The Off-Topic Thread (the BEST thread ever!)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Philosophy!

So here is the point that I am thinking about; why do I waste so much time at work watching the forums?
Is there something compelling me to be here? Do I enjoy the sense of comradeship? Am I bored? Am I looking for arguments to laugh at?

The answer to all of that is: "probably".

What do you all do for work? By the looks of it you waste as much time as me. :D

[Psychosplodge]

I read this forum, listen to the TGS podcast once a week, watch totalbiscuit and jessie cox play terraria, watch dexterity bonus, read half the cheezburger network sites, poke fb, and then occasionally make my boss ****loads of money for very little reward hence the total dedication and effort demonstrated....

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hahaha! Bravo good sir! :D

As long as it keeps us in work ey?

[Psychosplodge]

Yes, just that much and no more,
you're not thought any better for actually putting the effort in...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yes, just that much and no more,
you're not thought any better for actually putting the effort in...

This is true, unfortunately.

[eldargal]

In my family we don't 'work', we sometimes deign to accept money in return for doing things we wanted to do anyway. I am on a museums payroll in a very, very junior position where I catalogue things, move boxes around and flirt with wealthy potential donors at fundraisers. I'm supposed to help look after the small collection of classical antiquities but thanks to understaffing I end up doing lots more things. I'm very good at my job, I move those boxes and catalogue stuff like nobodies business. The male senior staff want to promote me and the female senior staff want to fire me and thanks to budget constraints in the current financial climate I only get called in for half a dozen hours a week anyway.:rolleyes:

The rest of the week is spent hitting my brothers with swords and daggers, eating, hanging around BoLs while painting, reading and playing video games.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Maybe I should show up to these events! xD

I wish I didn't have to work 10 hours a day, it's such a f'ing drag. I feel so old because I'm tired all of the time. :(

[DrLove42]

I read this forum, listen to the TGS podcast once a week, watch totalbiscuit and jessie cox play terraria, watch dexterity bonus, read half the cheezburger network sites, poke fb, and then occasionally make my boss ****loads of money for very little reward hence the total dedication and effort demonstrated....

This is exactly my day. Literally exactly. Except i don't watch Dodger, and watch the Yogscast instead.

And instead of making money is do research in nano-bio tribology and play with cow blood...

[Psychosplodge]

That's quite scary....

[Wolfshade]

I model.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I model.

Like a pro?

[SotonShades]

He is quite scary... I know, I had to live with him for 3 years!

I'm currently doing the hardest job I've ever done. Unemployed and desperately trying to find a job even remotely related to my Masters Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Part of the reason it is so galling is I am putting in the hours and nearly as much paperwork as most office jobs, but get no payment for it (well, I am on Jobseekers Allowance now, but most of the jobs I've done I earned more than that in a day...) and I don't really see anyone on a day to day basis other than my parents.

Only upside of this situation is that I can post on BoLS as often as I want, can get out and enjoy the sunshine we've had here for the last week and can make the time to go and help my grandparents with a few chores (such as cutting the grass, cleaning the car, small bits of DIY) that they are unfortunately now a little to infirm to do. Just have to make the time up later in the evenings or get up earlier in the morning.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Dude, that sounds bad. I don't quite know how to respond to that.
I would normally offer you a hug, but you're an hour and a half away from me. :(

I suppose at least you're helping others, and that makes you a good man.
I understand your feeling of isolation though, I live in a hamlet in the middle of the countryside, there's no one my age and I only see people at the weekend when I can go to Shrewsbury.

[Psychosplodge]

I'm an hour away, and don't like hugging random people.....

but seriously can we find someone to give this dude a hug, he sounds like he needs one!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

WAIT! I know who lives in Leicester!

[alshrive]

well i practically live in leicester and i am utterly perplexed. on the work front i am an office manager for an Independent Financial Adviser and this means i spend the days browsing the forums having a look at what is going on! writing army lists, planning the next project that i will never finish and, very occasionally, sorting things for my upcoming wedding!

ALShrive

[Wolfshade]

Like a pro?

Well I get paid for it so should be :D

But traffic :(
I create and run mathematical models to observe the traffic's response to incidents and how (and if) they divert and respond to traffic information.

I do not hug people sorry Soton

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Wolf, that sounds like a brain-stressing job! My brain is hurting just thinking about it.

[DrLove42]

You wouldn't want to hug him anyway he smells funny :P

Playing with Cow Serum is only a small part of the job don't worry. Smells like hell though. Especially after its been in the hip simulator for a month. I swear first time I got trained on how to use it i didn't eat beef for a month....

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I think I want to vomit...

[Wolfshade]

Sorry was having a cheese burger
(Yes I kan haz cheeze burga)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Wolf, just a question, how old are you?

