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  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,327
    edited April 2018
    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137
    Foxy said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    At least unlike the good Lenzo Toggz she knows how to use an apostrophe correctly.

    I'm assuming incidentally that any statement from Ms Skripal is made in Russian and translated. Or can she actually speak English?
    Its curious how her 'husband to be' has disappeared without trace.....one might have thought him even more concerned about her condition than her cousin.....
    He is probably enjoying the hospitality of the FSB in one of their free accommodations....
    Since his mother is a senior official in the FSB I assumed he was doing that already.

    We may be doing him an injustice and he's frantic with worry.

    However, she doesn't seem mad keen to get back to him on early indications.
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    ydoethur said:

    tlg86 said:

    ydoethur said:

    tlg86 said:

    Yorkcity said:

    I thought Pb was not anti Semitic now or racist .But I see they condone the world Pikey.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikey .Where I used to work it was a displinary offence to use the term , we were told to say travelling community.

    I intend to cause offence where that lot are concerned.
    Why? What good will it do? Who will it help? Does it show you in a flattering light?

    Speaking for myself, having missed it earlier, I don't think it was appropriate and I'd advise you to avoid using it in future.
    I won't call them travellers, because they ain't travellers and I think it's offensive to genuine travellers of Irish Heritage.
    There are other words you could use. 'Gangsters' would seem appropriate in this particular context. Or 'cartel.' If they move about and don't have fixed addresses, 'nomads' would cover it.

    The point is if they're not travellers then the word you used isn't accurate anyway, so you come out doubly badly.
    I tend to agree with TSE's mother on this issue.
  • CookieCookie Posts: 14,274
    My ipod just presented me with this track - seemed apposite:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbNRp5tq-E
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

    What happens when you meet up with one and find that she takes her pizza with pineapple? :smiley:
  • YorkcityYorkcity Posts: 4,382

    Yorkcity said:

    tlg86 said:

    Yorkcity said:

    I thought Pb was not anti Semitic now or racist .But I see they condone the world Pikey.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikey .Where I used to work it was a displinary offence to use the term , we were told to say travelling community.

    I intend to cause offence where that lot are concerned.

    Incidentally, I remember there was a big hoo ha over Martin Brundle using that word on the grid at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. I actually think on that occasion he was using the word in its correct form - i.e. as an abbreviation for turnpike - used to describe road maintainers. Nevertheless, ITV apologised having received a few complaints.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VSJfpU5Hg
    I understand your reaction .I used to work for the Police and we were advised not to use that term.
    All I will say is that the course for "Traveller, Roma and Gypsy Liaison Advocate" never gets any volunteers.
    True , I remember the police officers well , who undertook that role.I had many dealings with the community. I will say that Henry Wharton the professional boxer , was always very polite and respectfull to me ,when we spoke.
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Tom Driberg preferred proletarians as lovers.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,546

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
  • Sean_F said:

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Tom Driberg preferred proletarians as lovers.
    Tom Driberg was a traitor and Old Oxonian. Nuff said.
  • Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
    Nowt wrong with dating a Corbynista.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
    Nowt wrong with dating a Corbynista.
    I'd date them to the time of the dinosaurs, personally.
  • BenpointerBenpointer Posts: 34,849

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    A fish knife has to be the most pointless implement ever invented.
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546
    edited April 2018
    On topic, Barnet does look interestingly finely poised at 32 Con, 30 Lab and a single LD making 63 councillors elected from 21 districts, each electing 3:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnet_London_Borough_Council_election,_2014

    But the candidates list on the borough website differs a bit from 2014:

    https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/local-election-2018/Notice-of-Person-Nominated---Local-Elections-May-2018.html

    Most look fairly clearly for one or other party, but there do seem to be a lot fewer 4th party candidates (mostly Green, and a few Kippers) and I would think Lab more likely to squeeze these than the Tories. There do seem to be a lot of grievances as to how the current Tory Council has outsourced development to Capita. Local issues for local people! incidentally, I see different Cohens standing for each of the big 3 parties.

