A tribute to the best and greatest thread in the world: Off Topic

[Cap'nSmurfs]

You know, this is something I'd wondered, EG, because I only know one place which calls a PhD a "DPhil". Did you get yours from there? Or is it a term in wider use than I'm aware of?

[eldargal]

Thought lots of places called a PhD a DPhil?

[Wolfshade]

Buckingham award them... as EG says lots of places award them

[Mr Mystery]

:(

Iron Man 3, 3D, bought, paid for, despatched by Amazon Saturday.

Still not been delivered to my office.

F. U. Royal Mail!

[Wolfshade]

Depending on whether or not it is first class, depending on whether or not it actually made it in time for the saturday collection depends whether or not today or tomorrow is when you should expect to get it.

Don't slag off Royal Mail, Deutsche post is worst.

[Mr Mystery]

Royal Mail are a pain in my behind.

Close down local collections office, due to lack of use. Probably because it was stuck out on the arse end of nowhere with no public transport links, when we have a fair sized central Post Office branch in the centre of town, with lots of public transport links.....and have instead put it in the next town over, again on the arse end of nowhere with no public transport links...

[Wolfshade]

We are still fortunate to have daily deliveries to our home addresses at no additional charge. Take some other systems, you have to rent your postbox for a month fee, regardless of the number of items recieved. Now if you are like me most "post" comes in the form of e-mail so you have very low items, indeed I have about 1 item a week. So you are having to maintain this cost, for the odds and ends. Then you have to remember to go and check it, which because of ground rent are often in the arse end of nowhere with no public transport links and only open during certain hours.

It could be a lot lot worse.

[Psychosplodge]

Royal mail take a lot of the blame for others errors.

[Kaptain Badrukk]

I'm still annoyed with US customs, they lost a USPS parcel heading OUT to me in June, still no sign.
And then there's the USPS fiasco with the reaper kickstarter.
All in all Royal Mail ain't that bad.

[Psychosplodge]

You have to keep in mind a lot of other courier companies take on work, then dump it onto Royal mail for final delivery. All it means is they are picking the stuff up "pre sorting" it (ha) taking a chunk of money, then forcing Royal mail (who can't refuse- something to do with competition and monopolies (known as downstream access iirc)) to make the final delivery.
All it means is you get a slower service...

[Mr Mystery]

K it's arrived.

Went to the wrong building though, but not entirely sure whose fault that would be (not mine!)

[Psychosplodge]

If the address is right, that's fair to blame the delivery person...

[Mr Mystery]

Could be a standing re-direction within my organisation. We do have 4 separate offices now! (all within spitting distance though)

And that's another former school mate jailed! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24019214). The silly, junkie sod.

[Kirsten]

wonder if forge world will update the chapter tactics for the minotaurs, shadow captain korvydae, red scorpions etc. now the new marine codex is out. new tactics make the old ones seem pretty rubbish...

[Cap'nSmurfs]

I'd never come across anywhere except Oxford calling it a DPhil, which is why I asked, thanks for the clarification.

May just have outed myself as one of those awful ivory tower types. Don't hurt me! I went to a state school!

[Kirsten]

German politician is doing it right

"A German politician has been caught up in a media row after being photographed in bondage gear.

Jasmin Maurer, who's a leading light in Germany's Pirate Party, posed for the pictures as part of a private photo workshop. But the 24-year-old member of the Saarland regional assembly came under fire from the tabloid Bild, who wrote an article with the headline, "Is THIS How an MP Should Appear?" - with the images reprinted in full.

Ms Maurer has not taken the criticism lying down.

"A four-letter newspaper is trying to drag me through the dirt and create a scandal over a couple of pictures. But the only scandal here is the paper itself, which has got all upset but itself often prints pictures of women without any clothes on at all," she wrote on Facebook, over a copy of one of her bondage shots.

The Pirate Party, which campaigns for political transparency and internet freedom has issued a statement in support of Ms Maurer. She herself says she is receiving more and more social media messages pledging that "now we will definitely vote Pirate first!""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23976714

[Cap'nSmurfs]

Bild are knuckle-dragging scum, the equivalent of The Sun. Good on her.

[Wildeybeast]

I think Bild has a point. I wouldn't want to see Cameron dressed up like that.

[Mr Mystery]

Marvel One Shot : Agent Carter.

I think Dr Eldargal will approve....

[Kirsten]

Iron Man 3 is totally awesome, loved it. mmmm gwyneth paltrow. also the post credits scene was brilliant.

[Mr Mystery]

Currently watching the deleted and extended scenes.... Really good!

[Psychosplodge]

Got my codex today, still not been sent apparently...

It's so pretty...

[Wolfshade]

No codex for me.

Still playing Skyrim, managed to become a werewolf while I had contracted Sanguinare Vampiris...

[Psychosplodge]

Impressive. I didn't know you could do that.
It wasn't planned but I was next to the PC and they had some left...

[Wolfshade]

No the lycanthropy gave me immunity to it so I was cured of it...

Special edition?

