Bits And Bobs 38

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2013 22:41

MaliA wrote:

Can anyone tell me about Vactan?

It's where the Pope lives.

Oh...

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

GazChap wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Can anyone tell me about Vactan?

It's where the Pope lives.

Oh...

You see, I was going to post that but I decided against it. And now I have to nom you for POTW. You donkey breathed timewaster.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

Creepy cgi Hepburn!

That's disturbing.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

DavPaz wrote:

Creepy cgi Hepburn!

That's disturbing.

Presumably you don't mean:

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

No. It's an advert for galaxy. Plunges into the uncanny valley.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

DavPaz wrote:

No. It's an advert for galaxy. Plunges into the uncanny valley.

Ah, the film star then? Because there's no need for CGI recreations of the pop group as their post pop career highlights include working as a sidekick to one of the most tedious wankers in local radio.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Mr Russell wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

There were males (not men, not by a long shot) wearing hats in the curry house yesterday evening.

A friend and I were tempted to take their hats off...

...The road warriors way - with their heads still in 'em!

Bastards.

Why were you tempted to take their heads off? Because they'd left their hats on?

Yes.

Quote:

If so, why were you tempted to take their heads off because they'd left their hats on?

Because they clearly established that the rules of polite society don't apply to them.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12272

I have to say, the pop group was the first thing I thought of when you said it.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2013 23:45

Mr Russell wrote:

I have to say, the pop group was the first thing I thought of when you said it.

Which is probably more attention than they got during their career!

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12272

"I quit! I quit! 'Cause lovin' you's a job I don't need."

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

throughsilver wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

There were males (not men, not by a long shot) wearing hats in the curry house yesterday evening.

A friend and I were tempted to take their hats off...

...The road warriors way - with their heads still in 'em!

Bastards.

Why were you tempted to take their heads off? Because they'd left their hats on?

Yes.

Quote:

If so, why were you tempted to take their heads off because they'd left their hats on?

Because they clearly established that the rules of polite society don't apply to them.

Dude, what if you were about to slay a whole swathe of cancer survivors?

Some of the things that people consider "manners" are frankly nothing more than snobbery. Like which way to move your spoon in a soup bowl.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 0:27

Isn't it down then up?

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

Zardoz wrote:

Isn't it down then up?

Away not towards.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:22

Curiosity wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

I have to say, the pop group was the first thing I thought of when you said it.

Which is probably more attention than they got during their career!

I got drunk with them once in Hunstanton. They are astoundingly fit.

sdg · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:32

The Guardian has an article about 10 best TV Cooking Shows. In the comments, someone says something like "my ideal dinner party; Floyd for the booze, Nigella for the boobs and Jamie for the banter"
Someone has replied "...and Anthony Worral Thompson can do the shopping".
:DD

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

I have a £20 amazon voucher. What should I buy?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:34

DavPaz wrote:

I have a £20 amazon voucher. What should I buy?

I have a £15 one, burning a hole in my email....

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:44

DavPaz wrote:

I have a £20 amazon voucher. What should I buy?

Cowboy hat.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

MaliA wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

I have a £20 amazon voucher. What should I buy?

Cowboy hat shaped tent.

FTFY

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:58

Can you get tricorn hats on Amazon?

or I could get a new xbox game...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

I'll probably get some books for the kindle, but that's *boring*

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:03

Nerf gun

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:26

Halo 4 (for DavPaz)

Sorry Kov it's £19.99.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

It's a good suggestion, but my gaming time is currently limited to bus and train journeys. By the time I could sit and play it, you buggers will have moved on to new shiny.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:32

Zardoz wrote:

Halo 4 (for DavPaz)

Sorry Kov it's £19.99.

I could chuck a fiver at it!!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

So... is this how it's going to be?

Or is this just the traditional Monday Morning lull?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:49

I'm very busy this morning. Work is piling on, as we used to be 4 people, no w we are two. And I really hope my phone rings with good news today, as there is the internal job interview tomorrow.

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

I am sick as a dog. This is not a state of affairs I am pleased with.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

Self inflicted?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:59

Craster wrote:

I am sick as a dog. This is not a state of affairs I am pleased with.

As am I.

