why are you not boxed until now???
have a jovial day...

Thankyou very much PC. Thursday night is snooker night - a few beers (I'm off the weed) and three jolly games. I'm ashamed to say that after two years my highest break is 27.

Snooker? What? This is another one of those British things that I've never heard of *sigh* I feel so uneducated.

Snooker = billiards (pool).

You know, Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan. Those guys.

ohhh

don't believe the expert mairi......
pool and billards maybe the same but snooker is different mair....look at snooker balls here...

snooker tables are generally bigger than pool tables also...see below

in fact snooker balls are totally different...maybe mr no birthday is wrong,look below at snooker balls

Quoted from Joost

Snooker = billiards (pool).

i think not mr have none.......
look at the link mairi...it's not the same at all...http://www.snooker-betting.net/snooker-rules.htm

Snooker is to pool what chess is to draughts. (checkers)
And by the way - THREE NIL, THREE NIL, THREE NIL. WHO'S THE MAN???? I'M THE MAN!!!

Welcome to the new boxee!!! ;D

is it just me or does snooker sound sexual? "Hey there baby, wanna come snooker around with me tonight? how bout you Al, up for some snookering?" :P

You see sex in everything. But then, a dirty mind is a joy forever.

Quoted from somedude210

is it just me or does snooker sound sexual? "Hey there baby, wanna come snooker around with me tonight? how bout you Al, up for some snookering?" :P

It's just you.

haahah true, but then again. anything can be misconstrued to sound dirty. see if you can try it with grandma's warts. if someone can make that sound dirty than that proves you can make anything sound dirty...even wayne ;D

How come my mailbox is taken over by conversations about granny sex? I want to talk about nice things, like little bunnies and fluffy kittens.

hahaha, well i asked if someone could make wayne or granny warts sound sexy. nothing about granny sex, big difference. like using snooka in a comical and sexual way...gotta stop digging the hole...

lay off the scots!! :) please

Quoted from Kevin

How come my mailbox is taken over by conversations about granny sex? I want to talk about nice things, like little bunnies and fluffy kittens.

LOL!!

Quoted from Kevin

How come my mailbox is taken over by conversations about granny sex? I want to talk about nice things, like little bunnies and fluffy kittens.

Stop interrupting - get back to the granny sex!!! ;D LOL

hahaha, well if you took that creepy old teacher that you had way back when...put in a black thong and douse her in water...theres the granny porn for you :P

...now excuse me while i puke...oh god thats a disgusting picture... :X

ewwww

this is an enlightening conversation...or would that be a colorful conversation  ;D

Quoted from somedude210

this is an enlightening conversation...or would that be a colorful conversation  ;D

Depends what you're wearing!!! ;D

something light and gay :P (play on words, gotta love it)

Look at the little kittens. Aren't they cute? Lets throw them some string. Diddley diddley. Now that's fun!

Every time you masterbate... God kills a kitten.

There are a lot of dead kittens out there.

Look at the little bunny! He's eating cookies. No masturbating. No warty grannies getting their kit off. Just a bunny. Eating a cookie. Aww.

Quoted from Mairi

Every time you masterbate... God kills a kitten.

There are a lot of dead kittens out there.

If cats could masturbate there wouldn't be so much kittens.

--------------------

Kevin! You got yourself an avatar! Who is it? King Richard III?

No. It's General Longstreet from the Army of Northern Virginia. I tried to think of my heroes.

Don't follow leaders.

Ha ha. That did cross my mind.  Ooooh, I'm a walking anacr..anoc..annic...contridiction

Quoted from Kevin

Look at the little bunny! He's eating cookies. No masturbating. No warty grannies getting their kit off. Just a bunny. Eating a cookie. Aww.

OMG! That's so cute! Where did you get it?

Quoted from Mairi

Every time you masterbate... God kills a kitten.

There are a lot of dead kittens out there.

most teenage boys have probably killed off...5 million each. thank god those kittens fornicate like bunnies...hopefully not kevin's bunny :P

nice haircut kev-o!!!

CHeers! :) It's actually a reconstructed head of a neandertal, without the hollywood hairstyle. Current thought is that give one a bath and some decent clothes and they could sit next to you on the subway and not look too odd.  I have a thing about them. For years I hoped they would find that europeans had some link with them, but DNA seems to have shot that little daydream down (bloody scientists, taking all the magic out of the world.) But their story still fascinates me - our poor "idiot" cousins who didn't quite make it. I have a neandertal (fake) head on my bookcase. Girlfriend hates it.

The only dodgy thing about this image is that the chap has a very modern countenance. He looks like he thinks, worries and laughs. We don't know if they did and it's a dangerous assumption to make. Images of neandertals more often reflect the biases of the artist rather than fact itself.

