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Posted by: Ron Feb 25 2012, 05:14 PM
Went there today and what a waste of time. Not only could I not have what I wanted as it was sold out, fair does, but the state of the cutlery was disgusting. The first 2 spoons I picked out of the so called clean cutlery were still covered in dried food! I shall not be going back there in a hurry.
Posted by: Simon Kirby Feb 25 2012, 05:27 PM
Not a good experience Ron, I'm sorry about that. I quite like having scampi and chips or coffee there. The staff are friendly, I can almost always get a paper to read, and it's very convenient to park.
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 25 2012, 06:00 PM
Why make all the fuss about quality, Jamie and Delia , and then fall by the wayside.
Although Simon Kirby usually gets away better. Parking ,shorts ,scampi what more do you need.
There is always a list of best this and best that, a poor chef in Richmond Garden Centre
called it a day after she was awarded a Michelin star.
I can certainly start a worst supermarket restaurant thread.
In Wisbech. Didn't eat there but the smell of boiled cabbage
brought back childhood memories of reading derring do from Stalags.
No wonder they escaped.
On the other side of the coin of going out posh is the hoovering in the background.(an old gag),sorry hovering.
Staff ready to pounce as soon as a sip of wine is taken, which disadvantages the partner/guests..
Drop the napkin,elegantly applied, and another will mysteriously appear with the same flourish.
I am sure Ron that your next visit might be better, check the cutlery first though.
ce
Posted by: Simon Kirby Feb 25 2012, 06:36 PM
Although Simon Kirby usually gets away better. Parking ,shorts ,scampi what more do you need.
There is always a list of best this and best that, a poor chef in Richmond Garden Centre
called it a day after she was awarded a Michelin star.
I can certainly start a worst supermarket restaurant thread.
In Wisbech. Didn't eat there but the smell of boiled cabbage
brought back childhood memories of reading derring do from Stalags.
No wonder they escaped.
On the other side of the coin of going out posh is the hoovering in the background.(an old gag),sorry hovering.
Staff ready to pounce as soon as a sip of wine is taken, which disadvantages the partner/guests..
Drop the napkin,elegantly applied, and another will mysteriously appear with the same flourish.
I am sure Ron that your next visit might be better, check the cutlery first though.
ce
Careful though Rosinante, they serve up some funny old meat in those posh French restaurants.
My recommendation: For really good fish and chips you need to visit Aldeburgh.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 25 2012, 06:39 PM
If I went that far for a take-away I'd need it to be special!!!!
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 25 2012, 06:40 PM
I hope you complained to supervision on site?
Posted by: Ron Feb 25 2012, 09:17 PM
Certainly did and made sure that the row of people waiting for their food saw the condition of the cutlery!
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 25 2012, 10:28 PM
Had to google that Simon Kirby. 'Risonante'. You do some windmill tilting.
A chuckle. My efforts at emoticons fail.
The last time I went to Paris, before her illness took hold,(2006 ish)
we found the first hotel my wife had stayed in near Odeon. Maybe 1965
She always remembered the specialist shop next door.
It was long before I had even left school.
A nice snap ,nothing had changed apart from me.
ce
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 25 2012, 11:21 PM
I have gone to Sainsburys restaurant many times and since they refitted the shop and moved it upstairs to the clothes (so now your clothes smell of Bacon instead of clothes) it's rubbish. I need to agree with this point.
Savacentre in theale is much better I find and if you are wanting to go shopping and get a meal, worth the 20 minute drive. Or 10 if you are me in a rush.
I'm slightly confused because the walls inside the house have been painted and the smell is really strong so I'm a bit woohooroereyyyyeyere but my point stands
Although people mention fish above, the last meal I had at Sainsburys in Nooberry was Fish and Chips and it wasn't too bad although I couldn't understand the mumbly and clearly-miserable woman who was serving, probably would have rather been at home watching the one show than doing her job which obviously pays for her TV license to watch the one show.
