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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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no offence bear but that seems to be dying a slow deathso i'll put it out of its misery. my colleagues think it's mad that i am squeamish about people sharing food and double dipping, but sharing a hairbrush doesn't bother me at all. what are you totally irrational about? and does it make sense to you?
alt: wtf is the point of sundried tomatoes? salty chewy little pieces of monkey's miscarriage. what supposedly fancy/tasty addition to food would you burn in hell?
altalt: ice in your drink - yes or no?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:08,
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sundried tomatoes are good. Always ice in my drink if it's cold.
and yes, you're being irrational.
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i have just spent ages fishing sundried tomatoes out of my spinach and feta quicheand olives out of my salad. fucking rank, the pair of them.
we agree on the ice.
i disagree. there are no tastebuds in my hair. my mouth would KNOW it was eating someone else's rank spit.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:12,
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No it wouldn't, and quite frankly, you'll put a dick in your mouth, so the possibility that a few particles of spit might be transferred from half a chip into a tub of houmous that you might then eat shouldn't bother you at all.
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just reading it makes me cringefucking rank!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:16,
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But a dick swipey, you will happily rub a dick all over your face.You do know what men do with their dicks right?
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how do you feel about dicks covered in houmous that someone else has double dipped in? (
glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:57,
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that's terribly nichei'd have to say... sahara dry. not doing it for me at all.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:04,
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Red ApplesFucking cunt things
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Sun-dried tomato is what a normal tomato aspires to be. Tasty.
Bamboo shoots and water chestnuts can get to fuck
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Pop or water then yes
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:12,
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Because they are fucking horrible?(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:22,
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but green ones are ok?i don't get this, i don't get it at all
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:24,
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The taste and textures are different in my experience.Greens are crunchy and juicy, reds, from what I remember, are softer and taste dry and yuk. Then again, i haven't eaten either for years. Not a fan of fruit in general, it makes me spew my ring.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:29,
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braeburns are where it's atcrunchy, sweet but not too sweet, and without that slightly mushy texture that overripe red apples have. try one.
then grovel and thank me.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:31,
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I'd be more likely to puke all over you.(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:34,
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Red apples are shit, they're all fluffy and weird.Green apples, on the other hand, are fresh and crisp and made of excellent things.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:31,
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Bollocks, Golden Delicious? Soft and shite. Breaburns? Crunchy and lovely.(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:36, Reply)
GOD ALMIGHTY, AL!Can I not just make a wildly sweeping statement about apples? I'm going to make it again:
RED APPLES: SHIT
GREEN APPLES: TEH WINZORZ
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:40,
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so if you could get rid of all the moths or all of teh oliveswhich would it be?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:17,
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Moths. Without a shadow of a doubt.I merely don't like eating olives, I am not petrified of them.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:18,
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so imagine you're somewhere really romanticlike the tiny beach with antique mirrors at either end studded with candles that they have outside the ridiculously romantic "lone star" restaurant on barbados. and the girl of your dreams is looking at you and saying how manly you are in your hawaiian shirt. you KNOW you're going to get some later.
suddenly a wild moth appears.
what do you do?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:19,
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If she were truly the woman of my dreamsshe'd get rid of it for me, whilst laughing and stroke my hair until I calmed down :(
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:24,
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if only i could do a double strikethrough, TWICE AS HARDyou know it would look like this:
and
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:28,
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lookit's a man's job to get rid of any sort of creepy crawly, surely you know this
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:33,
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I'm absolutely fine as long as they can't fly at me.You'll find that neither "creepy", nor "crawly" suggest wings are involved. Therefore I am still fully a man.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:36,
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dudethere are eunuchs mincing their way around the globe who are more man than you
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:38,
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someone using my cutlery. FUCK OFF. Olives can also go fuck themselves.(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:18, Reply)
you mean after you've used it, or before, or during?(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:23,
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i don't like people drinking from my glass, but i have absolutely no rationale behind why.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:43,
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Chewing gum.I can't even stand near to someone chewing it without wanting to boke.
Alt: also chewing gum. Boke.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:18,
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yeah, chewing gum is horrid, i hate the cunts that stick it under tables, or in ash trays, or in the bottom of glasses.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:21,
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Totally not taking advantage of this HILARIOUS strike through opportunity.(
Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:29,
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No.I was going to go with
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:42,
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I think someone once told me that the amount of stuff on whatever your dipping, has horrid things far more than a bit of saliva. You kiss people, i bet you even suck a willybit now and then, so stop being an idot.