[DarkLink]

So, here's a blog that was temporarily posted on Crossfit.com, because they thought the article they linked to was a satire/comedy thing. Then they realized it wasn't, and took it down: http://stuffblackpeopledontlike.blogspot.com/

The article itself sounds like something from the Onion, about how black people don't like crossfit because white people do it. But then if you go and read some of the other articles on the blog, like this one (http://stuffblackpeopledontlike.blogspot.com/2013/09/james-crow-shadow-is-never-far-from.html), in which he claims that Jim Crow laws existed to protect old white people from those violent black criminals, it's pretty quickly apparent that this guy is a massive racist.

Edit: also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUYW0JyzydA

[eldargal]

Marvel One Shot : Agent Carter.

I think Dr Eldargal will approve....

Yep I can't wait to see it, should have the DVD/Bluray soon.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Why are you up this early? xD

[eldargal]

Got in the habit when my brothers used to drag me out each morning to shoot birdlife, now it's ingrained.:(

Edit: Just read that Marvel are going to make more Agent Carter one shots, so yay. Pity no feature length film but I'll take what I can get. Someone on The Mary Sue suggested they could have some flashback episodes in Agents of Shield, given that she was an early director of it.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I only get up this early for work. xD

Or airplanes.

[Mr Mystery]

Got in the habit when my brothers used to drag me out each morning to shoot birdlife, now it's ingrained.:(

Edit: Just read that Marvel are going to make more Agent Carter one shots, so yay. Pity no feature length film but I'll take what I can get. Someone on The Mary Sue suggested they could have some flashback episodes in Agents of Shield, given that she was an early director of it.

I reckon we'll see those too. SHIELD now has an effective 68 year established history!

Plus, I suspect she may turn out to be Tony Stark's Mum....

[eldargal]

That would be very amusing.:) Really if Agents of Shield does that and they really do announce a Captain Marvel film with or without Katee Sackhoff Marvel I'll be so thrilled.

[DrLove42]

Morning all

Its fething cold.

That is all


Also....apparantly....having large testicles makes you an awful father....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24016988

[Mr Mystery]

Explains my lack of parental instinct then.

[Wolfshade]

Morning!

Another glorious day in this world.

[DrLove42]

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7782705664/h79FCE3E6/

Katy Perry wants Snoo Snoo!

[Mr Mystery]

If she wasn't so generally annoying, she could have it!

Oh, and Russell Brand's been on her....eew.

Also, Yay for Picard/Professor/Patrick (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24018472), he's married again. To someone less than half his age! The cheeky old thing!

[Wolfshade]

To be fair if he asked, I wouldn't say no.

What happens when your security guards have a fight with each other?

[Mr Mystery]

Dunno.

But Uri Geller has managed to wangle his way into headlines. Sort of (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-24028902). The freak.

[Wolfshade]

Brilliant prank :)

Had a great win this morning, I grabbed a packet of crisps thinking that they were ready salted, got to work and it turned out to be steak & onion.

Also, you get strange looks from collegues when you are sat at your desk repair a puncture :)

4 patches left, might be time to get some new ones...

[DrLove42]

Sounds like a fun day.

Quiet on here today, where Splodgey?

Also the greatest video game review ever... http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/farming-simulator-2013/review/

[Psychosplodge]

No the lycanthropy gave me immunity to it so I was cured of it...

Special edition?

Yeah thought as much.
And yes I caved and got the Ravenguard edition...



Oh, and Russell Brand's been on her....eew.
!

Yeah that's ebough to put anyone on your NOPE list...

[Wolfshade]

There are some really crazy simulators available:

http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/sim-plicity/

[Wolfshade]

Yeah thought as much.
And yes I caved and got the Ravenguard edition...



Yeah that's ebough to put anyone on your NOPE list...

So has moe
http://static.gigwise.com/artists/Image/katyperry-thesimpsons.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

I'd prefer Moe's hand me downs to be honest.

[DrLove42]

Someone cosplays....as a SHARKNADO!

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7779144960/h68048807/

[Wolfshade]

Awesome, it was on last night as well :)

[Psychosplodge]

There are some really crazy simulators available:

http://www.pcgamer.com/tag/sim-plicity/
yeah kerbal space program is kinda awesome

[Mr Mystery]

Fish Finger Sandwiches for tea tonight. Yespleasethankyou.

[Psychosplodge]

Oh really? ;)

[Wolfshade]

kerbal doesn't really fit into that group as it was not hyper realistic.

Fish finger sandwiches is pay day so far away?

I am having bangers and mash with onion gravy.

[Psychosplodge]

Aberdeen angus burger tonight...

[Wolfshade]

Read an article from Canada about cycling injuries.

Most common are head injuries accounting for half of the injuries, the other half are injuries to the rest of the body.

The peice concludes that cyclists should consider wearing body armour along with a proper fitting helmet.

Of course I find this peculiar. I think EG would call this victim blaming. It is the question why should the victim of a crime be responsible to mitigate the effects. I think a better solution would be to make all external surfaces of cars made out of impact absorbing foam. It would also minise the cost of collisions and therefore minimise insurance.

