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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Test Drive Unlimited club thread thing |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 21:39
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| There was more than just my penis in there. Ho ho. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Design-me-do |
| Plissken |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 21:37
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| ... got the thickie customers, who get taken for a ride. How come I never find them? Not because I want to rip them off, but they've obviously got more money than sense, so I can get paid a decent rate for a decent job. As it is, I seem to find people who have been horribly screwed over ("That ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| CUS |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 20:54
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Replies: 124
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Squirt wrote: Cool to look at, but once you know some of the characters stories and so on, even though they're fairly straight forward, it does get more interesting.
Like the time when Chris Benoit('That's quite enough wrestling talk for now' - Ed) |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Squirt |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 20:33
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| ... Dandy. Cool to look at, but once you know some of the characters stories and so on, even though they're fairly straight forward, it does get more interesting. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Design-me-do |
| sinister agent |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 20:33
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| ... and a bit broken. I wouldn't pay what they did for it, but I am a notorious cheapskate. It seems like my insticts were right though, as they paid more for what they got than any of you would charge (well, they didn't pay £50 an hour, but then I think your lot would have finished it in a weekend ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Fun with phishing. |
| CraigGrannell |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 19:11
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Replies: 54
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| ... also state that 'Also we offer dropshipping for our resellers'. Wow! SIGN ME UP! It's rather depressing to think that I'm planning on about 100 more eBay auctions during April, to shift the 800 or so 2000 ADs and various trade paperbacks I've got cluttering up the place. Bleh. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Doctor Who 2008 |
| CraigGrannell |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 18:41
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Replies: 357
Views: 18749
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| ... for your e-mail about the BBC programme, 'Being Human'. It was wonderful to read that you thoroughly enjoyed this programme and that you want more episodes to be made. As you enjoyed this programme I would like to assure you that we have registered your appreciation and your suggestions on ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Metaaaal! |
| Da5e |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 16:55
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| ... - first noise band ever $15 "Coelacanth" $15 "The Original Chirping Chicken / Choking Olga" Boredoms - before they went for a more Kraut rock sound $35 "Public Bath" ep #932 Buzzkill $03 "Meat is Dinner" Confuse - one of the first noise bands, ever. Pricelss. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GTA IV - Thread of Officialness |
| Malc74 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 15:30
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Replies: 1866
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| I'm going to wait and see what everyone else says. I'm more than a mite suspicious due to the almost total lack of in-game footage/screenshots amidst all the promotional guff that Rockstar have been churning out. It makes me think they're trying to hide something. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Pundabaya |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:54
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Replies: 124
Views: 12524
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| ... them Rag-Head terrorists, the angle would have worked much better, and WWE would have looked progressive. Instead they went for the cheap heat. More wrasslin lingo: 'Pop'- Cheers 'Heat'- Boos 'Cheap Pop/Heat'-the use of cliche lines/situations to get crowd reaction. Usually considered the lazy ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
| devilman |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:15
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Replies: 39
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| ... a bit of digging and I've ended up removing the GAMA data for the PNG files which has helped. I hate messing with the look of a website - I'm much more into the functionality! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Morte |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:15
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Replies: 124
Views: 12524
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| ... the edification of a braying pack of mouth-breathers crosses it. Somebody please think of the children, and so forth. Agreed. I rarely watch anymore as I couldn't stomach the new "Arab" (read Muslim) characters and storylines...Too much "USA! USA! USA!". With regards to the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wii Fit |
| romanista |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:15
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Replies: 12
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| second gamer my wife is buying us (after nintendogs, ehich she didn't like), she had bene looking for an easy-but-more-stiumlating-than-a-dvd way to sport, so she wants to give it a try.. expensive, but cheeper than the gym |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Pundabaya |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:14
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Replies: 124
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| I can think of more than a few films that have pretended to be real. And Pro-Wrestling hasn't really pretended to be real since the Monday Night Wars. And as a third point, I contend that Professional Wrestling is a real sport, just ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wii Fit |
| Malc |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:59
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Replies: 12
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I'll be getting it at some point, but then I also "need" a 4th Wiimote, 2 more Nunchucks, another classic controller, some more points, and a whole loads of games.
