Bits & Bobs 31

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:33

Bobbyaro wrote:

devilman wrote:

Hmm.. found out that our Christmas party is to be a masquerade ball this year. Think I'll stay at home.

Hmm.. the amount of stick I've had a work for deciding not to go to this has been surprising. At these functions I barely say a word so no-one would notice if I was there or not. I've resorted to telling folk 'I'll think about it'.

Clearly they disagree. At least it sounds like they are putting some effort in, ours are utter shite, and we don't have a team one as no one can stand our boss as he is an utter cunt.

Our xmas parties are usually pretty good (and the team ones too). I haven't told them the main reason I'm not going so as not to cause any friction (I'm not happy with the way the company is being run and with the people who are running it, so it seems hypocritical to go along to some big jolly party at the company's expense and pretending that everything is ok) so people think I don't want to go because it's a masquerade.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:45

devilman wrote:

people think I don't want to go because it's a masquerade.

What you should do is go to a big jolly at the company's expense and pretend that everything is OK.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:47

kalmar wrote:

devilman wrote:

people think I don't want to go because it's a masquerade.

What you should do is go to a big jolly at the company's expense and pretend that everything is OK.

Or, just turn up for a couple of hours and head away again, using some form of pretext.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10101

Or turn up, get horrifically drunk, lech all the women and shit on the table. They won't ask again and it's their fault for insisting you go so they can't blame you.

No downsides that I can see.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

MJ is not dead, he's in England and he's up to his old tricks again.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:56

We're not allowed a toaster at work and I want a toast sandwich :'(

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

BikNorton wrote:

Or turn up, get horrifically drunk, lech all the women and shit on the table. They won't ask again and it's their fault for insisting you go so they can't blame you.

No downsides that I can see.

Apart from getting fired, you mean?
Or possibly the shit kicked out of you by some other drunken fool?

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

kalmar wrote:

We're not allowed a toaster at work and I want a toast sandwich :'(

That's an infringement of your Human rights and shit. Do you know what I'm saying, blood?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38520

toast sandwich?

Bread, butter, toast, butter, bread?

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10101

Warhead wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Or turn up, get horrifically drunk, lech all the women and shit on the table. They won't ask again and it's their fault for insisting you go so they can't blame you.

No downsides that I can see.

Apart from getting fired, you mean?
Or possibly the shit kicked out of you by some other drunken fool?

I think I'm correct in throwing in :boots:

at this point.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:22

DavPaz wrote:

toast sandwich?

Bread, butter, toast, butter, bread?

Correct!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/ne ... 640773.stm
http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_ ... tain/14861

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 13:02

Just got a call from a recruitment person about a job. in Oxfordshire. Funny week so far.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10101

I'd use hot sauce instead of salt and pepper. A few drops from a big imported bottle from a Chinese supermarket probably wouldn't even affect the price, as well as being approximately as nutritionally worthwhile (salt, sugar, chilli, garlic and/or ginger if you're lucky. Not to mention the delicious MSG).

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 13:11

Excellent suggestion Bik!

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11847

Xbox 10 years and a day old.
http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/14/making-of-the-xbox-1/

Apparently Craster was involved:

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Creepy.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 15:36

There are far too many Crasters in the wild, doesn't help that you're a shape shifter either.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 15:38

Zardoz wrote:

There are far too many Crasters in the wild

Quote:

Mrs May, who is under increasing pressure over police numbers, is understood to have raised concerns about the cull happening this year.

Also celebrities including Brian May and Chris Packham are against the cull and the public outcry could make Mrs Spelman very unpopular – especially if police time is wasted.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12309

Zardoz wrote:

There are far too many Crasters in the wild, doesn't help that you're a shape shifter either.

Well now I want to see the photos again of Young Craster.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 16:03

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

There are far too many Crasters in the wild, doesn't help that you're a shape shifter either.

Well now I want to see the photos again of Young Craster.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 16:04

...actually is that me?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16580

I dunno, you spend weeks working on something, trying to get it right, ironing out every last problem, staying up till gone midnight most nights working through various problems, hassling back office to sort their shit out. Then finally, finally you get it all working and the only time any of the people who asked for it feel moved to throw a sign of appreciation your way is because you spent ten minutes applying a simple colour scheme and sticking a shitty graphic on the front end.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Zardoz wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

There are far too many Crasters in the wild, doesn't help that you're a shape shifter either.

Well now I want to see the photos again of Young Craster.

He appears to be related to Dr Teeth from the muppets.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 17:19

markg wrote:

applying a simple colour scheme and sticking a shitty graphic on the front end.

Hey, that's my job!

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 19:17

Gets dark early, nowadays, doesn't it?

