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Because the other person sitting in the room with you might be watching it.We tend to either both watch it or neither watch it, it's true.
Perfect marriage. :)
Never ever do that.
What's the point of having a TV on if you are not going to watch it?
streaming music
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 10:11 AM
So now you can tell us why you'd want to go back and murder your grandfather.
Oh I wouldn't want to.
If I did that, then I'd never have been taken to Palace at such a young age and wouldn't be posting on here now.
Assuming I was even here in the first place, depending when I killed him. Not that I want to kill him.
streaming musicGood point.
Although streaming Radio 4 is more like it.
Think I'm too old-fashioned though ; have rarely got used to using a television except as a television.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 10:12 AM
We tend to either both watch it or neither watch it, it's true.
Perfect marriage. :)
Obviously :)
Good point.
Although streaming Radio 4 is more like it.
Think I'm too old-fashioned though ; have rarely got used to using a television except as a television.
Ours shows a slideshow of family photos whilst playing down tempo beats and pieces
Ours shows a slideshow of family photos whilst playing down tempo beats and pieces :)
west country boy
18-11-2009, 11:02 AM
Today I learnt how Sigurd Eysteinsson died.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 11:04 AM
Today I learnt how Sigurd Eysteinsson died.
And ......?
west country boy
18-11-2009, 11:06 AM
He strapped the severed head of one of his enemies to his saddle, he grazed his leg on the skull's teeth, the wound got infected and he died. Wot a plum.
Psychokiller
18-11-2009, 11:19 AM
I found out yesterday that the self checkouts in Tescos dish out fake pound coins. Today I found out that they also take them.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 11:19 AM
He strapped the severed head of one of his enemies to his saddle, he grazed his leg on the skull's teeth, the wound got infected and he died. Wot a plum.
Should have had some germoline with him.
Silly way to die though.
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 11:29 AM
Should have had some germoline with him.
Silly way to die though.
checked the tube, no mention of skulls teeth disease
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 11:31 AM
checked the tube, no mention of skulls teeth disease
Savlon then.
:hi: Doc.
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 11:36 AM
1fdd
Savlon then.
:hi: Doc.
:p hi babs
kitticat
18-11-2009, 11:47 AM
Savlon then.
:hi: Doc.
Saline solution is a great thing to clean wounds with.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 11:53 AM
Saline solution is a great thing to clean wounds with.
So is spit :)
Actually, did you know that if you have blood on your t-shirt or something, if you rub it with your own spit, then you will remove the blood?
It has to be your blood and your spit though.
Seamstresses used to chew on a piece of cotton in olden days, then if they pricked their finger and left dots of blood on the garment, they would thread the needle with the cotton they had been chewing and run it through where the blood spots were, and they would disappear.
:)
kitticat
18-11-2009, 11:56 AM
So is spit :)
for one of my modifications I was told to wee on it :eek: :eek:
Though needless to say it still got the saline treatment too.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 12:12 PM
So is spit :)
Actually, did you know that if you have blood on your t-shirt or something, if you rub it with your own spit, then you will remove the blood?
It has to be your blood and your spit though.
Seamstresses used to chew on a piece of cotton in olden days, then if they pricked their finger and left dots of blood on the garment, they would thread the needle with the cotton they had been chewing and run it through where the blood spots were, and they would disappear.
:)
Is this one of your facts that turn out not to be true at all? ;)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 12:19 PM
Is this one of your facts that turn out not to be true at all? ;)
:D
No, this one is true.
I've never heard it mentioned on QI.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 12:25 PM
:D
No, this one is true.
I've never heard it mentioned on QI.
What are your sources then?
kitticat
18-11-2009, 12:26 PM
Is this one of your facts that turn out not to be true at all? ;)
Another incident of a kitten killing a human has been reported in Hastings :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 12:28 PM
What are your sources then?
Hang on, I'll find a source for it.
It is true though :)
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 12:32 PM
Another incident of a kitten killing a human has been reported in Hastings :)
I don't believe it, Devil cat probably framed another cat. :o
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 12:33 PM
Hang on, I'll find a source for it.
It is true though :)
I'm waiting......................;)
kitticat
18-11-2009, 12:40 PM
I don't believe it, Devil cat probably framed another cat. :o
I have to wash the blood off the carpets, it takes ages.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 12:42 PM
I have to wash the blood off the carpets, it takes ages.
Try spitting on it. ;)
kitticat
18-11-2009, 12:43 PM
Try spitting on it. ;)
Ah but tis not my blood, luckily though its not far to the landfil ;)
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 12:45 PM
Another incident of a kitten killing a human has been reported in Hastings :)
trust me one or more killed casanova
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 12:45 PM
that's one of my better ones :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 12:46 PM
I can't find an actual source at the moment. I read it in a book, but I'll have a look when I get home :)
I did find out this little gem though:
"If you spit when you see a cross-eyed man approach it will help thwart the Evil Eye. The same applies to seeing anyone otherwise afflicted with the Evil Eye"
Princess
18-11-2009, 01:07 PM
Today I learnt that being a surrogate Mum requires patience (which is running out), tact (which is in short supply) and diplomacy (long gone!).
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:11 PM
I can't find an actual source at the moment. I read it in a book, but I'll have a look when I get home :)
I did find out this little gem though:
"If you spit when you see a cross-eyed man approach it will help thwart the Evil Eye. The same applies to seeing anyone otherwise afflicted with the Evil Eye"
Until Maz says it's true I'm not going to believe you.
Sorry.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:13 PM
Today I learnt that being a surrogate Mum requires patience (which is running out), tact (which is in short supply) and diplomacy (long gone!).
Are you a surrogate Mum then?
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 01:15 PM
Until Maz says it's true I'm not going to believe you.
Sorry.
He wouldn't know, I doubt.
Bit too girly for him to know about.
Or do you mean about seeing a cross-eyed man and the evil eye bit?
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:18 PM
He wouldn't know, I doubt.
Bit too girly for him to know about.
Or do you mean about seeing a cross-eyed man and the evil eye bit?
'Oracle' Maz knows all.
You'll see.
1f85
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 01:20 PM
'Oracle' Maz knows all.
You'll see.
If he doesn't comment on it, then it will mean he doesn't know about it ;)
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:21 PM
If he doesn't comment on it, then it will mean he doesn't know about it ;)
We'll let this be a test then. ;)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 01:29 PM
We'll let this be a test then. ;)
Although, in his defence, he might not read this thread and not even know he is being put under test conditions.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 01:31 PM
Although, in his defence, he might not read this thread and not even know he is being put under test conditions.
