Bits & Bobs 46

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25669

I was reading last night about a new show called 'You Can't Touch This' which was described as 'Mousetrap for humans' by where you scramble around a giant obstacle course which is littered with prizes and you can keep anything you touch. I think we should go on that. Like, all of us: the whole forum.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11845

Mimi wrote:

I was reading last night about a new show called 'You Can't Touch This' which was described as 'Mousetrap for humans' by where you scramble around a giant obstacle course which is littered with prizes and you can keep anything you touch. I think we should go on that. Like, all of us: the whole forum.

It sounds misnamed.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2016 13:31

Saturnalian wrote:

Also, when I was watching it two of the contestants injured themselves in one episode and I was also wondering if anyone had successfully sued them. I might Google that...

I did Google that. Google doesn't know either.

They probably settled some of them then. Maybe.

Don't they have to sign a ton of disclaimers and hold it in a foreign country (Argentina?) to prevent such lawsuits? Or is that nonsense of the Internet.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16575

I thought that the sets were used by dozens of countries to all make their own versions, just having it somewhere sunny makes sense I suppose. No idea why Argentina in particular, though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2016 13:43

Saturnalian wrote:

For some reason I was watching Total Wipeout yesterday lamenting its passing and, weirdly, I wondered if Kovacks had ever been on it. Ain't that strange?

My niece has

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

MaliA wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

For some reason I was watching Total Wipeout yesterday lamenting its passing and, weirdly, I wondered if Kovacks had ever been on it. Ain't that strange?

My niece has

Why does your nieve ponder upon whether Kovacs has ever been on Total Wipeout?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14371

Curiosity wrote:

Saturnalian wrote:

Also, when I was watching it two of the contestants injured themselves in one episode and I was also wondering if anyone had successfully sued them. I might Google that...

I did Google that. Google doesn't know either.

They probably settled some of them then. Maybe.

Don't they have to sign a ton of disclaimers and hold it in a foreign country (Argentina?) to prevent such lawsuits? Or is that nonsense of the Internet.

Probably nonsense. You could still sue but Argentinian law would apply to liability I reckon.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2016 15:21

Mimi wrote:

I was reading last night about a new show called 'You Can't Touch This' which was described as 'Mousetrap for humans' by where you scramble around a giant obstacle course which is littered with prizes and you can keep anything you touch. I think we should go on that. Like, all of us: the whole forum.

Brilliant.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

As Giant Bomb puts it

Want to play Pac-Man with a thing on your arm ? - No

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

Very weird looking game that i want to pick up just on the premise

http://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/

Quote:

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.
In Pony Island you will...

Peer behind the rotting curtain of "Pony Island" to repair its broken code
Be forced to play along with The Devil's demented game of ponies
Explore the depths of the cryptic software system that runs His game

RPS : https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/0 ... e-of-2016/

Quote:

It’s a few hours long, but it crams so many neat ideas into that time. Quite how well the overall concept works, of Satan himself trying to get souls through a videogame, is rather questionable. But suspend disbelief on that. This is a game that had me both laugh out loud, and exclaim to my monitor how smart it was being (the game, not my monitor, although let’s not ignore how clever monitors are). There are moments that I desperately want to tell you about, because I think if you knew it had things like that, you’d be more compelled to play. But it would be awful to spoil any of those few best bits, so I shall instead force people I know to play it so I can then exclaim at them, “WHAT ABOUT THE BIT WHERE IT…!” But trust me when I say there are two in particular that are properly bloody clever.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:11

I've woken up in a terrible mood this morning.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:19

TheVision wrote:

I've woken up in a terrible mood this morning.

Me, too. And now my train is broken.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:58

Trains.... over new year we had a modern 'Thomas and Friends' DVD on regular play to keep a 2 year old amused (I prefer the Ringo Starr originals). A friend found it irritating that Sodor apparently uses a US signalling system.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38489

They're 2! They're 4! They're 6! They're 8! Shunting trucks and hauling freight! Red and green and brown and blue! They're the Really Useful Crew.

:facepalm:

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:10

DavPaz wrote:

They're 2! They're 4! They're 6! They're 8! Shunting trucks and hauling freight! Red and green and brown and blue! They're the Really Useful Crew.

:facepalm:

All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth sheds and far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and his friends!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:13

MaliA wrote:

TheVision wrote:

I've woken up in a terrible mood this morning.

Me, too. And now my train is broken.

And an hour late.
And the person that I Most Really Needed To See is now not going to be at the meeting.
Gnnngj!

