What shall your weekend bring?

[7om]

Mahow and Shinners haven't.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I always keep some in my inside pocket, in case I'm at a soirée and my social skills are found wanting. Quick sniff of white off my Costa Coffee loyalty card and I'm running the room.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Christmas Lights switch on today in my town.

I saw a Sam Ryder lookalike (he's apparently an occupational therapist) mooching around with a Gruffalo and a load of elves.

If that does scream of Christmas I don't know what does.

[Kikó]

I'm a bit naive to this kind of stuff. How rife are we talking? I could understand the high-flying, ultra successful types doing coke but is little old Ethel down the road doing lines as well? Genuinely interested.

It's as common as having a drink with a lot these days. It's a bit much though when people are sniffed off their bonce for a quick pint after work

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice dig at Waff there.

[Waffdon]

That’s igor. I have no idea how folk do it during the week as a regular occurrence. I’d take stuff on a Friday night and still be in pain 2/3 days later.

I don’t think I’ve touched the stuff since Amsterdam last summer (‘22)

[SincereTheRebel]

Ive recently been described as being "Vanilla" as i have very limited life experiences. Regular. Ordinary. Lots of things i still have not done in 35 years.

Any form of drugs
Alcohol
Cigarettes
Anal
Oral

No thanks.

[Spikey M]

That's not even Vanilla. That's a tub of plain ice.

+1 for never trying cocaine though. The most I've tried is weed, which just made me feel sick.

Oh, and morphine when I dislocated my knee and they couldn't relocate until the 3rd attempt. I can see how heroin would be moreish.

[Lofty]

I'm a bit naive to this kind of stuff. How rife are we talking? I could understand the high-flying, ultra successful types doing coke but is little old Ethel down the road doing lines as well? Genuinely interested.

Compared to years ago when I was more in the circles that did drugs regularly, not much coke was done and it seemed to be more the stereotypical users, or in Barrow the massive roid heads.

Now, people I know who do it socially and in other areas like at my wife's work, it's a massive cross section of people and a large age range too. We went to the races for her company day out and you could tell who was on it, including fairly senior people. I went to QOTSA last night in Glasgow, just booze for me these days but immediately got my ear chewed off by two lads who were nice enough but clearly on it due the way they were talking. It's definitely routine for a lot more people these days.

Then again I'm probably the only member of the board who has been offered coke by his dad so might skew my perception somewhat.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Your only competition will be Igor.

[Offshore Toon]

I was at a funeral last Thursday and ended up on it. Admittedly, I don't exactly hang around with Pride of Britain nominees, but its as rife here now as it was when I left the UK in 2020, sans Albanians sat on every street corner.

[-james-]

I've not been offered coke all year which is the longest streak since about 2015.

[Baz]

Just to pick this back up, lad in the pub last night was waving round three bags like they were sweets. Bar staff couldn’t have cared less. He’s piping up to my group saying how he’s the hardest in there (definitely false) when some old fella comes up and summons him away so we’re all making fun of him for being dragged away by his dad. ‘Nah he just wants a stripe brb’ :facepalm:

Comes back about a minute later borderline hysterical saying he’s lost his bags. Pretty sure my mate pickpocketed him, although he denied it for the rest of the night.

Anyway, went back to a different pub after the football and the aforementioned mate starting spouting off calling the bar staff jews, and it all simmered a bit and thankfully it was home time before anything kicked off. Then the same mate rang me as I was getting in the car with a different mate who I’d offered a lift to, clearly wanting a lift home. Ignored.

Saving grace was a lad was up from London and it’s always good to see him, so not a complete disaster of a night. Plus I cheered the Brentford goal like Smicer’s goal in Istanbul, cos all the United fans were still in full song about how they’re the busby boys and how anyone not joining in was a scouse bastard. That I am :baz:

Tl;dr does everyone has one person in their friend group who everybody wishes never came? Somehow I’m not that person, thanks to dickhead Joe.

[Giggles]

I'm plumbing most of the weekend and now I'm short one fitting, and even Screwfix is closed today.

[Luke Emia]

Best get a bag and get on it then…

[Mike]

I’ve spent it taking my decking apart, found a flagged patio under it almost the exact size we’d planned to flag a patio, which was useful!
Got a garden full of planks of wood and huge wooden beams now though.
Glad the garden is started though.

[Spikey M]

I'm plumbing most of the weekend and now I'm short one fitting, and even Screwfix is closed today.

Easter is a load of bollocks really, but grumble quietly, because the bastards wouldn't hesitate to take a bank holiday away from us.

[Shindig]

Went out drinking last night, got no sleep but the hangover's nowhere to be seen. :cool:

[Giggles]

Easter is a load of bollocks really, but grumble quietly, because the bastards wouldn't hesitate to take a bank holiday away from us.

Surprisingly it's back open at 7am tomorrow, I thought they'd have took the 2.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Were shops always closed on Easter Sunday?

I'm sure the big shops normally did their regular Sunday hours or an even more reduced schedule.

[Shindig]

I always figured Easter Sunday was like Christmas Day where everything is shut.

[Spikey M]

Small shops can open. Large stores have to close by law, iirc.

[Giggles]

There's no laws here for any shops closing but most of them do today. I think Tesco is the only supermarket open and it didn't until 10am.

[Kikó]

Germany closes all supermarkets and retail on a bank holiday or Sunday. We've had to sneak in a top up shop yesterday otherwise we'd have starved to death.

[Pepe]

Shops being closed on Sunday is 19th century shit.

[Pepe]

Speaking of, some student died over the weekend so they cancelled classes tomorrow. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shops being closed on Sunday is 19th century shit.

In Poland all shops (other than family owned ones with a family member working) are closed on Sunday. It's so shit.

[Giggles]

Off to London innit in the morning, will need to empty the piggy bank rightly for the session tomorrow night.

[Spikey M]

Why? Irredeemable shithole.

[Giggles]

Why? Irredeemable shithole.

London v Galway in Ruislip on Saturday. The hotel is somewhere near Wembley so probably not all that close to the thick of it.

[phonics]

I'm doing some work for a Jim Obrien from Galway. His mums a pain in my hole.

[SincereTheRebel]

Looking to buy a new duvet the same tog as my current duvet. Looks like I ripped off the label and don't know what tog it is.

