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 What confuses you?
	What confuses you?Are you like one of those girls that askes questions throughout a movie? Does peoples motivation to follow the excretable detail of celebrities lives allude you? Maybe the remote control is simply too much to handle?
alt: Ever driven a digger?
altalt: best ever cheese, or something. I'm a bit in love with grilled halloumi at the moment
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 15:58, 172 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 My marrigae is fine, could use a bit of sunshine for full bloom, but still..
	My marrigae is fine, could use a bit of sunshine for full bloom, but still..(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:05, Reply)
 Everything about modern life confuses me
	Everything about modern life confuses meI mean, where's the rule book?
alt: no
altalt: ilchester applewood smoked
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:05, Reply)
 I bet you think that modern life is rubbish.
	I bet you think that modern life is rubbish.And it's all a bit of a blur.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 nice one
	nice onebut you may have to explain your joke to the boys and girls
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:09, Reply)
 Reality TV, X Factor, Come Dine With Me, etc
	Reality TV, X Factor, Come Dine With Me, etcWhy do people actually make time to watch that shit?
Alt: No
AltAlt: Applewood cheddar is rather nice, but it's got to be garlic and nettle.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 Hey AA,
	Hey AA, If I were to go the cinema and I wanted some sweets, but I didn't have much money, what would be the best way of me going about getting some cheaply, or even for free?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:30, Reply)
 Go to the supermarket before the cinema, it's cheaper to buy them from there.
	Go to the supermarket before the cinema, it's cheaper to buy them from there.(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:47, Reply)
 I've never understood celebrity followers
	I've never understood celebrity followersor those who talk about soap operas like they're real.
alt: yes, and Diggerland theme park is well worth a visit, much fun.
altalt: whichever is on the pizza at the time.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:07, Reply)
 I shall use teh child as an excuse
	I shall use teh child as an excusesmall girls love diggers don't they?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:10, Reply)
 yes, mine loved them
	yes, mine loved themhad to be dragged off it kicking and screaming*
*may be a slight exaggeration.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:13, Reply)
 Diggers are cool, I have played with JCB's and bobcat bucketloaders at a theme park ages ago.
	Diggers are cool, I have played with JCB's and bobcat bucketloaders at a theme park ages ago.I much prefer a cheese board than a dessert, Fav. has to be stilton or cheddar.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:08, Reply)
 Alt: Not a digger, but I used to get to drive a small tractor in my first job.
	Alt: Not a digger, but I used to get to drive a small tractor in my first job.It was well lol - it had questionable steering and a hand controlled throttle with essentially two settings: stop and full pelt.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:10, Reply)
 Not much, I tend to read up on anything that I find hard to understand.
	Not much, I tend to read up on anything that I find hard to understand.(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:12, Reply)
 ok, well you won't need to contribute to this thread then will you
	ok, well you won't need to contribute to this thread then will you(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:15, Reply)
 He could hang around and explain things to you.
	He could hang around and explain things to you.That wouldn't be at all frustrating for him.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:16, Reply)
 Wow, what an amazing coincidence
	Wow, what an amazing coincidenceJust yesterday I blathered on Facebook about my love of cheese and garnered many an effusive response. It's like you and I are sharing one brain. I got the part where spelling lives, and you got the humour, annoyingly.
Mexicana, or Black Bomber, or Red Devil, or anything that makes your mouth explode, basically.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:17, Reply)
 Black bomber is great
	Black bomber is greatI'm lucky enough to have a proper fromagerie on my high street, they sell it there.
speelings are overated
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:20, Reply)
 Speelings?
	Speelings?There's a brilliant cheesery (I don't care if this is a word or not) on Norwich market, they even do a vegetarian Parmesan equivalent for the missus.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:25, Reply)
 As noted above, no it's not
	As noted above, no it's notbut I was fucking confused the first time I brought home what I thought was a yummy present, only to be greeted with the words "Did you check if it's vegetarian friendly?". My reply - along the lines of "No, it's Wensleydale with cranberries and CHUNKS OF HORSE" was also not well-received.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:41, Reply)
 oh man when i got back last night i was at the train station ok right?
	oh man when i got back last night i was at the train station ok right?and this girl, looked a bit french, slightly bohemian, tousled hair, pretty, plain clothing stepped into the bogs right next to where i was sitting ok and then
'FLUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRP!' women fart, who knew?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:19, Reply)
 ok, having reread this, I've worked out that you weren't actually sat on the bog at the time
	ok, having reread this, I've worked out that you weren't actually sat on the bog at the timealso the french are filthy fuckers.