[Wolfshade]

Old enough.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Pfffttt!! You aren't that much older than me then! Hahaha!

[Wolfshade]

Pfffttt!! You aren't that much older than me then! Hahaha!

Yeah I know, that's why it amused me so to be all condescending

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hah! "protect your modesty" xD

Are you at Games Day this year?

[Wolfshade]

No, I dislike people.
I was planning to go just for the GD mini, but despite being on my doorstep in Solihull, I just don't think I can face the crowds

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Fair enough. I'm pretty sure I could grab you a model?

[Psychosplodge]

.
I was planning to go just for the GD mini,

thats the only reason I'm going, well that and it's something I've been aiming to do for nearly twenty years....lol

next year I might get to WGW after a decade of putting it off...


Fair enough. I'm pretty sure I could grab you a model?

can you buy more than one then?

I like having one to save and one to paint you see, and was wondering about availability...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I keep reading the Games Day sections of the WD, nothing says that they're limited as of yet.

[Psychosplodge]

gd gd

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I know what you mean, I like doing that too.

So you're at Games Day? This intrigues me.

[Psychosplodge]

lol, Im not, but real life me is...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

LOLWAT?

It's actually my birthday on Games Day this year. YUS. :D

[Wolfshade]

Usually, the GD mini is posted 1/ticket.

[Psychosplodge]

*sad face*

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I hope not. I want 2.

[energongoodie]

I spend most of my time at the computer so I'm always checking in.
I'm not super busy right now and I think it might be like this for the next couple of weeks. I just need to sneak some models in to work.

I shall be on here a lot today as I don't have much to do at all. 90% of people aren't here today so I'm just interneting.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Ah, fair enough. Go computers!

That's why I'm constantly checking, because we're quiet at the moment.

[Wolfshade]

Last day of the month is nice and quiet, tomorrow all hell breaks lose as we try and turn around end of month reporting in 3 days with only 2 of us in the office. :cool::D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Last day of the month is nice and quiet, tomorrow all hell breaks lose as we try and turn around end of month reporting in 3 days with only 2 of us in the office. :cool::D

Enjoy your brain soup! :cool:

[Wolfshade]

Its all good, I'll be plugged into my 'phone listening to some strange combination of music that has been synchronised to it. Plus my tea mug has a 1.5 pt capacity...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

BOOM! All you need is a hot drink!

[energongoodie]

BOOM! All you need is a hot drink!

And biscuits. Don't forget biscuits.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Gods damn it all! Now I want biscuits! :(

[SotonShades]

Cheers for the hugs offers :P And DrLove I do not smell bad. I fart rose petals and Sweat perfume!

Wolfshade, does your job mean you are one of the people reasponsible for how long we have to wait at traffic lights?

And yes, biscuits and a good cup of Tea do help with everything... might go grab one right now

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

If you're at Games Day dude there will be many hugs. Which may be awkward as I believe you are going as a Grey Knight?

[Wolfshade]

Wolfshade, does your job mean you are one of the people reasponsible for how long we have to wait at traffic lights?

Nope :)
Thankfully not.
I know lots about the various algorithms that control them and stuff like that, but that must be one of the most thankless tasks. Imagine try explaining to someone that they have to wait 120s while the other direction only waits 90s because it improves the overall junction performance by 27%

[Psychosplodge]

Tell me, how does my direction losing it's turn in the sequence everytime a bloody tram comes help traffic flow?

[Wolfshade]

The whole tram thing is slightly more political.
The local transit authority (probably your council) has decided that mass transit should have a higher priority, usually to try and encourage a "green" agenda. Consequently, traffic flow is disrupted to enable busses/trains/trams to have right of way.
In terms of weighted passenger travel times, the tram is believed to have a higher population density then your car so by giving the tram priority then it gets more people to the location quicker.
There are other concerns with trams over their stopping distance and stuff compared with that of a car.
In this case it is not so much traffic flow as population flow, though I must admit my knowledge of tranist systems are vague I deal with cars/trucks etc.

[energongoodie]

So much for a relaxing day of tea and biscuits.
I've just been asked to go off and do some more graffiti.
Catch you guys in a bit. I assume you'll still be here.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Probably! :D

[Psychosplodge]

The whole tram thing is slightly more political.
The local transit authority (probably your council) has decided that mass transit should have a higher priority, usually to try and encourage a "green" agenda. Consequently, traffic flow is disrupted to enable busses/trains/trams to have right of way.
In terms of weighted passenger travel times, the tram is believed to have a higher population density then your car so by giving the tram priority then it gets more people to the location quicker.
There are other concerns with trams over their stopping distance and stuff compared with that of a car.
In this case it is not so much traffic flow as population flow, though I must admit my knowledge of tranist systems are vague I deal with cars/trucks etc.
Well that's just wrong, if people travelling by public transport need to get somewhere faster they should go by car...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I want a Catacomb Command Barge. Best transport ever.

