Shall we call here home today?
Morning folks!


( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 7:45, 318 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

why not indeed!
morning lusty, how are you today?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:00, Reply)

Mornin'
You're up early Lusty- boiled egg & soldiers or bacon sangwidge?


Eds: Vipros too, just don't dribble yolk/sauce down your beard
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:02, Reply)

Morning Mr V
I'm fine and dandy. A little bit sleepy but otherwise well. How be you on this wonderful morning?

@osok. Bacon please! ohhhh and a cup of tea. I'm already at work. Lame.
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:02, Reply)

sounds good osok
just catching up on some stuff from last night

not sure how I feel about being a mere Mr V when Vrothdar gets the Captain bit....


actually, I am sure how I feel and I don't mind. might get mildly confusing though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:05, Reply)

@Vipros
How about Dr V or Professor V beardy face?
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:08, Reply)

Choose your Rank
Wing Commander Vipros
Temporary Corporal (Unpaid) Vipros
Lord High Admiral Vipros
El Presidente Vipros

I think these are still unclaimed
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:09, Reply)

how about this
?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:12, Reply)

haha
amazing!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:14, Reply)

Your Reverence
*genuflects*

I hadn't realised you were a former member of the SS (allegedly).

I think I'll go for Grand High Admiral of the Dark Side and Lord of the High-Slung Bottoms of Zob.

Points for source.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:27, Reply)

morning my little pumpkins
And how are we all today? I'm jealous, maybe I should change my name to something with a bit more ooomph.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:40, Reply)

Ning all
@LVP

Your username conjures up images of a posh dutch lady giving her slaves what for with miscellaneous furs. I'd keep it as is.

Work again, without glasses again. Here come the headaches...
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:48, Reply)

I agree LvP
at most bung Lady in front of it :-)

Capn V: I hate being at work without my glases, so I always leave a pair here

actually, I almost never wear them when I'm not at work, so that's kind of irrelevant...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:49, Reply)

morning LvP
I like your name. It makes me think of you wearing a fox fur, carrying a small dog and calling everyone dhaaarling.
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:49, Reply)

a posh dutch lady?!
Ace.
However I am neither Posh nor Dutch. But if thats your mental image of me, who am I to shatter it?
I'm hungry but we have nothing in the house to satisfy my hunger. Dammit.
Edit - Although Lady LVP does sound good. Maybe I should get some furs and start talking in an affected manner daaahlings.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:50, Reply)

@Pope V
My main problem is that the only pair of glasses I have left are my sunglasses. I broke my normal pair.

Seeing as that's the second pair I've broken/lost this year I think I'll invest in a spare pair this time...

:edit: Lady Van Pelt sounds rather posh don't you think? Van Pelt sounds like a very important sort of name to me.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:52, Reply)

@captain
Miss van Pelt's name sounds important because she is important!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:56, Reply)

i guess so
I never really thought about how it sounds. Lucy Van Pelt is the evil little girl in the Peanuts strips who always pulls the football away from Charlie Brown. I grew up learning to read by reading all my dads old Snoopy and Peanuts books so I thought I'd pick her name. I used to be Linus Van Pelt (Lucy's brother) on b3ta but I changed as I forgot my password and thought maybe I should have a girls name. It's kind of stuck now!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:57, Reply)

It's a good name
(my other half is called Lucy, so I'm biased)

and I think it suits you
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

Thanks
I'll stick with it then.
Marvellous stuff.
Thanks lusty! you are very important too. numero uno dancing pal.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 8:59, Reply)

Sounds pretty fair to me - Reasons for the name that is.
I've recently discovered gazzing and this friends activity malarkey. I'm never going to be productive ever again.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:00, Reply)

I hardly ever get any gazzes :-(
maybe it's because I talk too much on here....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:01, Reply)

I've only had gazzes from 3 people
One of which was a reply to a gaz I sent. Yesterday I received my first gaz since joining b3ta. Childish excitement ensued.

Mind you the gazes from other gave me something awesome to put on my birthday list (an awesome clock) and prompted me to sign up to a b3ta bash so all is good.

:edit: I realised last night that, without meaning to, I've become a collector of unusual clocks. Is there a tern for this sad behaviour?
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:04, Reply)

Morning all
And how are we today?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:08, Reply)

Horologist or Chronometrophile
that's just for clocks, not unusual ones

good names though :-)

Morning Mrs L, am well thanks. how are you?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:08, Reply)

Good morning all
Including, of course, M'lady v.P.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:09, Reply)

good morning
*waves champagne flute haughtily*

Ha. I couldn't be snobby I don't think. I like swearing and burping too much.
Oooh, I really fancy some nachos.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:10, Reply)

Ah but Lucy
There is nothing funnier than a posh bird burping and swearing.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

ah
it's only the nouveau riche that frown on swearing and burping...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

Thanks Pope V
I think I'll go with Chronometrophile simply because it gives the impression that I like to do naughty things to clocks.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

What's with all this name changing!
Maybe mine should be changed to teh grammer bodger
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:14, Reply)

ah i see
Ok then. In that case I am a well posh bird what likes burping and swearing.
Bring on the caviar. (I don't think I could ever eat caviar. I can't eat any seafood as it all makes me ill and the thought of eating it makes me wanna hurl).
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:16, Reply)

Morning all!
How are we doing today? The name Van Pelt conjures up (for me anyway) a young maiden that you'd find in a Hornblower book or similar. You know, they find a Dutch trading ship adrift and rescue it, and the girl falls for the dashing Horatio?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:17, Reply)

caviar is awesome
I could eat that stuff all day

mmmm
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:20, Reply)

I can't stand the thought of eating fish eggs
And I'm allergic to shellfish *yearns for scampi*

Give me a good old fashioned fish what swims any day of the week.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:22, Reply)

I've never tried it
Someone go and buy me caviar!

*bow at Vipros* Your.. erm.. what do you call popes? Holy Manness?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:23, Reply)

it is delicious though
I try not to let the thought of what something is put me off it. As long as it tastes good and the texture is ok then I'll eat it.

edit: morning Badger. Your Grace will be fine ;-)

also, you can get cheap caviar in the supermarket. pretty much the same as the real stuff, but costs about £2.50 a jar. comes in red or black variety. black is nicer I'd say.

I recommend it on a slab of buttery toast
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:24, Reply)

Today's fish is trout a la creme. FISH!
20 points for reference source!

EDIT: 20 points to his holiness.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:25, Reply)

red dwarf isn't it?
trout are freshwater fish, and have underwater weapons

edit: it was the shouting of fish at the end that triggered the memory
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:27, Reply)

Morning All
TGB: I agree with your sig. 'tis impressive, yo?

How goes it?
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:29, Reply)

I may have to treat myself when I have some moolay then
I suck at quotes. And guess the TV theme as I found out the other day.

Edit: Hey Ethelred *waves* I am really impressed with it. Still have FF at work though
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:29, Reply)

does Chrome have mouse gestures?
or an add-on that provides them?

not sure I could function without...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:31, Reply)

Ah Red Dwarf
Gotta love the Arnold Rimmer experience. Far and away the best part of the last 2 series.

