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UK/R.O.I GAF - Thread of geopolitical confusion
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I reckon he's angry that Greggs will have to start charging VAT.
Quite a crazy taxi driver in Cardiff last night :/ - Attempted murder of eight people.
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and also: Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Welcome to the NHK.. all good stuff.
J Tourettes
Banned
I don't get it but thanks for yet another mention, it's nice to see that I'm not forgotten whilst being stuck in a fucking classroom all week in this glorious weather.
I'm always thinking about you J. Or plotting, whatever you want to call it.
mwhahaha
"Tony Blair: God of our Time?"
my favourite is always 'free trips to the moon for pensioners. in a magic rocket.'
Barny is a god. Do you watch community ?
Barney pretty much makes the show. The dude is an inspiration to us all. I do not watch community. Should I be?
this is the big bang theory:
http://youtu.be/GB-0fKhHm2c
http://youtu.be/GB-0fKhHm2c
hahaha amazing
Hot Coldman
Banned
I think better of anyone who watches Community.
Take that as you will.
Take that as you will.
RibbedHero
Member
I started watching Community before it was cool.
Same here. But I only seen season 1 and I was baked most of the time so this is like a fresh rewatch. The show really does blow my mind at times. I love it do much and I cant wait to get home and spark up a nice joint and watch community. My shift is finally over, another working day under my belt. I am a proud man
Went to the Turf. Moved some empties to clear a spot at a table. Chinese folks blew right the fuck up at me. All territorial about a pub table.
I have never been so openly hated by total strangers. Weird as fuck. Just sat and drank my pint and talked, but they were mad as hell.
I have never been so openly hated by total strangers. Weird as fuck. Just sat and drank my pint and talked, but they were mad as hell.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
You've mentioned it. I think I've had a wee dram of it before. Not sure.
Tesco Sushi is real sushi.
Improved rice and shit, and the little fish.
Ways in which working in marketing has ruined my life No. 239: I can't unsee that "RICE IMPROVED! RICE" sticker and picturing the poor guy who designed it. Such a stupid looking sticker.
From your initial description I'm thinking La Blue Girl. But it could be Bible Black. God help my soul either way.
Today I am going into hospital for a pre-op. I've already had a pre-op for this particular thing before, nine months ago. Obviously that one doesn't count anymore. It's for an operation on my right eye - I'm going to be turned into Big Boss, just without the bad writing.
It could be a lot more than just those two, but given Dave's age I reckon it's La Blue Girl.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I didn't want to bring his age into it... but as soon as he described it I could narrow it down to a particular scene in La Blue Girl.
It does make you wonder though. How the hell do you improve rice?! ffs, its rice!
also, will give Community a chance now. I do need some new shows to watch and I could do with a laugh.
No need to be sensitive chaps, I'm 2 months away from my 32nd birthday. I'm getting used to this 'being old' thing. My mates wanted to go on an 18-30 last year and I had to remind them I was 31. Sigh.
After a brief google image search I think I can confirm you're correct. It was La Blue Girl. Now I'm going to show the missus and see what she thinks.
After a brief google image search I think I can confirm you're correct. It was La Blue Girl. Now I'm going to show the missus and see what she thinks.
Countdown to us being moved to Off-Topic Communities starts now.
You're only as old asyou everyone else thinks you are. And you just made the critical mistake of telling everyone else your age.
Besides, 18-30's just look like they're for people who still act like they're 18. I can't imagine it being fun. Be a classy chap and go to decent clubs and don't go on holiday to "Britain away from Britain" nightclub towns.
Yep. I think we all know what scene we're thinking of here.
Look, we'd be more sensitive and stuff, guy, but then you say this:
And we're proven right. What are we meant to do? Ignore science?
You're only as old as
Stop moaning about being 32, for god's sake. That's nowhere near fifty.
Besides, 18-30's just look like they're for people who still act like they're 18. I can't imagine it being fun. Be a classy chap and go to decent clubs and don't go on holiday to "Britain away from Britain" nightclub towns.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
In my mind I'm picturing the designer just having "IMPROVED!" which by itself is a decent sticker. But along comes the micromanaging manager/director who demands he quantify what's improved. So he adds "RICE" once and it's decent enough. But along comes the asshole manager/director who complains about lack of symmetry or the empty space, and the rest is history.
do you think "New and Improved" was suggested at some point?