[Jimmy Floyd]

London v Galway in Ruislip on Saturday. The hotel is somewhere near Wembley so probably not all that close to the thick of it.

As the kids say, I was today years old when I found out that London has a GAA team.

[Giggles]

As the kids say, I was today years old when I found out that London has a GAA team.

There's lots in England but they'd be the only one play football in the main league and championship, along with New York. London, Lancashire, and Warwickshire play in the hurling ones.
They've a fair few "home grown" these days, it used to be all just lads working over there for the summer and all.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think I'd heard of the game(s) being played here but had no idea they put a side out against the proper teams. Ruislip is a gloriously shit place to have it as well.

[Giggles]

The wife is in the same spot this weekend. Numerous beers, wanks, and kebabs ahoy.

[Giggles]

I think I'd heard of the game(s) being played here but had no idea they put a side out against the proper teams. Ruislip is a gloriously shit place to have it as well.

The highest level an English team plays at in either code is London hurling. They do pretty well, never be threatening the big boys but the gulf in that is monstrous.

[Baz]

Day sesh in Liverpool tomorrow with da work ladz.

Honestly spending time with them is mostly mind numbing - think nerdy teenage virgin loser vibes who do nothing but talk about the women in view, plus I think most of them do coke - but it is somehow more appealing than doing the kids’ bedtime at home, so I shall be boarding a train at 3 and live laugh sesh.

[Boydy]

You really seem to be hating your kids at the minute.

[Raoul Duke]

Wife is out tonight and I'm at home so it's pizza/beer/Xbox for me.

Tomorrow there is a flower parade in my city (Dutch gonna Dutch) and then I'm going to a gig in the evening (my barber's band, amusingly)

[Baz]

You really seem to be hating your kids at the minute.tbh I hate everything at the minute. :worried:

[Ben]

You really seem to be hating your kids at the minute.

:D

I really don’t mind it at all. Whichever one of me and the wife doesn’t do it has to load the dishwasher and clean the kitchen, and fuck that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You really seem to be hating your kids at the minute.

They're mini-Baz's, they're little twats.

[Giggles]

All kids are twats. I've to go away next weekend and after I said I would I only learned that the wife's friends were bringing theirs. Fucking dampener already, one of those fucks is like a whirlwind.

[Giggles]

I don’t like a kebab in the day time and it’s sunny now so it’s just wrong. Microwave tomorrow.

[Shindig]

tbh I hate everything at the minute. :worried:

The sidekick finally ditched you, didn't she?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don’t like a kebab in the day time and it’s sunny now so it’s just wrong. Microwave tomorrow.

Sorry, you've bought a kebab which you're not going to eat until tomorrow?

That's going to be fucking foul in the microwave.

[Giggles]

Sorry, you've bought a kebab which you're not going to eat until tomorrow?

That's going to be fucking foul in the microwave.

Not even remotely, done it several times.

[Spikey M]

One of my flat mates at uni once bought a Kebab on a night out, fell asleep without eating it and ate it cold the next morning. Marbled balls of white fat and all.

[Giggles]

:drool:

[Dark Soldier]

Officially move into my new place today. Getting a kebab, I have 30 edibles, ten days annual leave. Fucking yas.

[Spikey M]

Currently sat at a kids birthday party (:() and they're playing the game where the kids have to sit down when the music stops. Standard stuff, except, the woman is remembering who is out by giving the losers star stickers and having them sit in a little group.

I've been to Pirate, Princess and Dinosaur themed birthday parties, but a Holocaust theme is a new one on me.

[Baz]

I went to a cocktail bar yesterday where magicians would come and sit with you for a bit. One of them “read my mind” and I felt like a proper loser when he got it right.

[niko_cee]

See Spikey, there's always something worse that could be happening to you.

[Mike]

I went to a cocktail bar yesterday where magicians would come and sit with you for a bit. One of them “read my mind” and I felt like a proper loser when he got it right.

What did he read? "this is well better than being home...but at home I could be doing a raid on Dungeon Siege, so maybe that is better?"

[Spikey M]

See Spikey, there's always something worse that could be happening to you.

Didn't have to do the hokey cokey though, did he?

[Baz]

He said to think of something we have that we like and write it down on a little card. He asked if it was an instrument or a pet so I said no (my wife picked our cat but blurted out her name before he had chance to properly guess hers, cos she’s useless. If anyone’s played that forced-fun game called Chameleon, never play it with my wife and her family unless you want a fury-induced aneurysm) and then he wrote down CAR on a piece of card and showed my wife. ‘Nah he won’t have written that he’s not arsed about hi-‘ as I reveal ‘my car’ scrawled on the card he’d given me.

Should have played havoc and gone with giant dildo or signed Ian Huntley photo, or something I don’t even own like a rugby ball.

[igor_balis]

Went to my dad's for the first time in over a year, he gave me £300, legend. Might go more often if he does that every time.

[Lewis]

One of the better ways to find out somebody has dementia.

[Baz]

Maybe his book has been published.

[Manc]

I wonder how quickly the conversation went from catch-up to Jonathan Greening.

[igor_balis]

I wonder how quickly the conversation went from catch-up to Jonathan Greening.

:D Neil Clement but close enough

[igor_balis]

One of the better ways to find out somebody has dementia.

He's actually the most cogent he's been for fucking years. He's given up the booze, which is pretty impressive but feels pretty futile. Bottle of jack daniels a day for the best part of four decades, then goes teetotal as a 69 year old disabled shut in stroke victim. Surely now is the optimal time to be a massive alcoholic? Fair play, though.


He said he didn't want to subject me to the faff of trying to sell his old records when he dies, so sold the lot of them for the aforementioned £300 to some nerd he met online. Pretty sure he got massively ripped off, but I spose the profit margin will be dependent on having those Big Audio Dynamite records sitting round the house for years while they wait for them to sell on discogs. Probably a reasonable tradeoff.

[Shindig]

Your dad's got the right idea. I've just went round my folks for a chat and to pick up any duplicate DVDs my dad has. I was expecting loads but it's mostly the back half of the Fast and Furious collection. Nowt I especially want so I'll probably add to my pile of stuff to trade in.

The downside being he's still got hundreds more and I dread the day we have to deal with all that at once.

[Baz]

Felt terribly old on Saturday night. Had been at the pub with my mates for the football and a couple of us walked into town for the Germany game. Was talking to someone at the bar who turned out to be mates with someone I went to school with’s daughter. :sick:

[Spikey M]

I was in court with someone born in 2004 today. Cunt was born when I was already an adult. Bang out of order.

[randomlegend]

Yeah some of the nurses I work with were born after 2000. Brutal.

[phonics]

I worked in a pub and ID'ing people that were born after 9/11 that could order a pint was a punch to the gut.

[Baz]

Where’s everyone watching the final on Sunday?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watching with my dad. The whole downstairs of his house is without a water supply, toilet or kitchen facilities as they're having some work done, but even then he point blank refuses to come to mine instead.

[Kikó]

I'll be with a group of mates I haven't seen in a while. Potential for death is high.

[Giggles]

I'm going to go to the pub as I've Monday off.

[Ben]

Pub. Monday off.

[Dave.]

Night club. Monday off.

[Spikey M]

I'm going to go to the pub as I've Monday off.

Cheer us on loud and proud Giggles lad

[Giggles]

I wouldn't go that far but it wouldn't be the worst thing ever as I once thought it would be.

[Baz]

I’m watching it in a pub. Watched the semi there and the atmosphere was alright, although I’d have preferred to have been outside cos my mate plonked us in front of a 23” SD TV and I couldn’t tell the difference between Stones and Guehi cos it was so pixelated. We said we’d watch the final there only to discover you need to prebook drinks in order to reserve a table. He hastily contacted them to book outdoor seating near the big screens but was told it’s full but managed to secure us a table indoors and 8 pints of Guinness for the generous price of £40. If we’re in front of that same TV, I might stream it on my phone. :moop:

Win or loose we’re on the booze though, night out in Warrington hopefully shouting along to Vindaloo in every bar we go.

[igor_balis]

Friends house, work at 6am Monday

[Spikey M]

managed to secure us a table indoors and 8 pints of Guinness for the generous price of £40. If we’re in front of that same TV, I might stream it on my phone. :moop:



Are they your drinking pints or your throwing in the air pints?

[Giggles]

I've never heard of pre negotiating the price of pints in a pub. How does that even work when it's rammed?

[Ben]

Seems to me like they saw Baz coming here.

[Spikey M]

I've never heard of pre negotiating the price of pints in a pub. How does that even work when it's rammed?

I think the drink price is set, you just have to order however many you want in advance and there's presumably a fee for the table. They do the drink pre-ordering at Roots Hall (Southend stadium) too. You have to order and pay for your half time drink(s) before the game. It's shite so I just don't bother.

[Lewis]

I will be watching it the best possible way: on my telly with the TTH open.

[Pepe]

I will be watching it the best possible way: on my telly with the TTH open.

:cool:

[Lofty]

Having gone large for the last two MASSIVE games in tournaments under Southgate I'm having a quiet one, hopefully it bucks the trend of us losing them. Last minute plan change forced my hand, I could have the day off monday if I wanted but I work from home anyway so not much difference.

[Shindig]

Just come back from a DJ Shadow gig in Gateshead. I am shattered but it was class. A proper bombardment of the senses and I forgot just how much he's done in the last ... 40-ish!? years. He legitimately made it sound like he's thinking of packing in/slowing down.

He wished England good luck on Sunday so there's that. I'm also at the point where I really, really notice how old the crowd is. You grow up thinking young people will be into the stuff you like. Naw. It's all bald people and their fat wives. One wifey fell over just getting into the fucking venue.

[Baz]

Seems to me like they saw Baz coming here.If that’s the case, they’ve seen a lot of people coming. I’d just rather secure a table and somewhere to watch the game rather than wander aimlessly from pub to pub trying to find one that will let us in.

[SincereTheRebel]

I ennded up at Goodwood festival on Sunday, which was surprisngly enjoyable. Some of the cars on show, pre 2005 were good to see in the real. Playing Need 4 Speed and Gran Turismo all these years means it seems like i was already attached to the machine :d:

[Baz]

I’m going to Norwich tomorrow, come back Wednesday.

Looking forward to West Runton Beach.

[Dquincy]

Have a lovely time.

[igor_balis]

I’m going to Norwich tomorrow, come back Wednesday.

Looking forward to West Runton Beach.

I have pub recommendations if you want them, plenty we had a great time at when I lived there.

[Lewis]

I liked the waterside seating at The Ribs of Beef. I bet you liked The Fat Cat and probably bought some of their merch.

[igor_balis]

I liked the waterside seating at The Ribs of Beef. I bet you liked The Fat Cat and probably bought some of their merch.

I never got the hype for the fat cat. The owner was pleasant enough when he came to do his banking, though.

Some of my faves were my local the eaton cottage, the leopard and the plasterers arms, but the city does have shit loads of good pubs.

I quite liked having a drink in the garden of the playhouse, but it did have a few too many wankers like me.

[Lewis]

Norwich is a great place. I could have happily lived there.

[Baz]

I have pub recommendations if you want them, plenty we had a great time at when I lived there.

Sure, although I’m with my kids and not drinking. :rosebud:

[randomlegend]

I have food recommendations if you want them.

[Baz]

I have food recommendations if you want them.

Yes! So far I have cactus cafe.

[Luke Emia]

Get yourself to Bills. Maybe Turtle Bay as well.

In seriousness if you are there for breakfast in the morning Number 33 is very good.

[Luke Emia]

Randrew have you been to Benoli? Someone bought me a gift voucher for my birthday but I’ve never been.

[randomlegend]

Yes! So far I have cactus cafe.

The Kimchi for Korean. The fried chicken is great and the portions are ridiculous.

Grosvenor for fish and chips.

Number 33 is indeed very good for breakfast/brunch/lunch.

Jive for Mexican.

Namaste is vegetarian Indian and is really good.

Blue Joanna does sharing plates with a Korean/Japanese bent.

Saporita is good for lunch. Does paninis, pizzas slices, focaccia, etc. The Italian people who run it appear to be the happiest people in the world whenever I go in, which always brightens my day.

Bodega on the market does banging sandwiches.

For proper sit down nice dinner there's places like Benoli, Benedict's, L'Hexagone, but I'd imagine that's probably not what you're looking for with kids. All the above are varying degrees of child friendly depending how old they are, Blue Joanna and Jive probably the least so.

[randomlegend]

Randrew have you been to Benoli? Someone bought me a gift voucher for my birthday but I’ve never been.

