Quote: Nat Wicks @ June 18 2012, 10:28 PM BST
In fact, my avatar quite appropriately displays my disdain. FEEL MY DISDAIN.
Your disdain has been noted. 
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Quote: zooo @ June 18 2012, 11:26 PM BSTAw, maybe it was a very old one and on the way out anyway.
Is evil zooo back again?
There was a really big noisy fly in my bedroom the other day, and it wouldn't go out and it wouldn't settle, so I tried to be zen about it and thought 'Maybe I should accept this fly as a valid cohabitee of this space, because it's not purposefully trying to annoy me, and does it not have as much right to be here as I do?' so I offered it some lettuce and thought maybe we could be friends but it f**ked off. This is why I have no trust in my heart
Maybe it was old, maybe it wasn't and I took out my anger on it. I usually just stun them enough to move them out - this is my party trick.
But I killed it and it was with my bad (left) hand. *prepares for the karma*
Do flies eat lettuce?
Isn't that rabbits?
Flies don't eat rabbits.
Maybe just dea... no. Horrible image.
Kittens.
Phew. All better.
Maybe it's time for bed . .
Diamonds are not Forever.
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Earlier today, Billwill was cutting the overlap edges off the stone steps at the front of his house, using a diamond studded circular blade in an angle grinder.
One blade wore out completely thus proving Diamonds are not Forever.
Yikes...Phuuuuttttt!
Just after fitting a new blade, while doing the last step, in a split second of carelessness, the mains power cable came in contact with the blade and it sliced through it instantly, with a loud Phutt as the fuse blew.
Glad it wasn't one of my fingers though.
So the last stone step had to be finished off with a hammer & cold chisel.
Oh the shame and humiliation bites deep.
Re: my attempt to become a BBC Mastermind contestant.
They telephone you in the middle of the day to ask you if you still want to be a contestant, then out of the blue while your mind is still focused on the work you are doing they tell you that you are now going to have a 12 question quiz on the phone.
This isn't 'The Chase' or Millionaire where you have multiple choice answers, it's 12 questions on general knowledge read to you in rapid fire manner as in the show. And of course - they are bloody hard.
I only managed to answer 4 of the 12 correctly (after double checking on the net when I got home)and the BBC man said 'if you don't hear anything from us within the next week you will know your application has been taken no further'
That was 2 weeks ago I am sure my face is still red
Eep! You can always try again though, right? At least you'll know what they're about to do next time!
Quote: Lee @ June 19 2012, 12:06 AM BST
Quote: Oldrocker @ June 19 2012, 12:18 AM BSTMaybe it's time for bed . .
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ June 19 2012, 9:01 AM BSTOh the shame and humiliation bites deep.
Re: my attempt to become a BBC Mastermind contestant.
They telephone you in the middle of the day to ask you if you still want to be a contestant, then out of the blue while your mind is still focused on the work you are doing they tell you that you are now going to have a 12 question quiz on the phone.
This isn't 'The Chase' or Millionaire where you have multiple choice answers, it's 12 questions on general knowledge read to you in rapid fire manner as in the show. And of course - they are bloody hard.
I only managed to answer 4 of the 12 correctly (after double checking on the net when I got home)and the BBC man said 'if you don't hear anything from us within the next week you will know your application has been taken no further'
That was 2 weeks ago
Can you re-apply? It sounds quite fun being rung randonly in the day and having to answer general knowledge questions.
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ June 19 2012, 9:01 AM BSTThis isn't 'The Chase' or Millionaire where you have multiple choice answers, it's 12 questions on general knowledge read to you in rapid fire manner as in the show. And of course - they are bloody hard.
They do that deliberately to see if you would freeze under pressure. Mastermind is usually populated by very intelligent but very socially inadequate people. They can't have some nerd sat on the chair, not answering questions and slowly wetting themselves.
How much cash do you get if you win Mastermind again? Oh that's right, bugger all. So don't worry about it.