Maz reads every post of every thread
Adlerhorst
18-11-2009, 01:32 PM
'Oracle' Maz knows all. I don't think that's the computer programme he uses tbh
PALACEWU
18-11-2009, 01:37 PM
With his evil eye.
Princess
18-11-2009, 01:38 PM
Are you a surrogate Mum then?
Sort of to my step niece. Her own mother is in Burma!
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 01:39 PM
Maz reads every post of every thread
Really?
I don't. If I don't like the title, I don't bother reading it.
Really?
I don't. If I don't like the title, I don't bother reading it.Nor me.
97% of BBS threads go unread by me.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:57 PM
Sort of to my step niece. Her own mother is in Burma!
You must be an angel. :)
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 01:59 PM
Nor me.
97% of BBS threads go unread by me.
How lucky we are you happened upon this one then.
Is Barbara right?
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:01 PM
About what?
Spit is good at cleaning blood (but only if it's your own).
Sounds like an old wives tale to me.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:03 PM
Spit is good at cleaning blood (but only if it's your own).
Sounds like an old wives tale to me.
Try it.
Pin prick your finger, let a little drop of blood fall on your shirt, then use your own saliva to get rid of the blood.
It will work :)
Depends what you're cleaning it off I would think.
Off your own skin, good.
Off suede, bad.
And what if it's several pints of blood? I wouldn't spit on it.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:04 PM
Try it.
Pin prick your finger, let a little drop of blood fall on your shirt, then use your own saliva to get rid of the blood.
It will work :)
I don't want to. :(
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:04 PM
Depends what you're cleaning it off I would think.
Off your own skin, good.
Off suede, bad.
It works on silk and cotton.
It's to do with the enzymes in your saliva.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:06 PM
And what if it's several pints of blood? I wouldn't spit on it.
I was talking more about pin pricks when seamstresses used to sew with delicate fabrics, initially.
But if it's several pints, I don't think spit would have much effect really.
Plus, you'd probably be near to death anyway.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:07 PM
I don't want to. :(
Well, when you're doing your DIY this evening, and you cut your finger with a Stanley knife, or bash it with a hammer, if you do happen to bleed, make sure some drops on your clothes, then you can try it :p
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:07 PM
So is spit :)
Actually, did you know that if you have blood on your t-shirt or something, if you rub it with your own spit, then you will remove the blood?
It has to be your blood and your spit though.
Seamstresses used to chew on a piece of cotton in olden days, then if they pricked their finger and left dots of blood on the garment, they would thread the needle with the cotton they had been chewing and run it through where the blood spots were, and they would disappear.
:)
I found it.
It works on silk and cotton.
It's to do with the enzymes in your saliva.What about them?
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:09 PM
Well, when you're doing your DIY this evening, and you cut your finger with a Stanley knife, or bash it with a hammer, if you do happen to bleed, make sure some drops on your clothes, then you can try it :p
Can't I just run my finger under the tap? :(
I'm not clumsy like Eye-Dee you know.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:10 PM
What about them?
They degrade the proteins in the blood.
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They degrade the proteins in the blood.Poor proteins.
But surely all proteins are degraded in this way? Chemically there can't be anything unique about your own enzymes that would do this.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:12 PM
People that call Islam a peaceful religion are fibbing, after another women from Sudan is stoned to death for adultery
west country boy
18-11-2009, 02:12 PM
'Oracle' Maz knows all.
You'll see.You know that "fact" about Father Christmas that you posted the other day? Well, guess who else posted that very same "fact" on here a while back?
Anyway, today I learnt that curried goat is delicious.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:13 PM
You know that "fact" about Father Christmas that you posted the other day? Well, guess who else posted that very same "fact" on here a while back?
Anyway, today I learnt that curried goat is delicious.
Where the hell did you try that?
People that call Islam a peaceful religion are fibbing, after another women from Sudan is stoned to death for adulteryIgnorant fool.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:18 PM
Ignorant fool.
why? http://bbc.co.uk/1/hi/africa/8366197/stm
why?
Why does this mean Islam is not a peaceful religion?
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 02:20 PM
People that call Islam a peaceful religion are fibbing, after another women from Sudan is stoned to death for adultery
It's hard to even know where to begin with this ignorant statement.
Tell me - do you have any Qu'ranic knowledge at all? It might be worth doing some learning before posting statements like that
this website is pretty helpful, I think it's aimed at students but I think it's pretty good content wise.
http://www.campusalam.org/resources/knowledge-central/foundations-of-islam/islam/
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:23 PM
It's hard to even know where to begin with this ignorant statement.
Tell me - do you have any Qu'ranic knowledge at all? It might be worth doing some learning before posting statements like that
this website is pretty helpful, I think it's aimed at students but I think it's pretty good content wise.
http://www.campusalam.org/resources/knowledge-central/foundations-of-islam/islam/
I have a fair amount of Qu'ranic knowledge,but I somehow doubt you'd believe it
what Biblical Old Testament character does the "prophet" descend from?
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 02:24 PM
Well then you ought to know better than to post statements like that then.
Just because people commit acts in the name of Islam doesn't mean they are Islamic.
PalaceMonkey
18-11-2009, 02:25 PM
Islamists are churlish slags.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 02:25 PM
Poor proteins.
But surely all proteins are degraded in this way? Chemically there can't be anything unique about your own enzymes that would do this.
I don't know. But I will find out. I've just started reading something about it but haven't got time to read it all now :)
But I know it only works with your own saliva and your own blood.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 02:26 PM
I have a fair amount of Qu'ranic knowledge,but I somehow doubt you'd believe it
what Biblical Old Testament character does the "prophet" descend from?
Abraham
That was easy.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:26 PM
I think religion as a whole has got a lot to answer for. Or, to be more accurate men using religion as a means to exploit, persecute or go to war with his fellow man.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:27 PM
Abraham
That was easy.
Abraham! LOL, Absolom
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:28 PM
I don't know. But I will find out. I've just started reading something about it but haven't got time to read it all now :)
But I know it only works with your own saliva and your own blood.
But you havn't had time to read your BMW manual to see what the beeps are about. :hmph:
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 02:28 PM
Don't try and be clever Jookbeard - it really doesn't suit you.
Islam is a monotheistic religion that is 'Abrahamic', that is it traces its origin to God's revelation to Abraham. It considers itself to be part of the series of revelations by God to humanity through the revelations of Judaism and Christianity. Islam declares that God revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was not the founder of a religion he created himself but who was the final prophet.
