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It's World Cat day today.
What pets do you have?
What animals do you hate?
alt. There's a lad in the office today with a mobile controlled mini buggy with a camera in it, which has led us to a convo about technology.
What was classed as good tech when you were a nipper?
altalt. Lunch or something. God, do I HAVE to think of EVERYTHING?
altaltalt. weekend plans? I will be mainly horizontal.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:19, 191 replies, latest was 10 years ago)
What pets do you have?
What animals do you hate?
alt. There's a lad in the office today with a mobile controlled mini buggy with a camera in it, which has led us to a convo about technology.
What was classed as good tech when you were a nipper?
altalt. Lunch or something. God, do I HAVE to think of EVERYTHING?
altaltalt. weekend plans? I will be mainly horizontal.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:19, 191 replies, latest was 10 years ago)
i have a budgie
he is yellow. this morning he was very cute and friendly until i tried to put him back in his cage, at which point he got all pecky and cross with me. typical bloke.
i hate insects and arachnids. urgh. and without one, we wouldn't need the other.
altaltalt: birthday party tonight or home to see the budgie and eat ice cream, whichever sounds more appealing at 5pm. tomorrow westfield and dinner out with friends and frog. sun cooking and writing.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:26, Reply)
he is yellow. this morning he was very cute and friendly until i tried to put him back in his cage, at which point he got all pecky and cross with me. typical bloke.
i hate insects and arachnids. urgh. and without one, we wouldn't need the other.
altaltalt: birthday party tonight or home to see the budgie and eat ice cream, whichever sounds more appealing at 5pm. tomorrow westfield and dinner out with friends and frog. sun cooking and writing.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:26, Reply)
shows complete lack of understanding of the importance of biodiversity and food chains^
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:27, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:27, Reply)
^ shows complete lack of understanding ^
YEAH I WENT THERE, BEE-HATCH.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
YEAH I WENT THERE, BEE-HATCH.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
they have been washed and ironed and are ready for action
watch out laydees! ; )
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:33, Reply)
watch out laydees! ; )
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:33, Reply)
when frog and i go shopping
very occasionally we see a particularly pair of garish pants, and one will say to the other, "nakers."
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:37, Reply)
very occasionally we see a particularly pair of garish pants, and one will say to the other, "nakers."
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:37, Reply)
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
hang on, nooooooooooooooooooooooo
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
hang on, nooooooooooooooooooooooo
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
it's hard to be accurate whilst smashing an i phone into your face
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:34, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:34, Reply)
I'm not allowed to keep pets.
CD players.
For lunch I'm having lime & honey chilli chicken with gayjew Simon Amstell.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
CD players.
For lunch I'm having lime & honey chilli chicken with gayjew Simon Amstell.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:28, Reply)
I have a budgie called Lemmy and an Orangutan
Altaltalt: 'Barbecoa' tonight followed by beers, lazing about tomorrow then meeting some of Swipeys friends to be interrogated and made to feel worthless and a failure in the evening, dunno about Sunday, probably just crying and wanking.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:31, Reply)
Altaltalt: 'Barbecoa' tonight followed by beers, lazing about tomorrow then meeting some of Swipeys friends to be interrogated and made to feel worthless and a failure in the evening, dunno about Sunday, probably just crying and wanking.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:31, Reply)
I imagine it'll be like Sex and the city, but less New York and more Stoke on Trent
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i expect even the french one has some kind of interesting successful career to make me feel inadequate
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:39, Reply)
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i have no idea what he does
he runs vineyard marathons where you drink a glass of wine every mile or something daft, i know that much
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:40, Reply)
he runs vineyard marathons where you drink a glass of wine every mile or something daft, i know that much
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:40, Reply)
Cat, cats, lemonade.
alt: Speak and Spell. Big Trak, Merlin, Computer Battleships, Rowtron Home Entertainment system, Dragon 32.
Altalt: Tapas and wine.
altaltalt: Watch out, son. You're under his bum. Dig him out, Fred.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:31, Reply)
alt: Speak and Spell. Big Trak, Merlin, Computer Battleships, Rowtron Home Entertainment system, Dragon 32.
Altalt: Tapas and wine.
altaltalt: Watch out, son. You're under his bum. Dig him out, Fred.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:31, Reply)
My housemate has a collie.
She's a nice dog but would benefit from more discipline, especially around barking at fuck all.
