Well
What with the recessions and all I am afraid the HSH image budget has been cut dramatically.

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 17:58, 229 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Evening
I was just bout to start one when I saw yours.

I've been booked for four more days work. Hurrah.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:00, Reply)

Yay for work!
Congrats Mrs L :)
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:01, Reply)

Hurrah
There is a sequel to everyone's favourite witch touching game!

www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-70-2olb.html
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:02, Reply)

:|
I obviously missed the first one!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:05, Reply)

Well how could you?
What is your favourite Witch Touching game?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:06, Reply)

Hello

( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:07, Reply)

Evening
WBM
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:08, Reply)

Hey WBM
Not too long till you go to the airport now :)

And I didn't have a favourite witch touching game :(
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:09, Reply)

I've got a headache now.
I really hate getting as angry as I was this morning. Not that anyone would have noticed anything much, other than me enunciating much more sharply than normal and moving very quickly through the office... but still, I was significantly irritated.

The mess is almost cleaned up, but still has a few bits of slop to weed through...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:09, Reply)

TGB,
I is getting all of the excited.
But I am worried though. My brother has never ever met any of my boyfriends apart from my first husband. My mums boyfriend is planning on ripping the piss out of my fella ('cos he's really old), and my sister in law is a snobby little cow of the highest order.

Ah well. We're taking the ashes to my local with us tonight so all my friends can say hi to mum one last time!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:11, Reply)

Well you're just
going to have to get the first game to catch up.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:11, Reply)

Well I hope you have a good evening WBM :)
I will have to get the first one Mrs L... *makes note*

Evening trl
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:20, Reply)

Evening Loon
Glad you enjoyed the biscuits.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:21, Reply)

Evening all
reads earlier replies ....

eeeeeeeek

*is a Witch afraid of being touched by strangers*

*gibbers*
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:22, Reply)

I did indeed!
I was especially fond of the chocolate ones, of course- what can I say, I'm still a kid- but they were all excellent! Too bad you can't ship to the US...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:22, Reply)

I assume
that all Witches look like those in the screenshots.

*edit* I would happily ship to the US but I don't think they would last the journey.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:23, Reply)

*gets out poking stick*
Touches TWW
*giggles*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:23, Reply)

Loon,
were they homemade biscuits or shop bought ones? www.thebritishgrocer.com works for all things English.
I'm lucky, I have a 7-11 by me that is run by Brits, and the entire back wall is stocked with my favourite goodies!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:24, Reply)

They were made
by our very own Mrs Liveinabin.

Sadly I think you're right- a transatlantic shipment would probably not be good when they arrived.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:26, Reply)

MrsL
Hey, I'm small but not that small ...

TGB - eek, watch the tickly bits, you!

*hides in corner*

Loon, did you get to try any more Tunnock's products on your trip here?
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:26, Reply)

Sorry
*puts stick away*

I got my canadian friend hooked on Ribena it is sooooo expensive out there though!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:28, Reply)

That's a bugger,
TRL.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:29, Reply)

TGB,
I have twin1 bringing out wagon wheels and Imperial Leather soap!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:30, Reply)

Hey Everyone!
*huggles all round*

I am fuckin' knackered!!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:30, Reply)

Hey BK
*hugs*

Ooooh wagon wheels! The jammy ones or the plain ones?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:32, Reply)

wbm
Imperial Leather - my Dad never used any other kind of soap. To this day the smell takes me back to my childhood .....

My friend lives in Texas and goes back every time with suitcases full of Irn Bru.

Edit, Wagon Wheels are made less than half a mile from where I live. The company swears they have always been the same size.
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:32, Reply)

GB
Ribena Is bloody expensive in the UK too.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:32, Reply)

Ooh Wagon Wheels!
You looking forward to everyone coming WBM?

*edit*
Ooh, need to get Ribena for next weekend!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:33, Reply)

Hi BK *huggles*
TGB - I dunno, I just asked 'em to bring me lots over. I hope they bring both!

When I was up in the mountains last week, the local grocery store had Yorkshire Tea Bags - I already have loads at home but had neglected to pack any for the trip. They were selling them for $17.99! $12 more than here in the OC.
I went without tea last week :(

Edit:
BK, Yes, I am looking forward to it but am quite nervous as they've never seen "how I live" as it were.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:35, Reply)

I used to send
English food parcels to a friend in Alabama.

He became a big fan of Eccles cakes, and Chorley cakes too to a lesser degree. And grudgingly admitted that mushy peas are ok. He loved Kendal Mint Cake. He got hooked on Eleven O'Clock Tea (any rooibosch will do now, but I thought that was quite an English one to send him).

But the Marmite... he took into his work... after he and his colleagues had all had a spoonful the reactions ranged from "well it's not as bad as used diesel oil" to "she's trying to poison America!"
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:35, Reply)

@WBM
Woah, that's a high mark-up on tea!
I bought a Magners in Prague back in May for the equivalent of £5.50.

