Good news... or are they?
You know sometimes, when you get good news, and you are all excited about them, and you can't stop thinking about the news. And then, the more and more you think about those good news, the more and more you realise they're not so good...

I was contacted yesterday to have an interview for that job in Madrid. That's good news. Now, thinking about it, I can see 2 problems:

1. They haven't called Mark (I asked, they'll tell me tomorrow if they want him or not) but I'm not going anywhere without him
2. I don't know much about the job, but it looks like what I was doing a few months ago, when I lose the will to live, and only wanted to cut my veins to have a reason to stay at home.

So, when did you recieve some new, exciting news; or when did something amazing happened to you, and after a while, you realised it wasn't so amazing after all?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:46, 187 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Madrid?
For Real?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:51, Reply)

Yes
The offices are in Madrid. The job could be there, South America, Korea or Russia. I think I'd love all of them, but Mark doesn't want Russia.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:54, Reply)

*Hopes someone who likes football realises just how clever I was being*

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:55, Reply)

Hahaha!
I gets it Jeff.
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:56, Reply)

Thanks Blousie!
INTERNET VALIDATION!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:58, Reply)

It is a bit hit and miss with your jokes though.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:59, Reply)

*Sad face*
*Lip starts to quiver*
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:00, Reply)

there there.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:05, Reply)

Oh, I got it
Poor, very poor. And I'm a Barcelona suporter.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:57, Reply)

A Catalonian club not a Spanish one then!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:59, Reply)

Excuse me
Catalonia is in Spain and it's part of it. And however says the contrary knows nothing about geography and politics.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:01, Reply)

Or history, for that matter.

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:03, Reply)

I'm afraid you've messed up royally here, Jeff.

(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:02, Reply)

It's the famous Gary Lineker quote!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:04, Reply)

Gary Lineker
is a moron.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:06, Reply)

Hahaha!
I think this is the first time I've heard you say a bad word about anyone.
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:08, Reply)

And I don't even know him
But he sounds like the type of person who makes comments about things that don't matter him, without getting informed first, and therefore, complies with the description of moron.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:10, Reply)

He played for Barcelona when you were 6 or 7
Therefore you should LOVE him

He was a fuckload better than Zlatan Ibrahimovic
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

He's a National hero as well.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

he's one of the rare footballers who isn't a fucking retard as well

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

And he likes crisps.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:16, Reply)

I'm not sure that we know that for certain. We can only really say that he is paid to advertise a particular brand of crisps.

(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

Very true
Also one of the only people from Leicester to not be a fucking retard. A truly rare breed
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

He must be a retard
If he thinks Catalonia is not part of Spain.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

or, possibly, he doesn't particularly care

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

He just made a mistake
stop having a little strop.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

In all fairness, Chompy
If Cesc Fabregas went to Milton Keynes for some reason and concluded that it wasn't part of England you'd think he was a fucktard
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:24, Reply)

Yeah but lets face it,
Milton Keynes is more important than Spain.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

Ordinarily I would call you names for this
But as it's my last day for a while I'm going to wholeheartedly support it just to try and start a fight
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

In other news
Have you see AFC wimbldon and the MK Dons might play each other in the second round of the FA cup?
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

Yeah am thoroughly amused by that
An old workmate would give his right buttock to see Wimbledon stuff the Dons. Sadly I fear if the tie comes to pass MK will give the new/old Wimbledon a total shoeing
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:33, Reply)

Well it has its own sense of national identity and its own language
As an Englishman, the closest frame of reference he has is Wales
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:22, Reply)

Everyone knows that Wales is a principality

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

Try telling the Welsh that
I'd love to see you learn - and pronounce - the Welsh for principality
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

I have repeatedly told several Welsh people exactly that
not in Welsh though because the only thing I can say is "I love tortoises"

I did live there for 4 years, had 3 welsh housemates, one of whom was my long-term girlfriend.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

Alright smartarse you win
Although my original point was that Wales is not part of England, which stands
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

it fucking well is
just because we let them play at having their own flag and government doesn't mean they actually are their own people.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:29, Reply)

No, but it's part of the UK
England is not the country, is part of the country. That's the problem with you, Englishmen, that reduce all of Britain to England, and that upset Scotish, Welsh and Irish.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:29, Reply)

England is a country though
the United Kingdom is a union of countries

obviously we are the most important
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

England is not a country
You're not represented as England in the EU, because it's not a country; you're represented as Britain. UK is a union of kingdoms, and all of them together form a country.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:32, Reply)

you are wrong
the UK is a sovereign state made up of several countries
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:32, Reply)

Which countries
Because a moment ago, only England was a country.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:37, Reply)

see below
argument about Wales not being a country is a facetious one.

