Morning!
I haven't been around much the past couple of days... the nightshift guy thought it'd be a good idea to get Sky+ in the office, so I've been staring at the Discovery channels all day.

What do you like to watch? Or is TV an evil hag-bastard?


( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 7:50, 66 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I like to watch
Firefly DVDs and sob gently that there's gonna be no more made :( - Seriously though, I tend to get stuff on DVD more than on telly - At the moment I'm watching American Gothic and finished Twin Peaks a while back. Having said that there's been some decent stuff on recently, that comedy thing Pulling, that I thought was gonna be shit actualy turned out pretty good. (oh, and I may occasionaly watch Hollyoaks)
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:13, Reply)

Hell yeah
I've been doing that with Heroes, Coast, My Name Is Earl, Futurama, Black Books to name but a few.

One day I'll get all of Farscape and lock myself away for a week with a crate of Red Bull and pizzas. I'm cool like that.

Edit: may you be struck down with a mild chesty cough for Hollyoaks!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:20, Reply)

Ah, Black Books is genius...
Can't say I ever saw that much of farscape - one of them shows I only caught a couple of episodes of. Worth getting into you reckon? And I can't help the hollyoaks thing! It's horrificaly bad I know, but it's strangely compelling.... And I actualy have a mild cold at the moment, and accompanying cough - so I guess divine retribution has been exacted...
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:28, Reply)

I tend to download series
like Scrubs, My name is Earl, How I met your mother

most of the stuff I watch on actual TV is comedy on Dave, or Masterchef. or Ninja Warrior.

I'm pretty darn excited that Lost has started again!

Re: Firefly. It is a crying shame that there is only one series, and the film wasn't satisfactory after having seen the series!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:31, Reply)

I get them on DVD as well
BSG, CSI, Twin Peaks, Tales of the Unexpected, Saphire and Steel, and stuff like that.

So howare you lot this morning?
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:34, Reply)

Mornings
I stream them and then get them on DVD when they're released. So House, 24, Lost, Ugly Betty, The wire, scrubs

It's a very grey day here, so I'm glad I'm inside in the warm - read as I have my feet parked up on the portable heater and I'm not moving for anyone.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:39, Reply)

Farscape
in my less than humble opinion, was the best sci fi series I ever watched.

Scrubs - I got the first three series on DVD last year. Cracks me up!

Edit: Ning NING!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:41, Reply)

Hello Doktor
I'm ok. Got tea, got illness (bloody cold), got internet, got music - so yeah :)
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:41, Reply)

Scrubs is great
watching series 8 at the moment and it's still awesomely funny.

I've watched a bit of Billy Connelly's World Tours of Places recently. Thoroughly entertaining. More shows should be documentary interspersed with stand up comedy!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:43, Reply)

Fredz
Not the illness, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Stay at home!

Scrubs? I can't stand it myself, but then again I'm not one for Yankland "comedies".
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:48, Reply)

Doktor
Way ahead of ya on the stay at home! Plus it is actualy pissing it down out here.... which is annoying cos I need a cigarette :(
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 8:51, Reply)

Morning!
I'm not much of a watcher of TV, watch films mainly but actually read books and listen to music far more than I watch the telly.

Occasionally download whole series of things like House (he's my primary role model at the moment!) and watch them in one go though.

How are we all this morning?
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:08, Reply)

Lucky sod, I've only got freeview
If I'm not in the pub doing something else, it's these.

Ray Mears
Born Survivor
Come Dine With Me
Police Interceptors
Street Crime UK
Crimewatch
Police Camera Action
Mock the Week
QI
Eggheads

and for my sins - Deal no Deal
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:09, Reply)

Haha, I have to admit oneinthepink
I have a real weakness for shit cop shows. Police Interceptors is definitely a favourite one, as is Road Wars.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:12, Reply)

Police interceptors
is one of the better ones definitely.

at the moment my evening goes:
Masterchef
Heston Blumenthal thing about Little Chef
Mock the week
Have I got news for you
QI
Family Guy
Family Guy
Sleep
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:15, Reply)

Ah shit, did I miss the Little Chef thing? That was last night wasn't it?
Wanted to watch it cos I used to work there, would have been a bit of a blast from the past!