Yes, it's excellent, one of the best 2-3 restaurants in the City in my opinion.

[Mike]

Got the paddling pool filling up, BBQ about to get started and Liverpool on the TV. My parents are on the way to provide free childcare and are bringing beer. Not a bad Sunday.

Also, the last owner of our house had a hot water tap installed alongside the cold tap outside. He was very pleased to tell us about this on our viewing and we thought it was a bizarre thing to show off. But it’s utterly fantastic for paddling pools and the kids. I’d install one on any house I live in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm at Centre Parcs for the weekend.

Tomorrow I am going to shoot a crossbow as well as drive/pilot/manoeuvre a kayak.

Will I die? Who knows.

On Sunday, if I make it, I will be climbing one of those indoor walls.

[Shindig]

Mahow's Olympic journey starts now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kayaking is seriously great fun but pretty taxing physically.

My thighs especially are burning.

[Baz]

You should do paddle boarding.

[niko_cee]

Isn't kayaking all upper body? How are your thighs burning?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Google suggests that the kayak isn't a good fit (my groin started cramping when I first sat in) and or my kayaking form is bad.

Combination of both is very likely.

Inner thighs took a pounding.

[Spikey M]

Bet the mong was on a Pedalo.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They have swan shaped kayaks, dickhead.

[Magic]

I can barely type this on my phone. I am zinging off my tits. Took two tabs of pooooootent LSD.

[Magic]

I'm still tripping. This is actual torture now. Let me sleep. Characters are still melting from my phone screen.

[-james-]

:lol:

Two tabs is mental. Why?

[Shindig]

Probably got bullied into it by the young uni kids.

[Magic]

:lol:

Two tabs is mental. Why?

I thought it might have been less potent as they'd been sitting in my mate's drawer for 4 years. He'd never tried it before but he's a shroom grower. He didn't tell me the guy he traded shrooms with is a mega psych head so yeah this stuff was the real deal.

Like I've never tripped like that before, I mean it was every meme regarding acid taking X10.

I was the bridge between alternating dimensions at one point I mean I didn't even know if I was alive or not. Absolutely intense.

[-james-]

One Friday night at uni when I was 19/20, both of my flatmates were away and I was bored. I knew one of them had a vial of liquid acid in his room, so I thought I'd have a small swig (wanker). I think there was the equivalent of four tabs in there, and obviously I massively misjudged it. Had never tripped before and on the come-up decided it would be a good idea to go for a wander. Spent the next few hours not being able to comprehend my existence as I wandered the streets of Glasgow. I went to the smoking area at subclub because I thought it would be a safe space but iirc I just got lolled at and told to go hame m8 by anyone I explained my circumstances to.

How not to do it.

[-james-]

I did really enjoy listening to Portishead as I watched sprawling cities expand from my arm hair at 6am though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did a escape room, did poorly.

I R Stupid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus fuck climbing is hard.

Doesn't help that I'm scared of heights either.

[-james-]

Nearly everyone is awful at it for the first few sessions, but usually improve quite rapidly for a while after that if they start going regularly. You'll probably be sore in muscles you didn't know you had tomorrow.

[Magic]

One Friday night at uni when I was 19/20, both of my flatmates were away and I was bored. I knew one of them had a vial of liquid acid in his room, so I thought I'd have a small swig (wanker). I think there was the equivalent of four tabs in there, and obviously I massively misjudged it. Had never tripped before and on the come-up decided it would be a good idea to go for a wander. Spent the next few hours not being able to comprehend my existence as I wandered the streets of Glasgow. I went to the smoking area at subclub because I thought it would be a safe space but iirc I just got lolled at and told to go hame m8 by anyone I explained my circumstances to.

How not to do it.

That sounds like hell. It was just me and my mate on the farm house he lives in in the middle of nowhere. Safe, at least.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nearly everyone is awful at it for the first few sessions, but usually improve quite rapidly for a while after that if they start going regularly. You'll probably be sore in muscles you didn't know you had tomorrow.
Really struggled to get a grip and my feet always felt in the wrong place.

Some little shit of a kid declared "this wall is easy" as he was being unhooked and me hooked. I got about 15% up it.

There were 16 wall faces and I tried about 9
9 or 10. Got to the "top" of two.

[-james-]

The one constant at nearly all levels of climbing is there's always a 12 year old that will stroll up and smash whatever it is you're flailing about on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Here are the walls:

https://i.imgur.com/ovkrW2B.jpeg

The one on the left is the one I started on as he said it was one of the easier ones. I didn't do well because I struggled to know what to do at the "splats".

Also, did the clear one in the middle and it was one I got to the top. Gripping was fine.

https://i.imgur.com/BImOyt1.jpeg

I tried the Tetris themed one as well as the planets. Tetris tripped me up as it jutted out and the handholds weren't easy for me to grip. Planets fucked me because I got to the big bastard and didn't know how to get around/over.

https://i.imgur.com/aIDOwag.jpeg

This is one we practised on and then I tried it later.

https://i.imgur.com/GniV66n.jpeg

This castle was a real fucker. The hand/foot holds were too small for me.

https://i.imgur.com/taykmAo.jpeg

Got to the top of the Space Invadery one and touched the button nose that it has. The white and black was the final one which the dickhead kid deemed "well easy".



Fun but physically exhausting and my hands were shaking too at the end as I am scared of heights.

[-james-]

The key to basically all beginner level climbing is getting your weight on your feet. I think bouldering is best for beginners because it really forces you to learn technique. You're never going to get better doing it in trainers either.

[-james-]

I'm just back from the gym. My locker jammed shut with my shoes, keys and phone in it so they had to call me a taxi to get home. :moop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Could they not get one of the local beefcakes to unjam it?

[-james-]

We got pretty close with a screwdriver but it seemed quite impressively uncrackable and unshimmyable. Would have been good if they had also made them unjammable.

[Giggles]

Here are the walls:

https://i.imgur.com/ovkrW2B.jpeg

The one on the left is the one I started on as he said it was one of the easier ones. I didn't do well because I struggled to know what to do at the "splats".

