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 What's the shittest name you've ever heard - apart from 'mance Rayder' obv.
	What's the shittest name you've ever heard - apart from 'mance Rayder' obv.Alt: what's the next 'cool' food trend? Classic American is well on the way to being milked to death. I hope it's Caribbean.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:32, 133 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
 Quite
	QuiteApparently he's desperately dull company. Knowing this gives me hope that the universe is indeed in order.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:36, Reply)
 Is he expecting it to grow up ill educated, poor and and obsessed with pigeons?
	Is he expecting it to grow up ill educated, poor and and obsessed with pigeons?(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:46, Reply)
 I hope he releases an album called 'North' when he's older
	I hope he releases an album called 'North' when he's olderOr a perfume
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:11, Reply)
 'Monty Boyce' is pretty fucking shit.
	'Monty Boyce' is pretty fucking shit.Alt: who give a shit, food is for eating, not talking about.
/ran out of lithium
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:33, Reply)
 I like food, I like cooking when I get the time
	I like food, I like cooking when I get the timebut listening to other people twat on about it bored me to tears. It's like sex, fun to do, dull to talk about.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:44, Reply)
 So you've no interest in finding out about new things to eat?
	So you've no interest in finding out about new things to eat?You're a funny little chap, Wilfred, you really are.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:50, Reply)
 sometimes I am.
	sometimes I am.but oddly I manage this without interminable fucking food threads.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:55, Reply)
 Some cunts slashed the tyres on his 'boneshaker' and his kid's been pressganged into a pickpocketing ring in the west end.
	Some cunts slashed the tyres on his 'boneshaker' and his kid's been pressganged into a pickpocketing ring in the west end.And that pesky 'Jack the Ripper' is still at large :o(
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:08, Reply)
 if anyone points out that boneshakers had no tyres I shall fucking punch them
	if anyone points out that boneshakers had no tyres I shall fucking punch them(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:08, Reply)
 If that wasn't enough to bring a man down, his brass anemometer suggests that the conditions are unsuitable for balloon flight today.
	If that wasn't enough to bring a man down, his brass anemometer suggests that the conditions are unsuitable for balloon flight today.(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:11, Reply)
 "SmartWatches", believe me, this time next year, they'll be as big as ipads were in their first year.
	"SmartWatches", believe me, this time next year, they'll be as big as ipads were in their first year.Apple have started going around the patient and trademark offices around the world for 'iWatch', so I think we're looking at one coming out this year, probably around the november mark.
I was thinking about it last night and I scratched my arm. Suddenly I thought, this would be a wicked 'gesture' for a computer input.... an extention to the whole mouse/keyboard thing.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:36, Reply)
 Fiver says it flops, massively.
	Fiver says it flops, massively.or never gets off the ground. it's a stupid idea for all the reasons listed last time we argued about this.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:45, Reply)
 It's just that the first one has already sold 85k
	It's just that the first one has already sold 85k and two days before launching in an american national chain, BestBuy, its sold out before the doors are even open.
www.bestbuy.com/site/Pebble---Smart-Watch-for-Select-Apple%26%23174%3B-and-Android-Devices---Black/9713809.p?id=1219034546379&skuId=9713809&DCMP=rdr108901
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:51, Reply)
 And they're selling for almost-to-way-ever double the retail price on Ebay
	And they're selling for almost-to-way-ever double the retail price on Ebaywww.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xpebble+watch&_nkw=pebble+watch&_sacat=0&_from=R40
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:52, Reply)
 Battery life and general durability are an issue.
	Battery life and general durability are an issue.If they've sorted that properly I'll get one.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:53, Reply)
 I've not heard anything about durability on them yet.
	I've not heard anything about durability on them yet.The pebble has a week's life out of it, which is alright considering what you get. I think if they get 5 days or soo on a colour/touch-screen one, then that would be enough, aslong as you can charge it up quickly.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:59, Reply)
 I've objectively proven that its gotten off the ground and hasn't flopped.
	I've objectively proven that its gotten off the ground and hasn't flopped.Weather you like it or not is irrelevant, fiver please.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:00, Reply)
 Selling  85,000 units to deluded hipsters, does not stop it being a flop.
