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Alright? Alright? Everything's gonna be alright?Alt: not alright?
Altalt: morning
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 7:57,
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Bit tired, yesterday was boozy and mini ape was up in the nightOn the plus side the sun is out
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:05,
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Has it got its hat on?Got back from camping last night, thoroughly enjoyed. The dog managed to fall in the river which was well lols.
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We've covered this camping is shit and for children and the poor(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:13,
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Yer, almost at work. Most of these layabouts are probably just getting up(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:10,
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I know one definitely is. lazy cow.I have two days off this week!
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MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:12,
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Sadly not, just two holiday days. Holidays.(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:15,
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Away with fanta pants to a secret location for my birthday present(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:37,
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Cracking stuff from the part-time-bum-fingering-not-a-real-doctor!(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:16,
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Managed to have a nice Saturday pint and papers sessionOn the down this was because I was waiting for the garage to fix my car
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:25,
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Took micro to the RAF museum yesterday - really good. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:33,
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Or" I took myself to the RAF museum and dragged my poor daughter with me"
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:34,
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Nah - she's fascinated by helicopters so the trip was a massive hit for her. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:36,
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I finally did for the weekend, fuck knows what will happen this afternoon or thereafter. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:39,
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She's upset because I am applying for shared residency & 'can't cope with seeing me as she's so devastated'.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:45,
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Apparently devastated that (in her words) I will be taking micro away from her.Shared residency is what they used to call joint custody. It doesn't mean micro would be with me even 50% of the time, but it would give me more overnight stays.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:50,
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Did she not consider that this was an inevitable consequence of ending a marriage that has produced a child?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:53,
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Clearly not. I think her preference would be for me to fuck off for good & not see my daughter.
Last year she told a friend of mine that she thought I would 'become bored' of being a father after a while.
As if.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:54,
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She was never planning to.She can't without my agreement anyway - Scotland is a separate entity to England & Wales when it comes to this sort of thing, as we have joint parental responsibility she can't just up & move.
Plus, she is 2/3rds through the first year of a three year course that she can't complete in Scotland, micro will have started school by then. So I think she'll stay in London.
If the worst comes to the worst I'll move to Edinburgh myself if I have to.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:01,
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Edinburgh's nice enough, easy access to London and has plenty of your line of work innit.But yeah, Scots law is entirely separate to English, so it's a tricky bugger to navigate betwixt the two.
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I wouldn't earn as much up there, but my daughter is more important than that. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:05,
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well, cost of living is a bit lower, so swings and roundabouts innit(, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:07, Reply)
Mine loves trains.So that gives me an excuse to visit the York Railway museum this coming weekend :)
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She might like this Doc, since it ent far from you.www.rhdr.org.uk/about.html
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MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:42,
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Ta frog.I've been there before, never taken her though. Might have a burn through this Friday :)
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I took some of my nieces and nephews on it, they really liked it.And not just because it was free because I have shares in it, honest......
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MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:47,
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also, assuming she's fairly young, she'll love the road train.It goes from the Minster to the NRM every half hour or so. It's a bit better than walking through that hideous tunnel on Leeman Road or going out the back of the station.
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hello naked apeNot sure I like all this 'alright' stuff, it's pretty dreary and repetitious. Is there really any need for it?
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not today, tell you what, I'll just use my normal vocabulary and if you're not sure of anything, just let me know(, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:33, Reply)
it must be weird thinking that everyone's vocabulary is as poor as your own(, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:39, Reply)
I don't feel the need to consult a thesaurus before I post online, no.Prick.
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Morning allI am WFH today, so much to catch up on. I might just not do it and see what happens.
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Morning, ApeSeems I was rather pissed last night, as I've ended up with several bands on my phone that I don't actually like. Fuck knows why.
Alt: Aside from the screaming kids in the shop this morning, I'm alright.
AltAlt: Morning.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:47,
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christ.Honest question: when do you reckon you'll grow out of these teenybopper rock bands?
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I've never been a fan of the above, there have simply been a couple of songs by them that I haven't mindedI've just never felt the need to download them.
And I see no reason why I should 'grow out' of listening to anything.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:53,
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look, imma level witcha here, yeahWhen I was 16/17 I listened to shit like Korn and Fear Factory. I thought they were innovative, talented and cool. Then I discovered that there were bands/ hip hop acts who did similar things but much better. Also, that the lyrics (in the case of Korn) were teenage drivel and in the case of Fear Factory were sci fi mumbo jumbo. So I 'grew out' of listening to them.
I''ve heard 30 Seconds to Mars and they are utter toss. What's that anti war song of theirs? First time I heard that one it genuinely made me laugh.
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It's an odd one, reallyI no longer listen to Linkin Park, RATM, etc, simply because their music doesn't 'resonate'(?) with me anymore, now I just tend to listen to what I like. If I like it, I couldn't care less what type of music it is, it's why my phone swaps between death metal, dubstep and chart music.
EDIT: Anti-war song? No idea.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:04,
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Definitely, was given free tickets to see them a few years backWe turned up about 10 minute after they started, roaring drunk. We lasted two songs before leaving again, utter shite.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:07,
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We wake up, we go out, smoke a fag, put it out, see our friends, see the sightsalright
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 8:50,
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Not much, need to restockSpeyburn, and some Glenmorangie.
Fathers day imminent though so will be dropping hints.
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Got a bottle of Benriach at the moment.Dunno what your gourmet palate thinks of that, but I reckon it's alright.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:46,
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I think I've had it and didn't rate it.Perfectly fine as an entry level malt though, no shame in that.
If you'd jumped in with Glenfiddich then I'd be all sneery.