Anyway due to the lack of nice eating experiences, I complained and did recieve a refund for both meals, in addition a voucher for £10 quid.
Sort of like when that little girl renamed Tiger Bread to Giraffe bread. They were sent a £2 voucher. "Great" she thought "I can buy some Haribo" although her parents collected the Nectar points which was not very fair, that could have gone towards the childs future pointless-store-points collection.
Although I think the brilliant idea of renaming Tiger Bread deserved at least £5,000 since that is probably what the team who work on "naming" products (and eg coming up with those catch phrases on the "basic" range, eg "it's still chicken just not quite as chickeny as the birds eye.." earn.
Posted by: dannyboy Feb 26 2012, 12:35 AM
good job he didn't tell them about the dirty knife..............
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 02:02 AM
To do that in 10 minutes and going using the A4 (from Robin Hood Roundabout), a 12.4 mile journey, would make your average speed 74.4 mph. Going using the M4 (from Robin Hood Roundabout), a 15.3 mile journey, would make your average speed 91.8 mph.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 02:55 AM
Depends where you start from, and how seriously you take every syllable the lad speaks......
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 03:44 AM
That's why I stated 'from Robin Hood Roundabout' (his journey would probably be a little further), and why I have not cast any judgement.
To average 60 mph for a 12.4 mile journey would take nearly 12.5 minutes, but an average of 60 would mean breaking the speed limit. To average 40 mph (more likely) would take 18.6 minutes. To do it in 20 minutes would require an average of 37.2 mph.
To average 70 mph for a 15.3 mile motorway/dual carriage way journey would take over 13 minutes, but an average of 70 would probably mean breaking the speed limit.
Posted by: Biker1 Feb 26 2012, 08:49 AM
"Excuse me, waiter, my fork is a little dirty, would you mind changing it for me............??"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VLwV48OHs
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 10:12 AM
To average 60 mph for a 12.4 mile journey would take nearly 12.5 minutes, but an average of 60 would mean breaking the speed limit. To average 40 mph (more likely) would take 18.6 minutes. To do it in 20 minutes would require an average of 37.2 mph.
To average 70 mph for a 15.3 mile motorway/dual carriage way journey would take over 13 minutes, but an average of 70 would probably mean breaking the speed limit.
Riiiiight.......
What if he started from:
1. Crown Mead
2. J 13
3. The Angel, Woolhampton
4. His mate's house?
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 10:56 AM
What if he started from:
1. Crown Mead
2. J 13
3. The Angel, Woolhampton
4. His mate's house?
What if he was across the road? He said it takes between 10 and 20 minutes. It is reasonable to assume that on this 'Newbury' forum that he was suggesting that the journey is from Newbury to Theale. For his assertion to be correct, we would have start closer than Newbury, or break the speed limit.
Posted by: dannyboy Feb 26 2012, 11:47 AM
My suggestion -
don't take everything on this forum so literally. 'About 10 to 20 minutes is a common expression meaning 'not that long'.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 11:54 AM
don't take everything on this forum so literally. 'About 10 to 20 minutes is a common expression meaning 'not that long'.
Blimey.I'd never thought of that. I've spent the last 24 hours driving 20 mins from Savacentre to try and work out where the start point was.....
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 12:04 PM
Yes, I too am staggered by my naivety!
BTW, dannyboy, he didn't put it like, 'About 10 to 20 minutes'.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 12:05 PM
NWNREADER point is all too true. I think you should lighten up Andy. If you want I have a multipack of Skips I bought, I'm happy to share? If you eat Skips and drink red bull then I'm in no doubt you would be positively flying around your house.
I actually live in Thatcham. Not a massive difference but hey. Neither should I validate you with a response. You clearly are attempting to bait me with a burning edition of a Performance Volkswagen magazine.