Scotland is a country, as is England.

You try telling a Scotsman that it's not a country and see how far you get.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:40, Reply)

The UK is a United Kingdom (hence the name) under one monarch
Therefore the union is not of Kingdoms but of countries and/or principalities
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:36, Reply)

The UK is a United Kingdom (hence the name) under one monarch
Therefore the union is of Kingdoms
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:38, Reply)

Ok
Is Wales a country? Is it? Then, there we are.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Yes it is.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Yes No +n't
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

No, it isn't
The country is the United Kingdom; and it's divided in several bits, one of them is Wales (and England is just another, not a country in itself)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:31, Reply)

England is definitely a country

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:31, Reply)

Stop that
You know it isn't. Is your Prime Minister is not governing England: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom.

You don't have an independent English goverment, it has to folow whatever rules the Prime Minister of the UK decides to pass.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:35, Reply)

it fucking well is!
none of those things mean it isn't a country
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:35, Reply)

What's the definition of country
If it's not based on it's independent politics, then, explain.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:37, Reply)

at it's basic level a geographical region.
in your argument the entire British (or any other for that matter) empire in the past would have been one country.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:41, Reply)

Geography have very little to do these days with the definition of country
People put lines where they want to put them. You call yourselves as you want, country, nation or village, the reality is that you haven't got an independent goverment, you don't control your international affairs independently, you aren't represented in the world independently... If it's to stop a war, call it a country, but it clearly isn't.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:50, Reply)

I don't think the politics defines it
it's far more of a cultural and historical thing.

you didn't answer my other point though. In the past vast areas have been under the control of a single government, the British Empire, the Roman Empire etc. They weren't countries where they?

it's essentially the same thing. Just because there is an organisation where they can be represented now doesn't make it more official.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:53, Reply)

But they were
At least, that's how we translate them. When the British empire, all the pieces of land in your power, stoped being countries and became Britain. Same with the Romans, which didn't have countries in their empire, had provincies. When the Spanish empire, all of it was Spain, with several provincies too.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:57, Reply)

I don't agree with that
they were still countries

clearly our definitions of country are different (yours is wrong) so I should stop trying to argue this and do some work!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:59, Reply)

Hahaha
Oh, well, as far as Spain and Roman, I'm sure we didn't have countries, we had provincies. I'm not sure about the British, so I'll let you have that one right.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:03, Reply)

England is a country. Wales is a principality
Scotland is a cautionary tale. The United Kingdom is an elaborate scheme constructed in 1707 to let us nick a load of oil.

So there.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:35, Reply)

OMG STOP MAKING COMMENTS THAT DONT MATTER YOU WITHOUT BEING INFORMED FIRST
/the intricacies of the UK are a bit complicated but England Scotland and Wales are all countries.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:35, Reply)

You can't agree that
even between yourselves.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:36, Reply)

In other news,
Catalonia is not part of Spain
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:37, Reply)

You see?
I know that's not true, so you don't bother me. You probably don't know any Spanish history either.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:39, Reply)

we are taught about history where it has affected the course of civilisation
unfortunately Spain hasn't contributed much so we haven't been taught about it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:43, Reply)

You clearly haven't studied any history at all
I pity you.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:51, Reply)

1 Religious torture,
2 failed Naval attacks
3 civil war.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:54, Reply)

I can see you're still upset and talking stupid things
Because the British never had a war or kill anyone, did they? You're just using that to try to upset me, as you're taking this personally, when I'm trying to have a constructive discussion about politics.

If you're going to go that way, I say our conversation is finished.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:59, Reply)

that was a joke....

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:55, Reply)

I know
Mine was a half joke too... I know you know more than that because we've talked before.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:00, Reply)

I actually know very little of Spanish history
other than a little of the early 20 century stuff. Just not something we were taught, and other than taking a bit of interest in very specific periods and places, I've not really studied any since school.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:05, Reply)

I'm well aware that Catalonia is a part of Spain
because as you're Spanish, and Gary Lineker is not, I assume that you're right.