[Psychosplodge]

until you hit a bug at 100mph...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Good point. You will probably die.

Make me into a Necron!

[Wolfshade]

I'll see your Catacomb Command Barge and raise you a Grogon opened topped so you can turn it into a mobile pool party

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

O_o

dude.

[Wolfshade]

Reminded me of this:
http://www.ninjabread.co.uk/comics-archive/2010-01-07-deathstrike.jpg
From the always brilliant ninjabread

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I love Ninjabread, love the Necron stuff. :D

[SotonShades]

If you're at Games Day dude there will be many hugs. Which may be awkward as I believe you are going as a Grey Knight?

No, not me. Haven't had any good costume ideas this year. But then again I promised myself I wouldn't go in costume last year and then this happenned;
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7282111666_4ffd14820f_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7282105930_22505460be_c.jpg

To be fair, I never planned on going to GD in costume ever until I got the idea for my Culexus costume. That would not leave me head for about 4 weeks until I built it!

Come to think of it, both of those costumes kinda popped into my head about 2 months before the big day, so who knows...

I'm not actually planning on going this year. Unless I win my FLGS's Armie on Parade. Even then I'm not sure I the reserves of will power to make my plan in time. Deffinitely not the cash and quite possibly not the time. Not that any of the above stopped me last year either lol.

[Wolfshade]

That is really cool, well unless you roll a 1...

[energongoodie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7282111666_4ffd14820f_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7282105930_22505460be_c.jpg


bad ***! :D

[olberon]

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[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Nice stuff Soton!

I did see you at Games Day, but I obviously didn't know who you were. :D

[energongoodie]

Today, I will be mostly wasting my time waiting for the Forge World News letter.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yep! I love Fridays for that reason!
I hope that there's more Necron stuff!

[DrLove42]

It was 40K last week, means this week will be Fantasy

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

BALLS! I don't care about Fantasy to be honest.

[energongoodie]

Other than a very brief fling with the Undead back in 94, I have never had a fantasy army. The Brettonians really appeal to me though. If they get some awesome model loving when they come out then I could be persuaded to jump in to fantasy.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I kinda want Savage Orcs. Though they get shot down like pros.

[Wolfshade]

I'm always tempted to model up some warbikerz as boarboyz for old school goodness

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hah! Nice.

I really like the Savage Orc Big Boss. Nice and angry.

[Wolfshade]

It will be another project that is never completed...
Though the boars (possibly spiders) would really be quite something

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That's why I'm fully completing one project before starting on another.
For example; after my 1750 point army is built, I'm starting my Triarch Reaper.

[Wolfshade]

I personally blame GW for making too much good shiney stuff

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hahahaahah! They've been making good stuff ever since Space Hulk. Damn them!

[Wolfshade]

I'm going to boycott them!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Oh god, where's gendo when you need him? :D

[Wolfshade]

I expect the capitalist pigs to capitualte to my demnads within 24 hours or become bankrupt!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Good luck!

[Wolfshade]

Instead I shall just hide the unpainted figures in cases under the bed

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hahahah! I need to get a big case for my 'crons, I only have a diddy one.

[Wolfshade]

On a more serious note, I am having some space issues so need to get a decent army case, I've got several of the GW ones but they are abit clunkly might try the KR cases

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

KR cases???

[Psychosplodge]

Ammo boxes....just buy foam inserts, they stack perfectly...

[Wolfshade]

Ammo boxes, hmmm, and where can on procure such hardware?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Join the army. :D

[Wolfshade]

No, that seems like too much like hard work + I would need to cut my hair :(

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

True, that'd suck.

[Psychosplodge]

Most army surplus stores have a selection, I've got a small horde stashed under the bed with several thousand points of space marines and chaos warriors hibernating in them...

Down side is They're not as cheap anymore, I used to get somat like 3 for a fiver, and nowadays they're like a fiver each...

[Wolfshade]

like this?
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/army-surplus/ammo-boxes/50-cal-military-ammo-box-323769.html

[Psychosplodge]

Exactly like that, but that's a ridiculous price...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

50. CAL! My face!

[Wolfshade]

I'll see if my mate knows of sources, he is just back from a tour

[energongoodie]

The M25 is completely stuck apparently. I'm going nowhere. I shall waste some time looking through old BOLS painting and modelling threads.

[Wolfshade]

Nothing to do with me :rolleyes:

[energongoodie]

Nothing to do with me :rolleyes:

Nice ;)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

The great traffic deceiver!!!

