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People who aspire to and end up buying a house at 20; especially those who, on a £27k salary and having lived at home rent-free for 2 years, act like it's some massive act of sacrifice to try and save £500 a month towards that goal. I was reading this earlier and I don't think this couple have real...

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"Popular music" is an efficient way to make an undeniably vague yet importantly dismissive generalisation about shit music. People who generalise that pop music is shit. People who aspire to and end up buying a house at 20; especially those who, on a £27k salary and having lived at home r...

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Gavin Chipper wrote:in the Netherlands

Any more stories?

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Now I need to know, but completely lack the motivation to do anything about it. Contacting the individuals involved is probably the best bet, but that involves communication, which I loathe in all its forms.. particularly Internet forums. Yeugh.

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Jon Corby wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:I shot a 104 at Nazeing.
Not bad! Just realised I typo'd in the OP - I actually shot a 100 there.
Nice one, just one behind me then.

Edit: Oops, just realised my typo - should've said 102, obvs.

Think your quote went wrong?

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Jon Corby wrote:I shot a 104 at Nazeing.

Not bad! Just realised I typo'd in the OP - I actually shot a 100 there.

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I started playing golf a couple of months ago. I've had a few lessons and it is a pretty enjoyable pursuit.. I can see why people love it even though it's not a proper sport and the handicap scoring system is wank. I have broken 100 twice but both on easy courses (Cranham and Lee Valley) with par ar...

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I bought a decently-specced PC earlier this year when replacing my knackered wanktop, with the idea I'd do more gaming. I've got Fallout 4 and it is most enjoyable. I am decidedly terrible at it.

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First two episodes of the new series of Peep Show are both in my top 10 favourite episodes ever.. this is really heartening because the last couple of series were a bit of a dip.

Also watched loads of Shooting Stars clips last night.. amazing.

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I generally put latex gloves on underneath, and then my smaller gloves underneath them as well (yeah, and a second pair of latex gloves underneath them as well) :shock: You can't make a decent snowball with gloves on.. it's just not possible. I think the melting effect of your body heat helps to co...

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Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Have you tried putting your hands in your mum's muff?
No, only your mum's.

How would you fit a muff in another muff?

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Right, I'm going to put up a ranking list of Countdown/Apterous parkrunners. I'll check it every so often to see if anyone's beaten their PB, and if anyone is really insistent that they don't want to be on the list, then I can remove their name. And if I've forgotten anyone, let me know and I can a...

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Represent

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Huh? Did someone make a bet? Definitely wouldn't have been me against Gev's times. I had managed to get my PB down to 22:25 before my injuries, which I was well chuffed with but still absolutely nowhere near Gev's. At COLIN last year, me and Jono made a £50 bet on a parkrun in January of next year....

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My short-lived running career may well be over by the way. I did a 10k about four weeks back and, despite doing with them ease in training, it absolutely destroyed my left foot and knee. I did the parkrun last weekend with my 11 year old daughter, and even she burnt me off at the end because I was ...

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Gevin

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I'd like to see a Powerpoint on these at COLIN.

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Quality work GC.

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I think the "restaurant rule" only applies to mass nouns as opposed to plural nouns. So for example, two lasagnes, two lagers, two waters.

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OOF! Don't see Jono on the COLIN entrants list, thus invalidating his Lodge claim. I don't know how you'd get such a list.. do you contact the Travelodge directly? Or go through their Head Office? In any case I can't see them divulging such information as it would be in breach of their duty of data...

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Go for it.. I'd be happy to hear them.

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Can't wait for Judge Jon Corby's verdict.

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Rocket League.

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Jon Corby wrote:Have you read Gev's book Jono?

Read the first chapter about 8 times. Still don't get it.

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I always enjoy reading books but unlike TV shows, video games and films I have no idea where to go for reading inspiration. Inspire me. On holiday just now I read Ian McEwan's latest one, The Children Act. It was decent. I read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini because I loved The Kite Run...

