Tuesday.


Tell us about the most interesting object you can see.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:23, 112 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Ray Mears
gurning features on my telly. He's looking at rhino poo (which I suppose is kind of interesting, and I can kind of see it)
(berk, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:33, Reply)

Rhino poo is interesting
in that it comes from rhinos.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:35, Reply)

I could tell you about the tire machine but I simply cannot be bothered

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:34, Reply)

I insist you do.
It sounds exciting!
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:35, Reply)

you plug it up to the air hose and it makes a loud woosh sound, this air hose operates the machine
then you press the pedals on the outside to make the claws move to either hold onto or let go of the rim
it has an air hose that will fill the tire
it's really fucking loud and annoying
it's also red
and dirty
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:39, Reply)

*makes notes*
This is all helpful and interesting. Can you make it make amusing squeaking noises?
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:50, Reply)

amusing? no
annoying? yes
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:54, Reply)

A bit like the sirens that go past my office every day.
Further proof that Trashford is the crime capital of the world...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:57, Reply)

I frequently have helicopters pass over my house and sirens are frequently heard throughout the day
it's the slow ones you need to worry about really
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:00, Reply)

The police have been driving slowly around my neck of the woods lately.
I want to ask them who they are looking for, but the answer might be "You!"
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:07, Reply)

Chavs.
Always chavs. If you're not remotely chavvy, it's not you.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:09, Reply)

I do not look chavy

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:18, Reply)

I bet all the chavs say that

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:20, Reply)

no they say
"what chew lookin at? DICK'ED!" *spitting noises*
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:29, Reply)

And they do that stupid head-bobbing dance
in their cars.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:33, Reply)

EVERYONE does that, they just think their's isn't as bad as other's

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:38, Reply)

I prefer stearing wheel drum solos

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:39, Reply)

And headbanging
but stop before you give yourself a nosebleed.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:43, Reply)

I can't do that, it gives me a headache

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:47, Reply)

Metal can keep you going through long car jorneys though
Fun fact: The M4 is the most boring motorway ever
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:56, Reply)

unlikely, I'd rather listen to my hair grow than listen to metal

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:59, Reply)

Yes it is.
*hates the M4 because it leads to Wales*
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:01, Reply)

Is iiiiiit?!

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:28, Reply)

My new webcam sitting
on top of my monitor. And the chicken and stuffing sandwich in front of me.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:35, Reply)

My new PC has no webcam
and I like it that way. My laptop had a built in one that used to blink randomly and give me the fear.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:37, Reply)

I have
twice weekly conference calls with Indiana and South Carolina, so the webcam is kind of a necessity.
However, I may use it for pornographic reasons.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:38, Reply)

Ah, then that's OK then.
I refuse to have one given my habit of sitting in front of the PC in my dressing gown...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:51, Reply)

I used to let my friend borrow my computer
and when I got it back the webcam was always turned against the wall. as he feared the MANY EYES OF THE INTERNET.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:05, Reply)

My laptop one was one of those spin-around ones.
I turned it away from me!
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:08, Reply)

the internet can see all..
provided you are on blog tv all the time
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:16, Reply)

Then I'm safe as a very safe thing.
:)
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:17, Reply)

A bottle of cherryade
"This tastes like something from a chemical factory"
"Well that's odd. I had a friend who worked in a chemical factory, and he NEVER DRANK CHERRYADE."

I'm hungry. What do I do?

-go out and get a pizza
-supernoodles
-apple and hocho
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:56, Reply)

Get dominos to deliver via the magic of the internets.
Half an hour and nommy as anything.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:57, Reply)

AND it's buyonegetonefree Tuesdays.
But I don't like Dominoes. I can eat a whole one and not taste anyhting.

Quite fancy the one 2 mins away, but I went there on saturday. Is that too soon?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:01, Reply)

Not at all.
Trust me, by the time you graduate you'll know them all by name, and what's more you won't care ;)
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:07, Reply)

The latest copy of vice

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:06, Reply)

*googles*
Wait, what?
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:07, Reply)

the magazine
www.viceland.com/uk/
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:13, Reply)

I likes!
*pours a cup of tea and reads*
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:17, Reply)

Its a good read
its VBS tv website has some good documentaries too
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:21, Reply)

I'm liking it so far.
Just hope it's not blocked at work...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:40, Reply)

Probably
But even if its not some of it is V.V.NSFW, Nudity, guides to making drugs, interviews with street gangs, and the vice guide to partying are but some of the things that can be misconstrued by the non-b3tarded.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:46, Reply)

