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 Making spinach and ricotta stufed canolonoi is surprisingly easy
	Making spinach and ricotta stufed canolonoi is surprisingly easyWhat else is surprisingly easy? (my mum lols) What i surprisingly difficult?
Alt: Brian Cox, he's irritating isn't he?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:09, 200 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 He's a bit too smiley for me.
	He's a bit too smiley for me.It also annoys me that he seems a bit of a pussy, that said I don't hate him as much as I used to hate him. Mainly because he called out Andrew Neil on This Week in a rather hilarious way.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:11, Reply)
 Didn't see that
	Didn't see thatthink it's his face and hair and voice that annoy me most
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:12, Reply)
 Andrew Neil was being his usual "funny" self and said something like
	Andrew Neil was being his usual "funny" self and said something like"Hey, you're a scientist, it's 2012 why haven't we got jet packs!"
Brian Cox said, "they've been invented, you can buy them, but they're not very practical. We've also got subatomic teleportation working pretty well." Andrew Neils did a silly face and it made me laugh the end.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 I saw "Flo Rida" using one in his latest dance floor smash video
	I saw "Flo Rida" using one in his latest dance floor smash videoMaybe Andrew Neil shoul watch more "Viva"
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:18, Reply)
 According to Chompy, it's surprising difficult for Londoners to use public transport without moaning about it.
	According to Chompy, it's surprising difficult for Londoners to use public transport without moaning about it.Surprisingly, he's wrong.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:14, Reply)
 well, someone who has only ever lived in reading and milton keynes
	well, someone who has only ever lived in reading and milton keyneshe is perfectly placed to comment on living in one of the world's biggest and busiest cities, batts.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 Us yokels have no idea of the real world that you Londoners live in.
	Us yokels have no idea of the real world that you Londoners live in.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:20, Reply)
 If search was working, I could find posts from every single london b3tan moaning about the terrible journeys they've just had.
	If search was working, I could find posts from every single london b3tan moaning about the terrible journeys they've just had.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:18, Reply)
 I'm giving up meat
	I'm giving up meatThat's going to be surprisingly easy considering my current diet
Alt; a bit, yeah. What's more irritating than the man himself is how ludicrously shiny his face is. And he has shit hair.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:14, Reply)
 *hair high fives*
	*hair high fives*So you have finnaly given in to your misses then?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 I know I'm going to get this a lot
	I know I'm going to get this a lotgenuinely, it's nowt to do with her. Except in the respect that she offers a vegetarian's viewpoint when I've been thinking out loud about it.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:26, Reply)
 Lots of reasons
	Lots of reasonsThe industry is massively damaging to the environment, for one, but mainly because it was put to me that if you couldn't kill an animal yourself you shouldn't eat one. And I like animals. In fact up until now I've been a bit of a hypocrite.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:17, Reply)
 I can and do kill and eat animals
	I can and do kill and eat animalsbecause its natural and I'm not a pussy.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:18, Reply)
 a) she's not my wife
	a) she's not my wifeb) no she isn't
c) your Mum's face is a bent spastic
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:33, Reply)
 I'm laughing at the image of Darth crying over a pile of blood fur and feathers now.
	I'm laughing at the image of Darth crying over a pile of blood fur and feathers now.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 I'm laughing about how he will still eat fish
	I'm laughing about how he will still eat fishHow many individual animals died to make that prawn cocktail you mass murderer!
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 Oh Jesus, I didn't consider that you and I might end up with something in common
	Oh Jesus, I didn't consider that you and I might end up with something in commonFuck it, pass me the knife and the adorable piglet
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:32, Reply)
 I actually don't know what a yurt is
	I actually don't know what a yurt isI've got a feeling that this is a good thing.
