Today is the biggest deadline of our year.
At 4pm, the thing that has been making me suicidal for the past three weeks will finally be out of my life, finished at half three this morning. However, my friend just rang me, her computer was completely died on her, she can't even turn it on. All she had left to do was submit it, and it wasn't saved anywhere else. If I was her, I might actually kill myself.

So, question. What would you leave to other B3tans if you hypothetically kicked the bucket?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 10:58, 90 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I don't know, AIDs or something.
Tell your friend that it might be the fuse in the power cable, you could be her hero
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:03, Reply)

Its definitely the computer,
Apparently it's been going for a while, every so often it'll make a funny noise then turn itself off. Today, it made the noise while it was booting up.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:14, Reply)

If she's got another computer nearby she can put the hard drive in that as a secondary drive
and get the information off it that way. There's plenty of time for her to do that before 4.
Gaz me if you need instructions.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:17, Reply)

are you going to put your underwear on the outside and stand with your hands on hips waiting for the gaz?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:17, Reply)

No, but I might go get a coffee.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:19, Reply)

a coffee my cape.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:21, Reply)

I'm not allowed to do anything nice on here am I?

(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:22, Reply)

Of course you are.
It's just that you'll get mercilessly mocked for doing so.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:26, Reply)

It would still be a good deed
even if you did dress up as Superman to do it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Thanks.
I've just emailed our tutor who is ringing her to see what can be done about it, but if it comes to that, I'll give her the option, see what she says.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I was assuming it was a desktop pc,
if it's a laptop it can also be done but it's probably too complicated to be done by someone who's never done it before.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Laptop.
Looks like you can take off the lycra.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

aww I was hoping for pics

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:29, Reply)

Eeeeew

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:35, Reply)

It really depends on her laptop
and the laptop that she's going to put the hard drive into, if they're both Dells for example it's easy. Just google for some video instructions like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg_EhfPcZX4
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

because knowledge is power!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:32, Reply)

In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:34, Reply)

that phrase always makes me picture some kind of Land of the Moles

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:36, Reply)

That's interesting,
I was using it to call everyone on /offtopic stupid.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:37, Reply)

ohh I thought you were just referring to me and Applebite
who don't know a whole lot about computers and you were stating that you don't know that much but you know more than us.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:44, Reply)

That was pretty much it,
but I was talking about the whole of /offtopic, not just you two
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:46, Reply)

you're not king of offtopic
see also: you're not the boss of me.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Not sure I'm following that - just go through it again slowly please.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:48, Reply)

Psychochomp bring fire
Psychochomp KING!!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:54, Reply)

Larry kill sausages.
Kitty make bbq.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:58, Reply)

Dunno what hers is,
Mine's toshiba, and therefore does nothing useful, ever.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:36, Reply)

I don't have a laptop
but I do have a DS. Not very useful for coursework but excellent for maximum funtimes.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:38, Reply)

DS for the winner
I have a laptop too. It's green.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:50, Reply)

My rotting, stinking corpse.
You could have a big bonfire, and send me to hell.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:05, Reply)

Whenever a cock is gazzed, there I'll be.
That is my legacy to you, b3ta.
(Edmund has no idea what you mean, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:12, Reply)

great, another comedy account.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Just another account
nothing even remotely funny.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Is this guy we all hate?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I'll get the rope.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 4 May 2010, 12:07, Reply)

I would love to leave some kind of treasure map
so that my friends could have an adventure upon my departure. Hopefully hilarity would ensue.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:18, Reply)

"SYLVESTERRRRRRR!"

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Would the treasure at the end
Be a small box containing a dead rabbit or something?
(PenguinsOfDeath doesn't much like this, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:23, Reply)

It would contain a lovely moral
like how the treasure is inside your heart or something equally lame like that.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

And then the credits would roll over a freezeframe of us all laughing heartily
At some stupid joke the runt of the group makes.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:35, Reply)

haha yeah, with hair ruffling
it's what I would have wanted.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Question is,
Who would be the adorably, hilariously naive and daft runt?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:01, Reply)

*volunteers*

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:09, Reply)

O hai!
EDIT FuckoffAA, this gig's mine
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:09, Reply)

I think you should be the hilarious wine drinking friend who wears stillettoes whilst in the jungle/desert
like a cross between Patsy from AbFab and Fran from Black Books.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:20, Reply)

Deal!
*signs contract*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:21, Reply)

well I bags being
the uptight restrained person who has learned to loosen up and have fun with friends over the course of a movie
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:09, Reply)

sounds like we have a movie to make here kids!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:19, Reply)

I made a thread about it :)

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:26, Reply)

that reminds me Applebite,
my friend wants to make a comedy film about a dancing troupe from the North Pole who accidentally get invited to a Pole Dancing competition and have to learn how to do it in 3 days. Kind of like dodgeball. He says hilarity will definitely ensue. If he ever gets off his stoned ass then you can be in it too :D
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:19, Reply)

Ahaha!
This is fantastic, I would be honoured :)
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:26, Reply)

t k
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:12, Reply)

tenuous

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:17, Reply)

oh also
I have discovered it is you who added me on facebook!! I did some sleuthing, worked out some important clues, did some deducing....