    While on the one hand the Tories clung on last time, and are playing on the anti-semitism issue, I think the demographic change and squeezing the 4th parties will benefit Labour. I think the 11/2 tip on Tory control will be a well priced loser.
  • ydoethur said:

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
    Nowt wrong with dating a Corbynista.
    I'd date them to the time of the dinosaurs, personally.
    A very shy former schoolboy who shall remain nameless once went up to an archaeologist and said

    'So you're an archaeologist, well I've got a bone you can exam'

    How I he didn't get a glass of wine poured over him is a miracle. The archaeologist in question was quite left wing.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,258
    ydoethur said:

    tlg86 said:

    ydoethur said:

    tlg86 said:

    Yorkcity said:

    I thought Pb was not anti Semitic now or racist .But I see they condone the world Pikey.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikey .Where I used to work it was a displinary offence to use the term , we were told to say travelling community.

    I intend to cause offence where that lot are concerned.
    Why? What good will it do? Who will it help? Does it show you in a flattering light?

    Speaking for myself, having missed it earlier, I don't think it was appropriate and I'd advise you to avoid using it in future.
    I won't call them travellers, because they ain't travellers and I think it's offensive to genuine travellers of Irish Heritage.
    There are other words you could use. 'Gangsters' would seem appropriate in this particular context. Or 'cartel.' If they move about and don't have fixed addresses, 'nomads' would cover it.

    The point is if they're not travellers then the word you used isn't accurate anyway, so you come out doubly badly.
    If it's offensive to anyone it's offensive to road maintainers.
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    Foxy said:

    On topic, Barnet does look interestingly finely poised at 32 Con, 30 Lab and a single LD making 63 councillors elected from 21 districts, each electing 3:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnet_London_Borough_Council_election,_2014

    But the candidates list on the borough website differs a bit from 2014:

    https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/local-election-2018/Notice-of-Person-Nominated---Local-Elections-May-2018.html

    Most look fairly clearly for one or other party, but there do seem to be a lot fewer 4th party candidates (mostly Green, and a few Kippers) and I would think Lab more likely to squeeze these than the Tories. There do seem to be a lot of grievances as to how the current Tory Council has outsourced development to Capita. Local issues for local people! incidentally, I see different Cohens standing for each of the big 3 parties.

    While on the one hand the Tories clung on last time, and are playing on the anti-semitism issue, I think the demographic change and squeezing the 4th parties will benefit Labour. I think the 11/2 tip on Tory control will be a well priced loser.

    I don't think that demographic change is harmful to the Conservatives in Barnet.
  • hunchmanhunchman Posts: 2,591
    edited April 2018

    Juve are about to do a Pikey Roma

    Real 0 - Juve 2

    Real lead 3-2 on aggregate.

    Real look awful at the back without Sergio Ramos. Fascinating 2nd half coming up right now. Bale subbed at halftime too for a youngster - he's miles off a starting place in a top strength Real team right now.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    Has Armageddon happened yet?
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 42,340

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    I thought fish knives were a teeny bit petit boorj.
    As it happens I have an inherited set with my initials on them, so that probably means they definitely are.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    3k for 2? Sounds like a good deal.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,135
    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Are you sure you are holding it right? :p
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    AndyJS said:

    Has Armageddon happened yet?

    Yes. Sorry to break the news to you think way.
  • MarkHopkinsMarkHopkins Posts: 5,584

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    A fish knife has to be the most pointless implement ever invented.

    Pointless? 'The fish knife is ... just pointy enough' apparently.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/bydesign/4954624

  • chloechloe Posts: 308
    Foxy said:

    On topic, Barnet does look interestingly finely poised at 32 Con, 30 Lab and a single LD making 63 councillors elected from 21 districts, each electing 3:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnet_London_Borough_Council_election,_2014

    But the candidates list on the borough website differs a bit from 2014:

    https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/local-election-2018/Notice-of-Person-Nominated---Local-Elections-May-2018.html

    Most look fairly clearly for one or other party, but there do seem to be a lot fewer 4th party candidates (mostly Green, and a few Kippers) and I would think Lab more likely to squeeze these than the Tories. There do seem to be a lot of grievances as to how the current Tory Council has outsourced development to Capita. Local issues for local people! incidentally, I see different Cohens standing for each of the big 3 parties.

