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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Boop beep

Wrong, because that's how it sounds on the actual tune.

I challenge anyone to look at this new post van and not immediately think of Postman Pat...

https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/23/roy ... tric-vans/

Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it?

Thanks Mr and Mrs Russell

KovacsC wrote:

Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it?

Was it this one?

Russell is the primary carer.

I'm sure the White Room means that technically my most listened U2 album is Rattle and Hum.

(That's where they got all the crowd noise samples from)

Russell and I were talking the other day, actually... what are the differences between rounders, baseball and softball?

The girls in my school played rounders, I had no idea that was a regional thing though.

TIFU by answering my parents' telephone and, after hearing a poor line and deciding the voice was fake, saying "you're clearly a robot, goodbye" and hanging up. Turns out it was the local co-ordinator of a charity they're involved in.

How can they stop you from bunting in softball? Is it a foul, or something, stopping people from running?

Everyone is the same but a bit fatter and has a kid or two with them.

The new Tay Tay song leaves me with confused feelings.

Anyone else get an email from CeX about their data breach?

Author:	MaliA [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:30 ]
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Zardoz wrote: Doctor Glyndwr wrote: MaliA wrote: Boop beep Wrong, because of ablaut reduplication. Wrong, because that's how it sounds on the actual tune. Yeah! Stupid science bitches

Author:	Warhead [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 0:58 ]
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DavPaz wrote: I challenge anyone to look at this new post van and not immediately think of Postman Pat... https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/23/roy ... tric-vans/ For some inexplicable reason, I thought of Kelly Brook BEFORE I clicked on the link. This is worrisome.

Author:	KovacsC [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:15 ]
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Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it?

Author:	Mimi [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:17 ]
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KovacsC wrote: Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it? Was it this one?

Author:	Mr Russell [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:22 ]
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KovacsC wrote: Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it? viewtopic.php?p=928519#p928519

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Author:	KovacsC [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:26 ]
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Thanks Mr and Mrs Russell

Author:	Mr Russell [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:44 ]
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KovacsC wrote: Thanks Mr and Mrs Russell Please, I'm Mr Mimi, not the other way round.

Author:	Mr Dave [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:30 ]
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Mimi wrote: KovacsC wrote: Davpaz, you took a pic of the inside of a mac. I had it as my desktop, but i have lost it. do you still have it? Was it this one? Photos of Mali in his flasher mac not required. See also: photos of Mali in his sink.

Author:	MaliA [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 15:07 ]
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/ ... immy-cauty This seems awsome

Author:	MaliA [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:26 ]
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When did buying bunches of flowers get so expensive?

Author:	Mimi [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:53 ]
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I usually look for plants instead. They last longer and are less expensive. I got this potted one from Morrisons at the weekend for just £5, and it's Dinosaursome! Perfect for any occasion too.

Author:	Mimi [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:55 ]
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Don't buy that if you're going to a cemetery.

Author:	flis [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:10 ]
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I buy a bunch of flowers every week or so, they last about 10 days, often more if I remember to add more water... Which is probably about as long as I'd manage to keep a house plant alive for. I bought a huge vase recently, for some reason. That requires two bunches to fill it so now it's become a 'special occasion' vase.

Author:	Mimi [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:16 ]
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I bought some potted rosemary about 4-5 months ago. That's still alive AND I can eat it. Win/win. I think Russell and I have been keeping our co-worker's giant rubber plant alive for five or so years now. In fact, now it's four rubber plants. Russell is the primary carer.

Author:	myp [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 13:58 ]
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Mimi wrote: Russell and I were talking the other day, actually... what are the differences between rounders, baseball and softball? The game of "base-ball" has been around since Tudor times and was initially codified by the GAA (Gaelic rules). When it was exported to the USA it became known as Massachusetts rules and that is where softball and baseball come from. Instead confusingly rounders is actually more similar to "British baseball", which is still played in Wales and the north, but I don't know a lot about it. Rounders you have a small, one-handed bat. The bases are poles. Terminology seems to be more like cricket (bowled, stumped, etc). You score a rounder by getting to the 4th pole on your bat. If you get to 2nd or 3rd pole it's 1/2 a rounder. You get the batter out by catching the ball in the air off the bat or by touching the pole they are running to. You only play 2 innings normally because everyone one on team bats and then it switches over (also like crIckes). I don't know a lot about rounders because I have never played it (I believe it is mainly played by girls in schools). Baseball is quite different. You have 9 players per side (pitcher, catcher, four infielders and three outfielders), three square bases and a uniquely-shaped home plate, all 90ft apart. The ball is small and hard. The bat is much larger than in rounders and you use it two-handed. The pitcher throws from a raised mound 60ft6in from the home plate. You usually play 7 or 9 innings, but once three batters are out you switch sides. You can steal bases by running to the next one as the pitcher starts his wind up. You can bunt the ball down on the ground to try to advance runners (known as a sacrifice bunt). This is played at all levels predominately in North America, Japan and Latin America. Softball is a variant on (American) baseball. I play slowpitch but there is also a fastpitch version. Slowpitch does not have stealing or bunting but fastpitch does. The balls are larger than baseballs but not soft as you would imagine from the name! They will still hurt when they hit you (as the attached picture from this weekend will attest). 11in diameter for women and 12in for men. The bases are 65ft apart as opposed to 90ft for baseball. I play mainly co-ed softball which is mixed men and women but you must have the same number of each. If the pitcher is M then the catcher has to be F, and vice versa. Two men/women in the infield and softball has four outfielders, two of which must be F too. The batting lineup must alternate sexes too, so you cannot have two men or women batting consecutively. I have also played single sex in a male-only team. The only real difference is that in co-ed if you walk a male batter (throw four pitches outside of the strike zone) then he gets two bases instead of the normal one (this is to stop dubious tactics of walking the male on purpose to get to a perceived weaker female batter). There are a lot of other minor differences but I'm sure you're already regretting asking.

