I think it's about time
we dumped this QOTW.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 8:48, 113 replies)

I second
this
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 8:53, closed)

Hohoho!
/as Santa said in the Bordello
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 8:54, closed)

did you hear what happened to Sean Connery in a brothel?
"My dear, when I ashked you to shit on my fashe thish washn't what I had in mind!"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 8:58, closed)

Pfft!
Did he agree to meet her for tennish afterwards?
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:00, closed)

Agreed
This one didn't really have the legs I thought it would
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:00, closed)

12 pages is pretty low for a QOTW
I wonder what this week's will be?

*excites*
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:01, closed)

Don't worry
A few hours and it'll be changed to something else we can bitch about.

At least Kaol won't get first post today, unless he's bribed the mods to change the question in the morning.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:02, closed)

Lets hope
the QOTW changes before bloody 4pm this afternoon.
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:02, closed)

@K2k6
bribed the mods threatened the mods with knives and bumrape
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:03, closed)

Good point, Bert
I think we could expect to see an early change, in that case.

Especially if Belgaer's there as his backup bludgeoner.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:04, closed)

Those crazy kids
and their random acts of violence.

*rolls eyes*
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:05, closed)

I've not been around for a while
Whats with Kaol's recent facination with knife and bum based violence?

Or has it always been there...?
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:05, closed)

Morning my wonderful minions
*strolls in*

I'm off at lunchtime today, need to go to London.
A-bloody-gain.

EDIT@ Errorist: I like knives. A lot. That's always been there. I've never bumraped anyone, so I'm not sure where's that's come from.
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:09, closed)

I took
the bum bit from k2k6's post above.

I know what you mean about knives, I've got a rusty 60 year old Bowie knife and a new Global kitchen knife I'm both mildly obsessed with.
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:15, closed)

Morning Captain Kaol
How goes it?

Edit - 'twas Bert who suggested the bumrape, BTW, not me.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:16, closed)

Sorry
Still very tired this morning.
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:18, closed)

Morning Ms Crenne
Why knackered?
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:19, closed)

Hmmm... I've got...
Quite a lot...
Highlights include:

An Opinel No. 6 ringlock
A WWII German jacknife
A Boker Magnum (UK legal)
An American Survival Knife
A Fairborne-Sykes fighting knife
A pair of Beltrame out-the-side switchblades
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:23, closed)

morning folks
weirdly, I fancy a cigarette this morning. first time in ages....

just have to make up with it with reefers at band practice tonight :-)

edit: Knives are good. I mainly go for kitchen knives though. Yay for Global knives off ebay
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:23, closed)

Are we to understand, Kaol
that those not noted as being UK legal, are illegal?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:25, closed)

I read a fact somewhere
that 80% of knife fights end in both participants being mortally wounded.
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:26, closed)

Er..........
No, Officer...

*runs*

EDIT @ Errorist: I'm the 20%
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:26, closed)

What constitutes an illegal
knife in the uk?
(Errorist, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:31, closed)

*smokes*
virtual cigarettes are probably safe

I'm fortunate that I find it easy to give them up, because I like to smoke quite a lot.

I'm doing well thus far, can't even remember the last time I had one.

Spliffs on the other hand are a necessity
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:32, closed)

More than 3-inch blade
If the blade is fixed, or locks.
If you've got one on you without "just cause".
Flick-knives have been banned since 1952. Very banned.
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:32, closed)

Agreed on the ex-smoker thing...
I swear it makes you extra sensitive to it...
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:41, closed)

I must be an exception
I have absolutely nothing against smokers and smoking

although, again the spliff-smoking caveat:

having at least one a day doesn't really count as not smoking does it?

I found that I did get grumpy and stuff when I quit though, and twitchy, but I actually narrowed most of that down to the fact that when I'm trying to concentrate, food with MSG in it makes me go weird....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:45, closed)

If I drink too much
Wine I get funny.
Like a few glasses.
Not drunk, just... *shrugs*... Weird.
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:47, closed)

@ancrenne
little harsh ;-)

gin makes me weird. kind of hyper, which is odd because I'm normally about as far from hyper as you can get
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:51, closed)

Oh...
Thanks a bunch.
*sulks*

Vipros, you finished the Guide yet?
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:55, closed)

Morning all
agrees about the cigarettes and the worst non smokers being ex smokers. I'm fine for the first two days, then realise how nasty they smell, then I want just one, have one and one turns into 10 a day again very fast.