In all seriousness, you know what I'm going to miss? Tangfastics.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:37, Reply)
 You know what
	You know whatNone of the above images bother me that much. Sausages are mostly sawdust and broken dreams anyway.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:37, Reply)
 Tangfastics
	TangfasticsI'm not even joking. Also Parmesan, the veggie equivalent is rubbish by comparison. I'll miss meat at Christmas, no question.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:47, Reply)
 The industry is no more or less damaging to the environment
	The industry is no more or less damaging to the environment Than trying to feed the population of the world on plants alone.
By all means make informed decisions. Just don't listen to beancurd-knitting fucktards who bang on about global warming and environmental damage due to intensive livestock farming. Because it's just the same for arable farming. With all sorts of added problems due to humans being fundamentally biologically incapable of digesting most plant matter properly.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:02, Reply)
 winding people up ONLINE
	winding people up ONLINEgetting rid of 12 squatters - woo! although they actually admitted that they have 3 squats at any given time, so that when they get booted out of 1, they just move into one of the other 2. unbelievable.
alt: who the fuck is brian cox?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 This is incorrect Hannibal Lector was played by Anthony Hopkins
	This is incorrect Hannibal Lector was played by Anthony HopkinsHTH xx
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:19, Reply)
 Alt: Brian cox is very irritating, yes.
	Alt: Brian cox is very irritating, yes.Thing is, he has a series where real sums are shown on the screen during prime time telly. This should be heavily applauded.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:28, Reply)
 I predict he'll be the next David Attenborough.
	I predict he'll be the next David Attenborough.Nakers, not Brian Cox.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:32, Reply)
 I predict you'll be the next person arrested as part of Operation Yewtree.
	I predict you'll be the next person arrested as part of Operation Yewtree.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:33, Reply)
 I find this difficult to believe following your mathematical ineptitude in the last thread.
	I find this difficult to believe following your mathematical ineptitude in the last thread.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 your assumption I got my maths wrong is incorrect, I got the UK population wrong, then changed it when I googled the uk population.
	your assumption I got my maths wrong is incorrect, I got the UK population wrong, then changed it when I googled the uk population.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:52, Reply)
 the "popular" page is al-tastic at the moment
	the "popular" page is al-tastic at the momentwhere is everyone's favourite carrotcruncher today?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 this is the problem
	this is the problemyou can't dig holes or anything else whilst you are busy wringing your hands.
did you see the ridiculous "jihad scroungers" call from that nutter choudhary over the weekend? that guy really should have his head pasted with a shovel. if i were a british muslim, i'd do it just to shut him up.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:34, Reply)
 as a non-ginger person
	as a non-ginger personi have no idea
my 5 and 7 year old niece and nephew jumped on that bandwagon yesterday. my niece said that she liked my hair because it was red, and i went spastic.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:37, Reply)
 I have a legal question for the Fine Minds of b3ta
	I have a legal question for the Fine Minds of b3taMs Foxtrot's Dad got a letter recently from the CSA claiming he owes them £43K. Apparently, they're in the process of trying to claim back £3.8 BILLION in such unpaid fees because there's no limit on how far back they can go. Given that he had entirely joint custody of the kids following the divorce, how the fuck have they worked this out?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:36, Reply)
 he should start by asking them that
	he should start by asking them thatand telling them his time for dealing with them is £500 an hour and he will be submitting his invoices monthly.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:38, Reply)
 not for his job
	not for his jobjust in general. a nuisance letter.
please explain to me how you have calculated this, so i can deal with it. for the record, i will be charging an hourly rate of £500 plus disbursements, and i will be recovering these costs from you.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:45, Reply)
 Apparently Ms Foxtrot's Mum was claiming child benefits after the divorce but he wasn't
	Apparently Ms Foxtrot's Mum was claiming child benefits after the divorce but he wasn'tWould that have been part of it?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:40, Reply)
 Yeah but she's got a job now and EVERYTHING
	Yeah but she's got a job now and EVERYTHINGthe stupid thing is that after the divorce she was living with her now husband and he was working
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:45, Reply)
 He would her claiming benefits and him not
	He would her claiming benefits and him notend up with him oweing them money?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:43, Reply)
 No idea
	No ideaand nor has he, as you can imagine he's not best pleased because best case scenario it'll cost them a packet getting a lawyer to tell the CSA to fuck off
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:45, Reply)
 no idea
	no ideaas i've never done family law, sorry. i'd have said citizens advice is first free step.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:47, Reply)
 Fair enough, had to ask :-)
	Fair enough, had to ask :-)Think he's been to the CAB already, in fact I believe he termed them "shit".