*sings*

He's Arnold Arnold Arnold Rimmer more reliabe than a garden trimmer....
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:31, Reply)

@ Pope
'Would you like to hear about frog men?'
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:34, Reply)

Morning Kaol
Interesting name change...
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:34, Reply)

Mrs L
Yeah!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:36, Reply)

I haven't changed my name.
What ever are you on about?

*shifty eyes*
(Kaol - Scourge of Wales, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:36, Reply)

I must say I do like Red Dwarf a fair amount
@ The Grammar Badger - Regency Fishmongers do nice caviar, as does the new Waitrose in Kenilworth.

I'm posting this on Chrome, I have been pleasantly surprised so far.
Going to put it through it's paces later. So far it's failed to do a YT vid, but I reckon that's to do with the version of Flash I've got.

Edit: Just opened up a PDF and it borked. Haha - sad plugin!!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:36, Reply)

Well maybe
*shrugs*
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:38, Reply)

I haven't ventured to the new Waitrose yet
But I did go to Sainsburys on the shires the other day and it's massive! And the car park is even more utterly confusing :(

That's a nice L by your name Kaol. *thinks of things it could stand for*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:39, Reply)

It stands for
"Lovely".

End of story.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:41, Reply)

@ himjim
Yeah sounds like your Flash version, mine works flawlessly.

Not sure about incognito mode yet, I'm guessing its the "IE without Add-Ons" style, doesn't save anything like cookies, history etc.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:41, Reply)

@Ethelred
That's how I understood it from the comic but I've not tried it yet. Going to have to upgrade my flash as I had a little trouble with youtube last night when moving/resizing windows.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:43, Reply)

Not lackadaisical then?
I want to see the sad face tab like the cartoon promised!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:46, Reply)

My main gripe with Chrome
Is that I'm used to double-clicking the tab bar to open a new tab (Opera imprinted on my brain) and it just maximises or windows the app :(
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:48, Reply)

Oh yea!
How can I crash a tab? Hmmm.

:edit: ctrl+t is imprinted in my brain. Glad it's the shortcut in chrome too.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:48, Reply)

Cap'n V
I doubt many of the FF shortcuts will have been removed.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:51, Reply)

but
does it have mouse gestures?

the one thing I can't live without!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:53, Reply)

Try opening a PDF?
Or try a Shockwave function/Javascript/complicated in browser thing?

Did any of you opt for the crash reporting thing?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:53, Reply)

What are mouse gestures?
Pray tell your grace!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:54, Reply)

Morning all of you
I'll be keeping my (daft) username as it is, I think. Otherwise it would just cause confusion, and Madam Marlboro might nick my real one like she did with Bert!

Unless I'm smart, like Kaol.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:55, Reply)

Ah...
My cleverness has been recognised.
Mornin' K, how goes it?
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:56, Reply)

you don't know about mouse gestures?
you haven't lived!

mine is set up so in FF you hold the right mouse button and move the mouse left to go back a page,
right goes forward
down duplicates tab
up is new tab
shaking it left-right-left closes a tab
right-left-right undoes the close

and so on

they are brilliant

you can do things like the new tab gesture, finishing on a link, opening the link in a new tab. got a couple of things set to increase and decrease image size and stuff too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:56, Reply)

Vipros
Not found any gesture options yet.

Doesn't seem to support animated Favicons either :(
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:58, Reply)

Not so bad, Kaol
although I need to go and do some work soon.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:58, Reply)

That sounds pretty exciting
Pope V...

I might have to check that out!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 9:59, Reply)

if you use firefox I recommend the add-on
All in One gestures

I've been using them for a while now and couldn't do without

gets really confusing using someone else's computer though, or a different browser.

one day windows will have them and I will be happy
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:00, Reply)

Good morning!
What's up with the flash new names? I think I'll stick with being the Devil. Or Tightly.

A man of simple pleasures, that's me.

Anyway, we blew at the quiz last night. We came 7th out of 20 teams. I did win a bottle of Champagne, though, which was nice.

Vive la hangover!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:04, Reply)

Hmmm...
I'm posting this from chrome.
Seems ok.
I think I'll be using it over the crappy default IE that's on my work computer.

EDIT: Cock, I'm logged in as the wrong Kaol!
(Kaol - Scourge of Wales, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:10, Reply)

I like the idea
of the Wrong Kaol.

What the hell would Kaol's 'evil twin' be like?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:12, Reply)

Kaol
is the evil twin
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:14, Reply)

I think I'm the evil twin
The other one would be lovely, thus the "L" next to his name.

Hmmm... Why does Chrome make my Gmail look all weird?
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:14, Reply)

@ MLIAB
It'd be like that Simpsons Halloween special where they lock the "evil twin" in the loft and feed him fish heads.

Then they find out that Bart is the evil one, rather than the one locked away...

EDIT: Kaol, it mucks up my webmail also, (not got Gmail, got a Merak mail server myself) but only on the login screen :/
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:15, Reply)

@Kaol
My Gmail looks normal in the sense that it looks the same as it did in firefox.

More than likely that it's actually IE making it look wrong.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:20, Reply)

Hmmm...
Got that sorted.
For some reason Chrome had selected "mobile" as the display mode for Gmail.
Back to standard now.

Also, in this fancy built-in spell-check-thing, why does "Gmail" come up as a mistake? This is a google browser.
Fuck it, "google" comes up as a mistake.

Fuckin' 'tards.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:24, Reply)

Morning all
I've been up for hours which is pretty sad as it's my day off, but I have done lots and still have much to do.

Good news is I don't have skin cancer - thanks GP for getting me worried - so yays for that! Saw the dermatologist this morning and we had a giggle about it, which was much needed.

How is everyone today? Just done a skim read and have to admit I never thought Lucy was a posho as I read a lot of snoopy as a kid :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:27, Reply)

I imagine it's using a real dictionary to check spelling.
One that doesn't have crazy words like google and gmail in it.

Would be nice to be able to add stuff to the dictionary on right clicking like you can in word.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:28, Reply)

Mornin' Becky!
Good to hear it!

*hugs*

*shakes fist at GP*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:29, Reply)

Grats becky
Not having skin cancer is rather good news.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:29, Reply)

yay becky!
Anyone who read a lot of snoopy is instantly a good friend of mine.
and yay for the good health news, that must be a bloody relief!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:29, Reply)

that's good news Becky. congrats
I had suspected that LvP's name was from Peanuts, but not confirmed it. tis a good name though, puts me in mind a of a well-to-do colonial family.

like the ones in Sleepy Hollow
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:29, Reply)

morning becky!
Yay for being disease free! :D
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:30, Reply)

Morning folks
I've taken all the skin off my heel going through a turnstile at work, then nearly got hit by a truck in the car park.
Sometimes I think my mum should have aborted.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:30, Reply)

morning all
hurrah for disease-free becky!

Boss, don't say such horrid things about yourself!

