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 yo whad up money grip?
	yo whad up money grip?What's happening this week in you-land?
Imma put my flat on't market.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 7:44, 182 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
 Morning hippy.
	Morning hippy.Starting on the website for the new business. Gig this Friday, the very excellent Electric Stars. 60s garagey stuff.
Finally flogging the flat, I recall you mentioned that a while back. Will you be getting a new, smaller place, or renting for a while?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 7:51, Reply)
 Could be worse dude.
	Could be worse dude.At least you'll have a bit of cash. Just don't go buying magic beans and marching powder.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:06, Reply)
 I'll be working like a Japanese prisoner of war.
	I'll be working like a Japanese prisoner of war. Although there is the cricket this coming weekend.
Are you pleased with the valuations you received?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:03, Reply)
 Well if I get what I am hoping/expecting I will have roughly 55-60k change after every cunt is paid off.
	Well if I get what I am hoping/expecting I will have roughly 55-60k change after every cunt is paid off.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:05, Reply)
 Which will make selling it worthwhile
	Which will make selling it worthwhileAs once you are debt free you can look at changing jobs.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:06, Reply)
 *nods*
	*nods*It's going to be a strange feeling, and not necessarily a bad one.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:08, Reply)
 Paid sex with sailors,
	Paid sex with sailors,against the docks wall is certainly an option.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:08, Reply)
 Unless you have magic access *taps nose*
	Unless you have magic access *taps nose*I'm pretty sure it's sold out. It always is.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:16, Reply)
 Yeah good. Ten hours driving in forty-eight.
	Yeah good. Ten hours driving in forty-eight.I went swimming in the sea for about thirty seconds, visited Chysauster, Eden and Lands End plus got soaked to the skin in a torrential downpour on that coastal path.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:16, Reply)
 Nice walk though, was the Teashop still there at the rear of the hotel?
	Nice walk though, was the Teashop still there at the rear of the hotel?(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:31, Reply)
 I was at the cashpoint last night and this smartly dressed guy comes up to me
	I was at the cashpoint last night and this smartly dressed guy comes up to me "excuse me madam, I work for nicky Clarke, you know, the hairdresser, and I just had to stop you and say..."
O YES! Spotted for a free hair modelling at nicky Clarke. Niiiiiice. I didn't have the stones to swish it around, but I smiled at him. And of course he went on.......
"that I've lost my bank card and have no way of getting home, can you lend me £20?"
Cunt!!!!!
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:19, Reply)
 Well?
	Well?Did you lend him £20? I mean, he was clearly legit and would definitely have given you the money back!
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:36, Reply)
 
	 These tramps are really upping their stories from 'have you got 20p for a cup of tea?' etc. aren't they?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:38, Reply)
 Healthy/cheap week after a weekend of carnage
	Healthy/cheap week after a weekend of carnageTonight - running, tue - trainer, Wednesday - squash, thu - trainer. Urgh!
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:13, Reply)
 i prefer them to running outside
	i prefer them to running outsideeasy to keep a rythmn and the numbers going round are motivating
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:30, Reply)
 There's a decent running track, think it's called the Peace Mile, nearby.
	There's a decent running track, think it's called the Peace Mile, nearby.Exactly a mile going round, so you know where you are.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:34, Reply)
 This week I will be mostly...
	This week I will be mostly......finishing off the fencing I started at the weekend, weather permitting. Work-wise I'll be trudging ruefully through university procurement tender documents*.
On another note**, the baritone acoustic I had a look at was a cut 'n' shut which was so badly done it was unplayable.
*Seriously, the money these penpushing exercises cost far outweighs any potential losses through fraud/preferential treatment/whatever
**See what I did there?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:26, Reply)
 Re: * ... It doesn't make any fucking difference, don't bother wasting your time writing one.
	Re: * ... It doesn't make any fucking difference, don't bother wasting your time writing one.I buy whatever I want from wherever I want it without ever bothering to go out to tender because I can't be fucking arsed with tender and there's ALWAYS a loophole.
I mean, it's quite sweet that people try and write these procedures and everything, but they do tend to forget that academics might be autistic shut-ins with limited interpersonal skills but we do tend to have a modicum of intelligence.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:21, Reply)
 Luckily I'm not writing it
	Luckily I'm not writing itWe're supplying a very expensive piece of kit that can only come from one source, yet the purchasing dept still want us to jump through the hoops.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:47, Reply)
 Oh dear
	Oh deartry speaking to the academic involved. "prior data"* is my go-to excuse as it's easier to bullshit than "there's only one supplier"
*as in, "I would like this quarter-of-a-million pound AFM. Other models of AFM are available, however i did some work with someone else's one of these before and generated data with I used to get the grant so I need to carry on with the same model" .. foolproof.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:15, Reply)
 Nice one.