It is akin to saying that people should wear stab jackets to avoid becoming victims of stabbings. It is strange

[Psychosplodge]

There's a line when it comes to an activity where you can injure yourself, you'd be foolish to go out on a motorbike without leathers no matter the reason you might be possibly falling off it... but at end of the day its your choice if you want to take that risk or not?
I did see an awesome horseriding jacket that has a killswitch type clip and it instantly inflates if you come off, maybe you should all have them too? :D

[DrLove42]

Dunno what to eat today as going out for more Dark heresy. Woop

[Wolfshade]

But should cycling be inherently dangerous? No
I will accept that like riding a motorbike there is an inherent danger of slipping and falling off which cannot be avoided especially if you are cornering too fast or there is too little grip on the road for direction change. But that should be the same as if you were walking. I mean to aquaplane I'd need to be doing 95+ mph.

One of the biggest complaints is how cyclists "wobble", but if the road was a) clean (or at least clear of debris) and b) not full of potholes then it wouldn't be an issue. With my car driver hat on I am all for both a and b.

[Mr Mystery]

kerbal doesn't really fit into that group as it was not hyper realistic.

Fish finger sandwiches is pay day so far away?

I am having bangers and mash with onion gravy.

It is depressingly far to pay day. Just under two weeks :(

Still. Plenty food in the cupboards, even if it's not my typical fare.

[Psychosplodge]

I count it in weekends, one weekend to go :D

[Wolfshade]

27th for me :'(

And all of IT are on the wrong tax code so need to check mine with the tax office.

Just checked, paying emergency tax like a pro... me < impressed

[DrLove42]

Well I won't get paid till the end of October so :P

[Psychosplodge]

And all of IT are on the wrong tax code so need to check mine with the tax office.

That always fills you with joy, just remember to use the work phone to do it.

[Wolfshade]

That always fills you with joy, just remember to use the work phone to do it.

Damn right, it is their mistake, unless it is a free 'phone number in which case I'll do it on my day off Friday.

[Psychosplodge]

No the tax office number is anything but free, and the queues are long.

[Wolfshade]

Yeah itis a non-geographic 0300 no.

[Psychosplodge]

Skyrim lets you get some awesome screenshots...

4840
4841

This one includes possibly the most important stat in the game...

4842

[Wolfshade]

Bunnies slaughtered?

[Psychosplodge]

They were all going for me!

[Mr Mystery]

Do they call you.....Tim?

[White Tiger88]

Do they call you.....Tim?

Does that means he Tebows?

[Mr Mystery]

Whachoo talkin' 'bout White Tiger?

[White Tiger88]

Whachoo talkin' 'bout White Tiger?

Ask an American its a joke about an Ultra crazy religious and horrible bad football player who prays during games...randomly....

[Psychosplodge]

Do they call you.....Tim?

No I am not an enchanter by trade.

[Wolfshade]

I have decided to get some smithing action, also to buy a house to store all my loot. Though I keep being told that I don't need to stip every dungeon as I can craft and smith away to make money. It just doesn't feel right to me mind.

[Psychosplodge]

You have to enchant as well as smith to make it worthwhile.

[Mr Mystery]

Pffrt. Why Smith, when you can SMITE?

Also, massive Whovian squeeeee (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24038234)

[DrLove42]

Apparantly S3 of Sherlock starts the next day as well....

[Wolfshade]

I read that as Hoofian...

[Mr Mystery]

Who then Sherlock, with Agents of Shield thrown into the mix???

I think my Brians might asplode in November.

[Psychosplodge]

When SG1 finishes on Thursday I'll be dedicating more time to gaming, and less to TV.

[Wolfshade]

I need to Skyrim more, but I have no time :'(

Looking forward to Sheild and have told The Wife that we will be watching this.

Also looks like Netflix + Virgin are trying to do magic together, fun times. Possibly.

[eldargal]

September is going to be fun for television:

Agents of Shield
Castle
Homeland
Once Upon A time
Elementary
and I think a few more I'm forgetting all starting pretty much in a week of one another.

[Mr Mystery]

Russia accuses Bloodhound Gang of inciting hatred (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/24025592).

As opposed to you know, systematically oppressing a whole sexuality....

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

F*ck off Russia.

[DrLove42]

September is going to be fun for television:

Agents of Shield
Castle
Homeland
Once Upon A time
Elementary
and I think a few more I'm forgetting all starting pretty much in a week of one another.

Big Bang Theory, how I met your Mother, Mentalist....

September is start of season for nearly everything. Its going to be GLORIOUS

[eldargal]

Not that fond of Big Bang Theory, whenever I watch it seems like they are poking fun at geeks and nerds.

[Psychosplodge]

The Big Bang Theory shows geek culture the same way that 50 Shades of Grey shows BDSM culture.

Still watch it,it's like picking a scab, but every series it's more and more uncomfortable.

[Wolfshade]

I think they get Sheldon wrong, yes he is very anal about things but sometimes he is downright vindictive which I don't think fits

[DrLove42]

It is more difficult to watch these days...its more of a caricature of who the characters were to begin with.