Also, did the clear one in the middle and it was one I got to the top. Gripping was fine.

https://i.imgur.com/BImOyt1.jpeg

I tried the Tetris themed one as well as the planets. Tetris tripped me up as it jutted out and the handholds weren't easy for me to grip. Planets fucked me because I got to the big bastard and didn't know how to get around/over.

https://i.imgur.com/aIDOwag.jpeg

This is one we practised on and then I tried it later.

https://i.imgur.com/GniV66n.jpeg

This castle was a real fucker. The hand/foot holds were too small for me.

https://i.imgur.com/taykmAo.jpeg

Got to the top of the Space Invadery one and touched the button nose that it has. The white and black was the final one which the dickhead kid deemed "well easy".



Fun but physically exhausting and my hands were shaking too at the end as I am scared of heights.

That place looks like it should have a ball pit and 25 suicidal looking parents.

[Baz]

That place looks like it should have a ball pit and 25 suicidal looking parents.Annoyingly most ‘soft play centres’ tend to not have a ball pit.

[niko_cee]

It has a Starbucks and 25 suicidal looking parents instead.

[Lewis]

Here are the walls:

https://i.imgur.com/ovkrW2B.jpeg

The one on the left is the one I started on as he said it was one of the easier ones. I didn't do well because I struggled to know what to do at the "splats".

Also, did the clear one in the middle and it was one I got to the top. Gripping was fine.

https://i.imgur.com/BImOyt1.jpeg

I tried the Tetris themed one as well as the planets. Tetris tripped me up as it jutted out and the handholds weren't easy for me to grip. Planets fucked me because I got to the big bastard and didn't know how to get around/over.

https://i.imgur.com/aIDOwag.jpeg

This is one we practised on and then I tried it later.

https://i.imgur.com/GniV66n.jpeg

This castle was a real fucker. The hand/foot holds were too small for me.

https://i.imgur.com/taykmAo.jpeg

Got to the top of the Space Invadery one and touched the button nose that it has. The white and black was the final one which the dickhead kid deemed "well easy".



Fun but physically exhausting and my hands were shaking too at the end as I am scared of heights.

https://i.imgur.com/2LZzMeg.png

She's got you sussed.

[Lewis]

I have a weekend pass for this (https://www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/line-up/) because my brother gets them for free. I'm going to give Pixies (unless they are a sad sight these days) and Wet Leg a go, but is there anything I'm unaware of that is worth seeing? I live right by the site so I don't need to spend all day there.

I had a mooch about earlier and saw the back end of Snow Patrol and then Fatboy Slim. Two women were having a loud conversation during it, and I told them to shut up. One of them goes 'Err, it's a concert?' as if I'm some sort of Neighbourhood Watch nonce. Pure Lib Dem energy in the VIP section.

[Spikey M]

I would pay money to watch you experience Soft Play and their fans. The Lib Dem Youth. Punks on a gap year. Conform in an edgey way, yah.


https://youtu.be/nMOgilf4WX4?si=KDTfZp-j58wvL4f3

[Shindig]

Pixies? Man, that's me jealous. And to a lesser extent, Shaun Ryder in a live (possibly drunk) setting. I'm with you, though. Pixies without Kim Deal isn't right. It's not even the Frank Black you'd want.

[Boydy]

Jamie T is still going? Headlining too. Mad.

18 year old me would have loved that - Maximo Park, The Kooks, Razorlight, The Futureheads and Jamie T.

[Clunge]

Went to All Points East for Pixies and LCD Soundsystem, and while it’s hard not to have a good time with either, the crowd made it fucking difficult. Hordes of people paying £85 a pop either to have the most expensive conversations or get monged to oblivion. Fucking cunts. Pretty much ruined Pixies bar when they shut up for the hits, and marred the first have of LCD until we found a better little crowd enclave. Got to stop shelling out for these big London gigs as they’re just massive wanker magnets.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Definitely a feature of all public events now. Sport as well in certain contexts. They're there just to say they've been, not to actually experience it, it's all about them, the star of their own useless lives.

[Clunge]

Yup, exactly that. Social media has turned everything into a competition to be seen enjoying something rather than actually being there in the moment enjoying it.

There was a lanky guy in front of us who seemed to be having a wholly indifferent time. That was until he whipped his phone out, put it on selfie mode, turned his back on the gig and flailed around for a bit, then proceeded to spend the next five mins putting it on all his socials before returning to his sullen sulkiness. What is the fucking point?

[Shindig]

It's why I try and get to the front and keep my mouth shut. The phone goes out but it's always facing the stage. That's the stuff I came for.

[Baz]

There was a lanky guy in front of us who seemed to be having a wholly indifferent time. That was until he whipped his phone out, put it on selfie mode, turned his back on the gig and flailed around for a bit, then proceeded to spend the next five mins putting it on all his socials before returning to his sullen sulkiness. What is the fucking point?I'd say these are the worst kinds of people, but unfortunately nowadays it seems to actually be the majority of people. I've deactivated all my social media, partly because I cannot be doing with it. :moody:

And I know you're thinking "pot kettle black" (ugh) cos I've spammed enough of my face on the internet for as long as you can remember, but I've definitely never been about pretending to have fun for photographs' sake.

[Kikó]

Taking a photo at a gig is fine but people record the whole thing. It's footage no one will watch or wants to watch. Enjoy the gig you nonces.

[Lewis]

I can see over most people filming it, but some smaller people near me were having it ruined by some old bag with her phone constantly in the air.

[Lewis]

Today I saw the Lightning Seeds, who have just enough gold for a perfect forty-five minutes; some local probably private school girls called Baby Said who were good; Molotov Jukebox who were pretty fun; and Pixies, who were fantastic. Zero crowd interaction. No encore. They just hammered through their good stuff, turned the lights on, and walked off.

[Baz]

Should have had Orange Cassidy come out.

[Clunge]

Lightning Seeds cover of You Showed Me is one of my favourite things ever. It was used on one of those epic Prem round-ups they used to do in the late-90s and it's been a total earworm for me ever since. And Pixies are great value for what they do – their songs are so short for the most-part that they can just barrel through loads of stuff in no time at all. And I'm a big fan of the no superfluous crowd chat wank, which people like Dave Grohl have taken to excruciating heights.

[Lofty]

Kyuss Lives! Did that at Download years ago, first on the main stage, walked on, melted everyone's face off with banger after banger then left, didn't acknowledge the crowd once, immense.

Saw Tenacious D at Manchester Arena in May and the filming was ridiculous. People who had attended together, some presumably couples living together, all sat with their phones out for the majority of the gig.