See where I'm going with this?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Yes, but have you lived in Spain?
I'm saying that you can call yourselves a country, but what I see everyday is that you aren't. You can't move your finger without having to agree with Wales and Scotland; not on the big things, not on the small. As I said to Vipros, call it country to stop a war, but it doesn't look like one.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:52, Reply)

And what about them Basques, eh?

(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:42, Reply)

Basques are more complicated
It's not so clear how they became part of Spain, and I'll be happy for them to have their own country, as long as:

1. They give back all the money Spain has given them to integrate them
2. Stop asking for bits of Spain that were never Basque (Navarra, La Rioja...)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:54, Reply)

That's because Vipros and Darth are being LOL racist.
They're all countries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:38, Reply)

the argument over Wales being a country is a facetious one
I argue it because it annoys the Welsh
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:39, Reply)

Again
How you define country. Maybe I'm wrong, but seeing your politic system, it doesn't look like England is a country, as it can't decide anything withouth the Prime Minister of the UK agreing; and it's not represented as a country in the EU, Britain is.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:41, Reply)

I tell you how it works
BETTER THAN SPAIN IS HOW IT WORKS
(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:42, Reply)

Are you upset, Chompy?

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:54, Reply)

basically
if it's not in london or cheshire, don't worry about it, nobody else does.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:44, Reply)

Hahaha

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:54, Reply)

He scored a hatrick for Barca against Real!
Some years back, 1986 I think
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

I was just following the example of your "for Real" joke.
Real = Royal

(At least I think it does)
(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

Does
Found this out when we were hitchhiking through Spain last year. Ms Foxtrot was wondering what "Ciudad Real" translated to and my footballing knowledge (and the help of an English-speaking local) allowed me to look clever when I said it meant Royal City
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Go you. Have you learnt any Vietnamese?

(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

He'll spend his time there saying 'five dollar' to everyone.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

Haha fuck off have I
Ms Foxtrot has bought a phrasebook in what may be the most optimistic purchase since Mario Balotelli, but I can't see it getting a lot of use
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

I for one......(even though I don't really want you to go), hopes you both get the positions you want.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:58, Reply)

Positions.
*Sniggers*
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:00, Reply)

Hahaha
We've got those positions already, but trying new ones is always exciting.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:02, Reply)

Ahem
*volunteers services*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

No honey
I thought we had talked about this, and your massive girlfriend hitting me.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

She's not MASSIVE
just tall
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:37, Reply)

Massively tall
Too tall for me to want a fight with her.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:42, Reply)

I sort of want to watch you have a fight with her
A fight in which everyone enjoys themselves and no-one gets even slightly hurt

In jelly
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Strawberry jelly?
I prefer that to mud fighting, so if she's on, I'm on.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:05, Reply)

The only concern I have as regards jelly
Is that it needs to not include gelatine

Somehow
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:08, Reply)

I've had some good news recently but I've been banging on about it for days so I won't today.
I keep waking up before my alarm and not being able to get back to sleep because my head is buzzing with everything that's happening.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:03, Reply)

I know that feeling
It happened to me yesterday morning, so yesterday night I was really tired and went to bed around 21:30, and slept all the way through until the 6:00am alarm started.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:04, Reply)

I'd love to hear my alarm clock.
At the moment it seems I wake up every day at 5.15am.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:06, Reply)

Poor boy
Maybe drink some tila before going to bed.

I don't hear my alarm clock to wake up anymore. I have one of this SAD lamps, and it's great waking up slowly with the light. I love it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:09, Reply)

I want me one of those.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:12, Reply)

me too

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

Just a second
I just got one for my sister from ebay, better than mine and at a very good price
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

Here
cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUNRISE-ALARM-CLOCK-WITH-MP3-CONNECTION---SAD---NEW_W0QQitemZ260680506016QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=159332814750&rvr_id=159332814750&cguid=29a51aa112b0a0aa14e3d933ffc7db8a

I think there are a couple left, but I can't open ebay here.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:21, Reply)

thanks
however it has just occurred to me that as I sleep with a mask over my eyes a sunrise clock will not really help me wake up...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

You're right there...
A bit silly... Why do you sleep with a mask?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

I don't sleep well, at all
cutting out the light helps
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:27, Reply)

I'll take a look, ta.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:24, Reply)

You shout it from the rooftops Noel.
It's about time you could smug it up a bit.
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:04, Reply)

Yeah, but people get sick of it after a while, I'm keeping it down for a few days.
Woo new flat!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:09, Reply)

Ey, don't!
They should be happy with you! Have you bought the appliances you needed? Did you find anything in freecycle?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:11, Reply)

No and no.
Working on it though, it'll come together though, moving in this weekend.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:16, Reply)

Nooooo! I'll smug it up for you then.
NOEL HAS GOT A NEW FLAT YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:22, Reply)

I keep bursting out laughing.
It's quite odd.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

it's not odd at all, I'm a bit like that myself at the moment...