Raj has gone from a social awkward person to someone who is just unbelievably camp.

Also Splodgey... you seen this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24032515

[Psychosplodge]

Aye, that makes it funnier for some reason. Hopefully it'll kill it like they say.

[eldargal]

Saw it, thought 'fake', forgot about it.

[Psychosplodge]

Never thought I'd see Brand do something (http://mildlyamused.tumblr.com/post/60848512382/****yeah-nerdery-alexandraerin-acidarmor) I approve of.

[DrLove42]

I genuinly like Russel Brand, now hes out of his drunk and druggy phase he speaks out for the right things.

[Wolfshade]

Didn't see it, didn't care.

To misquote DC:
"Too many twerks makes a twerp"

[Psychosplodge]

I genuinly like Russel Brand, now hes out of his drunk and druggy phase he speaks out for the right things.

He's got a point though, the SS did have good uniforms...

[eldargal]

Never thought I'd see Brand do something (http://mildlyamused.tumblr.com/post/60848512382/****yeah-nerdery-alexandraerin-acidarmor) I approve of.

Nice, he's a still a sexist little twerp who slut shamed a young woman to her grandfather on radio though, amongst other things. not a fan.

[Psychosplodge]

Nice, he's a still a sexist little twerp who slut shamed a young woman to her grandfather on radio though, amongst other things. not a fan.

Aye.

[Kirsten]

hooray, my marine codex which arrived on monday has just been shipped.

[Mr Mystery]

And he's not funny. Or talented. He's just a poopstain on the gusset of life.

[Gotthammer]

He also wore Hugo Boss to an academy awards function earlier in the year :rolleyes:


K - going to get two I wonder?

[Psychosplodge]

He also wore Hugo Boss to an academy awards function earlier in the year :rolleyes:


He was wearing one then wasn't he? Provided by the sponsors...

[Deadlift]

hooray, my marine codex which arrived on monday has just been shipped.

Which one did you go for ?

[Wolfshade]

hooray, my marine codex which arrived on monday has just been shipped.

If you end up with two I bagsie the 2nd

[Deadlift]

He also wore Hugo Boss to an academy awards function earlier in the year :rolleyes:


K - going to get two I wonder?

I like Hugo Boss, it's one of the few higher end labels that makes clothing to fit xxxl :D

[Kirsten]

just the ordinary one, wouldn't have spent £70 on one even if I could afford to. I used to buy all the special edition rulebooks but the latest 40k one wasn't remotely worth it, so I wont buy any more limited edition GW stuff.

[Psychosplodge]

hooray, my marine codex which arrived on monday has just been shipped.

I wonder if mines been shipped yet? Considering it arrived Monday...

[Wolfshade]

Oh intersting http://kerbaldevteam.tumblr.com/post/60869295468/ksp-weekly-september-10-2013

RnD for Kerbalz!

[Mr Mystery]

And as The Voice signs up ropey old has been Kylie Minogue to be a judge, Mr Mystery asks...

Why can't we just have an honest to goodness battle of the bands? Original arrangements. Original songs. Actual. Genuine. Talent.

Not this constant karaoke cack.

[Wolfshade]

Come on down £5 to see all the finalists.

http://www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/153

[Mr Mystery]

Too far for me :p

Also, can someone please put George Galloway out of my misery? Please?

[Wolfshade]

I would imagine he would be busy with the syria issue, after all who else do we know that has allegedly sold weapons to allged dictators of allegd arab countries...

[DrLove42]

I just realised.

its the 11th of September

And I haven't seen one post on facebook or the news about memorials or that kind of stuff at all

[Psychosplodge]

They're waiting for the 9th of November...

[Wolfshade]

They're waiting for the 9th of November...

The excommunication of King Peter III of Aragon is an important date.

I do think that is remarkable that just after the 11/9 attacks the funding to the IRA dried up and they came to the peace table.
No one likes being on the receving end of a sustatined attack

[DrLove42]

I'm watching a speed run of Ocarina of Time on youtube. He completes the whole game....in 45 minutes

[Psychosplodge]

how is that possible?

[DrLove42]

Sequence Breaking, clipping through walls (not no_clip though, just in game "glitches")...

He got through the temple of time door with none of the stones, and had the Master Sword in hand....in 14 minutes

[Mr Mystery]

Point of that being?

[Psychosplodge]

That's not really completing it is it?

[Wolfshade]

Point of a speed run is itself the point, it is like the portal and portal 2 runs being done in next to no time.

[Psychosplodge]

But surely the point is to complete it asap? not skip half of it?

[DrLove42]

Theres different types of speed run.

You get pure start to finish ASAP. You get all Dungeon Runs. You get 100% Completion Runs in Metroid...

[Wolfshade]

It is like some people on strava segments, cut corners to improve your time by a few thousands of a second, or in this case skip chunks of the game.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

The Ocarina of Time is like one of the best games ever, why would you ruin it like that?

