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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:28
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| ... (read: fugly) cars like the less-than-fondly-remembered BMW Bangle era some years back? You say that, but I think the Bangle BMWs have aged very well indeed - the E60 5-series was considered horrific at the time (although I never really understood why) but I think it still looks good ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 13:02
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nex Machina |
| Trousers |
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 15:46
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| The PS Plus thing was my worry as well but I have the patience of a 6 year old child and the salary of a middle aged company director. What could possibly go wrong there? Oh look a massive backlog of games I haven't played. Ever. I also figured I would rather throw the money at ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Motorbike Thread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:08
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Aged Thing. I just don't know what to think. "when shit goes south, I can escape. Unless safety is 121 miles away. And, around a bend".
Still, seems you fit a lot of stuff on a bike, making a trip to a festival faff less, eh, myp? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 16:17
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| I think Cavey's right on a historical basis, I reckon that previously as people have aged they do tend to become more conservative - I attribute this to them finally getting "sorted" in terms of property, career, kids etc. and not really wanting to give ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 15:57
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| I think Cavey's right on a historical basis, I reckon that previously as people have aged they do tend to become more conservative - I attribute this to them finally getting "sorted" in terms of property, career, kids etc. and not really wanting to give ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 14:28
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| I think Cavey's right on a historical basis, I reckon that previously as people have aged they do tend to become more conservative - I attribute this to them finally getting "sorted" in terms of property, career, kids etc. and not really wanting to give ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:50
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| ... Tories, their support base is literally dying of old age, and I don't think they'll be replaced as younger people move into middle age and middle aged people move into old age. (Because those people have not enjoyed all the one-time-only benefits that the baby boomers have been the recipients ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| Firefox |
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 17:11
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 48 |
| Kern |
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:35
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Mr Russell wrote: Pics please!
A bit like this, but aged two years. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| Malc |
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 14:23
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Replies: 448
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Channel 5's best movies of the eighties |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 11:59
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Also, Temple over Raiders?
I've not seen Top Gun for years, but I feel like it should have aged well. It's so 80s it's almost timeless. If that makes sense. Not sure it does.
Where's Chinny on that list? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:22
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| Top Gun was a gleaming jingoistic turd when it was made and it's aged like a turd. It's been parodied and referenced to death. Terrible |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| JBR |
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:17
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| Top Gun hasn't aged well, surely? I can't watch it without cringing at the "Oh no! Poor little America standing up to those big scary Russkies and their elite pilots and amazing technology!" |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 48 |
| Trousers |
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 11:04
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| Julia Bradbury hasn't aged well. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 12:34
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:53
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| ... fear is actually fucking winning. Also, you rarely see a Tory celebration picture with lots of young happy people in it, do? Just a lot of middle aged and elderly, clutching their fucking handbags away from the FORRINS and the TERRORIZTS! Fuck this, I'm moving to the moon. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Squirt |
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 15:54
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| ... I'm not sure it really makes a huge difference to the figures, but this is inaccurate - the ONS classes the "employment rate" as those aged between 16-64, whereas the "people in work" statistic is people aged 16+. </pedant> ONS reckons 1.19 million in work over 65 - ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 15:41
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| ... I'm not sure it really makes a huge difference to the figures, but this is inaccurate - the ONS classes the "employment rate" as those aged between 16-64, whereas the "people in work" statistic is people aged 16+. </pedant> |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Cavey |
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 13:30
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| ... 2016 and the 3 months to January 2017, the number of people in work increased, the number of unemployed people fell, and the number of people aged from 16 to 64 not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) also fell. There were 31.85 million people in work, 92,000 ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Deadpool |
| Doctor Glyndwr |
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 15:36
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Curiosity wrote: It's a bit crap though, really.
Why not just call it, "Self indulgent writers who want to be the centre of the plot make all of the other inhabitants of the Marvel Universe into brain dead, weak, imbeciles to make a cheap gag."
This post aged well, didn't it? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'NAY!' Thread |
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 21:38
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| ... meant that he had a hole in his heart. After initial wild panic (this was 6pm on a Friday, ideally) a bit of googling confirmed that 25% of kids aged 4 have this type of thing and it's nothing unless you reach puberty with it. Anyway, anecdotes aside, hope it all fixes well. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 14:44
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| ... this episode once I've worked my way through the five or so seasons I've got left to watch of its origin story (spoiler: I don't think it's aged well and I'm not sure I can take much more of Carla). |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| myp |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 18:54
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| That really isn't helping us in the middle-aged spread thread |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| Kern |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:47
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| ... risk of making this an ecunumerical matter... It's more than 2000 years ago, surely? He was "born" in the year 1AD and "died" aged 32 or something More likely around 4 BC, based on timings of censuses and other historical data. A monk got confused in the fifth century. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:42
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| ... risk of making this an ecunumerical matter... It's more than 2000 years ago, surely? He was "born" in the year 1AD and "died" aged 32 or something Good point, I was winding back to his 'birthday', like an idiot. He wasn't part of the 27 club with Janis Joplin and Richie Manic, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| Malc |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:39
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Findus Fop wrote: GazChap wrote: MaliA wrote: Christ. That was nearly 2000 years ago.  At the risk of making this an ecunumerical matter... It's more than 2000 years ago, surely?