I think religion as a whole has got a lot to answer for. Or, to be more accurate men using religion as a means to exploit, persecute or go to war with his fellow man.I promise you that you will create a car crash out of this thread (that you and Barbara enjoy) if you allow it to be hijacked by religion.
And especially if you allow it to be hijacked by people who haven't the foggiest what they are talking about.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:42 PM
I promise you that you will create a car crash out of this thread (that you and Barbara enjoy) if you allow it to be hijacked by religion.
And especially if you allow it to be hijacked by people who haven't the foggiest what they are talking about.
As is the case with religion, it's mostly down to interpretation. That's why there's always arguments. And you are right, this thread is one of my favourites. One of reasons is the light hearted nature of it. It would be a shame to spoil it now.
20d6
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:43 PM
Don't try and be clever Jookbeard - it really doesn't suit you.
Islam is a monotheistic religion that is 'Abrahamic', that is it traces its origin to God's revelation to Abraham. It considers itself to be part of the series of revelations by God to humanity through the revelations of Judaism and Christianity. Islam declares that God revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was not the founder of a religion he created himself but who was the final prophet.
what item of foodstuff is eaten during Ramadam when the fast is broken?
west country boy
18-11-2009, 02:43 PM
Where the hell did you try that?At work. A Guadelopan(sp?) colleague brought in some homemade rice & peas with curry goat, so I had some of hers.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 02:48 PM
what item of foodstuff is eaten during Ramadam when the fast is broken?
and for a special bonus prize , which is the second item of food consumed when the fast is broken?
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:54 PM
At work. A Guadelopan(sp?) colleague brought in some homemade rice & peas with curry goat, so I had some of hers.
What did it taste like?
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 02:54 PM
and for a special bonus prize , which is the second item of food consumed when the fast is broken?
We don't care.
west country boy
18-11-2009, 03:08 PM
What did it taste like?A bit like mutton.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 03:08 PM
We don't care.
it is rather boring, I'll agree
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:13 PM
A bit like mutton.
Ooh, i like a bit of mutton.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:14 PM
it is rather boring, I'll agree
Plus it's made me hungry.
Walrus
18-11-2009, 03:16 PM
Today I have learned that:
People on the BBS still work exceptionally hard to drag a thread off topic and into line with their own agenda / ongoing inter-BBS-persona conflicts at every opportunity.
Shame.
On topic ( :D ) I have learned that Snapfish photo calendars are really quite good and are really quite good value for money.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:19 PM
Today I have learned that:
People on the BBS still work exceptionally hard to drag a thread off topic and into line with their own agenda / ongoing inter-BBS-persona conflicts at every opportunity.
Shame.
.
It's that Barbara again isn't it?!;)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 03:35 PM
It's that Barbara again isn't it?!;)
It probably is :(
He'll probably neg me for it, too :(
Anyway, I've just learnt that the beep beeps on a Mercedes are more visual than audio. They only become audible when they flat-line and you hit something
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:43 PM
It probably is :(
He'll probably neg me for it, too :(
Anyway, I've just learnt that the beep beeps on a Mercedes are more visual than audio. They only become audible when they flat-line and you hit something
A skip? Do you get negged quite a lot then?
It probably is :(
He'll probably neg me for it, too :(
Anyway, I've just learnt that the beep beeps on a Mercedes are more visual than audio. They only become audible when they flat-line and you hit something
How can a beep beep not be audible?
(Other than by hitting something, and who in their right mind would do that?).
(Come to think of it, I have proximity alerts on my Merc, and they become audible JUST BEFORE YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING, thus allowing you good time to brake).
Today I have learned that:
People on the BBS still work exceptionally hard to drag a thread off topic and into line with their own agenda / ongoing inter-BBS-persona conflicts at every opportunity.
.And you have only learnt that today?
You joined yesterday, right?
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 03:45 PM
BBS mirrors real life.
Who knew?
Walrus
18-11-2009, 03:46 PM
It probably is :(
He'll probably neg me for it, too :(
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Why on Earth would I do that?
It was much more of a general BBS-wide rant prompted by Jookbeard vs Lizzy on this thread......
Still, do you have something you wish to confess, citizen?
BBS mirrors real life.
Who knew? where I am top dog and popular despite my 'straight talking' and artist's temperament.
Walrus
18-11-2009, 03:49 PM
And you have only learnt that today?
You joined yesterday, right?
No, today I've decided to post about it on this thread, as opposed to the others directly polluted by such behaviour.
Oops - perhaps that's me pursuing my own crusading agenda.....
(Slinks off muttering something about hoisting petards)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 03:49 PM
(Come to think of it, I have proximity alerts on my Merc, and they become audible JUST BEFORE YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING, thus allowing you good time to brake).
There are little indicators above the dashboard that apparently change colour as you are getting near to something, and there is one in the back, but I didn't know it was there and I couldn't see it in the rear view mirror.
They flat-line too late.
My beep beeps start of with a nice relaxed slow beep, then get faster and a bit more anxious the closer you get to something.
20c7
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 03:50 PM
There are little indicators above the dashboard that apparently change colour as you are getting near to something, and there is one in the back, but I didn't know it was there and I couldn't see it in the rear view mirror.
They flat-line too late.
My beep beeps start of with a nice relaxed slow beep, then get faster and a bit more anxious the closer you get to something.
my beep only works close to nice ladies :angel:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 03:51 PM
A skip?
No, not the skip.
A tree.
DocSavage
18-11-2009, 03:52 PM
BBS mirrors real life.
nah it doesn't
in real life you can touch, feel, smell
here you can type, type, read a bit, type, type
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:53 PM
There are little indicators above the dashboard that apparently change colour as you are getting near to something, and there is one in the back, but I didn't know it was there and I couldn't see it in the rear view mirror.
They flat-line too late.
My beep beeps start of with a nice relaxed slow beep, then get faster and a bit more anxious the closer you get to something.
Is there a line missing here?
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 03:54 PM
Why on Earth would I do that?
It was much more of a general BBS-wide rant prompted by Jookbeard vs Lizzy on this thread......
Still, do you have something you wish to confess, citizen?
Only that I do tend to go off topic on the odd occasion.
You know how it is, you think of something, then that leads to something else, then back to the original thought, then off again onto something else.
But I am trying not to do it :)
Although I've just done it. But that was to answer you :D
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:54 PM
nah it doesn't
in real life you can touch, feel, smell
here you can type, type, read a bit, type, type
Yep, no one is real on here.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 03:55 PM
I'm going to bow out of this particular love in.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 03:56 PM
Only that I do tend to go off topic on the odd occasion.