For the record the journey is 8.5 miles for me. From my Mums house which is where I kept my motorcycles when I first moved house. I eventually brought them with me after the proper security had been installed (snipers on the rooftops) plus a ground Anchor (so basically I was habouring several boats)
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 12:09 PM
NWNREADER point is all too true. blah, blah
So is mine.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 12:10 PM
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 12:17 PM
You offered it as an open suggestion as to how far away Savacentre was. It was reasonable to assume you meant Newbury to Theale (ish). Regardless of how far it is for you, to offer two speeds suggests one is at normal pace, and one is at speed. If you are going to offer yourself as a paragon of virtue with your masterful driving, it is wise to have a good memory when you start to tell porkies.
So, 10 to 20 minutes from where?
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 12:38 PM
Not telling porkies.
Neither have I defined myself a paragon, simply said that I race people from the lights occasionally and have a clean driving license, and tend to not go above 80 on motorways, and don't speed in a 30. I read road signs too.
Now unless you're in possession of some sort of knowledge I'm not, please explain how that makes me out to be a paragon or simply "relatively safe compared to the umpteen hundreds of idiots" that you see every day.
10-20 minutes from my house to Sainsburys. If you were not hellbent on arguing with me for shi*s and giggles you'd realise you are just going to make yourself look like an idiot in this case.
And we wouldn't want that would we 
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 12:47 PM
I couldn't careless; I know I'm an idiot, but I can spot bovine scatology when I see it.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 12:56 PM
I see. Unlike you as I have not seen a cow in my window. Although it might be on a different tab.
So you know where I live then do you? Why don't use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGU0kRRWy_w to find out.....
If you couldn't care less why do you bother arguing when you are not in full possession of the facts. Assuming that the journey is from the robin hood? Lol................... Anyway I realise you are a literal Larry so won't bother entertaining you as I have to go out. 
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 01:00 PM
If you couldn't care less why do you bother arguing when you are not in full possession of the facts. Assuming that the journey is from the robin hood? Lol................... Anyway I realise you are a literal Larry so won't bother entertaining you as I have to go out.
I never said I knew where you lived (although I'm sure you once hinted that you lived near the Burger King roundabout); you offered the suggestion of the Savacenter to everyone on here, so to assume the Robin Hood giratory as a starting point was reasonable, if anything it was generous.
So do I.
Posted by: Strafin Feb 26 2012, 01:10 PM
XJay lives in thatcham - Pound Lane, he has mentioned it numerous times.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 01:49 PM
Which end? It affects the calculations.
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 26 2012, 03:47 PM
How long is a new brrroooom?
ce
Posted by: stewiegriffin Feb 26 2012, 04:52 PM
Yes, but that could be another lie (Hint, it IS)
Posted by: Vodabury Feb 26 2012, 05:03 PM
I assumed xjay lived in Thatcham as he has talked of being amongst ruffians and broken glass!
Back on topic, never eaten at Sainsbury's but thanks for the heads up about cleanliness.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 05:19 PM
IMHO, in store eateries are never going to be haute cuisine, but the basics should be in place. Perchance I stopped off at Savacentre four a meal and shop last week. The cafe area is (now) as dowdy as could be and the staff taking the orders had likely sucked all the lemons on the fruit racks. Miserable isn't the word. Easy to swap dirty cutlery (not that it should be out for use) but god-awful staff are another matter.
If xjay is from Thatcham he is probably used to such people..... Maybe even finds them charming.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 05:34 PM
ce
Depends, it's got an adjustable rod if you know what I mean
But I mean regardless of which, I am very comfortable with my broom. I am unhappy with many things in life, however my room is not one of them. Although the bristles may need to grow back. I tend to wipe my broom all over the floor but this is not intentional. No, actually I used to live in Saxon Court off Pound Lane. True story.
I only tell you that now, because I have moved, I live about 1 mile from there now. In which direction though is a mystery. I'm flattered you actually paid enough attention to my posts to figure that out though.
Although the lack of trust in our relationship clearly needs to be resolved in order to blossom in the long-term. 