EDIT: WOOT, I'm also a Librarian, this means that I'm awesome right?

Did we all enjoy our 4-day weekends??

[Psychosplodge]

Yes, but I drunk far more than intended...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

You should always drink more than you intend! :D

[energongoodie]

I don't get bank holidays so I'm a pretty grumpy git listening to every one's tales of fun. :mad:

Bah Humbug happy and relaxed people!

I did pop to GW on Saturday though to buy my first lot of the new paints. I haven't had a chance to give them a go though.

[Wolfshade]

I was at a concert last night so now can't hear anything, fortunately there are 3 people in my office today so I sha'n't be engaged in chatter

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Good thing that you don't need to hear us on here.

[Wolfshade]

Yeah there is just a slight buzzing. Might make the meeting later a bit interesting

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I hate meetings. Have to be all formal and junk.

[Wolfshade]

It shouldn't be too bad, it is with a subcontractor and we are discussing their research and I'm providing a bit of a steer

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Ah, fair play.

I, however, have been in this office for 3 hours and I ALREADY hate humanity.

[Psychosplodge]

It took you three hours?
I was hating humanity after ten mins.....humanity and the stupidity of customers....

[SotonShades]

For me it was a good excuse to build models rather than look for a job. Very enjoyable though, just wish they had let Rolf finish singing Two Little Boys :( By the Time Lenny Henry had got everything to stop, they could have done it anyway! Not that it was Lenny's fault at all. Just the messenger.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Poor, poor Lenny Henry.

Yeah, my expectations were too high of the general public.

edit: Whilst being bored at work I have noticed that the forums seem to go quiet around 11-2. Why is this?

[energongoodie]

11 is about when I can be bothered to start doing work stuff.
Although I have just had the pleasure of escorting a gorgeous French girl around set. Always a pleasure, never a chore.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

WHAT.

About the only decent female contact I get in the day is on here!

Not fair.

[Wolfshade]

I like my job, I rarely have to talk to people :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I hate mine, I don't mind people unless they think that you're a mind reader. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME YET! I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME!
Gets me every time.

[Mr Mystery]

I work in Insurance. I am damned good at what I do, but the company recently set out a new progression path, making my position dead end.

Having climbed to the top of my department within a year of entering the industry, I'm now working my contacts. If all goes well, I'm joining the dark side and working for the Ombudsmen. Major pay rise (region of £10k more) and opportunities agogo. Not bad for a 32 year old drop out.

And I have GW to thank! Worked part time, blagged stewardship of a failing store where everyone was sacked for being rubbish, and turned it round in 4 weeks. Rosey glow from that, now onwards and upwards. Best thing to ever happen to me. Shame I stuffed up the management course!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Nice! None too shabby.
Question: I can has cuddly Meerkat toy?

But seriously, which insurance company do you work for?

[Mr Mystery]

Not really sure I can say!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

So no Meerkat toy? I am disappoint. :(

[Mr Mystery]

No. I bloody hate those Adverts.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Meerkats are awesome, I wish I could domesticate one... but that would be wrong.

[Psychosplodge]

You can buy them from pet shops dealing in exotic mammals, they're several hundred £'s each, but have to be kept in at least pairs...

[Wolfshade]

You'll need to fatten them up, too skinny otherwise.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Balls. Maybe a Ferret would be easier. Or possibly a CHAMELEON.

[Psychosplodge]

Chameleon's aren't a starter reptile they're very sensitive to the set up not being near perfect.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

A fair point. I couldn't really afford a pet currently anyway.

[Wolfshade]

How about trying to domesticate a pigeon?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

We've got a fairly domesticated pigeon that visits us daily, we call him Fat Fred.

Although, when I move out there will be no birds...

[Wolfshade]

Enticing pigeon for pigeon pie

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I can't say I've ever eaten pigeon. It probably tastes like chicken.

Then again, it may taste like pheasant, I haven't eaten that either...

[eldargal]

Pigeon and pheasant are both delicious, not sure I'd want to eat city pigeon though. They don't taste like chicken, in fact nothing but chicken tastes like chicken and even then only free-range chicken. Battery chickens don't even taste like chicken, which is why some people think other things taste like chicken because they don't really know what chicken tastes like themselves. :rolleyes:

Lern2eatrealchicken, poultrynubs.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I eat real chicken... :(

Why do I feel poor now?

[Psychosplodge]

I thought it had to be cornfed for you to be able to taste the difference, not just free range?