You know how it is, you think of something, then that leads to something else, then back to the original thought, then off again onto something else.
But I am trying not to do it :)
Although I've just done it. But that was to answer you :D
It's not working is it. :D
Princess
18-11-2009, 03:56 PM
You must be an angel. :)
Dunno about that, she tests my patience something fierce sometimes bless her!
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 03:57 PM
Is there a line missing here?
No
:angel:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:00 PM
nah it doesn't
in real life you can touch, feel, smell
here you can type, type, read a bit, type, type
I think personalities come over on here as they would do in real life.
But it is harder to have a proper discussion on here as opposed to real life.
If I'm having a serious discussion or talk with someone, I'd much rather do it in real life.
No, today I've decided to post about it on this thread, as opposed to the others directly polluted by such behaviour.
Oops - perhaps that's me pursuing my own crusading agenda.....
(Slinks off muttering something about hoisting petards) :)
Made me smile though - have some rep.
There are little indicators above the dashboard that apparently change colour as you are getting near to something, and there is one in the back, but I didn't know it was there and I couldn't see it in the rear view mirror.
.You are meant to adjust the rear view mirror so you can see it.
If you can't see it you can't see out of the back window properly either.
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 04:04 PM
Dunno about that, she tests my patience something fierce sometimes bless her!
I'm sure you're doing a grand job. :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:06 PM
You are meant to adjust the rear view mirror so you can see it.
If you can't see it you can't see out of the back window properly either.
Well I know that now.
I didn't know they were there, so wasn't looking for them.
I just assumed it didn't have beep beeps for some reason, although I can't think why it wouldn't.
Well I know that now.
I didn't know they were there, so wasn't looking for them.
I just assumed it didn't have beep beeps for some reason, although I can't think why it wouldn't.
Sorry for mentioning it. :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:10 PM
Sorry for mentioning it. :)
It's going to be mentioned for at least the next year in my house, so I don't have a problem with you mentioning it at all :D
pumaspalace
18-11-2009, 04:22 PM
When playing darts, wear shoes
I found out today that it really hurts when your not wearing shoes when your glass breaks! ( The juice went everywhere :( )
It's going to be mentioned for at least the next year in my house, so I don't have a problem with you mentioning it at all :DThis may help then...
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.eg/content/media_library/hq/hq_mpc_reference_site/passenger_cars_ng/new_cars/models/cls-class/c219/attractivation_02-2008/overview/comfort/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008_jpg.object-Single-MEDIA.tmp/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008.jpg
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Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 04:28 PM
This may help then...
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.eg/content/media_library/hq/hq_mpc_reference_site/passenger_cars_ng/new_cars/models/cls-class/c219/attractivation_02-2008/overview/comfort/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008_jpg.object-Single-MEDIA.tmp/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008.jpg
What's that- Knight Rider?:D
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:29 PM
This may help then...
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.eg/content/media_library/hq/hq_mpc_reference_site/passenger_cars_ng/new_cars/models/cls-class/c219/attractivation_02-2008/overview/comfort/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008_jpg.object-Single-MEDIA.tmp/CLS_Overview_Comfort_PARKTRONIC_715x230_02-2008.jpg
That is just what is in the car :)
I still think it's silly that they only beep when you are just about to hit something though.
And the handbrake is odd, too. I can't get used to trying to find it with my foot.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:30 PM
I found out today that it really hurts when your not wearing shoes when your glass breaks! ( The juice went everywhere :( )
Didn't you learn when you stabbed a dart in your foot that you should always wear something on your feet?
Princess
18-11-2009, 04:33 PM
I'm sure you're doing a grand job. :)
That's kind. She's a great girl I must say. She's just finishing her nursing diploma not bad for a girl who arrived in the UK and couldn't speak English 10 years ago! My Dad is the real hero though. He took on the upbringing of a little girl with my step-mum when he was nearly 70!
pumaspalace
18-11-2009, 04:37 PM
Didn't you learn when you stabbed a dart in your foot that you should always wear something on your feet?
:o Yeah but i'm a bit of an idiot at the moment! - I'll go put something on my feet now...
I still think it's silly that they only beep when you are just about to hit something though.
.Well if it beeped all the time it would be annoying wouldn't it?
And if you are paying attention to the visual indicators (as you should be) it shouldn't need to beep at all.
E_girl
18-11-2009, 04:47 PM
That trying to organise an Xmas meal/drinks evening for 20 people needs to be done in about Sept - as is hard work trying to agree on a date we are all free.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:49 PM
Well if it beeped all the time it would be annoying wouldn't it?
And if you are paying attention to the visual indicators (as you should be) it shouldn't need to beep at all.
Actually, I often use my side mirrors when I'm reversing rather than the rear view mirror, so a little beep now and again would be beneficial :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:52 PM
That trying to organise an Xmas meal/drinks evening for 20 people needs to be done in about Sept - as is hard work trying to agree on a date we are all free.
It's a nightmare, isn't it?
I gave up organising our works one in the end. Apart from trying to get a date that everyone was happy with, the location always seemed to be a problem for some, then you get the ones that moan about the food, then the ones who moan about bringing their other half, then the ones who moan because they can't bring their other half :rolleyes:
It just wasn't worth the effort in the end.
Actually, I often use my side mirrors when I'm reversing rather than the rear view mirror, so a little beep now and again would be beneficial :)Well obviously you need to look in more than one direction.
But the Mercedes system is by far the best on the road.
Sorry you weren't up to it.
(And don't ask to drive my car).
Ant.Palace
18-11-2009, 04:53 PM
It's a nightmare, isn't it?
I gave up organising our works one in the end. Apart from trying to get a date that everyone was happy with, the location always seemed to be a problem for some, then you get the ones that moan about the food, then the ones who moan about bringing their other half, then the ones who moan because they can't bring their other half :rolleyes:
It just wasn't worth the effort in the end.
A month today until ours. :lux:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:56 PM
Well obviously you need to look in more than one direction.
But the Mercedes system is by far the best on the road.
Sorry you weren't up to it.
(And don't ask to drive my car).
Can I drive your motorbike instead then? You don't need to go backwards on a motorbike :D
The BMW beeper system is far superior to the Mercedes one
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 04:57 PM
A month today until ours. :lux:
Think we'll all just go to the pub like we did last year, although I wanted to go to a dinner/dance this year so I could buy a new posh frock :)
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 05:08 PM
There are little indicators above the dashboard that apparently change colour as you are getting near to something, and there is one in the back, but I didn't know it was there and I couldn't see it in the rear view mirror.