I was fuming!

@Fuzzy
Were you trying poison America?
That is vile stuff, Marmite.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:37, Reply)

They had a SPOONFUL of Marmite
as much as I love the stuff I don't think I could eat a spoonful.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:37, Reply)

Mrs L
I know!

When I'd finished laughing I told him to try it spread thinly on buttered toast, but he didn't trust me any more...
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:39, Reply)

oh man
I LOVE kendal mint cake :) And all the varieties of it.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:39, Reply)

Good evening, all.
I hope we're all well. How much twaddle are we talking tonight? A little or a lot? :O)
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:41, Reply)

Hey Stig
We're on about various foodstuffs.

And I'm hungry:(
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:43, Reply)

I live
half an hour away from Kendal. Earlier this year I was shortlisted for a job in one of the Kendal Mint Cake factories - they still use the original big copper pots and everything! I got a full tour and got my hopes up pretty high... They made me wait all weekend after the second interview, then told me I got second place, and if the one they chose didn't work out they'd give me a call. *weeps*

sweetie goodness - their novelty range of chocs is rather fun too.

BK - now why would I do that? Marmite is lully!
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:44, Reply)

I have pizza in the oven
*glees*

My bacon and egg sarnie was lush last night as well :D
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:44, Reply)

Marmite!
They sell it over here- I've seen in in the local Kroger. I've tried Twiglets, so apparently I've tasted it. Odd stuff.

A spoonful of it would be like taking a shot of the devil's semen.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:44, Reply)

Hello
*waves*

Not stopping long, I've got dinner to cook for a household of sick people. And I'm still barking like a seal after contracting the lurgy myself last week.

However, a house full of Murphy's stout and night nurse should do the trick!
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:44, Reply)

Evening all
How are we this miserable evening? I've got a runny nose and the startings of a cold so I'm being a miserable b3tard, I'm afraid.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:45, Reply)

*Waves at all the newcomers*
Emailable dinners would be awesome.

*emails Willy Wonka*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:47, Reply)

Oh
I neglected to mention the job title - Quality Control Assistant. Seriously! Quality Control Assistant in a chocolate factory! I would have been PAID to eat chocolate! *weeps a bit more*
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:47, Reply)

Evening Edmund
I don't envy you - I was floored with the bastard last week, and it's still lingering on me chest.

Hello ancrenne. How's tricks?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:48, Reply)

Being paid to eat chocolate
would quickly make you despise the stuff. Couldn't do it. I love chocolate too much.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:49, Reply)

@Loon
but what about being paid to sample beer?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:50, Reply)

Hello D_G
I managed to spend two hours on the phone this afternoon with an imbecile. Grrr.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:51, Reply)

Now THAT I could do
as I drink it daily, and beer comes in so many varieties. Chocolate, though, I would tire of.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:52, Reply)

Er
Yes. Most weird.

*EDIT* that was directed at ancrenne's frankly worrying imagination....
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:52, Reply)

I LOVE marmite!
I can eat a spoonful of it, but then again, I can eat a whole lemon or a whole onion.
I'm weird.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:52, Reply)

@ Loon
Yeah, but between the courses of chocolate I would have been able to have courses of Mint Cake, fudge, toffee, biscuits...
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:52, Reply)

I knew a girl
who was a cake taster. She quit after three months. Why!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:53, Reply)

56th?
Fucking get in!

/sorry
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:53, Reply)

@ Fuzzy
You from Cumbria or Northumberland way?

I'm Borders originally.
But Kendal Mint Cake is all of the awesome!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:54, Reply)

Right chaps
I'm off to eat my dinner. Jacket spuds and chilli.

NOM NOM NOM
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:56, Reply)

Hullo hullo hullo!
And good evening and everything!

I am loving this new sign, TGB!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:58, Reply)

Hmm
I'd better go and see if the chicken breasts have defrosted yet. I left them overnight in the fridge expecting them to be just right when I got in. Turned out they were still half frozen :-/
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:58, Reply)

@ BK
I'm on the borders of three counties - Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. I am actually IN North Yorks by about half a mile. My address is Lancashire, and my job was in Cumbria. Fun and games!

EDIT: And Kendal Mint Cake FTW! I am so used to seeing it in all the shops round here, I gather not everyone has that luxury?
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:58, Reply)

Foodstuffs? Jeez where do I begin...?
Chocolate covered pretzels (only get them in America)
Pay Days (again, only in Septic land)
Stroopwaffels (The Netherlands)
Chorizo (flipping marvellous)
All washed down with a can of Mountain Dew!

(Nest Borat voice) it's nice!
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:59, Reply)

I still couldn't
eat sweet stuff daily for a living. I'd get very sick of it after a short time.

