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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Traitors |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 13:44
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Replies: 101
Views: 1818
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| Episode 7: Is Charlotte the one with the thick West Country accent and messy blonde hair? I don’t mind her, she seems alright. I like Andrew, because though he’s usually wrong about the people he stays loyal to, he is unshakeably loyal. He looks like someone inflated Jerome Flynn with steroids. I’m ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wordpress question |
| Jem |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:34
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Replies: 16
Views: 3636
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| Not natively, that I'm aware of, because it'd be more of a display thing and the editor really handles the structure. So e.g. you can replicate what you're trying to do in the frontend using the CSS column- stuff, e.g. if you had <div class="columns"> your text </div> and the C... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wordpress question |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:48
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Replies: 16
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| Hello! A quick question which somebody may know the answer to. In most (print) publishing software, when you set your column layout you can set it up so that your content can move continually from one column to the next, by which I mean if I set three columns and then write my text it will automatic... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 0:44
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Replies: 36
Views: 1122
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| Erm… wow, that last mission was suitably epic. I was worried it was going to be a massive crappy disappointment like Breath of the Wild and just another have a fight and then hit the weak points. Well, it was…. but it was cool as fuck. The decent, the fights in the depths… all properly long for a fi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:01
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Replies: 36
Views: 1122
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| I wish this game didn’t have the same problem with the annoying cutscenes for little shit like Breath of the Wild. It really makes me roll my eyes in annoyance when I open up a new shrine or finish one just to have the game stubbornly refuse to move at anymore than it’s own pace as I’m smashing the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Email M&S problem/help |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:32
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Replies: 18
Views: 363
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| Hi folks. I’m on day four of M&S spamming me with the same email 24 times a day IMG_1867.png IMG_1879.png And it’s getting tiresome. I’d usually just block it BUT M&S are the only supplier for my boy’s school uniform (where I have two outstanding orders) so I don’t really want to block it as... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Cras |
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 17:38
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Replies: 30627
Views: 2598452
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| It is indeed not a roundabout. You should pick left because if there's more than one car sat at that give way in the middle, it'll block the right hand lane from going the way you want to go. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 23:43
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Replies: 21124
Views: 2123519
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| I might be in the minority here but I didn’t like the Super Mario Movie much. I really enjoyed the opening A LOT but when it got to the mushroom kingdom I went off it. It wasn’t bad by any means but it just felt … off. Somehow. I don’t know, it was racing around from one scene to the next, and it ju... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2023 |
| Joans |
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 19:33
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Replies: 84
Views: 2157
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| 1 Legend of Zelda Windwaker HD - WiiU/CEMU/Steam Deck 2 Overboard - Steam Deck 3. Mr Fast - Steam Deck 4. A Short Hike - Steam Deck 5. Sonic Adventure - Dreamcast/Retroarch/Steam Deck Strap in, this is a long one. Actually, I'll spoiler it because it is really long. 6. Combat School - Spectrum 128k... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:15
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Replies: 266
Views: 5821
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| And you can't have Ken Block. He missed the DEADline. AHAHAHA. Death is funny. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
| markg |
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:27
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Replies: 209
Views: 5034
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Twitter |
| TheVision |
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 19:08
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Replies: 64
Views: 4492
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I'm the same. I still mute and block every ad I see and will continue to do so.
This does mean I see some really weird ads on there. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Kern |
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:45
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Replies: 14351
Views: 1086908
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| Are the midterms just mock exams? Like, nothing actually changes, but here's how you might do if this was a real election? Sadly not. Losing one or other part of Congress seriously damages the chances of legislative success, and opens the door for all manner of political games such as not passing a... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 23:25
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Replies: 1781
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| Hnngh, after winning all the races, 80s Overdrive has a surprise boss battle race that seems like it can only be beaten using a devious underhanded and challenging-to-execute strategy, that hasn't really been required in any of the other races, across a tediously long (but visually cool loo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 18:40
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Replies: 21124
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| I can see whole films over and over and not remember having seen them before. I have apparently watched Die Hard. No idea. Not a jot of a memory of it. But I DO remember a bit of the B99 episode where they look for the tower block that the film is set in. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'Yay!' thread |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 21:00
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Replies: 10272
Views: 960704
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Mimi wrote: Is this a big stumbling block for you?