*ensnuggles*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:32, Reply)

The mouse gestures sound interesting
But my mouse has buttons on the side for going backwards and forward on webpages. And when I use one that doesn't I get sad :(

Hey DiT!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:33, Reply)

Haha, Oh fuck!
Bless you, BK!

Also: Lusty, your sig has given me the first giggle of the day! I dread to think what inspired it!

EDIT: Oh, I say! Mornin', TGB! *wrestles*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:33, Reply)

That's really good news Becky,
Glad to hear it!

Chrome's a keeper, it loads my Gaz inbox in about five seconds, as opposed to the 30 seconds to a minute that IE used to take.

Fuckin' wicked!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:34, Reply)

@tulip
*returns snuggle*

I know, just had a proper Joey start to the day. Had bacon and sausage now so feel a bit less of a spanner.

*edit* @becky
That is good news! *hugs*
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:34, Reply)

Have AC-DC
Announced tour dates yet?
I'm rather tempted...
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:38, Reply)

Good news there Becky :)
*gets wrestled by DiT*

I'm not above dirty tactics!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:39, Reply)

morning DiT
I was talking to someone yesterday who said they'd rather have sex with me than a small child. I was rather flattered because as we all know, small children are rather sexy.
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:39, Reply)

Good news Becks
I'm going to go outside now.

I didn't yesterday! I'm such dole scum.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

Just ask Garry Glitter...
That's one of my best memories of the last bash, Al laughing himself silly at me suggesting "Gary Kitter" as a cat name...
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

@Kaol
I don't think so. I'm just relying on a friend who asked me if I wanted to go to tell me when they're out.

@wanderlust

Do you have many friends called Gary?

:edit: Bah, Kaol beat me to the super imaginative Gary joke.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

@ lusty
if that someone was Gary Glitter, you could make a fortune by marketing yourself as a cure for kiddy fiddling.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:42, Reply)

*wonders what TGBs dirty tactics are*
OUCH! That hurt, missy! ;)

@Lusty: That's a lovely thing to say to a lady. *writes down for future use*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:42, Reply)

A bit late, but
good news Becky. It's reassuring to know you're not going to pop your clogs at an early age!

Damn this working lark. It's interfering with my b3ta-ing.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:44, Reply)

Om nom nom
Marmite rice cakes. Anyone used "inspect Element" yet on Chrome?

When I get my cats I'm going to name one Stuka.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:44, Reply)

Morning K2k6
and goodbye.

Better get some work done now my brain seems to be working vaguely.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:45, Reply)

*smiles innocently*
Wha? :)

I am Chrome-ing it up at work now. My work internet is painfully slow but Chrome just makes it slow :) Woo
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:46, Reply)

@himjim
I've tried it but don't know enough to use it. Looks like it might be something fun/useful for web developers though but I'm only guessing. Makes me like chrome more anyway though.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:46, Reply)

My next three animals
Will be called Doctor Satan, Jim The Magnificent and Captain Wilkins.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:46, Reply)

Yups
He's a charmer. ;)

Edit: I don't mean Gary Glitter, I meant the man who prefers me to small children. Just thought I'd clear that up!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:47, Reply)

I'm sure I've mentioned my plan
to have a duck and a goose called Duck Norris and Goose Lee.....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:48, Reply)

You have vipros
But I laughed then and I laughed again now!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:49, Reply)

Duck Norris and Goose Lee!
That's pure genius.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:51, Reply)

in fact
I should make a cartoon about them

if only I could draw....

maybe when I get them I'll make a photo comic thing of them....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:54, Reply)

My dog
(when I get it in January, hopegully!)

Is going to be called Goose. Goose is a good name.

But your names, V, are masterful. :)

I have just downloaded Chrome. I don't know what to think of it yet.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:54, Reply)

I fancy some chickens
No, not in that way.

(a) eggs
(b) calling one Motherclucker.


BTW any recommendations for a decent free music download site thingmy? Not that I would ever dream of infringing copyright, no sir indeedy.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:55, Reply)

if I could tame one
there'd be Steven Seagull too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:55, Reply)

Caving in to peer pressure DiT?
hehe!

At first I wasn't impressed because FF had cool skins you could download and mine was really bright (scribbles brite for those that care)

But this is a lot faster. Especially on "cold starts"

Edit: Osok do you have a torrent downloader? If you do I use Torrentpond.com to check through torrent sites for the highest seeds
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:57, Reply)

There was a young seagull
which fell off the roof here before it could fly properly (the buggers nest up there) and wandered around the gardens for a couple of weeks.

We named it George.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:57, Reply)

But when your lovely Dog called Goose
gets to his prime he'll die in a freak ejecting accident and then you'll have no-one to sing around a piano with.

:***(
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:57, Reply)

Osok
Chickens are well worth getting.

"Growing" your own eggs is amazing, you realise how fuckin' rubbish the ones that you get in the shops are.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:00, Reply)

We have a giant spider that lives in our house
called Fred. I've thrown him back outside 4 times but he keeps coming back so we've let him stay now. He did almost get hoovered up a while back though. Narrow escape.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:02, Reply)

there is a fountain outside the theatre
it has three fishy statues in it.

I named all of them Harold.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:05, Reply)

@himjim
excellent Top Gun reference there! ;)

You have a point though. Who will I play volleyball with in a totally non-gay way?

EDIT: Doesn't that get confusing, HLT?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:05, Reply)

Morning chaps and chapesses
How are we today?

I don't think I've got time to finish my entry for this week's QOTW, so instead, you'll just have to put up with a few odds and sods.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:06, Reply)

@ Badger
I thought all spiders were called Boris?

Ah well.

@Tightly - no, it just simplifies things. the theatre used to be a church. churches have bishops. bishop rhymes a bit with fish (strictly speaking, it rhymes with fishop), and I thought harold fishop would be quite suitable.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:08, Reply)

Morning Spakka
is your reply this week a bit epic then? I don't have any stories this week :(
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:11, Reply)

Time to finish?!
You have a day!

I really do need to do some work today...

Annoyingly there is a Soton bash on the 20th which is the next time I am in the Isle of Wight! So close and yet so far away. Who's cheering at the back?! :p

Edit: HLP his middle name is Borris.

Fred Borris Spiderton
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:12, Reply)

Why would
a spider be called Boris?

I am amused by the idea of the fishes called Harold though, even if the logic behind it is somewhat contrived!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:15, Reply)

TGB
Bollocks, you just don't want to meet me, do you?
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:17, Reply)

@ Badger
that is a lovely name for a spider.

although, he sounds like he could be a criminal spider.

eg "...Fred Boris Spiderton, of no fixed web (ho ho) address, was today found guilty of the murder of several hundred flies. On leaving court earlier, he bared his spidery fangs at the crowd of journalists before scuttling off under a pot plant..."

edit@k2k6 - cos The Who said so, you silly billy!
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:19, Reply)

I will probably be going back through Soton on
The 22nd if you're about?