I used to work as a fry cook. After that job it was months before I could eat anything deep fried, including chips.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 18:59, Reply)

@Fuzzy
Confusing!

I live in Leeds and work in Harrogate so the train cost a bomb for a 25 minute journey as it goes from West to North Yorkshire.

Bloody rip-off!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:00, Reply)

Nom nom nom
Currently eating a chicken breast, sitting in a spicy bbq marinade of my own recipe, topped with thick smoked bacon and mature cheddar cheese, served with homemade chips with the skins still on. And lots of wine. Yummy.

EDIT: One of my relatives was a quality tester for Bass Breweries. What a job :)
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:00, Reply)

I'll be back
possibly. Unless Tourette's decides to pile into bed early, given that she's flat out on the sofa just now.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:02, Reply)

Not sure what's for dinner tonight.
I have a load of homemade spaghetti sauce and chicken, so I may do a cacciatore with it.

I need to make a BIG pot of gumbo one night soon so I can freeze it for lunches.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:03, Reply)

Hmm
Loon I suspect I prolly would actually get sick of it too... it's a nice idea though. At Thorntons factories they allow the workers to eat as much chocolate as they want - usually they overdose on it in a short time and don't bother with it after that. And it saves them worrying about it being stolen.

But, this is making me wonder if applying for pub work is in fact such a good idea after all... would hate to get sick of alcohol.

And goddam I am hungry now! I already had polenta stir fry... and now I want pizza, jacket spuds and chilli, shepherd's pie (soya shepherds, obviously) and gravy. Thanks guys! :)
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:06, Reply)

Dinner's not for another 8 hours here,
but I think I'll take the clan to some generic chain - Applebees or Chili's.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:06, Reply)

Sorry to bring the happiness down a bit but...
....I have seen dead bodies up close and personal, I've watched a person die before my very eyes, I've been alone in a haunted house (this one isn't so bad, as I don't believe in ghosts) and I've walked through an active mental asylum when 8 years old...alone! But these pictures are, far and away, the most terrifying thing I've seen in a long time. They're pictures (apparently) of Chernobyl 23 years on. Please take a quick squizz and remind yourself of how dangerous nuclear power can be!

forums.filefront.com/s-t-l-k-e-r-soc-general-discussion/379832-my-trip-chernobyl-pictures-56k-ultra-death.html
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:07, Reply)

@ BK
Harrogate's about an hour and a half's drive from me. I have bad associations with Harrogate though. It's where the clutch burnt out on my new car after dropping the ex off for his charity bike ride to Amsterdam (which, incidentally, was the catalyst for us breaking up... but I digress).

I had to wait 2 and a half hours at the roadside for a recovery truck to take me and my sorry car home. It was a long journey and I was very late for work. I got well acquainted with Terry the truck driver though. Nice chap. If you know him, give him my regards.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:10, Reply)

workboresme..
why not take them to IHOP?
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:11, Reply)

'cos
that's for breakfast!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:12, Reply)

Workboresme...
So what? It's never too late for IHOP! You're too conservative....!
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:14, Reply)

That was Russia
and it was over 20 years ago.

The Russians are known for not being very good engineers. Additionally they didn't have very competent people staffing that plant. Add to that the fact that the plant was built in the 70s. The Wikipedia article is quite interesting- see for yourself.

Technology has a tendency to improve over time. Nuclear technology in particular has apparently gotten MUCH safer and far more efficient than it was in the 70s.

Frankly, I'd take nuclear technology over coal plants any day.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:15, Reply)

@ Fuzzy
Can't say I know him:)

Harrogate:

"A small town that thinks way too highly of it's self".

/Stuart Maconie
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:15, Reply)

Hello chaps!
I've finally uploaded the LeamBash photos to the bash pool!

How are you all doing?
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:15, Reply)

Hey himjim
I shall have a gander at those
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:18, Reply)

I can't see the pics yet
Just as well - I remember the godawful mini version of the photo with me on it. Not sure I want to see the full size one!
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:21, Reply)

You've got your eyes shut
Mr Duck!

You're smiling like a loon so it's all ok!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:22, Reply)

@ rd
It's not too bad at all.

Wait til Tourettes gets the ones of me alseep in a bup the other week up.

I think I was drooling.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:24, Reply)

Evening all!
I have absolutely no plans for tonight so I shall kick around on b3ta.
Marvellous.

How is everyone? Anyone want a hug?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:25, Reply)

Loony....with the utmost respect....
....that is utter twaddle! Russian engineers aren't that good? Sputnik? MIG27? MIG 27 was engineered so well, that even to this day, it can't be bettered!

I heard this argument a long time time ago. "This plant was designed by Russian engineers who are a bunch of clueless idiots! Whereas British/American/Japanese engineers are much better!"


American engineers made the Ford Pinto! This was a car which exploded in a crash because they didn't create a proper fuel tank!