They flat-line too late.
My beep beeps start of with a nice relaxed slow beep, then get faster and a bit more anxious the closer you get to something.
I get nervous when Barbara's beeps flat-line :eek:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:11 PM
I get nervous when Barbara's beeps flat-line :eek:
I like flat-lining it - and then go that little bit further :D
You have to let them know who is boss.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 05:13 PM
1f53
We have a clear winner on who has learnt the most new things:
Barbara4003 650
Ant.Palace 325
Lizzy 199
little al 179
Maz 156
Eye-dee 148
Sophie_9 141
Maidstoned Eagle 134
anna matronic 134
kitticat 116
Doris.x 89
eagle1980 83
Adlerhorst 80
sexyrazor 74
selhurstparkflyer 66
SexualChocolate 55
mrgins 53
west country boy 52
Psychokiller 47
catty 39
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:18 PM
We have a clear winner on who has learnt the most new things:
Barbara4003 650
Ant.Palace 325
Lizzy 199
little al 179
Maz 156
Eye-dee 148
Sophie_9 141
Maidstoned Eagle 134
anna matronic 134
kitticat 116
Doris.x 89
eagle1980 83
Adlerhorst 80
sexyrazor 74
selhurstparkflyer 66
SexualChocolate 55
mrgins 53
west country boy 52
Psychokiller 47
catty 39
:D
I'm going to start limiting my posts per day, I think.
I did it once before but only lasted about a day, so I'm going to make a concerted effort starting next Monday.
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 05:19 PM
I have learnt - no, surmised would be a better word. Just by going on a few threads I would surmise that if the BBS got 5p for every post that Barbara wrote she could fund the BBS single handedly - and make a profit :angel:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:22 PM
I have learnt - no, surmised would be a better word. Just by going on a few threads I would surmise that if the BBS got 5p for every post that Barbara wrote she could fund the BBS single handedly - and make a profit :angel:
It's embarrassing really.
I'm deeply ashamed and aim to rectify the situation.
Starting next Monday :D
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 05:28 PM
It's embarrassing really.
I'm deeply ashamed and aim to rectify the situation.
Starting next Monday :D
What, next Bank Holiday Monday?? :D :hi:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:29 PM
What, next Bank Holiday Monday?? :D :hi:
Nope - definitely next Monday.
20 posts a day and that'll be my lot :D
:hi:
Nope - definitely next Monday.
20 posts a day and that'll be my lot :D
:hi:A fine lunch says that by Wednesday it will be more than 20.
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 05:37 PM
Nope - definitely next Monday.
20 posts a day and that'll be my lot :D
:hi:
Bet you won't be able to hold it at that
especially when you get into a scrap with Maz :D
Bet you won't be able to hold it at that
especially when you get into a scrap with Maz :DWhat do you think - 50 on Wednesday?
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 05:42 PM
What do you think - 50 on Wednesday?
Depends how busy she is at work that day.
Thursday may be a better bet :D
Depends how busy she is at work that day.
Thursday may be a better bet :DOK then.
Since she hasn't responded I feel free to change the bet.
(And of course the bet only counts if she is logged in).
You can just feel her itching to respond can't you? :D
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:46 PM
Bet you won't be able to hold it at that
especially when you get into a scrap with Maz :D
I bet I can.
I'm not sure I've ever had a scrap with Maz :confused:
I'll be fine so long as people don't ask me direct questions, because then I'd feel obliged to answer them.
A fine lunch says that by Wednesday it will be more than 20.
So. Let me get this straight. If between Monday and Wednesday I stick to 20 posts a day, then lunch is on you?
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:48 PM
OK then.
Since she hasn't responded I feel free to change the bet.
No, you can't change the rules.
I was reading a complicated, but interesting, article about blood, saliva and enzymes, so couldn't respond straight away :D
So. Let me get this straight. If between Monday and Thursday (and I am logged onto the BBS) I stick to 20 posts a day, then lunch is on you?
Yes, that's right.
Failing which...
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:52 PM
Yes, that's right.
Failing which...
I pay :D
But I won't fail ;)
Well, I might.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 05:52 PM
Maybe we could ask Dave for a limiter like they have on HGVs.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:53 PM
Yes, that's right.
Failing which...
Oh - you changed my post!
That's cheating!
pumaspalace
18-11-2009, 05:53 PM
We have a clear winner on who has learnt the most new things:
Barbara4003 650
Ant.Palace 325
Lizzy 199
little al 179
Maz 156
Eye-dee 148
Sophie_9 141
Maidstoned Eagle 134
anna matronic 134
kitticat 116
Doris.x 89
eagle1980 83
Adlerhorst 80
sexyrazor 74
selhurstparkflyer 66
SexualChocolate 55
mrgins 53
west country boy 52
Psychokiller 47
catty 39
I'm joint 79th - probably more now though :lux: ( by the way i'm wearing my shoes )
1f7e
I pay :D
Well, you buy me lunch actually. :angel:
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:54 PM
Maybe we could ask Dave for a limiter like they have on HGVs.
I shall be using sheer will power and strong discipline.
I can do that :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:55 PM
Well, you buy me lunch actually. :angel:
That's what I meant :angel:
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 05:56 PM
Don't try and be clever Jookbeard - it really doesn't suit you.
Islam is a monotheistic religion that is 'Abrahamic', that is it traces its origin to God's revelation to Abraham. It considers itself to be part of the series of revelations by God to humanity through the revelations of Judaism and Christianity. Islam declares that God revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was not the founder of a religion he created himself but who was the final prophet.
God never made "revelations" to Abraham, he may have to a certain extent to Moses but never Abraham, but the Apostle John was the recipient of more grander "revelations"
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:56 PM
I'm joint 79th - probably more now though :lux: ( by the way i'm wearing my shoes )
So no more damaged feet or toes for you then :p
I shall be using sheer will power and strong discipline.
<snigger>
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 05:58 PM
<snigger>
Ye of little faith.
Walrus
18-11-2009, 06:09 PM
Only that I do tend to go off topic on the odd occasion.
You know how it is, you think of something, then that leads to something else, then back to the original thought, then off again onto something else.
But I am trying not to do it :)
Although I've just done it. But that was to answer you :D
:)
Wandering off-topic is a long way away from wilfully derailling the discussion.
Have a good evening :hi:
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 06:11 PM
I shall be using sheer will power and strong discipline.
I can do that :)
<snigger> <chuckle>
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 06:12 PM
:)
Wandering off-topic is a long way away from wilfully derailling the discussion.
and who are you accusing of doing that?