Sundried tomatoes are lovely, well, good ones are, the little ones you get in packaged pasta/salads from your chain store of choice taste like salty, vinegary yuck.
Ice in my drink, unless it's supposed to be a hot drink, because that would be daft.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:19,
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i know i would never eat at any of the pubs i worked in as a studentbut that can't be right, surely?
/will never eat again
/thanks windypig for making her super-thin
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:21,
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yeah, the sort of bacteria growing on food, is way worse than the ones in saliva.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:22,
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we have strict rules on how we cook/prepare stuff where I am, but even that is only minimising the bacteria development, the only ways of killing bacteria is superheating, or supercooling and freeze-drying, but even then, some are spore forming and survive even those processes.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:26,
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now, my actual squeamishness is related to how half-eaten food looks and the association with other people's spit that it puts into my headthe bacteria doesn't bother me. but this is interesting. i had always taken the view that cooking would kill off most nasties. is this wrong?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:30,
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it will, above i think 75 degrees, most stuff is killed off, but I would be surprised if you probe your food on a regualr basis to ensure a core temperature.
The nastiest nasties are spore forming, so that instead of dying during heat, they sort of turn in to a seed, and then when temperature is right again, like down in your colon they just kick off. I studied a case while doing my advanced hygiene course on a boy that died from food he ate nearly 40 days earlier.
Edit: 75 degrees for 3 minutes is what we use, which i believe is above the legal minimum.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:33,
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not really, bacteria multiply exponentially, slowed down by the fridge it would take probably 3 or 4 days for fresh meat uncovered to get enough bacteria to make you ill, compared with 4 hours if it's ambient.
It's all about controlling temperature at every stage in the process. I can get very boring on this subject, i've been thinking about becoming an EHO
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:37,
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For the free food?(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:44,
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nah, babes chick a dude in a white coat carrying a range of thermometers.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:54,
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you should def look into it if it interests youam i right in my second assumption: that being vegetarian means it is less likely to be an issue than for meat eaters?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:45,
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But vegetarians don't have the strength to fight off even the wimpiest of bacteria.(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:48,
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Apart from when you let boyfriends shit on you.(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:59,
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only in that the bad stuff in meat is often not killed becase people like their meat pink, or don't probe check large joints to ensure a core temperature high enough to kill anything.
Some of the worst bacteria is in pasta and rices and breads and things, but the way they are prepared kills it all off (unless you're unlucky to gt one of the spore forming bugs in your rice, but we haven't had a vase of that in this country for about 15 years).
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:53,
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you've convinced meyou should totally do the EHO thing.
i have heard that rice is responsible for some of the worst cases of food poisoning. it seems so innocuous.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:57,
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as i said, i can get very dull on the whole subject, but basically, Rice is one that harbours spore forming bacteria, that is also able to be distributed through the skin. So you get it by eating re-heated rice, then you touch stuff an other people get it, lick their fingers or whatever, and as it soon as it hits colon, BOOM!!! you're fucked.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:59,
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shudderi knew it all came down to other people touching stuff.
people suck.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:03,
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one last boring thing, supply chain is the most important thing, a case where Heston Blumenthals restaurant gave around 300 people food poisoning, including i tkink one kid that nearly died, was traced all the way back to the butcher that was supplying his meat, to one member of staff that had gone to work with the shits.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:03,
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So in a roundabout way it's all swipey's ex's fault?(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:14,
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sure, why not.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:23,
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fuckyou'd want to give him more than the shits if you found him
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:15,
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I'm extremely late herebut you need 121 degrees for about 20 mins to "sterilise" - that is to reduce bacteria content so low it cannot then re-grow without external bacterial contamination.
but even then ... you haven't killed them all. Just enough.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:23,
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No, it does kill most.But what you've got to remember with some bugs is that you might have 100 million bacteria. And lets say cooking kills 99.99%, that sounds really good, but that still leaves you with 10,000 bacteria. Which isn't so good.
The same applies to those cleaners which they say kills 99.9% of germs. That's actually shit all use, you need something that kills 99.99999%. Which soap, water and drying will do perfectly well. As will prolonged cooking at a pretty high temperature.