Also would be a suggestion to shut your face in this situation.
So do I.
When have I ever hinted I live near the Burger King roundabout? I would love to because I find the effort required to drive there for my Burgers is very annoying. Although it would do nothing for my diet. There is a clever comment RE: assuming that someone I work with said but I forgot what it was so unfortunately you will not have the experience of hearing it chinese-whisper style. Nevertheless I am back now and hope you enjoyed your time out as much as I did. I adjusted my suspension. And my wife was in bed with the postman while I was doing that.
Posted by: stewiegriffin Feb 26 2012, 05:47 PM
It may be less of a mystery than you think little boy. Give that some thought and then tell me to shut my face again.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 05:50 PM
Little boy, have you seen me? I'm massive (in width) - I could belly flop myself out of any situation. At the very least I could bounce away.
Then again while it's quite easy to be the big man on the internet (I for example am actually Bill Gates' half brother) it takes an entirely different man to not be of physical or material violence or disrespect at all. Infact I've never really hit someone in anger. I know, someone who listens to rap music who isn't violent. Amazing.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 06:17 PM
Oh and something I meant to mention this morning but forgot - Unfortunately for some people it's actually on topic.
Be careful with your Nectar card. To be fair having worked at Sainsburys about 5 years ago, not that I did this, but I know what sort of people CAN (just some of them) be like and this hasn't been only happening recently either. So if you suspect something either check your numbers or put some sort of easy to see mark like a cross or something in a marker pen (Crayons don't work on plastic).
Don't steal my card I never have more than 5 pounds on there.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4150024/Sainsburys-till-staff-in-Nectar-fix.html
Posted by: Vodabury Feb 26 2012, 06:25 PM
Be careful with your Nectar card. To be fair having worked at Sainsburys about 5 years ago, not that I did this, but I know what sort of people CAN (just some of them) be like and this hasn't been only happening recently either. So if you suspect something either check your numbers or put some sort of easy to see mark like a cross or something in a marker pen (Crayons don't work on plastic).
Don't steal my card I never have more than 5 pounds on there.
Yes, quite recently there have been a couple of arrests (not in or near Newbury) re switching of customer's Nectar cards and the stealing of Nectar points.
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 26 2012, 08:08 PM
Is there a way to count Nectar card points now as against say 10 years ago.
I used points for a state of the art Epson photo printer.
I can barely get a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag these days.
Yours, from below the rug in the doorway.
ce
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 08:15 PM
Although the lack of trust in our relationship clearly needs to be resolved in order to blossom in the long-term. Also would be a suggestion to shut your face in this situation.
How do you find your way home?
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 26 2012, 08:22 PM
The smell of, well, you know!
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 26 2012, 08:31 PM
A coin.... Heads =go left
Tails =go right.
It works for me sometimes!
ce
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 09:00 PM
Actually not too far from the truth.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 09:28 PM
Cannabis?
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 09:45 PM
NOooOo. 
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 09:49 PM
Biut surely, you are a drug-taking, charity-box thieving, old lady bashing ruffian? It's obvious
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 26 2012, 10:00 PM
Well, the drugs no. Just like Justin Beiber, I'd never say never. Unless it's to drugs. Although thieving the charity box reminded me of a good memory that I had when I was younger. I'm very tired so I'll share tomorrow Also the last old lady I tried to rob actually kicked MY ***, where's the justice in that?
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 26 2012, 10:53 PM
She kicked you? I hope you reported her? Disgraceful!
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 11:05 AM
Yeah. I tried to rob her handbag thinking she was just a little old lady, completely helpless against my attacks. However she was actually a black belt Sensei in Judo or something.. So she grabbed me in an arm lock and promptly placed my backside upon the ground. Needless to say I gave a million apologies and threw her bag like bait, so she would leave me alone and I can make a timely exit. I was sore for several days.
