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krazywookie · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 21:43

MaliA wrote:

Borderlands is superb!

correct! Revel in the glorious dubstep and gun customization.

vegetables · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 354

Hello, everyone! Have you had a good time in the last half decade or so?

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jun 15, 2014 22:12

vegetables wrote:

Hello, everyone! Have you had a good time in the last half decade or so?

Hello vegetables!

All good, ta. Yourself?

vegetables · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 354

MaliA wrote:

vegetables wrote:

Hello, everyone! Have you had a good time in the last half decade or so?

Hello vegetables!

All good, ta. Yourself?

It's been highly positive! I think when I was last on here I was miserable and gloomy about my future, but it all ended up turning out surprisingly well.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Sitting watching the build up for the Argentina game, mrs T comes in the room.

"Fucking hell, are you sitting there having a glass of wine and a peach? Someone is enjoyinging their Sunday night!"

Yes people, I'm that rock and roll :metul:

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

vegetables wrote:

It's been highly positive! I think when I was last on here I was miserable and gloomy about my future, but it all ended up turning out surprisingly well.

Good!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

Does that mean you're back... from the future, vegetables?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Just found out that my old school no longer has form classes as such, but rather has a 'VMG' structure

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In September 2013 the school restructured the tutor groups, altering the way provision of pastoral care was organised. This involved a move away from the traditional horizontal (same age) structure of forms to a more progressive vertical one. The former structure saw each student belonging to a form group of around 30 pupils from their own year-group, with a teacher acting as a tutor. The new structure maintains a teacher acting each year as a tutor to the group, but the group is mixed-age with students from all years included. They are known as 'Vertical Mentor Groups' ("VMGs"). Each group therefore evolves annually, as older students leave and are replaced by new Year 7 student entering the school.

Each VMG is given the name of a country, and the countries are arranged into five continents. The continents are in different parts of the school: Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe and Oceania.

Vertical structuring has been implemented in other secondary schools, the main advantages being seen as the mixing of ages leading to an increased sense of community, allowing for pupils to share experiences, foster understanding and reduce bullying.[8] The system also complements the school curriculum, where in many cases, students in Years 9 and 10 and 11 are in the same subject mixed-age option groups.

What the actual F? Is this common?

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2014 16:38

My old school implemented this a couple of years after I left. No idea if it works but they're still doing it, so one would assume so....

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

My form group of 30 or so was mixed year, but subject lessons were done with the same year group.

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

Heh. In my first year of high school, we were in 4 Houses with about 250 in each house, being two tutor classes per school year per house which looks like their new system, and were split into year groups from year 8 onwards to assist our development. The 8 groups in each year had nothing to do with each other unless they were the same house.

I'm sure they'll revert again in 20 years time.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 0:14

GO TO FUCKING BED, GRIM...!

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 0:20

Okay, done that. Now what?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 0:40

DavPaz wrote:

Just found out that my old school no longer has form classes as such, but rather has a 'VMG' structure

Quote:

In September 2013 the school restructured the tutor groups, altering the way provision of pastoral care was organised. This involved a move away from the traditional horizontal (same age) structure of forms to a more progressive vertical one. The former structure saw each student belonging to a form group of around 30 pupils from their own year-group, with a teacher acting as a tutor. The new structure maintains a teacher acting each year as a tutor to the group, but the group is mixed-age with students from all years included. They are known as 'Vertical Mentor Groups' ("VMGs"). Each group therefore evolves annually, as older students leave and are replaced by new Year 7 student entering the school.

Each VMG is given the name of a country, and the countries are arranged into five continents. The continents are in different parts of the school: Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe and Oceania.

Vertical structuring has been implemented in other secondary schools, the main advantages being seen as the mixing of ages leading to an increased sense of community, allowing for pupils to share experiences, foster understanding and reduce bullying.[8] The system also complements the school curriculum, where in many cases, students in Years 9 and 10 and 11 are in the same subject mixed-age option groups.

What the actual F? Is this common?

Just belmer schools.

Like what you went to.

Also: Thank fuck they're not Horizontal Mentor Groups.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Fucking dishwashers. Just spent £300 to get rid of the cheap piece of crap that came with the flat, as it seemed to consider that washing dishes actually meant baking crap onto them that is impossible to remove.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:22

Trooper wrote:

Fucking dishwashers. Just spent £300 to get rid of the cheap piece of crap that came with the flat, as it seemed to consider that washing dishes actually meant baking crap onto them that is impossible to remove.

