8.30 and nobody's around yet?
Well, come on into this thread when you make it here.


( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:31, 352 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ay up!
I'm here! God I'm tired:(
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:34, Reply)

Morning BK
Lack of sleep? Or too much work? Or both?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:35, Reply)

I've been here
for a while but I can't steal images in my mobile browser, so I waited :)

How're you? I want the sunshine back. But I'm eating the mother of all salads, which tastes like sunshine :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:36, Reply)

It's a nice sunny day here
Just like yesterday. But unlike most of the last 6 months.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:37, Reply)

@K2k6
Bit of both - woke up at 5 again this morning and couldn't get back to sleep.

Busy at work as we're putting a new system in so we're a bit swamped.

Morning No3l!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:37, Reply)

*Sings*
"It's a grey, grey ermmm not sunshiny daaaaay"



*Coughs*
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:38, Reply)

Guten tag!
Alles Klaas? Ich bin zehr knackered!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:40, Reply)

morning
another day of frustration. at least I'm nearer to my week off!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:41, Reply)

Morning chaps
@BK - I know the feeling. I've been awakening early some mornings, and not being able to fall asleep again. It's a bugger.

No such worries today though. I had about 8 hours continuous sleep last night.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:43, Reply)

G'day folks
3 day week this week for me!
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:43, Reply)

@K2
Two days on the trot this has happened.
My housemate was up early and she made a bit of a noise pottering about. Noisy bint!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:48, Reply)

Morning allcomers!
I quite like the dark mornings at the moment... it's dark when my alarm goes off now, instead of the birds waking me up at stupid o'clock. I know I'll hate it when the clocks change though... anyone know when that is?
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:48, Reply)

@ No3l
October 26th I think.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:50, Reply)

@No3l
I think it's the last weekend in October - Sunday 26th.

Personally, I'd leave clocks on GMT all year round. This business of putting the clocks forward an hour in summer is just nonsense.

Edit@BK - that's not good. Try banging pots at midnight outside her room to make the point!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:51, Reply)

The only good thing about waking up early for work......
....is that you can leave early. It is a pain in the neck but worth it for me.

So, what's the topic of the day?
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:51, Reply)

@ Stig
Is Hamilton's appeal going to be successful?

There we go.

@K2
Can't do that - she's a nice lass. I'm sure I've woke her up loads of times with drunk shenanigans. And she's Spanish. I don't want to get on the wrong side of the Mediterranean temperament.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:52, Reply)

Mornin' all. Long-time-no-type etc etc
This morning my 2y/o woke me up by shaking my head by the ears and fingering my left nostril demanding Nemo immediately.

I long for the days when I used to be awoken by birdsong!
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:53, Reply)

@The Sig
Totally agreed. I work 7am - 3.30pm Monday - Thursday and 7am - 12pm on a Friday. I've forgotten what the rush hour feels like :)

Only problem is remembering not to go to bed too late. 4 years into the job and I've still not mastered that one. Oh well...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:54, Reply)

The FIA
have never been good at backing down and admitting their stewards make mistakes, so my guess is that Hamilton's penalty will stand.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:55, Reply)

@ BK
No chance. I think he should get a lesser penalty or no penalty at all, but there's absolutely no chance. It'll either get dismissed on a technicality or left as is.

*prepares to eat hat*

Edit: that said, check out the first story at www.f1fanatic.co.uk - perhaps there's more of a chance than I thought. BTW, if you're into F1, I can thoroughly recommend that site :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:55, Reply)

Morning all
Been in work since 8, but have only just been able to fire up B3ta. Busy day ahead of me, I hope it passes swiftly.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:56, Reply)

@BK
I seriously doubt his appeal will be successful. I really believe that the FIA have it in for LH.

@ Rubberduck. "Rush Hour"? Remind me, what is that? ;O) I always pull the same mistake every night, which is to stay awake until midnight, thinking "Well, I'm not tired, so I must be fine" unware that it's eating into my sleep time. So I wake up rougher than a bear's bottom!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:57, Reply)

@Greencloud
Similar, except it was 0430 and he was chucking a wobbly because the bulb had gone in the night-light - strange boy, can't get to sleep without full blackout curtains, and then wakes up with the fear if it's too dark?

Wierdo.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

Hmmm
Fuck knows why they let a Ferrari QC cross examine him. It should be the FIA and that's it.

If I was Hamilton I'd be, "Well, your 'Ice Man' driver bottled it and turfed it into a wall so this should all be one big fucking moot point".
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

@ stig
I thought bears behinds were all flufeh thanks to charmin ultra?
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

Grargh
I was here, just a bit busy.

Also, for discussion, most people can't drive to save their pathetic little lives.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

Sup bitches!
Hows it going?
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 8:58, Reply)

@ osok
ours has mastered ninja stealth skillz. I wake up and she's just there between me and our lass.
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:00, Reply)

Lewis Hamilton
at least told the Ferrari QC what he thought. He made the point that the bloke was a lawyer, not a racing driver, and that he followed the rules after a split second decision.

I'm not Hamilton's biggest fan, but I do believe he's in the right here.

@himjim - I think I'd like people to drive a bit faster, on average. Ditherers annoy me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:04, Reply)

Hooray!
For once I wasn't woken by my neighbours at 5am! Still, only one more week of Ramadan and then they'll go back to more sociable hours. I'm guessing the industrial quantity of wine last night may have helped the staying asleep - and no hangover. Bonus.
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:07, Reply)

Morning to you all
My dear OTlings.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:09, Reply)

Morning Miss Piggy
Where are the rest of the ladies this morning? We seem to be dominated by testosterone today!



Morning to you too Kaol.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

Morning kaol
Right, better get some work done.
Laters!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

Morning Kaol
OTlings?
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:12, Reply)

Morning K2k6
No other women?
*Flutters eyelashes*
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:14, Reply)

Yep
OTlings.

Because I love you all.
Apart from Al, he's just weird.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:14, Reply)

@K2
I have terrible experiences with highpowered women in CLKs and 3 Series coupes driving very fast down the straight bits but slowing to a crawl for a very easy corner. Pisses me the fuck off.

EDIT: HAPPY B3TADAY MISS PIGGY!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:16, Reply)

The women?
Mr. K, this is the Internet. There are no women.

Apart from Miss P. And it's here B3taday.
Happy b3taday!
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:17, Reply)

Thanks himjim
I hadn't realised.
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:18, Reply)

Ta Kaol
I promise I am really a woman.

I have a sudden craving for a bacon sandwich - not good when you're called misspiggy!
(misspiggy In danger of having to get a job, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:19, Reply)

I have all kinda of
Things that I could say to that...
*grins*

I'll take your word for it :)

Not that it matters! Male, Female, Shemale, hyper-intelligent space octopus, you're all b3ta-folk.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:22, Reply)

@himjim
There's only one solution. Get a car that's even more high-powered than theirs and get them on the straights.

That was the philosophy I applied with my car - 400 horses are very useful on occasion, but I see 20mpg if I'm lucky. It's costing me a bloody fortune to fuel, but it's worth it to murder all the piddly little 3-series :-)
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:22, Reply)

BMW drivers.....
are they naturally idiots on the road or do they have to work at it? Same for Audi drivers, too!

@ Rubberduck. The Cadillac CTS is a very good car and the Cadillac CTS-V is the muscle car to end all muscle cars! Easily roast up a 3-series. They are rather expensive, so a good, cheaper alternative is the Vauxhall Monaro, if you can find one. They both use the same Corvette engines.
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:25, Reply)

Happy b3taday, misspiggy
If you donate to b3ta you get a little candle next to your username on your b3taday. Worth every penny.

Possibly.

@himjim - I know what you mean. My sister drives like that. Although not in a CLK.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:27, Reply)

Good to hear I'm not the only one with experience
It's not just confined to those types though - Audi A4 droptops, RX-8s, Mazda MX-5s, MG-TFs, even Civic Type Rs.

*froths*

Might make an off topic post about annoying drivers.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:30, Reply)

Cars
This may well prove to be a matter of my making a sacriligious statement, but people who worship at the altar of their cars... I mean, wtf?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:37, Reply)

The old motorway favourite
The boggo-basic 3 series (usually with a slightly squint M-Sport badge) being driven by an apopleptic photocopier salesman called Darren.