Anyway my tale that I would have mentioned yesterday - charity boxes. I was about 12 and I walked out of Woolworths with my bag of over-priced Pic'n'Mix in one hand, and a massive water pistol (it was more of a machine gun if I'm honest) in the other. Anyway I was with my friend, also aged approximately 12. When I was 10 or 11 I also had a friend who was about 17, we called him Big Ben. Then my Mum said I couldn't hang around with him anymore. Meddling woman.
Anyway - I was poached upon by one of those people with a clip board and a lanyard around their neck. They said "HELLO THERE HOW ARE YOU *HAPPY FACE" -um ok thanks you? "GREAT EXCELLENT IM GREAT. HEY LISTEN CAN WE ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS"
So they asked us some things about jobs or education or what our favourite adult movies were (mine was Spiderman at the time) and anyway after that, they then said "thanks for the help. oh yeah by the way ... *jingles tin of money infront of me* . I had never had this before so I thought he was offering it to me. So I was like "gee, thanks mister!" and went to grab it, thinking this was a payment for several hours (minutes)of my time.
However at the last minute it was pulled away from me. Like in the Inbetweeners when Will almost gets some happy times by that girl and then he blows it at the last moment. Anyway the guy with the clipboard was shocked
"What are you doing???!!" - you were giving me money *puppy dog eyes*
and I was informed that I was "supposed to donate" to their charity or something. -I'm 12 (or something.. i bleated. how am I to pay for that? I only survive on shirt buttons and pocket money.
"There are people less fortunate than you" -oh yeah? i said and I kicked him in the shin.
His colleague standing to his side found it funny.
I'm very lucky. I had typed all of this above and then I accidentally closed my browser. Luckily when I used Firefox's "restore previous session" option not only did it restore my old tabs but also included all of the writing. Very nice feature must be said.
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 27 2012, 01:21 PM
You took on a chugger? Not exactly ruffian behaviour......
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 27 2012, 01:49 PM
Posted by: massifheed Feb 27 2012, 02:38 PM
Would be nice if, along with Newbury News and Random Rants, Admin could add a creche section for xjay to play in.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 03:05 PM
I'd like that.
An "off topic" area - because this forum only promotes news or moaning (Newbury News / Random Rants) - Why not an off topic area, an area for discussing things other than News or people moaning about people doing 71mph on the A34..
That way we can talk about other things such as interests and hobbies and share pictures and good times
Posted by: JeffG Feb 27 2012, 03:13 PM
What would be the point of that, when you have the whole of http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/ to play in (and use their server space)?
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 03:22 PM
Sorry, I pay my council tax - I'm entitled to approx 3kb of writing per post. In fact server space is so over-rated, with Google Mail I get an extra 850kb a day free.
I post on lots of forums but since I live within Newbury (well thatcham but half of the people who post on here don't even live in Berkshire so they can shut up) I am allowed to you bumder.
Besides Digital Spy forums are full of boring techy-types and I get enough of those lot already
Posted by: NORTHENDER Feb 27 2012, 04:45 PM
There is one forum you may or may not want to look at XJ.
The link is in the signature of one of the members on here.
Now those people are real nutters. There are about 6-8 admin
staff that only talk to each other to say three times a day
either, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or, its
cold. Stick with this one mate at least some of the members
seem normal (discount nothing much as he's looooopy) 
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 27 2012, 05:12 PM
An "off topic" area - because this forum only promotes news or moaning (Newbury News / Random Rants) - Why not an off topic area, an area for discussing things other than News or people moaning about people doing 71mph on the A34..
That way we can talk about other things such as interests and hobbies and share pictures and good times
Random Rants already caters for this. BTW - who has moaned about any one driving 71mph on the A34. I haven't seen any one do that?