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:47, Reply)
 yeah, i guess you get what you pay for
	yeah, i guess you get what you pay forbut in this case, where he hasn't asked the CSA to come down on the fathers they can find who were doing their role, it sucks hairy donkey dick.
i say go back in v robust terms putting them to strict proof on every penny and totally reserving his position. then he can see what they come back with to see if he needs a lawyer. chances are it's a standard letter banged out with no thought!
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:50, Reply)
 That sounds like a good plan
	That sounds like a good planand pretty much what he has in mind I think. I reckon you're probably right and that a lot of these letters will end up coming to nothing, but imagine how many poor buggers are out there who won't try to fight it and will just get cleaned out.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:53, Reply)
 they have asked for too much
	they have asked for too muchthreaten her dad with £5k and he might cough up. threaten him with £50k and he'll tell them to fuck off.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:55, Reply)
 Very true
	Very trueThey've asked the wrong person, too. He won't do anything he doesn't think is entirely fair. He was caring for three daughters 1 week in 2 following the divorce so the suggestion that he should have coughed up for the other week as well is clearly bollocks.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:56, Reply)
 Don't forget he owed his wife spousal support as well as maintenance
	Don't forget he owed his wife spousal support as well as maintenanceand the CSA won't give a shit if he was 50/50 with the ex if the ex didn't tell them.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:00, Reply)
 Genuinely no idea about this, and I appreciate I haven't provided all the facts
	Genuinely no idea about this, and I appreciate I haven't provided all the factsWhy would he owe her spousal support? She was living with another chap pretty quickly after the divorce, in fact the divorce was her fault.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:02, Reply)
 ^this
	^thisI would add that it is totally unreasonable to expect him to deal with their corresppondence in the format presented. And is likely in breach of their own guidelines which he should look up.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:56, Reply)
 Good point that
	Good point that Asking for £43K in a letter is taking the piss innit
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:03, Reply)
 'but before you go, please fill in this form to tell us if you're a black humpbacked muslim lesbian or not, for our statistics'
	'but before you go, please fill in this form to tell us if you're a black humpbacked muslim lesbian or not, for our statistics'(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:12, Reply)
 benefit claimants should all be made to dig their own graves
	benefit claimants should all be made to dig their own gravesthen shot in the back of the head
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:43, Reply)
 this doesn't quite work
	this doesn't quite workthey might leave children behind, but you wouldn't know whether they were going to grow up to claim benefits or not.
shouldn't they shoot their children first, just to be on the safe side?
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:46, Reply)
 just tie the children to the parents and shoot and bury the parents
	just tie the children to the parents and shoot and bury the parentsbullets are expensive you see
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:48, Reply)
 then why haven't they all died out?
	then why haven't they all died out?i'm not sure you're really a king. you don't seem to know much about population.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:50, Reply)
 I am a certified expert in family law,
	I am a certified expert in family law,and as such, can tell you for nowt that as he is male, he definitely owes all the money.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:05, Reply)
 I was at school with Brian
	I was at school with Brian he was in the year below me, I may have kicked the shit out of him at some point but I can't quite remember
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:40, Reply)
 True, but he is traveling the world making telly programs and being all famous, while you are posting here
	True, but he is traveling the world making telly programs and being all famous, while you are posting here(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:44, Reply)
 
	 "He recalls a happy childhood in Oldham that included pursuits such as dance, gymnastics, plane spotting and even bus spotting."