<snigger> <chuckle> Exactly.
<chuckle> <snigger>
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 06:17 PM
Exactly.
<chuckle> <snigger>
You know, all you are doing is making me more determined to do this.
I will prove you both wrong and you will both have to apologise for your lack of faith in my discipline.
By the way, PMs don't count, do they?
SpikeyMatt
18-11-2009, 06:17 PM
That I always set off the smoke alarm when cooking sausages :(
By the way, PMs don't count, do they?Of course.
They are posts as well; just more private ones.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 06:21 PM
Of course.
They are posts as well; just more private ones.
Oh.
So you'd have to rely on my honesty as far as PMs go then.
Unless you really are a Mod, of course ;)
Unless you really are a Mod, of course ;)More of a rocker actually.
I can feel your fear.
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 06:28 PM
More of a rocker actually.
I can feel your fear.
I'll be fine - I can be very determined when I want to be.
But let's get some rules set - nobody is allowed to ask me direct questions just to try and lure me out of my semi-retirement because then I'd feel really bad at not replying.
No traps are to be set - just act like a normal run-of-the mill BBS posting day and everyone is to forget they've ever seen my name on the BBS.
:)
But let's get some rules set - nobody is allowed to ask me direct questions just to try and lure me out of my semi-retirement because then I'd feel really bad at not replying.
That's not my problem.
Our bet does not affect what every BBS poster might want to do or not to do.
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 06:51 PM
That's not my problem.
Our bet does not affect what every BBS poster might want to do or not to do.
Exactly
:D
Exactly
:DBut I am confident that you, Doris, will surely not be posting any provocative things about Barbara from next Monday, or indeed asking her 21 direct questions a day. :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 06:56 PM
That's not my problem.
Our bet does not affect what every BBS poster might want to do or not to do.
It was meant as a general post to anyone who might be reading it.
Not you in particular. I know you wouldn't try to do anything to scupper the bet.
Exactly :D
And you? You are supposed to be my friend!
:D
2033
It was meant as a general post to anyone who might be reading it.
In fact I've been thinking of starting a special thread on Monday.
"Ask Doctor Barbara"...
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 06:59 PM
But I am confident that you, Doris, will surely not be posting any provocative things about Barbara from next Monday, or indeed asking her 21 direct questions a day. :)
No, I will not be asking direct questions, I shall just observe as I usually do.
I can't keep up with her! :D
pumaspalace
18-11-2009, 06:59 PM
So no more damaged feet or toes for you then :p
I hope not! :) Thats twice in 2 days! - My poor foot ( As both 'incidents' were on my right foot).
Doris.x
18-11-2009, 07:00 PM
And you? You are supposed to be my friend!
:D
I Am!!
I'm just not too sure of your will power :)
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 07:00 PM
In fact I've been thinking of starting a special thread on Monday.
"Ask Doctor Barbara"...
That would be a hard one not to answer to - it sure will be a test of my non-posting abilities.
I may be doing a lot of texting next week :D
I Am!!
I'm just not too sure of your will power :)Barbara's will power?
<snigger> <chuckle>
Barbara4003
18-11-2009, 07:16 PM
Barbara's will power?
<snigger> <chuckle>
Of course, I could just not log on for the 3 days.
Is that allowed?
Mal Adjusted
18-11-2009, 07:41 PM
Don't try and be clever Jookbeard - it really doesn't suit you.
Islam is a monotheistic religion that is 'Abrahamic', that is it traces its origin to God's revelation to Abraham. It considers itself to be part of the series of revelations by God to humanity through the revelations of Judaism and Christianity. Islam declares that God revealed the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was not the founder of a religion he created himself but who was the final prophet.
Are we all now allowed to cut'n'paste without any form of attribution?
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 07:44 PM
Dunno.
Ask someone who cares.
m355y
18-11-2009, 08:04 PM
Last couple of days - being off work sick is shit. With the kids in nursery & the missus at work suddenly I'm faced with
1. No work, a legitimate reason not to be there and a whole world of endless possibilities. As soon as I ring them at 8:30 to confirm I'm off, the whole universe is my oyster for at least the rest of the day. I could go on a random drive, get drunk, throw a party, chat to mates, arrange a skydive, or just play music very loud and eat breakfast cereal in front of Sky Sports. Bliss.
2. Myself. A sluggish, sickly OAP with a serious stomach bug and the need to be within ten seconds of the toilet at any given time. No desire to eat, no energy to do anything daring, just me, a big empty house and a really irriting, whinging dog who comes and climbs up at me every time I sit down.
I sat, watched a few DVDs, got bored, realised nobody had texted me because everyone's at work, played FIFA, watched another DVD, checked my watch and I swear it was f*cking five minutes earlier than before I'd done all that.
Walrus
18-11-2009, 08:44 PM
and who are you accusing of doing that?
Not you :)
Actually, not anybody tonight and not really this thread. I don't need to name names, they know who they are.
Not wanting to derail this thread, so if you really want to know there's always PM's.
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 09:12 PM
There are only 10,000 GP surgeries in England - that doesn't sound very many for 50m people (not sure what the exact population of England is)
Walrus
18-11-2009, 09:16 PM
I have learned today that I am already sick of the general election coverage.
west country boy
18-11-2009, 10:03 PM
God never made "revelations" to Abraham, he may have to a certain extent to Moses but never Abraham, but the Apostle John was the recipient of more grander "revelations"John who wrote Revelation (singular) was not the apostle John, but otherwise you are spot on.
Also, today I have learnt that St Etheldreda's (near Ye Olde Mitre) is (apparently) the oldest OTF church in England.
Heb 7:4
18-11-2009, 10:09 PM
That thierry henry is a ****
Lizzy
18-11-2009, 10:11 PM
he can stick his va va voom up his arse.
pauldrulez
18-11-2009, 10:21 PM
That when old schools go up in flames.
It's not fireworks.
It's a ******* great fire and you should go and watch when it's 9 doors from your house.
(Anyone that gets stuck in traffic on Brighton Road, Purley. This is the cause)
west country boy
18-11-2009, 10:22 PM
That thierry henry is a ****rascist
Riccardo
18-11-2009, 10:24 PM
I used to like Thierry Henry, but found out I might as well like Michael Barrymore, more....as it were.
jookbeard
18-11-2009, 10:56 PM
John who wrote Revelation (singular) was not the apostle John, but otherwise you are spot on.