However, the older E36 (?) are now equipped with a big bore exhaust, incorrect alloys, a cheap Norn Iron plate and non-functioning indicators, usually driven by a Sharon.

How they hate being overtaken by an Avensis...
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:38, Reply)

@osok
or an All Wheel Drive Jaguar X-Type!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:39, Reply)

X Type?
Shurely you mean a posh Mondeo?

*ducks*


(Old motor trade derogatory term for the opposition)
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:42, Reply)

@osok
now I think you know the flaw in your argument, so I'm going to let that one slide. Say it again and I'll unleash the argument which has made many people, who've uttered that sentence, rather foolish! ;O)

You have been warned......
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:44, Reply)

*dims lights*
*enter a troupe of scantily clad dancing girls, gyrating to wailing guitar riffs. A pulsating drum track builds up, whipping the dancers in to a frenzy of writhing flesh. Firweorks explode in the air, lasers carve pictures in to the sky. Spotlights fall on the door and in walks DiT*

What's up, B3ta?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:44, Reply)

Hahaha!
I don't have a car, which is rubbish.
On the plus side I've got access to an S-type that I drive most days.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:45, Reply)

@Edmund
I don't worship any more, ten years in the trade can do that, but I have seen people whose entire disposable income goes on their motors, just to out-do the neighbours.

I quite respect the true racing/driving fanatics, and personally love older cars, but some Yummy Mummy pledging the family budget in perpetuity so she can have a larger SUV for the school run just seems silly. And profitable. Very, very profitable.



@Stig - the glee with which the prestige manufacturers libel each other senseless is well known. Ford's takeover of Jag/Aston etc gave us all much fun describing them as posh Fords (although TBF Aston switchgear etc...). Now of course, it's 'nice Tata, mate'
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:45, Reply)

@Edmund
I'm a bit of a (okay, a lot of a) car nut, but I've never understood people who worship their cars either.

I like my car, and I don't mind paying for the privilege of having a nice supercharged V8 under the bonnet, but I can't understand the people who'll quite happily spend thousands of pounds on modifying and upgrading their car, cleaning it with OCD-like tendencies every day (mine get washed when I can't see out of the windows any more), and probably having sex with the exhaust pipe every night.

It's a tool for travelling. Nothing more. It's OK in my opinion to get the car you want, but it's mightily sad when you see the obsessive-types, or those running a car they can't afford.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:46, Reply)

@Edmund.
I feel the same as Rubberduck (court case for sexual assault pending). I love cars and love reading about them, their engineering and the companies who make them. Having said that, I still haven't lost sight of that IT'S JUST A CAR! Nothing more.

It's like people who go potty over football. I'm a (plastic) Geordie (Up the Toon!) and follow Newcastle United. But it is just a game and won't cry if we lose.

It's just people trying to give meaning to their empty lives, I feel....(court case still pending)

@Osok. If you're going to be fair, then an Audi A4 is a posh VW Passat (same platform). Volvos share Ford platform AND parts. BMW retain any shred of original engineering, by virtue that they've got no-one to share it with! I think the Jaguar X-Type is a cracking car and I'd certainly choose it over a BMW 3-series, Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. As for Tata taking them over, I'm pleased personally, for 2 reasons:

1. Tata have a partnership with FIAT and FIAT want to work on the styling of Jaguars. And who do FIAT own? That's right Ferrari and Maserati! Imagine their styling on a Jaguar?

2. Tata want to bring back the Jaguar E-Type. I'm sweating in anticipation the moment that hits the market! :O)
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:50, Reply)

Osok/Rubberduck/Stig
Thanks gents. It's true that there's an almost obsessive temptation succumbed to by many in this area.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:53, Reply)

My feeling
Is that cars are for travelling.
But if you've gotta travel, why not have some fun?
I grew up in the countryside, and my car was an old Land Rover. Unreliable heap of crap, although I liked it a lot.
So much fun though, when you go off-roading :D

You've gotta get from A to B. You're gonna spend money getting a car. Why the fuck would you buy a Fiat Multipla?
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:56, Reply)

Morning all
How are all my pretty B3tans this dreary, mizzling day?

First rest day after four days at the coal face .... So work called me at 09.12 and disturbed me and teh kitteh.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:56, Reply)

*enters door*
*flicks light switch on and off for a bit*

Morning folks. That wasn't quite up to DiT's standard but it'll do for this morning. How are we all doing today?
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:56, Reply)

@Stig
Calm down, take a deep breath....

Just a way of maintaining 'your' brand's perceived quality against the opposition.

Take the most 'aspirational' brand in the group, for example the defunct Premier Automotive Group, and call it a 'posh whatever', inserting the name of the least 'desirable' brand.

Ta-daa!

Results in Aston owners glaring at the Sierra switchgear (OK that goes back a bit), Merc owners blushing at Smart/Chrysler/Mitsubishi. Lexus owners opening the bonnet and realising that every component is marked 'Toyota', and so forth. Great fun.

Mind you, Jag owners seem particularly susceptible.......:)

Quite fancy an XJ-R myself, if I could find a minter, and had any money.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:00, Reply)

I wouldn't mind that
new sporty Lexus thing. They had it on 5th gear recently and it was half a second slower round their track than the M3.

Hmmm.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:02, Reply)

@osok
You're a frigger, aren't you? ;O)

You forgot VW. "How's that posh Skoda of yours?"

Mind you Skodas are VERY reliable now! :OS

@himjim. That's probably the Lexus IS-F. It is a fast car. But a good cheap super car is the Nissan GT-R. £60K and quick as hell!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:02, Reply)

Hello
Oh dear lord, is it car o clock again? I always seem to arrive when I don't understand anything!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:02, Reply)

Right...
I've gotta go to Cambridge for an unexpected meeting...
And I'm not really dressed for it... Balls.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:05, Reply)

@ Lucy Van Pelt
I'm soooo sorry! I keep talking about cars and I promised I wouldn't! So sorry.
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:05, Reply)

@ LVP
*Flexes guns*
/Arnie accent "UNDERSTAND THIS?"
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:06, Reply)

@Stig
That's ok, your name kind of gives away your love of automobiles!
I'm just grumpy because I don't feel very well.
:(

Edit - Himjim - Not really.
*whimpers*
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:07, Reply)

@ Lucy
Morning!

I'm slightly bemused by this car talk too I have to say.

*edit*
Not well? *hugs*
I'm getting to the tail end of this chest infection.
My phlegm could glue metal at the moment:(
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:08, Reply)

@LvP
Hi Lucy

Sorry to hear that you're feeling unwell. What's up?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:09, Reply)

Right, gotta go!
Catch you later :)
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:09, Reply)

Morning BK and Edmund
My sister is home for a few days and so Mum took us out for dinner last night and today I feel rotten.
Super dooper queasy and pukey. But I haven't been sick which is even worse.
I'm feeling very sorry for myself and even cuddles with my doggy aren't helping.
:(
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:11, Reply)

Alright Alright
Car moratorium.

Not to be mentioned.

Not ever.

(Someone chloroform the Stig)

Now, kittens, cakes, or multiple partner incest/bestiality/necrophilia/coprophilia/BDSM parties?
(osok Rebel without a clue, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:11, Reply)

Good morning all!
For once, I am not a grumpy bint.
I am all smiley and happy.
Make the most of it!

Everyone well?
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:15, Reply)

@lucy
Judging by the QOTW, are you sure a B3tan didn't prepare your food last night?

@osok. I'll belt up now....haha! See what I did there? Huh....? (Putting directions to Hull in his Sat-nav)
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:15, Reply)

@LvP
Was there any under cooked chicken on the menu?

In the circumstances, and to spare you the necessity of detailing symptoms, can I recommend:

- clear fluids
- electrolyte replacement

By electrolyte replacement, you could either drink Gatorade or DIY electrolyte replacement which is one litre of water, a table spoon of sugar and a tea spoon of table salt.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:15, Reply)

Edmund
I had chicken with rosemary. It seemed cooked.