Rice isn't as simple as that, especially sushi rice which is cooked, vinegared and rolled. There are also many varieties of rice, some of which are starchier, tougher, tastier than others. It's like telling an Italian chef there's only one way to prepare pasta, or a Scot there's only one way to batter a Mars Bar. We take for granted all the intricacies of cooking even the most simplest food.
That said, Tesco sushi is pretty horrible. Whether the rice is improved or new or new and improved. M&S sushi is the best of all the sandwich-fridge sushi available in supermarkets.
JonathanEx
Member
Gentlemen, we invade at dawn.
Just got back from Job Centre. It's my gf making the claim, which is great fun because they decide two people can live off my student finance income.
What they fail to grasp is a student loan is not big enough for ONE person, let alone two.
We don't want to be, Kent. It's just a matter of time. Maybe if we talk about British things we will stay out for longer.rice sucks altogether. Its only good when its chicken fried from a Chinese takeaway.
why ain't we in the Off-Topic Community section
My local bus company keeps pushing up tickets because of "rising costs", then goes and buys new buses to replace the ones they only bought a few years ago. Bah.
KungFuBill
Member
I did go looking in OT Comm for the UK thread initially... guess it won't be long guys!
Saw the tail end of this... apparently the guys jumped out of Taxi #1 without paying, taxi driver was raging and got out to confront them, the guys decided to have a go. Then Taxi #2 turns up, the driver acts like he's on a GTA misssion to save his fellow taxi driver and plows them down... Crazy fools.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It's usually because a new bus depreciates faster as a fixed asset and they can offset the depreciation against their taxes. For them, the new bus comes in at a small enough operating cost that it is worth it for the extra comfort offered to passengers...
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Same here. And I tell you what really pisses me off, is that every new bus they introduce has even less leg room. I am an even six feet tall so I am by no means a giant, and yet there are only 2 seats I can fit in on the new busses on my commute, both at the front of the bus. It's fucking bullshit.
And then you get shorties sitting in these seats! There should be a sign saying "Please vacate for elderly, disabled or tall passengers". It makes me crazy. Luckily this will all end next month when I start my new job and get the train to work instead. With the businessmen, not the mouth breathing bus wankers.
Speaking of, I really want to write a collection of short stories called Bus Wankers about the freaks on the bus. And the last chapter will be about me, sitting seething in my tiny fucking chair, judging everyone but really just being one of them, just as weird and idiosyncratic and smelly.
KungFuBill
Member
^Oh write it! We could all submit mini-tales of Bus Wankery
Nothing following the above - the roads open again this morning and the sun is shining down
What brings you to the 'diff Mr Young?
Nothing following the above - the roads open again this morning and the sun is shining down
What brings you to the 'diff Mr Young?
Nothing following the above - the roads open again this morning and the sun is shining down
What brings you to the 'diff Mr Young?
Work stuffs are bringing me there, but the lure of drink is keeping me here for the night. All I know about Cardiff nightlife is Human Traffic, which I don't think was accurate then and is probably even less accurate now.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
It's a circular sticker, which in 90% of cases is used for a single word (or a large word surrounded by 1-4 small reinforcing words). "New and Improved" couldn't have worked because either "and" or an ampersand would have inhabited the important core area.
When I lived in Japan I sustained mainly on reduced-to-clear sushi from the local supermarket. I'd raid the place at 21:30 every night for a decent plate of them. Loved that stuff. Taiwanese sushi on the other hand... I want to know what the fuck they were thinking when they adapted it to their tastes.
Did you have to fight for it?
KungFuBill
Member
You've pretty much nailed it, it's crazy how things have changed even recently... Then again, I'm either one for a good pub or nice little bar - have never really been over-excited by the thought of messy club nights!
Still, there's plenty of good places to grab a beer (or your drink of choice) and sit outside to enjoy the sun.
If you venture to the Bay, there's a fantastic pub called the WaterGuard, near the Norweigan Church behind the WMC. They do a great range of foreign beers, lovely view and not too badly priced. http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/the-waterguard-cardiff-bay
Or, if your in the City Centre - just off Queen Street there's a strip of hidden bars: 'Browns' do some really good cocktails, 'Live Lounge' always have some form of live music and are their bar is priced pretty reasonably, there's also a new Cuban-style place opened (which I'm off to try out at lunchtime!).
Of course, we have a few Weatherspoons - around the corner on Greyfriars Road the 'Lloyds bar' is the only one that has any form of music on, and is next to 'Tiger Tiger' (usually frequented by the suits after work).