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Broadchurch was the best thing I've watched for a while. Totally missed the boat when it was on telly but binged on it the last couple of weeks. Have you watched both series? The first one was stunningly good, the second patchy - still worth watching, but the first series had set the bar impossibly...

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Broadchurch was the best thing I've watched for a while. Totally missed the boat when it was on telly but binged on it the last couple of weeks. It was fucking shit. It literally made no sense whatsoever, it was one of the worst written piles of crap I've seen in ages. Well anything will look shit ...

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Broadchurch was the best thing I've watched for a while. Totally missed the boat when it was on telly but binged on it the last couple of weeks.

Watching Luther now.

House of Cards was decent.

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Brilliant comeback. A great champion.

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Wobble from Dorothy in Rd 6. Starting to fatigue. This is why the 15 round era is a young player's game.

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Totally underestimated Dorothy here. Game on.

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Jack Worsley wrote:STOKEDER in round 2, as in one fire was stokeder than the other. If it's good enough for apterous...

You're not getting that in 2015, let alone 1992.

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Love Dorothy. Hard as nails. You can tell she's seen a world war. You just don't get players like that nowadays.

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79. Ton plus now if alive.

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Rate Dorothy's hair.. fucking quality.

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Dorothy definitely dead by now. I'd be surprised if she's still alive at the end of this episode after Una's had a go at her.

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Una is quality, tearing it up without a care in the world.

Dorothy is going to get battered.

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Massive tactical fuckup from Tony there! Not much sympathy either, love it!

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Not taking kindly to Tony. Come on Una!

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Really enjoying this.

Every round is 38 seconds because of Whiteley's preamble.
Carol already failed to hide her shock at the consonant/vowel selection.. "ANOTHER consonant??"

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Wonder if these contestants are still alive? Adds a certain level of morbidity to proceedings.

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Una "working class hero" Szewc
Una "teacher-killer" Szewc
Una "no-level" Szewc

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You beat me to it.

Ahh Whiteley in his prime. Loricate is a 7. Sitlgoe ripping the piss out of him. Whiteley having no clue.

Classic.

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Ah ffs

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James Robinson wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:Do you know what the broadcast dates will be yet?
I bet it'll start on January 11, so it would finish on January 29, the day before COLIN.

This will be sick. We can watch the final on Gevin's TV on the COLIN train.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Does this game have different rules for whether you watch it in slow motion or normal speed? I doubt it. Apply the rules (whatever they are and no, I haven't watched the video either - in any speed). Done.

I'm glad you agree with me, Mark, and everyone else. Thanks for your input.

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I agree that it looks worse in slow motion. But in fast motion it's clearly out for me. If you're protecting your face then your hand stays in front of your face. He's made an instinctive reaction to defend the wicket. Out.

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To win every single first round has to be unique?

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I went through the ODO last night and made a list of all the headwords: All headwords All Countdown-valid headwords If someone was so inclined they could: 1. Go through the ODO page of every invalid "all headwords" entry and check if those pages mention variants which might be valid. If th...

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That's what I thought you shit in the mud.

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People who don't think they need to shower every day?

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Matt Morrison wrote:Imgur and Photobucket have their advantages. Photobucket feels more permanent for one.

Genuinely concerned about what advantages Photobucket has over Imgur. Permanence is not one.

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Fuck Photobucket? Imgur is the future Jim. Welcome to the 21st Century.

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That's amazing. You really should ask permission before using photos of my nan though.

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Can confirm, not me. I don't own a blue shirt.

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JimBentley wrote:Your great-granny must have been quite the libertine.

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But anyway, what makes a human life more valuable than an animal life? Your comments are all about animals which are kept by humans. Whilst I would naturally like to minimise the suffering of kept animals, it's not a subject about which I have the greatest concern. I often speculate that the world ...

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And what's your expert judgment on their mental health?

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