Playstation/N64
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:39, Reply)
She's a nice dog but would benefit from more discipline, especially around barking at fuck all.
Playstation/N64
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:39, Reply)
collies are beautiful, but a bit too bright to be your average house dog, i reckon
that's why they are bonkers and bark at nothing
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:40, Reply)
that's why they are bonkers and bark at nothing
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:40, Reply)
this is totally untrue
collies make excellent pets, the ba5rking ones haven't been trained properly
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:43, Reply)
collies make excellent pets, the ba5rking ones haven't been trained properly
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:43, Reply)
I agree with this.
My housemate does exercise her well but is a bit shit at training her. Thinking he's basically the dog whisperer because she'll like down if he shouts it at her enough.
I used to walk her quite a bit but gave up because she was a pain in the arse, and a lack of consistency in training would make my attempts pointless.
That said, she's an angel compared to some of the dogs people have brought round. Jumping all over the sofas and everything. Fuck that.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:46, Reply)
My housemate does exercise her well but is a bit shit at training her. Thinking he's basically the dog whisperer because she'll like down if he shouts it at her enough.
I used to walk her quite a bit but gave up because she was a pain in the arse, and a lack of consistency in training would make my attempts pointless.
That said, she's an angel compared to some of the dogs people have brought round. Jumping all over the sofas and everything. Fuck that.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:46, Reply)
i'm not denying that they are great pets
but they are working dogs, and a bit too clever for their own good. if you don't train them and give them lots to do, they get bored. and they KNOW they are being naughty.
source: next door neighbour had border collies that i loved a lot. they were fucking well trained. you could put a lamb chop right next to them (and i did, because i hated it, and i got reet bollocked if i got caught by my mum), and they wouldn't touch it until you said so.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:04, Reply)
but they are working dogs, and a bit too clever for their own good. if you don't train them and give them lots to do, they get bored. and they KNOW they are being naughty.
source: next door neighbour had border collies that i loved a lot. they were fucking well trained. you could put a lamb chop right next to them (and i did, because i hated it, and i got reet bollocked if i got caught by my mum), and they wouldn't touch it until you said so.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:04, Reply)
they sound like they were great pets then...
better than having a red setter rummaging through your bin bags
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:08, Reply)
better than having a red setter rummaging through your bin bags
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:08, Reply)
they were
apart from the time one of them came round with the owner and i was penned in at the kitchen table as i had refused to eat my pork chop and peas. the dog smelled it and came in all happy. she was thrilled with my pork chop. i was thrilled to get rid of the nasty thing. she was less thrilled with my peas. but she was so obedient that she ate the lot. every time she tried to slink away, i said, EAT! and she did.
then she wandered into the lounge and yakked the lot up over my mum's feet, totally busting me.
the red setter thing was not funny, is not funny, and never will be funny, damn you to god, amen.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:12, Reply)
apart from the time one of them came round with the owner and i was penned in at the kitchen table as i had refused to eat my pork chop and peas. the dog smelled it and came in all happy. she was thrilled with my pork chop. i was thrilled to get rid of the nasty thing. she was less thrilled with my peas. but she was so obedient that she ate the lot. every time she tried to slink away, i said, EAT! and she did.
then she wandered into the lounge and yakked the lot up over my mum's feet, totally busting me.
the red setter thing was not funny, is not funny, and never will be funny, damn you to god, amen.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:12, Reply)
I WANT A PUPPY!
Fuck's sake - it's so unfair!
Mrs V and I are 9-5 drones, so we can't have one.
Alt: calculator watches
Altalt: fish and chups.
Altalt: Secret Cinema Back To The Future tomorrow. Drinking heavily this evening.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:43, Reply)
Fuck's sake - it's so unfair!
Mrs V and I are 9-5 drones, so we can't have one.
Alt: calculator watches
Altalt: fish and chups.
Altalt: Secret Cinema Back To The Future tomorrow. Drinking heavily this evening.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:43, Reply)
I don't have any pets, but I grew up around cats and will be having one of my own one day.
Probably a dog as well, seeing as the mrs is one of those wrong'uns.
I hate moths. Any flying bug really, but moths in particular. I don't like pigeons, but only because they're dicks.
