What are the chances
of that opportunist fuck Clarke using this to railroad the ID card bill through the commons?
(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

What are the chances
of anyone giving a toss about Bob Geldof for a while?
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:57, archived)

Good point.
Rather distracting, isn't it?
( Reid got it going on like Donkey Kong, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Both of these.

( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

Where's Bono when you need him?
I'm sure that he could have saved everyone.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:01, archived)

Way ahead of you
www.b3ta.com/talk/622976
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

More importantly
is everyone OK? I luckily caught a train out of East Croydon, and everything's stopping at Haywards Heath now (If you know the are)
( The Coast Of Yemen, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

brighton has been closed apparently
so that would back up all the trains on that line
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

I hope that's just a precaution
:(
( The Coast Of Yemen, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:02, archived)

A colleague has just told me that there
have been blasts at both Swindon & Brighton stations.

She may be following similarly errant news feeds as me, though (i.e. IMs from mates who are hearing rumours)
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:14, archived)

HH
Say hi to my mum if you see her.
(Guyon - playing games, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:06, archived)

Well, put it this way...
I wouldn't take bets on it...
(Withiel assumes the position!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

In all honesty I would not mind having one
as long as the police and things were sensible about but
But I do seriously object to being made to pay for it
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

It's a bit late to decide you don't want it
once the police and things stop being sensible about it, though.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:06, archived)

that's an opptomistic prediciton

( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

This never would have happened,
if we'd had ID cards. Assuming, of course, that all terrorists will have "terrorist" listed as their occupation on said card.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

the landing cards you fill in when visiting USA say
"Have you even been involved in any terrorist activities or belonged to a terrorist organisation?"

That would be a tough question for a terrorist to dodge. (sarcasm)
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:03, archived)

Are you telling me
that terrorists are liars?
(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:06, archived)

My favourite is
"Were you in the German High Command between 1936 and 1945?"
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:07, archived)

"Ja voll, mein fuehrer!
Er, I mean, no! Of course not!"
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:10, archived)

"Sir, I see that for the question on membership of terrorist organisations,
you've crossed out Yes, and written No."
Yeah, silly me! I thought it said "Organised Crime"*...

*For greater satirical effect, replace with "Israeli Military."
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:09, archived)

Ah yes...
the Joe Moore school of spin.
( Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:02, archived)

Having been on a train to London Paddington for the last 4 hours
I'm now stuck in Reading (in an internet cafe). Anyone got suggestions as to things to do, sights to see here? My train home isn't going for another 6 hours or so, and it'll almost certainly be horribly delayed.
(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

Toilets
wank
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

In Reading
that's the only entertainment they've got.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

BTTaT

( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

We dont want to scare him

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Him or me?

( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

Group Bennywanking.
Start a PHPBB board for it, give the craze a name, drop the name in a few crucial places so the papers get wind of it and cause a media sensation about teenagers meeting to wank themselves blind in public.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

get drunk
Time goes quickly then
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

This would get my vote
our gig in london tonight is off as well, if anyone was going to come.
( comrade yannovski and then, of course, there was the schnapps monkey, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

...
www.readingtourism.org.uk/aboutreading/breaksriver.htm
(Aquai, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

Hello
You have to use <a href="http://whatever">proper html links</a> here, and you can't put them in headers.
Peace.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

I know...
.. i temporarily forgot
(Aquai, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

"Peace"?!
Are you from "da hood"?
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

Find a pretty woman.
Convince her the world is ending.
Spend "your last few moments on this accursed rock" banging her from behind.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

Any particular method of global destruction
that works well?
(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:02, archived)

If you were just going to London for the day,
I'd go home - you won't manage it, and I don't suppose it'll be much fun when you get there.