Who wouldn't want to meet you Kaol! Although if I see you with any knives I am running away

hahaha that made me do a little laugh snort HLP!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:19, Reply)

@himjim & TGB
My story is pretty epic. It covers more than two years of my lifestory, and could easilly be as long as this story. I just don't have the time to write it right now, but if this QOTW suggestion is chosen, I could also submit it for that one.

And besides, if I submit it at the last minute, it may not accumulate as many clicks as it should.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:21, Reply)

Oh do you write stories just for the clicks?
*makes note. Compares note to Kaol's note*

*nods*

*makes tea*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:24, Reply)

@TGB
This story is something I'm writing more because it's a story I think should be told. It's something I want to share with the b3ta masses.

Re Southhampton: There's a chance I may still be in the Southhampton area on the 22nd.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:27, Reply)

@Vipros
How about a little piggy called Jean-Claude Van Ham?

Morning all!
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:29, Reply)

@ spakka
are you gonna share teh lurve?

*forms queue*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:31, Reply)

wookiee
you are a goddamn genius

I've decided I can only get animals if I can have silly martial arts names for them, so that means I can have a pig!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:31, Reply)

Late arrival....'ning all!

Animal names...

Pooflake (cat)
Alan (rabbit)
Plebian (guinea pig)
Flash....AAAHHH...King of the impossible (fish)
The Intense Humming Of Evil (fish)
Dog (dog)
Strangely Brown (dog)
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:31, Reply)

Poof...
You're named after a cat?
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:32, Reply)

I reall all the QOTW answers.
Ok that's a lie. I read about 85% of them. Unless it's a crap topic. Then I don't.

*waffles on*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:33, Reply)

aha
If I had a badger, I would call it "The Grammar"
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:34, Reply)

^^Yep...'fraid so.
Pooflake himself was named after a random word we used to shout out during pool games to put people off their shot.

...when I was younger, obviously.

Edit @TGB - 85% eh? If that's true, I'm really sorry about what I've made you suffer...unless the 15% you miss is everything I've done...
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:34, Reply)

:)
I shall alternatively call my tulips "Happy" and "Little"

I like reading the ramblings of Pooflake!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:38, Reply)

@HLT
The grammar the badger?!

/pedant
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:38, Reply)

Er...
I hate to admit it, but I must read at least 95% of all QOTW answers, including all the replies...
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:38, Reply)

Oooh oooh
If you wanted two ducks, you could call the other one Quackie Chan.

*racks brain for further action star/animal name crossovers*
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:38, Reply)

My friend has had guinea pigs called:
Piggly wiggly
Captain Death sword
Lord Violence
Juggernaut
The Punisher

The punisher was always The punisher, never just punisher. I miss that little ball of fluff. She was lovely :(
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:38, Reply)

Morning new arrivals
@HLT: I probably don't have the time to share the love this week - especially if I get a third rejection coz then I'll be spending the day sending off more applications. But I will post a few short bits and pieces this week.

Re pet names:
Perhaps you should call the goldfish Poo-Flake and it's home Poof-Lake.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:39, Reply)

@ captain v
yes, it scans quite nicely, don't you think?

like the first line of an powem.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:41, Reply)

I must admit
It is rather catchy. I wonder what other things sound cool with extra "the"?
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:43, Reply)

"The Grammar", the badger
Said, nomming a kitten
"is kept in my nadger,
not in my kitchen."

yes, i will stick to my day job.


edit@spakka - what, not even time for a tiny huggle?

*cries*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:44, Reply)

Steven Seagull?
Who'd want a seagull as a pet anyway!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:44, Reply)

Ooooh! Seagull?
I'd love a pet seagull.

I'd train it to steal chips for me.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:46, Reply)

@HLT
That made me do an office lol.

I wonder where else the badger might keep it's grammar?
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:49, Reply)

Scraping the barrel, but:
Jet Lemur?
Chow Yun Cat?

EDIT: Great Peyom, HLT! :)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:52, Reply)

I keep mine in my pockets
I also can't think of any amusing pet names :(

*nomms a kitten*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:53, Reply)

Cat Deeley?

(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:53, Reply)

@wanderlust
About that small child in your boardsig: is this child dressed up as a fireman by any chance?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:56, Reply)

House Martin Riggs?
I always fancied naming a cat "Cattack" so when you were calling it in, you could scream it like a General.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:56, Reply)

Chairman Meow
and Catzilla. (but only if it's a fatty cat)
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:56, Reply)

@wanderlust
A friend of mine named her kitten Chairman Meow. Always made me chuckle that one.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:57, Reply)

Dolph Lundgr-Hen?
*scrapes barrel*

EDIT - Lusty, I seem to recall QI telling me that Mao is Chinese for cat...
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:58, Reply)

@spakka
I'm not sure. Would a small child dressed as a fireman be more sexually appealing than me?
*worries*
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:00, Reply)

There're the obvious ones too...
Adolf Kitler.

Mocatma Ghandi.

Pussolini.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:00, Reply)

Chow Yun Cat
is a good one too

*makes notes*

a friend of a friend had cats called Atari and Spatula. I always thought they were good

Macatma Gandhi is excellent!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:00, Reply)

Might get a cat
just to call it Kitler. lol

My cats were called Brummy and Meatloaf.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:01, Reply)

* gives Tulip a tiny huggle *
@Tulip:
I think I'll post a sub-plot to my epic story soon, and another little story, but if you want to see the big one, vote for this QOTW suggestion.

Re pet names:
If you have a dog with excellent navigational skills, you could call it Doggiewoofie.

EDIT: @wanderlust: No, no and no! There's no need to worry about that. It's just the sudden appearence of children dressed as firemen interrupting important procedings I'm worried about.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:02, Reply)

Spakka
In that train of thought, Tom Tom for a male cat?
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:03, Reply)

ooh, ooh, a tiny huggle!
*snuggles up to spakka's huggly bits*

Erm, Postman Cat?
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:08, Reply)

Spakka
The QOTW isn't chosen by people voting for suggestions you silly!

It's chosen by the overlords writing their own suggestions on bits of paper, sticking the pape r to the back of a snails shell and then racing them.

Which is why it takes so long for the new QOTW to come up after the last one closes.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:09, Reply)

Get a platoon of cats
and call them Dutch, Dillon, Mac, Blain, Billy, Poncho and Hawkins. Every time you fed them you could shout "GET TO DAH FOODBOWL".
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:10, Reply)

Amazing
I go to the supermarket, come back and find you lot coming up with the best pet names ever.
Piggly wiggly is still making me chuckle. That's so ace.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:10, Reply)

TGB
At least we've got the OT now... Before that, once the QOTW had closed it was a dull, dull few hours.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:11, Reply)

@LvP
Those were Hi-Vis Holly's guinea pigs!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:11, Reply)

On cat names...
My grandparents, in much less enlightened times, had a black cat that was named using a very bad word that is derived from Negro.

They changed its name to Killer when they realised just how racist they were being. And my granparents really are not racist folk at all. Just big fans of Guy Gibson, I think!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:12, Reply)

You can't rush the snails Kaol

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:12, Reply)

*grabs salt*
*hides*
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:13, Reply)

I know someone
who had a cat called Ceefer.