Nuclear energy is something which needs to be limited and we need to accelerate safer forms of energy.
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:26, Reply)

@ Lucy
Me! Me!

How are you?
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:29, Reply)

Hugs
Gratefully received. Feeling like crap :(
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:31, Reply)

Ooooh!
Honeycomb.
Nom nom nom.
Thanks m'lady!

*hugs bk and ancrenne*

What's this about photos? which user name am i looking for? I like looking at photos. I would change mine on my profile but i've forgotten my stupid photobucket details.
What a muppet.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:31, Reply)

Lucy
At the top of the Calendar page there's a flickr pool button.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:33, Reply)

Hmmmm
Not the most flattering photo I've ever seen of me, but at least it's better than the other one that's floating around t'interweb. At least I'm wearing clothes on this one.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:34, Reply)

Indeed there is
Is it the first photos in that pool?
(apologies for backwardness but I'm just not very technical)

Edmund - What's the matter my dear? feeling crap?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:35, Reply)

I can't either
I give up too...

booo.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:44, Reply)

@LVP
Startings of manflu (aka the common cold). Runny nose, coughing etc.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:44, Reply)

I only saw the photos
after I logged into flckr and joined the b3ta bashes group. For some reason, they just didn't show up before.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:47, Reply)

Uh Oh
Not deadly manflu! Nearly took my dear sweet mr vp away from me last week. Luckily he struggled manfully on.

I find the best thing you can do with a cold is to just baby yourself for ONE DAY ONLY. I have one day of feeling sorry for myself and mooching around, then I pick myself up off of the floor and try to act normally again.

It's not easy though.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:48, Reply)

Russian engineering
*shrug* I base my comments on Russian engineering on what my parents told me of things they saw there in the mid 70s. Apparently the cars were frightening, and the rail system was not much better.

The space program? There are all kinds of stories on the scary fatalities they had in the early days- plenty of people caught broadcasts on their own radio sets of people speaking in Russian from orbit, pleading for help, in the years before Gugarin managed to go up and return safely. Lots of explosions on the launch pad too.

I've heard reports of people in the nuke plants trying to silence those annoying alarms by beating on the side of the control panel with a hammer.

I know for a fact that there's nuclear power used in England, as I rode past one such plant coming back from London. If it were really that unsafe, would it still be there? I've also heard that there are plenty of nuke plants in Europe. Ditto on those.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:51, Reply)

Nah
Best thing to do with a cold is to retire upstairs with a tumbler and 10 measures of the finest single malt.

By the time you wake from your drunken stupor, the cold is gone. Ta-dah!
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:51, Reply)

Found them!
I needed to join the group. Now I can see what lovely smiley people you all are!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:52, Reply)

@LvP
Thanks! :)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:53, Reply)

Hullo peeps.
My sister rang me the other day and told me she had freshers flu. When was that invented? They didn't have it when I was at uni.

I had roasted veggies for dinner...yum yum and I've just tried a Twinkie from merkinland that the Loon brought. They're not as bad as I thought they'd be. The squirty cheese he brought me is going down a treat though.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 19:59, Reply)

BGB
aaah, freshers flu.
I didn't catch it but heard a lot about it.
The marvellous result of lots of germy young people getting close and swapping germs.
Mmmmm.

I've never had a twinkie. I am considering getting off my arse to get my toblerone which is downstairs.
But then I'd need to make tea as everyone knows it's impossible to eat toblerone without hot drinks. Or it rips your mouth to shreds.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:02, Reply)

I'm back!
Just watching Heroes ep3 and HIMYM It was awesome :)
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:06, Reply)

I never went to fresher week.
Being an art student, I was far too cool and aloof.


I love Christmas because my step-dad always gets a huge Toblerone and can't eat it all himself.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:06, Reply)

@LVP
If you're making tea, can I have one?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:06, Reply)

Loony...
Of course they'd be around! As long as they're around and not causing a problem, no-one will do anything.

Look at the banks. For years, they've been lending money to people who can't afford it and now look at the situation. While they were making money, no-one had a problem.

We need safer and more renewable forms of energy......

Now don't make me have to fly over there and slap you! :O)
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:07, Reply)

Edmund
But of course.
cuppa anyone?

I'm having earl grey. Yummers.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:09, Reply)

@ Lucy
I have wine thanks!

Hey BGB!

You all sorted and back to work then?
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:10, Reply)

@LvP
I think we're twins separated at birth.

It's the only reasonable excuse I can think of.

You seem to like everything I like. It's spooky.


Edit - @BK - I am back and finding it
difficult to get my B3ta mojo back. I've been doing nothing all day but reading gossip mags
at work when I could have been playing on here.


