gaggle64

I've been described as, quote: "Producing a sound like a UFO shredding a cow really high up." Also I am apparently prone to thrashing around quite a lot which would fit with the odd positions and mangled bed sheets I tend to wake up in.

I do the one afternoon a week at the BHF in the local town, every Thursday. I used to do three but now I have actual employment. I really like helping out there just because everyone's just lovely. FYI, he's left. Now he works at the BHF Furniture & Electrical stored just down the street.

Also me and Coolness Bears are now married and have started a witches coven together in Shropshire.

Sorry about the late report folks - truth be told I clean forgot about it. Next X-Cast will be a double header, and sooner rather then later this time.

I just finished watching the race on iPlayer and I feel like I need to go rinse my mouth out. I haven't yet considered the full legal or sporting moral implications but I just can't understand what Ferrari stood to gain from it. They've still got half a season to go. If Massa had been allowed to take the win he'd be within a single victory of his teammate in the standings, and Ferrari would still have the 1-2. Instead they've essentially told one of their drivers they're not even interested in supporting him, risked a serious penalty and tarnished their own image as well as the sport, and for what? An additional 7 driver points? Is that worth it?

Thanks for all your hard work Platty. You've been and still are an invaluable member of this community. Good to know that you'll be enjoying the fruits of your hard work now your hanging up you're badge. ^__^

Drat, going to miss qualifying tomorow. Should be great, Ferrari are well in there now, maybe a Merc could grab a tasty spot near the front.

Whe-hay, a nice solid victory at last. The new boys are doing good.

You really should go grab Tali, if only because her loyalty mission is among the most interesting in the game.

Sometimes it's worth spending on a rival's tactics report - find out who exactly you're dealing with. Complete Domstercool 3 - 1 Bayern Fish The Fish flopped about desperately gasping for air against the Domstercools as they were beaten against the wall in a desperate 3-1 defeat. Things started badly with an own goal for the Fish by Stenhammer, and then got worse with a brace of bookings and a superb header set up by the Domsters shortly after 20 minutes. Bayern Fish scored their one consolation goal immediately after only for the Domsters to seal the deal with a superb breakaway goal from Miles Mansell, leaving them to play for time through an uneventful second half. Rising Pheonix 4 - 1 DISCOUNTED VIAGRA The Pheonix found it’s wings again at last with crushing defeat at home over DISCOUNTED VIAGRA. Too early goals left it at one a piece and there it remained despite the run of play clearly favouring DVs right up until thirty minutes from time. Piquet suddenly popped a stunning long range shot in for the Pheonix, in one fell swoop devastating Viagara morale. Two more in quick time from Osbourne and Lorimer left Viagra fans in a state of shock and the team left to question how they threw what should have been a solid victory. AFC ReZs Rabies 4 - 0 Martinists Men Rabies continued a good run of form with another four goal victory, this time against the struggling Martinists Men. The Men never looked to be in any real contention despite the best efforts of their often reliable offensive line-up. Two scoring headers early in the game set the tone though the Rabies struggled to build on a good start until almost the second half when Messiah sealed the game in a close range strike. Hallerstrom made it four before the whistle finally blew to relieve their beleaguered opponents. Juicy Fruits 2 - 0 Lededhead Dominatrix It was a terse but one sided affair at Fruity Tooty Stadium as the Juicy Fruits effectively punctured the Dominatrix defence to slot home a brace of goals. The LDs had no reply despite getting their fair share of the ball, each offensive play being deftly pulled apart or simply locked down by the Fruits defences. Things did all go their way with their top young forward Byron Forward being severely injured in an otherwise largely uneventful match. Most Important Result: Juicy Fruits 2 - 0 Lededhead Dominatrix bringing the fruits to within striking distance of promotion. Turned on Style: Rising Pheonix finally turning their luck around with a dominating victory. Player of the Day: Kieron Lorimer for Rising Pheonix scoring one and setting up two others to drive the team towards a famous victory.

Schumacher's Dick-Dasterdly stylings was always something that infuriated me back in the day as an avowed D.Hill fan, but at the same time it always impressed me massively. Just his raw determination to win was and clearly still is unmatched by any other driver. Clarkson actually summed it up best on Top Gear after Schumi's infamous blocking of Alonso at Monaco - "I don't care if you're better then me, I'm still not going to let you win."

I still think he can do it, I'm just amazed he isn't doing it already. While I'm here (and I think it's safe to treat this a general motor sports thread), here's an incredible clip from the Seat Leon Eurocar championship at Brands Hatch. Incredible as no one was seriously injured.

About a half hour a go I suddenly flew into an absolute panic suddenly remembering I exist and that I was spending my improbable existence playing Risk: Factions. I've calmed down now after a cup of Earl Grey but does this sort of thing happen to anybody else? Every once in a while I'll fly to inwardly-screaming panic about if I'm making the very best of my life until I calm down enough to remember I'm clearly doing a fair bit better then some, or possibly even most and I'll very probably be okay in long run. I find this sort of crisis rather silly because the only thing it seems to do is get in the way of the business of existing, and I probably wouldn't be having them if I was somebody who's daily struggle for food & shelter was a little bit harder. So it just me? Or does this sort of thing ever happen to you? Assuming you're not just a figment of my fevered imagination and I'm actually tied up in a padded room, psychosomatic drugs coursing through my veins at the touch of button controlled by an unseen handaaaaAAAHHHHHHH *runs around screaming*

I've never pictured anything so odd yet so easy to imagine.

