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

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That's why you shouldn't act like a b*tch.

[Psychosplodge]

I once dug a verruca out with a pair of scissors and an ice cube, that's kind of the same right?



First orksorksorks and now rle? What shall we do for entertainment?

I know right? Maybe restart the abortion debate that always draws in strong opinions :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

STOP IT! Please! *vomit*

[Psychosplodge]

:D lols

[eldargal]

That's why you shouldn't act like a b*tch.
But I can't help it, plus I'm a great one.

Oh, you weren't talking about me...:p

[DrLove42]

Morning all. Lovely freezing day. Nice BBQ last night thing now just looking forward to sleeping this weekend

A lot of work to do in the mean time though

[Wolfshade]

Behold Thor's day.

Today we remember the excommunication of Henry VIII, opening of Waterloo Station and Bradman's 309 against England on his way to a innings total of 334
(also Detriot being illegally ceased from it's rightful owners...)

[Psychosplodge]

uh the weekend's so far away...

[Wolfshade]

Maybe for you, owing to excess holiday I am now only working 4 day weeks this month :)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

But I can't help it, plus I'm a great one.

Oh, you weren't talking about me...:p

No....


Behold Thor's day.

Today we remember the excommunication of Henry VIII, opening of Waterloo Station and Bradman's 309 against England on his way to a innings total of 334
(also Detriot being illegally ceased from it's rightful owners...)

Glorious!
Praise to Thor.

Also, it's great having a week off.

[Psychosplodge]

Maybe for you, owing to excess holiday I am now only working 4 day weeks this month :)

:p

I'm going to end up with most of December off at this rate...

[daboarder]

Bradman's 309 against England on his way to a innings total of 334

It's a sign!

[Wolfshade]

I think Siddle's bowling was enough of a sign! Oopps.

[daboarder]

Sigh.....yeah

[DrLove42]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23262503

Nice to see that we're all in the pay caps and cuts together...

[Psychosplodge]

Don't forget none of them want it despite the mean of what they think they should earn by anonymous survey being around £85k...

[daboarder]

Sorry Drlove42, ours beat you to the punch.

Fired 300 public servants, gave themselves a rise equal to the salary of 300 public servants....

And the whole "cut other benefits" is usually bull crap as well. over here the cuts to retirement benefits were disgustingly minimal.

[Wolfshade]

Also remember very few of them are only politicians, a lot have other roles that they do...

How ever will they afford a duck house now?

[Psychosplodge]

£75k for a part time job would be nice.

[Wolfshade]

£75k for a part time job would be nice.

75k for a full time joib would be nice :)

[Psychosplodge]

75k for a full time joib would be nice :)

You'd rather work the shorter hours though wouldn't you?

[Wolfshade]

oBvs.

[DrLove42]

Just got another interview offered for another job

Only problem is they'd expect me to go down to Plymouth, by myself for it, and possibly pay for it myself. Factor in a early start, and the earliest train getting in after it, it'd have to be the day before.

So do I pay £100+ to go to interview that I don't think I'll get and am not sure I want, or do I turn it down and hope that I actually get the one i did yesterday. But in turning down an interview run the risk of turning down a potential job and not getting what i'm holding out for?

[Psychosplodge]

Can you afford to be £100 out of pocket if you don't think you'll get it?

[Wolfshade]

Sounds a bit dodgy...

[DrLove42]

Its a highly reputable, massive engineering company, its just the travel costs.

And not really no. Already overdraft skimming

[Psychosplodge]

Is there not a cheaper option? Really early start and generous family member giving you a lift or something? so it doesn't end up being an overnighter?
I'm not sure what I'd actually do in your situation.

[DrLove42]

I've got a friend down there and have asked if I could stay. But its still a £50 train ticket minimum.

Earliest train of the day gets in an two hours after they want to start. There is apparantly a sleeper train option, but that looks more expensive than a normal train and a hotel.

Its not an easy decision. The job from yesterday i'd much rather have

[Wolfshade]

Could you not arrange for a telephone interview? Or Video Conference (read skype ;))

Coach might be cheaper than train

[Mr Mystery]

Speaking of trains... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22700805)

And as a lefty socialist, but a fan of capitalism (I'm confused).... I'm in favour of nationalising the Rail Network again.

[DrLove42]

If i booked now (AKA week in advance) National Express is 30% more expensive and nearly double the length in trip.

[daboarder]

a smart idea would have been to, ya know, not sell them in the first place.

selling off public assets has always seemed increadibly stupid to me, and I can't think of ver many situations where it works out well for the general public.

[Wolfshade]

Shocking! Though the only time I used them was when I had my staff pass and a licence to print my own tickets, free travel, guaranteed seat yes please!

[eldargal]

I still think the trouble with our rail network started with nationalisation in 1947 and the modernisation plan in 1955 (I think?). Not sure re-nationalisation will fix it. Then again not sure it could be much worse.

[Psychosplodge]

first class?

