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Happy birthday, Weg!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:01:52 +0000

Happy birthday, sweetie. I hope you have a fabulous day! X

Last to first

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:08:24 +0000

Is there a way to 'flip' threads so that they can be read with the most recent first and not always have to find the last page each time? Thank you.

Happy Birthday, Siobhan!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:44:36 +0000

Have a great day!

Delicious....

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:48:16 +0000

Hotdogs set to improve in quality

PLEASE sign this

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:12:10 +0000

Hello!!

A friend of mine, aged just 21, recently lost her Dad and as her parents were no longer together, she was her Dad's next of kin, however she was not entitled to the Bereavement Payment that wifes/ husbands/ partners etc are entitled to, which covers basic funeral costs.

Please could you sign the petition she has started, to change this, she needs 100,000 signatures to get it debated in the house of commons. Below is the link:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29796

Any tweets, facebook links etc would be great too!

Thank you everyone!

Got photos of Giu?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:36:15 +0000

So the thing is this.

Back in August 2011, my hard drive had a crash encounter with some asphalt. Amongst the bajillion score of data I subsequently lost, just about every picture ever.

Which is where you lovely people, inc. but not restricted to organised lovely people with s#!$&y Flickr albums, come in. Anyone in possession of any decent photo with me in it 2005-present gets a jaffa cake, a big smooch and eternal gratitude.

Extra points to anyone able to document my hair shifts over time.

Come to our engagement party

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:00:24 +0000

Putting this in off-topic because it's not really a meet, but Joinees are very much invited.

Eileen and I are having a party to celebrate (a little belatedly) our engagement. It's in De Hems, which is an awesome Dutch pub in Soho, on Friday March 2. Details.

Hopefully a lot of you Londoners will be able to come along. If you're not based in London and you want to come, ping me and we'll try to sort out somewhere for you to stay.

See you there.

How do I (nicely) get rid of a flatmate?

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:06:03 +0000

She's kinda a lodger, she's alright most of the time and I like her, but I feel like I can't really DO anything around the house when she's there. Like I am trying to organise the spare bedroom and get a new bathroom in, but I can't get workies in as long as she's there. Or tidy up around the house, because she's there. She just kinda sits there and doesn't do much...

What do you see?

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:21:44 +0000

Scottish independence?

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:34:29 +0000

So, the Scottish referendum on independence from England has been on the news a lot recently, and I have to say, I really don't have much of a clue what the impact would be for either country if Scotland actually did become independent.

As a result of this, I'm kind of 'meh' about the whole thing - I don't think I mind either way as I am not aware of any real consequences.

What do you lot think about it? Would it be a good thing? A bad thing? Why?

Happy Birthday, Hannah B-R!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:18:55 +0000

Hope you have a wonderful day and many more!

and so say all of us!

Is there anything it doesn't improve?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:36:59 +0000

Piss Artist?

The Great British Beer Festival 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:44:56 +0000

Once more it tickles my cockles to be able to invite you all, liberally, to get drunky and whimsical at the GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL

Given the enormous success of our dual-pronged seating attack i see no reason to change what is becoming a traditional awesome comparable to very little else. Let pies, beers, jerky, beers, suasage, beers and beers see you through a triumphant day in London.

As is now tradition i will be arranging the tickets and integrating them with the ones I get. Therefore as always - bring me your money in the Breakfasting Pub which this year - may hold a little surprise. (Plans are afoot)

Once again the key will be to complete the map and to stop Laura from "sampling" all the ciders and then falling over. In addition table football will be played. I will also be announcing to the Taxi Company that they should really "know who i am" and park at the fecking door. If you can't afford to drink/can't drink/can't stand, come anyway - it's awesome to hang out and watch everyone else be merry. There'll be sleeping at ours for the usual crowd and anyone else we can fit in.

And so, the all important details of this beer drinking goliath (an event we are now fully versed in enjoying with gusto ) are;

GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL
(GBBF Website)
Earl's Court - London
Friday 10th of August
11:00am until Close/Wobblings

As always there is the pre-meet breakfast just around the corner (with booking, breakfast and beer - once again it would help GREATLY if people were on time so that i don't have an embolism, thanks to everyone who achieved this last year and saved me from an early grave). As always, if you wish to bring a knapsack with sandwiches or a cheese buffet for your evening meal then feel free or else sample of the hog lumps and gourmet pies.

As always (i fear i may have used this phrase overly in this post but i frankly don't give a rat's ass), get your names on the list below and i shall do the rest ticket-wise. (And don't be a nob and cancel at the last minute because i take it as a personal insult - see comment above regarding embolism - we will find a way - even if we all have to buy your beers for you at an exorbitant interest rate)

ROLL CALL (as always with the "insert-a-humorous-beer-fest-related-statement-into-your-name" motif but not anything about the FLIPPING olympics )

1) Richard "Beer me up Scotty" Bennett

Anyone have a spare phone?

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:17 +0000

I would like to borrow an old phone. Does anyone I vaguely know have one I can borrow? Preferably one which was on 3?

My mum gave me her old phone (a clunky monstrosity compared to my beautiful iphone R.I.P.) and it was locked to Tesco. So I asked Tesco nicely and they requested an unlock code from Nokia and sent it to me, but it doesn't work. Part of the reason I would like one which was used on 3 and that we know DEFINITELY works on 3, is because if another phone comes up with an error message for me I am likely to throw it at a wall, exceedingly hard. And I would hate to do that to a phone I am only borrowing :S

I will send it back to you once I sort out my ongoing phone issues. I expect to get my money back from the credit card company in roughly 3 months, during which time I should also have saved enough to make up the difference with the credit card refund to buy an ACTUAL replacement iPhone from apple.