	Nice one.Can we consider that the relevant pleasantries have been exchanged?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:38, Reply)
 thanks mate
	thanks matebored of waiting now, the boss was off for a week, dragging things out further
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:40, Reply)
 It wouldn't be the first time
	It wouldn't be the first timeI had a bupa health assessment last week, and two good things came from it:
1) My liver has repaired itself
2) I'm taller than I thought I was
WINNING
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:38, Reply)
 I think I read somewhere
	I think I read somewhere That the liver is the fastest repairing organ, mind you I could have read that in the Beano
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:40, Reply)
 Well that's good enough for me
	Well that's good enough for meThe Beano is no less reliable than any other publication on the shelves...amIrite?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:41, Reply)
 Only in the 'finally facing up to the fact that I have not really ever been able to afford to live in it' way.
	Only in the 'finally facing up to the fact that I have not really ever been able to afford to live in it' way.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:48, Reply)
 Ah ok
	Ah okWell I won't patronise you by saying that it'll work out for the best....but it will work out for the best.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:49, Reply)
 At least I won't have 60 grand of debt hanging over me.
	At least I won't have 60 grand of debt hanging over me.That will be a novel experience.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:54, Reply)
 Will you be renting in the same area?
	Will you be renting in the same area?Or moving on?
www.yurtco.co.uk/index.htm
Start at 5 and a half grand.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:52, Reply)
 I've actually stayed in one.
	I've actually stayed in one.They're better than tents, my mate's has carpets, generator, wood burner etc. And you can stand up in it.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:07, Reply)
 Tried...but I've taken too much codeine recently for another problem
	Tried...but I've taken too much codeine recently for another problemand now I can't poo :(
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:00, Reply)
 Yo indeed.
	Yo indeed.Me-land this week involves only three days at work, then going to Camp Bestival for the weekend.
Frankly I'm dreading it.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:47, Reply)
 It'll be great once you get there
	It'll be great once you get thereAm I right in thinking you're going with kiddies?
not meant to sound as sinister as it might
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:49, Reply)
 You are correct.
	You are correct.It's the getting there I'm dreading the most.
Trying to fit everything we need for a weekend camping into the car is going to be tough.
But I'm sure I'll find something to enjoy about it once I'm there.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 8:57, Reply)
 Yeah
	YeahIt'll be great. Once you see the little one having fun, it'll all be worth it.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:00, Reply)
 I was thinking more along the lines of once I can sneak away from the kids and have a smoke and maybe watch Toots and the Maytals or summat, it'll all be worth it.
	I was thinking more along the lines of once I can sneak away from the kids and have a smoke and maybe watch Toots and the Maytals or summat, it'll all be worth it.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:03, Reply)
 I'm finding it hard to empathise
	I'm finding it hard to empathiseAs a vegetarian of some 23 years, I have never experienced such problems.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:33, Reply)
 maybe as your dear wife looks after the kids all week you should do the decent thing and let her have the weekend off while you look after the mini yurts?
	maybe as your dear wife looks after the kids all week you should do the decent thing and let her have the weekend off while you look after the mini yurts?(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:22, Reply)
 I hate to point out the rather planet-sized flaw in your argument here
	I hate to point out the rather planet-sized flaw in your argument herebut if tangles is busy leaving work at 4 that would mean he was spending more time at home than the average working chap. Helping look after the minitangleses. Just sayin.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:29, Reply)
 Y'see badger here is a smart chap.
	Y'see badger here is a smart chap.I'm quite the domesticated dad dontchaknow
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:31, Reply)
 Took her to Tom Kitchin's new gaff on Saturday for dinner and a few ales
	Took her to Tom Kitchin's new gaff on Saturday for dinner and a few alesShe was well happy. With the added bonus of all the attractive waitresses cooing over her. TRIPLEWIN.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:35, Reply)
 As dozer put it, when I met him for a drink with baby tangle
	As dozer put it, when I met him for a drink with baby tangle"Chicks dig your daughter"
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:37, Reply)
 I did, of course, also have Mrs Badger with me, to clarify.