[Mr Mystery]

Looking at the arguments presented, I do get the case for keeping as is, but introducing competition.

Sadly, that isn't a realistic answer from my perspective. I'm on the Hastings-London line. Which is a single path (one going each way). Not entirely sure how you introduce competition on that line. My fear is that such restrictive, but busy lines would simply become a cash cow....

Nationalisation is the only answer. Public Transport...clue is in the name as far as I'm concerned.

[Wolfshade]

I believe coach travel is only 3rd...

The purpose of the railways is what you need to consider, and based on this view depends how they should be run.

If you think that railways should be self-funding then these can be run by either private or public. Unfortunately, the best routes are going to be the inter-urban routes (with a heavy sway from X to London) and then the return journey. The small branch lines are not self funding so are either run at a loss or are closed a la Beeching.

If you think that railways should be a national network then this must be run publically. The inter-urban trains will make profit but the branch lines will not. So if this was run by a private firm they would require a subsidy to continue to run a non-profitable route. For those living at the end of branch lines these are often very important community life lines (or they were) and such places are often not served (well) by busses and it is a consequence that quite often these rural communities are less affluent and so less likely to be able to have private cars to do such journeys.

From a wholelistic view point I would love to have a proper full intergrated national transport strategy, one that includes all modes of public transport. Where there are useful connectors that arrive at useful times and not just on the same provider. To provide a service to the community, rather than the optimal staging to make the most profit.

There is also a problem with the railways that they are currently far too expensive so frieght is transported on the road network, which causes issues themselves with increased degerdation to the road surfaces and bottle necks where two slow lorries try and overtake each other.

[Wolfshade]

You should all be listening to the Cricket. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra

5-39

114-8 it is all going down hill...

[DrLove42]

Was about to post the score, you've been slacking. Just demolishing the Aussies so far. They won't even survive 50 overs, maybe not even 40. All out for....130? Give us an 85 lead, bat for as long as possible if they're all out by lunch on day 2.

First test should be in the bag

[Wolfshade]

WICKET- Pattinson lbw Swann 2 (Aus 117-9 33.4 ovs)

5 wickets 32 balls this morning

Hughes is running out of partners, one to go then early lunch...

[Wolfshade]

It is a bit dodgy, need 100 runs to be level.

[Mr Mystery]

Common sense may yet prevail (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23271739).

Whilst I understand the Judge was limited to the sentencing available at the time of the crimes, I don't understand why.

And his Solicitor still holds the UK Irony record for arguing a lighter sentence due to the age of a paedophile...

[Kirsten]

excellent, glad to hear it.

[Wolfshade]

Umpire decision.... Not out

Very close.

Boycott thinks otherwise...

[Mr Mystery]

No, it was definitely a Judge that passed the sentence.

Dumbass.

[eldargal]

Australia making a bit of a comeback. 162/9.

[DrLove42]

I went to lunch and everything went to ****. Bugger

[Mr Mystery]

It's only cricket.

It's not like it's important.

Or even interesting.

[Wolfshade]

Psh!

[Kirsten]

it's only cricket.

It's not like it's important.

Or even interesting.

qft

[Psychosplodge]

It's only cricket.

It's not like it's important.

Or even interesting.


It's more important than tennis.
But cricket went down hill the day they lifted the birth requirements to play for Yorkshire.

[Mr Mystery]

Curse that ban on inbreeding!

*runs away, but not in direction of t'mine*

[eldargal]

I like cricket and this test is a good example of why, things can change very quickly. Australia could catch up or they could go out at any moment, excitement ftw.

[Psychosplodge]

You mean t'pit?

There's as many people here as Scotland... :D

[Mr Mystery]

Yeah.

But they're allYorkshireman......

[Psychosplodge]

If only that was true. They keep letting people move here. Plus half the students don't piss off after they've finished.

[eldargal]

228/9. Rather memorable to watch actually, it's this young chaps debut.

[Kirsten]

on the one hand I agree with what they are saying, on the other hand I kinda want to shoot them down...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23266281

[Mr Mystery]

Stupid publicity stunt. Nothing more.

God I loathe activists. So very rarely effective.

[Kirsten]

I prefer actual activists to arm chair activists though, those people who sit on their arses whining about capitalism and meat eating etc. whilst not actually doing anything about it. I know a few of them. at least activists are actually trying to do something, whether you agree with them or not. I still think it is stupid though :p

[Wolfshade]

If only that was true. They keep letting people move here. Plus half the students don't piss off after they've finished.

I did :D, all that cheap beer and lower living costs didn't do anything for me...

[Psychosplodge]

You were just chasing skirt?

[eldargal]

I prefer actual activists to arm chair activists though, those people who sit on their arses whining about capitalism and meat eating etc. whilst not actually doing anything about it. I know a few of them. at least activists are actually trying to do something, whether you agree with them or not. I still think it is stupid though :p
Yep, always more respect for those that do something so long as it isn't really stupid or harmful. I do have some sympathy for their cause too, really not sure it is in the worlds best interests to industrialise the Arctic/Antarctic.

