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Help Beex. An annoying colleague has asked me to go for coffee with them. How do I say no politely?

I am all offended now

"Sorry, I'm washing my digital racing car."

Meet the man who's preserving your childhood TV memories

Rob Newmans Neuropolis, radio 4 - Rob Newman misunderstanding elements of brain science and then explaining why the scientists were wrong to think what he mistakenly thought they thought. And he's still using s very old photo of himself. Twat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08nkn4k

A bit like a left wing Michael Gove now.

That show popped up on my Ipod as R4 'Comedy of the Week'. Is it at least funny?

Just tried to pay for a beer with a Sainsbury's kids voucher. Oops.

Pepsi Max with Ginger is....

Pepsi Max with Ginger is... Okay. A lot like ginger beer, unsurprisingly.

Just tried to pay for a beer with a Sainsbury's kids voucher. Oops.

Grim... wrote:

Pepsi Max with Ginger is....

...not as fun as cider with Rosie.

Kern wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Pepsi Max with Ginger is....

...not as fun as cider with Rosie.

And nowhere near as much fun as cider with Old Rosie.

AND THIS ONE. A sustained personal attack against myself.

DavPaz wrote:

AND THIS ONE. A sustained personal attack against myself.

[youtube]CA72o-dDEec[/youtub]

I've just watched back that for the first time.

Right guys, I'm just going into my final stats exam, so all send positive thoughts my way (and luck, lots and lots of luck...).

Author:	devilman [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 14:09 ]
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Lonewolves wrote: Help Beex. An annoying colleague has asked me to go for coffee with them. How do I say no politely? Here's a handy link.

Author:	Satsuma [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 14:10 ]
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Why not go and find out if, actually, you've misjudged them?

Author:	DavPaz [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 14:11 ]
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Lonewolves wrote: Help Beex. An annoying colleague has asked me to go for coffee with them. How do I say no politely? A nnnn sound, then an oh. A puh, another oh, a short ell, eye, a teh, another ell leading into an ee HTH HAND

Author:	TheVision [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 14:50 ]
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Tell them that you can't and then go sit in your car playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This is what I do. I found a Royal white horse at lunch time. It's lovely.

Author:	KovacsC [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 15:14 ]
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I am all offended now

Be Excellent To Each Other https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/

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Author:	MrChris [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 15:15 ]
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KovacsC wrote: I am all offended now Awwww Kov, we love you really.

Author:	Zardoz [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 15:31 ]
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Grim... wrote: "Sorry, I'm washing my digital racing car."

Author:	zaphod79 [ Fri Apr 28, 2017 18:42 ]
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American but still interesting : http://www.popsci.com/meet-man-whos-pre ... on=Nerdist Quote: Meet the man who's preserving your childhood TV memories

Author:	MrChris [ Sat Apr 29, 2017 21:35 ]
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So, after hearing that Trump wasn't going to do the Correspondents' Dinner (quelle fecking surprise, man with no ability to laugh at himself), we decided to watch the last George W one. God, it's a terrible situation where you start feeling nostalgic for the GWB years.

Author:	Mr Dave [ Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:03 ]
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I'm not sure I've ever seen him laugh at all.

Author:	MaliA [ Mon May 01, 2017 8:15 ]
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Woo! Bank holiday working!

Author:	Kern [ Tue May 02, 2017 9:02 ]
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I went to the Brecon waterfall country at the weekend. Normally when I go to a national park I'll just head for the biggest hill but I decided to go here instead. It's a really beautiful area with rivers and falls surrounded by forests. The kind of place where I'd be quite happy to return to with a bottle of wine and good book on a lazy afternoon.

Author:	MrChris [ Tue May 02, 2017 19:57 ]
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Rob Newmans Neuropolis, radio 4 - Rob Newman misunderstanding elements of brain science and then explaining why the scientists were wrong to think what he mistakenly thought they thought. And he's still using s very old photo of himself. Twat.

Author:	MaliA [ Tue May 02, 2017 20:11 ]
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MrChris wrote: Rob Newmans Neuropolis, radio 4 - Rob Newman misunderstanding elements of brain science and then explaining why the scientists were wrong to think what he mistakenly thought they thought. And he's still using s very old photo of himself. Twat. Wot?