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Yeah non taken. It was a bit of a crap one, I hoped to get insulted as a bigot, but it didn't happen.I loathe 32.00 coins, I really feel uncomfy with them. If given one in change, I'll get rid of the fucker as fast as I can.
Alt, I share your concerns. rest assured, implementations are in place to negate these.
Altalt, noooohhhh, it just bumps into your teeth and annoys. Much like sanitary protection.
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It's not really pedantry is it?You just wrote something totally incorrect.
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Yeah, but you knew what I meant. I assume.Do you corrcet all typos? If so, then I'd class this as pedantry.
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CORRCET??? HAHAHAHA!!!Sorry.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:45,
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why don't you go back to pestering lone females on the Isle of man, you're good at that(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:50,
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fucking cunt nearly got banged up for pestering his ex wife, but the judge let him off when he agreed to stay at his mums, sad or what(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:02,
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It's all true :(Now, here's the new record by the Bhundu Boys...
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:13,
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I know I'm in the minority here, but I HATE it when people eat left over chinese/curry/pizza cold the next day.All I can think is "Botulism, botulism, you'll all get botulism!"
But I'm fine with Roast Dinner leftovers.
Alt: Fucking Olives, the horrid little cunts.
Altalt: Yes, depending on the drink.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:28,
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This I know, but I like the word.But as you bring it up I'll revise my earlier statement to "food poisoning, food poisoning, you'll all get food poisoning!"
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:32,
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You love it when I bring it up. I'm totally seeing you in a couple of weeks!(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:34, Reply)
Dude, totally.Are you camping? I'm camping.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:42,
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:56,
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i hate leftoverseverything must go in the bin AT ONCE.
my friends are really shocked when i throw out half a takeaway.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:32,
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That's fucking ridiuclous Swipe.You are a one woman insult to the planet.
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I do that too, since you're getting bullied.I expect a lot of people do.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:39,
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When I get curry, I like to order a bit more than I know I can eat.Specifically so I can have it again for lunch the following day.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:43,
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lots of people do thisbut then they eat it all.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:46,
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I sometimes do thatand then eat it anyway. I've never managed to leave curry for the next day. I like curry a lot
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I obviously exercise more self control than you.Or order more food.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:49,
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:57,
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I don't think he does.I run half marathons, he just gets stoned and plays with his kids.
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Yeah, Al definitely exercises more than I do.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:23,
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I haven't got stoned since last November though (
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:24,
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Any pizza any size 9.99who wouldn't get a 15" pizza, eat as much as they can, slice for breakfast the following day, finish it off for lunch?
3 meals for a tenner. It's economics!
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:46,
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shhhleave me my rationalisations
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:49,
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it's greasy cheese on toast, that's what it is(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:51,
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My mum used to slice up Pepperami and put it on cheese and toast and then tell me it was pizza.What? It was the Eighties and that's what pizza was to the English.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:53,
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i do like the odd calzone more breaking news on the half hour
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:55,
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I don't believe youthat's just the sort of shit you would put on the internet and we'd all be like "Hey Rory, had any calzones recently?" and you'd be all like "AHAHA YOU FUCKING RETARD I DON'T EVEN LIKE CALZONE I JUST SAID THAT TO MAKE YOU LOOK STUPID WHEN YOU BELIEVED ME YOU WANKER!"
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i don't get why anyone would like calzoneit disappears twice as quickly as real pizza
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:58,
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Giant italian pastiesexcept without the carrot.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:11,
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thanks for ruining the magic(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:59,
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i like making a healthier form of mini pizzasusing crumpets and salsa or tomato puree and low-fat cheese.
mmmm.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:55,
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That's so cute.Mine did the same. Sometimes made it with french stick.
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Flim *still* makes herself French Bread Pizza.(
Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:57,
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Awwwww. That's cute.Your wife I mean, not the fact that she's clearly trying to ruin that rocking figure of hers by eating all that cheese. You want to put a stop to that.
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If I cut off her cheese supply she'd leave me within a week.I'm like a cheese dealer. Give 'em a hit of Babybel for free, then get 'em hooked on the Cheddar, and then keep 'em with the Brie.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:04,
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Stop giving away the tricks of my trade.(
Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:08,
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I think that was Birdseye(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:57,
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so are you.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:44,
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I hadn't really thought about it that way...(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:45,
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You're just a giant ballbag bouncing around the place using prehensile pubes to type(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:47,
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I thought I was irrational about super volcanoes, but CHCB informs me this isn't that mental, so I'm no longer that concerned about themWhich seems odd.
