pap

Excellent news and thoroughly deserved.

Every single one of the regular crew is, Tokes. Well, it's not that tricky. Still got the whiff of Si, I reckon.

As Tim points out, a ding-dong between you and I probably isn't going to improve this thread. FWIW though, I've already suggested loads of alternatives on this thread, as have others.

Yeah, that's something a stinker would say, Tokes. I suggest you review the fixed historical material.

I'm with you, bletch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtMgEhqkHoA Disappointed to learn that Tokes is a "stinker"

Nah, it's not that skip. I'm not going to validate your squirming self-justification by providing any "answers". You must do what you think is best, of course.

Ryan Scott strikes again.

Yeah, I'm thinking of giving it up, bletch. Superiority has been firmly established. Right now, I feel like the bully kicking sand in the eyes of the weak in those Charles Atlas ads.

Mack Rill

Keep 'em coming, Jeff. This is a superb fantasy you're constructing here. I feel you're only a couple of hobbits and goblins away from a sweeping epic saga.

Not according to this provision.

No mystery. Pattern analysis is a big part of my day-to-day work. Doing it quickly is why I haven't been replaced by a cheaper off-shore resource

No, I'm referring to your earlier comment when you said you've no problem making money from benefit claimants. Personally, I think you're making a big mistake. I went to a former polytechnic. You couldn't move for unmotivated middle-class kids who'd had everything handed to them on a plate. No hunger, y'see. The ones that didn't drop out finished with low grades, a couple even without honours. I was really surprised at the time; Uni is supposed to be a place where people want to be, right? Not with these people. It was just something they did to avoid having to go to work. Most of them have LinkedIn profiles that could feasibly be ascribed to plankton. Good luck with that provision, yeah?

My process is always the same (giving the game away, pap!). I have a general idea about who it will be, then actually use "less" common words to home in on the poster. Dog was procured with the word "boobtube". Stu was easy. General polarisin' racial terms but it was "fookin" that clinched it. That's the way they like to swear over on the UI.

My daughters are well-provided for. Fortunately, the pair of them were born smart; I've spent the best part of 19 years ensuring that they prize and use their intelligence. There is going to be 25 year overlap where we are all working. They can have whatever I own when I'm gone, but I'm not going to support them while they are perfectly capable of looking after themselves. I'd be utterly disappointed with them if their only source of income was housing benefit cheques, especially if it were from a grubby property empire I'd built on the backs of the poor and other taxpayers. The most important provision you can give to your kids is an environment that fosters independence and the ability to stand on their own feet. These lessons seem to be holding; Juvenile Unit #1 was offered free money throughout her A-Levels to allow her maximum study time. She got a part-time job instead, and loves the fact that she's financially independent; she'll likely keep it throughout Uni. Sometimes I'm in awe of the way the pair of them just get on with sh!t. So yep; provisions have been made. They're just different provisions, ones that don't require keeping anyone down for my kids to make their way up.

See that Ivan Drago? That's you, that is.

What you're talking about is gentrification. Don't worry; it's well underway. Instead of addressing the universal problems with the cost of housing, the Tories went the other way and decided that they wouldn't pay HB for expensive properties (+£400pw). London will soon be a city for the rich, and as btf pointed out, cities need people to run them. Where would you house the lower-paid? Tent cities? Below stairs, perhaps?

StuRomseySaint

Dog. btw, daughters say you need to "sort the Comic Sans out".

1080p

Very nice solution.

Can you comment on the rumour that a new hidden stat, "Likelihood of lamping team-mate", has been added in honour of Osvaldo? If so, is it a 1-20 stat or one of those bigger ones?

Can we have the scores please? I fancy lording it over these bastards. (sorry lads, 2 beers - and I'm a short bloke)

Has anyone seen that movie Crossroads, the one where Ralph "Karate Kid" Macchio does a deal with the devil at a crossroads to get wicked blues playing skills? Bale puts me in mind of that film at his best. Think he and Ronaldo are going to make each other better, which is frightening.

I nip around the place at a fair old whack, especially on motorways. My main run is obviously Liverpool to Southampton. I've never received a ticket. Is there a lot of it about down south?