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Room 101

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Bellman
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Re: Room 101

#81 Post by Bellman » December 12th, 2008, 11:17 am

Latest post of the previous page:

Alan H wrote:Bellman

You need to make sure the 'Disable BBCode' box is NOT ticked (just below the edit box). I've corrected your two posts above, but can you check your User Control Panel and make sure BBCode is not disabled by default?
Thanks Alan H. It was. I think I've got there now.

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Re: Room 101

#82 Post by jaywhat » December 12th, 2008, 11:55 am

I cannot believe that I tried to offer technical advice.

A rhyming couplet seems to be in order -

How old does one have to be
to learn a bit of humility?


If I am to join you, Paolo, I would like a sunrise.

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Re: Room 101

#83 Post by Alan H » December 12th, 2008, 12:33 pm

:pointlaugh: :hilarity: It's OK Granddad. Did you remember to take your medicine this morning? :wink:
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There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#84 Post by lewist » December 13th, 2008, 6:20 am

Alan H wrote::pointlaugh: :hilarity: It's OK Granddad. Did you remember to take your medicine this morning? :wink:
Right. There's to be nae slaggin Grandpas, right?
:hilarity:
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Re: Room 101

#85 Post by jaywhat » December 15th, 2008, 10:15 am

Surely the topic has to be roughly in and around the idea of putting things we do not like into Room 101.

I will also put the discomfort of heatburn, reflux and hiatus hernia in there as I now go down to get a Gaviscon.

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Re: Room 101

#86 Post by Emma Woolgatherer » December 15th, 2008, 5:16 pm

Can I please put laryngitis into room 101 if I promise not to say anything remotely antimonarchical on this thread?

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Re: Room 101

#87 Post by Alan H » December 15th, 2008, 6:12 pm

Emma Woolgatherer wrote:Can I please put laryngitis into room 101 if I promise not to say anything remotely antimonarchical on this thread?
I assume you've got laryngitis at the moment, so how are you going to say anything at all, anti-monarchical or otherwise? :shrug:
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#88 Post by Alan H » December 15th, 2008, 6:16 pm

But, yes, laryngitis can go in, along with all other cold viruses... <sniff>, <cough and splutter>

Perhaps there's a homoeopathic remedy I should be trying, that'll make me better by this time next week...

Now, where's the Kleenex? (Please, no one put them in Room 101!)
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#89 Post by Emma Woolgatherer » December 15th, 2008, 6:43 pm

Alan H wrote:I assume you've got laryngitis at the moment, so how are you going to say anything at all, anti-monarchical or otherwise? :shrug:
I can croak fairly intelligibly, and amazingly my typnig ins't at all affecetd ...
Alan H wrote:Perhaps there's a homoeopathic remedy I should be trying, that'll make me better by this time next week...
It's not homoeopathic, I'm afraid, but if you stand on one leg (doesn't matter which), and grab the big toe of the other foot with one hand (using the other to stop yourself falling over if necessary), and rub it vigorously for a count of thirty-three, you will feel much better by this time next week, I guarantee it.
Alan H wrote:Now, where's the Kleenex? (Please, no one put them in Room 101!)
No, but can we put any paper tissues that aren't "mansize" in Room 101? Because what the hell is the point of a pathetic, flimsy little tissue that falls apart when a mucus-laden nose of quite modest proportions gets within sneezing distance of it?

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Re: Room 101

#90 Post by Bellman » December 15th, 2008, 7:29 pm

Maria, I thought that the anarchy thread was getting interesting. I hope you'll consider splitting it so Nick and I can put over our point of view. This one isn't for me so :exit:

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Re: Room 101

#91 Post by getreal » December 15th, 2008, 8:02 pm

I want to put BP in room 101.

I've been waiting 2 weeks for an LPG delivery which has not materialised and I'm now out of gas and freezing my bum off!

Perhaps the entire oil industry for room 101?


(is the anarchy thread going elsewhere?)
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Re: Room 101

#92 Post by Alan H » December 15th, 2008, 8:48 pm

Family sized anything [---][/---] WTF is a family bathroom, or a bottle of family-sized bleach?
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There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#93 Post by getreal » December 15th, 2008, 9:45 pm

the bleach is easy..

Gran/grampa use it to soak their dentures
Mum uses it to clean the family sized bathroom
teenage girl/boy uses it to (unsucessfully) bleach their hair/eyebrows
Dad uses it to (unsucessfully) clean the motorbike engine oil stain from the living room carpet
and toddler tries (unsucessfully--there is always a child/gran proof top) to drink it

I think perhaps a family sized bathroom is one where dad can sit on the pan enjoying the morning paper and grampa can shower, while teenage son/daughter apply their make up and tiny tot cleans his teeth under the supervision of mum, who is cleaning the floor with the aforementioned bleach.


but maybe that's just my family...
"It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on his head"-Tyrion Lannister.

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Re: Room 101

#94 Post by jaywhat » December 16th, 2008, 9:59 am

Why not open your own anarchy thread? Then you can put it and all the
:offtopic:
comments herein into Room 101

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Re: Room 101

#95 Post by Maria Mac » December 16th, 2008, 11:30 am

OK, I get the message....finally.

I've split off a number of posts on political stuff to a new thread here.


Note: I don't look at every live thread every day so you'd get quicker service if you send me a pm. :)

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Re: Room 101

#96 Post by Bellman » December 16th, 2008, 6:27 pm

Maria, Sorry, pretty slow of me but what's a pm?

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Re: Room 101

#97 Post by Alan H » December 16th, 2008, 7:20 pm

A PM is a Prime Minister...

or, in this context, a Personal Message. :D

If you look at the bottom of the box that each post is in, there's a PM button. Click on it and you can send a PM to the person who wrote that post. You can include the text of the post or just start from scratch. It's a way of privately contacting someone (anyone on the forum), without anyone having to post their email addresses.
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There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#98 Post by Alan H » December 22nd, 2008, 11:45 am

Alan H wrote:Family sized anything [---][/---] WTF is a family bathroom, or a bottle of family-sized bleach?
I suppose 'family butcher' is the best one of that ilk...
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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Re: Room 101

#99 Post by getreal » December 23rd, 2008, 12:18 am

:laughter: I've never thought of that. We have lots of family butchers here, and a corresponding decline in families!
"It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on his head"-Tyrion Lannister.

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Re: Room 101

#100 Post by Lifelinking » December 23rd, 2008, 3:42 pm

then there is family planning. Best not to get these mixed up. The consequences of going in to the butcher for a vasectomy could be interesting.


For room 101 - on a driving theme - I was going to list different types but I thought it best just to lump them together -

Dangerous ill mannered Inconsiderate bastard drivers!


I feel better now.
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Re: Room 101

#101 Post by Alan H » December 23rd, 2008, 7:15 pm

Shop assistants who think they know better than you!

Just been to Curry's to buy a FreeSat receiver. We don't have a HD TV, so just need a basic SD (Standard Definition) one. I asked the assistant what models they had and explained I didn't need an HD one. Was promptly told that FreeSat was HD. I explained that only 2 channels are HD (BBC and ITV) and that the rest were SD. Was told again that FreeSat was HD. Explained yet again... you get the picture (or not, as the case may be!). Eventually had to be a bit rude and asked if he could find someone who knew what they were talking about! He disappeared, but no one else appeared. Bought one elsewhere (SD, not HD and saved about £100).
Alan Henness

There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:

1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?

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