[DrLove42]

Watchign this guys video has made me buy the damn game again...so I can do it properly

The only temple he actually does in full in the Fire Temple. And he does that in like...10 minutes?

[Psychosplodge]

The 3ds remake?

[DrLove42]

Nah, Gamecube version. Not got a 3DS yet, although I do wants one

[Deadlift]

I just realised.

its the 11th of September

And I haven't seen one post on facebook or the news about memorials or that kind of stuff at all

It's my birthday too, 38 today :D

[Psychosplodge]

I got this one

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/legend-of-zelda-3ds-25th-anniversary.jpg

It's so pretty...
It's a nice little handheld, bet they do something good for xmas with the 3d pokemon due in October....


Happy Birthday Deadlift! Did they manage to find you a meat cake?

[DrLove42]

Hapy Birthday Deadlift! Hope you have a good one


Vis a Viz OoT, he never actually beats it. He kills Volvagia, and in the crystal at the end glitches out of it....which triggers the credits....

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's my birthday too, 38 today :D

Happy Birthday matey! Big hugs from the Agent.


9/11 is trending on Twitter is it's any consolation.

[Wolfshade]

It's my birthday too, 38 today :D

Happy Birthday big guy :)


9/11 is trending on Twitter is it's any consolation.

As I say the excommunication of King Peter III of Aragon is an important date.

[Mr Mystery]

Yes, but will it allow one to go toe to toe with an Alien Queen?? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24048567)

[Wolfshade]

Never mind that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24045546

Unemployment drops to 7.7% was previously 7.8%, that is 24,000 more in work.
Also people claiming jobseekers is down 32,600 the lowest since Feb '09.

Though all is not rosey there is of course the big gap between north/south with the the SE (read london) having half the unemployment rate the the NE had. Of course one would expect that given that this is historically been the case and london was less hit by the recession than the rest of the uk (indeed some commentators even speculate if the SE was seperate it would not have fallen into recession anyway, despite the numerous banks contained therein).

All is not great, while average salaries have risen by 1% (1.1% including bonuses) prices have risen at 2.8%.

The chancellor will claim that the government is re-balancing the economy as despite 34,000 fewer public sector jobs, private sector rose by 114,00

[Psychosplodge]

http://i40.tinypic.com/34y4bp5.gif
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http://i44.tinypic.com/dfvyup.gif
http://i40.tinypic.com/28s6g49.gif

[Wolfshade]

Chortle

[Kirsten]

someone previously asked about the Manx accent, this was made by some friends of mine. does contain a swear right at the end :eek:

I use many of these.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oX9b_ScNe5U

[DrLove42]

Mooooorning.

Its wet again. That kinda sucks.

[Psychosplodge]

You wouldn't want to go in dry....oh the weather? yeah that sucks.
Starting to feel the chill on my feet in the workshop, Winter is coming...

[DrLove42]

Winter is Coming.

I finished reading Game of Thrones yesterday, moved onto Clash of Kings. Really good book

[Psychosplodge]

Idk, not sure there's enough sex in it...

[eldargal]

I should have Saints Row IV tomorrow, yay. Only two weeks after I should have had it, **** you Amazon.

[Psychosplodge]

special edition of some sort?

[DrLove42]

Its 25 quid in Asda....least it was.

I don't think i'll be buying anything for a while. Want GTA 5, but not sure I can warrent getting it right now, not with Rome and the move...

[eldargal]

special edition of some sort?

Nope, just regular. No special editions for the PC. Should have just bought it on Steam.

[Psychosplodge]

See I assumed that's why you hadn't...

I'm putting off GTA5 till they bundle it with the DLC, I can always play the SOs copy as I know she won't wait :D

[DrLove42]

Also this is for Splodgey http://cheezburger.com/54639361

[Psychosplodge]

meh that's just crashed flash :rolleyes: looks like a later watch...

[DrLove42]

LOL.

I have now exhausted all the youtube videos and catch up TV availalbe for me to watch today.

Ergo I now have nothing to do until 430PM

[Wolfshade]

someone previously asked about the Manx accent, this was made by some friends of mine. does contain a swear right at the end :eek:

It was me mwhahahahahaha


Mooooorning.

Its wet again. That kinda sucks.

No, it is dry, though my shorts didn't dry out from last night :(


Today I reached 42.9mph on my ride into work, the maximum speed limit is 40mph zomg!


Also! (More importantly) Some one has stolen the buttie van from outside of the Hick's Building! For SHAME! That was an essential part of the AstroPhys Crew, 9 am lectures sat in the dark on the back row eating butties drinking tea.

This is makes the Syria issue seem insignificant.

[Psychosplodge]

Also! (More importantly) Some one has stolen the buttie van from outside of the Hick's Building! For SHAME! That was an essential part of the AstroPhys Crew, 9 am lectures sat in the dark on the back row eating butties drinking tea.

This is makes the Syria issue seem insignificant.

How do you know this and I don't?

[Wolfshade]

How do you know this and I don't?

Because I am more awesome

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/hunt-on-for-stolen-food-van-1-6038660

[Psychosplodge]

Because I am more awesome

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/hunt-on-for-stolen-food-van-1-6038660

I blame students...