Quoted from Mairi

OMG! That's so cute! Where did you get it?

I googled "Bunny pictures" and suprisingly got nothing but rabbits. The more I look at it the more I thgink it's a bloke with a hand in a sock.

It seems that the Neanderthaler and 'modern man' homo sapiens lived together for a while.

Yes. For some tens of thousands of years it seems. The burning question, and I hope I'm not being too technical here, is did they f*ck?
Good morning Corr, by the way.

Good morning to you too. Hope you're fine.

Mmm, I sometimes meet certain people and then I think 'yes, they did f***'.

kevin have you ever heard of the jime?good rock a billy...http://rockabilly_music.the-jime.dk/index.htm

Cheers, but da link don't work

Strange. It worked for me.

Quoted from Bobber

It seems that the Neanderthaler and 'modern man' homo sapiens lived together for a while.

what are netherland neanderthals called??????netherlanderthals???

It seems that neanderthals and humans may have interbred.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/323657.stm

But this report four years later casts doubt on it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3023685.stm

Quoted from pc31

what are netherland neanderthals called??????netherlanderthals???

That made me laugh. excellent.

Lol. Yeah, could be. I'm not sure if they lived here. Mostly swamp around here at that time. And these guys were quite heavy.

Quoted from Bobber

Lol. Yeah, could be. I'm not sure if they lived here. Mostly swamp around here at that time. And these guys were quite heavy.

Ocean levels were lower in the ace age. I think there would have been long stretches of time when the area would have been habitable.

Maybe in the higher grounds, where BiscuitPower lives.  ;D

that would mean evolution passed them by....

I the Netherland was where Peter Pan lived...  ;D

My neandertal buddies are back in the papers today. The whole did we/didn't we thing is back on again.

well did they?
you gents have fun i am going to go earn some cold hard cash.......today is bash paul day....have fun... :P

Quoted from pc31

well did they?
you gents have fun i am going to go earn some cold hard cash.......today is bash paul day....have fun... :P

I think we did.  If there's one thing humans like its sex. In Australasia, the America's and the pacific Europeans came up against ethnic groups who's culture and appearance were as different as the neanderhals must have seemed to the cromagnams. They were described variously as savage, subhuman etc, we slaughtered and enslaved them, but we stll shagged them.

were cro-magnum condoms called cromagdums????the slogan?it's so easy a cave man could do it.....howdy rockabilly buddy......how are you????

Fandiddlydastic thank you. I'm happy and healthy. Though to be honest I'm thirsting for some ADVENTURE. I need to climb a mountain or sail the seven seas or something. Itchy itchy feet, but I've gone and got a girlfriend and a library card. I could so easily disapear into the mist....

MY GIRLFRIEND ORGANISERS BEATLE DAY FOR WORTHLESS BOYFRIEND:
Bless her. On Saturday she took me to The British Library to see their London History In Maps Exhibition and their Beatle display - set of handwritten lyrics (including a disturbingly bad "In My Life" first draft.) Then to Harrods for their excellent Rock Guitar exhibition -it would make you axe guys weep (and a stroll around the food halls - foodie heaven.) Then off down The Kings Road for a pint and a pizza then home in time for Match Of The Day. How can I not love this girl?

Sounds pretty nice. Why didn't I meet her on the Sixties Party?

Yesterday somebody told me that the Neanderthalers left a piece of DNA in modern people. It causes red hair.

Quoted from Bobber

[...] Yesterday somebody told me that the Neanderthalers left a piece of DNA in modern people. It causes red hair.

I heard that the theory was later discredited, but also heard that they did interbreed with humans because remains of humans and neanderthals were found together in Europe.

I wanted it to be a guy thing (it's the only guy thing I have). Same for The Beatlefest. I want to get drunk and talk about The B's with gay abandon.
The Neanderthal - red hair link is a persistant rumour. As far as I know no evidence has been found. If they had found that link that would mean we are descended (partly) and that would be BIG news. They found Neanderthal DNA last year and the last I heard it would take 2 years to decode.

Quoted from GreenApple

I heard that the theory was later discredited, but also heard that they did interbreed with humans because remains of humans and neanderthals were found together in Europe.

I think only matching DNA or the discovery of a conclusive hybrid skeleton would be acceptable for proof. The coexistance of the remins mentioned could be mean many things - that Neanderthals and us (can't distinguish neanderthals as non-human) might have shared the same cave at different times, one could have eaten or enslaved the other or animals or water could have dragged/washed the bones to the same spot. And they might have shagged (sorry to be so technical :)) but due to anatomical/genetic differences not produced offspring.

Quoted from GreenApple

I heard that the theory was later discredited, but also heard that they did interbreed with humans because remains of humans and neanderthals were found together in Europe.