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Threads not working? |
| CUS |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:57
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Replies: 13
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| Except, it now works. Before, no good for me. Now I can see the afflicted threads just fine. Either Grim... is fixing things, or it's a more elusive bugger. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: This forum |
| CUS |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:40
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Replies: 154
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| ... think we are in need of an online gaming subforum.. so many threads going on about this.. Mm. This, or something like it. I'm all for 'em, but as more and more decent online games come out, and people discover older ones now reduced in price, it's just going to get messier. Unless XBL suddenly ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:26
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| ... heading, the gap is 14px. This will chance per system/browser, but not significantly. What I'd have done is something like on the right, thereby more directly associating each piece of content with its header. As recent jobs suggest, there's nowt wrong with putting margins under headings, but ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Pundabaya |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:12
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| Oh, Mimi! All professional wrestling is fake. Even Big Daddy. Fake! Fake! Fake!. But it's more real than most movies and TV shows. They don't get stuntmen in. When 'Taker does his plancha, he really flings his huge frame out of the ring to the floor below. How wrestling ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:04
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Replies: 39
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| ... spoiled by sites like Reddit that have loads of headlines on the main page, but the beeb only has about 10 stories, and only three of those have more than just a headline. The rest is just extraneous stuff like links to last nights Panorama. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: CoD 4, sequel to PLaiCe 3 and FLouNDeR 2 |
| Rodafowa |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:47
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Replies: 40
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| I think CoD4 killed me more than any other game I've ever played. There were so many bits which are absolutely brutal, so many bits in which my average life expectancy was about 30 seconds - the shootout in the TV station. The first ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:35
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Replies: 39
Views: 9254
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| ... your default text size, and all the spacing gets screwed up. It seems they've decided to make it wider, but rather than filling the space with more content, just make the existing content huge. On the plus side, they're finally using Flash videos rather than RealPlayer, which means I can watch ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:21
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Replies: 71
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| ... seems to have increased overnight - but it shouldn't be lasting (which is, of course, the main thing), but I will go back if it starts to hurt any more. As was said, maybe adrenaline helped to numb the pain, or maybe it is because it is just impossible to lie down/sit/stand without it hurting. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Wrestling Thread |
| Pundabaya |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:21
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Replies: 124
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| ... a lot of pro-wrestlers don't live to be 59. He might not have the physical abilities he used to, but he still knows how to work the crowd, and has more ring presence, and knows more about ring psychology, than most of the young wrestlers out there. As to 'retirement' matches, yes, they're one of ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:09
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Replies: 71
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| ... it will improve over the next couple of day, but if it does get worse I will go back to the doctors, for documentation of that fact if nothing more positive. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:05
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| ... totally clueless and really good. Actually, it appears to be running back and forth between the two. The BBC home page kind of shows this in a more obvious light: the 'widgetisation' of content and personalisation now available is great, but the design is just utterly dreadful, grabbing hold ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:59
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| The police told me to go to the doctor, which I have done. I am in pain, more so than yesterday, and a bit fed up, but I am OK. I am worried about it getting worse, though, as it has worstened overnight when I was fully expecting to improve overnight. If it ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| pupil |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:57
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Replies: 71
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| ... happens to me (it tends to happen a lot to me, I toy with these things too much), it's always the day or two afterwards that hurts the most, much more than on the day. Adrenaline kicking in and such really helps at the time. So don't worry about it feeling worse today, I would say that is normal, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: This forum |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:56
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Replies: 154
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| I miss the blue, too, to be honest, but maybe they'll get some user-selected themes up here once Grim... and the lads have sorted out any more important issues. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:44
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Replies: 71
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| ... was doing, but his English was too poor for any meaningful communication. The police told me to go to the doctor, which I have done. I am in pain, more so than yesterday, and a bit fed up, but I am OK. I am worried about it getting worse, though, as it has worstened overnight when I was fully expecting ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Why, Why, Why, Delilah? |
| pupil |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:38
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| ... then it hit me what I had done and I nearly cried. After about 3 or so months, I got used to it and felt I definitely suit short hair a lot more. The hair line is creeping back a bit these days, so I've now no choice anyway :) Wait until the hot summer and you will feel so liberated without ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wii Fit |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:20
