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Forum: Cellar Meta 07-23-2004, 12:31 PM
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Posted By evansk7
The Cellar: In the kingdom of the nearly blind,...

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Forum: Home Base 07-23-2004, 12:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,312
Posted By evansk7
I shudder to think how many airside Burger Kings...

I shudder to think how many airside Burger Kings there are in the world's airports, which are equipped with straw dispensers.
Forum: The Internet 07-23-2004, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1,692
Views: 442,183
Posted By evansk7
'merkin. As in "Ahm a'merkin. From a'merkee." ...

'merkin. As in "Ahm a'merkin. From a'merkee."

I've absolutely no idea who coined the expression, but it's something I picked up from a book (as in a...
Forum: Current Events 07-23-2004, 10:27 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,100
Posted By evansk7
My problem with airport security is that they...

My problem with airport security is that they don't seem to figure it out until 3 years later with the aid of a congressional investigation.

Airport security, and in fact any kind of security...
Forum: Current Events 07-23-2004, 10:21 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,226
Posted By evansk7
Ah, irony. My problem with Europe isn't what...

Ah, irony.

My problem with Europe isn't what they do. It's that they've got no right or business doing it. I didn't elect the French government. I didn't elect the German one. I didn't elect the...
Forum: Current Events 07-23-2004, 03:44 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,226
Posted By evansk7
The social chapter (and most of the other...

The social chapter (and most of the other "federal europe" stuff) sucks. Basically, a bunch of countries with entirely different political, social and economic make-ups get to impose their will on...
Forum: Current Events 07-22-2004, 10:05 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,100
Posted By evansk7
A bunch of dive buddies and I took a ferry to...

A bunch of dive buddies and I took a ferry to Ireland and suited & kitted up before walking aft and suggesting to fascinated passengers that they not worry, because it's probably nothing, and we'd be...
Forum: Current Events 07-22-2004, 09:43 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,100
Posted By evansk7
I'm a brit, so obviously I have beady little eyes...

I'm a brit, so obviously I have beady little eyes that are too close together, and bad teeth. :)

Somewhat astonishingly (to me, at least) I have no pictures of me online which I've published. All...
Forum: Home Base 07-22-2004, 06:15 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,497
Posted By evansk7
I just love the way hand-driers blow the water...

I just love the way hand-driers blow the water off your hands onto your crotch, so it looks like you've pissed yourself.

Fantastic bit of design, that.
Forum: Current Events 07-22-2004, 04:38 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 7,903
Posted By evansk7
It's really not that hard to get a work permit...

It's really not that hard to get a work permit for the UK if you have transferrable skills. By that, I mean you can get a job and pay taxes to support the country, just like all the people who are...
Forum: Current Events 07-22-2004, 03:58 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 10,100
Posted By evansk7
You know what really annoys me? When I get picked...

You know what really annoys me? When I get picked out of line for "special treatment" - which seems to happen a lot recently - and there's no good reason I can think of.

It's always when I'm...
Forum: Philosophy 07-21-2004, 11:21 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,804
Posted By evansk7
That's the upshot to a job that involves writing...

That's the upshot to a job that involves writing software for non life-or-death applications. Your fingers can do all the work while your brain shuts down for an 8.5 hour nap, and then it's time to...
Forum: Image of the Day 07-21-2004, 11:19 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,668
Posted By evansk7
That doesn't look like a lot of area, to make up...

That doesn't look like a lot of area, to make up four tons of apple.

Maybe they're just particularly dense apples.
Forum: Current Events 07-21-2004, 08:12 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,226
Posted By evansk7
From the 6th of April 2003, the following apply: ...

From the 6th of April 2003, the following apply:


(from the Department of Trade & Industry website - http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/matleafr.htm)

No small business exemptions that I can find, and...
Forum: Current Events 07-21-2004, 05:50 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,226
Posted By evansk7
Wimmin'

Oooh. Step back in horror that someone would decry women in the workplace so. Especially a member of the Women's Rights Committee.

And yet, he's kinda right. I'm (hopefully) about to be a small...
Forum: Current Events 07-21-2004, 05:38 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 7,903
Posted By evansk7
And the ones who demonstrate a strong probability...

And the ones who demonstrate a strong probability of spending the next 15 years of their life in and out of jail at the UK taxpayer's expense.

These guys are waiting for their asylum applications...
Forum: Current Events 07-21-2004, 05:27 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 7,903
Posted By evansk7
No, but equally after that incident should my...

No, but equally after that incident should my mates be entitled to the protection of the Australian government if they think the UK govt is persecuting them?
Forum: Health 07-21-2004, 05:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,098
Posted By evansk7
In fact, it works so rarely that ILCOR just...

In fact, it works so rarely that ILCOR just recently changed the way it's taught; we now teach people not to bother finding the "right place" to put their hands, because it just makes them worry...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 07-21-2004, 05:19 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,745
Posted By evansk7
No, I lived in NYC for 2 years and Tempe, AZ for...

No, I lived in NYC for 2 years and Tempe, AZ for 6 months, and have been to Houston once before. But all I really did was see space stuff, eat steak (good steak, mind you) and avoid leaving my...
Forum: Home Base 07-21-2004, 05:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,122
Posted By evansk7
"Roger and out" - look up the rhythm method of...

"Roger and out" - look up the rhythm method of contraception.
Forum: Philosophy 07-21-2004, 05:06 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,804
Posted By evansk7
Before you criticise a man, walk a mile in his...

Before you criticise a man, walk a mile in his shoes.

That way, when he gets angry, you're a mile away and he's barefoot.
Forum: The Internet 07-21-2004, 04:59 AM
Replies: 1,692
Views: 442,183
Posted By evansk7
Snigger. Yeah. Odd that. I lived in...

Snigger.



Yeah. Odd that. I lived in NYC for 2 years, and was delighted to discover that you 'merkins have the knack of creating a bar down pat. Some great places.

And yet by my count there...
Forum: Current Events 07-21-2004, 04:52 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 7,903
Posted By evansk7
And in the same week, we see footage of asylum...

And in the same week, we see footage of asylum seekers rioting in a - UK-taxpayer-funded - facility in England, while awaiting the processing of their application. They attack UK police, and destroy...
Forum: Home Base 07-21-2004, 04:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,785
Posted By evansk7
I did that this morning, to work. Took me an hour...

I did that this morning, to work. Took me an hour and 20 minutes, in horrible discomfort, to make a trip that takes me 15 - 20 minutes in air-conditioned comfort in my car. It also cost me £3.40 for...
Forum: Home Base 07-21-2004, 04:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,122
Posted By evansk7
No thanks, I've got my own. Why?

No thanks, I've got my own.

Why?
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