-gaggle64, at your service. -A proud Englishman, deep undercover in Scotland -I read the Guardian, the Economist and AD2000, so I'm an liberal elite ironic fascist. -I loves me some Scotch -I loves me some motorsports -I'm a lazy, frustrated, unpublished writing graduate -I work in a corner store -I'm also single. Go figure. -Deep in Brove (Bro-Love) with Martinist. We'll probably get married someday.

Picture the scene: it's late. You finally stumble in through your front door. You've been kept back at work just so the boss can ride your ass a little more, or maybe your colleagues at the University aren't pulling their weight on the group project, leaving you to pick up the slack. Maybe you're still smarting over a job loss or a failed relationship. Maybe you're Jayseven. Whatever the cause, when you're feeling stressed, blue or just a bit fed up how do you like to relax and unwind? Me, I love nothing better then then to put on a video game and just let the hours fall away. Ideally something familiar and immersive. Other times I just turn out the lights and put something relaxing on Spotify - Sigur Ros or the Isley Brothers - and then just lie down for an hour. It's nice just to let it fall away like that, in the dark. How about you?

I put "no" though on the proviso that I don't hate my job. Everyone's amiable enough. It is a bit wearing sometimes however.

But surely something like a dating site is designed specifically to facilitate "real world" interactions?

Is it? We do everything except shit through the internet now anyway.

In X11 success is never guaranteed - results can sometimes be a little freaky. Complete Domstercool 0 - 4 AFC ReZs Rabies It was a massacre at home for Complete Domstercool as they continued to melt under the pressure with another crushing defeat, this time from from ReZs Rabies. The Rabies had their ravenous, foaming at the mouth opposition out in force again as they completely overwhelmed the opposition. All the action took place in the first 20 minutes with 4 goals in quick succession from the Rabies, before one of the DC defenders panicked in the 29th minute as he was attacked by rabid striker and struck out. Soon after the referee was forced to call off the match and call in animal control. It is believed that both teams will be in quarantine for several days until all trace of the virus has been eradicated, with Rabies managers Rez expected to be surgically spayed & neutered. Lededhead Dominatrix 0 - 0 Rising Pheonix Nothing happened. Two frankly rather poor tries on goal at each end but apart from that nothing. Absolutely goddamn nothing. I have absolutely nothing football related to type here. I actually left the stadium to go to a skin show. They had to show bestial porn after the match to get people to wake up. What was even the point? It was what purgatory must be like. A giant great waste of everybody’s time, forever. Dear god. Martinists Men 1 - 4 Recall United Recall continued their epic form against the Men dominating so absolutely and completely, so much like a man should that it was all I could do but to roll over and scream enthusiastically for more. The goals came thick and fast as Hollingdale, Wallgren and Kay all demonstarted great head game with one header after another. The Men’s offence still fought on and lucked a penalty, captain Hariis Booth slotting it away confidently. The MM’s were tired however and were soon ragged, the Recalls sealing the game with a superb counter attack, Solano making it four. DISCOUNTED VIAGRA 2 - 2 Bayern Fish Viagra v Fish became a case of fire versus fire as both teams lead from the front in an exciting thriller of attack and counter attack. Bayern Fish struck first with Hammarskjöld earl in the first half but never seemed to control the game. DISCOUNTED VIAGRA finally struck back right at the start of the second half, Makabe swivelling nicely inside the Fish penalty area. Stenhammar pulled the Fish back ahead ten minutes later with corner-header, only for VIAGRA to equalise with an almost identical goal from Umemoto. Final score: 2-2, leaving both teams to ponder how to find that all important edge. Most Important Result: Complete Domstercool 0 - 4 AFC ReZs Rabies, a dominating victory to out the Rabies into promotion contention. Turned on Style: Recall United, it’s full steam ahead for the champions in waiting. Player of the Day: Reiichi Umemto, the DISCOUNTED VIAGRA captain lead from the front involving himself in both goals to give his team a vital point.

Happy Birthday man, you stay awesome!

I spend my pay time as a shop assistant, stocking shelves, helping doddery old ladies find the eggs and putting up with drunks. Pay is minimal and I've had 2 weekends in the last 3 months because I seem to be relied upon to do most of the overtime. Saving up for my MA. Better be worth it.

Yes, I'm sure the smooth clean sounds of Vanilla Ice sound fantastic. Does it receive FM radio? I'd like to keep up with what that new PM John Major has to say for himself. I like him. He seems fresh.

A CD Player? What is this the 90s? Get with the times grandpa.

I've been a spacey sort of a mood recently, so here's an oldie but goldie - that footage of the Saturn V launch of Apollo 11 that you've probably seen in just about every documentary ever produced about space, propulsion or David Bowie. For your reference: