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Hot Coldman
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oh god that sounded really crap of me
Lemme explain: if you listen to music AT ALL, you'll recognise everything on my ipod. Seriously. But I have a tendency to make friends with people who don't give a shit about music, so yeah.
Actually, I have a terrible lack of shared interests with my friends. Hmmmm. :/
i bet green scars favourite song is this
http://youtu.be/TYgOlqinH7A
http://youtu.be/TYgOlqinH7A
maybe all the cool music-loving people don't want to associate with someone who has a sonic avatar.
Oh shit this was my favourite sone when I was 8!!!!
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CHEEZMO
Obsidian fan
Finally stopped being a lazy twat and went into Manchester.
Burger King <3 Sexy teenage girls everywere :3
I used to have the EP this was on.
Burger King <3 Sexy teenage girls everywere :3
I used to have the EP this was on.
I knew the words.
green scar listens to your childhood music ironically.
killer_clank
Member
chinner got a new avatar? this scares me. it's how i recognised his posts.
killer_clank
Member
GAAAAAAH WHAT IS THIS. YOU NOW HAVE HIS OLD AVATAR????????
No Suairyu and chinner have swapped methinks. Probably something to do with Suairyu losing a bet that deckard was a replicant because chinner sneaked into Ridley Scotts fuck palace and stole the original screenplay and proved Suairyu wrong so 1 month debt has to be repaid for chinners valor in this manner. God bless you son.
In a dangerous attempt to actually put a semi-serious topic here: I've had a call for jury service, in April. Does anyone have any experiences they can share? It's all rather new for me and exciting and terrifying in equal measure (Yay, I get to live Twelve Angry Men! Eek, I have responsibility over someone else's life!)
Call in sick then go to the theatre with your mum.
come on man the kids also buy beers/cider/vodka for down the park!
its like 7 quid to lol
but i have finished many a bottle of buckfast in parks back in my younger day.
its taste also brings back lots of good times i've had on the stuff so it sets the mood perfect.
The foundation to any good night.
J Tourettes
Banned
Anyone watching 4 in a bed on more 4? The yank chick sounds like Tyrion Lannister.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I've developed this recently. I used to like talking about new music, styles, etc, but it just bores me to death now.
A few months ago my friend kept talking to me about good new albums and songs and stuff, and my reaction was something like this: http://youtu.be/dEZVZ-2k6Po?t=8s
Speaking of which, I don't really hunt down any new music anymore. I used to discover 2-3 new bands a year I'd really like. The only new bands I've really discovered since 2009 have been Rotersand and Pendulum.
Hot Coldman
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Why did this become the 'everyone hate on perfectly decent people' thread
Gawd, you make one vaguely hipster-ish sounding comment purely by accident and then everyone wants your head. Animals!
:lol
Hot Coldman
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E for effort
well I'll give you credit, you know the alphabet
Hot Coldman
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Haha, I remember this. Been ages since I heard it. That guy does some great stuff, Burnt Face Man still cracks me up.
phisheep
NeoGAF's Chief Barrister
It's a fascinating experience, sort of like you've been given licence to nose into other peoples' business. But do take a good book or three with you. Or some knitting. There's usually a huge amount of waiting around involved.
If you get a long trial, take notes during it (yes, you're allowed to - and it helps you to not forget things).
Oh, and read this book first. It's the best possible insight into what it is like.
Musha_Soturi
Member
I've done Jury service twice, and both times were similar experiences. There was a lot of waiting around doing nothing. It was great having legitimate time off work, but it was very boring. The actual cases were minor and not very exciting, but it was interesting seeing how the whole thing worked.
Don't take the whole responsibility thing get to you too much, try and detach yourself emotionally from it. It's not scary, they walk you through the whole thing, and you have the other jurors there to talk to.
So did anyone else go to London Super Comic Con on the weekend? I thought it was pretty good for a first go, it was nice going to a convention over here that was just about comics. There were some great guests, I got a lot of stuff signed, bought a load more stuff, and I won an original sketch by Simon Bisley in a raffle! Good times.
Do not say: "I hope it's a black guy because then we'll be done by lunch".
It goes down as well as "I am job, yes?" at customs checkpoints.
However, saying you have racial bias is actually the fastest way to get yourself excused from jury duty if you don't fancy it!
LabouredSubterfuge
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Well... not unless you harbour a serious commitment to comedy that is.
What were their grounds for objection? Or did they just think you were aesthetically lacking?
I do. It gets me in bother. My missus won't go through customs with me anymore
(I did actually get into a little bit of trouble last time. There's a time and a place for humour, and airports ain't it).
No idea. I just walked up and a rather smart-looking lady (short hair, flash suit) glanced up at me and murmured to a clerk.
And that was it.
I was pretty snappily dressed, for a bearded student.
Terrorist.
Courts can be depressing places to sit around doing nothing all day, plus I don't think you are allowed to use the net and the like depending on the case (wasn't an issue when I did it as it was 2002 and mobile net / smartphones were a pipe dream).
Plus side is legit time off work and free hotel and food, maybe meet some cool people. Just hope it's not a fraud case, the trial I was pegged for was supposed to last 10 weeks (they pleaded on day 3 thankfully).
being in the jury is all fun and games till your dragged into the back of a van and never seen again.
I've never seen a jury because all the times i have been in court was for petty bullshit. You had to stay for a while and listen to other people get fined/court dates pushed back.
Its pretty interesting..
I've never seen a jury because all the times i have been in court was for petty bullshit. You had to stay for a while and listen to other people get fined/court dates pushed back.
Its pretty interesting..
Edit: the video is complete shit. :/.
This video is amazing and also surreal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhsRjsw4Yc
FreeMufasa
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Anyone watch Empire on bbc? Looks like a promising series.
phisheep
NeoGAF's Chief Barrister
Well, the supposed legal basis behind this is crap. There's no such thing as a 'court de facto', the court derives its power from the Law and the Crown and (in the UK at least) this has nothing whatsoever to do with the will or consent of the people. And standing up has no legal effect, neither does not standing up.
And the common law doesn't supersede statute law, it is the other way round.
I wouldn't suggest anyone try this. Not unless they want to get banged up for contempt. Besides, it is exceedingly impolite and buggers up the rest of the court's business.
Meus Renaissance
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Not really.
I've got jury duty in June. I've already deferred once but if something comes up then I may not be able to attend. I may not even be in the country and since you can only defer once, I hope that it's a short trial. As I said in the other thread, I'm going to walk in with a copy of the Daily Mail in hand and see what happens.
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