I didn't think enough before I wrote it; I should have said co-existed.

Quoted from GreenApple

I didn't think enough before I wrote it; I should have said co-existed.

I thought that was a bit rash for you :).
I certainly hope so - I like the picture of two groups awkwardly approaching each other, reducing the tension with a bit of sign language, then them all sitting around the fire trading tools and food.

BUT - we all know humans. I don't go for the genocide theory, but they could have easily just chased the neanderthals off. But I think human populations were so sparse that that doesn't make sense to me - as long as they weren't directly competing for the same resources (neanderthals were stay-put oppotunists while cromagnums were herd chasers) it makes more sense to maintain contact (like hunter gatherers today. They see strangers mostly as oppotunities, not threats.) But I would be very suprised if they coexisted to the point of sharing accomodation etc. They were just too different (we don't even know if neandertals could talk. If they didn't have expressive language they may not have had expressive thought. They might well have just sat there like village idiots. Or not. Their brains were bigger than ours) Sorry to go on, but I love this subject.

It's not going on - it's interesting. I never knew that hunter-gatherers saw strangers as opportunities. Maybe that's what's behind the neanderthals being apparently gentler, and quite possibly vulnerable to we aggressive cromagnums. I hope there's a bit of neanderthal in us all!

Quoted from GreenApple

It's not going on - it's interesting. I never knew that hunter-gatherers saw strangers as opportunities. Maybe that's what's behind the neanderthals being apparently gentler, and quite possibly vulnerable to we aggressive cromagnums. I hope there's a bit of neanderthal in us all!

Oh so do I. But there's a danger - in the 30's and 40's people believed that different human "races" were the product of different local evolutionary paths - thus some humans were more human than others. But since the sixties the trend has been we all came from Africa and underneath our skins we're all the same. Love and peace. But if they find that Europeans ARE geneticly different from say Asians or Africans, the rascists will be able to open their arguement again- that we're NOT all the same underneath, that you can't lump us all under one name. Tis a dodgy road we hove.
The hunter-gatherer thing - if you're an isolated small tribe (which they always are) strangers present oppotunities for trade and knowledge and potential partners. They're generally too valuable to kill.

I think it's really interesting (and quite telling) how our evolutionary views reflect the current state of society (is it an accident that in the peace loving sixties we came to the conclusion that humans were just one big happy family, while in the nasty genocidal 30's and 40's were thought ourselves profoundly different?)
Are we just seeing what society is conditioning us to see?
I don't think Chinese anthropologists subscribe to the out-of-africa theory. They believe themselves descended from their local homo-erectus population. From their cultural perspective discovery, adventure and innovation aren't seen as advances.

In recent years I've noticed both that, there is a theory that we might have followed different paths in different places after all, and that the Chinese anthropologists see the Chinese as having a different path.

As for the first, it will be worrying if modern genetic techniques show some truth in it. Especially if people react against globalisation (which isn't all bad capitalism, as some make out). As for the second, I can say from living in China that they are nationalistic, proud and can be exclusivistic in their thinking. And with China becoming foremost in the world and globalisation...

But let's hold onto the fact that we are all in fact of the same origin because all humans can successfully interbreed! I share your concerns.

wots up kevman....how have you been?give up the herb?wot are you feck crazy????oh yeah you are...but why did you dump mary jane????

Quoted from pc31

wots up kevman....how have you been?give up the herb?wot are you feck crazy????oh yeah you are...but why did you dump mary jane????

The b**** was dragging me down. My get up and go got up and went. I'm still a "special occassion" smoker - I'm taking some camping with me in few weeks. But I'm an all or nothing kind of guy, if it's in the house I'll smoke it morning noon and night,  always chasing the dragon.
God I miss her. Oh for a smooth glide down....

I'm gone for a week. Intended to go camping (found a farm that lets you light fires, so I was going to do the caveman thing.)
But it's supposed to be snow and subzero temperatrures, and while I've been telling myself neanderthals couldn't just pack up and go home I have to admit defeat. Bugger. But I think I'll do the London tourist thing - catch some movies, go to a few museums (love the British musuem), eat some nice food.
Be good.

I THINK YOU'RE THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS...


A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him.
She says, "Hello" and he's rather taken back because he can't place where he knows her.

He says, "Do you know me?"

She replies, "I think you're the father of one of my kids."

Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, "My God!  Are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching while your partner whipped my butt with a wet celery stalk?"

She looks into his eyes and says calmly, "No. I'm your son's teacher."

Very funny.

You survived, Kevin?

hurricane kevin? :P how was you camping trip?me and my boy chucky have a cub scout one this weekend....when i was a boy scout i loved camping now i ain't so sure i like the primitive conditions...

