Hurrah!
I went up and got my old Vic 20 out of the attic,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUEI7mm8M7Q
(clicky here for shatner advert)

plugged it in and it still works. This fills me with retro geek happiness as I can now gaze at its minuscule ram (3k) and wonder how the fuck I ever sat down and wrote programs on it. I used to take it round to our local nightclub and wrote a little program to display special offers and events on the big screen, all of which was saved onto a cassette tape and strangly enough, it still works too.

Bass export on draft 50p a pint
Free cocktail drink for the first 100 ladies through the door (for cocktail read dregs from the bottles mixed up)
Video disco on Wednesday night - watch videos on our big screen (usually copies of videos recorded from the TV especially an Irish show called MT-USA)

I get a strange warm feeling of nostalgia now.... or maybe I pissed myself.

Nostalgia thread go!
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:10, archived)

I found an old sound effects keyring, pressing the buttons made my pubes disappear and want to play in Boxes from Safeway.

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:11, archived)

when did you stop wanting to play in boxes anyway?

( manolith hooray for me, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:23, archived)

I'm in a box right now.

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:23, archived)

Has it got a brillo pad on the outside?

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:33, archived)

No, that was Kersal's box.

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:33, archived)

You are a horrible, horrible man.

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:35, archived)

I thought that was the joke you were making.

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:44, archived)

It was.
Doesn't change anything.
( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:47, archived)

Two wrongs don't make a right.
I retract my statement.
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 12:03, archived)

I stopped last week as it was getting embassing when on dates.
"Why hellooooo that dress looks lovely, come inside, welcome to my space ship...ONLY JOKING! NO GIRLS ALLOWED! GIRLS ARE SMELLY EWWWW!! 3 SECONDS TO BLAST OFF! 3...2...1! PPPEESSHEEWWWWWW!!"
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:30, archived)

You shout this out when you come, right?

( Malaka omdz, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:34, archived)

And boom goes the dynamite.

( The Baroness The Harlot Pimpernel, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:36, archived)

When i've finished coming I start talking like Barney The Dinosaur
and I sing:

"I love you You love me
we're a happy family
with a great big hug and a kiss from me to you.
won't you say you love me too"

Then the prostitutes tell me to get out and leave my £10 by the lamp.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:37, archived)

Worst sex ever.

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:34, archived)

do you have any suggestions for good quality hakama?
well do you?
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:27, archived)

This one. Stops you getting sweaty.

www.ninecircles.co.uk/product_details.asp?ProdID=542&CatID=26
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:35, archived)

grand I think I'll make a DEPOSIT next month
one thing I don't like about 9 circles is they tax the delivery too, THE CUNTS
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:37, archived)

I used to get my stuff from Playwell as I had a trade card but they've gone down hill lots.
They were about 5 minutes in the car from me.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:40, archived)

I'm using EuroKendo recently because I met them and they were lovely
also I've just bought a gold spangly dou for 92 quid

NICE
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:42, archived)

I've still got my first ever and most comfortable Dogi as it's got 2/3 elastic sleeves than you can tuck up and don't get in the way.
When I got my 1st Dan it took 3 months to get my belt as it had to be embroidered in complex Korean and I didn't trust anyone in this country to do it so my sabumnim sent it off to Korea to get done. Cost me £90 :S I swear he just got his wife to do it and kept the money himself. Probably says "Stupid White Boy Got A Small Willy"
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:46, archived)

good job!

( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:59, archived)

boobies.

( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:11, archived)

good point... well made!

(likeajackhammer, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:12, archived)

Sorry, I couldn't think of a more relevant reply to his massive geeky pensioner post.

( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

NOSTALGIC BOOBIES.

( sleepybinky, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

if you show me yours I promise to be nostalgic about them when I'm 50.

( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:20, archived)

The ghost of boobies past...

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:21, archived)

5318008

( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:38, archived)

Oh man, old school

( Malaka omdz, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:39, archived)

year 5 maths used to fly by.....

( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:43, archived)

707

( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:39, archived)

I concluded that the loading time from cassette machines...
was just to load that fucking picture on the load screen!
(likeajackhammer, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:12, archived)

When I wanted to play a computer game when younger I'd turn on the ZX Spectrum, load it
Go have my dinner, come back up after 20 minutes for it have just about finished loading, pressed CH-PINGPOING joystick button and then it would crash and then load it up again for another 20 minutes.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

I have a ZX spectrum for sale.
so if you want to relive those moments, give me a gaz.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:15, archived)

You can pay me to take it.
I should only be given presents.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

I'm going to have to decline your offer,
as much as it pains me.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

Does it still work?

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:20, archived)

of course.
there's an atari 2600 too
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:20, archived)

How much?

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:22, archived)

I'm not entirely sure how much it's worth,
so I need to spend some time making sure I don't ask way too much or get ripped off myself, so give me a day or two if you're actually interested.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:23, archived)

I'll give you £20 plus P&P

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:24, archived)

OK wormy baby,
I'll get back to you later today. A quick look on ebay tells me that's about right.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:27, archived)

it's a spectrum +, if that changes anything.

( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:29, archived)

turn it upside down
if all the keys fall out its a MK1
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:32, archived)

didn't fall out
is that good or bad?
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:37, archived)

Not really
I collect these things, It'll go to a good home.
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:33, archived)

I'm keen to get my hands on the 2600 btw

( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:33, archived)

I used to collects of old consoles
then I realised I had loads of old shit around my bedroom

I flogged it all to nerds a few years ago, apart from my mega drive/ mega CD combo, that's not going ANYWHERE
( Malaka omdz, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:36, archived)

not the Multimega? that's worth a fortune at the moment according to Retrogamer mag
I'd love a mega CD again but I'm quite happy with the emulator and Sewer Shark
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:49, archived)

I have an Intellivision but I don't think I could ever part with it,
there was even a modem available for it to download games.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:52, archived)

*peanuts you*

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:20, archived)

for those that are baffled
www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/articles/loadingscreens.php
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

but why not just have a progress bar, with a fucking timer?

(likeajackhammer, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:21, archived)

you had to be there
oh and more

www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/archive/loadingscreengallery.php
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:21, archived)

Some games had "INVADE A LOAD"
usually a poor version of Space Invaders
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:39, archived)

Nostalgia is nowhere near as good as it used to be

( SuperMatt, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:12, archived)

lol the baby photos and young photos were out at my folks place because my sister is going to New Zealand, so I was looking back through them

( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

yeah yeah old
youtube link

old old old.

yeah we get it.

fucking hell.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

god i'm in a mood today

(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

CHEER UP!
You should be walking around with an enormous grin not sulking on the internet.
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:15, archived)

His mouth makes the Cheshire Cat's look like a pin prick on a bill board.

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:19, archived)

Wormulus has a fantastic point though
I've received some brilliant news, but am all ARGH RARGH about it.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:22, archived)

News about your sitcom thingy?

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:23, archived)

Here's something
There was no sitcom. I was going to be on Big Brother this year. Then I got *this* news and had to decline.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:26, archived)

You have pancreatic cancer?

( SuperMatt, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:27, archived)

I'd never joke about that

(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:32, archived)

Big Brother...
Why? It would ruin your life.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:39, archived)

to put his big face on the front of heat magazine
they would need to change it to heeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
(TheFallGuy doesn't it?!, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:40, archived)

It was more of a "how far can I get without trying" sort of thing
And I ended up in the final 16. Then had to pull out.

Freddie was my replacement.

I don't know who Freddie is.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:41, archived)

Tragic nwe

( Malaka omdz, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:43, archived)

what.

(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:44, archived)

fuck it
stupid keyboard
( Malaka omdz, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:46, archived)

Doesn't mean you'd be in though does it,
or are there 16 of the cunts in there?
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:47, archived)

They put about 14 in on the first night.
And there's usually a few ones they whack in half way through to shake things up.
( RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:49, archived)

Old? You've got a problem with old and nostalgic stuff?
Considering your blog page?
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

I love whenever I started a thread like this, I just got berated for it

(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:21, archived)

you are shit and deserve it.
It's nothing personal.
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:23, archived)

YOU GAZZED THAT YOU LIKED ME
YOU BIG GAY
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:25, archived)

STOP BREAKING THE SANCTITY OF GAZ
WHERE I EXPRESS MY TRUE FEELINGS
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:53, archived)

Your thread was:
yeah fencing
xoxo -3 lol.
That's what I just read.
How fucking tedious, seriously.

