Padded Cell

Hmm, on days like today (and indeed nights like last night) one might question the validity of the descriptor "paradise" for 'The Shakey Isles'.I'm lucky, at least the roof is still on. Winds of 178Kph last night on the hills around wellington. This...

Currently .6p seems a bit of a gamble to me, like. Running costs are estimated at £50,000 per week, you get loads of miles out of it but not much else if you exclude hot...

Can men be 'just friends' with women? in a platonic way?I think they can but it's difficult, partners can get jealous, sometimes there are ulterior motives and sometimes one or either parties 'wants more'...What do people here think ?

Can male forum contributors be 'just friends' with other male forum contributors in a not gay way?I think they can but it's difficult, contributors can get jealous, insults get thrown, accusations of „being a closet round earther“ are...

Well it's clear that at least some of the nuseries around the country are not providing a loving surrogate of the mother/child relationship as we traditionally percieve it.The approach in use if we are to believe the BBC is to scare them shitless,...

Well I am still really bad at this game, I am garysnaim on there BTW.Anyway I seem to have access to two servers, is there a way to get on anymore?

http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2004/040729_mfe_reagan_1.htmlA bit of a long read, but interesting nonetheless. A few quotes:"The far-right wing of the country—nearly one third of us by some estimates—continues to regard all who...

Hello everyone. Has anyone seen this website before?GhoststudyI am banned from this website and forums (well from posting anyway) as I very naughtily (and very much regret this now) faked a picture and submitted it. However I did tell the guy who runs...

I am going to look at a 9 month old G5 Powermac with quite a few bits and pieces and the type of software that I am looking forAny tips as to what I should be looking for The seller says he has the receipts and can demo the machine for me and let me...

Got back from the USA on Sunday and I still can't believe how rude and pig ignorant the immigration and customs officials are.If that shower of twats are Uncle Sam's first line of defence then I hope that the second line is better.Cheers Tony

Any thoughts ?Roof mounted, tailgate mounted - I have no idea.Certainly needs to cater for two bikes but might need to be four if the kids want to tag along.Should I get one rack of each type ?

Really, What a day to open the Athens Games ?Fritz Von Thereissuperst'ition

How's this for a screen hero?http://snipurl.com/8eyfI need a drink...Rod

It may be unfortunate, ironic, bloody annoying or whatever that he won, but what possible moral or legal right can Tessa Jowell have to deny Iorworth Hoare his 7m?Alex

Weird one yesterday.My wife took the kids to the beach to go rock pooling while the tide was out, and they had a great time. They went with other friends and kids, and on leaving, they went to the local village museum, which is also the library. She...

Is it just me or is the search enging buggered today???I enter a search (simple or advanced) and all I get is the main forum screen!Pah - Infopoop

Living in a shithole apartment building (i.e. cheap), I get lots of miscreants and losers living adjacent to me. Now I have:1) A permiscuous young dreadlocked (white hippy) lady who enjoys regular romps with an ever-changing cast of characters (see...

Ullo ullo - I have decided to get one of those webcam thingys. What do I look for?I don't need hi-tech "follow me" head tracking... I do need PC USB, low-ish costs, and preferably some decent product life re support and drivers, so no "kamakuza"...

I'm looking for a new TFT, currently using a few years olf Samsung 15" and it's performed admirably but is starting to look a little small (the 18" one at work doesn't help!).I've seen a Philips 190B5CS 19ins TFT, £360inc at ebuyer...

Jonny Wilkinson for being so unbearably dull.Roy Keane for being a complete git.Denis Bergkamp for being a cheating little twunt.Dennis Wise for being a vicious, cocky Millwall thug.Simon Barnes for trying to look like Michael Rother.That bloke who...

I am spending more time in the car recently trying to find the most remote places. Yesterday it was Southend. Some little backstreet in that sprawling mass of one way system - so I'm thinking - It's time to get Sat-Nav.I want one that is nicely...

The 9/11 Commission has concluded that it was not Iraq that had connections with Islamic terrorists but Iran. The report claims that Iran made "concerted efforts to strengthen relations" with al-Qa'eda and that Iranian border guards were instructed to...

Calling All iPod Users...I recently got an iPod (one for me this time...my wife also has one) and so far have only loaded uncompressed files. I know this takes up the most space, but I want the honeymoon period to sound as good as possible I have...

I have to nominate Simon "I've got a really smug, punchable face just like Matt Damon" Amstell, the talentless host of Popworld.Well, he used to be, but the other night I had to misfortune to stumble across Big Brother's Eforum, a programme of such...