	I did, of course, also have Mrs Badger with me, to clarify.it doesn't seem to put them off being all flirtyfawny, though.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:42, Reply)
 I can afford to do that because mrs tangle works hard for her money
	I can afford to do that because mrs tangle works hard for her money(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:30, Reply)
 HAHAHA SOMETHING ABOUT SAILORS DOWN AT THE DOCKS OH WAIT THAT DOESNT WORK WE'RE MILES FROM THE COAST
	HAHAHA SOMETHING ABOUT SAILORS DOWN AT THE DOCKS OH WAIT THAT DOESNT WORK WE'RE MILES FROM THE COAST(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:31, Reply)
 *leans back into wingback chair*
	*leans back into wingback chair**lights pipe*
*applauds politely*
Bravo.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:33, Reply)
 My friends who were up at the weekend
	My friends who were up at the weekend are off their with their twins at the weekend. Apparently it's well good, innit.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:23, Reply)
 This evening we are all off to scatter the mother-in-law's ashes
	This evening we are all off to scatter the mother-in-law's ashesI'm completely fucked today - been working in the garden all weekend and my everywhere hurts now.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:17, Reply)
 I see your mate Mick Farren has given the anarchist his last cigarette
	I see your mate Mick Farren has given the anarchist his last cigarettewww.uncut.co.uk/mick-farren-1943-2013-news
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:23, Reply)
 RIP Micky Farren
	RIP Micky FarrenHe was fucking brilliant (apart from his records and most of his books which were pretty shite truth be told).
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:25, Reply)
 Fuckign hell collapsed on stage with the Deviants on Saturday night
	Fuckign hell collapsed on stage with the Deviants on Saturday nightIf I'd had known that was on I'd have gone to that, which would have been horrible.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:30, Reply)
 I am going to make ridiculous online threats to see if I get arrested.
	I am going to make ridiculous online threats to see if I get arrested.Monty, I am going to rape you for being a feminist. Then I am going to kill Kroney and blow up an airport.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:24, Reply)
 I'm replying to this so that my username will get on the news
	I'm replying to this so that my username will get on the newsGood luck!
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:27, Reply)
 Because I'm in the 'mood' for doing so.
	Because I'm in the 'mood' for doing so.Got a problem with that, you baguette-limbed dunce?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:36, Reply)
 
	 Got a problem with that, you baguette-limbed dunce?
+ Ooh ooh ooh
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:38, Reply)
 Oh, man,
	Oh, man,your name is going on the list.
Don't expect me to stick up for you when the filth comes knocking.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:52, Reply)
 I didn't chew a burger enough yesterday and got a small chunk caught in my throat
	I didn't chew a burger enough yesterday and got a small chunk caught in my throatNot choking but unable to swallow for the half hour it took to get it out. I remedied the sore throat with a mighty dose of Dominican rum on the rocks. Now I have a sore throat and a sore head and everything can just fuck the fuck off.
I finally got around to watching Oldboy yesterday and it was well worth the wait. Witless spastics who can't cope with subtitles will be catered for with a Hollywood remake sometime soon*
*so says the witless spastic who can't chew food properly
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:31, Reply)
 I don't know how I managed to avoid spoilers for so long
	I don't know how I managed to avoid spoilers for so longIt kept me guessing the whole way through
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:39, Reply)
 Oh yeah, I need some London tube advice
	Oh yeah, I need some London tube adviceCan someone help me please?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:44, Reply)
 if it gets so packed and hot that you can hardly breath and you feel you might pass out and vomit all over yourself
	if it gets so packed and hot that you can hardly breath and you feel you might pass out and vomit all over yourselfsimply ensure you have a tepid bottle of water with you and everything will be fine.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:46, Reply)
 THANK YOU MONTY  *gives everyone else one of my 'looks'*
	THANK YOU MONTY  *gives everyone else one of my 'looks'*How long does the tube from Morden take to get to Waterloo (or anywhere a bit more central really)?
Thinking of driving and parking there (avoiding congestion charge) then tubing into the city. Worth it?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:48, Reply)
 40mins?
	40mins?There are better places to leave a car and tube it in, though.
Where in London is your destination?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:50, Reply)
 Not 100% decided at the moment
	Not 100% decided at the momentThe boys keep going on about going there, so we were thinking museums, sights, etc.
Better places?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:51, Reply)
 if you are coming up from Pompey just get the train direct from there...
	if you are coming up from Pompey just get the train direct from there...(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:53, Reply)
 so drive up the M3, park in Richmond or similar, hop on train to Waterloo
	so drive up the M3, park in Richmond or similar, hop on train to Waterloo(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:55, Reply)
 I was going to suggest Richmond.