[eldargal]

Well ideally they should be left to forage on garden scraps and insects and whatnot, but cornfed is good also.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I think I've been poisoned! I feel like I'm going to die! :vomit:

[Wolfshade]

Chicken like eating Chicken

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I love this thread, it's ALWAYS off-topic!!! :)

[Wolfshade]

Maybe off topic is this threads topic

...

think about it

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

GAH! *head explodes*

I like to think that this more of a social thread, we need a social thread. A chance to talk about whatever without it being all Warhammer based.

[SotonShades]

I like the chicken from our local farm. Less a fan of chasing them to catch the one you want, which is an option. I'll let the farmer do that thank you very much. It is kinda fun getting the christmas turkey though. But you have to pick those out early november if you want to choose a specific one before they are culled. Those buggers put up a fight!

Edit; Also, the free range eggs from the other farm are delicious and about a third of the price of the eggs from the supermarket, but sometimes you have to take your own egg cartons.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Oh yeah, this is also the "Hug Sotonshades" thread. :D

[Wolfshade]

While I like the idea of free range products, a lot of them don't need to spend their entire lives in free-range conditions can be be transported a couple of months before slaughter to free range conditions and still count

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yeah, I gotta say, I don't trust it either...

[Wolfshade]

I would like to say that I am in favour of free range products, but when it comes down to it and I am in the supermarket buying my meat/eggs/milk I have tendancy to go for the cheaper option rather than some organic, carbon neutral products that cost substantially more.
Apparently my ethics can be brought at a fairly low price...

[Psychosplodge]

but considering the cheap trolley full costs about twice as much as five years ago what ridiculous price would the ethical trolley cost?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

"Do I want to eat AND buy models, or do I just want a pint of milk? Hmmm..."

[Psychosplodge]

I thought we'd reached "do I want petrol, plastic crack, or food"

[Wolfshade]

Oh don't get me started on that one!
I've always been getting the basic/value/saver (depending on your supermarket of choice) chopped tomatoes and now they are pushibng their cheaper ranges and their price rises make GW annual rise seem amateurish and gentle!
The other trick is to have the same branding/packaging but reducing the weight of the contents for the same price :mad:

[Wolfshade]

I thought we'd reached "do I want petrol, plastic crack, or food"

I cycle so my choices are more open :D

[Psychosplodge]

I cycle so my choices are more open :D
My better half lives 40miles away, across hills, so even if I could be arsed it's not really an option...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Plastic crack above all!

[Wolfshade]

Don't get me wrong, I don't cycle for health or environment benefits (though I do enjoy it), I cycle as its cheaper than driving and its only about 10 miles to work so its not too bad and means that the wife and I can share a car rather than needing to run 2.
Though in the weather we have been having having wet trainers isn't that fun...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Soggy shoes are never fun dude... :/

[Wolfshade]

At the moment I have last months report screwed up into balls wedged into them to try and help dry them, at home are another pair of trainers with screwed up balls of newspaper in them.
I am rapidly running out of footware :(

[eldargal]

For the record, when I refer to free range chickens I'm referring to the little blighters running around peoples farms/gardens, not the commercial branding. I really don't give a damn about carbon neutral, I do care about how they are treated because that directly affects the quality of the meat. for msot animals standards are very high, a commercial pig isn't treated too badly anymore. Chickens are though. It isn't jsut ethics either, battery chickens are literally pumped full of hormones and all kinds of horribleness to get them to grow biggere, faster while warding off infection from the horrible conditions. With enough hormones you can make a chicken that would take 6 months to mature ordinarily mature in one month or so. I don't want that in my mouth thanks very much.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

We weren't criticising you eldargal, I'd prefer to not eat something that's had a horrible life. I personally hate it when farmers kill male calves just because they aren't heffas, it's a wasted life. :/

[Wolfshade]

It is called veal

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

They don't even use it for meat in most cases, they just chuck it.
Can't I just keep all the male cows? Cows are awesome.

[Psychosplodge]

battery chickens are literally pumped full of hormones and all kinds of horribleness to get them to grow biggere, faster while warding off infection from the horrible conditions. With enough hormones you can make a chicken that would take 6 months to mature ordinarily mature in one month or so. I don't want that in my mouth thanks very much.

Probably explains my moobs...

[Wolfshade]

I would agree with you EG, but I would be a hypocrite to say that I am support free roaming when my meat buying habbits show that I don't.
Unfortunatley for me I if I want free roaming I have to go to a farmers market or one of my local butchers (which I am lucky to have several to choose from) but the price of meat there is out of my price range so like it or lump it I have two choices to make I either eat less meat or eat poorer quality. I've tried to do both and eat about half the meat that I was consuming say 5 years ago and while that did for a while enable me to buy higher qualtiy with price rises it was no longer economically viable.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yeah, that will be the problem facing me soon, when I move out I will have to make do with what I can afford. Which is something that I really don't want to do.