Look at Kroney and his "space docking"
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:22, Reply)
 what was really weird was just after she farted a guy went into the ladies to wash his hands
	what was really weird was just after she farted a guy went into the ladies to wash his handshe might've been foreign, i dunno how you could misunderstand the 'women' lettering or the woman shaped sign
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:27, Reply)
 I've never heard anything by them before
	I've never heard anything by them beforeI even had to look at another video, just to check it wasn't a parody of them or something.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:30, Reply)
 I saw a 10 minute documentary on their festival
	I saw a 10 minute documentary on their festivalit was incredible. I an't remeber what it was called though i'm afraid
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:31, Reply)
 here you go, you sarcy bastard
	here you go, you sarcy bastardwww.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/27/new-documentary-sheds-lig_n_984096.html
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:34, Reply)
 No.
	No.Alt,es, it was ace, also a tower crane and jcb. Cool fun.
Alt, is smeg acceptable?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:24, Reply)
 I always try it, just in case
	I always try it, just in casebut I still don't like it. I cannot get on with cheese from a sheep.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:28, Reply)
 Maths confuses me. I've no idea why, I just can't work it.
	Maths confuses me. I've no idea why, I just can't work it.Simple adding, subracting, division etc, that I can do. Anything even mildly more advanced I just stare at in complete incomprehension. Long division, algebra, all of that stuff is witchcraft.
Alt: No, this makes me sad :(
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:25, Reply)
 Hi Swipey, how has your Monday been?
	Hi Swipey, how has your Monday been?mine was boring, but I did go to the gym, so can pat myself on the back for that
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:40, Reply)
 After running 13 miles yesterday I can eat whatever the fuck I want today
	After running 13 miles yesterday I can eat whatever the fuck I want today(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:59, Reply)
 Some science confuses me.
	Some science confuses me.Big science, I mean, and the numbers that are involved in it. Like, sometimes I will read about a discovery or an achievement - and I am duly impressed and astounded... The confusion comes from knowing there are people who are so very brainy. I feel like a caveman by comparison.
Alt: Yes, and Tractors and Combine Harvesters. Oo-arr.
Alt alt: A good old Cheddar.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:31, Reply)
 They make it up
	They make it upThen they get other similarly "brainy" men to accredit their books with a foreword so as to deter any potential readers from going "Hang on... this is bollocks!". There's basically a cabal of a couple of dozen men who agreed a while back that a better use for their massive brains than discovering the secrets of the universe, would be pretending they had and saying each other was clever to shift units.
Quod Erat Demonstrandum is actually Latin for "fuck you, I'm rich"
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:39, Reply)
 Wires
	WiresEvery day I carefully place my iPhone charging cable and headphones into a reasonably roomy zip-up pocket in my bag, taking care not to wrap them around each other. And every morning when I get to work the two are inextricably tangled in a series of knots so complicated, they would have Lord Baden-Powell himself so puzzled, he'd stop wanking over kids, stroke his luxuriant moustache and murmur "I say..."
HOW?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:37, Reply)
 Gremlins
	GremlinsDoesn't matter how many wires, how big the box, or how neatly coiled, given time it will always turn to spaghetti.
The only way to stop them is to put each wire in a separate bag and kitchen tie the neat coil together, which is just a bit anal.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:43, Reply)
 This is perfectly logical but involves effort
	This is perfectly logical but involves effortas does calling a team of crack Gremlin exterminators
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:46, Reply)
 I did have a set of headphones that solved this..
	I did have a set of headphones that solved this..they came in a little case that incorporated a cable reel as well. The phones were shit but the case worked, maybe try local pound shop?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:49, Reply)
 Apparently, it's "Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string"
	Apparently, it's "Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string"www.scienceworld.ca/swog/why-do-my-earphones-tangle-so-much
There you go. SCIENCE.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:46, Reply)
 Ironically, this is exactly why I don't trust science
	Ironically, this is exactly why I don't trust scienceThey just make stuff up and say "See? SCIENCE." The world would be a better place if the generally accepted answer to my question, and many others such as how the fuck a tiny stone magically materialises inside your shoe when you have a long way to walk and it's raining, was "Fucking magic, mate. That's just the way it is."
See also; why the sun always goes in when you put sunglasses on, supposedly hilarious monkeys being asleep whenever you swing by their cage and Craig David's popularity in the early 2000's even though no-one bought his records.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:57, Reply)
 somehow I knew entropy would be in that
	somehow I knew entropy would be in thatit's next to the ursine arborial defecation study.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:58, Reply)
 Entropy, Foxo
	Entropy, FoxoEntropy. Millions of combinations possible for a tangled up cable, only one possible combination for a tidy cable. Every time you move even slightly, it moves the cable and changes the pattern.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:00, Reply)
 lots of things confuse me
	lots of things confuse mebut thinking about them is making me ranty. i'm going to my first zumba class tonight, bet that will confuse the fuck out of me. AND i did 60 mins running and 30 mins on the cross trainer before work this morning, so i am stiff as a cunt.
alt: only that old dos game. i fucking loved a bit of that.
altalt: ALL CHEESE. except weak as shit plastic cheese and brie. brie can go fist itself.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:38, Reply)
 me and my friend wenot to zumba once
	me and my friend wenot to zumba oncethe guy did lots of dance steps really quickly, and the music degenerated to Jive Bunny and The Birdie Song. I suspect he wasn't really a zumba teacher
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 16:50, Reply)
 Are you going for some kind of personal best?