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 19:19

MaliA wrote:

I've got some kitchen scales, and MrsA has some batteries. The kitchen sales say, on the back, CR2032. MrsA bought DL2032 batteries for them, and it doesn't work. Are those funny little batteries meant to have dents in the back, or are the scales just shot?

CR2032 batteries are the sort that used to go in Dreamcast VMU's. They looked like large, but thin, watch batteries.

That's all I can give you... sorry.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14498

TheVision wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I've got some kitchen scales, and MrsA has some batteries. The kitchen sales say, on the back, CR2032. MrsA bought DL2032 batteries for them, and it doesn't work. Are those funny little batteries meant to have dents in the back, or are the scales just shot?

CR2032 batteries are the sort that used to go in Dreamcast VMU's. They looked like large, but thin, watch batteries.

That's all I can give you... sorry.

From the wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR2032_battery

The DL ones seem to just be the duracell branded version of them ?

http://www.amazon.com/DURACELL-DL2032-E ... B000A0RICI

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 19:24

TheVision wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I've got some kitchen scales, and MrsA has some batteries. The kitchen sales say, on the back, CR2032. MrsA bought DL2032 batteries for them, and it doesn't work. Are those funny little batteries meant to have dents in the back, or are the scales just shot?

CR2032 batteries are the sort that used to go in Dreamcast VMU's. They looked like large, but thin, watch batteries.

That's all I can give you... sorry.

Heh, I edited my question as it was clearly stupidly dull. But, thanks.

Scales are clearly shot, then. Stupid batteries. no cake for Malia.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 19:26

MaliA wrote:

Scales are clearly shot, then. Stupid batteries. no cake for Malia.

No, Malia can still have cake. Just 'estimate'.

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

kalmar wrote:

We're not allowed a toaster at work and I want a toast sandwich :'(

I heard about that on Today too. Not much protein though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 21:51

Casio F-91W's are cool. MrsA bought me one, as it has a stopwatch on it. As long as I run places in less than 59 minutes and 59.995 seconds, I'll be fine.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

The Cartoon Network is clearly the best channel in existence.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 22:37

True dat.

Well, Cow and Chicken and "I am Weasel" are on, anyway. Used to have a lot more good stuff, like Powerpuff girls, Dexter's lab...

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

kalmar wrote:

True dat.

Well, Cow and Chicken and "I am Weasel" are on, anyway. Used to have a lot more good stuff, like Powerpuff girls, Dexter's lab...

Those were good, but not better than Adventure Time!

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

Had another heart MRI yesterday. Took ages. Another 2 weeks for any kinds of results and I also have a nice bruise on my arm from where they injected the resolution agent. I will run to work tomorrow in a continued affort to the possibility of having a dicky ticker.

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

Just had a day off work at [insert current employer] in order to spend a day at [insert new employer]. I really can't wait to start at the new place in January - they are utterly fecking awesome. A marriage made in heaven.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11847

Turned my computer on this evening and got a message saying, "your computer has changed sufficiently to have lost its Windows validation, please revalidate within 3 days ... ."
Now I haven't changed anything on the computer. Why is it saying that? I have run a ful virus check and found nothing. It is windows XP.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Someone will call you in a day or do. Give them your credit card details.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

*Phones Bobby*

Plissken · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:01

ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:

I will run to work tomorrow in a continued affort to the possibility of having a dicky ticker.

EBG, yesterday.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:38

throughsilver wrote:

kalmar wrote:

True dat.

Well, Cow and Chicken and "I am Weasel" are on, anyway. Used to have a lot more good stuff, like Powerpuff girls, Dexter's lab...

Those were good, but not better than Adventure Time!

Completely different league.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:23

Zardoz wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

kalmar wrote:

True dat.

Well, Cow and Chicken and "I am Weasel" are on, anyway. Used to have a lot more good stuff, like Powerpuff girls, Dexter's lab...

Those were good, but not better than Adventure Time!

Completely different league.

Cow and Chicken is second only to Johnny Bravo on CN.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:49

What's Adventure Time? Never seen it.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

My favourites are (in no particular order):

Regular Show
Adventure Time
Flapjack
The Amazing World of Gumball
Chowder

Could do without the 3 different versions of Ben 10, mind you.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38520

I have never seen any of them! Yay! I'm finally grown up!

Oh, wait.

*resigns self to 14 more years of kids TV*

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Anti-Virus not happy with someone's raptr signature

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 14:28

Chowder is acebest....

That and Finus and Pherb..

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 14:30

I often think of Malware and then realise I'm wearing Jeans and T-shirt

(works better spoken)

Malc

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 14:40

Had toothache last couple of days and it eased off slightly yesterday. Had to book an appointment at dentists this morning as the left side of my face had swollen up over night. On antibiotics now for abscess/infection (they weren't sure which it was).

No booze for a week then. :'(

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11847

Anyone near Victoria? Rumours of offices being evacuated.

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