Just wondering, if the new QOTW is a good one, does that mean we can't hijack the replies to chat still? I don't really want to go onto /chat as I don't know anyone there.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:58, closed)

I'm most of the way through
but I have also been reading Number of the beast by Robert Heinlein, Timeline by Michael Crichton, a Tad Williams book, I've started World War Z and I'm halfway through that Dark Tower book

the Guide is pretty much reserved for when I've left one of these other books upstairs and can't be bothered to get it, or when I remember to bring a book to work
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 9:59, closed)

Aww I dunno..
Its been a good QOTW this one.
Plus its still early yet.
(Miggyman, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:00, closed)

Mornin'!
I think that it's better that we keep all the random chat to one thread a day, like we seem to be doing at the moment. That way if people don't want to read our gibberings then they don't have to.
And there's only one thread to ignore, rather than it being spread thinly, but everywhere.

EDIT: The last few QOTW's have been excellent, *thumbs up to the mods*
( Cawl, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:00, closed)

@Kaol
I agree. I'm sure no one minds the chatter

for all we know there could be a hundred lurkers watching with envious eyes as slowly but surely they draw their plans against us....

edit: morning Becky
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:03, closed)

Morning my lovelies!
It's either keep to one thread, or just make sure it's one of us who answers first and then post every reply to that answer over the next week - wonder how many we'd get to before it closed?
( thealternativefact, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:04, closed)

'ning Clendrix
that's an interesting idea

might get a bit painful when trying to refresh it though!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:08, closed)

@vipros
oh yeh, that's a good point. We're all too garrulous - perhaps not.

@ancrenne - if I see her, I'll let you know. would hate anyone to suffer cake deprivation.
( thealternativefact, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:11, closed)

@vipros
I got that feeling the other night when I was chatting to Mr Z, but no lurkers appeared to say hello, so maybe they're plotting my downfall. *gets swords ready for battle*

I don't have cake, but have lasagne if no one minds waiting while it defrosts
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:11, closed)

wonder if we could get Rob
to make a thing that tells how many members and how many lurkers are viewing a thread. probably too much work for not much benefit

mmmm, lasagne. I had the most delicious ommelette ever last night
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:14, closed)

I'm just glad we don't have post counts
on QOTW :)

Mmm...I'm allergic to egg and miss Spanish omelette.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:17, closed)

allergic to egg?
that's not so good

is that just things cooked with fresh eggs, or all stuff with egg in?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:17, closed)

Things that have a high content of egg
like quiche, omelette, yorkshire puddings etc...Oh and egg on its own too. Sucks.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:29, closed)

There's egg
in cake.

That's not good if you're allergic to cake.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:30, closed)

that does suck
you have my sympathy

edit: believe it or not, I had a mate at uni who didn't like cake!!!1!!one
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:30, closed)

But there's not that much egg in cake
so it's not so bad. Oddly enough I'm lactose intolerent so shouldn't be able to drink milk, but I can. It's just egg, butter and cream I cant eat. Oh and a pasta intolerance

Edit: Didn't like cake? Weirdo
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:32, closed)

Yep cake's fine
so long as it's made with soya butter instead of regular butter as so much goes into it.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:33, closed)

You can get fat-free cake too
Personally I've never seen the point of it though.

Why spoil a perfectly good cake? If you don't want to get fat, don't eat so much cake. Better a small amount of something nice than a big helping of something rubbish.

The same applies to low fat spreads. And semi-skimmed milk, although I seem to be in the minority with my views on the latter.

Edit - it's OK for medical reasons, obviously.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:35, closed)

I'm having
possibly the longest deja vu experience ever

been about half an hour so far...it's like being on shrooms!

edit: @k2k6, I grew up with full fat milk, and a mate of mine had a dairy farm which produced milk creamier than gold top stuff. it was heavenly.

if they take out too much fat they shouldn't be able to call it milk!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:35, closed)

Milk
Agreed, Vipros. I used to like it when milk had cream on top. Nowadays even 'blue' milk has been homogenised*.

*bastardised.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:39, closed)

MrsVipros
is mildly lactose intolerant, so I tend to have to use soya milk in cooking and stuff, but it makes perfectly good batter and custard and stuff so I don't mind too much

elmlea is a reasonable substitute as well.

