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1. I've finally managed to salvage most of the data from an HD containing my "new" TV to watch which has been dead for about 3 months - fucking ecstatic (it includes loads of movies as well) 2. Finally just about got over a nasty cold which was followed up by a cough which lasted another 7/10 days after 10 days of cold so feel vaguely human - will get back to the gym and out on my bike this week. 3. I've had an itchy arse all day. 4. I logged on to work yesterday and cracked a big problem which has been bugging me all week - woke up yesterday with the solution (self-confessed sad geek bastard). 5. Because of 1,2 and 4 above I think I'll treat myself to a curry tonight (although that might make 3 worse).

Its perfectly possible for a bald woman to be sexy - however I don't think it suits this particular one.

Its the same old story for me - NUFC refuse to be as "professional" as other sides. Bolton/Allardyce/Diouf have decided to stick their oar in in order to stir up trouble for us. Why don't we complain about Diouf's gestures to the crowd when he scored? Why is that Babyaro gets done for "unseen" incidents so easily but other clubs' players get let off all the time. There was an incident a few weeks ago on goals on sunday where two teammates exchanged punches - no red cards and no FA/police charges - why not? Why did nobody point out that Everton continue to attract probably the most racist fans in the EPL as .COM mentioned? If theres any truth in the allegations then fair enough he has to go but I'm sick of us trying to win some "fair play" award while other clubs laugh at us as they get away with murder.

Cheers - just one of those random thoughts that drive you insane when you can't think who it was.

Shite "nu-metal" song about 3 or 4 years ago called "butterfly" - lead singer with fully tattooed arms. Band? TIA

A good read - Was at the match and remember my mate getting a text at 4-1 off my other mate who was in Tenerife with the wife and kids which read: "In a bar full of the red & white cunts - absolute fucking heaven" To give them so much hope and then cruelly take it away was brilliant - much like the disallowed goal from the previous one. Would have liked 5 - 4-1 has bad memory connotations in derbies for me.

Which lower league teams do that? Can't think of any in League One Wolves? I'm sure somebody plays Tom Hark but I can't think who at the moment.

Its always screamed lower league to me - typified by Boro and Bolton.

I know its pretty easy for Sky to find a "typical" Geordie mong when they need one but these fuckers define "stereotype" to a tee.

I was talking to a lass who served in Iraq in 2003 who reckons after the first friendly fire incidents they had an investigation and found: 1. A lot of US soldiers didn't know there were "allies" ie any other countries involved (an endightment of their briefing as much as their world view). 2. A lot of US soldiers had no idea what the Union Jack was and what it represented.

"Managers" at what I'd call a similar level where I work would quite frankly consider that a part time job and thats not that much of a dig. I'm not saying its an easy job and I wouldn't do it but as I suggested theres too much of a martyr complex where people want medals just for doing a professional job that isn't compulsory and isn't that different to the "real world" no matter how much they protest. I would still maintain the 12 weeks holiday "jibe" is probably a fair one in most cases.

I'm willing to "hear evidence" for teachers to support the case but I have my doubts. What I'm told is that from a "normal" standard week a teacher would actually teach what - 15 hours? (exact figure would be useful). Now I understand preparation but based on that I'm told those 15 hours require 25 hours of planning. Then an extra number of hours between say 1 and 4 are needed every day for marking and/or further perparation. Then in the 6/8 extra weeks holiday they get than "normal" workers I'm told that they spend 7-10 hours a day working on more preparation. Can I ask what this preparation consists of? Are there no available resources to minmise the work? A friend of mines husband is a college lecturer and she told me he worked his bollocks off in the first year planning his course but when that was done the rest is a "doddle" as its just a matter of repeating that work. How is teaching different? I know the curriculum shifts but does it change that much that all lessons from one year are rendered useless the next and have to be thrown out? I've seen a few of these 12 weeks holiday a year/no they work harder than everybody debates and I'd be interested in the truth - I suspect its somewhere in the middle which makes the job overall the same as most others - with the job satisfaction/condescending holier than thou attitude that we've alluded to about certain medical people in this thread.

Ah, scouse wit - the nation's greatest comedy blessing - a cheery smile as another stanley scar is left, another wallet stolen, another addict supplied. Shouldn't you be organising a candlelight vigil for the ferry disaster at the moment?

I'd heard about this and saw this thread and saw some trailers on Sci-Fi which perked my interest. I used to download shed loads of US Tv but have gotten out of the habit in the last couple of years apart from a couple (Earl+Weeds) as I was sick of "investing" in shows which got cancelled. Now by the time they're established I can't find the time to catch up. So I thought I'd see if I could hit this one at the right time. Anyway I watched the first episode earlier and thought it was excellent - the way I'd read it was that there was one "hero" per week but now I see its a multi-character thing which I prefer. I'm now getting the next 3 or 4 eps.

Fuck me I know Shields has changed a bit since I left but a fucking scouser now thinks its posh? Whatever next? ps South Shields is two words you thick, thieving twat.

I think that is what most people are thinking. Nobody was expecting or wanting Roeder to make second rate permanent signings for the sake of it. But it really was about bringing bodies in short term to be prepared for a worst worst cast scenario. Its failing to learn the numbers lesson from the summer thats bothering me - as it stands we could lose 4 or 5 players in June which means we'll need 8 or 9 in in my view - integrating that many is hard so 1 or 2 now would have lessened the load.

Surely people of his age have an automatic DNR order?

I think Rob may have gone a bit far imo but I think he has a point to an extent - there is a saint/god complex in the medical profession which doesn't react well to certain questions (like if its that bad why don't you leave?). I actually have more of a problem with Doctors than Nurses - I've met too many who talk down to people to such a degree they should be taken to task over it - everybody appreciates help when you're at your most vulnerable but some of them use that to feed their egoes too much - that applies to some nurses I've met as well. I've also had this opinion of Doctors and consultants especially seconded first hand by my sister who's a radiographer.

Some of what they've both said makes sense but as usual they forget that not all fans are sky interview mong fodder. They forget that we haven't forgotten how bad a job they did last summer so the "chance to put it right" factor should have meant increased effort before "caution" kicked in.

We sound a bit "lucky" but I love listening to these bastards on BRMB.

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You have to register what you find with the "receiver of wrecks" who techically owns the goods - none of the scousers on the beach did that so were breaking the law.

So a touch of temp is okay as long as its controlled and monitored? - makes sense. I always picture the Simpsons with Bart's soldiers battling an amorphous blob before the spotty youth character informs the Sargent that they've had a message from above that its a school day: "Men lay down your weapons and return to barracks"

I think if you tried that with me last night I'd have strangled you So am I wrong that the high temperature is actually a good thing to a certain extent?

I just about got through work today with a horrible cough and bad headache. Soon after getting home I had a nasty shivery fever attack which resulted in a couple of hours under the duvet (with a spare on top) until it sort of broke a little while ago. My question is this: As I understand it shivering and fever is the body's method for raising the temperature to give the immune system soldiers more of a chance to kill the virus. If this is the case why are we advised to take paracetamol etc with the intention of reducing the fever and temperature? Wouldn't it better to let it alone and let the body fight the good fight? I can see why with more serious viruses it would be important to control temperature but for the common cold? Or am I talking bollocks?