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| ... seems to wholly come down to, errr, the input from a 'balance board', but also because its going to be £70 and I can't foresee anyone using it for more than 10 minutes before getting bored. Not me, anyway. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:19
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Replies: 71
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| I am feeling OK, though I think that the pain got worse overnight as it hurts more today than yesterday, and I never got much/any sleep really, so a bit spaced out. Still, I made it to the doctors and she said there will be no lasting injury and that I should feel ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: This forum |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:12
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Replies: 154
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| It only appears on the last page of a thread, to stop you adding a reply if there are more to read. I still can't see it (but I may be being a complete fool). This is the second page of a two page thread, at the very bottom: http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Eskimimi/Picture3.png |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Links above the forum |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:01
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| Y'know, I _STILL_ have no idea what/where the WOS Wiki is?! Me either :P I think it'd make more sense to make a BETEO wiki and put a permanent link where the IRC/friend code info is. Also, I am not sure if it was just me but the IRc direct link appeared not to be working ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Why, Why, Why, Delilah? |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:58
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| Ouch. Eesh. I've had my hair cut once in 3.5, maybe 4 years now. I need to be fatter/more muscular in order to pull of the Bald 'n' Beard look though. What made you do it? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BBC ruin news website with wishy-washy new layout |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:13
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Replies: 39
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| Agreed. I'm not sure why they felt the need to change the site. More change just for the sake of it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Mario Kart Club of cunning gentlemen |
| romanista |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:56
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Doctor Who 2008 |
| Morte |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:02
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Replies: 357
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| ... of a show like Lilly Allen are barely above 200k. Oh and post revamp, why oh why oh why was Saturday's 3 schedule nothing put 2 Pints? The more things change blah blah blah. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: CoD 4, sequel to PLaiCe 3 and FLouNDeR 2 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:50
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| ... the game to restart in “Big Girls Blouse” difficulty. I then decided to play Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 (Liverpool 1 Everton 0) so I could shoot even more swarthy men in the head. Oh and I’m rubbish at the multi player. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Design-me-do |
| sinister agent |
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:30
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| Roughly how much would it cost me to hire one or more of you fine people, or friends of you people, to rapidly put together a website for someone I know? It's a business website that'll be little more than an online catalogue with lots of categories, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: This forum |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 22:47
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| It only appears on the last page of a thread, to stop you adding a reply if there are more to read. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 21:33
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Sorry to hear that Mimi (but glad it wasn't more serious). Hope your neck is on the mend soon.
Now, can I get tea and sympathy for being attacked by a nutter with a bottle this morning? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 21:07
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| ... was the one who drove his car into his - y'know covering it up and everything. My grandad apparently doesn't remember much about our family any more as he's gone a bit senile, if the phonecall we had a few weeks ago was any indication. :( |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 20:41
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Mimi wrote: Hehe, Mohammed is cute, though he looks (appropriately) like a nurse.
He is (genuinely) from Bahrain. I think they were going more for this look. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Supersonic 2008 - Birmingham - possible meet |
| GeeZa |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 20:14
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| Krautrock? What the hell am I getting myself in for? It's ok, Harmonia are more ambient electronica with the occasional spacey guitars. Virtually impossible to dislike. In their day they included members of Cluster, Neu, Kraftwerk and Can. A total Germanic supergroup. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
| sinister agent |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 19:15
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Plissken wrote: Don't hug! It will hurt more!
Sheesh. Some people.
Get well soon, Mimi!
HUG FIX ALL. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Looks around... (The 'Hello' thread) |
| Sledge |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 18:46
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| Hello once more. Can we do this every fortnight to weed out the uncommitted? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tea and sympathy for an injured Mimi, brrrrmmm screeeetttcch |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 18:46
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Replies: 71
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Don't hug! It will hurt more!
Sheesh. Some people.
Get well soon, Mimi! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: This forum |
| sinister agent |
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 17:56
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Replies: 154
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| ... skills to whinge. F U. No, really, cheers though. I don't get what the fuss is about - it's pretty much the same as the other ones. Seems a little more cluttery but that's most likely just unfamiliarity, and it's not a problem either way. Also I have my fonts set to enormous as I'm sat quite far ... |
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