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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 15:30
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| @Chinny I had a MkV Golf GT TDI (possibly the 140 PD) it was lovely, I really enjoyed driving it. It was a company car and it replaced my MkIV Golf GT TDI. At the time the cars to choose from were BMW 1 Series/A3 TDI/Golf GT TDI and having deliberated for weeks I know I made the right choice. I woul... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DAC's - Explain |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 15:01
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| Those new Q Acoustics 2010's are nice. Richer Sounds currently have the (now obsolete but once highly rated) 1010 for £70 which I think is a bargain if you're after some more wallet saving goodness. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:58
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| 40 B&H would also remove the smell of stale lager. I can't take responsibility for the condition of your lungs/heart after though. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:51
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MaliA wrote: Shit,
I need to get a slight whiff of stale lager out of my suit in the next 45 minutes.
Please advise.
Anyone saying "Take it off" will be killed.
hang it in the bathroom whilst you take a shower, the steam should freshen it up a bit.
Failing that Febreze. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Forza Race Club of Gentlemen |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:32
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| 2. Hell yes. We need to come up with an inaugural event, possibly for next Wednesday. (also, I'm sure we played Forza 2 online a few times, just not at one of the big eventy ones?) We did have the odd blast you're right. I doubt I'll be online on weekday evenings, although I'm out of the hotel and ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Forza Race Club of Gentlemen |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 19:35
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| Not gritty. Thrifty. Stupid spacky fingers. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Forza Race Club of Gentlemen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 19:32
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| Ok so I'm definitely buying this on Friday. In fact having read some more reviews today I'm so excited about it I may have even done a sex wee. Anyway enough of that. Who else is grabbing it at launch? Having not taken part in any of the previous Organised Chaos events, will there be more of the sam... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 16:35
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DBSnappa wrote: The egg, yesterday.
This disturbs me. Enough of that young man!
Unless you created that masterpiece yourself at the breakfast table this morning, I'd hate to think of the circumstances in which you found it! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Movember, now with PICS!! |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 14:59
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| No problem chap. Selleck > Botham hands down! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Movember, now with PICS!! |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 14:49
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 13:58
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Grim... wrote: The Egg wrote: Lows: Realising that loafing around in flip flops and shorts watching Tommy Walsh all day doesn't pay the mortgage! What? Shit!
Unless of course you're Tommy Walsh? Well, are you Tommy Walsh? No? Better put that Jammy Dodger down and get to work then! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 13:51
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| "Will survey quan titties for food" :) :hat: Sounds like you've made a good go of the freelance thing then, well done. Cheers chap. It's far from ideal but it's all work and helps fund my roast beef Monster Munch addiction. Although I have a tentative permanent position lined up I am stil... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 13:46
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| Yes, I must admit this last year has had it's moments. Highs: loafing around in flip flops and shorts watching Tommy Walsh all day. Lows: Realising that loafing around in flip flops and shorts watching Tommy Walsh all day doesn't pay the mortgage! I have been freelancing since the end of April which... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 13:16
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:58
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| They tend to slope in to the tracks for drainage don't they? According to this http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_Group_Standards/Infrastructure/Railway%20Group%20Standards/GIRT7016%20Iss%202.pdf Platform cross sections do slope towards the tracks minimum gradient 1:20 maximum 1... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: THE BETEO COOKBOOK |
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:40
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| I was eying up the Le Crouset ironware in House Of Fraser yesterday. It's stupidly expensive in there (much cheaper online). I am tempted by a big casserole dish and a griddle pan. Le Creuset are very expensive but should last you forever (plus a bit more). Then again, I noticed in Tesco t'other ni... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: THE BETEO COOKBOOK |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 17:01
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| Tonight I am making chicken dhansak I am massively jealous, I haven't tried that recipe. How did it work out? How did the pilau rice come out? I found that particular pilau rice method was really forgiving if you had overcooked the rice, the bit of time in the oven helps dry it out should it be goi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Forza Race Club of Gentlemen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:49
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Pre-orders on the web generally come the day before (although there's a postal strike on the Thursday).
Decision made. Fuck the post. Have permission from High Command to slob and enjoy for almost the entire weekend. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:44
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Invoice is in the post.
Thanking you.
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Glad that's looking better, bloody builders they love a good drama! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Official BETEO Forza Race Club of Gentlemen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:41
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| Forza 3 collector's edition is fordypond at Blockbuster, apparently. Edit: yep http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/product/xbox_360/xbox_360_games/forza_motorsport_3_limited_collector_s_edition/239316.htm I guess this is generally considered the Seinsible Gentlemen's choice? (The CE version that is). If I... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:31
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| Oh - also - it's a gable end that faces the weather, so tile overhang isn't an issue. :( It is, the render will stop most of the rain getting at the stonework. Well, it absorbs a bit then evaporates off. The problem is water getting behind the render (through cracks or gaps at the top where the til... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:24
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| I have been sneakily loitering like a dirty forum loiterer (I'm not sure that's a word, think of me more as a man in a Mack, in the woods, with my hands in my pockets) The usual net word is "lurker" but that doesn't capture your air of sexual perversion. That's the one. I'm a pervert Loit... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:22
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| Oh - also - it's a gable end that faces the weather, so tile overhang isn't an issue. :( It is, the render will stop most of the rain getting at the stonework. Well, it absorbs a bit then evaporates off. The problem is water getting behind the render (through cracks or gaps at the top where the til... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:19
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Grim... wrote: Egg box!