Alt: No idea.
AltAlt: Depends what I'm drinking.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 14:56,
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wet bathroom floors skeeve me out a bit, but not swimming pool area floorsmaybe it's more irritation than skeeve DRY YOURSELF THEN STEP OUT OF THE SHOWER FFS
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glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:01,
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i like having wet feet.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:04,
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I don't like having wet socksjust the bottoms wet, nothing else
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glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:06,
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that is grim, is this a problem at home, or a work problem?
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:09,
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I can't reach my towel from the showerthat's why I have a bath mat
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acceptable compromiseI think a shared bathmat would be even more horrendous though, if they end up anything like our dishcloths
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glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:08,
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I like my showers hot, right?but I often get concerned about my sperm count because I know they don't like heat. So what I often do is get out of the shower and hang my balls over the lip of the sink, just to cool them down a bit.
And THEN I'll dry myself.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:08,
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you should get one of ultra posh showers with multiple streams at all angles and set one at optimum ball height and temp(
glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:09,
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Oh God, that'd be so sweet.Rented accommodation, though :(
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:13,
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man, i'm totally going to start doing this.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:10,
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Be sure to lock the bathroom doorgirls *really* don't understand when they catch you doing it.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:12,
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I don't have a bathroom door.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:14,
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no, i just haven't got round to buying/installing a bathroom door.
edit: when guests come over i have a bead curtain.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:22,
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do you also not have a bathroom roof and walls?(
glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:19,
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sundried tomatoes are the bestalt: no thanks, it clanks on my teeth and takes up space for precious drink.
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:07,
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someone ask me what I've been doing all morning(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:09,
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what you got planned for this afternoon?(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:10,
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i've been trying to fix the clutch on a Land Rover.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:12,
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fine!I'll post it anyway. I made these:
up2.it/ali/glass1.jpg
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:15,
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They are nice, i don't suppose you know anything about clutches do you?
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:16,
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or crotches !!! haha amirite !!!(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:18,
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yes. you are correct :(Oh Rory, you hurt my soul
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:21,
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fair enough, it looks to me like the master cylinder is putting too much pressure on the piston end in the gear box, but it's a stock part, which means that land rover have installed a master cylinder that will break the seals in the hydraulic unit every few years. Seems a bizarre thing to do, all you'd need t do was put in a master cylinder that matched the pressure and travel of the piston end in the gear box, and, if you kept the fluid topped up, and didn't allow any water in to it, would last for a lot longer.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:22,
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Not that bizarre.Do Land Rover sell the seals separately? Probably not.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:23,
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if it were a modern one i'd agree with you, but this is an old 80's defender, before that sort of thing was commonplace.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:24,
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You know, if it was a design fault on the 80's Defenders, they'd have updated the part.You'll probably find that a 90's design is close enough to fit your clutch. I don't know Land Rovers, but the Defender's barely changed in 50 years, you must be able to swap parts around.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:27,
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yeah, true, but i don't have the patience to take the gearbox apart to check the travel of the piston end to get a matching master cylinder. I mean, any master cylinder will fit, even a modern one, but the problem is matching the travel.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:29,
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i think i might just buy a smaller master cylinder, and see what happens.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:37,
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It's probably* so it still works when the fluid runs low and the master pressure drops or the system gets a slight leakmeaning it's generally more reliable. I realise this is not a rational reason when you think about it, but it was built by Landrover in the 80s. Be thankful it's got the correct number of wheels
*definitely
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:28,
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but it seems, after bleeding the system and using a syringe to check the problem wasn't at the gear box end, the travel in the master cylinder is over twice what it needs to be, which is way more than neccessary to make up for leaks. If the fluid is so low that you need twice the travel to engage the clutch, you would have to make a hole in the floor to push the clutch pedal far enough.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:32,
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This is seriously impressive stuffI really don't understand engines or cars in general, which is why I am very glad we moved in near to an excellent mechanic.
When I next buy a car will you please come with me and check the engine bits for me?