I love Police Interceptors cos they're so far up their own arses it's unbelievable. Road Wars for the same reason, especially the bloke with the beard (Chris I think) who throws the book at EVERYONE cos he's on TV, and gives them massive David Brent style lectures about the perils of crime at the side of the road. He's a prize cunt even by the high standards of the old bill.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:16, Reply)

it was pretty good
if they use heston's menu and stuff then I'll be eating there if I happen to pass one on a journey at breakfast/lunch/dinner time

it's been on every night this week, and last night was the final one.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:18, Reply)

Oh right, thought it was just a one off last night
I'll have to download it in that case. Heston Blumenthal is amazing, I've eaten at the Fat Duck and it was probably the best meal of my life ever.

The normal food there isn't particularly bad, just average, it's either fried or 3663 stuff cooked from frozen, it's just the extortionate prices they charge for it!

And the fact that it might have been cooked by a 16 year old me, off my face on drugs after a heavy night.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:25, Reply)

I would love to eat at the Fat Duck
the man amazes me.

I'm planning to hit John Torode's restaurant when I'm in London at the end of Feb. I've heard good things.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:27, Reply)

Police Interceptors?
Haha! That's my local police force.
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:27, Reply)

The place at Smithfield Market?
I've heard lots of things about that, never been there though.

From everything I've read I think I'd die happy if I managed to get a table at El Bulli. Not much chance of that though!

Random question: anyone know anything about barcodes?

btw V - check out the Rosetta West track I posted in the other thread, might be up your street...

Edit: really Kaol?! Do you reckon Channel 5 pay for the cars?
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:29, Reply)

I don't think so,
As far as I'm aware the cars were donated by Subaru or whatever.
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:31, Reply)

Kaol
If you ever see them out ask for an autograph for a laugh.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:31, Reply)

yeah, smiths of smithfields I believe it is called
my bro has dined there and says it was great.

they have 3 floors offering different pice ranges and different qualities which sounds like a good idea.

I'll check out that tune tonight (hopefully)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:32, Reply)

Ah right
Similar thing though, i.e. the police force aren't paying for them!

There's a mix of Evos and Imprezas I think, which is why I thought that, if the police were buying them surely they'd get a fleet of the same cars.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:32, Reply)

I'm not asking them for an autograph.
I fuckin' hate the police.
Bastards.
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:36, Reply)

I'm no fan of theirs either
There's a Bertrand Russell quote that goes something like 'Anyone who wants to be in the police should automatically be excluded from joining' (I think I've murdered his succinct phrasing, but you get the idea)

I heard a story last night about a guy who went to school with my sister, the police nicked him for under half a gram of coke by knocking on his girlfriend's door (she's 17 and innocent, and lives with her parents), and making her phone him and get him to come home without saying why, then laid in wait and nicked him when he got back (and yep, they're charging him for the half gram, bastards). How fucking shady is that? Are they even allowed to do that? I'd refuse to make the call if I was her, or just tell him on the phone that the fuzz were there, I don't think they'd legally be able to do anything to you for that. Except of course that they're the police, and they can do what they want because they're the police, which is how the law actually works.

/rant
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:40, Reply)

Back again
My bastard boss had the audacity to ask me to do some work!

Who'd have ever thunk it!

Oh food talk. I never get out for a meal, it's not much fun eating out when you're on your own.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:42, Reply)

They're cnuts
My dad was knocked off his bike last week in a hit and run.
The police were given the reg details of the car by witnesses.
They come back and say they can't trace the driver and they're the ones with all the technology.
How is it then, that I managed to find out where the bloke lives inside of 4 days?
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 9:50, Reply)

oneinthepink
that's outrageous.

In fact, Sam, your story is too. Pretty sure that must be entrapment or something.

I've not had any negative experience with the police, other than doing me for underage drinking when I wasn't.

a bunch of us were sat in a car park out of the rain waiting for a bus. 8 of us, 4 cans of beer, which were being drunk by the 18 year olds.

Rozzers come along as part of a crack down and video them making us pour beer down drains.

they phoned my parents the next evening. Sunday, half 7. I hadn't told the folks for fear of a bollocking and explained the story as they were on the phone. My dad used to work for the CPS and gave them a right earful :-)

"Do you know who I am?"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:05, Reply)

Entrapment is an American law
They have something similar in this country but I think it relates to whether the copper says 'can I buy some drugs off you' rather than being offered them. I'm really not sure what legal basis they have for forcing his girlfriend to phone him; more likely they just knew she was young and naive and would do what they asked.

I've had more than several tangles with the police over the years as I had a bit of an off the rails phase (grown up a bit now though, or got a bit more skilled at not getting caught...) Some of the times I was treated fairly and some of the times I was treated like shit.

It's actually got to the point now where, along with many people of our generation, my automatic response to anything the police asked me would be 'I didn't see anything, and I don't know anything', even if I did, because I don't trust them and don't want to have anything to do with them. Which is really really fucked isn't it?
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:10, Reply)

it is a fucked up situation
I've been lucky I guess. only ever even stopped for speeding once (just before christmas) and they let me off.

but then, the place is fucked up anyway. the sister of a friend of mine got mugged at 4pm in daylight on a busyish street and no one did anything. people were watching from their cars...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:13, Reply)

Police
My work aside, the only time I've had cause to speak to a policeman was when some scally kid punched me in the face whilst I was walking to uni. The kid was the youngest of the pack of eight or so kids, ranging from 12-16, and as soon as he punched me (weak, even for a 12 yr old) they started throwing stones at me.

I noticed that I was directly under a CCTV camera, so popped into the local station and reported the assault. The cop said "What do you want me to do about it?" in a tone that was neither sympathetic nor helpful in any way.

Of course, nothing got done, the camera allegedly had no film in it (or the cop couldn't be bothered to check), and I had to explain my slightly red cheek and lateness to a lecture down to being assaulted by a preteen.

Of course, if I'd punched the kid back it would have been a different story...
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:23, Reply)

Don't speak to Lab
everyone, he's into bestiality.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:24, Reply)

The country is becoming more and more of a police state, it's scary
Take ASBOs for example. The police can award ASBOs as they see fit, for whatever reason they make up. If you break the terms of the ASBO, you receive a criminal record.

So the police are able to act as judge, jury and executioner, and give you a criminal conviction on their own without resorting to our famous 'justice is blind' legal system at all. Which can't be right can it?
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:27, Reply)

In all seriousness
There are good police officers, and there are bad ones. The good far FAR outnumber the bad, and I'm speaking from purely empirical encounters.

And Bert, you just want to keep me for yourself.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:32, Reply)

OH MY GOD IT'S RAINING!
*shrugs*
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:34, Reply)

From my own empirical research
The good/bad ratio is about 50:50. The job does seem to attract a bigger proportion of pricks than a lot of other professions. (see also: traffic wardens, security guards, bouncers...)

They do obviously do some good work (I'm not criticising the entire profession) and like the NHS suffer to a large extent from the target-driven mentality forced upon them by NuLab, which is a large part of the reason they go for softer targets. The powers awarded them by the government have been getting out of hand recently though.

Where's PJM when you need him?!
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:35, Reply)

I liked Frankie Boyle's take on ASBO's
He reckons that the name 'ASBO' is too cool and like a badge of honour and that they should be called Gaybos or Bender Badges.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:37, Reply)

Ah, the police eh?
Yep, like the NHS and the teaching profession, they are realy hurting from the entire Third Way bollocks spurted out by Giddens and his new labour fanclub. The idea that structures and investment from the private sector can be grafted seamlessly onto the public sector is laughable at best and dangerous at worse.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:38, Reply)

oneinthepink
couldn't agree more. Frankie Boyle has a lot of wisdom.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 10:42, Reply)

The Police
I've had two run ins with the police. The first one was when I was arrested but not charged for wearing a bullet belt, this was just after Michael Ryan went mental with a shotgun in Hungerford. The arresting officer was fresh out of police school and thought that I could have been carrying a gun, the desk sergeant was very nice and apologetic, but they still kept me in while they ran ballistics tests.

And the second was when I was a witness to a mate being smacked on the head with a hammer. Again they were good and when taking our statements they "aided" our memories, it urned out that the guy who did it was out on licence and had many previous convictions for ABH. We went to Magistrates' court and didn't have to testify as the cunt pleaded guilty and was sent down.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:06, Reply)

I had a run in with police last year
I'm not going into detail but I wasn't charged, and they did their job really rather well. And the Indian police lady was totally flirty, which made the trip to the nick fun.