Yeah, to save trouble like this, I tend to use an agency to vet the help.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5157

Trooper wrote:

Fucking dishwashers. Just spent £300 to get rid of the cheap piece of crap that came with the flat, as it seemed to consider that washing dishes actually meant baking crap onto them that is impossible to remove.

Mine occasionally has an optional final sequence which involves spraying the contents of the filter all over the top shelf where the glasses go.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Trooper wrote:

Fucking dishwashers. Just spent £300 to get rid of the cheap piece of crap that came with the flat, as it seemed to consider that washing dishes actually meant baking crap onto them that is impossible to remove.

Mine occasionally has an optional final sequence which involves spraying the contents of the filter all over the top shelf where the glasses go.

Sounds familiar, but the filter is clean in my case. Rust in the pipes is the likely culprit according to the internet.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Has anyone else tried Hello Fresh?

http://www.hellofresh.co.uk

Mrs T and I signed up to it last week and got the first box through today, I shall report back.
If you like the look of it and want to give it a go, if you use my code "ZJAV7L" you get £20 off the first box and I get £12 off my next box

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 13:55

* inserts comment about Trooper needing his pipes cleaned*

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 18:05

Trooper wrote:

Has anyone else tried Hello Fresh?

http://www.hellofresh.co.uk

Mrs T and I signed up to it last week and got the first box through today, I shall report back.
If you like the look of it and want to give it a go, if you use my code "ZJAV7L" you get £20 off the first box and I get £12 off my next box

We just did shopping.

Remind me again in a couple of weeks and I'll give it a shot (unless it's rubbish).

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 18:40

Shutting a pub for a refurb during the world cup seems an odd choice, but the ckosest one to me has made it. I have had to walk to Fanny's (4 minutes walk!) For a beer which is an unexpected bonus.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Grim... wrote:

Trooper wrote:

Has anyone else tried Hello Fresh?

http://www.hellofresh.co.uk

Mrs T and I signed up to it last week and got the first box through today, I shall report back.
If you like the look of it and want to give it a go, if you use my code "ZJAV7L" you get £20 off the first box and I get £12 off my next box

We just did shopping.

Remind me again in a couple of weeks and I'll give it a shot (unless it's rubbish).

First one done, it said it would take 30 mins, but it was closer to 40. Not too far out then, easy enough to do and tasted bloody lovely!

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 21:52

Do you get the meat and everything?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Grim... wrote:

Do you get the meat and everything?

Yup, you get everything, all dished out into bags and little pots of the right size for each recipe. The only thing you need from your own kitchen is olive oil, salt and pepper.

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

We used hello fresh for about 10 weeks in the winter. Was well impressed. Only reason we really stopped was that my return home times became erratic for a good while and therefore we weren't eating 3 meals together midweek.

Their timings are bullshit though. Always add 25 percent.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 15:55

It's a beautiful day, I've had bastard hayfever all day. I did get to look around a warehouse, though and talk about pallets and how clean and tidy it was as is my wont. I'd go to the pub with the nice beer garden in Saltaire this evening if they had one. Stupid person that built a village by a mill with no pubs.

I appear to be stuck again on borderlands, it's quite tricky, even the mutant dogs are a mean fight for me at level ten with my smg that sets things on fire. I don't quite click with it all yet, but I'm sure it'llcome in time. it's pretty good fun, though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 15:59

Are all the main texts from the religions about a person that is the relative of God? I've no knowledge of any of the others. Except ancient Greek myths, I suppose. They should be more like that, thy're fucking ace.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 16:00

Do you mean all religions?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Mohammed isn't considered a relative of God, is he? Just a chap God spoke to.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 16:16

Grim... wrote:

Do you mean all religions?

I dunno, the big 6 or so I guess. I really should know this.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

I've been on a conference call for 57 mins and have not said anything yet. Yawn.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10078

MaliA wrote:

I'd go to the pub with the nice beer garden in Saltaire this evening if they had one. Stupid person that built a village by a mill with no pubs.

is Saltaire bewery notninnsaltaire? No outlet shop? No grassy knoll outside?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 18, 2014 19:06

BikNorton wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I'd go to the pub with the nice beer garden in Saltaire this evening if they had one. Stupid person that built a village by a mill with no pubs.

is Saltaire bewery notninnsaltaire? No outlet shop? No grassy knoll outside?

It is in Shipley, by the canal.last friday of every month they do a £2 a pint there. If you fancy it, lmk and stop over my gaff.

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

Last Paxman newsnight tonight. May have to watch.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:53

Jesus.