Also, today I have learnt that St Etheldreda's (near Ye Olde Mitre) is (apparently) the oldest OTF church in England.
check your New Testament indexes, the Apostle John did write the book of Revelation, if you can show me any evidence otherwise I'll agree with you.
1f73
west country boy
18-11-2009, 11:03 PM
OT?
Riccardo
18-11-2009, 11:06 PM
check your Old Testament indexes, the Apostle John did write the book of Revelation, if you can show me any evidence otherwise I'll agree with you.
The dog ate my OT indexes, but I done a few on Excel. that ok ?
DocSavage
19-11-2009, 06:14 AM
i have no idea and always wonder why it matters but here are some views
personally I don't care but as i consider breaking my fast:
http://atheism.about.com/od/christianhistory/ig/Jesus-Apostles-Christianity/Saint-John-Apostle-Christian.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_Paul_write_the_book_of_Revelation
Heb 7:4
19-11-2009, 07:06 AM
check your Old Testament indexes, the Apostle John did write the book of Revelation, if you can show me any evidence otherwise I'll agree with you.
That's certainly the tradition, which doesn't make it true. This is only from Wiki but there's loads of stuff you can read on textual analysis if that's your thing
Some modern scholarship[16] suggests that John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos were three separate individuals. This can be determined via new means of inquiry such as textual criticism. Certain lines of evidence suggest that John of Patmos wrote only Revelation, neither the Gospel of John nor the Johannine Epistles. For one, the author of Revelation identifies himself as "John" several times, but the author of the Gospel of John never identifies himself directly. While both works liken Jesus to a lamb, they consistently use different words for lamb when referring to him—the Gospel uses amnos, Revelation uses arnion.[17] Lastly, the Gospel is written in nearly flawless Greek, but Revelation contains grammatical errors and stylistic abnormalities which indicate its author may not have been as familiar with the Greek language as the Gospel's author.[18]
Most commentators accept Revelation to be the unified text of one writer.[19] Robert Henry Charles saw things slightly differently. He agreed that Revelation possessed an underlying original structure because the seven beatitudes, which exist unobtrusively in the text, have not been disturbed and that the first of these is right at the beginning (1:3) and the seventh near the end (22:7), Thus, prologue and epilogue are part of the original.[20] However, he reasoned on internal textual grounds, that the book was edited by someone who spoke no Hebrew and who wished to promote a different theology to John's. As a result, everything after 20:3 has been left in a haphazard state with no attempt to structure it logically as John would surely have done. Furthermore, the story of the defeat of the ten kingdoms has been deleted and replaced by 19:9 and 10.[21] John's theology of chastity has been replaced by the editor's theology of outright celibacy, which accounts for 14: 4 'they which were not defiled with women: for they are virgins', and which makes little sense when John's true church is symbolised as a bride of the Lamb. Most importantly, the editor has completely rewritten John's theology of the Millennium which is "emptied of all significance".[22] In the edited version, the martyrs when raised to glory, are "sitting on thrones in splendid idleness for full one thousand years" when, according to Charles, John's intention had been to show "the Millennial Reign is one of arduous spiritual toil" in which Christ and his martyrs evangelise the whole world, Jewish and Gentile.
It has been contended that the core verses of the book, in general chapters 4 through 22, are surviving records of the prophecies of John the Baptist.[23] The Lamb of God references in the Gospels are all associated with John the Baptist, and other hallmarks of Revelation can be tied to what is known of John the Baptist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Johannine_works
Ant.Palace
19-11-2009, 07:23 AM
Are we ruining this lovely thread with religion again?:hmph:
Barbara4003
19-11-2009, 07:54 AM
Are we ruining this lovely thread with religion again?:hmph:
Looks that way :(
But I agree about Thierry Henry.
Ant.Palace
19-11-2009, 08:00 AM
No. Jookbeard is.
Again.
And that neg repper Heb.
Ant.Palace
19-11-2009, 08:01 AM
Looks that way :(
But I agree about Thierry Henry.
Can I just say you will never be able to only post 20 times in a day. :D
jookbeard
19-11-2009, 08:10 AM
That's certainly the tradition, which doesn't make it true. This is only from Wiki but there's loads of stuff you can read on textual analysis if that's your thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Johannine_works
fair point
Barbara4003
19-11-2009, 08:20 AM
Can I just say you will never be able to only post 20 times in a day. :D
I will.
The gauntlet has been thrown down and I shall be victorious in the challenge.
:D Is that the right expression? I think I'm in one of those words just running off my fingers mood today :D
Ant.Palace
19-11-2009, 08:39 AM
I will.
The gauntlet has been thrown down and I shall be victorious in the challenge.
:D Is that the right expression? I think I'm in one of those words just running off my fingers mood today :D
Ah, good. They are always the most amusing ones. :D
Hilltop Meggie
20-11-2009, 06:33 AM
Found out my mate, Fin, sang the theme tune to The Office.
Ant.Palace
20-11-2009, 07:14 AM
You're mates with my dog?
Eye-dee
20-11-2009, 07:57 AM
You're mates with my dog?
:D
1fd5
Can I just say you will never be able to only post 20 times in a day. :DFor four days!!
(The other rule is that she must log in each day).
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 08:19 AM
For four days!!
(The other rule is that she must log in each day).
Errm - 3 days. Monday to Wednesday was the original agreement.
Anyhow, not something I know, but something I wondered on my drive into work today.
How come the CD doesn't jump when you go over a really big bump in the road?
Errm - 3 days. Monday to Wednesday was the original agreement.
No, it was Monday to Thursday.
Or no bet.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 08:32 AM
A fine lunch says that by Wednesday it will be more than 20.
Ahem.
kitticat
20-11-2009, 08:45 AM
That owning a pet is a messy business and trying to wash one is even messier.
Ahem.You naughty cheater.
OK then.
Since she hasn't responded I feel free to change the bet [sc. to Thursday, on Doris's suggestion]
Thursday, or Noday.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:03 AM
You naughty cheater.
Thursday, or Noday.
Oh.
Just for clarification, it doesn't count if I post in the football forum, does it?
:angel:
Oh.
Just for clarification, it doesn't count if I post in the football forum, does it?
:angel:What meaning of the word 'post' has eluded you?
Any forum on the BBS counts.
Even Computer Gaming.
Ant.Palace
20-11-2009, 09:12 AM
That owning a pet is a messy business and trying to wash one is even messier.
Carrying on from your post I learnt that buying what you think is a treat chewy bone for your dog will result in him throwing up half the night.:(
Ant.Palace
20-11-2009, 09:12 AM
What meaning of the word 'post' has eluded you?