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i can't do modern cars, too much computery electronic jiggery pokery.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:36,
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The only difference sensors and whatnot make is that garages rely on those to tell them what's wrong.Which is shit because the ECU can only tell that a sensor's going, not what's causing it. Took me a year to track down a problem with my turbo because the ECU kept flaggin up MAF faults and pressure drop faults. Turned out it was a few split hoses.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:38,
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i also don't like that you can't get to engines in modern cars without loads of messing about, most old cars you can sit in the engine bay and work on it.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:40,
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I prefer old cars toobut I'll be fucked if I'm letting a garage do something I can do myself.
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Kroney, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:44,
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this, the only things that get done at the garage is the welding and the suspension, but only because i don't have a pit or a lift to get underneath properly.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:48,
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It's just not the samewhen some spanner monkey has to connect a computer to it, before reading off a 5 digit code and THEN whistling through his teeth, shaking his head and going, "woah, that's gonna cost ya"
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:40,
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Like I said, it's a stupid thing to do. For exactly those reasonsAnd also that it makes a well maintained vehicle less reliable than a poorly maintained one.
but that'll still be why it is that way.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:34,
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British engineering, nothing quite like it.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:35,
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I've had two 1970s BL sports cars in the last 10 yearsThere's nothing that would surprise me.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:36,
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I've got a Morris Minor at the moment, and apart from a leaky rocker cover gasket, the thing seems to be almost perfect. I mean, there are so few mving parts, as long as you keep it all oiled up and clean, and fluid in it, it won't ever die.
However, i had a 75 mgb, and i'm pretty sure the engineer had only 1 hand and one eye and half a brain.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:39,
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I had a 72 MGB roadsterthat was great ... but then I had replaced more or less everything on it bar the original shell. On the other hand, the 78 spitfire I had would overheat without fail if the air temperature got above 25 degrees no matter what the fuck I did to it. Top end rebuild, bigger rad, oil cooler, Kenlowe, not the tiniest fucking effect. I think it was just built by a spiteful cunt who didn't like the idea of people enjoying the sun
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:42,
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lol, i met a bloke who had a 74 mgbgt i think, and had done all of this, without once checking if the water pump was working.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:47,
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haha. no, I checked that.It was the temperature that confused me. 20 degrees, it would be fine stuck stationary in a traffic jam for hours. 30 degrees, it would overheat at 70 on the motorway.
BL witchcraft, I'm telling you.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:49,
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i'd have said oil pressure, but if you said you put an oil cooler in, then it is probably a valve somewhere. hmmmm, was it just cutting out, or properly steam out of the radiator over-heating?
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:54,
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properly steam out of the radiator. Well, I learned at what point on the temp gaugeI needed to stop and let the engine cool to just prevent coolant boiling, to be fair.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:04,
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and pretty much the only valve in a spit engine in the thermostat. And I took that out too.So the coolant was on full whack constantly.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:05,
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sounds like witchcraft to me.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:07,
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It did turn me into a newt.(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:08,
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we're a long way over here, i'm a little scared of falling off the edge of the internet.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:10,
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You're finally off the edge of my screen at last.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:13,
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West Midlands manufacturing at its finest!(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:32,
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Too much testosterone in the pipes, I reckon(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:29,
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actually, yes, I'm off to Green ManFestivalbut that wasn't the right question either
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:13,
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Who are you planning on seeing there?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:31,
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EVERYTHING!Mogwai are playing, as are Metronomy, Trembling Bells and Alt J and lots of other things 6music plays.
Last year I saw somehting like 26 bands, most of which I'd not heard of. It was awesome.
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:35,
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I can recommend Damien Jurado on the Sunday night.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:41,
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I shall try and make it there(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:55,
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so do balls, but you're not going to refuse them, are you?(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:25,
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I don't think I'd want them in my drink, mindPlus I think they would get to warm when used for real teabagging
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:26,
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I don't think that's real teabaggingno matter what Jeff has told you.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:29,
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I didn't like his special hairy tea(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:29,
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It's not as bad as his angry dragon, to be fair.(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:31,
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if it was by people that are lower than you in the company, then it doesn't count.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:25,
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Did they offer the compliments unprompted?Or have you spent all day banging on and on about your tie, insisting that they tell you their opinion on it?