    While on the one hand the Tories clung on last time, and are playing on the anti-semitism issue, I think the demographic change and squeezing the 4th parties will benefit Labour. I think the 11/2 tip on Tory control will be a well priced loser.

    As a resident services have not improved as we were promised. I was outsourced to CapitaRe and it has not been as successful as was hoped. They were meant to bring in lots of outside work and make money for the council to spend on frontline services. It just hasn’t materialised.
  • MortimerMortimer Posts: 14,158

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    A fish knife has to be the most pointless implement ever invented.
    Not if you're eating a whole fish....
  • Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    3k for 2? Sounds like a good deal.
    Sounds like they scrimped on the wifi cards ......

    Although they are allegedly good for up to 300mbps

    It's bizarre - 3m download and 18M upload speeds - never seen an upload speed being higher than download
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    A fish knife has to be the most pointless implement ever invented.

    Pointless? 'The fish knife is ... just pointy enough' apparently.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/bydesign/4954624

    Interesting stuff - a development by people yearning to be posh, rather than the actually posh.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited April 2018

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    I thought fish knives were a teeny bit petit boorj.
    As it happens I have an inherited set with my initials on them, so that probably means they definitely are.
    They were very popular with middle-class people in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Probably explains why they're not fashionable today.
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    AndyJS said:

    Has Armageddon happened yet?

    Feels like it -I can't reinstall my games collection :-)
  • Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    I thought fish knives were a teeny bit petit boorj.
    As it happens I have an inherited set with my initials on them, so that probably means they definitely are.
    Petit boorj if you're not eating a whole fish.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137
    edited April 2018

    ydoethur said:

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
    Nowt wrong with dating a Corbynista.
    I'd date them to the time of the dinosaurs, personally.
    A very shy former schoolboy who shall remain nameless once went up to an archaeologist and said

    'So you're an archaeologist, well I've got a bone you can exam'

    How I he didn't get a glass of wine poured over him is a miracle. The archaeologist in question was quite left wing.
    Very foolish Mr Eagles. No self-respecting archaeologist studies bones. They leave that to palaeontologists.

    Archaeologists' careers are invariably in ruins.
  • MarkHopkinsMarkHopkins Posts: 5,584

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

  • chloechloe Posts: 308
    Sean_F said:

    Foxy said:

    On topic, Barnet does look interestingly finely poised at 32 Con, 30 Lab and a single LD making 63 councillors elected from 21 districts, each electing 3:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnet_London_Borough_Council_election,_2014

    But the candidates list on the borough website differs a bit from 2014:

    https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/local-election-2018/Notice-of-Person-Nominated---Local-Elections-May-2018.html

    Most look fairly clearly for one or other party, but there do seem to be a lot fewer 4th party candidates (mostly Green, and a few Kippers) and I would think Lab more likely to squeeze these than the Tories. There do seem to be a lot of grievances as to how the current Tory Council has outsourced development to Capita. Local issues for local people! incidentally, I see different Cohens standing for each of the big 3 parties.

    While on the one hand the Tories clung on last time, and are playing on the anti-semitism issue, I think the demographic change and squeezing the 4th parties will benefit Labour. I think the 11/2 tip on Tory control will be a well priced loser.