Eep. Best not to even try at work then
since most stuff is blocked for no reason.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:04, Reply)

Nothing Is blocked at work as far as I can tell
but I have no intention of testing this out
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:17, Reply)

Ours goes "this site is blocked and you are very naughty."
"IT know about this and we are watching you."
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:35, Reply)

Our IT department
=one person
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:42, Reply)

Introduce them to b3ta
and your problems are over.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:56, Reply)

One piece of desert rose
A glass with Kenny painted onto it, a large mug of tea, various fossils from Whitby, and a large piece of cactus quartz.

The last one is actually quite pretty and sparkly!
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:38, Reply)

Kenny as in mmph mmph mmmmph Kenny?

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:40, Reply)

The very same.
Although the glass is about 8 years old and a bit battered.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:59, Reply)

My personal tutor at uni
had a statue of him on his desk. I used to like to imagine him making Kenny dance between classes.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:04, Reply)

been to whitby much?

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:41, Reply)

Yip.
Love the place.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:58, Reply)

I count the dracula experince in whitby as one of the few places i can never show my face again

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:08, Reply)

You do realise
that you are now required to elaborate on this.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:31, Reply)

^ This

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:36, Reply)

A guy in a haloween costume jumps at you at the end
I accidentally punched him in the face then ran off.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:42, Reply)

You rock.
I would have done the same, except punched him in the balls because I'm little.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:51, Reply)

A full account
b3ta.com/questions/phobias/post139652
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:55, Reply)

Bar har har har!
to both of you.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:55, Reply)

other places I can never retun to
Ask Restaurant in Hull
The call center where I worked
Wakefield
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:49, Reply)

Tuscany.

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:15, Reply)

I'm in the process of decluttering my house
and consequently, my dining room now looks like Aladdin's Cave. But the thing that catches my eye is the huge pile of Performance Bike magazines from the early 90s.

and a roll of "fragile" packing tape.

and a couple of SodaStream gas cannisters.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:39, Reply)

Soda stream!
Now I want a dandylion and burdock
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:41, Reply)

I want a cherryade!

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:43, Reply)

Tizer!
Old school drinks!
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:47, Reply)

Ew, no.
Lemonade too! The proper cloudy stuff!
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:03, Reply)

mmmm

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:08, Reply)

Lemonade and lime squash
All of win!
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:12, Reply)

Nothing, in the world, ever,
is better than cloudy lemonade and lots of ice. Except kittens, but you don't drink those.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:17, Reply)

hells yeah

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:19, Reply)

you guys are gonna think this a bit predictable...
but the single most interesting thing i can see, right now, is my lovely shiney app-filled one day old sparkly white G3S...

it's even more interesting than my laptop. which i've been finding interesting for at least 5 years.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:49, Reply)

sorry!
really.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:49, Reply)

Im using a dell thats coming up to its fith birthday

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:52, Reply)

my G4 Powerbook has done me well so far.
never let me down yet.
but the old hard drive's getting a bit full.
the only big stuff i can really shift to an external drive will be photos cos if i shift the 40gig of music then itunes will spazz out.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 20:55, Reply)

Tell me about it.
I need to empty my PC hard drive, except the music (because iTunes will have a shit-fit) onto an external, but my external is also full to capacity with movies and anime (some of which I still haven't watched).
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:12, Reply)

Easy solution
Buy a new external - they're not expensive. £60 will buy you a decent size.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:14, Reply)

I bought my old one off some dude in Venice as I was living in Italy at the time
so I'm well overdue for a new one for my stuff I've downloaded and not yet watched (a rather long and impressive list that includes Moulin Rouge, Fullmetal Alchemist and a few other things).
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:16, Reply)

I saw a 1TB one today
70 notes off ebuyer I think
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:22, Reply)

Am broke :( woe.
May be downsizing soon, so am trying to conserve the pennies...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:25, Reply)

It happens
Im currently unsure what I will be doing after December
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:31, Reply)

Well, 'tis time for Flatmate and I to go our separate ways
so I'm saving the pennies for a new place.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:32, Reply)

On bad terms?