Thank you for the advice. I shall heed it. Oh I hate being ill and feeling sorry for myself.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:17, Reply)

@ LVP
Understand this?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:17, Reply)

Good Morning Lusty and LVP!
Sorry to hear you're not well LVP :/
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:18, Reply)

Himjim
That's much more on my wavelength!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:20, Reply)

What's your top 5 favourite tracks?
In no particular order:

1. Golden Earring: Radar Love.
2. The Doves: Sea Song.
3. Pulp: Underwear.
4. Mike and the Mechanics: Looking Back over my Shoulder.
5. Suede: Beautiful Ones.

If you have access to Youtube, listen to them.

I'm trying my best to think of something un-car related so work with me on this one.

@Lucy. When you feel up to it, start eating bland foods (i.e dry bread, crackers, etc) also, try Lucozade to replenish fluids and electrolytes.
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:21, Reply)

Lucy
I shall dress in a hazmat suit and provide you with a barrier-provided hug to make you feel better.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:21, Reply)

Interesting question Stig
My top 5 tracks at the moment:

1. NIN - Head Down
2. Refused - New Noise
3. Gojira - Backbone
4. Metallica - And Justice For All
5. Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:26, Reply)

Aaah
Thanks Edmund. I shall try not to be sick (or poo) on you. Either is a possibility right now!

Question - If you could be an animal, which animal would you be? I think I'd be something that snuggles up small for several months of the year. Maybe a field mouse.

Enough of feeling sorry for myself, let's be happy!
yay


(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:27, Reply)

hmmm
no particular order

1. Led Zeppelin - Nobodies fault but mine
2. Pink Floyd - Echoes
3. Metallica - Fade to black
4. something by Monster Magnet - can't choose between them
5. Warren G - Regulate

LvP: I'd be a sea otter
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:28, Reply)

@LM
With regards to QOTSA, what about "No-one knows"? That's got a great guitar riff on it.

@Lucy. I'd be a dog. Always wanting to play, never angry and extremely loving.....plus you can lick your own balls!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:30, Reply)

@Lucy
I'd be a Henry (my golden lab, who at this very moment is sitting sleeping on the couch next to me).
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:30, Reply)

I like questions
I'd be a Harris Hawk, they're badass and I'd get to fly around, hunting stuff with my hawk family.

@Stig: It is indeed an awesome tune, but I love the drums in Song for the Dead lots and lots.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:31, Reply)

*ensnuggles Lusty*
@ LM

Good shout on Refused, that's been a track I always go back to for 10 years or so.

At the moment, in no order

Gay for Johnny Depp - Nothing Worse Than A Whining Boy
Meshuggah - Combustion
Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
Clutch - The Mob Goes Wild
Stolen Babies - Push Button
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:32, Reply)

Again
No particular order

1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Moya
2. Dropkick Murphys - Sunshine Highway
3. Rodrigo - Concerto de Aranjuez for Guitar (Adagio)
4. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
5. Kings of Leon - Closer

Edit: I'd be a Bengal Cat.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:33, Reply)

Oooh a Sea Otter
Useless fact - Otters have the creamiest milk of all animals. Much creamier than even the creamiest ice cream because they need the fat because they're so active.

I'd quite like to be a fish, the swimming looks fun.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:34, Reply)

No-one knows
is in my top 100 and is a real bitch to play on the guitar.

And if I were an animal, I'd be a cat. I'd sleep for twenty hours a day in a nice warm house, then go out at night shagging and fighting, then crawl into a nice warm bed and snuggle up with a human.

Edit: I wouldn't like to try and milk an otter!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:36, Reply)

Songs at the moment?
1. Tool - Vicarious
2. KT Tunstall - Change
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. Nick Cave - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!
5. Joy Division - Dead Souls

Ning all!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:36, Reply)

*ensnuggles BK back*
I think I'd very much like to be a unicorn.
Or a lion, or a bit of both, a liocorn if you will.
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:36, Reply)

Top Tunes*
*Have been known to change daily

1) Mr Jones - Counting Crows
2) Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
3) Mr Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr for preference, but will accept any other version
4) 23 - Jimmy Eat World
5) Spiders - System of a Down

Other close contenders:

- William Shatner's version of 'Rocket Man'
- The Only Gay Eskimo - Corky and the Juice Pigs
- The Pretender - Foo Fighters
- Scar Tissue - RHCP
- No-One Knows - QOTSA
- Leave - R.E.M

Candiate for worst song of all time:

Anything by the Ting Tings or Pete Docherty.

EDIT: Great shout on Tool there, Clenders! I blady love 10,000 Days... i think I'd have to go with 'The Pot' as my favourite track. Still not my favourite tool album though...
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:38, Reply)

@BK
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come is one of my favourite albums of all time, every song is a joy to listen to.

edit: Morning Clendrix! Good call with Tool *queues up 10,000 Days*
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:38, Reply)

@ clendrix
*flex* for Tool and Nick Cave.
The new Nick Cave's taking a wee bit time to get into for me, apart from that track.

*enjoys the ensnuggling*

As for an animal, I'd be a cat definitely.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:39, Reply)

@ anyone
Who likes post-rock/experimental stuff?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:39, Reply)

@ himjim
Yep,

Personal faves are:

Oxbow
ISIS
Pelican
*shels
Red Sparrowes
Neurosis

@DiT - The Only Gay Eskimo is hilarious!

@LM -I'm going to listen to that tonight, been a while since I've gave it a spin.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

Mornings all
An interesting, and slightly depressing fact for you LVP; chicken that has been cooked entirely properly can still result in you contracting food poisoning. I found that out the hard way two days before my last two highers. Meh.

I would be a husky. They are full of teh win.

And I've been listening to far too much classical music of late.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

@Lucy
Good otter-trivia there, excellent
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:41, Reply)

I love getting my Tool out!
Gets such a good response!

I love The Pot, but Vicarious is my favourite by far!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:42, Reply)

@ Clendrix
Morning! A KT Tunstall fan? Nice! I love "Eye to the Telescope" especially the song "Another place to fall".
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:43, Reply)

'ning all!...
I'm back from a few day's holiday...did I miss anything?

(apart from the new QotW...hmmm)

speaking of which...while I'm here I'd just like to shamelessly pimp my latest post.

www.b3ta.com/questions/foodsabotage/post251324

Normally I don't bother but it's a bloody long one even by my standards and I need some affirmation goddamit!

*goes to rest*

Edit: Love KT Tunstall - but I've fallen way out of touch with the music scene at the mo...I will check out the songs above :)

Also, DiT...Didn't Shatner also sing 'Common People' by pulp? - it was either that or Disco 2000...either way - it was brill!
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:44, Reply)

Stig
not sure I'm a fan as I only have two tracks of hers, but I like 'Change' because it's just her and her guitar.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:45, Reply)

@ Boss Keloid
Try

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Explosions in the Sky
Ulver
Esoterica
Mogwai

Edit: Porcupine Tree (more rocky though)
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:45, Reply)

@ himjim
Godspeed! I didn't really click with.
Ulver's Blood Inside (I think that's the title) was really interesting.

I love Oxbow for the sheer dementedness of his vocals. Give 'Insylum' a listen? It's genius.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:47, Reply)

If you could do one thing
please listen to Slow Riot for Zero Kanada again. It's one of my personal favourites and it's one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:49, Reply)

KT Tunstall
good live

the fast version of black horse and a cherry tree is good

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite Tool song. the Pot is my fave of 10,000 days, but I'd also have to mention Schism off Lateralus, and Aenima. I fucking love that song.

edit: Pooflake: it was Common People. a classic. much better than the original. He released an album of prose rock. it's actually not bad.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:49, Reply)

I absolutely love....
"Radar Love" by Golden Earring. They did some other good tunes (e.g "The Twilight Zone" and "When the Lady smiles") but "Radar Love" is brilliant when driving at night......


Oh flip it! Driving again! I'm such a spanner....arrghh! There I go again!!!!!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:51, Reply)

@ himjim
I'll try and download that tonight

@ Vipros
Aenima is an awesome track, but I love that whole album.

Has anyone heard the John Cooper Clarke poem Twat? Forgot how good it was until I saw BGB had the CD on Saturday and I got her to put it on.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:52, Reply)

Best song for driving
Chase the Ace by AC/DC.