Suppose I have the option of becoming a vegetarian/vegan, but that'd probably drive me crazy.

[eldargal]

Actually there is a growing body of evidene to suggest it dos explain moobs.:p

Probably explains my moobs...

If you can't afford it you can't afford it, I'm not snobbish, stupid or ideological enough to suggest that someone should prioritise ethical food over nutrition and budgeting.:) Of course if you have a decent sized garden you can keep a chicken or two easily enough, even if you don't eat them you can get fresh eggs free and they live mostly on kitchen scraps and whatever they can rummage for in the garden.

[Mr Mystery]

Yeah, that will be the problem facing me soon, when I move out I will have to make do with what I can afford. Which is something that I really don't want to do.

Suppose I have the option of becoming a vegetarian/vegan, but that'd probably drive me crazy.


Friend, get yourself a slow cooker. Because you can keep the food permanently warm, you can cook for for four, and enjoy it over a number of days. This brings economy of scale into the one man on his own food equation.

Freezers are likewise your friend. I'm currently running down my store of frozen food, for a specific reason. I want to a)make use of what I have and b) Ensure I have an empty drawer spare to take full advantage of any multi-buy meat deals.

Keep a good stock of the basics (for me, this means spices, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, various tinned pulses and jars of curry sauce) and you're laughing.

If you're happy to experiment, even cut price tinned foods can be easily pepped up (Heinz Ketchup in value beans helps!).

Oh, and as it can be pricey to keep buying fresh veg, a bit of frozen goes a long way, and do consider keeping cereals in stock. Me, I have fruit and fibre, and have a Berocca every morning. Keeps me topped up with vitiamins, and roughage. After that I can pretty much eat what I want!

Oh, and George Formby Grill is fantastic!!

[Mr Mystery]

Oh, and on the subject of organic meat....Organic Chicken can be made excellent value for more money.

How? Well, I'm glad you ask!

One, procure the following....

1. Freezer (at the top, biggest investment)
2. Small, very sharp knife (no.....don't stab it in your eye...)
2a. Decent pair of kitchen/poultry scissors
3. The Interwebs (hurrah!)
4. The chicken (duh!)

Right. Freezer on? Good. That's kind of critical.

So, take the Interwebs, and look up how to joint a chicken (like so.... http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/chicken-and-other-poultry/how-to-joint-a-raw-chicken.html thankyou Auntie Delia, your kitchen cunning has made me a happy boy!)

Joint the chicken. Wrap in clingfilm (the chicken, not yourself) as individual portions, bung it in the freezer. Using your poultry scissors, cut down the remaining carcass, and also freeze. This can be used to make a stock, and should have enough meat left on it to make it worth picking off post stock-boiling.

Pow. You now have enough chicken for several meals, from a single carcass. What you do with it from here is limited by your own adventurous culinary nature. Hell, if you find a multibuy organic chicken (deals exist!) then when making stock, you can make loads, or a concentrated batch, and freeze some of it. Nothing is as tasty as home made stock!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That was the most awesome and helpful article ever. :D
Thanks man, I've copied and pasted that into a document for later reference.

[Psychosplodge]

Actually there is a growing body of evidene to suggest it dos explain moobs.:p



I know, between that and the oestrogen in plastic pop bottles I'll be getting PMS at this rate....:p

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I know, between that and the oestrogen in plastic pop bottles I'll be getting PMS at this rate....:p

Soon you'll be a Sister of Battle.

Seriously, you've never seen a more terrified Space Marine than when he opens a door and sees over 200 Sisters of Battle marching toward him. HORY SIT!
I never imagined that infiltrating an SoB prison would be so nerve-wracking.

[Wolfshade]

The progression of minced meat in a pan.
1. Cottage Pie
2. Bolognase
3. Curry (type to taste)
4. Chilli
:D
all use onions, tomatoes and beef just add more herbs and spices for each progression

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I like Lasagne.

[Wolfshade]

I'm sure you could put that between 2 and 3

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Heeeeeeeeell yeah.

[Wolfshade]

Also you could try things like sausage casarole and using lentils and beans to bulk things out while adding protein and reduced meat

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

*is hurredly scribbing down notes*

[Psychosplodge]

And mashed potato is very filling...

[Wolfshade]

Behold!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15760897

[Wolfshade]

And mashed potato is very filling...