Pretty decent choice of drinking establishments generally though - depends what you're looking for!
Still, there's plenty of good places to grab a beer (or your drink of choice) and sit outside to enjoy the sun.
If you venture to the Bay, there's a fantastic pub called the WaterGuard, near the Norweigan Church behind the WMC. They do a great range of foreign beers, lovely view and not too badly priced. http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/the-waterguard-cardiff-bay
Or, if your in the City Centre - just off Queen Street there's a strip of hidden bars: 'Browns' do some really good cocktails, 'Live Lounge' always have some form of live music and are their bar is priced pretty reasonably, there's also a new Cuban-style place opened (which I'm off to try out at lunchtime!).
Of course, we have a few Weatherspoons - around the corner on Greyfriars Road the 'Lloyds bar' is the only one that has any form of music on, and is next to 'Tiger Tiger' (usually frequented by the suits after work).
Pretty decent choice of drinking establishments generally though - depends what you're looking for!
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Fight? Japanese people? They're by far the most laid back people on the planet.
Thanks for these, exactly what I was looking for!
KungFuBill
Member
No worries, I'll report back on the Cuban place this afternoon
I tend to stick to The Friary area (which is where the bars mentioned above are situated), as it's really central and easier for me to pop in en route home or for drinks after work etc but if you head more towards the train station you'll find the Brewery 1/4 too, usually busier and I find the prices tend to be a bit higher.
I tend to stick to The Friary area (which is where the bars mentioned above are situated), as it's really central and easier for me to pop in en route home or for drinks after work etc but if you head more towards the train station you'll find the Brewery 1/4 too, usually busier and I find the prices tend to be a bit higher.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
I usually enjoy my bus journey. I just sit down the back and read my kindle.
Although on Tuesday this pack - I call them the loonies - comes down the back. I've seen them over the years; a smelly weird guy who's hobby is catching buses (he knows all the bus drivers), his girlfriend who stares at me funny and always chats to me (urgh) and this other girl who appears to hate the smelly guy, but I suppose is his friend. And another large old woman who they all know, who has managed to cram herself into leggings designed for a much smaller body so that they are stretched real thin and her granny knickers can be seen through them.
There is a weird love triangle (pentagram/crooked set of lines)between the loonies. The smelly guy is clear in love with the friend (they are all horrible looking by the way) and sits beside her while the girlfriend send daggers in both there directions and complains out loud to herself about behind left hanging. They are all chatting with the old woman and racy remarks are flying about that make me vomit in my mouth. The smelly guy laughs shrilly all the time while pawing at his friend, who seems to cringe at his touch.
Smelly guys girlfriend sits beside me at first and asks the the old woman who is dowsing herself in Soft and Gentle spray for a shot. She then sprays it under her top it comes out the arm hole and gets all over me. I now smell of strumpet. The back of the bus is filling with a heady mix of sickly sweet Soft and Gentle and smelly guy's two year old grot. Smelly guys girl friend - who is seat hopping probably looking for attention from her BF - sits opposite me and starts give me the crazy eye and trying to chat with me.
Thank God my bus journey is pretty short.
Although on Tuesday this pack - I call them the loonies - comes down the back. I've seen them over the years; a smelly weird guy who's hobby is catching buses (he knows all the bus drivers), his girlfriend who stares at me funny and always chats to me (urgh) and this other girl who appears to hate the smelly guy, but I suppose is his friend. And another large old woman who they all know, who has managed to cram herself into leggings designed for a much smaller body so that they are stretched real thin and her granny knickers can be seen through them.
There is a weird love triangle (pentagram/crooked set of lines)between the loonies. The smelly guy is clear in love with the friend (they are all horrible looking by the way) and sits beside her while the girlfriend send daggers in both there directions and complains out loud to herself about behind left hanging. They are all chatting with the old woman and racy remarks are flying about that make me vomit in my mouth. The smelly guy laughs shrilly all the time while pawing at his friend, who seems to cringe at his touch.
Smelly guys girlfriend sits beside me at first and asks the the old woman who is dowsing herself in Soft and Gentle spray for a shot. She then sprays it under her top it comes out the arm hole and gets all over me. I now smell of strumpet. The back of the bus is filling with a heady mix of sickly sweet Soft and Gentle and smelly guy's two year old grot. Smelly guys girl friend - who is seat hopping probably looking for attention from her BF - sits opposite me and starts give me the crazy eye and trying to chat with me.
Thank God my bus journey is pretty short.
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