Ms Foxtrot is in Edinburgh this weekend on a hen do and I am mostly at a loose end
Suggestions for entertainment please. I don't really want to spend my entire weekend on OT, whilst trawling the Guardian website for political insight. I shall make windows for these activities when I am too drunk to hold an Xbox joypad
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:39, 67 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

origami

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:42, Reply)

A mate of mine once had a business selling origami products
But it folded.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:43, Reply)

quick,
someone put up that picture of Jean-Luc Picard again
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:54, Reply)

Intriguing
I shall attempt to make an origami corset and send it to you, wrapped around a Barbie.

Note the use of the word "attempt"

Do not hold your breath
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:46, Reply)

that would be awesome, do it.
That reminds me, I need to make Noel a rainbow raptor hat.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:54, Reply)

Can I just anticipate the likely outcome of such an endeavour
and send you a Barbie, several screwed up bits of paper and a note saying "sorry"?

Would save me valuable drinking time with much the same end result
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:07, Reply)

yes please!
can I have this one?
shop.mattel.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4032107&cp=3719989.3748552
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:11, Reply)

Er, sure. Why that one?
Am less than concerned as I can't believe you'll actually give me your address
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:13, Reply)

she's Geek Barbie
and I love the message it's trying to give kids. You can be anything, even a computer engineer!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:35, Reply)

a binary t-shirt!
haha that'll have me laughing all day
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:29, Reply)

It's what all the computer engineers wear
isn't it?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:36, Reply)

I'm going to a 1940/50's thing tonight, at a local pub
It's VE day themed, it should be fun.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:45, Reply)

Sounds good
Can I come?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:46, Reply)

Sure can you get to MK by 9?

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:48, Reply)

...no. You must be very relieved right now.
Also, even though I live in Norwich, I do have some standards. I'm not going to Milton Keynes for anything less than a Bon Jovi gig
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:49, Reply)

If you're going to milton keynes it's one of the best things to do.
It's where the beautiful people go about once a month and get hammered.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:51, Reply)

So all of Milton Keynes' beautiful people can fit inside a single pub?
Quite some boast. Maybe people give it more of a hard time than it deserves!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:53, Reply)

Honestly, it's great.
Hot, slightly 'alternanative' girls in 50's clothes and make up. Everyone is friendly £1 shots £2.50 cocktails.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:58, Reply)

do you work for the Milton Keynes tourist board?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:01, Reply)

You'd bloody love it too.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:02, Reply)

Meh
I don't like leaving the house.

*dons blanket and cats*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:12, Reply)

They do pole dancing classes in the same pub.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:13, Reply)

What are slightly alternative girls?

( girlinthehole, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:01, Reply)

Women with tatoos but not on their knuckles.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:02, Reply)

Ah I see.

( girlinthehole, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:03, Reply)

You are selling pretty fucking well
I'm looking up train timetables as we speak. Be afraid, Chompy
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:03, Reply)

I enjoy it a lot, but I wouldn't travel to Norwich for it.
if you know what I mean.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:08, Reply)

Don't panic
There's no way I can be bothered to undertake something so arduous this evening. Plus I might have a hard time selling it to Ms Foxtrot.

"Last night I went to Milton Keynes to meet someone I hardly know off of the internet"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:15, Reply)

To stare at girls

(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:17, Reply)

Why not - you fell for her 'away with the girls for a hen night' line.

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 7 May 2010, 15:29, Reply)

Pre-op transexuals

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 7 May 2010, 14:19, Reply)

E day D
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:46, Reply)

VD
was renamed STD a while ago. But that caused an obvious confusion with telephone codes, so I believe such things are now referred to as sexually transmitted infections.

But an STI sounds like a souped up Vauxhall Astra to me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:52, Reply)

STD was renamed STI because it's more accurate,
HIV is an infection but not a disease, as are a few other STI's.
It has nothing to do with dialing codes.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:54, Reply)

I still call it clap or pox
None of your PC names for a dose, where I come from.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:07, Reply)

Make the most of your time by devoting every free moment to wanking.
Don't forget to re-hydrate regularly, otherwise you might get a hangover.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:46, Reply)

well Supernatural obviously
and pub nights
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:47, Reply)

Supernatural is on the list
as is pub with my best friend this evening. I shall attempt to inform you of my verdict in one of my rare lucid moments
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:48, Reply)

Excellent
do not watch with too much alcohol or you may find your mind drifting to unpleasant places (unpleasant for your heterosexuality that is, personally I'm fine watching it with a lot of alcohol)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:52, Reply)

Yes, that's because you're a filthy sex pervert

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:54, Reply)

a scandulous untrue accusation
pure as the driven snow me
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Well that can't be true
I consider you a friend and there's no way I'd be able to sustain conversation with anyone so pure (read: dull) as you claim to be
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:02, Reply)

Hm a paradox here
Schrodinger's Cat- is it pure or not pure?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:24, Reply)

Mae West - "I used to be pure as driven snow - but I drifted."
Said with a libidinous drawl, and sultry shifting off the hips.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 7 May 2010, 15:31, Reply)

Watch a full series of Bones
Or just every Firefly episode. I once spent a weekend doing that, was great.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:49, Reply)

read a book
write a book
fuck off
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:50, Reply)

In that order?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:51, Reply)

you could switch it up I reckon

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 7 May 2010, 13:54, Reply)

How about I find somewhere secluded to fuck off to,
read a book there and then see how much weekend is left to write one
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:00, Reply)

sounds like a solid plan!
I plan to do the same
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:02, Reply)

Which of us do you think will get more book actually written?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:04, Reply)

Me.
I've already started 3.
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:05, Reply)

And I can't write

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:06, Reply)

no hands?
sad times
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:10, Reply)

im surprised
no one has suggested wanking yourself silly yet.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:08, Reply)

Like read above numbnuts.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:09, Reply)

d'oh
i must be blind...
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:31, Reply)

What HAVE you been doing?

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 7 May 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Try a Happy Bag
All you need is an empty packet of crisps and a tube of solvents, preferably UHU or something similar.

Crazy visions and a cracking sore head, nevermind the ruined lungs.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:12, Reply)

why would anyone do that?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:13, Reply)

It used to be very popular
Before kids could get hold of proper drugs.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:15, Reply)

I heard it's making a retro style comeback
Obviously now with designer crisp packets
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:26, Reply)

does it work with Pritt Stick?
That's all I have in the house.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:34, Reply)

I'm afraid not.
Petrol makes an excellent alternative however!
I love the smell of volatile compounds in the morning.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:38, Reply)

Don't smoke at the same time.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:58, Reply)

Does Ms Foxtrot have any hot relatives?

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 7 May 2010, 14:20, Reply)

Whose loose end are you at?
What with you being a bumder and all...........
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 7 May 2010, 14:39, Reply)