(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:30, Reply)

The day he moves in should be declared NATIONAL NOEL DAY

(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Well
good luck with it - my father lives in Madrid so if it comes off and you need some local knowledge, gaz me.

To answer the question...a good female friend (with whom I've also bumped uglies on occasion) and I considered having a "proper" relationship last week. She backed out of it though as she still had feelings for a "sort of" ex and wanted to try and make a go of it with him.

Got e-mail from her late last night saying she'd caught him with someone else...is that good news ? Potentially, maybe, but it makes me the second choice taken (should that come to pass) because he's a shit, not for any other reason. Hmm. We shall see...
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:06, Reply)

Thanks for the offer
I'll keep it in mind.

About that girl, if you like her a lot, I'd give it a try. If it's just a cute girl that you fancy... it seems she's going to give you a lot of headaches for not much.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:07, Reply)

Snakes with tits Jenkins, snakes with tits.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:07, Reply)

Yes, but blousie if I may call you that
all men are bastards...so it sort of evens out.
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:16, Reply)

: )

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

I fear I've lost you.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

Hahaha!
No you haven't.
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:20, Reply)

She has blown you out once.
Laugh at her misfortune and move on.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:08, Reply)

don't be too hasty
how hot is she?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:13, Reply)

This^
Don't forget the Barney Stinson Crazy-Hot Scale
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:14, Reply)

Good point.
Jenkins! Jenkins!

How big are her tits?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:15, Reply)

It's not the "hot" factor that's the key issue here
It's that I've known her for 18 years...and God, she makes me laugh. I'd like to have something with her - and last time we went through this loop, it was I who turned her down for someone else. So we're kind of even right now.

But being with someone who is completely known to me as a person, and with whom I share a lot of good memories, is a massive attraction point.
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:16, Reply)

I like you.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

Well...
ditto
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

But the tits Jenkins, the tits.
How. Big. Are. Her. Tits.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

Have you had too much coffee this morning?

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

I've had 4 mugs of coffee.
But I'm going to go out and get a breakfast in a minute.

(Which will involve another coffee).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

They are quite nice as tits go
is all I'm going to say on that subject.
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

You really like her
don't you? That's sweet. I think I'd try, if I was you.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:24, Reply)

ooh yes, I think she's great and crazy and everything
that I like. I think it could go really well...but don't want a complete "rebound" situation. So it's all now down to timing...when to step into the breach, so to speak. Both of us are damaged goods right now, so it's trying to play the long game and have something together, whilst not listening to my knackers that are saying "for God's sake have some sex man, it's been too long" !
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:27, Reply)

Hahaha
You can surely talk like that with her, if you know each other so well. Maybe she feels the same, and you can start something from there. Slowly, but strong.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:43, Reply)

Yes, as long as
"big head" is in charge, not "little head". We shall see...to be continued...thanks all for the caring advice. Off now for a short while...laters.
(TheImmortalJenkins, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:49, Reply)

it's working for me
and I'd only known her for 4 years before

try it, but be prepared to call it quits early if it looks like it is going to go sour. While the friendship is still there.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:18, Reply)

Madrid? You're going to have to learn Spanish :D
Although I found that "Where is the donkey?" got me through most situations.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:17, Reply)

El queso está viejo y pútrido

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

That's the way I like my cheese
Rank
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:22, Reply)

Pútrido is such an old fashion word
You better use podrido.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:23, Reply)

it's from a film :-P

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:26, Reply)

Ah
I don't think I've watched it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:44, Reply)

No need to look any further, Colonel
I'm right here
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:19, Reply)

I thought you had been drafted to Nam?
remember to shout "GOOKS ON THE WIRE! GOOKS ON THE WIRE!" as loudly and often as possible.

