Be Excellent To Each Other

Me either. To be honest, the forced humour that swirled around this place during that time wasn't my cup of tea either. I much prefer the off-the-cuff stuff we get these days.

If it helps, I'm wearing transparent pants.

It really, really doesn't.

Apart from those prices, who the hell orders a bottle of Scotch with dinner?

Hah! Oops.

Yeah, that. Basically you need the site to have two different "report this post" mechanisms. Otherwise the occasional real problem report gets lost underneath the POTW nominations, which is bad form.

Oh yeah, because today's Monty Python recication is far more fresh and original.

Tried to, and then realised that Grim... was indeed, correct, and there's no apparent easy way to do this.

I was sad to see Beex Weex go, but I think we've moved on since then.

And, since I was complicit in it's downfall (in an 'agreeing with Dudley' capacity), I reckon I should just shut up.

Technically, I would either make one of the "report this post" report types have a different icon in the main page (so the problem reports are visually distinct -- or even no icon at all for the POTW ones), or I would look at subverting one of the "thanks for this post" phpbb plugins.

Edit -- subverting the latter could lead to a simple weekly "these posts got the most POTW nominations" vote count, which could be automated.

BeexWeex was great for the "community spirit" of it, and the thrill of recognition if people reckoned you'd said something funny, but you probably have a point there.
I was sorry to see it end though, especially under those circumstances.

How's the "reply to all" PM option coming along?

I'm still pushing ahead with the 'forced humour' angle BTW.

You really need some new material. See if you can find Bob Monkhouse's joke book.

I used to like Beex week *and* POTW was a part of it but not the whole thing , there was a lot more on just what happened in the forum for that week.

One of the big advantages was when something went screeching wildly off topic in a thread you were not interested in you got to find out about it (however these days I think the rule is something like if number of pages >= 3 its worth checking out cause it wont have anything to do with the original post anyway)

You are my material. You little jizz pot.

I knew you'd pipe up, being the master of forced Twitter humour.

To be honest, I liked Beex Weex, but I'd rather it only had one POTW. When it had lists and lists of them, it just seemed to be a bit rubbish. IMO, obv.

Yep, the best Beteo Weekeo was the first one.

Oh yes.

FTFY.

That really isn't very funny.

"Don't stay here too long, you'll go all slitty eyed."

In summary, then, we're not bothering with Beex Weex ever again.

We should have one of those "rate this post" functions, like the Daily Mail comments section which we have so come to resemble.

POTW

Sure, because that plan wouldn't be a rich source of butthurt, would it?

Similar story there, although I'm not giving up. I've been flat-out working on some patient care reporting software for Merkin paramedics for the last 9 months as well, which doesn't help

Beex Week is so 2008. Pole dancers, that's what we need.

Am I missing something?

I don't like missing things.

Was there just a mad rush of people wanting to be the one starting the new B&B thread?
Fuck me.

I don't see you refuting my point. I also didn't see any difference in the quality or variety of humour before/during/after BeexWeex's reign of terror.

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God no.

Woah. Has it just cold in here, or am I imagining it?

I *think*, maybe, Grim... doesn't like that idea.

Oh go on! It'd be ace because (a) it'd be fun to turn the whole site into even more of a popularity contest than it already is and (b) you'd enjoy implementing it!

Who's winning? I reckon it's Aberto.

Quoted for truth!

Latvian joke:

Fix

Bits and Bobs 15?!? Wow.. How did that happen so quick?

3 pages already? We can get this mutha to a tun before next Friday, I wager.

We should have one, but the output, the actual rating on each post, should be hidden so that only the admin, mods, and secret forum polizei could see it. We could then use this to gossip about everyone in the secret forum polizei forum that doesn't exist oh god I've said too much

They switched on that large hadron collider thing yet?

[Humourless Retort]

From an email just received:

So she doesn't capitalise her name?

SHE'S FAR TOO BUSY TO RETYPE, SO WHY CAPITALISE?

Did she apologise for calling you Sheila?

Did anyone else see Dimrill playing the drums on Children in Need last night?

No, but I heard about it via your txt msg to Myp.

No. I going to answer and insist that she does.

Haha, I forgot about that, I'd had a few ales during dinner (the Champion Shell still does a great meal, Gill) & by that point we'd retired to my pal's for a few more. I did wonder why I'd woke up with a message from him saying "lolololol".

(kleek(kleek))