Edit 2 - I've just realised I'm a lot older than LvP so we can't be twins. Bugger!
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:11, Reply)

BK
Wine! You win. Unless it's red. I cannot for the life of me drink red wine. I just can't.
I don't like the flavour.
And purple teeth don't do it for me.
I like white wine. Preferably sparkling.
*daydreams about bellinis*
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:11, Reply)

BGB
I have thought that as well. It's such a shame I couldn't make it to meet you.
But then we might have just morphed into one person.
I have never spoken to anyone else who likes as many same things as you and i. It's very odd.
But nice!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:12, Reply)

BGB
Lucy and you can be twins.....it's just your mother would have had a VERY uncomfortable birthing process!
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:14, Reply)

finally photos of Leam bash
duckie that's an awesome pic of us :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:15, Reply)

Ok
not Physical twins but pretty similar in most other respects.
I even think we have the same piercings, am I right?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:17, Reply)

@LvP
Thanks dearie. Earl Grey ftw. I'll busy myself with tissues :(
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:19, Reply)

TGB
I wonder if I could convince everyone I was going around all evening with my eyes closed...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:20, Reply)

Edmund
I'm sure you didn't mean that in the way that I read that then. fnar fnar.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:21, Reply)

@LvP
Have we the same piercings? I didn't know you had piercings.

Edit - GB - where are the Leamington Bash photos?
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:22, Reply)

@Ancrenne
I need a big hippy hug if your free.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:24, Reply)

I'm sure we do
Some of them anyway.
I do indeed have piercings, 11 of them.
Some are bound to match!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:25, Reply)

BGB
I'm not a hippy, but I like to give you a hug anyway because you're sad and you're lovely.
*hugs*
*hugs again*
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:25, Reply)

@LVP
I must be in a weakened state - I didn't mean that in such a remotely weird way as it came out (my turn for a fnaar fnaar, methinks).

Snrrk snrrk

EDIT: Where are the piercings?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:27, Reply)

Go Lucy, go Lucy!
Piercings FTW!

I only have six but I am old.


Edit - Aw Clendrix - thanks for that. I am a bit sad but I bought a new hoover today which went some way to cheering me up. I can't wait to meet you again. Big bashes are fun but it means we sometimes don't get to talk to everyone as much as we want.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:27, Reply)

Piercings indeed FTW
I love em. But I don't like to have them where people can see them and judge them.
They're my little secrets for special people!

(unless I get really drunk. I have got my boobs out in a drunken state before. actually just the left one as thats the one I got pierced first. by the time I got the right one done I behaved a bit better!)
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:29, Reply)

BGB
Absolutely - I look forward to conversation with you sometime in the future!
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:30, Reply)

hey again clendrix
*flex*

@ BGB
First day's back always suck!

Thanks again for a lovely weekend last week.
I had a tremendous time and you're all of the ace! *hug*
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:30, Reply)

Renewable energy I'm all for.
The thing is, I'm quite discouraged as the most obvious sources seem to be ignored- namely, ocean currents. Not waves, not tides, but currents. They're strong, they're steady, we know where they are, and we're doing fuck-all with them. Go down a couple hundred feet and no storm will harm your machines. Make them of fiberglass and they won't accumulate barnacles. No environmental impact, constant energy, and we're ignoring it.

Biofuels are not sustainable or realistic- they're a bone tossed to Earth First and that crowd. If you look at the numbers, it actually takes more oil to produce the ethanol than if you just ran the cars on the oil. The amount of energy in a gallon of ethanol is puny compared to gasoline.

Feck, don't get me on a rant again...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:33, Reply)

I've no piercings :(
But I've got a tattoo that's my own wee secret, that very very very few people have seen (and I've only ever seen a picture of - it's on my back).
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:34, Reply)

ok all I absorbed from that
was nipple piercings!

I used to have over 20 piercings but I am down to about 12 and only wear 5. *is boring nowadays*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:34, Reply)

yay for body mods!
I have a tattoo too that I love and there's plenty of other designs that I want for the future.

In other news, I can't even finish 2 triangles of Toblerone. I am not a natural chocolate eater.
I'm exhausted from trying!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:37, Reply)

Tats
What's your tattoo of?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:38, Reply)

I have been reminded I have 8 peircings.
I forgot the ones in my earlobes, Doh!
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:38, Reply)

Tattoos are addicting
I have three I want more! And since Lab showed that site of dot-work I want something like that on my foot!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:39, Reply)

Hi there BK
you Flex Machine!

Mmm...sausage and mash calleth me with its tasty aromas. Yay!
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:39, Reply)

I have
3 piercings

and 5 tattoos

*edit*
Have a big hug too, clenders
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:39, Reply)

I love looking at other peoples' tattoos
I find myself staring sometimes but most people are happy to talk about them :)
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:42, Reply)

I'm
neither pierced (cept my ears which don't really count) or tatooed.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:43, Reply)

Only one piercing
and one tattoo.

Left earlobe and right shoulder blade, respectively.