No contest :P
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:52, Reply)

PoD
Oh no! That could be it then. Both my mother and sister had seafood and they are fine.
Bugger.
Edmund - I love otters to try to collect facts about them where possible. Unfortunately at birth my brain was replaced with a sieve and that's the only fact I can remember.
I am going to need to ponder my five songs...hmmmm.
Today I will say they are,
1) Melendi y la Hungara - Por eso te canto
2) Elbow - Grounds for Divorce
3) The Walkmen - The Rat
4) Otis Redding - My Lovers Prayer
5) Madness - It Must Be Love
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:53, Reply)

Tool
I love Lateralus (the song), and Parabola, but Aenema will always have a special place in my heart.

I think Tool are my second favourite band, behind NIN as I'm a massive (as in, enthusiastic, not obese) fanboy of NIN.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:53, Reply)

Songs du jour
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - Laundry Day (My Freeze Ray)
Al Stewart - Year of the cat
SOAD - BOOM!
Led Zep - Kashmir
The Who - Who are you?
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:54, Reply)

Funky Tonight
by John Butler Trio

awesome
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:55, Reply)

Lucy...
...never let it be said I don't help! Attached otter facts

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/conservation/483249/483259/?lang=_e

Oh, and Elbow ftw - unlike just about everyone else I've met I'm happy to admit I'd never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 10:58, Reply)

Right
I'm going to at least pretend I'm getting some work done.

Later folks!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:01, Reply)

I forgot to mention...
Ozomatli. I think that's how you spell it, anyway.

And The Mars Volta.

And At The Drive In.

And A Perfect Circle.

And Glassjaw.

And Marilyn Manson.

And Slipknot.

Gah!

EDIT: Also, Kick Axe.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:02, Reply)

Edmund
That's ace thank you!
That'll cheer me up nicely!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:02, Reply)

*returns from other stuff*
Oh, my top five favourite tracks? Let's see:

1 - Spa Francorchamps
2 - The old Hockenheim
3 - Silverstone
4 - Albert Park, Melbourne
5 - Monza

What?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:03, Reply)

I would have put the old Hockenheim
above Spa.

That is all.

And get your coat!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:05, Reply)

*destroys k2k6*
!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:06, Reply)

Oooh
I'd be a jerboa. Thos little critters are manic!

As for music, in no particular order and probably only for this week it's :-

Wildhearts - Splattermania
Gogol Bordello - American Wedding
Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies
Slayer - Dead Skin Mask
Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:11, Reply)

@Lucy
Your wish is my command
/bows
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:13, Reply)

*reconstitutes self*
Sorry, couldn't resist.

I'd have to really think about what my favourite music tracks are, but I can say that one of my least favourite at the moment is that inane drivel by Miley Cyrus.

I only found out who she was a couple of weeks back, and now I understand why she's getting on everyone's tits.

Edit - OK, I've thought about it and looked through my iPod to find some of my favourite tracks. This is not a definitive top 5, it's just some of my most-played tunes. And it's not terribly mainstream:

Mr Blue Sky - ELO
If... - Hiromi
Hooray for Tom - Bruce Hornsby
Warm Wet Circles - Marillion
You Look Good to Me - Oscar Peterson
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:14, Reply)

ELO are one of all time favourites.
So happy and cheery, it's like listening to summer in an album.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:39, Reply)

Where did everyone go?
Update - Still haven't thrown up and now have a terrible stiff back and neck.
Yuk.

What's new people?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:53, Reply)

@himjim
This talk of summer in an album got me thinking of other times of year in album form.

I'd nominate most of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's output as Christmas in an album. I've got a copy of The Lost Christmas Eve that gets pulled out once a year for the occasion.

That once a year is well into the third week of December. Not the end of August as most of the shops in the Midlands seem to think. Grrr...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:56, Reply)

@LVP
Still lurking. If it's any consolation I feel shit this morning but am gonna have to shake off the feeling of Urrrrgh and get down the scrappy for our lasses car.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 11:57, Reply)

Aah yes
Lurkers. I wonder how many people lurk without saying anything? Can't be that many. If any to be honest.

Oh dear god I'm just spouting rubbish.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:00, Reply)

@LvP
I've gazzed you. Am a bit concerned...
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:01, Reply)

I'm a sonofabitch for lurking
I keep one window on B3ta and poke my head in occasionally while doing other stuff.

Some of the conversations I can't add to but those I can I'll chuck in my two pence worth.

The real question is will the lurkers post in answer to your question?
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:08, Reply)

Swan Vesta
I don't think so. That's why I wonder if there are any there!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:10, Reply)

I'm kind of here
I'm desperatly trying not to abuse the net here too much though. It's a bit of a futile exercise, admittedly, but I would not get anything at all done if I spent the kind of time posting I really want to!
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:11, Reply)

Hows about
A lurkers amnesty?
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:17, Reply)

I'm still here
Had to get on with work for an hour or so, but I'm able to keep an eye on OT a bit now :)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:18, Reply)

I think I've broke my foot
Just dropped an engine on it. *cries*

Send chocolate!

And hello!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:22, Reply)

Hello TGB.
Sorry to hear about your foot.

Shouldn't it be 'broken' though?

*passes Belgian chocolate*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:23, Reply)

@TGB
Ouch!

Sends chocolate, ice and bandages!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:24, Reply)

top 5 tracks, better late than never, with YouTubey goodness
1. The Broken Family Band - Hey Captain and all their other songs
2. Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon and all his other songs
3. The Pogues - Broad Majestic Shannon and most of their other songs
4. Panic At The Disco - Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off and some of their other songs though their second album is rubbish
5. Therapy? - Screamager and any of their songs up to and including the Troublegum album but none after that.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

Bloody hell TGB
What happened? How mashed is your foot? If the B-series is anything like the weight of it's great-grandchild T-series then I'd be surprised if there's anything left of your foot!

*sends chocolate and hugs*

Are you getting it checked out?
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

Probably k2k6
But I don't care that much at the moment!

*noms chocolate* thanks

Duckie, well it was less of a drop and more of it rolling onto my foot. So it wasn't as bad as it could be! Think it will be fine I was wearing pretty hefty shoes! See how it is later...
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

*sends chocolate
and soothing soothes*

Something weird is happening at work. The creative director has been out of the office for the last hour and a half and he 'went for a fag'.

I sense an interview...

EDIT: Some good choices there, CHCB! ;)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:25, Reply)

TGB
Oh no! *sends chocolate and a plaster with 'ouchy!' written on it*

@CHCB: Thanks for those links, I'll check them out! I haven't heard Screamager in many years.

Edit: The Related Videos link for Screamager has a lovely pair of boobies in! Result!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:30, Reply)

@ TGB
That's not good *hugs foot*

@CHCB
Totally agree with The Pogues and Tom Waits.
I do like a lot of Therapy?'s later stuff too.

I'll check out the BFB tonight. Never heard them.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:31, Reply)

Luckily it
was the nice flat manifold side!

It doesn't look too bad actually *is obviously very jammy*

*sticks ouchie plaster on*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:35, Reply)

Hi, TGB
Sorry to hear about your foot. You're supposed to break the engine in....not your foot!

@Rubberduck. You know naff all about cars! ;O)
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:37, Reply)

Hello Badger
*hugs*

/advice
stop dropping things on your feet
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:39, Reply)

haha
thanks Clendrix!

*browses previous conversation*
Hmm I don't know about a top 5 but this is one of my all time favourite songs ever!
All Along The Watchtower
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:41, Reply)

@The Stig
I can't help it. Every time I try to blend into the background on car issues and feign ignorance, I'll come out with something that exposes me to be the true car geek that I am.

*Is quietly reassured at being told he knows naff all about cars for the first time - at least he knows he's normal now*
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:47, Reply)

Haven't dropped an engine on my foot
But I did manage to bang my shin with a mk2 Golf's rad mount. That hurt.
( Kroney, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:49, Reply)

@rubberduck
True geekdom is listening to other people talking complete rubbish about cars and then exploding in a malestrom of "Will you shut the flip up?! You know frig all about cars!"!

I've really tried to keep my mouth shut, but it's the other who provoke me! ;O)
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:50, Reply)

Oh man
I am so accident prone I just spilt coke all over a data CD I need!

*gives up goes back to bed*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:52, Reply)

@The Stig
Don't get me started on the common misconceptions of the parentage of the PSA/Ford diesel engines...

