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I've got another free coffee
Alt: also I have tomorrow off for mini ape's birthday. It's been 3 years since I last slept
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:24, 158 replies, latest was 10 years ago)
Alt: also I have tomorrow off for mini ape's birthday. It's been 3 years since I last slept
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:24, 158 replies, latest was 10 years ago)
Morning FOGLE,
I'm on my way to London, the greatest city in England. Is there a way I can get free coffee in the sprawling metropolis of wonder that is ahead of me?
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:26, Reply)
I'm on my way to London, the greatest city in England. Is there a way I can get free coffee in the sprawling metropolis of wonder that is ahead of me?
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Try not to set fire to anything ok?
I'm off to see an evil news corporation this afternoon
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:39, Reply)
I'm off to see an evil news corporation this afternoon
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:39, Reply)
Yeah, got a meeting. Means I'll be finished by 3 though, which is nice
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Where's the fun in that?
Also - this is the first one for several weeks.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:52, Reply)
Also - this is the first one for several weeks.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:52, Reply)
Got another one tomorrow, also got to do some online tests today for another company.
Have you had yours yet?
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:55, Reply)
Have you had yours yet?
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 7:55, Reply)
Last night, went well I think, bit of a change of roles so lots of thinking on my feet
2 more stages potentially
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2 more stages potentially
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Cheers, it'll be great experience of I get it
But not a linear upwards move so can't be too disappointed if I don't get it
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:00, Reply)
But not a linear upwards move so can't be too disappointed if I don't get it
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:00, Reply)
Already had a second interview for a similar role to my current one, just waitng on other interviews to finish before hearing
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Bold move to have gone from a permanent position in your last company to a temporary contract.
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Well the timing was right, office location made winchester move possible, got a chunky pay rise and it a large company so opportunities to stay on
Fortune favours the brave
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:15, Reply)
Fortune favours the brave
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:15, Reply)
Online tests? I'm sure your words per minute typing skillz will be fine
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After that there's a full day of selection stuff - case study, interview with a behavourial specialist, even a fucking role play FFS.
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I thought I'd interpret it as Cos Play and take the Super Matt approach.
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I had a nice tube journey to work, and I only had to change lines twice because of signal failure!!!
Alt: Payday tomorrow, again.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:06, Reply)
Alt: Payday tomorrow, again.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:06, Reply)
Where is the question, blogboy?
Budgie came out, cuddled up between my towel ( he likes chewing towels) and the iPad. Gently nibbled my arm and talked to the other budgie that lives in the iPad. Ahhhhh. Cute.
No. Not cute.
The little fucker somehow managed to shit vertically upwards and behind ONTO the iPad with its gravity defying arsehole. Imma tie one of my iPad wipes to its feet and make it dance it clean :(
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:28, Reply)
Budgie came out, cuddled up between my towel ( he likes chewing towels) and the iPad. Gently nibbled my arm and talked to the other budgie that lives in the iPad. Ahhhhh. Cute.
No. Not cute.
The little fucker somehow managed to shit vertically upwards and behind ONTO the iPad with its gravity defying arsehole. Imma tie one of my iPad wipes to its feet and make it dance it clean :(
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:28, Reply)
You buy wipes specifically for the ipad?
I use toilet paper to clean mine, funnily enough the screen comes up perfect. No budgie shit on mine though.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:31, Reply)
I use toilet paper to clean mine, funnily enough the screen comes up perfect. No budgie shit on mine though.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:31, Reply)
I have a free coffee and I didn't have to buy one first in order to get it.
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b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1877186?highlight=answers-post-1877202
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:47, Reply)
I saw a nasty crash on the way in to work
car hit a front garden wall at about 60 and ended up on top of a Cornish hedge about 50 ft down the road. I expect serious injury or death.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:39, Reply)
car hit a front garden wall at about 60 and ended up on top of a Cornish hedge about 50 ft down the road. I expect serious injury or death.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:39, Reply)
Take any photos? Could have made a few quid selling them to the media if you were there before them.
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Ahhhhh look the witch man has captured the image of death
Burn him burn the witch
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:05, Reply)
Burn him burn the witch
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Might not be as bad as it looks
Hedge may have taken the sting out of the impact....it's trees that kill, no give in them at all.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:50, Reply)
Hedge may have taken the sting out of the impact....it's trees that kill, no give in them at all.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:50, Reply)
Yes, but front garden walls in Cornwall are made of granite and it was demolished.
So are Cornish hedges to be fair but they landed on top of the hedge.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:53, Reply)
So are Cornish hedges to be fair but they landed on top of the hedge.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 8:53, Reply)
How did you know the hedge was Cornish?
