jayseven

I hate this this thread. It's so full of sad. Feel-bads for matin. Hope you're alright, man.

That would kind of be hilarious, considering jimbob works for the dole peeps.

I don't think I mentioned it already -- been told that the 'optional' overtime for the next 6 saturdays is actually kinda compulsory. While that'll bring another £400ish quid in for the next paycheque... that's 6 saturdays, maaan! £400 will pay for everything christmas related, sure... but it's these defrag weekends that enable me to perform properly. Technically I've got holiday covering 3 of these weekends so I can probably get out of it. Typically, though, our workplace is quite good at handing out monthly bonuses to reflect extra efforts... I'm fairly confident that next paycheque will be the biggest I've had in my working life.

Yeah it's weird -- the latter episodes you kinda feel like you're in 'filler' territory. In a way, I was watching a lot of the eps hoping that some of the older legends would return and make a kind of mythological triumph; in a way the realism of the situation diffused the attraction. I think the doc could've done better at integrating some of the latter 'stars' earlier on. If this was an anime I'd've liked to have seen a final episode where the old are pitted against the newer guys, but hey. @Rummy thanks bro I've not listneed to this for like a week - I seriously love this track. Once again -- if anyone knows of a decent docu thing on any game then share it!

.. I'm blocked from checking on my team as I put in a wrong password too many times and I have to go to bed before I can amend things so if there's a game tomorrow I'm fucked... even though I'd be fucked anyway as my new team is shit! Will be making more of an effort as the season progresses though.

To be fair, I've only ever experienced the ball-ache side of things when it comes to the whole selling-alcohol-to-minors. I've always looked fairly old. and it's just a pisstake when I'm in a bar with people younger than me and they all have ID and I don't... so the 18 year old kid behind the bar refuses to serve me. Luckily I'm bearded and fairly jovial, and I just smilingly ask them to send the manager over to repeat the decision. Not ONCE has the manager upheld the nonsense. There's long been a ridiculous disparity between the intentions of the legislation and the actual effects of teaching disposable staff how to deal with the worry of being charged a buttload of money for accidentally selling alcohol to minors (phew long sentence!). Similarly, it's illegal to sell minors smoking paraphernalia, however matches have always been exempt from this because their 'primary' function can be to do with lighting stoves, etc. I remember I was sent to the shops to get milk, bread, a newspaper and matches, and the newsagent guy refused to serve me for any of the items because I wanted the matches. Clearly the guy was vastly misinformed. It was a very entertaining saturday morning for 9-year-old me when my mum angry-faced it up to the shops to complain.

Doubled my (half-)target at work last month, which should mean a wee boost in pay at the end of this month. As for this month - two days in and I've already hit half (of the full) target. Also today I'll be supervisor for the team, and take charge of training the noob. It's alllll gooood

@EEVILMURRAY a "valid form of ID" in relation to working in a store simply means it has to come from a list of validated forms of ID. The ID in itself does not need to be current. Similarly you cannot stop even underage people from purchasing large quantities of mixers. You can stop them from buying the alcohol, and if you suspect they're minors with older guys with valid ID you can prevent the older guys buying alcohol. The PASS hologram obviously isn't on drivers licence or passport, but many connexions (student) cards do have one, which is why it's useful for uni students to get one, as well as their regular student ID.

Not a spurs or arsenal fan. Clear intent with that elbow swing.

You do have a filter paper funnel thingey too, right?

@The Bard no need for apology. My understanding of 'brain activity' is really poor. I just generally assumed that we could detect a certain area of the brain 'firing off' in certain circumstances, but that such readings would occur in a range of unrelated circumstances. Just as each 'disorder' can include a range of behavioural symptoms, a symptom can include a range of different 'firings' of brain activity... if that makes sense. It doesn't. I know what I mean - but luckily I also know that I don't know what I'm talking about! It sounds like a fascinating subject, and I, for one, encourage you to write up as much as you liek on teh subject.

@The Bard from my layman perspective I can only imagine that just as behaviours are shared by various labelled disorders, areas of brain activity are shared as well. Is there really a striking difference in both forms of diagnosis? Would be interested to hear. Kind of related; my colleague has endometriosis, and the doctors are now prescribing her with IBS medicine to deal with those symptoms. It strikes me, the layman, as a ridiculous concept. It's not addressing the root cause at all, so why bother? mehpost.

I've had people post chain-spam suggesting anonymous is going to steal the credit card details of anyone who has a giraffe picture... that's FAR more ridiculous than people getting the riddle wrong. I have a cousin who has posted nothing but hilarious bit-strips, and they're the only people doing them, so I'm ok with that.

Scored a goal, yay!

Opinions on the matter will reflect what people publically feel about sex. There are people who, privately, enjoy the idea of dominance or control. These feed into the relationship between consumers and porn, and prostritutes. There are people who want to speak for others and say that their sex, creed, race, gender should not be saleable. There are people who are sex addicts. There are people who are mentally fucked by abuse in the home. Sexual abuse as well. There are people who simply state they are "nymphomaniacs". There are people who sell themselves and are happy. There are people who are not. There are people who travel to amsterdam, a city we feel is 'safe' and 'good' - because they think they're getting a job. They are actually self-trafficking into prostitution. I'm going to stop with this contrived list of silly. The fact is it's a hugely diverse topic. There are definitely lives fucked up by prostitution, but similarly there are definitely people who do not see women as meat who use prostitutes, and prostitutes who do not feel abused and actually enjoy their jobs. The one thing I always try to comprehend in all situations is that there is no black and white. Moogle isn't, by default, representing his opinion of women just by sleeping with women -- just as it's not a guarantee that women are happy to be paid for sex, or won't be scarred or traumatused just because they give consent. ... But it's a topic I really know nothing about, and I don't want to feel guilted about the fact that I don't think about this stuff often, so for now I'll just stop writing.

I've never been on kickstarter so I don't know a bunch of stuff... I get that you promise a sum of money and, if they meet their target, you have to give them that money. In order to exceed that amount they offer various 'prizes' to encourage investors to pay a larger amount -- kinda like dlc but before you buy the game -- this simile does not work for the majority of business that occurs, because usually the bonus content comes in the form of keyrings or posters or free gigs or some shit. if they don't hit their target, they get none of the offered promised sums. If they do, then they take your money and are under some very inaccurate legislation/guidelines to fulfil their promises -- though generally the successful ones have provided proof of their intentions. I have no idea how succesful scammers are, or how easy that side of things is, and I refuse to draw a parallel with prostitution (even though I have one in my head, and you're all 'wtf j7 that is not relevant at all'). I forgot what I was initially going to say. Sorry.

Semantic facepalms everywhere

I agree but disagree. I walk past the same people on the way to work and some of them allow an exchange of knowing nods, others say g'morning, whilst others have said nothing. Some could be approached if I initiate stronger, but I've attempted head-nods and smiles to no response (whilst others have indeed reciprocated). Relationships, in this kind of scenario, can be built up over time, and I don't see why they couldn't go somewhere, if enough tact and effort were made. But if I just approached one and said "want a coffee!" then... well that's almost inevitably going to be a "no" response, combined with an awkward segment of my day. I'd probably just change my route to avoid that person. I think about these things, and they affect my day, so I factor them into the equation. I agree with Ell, Diageo and danny when they say that it's a good idea to recognise there's a middle ground to consider. If you go all-in and it fucks up then you create an awkwardness, but also you could potentially lose a shot at her friends! If you build up a rapport over days, weeks, months... that could lead to her, or friends of hers, or who knows! Don't seek an imagined perfect life with this person you don't even know, instead pursue the potential. As an aside, how good are you a judge of character? Because I'm awful. I am forgiving, allowing... I won't notice someone's social flaws until it's too late.

It's about money. I am excited to be able to experience a world where the saga continues... but highly doubt they'll pull off an excellent story. Essentially I believe that if there was a great story to be told then it would have been told already.

Maybe she's waiting for you to go first so that she stays in control of the situation and can avoid you more easily. I'm far more of a pessimist about this sort of stuff. The risk isn't worth it. Bus journeys forever being awkward vs just waiting for the next lust object.

It's all about ctrl+t for me. Oh wait -- that just opens a tab, rather than opens x into a new tab. I'm out. Continue.

At what point do you KNOW that the 'dream job' you're chasing is what you really want? I've spent my entire working life doing a wide abundance of jobs. I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades and I've never really found anything I'm passionate about (in working life or elsewise). I've been a painter, furniture removal-er, an office admin, a sales assistant, job hunter, tutor, telesales agent, au pair, and team leader in hospitality. Currently I have an office-based job with a mountain of paperwork. I've been good at all my jobs but just have no idea of what I'd be best at. How do I maximise my potential? (reads so lame but feels so true :P)

You seem to have understood the 'game' the best. I'm sure many people have spent more than €50 trying to bed a girl they've met. Would you do it again in the UK? Rummy/Flink; I have been in that situation when I was younger, and I was uncomfortable. I wasn't secure in myself or my relationship. You're both right in that it's not my problem - I'm not sending out any mixed signals. if he's receiving anxiety or jealousy vibes then he's reading it wrong. Cheers for the words - will bear it in mind in the future

Tangental and, really, a moot thing, but just a situation that I don't know how to act in. How do people deal with a situation where you're hanging out with an attractive person that you don't fancy, but their partner thinks that you do, and so they're all icy and alpha and stupid and shit? I met my friend's housemates today while I was with my girl, and later on the housemate-friend's boyfriend turned up after my girl had left, and he wasn't all "hey how you doing! isn't life grand?" instead he kept 'assessing' the environment and checking his gf's responses rather than just talking to me. I totes don't fancy the housemate girl, but I couldn't stop picking up on this guy's awkwardness. The point is that because he's seeminly busy with his turmoil he's providing zero conversation, so I'm just talking to her, and if I try and include him in the chat he just... kind of scowls a bit. WTF am i supposed to do? There are all sorts of related situations that I just overthink (based upond behavioural cues that I observe!) which lead to awkwardness. I'm not sure any of this makes sense.