(C for cat - geddit? No? Oh.)

*crawls back under rock*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:13, Reply)

wanderlust
I knew I liked her. I just knew it!
She continues to impress me on an (almost) daily basis.
Edit - K2K6, our neighbours cat is called that. He is big and fat and fluffeh and walked all over my parents drive whilst the concrete was still wet and now it has comedy style kitteh footprints on it.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:13, Reply)

@ himjim
that made me chuckle!
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:14, Reply)

Being a grown up sucks
How long can I stay on hold before I go on murderous rampages?

*seethes*
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:17, Reply)

DiT
My gran used to refer to a particularly dark shade of stockings using that particular N-word!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:19, Reply)

oh noes!
miss becky is about to implode!

*distracts her with a big snog*

there, that should take your mind off it dearie.

seriously though - what's up?
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:19, Reply)

@LVP
That's amazing! I love comedy cat footprints. awwww
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:20, Reply)

@becky
If you're going to go on a murderous rampage, may I suggest starting with chavs, neds and other such ne'er-do-wells in society? That way, you'd be putting your frustration to constructive use.

Edit@Lucy - is your parents' drive now like some sort of feline Hollywood Boulevard?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:21, Reply)

comedy cat footprints
would be even comedier if they got bigger and bigger as they went along.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:21, Reply)

They are cool
And he likes to sit on the roof of cars so quite often our cars have comedy cat prints on the windscreen and bonnet.
On the downside however he craps on the lawn and Toby my dog likes to eat it. :(
Edit - K2k6 I like that idea!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:23, Reply)

^Or lead to a cat
Stuck in the concrete, looking sorry for itself.

Or a cat wearing Chelsea Boots, surrounded by a few gangster cats with looks that say "Where's the money for the catnip? Eh? Tell us, or you'll be sleepin' wid da fishes."

EDIT: *applies de-seethe lotion to Becky's forhead*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:24, Reply)

I would like
to adopt a Manatee.
and call it Hugh.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:24, Reply)

yes!
Puss in Boots ftw.

edit@BK - *spangs*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

LVP
I was not expecting that last sentence. Grotty, but funny!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

Lusty
Nobody expects a dog with catshit breath.
But it happens. Take it from me.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:26, Reply)

@hlt
Indeed.
Verily, I am ashamed.

*edit*
Colonel Cat-affi?
Bindun?
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:26, Reply)

Hugh Manatee?
*says out loud*

Oh, I get it now!

Took me a while though. Must be having a slow day.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:28, Reply)

@ Lucy
see, that's why dogs are teh wrong.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:28, Reply)

@ HLT
Agreedness.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:29, Reply)

hi beckx
Hold sucks, but I'm glad you're cancer free. Maybe you should murder your GP for getting you worried. Or follow K2k6's suggestion for putting it to constructive use.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:30, Reply)

@HLT
Thirded on the dogs thing.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:31, Reply)

HLT
Oh I don't know about that. He might eat cat shit but he's still pretty darned amazing.
I like cats and dogs but I think I prefer dogs. Especially bulldogs. I really want a bulldog even though they're all inbred.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:32, Reply)

STOP THE PRESS!
Robert Mogabe.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:34, Reply)

Fourthed on the dogs thing
Cats FTW.

BTW: one of my friends has a dog who'se so dumb that whenever she tries chasing a fox, she ends up being chased by the fox she's meant to be chasing.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:34, Reply)

Inbred
All pedigree animals are inbred though, by definition. Which is why moggies and mongrel mutts tend to live longer and be easier to look after because they don't get ill so often.

Genetic diversity FTW!

(any ladies who would like a sample of my genes - apply within)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:34, Reply)

they are scary
they are noisy
they smell
they always try and have it off on one's leg
and they're always bloody happy

and don't get me started on dogs.

*is under the pier all week*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:34, Reply)

@Kaol
Hahaha Genius man that you are!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:34, Reply)

A name for a dog
Syndrome

Then when you want him to sit, you can say "Down Syndrome".
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:36, Reply)

200
is what I'll call my pet post.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:38, Reply)

Ooooh, nearly lunchtime!
I'm going to have a cigarette, a sandwich and go and watch my mate tune his drum kit.

EDIT: Woo! 200!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:47, Reply)

Hey!
Dogs FTW. They love you unconditionally, they're always happy to see you, they don't plot your death, and they'll bring you your morning paper.

I do like cats too, but dogs are the awesome.

(I will never get a pedigree dog, not after that BBC documentary. We're getting a Rhodesian Ridgeback WITHOUT the ridge. This is how the breed should be - the ridge is a spinal defect similar to Spina Bifida that has been bred in to the dogs. 1 in 9 puppies are born without the ridge, and are culled as they're not breed standard, even though they're healthier and will live longer (the ridge on a 'normal' ridgeback is full of tiny holes that creaures can get in and burrow down causing horrible infection.

Also, did you know that of 80,000 bulldogs in the UK, there are only 80 genetically unique individuals? They've been in bred that much. Seriously, google pictures of what these pedigree breeds looked like 100 years ago and you'll be shocked.

Pedigree Dog Breeders - in a lot of cases, they're cunts. Rant over)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:51, Reply)

Do I suspect
some Kaol-related post-deletion trickery here?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:51, Reply)

Ooh fluffy pets
I duck (geddit?) out for a few seconds and what happens?

Current Lot (the Hairy Wrecking Crew)

Emily, Ripley, Splat and Ripple.

Jones is AWOL presumed lost.

Spare names on the pet-list: Stirfry, Flange, Billy No Bollocks (Bob), Canape & Waldorf.

And my rubber plant is called Eric.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:54, Reply)

esplodes
.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 12:59, Reply)

Oh noes
Becky has disintegrated with rage, it would appear!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:00, Reply)

Oh Shit!
Becky's exploded... Quick, get some buckets and some sticky tape.

We can rebuild her, we have the technology....

Anyone got $6,000,000?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:00, Reply)

@DiT
They are indeed cunts.
My ex has a pedigree black lab. Beautiful thing, but dumb as shit. Has just been diagnosed with hip displasia.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:00, Reply)

It weren't me, Gov, honest.
DiT, that whole "BBC Shocking Exposé" Pissed me right off.

It's been going on for so bloody long, vets have known about it, I've known about it.
It's fucking obvious to anyone with a grain of common sense.

"Oh... My Golden Retriever has got hip problems and diabetes..."

"Oh! So has mine!"

"Mine too"

"And mine!"

For fucks sake people, put two and two together, try not to get three.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:03, Reply)

Present for you Kaol
Here, have one of these:

é
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:05, Reply)

Nice one!
Thanks!

EDIT: Lunchtime, woo yay!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:06, Reply)

Oh noes
Kaol has kidnapped my pet post and now beckx has asploded.