You lot with your multiple piercings ought to qualify as colanders!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:44, Reply)

One piercing
no tattoos. God, I'm dull.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:45, Reply)

Well
Piercing is more experimental. Stick some metal through it and see if you like it :p

Tattoos require some more thought though as I found out after my horrible first one :(
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:45, Reply)

2 of mine are my ears
I have had another in my lip, my nose, and eyebrow done as well at various times.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:46, Reply)

Piercings v Tattoos
Piercings = involvement
Tattoos = commitment

Example: egg and bacon.

The chicken's involved, the pig's committed.

:)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:47, Reply)

Ok
I tried to link a photo but it just posted the photo HUGE.
How do I link the photo?
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:47, Reply)

Eeevening (again)
2 piercings, 2 tattoos, and more to come!

EDIT: Photobucket it, Lucy!

There's a photo in my bucket, dear Lucy, dear Lucy, there's a photo in my bucket, dear Lucy, a photo!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:49, Reply)

Loony...
I agree with biofuels (I think it's obscene using foodstuffs to fill up car tanks, rather than feed people), but nuclear power can kiss my black hiney!

No piercing, no tattoos, no personality, all stupid! :O)
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:49, Reply)

I think I'm going to bite the bullett.
And get my next tattoo done soon.

It's the word breathe in script lettering on my wrist.


Edit - but Stig, you do have lovely hair : )
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:51, Reply)

Biofuels
are one thing, biomass is another entirely.

Although the programme I work on promotes both...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:52, Reply)

No piercings. No tattoos
But a mighty impressive collection of scars :)
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:53, Reply)

DiT
Excellent, now I have that song running through my head!
I have it on photobucket but when i linked it the whole blimming photo came up.

I am Crap (please note the capital letter there) with comps!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:53, Reply)

Is this it?
i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp326/rachgreatwood/2007_0906SharpPractise0073.jpg
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:54, Reply)

Oh I like that
very pretty.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:56, Reply)

BGB
my dodgy mullet?! It's getting cut this weekend. I'm fed up of looking like a country and western singer!
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:57, Reply)

@Stig
I've met you- your arse may or may not be shiny, but it ain't black. You're brown. *grin* Believe me- there are some people in this office who are a LOT darker than you are, and they're not black either.

Anyway... biomass may or may not be reasonable. Burning food to power an SUV is madness.

Burning uranium still makes more sense.

A damned good way of storing energy: build a big-ass reservoir on top of a hill. Pump water up when you have excess energy, then drain it through a turbine when you need it back. Highly efficient.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:57, Reply)

Yay!
My first link. Aceness.
Thank you mrs l. My friend designed it for me.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:57, Reply)

That's the way, Lucy!
and a lully tattoo too!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 20:59, Reply)

I've never
had a tattoo, and I don't think I will.
I've never found a picture I like enough to hang on my wall, let alone have drawn on my arse for the rest of eternity.


*edit* there is a woman on the telly who had fed her children nothing but kebab meat!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:00, Reply)

Right
I'm off for dinner. Would have been earlier, but first the chicken conspired against me by still being frozen, then I discovered we had no onions. Queue a trip to the supermarket to get some. Then when it came to the rice, we didn't have enough of one kind so I've had to scratch around a bit.

Mind you, Tourette's is so zonked that I don't think she'll even notice the mouse droppings and wood shavings I've creatively added to the mix in order to bulk it up a bit...

may be kidding about that bit
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:04, Reply)

I have my ears and navel pierced
and also have a Betty Boop tattoo on my stomach, a bigger one on my back and a sunflower on my left inside calf.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:04, Reply)

Mrs L
Did she buy it from kebab vans?
That's so gross.
Uber grease!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:04, Reply)

That's a lovely tat Lucy.
Is is black work. If it is it must of hurt like fuck.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:05, Reply)

Loony...
Ok, maybe I'm not "Bernie Mac" black, but certainly "Owner of a 7 - 11" brown! ;O)

I once got mistaken for a white person!

True story: an american lass I chatted to for 6 months (and I was trying to bed) was stunned when I told her my race. She thought I was a white person, with a deep tan!

I nearly wet myself laughing!

*Edit* I snogged her, but that's it. Dang...!
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:05, Reply)

I don't know LVP
It's this 'Jamie Oliver tells northeners to stop eating chips' program.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:06, Reply)

Thank you BGB
It is indeed all black. And believe it or not it didn't hurt at all. Some bits were a bit weird, ribs especially as the needle makes them vibrate but there was no pain.
Which of course, pleased me muchly!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:06, Reply)

Jubus Lucy.
Mine is on my shoulder and hurt like fuck.

I was a very brave little soldier.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:09, Reply)

@LVP
That's a gorgeous tattoo and way cooler than mine :)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:09, Reply)

@ Lucy
That's lovely that!

I don't have any of mine as yet to put on.
I do love my new one on the inside of my forearm though.