If I hear one more person talk about the fantastic Peugeot diesel engine their S-Type's got, I'll explode in a cloud of valve springs and crankshaft bearings :-)

DAMN IT. I'm doing it again.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:54, Reply)

@Rubberduck
My favourite are girls (mainly) trying to choose between the Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107 or the Citroen C1, blissfully unaware, that they are actually all the same car! Same with the FIAT 500 and the Ford KA (Same platform)

Best nip this one in the bud, before we start another car thread up again!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:58, Reply)

*sits on hands, tapes up mouth*

( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 12:59, Reply)

My trouble
is choosing between a 67 fastback Mustang and a 72 DBS. Decisions decisions.

/car talk

I have just been sent an email from a nice Nigerian man though so maybe I can buy them both..
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:00, Reply)

W00t!!!
*does happy dance*

Just got a bite from a possible client ... w00t!!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:11, Reply)

Just saw your reply Rubberduck
I'm going to have to get hold of that. Most of my Christmas music is odd...
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:15, Reply)

Congrats Ed
*cries*

Don't mention Christmas.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:16, Reply)

Oh Noes!
I've run out of tissues with which to blow my nose. Arse.
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:17, Reply)

@TGB
cries = because foot still sore?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:19, Reply)

Cries
Because I hate christmas and all mention of it before Dec 24.

*passes Captain V some more tissues*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:20, Reply)

Yeah, that gets on my wick too
I like Christmas, but only at Christmas time. I can't be arsed with the marketing nonsense. And the Christmas lights go up here in October.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:23, Reply)

Tissues for your nose arse?
Sounds...intriguing ;)
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:24, Reply)

@TGB
Thanks

*blows nose*

*makes mess*

Woo!
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:25, Reply)

I remember.....
I was at work and the whole site came down to the reception after a lengthy meeting to see that the Christmas Tree had been set up. Everyone was admiring it and making various Christmas small chat. I decided, as a joke, to say that the Christmas tree was "offensive to non-christians and ethnic minorities (such as myself) and should be taken down". Well, I expected people to laugh, make a light-hearted joke and move on. What I DIDN'T expect was for everyone to look at me like I'd just raped their families and tell me that "if I didn't like it, I should f*** out of the country!".

I'll never dabble in politcs again.....!

For the record, despite being of an ethnic persuasion, I am an ardent atheist. It's all twaddle, but if an event can bring people and communities closer together (i.e Ramadan, Christmas etc) then all the better.
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:31, Reply)

mmh
!pleh pleh !!sdrawkcab gnipyt si retupmoc ym nosaer emos rof
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:40, Reply)

@ acrenne
Firstly, I've wanted to know why you picked the moniker "Acrenne". Is that your real name? If so, where does it come from?

Secondly, at the risk of getting all pious, you really should give up smoking. What's the point, m'dear?

Having said that, when I'm doing marijuana, I'll smoke then!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:40, Reply)

@ Ancrenne
It depends entirely on how much you want a cigarette at the moment.

Afternoon all :)
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:41, Reply)

I think firefox
is broken as it is typing backwards! Hence the crazy message up there!

How have I have made it type backwards!?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:42, Reply)

@TGB
Hahahaha.

How on earth did you managed that?

.no dloH
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:42, Reply)

I dunno :(
It won't even open now! I am reinstalling.

As fun as it is to type backwards :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:44, Reply)

@ Ancrenne
But it'll be those three days between the b3tadays that'll kill you.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:44, Reply)

I just had a smoke in the park
and it was fucking great.

Wookiee! Doc!

Alright?
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:44, Reply)

BGT@
.oot em gnitceffa s'tI !uoy tsuj ton s'tI

!!skcoskcuF
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:45, Reply)

@ancrenne
I thought your question about smoking was going to be some sort of maths problem for a minute.

Perhaps something like this xkcd.com/135/
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:46, Reply)

Did you just type that backwards?
Or have you really broken it too :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:46, Reply)

Hello everybody
Are you lovely lot good today?

What can I do for you today miss drix?
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:47, Reply)

No, I typed it backwards, TGB
Is yours really broken? I thought you were just having a laugh.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:48, Reply)

Hmm
now the whole mozilla download system seems to be down :(

Looks like I am chroming it up for a bit then!

*waves at people who arrived while she was breaking things*


No it was *actually* typing stuff in backwards itself!!!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:48, Reply)

Nothing, Dok!
Just nice to know you're around.
*waves*

Ancrenne, don't say that to Wookiee. You're asking for trouble.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:49, Reply)

Ancrenne
Smoke, smoke like a chimney, it makes no difference we're all going to die anyway so you may as well enjoy yourself.

And that's Herr Doktors orders!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:52, Reply)

@clendrix
Yup I'm here, skiving from work.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:54, Reply)

Noon everyone!
I went in to a shop the other day and the Christmas department was open. Well, it was Fortnum and Masons, darling.

and my local Tesco is already selling selection boxes.

I love Christmas, but I celebrate it in a secular way, being an atheist and all, and the sentiment (peace on earth, goodwill to all men) is good. But in September? No thanks. Having said that, I bought my first ever Christmas Tree in November last year, and got so excited that I put it up as soon as I got home.

Now that is sad.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:56, Reply)

Debenhams here has had christmas stuff since mid-August
sainsburys has christmas pud and advent calenders already

fucking disgraceful
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 13:59, Reply)

Noons all
Hmm. Songs.

Car Video (sorry! - shall try not to mention the c word again) - Sporto Kantes
Rose Rouge - St Germain
Morning Song and I Have Seen - Zero 7
Sure Nuff and Electricity - Captain Beefheart
Sex Born Poison, Wonder Milky Bitch, Caramel Prisoner, in fact everything ever by Air
Round Up - Asian Dub Foundation
S.A.L.T - The Orb
Lots of Frank Zappa
Pinball Number Count - The Pointer Sisters

Oh I can't pick 5! These are just some of the toons on my current playlist and I can't pick favourites, that's discrimination.

I also recommend Dub Side Of The Moon. Dark Side Of The Moon is my favourite Floyd album (with the possible exception of Relics) and when I heard Dub Side for the first time I realised that actually - Pink Floyd got it wrong, this is how it's supposed to be played.

EDIT: I refuse to mention the other c word too.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:00, Reply)

Hey ancrenne!
It's getting better, but is still quite red! :(

Anyway, it can't be Christmas until a) after halloweend b) the coke advert comes on.

*Holidays are comin', holidays are comin'*

EDIT: Ancrenne, I'd just shoot along the district line if I was you. As with all of the underground:

Pros: It's the Underground.
Cons: It's the Underground.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:05, Reply)

The District Line sucks.
SUCKS!

/unhelpful
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:06, Reply)

Miss crenne
I'd just stick to the district line, saves all the faffing about changing.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:07, Reply)

Ancrenne
When you get to the station, ask about delays etc. But if the District is OK, then yes, it's easier to just stay on that.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:08, Reply)

But Clendrix
It doesn't suck as bad as the Northern line!

Gods I hate that line, it never runs properly.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:09, Reply)

All this tube talk
reminds me how good it is not to have to travel in London very often!

Hereabouts I get annoyed if I'm held up for 5 minutes by roadworks/tractors/Micras.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:11, Reply)

Not bad
it just means that some spack handed twat has jumped onto the line, again.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:11, Reply)

@K2k6
Yeah those tractors can be a bitch if you're stuck behind them on a single track road.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:13, Reply)

It is...
If the 'customer' jumps in front of the train.

Or if the 'customer' happens to live in the same block of flats as a suspected terrorsit, and is also lucky enough to look 'a bit foreign' and everyone's a bit jumpy due to recent terrorsit activity.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:14, Reply)

This morning
it had delays due to a signal failure at Temple. I'm glad I rarely have to use the sodding thing.

*stays up north*
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:15, Reply)

Seriously though, Dok
Being stuck behind them on a single track road isn't a problem, as you're likely to be the only car there. So the tractor driver usually pulls over and lets you by with a cheery wave.

It's the Micras on the main roads that annoy me!

Sorry. I'm veering into car talk again.