[Wolfshade]

WICKET- Agar finally c Swann b Broad 98 - the highest ever score by a number eleven batsman in Test cricket and on his debut


Australia All out 280, 65 in front...

[DrLove42]

****ing Aussie. Blaytantly cheating and he'll be batting at number 3 in the order in the next session.

[Wolfshade]

He should have been out on 6, his foot was raised so not in the crease when stumped!

Agar to open the bowling?

[eldargal]

I feel a bit sorry for him, but then I think the trouble he is likely to cause the England team if today is anything to go by and I don't.:rolleyes:

[Wolfshade]

WICKET- Root c Haddin b Starc 5 (Eng 11-1, 7.3 overs)

Hmm

[Wolfshade]

Umpire Review...

[Wolfshade]

WICKET - Trott lbw Starc 0 (Eng 11-2, 7.4 overs)

Starc on his hatrick.

[DrLove42]

So much for first test in the bad. Christ i remember why i don't watch England play anything in any sport. Do well to begin with, but then let it all slip away and leave us watching through to the nail biting finish

[eldargal]

I think there is a correlation between how cocky we get and how hard the Australians fight back and then how badly we fall apart when they do. Makes for good cricket though, very exciting test match this.

[Mr Mystery]

I feel it's the press that get cocky...not the players.

This isn't Football after all!

[eldargal]

Oh not the players, I meant the press and a good chunk of the populace too.

All this talk of trains recently has got me looking at my model rail setup, just when I don't need another distraction when I'm trying to empty my painting table in preparation of my big Reaper Bones order arriving.><

[Mr Mystery]

Bones. Semi hurr/fnarr

[eldargal]

There was talk of Bones pledgers referring to themselves as Boners but it never caught on.:rolleyes:

[Mr Mystery]

Yik yik yik!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Bad a$$

http://www.paramore.net/sites/paramore.wmg-gardens.com/files/styles/photo_detail_large/public/201307/M-paramore_atl2013_web0217.jpg?itok=JjaSUe4q

I would

[Mr Mystery]

I wouldn't.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That's because you're f*cking weird.

[Mr Mystery]

That's because you've got impeccable taste

Why thank you!

[DarkLink]

That's because you're f*cking weird.

That's because someone tried to gouge out her eyes with charcoal or something.

[Mr Mystery]

No.

That's the result of TDA's bizarre mating ritual.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Oh trust me, if I was at that point, then I wouldn't be posting here. xD

[Mr Mystery]

Yeah. You'd be in Pris.

Getting bummed off Mr Big......

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Na, I'm the Alpha in that prison mate.

[Mr Mystery]

Alpha? Odd way of spelling -REDACTED BY THE INQUISITION-

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I will give you the d.

[Kirsten]

hmm, big Steam sale on right now, so tempted by multiple games

[Wolfshade]

oh not the players, i meant the press and a good chunk of the populace too.

All this talk of trains recently has got me looking at my model rail setup, just when i don't need another distraction when i'm trying to empty my painting table in preparation of my big reaper bones order arriving.><

dcc?

[eldargal]

That's the digital control thingy yes? It is actually something I'll have to upgrade to, none of my locomotives have the chips in.

[Mr Mystery]

Mmm. Migraine!

And on a Friday too.

Thanks brain. Not only are you attempting to break out of Mr Skull, but by necessitating a sick day on a Friday, it could look well dodgy at work!

[DrLove42]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23270715

Have you got nothing better to do with your time?

Apparantly packed lunches should be banned from schools, and everyone should eat school meals

[Psychosplodge]

Bad a$$

http://www.paramore.net/sites/paramore.wmg-gardens.com/files/styles/photo_detail_large/public/201307/M-paramore_atl2013_web0217.jpg?itok=JjaSUe4q

I would

She'd need to wash her face or all that makeup would make a terrible mess of the pillow...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23270715

Have you got nothing better to do with your time?

Apparantly packed lunches should be banned from schools, and everyone should eat school meals

Apparently not. It's disgusting really. I'd have gone hungry everyday before setting foot in the school's "cafeteria".

[DrLove42]

I had some school dinners in Secondary school. never would at junior school. The smell alone used to make me retch.

[Psychosplodge]

Same about the smell. It's an absolutely ridiculous policy.

[DrLove42]

Also helps i had good parents who made healthy packed lunches.

[Psychosplodge]

I've had a crisp sandwhich everyday of my school and working life and it's never done me no harm :D

[DrLove42]

I jsut preordered my Rome Total War. I'm getting the itch again. Might have to go play some more Empire soon.

Or take the plunge and get Civ 5 and the new expansion...

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah I'm going to have to order it soon so I get my TF2 hats...

[DrLove42]

My RTS itch is kicking off

Next game for me is SPlinter Cell, at end of August. Then Rome in beginning september. Then GTA in mid September

Then a one in November sometime

[Psychosplodge]

Still busy playing Skyrim and New Leaf. Rome next. Might wait for the GTA V complete like I did for IV

[Kirsten]

I bought Legacy of Kain: Defiance, last night in the steam sale, can't believe it is ten years old now, I was so excited waiting for that game to come out. need more from that series, I would have a full on nerdgasm.

