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C O L O S S A L E V E N I N G T H R E A D

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:13, 160 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Sympathy reply
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:29, Reply)
*sympathy golf clap*

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:32, Reply)
Christ, our internet connection is really fucking spazzing today.
How colossal is this thread, exactly?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:44, Reply)
If it is related to his height then it will be tiny.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:49, Reply)
Don't push it.
You're hardly Peter crouch yourself, are you?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:50, Reply)
How tall is Plumdozer exactly?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:53, Reply)
About 4'9"

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:56, Reply)
Bit of a rig
I come in somewhere around 6'6 and resent it if only for standing out having poorly fitted clothes and blocking the view of shorter folk at gigs.. Would you rather be freakishly short or freakishly tall?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:01, Reply)
If there is one person around here who knows 'freakish', it's b3th.
runs away... so very far away
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:03, Reply)
That's me.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:05, Reply)

walks back slowly
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:06, Reply)
Don't worry, I'll get you next week.
*glares threateningly*
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:08, Reply)
I'll be honest
I have absolutely no idea how tall he is.

I have an auntie who's 5' tall and her husband (coincidentally my uncle) is well over six foot. Very cute couple.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:05, Reply)
No I am not. However PD is now the official OT shortarse.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:09, Reply)
You alright mate.
We still having dinner next week?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 19:59, Reply)
Good at. I hope so. Been out of the office for a couple of days. Will check with my assistant in the morning as she is managing my diary now.
How are things with you?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:08, Reply)
Not bad.
I've been offered a 9 month extension - I've not committed either way yet, the project isn't going well and some of the people I work with are spastics, so we'll wait and see.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:10, Reply)
Get thee to London.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:11, Reply)
Maybe.
I'll see how negotiations pan out. I'm not ruling it out, that's for sure - but I've no intention of heading up there before the Olympics!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:14, Reply)
Wife and I are working on a plan to be out of London whilst that glorified school sports day is taking place.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:23, Reply)
You could start a ticket agency.
And sell tickets to see the London marathon, assuming people seem to be having a good time at the Olympics.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:24, Reply)
Have considered renting our place out for the duration
Could get £2k a week as we are close to the jubilee line. Lot of hassle to remove valuables and ensure we have decent tenants but £6k in total before tax is not be ruled out.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:30, Reply)
6 grand would cover the cost of a nice 2 week break whilst the games are on.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:31, Reply)
Less the cost of lost days given on a day rate
Plus I suspect Mrs Battered would worry all the time about what was happening at home.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:35, Reply)
True.
Who not get Mrs Battered to sleep on the sofa, so you can make the 6 grand, and for you to have two weeks off?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:36, Reply)
You haven't met my wife.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:38, Reply)
Are you suggesting she might not buy in to this scheme?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:38, Reply)
Quite.
Right. I am off to eat curry even though I am still full from a rather splendid lunch.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:41, Reply)
You bunch of quenders.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:15, Reply)
I'm waiting for something good to happen in this thread.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:16, Reply)
You may be waiting a long time

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:18, Reply)
Less than a minute.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:19, Reply)
Ta-da!!!

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:18, Reply)
Woo!Hoo!!!!
*WAVES WAVES WAVES*
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:19, Reply)
Tsunamis!!!

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:19, Reply)
*Laughs at the frightened people trying to escape on mopeds*

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:20, Reply)
OH MY MOTHERFUCKING GOD!
*massivesquishyboobyhugs*
*doesnt let go*
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:20, Reply)
I'm just nipping in to say hello and I miss you all.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:21, Reply)
We miss you too.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:21, Reply)
Awww!
I'll be back soon once my lawyer gets my parole sorted.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:22, Reply)
I heard you had 10lbs of crack in your pants....
Pegs it!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:23, Reply)
IT'S ALL LIES JEFF!!!
I was framed innit.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:24, Reply)
You'll like this
twitter.com/#!/youvebinframed
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:25, Reply)
You're too cool for Facebook but you're on Twitter?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:27, Reply)
Sadly not.
If I was on Twitter, I'd wish I had a Twitter account that amusing.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:28, Reply)
I'm very much enjoying that 'exts from dog' tumblr thing that chickenlady's been sharing.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:30, Reply)
Or 'tests', even.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:31, Reply)
Or 'texts'
Fuckin hell.

*deletes account, kills self*
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:31, Reply)
I read that as 'nippling'
are you coming to jeffstock?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:22, Reply)
Well I have paid for non-refundable hotel and train fares so I'll have to.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:24, Reply)
*squeals in glee*
I can't wait!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:25, Reply)
Will you look after me?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:26, Reply)
Of course I will.
you can hide behind me if the others start being mean to you.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:30, Reply)
That's the spirit!

