gaggle64

Don't blame me! I voted for Kodos! Good luck Tom!

Honestly, I assumed you were replying to my post specifically.

Happy Birthday! Hope you had a good day!

It's not my absolute favourite but one worth a mention is Porco Rosso. There's an odd moment that happens to you about halfway through, when Porco is making a break to escape the Italian Gestapo in his new seaplane and you're really getting into the action of it all, when it suddenly hits you: You're watching a movie about a pig. A pig that flies seaplanes.

Rainy here in Scotland too, though today actually turned out to be rather nice and fair. So we live in hope.

Today: A double header mid-season spectacular! Playing home and away... Rising Pheonix 4 - 1 Complete Domstercool It was yet another complete defensive collapse late in the second half that spelled doom for a battered Complete Domstercool squad as Rising Pheonix continued to soar higher and higher towards the top of the table. It had been a competitive hour of play, DC equalising at 1-1 with a shot from Mansell. Dsoon after though RP’s star player Lorimer hit back with his second goal and never looked back, Phoenix offence tearing through the opposition. Two further goals in the last ten minutes finished another bitter day for the Domsters. DISCOUNTED VIAGRA 1 - 1 Juicy Fruits DISCOUNTED VIAGRA were left to count their blessings as Teryoshi Koga stuck late in the game despite the team being firmly on the back foot throughout. Righter scored first and early for the Fruit, bursting through the Viagra defence with Dennis Ramdat for record breaking goal right in the first minute of play. Fruit midfielder Lynch was injured five minutes later but with an organised defence they managed to regroup and strike back to finish with a fortunate point. Bayern Fish 2 - 0 Martinists Men The Fish were left essentially unopposed as they breezed to an early victory against the disorganised Men. Full confidence the Fish pressed the field drawing ire from the referee, eventually finishing with 3 yellow cards. Torsten Hammarskjöld led from the front scoring both of their goals, the first a beautiful header and the second a solid free kick effort from well outside the penalty area. Once again Martinist’s Men had no reply leaving the squad in a deepening state of crisis halfway through the season. Recall United 2 - 1 AFC ReZs Rabies It was a tense encounter between Recall United and the Rabies but one that saw Recall overcome a sub par defence to make the most of the chances on goal. The Rabies offence went immediately on the front foot harrying the RU goalmouth but it was Solano who struck first for the red with a powerful long range shot. Rabies harried again skillfully picking their through the defence but failing to find the net. Recall then countered again with a breakthrough run with a close range shot by Roy MacCalham. Hallerstron finally took a consolation goal for the Rabies in extra time, but question will still need to be asked of ReZ’s defensive lineup. Most Important Result: Bayern Fish 2 - 0 Martinists Men sinking the Men to very bottom of the table. Turned on Style: Rising Pheonix 4 - 1 Complete Domstercool, yet another blistering result for a team on the up and up. Player of the Day: Kieron Lorimer, yet again the star of the Rising Phoenix with a two goals and an assist. ... and then away at home. Complete Domstercool 2 - 3 Rising Phoenix It was a slightly improved performance for the Domstercools but it still wasn’t to dim the unstoppable fires of Rising Phoenix. Things seemed to be going badly as they went two-nothing down despite dominating possession of the ball. Two long range shot goals, the first from Mansell after the first half hour and then again from Altstrand half way through the second half seemed to sink Rising Phoenixs chances. Then the fight back began, Piquet and then McAvoy scoring in the last twenty minutes with the cruel killing blow coming from Bolam in extra time shattering what looked like a olsid victory for DC. Juicy Fruits 0 - 1 DISCOUNTED VIAGRA DISCOUNTED VIAGRA snatched a rare win against the odd with a single goal against a Fruits squad that had everything except luck on the day. Kartasemita, Fruits midfield linchpin was forced to limp off early compromising their ability to set up the shots but their strikers persisted. Four time sthey burst through the Viagra defence only to have each shot sail the wrong side of the post. DV didn’t seemed to be anywhere in comparison with their ofeence being effectively picked apart by the opposition time after time until their star Eichi Takeo finally broke through in extra time to take the match. AFC ReZs Rabies 1 - 1 Recall United It was a gentlemen's affair between the Rabies and Recall with the referee pocket going unmolested despite plenty of action along the full length of the pitch. The Rabies had the best of the possession but were unable to take full control with Recall consistently on the offensive. Wiberg scored first for the Rabies heading in a graceful cross at 25 minutes only for Recall’s Deacon to retunr the exact same favour at 39 minutes. Both harried the goalmouth throughout the second half but neither found the net again, the final score 1-1 unfitting for what was a game of relatively high calibre. Martinists Men 1 - 2 Bayern Fish The Fish continued on their ascendant League cup campaign with a solid victory against the struggling Martinists Men. The Men had their wits about this time and harried the Fish goalmouth time after time with brilliant counter attacking football throughout. Bayern’s golden boy Hammarskjold struck first with a header off Andervi. Jardin finally bagged an equaliser for the Men soon after the break but the squad were soon running out of steam. Niskanen hustled through for a skill full midrange goal to take game and put the Bayern Fish squad within shouting distance of the very top of the table. Most Important Result Martinists Men 1 - 2 Bayern Fish. Now the Fish can start to dream of league glory. Turned on Style: AFC ReZs Rabies – don’t be fooled into ignoring a fantastic attacking performance by the scoreline. Player of the Day: Eichi Takeo rising above it to clinch the win in dying seconds for DISCOUNTED VIAGRA.

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.