	Are you going for some kind of personal best?Most Shit Songs Referenced In One Thread?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:00, Reply)
 Anyone can be a fucking Zumba "teacher"
	Anyone can be a fucking Zumba "teacher"All you need is a big mouth, a can of Relentless and a shit record collection. There's no skill to it whatsoever
/dance snob
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:00, Reply)
 So tell us a bit about yourself,
	So tell us a bit about yourself,male (obviously), fat (obv), virgin (obv)
anything else?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 sounds about right
	sounds about rightare you a northern? We have quite a few here now, dragging down standards of dress, finance and meal naming conventions
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:08, Reply)
 I drove past there last week and I thought to myself
	I drove past there last week and I thought to myselfthat is an aptly named town, assuming of course it used to host a coal mine. Otherwise, it's a shitly named town.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:12, Reply)
 I for one welcome our new lurking Underlord
	I for one welcome our new lurking UnderlordMake us a cuppa Leo, there's a pecking order to reinforce
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 Hello Darth Foxtrot
	Hello Darth FoxtrotAre you a dancing Star Wars fan? I'd make you a cuppa but I wouldn't wish that milky gloop on my worst enemy.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:10, Reply)
 You're very insightful, Leo
	You're very insightful, LeoIt's a coffee I'm after dear boy, not been sleeping well. If you've got methamphetamine I'll take that.
And party.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:18, Reply)
 You're far too nice for this forum
	You're far too nice for this forumIT'S TOO LATE FOR ME BUT GET OUT NOW etc
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:24, Reply)
 you'd think he could at least
	you'd think he could at least pick music that wasn't from a wedding disco. Or maybe show us a thing rather than just jigging about?
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 If you must try an unskilled "dance" to get fit, do Salsa
	If you must try an unskilled "dance" to get fit, do SalsaAt least it's sociable, and may be of some use in certain musical establishments. Be aware that whilst this is the lesser of two evils I will still mock you mercilessly for it.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:23, Reply)
 I think it's best I never dance
	I think it's best I never danceother than while drunk and at a club.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:24, Reply)
 HOW DARE YOU
	HOW DARE YOUI am nowhere near that Australian. Or, believe it or not, that camp.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:38, Reply)
 it's my only reference point
	it's my only reference pointand I have nothing but your word to disprove it
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:39, Reply)
 The standard of international Ballroom dancing has improved immensely since that film was made
	The standard of international Ballroom dancing has improved immensely since that film was madealthough said film was hardly up to the standards of the time.
This really has fuck all to do with your post, I'm sorry, I'm going home, knackered.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:42, Reply)
 Perfect uprocking and gain the admiration of your peers*
	Perfect uprocking and gain the admiration of your peers**well, me.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:34, Reply)
 Altalt: Vacherin Mont-D'or
	Altalt: Vacherin Mont-D'oror Brie de Mellon - or Gongonzola Piccante - or Epoisses, or...etc.
Alt: I've never even driven a moped
What confuses me most of all is how you made it to adulthood without either dying from stupidity or having someone do society a favour and bump you off.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:10, Reply)
 Hi Nakers
	Hi NakersYou know you were talking about your headphones sucking their cables back up into themselves?
Well my body can suck a testicle back up into itself.
The end.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:16, Reply)
 I don't know that first cheese, but judging by the next two, I bet its fucking lush.
	I don't know that first cheese, but judging by the next two, I bet its fucking lush. I bloody well love a proper cheesory.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 18:29, Reply)
 Same here.
	Same here.Busy = aggravation = me short-tempered = people being inexplicably ruder to me on the phone.
I don't understand it, Monty. It's like they *know*
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:15, Reply)
 My boss has been millimetres from an actual punch in the fucking gob since about half nine.
	My boss has been millimetres from an actual punch in the fucking gob since about half nine.(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:17, Reply)
 I've been boiling over with impotent rage
	I've been boiling over with impotent rageall day. It's given me all shooting pains up and down my left arm and that.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:19, Reply)
 I need a holiday.
	I need a holiday.I cannot have even a day off for a good fortnight.
People will suffer for this.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 17:21, Reply)
 Your gross lack of apostrophes coupled with disgusting spelling.
	Your gross lack of apostrophes coupled with disgusting spelling.alt: Yes I have. It was at LEGOLAND.
altalt: Brie de Meaux de Dogne.
(, Mon 16 Jul 2012, 20:16, Reply)
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