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:29,
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this seems most likely, I think(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:36,
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doesn't count.only neutral parties or superiors will ever give you an honest opinion on your attire.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:33,
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I tend not to upset employees by remarking that they've turned up looking like a dogs dinner yet again(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:36,
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this is why you're a terrible manager and your department have the worst figures in the company.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:41,
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I do lie and compliment people who've clearly put the effort into looking like a dogs dinnerI'm not a complete monster
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:43,
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OMG!someone tell Jeff! There was someone who had an email read out on 6music who was "eating a nobbly bobbly on southport pier"
I think jeff might pop with jealousy. Unless it's him
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:56,
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i love a good pier, there was one on the isle of wight you could drive across, and i almost wet myself with joy.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:58,
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I went to look at one yesterdaystill closed for refurbishment, though
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:02,
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do you like to go and stand on them when it's raining and take broody photos of the water surging beneath your feet?(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:08,
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I've not done itbut now I have RetroCamera on my phone, I think I should
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:14,
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friend of yours?(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:00,
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he sounds greatgot his phone number?
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:04,
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what the sweet salty fuck is a "dime piece" ?(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:09,
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I don't know, but urban dictionary says this:www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dime%20piece
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I'm sorry Cavy, that was a really horrible thing for me to writeand I apologise. Ryan would be lucky to get the opportunity to put his 8.5" penis inside you, in fact, if you end up in the situation I suggest you turn him down and say "How do you like that bitch!"
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What's a dime piece, al?Is that the chocolate with nutty stuff inside?
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:10,
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But how could you fuck it?I should think the shatter risk would be enough to put people off.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:13,
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DiT, I'm in a quandry.As you know I'm an exceptionally lazy person. I have a report I was supposed to write this morning and two quotes to get out. But I really fancy going home and playing Civ 5 for a while before getting a kebab since the mrs is out tonight.
Question is this, should I get stuck into the report, finish it and go to the gym, or should I blow out of work early and play games and shit?
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Well, Al, I suppose I have a question for you in return:When is the report due? And are these business critical quotes? Because I'd suggest if you are going to keep Mrs Al in the manner to which she has become accustomed, you'd better shake that money maker.
So my proposal is this: get quotes out quick, go to gym, then play Civ5 and shit. Then do the report tomorrow morning - but only if it's not due tomorrow!
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:15,
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It's not due for a couple of weeks.The quotes aren't urgent either.
Let's break it down to this. Essentially what I'm saying is, should I go to the gym, or should I play Civ 5.
Frankly I think the kebab question is a no brainer.
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I have never played Civ 5, so my shout would be gym, and then guilt-free kebab.(
Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:18,
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Also:I'm truly upset by that clog-wearing rapist, so another part of your evening should be spent having opinions about that online. Drunken, angry, ill-conceived opinions.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:18,
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I said rude words to my wife when I heard the news on the radio last night.Fucking devious cunt. I hope he tears every single one of his muscles and breaks both arms.
Or I hope the results of his fitness test are "I'm sorry, it's AIDS"
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Fucking badge-kissing mercenary.Apparently he's said he needs to make sure he provides for his family.
Yeah, because it's impossible to do that on ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND POUNDS a week. Cunt.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:21,
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i maded a new threadless footbally
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:25,
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Too lateI'm going in a couple of minutes.
I might lurk in it from the pub, as I have been let down by my fellow drinker.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:27,
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wellI need people to entertain me for 3/4 of an hour then remind me I had to pick up my friend from the train station
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:28,
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Why not go to that one where unemployed pricks from qotw normally hang outyou're cool enough to be their friend
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:32,
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D'you really think so?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 17:25,
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Yeah, it took me until the bit about the huge salary to realise.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:26,
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That fucks me offjust admit it, you are a greedy cunt and only care about money. Don't pretend there is some sort of higher purpose.
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"The bottom line is that I want to win trophies with Arsenal, not with anybody else. I know you can win trophies in many countries and in many ways, but I want to do that in our way and in an Arsenal shirt.
‘I’m sure I could win things at another team in another country, but would it feel like our trophy, my trophy? I’m not sure it would. Anything we win here will come from the heart and that’s what I want. It’s my dream and I see no point in speaking about other teams when I have these dreams. I think other people know that about me; I’m just hungry to win with Arsenal and that’s it" – Robin van Persie, February 2011
Cunty McCunt, first high lord of the cunts. You were brilliant last season, but that's irrelevant now. You're a cunt.
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Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:29,
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He should do alright at Old TraffordWe ent had a dutch cock in ages
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Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:33,
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if you have to ask this question, then you are not a truly lazy man.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:16,
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Even typing it looks a lot of eff(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:17,
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I didn't know what dime piece wasI hoped it was me
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:13,
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