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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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New thread that makes senseCalories. I just went through the below quiz and there are some very surprising answers in there. And when I say surprising, I mean obviously wrong.
www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/quiz/2013/feb/19/how-many-calories-do-you-need
Do you calorie-count? How do you make sure you're not on the road to ending up with your own pet Rancor and an army of slaves to push you about your palatial Tatooine estate? That doesn't sound bad actually.
Alt: SPORT CHAT. Man Utd have won the league, the Ashes are all but in the bag and I assume Scotland are still shit at Rugby. Do we need a new, less predictable, sport? Your suggestions please.
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This is the depressing thing about calorie countingThat's like, a 5km run right there. Just like that, 25 minutes of sweaty effort obliterated by a packet of Cheese & Onion.
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Yeah, but you're constantly losing calories just by being alive.You'll only need to do a 5km run if you eat an extra bag of crisps.
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TrueIt's the effort to burn vs ease to put it on that's depressing
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:32,
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I'll have a coffee now and wait for some spastic to bleat on about"eleven men kicking a ball around"
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I got 6/10 but it won't show me the answers so I don't know which ones.I have never counted calories in my life.
I've always been skinny and the one time I felt I needed to lose weight I excercised a very small amount and stopped eating unnecessary things.
That seemed to work for me.
Alt: I suggest a ban on SPORT CHAT.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:29,
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I tried that, but nothing happened.What have they got to hide from me, eh?
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:33,
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7/10, not too badI do count calories on meals, I just don't give a shit. "60% of my daily sugar intake? Sounds good."
Bet you're calorie counting, you meat-ignoring freak.
Alt: If you want things to be less predictable, just watch Liverpool games. The obvious prediction is for things to fall apart, the question is when.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:32,
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Yeah I am calorie countingbut I've shipped the best part of two stone this year
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how's being a yurt dwelling lesbian working out for you?(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:40,
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The first 24 hours have been utterly problem-freeI assume that this will continue to be the case indefinitely
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you assume incorrectly, as your red blood cell levels drop you'll begin to feel weak and uselessthen your brain will cease to function as well, lowering your IQ and cognitive abilities.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:45,
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I've been posting here for three years or summatI think absolute zero has been reached and breached.
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On that basis you must have been vegetarian since birth.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:51,
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Nah, calories are just a small part of it all. Fat, sat fat, sugar etc all count as well(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:34,
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I'll have as many calories as I fucking well like.It's one of the joys about being built like a gypsies dog.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:34,
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I was a bit worried about posting this threadfor fear that my unremittingly masculine reputation around these parts might suffer
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I find that by staying active, gym 3 times a week ish, and not being an idiot when it comes to portion sizes, I fluctuate wildly between about 12 and 14 stone. Once I peaked at 15 and I cried a little.
Maybe I should drink less beer. Fuck it.
Alt; Tonsil Hockey can go seriously awry if you're partner isn't ready for kick off.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:42,
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Beer and booze are the real problems, food I can reduce, but don't take my beer away from me(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:46,
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That's been a big part of my successful weight loss this yearNot touched a drop since December 29th. Just saying.
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Probably why you had to take those pills to cheer yourself up ;)tbh though, who wants to be friends with a teetotal vegetarian?
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:48,
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Not me.I'd rather be friends with a bent spastic. At least it'd make me look good in comparison.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:50,
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PESCETARIANGet it right.
It's not a bad point though. No meat, no beer, no cigarettes (for some good time now), no MDs (ditto). I might have to grow a personality at this rate.
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Might be easier to start eating meat again.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:54,
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I thought the sisters were supposed to support each other?Et tu, tangledupinbiue?
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I just don't trust people who don't drink.It ain't right.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:58,
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I'm not off the booze permanentlyjust until I'm thin and sexy.
Oh.
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alright shitheadsMy moms got two new knees
and the fuckers locked me out of the hospital because I didnt have the right badge but let some obvious drunk person go get a phone charger without an id badge fucking morons
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Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:43,
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You and your mum need to have a wheelchair race before she gets our of hospital, those lino floors are so over polished they're perfect for hand break turns.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:45,
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Can we have a non shit thread today?Actually I don't care, I'm off for lunch.