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:41, Reply)

Nah, we just realise it's not practical to live together any more
- we still get on well enough to flatshare, it was never a long-term solution though. We're still mates :)
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:42, Reply)

thats good
Im moving in with the missus in a few weeks
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:43, Reply)

Yay for you :)
It's wonderful to live with someone. I loved it.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:47, Reply)

Moving out on your own?
I hope you get someone to live with soon... that's the one thing I hated when I was renting on my own. As much as I loved the freedom, I ended up geting stupidly lonely and spent almost every night going out, spending huge amounts of cash.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:56, Reply)

Thank you love, that means a lot. Yeah... don't have anyone else to live with.
I'm an only child so am used to my own company, but the nightlife is shit where I live so I'm not sure what I'll do of an evening.

He, on the other hand, is moving in with his mum and her annoying boyfriend.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:59, Reply)

Aww
Although, being on your own sounds preferable to moving back in with parents. I'd rather find a shared house...
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:02, Reply)

I'd rather sleep with Jim Davidson than live with my parents, they're a nightmare.
Shared houses aren't much fun either, I much prefer to be able to live on my own and do my own thing...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:04, Reply)

Fair enough
I understand the pros and cons of most options... the freedom is great. Just need to have people around to make it not lonely.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:05, Reply)

I suspect I will be lonely some of the time; 99% of my colleagues and friends commute to work.
I've always said though that as long as I have music I'll be OK. I'd like somewhere closer to work this time though...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:08, Reply)

I cant wait

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:00, Reply)

I bet you can't
You're going to love it :D
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:02, Reply)

My 4 month old Dell is still my baby.

( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:01, Reply)

partially in response to B69
Most interesting thing I can see right now is my shiny new HTC Magic. Google can really design a mobile phone OS, it's a brilliant device. Plus, no bloody iTines is needed.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:08, Reply)

I had to google that. Shameful.
Looks rather nifty. Now I'm almost wanting a new phone.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:11, Reply)

It's very very nice
Free upgrade and a better contract! Plus, I downloaded an app for it yesterday called vibrator... guess what it does?
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:13, Reply)

Vibrates?
If it also does the washing up, I may have to get one.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:15, Reply)

I have two boys for that
Why would I need the phone to do it for me? ;)
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:18, Reply)

For when the boys are washing up for you?
(Which they will, if they want to stay in your good books, surely?)
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:21, Reply)

We take it in turns really
Whoever is around does it. Phone is great for browsing in bed while they're doing it though.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:23, Reply)

Can't say fairer than that.
Always seems to be me who does it around here. My nails are shot, both from that and the guitar.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:25, Reply)

i downloaded that for the Badgerphone (as it is called)...
but i haven't told the wife...

that HTC looks pretty cool.
i'm nowt but a gaymacfanboy.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:33, Reply)

Best. Name. Ever.
My phone is called Nyuu. As is my iPod.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:33, Reply)

cheers for that Mal x
but seriously, what else could i call it?
What with me being called Blaireau and all...
my iPod is called thealpod on account of me being called Al in the real world.

not sure how i feel about being called an evil apple clone... there's definitely only one of ME and that's for sure!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 23:03, Reply)

Evil apple clone
I can't stand them. Some people can use them, but I haven't found a single piece of Apple software (bar the iPhone OS) than I can actually use. iTunes is a particular target of my ire, particularly as it's so ubiquitus. Anyone who wants to use my computer instantly gets confused when they try to play music and can't find the blasted program.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 21:53, Reply)

They may be rolling out iPhones in place of Blackberries where I work for the managers.
My boss's may "miraculously vanish"...
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:01, Reply)

I can lend a hammer
iPhone is NOT acceptable for enteprise work. Thankfully, I have a pretty big influence in what my work uses... Nokia, Blackberry (well, RIM) - yes. iPhone, not a chance in hell. No matter which middle manager has one on his personal contract.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:04, Reply)

It's not hammertime.
For some reason, they fascinate me o.O and I want to play with it. My boss is currently very attached to his Blackberry (and gets upset if we hide it) but they don't hold the same interest for me.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:05, Reply)

They have some nifty tools
Remote wipe without having to pay a stupid premium to Apple for the service is a big factor. The iPhone encryption is pretty shoddy as well, and although the risk is stupidly small and probably nobody could find anything that could seriously damage us on the phone, it's not a risk we'd like to take.

Edit - also, not having to worry about people buying apps and music using the company iTunes account, even though we could track it, would be rather nice as well.
(stimpy, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:07, Reply)

A shame - you could giggle at people's musical preferences!
Like if someone buys Rick Astley's Greatest Hits.
( Maladicta, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 22:10, Reply)