    I don't think that demographic change is harmful to the Conservatives in Barnet.
    All the housing growth is in the western Labour wards and bringing in more owner occupation to these wards but it hasn’t as yet made these wards more inclined to vote Conservative.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

    No way has yet been discovered of turning off Donald Trump, although he apparently turns himself on regularly.
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 61,229
    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    chloe said:

    Foxy said:

    On topic, Barnet does look interestingly finely poised at 32 Con, 30 Lab and a single LD making 63 councillors elected from 21 districts, each electing 3:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnet_London_Borough_Council_election,_2014

    But the candidates list on the borough website differs a bit from 2014:

    https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/council-and-democracy/democracy-and-elections/elections-in-barnet/local-election-2018/Notice-of-Person-Nominated---Local-Elections-May-2018.html

    Most look fairly clearly for one or other party, but there do seem to be a lot fewer 4th party candidates (mostly Green, and a few Kippers) and I would think Lab more likely to squeeze these than the Tories. There do seem to be a lot of grievances as to how the current Tory Council has outsourced development to Capita. Local issues for local people! incidentally, I see different Cohens standing for each of the big 3 parties.

    While on the one hand the Tories clung on last time, and are playing on the anti-semitism issue, I think the demographic change and squeezing the 4th parties will benefit Labour. I think the 11/2 tip on Tory control will be a well priced loser.

    As a resident services have not improved as we were promised. I was outsourced to CapitaRe and it has not been as successful as was hoped. They were meant to bring in lots of outside work and make money for the council to spend on frontline services. It just hasn’t materialised.
    There's a reason why people call them Crapita.
  • FF43FF43 Posts: 17,388
    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?
    These pc's are custom built and allegedly tested to 200mbps in their workshop.

    But yes, tried that - no difference

    Used a wireless adaptor in a usb port on my son's one and he is on 60mbps with that
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546
    Juve!!!
  • Mother tucker (sic)

    Juve have scored again.

    Dodgy keeper.
  • Foxy said:

    Juve!!!

    Would you believe it
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
  • Ishmael_ZIshmael_Z Posts: 8,981

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?
    Arbitrarily changing the channels/bands on the router can improve things.
  • Six times. SIX TIMES.

    We're going to win it six times in Kyiv.

    (I hope)
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    Galician Meatballs are testicles.
  • MaxPBMaxPB Posts: 39,316
    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    3k for 2? Sounds like a good deal.
    Sounds like they scrimped on the wifi cards ......

    Although they are allegedly good for up to 300mbps

    It's bizarre - 3m download and 18M upload speeds - never seen an upload speed being higher than download
    WiFi is horrible for any kind of gaming. Try and run a LAN cable.
  • I know Barcelona and Real Madrid are always trying to outdo each other but this is ridiculous.
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    Ishmael_Z said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?
    Arbitrarily changing the channels/bands on the router can improve things.
    As an aside - son has lap top and desk top - desk top now at 3m, lap top literally next to it 45M

    My i pad is getting 46M next to my pc which had 0.6 m last test

  • Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

    A re-boot up the bahookie works sometimes. Every 5 years. Remind them who's boss
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137

    Mother tucker (sic)

    Juve have scored again.

    Dodgy keeper.

    Worth remembering Ian Hislop's finest ever moment, even better than when he asked Angus Deayton if he was reading the autocue all night:

    https://youtu.be/pJ_cNK77lPY
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    MaxPB said:

    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    3k for 2? Sounds like a good deal.
    Sounds like they scrimped on the wifi cards ......

    Although they are allegedly good for up to 300mbps

    It's bizarre - 3m download and 18M upload speeds - never seen an upload speed being higher than download
    WiFi is horrible for any kind of gaming. Try and run a LAN cable.
    We have 2 different routers - one for one son (he pays for his own) and one for the rest of us.

    His one is wired in - the shop is suggesting I hard wire these two too.

    I reminded them I told them exactly what I wanted and they said they could deliver
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 54,213
    ydoethur said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

    No way has yet been discovered of turning off Donald Trump, although he apparently turns himself on regularly.
    Especially when it is Stormy. Allegedly.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137
    Sean_F said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    Galician Meatballs are testicles.
    I thought we called those sweetbreads.
  • I'm getting over 200 Mbps on my wifi.

    Hurrah for Virgin.