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Peej, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:43,
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Sure, ask us for relationship advice againthat always gets the lols flowing.
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Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:03,
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.I think I may have discovered my problem...
"You scored 3 out of a possible 10
Oh dear: you're eating a massive cheeseburger with one hand and doing this quiz with the other, aren't you? Perhaps you should skip the chocolate-pudding dessert and go for a walk instead."
pwned by an online quiz.
Alt: considering how they keep banging on about how obese we all are, they should start a Sumo league here in Britain.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:44,
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You say that like it won't happenCelebrity Sumo must have been spawned in some idiotic/genial TV exec's brain. In America.
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What do you reckon to the fizzy drink advert watershed? Surely an obese population is a sign that capitalism is roaring on great guns.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:46,
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It's a fairly good indicator that we're not as cash-strapped as everyone keeps moaning we are.Saying that, if you're the kind of troglodyte that thinks Coke is a good thing for your four year old child to drink, you're not going to care what advertising regulations are in place.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:49,
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exactly, why strangle business advertising because people aren't being taught to understand healthy eating and living. (
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:02,
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Perhaps in addition to your recently added children's menu you could do the same thing for those on a calorie-controlled diet?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:09,
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We do a "healthy burger" Which just consists of taking the bun off and adding some more lettuce.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:15,
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I was thinking along the same lines as your solution for the woman with the kid - cut the burger in half = half the calories.But that works too, especially for the current trend for replacing carbohydrates with meat.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:22,
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No, that's average for the British maleWhatever height you are is pathetic
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I am 5'9''.The UK average is 5'8''.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:55,
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You fall into the category of people who are shorter than my girlfriendOr "women" as they're known.
Also; is it fuck
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It is.However to get that height you have to take the average height of people who are just 5' 8". Any other heights will muck up the results.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:04,
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I assume the survey he's based this oninvolves everyone who's read Game of Thrones giving Tyrion Lannister's height as their own
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You can't be. No offence or anything, but you're way shorter than me.
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Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:13,
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I might have a footlong Subway for lunch and a couple of pints(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:50,
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Alright Marc AlmondI'll settle for the leftover Mexican fish stew with lemon & jalapeno rice I made last night
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Pistorius has given his version of events. Sounds legit.
gu.com/p/3dqby
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 12:56,
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I know things are different in South Africabut what kind of society is it where "I thought she was a burglar" is an acceptable excuse for inflicting multiple gunshot wounds?
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The kind where the solution to carjacking is installing flamethrowers under your car.(, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:03, Reply)
I want flamethrowers under my car.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:04,
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I want one under the front passenger seat.That should stop my wife trying to contradict the sat nav.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:05,
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I hope notWho else will keep us up to date with fascinating links? WP's done it wrong already. Who links to the Guardian FFS.
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Earlier the BBC reported that he shot her in the bathroom. Other reports have said that he shot her in the head and leg.
With all of this confusion I think he ought to be released. He won't get a fair trial.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:01,
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I'll bathroom you in the fuck sunshineUnfortunately "shit in her bathroom" actually works perfectly well
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I don't want to come across as all racist and thatbut I'm pretty sure that the main criminal demographic in South Africa is not a tall, gorgeous, blonde girl.
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Kroney, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:14,
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click on my link, it's got a photo of a man in tears. (
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:08,
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I cry sometimes when I'm alone. (
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:14,
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roughly yes, and keep an eye on grams of fat tooit's a helpful guide, but no more than that.
they should bring back hunting, but with people instead of foxes.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:23,
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When you say "people", do you mean "celebrities"?Cos that would be brilliant
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As defined by us or her?To Swipe, everyone's a pleb. Except her. Because the plebs won't accept gingers.
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I'm afraid as a "Northern" she is a class 2 pleb, so will be running once the Class 1 plebs have been eradicated(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:32,
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Oh you don't mean thatI'm too nice to you when other people aren't looking
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chavs, celebrities, those twats who walk around with their pants under their buttocksit's a broad category
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:32,
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I thought pants were meant to cover your arse.I can't believe I got it so wrong.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:35,
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Calorie counting is for girls and fairies, which are you boy?When my belt starts to get tight I eat less and exersize more, I can't see why it needs to be more complex than that, I suppose you could use a pair of scales if you want to be fancy. it seems pretty obvious which foods are higher or lower in fat, sugar etc, so it's just a matter of eating at a rate you can work off. I'm not saying I always do this, but it's simple enough to understand.
I think people are generally looking for magic solutions that will let them eat what they like and not get fat.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:33,
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if it were that simple there would be no fat peoplesome people clearly have psychological issues. and some people genuinely do seem to lack the hormone that tells you when you're full. a lifetime of depriving yourself and feeling hungry and working out just to stay average, whilst your mates can eat and drink whatever they like, ok within reason but compared to you, must seem impossible.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:49,
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it is that simplein terms of a physical process. if it were that easy to do I'd be 2 stone lighter. And yes, I grant your points but none of then apply to the bender who started the thread, also much money is being made trying to mystify the process when it's really not needed.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:55,
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people want a quick fixother people rip them off. this is also true.
but i maintain that the fads can work IF you accept they are a very short-term kickstart to being healthy, because they give you a beginning boost. eg i wanted to lose a stone after new year. so i did my faddy water diet for a week, lost half a stone, and the other half has come off over the following month with eating healthily and running 3-5 times a week.
if you think they are a magical wand that will make you thin so you can stuff your face, or you think you can do them for more than a couple of weeks, you're an idiot.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:57,
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Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:58,
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people who say thathaven't just eaten the toasted mushroom, garlic and emmenthal sandwich that i had from paul. mmmm.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:59,
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i never go in there normally for that exact reasonbut this sandwich was proper nom
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 14:04,
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well, you would, wouldn't you?*Wanders off to find the proper psychological term to describe the way people feel compelled to speak in favour of something they's invested time and effort in, even though that secretly know it was a waste of time and money*
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 14:00,
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hahai measure it by results - i know how much weight i lost, and it's all stayed off, so i consider that a success.
but it never ceases to amaze me that people starve on a diet, then eat like hogs, then blame the diet for putting it all back on.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 14:05,
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These are jokes right?www.whathifi.com/review/vertere-pulse-d-fi
www.whathifi.com/review/furutech-g-320ag
You can't actually spend £70 on a USB cable and £150 on a power cable and think they in any way affect your hi fi system right?
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Yeah, cos the micron thick gold on the plug will make a difference when the signal is travelling down 30ms of another metal(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:37,
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Some people believe they make a difference. Bullshit.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:38,
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Power possiblybut if it made that much difference you'd already have a proper filtered supply for your hifi, right?
The usb one just gives you straighter 1s and rounder 0s
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I'm sorry, are you saying that the power supply cable can somehow affect the sound that comes through your system?(, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:42, Reply)
i hate the way "Just Looking" sounds on a stereo with a shit power cable(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:45,
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NoI said if such a thing did make a difference you'd have to have a perfect incoming supply to be able to tell. Normal mains has so much noise on it it would dwarf any possible slight improvement that could be made by a mere cable.
tl:dr it's bollocks made up to sell cables.
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Again, you're implying that the "noise" on the power supply somehow affects the sound that comes out of your speakersas if the presence of at least one transistor somewhere in the amplifier doesn't immediately negate any effect the power cable itself might have.
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Transistor????Valves, dude.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:53,
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You're an electrician, right? Cos if a simple transistor could stop all electrical noise then there'd be no need for stuff to have smoothed power supplies and the like.
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You're very goodI still can't decide whether you're trolling or not.
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my power cable was £229 from bang & olufsen(
rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:50,
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lolcompare.ebay.co.uk/like/260901544776?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:54,
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lol jk i don't even own an power cablebut i wondered if al would bite
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:53,
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compared to the turgid drivel that spurts from your fingers, gob and arseit most certainly was
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:55,
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I got the jokeI'm just astounded Battered didn't.
No wait, not astounded, the other thing. Unsurprised.
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it's amazing what shit 'audiophiles' will swallowjust ask any of the people on here who believe that vinyl is somehow superior to any other music storage medium.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:56,
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so long as you're not talking about theft here(
rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 13:58,
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I was wondering why this thread is limping onthen I remebered taht you can't see the new one :(
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 14:00,
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i am sure it's a rollercoaster of homebrew chat(
rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 14:03,
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