Bits and Bobs 33

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:25

Happy NervousCuriosity Birthday!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:35

Happy Birthdays!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:36

Up to the last episode of series two of True Blood now. Will try and finish it tonight. Then series 3. I have all uk broadcast series 4 to date.

I think I will try dexter and supernatural next.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22391

DavPaz wrote:

Jesus, it's been a while since I've seen such blatant sucking of the money-cock

I stopped ready CAD a long while back, i'm glad I did.

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:43

Birthday greetz to NervousPete and Curio.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

metalangel wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17528429

Quote:

Baroness Grey-Thompson says she has attracted a stream of anti-disability abuse after she spoke of having to crawl off a train in London.

The former Paralympian said she was often left without assistance at stations despite advance requests.

A newspaper website reporting the story prompted a large number of offensive comments about the peer's disability.

Can you guess which paper? Worst rated comments for some horrible, horrible people.

#comments">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l#comments

Some of that's just beyond belief, this one is particularly special:

some beyond-parody shitwit wrote:

A disabled person in a wheel chair on a train cannot have the same experience as other commuters, because other commuters often have to stand for hours at a time due to lack of seating, at least they have their own seat.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

Happy Birthing days!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Happy Birthdays, Pete and Curio!

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:57

Colleague wrote:

PowerPoint is rubbish. I've managed to add a third axis to my chart but it won't let me make them all the same colour

Grim... wrote:

Print it out in black and white. Happy to help!

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:57

Craster wrote:

Happy Birthdays, Pete and Curio!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:04

Grim... wrote:

Colleague wrote:

PowerPoint is rubbish. I've managed to add a third axis to my chart but it won't let me make them all the same colour

Grim... wrote:

Print it out in black and white. Happy to help!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:05

This Bits and Bobs seems to be the longest running so far.

Because everyone is leaving I guess. :attitude:

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:08

happy birthday..

can we have a head count?

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:09

Happy birthday

I'm here.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

KovacsC wrote:

happy birthday..

can we have a head count?

Between you and me... 2.5

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22391

Zardoz wrote:

This Bits and Bobs seems to be the longest running so far.

Because everyone is leaving I guess. :attitude:

WTB has finally won, and we are all creating new threads these days. BnB is so last month, darling.

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

Aww, I didn't know Pete and Curio were twins. Which one is Danny DeVito?

Happiest of Birthdays to you both

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:26

flis wrote:

Which one is Danny DeVito?

In a sad twist of fate, both of them.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:27

KovacsC wrote:

can we have a head count?

729.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:29

Of active folk?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:38

Happy birthdays!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22391

I get up and walk to a meeting every so often, does that count?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:44

KovacsC wrote:

Of active folk?

In the last five minutes: 15 (Craster, DavPaz, devilman, flis, GazChap, Grim..., itsallwater, LewieP, Lord Rixondale, MaliA, markh, Squirt, Trooper, WTB and zaphod79).

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14517

Zardoz wrote:

This Bits and Bobs seems to be the longest running so far.

Because everyone is leaving I guess. :attitude:

The length of the last few B&B's (although this one has not finished yet)

B&B Days
33 72
32 56
31 67
30 59
29 64
28 52
27 44
26 30
25 31
24 25

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:52

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:52

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe?

A sunburnt penguin?

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:52

No. That's not right.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22391

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

Is this a riddle?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:57

Trooper wrote:

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

Is this a riddle?

No, it is a question. Why put the feeds in but no waste pipe?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:58

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

An S&M dungeon.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Perhaps the waste pipe has been removed?

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:59

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe?

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THIS IS GREAT, AS LONG AS I DON'T POO.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:02

Happy birthday, Pete! You chose an excellent day on which to be born!

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:20

Happy birthdays, guys.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:36

MaliA wrote:

Trooper wrote:

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

Is this a riddle?

No, it is a question. Why put the feeds in but no waste pipe?

Are you sure they are feeds and not radiator flow and return pipes?

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:42

If they're in the attic, can they be something to do with a water tank up there?

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

kalmar wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Trooper wrote:

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

Is this a riddle?

No, it is a question. Why put the feeds in but no waste pipe?

Are you sure they are feeds and not radiator flow and return pipes?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6607

Yeah, could it be the head tank in-and-out? I'd guess there'd be a remnant of an overflow pipe nearby as well.

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:00

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:03

devilman wrote:

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

Did you read my post in the Nay! thread? Hang on, I'll dig it up.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:03

These are ace. http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/vintage-ad ... echnology/

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

devilman wrote:

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

Welcome to my world. Constantly reminded that I am upwards of 14 years older than the students.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:03

Grim... wrote:

devilman wrote:

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

Did you read my post in the Nay! thread? Hang on, I'll dig it up.

viewtopic.php?style=19&f=3&t=7130&p=639698#p639698

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

MaliA wrote:

What requires a hot and cold water feed, but no waste pipe? As there are two pipes in the attic, but no waste pipe. it was a sewing room.

What type of bolier is in the house at the moment? If it is a Combi boiler then squirt could very well be correct as the header tank becomes redundant when the Hot water cylinder is done away with also. The Gas fitter doing the installation should have remover the supply pipes from the attic space as having dead legs of water is against regs (can cause bacterial growth in the unmoving water which can feed back into the potable water of the house), but some installers are gibbons.

If you can trace the pipework back and they are defiantly 'live' but are not supplying anything then you really want to look at getting them removed, it is a pretty easy job you can do yourself, if you are handy and have some basic tools.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:05

Squirt wrote:

Yeah, could it be the head tank in-and-out? I'd guess there'd be a remnant of an overflow pipe nearby as well.

That's quite possible - does the house have a combi boiler? If so, there would be all sorts of tanks and pipes in the attic originally which have been made redundant.

edit: o/

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14517

devilman wrote:

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_Bl ... eo_game%29

1997 so nearly 15 years old now - she would have been only been 4 or 5 when it came out :-(

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:10

I was talking about Steel Batallion the other day and someone described it as "a blast from the past"

I know what you mean about feeling old. In my mind, the Gamecube and Xbox are only about 3 years old with the PSone being 5 years.

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:12

zaphod79 wrote:

devilman wrote:

Just had some (more) games delivered to work, one of which was Bushido Blade for the PS1. I was helping one of the younger girls in the office who is about 18 or 19 and she took one look at the case and said 'Wow.. that's well old'. :'(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_Bl ... eo_game%29

1997 so nearly 15 years old now - she would have been only been 4 or 5 when it came out :-(

I'm just glad she didn't notice the Atari Lynx games that I also had today.

Grim... wrote:

viewtopic.php?style=19&f=3&t=7130&p=639698#p639698

Ah yes, I remember that one. I only saw the Matrix a few years back, so when I used to get comments from people in passing cars like 'Neo!' and 'Take the blue pill' (just because I was in a long black coat), I didn't have a clue what they were on about.

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

I have had many moments of 'fucksake, I'm well old'... the last couple of weeks.

The first was when the children were discussing 9/11, one of them hadn't even been born yet and they were having a conversation about an event that changed the world, in as a grown-up a way as is possible for children. They were also discussing the point of money and why the current system is rubbish. Weirdos. I told them to go play outside.

Then, last night, Ramsea was wondering who the fuck would pay to watch Titanic 3D at the cinema and I pointed out that there is an entire generation of teenagers who won't have seen it or had the cinematic experience of it. 15 fucking years ago!?

The children were also taking the piss out of us for the PSone being the best console around at the time when we were kids

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