[eldargal]

CivV is 75% on Steam at the moment. Bioshock Infinite is 50% off, tempted to get it but sick of games where I have to play a man so probably going to wait for it to be 75%.

[DrLove42]

CivV is 75% on Steam at the moment. Bioshock Infinite is 50% off, tempted to get it but sick of games where I have to play a man so probably going to wait for it to be 75%.

Sold on Civ V....look at that when i get home.

As for Bioshock you're missing out. You may play as a man, but Rosalind and Elizabeth are two incredible female leads.

[eldargal]

I know, it's had superb reviews and everyone recommends it, I'm just really fed up with being forced to play a man. I'll buy it eventually, maybe even get it now at 50%

[Psychosplodge]

Don't forget they usually change at six-ish Doc.

[eldargal]

Anyone played Dark Souls on PC? It is also on sale and I was going to buy it but then I saw that a PC xbox controller is recommended, which made me cranky. If I wanted to use a console controller I'd play on a console.

[Kirsten]

some of the sales are all month, and some are eight hour flash sales. Bioshock Infinite is good, worth playing, but not amazing. I don't understand the obsession with the Bioshock games personally. The combat in Infinite is fine but nothing special, the story picks up a lot in the last third, but then the ending doesn't bear up to too much scrutiny.

[Psychosplodge]

It'll look prettier on your PC and can't you just plug your 360 pad straight in the PC?
Not played it though.

Bioshock got repetitive fast for me, never bothered with the sequels.

[Kirsten]

yeah I enjoyed literally about the first five minutes of bioshock, then it lost all its' atmosphere and became a fairly mediocre shooter with moments of incredible frustration.

amazing how stupid people can be, over and over again, front page article about supplement rumours and the comments going 'GW will never do black templars and sisters now because they can't protect the IP' never ceases to amaze me that people just don't bother thinking before speaking.

[Psychosplodge]

Surely that's precisely why they will do them?

[Kirsten]

the idea is ridiculous, just because people might make black templar bits makes no difference if GW make them. 99% of gamers I am sure would rather buy GW plastic than a resin 3rd party bit. the notion that GW will care about bits makers and IP is nonsense.

[Psychosplodge]

True, they largely ignored them as long as they "played the game"....

[eldargal]

amazing how stupid people can be, over and over again, front page article about supplement rumours and the comments going 'GW will never do black templars and sisters now because they can't protect the IP' never ceases to amaze me that people just don't bother thinking before speaking.
People are in complete denial about SoB in particular for some reason. The parallels between SoB and DE are striking. They both arrived later than people expected, both times Jes Goodwin talked about working on the plastics years before they were released but in spite of this for both races were predicted to be squatted. It's beyond sodding tedious at this point. Some people just want to think the worst of GW because it gives them something to b!tch about.

[Mr Mystery]

I'm amused by the insistence that the bitz companies will bury GW... Even though its not in their own interests.

Besides, whilst some do offer a quality product, CH isn't one of them. Before many people disappeared up CH's arse, they were noted for ropey sculpts, and poor castings.....

And exactly what bitz have been produced 3rd party for Sisters?

[eldargal]

The third part industry relies on GW, even companies like Mantic and Raging Heroes which aren't making bits are smart enough to make sure their models work alongside GWs models.

[DrLove42]

So Civ V and the newest expansion are both in the sale until 6pm tonight. I'll be home before that!

Who else has Civ V?

[Mr Mystery]

And let's not forget that according to some, GW is all but dead, floating on a mountain of debt amidst plummeting sales.....

Whereas their Annual Report showed a 10% increase in takings in the US, despite them apparently having 'lost' that market completely.....

Oh but that's all down to the price rises isn't it! Even though they're never across the board. Or the inconvenient truth (well, inconvenient for some) that many units wind up with a lower price tag when switched to plastic. Like Wraithguard. Which if memory serves, were previously £12 a model...

[DrLove42]

And let's not forget that according to some, GW is all but dead, floating on a mountain of debt amidst plummeting sales.....

Whereas their Annual Report showed a 10% increase in takings in the US, despite them apparently having 'lost' that market completely.....

Oh but that's all down to the price rises isn't it! Even though they're never across the board. Or the inconvenient truth (well, inconvenient for some) that many units wind up with a lower price tag when switched to plastic. Like Wraithguard. Which if memory serves, were previously £12 a model...

Indeed. Makes the 11 metals ones i have a very expensive squad...

[Psychosplodge]

So Civ V and the newest expansion are both in the sale until 6pm tonight. I'll be home before that!

Who else has Civ V?

I have. It's good. Better than IV, but the diplomacy is still lacking compared to aplha centuri...

[DrLove42]

I've seen TB's WTF on it today so seem fair

And at a fiver for the game plus 14 for the expansion its a pretty fair deal....