When I went to see Deadpool & Wolverine two people next to us seemed to be on the worst date ever, they rolled in last second then both seemed to be on their phone for the entire film, the woman at points actively recording the screen.

[Clunge]

Would have loved to have seen Kyuss/Kyuss Lives, Red Sun and particularly Sky Valley are incredible albums. So much great music has come from the components of that original line-up.

[igor_balis]

The lightning seeds are awesome. Flaming sword is my fave, especially the pre-seeds Care version.

[Shindig]

That's the thing about festivals. There's less chance of banter because the schedule is tighter. There's more chance for delays so they either bang through songs or make cuts. Only the headliners tend to get their way.


Lightning Seeds cover of You Showed Me is one of my favourite things ever. It was used on one of those epic Prem round-ups they used to do in the late-90s and it's been a total earworm for me ever since.

Life of Riley was Goal of the Month music for ages. Seems like that's a sign of greatness. I can think of two other songs (Teenage Fanclub - Is This Music?, DJ Shadow - You Can't Go Home Again) getting into my life because of Match of the Day.

[Magic]

I really can't imagine Lewis at a music festival.

[Clunge]

There was a Cake song used for GOTM for a while – Short Skirt/Long Jacket, I think.

[igor_balis]

Lewis being a fan of Wet Leg would be the funniest thing ever.

[igor_balis]

Pixies was the first gig I ever went to, 2005 I think. They were really good, had Kim Deal and everything. I have zero interest in any of their new stuff, same with dinosaur jr. Like, I'm sure it's probably alright but when Trompe Le Monde and Doolittle and You're Living All Over Me is there, I just can't be arsed to investigate.

[Lewis]

Lewis being a fan of Wet Leg would be the funniest thing ever.

I couldn't tell you any of their songs. Trying new things.

[igor_balis]

I couldn't tell you any of their songs. Trying new things.

They're basically the exact type of annoying shit your imagined igor_balis who does jokes about bacon on Reddit would like.

[Lewis]

It's them, Biffy Clyro, Professor Green, or posting on here. Please advise.

[Spikey M]

Biffy Clyro, TTH, Pro Green in that order.

Pro Green will probably just do a 2 hour lecture on Mental Health anyway.

[Lewis]

The main stage had the big screens blaring 'EVERYONE HAS MENTAL HEALTH' between acts, which felt like a direct challenge to my call-and-response routine at work about 'getting mental health' and all the young people jeering me.

[mo]

Pixies was the first gig I ever went to, 2005 I think. They were really good, had Kim Deal and everything. I have zero interest in any of their new stuff, same with dinosaur jr. Like, I'm sure it's probably alright but when Trompe Le Monde and Doolittle and You're Living All Over Me is there, I just can't be arsed to investigate.

I've listened to most of the newer Pixies stuff (bar most recent) and I found it unusually on brand. Some absolute corkers, some weird shit that doesn't quite land. I've found most of their albums new and old to follow that formula.

[Clunge]

I loved one of Dionsaur Jr’s more recent efforts too - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. Decent album.

[Lewis]

I gave Biffy Clyro half an hour and got a bit bored, so mooched over to Wet Leg and thought it wasn't too bad. Then it started raining so I have come home and put my washing on. I saw the back end beforehand of Arlo Parks and they were alright. Plus I saw somebody throw up all down somebody else. All-in-all, a decent festival.

[Alex]

Went to All Points East for Pixies and LCD Soundsystem, and while it’s hard not to have a good time with either, the crowd made it fucking difficult. Hordes of people paying £85 a pop either to have the most expensive conversations or get monged to oblivion. Fucking cunts. Pretty much ruined Pixies bar when they shut up for the hits, and marred the first have of LCD until we found a better little crowd enclave. Got to stop shelling out for these big London gigs as they’re just massive wanker magnets.

I went to this too and I largely agree. I didn't notice it quite so much during the Pixies but for LCD Soundsystem, definitely.

I don't want to generalise but I do think certain types of bands attract it more, too. And LCD fit the profile. I went again today and Ben Gibbard headlined with the Death Cab/Postal Service double header and it was a much more pleasant crowd. Still a noticeable amount of people who just seem to want to talk over the entire thing, but far less people absolutely off their face. I'm not advocating abstinence either, I will drink steadily for most of the day at these things too. But there's a level.

Absolutely belting lineup up today too. I saw:

Wednesday - Yo La Tango - Teenage Fanclub - Sleater-Kinney - The Decemberists - Phoenix - Death Cab - Postal Service.

I would have seen a bit of Everything Everything too but I needed to fit some grub in at some point. But still as good a day of music as I can recall seeing in recent memory.

[Pepe]

Aren't concerts stupid loud? How do you talk over that?

[Clunge]

Outdoor ones tend to have much more sound bleed, wind plays a part too. And it depends so much on where you are in the crowd relative to the main PAs, the flanking ones and the relays. You can stand a couple of yards apart and have a completely different sound profile. But irrespective, if two people are rattling on a food from your ear behind you, it's pretty evident even if it's super loud.

[Shindig]

Today I went to Durham's classic car thing. Not intentionally but I was passing through whilst trying to scope out the new office building we're moving into. Couldn't tell you what model of Shelby I was looking at but it looked mint. Same goes for this lovely Papaya coloured Ford moonshine runner thing. The Lotus Elite is like a wedge fucked a brick. :D There was also a pristine Corvette Roadster and a bloody nice Morgan.

Some fella also brought some 90's era Mercs which had no business being there.

[Lofty]

Picked a load of blackberries on my morning dog walk, made a crumble this afternoon.

One foot in the grave.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Went to the local chilli festival today.

Was grand, tried a load of sauces and then ate a mixed souvlaki and some BBQ pork skewers.

Bought some very fruity sauces too.

A banana habanero, a spicy plum, "punchy pineapple" and a hot mango.

The banana habanero is more like an Indian pickle, it's so good.

[phonics]

I've been looking for a Tekken tournament to attend and it seems there are only two available this year. One is in a shitty bar in Bristol so I'm a maybe for that one, then the second is in Liverpool which I dismissed only to find it's held in literally THE MOST INSANE CHURCH I'VE EVER SEEN.

https://liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/AT_0379_wider-low.jpg
https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/liverpool-met/(Photos-above,-Greg-Harding-Photography-all-others-Purcell).jpg

So I've signed up just to see a video game tournament happen in this space.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Trust the scousers to build a church like that. Probably one altar for reds and one for blues.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Batshit.