I'd probably spill the beans at the bash if anyone remembers to ask.

Edited for :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:23, Reply)

I would ask you No3L
But I'm not at the York bash.

:(
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:33, Reply)

Suckah!
*comforts*
*feels*

Shame. You're coming to Edinburgh though right?
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:44, Reply)

Someone very close to me was raped
I tried to help her, and be there for her afterwards. It seriously fucked her up, as I'm sure you can imagine it would.

I wish I hadn't convinced her to go to the police though, it caused far more trouble than it was worth, they did absolutely nothing to help, they were insensitive, cruel bastards and I seriously hope that they rot.

The police are a self-serving organisation of mindless, inhuman drones, who need to be exterminated.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:47, Reply)

Oh hell yeah
I wouldn't miss the Edinbash for love nor money.

I'm just trying to figure out the critical mass for B3tans, because with that many of us in one place at one time Edinburgh may go asplodey!

EDIT Bert, I know somebody who had the opposite reaction from the police in the same circumstances. Not all police are like that, mostly they are stifled under the crap rules and regulations they have to work under.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:48, Reply)

I think it depends on where you are
which force you go to, and who deals with you.

The people I spoke to at Surrey and Kent Police are inept and totally ineffectual. I'm very tempted to post their names.

I would agree that they're mostly bound by rules and regulations, there should be more room for each case to be judged on it's circumstances, not 'this happened, this happened, and this happened, but we can't prove any of it. So fuck off'.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 11:53, Reply)

The police are like everyday people.
Some are good, decent people who want to help others and some are power hungry cunts.

They have to deal with a hell of a lot more shit than people give them credit for.

Speaking from personal experience the police in this country are a fuck load more help than the corrupt bastards in other places.

Also, I'm not sure if anyone's read this, but I find it can be an interesting read every now and then.

inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/
( wanderlust, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:30, Reply)

lusty
it's true that they're people, and people are prone to their flaws, but they're also part of an organisation, an organisation with it's own agendas and rules that we all have to abide by.

In my opinion, the Police force has stopped being a service, if it ever was.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:33, Reply)

Bert
I think in days of yore with the old town bobby it was a service.
Now, it seems that everything they do is tied up in miles of red tape.
( wanderlust, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:47, Reply)

Which is ironic
as I think they now can't call it a 'force' - it's a service.

Lusty - three days to go!
( thealternativefact, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:49, Reply)

Let's fucking cunt them in the fuck!
I feel a real world revolution coming on.

Now, where did I leave my crayons?
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:51, Reply)

@clendrix
I'm very excited. I'll go to the shops tomorrow to buy ingredients for cakes and to get a cucumber.
The cucumber is for sandwiches if you're reading this Berty. Not for anything else, like putting in clendrix's mimsy
( wanderlust, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:54, Reply)

I get to spend Friday night with one of my
Most favourite b3ta-persons.
*grins*
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:57, Reply)

Cucumbers!
Cuddles!
*happies*
( thealternativefact, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 12:58, Reply)

lusty
I would never suggest such a thing.

You're going to blend the cucumber, stick a funnel in her throat, pour the green liquid down, then force her to re-gurgitate the chunky, half-digested mess into your own mouth, before you vomit it back up her minge and call it the Cukebaby.

Now, that's the kind of thing that I would suggest. I would pay lots of money to watch this kind of thing.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:08, Reply)

Bert
Now you've mentioned it, it will exist somewhere on the interwebz!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:11, Reply)

*googles*
Oh, good god no....
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:17, Reply)

Special K
are you coming to visit me?

;-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:40, Reply)

What? No!
To be honest...
I'm really sorry...
I don't remember you at all :(
( Cawl, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:43, Reply)

Kaol
Vipros was the one with the puny Beadle cock.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 14:46, Reply)

hehe
no worries man. Didn't spend all that much time with the b3tards anyway due to the circumstances!

*slaps bert with his big cock*

silence!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 15:45, Reply)

*bites*

( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 15:56, Reply)

*pretends not to enjoy*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 16:10, Reply)

*cups balls*
Try ALL NEW BALL ON A STRING IN A CUP
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 16:22, Reply)