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I like Speysides, apparently.Dunno what that means, aside fromt he fact that Speyside is near Glasgow somewhere.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:50,
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it means lighter, sweeter maltsIslay malts are the peaty ones. If you like speyside ones then you'll like Japanese ones, such as Yamazaki and Hibiki.
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Glenfiddich's dishwater then, is it?I assumed that, like wine, supermarkets don't carry terribly good stock.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:57,
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it's just dullNo depth to the flavour and not a pleasant finish. Supermarkets are ok for whisky, most stock balvenie and auchentoshan, but your best bet is a specialist off licence. There's one in Leeds called Latitude which is pretty good.
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In London the Whisky Exchange has a shop in Vinopolis - in Southwark(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:04,
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I recommend Bunananananahabhainfor getting monstrously trashed on a Sunday night.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:03,
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I've been going with "banana bane"(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:27,
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Hello Nakers.I found my grandfather's old record player in me mum's attic. Took it down and started asking questions online and it turns out it's a pretty rare and very desirable machine.
So obviously I ripped it all apart and re-wired it. With a new cartridge I'll have a functional, 51 year old collectable turntable for pennies. Good weekend.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:31,
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And a glass chassis so you can see all the pointless, functionless, useless cogs what I put in there to try and make 200 year old technology seem more Victorian spinning around worthlessly!!!
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:38,
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It's a shame Monty isn't about.I'm sure he'd be interested for a couple of seconds. Likes his turntables, that man.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:41,
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unless it's technics or vestax I'm outThen again, Pioneer are strongly rumoured to be bringing out a turntable. Chances are it''ll have a screen and flashing lights.
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It ent one of yourn scritchy scratchy wiggedy whack "decks", that's fo' sho'(
Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:45,
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Instead of a drive belt, the motor drives a wheel that in turn spins the platter.(
Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:58,
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No gears, the speed's set by a lever that pushes the wheel further out towards the edge of the platter.Means you can set any speed you like, not just go between 33, 45, 78 etc.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:03,
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I heard that technics added pitch control on the sl mk 2Because at the time it was common for classical records to be pressed badly, and off key. So by speeding up or slowing down the record you could correct the pitch.
Hence varispeed often being referred to as 'pitch correction'.
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Yeah, as I understand it, records labelled as "78" were pretty often more accurately describedas "78-ish, or thereabouts". If my maths is right, my turntable can correct up to a speed of about 85.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:22,
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anything melodic sounds shit past about +/- 4.CDJs can keep the pitch locked and just increase tempo.
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My grandpa had excellent taste in cars.Until he bought a Rover 75 :(
Never had a Golf, though. Certainly not one with a 180bhp modified engine. I doubt he'd have approved, but what can I say? I'm a rude boy prick.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:07,
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whisky is a terrible thing and I shall never drink it again...at least until wednesday.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:31,
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dunno lemme check my email, there's a booking confirmation in there somewhere
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:07,
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shitI was apparently corresponding with a woman on OKCupid last night, I have no memory of it.
However, it appears to have gone really well. :/
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:08,
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YepMinor hangover today but no great issues. My weekend worth of work went tits due to the site though
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:43,
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Apparently there's been a net filter installed here.Desktop won't let me use b3ta :(
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Please send one to Dozer's employer. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:49,
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Morning off? You've only just started. Is it a part time job?(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:10,
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Which is almost as cool and deserving of respect as "old war injury playing up"except massively, massively more bent.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:30,
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Take two and call me in the morning(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 9:57,
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I downloaded one of those sleep tracker app things yesterday.To be fair, it seems to have actually woken me up at the right time, but I'm fucking exhausted and I've got a frozen shoulder.
Alt: Not really, no.
AltAlt: Morning can kiss my pasty Scots arse.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:04,
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Also, can you ask what the point of them is? I don't know what you do with the information gleaned from such an application.(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:10,
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But if they *did* work, what could you do with the info?(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:15,
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work out how many times you get woken up by someone snoring/coughing/poking you on the forehead?(
rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:27,
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Pushed and shoved, hit on the head and, bizarrely, having fingers clicked by your ears?(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:32,
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it's expensive designer bedding and it's whitehe'd better fucking not
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:38,
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Well that does surprise me.I was expecting some cheap shit from Argos.
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Well mine's 400, nothing wrong with having decent bedding.You spend half your life in bed, after all.
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Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:55,
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The idea is that it figures out when you're in light sleepthen wakes you at the closest point to your alarm time. The idea being that you don't wake up in the middle of a dream, or when you're getting some proper sleep, or summat.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:33,
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but what if your alarm time is fixed?you know, by reference to your job start time or something? does it slowly train you to wake up naturally at the right time?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:39,
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Say you need to be up by six to get to work on time:you give it half an hour leeway, and from half five, it looks out for the first time you're in 'light sleep', then wakes you up. If you're not awake by the alarm time, it'll wake you up then.
I think that's the principle, anyway. It's supposed to wake you up without you feeling all confuzzled and grumpy.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:44,
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Morning, Nakers/AllI have been ill all weekend and only started feeling better in time to return to work! Balls.
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Have you completely stopped smoking yet?(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:13,
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Nah. Under 5 a day though. Unless drinking. But have cut back on that too.
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And the fun thing about that is that there's almost chuff all you can take for it,what with you being a sugar flid and everything.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:34,
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That and the fact there are no effective otc remedies for coughs(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:36,
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they're always worse when you lie downmust be something to do with fluid shifting around. I dread getting a cough because i'm such a chest flid that I end up sleepless for a week.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:39,
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Apart from cough suppressants and expectorants, obviously.(
b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:45,
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If you have a dry cough, and you take a cough suppressant,you stop coughing. Is that not 'effective' enough for you?
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:48,
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He cant talk with all that cock in his mouth(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:34,
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ALL that cock?Bit complimentary to Monty, that.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:46,
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