[Psychosplodge]

You can't go wrong for a fiver.

[DrLove42]

Nope.

Quarter past 2. 2 hours to go.

Anyone doing anything fun this weekend?

[Psychosplodge]

Nope. I really should be digging my festival gear out for August. Possibly painting if I can find the motivation. But probably playing skyrim or planetside 2...

[DrLove42]

I've been told i can't jsut around and am apparantly having to go into the New Forest for a picnic.

Why are my weekends never relaxing?

[Psychosplodge]

I did the picnic thing last week, it was fun enough as a one off, but spent the afternoon chasing the shade round the tree.

[eldargal]

The new CivV expansion gives diplomacy a big boost apparently.

[Psychosplodge]

It needs it, it still feels like civ 2...

[eldargal]

Yep, I love CivV but the diplomacy was rudimentary, I was quite surprised and a little disappointed it went backwards so much.

[DrLove42]

Kicking out time

Gaming tonight, then a weekend. 3 days lab work next week then a trip to Plymouth for an interview...

GHave a good one folks

[Kirsten]

finally gotten round to series 2 of Sherlock, my god the first episode is amazing

[Deadlift]

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab3/joenortonjones/41c4e8825f44f900cd30c8f9241973fc.jpg
So I'm at Goodwood festival of speed, the drive up was fantastic and as you can see even I can set up a tent. Mate out front drinking beer :).For all you fellow petrol heads I will get plenty of pictures over the weekend and post some of the better ones.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I have seen Pacific Rim twice today, it is totally f*cking awesome.

OH MY GOD.

PARAMORE ARE PLAYING THE LG ARENA (BRUM) ON 23RD SEPTEMBER.
THAT IS MY BIRTHDAY AND JUNK.
THIS IS DESTINY.

[eldargal]

finally gotten round to series 2 of Sherlock, my god the first episode is amazing
It is. I've also started watching the 'merikan series Elementary with contemporary Holmes in New York with female Watson, enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. I really wish someone would make a new Victorian version though, the old 80s series is excellent and not too terribly dated but I think it could be done even more superbly today.

[DarkLink]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyzSYuZPcmc

[eldargal]

Not bad, like the name Marquess de Manstrumpet lol. Saw the end coming a mile off though.:p

[energongoodie]

It is. I've also started watching the 'merikan series Elementary with contemporary Holmes in New York with female Watson, enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.

They are in london filming the start of the new series now.

[eldargal]

Neat, I'll look forward to that.:) Did you watch the show?

[Mr Mystery]

£20 says it'll feature Canary Wharf in some capacity.

Further £20 says despite working there, I still won't be able to pinpoint where.

[Wolfshade]

My boss wants me to take her daughter to the gig.

EG regarding melons:
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b489/_wolfshade_/2013-07-12155406_zps866a3890.jpg

I also saw this in a pub I was in and couldn't resist:
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b489/_wolfshade_/2013-07-11215323_zpsc62e6002.jpg

I love elementary :) great show.

[Mr Mystery]

K. I just something insanely brave.

I just asked out a girl of frankly indescribable hotness over Facebook.

Not entirely sure how this might end.

But I'm hoping well.

[DarkLink]

That's like how I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing when random girls you've never met before friend you on facebook, and they're like your second-cousin-twice-removed's-best-friend's-sister or something.

Also, after exploring youtube links, this came up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsGyueVLvQ

[Mr Mystery]

I used to work with her, and she's a fellow career junkie.

But she's of a degree of hotness, this is along the lines of me wandering onto a 40k battlefield in just my undies, and calling the biggest Daemon I can find a big girl's blouse......

I'm either abut to crash and burn (honourably I guess) or see it off with nothing more than sheer balls!

[Wildeybeast]

Please tell me you didn't do it whilst drunk Mystery. Cos that is never a good idea.

[Mr Mystery]

Drunk ish....

Was fairly short and to the point. Nothing embarrassing!

[Kirsten]

how short? was it 'you, me, hubba hubba?' short?

[eldargal]

Might have to shift the conversation to the Worst Chat Up Lines topic?:p

Australia needs 19 to win one wicket in hand, nerve wracking.

[daboarder]

Might have to shift the conversation to the Worst Chat Up Lines topic?:p

Australia needs 19 to win one wicket in hand, nerve wracking.

HOLY CRAP!

How the hell did I miss that? stupid 6 hour drive home....

seriously who pulled our nuts outta the fire this time?

Was it Agar again?

[eldargal]

Nope, he was dismissed for 14. Bit much to expect it of him twice in a row, not that I'm saying you were. Haddin is not out on 69 with Pattinson on 22. I swear our media jinxes it, heard one idiot commentator whining about Australia taking too long to score runs, now they are in spitting distance of winning.><

[Kirsten]

nerve wracking.

yes. no, wait, I don't mean nerve wracking. what is that other one?

oh yes, sleep inducing...

