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Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:30

I've just paid £654+VAT for my Range Rover, and that's not including parts

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:33

Grim... wrote:

I've just paid £654+VAT for my Range Rover, and that's not including parts

Still, I expected a Range Rover to cost more.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:33

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:34

Useless the lot of you

Some woman in a Merc was turning around on the car park outside, as she put the car into reverse it lurched forward and into my front passenger side door. It's only left a little dent thankfully though.

My insurance are being thoroughly useless about this and another incident though and I have been ranting at them for the last couple of days. If you see a rant thread pop up, you'll know why!

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:37

VAT is 1.175 * the price..

I just paid 43.22 + VAT for.. brakes shoes, cylinders and fitting kit all x 2.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I'm paying almost exactly that for 2 coil springs fitted

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:39

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

she put the car into reverse it lurched forward

Reverse... Forward...

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:40

Dudley wrote:

I'm paying almost exactly that for 2 coil springs fitted

Bet mine are bigger...

Tam · **Joined:** 25th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 159

Never mind the size.
It's a shiny shade of blue. That makes me go "oooo" at it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:46

Actually, that's not mine - mine are yellow.
But still shiny!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 14:48

Grim... wrote:

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

she put the car into reverse it lurched forward

Reverse... Forward...

Yeah, I know... I'm amazed it was roadworthy to be honest, but at least it's insured!

Tam · **Joined:** 25th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 159

Grim... wrote:

Actually, that's not mine - mine are yellow.
But still shiny!

Are they a shiny shade of yellow?... [can you get shiny yellow, or would that just be called gold?

]

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Why if my printer in-tray runs out of paper does it tell me to check my colour ink cartridge because there is something wrong with it?

Epson printers in particular are a bugger for this kind of thing. They try and put as many different messages onto one light as possible, that flashes at different speeds for different errors. How expensive are LEDs?

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

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Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:31

Why do distant lights twinkle?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:34

Grim... wrote:

Why do distant lights twinkle?

Stuff getting in the way and shit.

Next!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:43

Why do birds suddenly appear, every time, you are near?

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:44

Zardoz wrote:

Why do birds suddenly appear, every time, you are near?

It's the smell of nuts which drives them wild.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

ZARDOZOZOZO wrote:

vWhy do birds suddenly appear, every time, you are near?

Because the addressee of your comment is one of Grim...'s grouse-beaters?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:46

Grim... wrote:

Why do distant lights twinkle?

Animated gifs int they.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

Clearly not, because then they'd flash. At least they would if you'd drew them.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 17:00

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Why do distant lights twinkle?

Stuff getting in the way and shit.

Next!

Wait, what?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 17:06

Odd socks and spare keys.

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

Grim... wrote:

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Why do distant lights twinkle?

Stuff getting in the way and shit.

Next!

Wait, what?

Atmospheric interference refracts some of the light in different directions. As a result, you see a composite image of the light coming from the star, some of which has travelled further because of the refraction, and appears less bright. The constantly altering atmospheric makeup means that the combination of light 'trails' reaching you varies constantly, which appears as twinkling.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I preferred myp's answer.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 17:14

War. What is it good for?

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

Assalooly naasing.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 17:16

Say it again?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

Assalooly naasing.

I ain't no punk bitch!

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 19:30

Huh?

//edit: Why do I have "Thursday Game Champion" above my avatar?

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 19:35

Wasn't me!

CUS · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 19:42

GazChap wrote:

Huh?

//edit: Why do I have "Thursday Game Champion" above my avatar?

Grim... gave it to you yesterday or the day before, for how well you did on Friday, at... Type Racer or whatever it was.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 21:00

Yeah. We had a discussion about it, remember?

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Question:
Will I finish my dissertation by wednesday?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Nope, give up now. Anything you haven't thought of by now can't be that important.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:15

Pod wrote:

Question:
Will I finish my dissertation by wednesday?

You're still doing it???

I've got finals in two weeks

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:36

Hopefully.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:58

Craster wrote:

Grim... wrote:

myoptika wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Why do distant lights twinkle?

Stuff getting in the way and shit.

Next!

Wait, what?

Atmospheric interference refracts some of the light in different directions. As a result, you see a composite image of the light coming from the star, some of which has travelled further because of the refraction, and appears less bright. The constantly altering atmospheric makeup means that the combination of light 'trails' reaching you varies constantly, which appears as twinkling.

I did my final year project at Uni about this stuff, and the adapative optics systems that they use to 'straighten out' the light. Deformable mirrors, guide stars etc. Very exciting.

Tam · **Joined:** 25th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 159

S'not really a stupid question, and I know it's going completely off topic to what everyone else has been talking about, BUT I was wondering, seeing as you're all clever guys out there maybe someone could answer my question.

I'm thinking about taking neuropsychology in University..does anyone know where exactly that could lead me in the future? ?:|

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:06

Debt.

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Debt.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Relativistic debt that you will pay off at a rate of £50/month for about 15 years.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:12

Brains.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Tam wrote:

I'm thinking about taking neuropsychology in University..does anyone know where exactly that could lead me in the future? ?:|

If it interests you enough to study it formally for several years, do it. Screw the future. Civilisation will have collapsed by then anyway, or at the very least, the Chinese will take over the world. They'd probably be into neuropsychology too, so you'd be set.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:13

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but it could possibly lead you into debt.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

I got a statement from the student loans company the other day. 4 years after my degree, I still owe nearly £11k! I'm pretty confident I only ever owed £12k at it's worst. Hmmmm.

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

Short term debt that will possibly morph over the long term into the ability to charge people £400/hr to tell them that the reason they can't get erect is because all the cheese they're eating is playing merry hell with their neurotransmitters. Or something.

Tam · **Joined:** 25th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 159

Craster wrote:

Short term debt that will possibly morph over the long term into the ability to charge people £400/hr to tell them that the reason they can't get erect is because all the cheese they're eating is playing merry hell with their neurotransmitters. Or something.

Is cheese a running theme on this forum?
[Also, thankyou for the help! It's greatly appreciated, seeing as I'll have to start applying for Universities soon!

]

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:21

It will lead to performing the Bender-Gestalt Test.
[/Dr Who]

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