My train was an hour late this morning, and that was from Leicester to Loughborough.
They said it was due to an overhead cable failure, which probably saved me from being in a train with panicking people.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

I was going to Cambridge via London.
I was meant to arrive in Paddington, catch a tube to King's Cross and go from there to Cambridge. I don't think it'll be happening now.
(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

No way.
Find an alternative route or a bus.
Or go home and eat biscuits.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

I was going to go down on Sat morning?
Do you reckon it's possible? I were going to Euston, then off to Charing Cross.
( Shoosh up your lips Not state-funded, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:05, archived)

I dunno (I'm not there)
but I should imagine the trains won't be working properly for at least a few days.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:18, archived)

get a camera
and do some B3ta journalism.
(Quatermass and teh Shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

Start walking home :D

( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

go and watch a film and get a bite to eat at the Oracle centre
matinee tickets are cheap IIRC. Good shopping there too :)
(dognutz, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

Speak in nothing but chatroom abreviations.
lol.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:57, archived)

I'm in Reading too
I don't leave work until 6 though so probably miss you...
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Shame.
My train is meant to be here shortly after 6, so I think you're right.
(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

Well if the trains are delayed
I'm sure mine will be as well so beer is always an option.
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:01, archived)

I'll be on B3ta again after 5, I expect.
So maybe we can arrange something.
(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:05, archived)

The cinema should be cheap at this time (ask directions to Oracle Riverside)
or there are quite a few pubs & bars around.

Waterstones in the Oracle (or the better one on Broad Street) makes for a good waste of time/library.

That's it - Watch a film, get drunk and read books.
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Sounds like a plan.

(MooCow_Byter, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:01, archived)

Welcome to Reading
Please enjoy your stay (and don't feed the locals)
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:08, archived)

There is fuck all to see or do in the centre
unless you really like Generic Shopping Malls (tm)

Edit: Unless there's snooker on at the Hexagon.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

there is a good pie shop in Reading...
Its on Castle Street I think
( whizzbang, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

interesting fact and you didn't hear it from me
I recorded a radio program last week off Oxford street and a guy who was helping out who was in military intelligence refused to go on the tube.
He said 'If you knew what I had been told you would not set a foot near the tube"
I still went on the tube, but then again I had drunk enough to sink a small nation.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

Meh
If we're scared, they've won.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

exactly
I could get knocked down by a bus walking.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

why would a bus be walking
is this the next phase?
( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

But
people have been shit scared of the potential of a tube attack since that Tokyo Gas attack.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

Everyone knows that the tube is the most vunrable and integral part of londons transport system
and we all know terrorists like to strike in the wake of a national event really.
( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

he had something to do with plans of military
keeping order on the streets I think: with the emergency services so stretched
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Deaths confirmed
www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00.html
A number of people have been killed and dozens injured in a large-scale terrorist attack on London.
(Small Beer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

He has probably been made fully aware of hard it would be to get out of one should an emergency happen
and how easy it is to make one
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:57, archived)

The point he was making
was probably more along the lines of "If you're on a tube and it gets bombed you've got no chance"

Surprises me they didnt hit one of the tube lines that runs under the Thames. That would have caused some spectacular damage.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

Silver lining
If the trains are fucked all night I have an excellent excuse to go and buy myself a new bike to get me home......

may possibly be hiding his fear behind humour
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

Don't you know the old Viet Cong trick?
The police will probably gun you down in the street for riding a bicycle.
(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

Have you read half the posts?
Everyone is doing that.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

That'll get you fit -
Don't you live in Hastings?
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

Yeah but have family in Surrey
I can stay with if I cant get home tonight...
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

good thinking
(....toddles off to Evans cycles...)
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:02, archived)

Have a think -
what was going to be the biggest thing happening today?

Mine - The Dudley Boys have been fired from the WWE.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

Nooooooooooooooo!!!
Hulk Hogan will be dead next.
( grindforcolumbine Terrorism is bloody rude., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

I farted a couple of hours ago and nearly left some baggage.