Alt: Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
AltAltAlt: Up to Manchester tonight, track day tomorrow followed by an evening out with the woman, then home Sunday afternoon.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:44, Reply)
Probably a dog as well, seeing as the mrs is one of those wrong'uns.
I hate moths. Any flying bug really, but moths in particular. I don't like pigeons, but only because they're dicks.
Alt: Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
AltAltAlt: Up to Manchester tonight, track day tomorrow followed by an evening out with the woman, then home Sunday afternoon.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:44, Reply)
Pets are a fucking pain, they need feeding and taking care of,
They're like children except instead of growing up and fucking off they grow up and die on you. Why anyone would put themselves through the ordeal of having their life fucked up by a dog who then dies needs their head examining.
I don't think I hate any animals, just the idea of owning one.
Alt Speccy
Alt alt None
altaltalt my mates got THIS for the weekend. I'm going to go and help him out.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:45, Reply)
They're like children except instead of growing up and fucking off they grow up and die on you. Why anyone would put themselves through the ordeal of having their life fucked up by a dog who then dies needs their head examining.
I don't think I hate any animals, just the idea of owning one.
Alt Speccy
Alt alt None
altaltalt my mates got THIS for the weekend. I'm going to go and help him out.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:45, Reply)
Red setter who stares into space, chases his tail and licks his balls. I want his job.
Lunch is cheese on toast, possibly cbeese .Nice crumbly Lancashire, splash of Worcester sauce.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:53, Reply)
Lunch is cheese on toast, possibly cbeese .Nice crumbly Lancashire, splash of Worcester sauce.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:53, Reply)
Are you going to take him down your pub?
You've got to have steely determination at being a miserable bastard to not like dogs in pubs.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:56, Reply)
You've got to have steely determination at being a miserable bastard to not like dogs in pubs.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:56, Reply)
Def, yes, he's a master at scrounging, he always gets peperami bought him
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:58, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:58, Reply)
mark my words Doc, you'll want to prevent punters feeding him
MARK MY WORDS
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:06, Reply)
MARK MY WORDS
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:06, Reply)
A pub near here has a pair of cats in the pub.
They walk around and jump up onto the seat next to you when you're eating, all purring and that. Then they fuck off once you're finished because cats are heartless, selfish bastards.
I like cats.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:58, Reply)
They walk around and jump up onto the seat next to you when you're eating, all purring and that. Then they fuck off once you're finished because cats are heartless, selfish bastards.
I like cats.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:58, Reply)
He could market that as a 'dining al-fresco in Greece' experience.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:59, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:59, Reply)
Fools-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Money
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:12, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:12, Reply)
yeah but you get paid peanuts like the mange riddled monkey you are
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:24, Reply)
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Oddly Solihull comes top in standard of liveing index
that's pretty fucked up
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:26, Reply)
that's pretty fucked up
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:26, Reply)
Solihull is full of people who seem to be under the delusion that they don't live in Birmingham.
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( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:30, Reply)
It's a happy delusion to be labouring under
That said, having lived in both I have no idea how the fuck Solihull came top. I'd rather live in Leamington Spa.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:55, Reply)
That said, having lived in both I have no idea how the fuck Solihull came top. I'd rather live in Leamington Spa.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:55, Reply)
They have places in some asian place where you pay to pet a purring cat because it's good for your chakra or some shit.
Tbh a purring kitty is quite relaxing
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:19, Reply)
Tbh a purring kitty is quite relaxing
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:19, Reply)
Or you could just stop being such a fucking melt.
Just a suggestion like.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:25, Reply)
Just a suggestion like.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:25, Reply)
I have the worlds bestest pet
A black Labrador,
The human animal (right guys)
alt: single game portable machines like frogger, and the old ZX.
altalt: coffee and resentment
3alt: nowt
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:06, Reply)
A black Labrador,
The human animal (right guys)
alt: single game portable machines like frogger, and the old ZX.
altalt: coffee and resentment
3alt: nowt
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:06, Reply)
Labradors amaze me.
They're either full on idiot-dogs or steering a blind person about, there's no middle ground.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:26, Reply)
They're either full on idiot-dogs or steering a blind person about, there's no middle ground.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:26, Reply)
Mine is teh middle ground
He can be daft as a brush but is pretty well trained so will respond to commands without question.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:34, Reply)
He can be daft as a brush but is pretty well trained so will respond to commands without question.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:34, Reply)
HI GUYS!!!