[DrLove42]

I blame them too.

They're all back here in a week. Then i only have to put up with them for 2 before moving....

[Wolfshade]

I don't think it was students, firstly they are the main users (I dread to think how much of my student loan was converted to butties) and secondly it happened at 06:30 am with a van.

[Psychosplodge]

:p
Sounds like well organised students...

[Wolfshade]

Best people I knew ever managed was a bus shelter

[DrLove42]

they stole a bus shelter?

[Wolfshade]

they stole a bus shelter?

Stole is such a strong word, temporarily dislocated. Replete with concrete holding the posts in.

Students doing it wrong: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-24047706

[Psychosplodge]

The house I lived in briefly had a massive 8'X8' square sign obviously acquired from a pub car park bolted to the wall at the top of the stairs, I never quite understood how they got it there... It being a terrace with a door off a narrow passage between two houses, and the entrance hall being about three foot square *shrug*


I think that was a very Challenge accepted moment...

What it doesn't mention is they bent it the week before...

[DrLove42]

Nothing wrong with someone doing something civic minded

[Kaptain Badrukk]

I feel outclassed, best we ever managed was 6'x3'.

[Wolfshade]

What you need is one of those huge motorway signs. It wasn't till I walked along side one that was on the ground did I realise how long it was

[Psychosplodge]

I feel outclassed, best we ever managed was 6'x3'.

Well it was like that when I got there...


What you need is one of those huge motorway signs. It wasn't till I walked along side one that was on the ground did I realise how long it was

I bet they are a size, but the logistics? The students would need a van...

[Mr Mystery]

Greatest and most random drinking trophy?

Rocking Horse.

And no, I wasn't a student. VICTORY!

[Wolfshade]

I don't engage in theft.

[Mr Mystery]

This wasn't theft. It was spoils of drinking!

Also, I'm strongly hankering after Lime Pickle and Poppadoms.....

Might need to nip up Tesco's after work.....

[DrLove42]

Chilli for dinner tonight. Nom nom nom

Nearly lunch time. I'm bored out of my mind

[Wolfshade]

I've opened the fire door 20 minutes ago and my thermometer has just registered 27(80) and it is on the way down

[Psychosplodge]

Don't drop it on the keyboard...

Do you work in the server room? O_o

[DrLove42]

its 12 degrees here....

[DrLove42]

Further proof Gove is a frickin ingrait

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24058227

In addition to changing his mind on exam restructuring 3 times and having so experience in teaching before being appointed eduction minister, hes now decided to ignore feedback from highly qualified people, or consider enacting their policies, which are standard for the rest of the world.

Why does this unqualified person disagree with these recommendations? Because he believes "127 experts including Lord Layard, director of the Well-Being Programme at the London School of Economics; senior lecturer in psychology of education at Cambridge University Dr David Whitebread, and director of Play England Catherine Prisk" are "misguided".

Find me a teacher who likes Gove and i'll show you a lying idiot

[Mr Mystery]

Can we please, please just get rid of him?

The worm is an unmitigated disaster. I know several teachers, and not one, not one has anything even remotely pleasant to say about him.

He doesn't know what he's doing, but won't admit it. And again, I'm lead to wonder, just how badly bullied was he at school?? Because it all just seems to be some kind of revenge against a system he clearly didn't enjoy.

[Psychosplodge]

No the worst bullied become Traffic cops, they wouldn't let me, apparently all the way through school doesn't make you quite qualified :'(

[Psychosplodge]

How awesome is this?

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/60548_505783589445848_1495368066_n.jpg

[DrLove42]

About 2 out of 10

[Psychosplodge]

Well yeah but it's the paint job not the model I meant :p

I mean,

10/10 model of the year

[DrLove42]

I actually quite like the model....

[Psychosplodge]

With that chin turret? O_o

[DrLove42]

Maybe needs a bit of a redesign, but i do quite like it

[Mr Mystery]

Never mind that!

New edition of the Profanisaurus out this year! And it should contain my three contributions! Like Barncles! Or Arsebestos! And Opportunity Norks!

[DrLove42]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKNDml12Big&feature=player_embedded#t=38

Holy Grail as a modern movie trailer

[Psychosplodge]

Never mind that!

New edition of the Profanisaurus out this year! And it should contain my three contributions! Like Barncles! Or Arsebestos! And Opportunity Norks!

I haven't had one of those for about ten years...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKNDml12Big&feature=player_embedded#t=38

Holy Grail as a modern movie trailer

Too many spoilers...

[Wolfshade]

Why you no love me?
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/69786000/jpg/_69786238_69786233.jpg

Meet the blobfish voted the ugliest fish in the sea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24040130

[DrLove42]

I wish it wasn't drooling. It just makes it worse

[Psychosplodge]

Are we sure that's not just someone's chin? and photoshop?

[Mr Mystery]

I believe it's from either Dakkadakka, or possibly 4Chan.