I don’t know. I need to wait for my solicitors to hear back from the lenders. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'Yay!' thread |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 20:48
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Replies: 10272
Views: 960704
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| Is this a big stumbling block for you? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Malc |
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 16:00
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Replies: 1240
Views: 183720
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| I had a dream where I was on holiday and ended up dashing around a wonderful city defeating a villainous plot to do something or other. Then my alarm went off and, as is tradition, I hit snooze. I had what started as the same dream except the villain had managed to go back in time and trigger envir... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 9:31
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Replies: 703
Views: 74460
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| 0/10. Interesting, the only problems I've had with mine are that I need to keep the block outside and put it under a sheet when I'm using it in my WSM so that the probes can talk to the block, probably around 2-3 feet away, and that the block itself seems to run out of battery power very quickly (a... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 22:12
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Replies: 703
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| Helen just made me open my Christmas pressie early because I too am now a member of the Meater Block club! Woo! So, a review. Use 1: probe 2 would not stay connected even with the Block kept within 3 feet, either using the Weber smoker or kitchen oven. Use 2: same. Use 3: cooking using the Weber sm... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:25
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Replies: 107
Views: 21020
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| Ridge Racer: Unbounded (The Full Game This Time) I traded in some DS games and saw this on the shelf for a... somewhat reasonable price so I decided to finally get my own copy of Ridge RUB after a decade of dithering. (Of course the shop reduces the price by 20% a few days after I buy it. Rascals.)... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'NAY!' Thread |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 18:53
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Replies: 7449
Views: 695194
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| It’s honestly horrible. I instantly remove myself from any family group chat things because they are always a nightmare. I don’t know why but it just always descends into chaos. The only reason I have it at all is Russell’s phone is a block of cheese with a charging wire, and it’s the only way he ca... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 15:31
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Replies: 1240
Views: 183720
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| Last night I dreamt I was in the pub with Craster (I've never met craster) and he was showing me how to play Planescape Torment on the Switch, and was getting very frustrated with my focus on wanting to "do fighting better." He had a garlic press in his Switch case. Then we were joined by... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Cras |
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 13:24
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Replies: 1240
Views: 183720
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| Last night I dreamt I was in the pub with Craster (I've never met craster) and he was showing me how to play Planescape Torment on the Switch, and was getting very frustrated with my focus on wanting to "do fighting better." He had a garlic press in his Switch case. Then we were joined by... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| JBR |
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:56
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Replies: 1240
Views: 183720
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| Last night I dreamt I was in the pub with Craster (I've never met craster) and he was showing me how to play Planescape Torment on the Switch, and was getting very frustrated with my focus on wanting to "do fighting better." He had a garlic press in his Switch case. Then we were joined by... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:20
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Replies: 1240
Views: 183720
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| Last night I dreamt I was in the pub with Craster (I've never met craster) and he was showing me how to play Planescape Torment on the Switch, and was getting very frustrated with my focus on wanting to "do fighting better." He had a garlic press in his Switch case. Then we were joined by ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bathroom refit |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 20:08
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Replies: 76
Views: 1843
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| The bathroom we had installed in the office block was "yeah, stick a shower, sink, and toilet in there" and that was as far as the conversation went. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Former World |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 18:30
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Replies: 61
Views: 1396
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| Wasn’t the thing with the bank details/address some entirely different group of people that were investigating the sale of those DVDs full of ripped Amiga games that were being sold from an address in Stu’s block of flats in Bath? I vaguely recall something along those lines. I think the World of C... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Former World |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 18:04
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Replies: 61
Views: 1396
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| Wasn’t the thing with the bank details/address some entirely different group of people that were investigating the sale of those DVDs full of ripped Amiga games that were being sold from an address in Stu’s block of flats in Bath? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 13:34
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Replies: 2347
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| Mrs. W and I have been watching 'Rules of the Game' on the Beeb and in the opening scene I was sure there was something familiar about the office building where the action was taking place. Then I realised it's one of three buildings owned by Fujitsu at their Manchester Campus near the police HQ in ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2021 21:29
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Replies: 703
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| Smoker is clean. Gazebo is up. Pork shoulder (not ham because I didn't start days ago) and turkey crown are brining in the fridge, and a 1.8kg piece of brisket flat is sitting there not becoming corned beef because I forgot to buy Prague powder (and also didn't start days ago). Not sure what to do w... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Mince pie review season |
| Cras |
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 23:08
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Replies: 243
Views: 35139
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| There's a block in the kitchen and I'm having to restrain myself from just going and taking a bite out of it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Mince pie review season |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 19:38
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Replies: 243
Views: 35139
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| I’ve been thinking… I found a block of marzipan earlier (I’d bought some to make stollen, then my friend bought me an incredible amount of stollen ready-made), and as it was now redundant I wondered if I found use it to top mince pies, baked like a simnel cake? Alternatively, I could incorporate lit... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hearthstone thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 13:17