Thanks for all your responses. I had to go out for a bit.
I can see the cricket from my office.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:07, Reply)
Thanks for all your responses. I had to go out for a bit.
I can see the cricket from my office.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:07, Reply)
I can just about make up the big screens they have there.
There's a specsavers blimp floating about too.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:10, Reply)
There's a specsavers blimp floating about too.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:10, Reply)
I have a cat. I used to be totally anti-cat. (pussy hur hur)
You have to own one to see how cool they are.
Im not one for insects or serpents. Big monkeys scare me also.
alt. I worked my way up through the Sega machines. Megadrive was awesome.
My first phone was a Siemens (hur hur)slidey up one.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:10, Reply)
You have to own one to see how cool they are.
Im not one for insects or serpents. Big monkeys scare me also.
alt. I worked my way up through the Sega machines. Megadrive was awesome.
My first phone was a Siemens (hur hur)slidey up one.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:10, Reply)
is the first stage serious allergies and can't be in the same room as one?
budgie lady ftw
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:21, Reply)
budgie lady ftw
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:21, Reply)
You will get into the receptionist knickers soon mate..
Keep on trying
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:53, Reply)
Keep on trying
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:53, Reply)
he will as well
the receptionists, secretaries and my trainee think he's awesome
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:00, Reply)
the receptionists, secretaries and my trainee think he's awesome
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:00, Reply)
Mines actually pretty decent. very placid and always there for a bit cuddle.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:20, Reply)
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I had a weird sort of time share on my neighbour's cat
i.e., she lived with me and occasionally visited her real home. Owners moved though so I haven't seen the dopey little munchkin for months. I miss her. I don't hate any animals although I have been known to shout at wasps. Wasps are dicks.
When I was wee it was Megadrive vs Super Nintendo.
alt: salad. altalt: thesisthesisthesisthesisthesisthesis some wine probably thesisthesisthesisthesisthesis. I've actually reached some sort of fear plateau now where everything's fine and it's totally ok that I have to sum up two years of work in 10000 words and I've only got a week to do it. Totally fine. It'll be fine.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:11, Reply)
i.e., she lived with me and occasionally visited her real home. Owners moved though so I haven't seen the dopey little munchkin for months. I miss her. I don't hate any animals although I have been known to shout at wasps. Wasps are dicks.
When I was wee it was Megadrive vs Super Nintendo.
alt: salad. altalt: thesisthesisthesisthesisthesisthesis some wine probably thesisthesisthesisthesisthesis. I've actually reached some sort of fear plateau now where everything's fine and it's totally ok that I have to sum up two years of work in 10000 words and I've only got a week to do it. Totally fine. It'll be fine.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:11, Reply)
I always hated the chemical plant zone.
Loved when they brought out sonic and knuckles and you could put the cartridges together and play knuckles on sonic 2!
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:24, Reply)
Loved when they brought out sonic and knuckles and you could put the cartridges together and play knuckles on sonic 2!
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:24, Reply)
I can see how that can happen, couscous is very indigestable.
[i'm implying you've been fisting]
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:48, Reply)
[i'm implying you've been fisting]
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:48, Reply)
What the hell, have you been taking crack cocaine? Super Mario World kicks seven shades of shits out of megadrive.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:47, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:47, Reply)
Streets of Rage was great
Streets of Rage 1 & 2 are the only computer games I've ever completed, fact fans.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:54, Reply)
Streets of Rage 1 & 2 are the only computer games I've ever completed, fact fans.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:54, Reply)
Bit shit at computer games then... ;)
So you never completed sonic 2 with all emeralds and got the yellow Super Sonic?
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:55, Reply)
So you never completed sonic 2 with all emeralds and got the yellow Super Sonic?
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 13:55, Reply)
I've just gotten an email from IT saying users shouldn't use their outbox for storing emails.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:10, Reply)
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:10, Reply)
No, it seems some people have been using the outbox to store incoming emails.
Which either suggests there are some people who work here that are too stupid to know what the word 'out' means. Or they think they're being clever by storing it there because it doesn't count to their inbox quota.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:13, Reply)
Which either suggests there are some people who work here that are too stupid to know what the word 'out' means. Or they think they're being clever by storing it there because it doesn't count to their inbox quota.
( , Fri 8 Aug 2014, 14:13, Reply)
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