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:26, Reply)
I'm off now.
Small steps and all that : )
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:30, Reply)
little shoes!
(I've got to go out for a bit now anyway).
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:31, Reply)
Missing you already x

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:32, Reply)
Woo hoo!
Was about to text you to see how you are. I may still later. You are as you know my favourite B3tan and you are required to return to regular participation immediately. xx.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:26, Reply)
*coughs*

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:27, Reply)
In your dreams sunshine.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:31, Reply)
+ wet

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:32, Reply)
Ha ha

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:33, Reply)
Please do text.
I'm trying to not be so Garbo.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:29, Reply)
Check yo self, B girl.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:51, Reply)
Word!

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:51, Reply)
Aight nilla?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:53, Reply)
I dunno about colossal, looks a bit short to me.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:57, Reply)

I DID A COLOSSAL TURD EARLIER.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:58, Reply)
You mean a Quinten?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 21:00, Reply)

so it was him who stole Turdd, is it Bert? or is it just another fecking numptY?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 21:01, Reply)
Do you think the b3ta server will be able to cope with such an enormous thread?
Evening all.
Welcome back BGB (or has she already gone again?)
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 20:59, Reply)
no.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 21:08, Reply)
It looks as though you have already crippled it
Few of the replies seem to be getting through
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 21:10, Reply)
shittington.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 21:11, Reply)
Will the last person to leave turn out the light?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:02, Reply)
Dark in here, ain't it?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:06, Reply)
Who said that?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:06, Reply)
I don't know. I'm scared.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:08, Reply)
It's okay Tangles.
I've got you.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:18, Reply)
Hey guys!
I'm home!

what's been happenin'? Anything I should know?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:16, Reply)
Ooh, I saw something in the paper today that I thought you'd like.
Hang on. I'll find it!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:18, Reply)
Sounds shit.
www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Zombies-descend-Blaise-new-film/story-15761548-detail/story.html

But I reckon you'll love it.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:19, Reply)
I do make a pretty good zombie
it's the only time my bad posture and vacant stare are an advantage
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:22, Reply)
*raps* Captain Cavy, get serious!
Takin' 'bout a poster who makes you delirious.
The snappy from the Valleys with the vacant stare.
Tap her on the forehead - there's nothing there!
She's ine-sane, she's no cool cat.
Is it her posture?
No. SHE'S A TWAT!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:27, Reply)
uh...
thanks
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:29, Reply)
Well, you think of a close that hooks up with 'cat'.
I'm happy to change it.

I'm not the snoopy snoopy dre man (or whatever the fuck he's called)
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:30, Reply)
I eat bats

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:31, Reply)
Not your 'war pigs' then...

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:32, Reply)
they are my minions

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:35, Reply)
I'm ashamed to recognise the source material for that

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:30, Reply)
:-)
Oddly, I heard it just the other day. Someone in work has it as their ringtone.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:31, Reply)
Someone wacky?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:32, Reply)
Oddly, no.
It's a bloke, about my age, who when quizzed about it said, 'Yeah, I don't do 'ring-tones' with one exception.' His older brother is the assistant manager at a branch of Kwik Fit, a company he has been with since the age of 15. He doesn't like him much.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:34, Reply)
Cavy is Mr Spoons AICMFP.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:18, Reply)
And where do you think you've been 'til this hour?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:21, Reply)
School holidays innit.
She's allowed out 'till half ten this week.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:22, Reply)
I was in Bracknell
I saw my mates band last night and didn't get back until NOW. I am well hardcore.

and I'm going into work tomorrow because I'm a chump
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:24, Reply)
You dirty stopout

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:25, Reply)
AND I just ate two doughnuts
which I got for ONE PENCE. Man, I live on the edge
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:27, Reply)
If you swap the doughnuts for hard drugs.
You could be Barry.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:28, Reply)
i'm not sure I could handle the pace

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:28, Reply)
Were the band good?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:29, Reply)
yeah, really good
it was a little place, but they are just starting and have a really good sound. Downside is they found themselves supporting a band of 16 year olds
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:30, Reply)
There is little dignity in being in bands whe you're in your thirties.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:31, Reply)
I reckon they can go far if they stick at it
They're recording soon, I may post a link
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:33, Reply)
Being good isn't always enough for a band to do well
But do post some stuff.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:37, Reply)
yeah, they know that well enough
they've all got band experience.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:39, Reply)
No harm in that.
Unless it was a youth club.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:31, Reply)
nah
to be fair they were annoyingly talented 16 year olds. Needed work on their vocals and stuff, but there were a couple of really good musicians amongst them
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:34, Reply)
I saw some metal band ages ago in a pub made up of mostly 'yoof'
I'll try and find a link to them.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:35, Reply)
The singer doesn't look old enough to hold down a paper round
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri1r8GGHbOE
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:36, Reply)
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
they look like 1st year 6th formers at most
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:38, Reply)
I've got no idea how the singer can make that noise.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:43, Reply)
You should see some of the acts that get played on the radio these days.
They look like they're only just getting used to long trousers.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:48, Reply)
Alright grandad

