The Fish

Infernal Affair first time I've watched this and despite me feeling like shit as aI watched it I enjoyed it immensely. proof that Hollywood can't come close to foreign cinema when it comes to a good thoughtful action film. oh and Brock. Butterfly Effect is in know way "thought provoking", unless the provoked thought is "this is an enjoyable popcornflick, it's the diet coke of movies, movie-lite etc."

the bit in bold is a good point. My dad used to be a copper and not only was a police diver, but also a traffic cop, so he saw some of the most horrific and harrowing things that the police have to deal with. He says that they would award the carcrash victims marks for style and such. But that was their way of dealing with the horror. When I asked him about this stuff he said that the emergency services make jokes and the like because they HAVE to deal with it regularly, but it's bang out of order for a member of the public to pass a callous remark just for kicks. obviously the emergency service only pass comment between themselves in private. Like I say, I've always been kind of morbidly fascinated by the relationship between tragedy and comedy. 163985[/snapback] i knew a lass who worked on the railways and they used to take the piss when there was a suicide or accident. Sounds a bit harsh but what are you supposed to do if you come across a chunk of bloody flesh wrapped in a bit of denim on a railway track? 163988[/snapback] that's a tempting set-up, but even I can't bring myself to try and crack a joke in this thread.

Diesel tbh and as such is more fuel efficient than petrol on longer journeys I agree that a lot of people who drive 4x4's never need to engage the four wheel drive, HOWEVER, as JawD's article shows, 4x4's can be more fuel efficient and safer than a lot of "normal" cars. It's more to do with class and disposition, rather than the automobile. as I intimated before if people are so annoyed with the emissions, the size and the relative danger that these vehicles suggest, they would also rail against sports cars, people who don't car-pool, people who don't use public transport, people who own a car that has the capability to drive at over 70mph, people wgho have convertibles, people whose cars have had their exteriror modified, people who..... It's true that land rovers etc. are a status symbol now, and that symbol will be revered by those who recognise it and reviled by those who don't. In the same way as we rail against footballers wearing "bling".. they can afford it and they think it looks good. We think they look like fairy princesses. It's up to them how they spend their money, just as it's up to the individual to decide what car s/he drives. in the case of 4x4's it's generally the drivers arrogance and superior attitude which makes them a bad driver, and that self same arrogance that lead them to buy the car in the first place. I don't think people dislike 4x4's, I think people dislike the stereotypical 4x4 driver.

the bit in bold is a good point. My dad used to be a copper and not only was a police diver, but also a traffic cop, so he saw some of the most horrific and harrowing things that the police have to deal with. He says that they would award the carcrash victims marks for style and such. But that was their way of dealing with the horror. When I asked him about this stuff he said that the emergency services make jokes and the like because they HAVE to deal with it regularly, but it's bang out of order for a member of the public to pass a callous remark just for kicks. obviously the emergency service only pass comment between themselves in private. Like I say, I've always been kind of morbidly fascinated by the relationship between tragedy and comedy.

pretty fucking horrific. as an aside I've always been curious as to the acceptable length of time between a tragedy and a joke. disclaimer this in no way condones jokes made in poor taste at all, it's simply a thing that I find intriguing.

I only dislike insects that serve no purpose, like daddy long legs, wasps, hornet et al. spider eat flies, flies dispose of rotting things, bees pollenate flowers and make honey, pill bugs make Branston pickle and Caterpillars turn inot butterflies, which are... y'know... dead pretty and that

Gay. Unless you're Daisy Duke 163644[/snapback] ... so I'm making up for a small cock AND I'm gay....? methinks you're obsessed and making up for your own ineadequacies tbfh

and two centre backs...

well that's a given. but I think having kids is a big enough deal to have influence on the partner you end up with.

not a fan of the swift or the punto, to small and fragile-looking for me. if I were spending 7-8k on a car I'd probably get a second hand Focus 1.8Tdi

precisely why I wouldn't want a girl. I know I'd be the kind of Dad who would sit on a rocking chair in the porch polishing an axe....

