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Posted 17 April 2010 - 02:27 PM

She lives in Manchester, she probably needs a run in with the chest minge.
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 09:45 PM

http://news.bbc.co.u...fic/8627335.stm

I know I might be considered tasty by some people, but this is somewhat ridiculous... If I ever see someone reading a copy of this, I'm going to make a run for it...
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 10:02 PM

*gets her witching cauldron*

Hey hussssbannnd! too too funny. (In that 'its so fucking obvious it was deliberately put in' sort of way)

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Posted 18 April 2010 - 11:17 PM

Shit, that bit of the recipe was a misprint??!!

Ah well, it tasted great anyway, so it could've been worse I suppose.
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 10:35 AM

View PostThelomen Toblerone, on 18 April 2010 - 11:17 PM, said:

Shit, that bit of the recipe was a misprint??!!

Ah well, it tasted great anyway, so it could've been worse I suppose.


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Posted 27 April 2010 - 09:45 AM

You utter, utter fucking loser ...

http://www.news.com....r-1225858424139

British 'Avatar' fan pays people to see the film ... and only dates blue women

* By Graham Donohoe
* From: NewsCore
* April 26, 2010 2:42PM

Some fans of Avatar have taken obsession to a new level / Century Fox

* Fan is fluent in Na'vi after two months work
* Has spent hundreds seeing the film
* Is looking for tall blue girlfriend

BRITISH linguistics student Richard Littauer paints himself blue and talks 'Na'vi' as the world's number one fan of the hit sci-fi movie "Avatar".

The 21-year-old, who is fluent in the movie's invented language, Na'vi, pays people to see the film so they will be fans like him and will only date girls who also 'go blue' like him.

Littauer, who has published an online Na'vi-English dictionary, said it took him two months to learn the langauge used in the film.

"As soon as I saw the trailer I knew "Avatar" would take over my life," he said.

"I've spent hundreds going to see it.

"Strangely, I haven't got a girlfriend - it's hard to find someone 14ft (4.2m) and blue.

"I did pull a girl by speaking Na'vi.

"She found it beautiful.

"Dating websites are springing up with blue-colored women on them."

From Edinburgh, Littauer said his friends do think he's crazy.

"I get slagged off and called an oversized Smurf," he said.

"But I insult them in Na'vi."

Read more at the Sun.

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"Strangely, I haven't got a girlfriend - it's hard to find someone 14ft (4.2m) and blue."

I can think of many more believable reasons. Maybe if someone convinces him that if he holds his breath long enough he will go blue ... ? Here's some high-tensile rope and a convenient sturdy ceiling beam. :Urb:

"I get slagged off and called an oversized Smurf," he said.
"But I insult them in Na'vi."

Well, consider your critics wtfpwned by your rapier-like wit then ... sheesh. :)

Seriously, who do you rank lower - Twitards or Avatards? Both come in below furries on the geek hierarchy, I hasten to add.

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Posted 01 May 2010 - 06:57 AM

Oh please ... :D

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http://www.news.com....9-1225860509376

Ageing rocker Mick Jagger grounds daughter over wild partying

* By Gordon Smart
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* April 30, 2010 10:24AM

* Mick Jagger grounds daughter for wild partying
* Georgia forced to cancel plans by parents
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MICK Jagger, The Rolling Stones rocker famed for his hell raising antics, has grounded his 18-year-old daughter after she hit the town one too many times.

Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones rocker famed for his hell raising antics, has grounded his 18-year-old daughter after she hit the town one too many times.

The Sun reports Jagger and his ex-wife Jerry Hall laid down the law with their youngest daughter, Georgia May Jagger, over her showbiz lifestyle.

The model was due to attend the launch of a new range of 3D televisions at London's Saatchi Gallery on Tuesday night, but was forced to send her apologies because she was banned from leaving the house by her folks.

Jagger, 66, is apparently determined that Georgia, who fronted campaigns for Versace and Hudson Jeans, pass her high school exams in art, photography and sociology.

"Georgia wanted to go and had accepted the invitation," said a source.

"But she respects her parents and had to obey their rules.

"Mick wants her to focus on her exams.

"She's only got a few months to go so this is a crucial time."

Jagger was once known as a snake-hipped hedonist, but Georgia admitted in a 2008 interview that he's not as laissz-faire as people might expect.

"He’s not as cool as you’d think he’d be," she said.

"He worries like most dads do."

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It's like Pablo Escobar (or Pete Doherty) doing a "Say No To Drugs" TV commercial - coming from a fully qualified position, but quite hypocritical.
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Posted 01 May 2010 - 07:29 AM

I could see him doing an anti-drugs advert that goes something like, "Say no to drugs, that way I get more!"
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Posted 01 May 2010 - 07:50 AM

I can imagine Pablo Escobar doing an anti-drug commercial. It'd be like Puff Daddy's 'Vote or Die' song on South Park.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 09:27 AM

Can someone spell HYPOCRITE? :D
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 09:34 AM

H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 09:40 AM

Yeah, that Mick Jagger is such a hypocrite. How dare he make his daughter stay home and study! It's not like he's a grown man and she is still in school! I mean, just because he is a parent doesn't mean he has the right to, you know, think about what's best for his child. I am outraged. OUTRAGED I TELL YOU!
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 09:50 AM

Apt nailed it. Mick is a fucking hypocrite of the highest order. It makes him know better.