[eldargal]

Warner Brothers have just announced they are making a series of new films set in the Harry Potter (http://www.themarysue.com/new-harry-potter-movies-fantastic-beasts/)universe based around the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Creatures and Where To Find Them.

Totes enthused. Love Harry Potter. Ravenclaw ftw 'Wit beyond measure is mans greatest treasure'.

[Mr Mystery]

Yep. I'm up for that!

Perhaps they've realised DC Movies are a bust??

[Kirsten]

Ravenclaw ftw

order of the phoenix was on the other day and at the end when voldemort is encouraging Harry to kill Bellatrix going 'kill her' I was going 'kill her!' as well and my housemate said 'well we know what house you would be in' :p

[Wildeybeast]

Which is the house where they use invisibility cloaks to sneak into the girls changing room after Qudditch? That would be the house I'd join.

[DrLove42]

I love the concept of another Potter

Apparantly its going to be set in the 40's....I love the concept of a Wizard in 1940...

[Mr Mystery]

Makes sense too. Less comparing to Potter plot!

[DrLove42]

Anyone else watched Educating Yorkshire?

****ing hell...some people need their heads realligning

[Wolfshade]

I'm excited for this

[Psychosplodge]

Which is the house where they use invisibility cloaks to sneak into the girls changing room after Qudditch? That would be the house I'd join.

That's the exact idea that would have appealed to teenage me :D


Anyone else watched Educating Yorkshire?

****ing hell...some people need their heads realligning

I watched about ten minutes of the first one before I lost my temper and turned the TV off. So many candidates for postnatal abortion...



Also this is for Splodgey http://cheezburger.com/54639361

Also now I've watched it...

Shipping, They're doing wrong...

I do hope neither of those actors googled fan fiction afterwords :eek:

[White Tiger88]

Which is the house where they use invisibility cloaks to sneak into the girls changing room after Qudditch? That would be the house I'd join.

That would be....HumplePuff ;)

[Mr Mystery]

Though you can tell Harry Potter was written by a woman. And this isn't as sexist as it sounds!

When Dumbledore and Voldermort are having their duel in the Ministry, Harry quite sensibly keeps his head down for most of it. Yet he does stick his head above the parapet at times..... And does nothing.

Now sure, he's still learning, and likely can't compete with the spells being cast. But in my experience, there are no school boys who don't know the power of either a Chinese Burn, Nipple Cripple, Noogie, Pod Shot, or even the classic 'Poke In The Eye'. Surely, given the concentration required by Voldermort, he could have cast a relevant spell to do one of the above? Just a distracting cheap shot (I favour poke in the eye) could have swung it! Now granted, a remote wedgie might not do much, as it assumes Voldermort is wearing undies, and has tackle. Looking at the state of him, I wouldn't bank on that!

But he does have eyes, shins and forearms! Come on Harry, pull your finger out! Clearly written by a woman. Now I've seen women fighting, and it is vicious, and they are by no means rubbish at it. But there's lots of hair pulling, and scratching. Voldermort is a slap head, so former is out, and scratching? Not the sort of spell I'd expect a boy wizard to know!

[eldargal]

Which is the house where they use invisibility cloaks to sneak into the girls changing room after Qudditch? That would be the house I'd join.

That's the House of Getting Your Genitals Hexed Off By Professor McGonagall.:p

[Psychosplodge]

That would be....HumplePuff ;)

No, no, no.

It would be an intelligent use of an invisibility cloak, so the kind of thing you'd expect from Ravenclaw. Though considering the consequences outlined by EG it might take a Griffyndors balls to do it...

[White Tiger88]

That's the House of Getting Your Genitals Hexed Off By Professor McGonagall.:p


No, no, no.

It would be an intelligent use of an invisibility cloak, so the kind of thing you'd expect from Ravenclaw. Though considering the consequences outlined by EG it might take a Griffyndors balls to do it...

Well only what...two characters could notice the cloak? Mcgonagall would be easy to get past!

.....
..
....

Also go Slytherian!

[DrLove42]

I watched about ten minutes of the first one before I lost my temper and turned the TV off. So many candidates for postnatal abortion...

The show just makes me angry. Yet I keep watching it. Don't think i've watched anything with the wife thats made me shout at the TV so much some times

[Psychosplodge]

I was right though, clearly west Yorkshire...

[DrLove42]

Its funny cos they all sound right like my Bradford cousins, so it takes me back to being a kid....

[Psychosplodge]

lol.
And yet you live in Southampton...

I was laughing last night as I saw some American thing where they were trying to sell second hand stuff in Scotland, and they were talking this Scottish farmer, and they'd subtitled him, but what was funnier was he was actually quite clear for a Scottish accent...

[DrLove42]

When Taggert broadcasts in the the States apparantly they subtitle the whole thing.

[Psychosplodge]

I remember the 07 floods, and when they put an American news channel on BBCnews24 in the early hours they subtitled the folk of Barnsley.
That was funny too...

[Kaptain Badrukk]

This is not by far only an American issue. My wife (raised in Australia) struggles with some of the broader UK accents like Scottish and the more extreme end of the West-Country or Yorkshire accents.

