The Culture Cup Round x - Adam is a naughty naughty boy

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Phucking Phirst.

seanmichaels wrote:Link

1.) Me, I'd like to think that life is like a drink and I'm hoping that it tastes like bourbon Wonderstuff Size of a Cow

2.) Oh let the nuclear wind blow away my sins and I'll stay at home in my house Suede We are the pigs

3.) You better watch out there may be dogs about.  I've looked over Jordan and I have seen things are not what they seem. Pink Floyd - Sheep

4.) No moneyman can win my love it's sweetness that I'm thinking of Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

5.) I live cement, I hate this street, Give dirt to me, I bite lament, This human form, Where I was born,  I now repent Pixies - Caribou

Link they are all sort of animals that we eat (Caribou = Reindeer)

rick_dagless wrote:

Tino wrote:What sort of law do you practice (non-stalker and non-grooming), corporate?

Contract Law Tino...

Big companies shouting at other big companies, no moral compass needed...

Does that involve Patent Law?

Missus reckons that's the next big thing given the onset of 3D printing. Wanted me to do it.

seanmichaels wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:

Tino wrote:What sort of law do you practice (non-stalker and non-grooming), corporate?

Contract Law Tino...

Big companies shouting at other big companies, no moral compass needed...

Does that involve Patent Law?

Missus reckons that's the next big thing given the onset of 3D printing. Wanted me to do it.

3D printing or patent law?

sean wrote:Does that involve Patent Law?

Missus reckons that's the next big thing given the onset of 3D printing. Wanted me to do i

Lots of IPR and Copyright, but Patent law is a seperate entity, your missus may be right but not for a long while yet, as copyright takes care of most infringements pre print, and it will be a while until people start knocking out patentable stuff.

rick_dagless wrote:

sean wrote:Does that involve Patent Law?

Missus reckons that's the next big thing given the onset of 3D printing. Wanted me to do i

Lots of IPR and Copyright, but Patent law is a seperate entity, your missus may be right but not for a long while yet, as copyright takes care of most infringements pre print, and it will be a while until people start knocking out patentable stuff.

You're in the right career, Ricko. It feels like we employ a lawyer per month these days. We had one of your type come down and tell what we can and can't say on the phone.

We had a compliance guy and a lawyer sit at the trading desk with us to 'observe' our behaviour. Load of old b*llocks. We can't do anything these days without running it past one of our 4.8 million lawyers.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:

Tino wrote:What sort of law do you practice (non-stalker and non-grooming), corporate?

Contract Law Tino...

Big companies shouting at other big companies, no moral compass needed...

Does that involve Patent Law?

Missus reckons that's the next big thing given the onset of 3D printing. Wanted me to do it.

3D printing or patent law?

Law.

Tino wrote:We had a compliance guy and a lawyer sit at the trading desk with us to 'observe' our behaviour. Load of old b*llocks. We can't do anything these days without running it past one of our 4.8 million lawyers.

I don't normally get bothered until it has hit the fan mate, we just fill people up with NDA'a.

I mainly earn a living by shouting at big software companies...

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:We can't do anything these days without running it past one of our 4.8 million lawyers.

And that's just when you're at home.

rick_dagless wrote:

Tino wrote:We had a compliance guy and a lawyer sit at the trading desk with us to 'observe' our behaviour. Load of old b*llocks. We can't do anything these days without running it past one of our 4.8 million lawyers.

I don't normally get bothered until it has hit the fan mate, we just fill people up with NDA'a.

I mainly earn a living by shouting at big software companies...

We should job share, Rick - that's my life too. I'll do Tuesdays and Thursdays - you do the rest.

super wrote:We should job share, Rick - that's my life too. I'll do Tuesdays and Thursdays - you do the rest.

Sounds good as long as we can rotate weeks super, I generally shift work around so I can sack Friday afternoon off...

Social forums in action this is...

rick_dagless wrote:sack Friday afternoon off...

For f*cks sake.

Try and ignore it Tina. Have to say despite my previous positivity I am becoming increasingly concerned over Shah's absence. Do they not have internet access in Syria?

Rowley wrote:Try and ignore it Tina. Have to say despite my previous positivity I am becoming increasingly concerned over Shah's absence. Do they not have internet access in Syria?

At least you had the good grace to apologise when you used that phrase.

They must have, they keep posting youtube videos of them cutting peoples heads off.

I think an F16 has taken him out.

He was posting the other day about Hopkins or something on the boxing board. Then again, it might not have been the real Shah as the post wasn't filled with excessive and personal abuse.

rick_dagless wrote:

super wrote:We should job share, Rick - that's my life too. I'll do Tuesdays and Thursdays - you do the rest.

Sounds good as long as we can rotate weeks super, I generally shift work around so I can sack Friday afternoon off...

Social forums in action this is...

I've always found those that 'start' work at 6am generally do crosswords until 9am? Is that the case here?

Uh....now what do we do? Tino, you're in charge....

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Rowley wrote:Try and ignore it Tina. Have to say despite my previous positivity I am becoming increasingly concerned over Shah's absence. Do they not have internet access in Syria?

