melichrous
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I've no idea why I keep putting myself through this. Drunken taxi journeys are possibly the worst thing ever conceived.
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BritGAF |OT5| Superb Birds, Absurd Turds and Disturbed Nerds
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Musha_Soturi
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I've been through this, so I know how hard it is. Just remember the good times you've had, and know he won't be in pain anymore.
Little Old Man
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Sorry to hear that Vashetti, but remember you're doing what's right by stopping your cat being in pain.
Deaf Spacker
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I'm sorry to hear that Vashetti but at least your cat won't be in pain.
Hopefully your workplace will be understanding.
Hopefully your workplace will be understanding.
show me your skeleton
Member
hope you're okay vashetti.
so last week here in brighton then my girlfriend and i are off to the northern lands. woo!
so last week here in brighton then my girlfriend and i are off to the northern lands. woo!
The Decemberists have a very mixed reputation. Much like Wilco or the Shins, they've been around for quite a while and aren't currently hot, but have a large fanbase and are usually very well-regarded.
You ought to listen to Picaresque and The Crane Wife next, to get an understanding of their versatility and breadth. The King is Dead is an incredible album, but a bit different, so you might want to save it for last.
Thank you all for your kind words, but this here especially got me thinking.
I care about my family, but I only truly care about my mum and dad, and my partner. Once they're 'gone', so to speak, I'll not be sticking around either. I know it's grim, but I couldn't bear living without all of them.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I found a dead cat in my garden after tripping my baws off all day, bit of a heavy comedown, someone is missing that cat right now. Gave my cat a big stroke, put the dead one in the freezer. Well, my mum did. I'm too high to be handling a dead cat. Which was an interesting conversation.
dapperbandit
Banned
Dead cat in the freezer? Christmas dinner sorted way ahead of schedule.
But are you sure you didn't imagine all that Jed? Maybe it wasn't a dead cat you found in the garden, maybe it was
yourself.
After all, you are a
cool cat.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I knew it was turkey. But for a good time there it did feel identical to my own skin.
Musha_Soturi
Member
Blimey BritGaf quiet today. What's up peeps? Don't tell me you're all out doing stuff?
Nerdkiller
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QuicheFontaine
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Ahoy Britfolk,
I'm doing another very long car journey next week (Bristol to Guisborough and back) so I'm once again putting the metaphorical bat-signal up for some good audiobook recommendations.
Any suggestions peeps?
I'm doing another very long car journey next week (Bristol to Guisborough and back) so I'm once again putting the metaphorical bat-signal up for some good audiobook recommendations.
Any suggestions peeps?
Don't be daft! What is this 'out'!? You mean go OUTSIDE, hell no.
Just not been near a computer / phone much. That is likely to change soon though.
JonathanEx
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Been on 'oliday! Settling down after my week away (not from the internet, obviously).
I now have my own drone. A mini one, size of my hand sort of thing. Have crashed it many times.
Must have been a boring conversation.
dapperbandit
Banned
I can only recommend the Hardcore History podcasts by Dan Carlin.
He has a very good one about WWI going right now but also a variety of other stuff from all eras
Ricky Gervais Podcasts
Russel Brand Podcasts
Ready Player One audio book
Enders Gams audio book
Anything by Bill Bryson. Dude fascinates me.
QuicheFontaine
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Thanks for the recommendations guys
I've heard other people mention Dan Carlin before, but never got round to listening to the HH. That could be a good shout.
Hah, I've listened to, and watched, pretty much everything with Karl Pilkington in it. Fantastic stuff and I would definitely recommend them (and the accompanying cartoon show!).
Ehhh, I might give this a go. I think Brand's a bit of a nob, but I do like his stand-up. Is this comedy though? He seems to be getting more political / serious these days (talking about Gaza and stuff).
Ooh, yes. I've seen people post the cover to this book in loads of threads. Could be worth checking it out.
Only if narrated by phoning-it-in-yet-again Harrison Ford
Yeah, I've read most of his travel books. Plus that one about the English language. Cool guy, does he read the audiobooks himself?
If you ever go to the Roman Ruins in Bath, he narrates the audio tour. He's got a nice voice for that kind of thing imo!
I've heard other people mention Dan Carlin before, but never got round to listening to the HH. That could be a good shout.
Hah, I've listened to, and watched, pretty much everything with Karl Pilkington in it. Fantastic stuff and I would definitely recommend them (and the accompanying cartoon show!).
Ehhh, I might give this a go. I think Brand's a bit of a nob, but I do like his stand-up. Is this comedy though? He seems to be getting more political / serious these days (talking about Gaza and stuff).
Ooh, yes. I've seen people post the cover to this book in loads of threads. Could be worth checking it out.
Only if narrated by phoning-it-in-yet-again Harrison Ford
Yeah, I've read most of his travel books. Plus that one about the English language. Cool guy, does he read the audiobooks himself?
If you ever go to the Roman Ruins in Bath, he narrates the audio tour. He's got a nice voice for that kind of thing imo!
I used to think he was a bit of a nob too from the way he is portrayed on TV but his early radio 4 stuff (before he hit the big time) is fantastic. My mate made me listen to them and I'm so glad I did. Its him and his good friend matt morgan (writer for a lot of comedy shows) and they play off eachother so well.
Its great! Really good premise and its smart about where the story goes
dapperbandit
Banned
The HH podcasts are pretty darn good. Each one is usually a good 2-3 hours, sometimes they go on longer though. Part 4 of his WWI podcast is yet to come out but the series so far is probably 7 or 8 hours worth altogether. His stuff is good because it's informative but it also draws you in to some of the personal stories on the ground so you don't get this sanitized, statistical reading of events.
As for Russell Brand... I found him vaguely irritating for a long time and then I saw his interview with Jeremy Paxman and just gave up trying to like him. To me, that interview shattered the illusion that the man is smarter than he sounds.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
I like Brand because the way he presents himself and articulates himself is so wonderful but he is a living argument for the value of concision.
He very much reminds me of Boris, now that I think about it. Although with Boris you can see the classically-inspired seams in his rhetorical style.
Screaming Meat
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Listening to Russell Brand is like being fucked in stab wounds by a pack of wild dogs.
Mornin' all!
Mornin' all!
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
I don't know why Russell Brand gets such a bad rap. He's enthusiastic, funny, maybe not as smart as he'd like to be but making an effort at least. I fell down a rabbit hole last week of watching his youtube news analysis and it was pretty interesting stuff. He's thoughtful, and that's more than I'd give most people.
dapperbandit
Banned
For me, even if he was saying stuff I really agree with, I find his speech and manner excruciating. That's always been the very first hurdle for me with him. I tried to listen to some of his current events stuff and couldn't bear it. I didn't stick around long enough to see if he made any good points. Might see if I can find a subtitled version or a transcript.
Poet, I used to love the Russell Brand BBC podcast with Matt Morgan. I think I've become less enamoured with his humour since then - his stand up is solid but not quite as funny and I'm not a big fan of his Hollywood movies. However...he is great on chat shows and has a really likeable manic energy.
Screaming Meat
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You know when Charlie Brown talks to the teacher and all he ever hears is that muted trumpet sound? Well, it's the same for me when Russell Brand speaks, except instead of a muted trumpet he sounds (and the sound feels) like a dentist's drill made of wasp's arse-daggers being slowly pushed deeper and deeper into my ear.
Seems like a nice guy though.
Seems like a nice guy though.
Totally. I try to avoid his new stuff now, it feels so watered down and I can tell he feels restricted with it.
The radio show felt (and probably was) like he had free reign to do and say pretty much anything.
Do you remember Pin Pin? It still makes me laugh now. As does David Dave and Rio Dave. :-D
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Pretty sure I just saw a wild son of a D but I wasn't 100% sure as he was wearing shades so I just walked past without hollerin
Haha! PIN PIN! Love it
It kills me when they are talking about when they were in the largest salt plane in America and Matt Morgan says
"This is how much of a pinch of salt I take everything you say with"
dapperbandit
Banned
So this weekend we were supposed to get a new housemate in but he pulled out. I missed the next message from my landlady telling me she was showing around some people for a viewing.
They may have seen a flash of pale pink as I sprinted to my room from the kitchen where I was doing some washing up half naked. In the safety of my room I tensed like a coiled spring as these WOMEN were shown around the house, making mild approval noises. Then I heard them slagging off the downstairs bathroom (which is essentially my ensuite) and felt pangs of shame.
As they left I did some surreptitious curtain-twitching to catch a glimpse at the females; I couldn't tell which one was interested in the house but they were fairly normal looking. I'm trying to figure out right now if having a GURRRL in the house would be good or bad. It might motivate Atilla to stop walking around in his y fronts and nothing else, so that's a plus.
I spent a long time thinking about it as I scrubbed my shower cabinet red faced and teary eyed on Sunday.
They may have seen a flash of pale pink as I sprinted to my room from the kitchen where I was doing some washing up half naked. In the safety of my room I tensed like a coiled spring as these WOMEN were shown around the house, making mild approval noises. Then I heard them slagging off the downstairs bathroom (which is essentially my ensuite) and felt pangs of shame.
As they left I did some surreptitious curtain-twitching to catch a glimpse at the females; I couldn't tell which one was interested in the house but they were fairly normal looking. I'm trying to figure out right now if having a GURRRL in the house would be good or bad. It might motivate Atilla to stop walking around in his y fronts and nothing else, so that's a plus.
I spent a long time thinking about it as I scrubbed my shower cabinet red faced and teary eyed on Sunday.
Living with a woman is a tough deal even if you're together, throw into the mix you don't know each other, it could be an absolute disaster.
Although, one of my mates who is in a house share has somehow managed to sleep with every single one of his female flat mates. He deserves a medal or something as I truly don't know how he did it.
Screaming Meat
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I've got a pretty fucking busy week ahead of me. Tomorrow I'm heading back to my uni place to clean up a bit and staying until the following day so I can get more time to clear up. It's going to be boring as shit for the first day, but one of my housemates is coming the next so it should be okay. Thursday I'm meeting up with some friends I haven't seen in ages, so that should be fun. The rest of the week I'm going to be cleaning up my dad's flat for my birthday on Sunday, which should end this otherwise boring week on a high note.
What is BritGAF up to this week?
What is BritGAF up to this week?
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Hey afoni is back yay
I am doing pretty much nothing
but that's just how I like it
I am doing pretty much nothing
but that's just how I like it
You should.
Little Old Man
Member
Every time someone mentions 2006 I think Elder Scrolls Oblivion, really warm summer, Duke of Edinburgh Award. Then I remember all of that was eight years ago.
Musha_Soturi
Member
When are you banging the bird?
I have a fairly busy week in work. Meeting jimbor for a beer tomorrow, going to see Finch in Underworld Wednesday, going to Project Mayhem Friday. Should be a good one!
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