	Selling  85,000 units to deluded hipsters, does not stop it being a flop.16.8 million LaserDisc players were sold worldwide, Betamax held a 25% market share in 1981, both were and are flops. Hell, millions of Zunes were sold, this does not effect the fact that I have never seen one in the flesh and they are a joke compared to the iPod.
Now stop sucking the cock of a dead man.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:08, Reply)
 he really is
	he really isalthough he'll start some rant against little old me if i'm not careful
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:13, Reply)
 85k out of 85k, as fast as they can make them, is as fast as they sale. Doesn't matter what you think of the purchaser.
	85k out of 85k, as fast as they can make them, is as fast as they sale. Doesn't matter what you think of the purchaser.You've not seen one in the flesh because they're not in the UK yet and they're not on store shelves yet. Again, your personal perception is irrelivent; I don't like Tuna but that doesn't mean its shit.
LaserDisc and Betamax and had better rivel technologies and thats why they didn't survive. Not because "they were shit", it was because "there was something better out there".
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:17, Reply)
 if they made them in the style of C19th pocket watches ol' Foggeroonie here would be all over them
	if they made them in the style of C19th pocket watches ol' Foggeroonie here would be all over them(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:20, Reply)
 I don't eaven bother with a watch any more, I just use my phone
	I don't eaven bother with a watch any more, I just use my phoneit's about as quick to pull it out as to look at a watch.
reason #320 why this will fail.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:43, Reply)
 reading comprehension dear boy.
	reading comprehension dear boy.85k is 85k if that's all they ever sell it's a flop, only time will tell if it is all they sell or if it goes on to be a massive (and unlikely) success.
I've not seen a Zune in the flesh, that's what that sentence was about, not go back and reread it properly.
my perception of the product is not coloured by the people who buy it, my perception of the people is coloured by the product. it's a silly product so people who buy it are silly, not silly people buy it so it's a silly product.
I never commented on the mechanism of the demise of the laserdisc, zune or betamax tape, I merely used them to show that you could sell more than 85k and still flop, but, if you want an example of something that died on it's arse, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Wrist_PDA although I'll grant initial sales were not as fast as this.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:30, Reply)
 The main fail for betamax was that the tape was not quite long enough to record a full basketball game
	The main fail for betamax was that the tape was not quite long enough to record a full basketball gameTRUFAX
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:38, Reply)
 oh, and they are actually selling for a little over retail price on eBay:
	oh, and they are actually selling for a little over retail price on eBay:www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=pebble+watch&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:10, Reply)
 Not rediculously far off it.
	Not rediculously far off it.www.google.co.uk/search?q=150+dollars+in+gbp&oq=150+dollars+in+gbp&aqs=chrome.0.57j0l3j62l2.3542j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:18, Reply)
 OK, point
	OK, pointI missed that you gave one link in dollars and the other in pounds.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:35, Reply)
 the main function of a watch is to look pretty or cool. depending on your gender.
	the main function of a watch is to look pretty or cool. depending on your gender.(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:06, Reply)
 the main function of a watch is to tell you the time.
	the main function of a watch is to tell you the time.you pointless excrescence.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:39, Reply)
 wearing one would make you look like a fucking prick
	wearing one would make you look like a fucking prickthere is no way around that I'm afraid
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:12, Reply)
 even though mine does it because i'm too lazy/retarded to turn it off
	even though mine does it because i'm too lazy/retarded to turn it offi hate "sent from my iphone/ipad"
however, one of my client surveyors has a whole new level.
"please excuse typos/spelling errors - sent from my iphone"
wtf. don't make fucking errors in a WORK EMAIL.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:15, Reply)
 Pink popped-collar polo shirts with a jumper casually draped over the shoulders, mustard cords and boating shoes, however = cool as fuck.
	Pink popped-collar polo shirts with a jumper casually draped over the shoulders, mustard cords and boating shoes, however = cool as fuck.Extra points for a pair of 'Oakleys' on the head, too.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:28, Reply)
 As I've said before, we've made cards for a child called 'Tequila'
	As I've said before, we've made cards for a child called 'Tequila'Alt: No idea.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:37, Reply)
 A friend of mine is a social worker
	A friend of mine is a social workerAnd once had a child in their care named Precious Reefer.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:39, Reply)
 There was a Richmond Blue as well
	There was a Richmond Blue as wellWhich is a brand of cigarette's, for the uninitiated.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:27, Reply)
 I have a customer called Bernie Croake. I like that.