What weird new-age religion uses it?

[Mike]

Catholics.

[Baz]

Just bumped into DC :cool:

[Shindig]

Does he still look like a happy Ian Curtis?

[Baz]

Very much so :D Just with white hair.

[Shindig]

Good. I'd hate to see that man depressed. :D

[SincereTheRebel]

Are there any decent adventure activities to do in Chester? Need some ideas

[Baz]

Are there any decent adventure activities to do in Chester? Need some ideas

How far away is Go Ape in Delamere Forest?

[SincereTheRebel]

round the corner. Weather dont look too good though so i should probably look into some indoor entertainment.

[Baz]

Went to a kids party of someone from work this afternoon at a ‘soft play’ place. Had a Hulk and Iron Man toy on the table and then wandered off with the kids to the ‘party table’ to eat. Returned to find Iron Man missing. Brushed it off as some scrubber has nicked him.

Went playing and saw some lad take my bottle of pop (Pepsi max cherry) off my table and wander off with it. Abandoned my children to go and get it back and his dad was like ‘where’s he got that? Off your table? lol’ so I was like yeah, don’t suppose it was him who stole Iron Man too, and he got all defensive for accusing his child of being a thief, despite him literally just stealing from me.

Some woman who I’d been introduced to as ‘she doesn’t know anyone either, if you wanna chat’ tried to interject and i basically wrote it off as lost, despite her best efforts to look for a shiny red plastic man lying around anywhere.

Anyway, on the way out, Iron Man was on the exit gate. Little lad definitely been shamed into not taking it home by his knobhead dad.

Cool story bro, etc

[Giggles]

This is why there's a state of the board thread (that's dead as a doornail, saying a lot). We're all just old as fuck.

[Spikey M]

Went to a kids party of someone from work this afternoon at a ‘soft play’ place. Had a Hulk and Iron Man toy on the table and then wandered off with the kids to the ‘party table’ to eat. Returned to find Iron Man missing. Brushed it off as some scrubber has nicked him.

Went playing and saw some lad take my bottle of pop (Pepsi max cherry) off my table and wander off with it. Abandoned my children to go and get it back and his dad was like ‘where’s he got that? Off your table? lol’ so I was like yeah, don’t suppose it was him who stole Iron Man too, and he got all defensive for accusing his child of being a thief, despite him literally just stealing from me.

Some woman who I’d been introduced to as ‘she doesn’t know anyone either, if you wanna chat’ tried to interject and i basically wrote it off as lost, despite her best efforts to look for a shiny red plastic man lying around anywhere.

Anyway, on the way out, Iron Man was on the exit gate. Little lad definitely been shamed into not taking it home by his knobhead dad.

Cool story bro, etc

:D

If only to prove Giggles point, I could basically type this same post but exchange kids party for on holiday last year, Iron Man for a beach ball and the bottle of Pepsi for one of my daughters flip-flops.

[Manc]

I wouldn't recommend drinking flip-flops.

[randomlegend]

Oh right yeah, this is why you all seethe at me, I don't have any kids :drool:

[Dquincy]

Oh right yeah, this is why you all seethe at me, I don't have any kids :drool:
Strange take away from that story.

[Baz]

Oh right yeah, this is why you all seethe at me, I don't have any kids :drool:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fs7jZXpaAAECl05.jpg

[randomlegend]

Seethe on lads, don't mind me.

[Shindig]

Archive his posts for the inevitable NHS inquest.

[randomlegend]

Do not do that.

[Spikey M]

Strange take away from that story.

I've noticed a trend amongst childless people - especially as they get older - to be very loud about their dislike of children and / or their happiness about not having them.

Now, some would say they're over compensating for something - especially those that choose to work with Children, like paediatricians and Teachers - but I am not that unkind.

[Giggles]

There's an advantage, as in someone to look after you when you're old. Unless you raise a complete cunt. 'Overcompensating' or not, that's the only one I can honestly see.

[randomlegend]

I've literally mentioned it once, ever, in an obviously joking tone and all the people with kids have come out swinging :happycry:

We'll probably have one in a couple of years.

[randomlegend]

I'm just one the wind-up because this place is so dead but you're all bitter, boring, child-having CUNTS.

I miss Taz.

[Spikey M]

:

We'll probably have one in a couple of years.

Is that how long it takes to get IVF now?

[randomlegend]

I got your wife pregnant first try.

[randomlegend]

My heart's not in it bro. You're a nice guy. I wouldn't fuck your wife. It's only fun with Taz cus he's an actual cunt.

Existential crisis.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He might be a nice guy but his wife is a real piece of shit, you dodged a bullet.

[Spikey M]

Who would have guessed that Taz was the glue keeping us all together?

[Spikey M]

He might be a nice guy but his wife is a real piece of shit, you dodged a bullet.

She is wonderful person and a proficient lover. I am in no way concerned that she may be looking at my phone out of the corner of her eye as we speak.

[randomlegend]

Works been absolutely mental the last few days, I think I've just genuinely lost the plot.

[randomlegend]

She is wonderful person and a proficient lover. I am in no way concerned that she may be looking at my phone out of the corner of her eye as we speak.

Tell her I said hi.

[Spikey M]

She only knows of you because of that Pizza photo. It's not gone well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tell her I said hi.

Stop trying to fuck her.

[randomlegend]

She only knows of you because of that Pizza photo. It's not gone well.

I'm sure that's what she's told you, yes.

[randomlegend]

Shared a few stuffed crusts ifyouknowwhatimean

[Shindig]

Mozzarella innuendos next.

[Baz]

Christ, is this what we’ve devolved to.

Between this and Manc, we’re approaching Vic Flange levels of cringe.

[Spikey M]

Someone's jealous their mrs isn't getting banged.

[-james-]

State of the board my arse. Top lad banter on display.

[Spikey M]

We haven't had a decent drunk thread in a while. I'm going to bed now, but I expect one of you to deliver by morning.

[randomlegend]

We haven't had a decent drunk thread in a while. I'm going to bed now, but I expect one of you to deliver by morning.

Someone's got to get up for the kids at 5am :harold:

[Shindig]

Christ, is this what we’ve devolved to.