(Tetsuo, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

crash holly died
shocked the fuck out of me

and in other news - what the fuck

*wakes up, staggers about*
( connor, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

Crash Holly died?
I wasn't a big fan, but how did that happen?
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

Drug overdose
Drowned in his own vomit 2 years ago
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Really?
You got a source for that?
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

www.wwe.com
They've sacked about 20 people
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Fuck I love B3ta

Bombs
Carnage
Discussion about biscuits
Mayhem
Bad taste but funny joke
Genuine concern about sacked wrestlers
Destruction
Panic
Bumming


*hugs B3ta* don't you ever change!
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

Oh, we won't...
*bums*
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

Spending the afternoon reading and slurping beer.

( chobb ,ø¤ºGREATº¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºRAPISTº¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºRECOMMENDEDº¤ø, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

Getting my broadband fitted
and I might go and buy Battlefield 2 so I can do my part and shoot virtual rag-heads*



*sarcasm/irony/pissy delete as pedantry dictates
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

booking train tickets to london
for next month...
(Quatermass and teh Shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Hehe
I'm heading down on Thursday :S

Is it bad that I've been chatting all morning to friends I've not been in touch with for years?
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

I was going..
...to go into central london and setup a website for a shop, but erm, i ahd a change of heart...
(Aquai, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

I'm still alive =]
The amount of ambulances and police cars going past my flat is fucking unbelievable...
( I work in Brixton - save me, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

its really scary.
Its a really wierd atmosphere here.
( Jobe, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

It's all big distraction you know
Someone is robbing the banks blind as we type
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

Good thinking!
Just popping to Natwest!
( I work in Brixton - save me, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

/looks across the road
It's shut =[

I'd imagine they all are.
( I work in Brixton - save me, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

should have got in there sooner
*looks out window at massive petrochemical refinery 3 miles away*
think its safe to pop out for biccies?
:P
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

*lights up*
oh, probably...
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

You have watched Die Hard: With a Vengeance too many times
AICMFP
( chobb ,ø¤ºGREATº¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºRAPISTº¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºRECOMMENDEDº¤ø, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

Any word on Swindon and Brighton?

(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

I'm surprised
Clapham Junction wasn't targetted as well - fucking everything goes through there...
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

I had to report a suspicious package at Kensal Green station about 3 months ago
...and wondered why the package was left there rather than Wilsden Junction, which would have paralysed the mainline train link to the midlands and the north.
(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

oh
I go through there

hadn't thought of that. That'll be South West Trains buggered then...

No emergency number yet by the way for those that were asking (5 Live)
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

Yeah I'm in Reading
and just checked the SWT website and it's giving fuck all information.

Really don't fancy getting the train home tonight...
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

nrekb.com/london_underground.html
(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

Nice one
cheers for that...
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

No problem
I'm stuck at the boyfriend's place at the moment, and was wondering about the East-West London Silverlink service.

It's probably not running, which means I won't be going home to Chiswick any time soon.

On the other hand, he does have a double bed which is far more comfy.
(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 12:01, archived)

Yeah
Swindon's full of chavs and Brighton's full of gayers
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

slight mindpiss sir:)

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

arf
yeah
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

I'm in Brighton right now
and can confirm it is indeed full of gayers.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

Ones full of cunts
the other full of hippies
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

By the looks of it
threats but not actually incidents.
(Withiel assumes the position!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

You live in
London or Auchterarder AICMFP
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

I'm going to get a coffee
what do you lot prefer to dunk in your coffees? Since the Wispa Gold is no longer available, and you can't get chocolate Hobnobs for love nor money, here, I'm going with a Twix.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

KitKats. Preferably dark chocolate ones. Failing that, just some dark chocolate will do.
The Wispa Gold was one of the finest chocolate bars, ever.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:38, archived)

I can't understand
why they were stopped. The finest coffee-dunking chocolate bars ever.

The tea-dunking chocolate bar of choice, of course, is the refridgerated Mars Bar.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

I can't even find normal Wispas now.
I haven't had one for about 3 years.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

I haven't looked
they had large pockets of air where there should have been chocolate.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

How can you think of chocolate !!!
when Luther Vandross is barely cold ???
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

Hahahahahahaha!