	I have a customer called Bernie Croake. I like that.My brother had one called Ferhat Ferhangel.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:39, Reply)
 I went to a 'naming ceremony'* for the child of a former colleague of Mrs tangle
	I went to a 'naming ceremony'* for the child of a former colleague of Mrs tangleThe middle names they had chosen for their daughter were Sailor and Joy.
*Yes, yes I know, bloody hippies.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:44, Reply)
 Nominative determinism says she'll be sucking people off down the docks by fifteen.
	Nominative determinism says she'll be sucking people off down the docks by fifteen.(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:02, Reply)
 It does an' all
	It does an' allI'll have to remember that next time I speak to him. I'm sure he'll see the funny side.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:59, Reply)
 People are making up some truly shocking names for their children
	People are making up some truly shocking names for their childrenmetro.co.uk/2013/07/01/yoda-and-zebedee-on-list-of-britains-rarest-names-3863704/
Do they realise the shit they will have to take at school because of it.
If by Caribbean I hope you mean Jamaican, the food from St Kitts is rank
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 10:56, Reply)
 As is Puerto Rician food
	As is Puerto Rician foodBut Jamaican food is the best in the Caribbean hands down
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:06, Reply)
 the ones I lay on your mum's chest vary hugely from long and firm to wet and sloppy
	the ones I lay on your mum's chest vary hugely from long and firm to wet and sloppy(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:23, Reply)
 some unmarried chav parents in York named their daughter 'Blaiz'
	some unmarried chav parents in York named their daughter 'Blaiz'Double chav fail: mis-spelled 'unusual' forename, double-barreled surname in an attempt to look 'posh'.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:09, Reply)
 this cricket player has a questionable name
	this cricket player has a questionable namewww.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53893.html
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:09, Reply)
 there's an amazing peruvian in soho
	there's an amazing peruvian in sohocevicheuk.com/
when my client picked it for lunch, i was all waaaaaah that's miles from the city, but i've been back loads of times since. and that's speaking as a vegetarian bender who doesn't eat 99% of the stuff on the menu.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:14, Reply)
 I'm unconvinced by all this ceviche chat. cf Scandinavian. It's dull as piss.
	I'm unconvinced by all this ceviche chat. cf Scandinavian. It's dull as piss.(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:14, Reply)
 yeah, but ceviche is only one dish on the menu
	yeah, but ceviche is only one dish on the menui'll take you and stunned, i promise you'll love it. all roasted meat and shit.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:16, Reply)
 Caribbean is fucking excellent.
	Caribbean is fucking excellent.I think monkey cheese would be a hip and groovy food fad. Or dog cheese.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:17, Reply)
 the japanese have made cheese for the first time ever
	the japanese have made cheese for the first time everit has cherry blossom in it
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:20, Reply)
 they're naturally allergic to it
	they're naturally allergic to itso if you have an issue with Japs not staying about from your bins, simply rub them with a good sharp cheddar every night.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:27, Reply)
 traditionally china and japan had no cheese in their diets
	traditionally china and japan had no cheese in their dietsapart from one region in china where the locals made it and the rest of china thought they were mentals (kind of like our lolarious irishman jokes i guess). but with the influx of western food/dairy stuff, they've started making it.
i've been told this, i can't back it up, but i do think cherry blossom cheese sounds pretty cute.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:31, Reply)
 I'm not sure, but look at this happy chappie!
	I'm not sure, but look at this happy chappie!www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2296846/Say-cheese-Happy-swimmer-cracks-killer-smile-whale-time-catching-lunch-wild.html
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:31, Reply)
 Ooh, apparently we have 2 vacancies for "Client Service Associates" available
	Ooh, apparently we have 2 vacancies for "Client Service Associates" availableif anyone's interested.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:37, Reply)
 good point
	good pointedit: mind you, most of our clients are hedge funds and investment banks, so fuck them.
(, Wed 3 Jul 2013, 11:52, Reply)
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