)
We are clearly shaped by nurture and the environment, however people also clearly have genetic predisposition to all kinds of things that also effect behaviour.
Alt: Not a lot to day, I am all jesusy and forgiving.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:26, Reply)
I think it's definitely a little of both.
Personality mostly nature, attitude and behaviour more nurture.
Alt: people. Always. Mostly the poorly-behaved, ill-bred lower-class types.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:30, Reply)
Personality mostly nature, attitude and behaviour more nurture.
Alt: people. Always. Mostly the poorly-behaved, ill-bred lower-class types.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:30, Reply)
Alt: Realising that the bloke sitting behind you on the bus has eye-wateringly bad BO.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:34, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:34, Reply)
Alt Alt: Realising there's no-one sitting behind you, and it's actually your own foetid armpit stench you can smell.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:35, Reply)
Alt Alt Alt: Remembering that you had armpits amputated for that very reason, and that it must in fact be your crotch
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:36, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:36, Reply)
Alt: next door's dog.
Lovely though he is, his owners are both out through the day and all he does is howl like an anguished Arsene Wenger.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:43, Reply)
Lovely though he is, his owners are both out through the day and all he does is howl like an anguished Arsene Wenger.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:43, Reply)
I'm surprised you haven't tried this, Stunned
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figging
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:03, Reply)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figging
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:03, Reply)
If you'd have said Rhaphanidosis
Then I would have known what you meant. ;-)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:05, Reply)
Then I would have known what you meant. ;-)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:05, Reply)
Alt: slow thread days
If only all the horrible people hadn't ruined offtopic.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:53, Reply)
If only all the horrible people hadn't ruined offtopic.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:53, Reply)
I took your and AA's combined tip last week
and ate in the Egg Cafe. It was nice. Thanks.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:56, Reply)
and ate in the Egg Cafe. It was nice. Thanks.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:56, Reply)
Oh cool.
I hope to god you weren't wearing a brown leather jacket
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:58, Reply)
I hope to god you weren't wearing a brown leather jacket
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 12:58, Reply)
What's the problem with brown leather jackets?
(I don't own one btw).
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:00, Reply)
(I don't own one btw).
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:00, Reply)
I've never worn one.
I also found a pub that brews its own beer and paid an obligatory visit to Probe Records. Overall a successful trip to your city.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:05, Reply)
I also found a pub that brews its own beer and paid an obligatory visit to Probe Records. Overall a successful trip to your city.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:05, Reply)
It's never a successful trip to Liverpool
unless you also leave with a full set of alloys and a bag full of knock off imitation sports and leisure wear.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:06, Reply)
unless you also leave with a full set of alloys and a bag full of knock off imitation sports and leisure wear.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:06, Reply)
And whatever is the T-shirt de semaine that is being sold on the stalls in the centre of town.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:08, Reply)
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:08, Reply)
Good luck.
There are not many cities I could be arsed with living in, but Edinburgh is one of them. I love it up there.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:14, Reply)
There are not many cities I could be arsed with living in, but Edinburgh is one of them. I love it up there.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:14, Reply)
We're spending Easter there this year.
Staying with my in-laws unfortunately.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:15, Reply)
Staying with my in-laws unfortunately.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:15, Reply)
I would normally be thinking about booking a cheap train ticket up there about now.
But under the current circumstances probably not a good idea.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:18, Reply)
But under the current circumstances probably not a good idea.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:18, Reply)
There's a nice pub at the entrance to the Cains Brewey.
And The Philharmonic Dining Rooms are nice. imho.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:07, Reply)
And The Philharmonic Dining Rooms are nice. imho.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:07, Reply)
The cains one is ok if you're buying ales as they're subsidised.
The spirits are extortionate though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:09, Reply)
The spirits are extortionate though.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:09, Reply)
+ that I go to all the time as I love Scouse mincers offloading on my chin.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:09, Reply)
Have you been stalking me?
If you have, let me know somewhere you'd like to go.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:13, Reply)
If you have, let me know somewhere you'd like to go.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:13, Reply)
I have a video of this at home, I think tonight will be spent binned to the gills, watching it.
( , Mon 20 Feb 2012, 13:32, Reply)
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