    #humblebrag
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137
    DavidL said:

    ydoethur said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

    No way has yet been discovered of turning off Donald Trump, although he apparently turns himself on regularly.
    Especially when it is Stormy. Allegedly.
    I was thinking especially of when he's on Twitter, actually. If Ms Daniels is there he wouldn't need to turn himself on. As she would allegedly do it for him.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited April 2018
    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    "Syria Strikes LIVE - latest on US raids..."

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5604453/Syria-chemical-attack-Latest-Douma.html


    Err - do they know something we dont
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207

    i

    I'm getting over 200 Mbps on my wifi.

    Hurrah for Virgin.

    #humblebrag

    I HATE YOU!!!!


    :-)
  • PClippPClipp Posts: 2,138

    If the Lib Dems want to start polling 20% plus in the polls they should make this a major policy.
    https://twitter.com/electoralreform/status/984150341343047680

    A

    If the Lib Dems want to start polling 20% plus in the polls they should make this a major policy.

    https://twitter.com/electoralreform/status/984150341343047680

    As far as I know, Mr Eagles, it is already Lib Dem policy.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,137
    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    I thought that was pralines in caramel?
  • RhubarbRhubarb Posts: 359
    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?
  • steve_garnersteve_garner Posts: 1,019
    Anyone interested in football should pop onto Sky Sports website and see the Neves goal for Wolves tonight. Incredible shot.
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546
    AndyJS said:

    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.

    Though Lab were only 16 votes behind in 5th place. As I said, tight.

    In 2014 and again this time there is a single Green and LDs not in the race, but the Greens got 536 votes in 2014. If Lab can hoover those up like last year, should scrape home.
  • chloechloe Posts: 308
    AndyJS said:

    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.

    One of the current Conservative councillors in this ward, ambitious outgoing housing chair, is not standing again. The other current Conservative councillor for Hale has shifted to a safer seat. This is one of the wards that Labour hope they can take as long as the Jewish problem does not spoil it.
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    ydoethur said:

    Sean_F said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    Galician Meatballs are testicles.
    I thought we called those sweetbreads.
    Galician meatballs, sweetbreads, and Rocky Mountain Oysters.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    Rhubarb said:

    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?
    I don't know, but it's everywhere and in everything now.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806

    Anyone interested in football should pop onto Sky Sports website and see the Neves goal for Wolves tonight. Incredible shot.

    Wowser - a special one
  • Philip_ThompsonPhilip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    kle4 said:

    Rhubarb said:

    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?
    I don't know, but it's everywhere and in everything now.
    Its different. My wife loves salted caramel but I much prefer normal caramel.

    Its like having Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate.
  • Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 32,723
    ydoethur said:

    ydoethur said:

    Oooh, now this will be popular. Nothing worse than going on a date with a pleb, I'll dump anyone who doesn't know what a fish knife is.

    There’s a dating app exclusively for people who went to private school

    http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/dating-app-exclusively-people-went-private-school-7452900/

    Imagine using a fish knife to slice pizza laden with pineapple.

    Won't that app be full of Corbynistas though...sounds bloody awful.
    Nowt wrong with dating a Corbynista.
    I'd date them to the time of the dinosaurs, personally.
    A very shy former schoolboy who shall remain nameless once went up to an archaeologist and said

    'So you're an archaeologist, well I've got a bone you can exam'

    How I he didn't get a glass of wine poured over him is a miracle. The archaeologist in question was quite left wing.
    Very foolish Mr Eagles. No self-respecting archaeologist studies bones. They leave that to palaeontologists.

    Archaeologists' careers are invariably in ruins.
    The usual phrase used is that Archaeology is Rubbish
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 61,229
    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,258
    kle4 said:

    Anyone interested in football should pop onto Sky Sports website and see the Neves goal for Wolves tonight. Incredible shot.

    Wowser - a special one
    Not as good as Ramsey in Istanbul (I was there).
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546
    chloe said:

    AndyJS said:

    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.