At least you had the good grace to apologise when you used that phrase.

They must have, they keep posting youtube videos of them cutting peoples heads off.

I think an F16 has taken him out.

Good job my keyboard only goes up to F12

rick_dagless wrote:Morning Jeff/Galted/super

To what do we owe the pleasure of a daytime visit Galted?

I was hiding by the sofa, ready to leap out and scare the sh1t out of the cat when she walked past.  The waiting game required patience and I took the opportunity to post a message on the forum, a bloody excellent message it was too.  I purposely left the "i" out of "first", similarly to the way I accidentally left the "i" out of "fish" and the "r" out of "first" on previous posts.

Galted wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:Morning Jeff/Galted/super

To what do we owe the pleasure of a daytime visit Galted?

I was hiding by the sofa, ready to leap out and scare the sh1t out of the cat when she walked past.  The waiting game required patience and I took the opportunity to post a message on the forum, a bloody excellent message it was too.  I purposely left the "i" out of "first", similarly to the way I accidentally left the "i" out of "fish" and the "r" out of "first" on previous posts.

Very clever Galted. You're a genus.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

I think about you, Tino.  A lot.

Is it still

Galted wrote: in a massively gay way

?

I think about you as well.

I don't actually, but would hate to think of you upset.  But that means I would be thinking of you so perhaps I do?  Confusing stuff.

Morning all.

Yes, Tino, it is still in a massively gay way.  I don't know why you feel the need to repeat that quote as though you've got one over on me, I'm quite comfortable announcing the massively gay manner in which I think about you, it wasn't a Freudian slip or even a normal slip.  I'm quite happy for people to know that I spend a lot of time imagining you chasing me around Runcorn B&Q, flicking my buttocks with a rolled shirt/jumper combo the colour of wilted spinach.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Galted wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:Morning Jeff/Galted/super

To what do we owe the pleasure of a daytime visit Galted?

I was hiding by the sofa, ready to leap out and scare the sh1t out of the cat when she walked past.  The waiting game required patience and I took the opportunity to post a message on the forum, a bloody excellent message it was too.  I purposely left the "i" out of "first", similarly to the way I accidentally left the "i" out of "fish" and the "r" out of "first" on previous posts.

Very clever Galted. You're a genus.

Thank you, Julus, I couldn't wait to get home to see the responses that had flooded in.

Galted wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Galted wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:Morning Jeff/Galted/super

To what do we owe the pleasure of a daytime visit Galted?

I was hiding by the sofa, ready to leap out and scare the sh1t out of the cat when she walked past.  The waiting game required patience and I took the opportunity to post a message on the forum, a bloody excellent message it was too.  I purposely left the "i" out of "first", similarly to the way I accidentally left the "i" out of "fish" and the "r" out of "first" on previous posts.

Very clever Galted. You're a genus.

Thank you, Julus, I couldn't wait to buy a phone so I could go online in working hours to see the responses that had flooded in.

Fixed for you.

I've done a considerable amount of research and it seems that there's not much decent reception where I work, it's not just my phone even though it's still a pile of shte. As if things couldn't get worse the angry Kiwi's stopped drinking because of his gout so his tantrums are less frequent. I'm having to seriously consider suicide or another job.

A tough choice. Nice emo location by the way.

It's about time someone made a stand for us marginalised posters.

Nice smug bastard location by the way.

Disappointed. Not with the 20 phuckers I'm watching on the apprentice, but the negligence shown to a prospective new member. Night.

Marky... wrote:I've always found those that 'start' work at 6am generally do crosswords until 9am? Is that the case here?

Nope I "Start" work at 6 ish as there is no-one in to bother me, then I wait for the idiots to come in and bother me with irrelevant and ill thought out questions, then I can release the crosswords.

However if you are always finding this then do you work for a company that specialises in breakfasts and de-coding crosswords?  

As for being the case "here" you are "there" so the question  I guess is best answered by you.

Welcome to the cup by the way... (happier sean?)

Morning all, Fist

I can see me sacking today off (sack or sacking is a legalese term very specific to folk who work in Law associated with software companies Tino)

rick_dagless wrote:

I can see me sacking today off (sack or sacking is a legalese term very specific to folk who work in Law associated with software companies Tino)

I have a feeling you're trying to dupe me, Ricko, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt.

Good morning to you.

Morning, really autumnal here today, and autumn being my favourite season, can not be a bad thing...

They still working you too hard Tino?

Tino wrote:I have a feeling you're trying to dupe me, Ricko, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt

I was going to say "Would I lie to you Tino" but I work as a Lawyer, so it is kind of a given, and knocks my whole argument on it @rse a bit.

rick_dagless wrote:Morning, really autumnal here today, and autumn being my favourite season, can not be a bad thing...

They still working you too hard Tino?

Too bloody hard mate.

Back at home all of next week though.  Slow and steady wins the race.

Autumn is also my favourite season. I love the smell of autumn. The cosy nights with the fire roaring. Glass of scotch on the go.

Happy days.

Next month I fully intend to do not a great deal in work, I may occasionally scratch a testicle, and enjoy a cup of tea, but that is about it, been a beast of a few months...