[Mr Mystery]

Might have to shift the conversation to the Worst Chat Up Lines topic?:p

Australia needs 19 to win one wicket in hand, nerve wracking.

Word for word?

So, this is a thing. I think you're really hot, and I'd like to take you on a date sometime.

[eldargal]

yes. no, wait, I don't mean nerve wracking. what is that other one?

oh yes, sleep inducing...
Weird.:p


Word for word?

So, this is a thing. I think you're really hot, and I'd like to take you on a date sometime.
Well that's not too bad, better than 'how much will it cost me for a ****?'.

[Gotthammer]

yes. no, wait, I don't mean nerve wracking. what is that other one?

oh yes, sleep inducing...

Lolz :D


Good luck, Mystery!

[Kirsten]

So, this is a thing.

you weren't on a webcam were you?

[Mr Mystery]

I don't think so!

[Kirsten]

good, showing your thing is not the best way to ask someone out generally

[eldargal]

All phalluses are things, but not all things are phalluses.

[Kirsten]

phalluses? weren't they in the bible?

[eldargal]

Yep, if only they had stayed there...

[Kirsten]

amen

[Gotthammer]

If you think not all things are phalluses you don't spend enough time on the internets >_>


So I got back to from the doctor's just now - was a bit worried because he'd diagnosed me as the illest, but it turns out I was just suffering from an over-abundance of realness :cool:

[Kirsten]

that joke is too street for me, EG will have to explain it

[Gotthammer]

Who's joking?

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/keytar.jpg


Now if you excuse me, I have to put a scorpion in some boiling water...

[Kirsten]

they don't go red, that is lobsters

[eldargal]

I want a lobster now.:(

[Build]

I want a lobster now.:(

I want a Mantis shrimp now. :c

Possibly NSFW given some of the language in this video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5FEj9U-CJM

[Mr Mystery]

Pet or dinner?

[eldargal]

Australia all out trailing by 14 runs due to another very dubious umpiring decision.

[Kirsten]

sounds exciting, I almost cared.

ooh, no I didn't :p

[daboarder]

God frakking damn england


to be fair, that was a better showing than I was expecting

[eldargal]

You're weird.:p


God frakking damn england
Well the umpire in this case. I'm annoyed actually, between this and whatsisname not walking when he probably ought to have it's tarnished the victory. I know it goes both ways and Australia benefited from a couple of decision too I honestly think ours were more dubious. Lot of tests left though, hope they look at the umpiring before the next one.

[Kirsten]

you're weird

[daboarder]

You're weird.:p


Well the umpire in this case. I'm annoyed actually, between this and whatsisname not walking when he probably ought to have it's tarnished the victory. I know it goes both ways and Australia benefited from a couple of decision too I honestly think ours were more dubious. Lot of tests left though, hope they look at the umpiring before the next one.

Yeah but now I have to put up with the damned indian and the bloody english bloke at work tomorrow....sigh

[Mr Mystery]

Cricket.

The one sport known to man that could be played by topless, chainsaw wielding lesbians, and still be dead boring.

[Kirsten]

butt!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLYlf7Zolzk

[eldargal]

Cricket.

The one sport known to man that could be played by topless, chainsaw wielding lesbians, and still be dead boring.
Lies! Anything can happen in cricket. The ball could go that way, or this way, or that other away or the batsperson could be bowled out, or he could be caught, or dismissed leg before wicket or smashed in the groin by a malevolent leather god-sphere.

[Mr Mystery]

So by 'anything can happen' you in fact mean 'anything can happen, as long as its not interesting'.

Reeto!

[eldargal]

It's interesting when they get smacked in the groin by a little malevolent leather god-sphere.

[daboarder]

I find watching silly mid on catch one in the crotch to be very entertaining....right up until I sympathies with the poor bloke.

Best thing about cricket, introducing an american to it, I had one mate do an actual spit take when we passed him a six stitcher after telling him how fast they get bowled.

edit: ninja'd by eldargal

[Mr Mystery]

Was that after he'd lapsed into a boredom induced coma?

And yes, people getting hit in the nads is funny. But not necessarily entertaining. Or interesting. And frankly, I'm buggered if I'm watching an entire test match on the off chance it might occur!

:p:p:p

Smiley overload, on account I failed to include the tone setting blighters in previous posts!

[daboarder]

if he wasn't in a coma before, he was buy the time that ball was finished with him.

[eldargal]

Well I like cricket so there.:p I only know perhaps 10% of the rules mind you but that's 5% more than the average person and only 20% less than the cricketers so whatever.

[daboarder]

more importantly thats probably 10% more than the umpire!

[Mr Mystery]

Meh. Stupid game is stupid.

But at least it's not Lawn Bowls. Though aforementioned topless, chainsaw wielding lesbians would make that one interesting. If no less pointless.

[eldargal]

I'd make a rubbish topless cricketer. Knock myself unconscious just past the crease then get run out.

[Mr Mystery]

Crease. Fnarr!

Boobies. Wahey!

