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Post by **JJW009** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:49 pm

RedeyesUK wrote:WTF is all this Karen business?

if you don't mind me asking? (just curious!)

I find out my jobs by text - so the text might say "Go to Amex Manchester and fix their phones" ... or "Go to B&Q Coventry their video conferencing is knackered" or ...

"No jobs, stand by..."

Karen sent me the job ... I have no job...

hence, "Standby; love karen"

except she doesn't love me <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

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RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:36 am

ah, it all makes sense now!

i've had jobs like that, there's nothing better than the phrase 'you're on call tomorrow'

(literal meaning: go to the office, get breakfast from the wagon over the road, spend the morning surfing the net and playing Doom, while working out how much you're getting paid for doing this

)

RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:38 am

did you know:

London is actually the smallest city in the world

strange but true!

Post by **JJW009** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:03 am

london ... mile ... it's Square ?

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RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:20 am

spot on - have a gold star!

the City of London is actually what we refer to as the Square Mile, and, being just 1 mile square, is not verybig at all. what we usually think of a London (Big Ben, Trafalgar Square etc) is actually in the City of Westminster - next time you're there, take a look at the street signs, you'll see what i mean.

another interesting fact:

the Queen is not allowed to travel through the City of London without formal permission from the Mayor!

paulpowers · Post by **paulpowers** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:52 am

this is a real address Google maps it

Poop Hill, West Chinnock, South Somerset, Somerset, TA18

would you want to live there

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Post by **JJW009** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:28 pm

I just ate a Veal Burger... Yummy <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

Oh wait - not Veal, that's baby Cow isn't it... what's a baby chicken called?

Oh yeah, I remember...

I just ate an Egg Bap ... Yummy <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

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Post by **JJW009** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:52 am

I got a new Telly!

Ordered it 2am on Sunday night / Monday morning. It arrived 9am Tuesday.

I just watched the Bond film on it. It's great!

*smug grin*

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Click!

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RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:56 am

git!

i need a new telly - well, technically i've got one, but i can't be bothered to go and pick it up <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

so if i buy a new one, some nice chap will come and deliver it for me <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' />

me not lazy...... <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

(Lazy B**tards Anonymous)

Hi, my name's Garry, and I'm a lazy B**tard. i first started being lazy when i was a teenager, you know, to escape pressure from school exams and stuff. i guess it really got to be a problem when i got into my 20's........

RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:54 am

random musings:

why do jars of honey have a best before date?

honey is a substance that just doesn't go off - archaeologists have found 3,000 year old pots of honey in Egyptian tombs that are still perfectly edible. (although whether you'd want to eat it is another matter

)

similarly, why does mineral water have a BB date? this is stuff that's been trickling through rocks for thousands of years, and yet as soon as it's put in a (sealed) bottle, it has to be drunk within a year.....

Post by **JJW009** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:56 pm

RedeyesUK wrote:i've got one, but i can't be bothered to go and pick it up <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

You're kidding? Have you paid for it yet?!!

I'm happy with mine mostly, but there are a few very Anoying problems!!

1. The remote is really fussy - you have to point it right at the TV and sometimes press the buttons umpteen times...

2. I paid extra for this one for Picture-In-Picture, but you can't do certain combinations!!!

For example, I can do PC-in-TV and TV-in-Scart but not TV-in-Scart. I really want to have the FreeView full screen and the news in the little window! I don't undrstand it, Why would they do that!?

But... Nice picture, sounds good - and Zero dead Pixels that I can find <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

?500 i a hell of a lot for a TV... but look at it this way, that's 100 packets of fags... or about 6 Months at the rate I used to smoke! All I have to do is not smoke, then I can pay for it <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

I just hope it's still working in 6 months <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/huh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='huh.gif' />

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RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:52 pm

yeah, it's paid for, it's an old one i've got - it's still round my ex's house <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

she's also got my video, DVD and VCR, as well as my cordless drill

it's not that good a telly really, (about 10 years old!) so i'm thinking about getting a new one anyway.

but i'm gonna get me a new car first! <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' />

Post by **JJW009** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:53 pm

RedeyesUK wrote:yeah, it's paid for, it's an old one i've got - it's still round my ex's house <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

she's also got my video, DVD and VCR, as well as my cordless drill

it's not that good a telly really, (about 10 years old!) so i'm thinking about getting a new one anyway.

but i'm gonna get me a new car first! <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' />

Car - yeah, sounds like a priority.

I'm lucky there too, I got a company Mondeo. It's not my 1st choice, or even my 2nd... or 3rd... but the price is right, and when it needs a service / new tyres / tax - some one else gets the bill <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

Kinda makes up a bit for the crap wage... if it wasn't for the tax <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

I'll be standing by Karen again tomorow - I'll try and get a picture <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

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RedeyesUK · Post by **RedeyesUK** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:17 am

<img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

i had company mondeo once, it was great - had a fuel card too, and the company even paid for all my private miles! unfortunately, after spending 4hrs+ in the thing every day, i ended up hating it....

this car i'm getting is going to be a bit of a project, it's an old classic <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /> just a bit of fun for the weekends!

PS does Karen mind you standing by her, or is she all 'Eek! it's that damn stalker again!'

Post by **JJW009** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:25 am

RedeyesUK wrote:<img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

i had company mondeo once, it was great - had a fuel card too, and the company even paid for all my private miles! unfortunately, after spending 4hrs+ in the thing every day, i ended up hating it....

this car i'm getting is going to be a bit of a project, it's an old classic <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /> just a bit of fun for the weekends!

PS does Karen mind you standing by her, or is she all 'Eek! it's that damn stalker again!'

lol... I'm pretty darn sure it would freak her out, she's quite "stressed" at the best of times

I might just try it though... what's the worst that can happen?

some anoying Monster advert said wrote:Beware the voices

Right now... Ik slaap <img src='http://i6.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wacko.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wacko.gif' />

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