* frowns at kaol *

* gets out sellotape and starts sticking the pieces of beckx back together *

@osok
If you want a free music download thingmy, try Bittorrent. Install a Bittorrent client such as Vuze and look for some torrent sites.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:11, Reply)

I have 53p....
And can't remember what I was going to say...

oh yeah dogs and mongrels FTW!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:12, Reply)

Erm...
I think you're being a little harsh there, old chap.

Saying 'put two and two together and try not to get three' is implying that anyone who was shocked by the content of the programme is a bit of a thickie.

I, for example, was aware that in breeding happened in pedigree breeds, but had no idea as to the extent that it goes on, nor was I aware of the severe medical problems that some breeds have as a result of that.

OK, so that is probably quite ignorant of me, but if that documentary has made even a few people think hard about what they want out of a dog, and if it goes any way to changing the attitudes of some breeders, then it's maybe a good thing.

Criticising a programme because it highlights something that a lot of people already know doesn't necessarily make sense.

Anyway, that's my point of view, don't want to have an argument or nuffink.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:13, Reply)

Nothing to do with dogs
I just bought a tool from ebay, and within 2 minutes I had received 6 (six) e-mails relating to the transaction.

WTF?

And what's odder is that one of them was randomly trapped by my spam filter, but the other 5 (3 from the same address) made it OK.

That's my piece of insignificant trivia for the day.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:16, Reply)

@DiT
Agree with you there. I've not watched the documentary but had always assumed (because I've no interest in dogs to prompt me to find out whether it was true or not) that a breed of dog was just like a race of humans and that because white people making babies with white people didn't cause a problem neither should two same breed dogs making babies cause a problem.

Sounds like my assumptions were wrong.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:18, Reply)

this is also why
mongrels and crossbreeds tend to be a bit smarter than a pedigree

my mate's mum had a proper inbred dalmation. thick as pigshit it was
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:21, Reply)

Dogs in particular
are very inbred because of the huge range of sizes and shapes. You don't get that with other animals. There are many breeds of cats, but they're all about the same size and of similar 'catness'.

Similarly, one white human is pretty much like the next one*, the only distinguishing features being things like hair colour and relatively subtle body shape differences.

But if people from a single small village only breed within their group, after a few generations you'll end up with a very inbred population, with the defects that entails, because the gene pool is so small.

I'm no geneticist, or even biologist, so perhaps Kaol and his ilk will fill us in further, but that's the gist of it.

*humans of other races aren't really much different either, especially compared to a chihuahua and a rottweiler, for example.

Edit for HLT's benefit: I meant that black people are pretty similar to white people, with only minor differences in skeletal structure and (obviously) external coloration. Unlike the case with dogs, which can be entirely different in shape, size, structure and other features beginning with s, or indeed other letters.

Better?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:22, Reply)

I object!
I am VERY different from chihuahuas and rottweilers, thank you very much!
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:24, Reply)

Well it's less that V
and more the fact that humans have been selectively breeding them to enhance certain "desirable" traits. However because the desirable traits would be found in a particular family inbreeding occurs which reduces the gene pool and whilst exaggerates "desirable" features also exaggerates any negative health attributes.

This was probably in all that programme but I missed it...
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:25, Reply)

*imagines dogs running around looking and talking like Cleatus the slack-jawed yokel*
*sniggers*

I felt my new name was too unweildy...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:29, Reply)

Aaanyway..,
We should maybe try and steer clear of this, we're in danger of having a proper debate...

*Shock! Horror!*

EDIT: I have read back through, and I don't think Kaol's last post was directed at me/others who were shocked by the BBC docco, looks to be more aimed at people who own the breeds who are then shocked that they all have the same medical problems.

Sorry for that, matey, didn't mean to twist your words!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:32, Reply)

Ning Ning All
I have returned from lunch with Banana Milk and Choco Milk.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:37, Reply)

@ k2k6
yes, that's better thank you, I understands now.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:38, Reply)

Hello Ethel
How were Banana and Choco, the Milk brothers, then? Doing well? Did they provide good lunchtime conversation?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:39, Reply)

Hello everybody
back from lunch. Homemade Hoisin chicken ^ - ^

Vipros, is that a Monster Magnet sig I spy there :)
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:45, Reply)

@ K2K6
Banana is only half the man he was. Tasty though.

Choco says Hi, good to see you again!
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:47, Reply)

Back!
"looks to be more aimed at people who own the breeds who are then shocked that they all have the same medical problems."

Exactly right :)

It was a bit more ranty than I'd intended, so it came across a little unfocused.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:50, Reply)

it is indeed
I'm the world's foremost proponent of Monster Magent
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:51, Reply)

I have the afternoon post lunch sleepywoos
ZZzzzZZ
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:51, Reply)

Good stuff!
*manly hugs with back slapping and everything*

EDIT: Here, TGB, here's some coffee! *proffers*

Right. I shall now eat a chicken and bacon sub. Rock on!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:53, Reply)

TGB
me too.

had an after lunch kit-kat and it has sapped all my energy
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:54, Reply)

We're listing to
God Said No this afternoon in my office :D

I'm ok for energy today, slept pretty well.
Only three hours, anyway.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:56, Reply)

Thanks Dit
But I don't like coffee.

My boss is attempting a Sudoku. It's quite funny he goes "woo!" whenever he gets another number :)
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:57, Reply)

bah
wish I had some Monster Magnet on my ipod now...

I went through a long period of listening to almost nothing else and thought I'd give it a break for a while....

mind you, Yngwie Malmsteen covers of Deep Purple songs is a pretty good substitute
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 13:58, Reply)

Hullo!
I have been working my little socks off this morning.

*puts socks back on*
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:01, Reply)

that's done it BGB
you've broken the thread....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:06, Reply)

himjim
Homemade Hoisin? I can has recipe please? Chinese is my next style of cuisine that I'd love to learn. I think I'm as far as I can go with my Italian and I'm getting there with Indian, but Chinese.
*noms imaginary food*
I've just cleaned the car. How very good of me. Especially as it's not my car!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:11, Reply)

@Vipros
It's a talent I have : (

Hi Miss Pelt - How much did you get for the car cleaning?
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:11, Reply)

*fixes thread*
(with rope)
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:11, Reply)

*trips over rope*
*curses*
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:12, Reply)

LvP
At least you didn't hang yourself from it :P
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:13, Reply)

Good point
Where has everybody gone? Post lunch snoozes?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:14, Reply)

LvP
chinese is my favourite style to cook. even the complicated things are pretty easy

I do a mean peking duck, including making the pancakes if you fancy a crack at that.

I have a number of good (home-devised) stir fry recipes too if you are interested.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:15, Reply)

I'm seriously
considering a post lunch snooze.

And as my boss is back in the office, he can pick up the slack.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:15, Reply)

ohhhh
Lets all have a lovely group nap!
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:18, Reply)

I'm here but I've
run out of conversation.

I'm off to visit two schools next week.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:19, Reply)

That'd be ace
The recipes I mean! We have some pancakes in the freezer at the moment cos when I lived in Cardiff I lived by an Oriental food shop and whenever Dad came to visit he'd buy stuff.