I get Seasonal Affective Disorder in autumn, but I also get it in spring, so I'm used to it. Also get it in summer and winter as well.

We only get two seasons in Glasgow. Winter and summer which lasts 4 days

Adam D wrote:We only get two seasons in Glasgow. Winter and summer which lasts 4 days

Winter is coming.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Adam D wrote:We only get two seasons in Glasgow. Winter and summer which lasts 4 days

Winter is coming.

Winter started on June 18th

Tino wrote:Winter started on June 18th

No, Tino works with Winter, it was an observation...

spring man myself. daffodils, first perfumes of freshly cut grass.

rick_dagless wrote:

Tino wrote:Winter started on June 18th

No, Tino works with Winter, it was an observation...

No only have you been crude, Ricko, you've arsed up the quote.

'Winter' here yesterday, spring today. Summer on Sunday according to the BoM.

I had 48 tonnes of earth removed today. An absolute cowboy on the excavator. He's from Bosnia Herzogovina, you know. Just did a bit of a sweep up because tomorrow is Friday.

rick_dagless wrote:

Marky... wrote:I've always found those that 'start' work at 6am generally do crosswords until 9am? Is that the case here?

Nope I "Start" work at 6 ish as there is no-one in to bother me, then I wait for the idiots to come in and bother me with irrelevant and ill thought out questions, then I can release the crosswords.

However if you are always finding this then do you work for a company that specialises in breakfasts and de-coding crosswords?  

As for being the case "here" you are "there" so the question  I guess is best answered by you.

Welcome to the cup by the way... (happier sean?)

Morning all, Fist

I can see me sacking today off (sack or sacking is a legalese term very specific to folk who work in Law associated with software companies Tino)

I worked with a guy he used to get into work at 7am. He'd pick his nose until 9, have 1 hour for breakfast, send a couple of emails out between 10 and 11 then head off to the pub. He'd usually spend 2/3 hours in the pub and would have at least 4 pints. He'd arrive back at the office, slightly tipsy sometimes, and do another few emails before going home. The guy was a real hero of mine, aside from being a fat, red-faced, alcoholic waste of space.

Glad to you hear you are not like this guy though

Marky wrote:Glad to you hear you are not like this guy though

Known a few of them myself mate, and they are usually the first to whinge when extra work is given or a phone needs answering after work time...

Tino wrote:No only have you been crude, Ricko, you've arsed up the quote.

I meant that Winter was arriving at his desk Tino, anything after that is your mind not mine...

But I did indeed phuck up the quote...

As Winston Churchill once said: "Don't believe all the quotes on the internet!"

The Loaded Dog wrote:'

I had 48 tonnes of earth removed today.

Jesus Christ. You could bury TopHat in that.

Having seen the size of his shed I'm beginning to think LD may be a James Bond style meglomaniac in the Dr No mould. 48 tonnes of earth disposed is obviously to house his undergound shuttle launching complex complete with monorail.

Talking to the builder today I described the automated gate and garage roller doors as a "James Bond -type of thing". I was lost for words at the time. I think he understood. I also mumbled something about "couldn't be bothered getting out of the car to manually open things anymore".

sean, that was just down to the level of the paving/pool surrounds. Another 48t tomorrow apparently. Then only another 25-35t or so for the driveway, rocket launching complex, subterranean squash court, hidden trapdoors and the cellar/ballistics firing range.

You Only Live Once so I thought I would make this project worthwhile.

The Loaded Dog wrote:
sean, that was just down to the level of the paving/pool surrounds. Another 48t tomorrow apparently. Then only another 25-35t or so for the driveway, rocket launching complex, subterranean squash court, hidden trapdoors and the cellar/ballistics firing range.

Amazing where it goes. Couple of weeks back I put 2 tonnes of loam on the cricket square (10 tracks so roughly 20m x 35m). Barely covers it.

seanmichaels wrote:

The Loaded Dog wrote:
sean, that was just down to the level of the paving/pool surrounds. Another 48t tomorrow apparently. Then only another 25-35t or so for the driveway, rocket launching complex, subterranean squash court, hidden trapdoors and the cellar/ballistics firing range.

Amazing where it goes. Couple of weeks back I put 2 tonnes of loam on the cricket square (10 tracks so roughly 20m x 35m). Barely covers it.

Yeah, it goes quickly when you order a couple of tonnes of sand or gravel.

Just did a quick calculation. 169 tonnes overall or nearly 14 x 12.5t truckloads.
Had 4 already, 4 more today, 4 more tomorrow and a couple more in the next few weeks. I bet it will be around 15 or 16 by the end of it.

What are you creating / doing? Extending an existing property? How much land is there?

seanmichaels wrote:What are you creating / doing? Extending an existing property? How much land is there?

Sean, where is the picture of your log store? I need a new one now the nights and weather are closing in.

I'll pay you if the work is good.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:What are you creating / doing? Extending an existing property? How much land is there?

Sean, where is the picture of your log store?  I need a new one now the nights and weather are closing in.

I'll pay you if the work is good.

Finished painting it at the weekend. i'll see what i can do, will look better when full.