I think the pizza is to blame.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:00

Our house is very sick at the moment, Miss Z has had the runs and Master Z has been throwing up every hour since yesterday. Surprised we've not all come down with it.

Fucking knackered.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:02

DavPaz wrote:

It's a good suggestion, but my gaming time is currently limited to bus and train journeys. By the time I could sit and play it, you buggers will have moved on to new shiny.

Nah, I only have a couple of games now and I enjoy the regular Thursday sessions, still some mileage in it yet.

Plus *gulp* you can play Halo4... on your own!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

Nah. I've got so many games in backlog that any new purchase would need to have a pretty good justification, such as bezzie fun times

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

DavPaz wrote:

Nah. I've got so many games in backlog that any new purchase would need to have a pretty good justification, such as bezzie fun times

Although quite hit and miss Thursdays is Halo4 night and you do have :

Me
Zardoz
GY
Chinny
TheVision
Saturnalian
and some others who I cant remember including Nicademous or however he spells it

who will play , so if you can squeeze in some time over the next month or so then its probably worth it.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

zaphod79 wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Nah. I've got so many games in backlog that any new purchase would need to have a pretty good justification, such as bezzie fun times

Although quite hit and miss Thursdays is Halo4 night and you do have :

Me
Zardoz
GY
Chinny
TheVision
Saturnalian
and some others who I cant remember including Nicademous or however he spells it

who will play , so if you can squeeze in some time over the next month or so then its probably worth it.

+ Pundy.

We also now have a custom BEEX level in the style of Mr Dave called "Say It With Rockets" which works excellently with just 2 people, or is total carnage if you have more than 4. Either way its fun.

Am working on another custom level as well.

+ It's not just Thursdays. We've sometimes had sporadic sessions as well.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:17

Oh, Mr Dave has bought a copy too. Hopefully we'll be seeing him.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Zardoz wrote:

Oh, Mr Dave has bought a copy too. Hopefully we'll be seeing him.

[prepares jetpack and fuel rod gun]

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:25

Zardoz wrote:

Oh, Mr Dave has bought a copy too. Hopefully we'll be seeing him.

I did, and then I discovered disc 1 was utterly bestuffed.

Disc2 works though. Uselessly.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12272

Davpaz. I had that problem. I got slippers and some magnets. The magnets are 216 spheres you can make into a cube or all sorts of cool shapes.

Or there's a " Jim Fixed it for me" mug for a fiver.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

Dammit, I have slippers.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

DavPaz wrote:

Dammit, I have slippers.

In which case you can have a Jim Fixed It For Me mug and a ride in Uncle Jimmy's Rolls Royce.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:41

YouView box from TalkTalk is working out nicely. Only downside is you can't record the 'top up' channels only the Freeview ones.

Still, the on demand bits more than make up for that as I've been watching Different Stokes from episode 1 with Miss Z. She actually asks for it to be put on!

YOG · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:54

North Korean state-sanctioned hairstyles: http://t.co/FOdumfuPa9

"The show also pushed the idea that long hair robbed the brain of energy". That would explain so much for me...

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:13

Quote:

Keep your hair tidy and simple… is a very important matter for setting the ethos of a sound lifestyle in the country

Quite right...some splendid do's in the photos.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22287

Mr Russell wrote:

. The magnets are 216 spheres you can make into a cube or all sorts of cool shapes.

I've got one of those. Took me ages to get it back into a cube, so i haven't dared touch it since

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:39

I've been in a meeting all morning so that's my excuse for not posting. I'm guessing it's going to be a bit quiet for the next few weeks though.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:58

Work is manic, MrsKovs Granddad is in hospital and has been for a week.

This has meant cramming a days work into mornings.. not great for me as my boss now knows I can do my work in a morning!!! :facepalm:

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

I am spending my voucher on a KVM switch, rj45 couplers and new keyboard.

Rock and Roll!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 13:38

Mr Dave wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Oh, Mr Dave has bought a copy too. Hopefully we'll be seeing him.

I did, and then I discovered disc 1 was utterly bestuffed.

Disc2 works though. Uselessly.

Impressed: Took it back to game expecting a,whole lot of grief, 7 minutes later I was out of the shop with a brand new copy of Halo 4 for no extra cost.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 13:43

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