BGB - my payment is I'm allowed to use the car. It's Mr VPs and was full of crap from Reading so I've tidied it for him. I'm such a good girlfriend.
Or just really bored.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:19, Reply)

I can take or leave Chinese food.
Indian FTW!

I am going for a Indian this weekend with family and work colleagues to celebrate my sisters start of Uni. The bloody food at this place is lush.

*excites*


Edit - good luck Mrs Bin. I take it it's for work?
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:20, Reply)

I tend to fall asleep
At my desk in the mornings.

The guy I share an office put a stack of papers on my head last time, so I'm a bit more wary now.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:20, Reply)

A group nap
sounds like a great idea!

Anybody up for it?

*falls asleep anyway*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:23, Reply)

Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Indian food is great too. I love it. All types of curry apart from ones with prawns in. Or any seafood.

But then there's Mexican! Oh I love that too. I can just sit with a jar of jalapenos (I don't know how to put the tilde on the n) and nom them all. I would probably kill for Mexican food.

Let's face it. I'm a food perve. I can spend ages in the supermarket just looking at all the food. And I find it virtually impossible to go to a pub that serves food and not read the menu.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:23, Reply)

@LvP
Soy sauce, honey, black bean paste (get it at a bigger supermarket or Asian store), white/rice vinegar, garlic powder, sesame oil and chili flakes.

If I'm going the chicken things, get thighs (cheapest and tastiest) and add some dry fried sesame seeds and spring onions into your sauce. Coat your chicken in this and whack in the over for 15 mins on each side at 190. Baste with the run off regularly.

After the second 15 mins get some fresh sauce, paint it on the skin and raise the temp to 210 and top shelf till the skin goes crispy. Then consume on it's own, or with a nice pak choi salad with plenty of spring onions.

EDIT: LvP - Mexican is my favourite food (born and bred Texan). I love cooking it :D
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:27, Reply)

@ BGB
I'm whoring myself.

I've written to every school in a ten mile radius and asked if I can come and visit.

The idea is that I will wow them with my personality and they'll give me a job!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:28, Reply)

thanks himjim!
I will be trying that!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:34, Reply)

@Mrs Bin
Sounds like a plan.

Better to be proactive than reactive...Woo...get me with my management parlance.

Good luck!
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:36, Reply)

Rearranges self into womanly form again
sorry, bit of a meltdown this morning. Still fucking hate being a grown up though as it's rubbish sometimes.

Re the pedigree discussion, Owners and casual dog lovers (god that sounds wrong, I mean people who...oh fuckit, you know what I mean) aren't the only ones who were a bit shocked by the programme. A nursing forum I go on elicited some heated debate on the matter as well.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:43, Reply)

Yo Becks!
*high fives*

Glad to see you're back together again, I'll send the King's Horses and the King's Men home, shall I?

Being a grown up is, as you rightly say, RUBBISH.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:52, Reply)

What's rubbish is
my rent period for me house is up and the landlord is happy to renew it with us but wants to up the rent by 25 squid a month. 25 squid a month is a lot to me :(

*gets out haggling hat*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:54, Reply)

Oh bugger
the rent period on my place is up next month. *prays landlord doesn't want to up rent*. I have a sweet sweet deal as it is and want it to stay that way for some time.

Noon Tightly one, I'll take a rain check on all the horses, but the kings men could be good ,)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:57, Reply)

Just remembered.
This is why I love kids.

Last night I learnt from my nephew and his two girlfriends that they had found a dead fly and named him Fred. They made him a bed out of a matchbox, drove him round in a toy Ferrari and made him a house out of Lego. They are now on the hunt for a girlfriend for him and are scouring the area for more dead flies.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:57, Reply)

@ Grammar Badger - Please don't quote me on it
but I'm pretty positive that they have to give you a certain amount of written notice to raise your rent like that. All depends whether you have a written contract, deposit etc. I'll try and find out.

On an unrelated side note, since you've let me know about the pound a pint offer still being on, two people have wondered if I'm free to come along!? I had a quiet chuckle to myself about that.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:00, Reply)

Aww that is cute BGB :)
*affixes bells to haggling hat*

Edit: Are you coming then himjim? You will have the dubious honour of being the first b3tan I meet!

Except my housemate... he doesn't count
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:01, Reply)

A mini newslette
Just got an e-mail from the third company I interviewed at. The're trying to contact my referees, but one of their e-mail addresses bounced, so I've had to supply more contact details and send an e-mail to someone I know in my industry asking if they'd like to give me a reference just in case I need a third referee.

If they've decided to go and contact my referees, at least it's a good sign. But I still have to compete with the other candidates.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:03, Reply)

Good luck mistaspakkaman (is MSM acceptable to use? so much easier to type!)
I'm not looking forward to throwing myself into the job market at all.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:07, Reply)

Ooh good luck Spakka!
*does a dance with her jingly hat*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:09, Reply)

I believe I will put in an appearance!
After all, it is in rolling distance of my abode, and it seems I have to play wingman tonight! You will also have the also dubious honour of being the first b3tan I have met - I did see someone wearing a tshirt once but I didn't stop them in the street. That would've been odd.

EDIT: Good luck MistaSpakkaman, if they're contacting your referees it's a good sign!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:11, Reply)

bah
all this bashing going on, and I'm missing out

if living in Devon wasn't so awesome I'd be cursing it

you should all come and bash down here!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:15, Reply)

I did!
That damn cheap bar was my downfall!
*shakes fist*

It should never be £4 for a quadruple vodka.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:17, Reply)

Good Luck, Spakka Old Boy!
*crosses fingers*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:17, Reply)

hehe the first (possibly)
Leamington B3ta Bash. With two people. A new record!

Again my housemate doesn't count. Because I think he is a /talker. *boos*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:18, Reply)

Nah
I had a two-person bash.
With Clendrix.

That sounds so, so different to how I intended it to...
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:19, Reply)

Hey Himjim.
Just seen your photo....that tache rocks!
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:20, Reply)

I must depart now
I shall return to emit my nonsensical utterances this evening.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:28, Reply)

Afternoon all
Only 1 day of work to go, woo!

And I like all this name changing, despite my lack of participation.

Anything much important been happening to save me reading everything?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:28, Reply)

@ BGB
Thanks :{ Unfortunately the 'tache is no more; I accidentally trimmed a chunk out of it a couple of weeks ago. I'm growing a new one though! I have a multi stage beard/tache gif somewhere knocking around.

*rummages*
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:31, Reply)

PoD
You approve of my upgrade then?

*grins*
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:33, Reply)

I do indeed
I would give myself one, but can't remember my second account name to keep my name safe.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:35, Reply)

.
Thanks for the well-wishing. This company said they don’t do second interviews, which means they’ve decided to go ahead and proceed without any further intervention from me. To make things nicer, the other referee is someone one of the people interviewing me knows (they worked at one of my old companies at the same time). But that still leaves the other candidates.

@Mrs L:
Get yourself out there! It’s the way to go.