The golden rule is: if you post an opinion, you will almost certainly have someone disagree, for what ever reason they might have; you should just learn to deal with it. After all, it was you who once promoted a freedom of expression including anything that insults. It seems, though, when the tables are turned, you get uppity.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 06:39 PM
Andy, again with the literalism. I bet when your wife (if you have one) said "phwoar, I'm going to **** the **** out of you tonight" you'd probably come back with some clever remark about how it's impossible to push and withdraw objects in and out of holes in a way in which would be vicious enough to cause all remains of poopie to exit your body. The 4 ****'s could mean any of the words which are 4 letters (including fu..dge and sh...ingles) - but I guarantee they are not the 2 which instantly spring to mind
Except when you are walking down the Eiffel tower and accidental look down. I needed new pants after that experience.
The golden rule is: I would hasten to say I have been on forums longer than you (I presume anyway, you may have been around since IRC days, if so fair play clap clap well done) - but I've been posting on bulletin boards and forums since I was old enough to use a keyboard and type somewhat literally, getting on for 12 years now. I generally know how they work.
In those times I have discussed how Barney the Dinosaur is the best show on TV, how I genuinely believed songs were only about 2-3 minutes long because the instruments got too hot and needed to cool down, right through to serious subjects such as why I think David Cameron is an utter w***er (that is the word you're thinking of) and debates on how women and feminism often mix to create one very stuck up, egotistical and out of touch with reality person. "i should be able to walk down the street with no shirt on if I wanted and not get attention" - uh no you shouldn't, love. Like people who hate being called dear or love or darling on a bus, I saw that BBC news article. I thought "what a bunch of old todge "only one's other half is refered to as dear" yeah well go away you pompous t**t.
"i wish to be addressed as mr/ms blah blah by the riff raff or sir or madame"...are you a dame? or do you have a knight hood? no?
well sit down and shut up before i slam the brakes on really hard in my bus and watch as you roll around the floor in your tweed jacket. That would be funny although it's not something I recommend you try at home I take no responsibility for that if it happens to you it is not me driving do not sue me :|
unless it's a paying customer doing business, you are mate/chap/bud/dear/love/darling to me. not that I am a cockney. I'm quite poshly spoken although I can talk lyk im from landan bruv qwait well init.
I do promote freedom of expression including banter. I've never (never ever) insulted someone on this forum (although I have on many others) in a serious manner so silence, I kill you. And neither really has anyone insulted me, aside from some snidey comments from some members (all of which I shrug off, I wax myself thoroughly, insults are like water, they bead on the surface and then evaporate away without leaving any watermarks) about how I am a child and blah blah and I couldn't care because I'm happy and most of them are probably miserable and deep down want to cry and eat ice cream (to be honest, who wouldn't want ice-cream? it's brilliant especially when you get a girl to lick it off your face or other areas... hands?)
Talking of face I have a rash which has been diagnosed as AIDS so I'm contagious, stay away!!! (it's not it's some sort of allergy apparently I have a cream )
I can take your insults and jiggly comments, and an more than up to competing in a serious debate when it's an issue that actually interests me - as in nothing to do with "Cllr (seriously type councillor you illiterate tarts) Blah blah look at me" or "how my allotment shed ruined my life" - eg the A34 / speeding thread, more than capable of entering into a reasoned discussion albiet with my own style of posting. I still get the point across. Uppity my rotund backside which has just produced quite a smell. It was the lunch I had.
Anyway well done Andy, another thread de-railed. What's the count up to now?
The link is in the signature of one of the members on here.
Now those people are real nutters. There are about 6-8 admin
staff that only talk to each other to say three times a day
either, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or, its
cold. Stick with this one mate at least some of the members
seem normal (discount nothing much as he's looooopy)
I do not know the forum you are talking about... wait. I might have. I remember it hardly had any posts hence why I didn't sign up. I like NothingMuch. I imagine him to be old and fraile yet someone who is really cool at the same time. Although I feel like his is not quite as old as my mental picture is painting (I'm not very good with art) I'm sure he's getting around quite happily and seems to be enjoying himself. Good for him.
I hope I am like him when I grow up. :')
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 27 2012, 06:51 PM
Except when you are walking down the Eiffel tower and accidental look down. I needed new pants after that experience.