The one one down my spine is quite pretty, but hurt like a fucker.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:10, Reply)

The way I see it
is that your nationality is English, and that's all that matters. I mean, supposedly I'm German and Irish and a lot of other things besides- including Native American, which only really shows up in my cheekbones and my beaky nose- but really, I'm American, specifically from New York. That defines me far more than anything else.

Sadly, that makes me as interesting as vanilla pudding around here...

EDIT: and yes, I can attest that shoulder tattoos hurt a LOT.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:10, Reply)

ooooooh
love the tattoo lucy :)
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:10, Reply)

Thanks everyone
I am very proud of it. I love it.
BGB - the actual doing it didn't hurt but aftercare was a bitch. It's basically a massive friction burn and I had to get Mr VP to apply the savlon and tattoo goo and it stung so much. That was without a doubt the worst part of getting a tattoo.
Ouchies.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:11, Reply)

Aftercare
Yep, mine's on my shoulderblade and it hurt like a bugger. And it's tiny.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:12, Reply)

I can add
Don't get your back done if you're single.
Aftercare is fucking impossible!

I had a wife at the time to apply the necessary, it would be a right mess if I hadn't.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:13, Reply)

@Stig
You are going to have to put a picture on your profile. I want to see the black guy with a mullet.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:14, Reply)

I LOVE that tattoo
I have 6 ear piercings, a nose ring and one tattoo... so far. My tattoo is just a little twirly black one, and I love it. It has come to have symbolic significance to me over the years.

But yes, they are addictive. I designed one for my ex which he had done last year... I've always planned on having it too, even though we've broken up now, coz he's still my soulmate.

*and other emo stuff like that*
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:18, Reply)

*Stealths in*
*hugs people*

*Ninjas out*
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:20, Reply)

@Mrs Bin
The Stig does not have a mullet. He has a lovely black wavy haired bob.


I think he'd suit a short style though. It would bring out his eyes more.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:21, Reply)

I'm with mrs l ^^
Thanks warmfuzzy!

I have the photo bug now. I'm tarting around with my profile trying to get some new pics up.
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:21, Reply)

Hi Bex
Hope that you're OK.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:21, Reply)

@ Fuzzy
All mine are linked to exes in my head in some way.

I got the one on my left upper arm on honeymoon
The one on my right she paid for as a present
The one on my back was for my 21st.
The one on my leg was to mark my divorce
The one on my forearm was a present from my most recent ex.

Ah well, I love 'em.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:21, Reply)

@BGB
I still want pictures!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:23, Reply)

Ooh tattoo meanings
The one on my ankle represents my 7 blood relatives and me
ankle
It has "holes" in it though that I need to get retouched although the imperfections probably work well as it is representing my family :p

And the one on my wrist is a girly band with a phoenix and my mums initials on as everytime I burn she is there :) That sounds cheesy and shit when I write it down.
Wrist outside
wrist inside
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:26, Reply)

Bye ancrenne!
Thanks for the honeycomb recipe and give the cat a cuddle from me.
I loves teh kittehs.

TGB - I love your wrist one!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:26, Reply)

@Mrs L
He was one of the ones who threatened me if I posted their pic.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:27, Reply)

TGB
Is that your sofa in the background?

I have the exact same one!

And nice tats too!
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:32, Reply)

Aye
Tis a sofa bed too!

And thanks :D My wrist was twice the size for about a day and a half though, so I got the classic "what have I done!!!" panic :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:33, Reply)

Just had to share this
This may be one of the most surreal things I've seen linked on CNN...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:33, Reply)

@ Fuzzy
You sound like my dad! *not in any way meant as an insult*
I sat and spent a squirmingly embarassing evening at 16 watching Basic Instinct with him, and he kept saying stuff like,

"Ooh, we used to have curtains like that",
and "That looks like your Auntie Sue's sofa".

Demented man.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:34, Reply)

That's not as bad as my dad
who when watching a tv drama set in the 1960s, commented that they'd cocked up as there was a house on there that had a type of TV aerial on it that didn't come on the market until the mid 1970s.

I threw a cushion at him. He deserved it.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:38, Reply)

@Loon
Only in America!
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:39, Reply)

BK
Um. Thanks! Prolly best that you were talking about soft furnishings really though, under the circumstances...

Well my sofa was bought out of necessity from a friend who wanted rid of it, and I keep it covered as I am not a fan of teh pinkness. But it is uber comfy.

Also, BK, you'd better find The One before you run out of space.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:39, Reply)

Right
I'm off to bond with the parentals for a while.
Have a nice evening folks!
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:40, Reply)

I hope
he made the curtains comment when Sharon Stone was crossing her legs.

Now THAT would be funny.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:42, Reply)

@ rubberduck
He sounds like an uber-dad!

@Lucy
Later!

@Fuzzy
Probably wise.
I've got plenty of space left at the minute.
If I'd had cash I would be covered by now.