@beckx:
I agree. Being grown up sucks. Come to QOTW OT and nurture your inner child.

@captain V:
‘spakka’ is the accepted short form of my b3ta username.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:35, Reply)

Ta for clearing that up spakka
Now my hands will be less strained when typing your name and as such better rested for more important activities.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:39, Reply)

Yays!
I finded my other name at last.
(PenguinsOfDeath doesn't much like this, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:45, Reply)

Woo yay!
That's good work LPoD!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:47, Reply)

I just got a tx from one of my male friends.
Made me laugh it did, so I thought I'd share it with you.
"Wow! Just saw a mega bitch fight between two girls on the bus. It was ace! Shame neither of them were fit :("
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:50, Reply)

@WL
It's probably for the better they weren't fit as they're probably too unfit to hit eachother hard enough to cause lasting damage.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:51, Reply)

lusty: it's always the way
like when you see a couple of lesbians going at it in a club or something.

usually the ugliest girls there
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:52, Reply)

Bloody Real Life...
Always gets in the way! ;)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:55, Reply)

@Vipros
I could almost hear the sadness in your voice as I read that.
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:56, Reply)

@Vipros
I saw a mega-screaming match between two actually well-nice lesbians last Friday night.
One was yelling. "You're not breaking up with tonight!" (presumably the day after would have been fine)"You're coming back to mine!"

I walked on quickly, but vaguely aroused.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:02, Reply)

I have a particular episode in mind, that's why
I was at a gig watching a band and two girls were stood about a foot in front of me in some full-on tongue action. sadly they were both hideous.

it could have been so special, I would've nudged them gently and said something charming and witty that would have melted them both and ended in disappointment all round a threeway.

but these two really were moonpigs. the word fugly was invented for them.

BK: you can't beat overhearing an argument. One Sunday morning I was in bed with the missus and a couple were having a massive shouting match the whole length of our street.

I can still hear the guy now...

"Where have you been all night, you slag!"

and slightly more weird "I'm soaking wet!"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:03, Reply)

@Vipros
Or just catching the tail end of a conversation.
The other week I walked into my office after maiing a cup of tea to hear my stright-laced but sort of librarian-attractive Danish colleague saying ..."but I told him I had a box for him to put it in."
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:08, Reply)

I was really stoned at a mate's wedding
and overheard a friend of mine speaking to a middle-aged woman saying "Barbara, you will teach me to ballroom dance!"

same guy, later on, different conversation, I overhear "well, that's the fundamental nature of man..."

being stoned at a wedding where you don't really know many people is brilliant
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:11, Reply)

Is it home time yet
*cries*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:11, Reply)

Psst!
You may want one of these, TGB:

'?'

Just for your professional reputation, like! ;)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:18, Reply)

Nope
*joins in the crying*

Work is really dragging lately. Going for a swim after work though which should be nice and relaxing.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:18, Reply)

Just had my lovely courier man
back in. He's so nice. I need cigarettes though, and the shop across the road doesn't sell my brand :(
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:20, Reply)

40 minutes to go
Not a lot to do.
*drums fingers on desk*
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:20, Reply)

I love just catching random bits of people's conversations.
One of my favourite games to play when I'm walking in a crowd with my friends is to just say the most disgusting thing I can think of, just to see people's faces as I walk off.
( wanderlust, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:21, Reply)

himjim
what do you smoke?

sadly, nowhere in this country sells my brand - spliffs :-(
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:24, Reply)

*uses ? to swing from the ceiling*
weeeeeeeeeeeee ho neds grammer n speling wen u can ave dis muk fun weeeeeeeeeeeee
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:24, Reply)

*calmly gathers TGB up
and puts on her comfy white jacket*

yes dear, I know the sleeves are too long, but you won't need to worry about that
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:26, Reply)

Wanderlust
I went for a pizza a few weeks back, after a photoshoot for a mate, so there was 9 of us, all wearing black suits, white shirts and black ties.

There was a family with a few kids on the table next to us, and they'd all taken an interest in us, kept looking over.

I decided to have some fun, and said loudly "That was the worst funeral ever.
He was only twelve, it's terrible."

My mates nodded and made noises of agreement.

I followed this up with:
"Raped to death by a horse. Such a horrible way to go."

One of my friends topped this by saying:
"I know... It came until his lungs filled up and he was crying tears of horse-sperm".

The family sitting next to us asked to be moved to a different table.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:28, Reply)

It's not a jacket to smoke in
that's for sure
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:29, Reply)

300
Kaol, that is fucking hilarious
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:29, Reply)

@ Vipros - Lucky Strike
@ Kaol - That's brilliant. I almost turned myself inside out trying not to officelol when I got to "tears of horse sperm".
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:31, Reply)

lucky strike
nice. my favourite when I smoked and when I could get them (not often)

right folks, I'm off

have a pleasant evening! I'm eating at a moroccan restaurant tonight!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:32, Reply)

*bows*
People shouldn't be so fuckin' nosey!

EDIT: Night Pope. V, have a good meal!

I'm out to a fancy-ish restaurant tonight, my sister and I are taking my parents out as it's their 25th wedding anniversary.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:33, Reply)

Later Vipros
@Kaol,
I failed the office lol challenge.
I caved in at horse sperm.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:36, Reply)

I can pretty much get them in most places round where I live
just not in walking distance of work! I got hooked on them in France, I've switched to Silvers now, instead of the throat raping Reds.

EDIT: Have a nice meal tonight!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:41, Reply)

I quite like Luckies
More of a scabby roll-up hound now though.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:42, Reply)

Bye Vipros :)
I still have 30 mins left. Boosocks
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:47, Reply)

I've developed a thing
For unfiltered roll-ups.

But I'll smoke B&H silvers or misc menthols.

I'm not fussy really.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:48, Reply)

I can't roll very well :*(
I don't mind the taste or price of rollies either!

What do you smoke TGB?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:50, Reply)

I can roll
Smokable ones. Just...

Ancrenne is fantastic at rolling though.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:51, Reply)

I've smoked rollies for about 6 years now
so mine are pretty flawless.

Ooh look, hometime!
If anyone's on later I shall no doubt make an appearance. Enjoy your meal, Kaol.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 16:55, Reply)

I am a B&H silver gal
As my rollies always look pregnant :(
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 17:04, Reply)

Time to run through the heavy rain
Then go swimmin'

Laters folks.
( Captain V, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 17:10, Reply)

Thanks BK
I'm off now, gotta did out some half decent clothes...

A Cure t shirt, black jeans, army boots and a leather jacket isn't good restaurant-wear...

Bye!
( Cawl, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 17:11, Reply)

I've just about
spent £50k of someone else's money on a big shiny geek toy I get free reign to play with.

It is pretty scary. :)
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 17:16, Reply)

Hello! Me again!
Chapter Six - 'Librarian Girl' is now online and ready to read...

EDIT: What's that then, ethel?

DOUBLE EDIT: Where is everyone? Oh well. I'm going home. Bye, B3ta!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 17:25, Reply)