I certainly fucking hope I gave him a good kicking
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:46, Reply)
 Oh I don't know, she's cute.
	Oh I don't know, she's cute.Looks like she's a good laugh, from a Google search.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:52, Reply)
 Yeah, see she's perfectly nice enough, she's not "omg she's so hot I'm well jealous of him, I've only got this gay parrot" which is what I was expecting.
	Yeah, see she's perfectly nice enough, she's not "omg she's so hot I'm well jealous of him, I've only got this gay parrot" which is what I was expecting.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:55, Reply)
 I just did a slap bass solo
	I just did a slap bass solowhere does that leave your calculations?
in a BIG fucking mess I'd say
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:45, Reply)
 Oh man how awful this news fell during the bbc journos strike :(((
	Oh man how awful this news fell during the bbc journos strike :((((, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:53, Reply)
 Oh noes.
	Oh noes.His funniest moment was dangling from a tree in Ken's Henry V.
:(
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:04, Reply)
 he has one less than he did before
	he has one less than he did beforethis is all we can safely conclude.
it's like that black sheep statistic thing.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 two actually
	two actuallyall men have hair up their noses as will you to a lesser extent.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 Just watched a bunch of halfwits arguing on Facebook about football
	Just watched a bunch of halfwits arguing on Facebook about footballAnd it's made me a little depressed.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:03, Reply)
 Understandable. Facebook is depressing. Football is depressing. Combine the two and it's a case of KILL ME NOW.
	Understandable. Facebook is depressing. Football is depressing. Combine the two and it's a case of KILL ME NOW.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:04, Reply)
 You'd have thought I'd learn
	You'd have thought I'd learnThis my third attempt at Facebooking, and it always ends the same. The people I'm "friends" with make me feel sad. I think this might be my last foray into social networking. People are too stupid and vain.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 maybe you could delete your account and kill yourself?
	maybe you could delete your account and kill yourself?then come back and haunt them to read what they have posted on your memorial wall, just to be sure you definitely did the right thing.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:06, Reply)
 My own life is relentlessly tedious and I live a waqqui alternative lifestyle compared with many.
	My own life is relentlessly tedious and I live a waqqui alternative lifestyle compared with many.If I want poorly-spelled imbecilic rantings which really boil my piss, I just come on b3ta THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:14, Reply)
 This is better than Facebook
	This is better than FacebookI imagine Mark Zuckerberg would be thrilled to hear that
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:26, Reply)
 I bet b3ta would be valued at about 100 million dollars if Rob floated it.
	I bet b3ta would be valued at about 100 million dollars if Rob floated it.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:28, Reply)
 The only revenue this site has is the £2k they get for advertising in the newsletter (apart from donations)
	The only revenue this site has is the £2k they get for advertising in the newsletter (apart from donations)And they don't get people taking that every month. I reckon the total revenue is around £90k a year if they're lucky.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:32, Reply)
 Young Battered here has it exactly.
	Young Battered here has it exactly.1 + 1 sadly equals about 50 in this case.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:07, Reply)
 It's so tedious
	It's so tediousIf you're interested in football, fine. But people get SO upset about it! I regularly see threats of violence based purely on the fact that two people like two different teams. It's beyond pathetic.
(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:27, Reply)
 What is the most lame is the use  of 'us' and 'we' as if some red-faced alcoholic shouting in a shitty pub is in some way part of their chosen team.
	What is the most lame is the use  of 'us' and 'we' as if some red-faced alcoholic shouting in a shitty pub is in some way part of their chosen team.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:29, Reply)
 I don't understand it. I enjoy watching the occasional game of rugby, but I could never get really passionate about any sport to the extent where I would debate or argue about it.
	I don't understand it. I enjoy watching the occasional game of rugby, but I could never get really passionate about any sport to the extent where I would debate or argue about it.(, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:29, Reply)
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