You can add stuff to it to make it taste more interesting like cheese, or horseraddish, or for a lower carb version some cellariac

[SotonShades]

Similarly, doing a good sunday roast with a good sized joint of beef, lamb or pork means you get a portion for your meal, then let it cool, slice it thin with a sharp knife, chuck in the fridge in a tupperware tub and you have great sandwich fillings for the next week or more. Or you can cook it againto make other quick meals. Much better value (and flavour!) than buying pre-packed, pre-sliced stuff or slices from Deli counters.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Jesus! This is more help than I've had ever! Thanks guys. :D

[Wolfshade]

This has become a mutual support thread :eek:
Other ideas are cook for two/four and freeze your additional portions, that way you can have your own ready meals that just need microwaving (+rice/pasta/potato/misc. carb)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Nice people on the internet?? WHAT IS THIS.

I seriously appreciate it though, I need every bit to get started.

[Mr Mystery]

Another tip. If you fancy a change, buy a make-at-home kit. I did this with Beef Teriyaki, and very nice it is too. And having noted the ingredients, and looked up the marinade on the intertubes, I can now make it from scratch.

Rinse and repeat, and you're laughing. Oh, and always, ALWAYS have a plentiful supply of dried pasta and rice on hand. Got some left over meat? Heat up a tin of chopped tomatoes, add the mince, season to taste, enjoy with the pasta. One tasty low cost meal!

I'll post up pictures of my kitchen tonight, give you an idea of what I work with.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

:o I think you might be my new Dad.

[SotonShades]

Nice people on the internet?? WHAT IS THIS.


THIS. IS. SPAr... I mean, BOLS!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hah!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Well, that was an odd weekend.
And somehow full of win!

[Wolfshade]

It was full of win, I finally got around to building all of my remaining orks (well aisde from the finecast ones..)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Looks like everyone was on building steroids, I too got a lot built.

[Wolfshade]

I saw in the fanasty thread. I did mine to try a different Ork army build (currently its 11boyz + Nob w/PK in a Trukk with Red Paint x as many as I can fit into the points limit, oh yeah + warboss) I really love the ork bikerz but the arms.torsos/handlesbars are soo difficult to line up you need like 15 hands...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I know man, I used to have a bike army, hated building it. :(

I enjoy building Chaos Warriors, they're so frigging easy! :D

[Psychosplodge]

Chaos warriors are so easy to build it's probably why i've only got about 45 painted and a hundred of the little buggers built...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

After the Battleforce Challenge I have mastered the batch painting process. :D

[Wolfshade]

Painting?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

My Storm Wardens.

[Wolfshade]

Sorry, that was in referrence to my seeming inability to get anything to paint. The comment was ment to convey a query about what part of the hobby was this painting marlaky

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

OH! Sorry, I'm half asleep. Nice burn. :D

[SotonShades]

I have also been on a bit of a building binge. Finished my third Warkopta (pics coming soon!) including a good 3 digit number of rivets. Which is always the biggest problem with any conversion using that much plasticard. I also have a nicely converted Dakkajet now awaiting the attention of my camera and spray paints. Shame the weather is a bit pap for it today.

[Wolfshade]

How do you do your rivets?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's usually hexagonal plasticard tubing.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I apologise thoroughly for party rocking!

[Harmonious Borealis]

So my dad brought another load of my cra- fine quality produc- er, stuff. Add another few weeks before the spare bedroom becomes the modelling room :( I keep trying to paint at work, but some needed paints disappeared from our tacklebox. They might be in the closet, behind the mountain of my-childhood-that-my-parents-have-no-room-to-store-though-they-loaded-me-down-with-it-all-in-the-first-place.

All I really have to do besides waste time here, is go through boxes...

But at least I have an idea what to cook, magnificently timely people with your suspiciously timely thread!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Our thread is omniversal, anything is topic here. :D

That sounds bad man, hopefully it can all get sorted soon!

[SotonShades]

How do you do your rivets?

Mostly I be cuttin' up thin plastic rod. Stab the chunk wiv' me knife, dip in glue n stick to the model.


No idea why I tried to type with an accent there. For my orks I've used all sorts of plastic rod, from .25mm to .8 I think. Cut off a chunk no longer than the rivet is wide and use the very tip of the hobby knife to pick it up. Use superglue to attach it because the sintant hold pulls the rivet off the knife, which plastic glue wont so easilly. I tend to put a few drops of glue on a tile or something because when I used to try to save glue by holding the rivet close to the nozzle and letting a little bubble of glue form at the top, I lost a lot of rivets inside the glue bottle/tube.

As Agent said, hexagonal tubing also works well for nuts and bolt heads.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

YEY! I'm relevant! :D

On another note; My friends, knowledge is power, power is responsibilty, WHY DO I HAVE THIS RESPONSIBILTY!!??!!

[Wolfshade]

Seems very intensive

[Psychosplodge]

Mostly I be cuttin' up thin plastic rod. Stab the chunk wiv' me knife, dip in glue n stick to the model.