I have been sneakily loitering like a dirty forum loiterer (I'm not sure that's a word, think of me more as a man in a Mack, in the woods, with my hands in my pockets)
Realised yesterday that the client's office I'm in haven't blocked this forum so bring on the cod shite! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:12
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Read all of your original post now.
Am being harsh on your surveyor. Still my botched suggestion may work. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs - Thirteen |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:10
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| I call shenanigans on your surveyor. Blown render will always let water in, he should have been competent enough to raise it in his survey as an issue. Brickwork/stonework takes a very long time to soak through and deteriorate. I had the same problem with my house. Instead of rebuilding the (very fu... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What do you want for Christmas? |
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 18:57
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| Well as I will be getting married on 11th December, Christmas this year will be spent on a beach in The Maldives honeymooning. Present wise I don't want anything and although I've spent the last few years saying this (and have still had plenty of stuff), Christmas for me is about eating, drinking an... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nerd Alert |
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 15:25
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| Have now been using Dropbox for a while, finally got to use it from my site office this week. I can confirm it is exactly what I was looking for. Couldn't install it on the site machine so just went about my day using the web interface, fucking brilliant, saved me lots of messing about and all of my... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Handwriting font |
| The Egg |
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:20
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This is very nice, all of the lovely thank you cards that I would otherwise have to handwrite can now be done in double quick time.
I'm not sure if this image works, but here's my awful handwriting;
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: B11ts & Bobs |
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 14:07
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The Egg wrote: You have my sympathy, they were responsible for most of the creaking noises that my last car developed.
Oh and for the curious, I blamed the rest of the creaking on my dogging activities not really!  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: B11ts & Bobs |
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 14:04
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| The council want to put speed humps all around the streets where we live. Apparently we've now received a "traffic calming" proposal. I feel your pain there chap. The area I live in is riddled with those car wrecking little fuckers and I'm worried we're going to get more, simply because t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bank holiday weekend |
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:42
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| Dinner and crashing out with Vino Collapso this evening with Mrs The Egg. Book Honeymoon tomorrow. Quiet night tomorrow night. On Sunday, big get together for lunch to celebrate a friend's engagement with more wine and hopefully cheesecake. Monday off to Margam Park for a stroll around, look at rece... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Halo 3 MP |
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 14:42
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Replies: 103
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I'd be up for this.
I haven't played any Halo3 multiplayer and barely touched the single player campaign. Sucks to be you if I end up on your team!  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Beex geographical centre |
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:29
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 13:30
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Craster wrote: I think it's been mentioned before, but I watched the first 6 episodes of Jericho yesterday. It really is excellent.
Thoroughly enjoyable show, stick with it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: B11ts & Bobs |
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:54
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| I'm getting quite concerned as I don't thin I drank that much last night, but cannot, for the life of me recall what happened in True Blood. This is what I recall: Apart from it was the grandmother's funeral, Jason seems to be addicted to V and Sookie got her tits out and fucked Bill? That is p... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Oooh... Lovely Walks! |
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 15:39
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| The only walks I have done recently in the Beacons are to the top of the Sugar Loaf although the last time we abandoned that goal halfway and walked through the forests along the many Forestry Commission Tracks which was nice in its own way. It's quite a long walk to the top of the Sugar Loaf, the r... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: High capcity rechargeable AA batteries |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 22:59
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nerd Alert |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 22:35
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| Dropbox do a referral scheme if anyone would like to refer me to get their storage space upgrade? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nerd Alert |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 21:35
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That looks perfick.
I shall investigate, chalk up 1 beer for you! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Learning to play the drums |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 20:39
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The man can barely speak at levels less than a full blown shout, what do you think his chances of hitting something quietly are going to be like?  |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nerd Alert |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 20:13
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| Good Evenening Hive Mind, I am currently doing some freelance type work (yay go me!) and am sharing my time between my home office (kitchen table), 2 client offices and an office on site. For a number of reasons each of these location has different machine that I use, however I often need various el... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Battlefield 1943 |
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 20:03
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I'll be there for this, should be on by 9.30.
My objectives are;
a) Shoot Gaywood in the face.
End of objectives.
edit - typo! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Torrent Client Question |
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 21:26
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| What Beardy off of the Internet said up there; TED is good, occassionally flakey and needs a restart but it's served me for a while now and has a fairly comprehensive list of teevee shows (you can also add custom searches). |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Borderlands |
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 20:00
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Replies: 938
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Want.
All those guns. All that open space. Shooty as fuck. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: When riding a motorcycle, always wear your leathers |
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:11
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Blimey. Glad you're okay chap. Especially gutting considering the sun has made an appearance for the second day in a row.
That's not same bike I saw you on last time, what's the new one? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Battlefield 1943 |
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 21:43
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Private Cannon Fodder reporting for duty sir!
I'd be up for a game on Wednesday
Myp thanks for the invite last night, tried to accept it and it wouldn't let me join. Next time tho |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Eco Towns |
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 16:27
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| Ummmm . . . my two penneth, haven't read everyone's comments so apologies if I'm just waffling (which is most likely) Eco Towns are something that I am interested in, construction of circa 5000 new homes is also something I am interested in, being a surveyor and that like. Typically on a project of ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Wales crew: moving advice |
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 22:13
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I really like it around there.
As MyFinger said, plenty of pubs and greenery and for the love of god, just avoid Newport. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Take |
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 17:05
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| I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked the way it got dark and violent quite quickly. I spent then the first 10 minutes or so wondering whether it was just going to be another Danny Dyer-esque Fackin' Cock-er-ney vehicle but I was pleasantly suprised. Will be watching the rest for sure. Alt... |
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