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

barely cold sliced up and stored in my freezer. Oh shit, powercut! Damn you, Al'Qaeda!
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

this is why I love b3ta

( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

Hold on
*Dark* chocolate KitKats? I have to get back to the UK.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

Limited edition, I think.
Probably been and gone by now.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

Do they not do wispa gold any more?
Jesus, I leave the country for two years and return to find an animated frog at number 1, John Leslie's ex the countries biggest celebrity and now no wispa golds.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

And John Peel died.

(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

And John Peel died

( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

penguins
and they work well in tea
but I have found a british source of timtams which are even better
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:38, archived)

Are they the Autralian things?
If so, I haven't met an Aussie who doesn't rave about them.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

yes
yes they are
*scoffs the lot*
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

Don't you
bite off the corners and drink your tea through them?
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

indeed
but then you have to get them before the tea inside melts all the choc and they fall apart
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

meh
give me a penguin anyday. timtams are piss-poor imitations of the penguiny goodness
( Fergburger, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

but there are no toffee penguins

( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

Penguins have an air of cheapness about them, in my opinion
I was made to go to school with a Penguin in my lunchbox every day for three years because my poor parents could not afford to smoke and give me culinary variety.

*weeps*
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

oooh, but in tea,
bite the end off a penguin and suck the tea up through the biscuit, then turn it upside down and scoff it in one
OHhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm
( bookerina, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

Tell me about it
They're OK, but for lack of anything better in Australia they've acheived an almost religious following.

Nice, but over-rated.

If we're talking chocolate biscuits, rather than cocolate bars - Caramel Chocolate Digestives are majestic.
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

Abertethy Biccies
or good shortbread
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

Never tried the Aber whatsits
but a good quality shortbread is a thing of beauty.

But not chocolate.
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

I meant abernethy
*spacks gently*
they are lovely
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

Those newish
Alpen bars are quite nice.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

I'm currently
drinking peppermint tea, and there's really nothing you would want to dunk in that.

Although that would be sort of mint choc chippy. Hmmm.

*goes to hunt for a Kitkat*
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

Don't do it!
It leaves an oily skin on your tea, not pleasant.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

Kitkat's
are the king of dunking for normal tea - does it do something weird in peppermint?

Is it SCIENCE?
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

It's to do with the non-milkiness.
That's the best explanation I can come up with.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

Hmmmmmm
I shall bear this in mind. My humble thanks.
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

I am a heathen and don't drink coffee.
/heathen
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

Tea, then?
The only excuse for Rich Tea to exist is that they can be usefully dunked in tea.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

I'll dunk whatever I have to hand (excluding my cock, which is a given)
Hobnobs are my favourite I guess but we had some weird shortbread with bits of cherry in that had the most amazing taste when dunked. It was like an orgy on my tongue.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

Sweaty?

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

There were a few bodily fluids I recognised & a few that I didn't

( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:48, archived)

jaffa's go absolutely horrible following a dunking
they are so bad it's worth trying just to see exactly how bad it is
(lemonymillenniumbaboon, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

This is the stuff
of which nightmares are made.

And chocolatey fingerprints everywhere.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

rocky bars

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

My father was in Central East London at the time
He's alright. Had to calm down the sister who couldn't get in touch with him.

Told him that he might want to take the car rather than the tube this evening to get back home.

Edit: I predict that the blood resources will be rather depleted after this, so anyone who can donate blood should volunteer to do so.
(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:36, archived)

That's good to know
Although the roads would be hell - I'd rather trust my jetpack.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

I dont want to start a new thread for this:
Look photos!

Courtesy of Nosemonkey
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

ohhhh good idea...
well found!
( whizzbang, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

it's odd how the brain works..
Looking at that, I should be thinking "That's horrible", which it is... but ended up thinking "Skycopter... that's an unusual word"
( monkeon schmonkeon, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

I love you more than words can describe.

( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

Hey
I wonder if the blogger 'Random Acts of Reality' is working today. He is London EMT AFAIK.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

I though
about him this morning - it's very close to his patch.
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

BBC Sources blaming Al Qaeda

( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:32, archived)

as are ITV
it is so similar to Madrid
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:33, archived)

Havent they been blaming them all morning?