No idea why I tried to type with an accent there.

Nah mate, this is a knife....

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Dude, I was in a massive argument with my mate this morning because he broke up with his girlfriend and she told me things that she didn't tell him - the worst part? I didn't ask! I don't even know her! I just added her as a friend on Facebook because she was his girlfriend, and as a result, I'm now fudgecaking angry!

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah you can't actually win in that situation, If you know and don't tell you're in the wrong, but if you do tell they don't want to hear it...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

If only I was Kirk, I could cheat! :D

I'll try and be my usual chirpy self today, but I'm rather seething.

[Wolfshade]

Does this mean you need some friendly cyber bullying to perk yourself up?

[Psychosplodge]

And some light trolling sir ?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

What I need is a stiff drink.

You guys should provide good entertainment throughout the day anyway. :D

[SotonShades]

This is the kind of thread that makes me wish BoLS had a chat/instant messenger feature.


Then I go on any of the Rules forums and thank the Emporer it doesn't.

[Psychosplodge]

lol

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hah! Nice one Soton. :D

[Psychosplodge]

NEVER enter the rules forums, it's like watching two women argue over which one of them has the biggest dick...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I have realised not to post army lists, people suck.

[Wolfshade]

I had an amusing response to an army list, for the outset I said that I was playing against nids and this one feedback basically got me to min/max everything with melta assault squads and razorbacks and give my dreads magna grapples, and I was like, why? I'm against nids, anti-mech builds are useless now dakka pred are another thing

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

"Quick! Let that Carnifex get closer to our troops, use the magna grapple!"
*the scene of destruction behind the captain is catastophic*
"I'm a tactical genius, just like Creed"

[Wolfshade]

Actually, that would be some cool rules, Magna grapple for against MCs.
Of course that would also mean that MCs would need to be able to "tank shock". hmm interesting I shall ponder

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I wasn't suggesting that it was a good idea! That'd be terrible! I don't want a Carnifex in my gunline!

[Psychosplodge]

Just squash it with a newspaper...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Or drive into it really really fast!

[Psychosplodge]

You know how difficult it is to get impacted bug off your windscreen? ¬_¬

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Yeah, it sucks!

Fortunately for me; Rhinos don't have windowscreens. :D

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah, it sucks!

Fortunately for me; Rhinos don't have windowscreens. :D
They do, they're just really small!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's a wonder how Marines drive these things, let alone humens (http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/243/6/b/john_freeman___saver_of_humens_by_router_jax-d2xozhr.jpg).

[Wolfshade]

It's a wonder how Marines drive these things, let alone humens (http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/243/6/b/john_freeman___saver_of_humens_by_router_jax-d2xozhr.jpg).

Lols

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

And now I am happy with my profile! Go John Freeman!

[Wolfshade]

I like John Freeman, especially his work in the 9th Lancers

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

For a bloke from Kent he was quite a guy.

[Wolfshade]

He saved the english humens maybe even librated zombie goasts

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Unfortunately, the pants were dead. And John Freeman fell on dead hands. Gordon Freeman was now these hands.

[Wolfshade]

Oh dear, oh dear.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

What is it with apparant "bots" from Malawi and posting completely random and off-topic ****?

[Wolfshade]

I saw that and I was like, hey they internet there.
Then I realised I knew a bishop out there and had previously had emails from him, so then I was like oh yeah they do.

[Psychosplodge]

how dare the bot derail the offtopic thread...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Hah! Racist. :p

[Wolfshade]

All your threads are belong to us!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

True that.
I enjoy this thread, it's like an instant message place, but not.

[Wolfshade]

Yeah I think so, so that is good.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

No arguing over rules is bliss, I thought that I was playing Yugioh again for a moment. :D

[Wolfshade]

have you seen this -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18440979

Brilliant

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

have you seen this -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18440979

Brilliant

Oh my god. Idiots. :D

[Wolfshade]

It is brilliant :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I'm going to put a tax on people who ride horses. "Have you been in a coma for the last century? People use cars now, stop slowing us all down and pay this tax to compensate us for our inconvenience."

[Wolfshade]

I'm going to put a tax on people who ride horses. "Have you been in a coma for the last century? People use cars now, stop slowing us all down and pay this tax to compensate us for our inconvenience."

Speak for yourself, I cycle :p

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Bikes are still faster than a horse!

I don't even have my driving license. :D

[Psychosplodge]

Speak for yourself, I cycle :p
Luddite

[Wolfshade]

No I'm just too cheap to put fuel in my car

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I don't earn enough money to buy everything needed for a car. It's mainly insurance that's the killer.

By the way, I'm feeling a lot happier now. :)