So. Anyone??

No. No. I said no!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:18:47 +0000

Dear Whitney,

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:25 +0000

I loved you in the 80s. Your soul was troubled with such trash. And your choice in men didn't help your heart. But, Ms. Houston, I will always love you. You beautiful, shining musical star. Rest in tenderness and peace. Thank you for all the touching songs. xoxoxoxo

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=8QaI-M9sxW4

What do I do Next ?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:29:47 +0000

Hey my name is Mylo, I'm new, What do I do next ???

I am reading The Herd by Marc Earls. Just finished chapter 1, pretty good read. Any one else read it ???

Also as I didn't read the book (Join me) could someone explain to me, do I need to send a photo??

Whats all this about Tea??

I like Tea.

Things to do in the north east (of americaland)

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:21:13 +0000

I want to go to New York for my 30th. Whilst this isn't for a few years yet, I want to have quite a big trip, and do lots of things, which will require a lot of planning and saving (especially as we'll also be getting a bigger house and starting saving for babies too in the next 3 years, so I need a target)

SO, I want some ideas of things to do, to figure out what I need to save. On my list of places is Niagara falls (and possibly Toronto), Boston, New York, and Washington DC. We want to stick to the north east as we'll only have 2 (possibly 3) weeks and I'd rather do one bit of America throroughly than all of it quickly. And we can always go back to the other bits so ideas people, no matter how obscure. Also welcome are ideas on how best to travel and where to stay and what we should definitely eat at least once...

This was going to be where we went for our honeymoon too before we had our string of redundancies, so it will be kind of special and big too in that itll sort of be our honeymoon, only 5 years late

Booked any holidays this year?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:54:42 +0000

We are off to Skeggy in the caravan at Easter and then to a Cyprus Nissi Bay for a week for a wedding. Couldn't get more opposite to each other! Never been to cyprus though am hoping the kids will love it.

Where are you going? Anywhere exciting??

The Formula 1 20012 thread...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:01:50 +0000

OK i've been searching but cannot find a thread of this title! so correct me if im wrong

So.....

2012.... i know little of whats going on, but i plan to remedy this...

However i have just watched Raikkonen test in Jerez. Has anyone else seen the testing ad if so, is it just me or has the engine note completley changed! i cant put my finger on it. sometimes sounds like a boxer. sometimes sounds more like a V8 :? confused!

New Computer for Dad!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:38:12 +0000

Was intending on building him a new machine as his is one the way out!

but, sadly its given up already. As i dont have the time to spent fafing with a new build, im looking for recomendations and ideas of where good to shop! Its been so long since ive shown an interest im out of touch, and i desperatly want to stop him going to PC world!

they dont need a super computer so spec isnt a massive issue, but then it does need future proofing so i dont have to worry about changing shit too soon!

Let's build a snowman!

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:06:02 +0000

I had 45 minutes to wait for the train, so I made a little friend!

I took a wander through the Coral Forest of Narnia.....

...and it was beautiful

Happy Birthday, Coolio!

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:13:21 +0000

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Rhian is 30!

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:32 +0000

Huggles and smooches and all things wonderful, m'Lady Rhian.

Love you!

Snow!

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:32:49 +0000

It's not something that ever really crosses my mind, as we live in Nottingham where snow never normally sticks.

But this evening we went round to a friends for dinner, only a 20 minute drive away. And it snowed non-stop... We just had to walk home! We borrowed scarves and hats and carrier bags to line our silly non-snow suitable shoes (as we'd driven there we wouldn't need warm clothes would we?) and it took us an hour, with luckily only one slippage on trent bridge on the way. We passed an abandoned bus skewed across both lanes of the road at one point.

The point is, I always think the advice about blankets and shovels and chocolates is for people driving a long way from home, but this was along a main gritted bus-route road and we still couldn't even get out of the parking space with 3 people pushing the car. So, y'know, be prepared and be careful people! I'm at least putting my walking shoes in the boot next time :S

It had better melt soon, I want my car back...

Sssssh Valentines day secretsss

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:02:01 +0000

I need help!!!!!!!

I know I know in many many ways , but on this particular occasion I am looking for advice and inspiration. My husband and I have been married for nearly fifteen years!!!! We did however have quite a serious blip, which involved me leaving and moving back to East Anglia for over a year until we realised life wasn't quite the same without each other and the and decided to work our little butts (not so little in my case)to put it back together.

We are now genuinely happier than ever , but like many others we are somewhat skint. we have arranged to go down to Suffolk so our daughter can catch up with her friends in half term which is the week that valentines day falls in.....So the cause of my quest is to ask for inspired ideas of romantic things to do or give which take some effort and not too much monies???????

Ideas please?????

Charley x

Birmingham Joinees

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:43 +0000

Hey all,

So, I need some help. Me and Rach (Burns) have applied to be on Only Connect, the BBC4 quiz show.

We did rather well in our application, and have been invited to audition in Birmingham on Sunday the 19th Feb. However, we only have two team members, and need a third. If you fancy it, let me know!

Dave

The Walking Dead

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:50:33 +0000

TWO WEEKS TO GO!!!

I am very excited that this will be back soon, I miss my zombie fix.

FAO Del

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:09:39 +0000

Is there a train from the airport to Swansea? Thank you for your help.

Photo Caption?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:03:02 +0000

Okay, I'm using the picture above on a card for my brother's birthday next week, and in my fondness for the pic, realized that I don't have a good "line" to use inside the card. Any help? (If it helps any, that's Gordon Banks.)