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:49, Reply)
Seriously though, do an image search for One Direction and tell me I'm wrong.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:55, Reply)
Pop music is a young man's game

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
Young and talented?
They can fuck off then.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:35, Reply)
well don't worry
life will wear them down soon enough.

Ironically they played 'Summer of 69' which made us oldies, who hadn't brought our mums with us, lol muchly
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:37, Reply)
Oh
They sound terrible now
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:38, Reply)
they weren't exactly a great band
just the guitarist and the drummer were pretty impressive, especially for ones so young. Hopefully they will get better influences soon
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:40, Reply)
I once played in the same bill as a young band who showed great potential like that
Their music was nothing special - generic blues rock - but they played reasonably well enough for me to remark that if they got hold of some good records and absorbed some good influences they could one day be good.
They didn't. They grew up to be The Enemy. It transpired that they only managed to get hold of Oasis and Jam records. I was very wrong.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:46, Reply)
so what you're saying is that
we should have done the world a favour by locking these guys in a room and forcing them to listen to good music?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:48, Reply)
I think the lesson here
Is to lock them in a room and forget about them.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:50, Reply)
stupid young people

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
A mate of mine sings a bit.
www.rte.ie/blogs/thevoice/videos/neil-mcgrath-team-brian/

His own stuff is better though.

www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=98929

I quite like the track Mo Chairde Go Leir
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:52, Reply)
Couldn't make the link to his own stuff work
But the other link was terrible. He's old enough to know better.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:55, Reply)
I'll find you another link.
Hang on!
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:56, Reply)
Here you go Tangles
www.myspace.com/neilmcgrath
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
No, sorry
That is pretty bad.
Someone please preserve us from singer-songwriters.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:02, Reply)
Is this any better?
soundcloud.com/kaplanyorks/melancholy-looped-guitar
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:10, Reply)
Marginally
It was over before it did anything.
There are others who do the whole loop station thing much better.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:16, Reply)
William Basinski, for instance.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:23, Reply)
He's got a good voice
not sure he's singing what is suited for it
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
I'm led to believe he was 'told' what he had to sing.
I'm amazed he's ever heard of the song he did on the telly.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
He should delete his account and kill himself
And I should stop replying over on this side
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:10, Reply)
Is /OT still open?
Or have we closed up for the night?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:48, Reply)
here, miss

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:49, Reply)
Woo hoo!
Evening caves. What's going on in the land of teh Celts?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:51, Reply)
i only just got back here
but ASDA were selling doughnuts cheap and it's also dark. More news as it happens
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:52, Reply)
Jeff leader reporting in.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:53, Reply)
What's the happs in Brizzel?

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:54, Reply)
Very little in the capital of the west today.
We had a bit of rain.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:55, Reply)
What a coincidence!
We had rain too. Who woulda thunk it?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:56, Reply)
And just to make it a hat-trick, there was rain here too.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:57, Reply)
Fuck me. This is mental.
It's like we've all got a special connection.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 22:58, Reply)
Is Gzzxzxzxzxzxzxzxzx poster in the west country too?
Bugger me, there's a lot of us.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:00, Reply)
No, Bradford.

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:02, Reply)
Well, you don't count then.
I've been to Bradford. My uncle used to work there, and he took me to the Hockney museum.

True story bro.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:05, Reply)
bradford has a most excellent
Photography, Film and TV museum. I went when I was 16, just a couple of years after I started photography. I fucking loved it.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:06, Reply)
And it's free entry too.
Unless you want to watch something in the cinema, they charge for that.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:08, Reply)
i don't think it was when I went
but that was back in the early 90s. I'd go again, but it's a hell of a trek for a museum
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:10, Reply)
BUT IT WAS SUNNY HERE!!!!!

(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:02, Reply)
Had a good day today.
Even managed to resist buying swimming trunks that I certainly don't need. Wagwan folks?
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:12, Reply)
Well done
You should treat yourself to a new jacket and some sunglasses as a reward.
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:14, Reply)
I think I have to go to bed now
night night, kids
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:13, Reply)
Me too
Night all
(, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 23:21, Reply)

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