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My friends and family get quickly irritated if I point out their mistakes, and I have tried to accept that people make errors in speech, as they often just blurt things out with little thought

I think there's a superfluous 's' in there.
Someone buy him an xbox and a hooker.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:56

MaliA wrote:

Jesus.

Quote:

My friends and family get quickly irritated if I point out their mistakes, and I have tried to accept that people make errors in speech, as they often just blurt things out with little thought

I think there's a superfluous 's' in there.
Someone buy him an xbox and a hooker.

I don't know why people get stressed about stuff like this. She'll learn as she gets older.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

I like that the content targeted ad is for Childline.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:05

That's a poor Guardian article. He's not blaming it on the evil neo-liberal elite or Michael Gove. Must try harder.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Alan Partridge wrote:

Alan:

...when did you first realise that Simon was abnormal?

John:

Uh, gifted, you mean

Alan:

Abnormally gifted

John:

Well, it's when Simon was about 14 months old, um, I remember looking at him there in his cot, and, um, I said to him, uh, "Who does Daddy love, Simon? Who? Who?", and guess what Simon said?

Alan:

What?

Simon:

"Whom does Daddy love? Whom? Whom?"

John:

He picked up on my grammatical error with his very first words, and, er, that's when I knew that he was going to be something special.

Alan:

Yeah, my, my son Fernando wasn't quite as original as that. He said, er, he said "Daddy", which somehow I prefer.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:07

Kern wrote:

That's a poor Guardian article. He's not blaming it on the evil neo-liberal elite or Michael Gove. Must try harder.

The Guardian out-Guardianed themselves with this one:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... -teenagers

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

also HA

Quote:

However, I really feel it doesn't sent out a very good message when multinational companies such as Tesco...

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:09

Quote:

We might argue that the over-adoption of childish net-neologisms, a desperation to conspire in our own infantilisation, is like an act of Sartrean bad-faith, a refusal to view ourselves as the people who bear responsibility for shaping the world and its future. But it is still true. No amount of winking smileys can make up for, say, a refusal to fight injustice, or face up to climate change.

When I am Lord Protector, or at least Education Secretary, George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language' will be complusory reading.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:11

American Nervoso wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Jesus.

Quote:

My friends and family get quickly irritated if I point out their mistakes, and I have tried to accept that people make errors in speech, as they often just blurt things out with little thought

I think there's a superfluous 's' in there.
Someone buy him an xbox and a hooker.

I don't know why people get stressed about stuff like this. She'll learn as she gets older.

I invented a new demographic and for you whilst I was in the shower this morning, I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear: You're a mypster. That's like a hipster, but with few of the positive qualities. I had a good old giglge to myself, for most of the car journey in over that and "how do you kill a mypster? Drown him in the mainstream" So, thanks.

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

One day I'll manage to not attempt to let myself into the office with my oyster card. One day.

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

I keep my Oyster in a travelcard holder with my office pass. Then I can't physically get to the office without being in possession of my pass.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

miki wrote:

also HA

Quote:

However, I really feel it doesn't sent out a very good message when multinational companies such as Tesco...

I was just about to make this identical post.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Back from a trip to Lincolnshire where the weather was not too bad but the mobile phone signal was terrible :-)

Went in to lots of different arcades and found virtually no fruit machines worth playing and a number of 'newish' pinball tables in various states of repair and two old pinball tables in bad condition (both Adams Family tables which was a bit of a surprise considering how much they could get by just selling them)

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Cras wrote:

One day I'll manage to not attempt to let myself into the office with my oyster card. One day.

We use a really pointless and shitty system here where the canteen and all the vending machines don't accept cash, they only accept credit from your pass. So you have to top up your pass constantly in order to get a can out of the vending machine.

Pretty much everyday without fail I notice my pass is missing as I try to leave the building at home time. And every day, security have to tell me to stop leaving it in the damn vending machine.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Zio wrote:

Cras wrote:

One day I'll manage to not attempt to let myself into the office with my oyster card. One day.

We use a really pointless and shitty system here where the canteen and all the vending machines don't accept cash, they only accept credit from your pass. So you have to top up your pass constantly in order to get a can out of the vending machine.

Pretty much everyday without fail I notice my pass is missing as I try to leave the building at home time. And every day, security have to tell me to stop leaving it in the damn vending machine.

Get one of those curly keyrings that attach to your belt loop. Then you'll not be able to physically walk away from the vending machine without taking your pass back.

Or stock up on cans from the supermarket and take one to work each day.

Or cut down on canned drinks.

Or stop being retarded.

I am so full of help, Love you!

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