Better for her to be grounded until she's finished her schooling or be Lindsey Lohan? Seriously, with how retarded most people are today about celebrity, it's no damn wonder is it?
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 10:07 AM

View PostIlluyankas, on 01 May 2010 - 07:29 AM, said:

I could see him doing an anti-drugs advert that goes something like, "Say no to drugs, that way I get more!"

Unless they split the spoils 50/50, Keith Richards would be sooooooooo jealous that he'd quit the Stones...

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Posted 02 May 2010 - 10:15 AM

View PostMTS, on 02 May 2010 - 09:34 AM, said:

H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e.


(sings) " ... find out what it means to me ..." :D

I'm not saying what Mick did was necessarily wrong as a Dad, it's just that it's a bit rich coming from him. He can appeal to her, talk to her, demonstrate that he knows what he's talking about (like Ozzy can) or other possible alternatives that I haven't considered. But for Mick freakin' Jagger to ground his daughter so she does her schoolwork and parties less, even if it is for her own good, is rank hypocrisy.
I think his "dad" role outweighs his "lost all rights to comment on this shit a long long time ago" role by a nanogram. It would have made more sense if he had been denouncing his wild ways for years as she grew up - but he didn't. Neither him nor Keef nor Ronny nor Charlie have said anything like "Yep, it was fun but we were wrong" in any outbreak of common sense or concern for their image or their children. For him to pull this shit now is pretty callow.
I'm not saying he doesn't lead a healthy lifestyle now - he does (apparently). And I'm not saying he should be in a "drugs are bad, mmmmkay?" commercial, because I doubt anyone would take it seriously. OK, we have no idea what has gone on behind the scenes for years at Chateau Jagger, but frankly the bloke does have some sort of civic responsibility, which comes with great popularity.

I will however give him points for putting being a better dad (at the moment) ahead of the popular opinion of him, which to a narcissist like him must smart just a little.

Of course, if he had done his job better as his daughter was growing up she might not have been in the situation of having him concerned about her. Now (like a lot of uncomfortable dads) he has to warn her about blokes just like he used to be. Or - looking at even a fairly recent track record - still is. :D

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Posted 02 May 2010 - 11:04 AM

View PostSombra, on 02 May 2010 - 10:15 AM, said:

View PostMTS, on 02 May 2010 - 09:34 AM, said:

H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e.


(sings) " ... find out what it means to me ..." :D

I'm not saying what Mick did was necessarily wrong as a Dad, it's just that it's a bit rich coming from him. He can appeal to her, talk to her, demonstrate that he knows what he's talking about (like Ozzy can) or other possible alternatives that I haven't considered. But for Mick freakin' Jagger to ground his daughter so she does her schoolwork and parties less, even if it is for her own good, is rank hypocrisy.
I think his "dad" role outweighs his "lost all rights to comment on this shit a long long time ago" role by a nanogram. It would have made more sense if he had been denouncing his wild ways for years as she grew up - but he didn't. Neither him nor Keef nor Ronny nor Charlie have said anything like "Yep, it was fun but we were wrong" in any outbreak of common sense or concern for their image or their children. For him to pull this shit now is pretty callow.
I'm not saying he doesn't lead a healthy lifestyle now - he does (apparently). And I'm not saying he should be in a "drugs are bad, mmmmkay?" commercial, because I doubt anyone would take it seriously. OK, we have no idea what has gone on behind the scenes for years at Chateau Jagger, but frankly the bloke does have some sort of civic responsibility, which comes with great popularity.

I will however give him points for putting being a better dad (at the moment) ahead of the popular opinion of him, which to a narcissist like him must smart just a little.

Of course, if he had done his job better as his daughter was growing up she might not have been in the situation of having him concerned about her. Now (like a lot of uncomfortable dads) he has to warn her about blokes just like he used to be. Or - looking at even a fairly recent track record - still is. :D

'If he had done his job better?' Oh yes, because if a father is concerned about his daughter getting into trouble at a party, he's done a bad job. Get real, Sombra. 'Civic responsibility'? Bullshit, the man doesn't have to answer to anyone when it comes to raising his daughter. Every parent is a hypocrite.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 11:43 AM

View PostMTS, on 02 May 2010 - 11:04 AM, said:

'If he had done his job better?' Oh yes, because if a father is concerned about his daughter getting into trouble at a party, he's done a bad job. Get real, Sombra.


I am. If he had the confidence and trust in her that a proper upbringing would have created between them both, he wouldn't have had to do this because she wouldn't have been in such a vulnerable (?) position in the first place. My parents raised me (fairly) well, to think for myself and trusted me, and I never gave them cause for concern. Admittedly daughters are a bit different, but the principle remains the same.