Though Mumsie Mystery has similar issues. When the family still had the print shop, she could run every machine except the guillotine. It want lack of ability. Her boobs would cross the sensor every time, stopping it from working!

[eldargal]

http://www.rottenecards.com/ecards/Rottenecards_28826874_5br74w7zg7.png

[Mr Mystery]

Beats sitting on yourself.

That bloody hurts. And can happen at any time!

[Gotthammer]

Call the mods, Eldargal said a wizard swear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTHmzMk0Cw)! :eek:

[eldargal]

I'm a bad girl.:cool:

That sounds sort of filthy, damn you society!

[Mr Mystery]

Phwoar! Wahey. So forth and so on, and indeed, etcetera.

[eldargal]

Wee Nac Mac Feegle Wahey! *flail*

[Mr Mystery]

Big Jobs!

[Build]

Beats sitting on yourself.

That bloody hurts. And can happen at any time!


One thing that can be worse is doing weighted dips, I strapped a 100 pound disk to my dipping belt and stood up too quickly, I was rewarded with the disk heading a little too high upwards from in between my legs.

Had to sit down for 10 minutes or so afterwards and not move.

[eldargal]

I totally didn't laugh out loud that Build, out of respect for you.

#convincingliar

[Mr Mystery]

No doubt with a whimper!

It sucks!

[Gotthammer]

The important question is: did you sit back down on the weight for the *ahem* double whammy?

[Build]

The important question is: did you sit back down on the weight for the *ahem* double whammy?


Lol! Not quite, I removed it with the greatest of care and curled up in the foetal position for a while, makes your eyes water more than chopping onions. ;)

@Mr Mystery, more than one.
@Eldargal, yes...I totally believe you. *evileye*

[eldargal]

The important question is: did you sit back down on the weight for the *ahem* double whammy?
That would be incredibly amusing, I wonder if there are clips of that on youtube. To youtube!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I don't even.

Boobs and balls, the topics of today.

[Mr Mystery]

Good, innit!

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Boobs, yes.

Balls, no.

[Kirsten]

The ball could go that way, or this way

you realise that really doesn't help?

[Mr Mystery]

Yak yak yak!

[Mr Mystery]

And in other news, currently sitting around in my boxers, on account it's seriously bloody hot.

Roast is in the oven (I know, but that single chicken will feed me until Friday!) and Amityville Horror on my telly, courtesy of Netflix streaming.

And looking forward to work next week. Mostly because I'll be back in my beautifully air conditioned office, and not sat around sweating like a priest in a playgroup.

[Kirsten]

currently sitting around in my boxers, Roast is in the oven

didn't know that was what they call it these days, never been my area of expertise.

[Mr Mystery]

Hush you, you big lezzer you :p

Roast Chicken was absolutely delicious! And loads left over for tomorrow. And indeed the rest of the week. Bit of couscous helps it go a long, long way!

[Kirsten]

couscous is just grit off the road someone has put in a bag.

[Mr Mystery]

No way buttmunch! It's brilliant.

Get in from work, and within 10 minutes dinner is ready. Throw in red pepper, spring onion and shredded chicken.

[Kirsten]

horrible stuff

[Mr Mystery]

All the more for me!

[Kirsten]

good, then nobody else has to suffer

[scadugenga]

Quinoa. Yummy.

Much better than couscous.

[Mr Mystery]

Never heard of it!

Though tried to find Polenta in my local supermarket today. Yeah. They don't carry it. The sods.

[Mr Mystery]

Also, whats with the nasty case of Whine Flu in the 40k section?

[DarkLink]

Quinoa. Yummy.

Much better than couscous.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2110890,00.html

Edit: Also, not sure why they call quiona a superfood. It's better than wheat, but still, compared to genuinely healthy food like meats and vegetables, it doesn't do nearly as well.

[Psychosplodge]

Beats sitting on yourself.

That bloody hurts. And can happen at any time!

That hurts all the more 'cause you never expect it...

[Wolfshade]

Best thing about cricket TMS.
Food wise, BBQ today, loads of meet.

[Psychosplodge]

Someone overdid (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-23307249) the BBQ here today...

[scadugenga]

Bought a new barbecue/smoker today. With wife's approval. Had amazing grilled chicken breast with homemade bbq sauce. Yummy.

Then got totally wtfbbq'd in WoT. Still wondering what sodding pissant god I pissed off to be driving the only Tier 4 light tank in a Tier 7-8 tank battle. Sheesh.

[Wolfshade]

BBQ is the best mode of cooking food.

:)

\m/ meat for the win

[Psychosplodge]

BBQ is the best mode of cooking food.

:)

\m/ meat for the win

That's because it appeals to both the hunter gather instinct and the manliness of playing with fire :D

[Wolfshade]

Fire Good
Meat Good

[Psychosplodge]

A cooking method that uses both?