( Dobsky, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

"suggesting"
Their monitoring staff have been checking known websites, and I don't mean popbitch.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:35, archived)

pfft

( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:36, archived)

Or b3ta
presumably...
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

"Reports just in: Brian Blessed seen in possession of megaphone moments before blast."

( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

"Police are rounding up all penguins"

( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

I ...
...wouldn't want to look remotely middle eastern and be in London today.
( Evil Bastardo, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

hmm
I was under the impression that Al-Qaeda hasn't really existed as an organization since the Afghanistan Invasion. Any group of potential terrorists could call themselves Al-Q; it's more like an ideology now.
(Hazhar, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

I thought there was no such thing as Al-Quaida?
(see "The Power of Nightmares en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Nightmares)

2 deaths at Aldgate apparently - offical
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

There's not.
There's al-Qaeda, but no Al Quaida.

/pedant
(Tetsuo, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

Can be either actually
Depends on your interpretation of the orginal Arabic

/ultraPedant
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Fucking liberals

(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

.
Democrats are fucking idiots, Republicans are fucking idiots, liberals are idiots, conservatives are idiots. Anyone who makes up their mind which side of an issue they sit on before hearing all the information is a fucking fool.

/paraphrased Chris Rock
(Tetsuo, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

"Dicks, Pussies and Arseholes"
Team America
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

Just had a call into work....
...*goes off to make sandwhiches and buy microwave meals*
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:32, archived)

take caffine and sugar
lots of caffine and sugar
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:33, archived)

some of us are already there...

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:36, archived)

You work in a burns unit too?

(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

Good luck
Hope you're not too overrun!
( Dekazer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

Good luck out there

(witty_ditty has made multiple miaows since, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:38, archived)

I hope you have a quiet day.
seriously.
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

I've missed something
I don't know where you work.
But good luck.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

My brother is alive.
I feel funny.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:31, archived)

:)
A piece of good news.
(Small Beer, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:33, archived)

That's good.
Obligatory posting of what rolling news says: Arab sources monitoring Al-Quaeda say it was "almost certainly" them. Not the Irish, the French, or Bob Geldof then.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

I still think it could have been
those cunts at 4rthur.

But I have no proof.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

Ha
This made me laugh and probably shouldn't have :P
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

that's good
:)
(lemonymillenniumbaboon, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:39, archived)

Oh, an apparent timeline:
www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13382111,00.html

Sorry if this has been posted >_<
(Aquai, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:31, archived)

Rolling coverage at
The Guardian newsblog
and I'm doing my best to amalgamate reports as www.rhexis.co.uk
(Withiel assumes the position!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

Just so you all know...
If you ever hear an announcement on the tube calling Inspector Sands to the office, you might want to leave the station before the inevitable official evacuation.

/public service announcement
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:27, archived)

THIS IS A STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT
WOULD MR. BOMB PLEASE COME TO RECEPTION.
MR. BOMB TO RECEPTION PLEASE. THANK YOU.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:29, archived)

When i worked in the cinema
it was "mr. Alert"
( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:32, archived)

Your country needs lerts...

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

And if you lend a darkie 50p in McDonalds.....
......
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:29, archived)

.... David Beckham
pays off your mortgage?
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:31, archived)

Mrs. ETHEL BWUTOZANE (God Bless You!)
gives you a share of $18'000'000 (EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS U.S.) that was left by her dearly beloved late husband.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:35, archived)

They really should change that.
I think the world and his wife must know it by now.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

I blame Geldof
Distraction technique i reckon
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

Yes
Or Michael Moore
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:32, archived)

*whistles*
#Postman Pat, Postman Pat....
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

Can I just be the first to say...
...it was obviously the French?



*scarpers*
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

First blame of the French
8.51 am

Keep up.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

Gah.
I should get into work earlier.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:26, archived)

I wouldn't joke just yet.
I have a feeling it's gonna get bad...
(Quatermass and teh Shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:27, archived)

Worse than them blowing up the station
my friend uses every day to go to school?

