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BritGAF |OT5| Superb Birds, Absurd Turds and Disturbed Nerds

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thomaser

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Didn't find a London OT, so I ask here instead:

I'm going to London in a couple of weeks for the Monty Python live show. Two questions about food:

- Is there good food (dinner) to be had anywhere near the O2 arena? The places inside the arena don't seem very interesting to me. Should I skip trying to find something there and just take the tube back to the city center?
- Good breakfasts and lunches near Paddington? That's where I'll be staying. I know it's not the best place for eating, but there's bound to be something good there. If not, I'll go elsewhere, like perhaps Ottolenghi in Notting Hill (was at another Ottolenghi last year and loved it). Wanted to try The Breakfast Club in SoHo last time, but couldn't be bothered with the queue.

Yes I could grab something at Starbucks or wherever, but I really enjoy eating something great when I visit big cities.
 
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Screaming Meat

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TsuXna

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BGBW said:
[thread=847907]Damn. Deaf Spacker is a killer. Look at all them goners.[/thread]


Of course.
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Tashbrooke said:
holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit DS you beast


nah soz, we're full up
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Musha_Soturi said:
Cool you'll be not far from me then. Wish I could help with the job situ but I don't really know anyone in your line of work. Good luck with it though, hope you get something sorted.



Hey, we have people in here who aren't Brirish, don't live here, have never been here and have no intention of ever coming here. We haven't thrown them out yet! You are most welcome
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i see, thanks.
Tasha meanie TT
 
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jimbor

Banned
thomaser said:
Didn't find a London OT, so I ask here instead:

I'm going to London in a couple of weeks for the Monty Python live show. Two questions about food:

- Is there good food (dinner) to be had anywhere near the O2 arena? The places inside the arena don't seem very interesting to me. Should I skip trying to find something there and just take the tube back to the city center?
- Good breakfasts and lunches near Paddington? That's where I'll be staying. I know it's not the best place for eating, but there's bound to be something good there. If not, I'll go elsewhere, like perhaps Ottolenghi in Notting Hill (was at another Ottolenghi last year and loved it). Wanted to try The Breakfast Club in SoHo last time, but couldn't be bothered with the queue.

Yes I could grab something at Starbucks or wherever, but I really enjoy eating something great when I visit big cities.
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The O2 is located in a cultural desert so unless there's something you fancy in the arena itself, you'd be better off grabbing a bite somewhere else beforehand.

Breakfast Club is overpriced and overrated so you dodged a bullet there. Not too sure where is good for breakfast in Paddington but it's quite close to Edgware Road, which has many places to eat but mostly Lebanese cuisine.
 
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The_Poet

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J. M. Romeo said:
Morning, Little Old Man!

The concept of GAF celebrities sounds like such a thing of the past, back when people did really stupid things for portable gaming systems and such.

That's a nice cultural dessert. Your monarchs are way cooler than ours. Specially your king.
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You are in for a shock my friend.
 
Musha_Soturi

Musha_Soturi

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J. M. Romeo said:
Morning, Little Old Man!

The concept of GAF celebrities sounds like such a thing of the past, back when people did really stupid things for portable gaming systems and such.

That's a nice cultural dessert. Your monarchs are way cooler than ours. Specially your king.
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We don't have a king
 
Jedeye Sniv

Jedeye Sniv

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BGBW said:
[thread=847907]Damn. Deaf Spacker is a killer. Look at all them goners.[/thread]


Of course.
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Thing is, a console gets dusty no matter if it's used or not. Logical fallacy.

ps I like your new avy :D

KillerMike said:
Jed and Mike, this is the Japanese band I was talking about on Saturday: Yura Yura Teikoku (ゆらゆら帝国). Their sound changes over time from album to album, so I'll just post a few of my favourite songs, each from different albums. See what you think.

Taiyou No Usotsuki (太陽のうそつき), 1992

Family (ファミリー), 1996

Akuma Ga Boku O (悪魔がぼくを), 1999

Lame Trousers (ラメのパンタロン), 2001 (Apparently Lame means "cloth made of gold or silver thread", didn't know that)

Invasion (侵入), 2003

Into The Next Night (つぎの夜へ), 2006

Hollow Me (空洞です), 2009
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Oh awesome ta fella! I'm at work with nowt doing today, this will make the next hour a bit more bearable. In the spirit of sharing, this is my crew Parachute for Gordo.
 
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Little Old Man

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So I can't believe how poorly crafted Crysis 2 is. It's utterly devoid of any identity or flair, and Crytek seemingly forgot (or rather removed) everything great and original about 1 and Warhead in order to squeeze this game onto ageing consoles (and chase the revenues that seemingly never appeared based on their current financial strife). Marginally wide corridors, some guy helping me I don't give two shits about, and fucking aliens within the first two hours which are boring to fight.

I'm more pissed off that I waited several hours for this to download than anything.
 
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SKINNER!

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J. M. Romeo said:
Morning, Little Old Man!

The concept of GAF celebrities sounds like such a thing of the past, back when people did really stupid things for portable gaming systems and such.

That's a nice cultural dessert. Your monarchs are way cooler than ours. Specially your king.
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Go home Meadows. You're drunk.
 
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sploatee

formerly Oynox Slider
Hello Romeo!

Hello TsuXna! (I had to copy and paste that)

I am back!

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Hot Coldman

Banned
Reknoc said:
all buttons are positioned perfectly in relation to their usage. except the Z button, fuck that button
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I just mean a lot of multi-platform stuff laid out the buttons in a way that never felt quite right. Obviously Nintendo games fit the controller like a glove (and have never felt better).
 
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sploatee

formerly Oynox Slider
Screaming Meat said:
Say what? Since when?
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He gradually got more and more Christian (in the ultra-traditional sense) after he had a crisis in the late eighties. He recorded what was supposedly the dirtiest sex album ever, then decided he'd been sinful all of his life and released a fluffy pop-gospel record instead. Ever since then, he's gotten more and more narrow-minded until I think the mid 90s when he just went full Jehovah's Witness. I think that's why he won't re-release / re-master any of his 'golden period'. Sad, his band used to be full of all sorts of people. Wendy and Lisa were in love with each other!

But he's still bonkers. This was the cover of his pop-gospel record:

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Screaming Meat

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sploatee said:
He gradually got more and more Christian (in the ultra-traditional sense) after he had a crisis in the late eighties. He recorded what was supposedly the dirtiest sex album ever, then decided he'd been sinful all of his life and released a fluffy pop-gospel record instead. Ever since then, he's gotten more and more narrow-minded until I think the mid 90s when he just went full Jehovah's Witness. I think that's why he won't re-release / re-master any of his 'golden period'. Sad, his band used to be full of all sorts of people. Wendy and Lisa were in love with each other!
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Wow.

Wasn't Rhonda Smith his bass player for a while? I remember reading a wicked interview with her.

sploatee said:
But he's still bonkers. This was the cover of his pop-gospel record:

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SPLOATEE I CANNOT PROCESS THIS IT MAKES ME FEEL STRANGE
 
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Reknoc

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Hot Coldman said:
I just mean a lot of multi-platform stuff laid out the buttons in a way that never felt quite right. Obviously Nintendo games fit the controller like a glove (and have never felt better).
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Yea I suppose so, I don't really remember having any problems and the GC was my main console until I got an xbox and could finally give memory cards the finger.
 
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sploatee

formerly Oynox Slider
Screaming Meat said:
Wow.

Wasn't Rhonda Smith his bass player for a while? I remember reading a wicked interview with her.



SPLOATEE I CANNOT PROCESS THIS IT MAKES ME FEEL STRANGE
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IT BEGINS

STARE INTO HIS EYES

FIXATE ON HIS RIBS

GO OUT

BUY SIGN O THE TIMES



not sure about Rhonda S
 
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The_Poet

Banned
sploatee said:
Mmmmmmmm curry.

Mine's a chicken vindaloo or jalfrezi with pilau rice please.

And maybe some seek kebab or onion bhaji. And hands off the mango chutney!
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You have excellent taste
What did I expect from a Prince fan?

We're going a Nepalese place tonight, so I'll be getting Ghurka Chicken Masala + Keema naan
 
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dapperbandit

Banned
I always pick from House specialties when I'm buying Indian food. I'm just that fabulous.

Overall though I prefer Chinese/Thai. Tom Yam Chicken is the bee's pajamas.

EDIT

Where are my manners, welcome back Sploat, I trust you had a good vacation.
 
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