[DrLove42]

I watched Bouncers after Educating Yorkshire. Drunk Scouse accents are pretty hard to understand

But you know the scene in Hot Fuzz where they need a translator for the farmer (played by Filch/Walder Frey?). I understand every word he says through that insanely think accent.

I had a friend who grew up in scotland, then moved to Cornwall at 21. Her accent is bloody hard to understand.

[Psychosplodge]

I do have to consciously speak slower to Americans, Australians, and some Southerners, or I'm forever repeating myself.

[Mr Mystery]

I do have to consciously speak slower to Americans, Australians, and some Southerners, or I'm forever repeating myself.

That's usually the cause of booze with you though. Or the crack.

[Psychosplodge]

:D
Well yeah, without the booze why would I talk to them at all? :rolleyes:

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I am awake!

[DrLove42]

I'm not!

[Deadlift]

I'm hungover, and have just changed the ****tiest nappy I have ever seen. How I didn't puke I don't know :)

[Mr Mystery]

I think I am.

[Psychosplodge]

I'm not really.
I'm dying. Bloody bint in warehousing bringing disease to work from her snotlings, they haven't even been back in the cesspool of school a week, and already we're suffering for it...

[eldargal]

Saints Row IV installing now.:cool:

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Very fun game.

But GTA 5 is where it at. :cool:

[Psychosplodge]

Apparently the OTT superpowers make it too easy and boring.
You know GTA V is out next week?

[DrLove42]

Really looking forward to GTA but not sure when i'll get to play it with the move and all, might have to hold off for another month or so.

Nice half day for me today, gaming club tonight, then a ridonkulously early start for the drive to Plymouth tomorrow morning for house hunting

[Psychosplodge]

I'm putting it off till the complete edition.
Plus I can play our lasses copy till then :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Apparently the OTT superpowers make it too easy and boring.
You know GTA V is out next week?

Yes... Next week...

[Deadlift]

Yes... Next week...

Yep I pre-ordered a copy for myself, and one for a mate who's getting married. I thought it would be a great wedding present. My mrs didn't approve.
I bought Disneys Infinity last week for the eldest, it's awesome fun.

[Psychosplodge]

But does his? :D

I mean at least it's something useful...

[DrLove42]

I bought Disneys Infinity last week for the eldest, it's awesome fun.

Goodbye money!

GTA V is reputed to be the most expensive game ever made, with a single player lasting 100 hours+

[Psychosplodge]

Finally another 100hour + game.
I remember IV had an achievement for doing it sub 30 hours. All that meant is I had to start again to play it properly...

[DrLove42]

I missed out on that by about 15 hours....

I missed a lot of the side stuff, meaning to go back to it after I finished the main story.

Then I finished GTA 4. As it was autosaving after completing the game, the xbox crashed and corrupted the file. So i would have had to start again. **** that action....

[Psychosplodge]

I was working on the DLC last xmas got stuck on the one that involves catching someone you chucked out a helicopter...

[Mr Mystery]

GTAIV bored me. The plot was rubbish! And all those phonecalls, in the middle of a mission? No ta.

I got into GTA with San Andreas, and really missed taking over the map, one area at a time.

Hope there's something akin to that in V!

[eldargal]

I'd buy GTA V if it had a female character in the single player portion. Prefer the Saints Row parody though.

[Psychosplodge]

You'll probably be able to reskin the PC version? not much I know...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

But does his? :D

I mean at least it's something useful...

I totally haven't already got it.

[Psychosplodge]

O_o

[DrLove42]

How?

[Psychosplodge]

I suggest he's been trading sexual favours with the staff at game?

[Deadlift]

I suggest he's been trading sexual favours with the staff at game?

Any holes a goal.

[DrLove42]

I once had a chick offer to blow me in the alley behind the store if i'd let her have her PS3 a week early

I didn't FYI

[Kaptain Badrukk]

I bet that was awkward. Or rewarding for both of you. Or both.

[Mr Mystery]

Oh, and in other, other, other news... I am now successfully flirting with the attractive career woman.

[Deadlift]

I once had a chick offer to blow me in the alley behind the store if i'd let her have her PS3 a week early

I didn't FYI

Lol, I'm in the wrong business.

[Psychosplodge]

I once had a chick offer to blow me in the alley behind the store if i'd let her have her PS3 a week early

I didn't FYI

Now that's a gamer girl lmao she really wanted her console... How exactly were you supposed to put it through the till?

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I have my ways.

[DrLove42]

Did involve breaking and entering

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Nope, all legit and above board, just can't play online.

[DrLove42]

Well the online for the game isn't going to be available till 2 week after launch anyway

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Indeed

[DrLove42]

So my Heresy army shopping list comes to £619.

Ouch

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Tasty

[Kaptain Badrukk]

Impressive.

[DrLove42]

And thats including Lorgar and the Kor Phaeron and Erebus pack which aren't available (and I doubt Lorgar will be for a while...at this rate they're going to build up a massive backlog of Primarches compared to the books)

But doesn't include any of the unique units my boys will get