Between this and Manc, we’re approaching Vic Flange levels of cringe.

Fine, I'll see if I can get Henry back so he can violently react to you playing footy in the back garden. Next to your pink shed. If he's mellowed out, I've got no Plan B.

[Lewis]

A pushing-fifty man calling a father of two 'Bazscum' would send us over the edge.

[Spikey M]

I wonder what the last 10 years has done to Henry. I bet he's a mess.

[Lewis]

I hope Glenn and Scoobs are well.

[Kikó]

A pushing-fifty man calling a father of two 'Bazscum' would send us over the edge.

Is this actually fifty or the giggles meaning where he means anyone between 20-35?

[Giggles]

Pushing 50 would be anyone over 45.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As a childless man my reaction to the topic is melancholy and self-loathing, so the people who loudly claim they hate kids are probably just pushing those to the bottom of the bin.

[Lewis]

Is this actually fifty or the giggles meaning where he means anyone between 20-35?

I was exaggerating slightly but he has to be over forty now. He was at least five years older than me.

The Saint turns fifty in October 2026. That I do know.

[Kikó]

Is he still on the fuge? Does that even still exist?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I walked past Richard Herring earlier today.

Didn't realise it was him until we crossed paths.

[randomlegend]

A fishy tale.

[igor_balis]

i walked past richard herring earlier today.

Didn't realise it was him until we crossed paths.

rhlstp!

[Mike]

His emergency questions book came in very handy during night feeds with my daughter.

[igor_balis]

His emergency questions book came in very handy during night feeds with my daughter.

Has she ever seen a Bigfoot?

[Mike]

Sadly not

[Baz]

The bloke who lives opposite me washed his car while it was throwing it down with rain before. That’s weird, right? Bucket and sponge job too, with a hosepipe to rinse; no pressure washer.

[Manc]

Check the boot.

[Giggles]

Pressure washers are for the weak/lazy.

[igor_balis]

Pressure washers are for the weak/lazy.

You should release a coffee table book, giggles's pronouncements

Pressure washers are for the lazy
Spaghetti is for the pretentious
And then just a series of minority groups who you want dead

[Giggles]

You should release a coffee table book, giggles's pronouncements

Pressure washers are for the lazy
Spaghetti is for the pretentious
And then just a series of minority groups who you want dead

All that is probably even lazier. At least make an effort in your little boiling head.

[igor_balis]

All that is probably even lazier. At least make an effort in your little boiling head.

Okay I'll go through your post history and try to find some more specific ones, see ya in a few hours

[Shindig]

I don't recall the spaghetti one. :D

[Giggles]

He definitely needs to get out more.

[igor_balis]

Cmon, the spaghetti one is an integral part of the lore of this place

[igor_balis]

There's even a guns r roses album about it

[Spikey M]

I don't recall the spaghetti one. :D

It's less mental than It's made out to be, but that's the TTH way.

Basically he was saying that pasta is pasta and it doesn't matter whether you have spaghetti, penne or tagliatelle with your Carbonara and anyone that gives a shite is a pretentious twat.

[Giggles]

It's less mental than It's made out to be, but that's the TTH way.

Basically he was saying that pasta is pasta and it doesn't matter whether you have spaghetti, penne or tagliatelle with your Carbonara and anyone that gives a shite is a pretentious twat.

The cunts who say "you simply must have spaghetti" with a Bolognese or the same cunts who tell you that you have to have a steak rare. Fuck off I'm paying for it.

[Giggles]

I do like a steak rare myself, but fuck any cunt tells anyone how they should have it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I find that a lot of people who ask for a steak well done then complain that it's tough.

[Giggles]

I find that a lot of people who ask for a steak well done then complain that it's tough.

You give it the way they’re paying for it.

[igor_balis]

It's less mental than It's made out to be, but that's the TTH way.

Basically he was saying that pasta is pasta and it doesn't matter whether you have spaghetti, penne or tagliatelle with your Carbonara and anyone that gives a shite is a pretentious twat.

I honestly don't think it was that, I remember the G man specifically saying spaghetti is inherently pretentious as a choice because it's hard to eat.

If it is as you remember it, I offer a full unreserved apology to Giggles cus I agree entirely. I think the insistence that certain pastas go with certain dishes to be exaggerated at best, utterly bollocks at worst.

Italian food culture in general is fucking stupid, it's basically autism presented as authenticity.

[Giggles]

I honestly don't think it was that, I remember the G man specifically saying spaghetti is inherently pretentious as a choice because it's hard to eat.

If it is as you remember it, I offer a full unreserved apology to @Giggles (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=26) cus I agree entirely. I think the insistence that certain pastas go with certain dishes to be exaggerated at best, utterly bollocks at worst.

Italian food culture in general is fucking stupid, it's basically autism presented as authenticity.
The usual cunts jumped on it head first at the time here but that’s what I said. I don’t even need to go back and look because this is what I think and the phonics narrative is something I don’t think so I wouldn’t have said it.

[igor_balis]

Or you could just eat a different pasta seeing as they all taste the same. Eating one that you have to sit and wrap around a fork while holding a spoon in the other hand because it makes you feel like something you're not is just the act of nothing but a cunt.


When you're only eating it for show, yes.

When did you get your spine implant anyway you invisible fuck?


Can be the only reason for eating it unless it's what you're given and you've no choice.

I do like how I get this and phonics can say penne is disgusting and it just passes by. Not what's said, but who says it.
If I had opened with penne is rank then we'd never have got to spaghetti because I'd be still copping abuse for that.

Job done.

Hmm...

[igor_balis]

So you can only possibly be eating spaghetti for show, and wrapping it around a spoon is some sort of middle class affectation. I think this is a bit of an e-defeat for giggles and also spikey.

[Giggles]

That reads exactly what I'm saying, as selective as it is.

[Spikey M]

I'd take every e-defeat on offer before I sided with "Penne is rank".

[igor_balis]

I mean Phonics' opinion was equally baffling to be fair, but it was just a weird non-sequitur, the spaghetti remarks are remembered because of the bizarre justification.

[Kikó]

The cunts who say "you simply must have spaghetti" with a Bolognese or the same cunts who tell you that you have to have a steak rare. Fuck off I'm paying for it.

Bolognese is actually better with pasta other than spaghetti.

[Giggles]

It's best with whatever one you want.