What's this about Swindon and Brighton we heard? Any updates on that?
( Reid got it going on like Donkey Kong, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

I bet that guy with the hook is gloating in jail right now

bastard
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:28, archived)

Do you reckon REM will cancel their gig in Hyde Park?
Have we been given a number to check on people, I'm worried about my best mate.
( Shoosh up your lips Not state-funded, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:28, archived)

no help number yet
they still haven't recovered the bodies
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:29, archived)

Probably.
I'm still waiting for my tickets, but I can't see a massed gathering in Hyde Park being allowed during the same week as a "major incident."
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:32, archived)

Am I right in thinking that they knew this would happen in advance?
I've seen reports of stations being evacuated before the first explosion this morning...
(Quatermass and teh Shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)

It's all a big conspiricy

( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

There's no reason that comment should be pejorative
I know the US at least has let several of our soldiers and seamen get "attacked" under dubious circumstances (i.e. Gulf of Tonkin, Pearl Harbor, etc.) in order to manufacture consent for war. And right now the "war on terror" could certainly use a few more allies.

It'd be hard for world leaders to distance themselves from the conflict when they're all in conference room with Tony Blair when they get the news.

There's nothing unreasonable to think that people in positions of power with clear advantages to gain don't have much regard for human life.
( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

Er, yes.
Yes it is.
( Newington, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

Going on past terrorist
bombings they usually send a coded warning just before the explosion...so it's possible they got a few minutes warning...
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

IRA yes, Al'Queada no

(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:25, archived)

This.

( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:26, archived)

Hmmm...true.
They always say to report suspect packages - maybe someone saw one and reported it...?
( Benny Tied To A Tree As much use as Anne Frank's drumkit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:26, archived)

Yeah, but that was the IRA.
The IRA were out for mere economic disruption most of the time. Warnings are shite if you want mass carnage, unless you use them to herd people toward the real bomb.
(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:26, archived)

That was the IRA
Terrorists are less sporting these days I'm afraid
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:26, archived)

Terrorists like the IRA
who dont generally kill tens of people, jsut cause maximum disruption or property damage give you warnings.

Fucking headcases inspired by religious dogma to commit atrocities dont give you warnings.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:28, archived)

The early news was very confused...
The first thing we knew was that stations were being evacuated.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

wow itv eye witness now
confirming train blown up and bodies on track they were forced to walk past
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

the beeb are doing eyewitness reports
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4659237.stm
(lemonymillenniumbaboon, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:27, archived)

it's the first day of the G8 summit
the concentration of security is in Edinburgh, Stirling and Gleneagles. of course something like this was likely to happen
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

Dunno.
A colleagues boyfriend works in the City and apparantly the army are out on the streets.
( Lonewolf - O R'lyeh? Ya R'lyeh!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:25, archived)

I've caught a few rumours that there were tip offs about
devices on the underground but it remains speculation. Also see what I said about the Pallisades being closed ↓. Could be co-incidence although they had the fire shutters down as opposed to the tape across like when the escalators break.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:25, archived)

on the radio just now someone said that there was a bomb scare and evacuation in a tube station as early as 7am this morning.
( sex and dougs and rock n roll, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:27, archived)

I think we knew this would happen in advance
when we became Bush's lapdog and invaded Iraq. We made ourselves a target which wouldn't be so bad if what we stood up for in the first place was the right reason
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:31, archived)

This ^
Hard.

I think I love you.
( Lonewolf - O R'lyeh? Ya R'lyeh!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:35, archived)

Summary
Events are at:
Edgware Rd
King's X
Russell Sq
Liverpool St
Aldgate East
Moorgate
(tacpprm has a mmrpcat, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:21, archived)

Met Police say
they know of six blasts
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:21, archived)

I'm getting scared to take the bus into southend later
:(
( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)

Only because Southend is a shithole

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

Damn right.
Southend is a fucking dive.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:25, archived)

*puffs chest proudly*

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

I think I'D be scared to take the bus into Southend
before all the bombs and stuff!