There's no question, topic or point to discuss. This one brings up an old system he found and asks about nostalgia. That's something we can discuss.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:26, archived)

No, I mean, when I starta thread like *this*
Like "ooh, remember this"

People told me to fuck off.

I love people who associate my name with being shit. Wildheart Baby did an experiment when he was round my house once.. he started a few threads under my name. Stuff he's usually write. And immediately, everyone was "FUCK OFF FRIZ". It was pretty impressive. He was amazed, himself.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:28, archived)

It's almost as if people don't like you.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:32, archived)

Internet people don't like me?
Oh fuckery!
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:33, archived)

Why are you complaining about it then?

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:34, archived)

I'm in a weird mood today
I should really not post anything today.
(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:37, archived)

or ever again you pathetic cunt

( mongychops, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:42, archived)

lol banter great times

(__, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:44, archived)

Think of it like a playground.
Every now and again they target someone and keep at them. A year later, it's forgotten about and the target has moved on to someone else.
If you're being really bothered by it, keep a low profile. Contribute to threads instead of starting them and you won't be accused of trying to draw attention to yourself.
Besides, this is b3ta. Mykey is fat, spangolin is short, Blue Star is cute, Gonzo should just shut up, Randy Rustenberg is a gay cunt (RRIAGC) and I'm just background noise. We all pick on each other so maybe grow some thicker skin - like on your face lol :p
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:34, archived)

Last week I found an old tape note recorder.
It had both sides full of me and a mate I've not talked to in years chatting shit at about one in the morning some time in 2004. I know five years isn't really ancient enough to justify nostalgia but it did remind me what it was like being 16. Mostly I'm glad that I'm not any more.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

I used to have a cassette recorder with a mic.
I recorded a 'radio' show in the early 90s about my brother having a spotty willy and played it at dinnertime to show my mum & dad what I'd been up to all day. I got sent to my room :(
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:16, archived)

Haha, nice one.
My tape would actually probably stand up as a crap podcast. I'm very rude to my mate though, it's unsurprising that he doesn't talk to me any more.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

I even overdubbed a Yazz song about his winky looking like Super Ted's sidekick.
I wish still had them, they would have been epic.

Vintage Tapecasting, I think most people did it.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:22, archived)

yes
I still have some tapes I made in the 80's - I think I may burn them**





**listen to them again and again in my rocking chair while dribbling.
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:24, archived)

I was one half of Maxell C90 sensation Radio Dingabing.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:36, archived)

Thread Jack
Job Offer

6 months, full-time, pro-rata, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Trust -LONDON

Genetics department needs someone a bit autistic with good computer skills (I suspect it will mostly be web browsing and data input) to help compile genetic data lists or some other nonsence.

You should ideally be intelligent enough to be able to learn the basics of what you are doing and be good at spotting patterns.

Anyone who wants more info, Gaz me and I'll see if I can have some material sent to you.
( WormuIus, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

What's the money like?

( SuperMatt, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:15, archived)

made of paper and metal I would imagine

( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

can it be done from distance?

( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:16, archived)

Sounds like the job I already do.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

sounds like most people on b3ta
" a bit autistic, web browsing and "data" entry"
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:19, archived)

A while ago I bought a pack of mini boglins and monsters in my pocket from ebay for a couple of quid.
Glee!
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

My sister bought a cabbage patch doll
as she never had one when they first came out, and my niece is scared of it.
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:20, archived)

I still occasionally hunt eBay for one of these
farm1.static.flickr.com/141/405491169_fe4adf9bd7.jpg
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:29, archived)

I was clearing out my loft last week
of all the shit that my ex had left behind when she walked out 8 years ago.
I was really pleased to find my Tascam MM1 mixing desk.
I just need to find something to mix now :)
( turb0t, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:37, archived)

I'm going to get my Commodore 64 out one day
just to play Platoon
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:47, archived)

i had a commodore vic20 as my first PC
fucking awesome. It had a suitcase for it too :)

I remember playing a caveman game on it. those were the days...
(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:53, archived)