That wasn't very helpful, really, was it? I should elaborate. Talk about the glories of the Friday. Meander through a description of my clothes, take a brisk jog through the work situation, maybe touch, wistfully, on what I am having for lunch. Optimistically wank on about my weekend, drawing pictures of laughter and booze and normality and cheer and shit like that.
Truth is I am freezing and apathetic, paralysed by Fridayness, somehow dreading the size of the weekend and the amorphousness of the things I need to do in it, none of which I really have the commitment to achieve.
On a cheerier note, I'm going to see The Dark Knight at the Imax tonight. Better late than never, eh?
Posted by Lilo (Member # 8247) on :
I am filled with the snots and my eyes hurt.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Louche: On a cheerier note, I'm going to see The Dark Knight at the Imax tonight. Better late than never, eh?
At some point this weekend I'll be doing the same, but on DivX rather than Imax.
I'm also supposed to be hooking up my tasty new 'AV Receiver' (you're apparently not allowed to call them 'amps' any more) to some speakers, mounting rear speakers on the wall, etc. I have a feeling that this may not happen, as I have the most stinking of colds, so I might just stay in bed with some whisky and fags and a fat, furry cat sleeping on my belly. Actually, that sounds like a pretty good weekend right now.
Posted by mart (Member # 32) on :
Misc did your mum enjoy Stevie Wonder, I wonder?
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
Indeed she did. She's been listening to Wonder for decades, but isn't the kind of person who would buy the back catalogue, so there were quite a few songs she didn't know. She did say that the sound wasn't brilliant (at the Millennium Dome) but it was great to hear the old classics.
"You can't really call him Little Stevie Wonder these days though..."
LOL. Yes mum, he's a fat man now.
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
I'm not even sure what an Imax is, so this is going to be an exciting experience all round.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Louche: I'm not even sure what an Imax is, so this is going to be an exciting experience all round.
Pretty much the same as a DivX I think, just a bit bigger.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by Louche: I'm not even sure what an Imax is, so this is going to be an exciting experience all round.
I believe it's used for hair removal.
Posted by Louche (Member # 450) on :
An exfoliating cinema experience? How innovative.
Posted by Keef (Member # 27) on :
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: She did say that the sound wasn't brilliant (at the Millennium Dome) but it was great to hear the old classics.
I saw Metallica at the Dome on Monday and I thought the sound was pretty good, if a bit loud - is that because it was Metallica or because I'm getting old? Probably both. However I did see some posts on a forum from people who were right at the back, so high up they were ducking when planes were coming in to land at city airport and they said the sound was pretty poor.
Back to the topic though - I'll give thanks for all the apples I picked from our tree this week. I had so many spare that I gave them to the canteen staff at work and they turned them into a lovely apple crumble which I've just had some of with lashings of custard.
Posted by squeegy (Member # 136) on :
Oh, I can do this one! Big thanks for my new job, woop woop! I got the nod yesterday. Now I just need to survive the next 2 and a half months at the current place before I start.
Go me!
It's in sales though. Anyone here work in sales? I've never done it before. Fuck knows why they gave me the job. Raw animal magnetism I suppose.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
Thanks to some clever bods here where I work, as of this month I pay less tax, make bigger pension payments, and end up getting more money each month without actually having a payrise.
Nice one!
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
thanks for NOTHING.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
actually, I do have something to be thankful for. I'm heading to NY for a week with work, and I'm going out a couple of days early to see some friends, maybe have a look at some things. Work have kindly (without me asking) put me up for one of these nights in a hotel of my choosing. Thanks work! Sorry everybody, this is a disgusting thing to mention, but I felt genuine gratitude towards the machine that feeds me, which is of course misplaced, because machines can't feel. Sorry again, I won't talk about this sort of thing in the future. Unless they put me up for some free time in LA for the other trip this year.
[ 19.09.2008, 09:23: Message edited by: Kanye West ]
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
rooster (can't be bothered to figure out my password and log on this machine):
I am going to see people I haven't seen since jr. high and I have a horrible disfiguring pimple on my philtrum. It will be like times haven't changed a bit.
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
they'll be up all night talking about boys, too, i bet. and if that weren't bad enough, it will probably take me a solid week to scrape off the pages of tiger beat that will be plastered to the walls.