..and then Al told me.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I did say on my Friend Request what my b3taname was
on the grounds that only a crazy person would accept a friend request otherwise.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:48, Reply)

City Slickers II: The Legend of Kitty's Gold

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:39, Reply)

that is exactly how I want it to play out
maybe with a bit of Without A Paddle thrown in there too. And possibly some Weekend at Bernie's action with my corpse.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:46, Reply)

Why is it that nobody thinks backing things up is a good idea until after they have suffered a major problem.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:24, Reply)

This reminds me, I need to back my laptop up again.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Do you think that might be a good idea?
I wouldn't bother if I were you, just head over to Saajans and have a chip naan.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

I haven't had breakfast yet.
And I'm still in my pjs
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:40, Reply)

I doubt they will mind

(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:42, Reply)

That reminds me.
I need to have a shower and have something to eat.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:43, Reply)

I forgot my lunch today
but I did have a shower and a shave. So when I go to the supermarket I won't look much like a tramp.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:45, Reply)

Tesco once refused to serve a guy I know - uni student
Because they thought he was a tramp.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:50, Reply)

tramp money is just as good as anyone else's money!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:21, Reply)

*insert hilarious strikethrough here*

( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

hilarious strikethrough my cock into a goat
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:32, Reply)

Other than you, who backs up lots
Someone one our course lost everything the night before a big hand in. Something to do with corrupt files, and no backup. I laughed, but not in their face.
(PenguinsOfDeath doesn't much like this, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

I have an external harddrive
and a techie boyfriend, my files are INDESTRUCTIBLE!!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:32, Reply)

You know, I still haven't received a birthday card.
Perhaps you should have backed that up! ;)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

Oh FFS
You did get the wedding invite though didn't you?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:31, Reply)

I got that, yes.
It's all about you, isn't it?

I'll be there, by the way.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:39, Reply)

Wooo!
Sorry your card didn't arrive, it was really funny. It was a road sign with "Old. Please Drive Carefully" on it. Which is funny because you're 30 and some people consider that to be Old. Even though it isn't. And also you don't have a car. But other than that it was hilarious.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:44, Reply)

You're getting married?

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Someone at Uni with a mate of mine
Claims to have lost everything, due to a power cut. I'm a little suspicious. I asked him if she'd gone to a repair shop, get the data retrieved. She's said that nowhere can retrieve it, she's been to about 5 places.

I call bullshit. While she's likely to lose some of it, I'd be utterly amazed if they can't recover anything, especially considering her computer is working fine now.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Smells a bit like 'the dog ate my homework on the bus' to me.
Tutors must hear this so many times.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:46, Reply)

It's the Dog Ate My Homework
of the 21st century
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:55, Reply)

I shall leave my erotic comic book and my glass cock to B3ta.
I do have an heirloom but that is going to someone in the family.
( girlinthehole, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I would leave
a collection of my meandering pointless anecdotes.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 11:50, Reply)

Al can have my (unwashed) wanksock.
I would rather it went where it would be appreciated
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Tue 4 May 2010, 11:51, Reply)

BGB can have my body
As she has more than once said I look better in a dress than her.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:10, Reply)

I'll use it as a door stop.

( girlinthehole, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:12, Reply)

or a draft excluder

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:24, Reply)

I'd leave my beard
but they probably wouldn't let me into Valhalla without it

also, my ex had a similar issue at uni, some big essay got corrupted when transferred from one computer to another on floppy disk (this was some time ago). She freaked the fuck out. I went with her to her lecturer and he was like *shrugs* "whatever, hand it in when you've rewritten it"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:32, Reply)

Oi oi!
Don't go sneaking on like that, Mr!
Methinks you have something to say...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:36, Reply)

what's that then?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:40, Reply)

the one time when smugness is totally justified!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:43, Reply)

I asked her when we were here
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callanish_Stones

:-)

now I need to get back to holidaying!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:46, Reply)

Awwww, you romantic fucking druid you
Made up for you.
Now go, enjoy!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 4 May 2010, 12:47, Reply)

My collection of antique Danish literature
I'd leave to one of my German friends who I believe secretly hates Danes because we're so much more relaxed than Germans, but at the same time not as relaxed as the schmokin' Dutch.

Other than that -- a house full of musical instruments (may contain some exaggeration) so that people can play them and enjoy themselves.

Assuming that my bucket-kicking(?) is not a sudden event I would leave money with a bar / restaurant so my friends could get nicely drunk at my send-off.
(JohntheDane, Tue 4 May 2010, 13:06, Reply)