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'Civic responsibility'? Bullshit, the man doesn't have to answer to anyone when it comes to raising his daughter. Every parent is a hypocrite.


Yes he does - he has to answer to her.

The more I think about it, the more his actions seem like those of a person more concerned with trying to look like a father to outsiders than actually having done a decent job in the first place. This is a guy who fucked around like crazy up until very recently. If he was concerned about his kids, he wouldn't have done that, it's just that simple. And no, I'm not holding him to a different standard than other average dads, anyone who pulls that shit is an arsehole.

Hmmm, this type of musing is just too deep for this thread. :D
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 12:48 PM

View PostSombra, on 02 May 2010 - 11:43 AM, said:

View PostMTS, on 02 May 2010 - 11:04 AM, said:

'If he had done his job better?' Oh yes, because if a father is concerned about his daughter getting into trouble at a party, he's done a bad job. Get real, Sombra.


I am. If he had the confidence and trust in her that a proper upbringing would have created between them both, he wouldn't have had to do this because she wouldn't have been in such a vulnerable (?) position in the first place. My parents raised me (fairly) well, to think for myself and trusted me, and I never gave them cause for concern. Admittedly daughters are a bit different, but the principle remains the same.

I never gave my parents cause for concern, yet they refused to let me go to parties 3 weeks out from my exams. Does that mean I had an improper upbringing? Of course not, they were just trying to make sure I studied and did well.

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'Civic responsibility'? Bullshit, the man doesn't have to answer to anyone when it comes to raising his daughter. Every parent is a hypocrite.


Yes he does - he has to answer to her.

The more I think about it, the more his actions seem like those of a person more concerned with trying to look like a father to outsiders than actually having done a decent job in the first place. This is a guy who fucked around like crazy up until very recently. If he was concerned about his kids, he wouldn't have done that, it's just that simple. And no, I'm not holding him to a different standard than other average dads, anyone who pulls that shit is an arsehole.

Hmmm, this type of musing is just too deep for this thread. :D

How is answering to her 'civic responsibility'? And it's not like she's up in arms about it anyway. Besides, what basis do you have for making the claim that he didn't do a decent job? She knows what 'laissez-faire' means and can use it in a sentence - that puts her leagues above most kids her age. I would say the man has done a very decent job, considering her career and prospects so far. What he (I imagine) is recognising, is that kids can get caught up in their lives and ignore the important stuff like school. In the environment she is in, I would think that's an even more likely scenario. So how dare the man forbid a minor to go out partying and stay home and study for exams instead. What an arsehole.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 01:10 PM

View PostSombra, on 27 April 2010 - 09:45 AM, said:

You utter, utter fucking loser ...

http://www.news.com....r-1225858424139

British 'Avatar' fan pays people to see the film ... and only dates blue women

* By Graham Donohoe
* From: NewsCore
* April 26, 2010 2:42PM

Some fans of Avatar have taken obsession to a new level / Century Fox

* Fan is fluent in Na'vi after two months work
* Has spent hundreds seeing the film
* Is looking for tall blue girlfriend

BRITISH linguistics student Richard Littauer paints himself blue and talks 'Na'vi' as the world's number one fan of the hit sci-fi movie "Avatar".

The 21-year-old, who is fluent in the movie's invented language, Na'vi, pays people to see the film so they will be fans like him and will only date girls who also 'go blue' like him.

Littauer, who has published an online Na'vi-English dictionary, said it took him two months to learn the langauge used in the film.

"As soon as I saw the trailer I knew "Avatar" would take over my life," he said.

"I've spent hundreds going to see it.

"Strangely, I haven't got a girlfriend - it's hard to find someone 14ft (4.2m) and blue.

"I did pull a girl by speaking Na'vi.

"She found it beautiful.

"Dating websites are springing up with blue-colored women on them."

From Edinburgh, Littauer said his friends do think he's crazy.

"I get slagged off and called an oversized Smurf," he said.

"But I insult them in Na'vi."

Read more at the Sun.

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"Strangely, I haven't got a girlfriend - it's hard to find someone 14ft (4.2m) and blue."

I can think of many more believable reasons. Maybe if someone convinces him that if he holds his breath long enough he will go blue ... ? Here's some high-tensile rope and a convenient sturdy ceiling beam. :D

"I get slagged off and called an oversized Smurf," he said.
"But I insult them in Na'vi."

Well, consider your critics wtfpwned by your rapier-like wit then ... sheesh. :D

Seriously, who do you rank lower - Twitards or Avatards? Both come in below furries on the geek hierarchy, I hasten to add.


Since having sex with an alien is technically bestiality then the guy is an erotic furry.
If he's inserted himself into the story than he is the lowest wrung of sad sad geek there is.

Though I think we should lock the guy in a room with a bunch of the hardest core twitards possible.
Seems like apt punishment.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 02:10 PM

Apt indeed.
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