The golden rule is: I would hasten to say I have been on forums longer than you (I presume anyway, you may have been around since IRC days, if so fair play clap clap well done) - but I've been posting on bulletin boards and forums since I was old enough to use a keyboard and type somewhat literally, getting on for 12 years now. I generally know how they work.
In those times I have discussed how Barney the Dinosaur is the best show on TV, how I genuinely believed songs were only about 2-3 minutes long because the instruments got too hot and needed to cool down, right through to serious subjects such as why I think David Cameron is an utter w***er (that is the word you're thinking of) and debates on how women and feminism often mix to create one very stuck up, egotistical and out of touch with reality person. "i should be able to walk down the street with no shirt on if I wanted and not get attention" - uh no you shouldn't, love. Like people who hate being called dear or love or darling on a bus, I saw that BBC news article. I thought "what a bunch of old todge "only one's other half is refered to as dear" yeah well go away you pompous t**t.
Anyway:
I do promote freedom of expression including banter. I've never (never ever) insulted someone on this forum (although I have on many others) in a serious manner so silence, I kill you. And neither really has anyone insulted me, aside from some snidey comments from some members (all of which I shrug off, I wax myself thoroughly, insults are like water, they bead on the surface and then evaporate away without leaving any watermarks) about how I am a child and blah blah and I couldn't care because I'm happy and most of them are probably miserable and deep down want to cry and eat ice cream (to be honest, who wouldn't want ice-cream? it's brilliant especially when you get a girl to lick it off your face or other areas... hands?)
Talking of face I have a rash which has been diagnosed as AIDS so I'm contagious, stay away!!! (it's not it's some sort of allergy apparently I have a cream
)I can take your insults and jiggly comments, and an more than up to competing in a serious debate when it's an issue that actually interests me - as in nothing to do with "Cllr (seriously type councillor you illiterate tarts) Blah blah look at me" or "how my allotment shed ruined my life" - eg the A34 / speeding thread, more than capable of entering into a reasoned discussion albiet with my own style of posting. I still get the point across. Uppity my rotund backside which has just produced quite a smell. It was the lunch I had.
Like I said, 'a bit of criticism ... '.
I'd like to add that this is meant to be a family forum and while you have a wealth of experience using these things, it would be nice if you could avoid some of your more vulgar analogies.
It is impossible for one person to be entirely responsible for derailing threads.
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 06:57 PM
No criticism at all. I'm criticised on a daily basis, either someone at work or a friend. I don't really care about what people on the internet say, or what my family says. It sucks when it's my friends or colleagues.
I just like writing stories and being imaginative. What I could have said was:
"You're too literal Andy, you pick at everything I say without reason. I've been posting on a lot of forums for a long time, and I'm more than capable of standing up to and taking comments made towards myself. I don't insult people on this forum, I'm off to bake a cake."
but instead I pad it out. Sort of like what some girls do on a night out. Why, I don't know. When you get them home and find it's a few socks....at least it's not so embarrassing when they find out you've done the same.
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 27 2012, 07:17 PM
I just like writing stories and being imaginative. What I could have said was:
"You're too literal Andy, you pick at everything I say without reason. I've been posting on a lot of forums for a long time, and I'm more than capable of standing up to and taking comments made towards myself. I don't insult people on this forum, I'm off to bake a cake."
but instead I pad it out. Sort of like what some girls do on a night out. Why, I don't know. When you get them home and find it's a few socks....at least it's not so embarrassing when they find out you've done the same.
I don't pick at everything, only those comments you (and others) make that I think are erroneous or I disagree. It is, however, clear from your vulgar language, that it upsets you. I see you have on several occasions tried to bate me into an angry response.
The problem with you posting so much doggerel is that it is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so your 'playfulness' goes unnoticed.