[ 19.09.2008, 10:55: Message edited by: froopyscot ]
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
so, this weekend i will be finding a way to cope as i live through rooster's mini school reunion. also, i hope to be selling our old van.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by froopyscot: old van
I'm amazed by the difference in car prices / attitudes on opposite sides of the pond. I've just read something about the latest version of the Ford F-150. It was apparently the best selling vehicle in America for something like 25 years... and it's a pick-up truck. The new one goes on sale at the equivalent of about £11,000 and has a 4.6L V8 engine:
Over here, that much money would buy you a Vauxhall Corsa with a 1.2L, 4-cylinder engine:
That's probably got a lot to do with exchange rates and that sort of thing, but I'm really interested in the rationale behind buying these trucks, as opposed to normal cars.
I also read that China is looking to install a nationwide network of charging points for electric vehicles. Powered by Tibetan monks on giant hamster wheels, no doubt, but at least looking towards the future.
Yes, I've been mostly reading the Internet today.
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
Yes, I've noticed that cars are much more expensive over there than here - for example, for an Astra 1.8, Vauxhall is asking £14k, where in the US the same car (Saturn badges though) costs $18k, or £9800. The UK car is going to be better equipped though, but not sure that accounts for the difference in cost.
About the pickup truck vs small car thing - one of the reasons pickups are popular is they're relatively cheap to buy. These aren't complicated machines, and most US passenger car safety regulations don't apply to them, so they're cheap to make. Ford's F150 pickup sells here for $18k - so the same money as an Astra, and just a little more than a Focus. If fuel cost weren't an issue, the pickup starts to look like an option...
eta: and by 'old van' i mean i'm selling the 1989 Astro that I picked up earlier this year for $850. It's not a thing of beauty but it's useful for moving big or heavy things. Yeah yeah, like Americans.
[ 19.09.2008, 15:06: Message edited by: froopyscot ]
Posted by Suckmonster (Member # 8246) on :
quote:That's probably got a lot to do with exchange rates and that sort of thing, but I'm really interested in the rationale behind buying these trucks, as opposed to normal cars.
There's the price of petrol, too. How many people who'd be spending around £11k for a car could afford to run one with a 4.6l engine?
Trucks are probably more popular because they're seen as more rugged, larger and more American. When the apocalypse comes, truck and SUV drivers will be perfectly safe, I suspect their thinking goes, because they'll be inside their mini tanks.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
if trucks were in any way practical in the UK, I'm sure they would be more popular here. But all these pesky corners mean that you're best off with something that can steer.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
I don't fucking know, really. I can't even drive. Don't ask me m8.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
No I think you're right. Trucks are shit, but americans are dumb so they buy them anyway.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
like it. Cut through the innuendo.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
I'm just telling it like it is, brother
Posted by Babb (Member # 8266) on :
quote:Originally posted by Ringo: Trucks are shit
What about monster trucks?
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
they're sweet.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
*puts on check shirt and skinny jeans, moves to shoreditch, bangs bit-part actor from skins*.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
*pulls a wheelie*
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Fuck off.
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
Fuck you
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
Do I smell seafood?
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Fuck me.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
*Exciting times in Newbury!
Posted by Kanye West (Member # 837) on :
"The southern soul-food chain"
lol.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
Racism isn't funny, Kanye. Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
I'd love a KFC right now. Or a Subway. It's Tuesday today which means that Metaball marinara is cheap. That's good news for everyone.
I haven't had KFC for years and years as I "care about chickens welfare" or something. However, I do yearn for it as it is tasty. I wonder if they have considered using free range chicken? Obviously not for everyone as most of the proles who go there don't care, but they could charge a bit more for free range and then I'd be able to buy a bucket of chicken, which is pretty much the best chicken distribution container I've ever heard of.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: Racism isn't funny, Kanye.
He's allowed to be racist due to being Chinese.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: Metaball marinara
*It's renderlicious!
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
Is Newbury walled in or under siege, or something? There must be dozens of KFCs within a couple of miles of Newbury, if you're really hankering for some Southern soul-food.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
It's OK everyone. I've just submitted a request to KFC to start offering free-range chicken as well as battery farmed through their online form, so you can expect to see free range being rolled out by Friday.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
How about organic grits and outdoor-reared chittlins?
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: I haven't had KFC for years and years as I "care about chickens welfare" or something. However, I do yearn for it as it is tasty. I wonder if they have considered using free range chicken? Obviously not for everyone as most of the proles who go there don't care, but they could charge a bit more for free range and then I'd be able to buy a bucket of chicken, which is pretty much the best chicken distribution container I've ever heard of.
That gives me an idea. Why doesn't every KFC have a chicken run outside? It'd entertain the kids and provide quality poultry for those prepared to pay the premium. You could use it to teach kids about where their food comes from, giving them the option of choosing their own bird and feeding it into the KFC® Slaughter-Matic™ unit themselves.