I knew of girls having under age sex with boys younger than them, does this mean these girls should be arrested for statutary rape? They were sleeping with a minor. I agree that in general kids of fifteen shouldn't be sleeping with 11yr olds... to be 11 yr olds shouldn't be having sex with anybody of any age. But I would say that in this case, this girl strikes me as being exactly the kind of girl who hung around with older kids, these same kids will have been the people through whom she got into smoking and drinking at such a young age and I would put my house on the fact that they no longer saw her as an 11 yr old, and just as "one of their mates"

trouble is, it's qualitative what is your favourite album of all time might appear no-where in these "expert's" top 100

my sister loves these list programs and says that "If no-one wanted to watch them, they wouldn't be on tv" utter bollocks, if they weren't incredibly cheap, time and resource light and insanely marketable... they wouldn't be on tv. it's the old Field of Dreams idea, "If you build it, he will come."... If you put it on, they will watch. people just vegetating in front of the tv will watch anything

not really any point they approached me, I told them they had the wrong guy, they took a day to rectify the problem, sent me a formal letter apologising. I hadn't suffered any trauma from it, so I couldn't see the point. I hate this letigious society we live in now where the slightest thing will result in someone seeking recompense. I'm not saying that you are typically letigious, it's just a lot of people said I should sue and even after I assured them that I had suffered no ill effects they said "Who cares? you could get a bob or two.. it's money for nothing."

in most cases this might be true, but if this girl is the person these stories seem to indicate I wouldn't say that this was anything like most cases. I agree that generally 15yr olds are light years ahead of 11 yr olds, just as 21 yr olds are light years apart from 17yr olds. I just think that you can't judge this case in the same light as "most" others.

yup I want two boys, I think I'd be far too controlling and possesive of a girl. Obviously if the first thing that popped out was a girl I'd love it unconditionally (until the adoption papers came through ) my dad is an awesome bloke, a real hero of mine and if I can use the same methods he used in bringing me up, with a few changes here and there I think I could be a good dad too. When I was engaged a few years ago the girl I was with fell pregnant despite the "safe" sex, we discussed it and decided that we were no where near responsible enough or financially prepared to bring up a kid. Now it sounds pretty cold, but I looked at it this way, I can barely provide for myself, I'm still living with my mam and dad... how the hell could I support an entirely seperate person as well? then last year I got a phone call from the DWP declaring that a girl have asked them to contact me for child maintenance, now it turns out they got the wrong guy. But I felt a real sense of being ready to be a father. If I'm honest fatherhood is something that I think about daily (not obsessive) but it colours a lot of my choices and decisions. so in short, yeah I want kids more than anything... but only when I can offer them the kind of life all kids deserve

anyone know a male driver of the new shape VW Beetle? I'll rephrase that, anyone know a straigh man who drives the new VW Beetle see loads of those with bloody sunflower... things.. somewhere in the car... clearly declaring to the world that the driver of said car cares more flowers, knitting and kittens, than they do horsepower, MPG, torque or how hard the tires feel when you kick em

Saving up for a Jeep Wrangler, anyway, you have ovaries and therefore cannot comment on anything automotive other than "that nice smell" in new cars

Is SMO calling his next chiddler "Paddy"? congrats mate

Elusive-Scott MAtthews

that's two threads you've indicated just how much of a horn dog you are. I suggest that you find one of the blokes on here to give you a good rogering. It seems like Wacky and SMO are not only desperate, but also fertile Brock is forever juggling the plates of lurve, maybe he cuold square you away?

I think having a large 4x4 has little to do with anything other than advertising your dispoable income, and in that regard it's exactly the same as sportscars, modified body work and personalised number plates. I really don't have a problem with people driving 4x4's, but I do have a problem with bad drivers. It just tends to follow that succesful people tend to have large/flashy cars, and they tend to be arrogant and obnoxious, which generally makes them bad drivers.

"As long as the "i's" are dotted and the t's crossed you've signed Crai.... Damien Duff..."