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 14:07 ]
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I played softball once at school, and do remember the ball being very hard (though not 11" in diameter by any means, more like 4. Did you mean 11" circumference, or 11cm diameter? I'm not suggesting you're wrong, only if it's that large then we did not use the normal sized ball at school). That bruise looks nasty. And no, I'm glad I asked and thank that you took the time to explain! X

Author:	myp [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 14:19 ]
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Yep, circumference makes much more sense! You'll have excuse me. We drove back from Scotland last night and didn't get in until gone 3am. This is after 3 hours sleep on Saturday night. I am beyond tired

Author:	devilman [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 15:43 ]
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We did a bit of softball at school, but it was basically those boys who weren't good enough to play cricket. Then in Winter, us crap kids would be playing hockey while the athletic ones played rugby.

Author:	Pundabaya [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:24 ]
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Are you ready?

Author:	Pundabaya [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:26 ]
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I'm sure the White Room means that technically my most listened U2 album is Rattle and Hum. (That's where they got all the crowd noise samples from)

Author:	Pundabaya [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:31 ]
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Waits for Grim.. to show up and say "the pure trance versions of the big three are way better than the stadium house versions"... Which you know he's going to do.

Author:	Mr Russell [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:33 ]
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Mimi wrote: Russell is the primary carer. I am? Oh cra- I mean, yes... I take great care of it.

Author:	MaliA [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:36 ]
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Pundabaya wrote: I'm sure the White Room means that technically my most listened U2 album is Rattle and Hum. (That's where they got all the crowd noise samples from) My copy disappeared. I have Chill Out in the car.

Author:	Grim... [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:36 ]
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the pure trance versions of the big three are way better than the stadium house versions.

Author:	Pundabaya [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 13:06 ]
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Fucking knew it.

Author:	Pundabaya [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 13:08 ]
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To be fair though, the pure trance version of Trancentral is better, and What Time is Love is a toss up.

Author:	myp [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 20:03 ]
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We won!

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:33 ]
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Congratulations! Also, I think you can kill white walkers with your trophy, so you're nice and prepared

Author:	Kern [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:33 ]
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Congratulations! Good victory party last night?

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:00 ]
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Russell and I were talking the other day, actually... what are the differences between rounders, baseball and softball?

Author:	Grim... [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 14:10 ]
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How can they stop you from bunting in softball? Is it a foul, or something, stopping people from running?

Author:	Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 15:25 ]
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The girls in my school played rounders, I had no idea that was a regional thing though.

Author:	myp [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 16:19 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: The girls in my school played rounders, I had no idea that was a regional thing though. Rounders is pretty much nationwide, but British baseball is only played in Wales and the north.

Author:	Kern [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:28 ]
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TIFU by answering my parents' telephone and, after hearing a poor line and deciding the voice was fake, saying "you're clearly a robot, goodbye" and hanging up. Turns out it was the local co-ordinator of a charity they're involved in.

Author:	MaliA [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 17:38 ]
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My wife is currently objecting to part of my remains being put into a brick post mortem. https://mumufication.com

Author:	MaliA [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 18:15 ]
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Kern wrote: TIFU by answering my parents' telephone and, after hearing a poor line and deciding the voice was fake, saying "you're clearly a robot, goodbye" and hanging up. Turns out it was the local co-ordinator of a charity they're involved in. Excellent.

Author:	myp [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 22:43 ]
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Grim... wrote: How can they stop you from bunting in softball? Is it a foul, or something, stopping people from running? Missed this! I don't actually know what would happen if someone tried bunting in slowpitch as I've never seen someone try it. The rules are unclear as they only talk about bunting in FP. My gut instinct would be that the batter is out and all base runners go back to the bases they were on before the pitch.

Author:	TheVision [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:46 ]
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I went to a BBQ yesterday and met up with some people who I haven't seen for about ten years! It was nice. Everyone is the same but a bit fatter and has a kid or two with them. My kids met the singer of my new band too and I think they were star struck.