Did it shout "look out, moi luvver" before the car hit it?
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:14, Reply)
Did it shout "look out, moi luvver" before the car hit it?
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:14, Reply)
I'd have been more impressed if he'd ended up in a hedge in Wiltshire.
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I think we're getting closer to the day where I will be found at one of the sets of traffic lights I encounter on my drive to work, with a high-powered rifle, meting out justice to those committing minor traffic offences.
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I think, after he posted doing the same recently, that it should be known as 'doing a DG' - brushing your teeth leading to wretching.
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I often do this even without the aid of alcohol beforehand
Some prickwit on here said to clench your thumb in your left hand... this is bullshit and doesn't work
HTHs
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:18, Reply)
Some prickwit on here said to clench your thumb in your left hand... this is bullshit and doesn't work
HTHs
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:18, Reply)
brush left handed and clench your thumb in your right hand
works for me
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:43, Reply)
works for me
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It's cool how you can get so pissed you chuck up but still manage to keep a tally of what you have consumed.
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Combination of looking at how much cash I spent last night & the empty bottle of wine in the kitchen.
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Bottle of Sprite is my miracle cure.
Backed up by science. Real or pseudo, I dunno. But it works for me.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:25, Reply)
Backed up by science. Real or pseudo, I dunno. But it works for me.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:25, Reply)
I have this afternoon off to help my father-in-law out with the kids
I also have enough turf to re-lay Wembley for my back garden
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:20, Reply)
I also have enough turf to re-lay Wembley for my back garden
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:20, Reply)
Do you know what I've been surprised by recently?
Grass seed. It actually fucking works.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:22, Reply)
Grass seed. It actually fucking works.
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I need to flatten out some of my lawn so I'll be doing that around September time
Also, I had a fox in my garden last night. Cool!
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:25, Reply)
Also, I had a fox in my garden last night. Cool!
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:25, Reply)
We have foxes round our way
They can't easily get into our back garden, but they certainly make a mess out the front. Saw one during the day recently. They're very bold.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:28, Reply)
They can't easily get into our back garden, but they certainly make a mess out the front. Saw one during the day recently. They're very bold.
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I ran to get my phone to take some pics
but he was down the bottom of the garden so they are a bit blurred
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:35, Reply)
but he was down the bottom of the garden so they are a bit blurred
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I was really pleased
I'm considering digging up all the preexisting grass and reseeding the lot. It looks great.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:28, Reply)
I'm considering digging up all the preexisting grass and reseeding the lot. It looks great.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:28, Reply)
we did ours in a bit of a rush as we needed to get a fence up for the dog adoption
so it loos great in places and in others its a little bit patchy... problem was we didn't have time to prep the ground properly so there are little indentations where it didn't take...
grass chat awesome
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:31, Reply)
so it loos great in places and in others its a little bit patchy... problem was we didn't have time to prep the ground properly so there are little indentations where it didn't take...
grass chat awesome
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:31, Reply)
Plant in "grows from seed" shocker.
It's almost as though that's how they're supposed to propogate.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:30, Reply)
It's almost as though that's how they're supposed to propogate.
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But these things never work, do they!
The whole world is a massive con. It's a constant slalom in which you're avoiding people trying to take all your money.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:42, Reply)
The whole world is a massive con. It's a constant slalom in which you're avoiding people trying to take all your money.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:42, Reply)
Yeah, seeds don't work.
That's why grass is extinct in the wild.
Typical city boy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:51, Reply)
That's why grass is extinct in the wild.
Typical city boy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:51, Reply)
I'm seriously considering growing stuff.
Potatoes look easy and you can do them in a barrel. If successful I might consider an allotment.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:51, Reply)
Potatoes look easy and you can do them in a barrel. If successful I might consider an allotment.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:51, Reply)
Colleague's wife is pregnant for the third time.
He says he used jimmy hat and his mrs took a morning after pill.
He thinks it's his.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:24, Reply)
He says he used jimmy hat and his mrs took a morning after pill.
He thinks it's his.
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My mother in law claims to have been on the pill when she got pregnant with all three of her kids
Thats nice isn't it, point blank telling them they were accidents.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:26, Reply)
Thats nice isn't it, point blank telling them they were accidents.