    One of the current Conservative councillors in this ward, ambitious outgoing housing chair, is not standing again. The other current Conservative councillor for Hale has shifted to a safer seat. This is one of the wards that Labour hope they can take as long as the Jewish problem does not spoil it.
    I see in East Barnet, Lab gained 3 with fairly small majorities. There is only 1, not 3, Greens this time, so reckoned 3 Lab holds. Does this sound reasonable?
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,258

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    Someone should do a Brexit game.
  • RhubarbRhubarb Posts: 359
    edited April 2018
    kle4 said:

    Rhubarb said:

    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?
    I don't know, but it's everywhere and in everything now.
    It's quite nice in profiteroles. And Cadbury's caramel is still 'normal' caramel.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate turn based strategy a lot more, as it is something you can play while also eating your dinner - time is more precious now, I need to be more efficient.
  • Penalty to Real and Buffon sent off for shoving the ref
  • Sean_FSean_F Posts: 37,719
    chloe said:

    AndyJS said:

    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.

    One of the current Conservative councillors in this ward, ambitious outgoing housing chair, is not standing again. The other current Conservative councillor for Hale has shifted to a safer seat. This is one of the wards that Labour hope they can take as long as the Jewish problem does not spoil it.
    I think it will be close but no cigar, for Labour, in Hale.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    Drama in Madrid
  • Amazing and an English ref - Buffon off - penalty - last kick coming up
  • Ishmael_ZIshmael_Z Posts: 8,981
    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    You say that, but I find nothing else hits the spot after a really good Hawaiian pizza quite like a salted caramel milkshake.
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546

    kle4 said:

    Rhubarb said:

    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?
    I don't know, but it's everywhere and in everything now.
    Its different. My wife loves salted caramel but I much prefer normal caramel.

    Its like having Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate.
    There are 4 ways of making food more tasty, of which heating is neutral. The other three are adding salt, sugar and fat, or hypertension, diabetes and obesity as we Doctors call them :)
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate turn based strategy a lot more, as it is something you can play while also eating your dinner - time is more precious now, I need to be more efficient.
    Yep - I do exactly that

    Some great ones out there, including:

    War in the East
    X com 2
    The operational art of War 4
    Order of Battle
  • MarkHopkinsMarkHopkins Posts: 5,584
    tlg86 said:

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    Someone should do a Brexit game.

    Would never work. Half-way through, one of the players would leave.

  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806
    Ishmael_Z said:

    kle4 said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    And did we only just start having salt in caramel, or did everyone just decide everything was to be called salted caramel in the last few years? It has to be one or the other, as suddenly every time I see caramel something, it is salted caramel.

    That one's been driving me nuts.
    You say that, but I find nothing else hits the spot after a really good Hawaiian pizza quite like a salted caramel milkshake.
    Oh I like it - I just didn't know why suddenly either the name changed or we mass adopted salted caramel.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,346

    If the Lib Dems want to start polling 20% plus in the polls they should make this a major policy.

    https://twitter.com/electoralreform/status/984150341343047680

    Unfortunately, AV isn't Proportional Representation :lol:
  • PClippPClipp Posts: 2,138
    kle4 said:

    Rhubarb said:

    Isn't salted caramel an American thing and different to normal caramel?

    I don't know, but it's everywhere and in everything now.
    Pesky Americans, wrecking everything. Personally, I blame that pathetic Theresa May for selling us down the river to that stupid Donald Trump. But that`s Conservatives for you! Sell their own mothers they would!
  • Italian journos ejected from the media centre for arguing with Spaniard journos over that penalty decision.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,346
    Sean_F said:

    FF43 said:

    ydoethur said:

    kle4 said:

    Well, someone brainwashed by the British Intelligence Services would say that, wouldn't they?

    And in the game of 'first response to the tweet' we have:

    @LenzoToggz
    She has a remarkable grasp of English, or is it like one of those Police Statements where she just signs whats been written...
    0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes


    And this one:

    @LPC1231
    This is utter rubbish. We are not sheep. You can’t pull the wool over our eyes. Have you seen this rubbish @georgegalloway


    Good times.
    https://twitter.com/LPC1231/status/984144733244133377

    I prefer genuine lies, myself......
    It has always puzzled me that there are pubs that advertise 'Good ales' and 'real food.'