*slaps self*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:15, Reply)

It's both
But with terrorists they tend to shut the whole line down for a week or so.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:18, Reply)

I've got a Micra
*glares*
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:19, Reply)

@himjim
So long as you drive it at 60mph on A roads, and not 35mph like many seem to, I have no problem whatsoever.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:22, Reply)

I can't believe this flipping place!
I promise not to talk about cars and everyone start talking about public transport!
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:23, Reply)

We used to have a Bedford van
a farmers sees that and assumes that you're working as well and will let you wait.

It's not a problem though, because those folks have a hard enough job as it is without getting hassled by other road users.

I agree about the Micra drivers though!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:25, Reply)

I drive it at 95 in 30 zones
*CACKLES MANIACALLY*





Disclaimer - I do not actually drive it at 95. This speed is only possible down a hill, on a motorway.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:27, Reply)

@ Ancrenne - Tubes to Ealing
Staying on the District line will probably be easier although switching to the Piccadilly will probably be slightly faster.

If you do decide to change do it at Baron's Court instead of Hammersmith, it's a much nicer platform for sitting @ for a few minutes.

Either way be careful which District line train you get, it splits into 3 towards the west. If you do decide to swap lines then as well as an Ealing Broadway train you can also get one on the Richmond branch as that doesn't diverge until after your change so that'd probably reduce your wait time @ Westminster.
(bill, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:27, Reply)

Ooh we slating Micra drivers?
:p

I still can't get in to download Firefox. I am starting to suspect Chrome has somehow sabotaged the whole thing. Damn you google!!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:28, Reply)

I got stuck behind a Micra the other day
The driver was doing 30mph on a 60 mph road. Driving conditions were ideal, but unfortunately the road is a twisty-turny affair, with precisely nowhere to safely overtake.

Frustration doesn't seem strong enough a word.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:30, Reply)

@bigflaps
In that situation, photon torpedoes mounted under one's front bumper would be really useful. :)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:32, Reply)

I learned to drive
In a Yaris.
It was rubbish.
Afternoon all!
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:32, Reply)

Nnnnnnggghhhh
*clenches teeth and sits on hands, determined not to join in another car conversation*
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:37, Reply)

@K2k6
I pictured that, and worse, in great detail during the 20 minutes I was stuck behind that arsehole!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:37, Reply)

Kaol came back!
Hurrah!

I have no time to complain about cars and trains - all my rage is being spent on students and their twattery. FFS people, if you can't even understand the timetable, I dread to think what your dissertations will be like.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:40, Reply)

@Rubberduck
It's taking every ounce of restraint not to tear Kaol's head off after what he said about Yarises! :O)
(The Stig, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:41, Reply)

Ah students don't ya just love em?
Sitting here in my ivory tower(?) I'd forgotten just how stupid some of them are.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:42, Reply)

Dok
They're mongs. Fucking hell.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:43, Reply)

As small cars go
Yarises (Yares?) are actually pretty good.

Kaol, you haven't lived. I learned to drive in an Austin Maestro!

Edit@ clendrix/Dok - there are too many people being let into college and university these days. It appears that being able to tie your own shoelaces is no longer an entrance requirement.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:45, Reply)

*bangs head on desk*
Well that was a saga but I now have Firefox and it is typing the right way.

*waves at Kaol*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:45, Reply)

Most of the uni administrators I work with
are mongs too.

100% fact.

Edit: K2k6 - my ex is a professor of history - he says he has to dumb his lectures down every year due to the lack of basic knowledge the students have. And these are history students ffs - dim already!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:46, Reply)

True K2k6
In fact where I'm working it often seems that speaking English is no longer a requirement.

Clendrix I'm glad I don't work with you then, and most of the lot I work with are complete spakkers!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:49, Reply)

I'm actually quite nice to work with.
Unless you're a mong.
Or knock on my door for anything.
Or ask me to do stuff.

I once had an e-mail from a student; his spelling and grammar were so bad I told him I refused to answer his questions until they were presented correctly.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:52, Reply)

Clendrix you lucky thing you.
You have a door?

I'm stuck in an open plan office.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:53, Reply)

Wooooooo
ETA for Heroes 2 hours and going down fast *grins*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:54, Reply)

I have a door!
My office is very tiny - it was Virginia Woolf's dressing room. But it's mine (for the time being).
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:55, Reply)

I can make allowances
for foreign students, as English is not their first language.

But some British students write completely nonsensical language in their exam scripts. An eight year old should be able to construct better sentences.

I also had one guy give an answer which was wrong by 26 orders of magnitude! He had the charge on the electron as 10⁷ Coulombs. To put that into context, it's the same as saying the diameter of an atom was one light year. It's that wrong!

Is it that they're not being taught language and number skills properly in the primary schools? (Not that I blame the teachers - they just teach what they're told to).

Surely a prerequisite of being able to function in the real world is to be able to write your own language coherently, and do basic arithmetic?

/rant
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:57, Reply)

@TGB
I can't decide whether to download it or wait until a week tomorrow. If I download I'll go mad for not being able to watch episode 2 yet. Argh!
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:57, Reply)

Episode 1 and 2 were shown last night
*grins*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 14:58, Reply)

Really?
I thought it was just a 2 hour episode. At least that's how I read it from wikipedia.

I think I'll try and find it on the net tonight.
( Captain V, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:00, Reply)

Student twattery
I have mixed feelings on this time of year. Whilst it's frigging hilarious to see a bunch of disoriented, open mouthed freshers wandering about the city I do get pissed off seeing the same shit year in year out.

Fresher carrying a case of lager under one arm and a Domino's pizza in the other - In 3 months time he'll be living on reduced Netto beans and farting for warmth.

Unoriginal student fuckwittery such as pushing each other in shopping trolleys at 3am past my house - The cunts.

Meh - They're not too bad all in all but I'm so glad I no longer live in a student area and made it out to the burbs.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:02, Reply)

^Swan
Nice. Netto beans. Ha!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:05, Reply)

@Captain V
I'm waiting til next week. Since it launched on Sci-Fi, Heroes has been just about the only series I've watched where I've avoided every single spoiler out there. Bearing in mind how much of a comic geek I am and some of the sites I read, you have no idea how difficult that is!
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:05, Reply)

:(
I miss being a student! Maybe one day I shall do my MA. Maybe.

In other news, I don't think I'll be able to download Heroes... Virgin might tell me off!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:09, Reply)

What is it with these fucking chuggers
who knock on your door and won't fuck off?

This arse knocks on my door, says he's collecting for the RSPB and when told "No thanks, not interested" proceeds to offer the wankiest retort ever ........... "Don't you care about the animals?" (I thought the RSPB was for the protection of birds but what do I know)

"I hate animals" says I. I'm making a sign, laminating it and putting it by the door ....... Unless they're dyslexic or illiterate then they'll rue the fucking day if they knock again! CUNTS!!!!!!!! Cuntycuntcuntcuntitycuntcuntcunts!!!!!!
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:12, Reply)

^Ask them how much they donate out of their wages.
They soon shut up pretty quickly.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:13, Reply)

I did consider
asking him such a question but I was concentrating on not telling him to fuck off and die of ebola.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:17, Reply)

I met some mentaller on the street last night
who told me about the spleen's resistance to ebola. I'm sure he was right, but he did look like a bit of a nutter.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:18, Reply)

I had some guy call me
this morning from one of those make over/photo shoot things after one of my "friends" put my number down.

I pointed out they were based on the isle of wight and I live 150 miles away but he still was insistent that I would save x amount of money with this fantastic offer.

Since when did no stop meaning no?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:19, Reply)

Acksherly
Not that I am condoning the knocking on people's doors, the RSPB are one of my favourite charities. Using the analogy of canaries in mines, birds are an indicator of the general health and eco-balance of the environment they inhabit. The RSPB are all about teh conservation and teh greenness, not just birds themselves.

/fluffeh
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:20, Reply)

Lewis Hamilton lost his appeal.
A ray of light in a dull day.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:23, Reply)

Behold! This shall adorn my door:
I’ll save you some time. I don’t want to change my gas or electric supplier, I don’t want lucky heather or pegs, I’m not going to donate to your charity, I don’t want to take part in market research, I don’t have any odd jobs, I don’t need double glazing & if it involves religion in any way, shape or form then I really don’t want to talk to you.