Press button K to kill Press button F to fry Press button C to consume
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: a bucket of chicken, which is pretty much the best chicken distribution container I've ever heard of.
And not just chicken. The Texas Lone Star chain of restaurants used to sell buckets of beer (six long necks in a tin pail) and recently in the US my sister was delighted to be served a Bucket o' Shrimp.
Is there any food stuff that can't be improved by it's presentation in a bucket?
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Black Mask: Is there any food stuff that can't be improved by it's presentation in a bucket?
Apparently not.
Posted by froopyscot (Member # 178) on :
quote:Originally posted by Black Mask: Is there any food stuff that can't be improved by it's presentation in a bucket?
"Bucket of Quiche"? "Bucket of Flan"?
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
quote:Originally posted by froopyscot: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Black Mask: [qb]Is there any food stuff that can't be improved by it's presentation in a bucket?
A bucket of Reggae Reggae Sauce.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
That sounds like a silly idea. 'Nobody eats Reggae Reggae sauce' I can imagine you scoffing. Scoff ye not. For here is an image of Levi Root's eating the stuff:
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
The 'secret' ingredient in Reggae Reggae Sauce is barley. That's not very exotic, is it?
Posted by Physic (Member # 195) on :
quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay: That sounds like a silly idea. 'Nobody eats Reggae Reggae sauce'
I like Reggae Reggae sauce Mixed with some steak mince and some grated onion it makes some damn tasty burgers..
[ 23.09.2008, 07:34: Message edited by: Physic ]
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
You do fry them, I hope?
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Ooof! That's torn it. I can imagine him sitting around with turnips, jelly, hairspray and other unrelated items, liberally applying liquidated components into reggae reggae sauce with pippets.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Levi Root's that is, not Physic. I imagine he enjoys his burgers with an ice cold beer, in his pants.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay:
Looks like he's just been to court.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
And got off.
Posted by Physic (Member # 195) on :
quote:Originally posted by Black Mask: You do fry them, I hope?
Depends - frying is useful for being able to do your onions and mushrooms as well, grilling is easier for a bit of cheeseburger heaven..
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Wait, he's only wearing his pants and the beer is in his hand. Just need to clear that up. It would be real silly if the cold beer was down his pants. Boy howdy.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
I've been using a locally produced hot sauce. It's very, very hot. Too much and you spend a few hours rolling around in agony. I've never swallowed napalm, but I imagine that it's around the same effect as this sauce once it gets into your intestines.
Posted by Physic (Member # 195) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kanye West: I've been using a locally produced hot sauce. It's very, very hot. Too much and you spend a few hours rolling around in agony. I've never swallowed napalm, but I imagine that it's around the same effect as this sauce once it gets into your intestines.
I've been getting through a lot of Ancona and Cholula, Ancona for that proper kick, Cholula when you want more flavour and less burn..
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
The hottest commercially available sauce I've ever tasted is Dave's Insanity Sauce. It's stupidly hot. I've used a half a teaspoon-full to spice up a huge pot of chilli con carne that was then almost inedibly hot. I bought a bottle for my mate Dave the Bee, because of the name and because he likes spicy food. He drunkenly pulled the Dumb and Dumber trick with a dinner guest, while it didn't actually result in a death the victims reaction was such that Dave the Bee sobered up extremely quickly and was extremely penitent.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:This is the original hottest sauce in the Universe and our best seller. In fact, it is the only sauce ever banned from the National Fiery Food Show. 5 oz. Heat - Insane +
It's good. I had a tiny drop from the end of a knife and was in pain for about 30 minutes. Good stuff.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
Nice cross posting about Insanity Sauce there.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
quote:Originally posted by Physic: I've been getting through a lot of Ancona and Cholula, Ancona for that proper kick, Cholula when you want more flavour and less burn..
Encona is the benchmark by which all hot sauces must be measured.
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: Nice cross posting about Insanity Sauce there.
Indeed.
I also bought a bottle of Dave's for my Dad. When she still lived at home my sister invited a friend over for dinner and the friend brought her Jamaican boyfriend with her. They were eating something spicy (unsurprisingly, considering my old man) and the boyfriend, Dean, said how much he loved all things piquant, recounting tales of how he chewed up Scotch Bonnets as a snack, etc. Dave's Insanity Sauce was mentioned, then brandished and Dean defiantly took not a sip, not a lick, but a slug of DIS. An ambulance was very nearly called.
Posted by Physic (Member # 195) on :
quote:Originally posted by Black Mask: Encona is the benchmark by which all hot sauces must be measured.
Amen, my colleagues think it's amusing that I keep a bottle in my top drawer - there really is virtually no type of savoury food that isn't improved by the addition of some quality hot sauce..