He was "born" in the year 1AD and "died" aged 32 or something |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
| Malc |
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 17:04
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Cavey |
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 15:39
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| ... 2+2, conpared to a 2 seater mid engined thing. I think tbe Cayman is the prettier. It looks svelte and frisky . The 911s look plump and middle aged. I broadly agree (unless we're talking about the "super" 911s like the GT3, GT3-RS or 911R, but in that case you're spending £120k+ even ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 15:26
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| ... 2+2, conpared to a 2 seater mid engined thing. I think tbe Cayman is the prettier. It looks svelte and frisky . The 911s look plump and middle aged. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:36
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| ... console games are utter shit" in the PS4 thread, or "I don't do any exercise at all and am fucking loving it" in the middle aged spread thread. No-one is saying I CAN'T do this/I don't have freedom of speech, but equally, I'm sure it would be considered unhelpful at best ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| Cavey |
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:14
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| ... console games are utter shit" in the PS4 thread, or "I don't do any exercise at all and am fucking loving it" in the middle aged spread thread. No-one is saying I CAN'T do this/I don't have freedom of speech, but equally, I'm sure it would be considered unhelpful at best ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2017 |
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:20
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Jem |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 18:26
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| ... around the end of each decade, perhaps in response to the UK or global recessions which occurred at those times. Annual real wage growth averaged 2.9% in the 1970s and 1980s, then roughly halved to 1.5% in the 1990s. The rate slowed again to an average of 1.2% in the 2000s, and real wages ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 18:25
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| ... of living has gone up 4x then disposable income is less, surely? I'm a bit confused about what a study where the youngest cohort is "people aged 21 in 1995" has to do with Millenial spending habits, too. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Doctor Glyndwr |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 18:00
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| ... Quoted directly and verbatim from this source: Employees aged 21 in 1995 earned 40% more after adjusting for inflation by the age of 39 than those aged 21 in 1975 did up to the age of 39 The difference between ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Cavey |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 17:54
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| ... Quoted directly and verbatim from this source: Employees aged 21 in 1995 earned 40% more after adjusting for inflation by the age of 39 than those aged 21 in 1975 did up to the age of 39 The difference between ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:26
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| Don't forget too the different 'quality' of the type of cheap car that your 17 year old would be buying 20-30 years ago. My first car aged 18 was a 10 year old Metro, and my dad (who knew pretty much fuck all about cars compared to my friends dads) was still happy to come along with me and ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 47 |
| devilman |
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:44
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Zardoz wrote:
MaliA and Julia Bradbury aged quickly.
Happy Birthday, Kov  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Mr Dave |
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 5:01
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I can only assume it was a picture of him with some middle aged celebrity.
/or a sink. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Christmas |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 20:06
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Cavey wrote: Well done is for kids aged 8 or lower. 
Or people who really don't like rare meat. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Christmas |
| Cavey |
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 19:33
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Ribeye must be medium to break down the fat. Everything else rare (very rare/blue if top drawer Chateaubriand).
Well done is for kids aged 8 or lower. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2016 |
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 11:18
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| ... 2016 kick in the teeth, I found out a week ago after watching the wonderful Miller's Crossing that Jon Polito had died September 1st, from cancer, aged 65. Polito was one of my favourite character actors, and a super reliable "Hey, it's that guy!" in many a TV show and film. Best known ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:12
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| ... could be left out) still holds. Would an unlimited lifespan replicant age though? I'd think so, as they are genetically designed. Tyrell has aged, and he's the sort of guy to take steps to avoid that, I'd wager. so, although they can appropriate the cellular machinery, it seems they cannot ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2016 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 20:41
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98 Not a celebrity as such, the inventor of the Big Mac, died aged 98. He ran a 48 store franchise in his day Doubt he ate much of his invention and lived to 98 though :DD He has ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Top Gear |
| Kern |
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 13:57
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| ... US sitcom ever), one of my aims this year was to watch the whole of 'Cheers'. I've got to the middle of series five but am struggling as it hasn't aged very well. The scenes with Frasier and Lillith (and also, earlier on, Frasier and Diane) are about the only reason I might continue to slog through ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Thursday Challenge. |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 17:40
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Mr Dave wrote: KovacsC wrote: As many as you want. Great, now Mali is going to post even more pictures of him with middle aged "celebrities". And the sink picture. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Thursday Challenge. |
| Mr Dave |
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:52
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KovacsC wrote: As many as you want.
Great, now Mali is going to post even more pictures of him with middle aged "celebrities".
And the sink picture. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 14:01
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| ... the decision whether or not to vote for a man who is complicit? :shrug: I honestly don't know. I overheard a couple of white well dressed middle aged women on Monday talking about who they were going to vote for, and it basically came down to "Trump says some horrible stuff, but Hillary ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PS4 confirmed |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 19:56
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| ... so I'll have to yoink that. Incidentally, I got a real hankering for this after doing a max difficulty run-through of The Last of Us. It's not aged well, sadly. I tried playing it recently and the control scheme was annoying. The bit with the skyscraper, blind zombie and quick zombies near ... |
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