@k2k6: in my view you can't beat fully cream-laden milk (almost) straight from the cow.

Pasteurisation has it's place, but it destroys some of the goodness

I vageuly remember hearing that they skim all the cream from the milk and then add controlled amounts back to make the varieties. is that what you are referring to?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:40, closed)

Fat free anything or diet anything is just wrong
bad and wrong.

I'm off to the post office to pick up mystery letter and post stuff for eBay :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:44, closed)

@ancrenne
you've just reminded me of the worst thing (not for me)

MrsVipros used to have really really bad eczema pretty much all over, and she tracked the main cause of it to beer

that's right, she is allergic to beer....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:44, closed)

@Vipros
Milk (someone told me on here) has its cream skimmed off, which is then passed through tiny apertures to break down the fat into small enough globules such that they remain in suspension in the milk rather than floating to the surface.

The amount of cream added back depends on whether the milk is to be sold as full cream or semi skimmed. But apparently even blue milk has much less cream than milk ex-udder.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:46, closed)

hmm
that makes sense, it hadn't occurred to me that for a while I haven't seen/bought milk with a layer of cream at the top the way it used to be in the old days.

I would presume that that is the supermarket stuff. I seem to recall that the last milkman-delivered bottle that I experienced had the cream layer, and that was from a reasonably local dairy
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:48, closed)

@ancrenne
I like chocolate and I like cheesecake. But I don't believe the two should be combined.

Cheesecakes should be fruit flavoured, IMO. I was in the Cheesecake Factory (a restaurant, not actually a factory) in Chicago a couple of years back and found that they were all too sickly.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:48, closed)

@Vipros
Possibly local dairies may not homogenise. That would be good.

I must check.

*makes note to self*
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 10:50, closed)

Morning all
(Evening here)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:02, closed)

HK=
hot and wet
as robin williams said in the seminal "good morning vietnam":
"that's nice if you wit' a lady but it ain't no good if you in da jungle"
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:14, closed)

Mornin'
Re: turning QOTW into /talk: Maybe the newcomers to our threads have increased the pace of the conversations and the threads don't die so easilly.

Re knives: I've got a Victorinox Cyber-Tool. Also have a Victorinox Swiss-Champ.

Re knifefights: Best defense from a knife attack is to put on a wristlock and keep the knife as far away from you as possible. Only do this if you know what you're doing and you've had lots of practice.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:15, closed)

I've got
a Victorinox Craftsman

fucking brilliant thing. The saw on it is outstanding, and it's got the best pair of pliers ever.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:21, closed)

@Ancrenne
mystery letter wasn't so exciting, just another letter from my former employers telling me what cunts they are.

On a lighter note though, was asked for ID for cigarettes again this morning by a new old lady in the shop. Apparently her reasoning was that I look younger than her. She is 67.

Edit: I've got a victorinox craftsman as well as I used to live above a camping shop, so got all of their old stock to sell on eBay once it was out of season :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:29, closed)

.
Re this being a good QOTW:
This is one of those QOTWs where I can be annoyed at how cuntish some people can be. Did like CHCB's post with advice for dumpers - people should just speak their mind - causes less long-term suffering than mindgames.

Re last few QOTWs:
I suspect they're only chosing them from the suggestions that have been submitted in the past week.

Re HLT not being here to offer cake:
Would anyone like some toast?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:30, closed)

*Breezes In*
Morning! Everyone well?

Today I am mostly thinking it's Friday, and then getting disappointed when I realise it's Thursday...

*taps leg impatiently for new QOTW*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:30, closed)

amusing ID stories
this doesn't apply so much anymore with the 18 age limit on fags, but it used to amuse when people would drive into the petrol station and then get ID'd for fags...

also, I was getting lunch one day when I lived in Cardiff and two young slags came in, each with a pushchair and baby (think one had two of them even) and they got ID'd, had none, and so couldn't get cigarettes

I sniggered
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:31, closed)

The fact that I was paying with barclaycard
escaped her notice. Then refused to believe that my drivers license was real because 'Oooooh you couldn't be that old dearie'. Just give me the fucking cigarettes so I can get the fuck out of dodge oxygen stealer...is what I wish I'd said instead of mumbling thank you
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:34, closed)