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:19

I'm sat at work, not wanting to be here and yet everyone around me seems quite cheery. What's wrong with these people?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:23

TheVision wrote:

I'm sat at work, not wanting to be here and yet everyone around me seems quite cheery. What's wrong with these people?

Same reason cows think they are going on a super fun day trip when the 15 tonne lorry arrives at their field.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38489

Curiosity wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

They're 2! They're 4! They're 6! They're 8! Shunting trucks and hauling freight! Red and green and brown and blue! They're the Really Useful Crew.

:facepalm:

All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth sheds and far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and his friends!

They knew what they were doing when they put the words on the screen.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:27

I am working from home if that helps

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:51

I tried yoga last night, feel less achey today..

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11845

Curiosity wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

They're 2! They're 4! They're 6! They're 8! Shunting trucks and hauling freight! Red and green and brown and blue! They're the Really Useful Crew.

:facepalm:

All with different roles to play
Round Tidmouth sheds and far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and his friends!

Doesn't scan properly.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:12

It does if you know the song.

Thanks for reminding me of that, you cunts.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Having never seen it, I sang it to "Over The Hills And Far Away", it works quite well, you have to put quite a lot of syllables in 'Thomas' though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:30

MaliA wrote:

TheVision wrote:

I've woken up in a terrible mood this morning.

Me, too. And now my train is broken.

And an hour late.
And the person that I Most Really Needed To See is now not going to be at the meeting.
Gnnngj!

Train was only 79 minutes late. Normal journey is 135 minutes. Now at at Paddington. 2 more trains to go until I get to my destination!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:30

Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw522GIskVc

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:35

KovacsC wrote:

Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw522GIskVc

For the love of God, don't click that.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:37

Stuck in my head now

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38489

KovacsC wrote:

Here you go

You... bastard.

Also, FTFY

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 13:23

DavPaz wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Here you go

You... bastard.

Also, FTFY

cheers

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Does the Hivemind have any preferred Cardboard viewers for an iPhone Plus? Ideally one that comes with a headstrap that would fit a childs head as well as an adults (which rules out goggle type eyepieces)

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11845

87p delivered.

http://www.gearbest.com/home-gadgets/pp_202874.html

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 15:50

I've just managed to get it out of my boss that my contract won't be renewed after March. I suspected as much but it has done nothing to help my bad mood.

Time to get my CV together... Again.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 15:51

oh bollocks

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 15:59

Yeah. Proper rubbish but it does mean that I can take my foot off the gas for a few months now. That's good.. I guess...?

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 16:02

Sorry to hear that.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 16:04

TheVision wrote:

I've just managed to get it out of my boss that my contract won't be renewed after March. I suspected as much but it has done nothing to help my bad mood.

Time to get my CV together... Again.

Ah balls. Sorry to hear that.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 16:33

Sorry mate. Sounds like you didn't like it there much anyway so perhaps a change will be good?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12297

Bad news, but never mind, you can put your TV appearances and celebrity charity drumming on your CV as well now.

Shout up if you need it looking over.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 16:42

Mr Russell wrote:

Bad news, but never mind, you can put your TV appearances and celebrity charity drumming on your CV as well now.

Shout up if you need it looking over.

and your CV

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2016 16:53

Lonewolves wrote:

Sorry mate. Sounds like you didn't like it there much anyway so perhaps a change will be good?

I thought I did like it here but you're right, to be frank... It's annoyed me more than I'd like to admit.

Thanks for the offer of looking at my CV. I may take you up on that Russ!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:00

Me to an offender yesterday: "Why do you think you committed your offence?"

Offender: "Curiosity"

Me: *Bites lip to stop myself from laughing*.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

But maybe Curiosity is a modern-day Fagin.

Dig deeper.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:25

Exactly!

Just had to scrape ice off my car.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5205

Heated seats and a heated front windscreen are brilliant.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:56

Working from home, even better.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I only use my heated seats when I really 'have to' (about once every 3 years), as they're either still warming up and providing no benefit at that point, but once up to temperature they give the feeling that you've pissed yourself which I find distracting when I'm supposed to be driving a car.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16575

No, if you've pissed yourself it goes cold and then it's horrible. Heated seats feel like you're endlessly pissing yourself, it's warming and quite nice.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22288

The seat heater in mine is a bit broken, but actually makes it much nicer. The elements in the seat base don't work, but the ones in the seat back do. Nice warmth on your lower back and no pissed yourself sensation.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

markg wrote:

like you're endlessly pissing yourself, it's warming and quite nice.

Title of your sextape

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