@ Loon
What? Like,
"Aye, Son! Yer mum's got curtains like that!"

Oh god! *boaks*
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:42, Reply)

^BK
Why do that to yourself, man?
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:44, Reply)

I don't know
It was the first thing that popped into my head!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:45, Reply)

I have to admit
the thought of making that curtains comment while watching it with my son has made me giggle for the past few minutes!

Then again, I've been known to blue-screen him a fair bit...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:46, Reply)

@ Loon
Blue screen?
Does that mean watching something a bit sexy and inappropriate?

Good term if so.

I fully intend to educate any kids I have with pornography.
"Bear in mind son, they don't normally let you put it there".
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:49, Reply)

BGB
My eyes aren't that great. I saw a photo of myself and my eyes wouldn't look out of place on a panda! Maybe my name should be "Mau Mau"?

Mrs Bin,

I don't like photos of myself, let's leave it at that, ok?

@loon,

I would have said something to Ms Stone when she crossed her legs, it probably would have gone somethings like this:

"Ms Stone, would like to....(the rest of the message has been censored on the grounds of public decency)"
(The Stig, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:51, Reply)

My housemate wanted to put the
heating on in the morning! I told him no, which is why dictatorships are more effective :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:51, Reply)

I, however, am planning
letting my children watch only Japanese language films in the hope that they will learn to speak Japanese.

*edit* Stig, no problem, guess that explains the crash helmet then.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:51, Reply)

I'm off to bed to read.
Great Apes by Will Self FTW!

Goodnight everyone.
( girlinthehole, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:52, Reply)

Mrs L
I have watched hours of Japanese films.. I can say mushi mushi or whatever the correct spelling is. And that's it :(
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:53, Reply)

Night BGB
Great book!
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:54, Reply)

Blue screen
means to induce the Blue Screen of Death by totally blowing someone's mind. For example:

I have a friend by the name of Heather who used to live here in Richmond. Heather is a year or two older than I am, and while she's quite pretty she's also very large, mainly due to health problems. She recently hired my son and some of his friends to move her and her household to North Carolina. They did so, and she told him to bring along a sleeping bag so he would have somewhere to crash that night. As he was discussing that with her I pointed my finger at him to get his attention and said, "You are NOT going to sleep with Heather."

I swear I saw smoke come out his ears.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:54, Reply)

Me too GB
However children pick up languages quickly, and if I don't speak to them and all the language they hear comes from Ghibli films then it's got to work, right?

*edit* night BGB
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:55, Reply)

hmm last time my mum pointed at me and
told me NOT to do something I went straight out and did it...

After a tattoo and 4 piercings she stopped doing it.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 21:57, Reply)

Yes but
your mom wasn't telling you not to sleep with someone 28 years your senior who weighs over 300 lbs. I suspect that you would have balked a bit at that.

As it is my son looked like he was about to puke and pull a Pooflake simultaneously.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:00, Reply)

I dunno
a little switch flicks on whenever she tells me NOT to do something that says "do it do it do it"
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:01, Reply)

Otsukaremasu
is all the Japanese I need right now. Why can't I tear myself away from this place and get ready for bed?

/addicted
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:02, Reply)

Oh, am I right in thinking that
we have some people here to teach, or have taught, English as a foreign language?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:04, Reply)

I have a TEFL certificate.
Not using it now though.
( thealternativefact, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:04, Reply)

All the Japanese I know is
sushi, saki, sayonara. And I think that's about all I really need.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:06, Reply)

My reason for asking
is that I have two children in the class I'm teaching on Thursday and Friday who don't speak English.
I was looking for any ideas of work I can give them to do to help them with language.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:08, Reply)

How old are they
and what native language is it?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:08, Reply)

One is 7 and one in 10
they both speak Polish (no surprises there). They are not in the same class. The older one I just take for literacy.

To be honest it's not something I have to do as I am only covering the classes but I want to produce something that looks good.

So far I've made some sheets with Polish instructions asking them to match English words to pictures.

*edit* the do get extra support. This is something for them to do while the class it having a literacy lesson that they just can't join in with.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:12, Reply)

Hmm tis tough at
that age as it will have to be fairly basic stuff but you don't want them getting bored.

Another reason I couldn't be a teacher :p

and I hate children
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:17, Reply)

Oh I hate children GB
I get to spend all day shouting at them and making them cry.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:20, Reply)

hahah
brilliant. I can tolerate them for a small amount of time. Had to look after my mates a while back but luckily he has said naughty children go to naughty children home so I have ammo when they play up :p

They are pretty well behaved though
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:25, Reply)

I can't cope with
other peoples children.

When I am at school, I am in charge and I can tell them to shut up etc.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:26, Reply)

Well seeing how everyone seems to have buggered off
I'm going to bed.

Night all
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:34, Reply)

Night Mrs L
*twiddles thumbs*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 22:34, Reply)