*drowns in pisse d'esprit*
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

Swindon and Brighton stations both evacuated

( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:14, archived)

london buses all
suspended. Suspect package at Stockwell, station closed.
( pep, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:15, archived)

army on streets in
covent garden.
(sky news tv)
( pep, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:16, archived)

Policeman on 5 Live saying not to "jump to conclusions" and
"Number 10 said it was "still unsure" whether the explosions were a terrorist attack and although casualties were reported, no further details were yet available."

Unsure??!?!?!??

In a way I'd be happy to hear it was a terrorist attack cos I'd be scared shitless thinking something else could cause this.
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:21, archived)

police and government now do confirm
it was a co-ordinated terrorist attack
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)

This incident:
"may not be terrorists"

Couple of guys in a bedsit with a few nuts:
"OMG Terrorists!1!!1!"
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

maybe they don't want people to sudeenly decide that muslims were behind it and give then an excuse to beat them up?
because we all know that nowadays terrorist =rotten darkie towelhead
well since the IRA started behaving themselves
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:24, archived)

It is generally Muzzers that have been blowing shit up lately.
Well, apart from Americans, but they officially blow shit up.
The IRA probably don't have the resources for something like this these days, and even the extremist wankers in the 'Real' IRA wouldn't want to wreck the peace process this badly.

I'd say 10-to-1 on it's Islamic militants.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:29, archived)

True but
I for one don't want to see everyone with olive skin in London getting the shit kicked out of them. I also don't want us to react like the States did.

Lets be calm, find out who did it and then do some righteous smiting then. For now it's just a question of damage limitation.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

I didn't condone darkie-bashing, did I?
I said it was overwhelmingly likely to be the work of Islamic militants, not 'muslims in general'.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:56, archived)

i'm not receiving that
but i suppose the bombs can travel to any station
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:16, archived)

As can hysteria
I hope I'm right in sayign that Swindon is unlikely to be a terrorist target.

London is probably being hit because a massive amount of our resources are distracted in Edinburgh.

Manchester or Birmingham I can see getting hit but not fucking Swindon and Brighton.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:17, archived)

let's face it
London is big news and very crowded. Tourists come to London not to Swindon. But a bomb that didn't explode as planned can travel anywhere if this is the same as the Madrid bombing.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:20, archived)

The Pallisades at New Street were closed this morning when
I got to work so I had to take a different route. I was late so I never stopped to ask why the police were guarding the shutters to the escalators. I'm not sure if that was before or after the first explosion but there was no news at 9am this morning.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)

first bomb was at 8:50

is the latest news
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

im just waiting for all local government buildings to be evacutated in cities...
*waits*
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:19, archived)

We got a link for Brighton?
I'm 10 mins from the station right now.
( Zuowan, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:16, archived)

only popbitch i'm afraid
and they're obssessed with Brighton on that of course.
( Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:19, archived)

BBC News ticker has it now...

( debar - Lord High Expositioner, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:20, archived)

well the website is borked for me, for obvious reasons

( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:23, archived)

Nope,
BBC is where I got it from.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:20, archived)

go there
get us news
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:27, archived)

Forwarding message from Government....
People in London do not attempt to move around city, stay where you are. All transport routes are closed, trying to minimise movements of people to avoid chaos.

Do not call emergency services unless incident is life threatening.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:13, archived)

permission to go to the kitchen and put the kettle on, sir?

( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:14, archived)

1 sugar please

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)

BBC claim they can't ever remember a bomb on a bus.
Apart from films with Keanu Reeves, I remember an IRA fella blowing himself up on one.

Board straining, I see. See ya later if it borks.
( Rev. A-MOL is lurking around these parts again, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:15, archived)

aldwych
i remember it well, i drive up there to nip down Drury Lane. There were scorch marks in the road.

edit/ strange they can't remember as it's right outside BBC World Services building.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:17, archived)

Probably lost their memories in teh blast.

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Thu 7 Jul 2005, 11:22, archived)