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
"The new hottest sauce in the universe" is even hotter than our Insanity Sauce. Be afraid.
Posted by Cherry In Hove (Member # 49) on :
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: Couldn't handle *this one then?
Lol. I've had this one for quite a while. It's not a sauce that gets used up quickly.
One I may get at some stage is Blair's 16million reserve. That's 16million on the scoville rating which means that for 1 part of the chilli sauce you need to dilute it with 16million parts of water before you can't notice the heat any more.
quote:- PLEASE NOTE BLAIRS 16 MILLION IS NOT A SAUCE OR AN INGREDIENT. THIS PRODUCT IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EXPERIMENTAL/DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY.
Before they'll let you buy it, you have to agree to the following disclaimer.
quote: Product Disclaimer
Purchaser of this product hereby acknowledges the intense heat factor of this product and the element of danger if misused. This product is over 100 time hotter than a jalapeno pepper and is a complex blend of fresh peppers and extracts. This product is not a sauce but a food additive and should be used as such only. Furthermore, it should be clearly understood that this is used strictly at the purchaser's risk.
Purchaser hereby releases Blair's Sauces and Snacks from all liability, indemnifies and holds harmless Blair's Sauces and Snacks with respect to any claims of damages or injuries resulting from the use, consumption, ingestion, and/or contact with respect to this product.
Additional Waiver Applies to Blair's 16 million Reserve , Blair's Holiday Reserves 2005, Blair's Halloween Reserve 2005 and all others past, present, Future.
Purchaser further understands that Blair's 16 million is for experimental/display purposes only, furthermore any handling of the contents of Blair's 16 million must be under a controlled environment using protective gloves and safety eyewear. This product will be kept out of the Reach of Children(under 18 yrs) and all animals. I have read this additional statement and am fully aware of the risks and dangers of Blair's 16 million Reserve . I certify That I am purchasing this product for my Collection Of Blair's Products or for the understood Experimental use only.
Edit - Hmm. perhaps I won't get it as only 999 were produced and it's sold out.
[ 23.09.2008, 09:05: Message edited by: Cherry In Hove ]
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
This man should not be allowed a catheter!
Posted by Black Mask (Member # 185) on :
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: This man should not be allowed a catheter!
How about an Insanity Sauce drip up his urethra?
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
... Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
I'm gonna pull a train on you etc...
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
That could only be funnier it the goods train was carrying boxes of Dave's Insanity Sauce.
Posted by Ringo (Member # 47) on :
Or contraceptives
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
lolol.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: );(
I don't quite understand these. I've seen quite a lot of vaginas (More than 2!), and I don't remember ever thinking to myself "Oh, that could do with a bit of neatening up, she should really get a surgeon to hack up her vagina"
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove:
quote:Originally posted by MiscellaneousFiles: );(
I don't quite understand these. I've seen quite a lot of vaginas (More than 2!), and I don't remember ever thinking to myself "Oh, that could do with a bit of neatening up, she should really get a surgeon to hack up her vagina"
But how many post-childbirth vaginas have you seen? I'm guessing at least one, assuming you had your eyes open at the time...
Hmm.
Vagina Designa is quite the nifty job title though.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
I'm singing it to the tune of the Bananas in Pyjamas theme song, in my mind.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
I think we need to get behind really untidy vaginas and show our support. Show the ladies we love their chunnies no matter how they look. We love them ladies. The bigger, the better, the wetter, you bet eh? cthulu *****. Tentatwats, mauling me all over. Lovely.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
We need some input from the ladies really. Shame this thread (forum) is such a sausagefest.
Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
quote:Women want to emulate the supermodel. It's part of a trend.
What has this got to do with anything? How many normal women get to see enough supermodel vaginas to get a complex about their own? Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
I bet supermodelvaginers are horrible. Nobody's perfect.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
True. I bet Agyness Deyn has got a foofoo like Albert Steptoe's face.
Posted by MiscellaneousFiles (Member # 60) on :
You dirty old man!
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
And when she does a queef it plays the tune to Yackety Sax.
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Am I right, girls? S'yeah!
Posted by New Way Of Decay (Member # 106) on :
Hello? Hello?
Why did you say it twice? I didn't. LOL.
Posted by missgolightly (Member # 34) on :
Hmm, she doesn't look that weird in these pictures, well, unless dying your pubes white blonde to match your hair is considered weird, anyway. very not work safe link Posted by Darryn.R (Member # 1) on :
is it just me, or does her face look like Albert Steptoe too ?
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Mixed with some steak mince and some grated onion it makes some damn tasty burgers..
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