    I accept real ale is a recognised version of the nectarine beverage, but how often do you ask for fake food (except in a Mackies, obviously)?
    There's something about food items always needing adjectives to sell them. Bread must be crusty, cheddar vintage, lemons Sicilian, sea-salt Mediterranean and so on. I never have known what a heritage tomato is, though. I have in mind the blackened shrivelled object lurking in the back of my fridge.
    Galician Meatballs are testicles.
    Leon Meatballs are meat-less. I just had some at New Street station :)
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 22,372
    ydoethur said:

    DavidL said:

    ydoethur said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    Have you tried turning them off and back on again?

    Does that trick work on fixing political parties?

    No way has yet been discovered of turning off Donald Trump, although he apparently turns himself on regularly.
    Especially when it is Stormy. Allegedly.
    I was thinking especially of when he's on Twitter, actually. If Ms Daniels is there he wouldn't need to turn himself on. As she would allegedly do it for him.
    The First Fluffer?
  • chloechloe Posts: 308
    Foxy said:

    chloe said:

    AndyJS said:

    Labour are defending a 9 vote majority in the Hale ward on Barnet council. The population is about 20% Jewish. Ed of course was Labour leader at the last election in 2014.

    One of the current Conservative councillors in this ward, ambitious outgoing housing chair, is not standing again. The other current Conservative councillor for Hale has shifted to a safer seat. This is one of the wards that Labour hope they can take as long as the Jewish problem does not spoil it.
    I see in East Barnet, Lab gained 3 with fairly small majorities. There is only 1, not 3, Greens this time, so reckoned 3 Lab holds. Does this sound reasonable?
    Seems reasonable to me. The other ward to watch is Childs Hill, I think this will either revert to the Lib Dems as it was before 2014 or go entirely Labour.
  • FoxyFoxy Posts: 49,546
    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate turn based strategy a lot more, as it is something you can play while also eating your dinner - time is more precious now, I need to be more efficient.
    Yep - I do exactly that

    Some great ones out there, including:

    War in the East
    X com 2
    The operational art of War 4
    Order of Battle
    For old school hex based gaming I can quite recommend Joni Nuutinen series, I think only Android:

    https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Joni+Nuutinen&hl=en_GB&ved=2ahUKEwj50ZuTi7PaAhWqBcAKHcZhCCUQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1yPrJhSr8qV0M1Ena7v5FB
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    Foxy said:

    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate turn based strategy a lot more, as it is something you can play while also eating your dinner - time is more precious now, I need to be more efficient.
    Yep - I do exactly that

    Some great ones out there, including:

    War in the East
    X com 2
    The operational art of War 4
    Order of Battle
    For old school hex based gaming I can quite recommend Joni Nuutinen series, I think only Android:

    https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Joni+Nuutinen&hl=en_GB&ved=2ahUKEwj50ZuTi7PaAhWqBcAKHcZhCCUQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1yPrJhSr8qV0M1Ena7v5FB
    Superb - thanks - will see if they can be played on my I pad
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761
    tlg86 said:

    Floater said:

    Floater said:

    Completely off topic - just spent over 3k on 2 "bells and whistles" gaming pc's only to find that the wi fi card provided is absolutely shite.

    Old PC I got 45MBPS routinely - on this one below 3M.

    They are coming in tomorrow to replace the cards - too bloody right!!!

    What games are you looking to run?
    Basically anything from strategy games to first person shoot em ups and racing games - but reinstalling them from steam is not happening tonight
    Nice. Strategy games are my favourite.
    Someone should do a Brexit game.
    Rule one

    The player representing the UK shall hold all the cards throughout the first part of the game.

    Rule Two

    No player representing the EU will be allowed to hold the Trump Cards at any point up to March 2019 (except for the final moments of the game).

    Rule three

    If the player representing the UK is unhappy with the progress of the game a GE may be called at short notice

    ETC ETC
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761
    edited April 2018
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