Any forum on the BBS counts.
Even Computer Gaming.
She's trying to wriggle out of it Maz.;)
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:13 AM
What meaning of the word 'post' has eluded you?
Any forum on the BBS counts.
Even Computer Gaming.
It was worth a try :D
OK - I'm straight on all the rules now. No more than 20 posts per day whilst I am logged on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
I can do that.
Let the games commence (well, on Monday, obviously).
She's trying to wriggle out of it Maz.;)She is, and I am counting on the Bright Forces of Good & Harmony - that includes you and Doris - to monitor her posting.
Sunny Fan
20-11-2009, 09:15 AM
All this so that Maz can take you to lunch?
All this so that Maz can take you to lunch?We'll probably be lunching anyway.
All of this is about who pays.
kitticat
20-11-2009, 09:23 AM
We'll probably be lunching anyway.
All of this is about who pays.
You are a gentleman so should pay :D
You are a gentleman so should pay :DIs the right answer.
But you have surely seen The Thomas Crown Affair? The noble art of betting supercedes the noble art of paying for lunch.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:34 AM
All this so that Maz can take you to lunch?
No, no.
This is a test of my will power and self discipline. I don't need to post rubbish on here all day. I can control my ramblings.
And as Maz said, we were probably lunching anyway. This little test could determine what we will be having for lunch, though :)
Vendy
20-11-2009, 09:35 AM
And as Maz said, we were probably lunching anyway. This little test could determine what we will be having for lunch, though :)
Blimey :)
west country boy
20-11-2009, 09:45 AM
I don't suppose a mod (not Mitchell) could separate the chit-chat from the on-topic posts could they?
Thought not.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:45 AM
Blimey :)
:)
I should have reworded that.
Anyway .......
Why does the CD not jump when you go over big bumps in the road?
I still need an answer to this.
StaceyCPFC
20-11-2009, 09:46 AM
I've learnt that big metal poles really hurt when they fall on your head :(
I don't suppose a mod (not Mitchell) could separate the chit-chat from the on-topic posts could they?
Thought not.And what might the 'on-topic' posts be exactly on this thread?
:)
I should have reworded that.
Anyway .......
Why does the CD not jump when you go over big bumps in the road?
I still need an answer to this. Because it's not a needle on vinyl.
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Sunny Fan
20-11-2009, 09:47 AM
I don't suppose a mod (not Mitchell) could separate the chit-chat from the on-topic posts could they?
Thought not.
I would create a whole Maz-Barbara thread and leave them to it, but I'm not sure I can spare the hours necessary to split all the chat from all the various threads.
But I might have a look later.
I would create a whole Maz-Barbara thread and leave them to it, but I'm not sure I can spare the hours necessary to split all the chat from all the various threads.
But I might have a look later.Don't let Miss Tilton distract you from the fact that it's not just Barbara and I involved in this bet.
Don't let that happen, will you?
(The envy of the dysfunctional is a wondrous thing).
west country boy
20-11-2009, 09:49 AM
I love you SF.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:49 AM
Because it's not a needle on vinyl.
No, I realise that.
But CDs can jump - I've heard them jump.
No, I realise that.
But CDs can jump - I've heard them jump.Depends how well the laser is shock cushioned.
I assume that in-car systems (like the old Walkmans) are well cushed-up.
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 09:53 AM
I would create a whole Maz-Barbara thread and leave them to it, but I'm not sure I can spare the hours necessary to split all the chat from all the various threads.
But I might have a look later.
What's the big problem with people having a chat?
I chat to loads of people on here at different times, depending on the subject.
Still, you'll all be happy as from Monday, you won't have to put up with it. And who knows, once I've done 4 days of not posting very much, I might stick to it.
:)
Vendy
20-11-2009, 09:56 AM
once I've done 4 days of not posting very much, I might stick to it.
:)
I have tried that, and failed.
I have tried that, and failed.As will Barbara.
(Hope WCB doesn't mind me responding to you).
Shoreditch CPFC
20-11-2009, 10:00 AM
I've learned that an MRI scan is a lot noisier than it looks on House. The noise I could handle, but being given headphones with HeartFM? Arghhhhhhh
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 10:14 AM
I have tried that, and failed.
We'll see.
As I said before, I can be very determined when I want to be :)
Lizzy
20-11-2009, 10:16 AM
I've learned that an MRI scan is a lot noisier than it looks on House. The noise I could handle, but being given headphones with HeartFM? Arghhhhhhh
That's just bloody barbaric.
Ant.Palace
20-11-2009, 10:26 AM
I would create a whole Maz-Barbara thread and leave them to it, but I'm not sure I can spare the hours necessary to split all the chat from all the various threads.
But I might have a look later.
Moving the Barbara thread back to GCC might have been a better idea.
Doris.x
20-11-2009, 11:17 AM
Moving the Barbara thread back to GCC might have been a better idea.
They did that once before (or twice I think)
The BBS Twater thread and the one Ant Palace started - I think it was about Barbara's off topic posts
edit: Just read your post properly AP.
As you were :o
little al
20-11-2009, 11:22 AM
I've learned that an MRI scan is a lot noisier than it looks on House. The noise I could handle, but being given headphones with HeartFM? Arghhhhhhh
Aye, and take ages. I had my first MRI scan a few weeks ago, I thought it would be like an x-ray but in a tunnel, 20 mins I was in it for!.
Ant.Palace
20-11-2009, 11:29 AM
They did that once before (or twice I think)
The BBS Twater thread and the one Ant Palace started - I think it was about Barbara's off topic posts
edit: Just read your post properly AP.
As you were :o
:D
Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 04:49 PM
Today I learnt that at its premiere in Russia in 1892, The Nutcracker was considered a failure by the public and critics. Tschaikovsky died less than a year later, not knowing what a huge international success the ballet would later become.
And also a prima ballerina can complete 32 fouette turns, whilst staying in the exact same spot on the floor. After the turns, her pointe shoe tip is hot to the touch and is so worn out that it cannot be used again.
Today I learnt that at its premiere in Russia in 1892, The Nutcracker was considered a failure by the public and critics. Tschaikovsky died less than a year later, not knowing what a huge international success the ballet would later become.
.More to the point he died 9 days after the premier of the Pathetique, which is arguably a far superior work.
Let's have some culture. The Fab first movement...
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Barbara4003
20-11-2009, 05:15 PM
More to the point he died 9 days after the premier of the Pathetique, which is arguably a far superior work.
I shall go and have a listen to that :)
And, he died through drinking a glass of water during a chlorea (sp) outbreak.
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