GOOOOOOOOD

[Wolfshade]

Fire no work, eat meat raw

[Wolfshade]

Also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23306092

Which means working a 40-hour minimum pay job you can still earn a third less than the maximum benefits available, #incentivetowork

[Psychosplodge]

Are you remembering that on that 40hour week you'd have to pay tax too?

[Wolfshade]

That is before any deductions

[Psychosplodge]

So you're even worse off on the minimum wage. All it's going to do is drive up house prices and rents in the North. Cheers for that dickhead politicians.

[Wolfshade]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23234033 :D

There is an argument that house prices/ rentings are already over inflated. In reality the plan is to restrict the funds which should put the squeeze on the right aspects of their lifestyle choice and more into work. Unfortunately, I am not convinced that this will work. We have already seen what happens when tennats are paid gifted their housing costs and are left to pay it themselves, with huge increase in arrears as that money is spent on other things instead of going to landlords.

What the media will show is one of two extreme ends, the "deserving poor" who are working and are hit by this or the "undeserving poor" who are complaining that their 15 bedroom 13 kids are going to be unfairly disadvantaged.

I think the reality is somewhere in the middle. But people still continue to believe that the state should pay for their children, even if they themselves cannot afford it. It is like the woman at work who complains about the "bedroom tax" and has just come from a 14 day break at a 5 star hotel...

What we need are teh good old days where we locked people up for being poor, that taught them a lesson...:o

[Psychosplodge]

Well it's thinks I can afford to leave here or Hull or Scotland...

What bedroom tax? you mean the lessoning of their subsidy? They should surely question why their local council hasn't reassessed the size of their houses like some councils apparently did.

[Wolfshade]

Yeah the spare room subsidy to bring private sector and public sector housing to equality. I used the "" as that is what she calls it, I ask her where they deduct that from her wage, I've not had an answer yet...

She doesn't want to down-size and the council can't make her, but that doesn't stop her, nor does the fact that she must be on a similiar wage to me and if I can be in my own home than she certainly should.

But there is a problem that there is a lack of 1/2 bedroom properties for people to downsize to.

[Psychosplodge]

Why's it affecting her at all then? Do you get any help towards your housing costs?

That's why, I think it was, Leeds that reassessed their housing stock and declared many to be smaller with box rooms that don't count as a bedroom. Whereas the local council would rather people suffer any hardship and score points of the government.

[DrLove42]

Morning

Sleepy. Bad Back.

Don't want to be at work

Want to be at home. Civ V is fun

[Wolfshade]

Because she is in a council house. I don't know why either, she seems to be in full time employment for the last 20 years so who knows.

Ah I see re-assess the house rather than her, gotcha!

(Well it is a Lab local government ;) )

[Wolfshade]

Morning

Sleepy. Bad Back.

Don't want to be at work

Want to be at home. Civ V is fun

I've been saying that for years, just need to wait for the new DLC to be steamy sale.

[Psychosplodge]

Morning

Sleepy. Bad Back.

Don't want to be at work

Want to be at home. Civ V is fun

Hacker's back? :D

I've been saying that for years, just need to wait for the new DLC to be steamy sale.

But did you get L4D2?

[Wolfshade]

No, got Heroes VI Gold and Sandbox Universe, also was gifted Skyrim so now I am dragon born!

[DrLove42]

My only grievenace is that you can't not have a city build something. I've only played the first 4 tutorials so far...

[Wolfshade]

Later on you can get them to build gold or research but you have to get to that level first. If in doubt build a wonder :) Pyramid is one of my faves,

[Psychosplodge]

No, got Heroes VI Gold and Sandbox Universe, also was gifted Skyrim so now I am dragon born!

Not a bad gift. The legendary edition?
I put a good few hours on on that this weekend. Only upto level 39. I wouldn't suggest playing it on anything less than expert.


My only grievenace is that you can't not have a city build something. I've only played the first 4 tutorials so far...

:eek: can you not? That sounds odd. It's been a while since I actually played it. But playing the tutorials? O_o

[Wolfshade]

It has tutorials ?

Nah, one of my mates brought it from game electroically and the code didn't come through within 10 minutes so brought it from steam. Ironically, the game version is also delivered through steam.

[Psychosplodge]

I think all PC versions run through steam don't they?

[DrLove42]

It does have tutorials.

I haven't played a civ game since 3 came out. So i just wanted to go to speed on things. I worked most of it out myself just filling in the blanks. Got the diplomacy one to do then i'll be going into a real game

[Psychosplodge]

You remember civ 2? There's your diplomacy :D

[DrLove42]

3 was the only one i've played.

[Wolfshade]

Civ for windows was the only one I really played...

[Psychosplodge]

I've played one to five.
Four was by far the worse.
Three was ok but I preferred alpha centuari so went back to that.
Two is by far the one I've played most.
Five I haven't dedicated time to like three and two as Total war series exists now.

[Mr Mystery]

Never played any Civ games.

Used to have Megalomania on (I think) my SNES. That was fun!

And seriously, any suggestions about the sudden bouts of Whine Flu in the 40k section? Has another forum gone down the swanny or something?