Author:	MrChris [ Wed May 03, 2017 8:25 ]
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MrChris wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08nkn4k A bit like a left wing Michael Gove now. Seriously Mali - worth you having a listen and getting cross at his bizarre pseudo-science anti-science approach. In the current episode he misunderstands what the Turing test actually means and then rails against why that incorrect understanding is wrong and scientists are stupid because they think the Turing test means a computer has proven there's nothing unique or special about human consciousness, then says with utter certainty that one could never achieve the transfer of consciousness from a brain to some form of hardware because of the effect of the endocrine system on brain development in teenagers. I mean, WTAF. I used to think Rob Newman was brilliant, but these days he's become a sort of well spoken anti-vaxxer equivalent. Experts, eh? Who needs 'em!

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:49 ]
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I miss BeexWeex, but it did take time to pull together. Then again, there's always been 'Up to Jump' articles to write.

Author:	devilman [ Wed May 03, 2017 15:52 ]
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Not really worth its own thread, but does anyone know much about the Intellivision? I bought some Atari 2600 cartridges on Ebay and among them are these two - Attachment: IMG_20170501_142721156.jpg They're completely different to the Atari carts and more closely resemble some Intellivision carts I already have. Unfortunately, I don't actually have a console to test them on. I don't think either Kung-Fu Master or Wonder Boy were release for the Intellivision, so I'm guessing they're mis-labelled. Unless there's another console that had a similar cartridge design?

Author:	Squirt [ Wed May 03, 2017 17:05 ]
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I don't have any children of my own, but some of my nieces and nephews are pretty awesome. Plus there are loads of them so no one will mind if I trade in a couple.

Author:	MrChris [ Tue May 02, 2017 20:58 ]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08nkn4k A bit like a left wing Michael Gove now.

Author:	MrChris [ Tue May 02, 2017 21:02 ]
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The photo Rob Newman uses - What he actually looks like now -

Author:	Kern [ Tue May 02, 2017 21:07 ]
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That's precisely why I don't use Tindr.

Author:	MrChris [ Tue May 02, 2017 21:08 ]
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In case you end up dating Rob Newman? Harsh.

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 8:26 ]
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Have you written your letter to 'Feedback' yet?

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 8:27 ]
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That show popped up on my Ipod as R4 'Comedy of the Week'. Is it at least funny?

Author:	MrChris [ Wed May 03, 2017 8:28 ]
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Kern wrote: That show popped up on my Ipod as R4 'Comedy of the Week'. Is it at least funny? No, not really. I miss young(er) Rob Newman. He used to be able to be funny even when he was being preachy - the History of Oil was good, for instance.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed May 03, 2017 9:33 ]
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The backfire effect http://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

Author:	Zardoz [ Wed May 03, 2017 10:16 ]
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Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 10:26 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: The backfire effect http://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe Thanks for that!

Author:	DavPaz [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:39 ]
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FLASHBACK

Author:	DavPaz [ Wed May 03, 2017 14:44 ]
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AND THIS ONE. A sustained personal attack against myself.

Author:	TheVision [ Wed May 03, 2017 16:10 ]
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DavPaz wrote: FLASHBACK My finest moment on this forum... and apart from a video of the queue outside Sainsburys for Modern Warfare 2 on the 360, I think it's my most watched video on YouTube

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 16:45 ]
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Just tried to pay for a beer with a Sainsbury's kids voucher. Oops.

Author:	MaliA [ Wed May 03, 2017 16:48 ]
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Kern wrote: Just tried to pay for a beer with a Sainsbury's kids voucher. Oops. You can trade children for beer?

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 16:50 ]
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Hush now. Don't want to glut the market and destabilise the current exchange rate. Although it's not a particularly good beer.

Author:	Grim... [ Wed May 03, 2017 17:03 ]
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That's okay, I have a not particularly good child.

Author:	Grim... [ Wed May 03, 2017 17:15 ]
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Pepsi Max with Ginger is... Okay. A lot like ginger beer, unsurprisingly.

Author:	Kern [ Wed May 03, 2017 17:21 ]
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Grim... wrote: Pepsi Max with Ginger is.... ...not as fun as cider with Rosie.

Author:	Satsuma [ Wed May 03, 2017 17:24 ]
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Grim... wrote: Pepsi Max with Ginger is... Okay. A lot like ginger beer, unsurprisingly. I've been drinking boiled coke with ginger and a slice of lemon. It's kinda nice.