	I was going to suggest Richmond.It's where my mothers leave their car when they come to 'tine'.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 pleasure there is a long stay carpark directly off the A316, which is what the M3 turns into after Sunbury
	pleasure there is a long stay carpark directly off the A316, which is what the M3 turns into after Sunbury(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:59, Reply)
 ^ This ^
	^ This ^And use all day tube tickets,
Last time I caught the train to London it was £113 return, 1st class for 2 adults and 1 child
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 For 113 quid, I expect not only lube, but a cigarette for afterwards too
	For 113 quid, I expect not only lube, but a cigarette for afterwards too(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:05, Reply)
 You have a very dirty mind young B3thany,
	You have a very dirty mind young B3thany,How's the job working out?
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:05, Reply)
 Don't fucking do it.
	Don't fucking do it.I mean, it's a remarkably good urban transport system, but these days I'd rather spoon my own eyes out than use it with any regularity.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:47, Reply)
 For example, when you inevitably need to stop to work out where you are
	For example, when you inevitably need to stop to work out where you aredon't do it right in the middle of the thoroughfare with your fucking huge backpack on, you selfish cunt.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:52, Reply)
 i'd ban those wheely cases from all public transport
	i'd ban those wheely cases from all public transportyou can't carry it, don't pack it you prick
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:54, Reply)
 Ugh and they stop at the bottom and top of staircases to fuck about with the extendable handle.
	Ugh and they stop at the bottom and top of staircases to fuck about with the extendable handle.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:55, Reply)
 When I was at school
	When I was at schoolI regularly had to do Kings Cross to Heathrow with two suitcases and a couple of weekend bags. I learned Tube etiquette pretty quickly. It's also where I developed my 'fuck off out of my way and don't even try to talk to me' stare.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:57, Reply)
 I plan on shouting into my mobile phone whenever the opportunity seems least appropriate
	I plan on shouting into my mobile phone whenever the opportunity seems least appropriate(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:55, Reply)
 When the packed train arrives, stand right in front of the doors as everybody's trying to get off.
	When the packed train arrives, stand right in front of the doors as everybody's trying to get off.The more slack-jawed and stupid your expression, the better.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 "forget" that to enter or exit the station you will need what we call a "ticket"
	"forget" that to enter or exit the station you will need what we call a "ticket"then stand blocking the gate exit while you root around for it in your handbag. For extra lols turn around a try and laugh it off to those stuck behind you
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 When you finally reach your destination station
	When you finally reach your destination stationstop right outside the exit so that you can work out where to go next. For preference, right in the fucking doorway.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:00, Reply)
 And ask people what train you should be on. And then try to engage them in conversation.
	And ask people what train you should be on. And then try to engage them in conversation.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:01, Reply)
 Please don't ask which trains/bus routes you need to use to get to x destination
	Please don't ask which trains/bus routes you need to use to get to x destinationas a withering glare and lack of a response often offends.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:04, Reply)
 Would it be ok to run through a list of all the places I've already been to that day?
	Would it be ok to run through a list of all the places I've already been to that day?(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:04, Reply)
 this works particularly well considering that you are underground...
	this works particularly well considering that you are underground...(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 "YEAH...YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP, THE RECEPTION'S FUCKING WOEFUL...
	"YEAH...YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP, THE RECEPTION'S FUCKING WOEFUL...WHAT??? WHAT???? YEAH.....WHAT????"
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 get a taxi
	get a taxiroll down the windows
feel the breeze
laugh at the sweaty cunts on the tube
WIN
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:05, Reply)
 Make sure you have a long beard, wear a Salwar Kameez and a Kufi
	Make sure you have a long beard, wear a Salwar Kameez and a KufiHave a large rucksack and a few Maplin Carrier bags, look shifty and try to sweat a lot, This guarantees seating even at rush hour
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:16, Reply)
 Dude. Harsh.
	Dude. Harsh.Still, it's incredible the feeling of relief you get when the burden gets lifted.
I think I've been bitten by something radioactive. There's a bite on my wrist the size of Finland.
Still, on the up side, it'll be interesting once my superpowers kick in.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:54, Reply)
 Akshully
	AkshullyI'm blonde. And I don't smoke. And my dog's bigger than that.
Otherwise, spot on.
(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 9:59, Reply)
 If the person buying is going to do it for buy to let maybe you could rent it afterwards.
	If the person buying is going to do it for buy to let maybe you could rent it afterwards.(, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:49, Reply)
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