Sheaf Saint

What happened to Button? He was 5th then by the time I got to work and loaded up my PC he was 13th.

You ordered your sloes instead of picking them yourself???

And then go on to profess the importance of not conceding again early in the second half, no doubt. The man's powers of observation are truly world-class.

I used to be but I've become thoroughly bored of it over the last few years.

I'm signed up the the Sheffield one and I recently bought for me and my GF an all-over body massage for £9. NINE QUID!!!!!!!! I was put onto it by a mate and my first thought was that if you find something on the internet that looks too good to be true, it always is. But she booked up hers so I did the same and hey presto. Haven't actually had them yet mind, but I've spoken with the masseur and it's all legit.

http://newsarse.com/2010/10/20/live-spending-review-as-it-happens/

I've just made two bottles of the stuff from the harvest I picked on sunday. Never tried it before, and normally I cannot stand gin (vile stuff that it is) but I'm looking forward to cracking them open on christmas day alongside a few mince pies with brandy butter.

What are we using at the moment then?

Stupid question perhaps, but would it not be possible to utilise the existing Sea Harrier fleet on these carriers or do they need to be retired before then?

I watched Superbad last night after a few people told me it was hilarious... Did I miss something???

Completely agree...

This is true. However, none of the people who have made it to the summit have ever reported seeing the photographs up there. Of course they would be buried under lots of snow and ice by now and due to the time it takes to get up and down, climbers never stay at the summit for more than a few minutes either, so it is very possible he did make it and left them. Edmund Hillary has, quite disingenuously in my opinion, stated that if it is somehow proved that Mallory did make it to the summit, the record books should not be changed as successfully summitting any mountain should involve returning alive. I guess he has a point, but that would not detract from the fact that Mallory would be the first person to stand at the very top of the world.

So the 'sh1t or bust' attempt to get back to the prem.... Bust it is then.

The suggestion is that he fell from a point further back down from where he was last sighted by the support team at the camp.

I guess we'll never know. He was last seen on the ridge having climbed the second step, but from where his body was found it would seem to suggest that he fell from a point further back down, so it is unclear if he had made it to the summit and was on his way back, or if he had turned around, for whatever reason, before reaching the top. Either way though, Hillary only followed on from where Mallory left off, as it was he who found what is now the accepted route up the mountain. So regardless of whether or not Mallory made it to the summit, he is the one who should take the most credit for 'blazing the trail'.

This song, for me anyway, comes as close to perfection as any song can. Still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Got to see them perform it live at the Big Chill last year. Truly awesome.

http://newsarse.com/2010/10/11/banksy-to-create-new-eastenders-title-sequence/

My girlfriend and I recently went to watch a documentary called The Wildest Dream, all about George Mallory's expeditions in the 1920s and the attempts of the american climber who found his body (only relatively recently) to re-create his journey using similar clothing and equipment. I recommend anybody interested in mountaineering watch it. Very moving and highlights exactly what a massive undertaking it was in 1927.

Ha ha ha. The hypocrisy of religious types never ceases to amaze me.

I haven't got my collection of flyers any more, they got chucked out years ago. But, although I never consciously decided to collect rave tapes, I did accumualte quite a few and still have a box full in the attic. The oldest one I have is a 3rd/4th/5th generation copy of Sasha and Laurent Garnier from the Eclipse club in Coventry from early 1991. Terrible sound quality and it just goes silent during the bass solo bits, but it still gives me goosebumps when I put it on for a little nostalgia.

http://newsarse.com/2010/10/05/michael-fish-to-present-daily-terrorism-forecast/ :lol:

No bother mate. I tend to go out of my way not to upset people most of the time so I wasn't sure when I read that.

I find that fairly odd because my experience since living oop north has been quite different. I find Yorkshire folk to be (in the most part anyway) much friendlier than in urban Hampshire. I like the fact that I can go into a pub on my own and strike up a conversation with a complete stranger, whereaas I never felt comfortable doing that when I lived in Southampton as I would invariably get the cold shoulder. I think if somebody was to compile a list of the friendliest countries in europe then the UK would be way down it I'm sorry to say. I spent aweek in France recently and despite being brought up to believe that the English and the French have come kind of simmering hatred for each other, I found quite the opposite to be true. All of the local people I encountered were warm and friendly towards us. Even the people working in the supermarket near where we were staying seemeed to actually enjoy being there. Contrast that to some of the ignoramuses (ignorami???) that work in my local sainsburys who look like they have a million and one better things to do than serve you.

and here was me thinking about re-applying! I'm sorry you feel I treated you harshly Rob. If memory serves me correctly I only ever gave you one infraction and I certainly didn't have it in for you, but as I remember I had infracted someone else for the same thing and I couldn't be seen to show any kind of favouritism otherwise I would be getting constant moans of "it's not fair!" from some of the morons who seemed to take pleasure in making my life difficult. If it makes you feel better, one of the reason I resigned was because I wasn't proud of the way I dealt with certain situations, and because some of the reactions I got from certain posters regarding my efforts was pretty shocking including personal abuse via pm etc... That's not what I come on here for so, combined with the fact I got a new job that meant I could spend half as much time on here, I jacked it in. I'm sorry you hold a grudge.