Posted by: NORTHENDER Feb 27 2012, 07:25 PM
Yes you are right about Nothing Much Xj. He is small, wizened up and hardly
able to reach the peddles of his Bavarian built car. Don't worry CE the
jpegs will stay in the box
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 07:42 PM
The problem with you posting so much doggerel is that it is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, so your 'playfulness' goes unnoticed.
Am I upset?
Posted by: Andy Capp Feb 27 2012, 07:46 PM
I didn't know you could do succinct!
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 27 2012, 07:57 PM
I had to google that term; but yes I can. I can also bring a woman to a point of absolute please with just a few touches... I press "launch" on the rollercoasters Thorpe Park.
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 27 2012, 08:27 PM
Not sure where I stand on this thread. 3 Forums I once posted on were withdrawn,
been banned from another for being boring. Banned again on another for being daft.
I feel at home here but it's Nothing Much & a far cry from Sainsbury's Restaurants.
I am not wizened. But maybe last Christmas' Sloe Gin took it's toll.
Sad to say I can still find the "Go" pedal on my kiddy car.
Back to Castles and Whitechapel for me.
ce
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 29 2012, 10:58 AM
Banned from a forum? What tyrannical behaviour you have. No winning with some people. Too boring/too imaginative. Wonder of the admins e-go (see what I did there ha ha ha I\'m so funny).
Talking of Kiddy Cars I had one of those electric jeeps as a child before I got a go-kart for my like 8th birthday. Some woman said I ran into the back of her (she wasn\'t that pretty, please stop trying to flatter yourself) when I was no where near her. She had that horrible receptionist hair everyone hates so I blame the bob for her hissy-fit.
Hair like this
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTm1uL_RKSn6qAqUWVDtR4ioZBv40bZeUPEzi4L47JFToMeboCt
Not cool bro.
I remember this kid who used to bully me at school constantly. A Tom Small his name was. He had a chubby face and a superiority complex. I took his abuse for months at primary school and reported it to the teachers but it didn't stop. So one time I performed a spinning kit (as in I grabbed a tree and span round it) and then kicked him in the knee. It wasn't meant to be so effective but it was. Like I said I've never really hit someone, this was the only time and I was about 8 so it can hardly be held against me.
Anyway I was placed on report and I was so ashamed. I sat on the wooden bench and had only Maggie the dinner lady's tender bussoms for comfort. (she was like 70).
Talking of pedal cars reminded me of the time I had one of those little tyke cars and my mate was pushing it around and we ended up rolling it over. Bare times.
Posted by: dannyboy Feb 29 2012, 02:46 PM
Hmmmm, isn't that where RG said he lived?
Posted by: massifheed Feb 29 2012, 02:54 PM
Are you suggesting they're the same people? Hmmm...
Now that I think about it, I haven't heard anything from RG in a while. Maybe all that political power chasing and poor showing at the polls has made him regress into pre-puberty. It's all starting to make sense.
Posted by: dannyboy Feb 29 2012, 03:00 PM
Now that I think about it, I haven't heard anything from RG in a while. Maybe all that political power chasing and poor showing at the polls has made him regress into pre-puberty. It's all starting to make sense.
Both into cars in a big way......we need the truth.......
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 29 2012, 03:17 PM
I am not the bony faced nimwit.
He looks like the G-Man from the Half Life series.
Although now would be an excellent time to start my political career...would anyone vote for me?
Posted by: Nothing Much Feb 29 2012, 03:41 PM
Naaaah. "Orange Wheels"
That will be an
empty box.
ce
Posted by: xjay1337 Feb 29 2012, 03:45 PM
Haha
Posted by: Squelchy Feb 29 2012, 05:30 PM
I've half a mind to...(but that's all I'd need)
Posted by: NWNREADER Feb 29 2012, 08:36 PM
It's all I have.....
Posted by: HeatherW Feb 29 2012, 08:41 PM
I went there once with my boyfriend and found it okish, but you cannot beat the old fashion pubs or restaurants scattered down the high street.
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