Nah
I'd appealed against their decision to fire me on the grounds that I'd worked so many hours in a 48 hour stint and they disagreed and said it was gross misconduct. Glad I'm out of there now though as 3 more nurses have quit since as they're bloody unreasonable fuckers
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:35, closed)

You have
to be 18 to buy cigarettes in Scotland now, I believe. I've never smoked so it doesn't bother me, but I was ID'd in San Diego when I was 35 and trying to buy (piss-weak) beer at a baseball game.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:40, closed)

Ancrenne
Have they at least given the rest of you more money to make up for the fact that you're doing 1/3 more work now?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:41, closed)

.
Mornin' DIT

@vipros
I usually go for whichever knife has the most implements. I only use a subset of them but I'm a fan of cool multi-purpouse gadgets.

@becky
Was your previous job also at a vet?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:42, closed)

Actually, Becky/ancrenne
If the staff is cut by 1/3, the remaining staff have to do 50% more to make up the difference. So you could justify a 50% rise.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:43, closed)

@ancrenne
I doubt the 18 thing will work

I don't remember having any trouble getting hold of booze when I was 13, so cigarettes would be much easier
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:46, closed)

LOL, I never said I was good with maths K2k6
That's pretty shit Ancrenne. But it works in our favour as you're here all the time instead.

Yep my last job was at a vets. A very large group, the one I interviewed for yesterday is also a group, but no where near as big and the nurse benefits are 100% better.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:47, closed)

Nurse benefits?
Sounds good to me, although I doubt if you're talking about what I'm thinking about...
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:48, closed)

Very shiny, thanks!
When I was 21, I went and brought some petrol for the old banger I was driving at the time.

On paying for the petrol, I asked for 20 Marlboro (how I miss you my beauties). At which point, the person behind the till said "got any ID?"

What? You're willing to sell me petrol for a car you've just seen me drive in and fill up, yet you don't think I'm old enough to buy fags?

I'm 28, and I still get ID'd. But I'll "be pleased of it when I'm older"...
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:50, closed)

Well unless you're talking about
college tuition fees paid for you, extra college courses allowance is very generous, stakeholder pension stuff, shares in the business after a year - unheard of for nurses, decent pay and nice people to work with.

Vipros, that's the thing. I'm so rarely asked for ID for alcohol, but if you throw in cigarettes they start asking questions.

EDIT: DIT, I'm 29 and will be happy when they ask me when I'm older
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:50, closed)

.
Re ID: In USA, got ID'd to go in bars aged 29. I also remember at a supermarket checkout that there was a sign saying that anyone under 40 should be expected to be asked for ID.

Re starting smoking: This is the closest I got myself.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:51, closed)

fnaar fnaar indeed
so what's happening in soton other than it being warm and sunny?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:52, closed)

A lot of places
in the states have Under 30 need ID signs Ancrenne. Not heard of Under 40 though.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:55, closed)

*sneaks in disguised as cake*
*bursts out of cake*

greetings, qotwlings!

Sorry I'm late, I was making this enormous cake!

do help yourselves...
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 11:58, closed)

if
i'd gotten out of the office at all today i'd love to be able to answer that for you. was still here at midnight last night and back at 0800 today and it's looking like the same again.

if it's 26 hours then that's 1560 minutes or 936,000 seconds :)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:00, closed)

Ancrenne
scary I know. Especially if you're a redneck.

Morning HLT, swipes some cake :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:00, closed)

.
@ancrenne
Maybe it's just so those people aged 39 can get one last ID-check to make them not feel so old when about to hit the big four-oh.

@becky
IIRC, the Under 40 sign was in a supermarket just outside Austin, TX.

EDIT: Mornin' HLT. In your absence, we've had to make do with toast.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:01, closed)

Oh Edmund...
...ever the desire to do some sums.

God bless HLT and all who sail in her.
( thealternativefact, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:02, closed)

@Spakkaman
doesn't surprise me in the slightest then. Even if it is the hometown of the genius that is Robert Rodriguez.

Ancrenne, why no desire to go back to the States?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:04, closed)

actually, our server was down
And it was chaos, so I ran away to bake b3tacake.

Sorry y'all had to subsist on toast. I hope it was good toast. good toast should be like armadillos.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:04, closed)

right, this talk of cake
has tipped me over the edge

I'm going to have lunch!

and there's not a damn thing any of you can do about it!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Jun 2008, 12:04, closed)