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My mum got married at 17 because she wanted to start a family
and no, she wasn't pregnant, just mental.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:42, Reply)
and no, she wasn't pregnant, just mental.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:42, Reply)
as if
my mum told me that the dr told her it would take a year or so to get up the duff when she came off the pill. but no, she got me the very first month of trying.
she said it like it was a GOOD thing.
hahaha my friend's husband was gutted when his wife wanted a second, as she hates sex with him, and he never gets any. he thought, wooo, she's 39, i'll get months of sex. up the duff the first try. bad luck dude. back to celibacy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:31, Reply)
my mum told me that the dr told her it would take a year or so to get up the duff when she came off the pill. but no, she got me the very first month of trying.
she said it like it was a GOOD thing.
hahaha my friend's husband was gutted when his wife wanted a second, as she hates sex with him, and he never gets any. he thought, wooo, she's 39, i'll get months of sex. up the duff the first try. bad luck dude. back to celibacy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:31, Reply)
A red Fire Brigade 'RESCUE' truck just drove past playing 'Ring of Fire' really really loud.
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I thought this was good
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-27140966
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-27140966
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:14, Reply)
My ex was a copper, I used to play that quite a lot when I was in charge of the driving music.
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And of course he didnt get annoyed by this...
(see I have also suggested that it was a man for humorous purposes)
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:27, Reply)
(see I have also suggested that it was a man for humorous purposes)
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:27, Reply)
Other people are commenting on it, now.
I'm glad it's not just me being pointlessly wound up into a rage
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:35, Reply)
I'm glad it's not just me being pointlessly wound up into a rage
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:35, Reply)
Must you be so disparaging of a life full of laughter?
Typical, miserable IT creep.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:54, Reply)
Typical, miserable IT creep.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:54, Reply)
Laughter's usually a good thing.
Except when it's fat fucking bloater with a 300 decibel hyuck that sounds like a vomiting sea lion. Sure, it's amusing the first couple of times but when it's all day, every day, it soon starts to really fucking grate.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:58, Reply)
Except when it's fat fucking bloater with a 300 decibel hyuck that sounds like a vomiting sea lion. Sure, it's amusing the first couple of times but when it's all day, every day, it soon starts to really fucking grate.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:58, Reply)
Fat people are either extremely jolly or extremely miserable
There is no half way
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:58, Reply)
There is no half way
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We've got a cackler here.
Although I did once get hauled into a meeting room to explain why I kept chuckling to myself (was listening to a podcast). I got asked to stop and said 'don't worry, you won't ever see any signs of joy from me again' nothing, not a smile a frown, nothing.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
Although I did once get hauled into a meeting room to explain why I kept chuckling to myself (was listening to a podcast). I got asked to stop and said 'don't worry, you won't ever see any signs of joy from me again' nothing, not a smile a frown, nothing.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
The permanently cheerful are far more irritating than the perpetually miserable.
At least the latter are quiet and don't bother anybody.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
At least the latter are quiet and don't bother anybody.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
Gonna be an even quieter one than usual with all you part timers.
Ive got about 4 energy drinks to have today. Broken sleep and a hot office makes Jason a tired boy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:58, Reply)
Ive got about 4 energy drinks to have today. Broken sleep and a hot office makes Jason a tired boy.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:58, Reply)
I just realised it's been 45 minutes since I boiled the kettle.
I've just made myself a cup of cold coffee.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
I've just made myself a cup of cold coffee.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 9:59, Reply)
Morning Ape
Here is Swipe demanding others bow to her
Had a fucking fantastic bacon barm to start the day, so that's not too bad.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:01, Reply)
Here is Swipe demanding others bow to her
Had a fucking fantastic bacon barm to start the day, so that's not too bad.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:01, Reply)
My kids aren't at school today because the teachers are on strike.
I planned a day of chores and home taught lessons for the wife to administer. Instead shes taken them out to have fun!
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:21, Reply)
I planned a day of chores and home taught lessons for the wife to administer. Instead shes taken them out to have fun!
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:21, Reply)
so thats a bonus then
Peej can be the single unencumbered man about Cornwall... those 6 toed women will be as butter in his hands
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:26, Reply)
Peej can be the single unencumbered man about Cornwall... those 6 toed women will be as butter in his hands
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:26, Reply)
Precisely!
and with me being the breadwinner I'll be able to afford the house and she'll have to go live in a dolescum house.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:30, Reply)
and with me being the breadwinner I'll be able to afford the house and she'll have to go live in a dolescum house.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:30, Reply)
It doesn't work like that, old bean.
You will pay her to live in YOUR house and rent a bedsit wank pad for yourself.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:35, Reply)
You will pay her to live in YOUR house and rent a bedsit wank pad for yourself.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:35, Reply)
The only reason that can force her out of the house
is if there is equity to be paid to her as part of any settlement.
Other than that she could be in there for years.
( , Thu 10 Jul 2014, 10:58, Reply)
is if there is equity to be paid to her as part of any settlement.
Other than that she could be in there for years.
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