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Replies: 3553
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| I think the recent nerfs to some of the battlegrounds minions and the questlines have improved things a bit. Still working through the list of battleground champions to win as... another 20 or so to go! Some are ones that should be easy with but that I mess up or get unlucky with, some are just use... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Mouse Traps |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 22:42
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Replies: 112
Views: 2418
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| The hole should be filled properly but a quick fix is to cram copper mesh in then squirt expanding foam in. Doesn't rust and while copper is soft this stuff is super fine so will take ages to chew through and there's "evidence" they don't like chewing it. As we've tried to block runs in th... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Limpics |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 19:16
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Replies: 314
Views: 14479
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| I'm sure they'll do their best but I'm also pretty sure that there aren't any answers that won't leave someone suffering something that feels like an injustice. I was thinking about this the other day for some reason, and thought of another potential stumbling block when taking disciplines within s... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Middle Age Spread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:52
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Replies: 4072
Views: 271052
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| Final set of intervals done in this training block. 10lm time trial on Saturday. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PC gaming hardware thread. |
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 18:39
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Replies: 5932
Views: 504631
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| Life changes. I have two big PCs at home. I had another monstrosity at my mother's. The one at mum's was a temp build until I brought over one from my flat. Because of Covid. It's incredibly heavy and I needed someone to move it professionally. This was supposed to be coming to mum's, at which point... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 19:24
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Replies: 630
Views: 30747
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| Braces applied to raspberry frames that we're growing loganberries and Japanese wineberries on, which means we could put the wires on too. So that's a job finished, for a change. We couldn't put the wires on the frame that has blackberries on because that's gone mental so it's not safe to insert arm... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 books 2021 |
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:23
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Replies: 233
Views: 13043
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| 1) Doctor Sleep - Stevie King 2) John Dies at the End - David Wong 3) Stranded - Bracken MacLeod 4) Artemis by Andy Weir 5) Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho 6) Randomise by Andy Weir 7) I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter by Isabel Fall eight) The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter S... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:59
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Replies: 630
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| That sounds horrible :( I actively avoid conflict too, it's why I only occasionally (like, every few months) talk to my mum and have to force myself to ring my dad in father's Day, his birthday and Christmas. And don't always manage. I know it upsets them but I struggle to feel bad about it when the... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 18:03
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Replies: 630
Views: 30747
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| Turns out the wall needs to be 3 blocks tall in one corner but it was still only a 1 block dig. Really not far off erection time! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 18:21
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Replies: 107
Views: 21020
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| NFS Heat (Again) It's time to bring my amazing Need For Speed thread up to date by playing the current main console Need for Speed game: NFS Heat ! It's thanks to a strange confluence of circumstances regarding Microsoft's Game Pass that I'm finally able to play Need for Speed Heat (or NFS Heat, as... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Goddess Jasmine |
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 16:41
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Replies: 3949
Views: 154005
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| I've got fat balls, a coconut and suet block out there at the moment. Hopefully when we can start to do a bit more in the garden (next month), I'd love to have some more stuff set up for them, with a proper bird table. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cryptocurrency Mining |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 0:44
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Replies: 138
Views: 12564
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| That does make sense (well... I understand it, but it still seems completely loopy). These calculations they are doing; are they somehow useful/beneficial? As in, are they deciding genetic sequences or trying to find cures or something or is it just a sort of imagination game? Completely agree with... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:58
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Replies: 2614
Views: 260217
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| I wish I'd have taken a shot before I cleared it out, almost felt like I was playing "The floor is lava" trying to find stuff in here. The next big job in the house (but not in the house) is getting this converted. 4 skylights and new lining/tiles, log burner, levelled concert floor and in... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:56
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Replies: 3448
Views: 43552
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| Someone on Reddit made a stat block for Lil Nas X as Montero. Love it! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| Cras |
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 0:01
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Replies: 630
Views: 30747
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| I bought it from Woodblocx . It's a really simple system as each block is pre-drilled so you just stick the dowels in and they fit together like Lego. Hardest part was making the ground level(ish). It looks great - I want to raise a pretty big bed so I priced it up on the site. Uh, maybe smaller ra... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| Kern |
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:50
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Replies: 630
Views: 30747
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| I bought it from Woodblocx. It's a really simple system as each block is pre-drilled so you just stick the dowels in and they fit together like Lego. Hardest part was making the ground level(ish). |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Forum changes! |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 20:24
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Replies: 1115
Views: 112092
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| This should work. Plug ‘er in. I’ve made it black and white. body{font-family:roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0}::selection{background:#f0ad4e}.hide-link{color:#333!important;text-decoration:none!important}.mentioned{font-size:110%;font-weight:700;color:WHITE#eea236}.panel.panel-de... |
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