Now think to yourself “Do I really want to knock on this guy’s door?”.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:24, Reply)

As I suspected
I never thought for a minute that Hamilton's appeal would be upheld. Typical FIA behaviour.

Still, at least your wee Brazilian is closer to the top, clendrix.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:25, Reply)

BIRDS?
BIRDS AS BIO-INDICATOR SPECIES?

*coughs*

Er... Sorry.
I'm gonna disagree there. Disagree hard.
Try water-dwelling inverts, or terrestrial amphibians.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:25, Reply)

^EDIT: @Ancrenne: Cor!
*whoops and hollers*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:26, Reply)

pft that F1 ruling sucks
And I have to go to a stupid AGM on Sunday that starts at 1pm so I will miss the race *cries*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:26, Reply)

Hahahahahahah
I'm in so much trouble!

Someone just called up asking for Mr Boniface, but instead they said Mr Bonerface.

I laughed so much (because I'm mature like that) that I was told to leave the room and get a drink of water to calm down.

I think my job may be sending me mad!
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:27, Reply)

@ancrenne
Love your work. I'm going to enjoy fucking with them after the sign is erected.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:29, Reply)

Greetings from Hell
I am currently in an Internet cafe in a town I used to work in for about a year. While seemingly pleasant, it has a hostile vibe. Looks like nothing much has changed over the years. Just thought I'd go back after all these years just for the experience.

Also, I got myself a brand new digital camera and have already been told off for taking pictures I shouldn't have taken. Have also taken a few other not-to-be-taken pics but got away with it.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:29, Reply)

I dread to think what
you were taking pics of!

My dad always used to sneak cameras into site to take pics of the machinery they were using as they would inevitably phone him later saying "You remember that sticky out bit of the side of the blue machine?"
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:30, Reply)

@Spakka
You really must stop taking pictures of your willy in public.

Also, @ Lusty: I giggled at that too!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:31, Reply)

I'm not a biologist
but I believe Kaol's right. Just about everything you can buy* has a warning on the back saying that it should not be discharged into watercourses as it's harmful to fish.

But nobody from the RSPF ever comes knocking on your door, do they? No, because fish aren't fluffy and cuddly.

They can also be made into a rather pleasing feast.


*OK, that's a massive generalisation, but you get the idea.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:31, Reply)

@lusty
This happens to the best of us. Glad you had something to bring a smile to your afternoon.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:31, Reply)

*jumps in glee*
ETA 20 mins!!

I really hope season 3 is going to be good, I have got myself far too excited about it and if it's rubbish I may cry
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:33, Reply)

@ Lusty
Not your fault that - I'd probably have sniggered a bit too.

Cos I'm juvenile, I make no bone(r)s about it.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:34, Reply)

@Lusty
Apocryphal story. Abbreviated.

A cardiac consultant at an Aberdeen hospital, one Mr Cockburn, was due to give a talk at a dinner. The girl on the door pronounced his name phonetically, so he corrected her.

When it came to the time for his talk, the girl stood up to introduce him, and got all flustered. So she announced to the waiting audience, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guest for the evening, Mr Heartburn, who is a cock specialist from Aberdeen!"
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:35, Reply)

My naughty pictures
Firstly, I got told off for taking a picture of the train station I arrived at (apparently, photography at stations is banned for security reasons). I also visited a pub I used to frequent at least once a week for several months and hadn't visited for many years. If you look at my profile, there's a hint as to what I took a picture of.

It seems that not only is photography forbidden at stations, but also luggage-lockers, so I'm going around town carrying my rucksack.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:36, Reply)

BTW
I'm carrying copies of keys to my old flat. Although I think it's too intrusive if I try and enter the actual flat, I'm going to try and enter the comunal corridor to see if it has changed much.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:37, Reply)

That FIA ruling is gash!
Still, interesting end to the season.
I hope Lewis wins in style as a fuck you to the lot of them.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:38, Reply)

Yeah, K2k6...
Nobody seems to care about animals that aren't fluffy or cute in some way.

Mammals and birds are the least important creatures in terms of ecology.
Without insects, the planet'd be fucked.

But people don't like insects.
They're "gross" and "creepy".
*rolls eyes*

Also, my appologies to Ms. Fluffy, my outburst was uncalled for :)
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:38, Reply)

Spakka
I love that pic of you on a broom!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:39, Reply)

Spak
Too intrusive? Try illegal.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:42, Reply)

I'd just like to say...
The FIA are stupid. Again, I'm not Lewis' biggest fan, but I have always been a McLaren fan, and this last few seasons the governing body has seemed a bit anti-Ron-Dennis.

Ah well. Season 2, and once again fighting for the Championship? I reckon the boy done good anyway.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:43, Reply)

@clendertron
That's why it's illegal. But surely the communal hall is within bounds.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:44, Reply)

@TGB
Enjoy it while you can. When it gets close to me starting my new job, I'm taking it down in case someone from work browses my profile.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:47, Reply)

Spakka
I wouldn't do that if I was you, you could end up in jail.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:47, Reply)

Not strictly true, ancrenne.
Lots of plants are pollinated by other insects, like beetles.

Or by the wind.

We could always eat algae from the sea, and mushrooms. And other plants :)
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:47, Reply)

Spak
You didn't mention illegal in your previous post, so your response to mine makes no sense.

No, of course it isn't OK to keep old keys and then use them once you've moved out.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:48, Reply)

Clendrix
Unless it's your parents house :D
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:49, Reply)

No Spakka
Communal areas are still within the boundary of the property and are thus part of the property.

If you venture into the area then you will be commiting trespass.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:50, Reply)

Kaol
Oops yes.

Moved out many years ago - key on keyring...
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:50, Reply)

@Kaol
But what about the other animals? Would we have a ready source of meat, or would the other animals die out because their food source wasn't being pollinated and hence wasn't reproducing?

I think grass is wind-pollinated, so we should be OK, but I'm just wondering aloud.

We'd maybe start eating each other. The phrase 'going out for a Chinese' would become even more politically incorrect than it is these days.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:51, Reply)

Yeah...
I snuck back once to steal their car when they were on holiday...

So that I could drive to the station to go to London to meet you for the first time, hahaha!
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:52, Reply)

Kaol
And long may that tradition continue!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:53, Reply)

^I'm with that lot.
You have no tenancy in the property any more, so your presence would be trespassing.

Don't bother spakka, we don't want you to get in trouble over a hallway!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:53, Reply)

I have keys to my mums
and occasionally if I have no food I will go round there and make myself a sandwich...

The small paranoid part of me thinks she may move one day without telling me and a strange family will come back to find me eating their food.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:56, Reply)

It just keeps getting better and better
Brian Blessed is coming to my office soon!

I want me meet him!

I bet I don't :(
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:56, Reply)

Mr. K
Yeah, there'd still be animals, but it'd become inefficient to farm the way we do.

I think we'd end up eating more insects, and things like mycoprotein broths.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:56, Reply)

Lusty
Yay! I should be able to hear him from here!
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:57, Reply)

.
By co-incidence, the music being played here in this cybercafe is from the time-period I lived here (it's a song from The Beautiful South who'se name I can't remember).

Re old keys: I only made copies of them because I once had a friend staying at my flat for an extended period of time. I did not intend to invade my old flat.

@clendrix:
Your post I replied to contained the word 'illegal' (it was illegal because it was too intrusive).

@ancrenne:
The hint is in one of my QOTW answers.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:58, Reply)

@ Lusty
Why is the great BB coming to your office?

I dare you to yell 'Diiiiiiiivveeee!' at him.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:58, Reply)

@ Wanderlust
I'd want me meet him?

You ARE excited :D
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:58, Reply)

BRIAN BLESSED, YOU SAY?
DIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

EDIT: DAMN, BK GOT THERE FIRST, THE YOUNG SCALLYWAG!

GORDON'S ALIVE?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 15:59, Reply)

From the outcry I've generated
I'm abandoning any ideas involving my old keys. Is it still considered intrusive to take pictures of the outside of the building?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:00, Reply)

Lusty...
You got any temp work going?
*grins*
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:00, Reply)

@Lusty
If you don't get to meet BB, at least you've got a good chance of hearing him!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:01, Reply)

I went to a communal area in my ex g/f halls when we were together
and I was told I was trespassing even with an invite.
( Peej, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:02, Reply)

I don;t think it's an 'outcry' as such, Spak.
It is, after all, up to you. But I imagine you should find somewhere to store your bike before you get carted off to jail.