And remember, anyone who runs is VC, anyone who stands still is well disciplined VC...
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:25, Reply)

"how can you shoot women and children?"
"Easy! you just don't lead them so much!"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:27, Reply)

It took me a few years to understand that one
but I say it all the time now
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:29, Reply)

that film is non-stop excellence

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:31, Reply)

Yes, it is incredible
2 films in 1. AND it has Jayne from Firefly as "Animal Mother"

What's not to like
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:33, Reply)

there is literally nothing not to like about that film
I only realised it was Jayne the last time I watched it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:34, Reply)

Private Pyle is in one of the "Law & Order" variants
and Lee Emery (The drill Sgt.) is in everything. Have you seen "The Frighteners", he basically plays exactly the same character, but in ghost form.

He was a drill sgt before he became an actor.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:38, Reply)

is that why the simpsons has that sketch
where homer is watching someone in army uniform being yelled at? "PYLE! PYLE!" over and over.

i never did understand that bit.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:41, Reply)

Good morning.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:43, Reply)

hello sexbomb
how are you today? apart from cold and damp, naturally.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:53, Reply)

He's called Pyle in the film because it is the name of a dumbass soldier
in some American TV thing. Which is what feed into that Simpsons episode.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:44, Reply)

Full Metal Jacket is not 'some American TV thing'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:45, Reply)

and I wasn't talking about Full Metal Jacket you spastic
Full Metal Jacket took the name from an american tv show
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:45, Reply)

Really?
I know nothing of films or TV.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:47, Reply)

I've never seen the show
it was some 60s thing about an idiot marine.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:48, Reply)

Ah, I see.
I hope it was better than 'Sgt Bilko', that wasn't amusing at all.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:49, Reply)

I can only imagine that it was not

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:58, Reply)

I think you mean "The Phil Silvers Show"
BAM! How'd you like those pointless trivia apples?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:58, Reply)

Fabulous.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:00, Reply)

That show
was the inspiration for the (infinitely superior) Top Cat cartoon.

SHAZAM!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:01, Reply)

Which was supposed to be renamed Boss Cat in the UK and ther's even a title screen showing this, but the dialogue was never changed.
THWUMP!
(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:03, Reply)

It couldn't be called that here
as there was a brand of cat food called Boss Cat.

BAZAMMMMM!!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:04, Reply)

I names my cat Benny
after a character in 'Top/Boss Cat'


NUCLEAR FLASH!!!!!!!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:06, Reply)

Erm you may havre to change this as my previous post was somewhat erroneous.
SPLURGE!
(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:08, Reply)

Wikipedia:
In the United Kingdom, the show was first aired on BBC television (now called BBC One) but renamed Boss Cat shortly after it premiered in 1962 because Top Cat was also the name of a brand of cat food.

So I had the right idea but got it the worong way round...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:10, Reply)

Indeed, I initially incorrectly put that it was called Boss Cat in the states
which probably caused the confusion.

Clearly I've let you down
I've let the internet down
And I've let myself down.

I'm going to saw my left leg off in penance.
(Cave Duck, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:15, Reply)

I think it's best if we both flounce, here.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:18, Reply)

Yeah, there's an American show from the 60's-ish with a Private Pyle
Jim Carrey and his "kids" are watching it in "Me, Myself & Irene" before they swap to watching Richard Prior.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:54, Reply)

aha
i bet you're great at trivial pursuit and pub quiz machines aren't you?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:06, Reply)

Not so great with 'women', sadly.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:07, Reply)

Mummy says i'm cool

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:13, Reply)

She was saying altogether different things to me last night.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:19, Reply)

Was it "No I don't have any spare change"?

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:24, Reply)

i won't hear a single syllable of it
from or about either of you!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:13, Reply)

Not bad
I usually come unstuck on sports questions though
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:12, Reply)

i am such a gimp, i LOVE triv and pub quiz machines
but sport/geography are my achilles heel, i am literally clueless. which is fine on a pub quiz machine where you can have a bash, but triv can be humiliating on occasion.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:14, Reply)

mine weak areas are sport and TV
I know absolutely nothing about Coronation Street, which would put me at a disadvantage if I didn't know so much other useless shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:16, Reply)

Mine are 'personal hygiene' and 'not being a serial sex attacker'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:21, Reply)

I heard that he was an advisor at first
but that Kubrick saw a video of him bellowing obscenities for 15 mins without repeating himself and thought he wanted him in the film
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:45, Reply)