Is the outside particularly nice?
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:03, Reply)

It's not really an outcry, spakka...
We're only looking out for you.

I guess there's no problem in taking a picture of the outside of a building, but if I lived there and i saw someone taking a pic I'd want to know what the hell was going on!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:05, Reply)

@Spakka
Couldn't you ring the bell of your old flat and explain your situation to the new occupant? If you're invited in, then great. If not, you're no worse off.

Edit@Kaol vvv Oh yes, forgot about the Whisky Challenge. How was it?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:06, Reply)

OOOOOOOOOOUTCRY!
Er...
That was all.
I'm still a bit drunk from lunchtime, apologies.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:06, Reply)

.
@clendrix
The outside is actually one of the least nice places in town. Wasn't going to store my bike there as it's too far out of London.

Anyway, time is ticking away so must depart. Might pop back on again this eve.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:07, Reply)

Sooooorrrryy!
I can't type! I'm all excited.

I have weed all over the place.
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:11, Reply)

Oh...
The Whisky Challenge was ok!
But I was out for a "business lunch" (free).
And I ended up drinking a lot of wine.

Free wine is my one true weakness.

Also, I had the Whisky after that, once I was in the office.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:12, Reply)

I've done a wee too.
And I'm not even getting to meet the Man Himself!

I met David Bellamy when I was a kid. Not even in the same league though!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:17, Reply)

I once
gave Cheryl Baker a Kitkat.

Any more than four fingers would have been greedy.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:20, Reply)

I'm have a horrible feeling
I won't get to meet him as people will be worried I'll try and rub his beard.

I need a cup of tea to calm down now.
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:20, Reply)

The Wrong door
He is the Captain of the Whore!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:21, Reply)

The Wrong Door?
Yeah, he does.

Somehow.
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:22, Reply)

Perhaps if we pooled our resources
we could get him to come on a bash with us. I bet he would!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:24, Reply)

Noon all
I've finished work for the day!

Took the car to the repair people today. They have said I'm ok to drive it and they'll get the parts ordered.
Shouldn't be off the road for too long I hope.
The front bumper, wings and a couple of parts inside the engine compartment need replacing.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:30, Reply)

John Major came to our school when I was in year 5
Wot a cnut he was. Kept hugging kids for photos and running off and it was all photographers shouting. No point him coming.

I saw Patrick stewart once and was about 2 feet away and all I could do is gawp at his awesomeness, he actually smiled at my gawping before my friends dragged me away.

All the other celebs I saw in London I thought were cnuts too so I ignored them, especially if they were famous for being on fcuking big brother!
( Peej, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:31, Reply)

DiT
What would we say?

Dear Mr Blessed,
Would you like to come to the pub with us? We are very nice even thought we know each other from the internet.
We would buy you a drink and talk about kittums and tea and fluffeh things.
Wanderlust promises she won't touch your beard.

love from b3ta
xxxxxxx
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:31, Reply)

Mate of mine saw Danny John Jules
and yelled "Dwayne Dibley!" at him.

DJJ to his credit said, "You're not doing it right, it's like this. Dwaynneee Diblii!"

*edit*
Lusty

Type it up now and hand it to him!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:33, Reply)

Patrick Stewart
Was in Warwick the other day apparently. I am a little sad I didn't know about it till after it happened :(
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:33, Reply)

WOO
Heroes is on my desktop I am off to watch.

*prays to TV gods* Please let it be good
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:34, Reply)

More 'Sleb Stories
About a year and a half ago, I was walking down a street just off Regent Street in London.

It was a quiet road, and there was only me and another guy. He was walking towards me, and as he approached I realised that under the baseball cap sat the unshaven face of David Schwimmer.

Our eyes met.

"Please, please don't. I know that you know who I am, so let's leave it at that, eh?" his eyes said.

"OK. I know who you are and you know that I know, so let's just leave it at that." I transmitted back.

We slowed our paces, and David Schwimmer and I smiled at each other, before he went to direct Run Fat Boy Run and I went to an interview.

I should've gone with him. :(

EDIT: That's perfect Lusty! PERFICK.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:35, Reply)

Im woo'ing over my new shitty purchace
Its a blatent ipod touch rip off from ebay 8gb touch screen plays moosic and vids and has a radio and loads of other silly things and cost my £21. I was just amazed it worked. I've just put a season of star trek on it for my bus rides to work.
( Peej, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:36, Reply)

I would be rubbish as one of the paparazzi
because not only would I not recognise half of the 'celebrities', but I haven't even heard of some of them.

David Schwimmer for example. No idea who he is. I could google him but can't be arsed!

Brian Blessed's good though. And there's no mistaking him.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:37, Reply)

Point taken
about birds not being the best bio-indicator, but they are a bio-indicator. Declining bird species point to many things, such as destruction of habitats, but also for example birds feed on insects, and when insects die out, it affects bird populations, etc. Like everything else they have their place in the eco-system and as such have relevence in matters of this nature.

All I was trying to say really is that the RSPB is an all-round conservation charity, not that birds are any more important in the grand scheme of things than anything else is.

And I disagree about birds being fluffy, I think they are evil looking freaks of nature, but that's not why I support the RSPB. If there was an aquatic life charity I'd support that too.

Off to do some anti-conservation in my garden now while the sun is still shining :)

EDIT: soz for lack of relevence - was multitasking a bit too long there.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:38, Reply)

@K2k6
David Schwimmer is a 97 year old fruit picker from northern spain who found fame after directing a porn film involving oranges.
( Peej, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:44, Reply)

Peej
Oh him! God, I love that film.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:45, Reply)

@ Peej
Remember though, they were Jaffa oranges. Apparently, they were put in to mimic the frustration of the male lead or something.....
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:46, Reply)

I've just found Brian's agents address.
Shall I write to him tonight?!
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:47, Reply)

Oranges eh?
Aye, sounds right.

*raises eyebrow*

OK, I'm off home, people. Have fun.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:48, Reply)

Yes!
Ask him to go to the Bash on Thursday!
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:50, Reply)

Sorry for
disappearing Mr Bin came home. The children are all fab.
I was year 1, reception and year 3 today.

I was doing a music lesson with year three. Xylophones. I had to do the same lesson twice, for dull reasons, with different children. I'll get my hearing back soon.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:50, Reply)

If you write to him
I'll pee my pants.

If he agrees to come to the bash, I will pee on everyone else's pants.
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:51, Reply)

I am also of home
Oh how I love the end of the day :)
( Peej, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:51, Reply)

Yay! End of work
later everyone!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:52, Reply)

End of work?
I fucking wish.
Moan, grumble...
( thealternativefact, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:53, Reply)

Ooooh!
End of work!

But I gotta take a toilet down some stairs and across a car park before I go.

EDIT: By "take" I mean "carry"
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:55, Reply)

ancrenne
Would that sandwich involve you?
*hopes*
*excites*

I shall write to him tonight. Though I won't invite him to the bash on Thursday because I want to see him as well!
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:56, Reply)

Please write to Mr Blessed
I think he just might turn up!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:58, Reply)

Right...
It's toilet time.

Have a good evening you wonderful people, I'll be about later, gotta go to the airport and do some cooking :)

*waves*
( Cawl, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 16:59, Reply)

Yes!
Please invite Mister The Blessed! :)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:00, Reply)

I'll also write
to a few other people to see if they'd like to come.

I won't say who though incase they say no and it makes everyone sad.
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:02, Reply)

Can I just leave this here?
I've wanted to get this out of my head for a while now, finally did it. Feel free to use it for any future threads :)



Done on a puter with no Internet access... Points to anyone who can spot the three deliberate mistakes :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:02, Reply)

Can't see any mistakes
Other than the two homes and the Sweet.

I do like it though.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:09, Reply)

*SPANGS*
Home sweet home. I get it now...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:12, Reply)

aaahhh
I like that sign muchly!
( wanderlust, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:13, Reply)

Sorry folks
This huge-mungous thread is killing my browser, so I started a new HSH thread here:

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post251722

Please join me :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 17:14, Reply)