Quoted from pc31

hurricane kevin? :P how was you camping trip?me and my boy chucky have a cub scout one this weekend....when i was a boy scout i loved camping now i ain't so sure i like the primitive conditions...

Much to my shame I bottled it.
I've always loved camping. Sitting around a fire, picking crap out of your coffee - can't be beaten. Trying to con the girlfriend into going but she's a snob and refuses tro sh*t in the woods.

convince her there ain't nothing compares with bumping uglies under the stars....

I don't know if anyone's interested, but the Titanic passanger lists are free on the internet for the next 15 days at :
http://www.findmypast.com
i find it quite sad looking through the long list of names, especially the families. I was suprised how many americans and europeans were on board.
I found one person with my family name. I'm going to investigate him a bit further.

Excuse me for being dim, but how do I actually get to the passenger list? All I get is this page, and no links:

Always thought red hair came from the Vikings/ Norsemen. :-/

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Excuse me for being dim, but how do I actually get to the passenger list? All I get is this page, and no links:

On the left left bottom is says "View The Titanic Passanger Lists". Click on that. Then view images. It works for me Ok.

How come the Neanderthaler has left my computerscreen?

It's Kev's attempt at stealth.

Quoted from Bobber

How come the Neanderthaler has left my computerscreen?

I can't make him come back. I miss him. Help!

It's okay now.

I'm off, and just when it was getting interesting.
I eagerly await the 'moro.
And I do realise that sometimes I come across as a rachety old b*stard whose just trying to shoot down other peoples dreams, maybe because his own life has had all the colour and magic sucked out of it.*
And sometimes I feel guilty.
But there you go.

* It hasn't really, but self effacement has always been my first line of defence.

Quoted from Kevin

I'm off, and just when it was getting interesting.
I eagerly await the 'moro.
And I do realise that sometimes I come across as a rachety old b*stard whose just trying to shoot down other peoples dreams, maybe because his own life has had all the colour and magic sucked out of it.*
And sometimes I feel guilty.
But there you go.

* It hasn't really, but self effacement has always been my first line of defence.

I like you  :K)  ;)

Quoted from raxo

I like you  :K)  ;)

That makes your day.

Quoted from Kevin

And I do realise that sometimes I come across as a rachety old b*stard whose just trying to shoot down other peoples dreams,

Curmodgeonly I thought. But I won't split hairs ;)

come out any play!!

Hi pc. Long time.
Love to but I'm at work and I finish in 45 and I'm struggling here. Hopefully might get a moment, but please don't think me rude.
good to see you back.

Here and now  :D
I give up on that debate , you win *white flag*  

what station?

What station ?
Radio , train ,  :-/

I'm confused. You do a talkback? I thought radio? I have to go in seven minutes so tell me tell me tell me.

You are saying i work  for a radio station ?  :o
I just a poor ish working class boy , your confussed ,not as much as me  :-/

Well not so much a boy

Oh ive got it , you mean what i wrote on MISS K s mail box  :D
I mean my "ive got half an hour  " show on most nights at different con, dm s beatle site , the best show on the w.w.w.
I.M.O. :B

Quoted from mr kite

the best show on the w.w.w.  I.M.O. :B

Aw, kitie! You are only right!

I've had enough of this place. I'm off for awhile. All this fighting is just boring. I don't know if some of you see the oppotunity of using the net to play tough guy. I've always conducted myself the same way as I would if I was sitting across a table from you. Maybe it's stupid of me to expect that of others - or if some of you do behave like this in the real world - then you have my sympathies.
This just isn't fun anymore. It's like listening to bickering children.

Quoted from Kevin

I'm off for awhile.

It was fun while it lasted eh? It still lasts Kevin. Go on a break and come back soon. Please?  :)

i plead guilty. i know i have a short fuse but then i feel im sometimes tempted and that some people are after the swine by definition. kevin, i shook your hand in the sitar thread to make up. if it is me that is troubling you let me know. this place needs you more than it needs me.

Quoted from Kevin

I've had enough of this place. I'm off for awhile. All this fighting is just boring. I don't know if some of you see the oppotunity of using the net to play tough guy. I've always conducted myself the same way as I would if I was sitting across a table from you. Maybe it's stupid of me to expect that of others - or if some of you do behave like this in the real world - then you have my sympathies.
This just isn't fun anymore. It's like listening to bickering children.

I agree ... "All this fighting is just boring" and "I've always conducted myself the same way as I would if I was sitting across a table from you" too!!! ... but please, don't leave us, Kevin ... we need your point of view sooo much!  :'(

Quoted from Kevin

I've had enough of this place. I'm off for awhile. All this fighting is just boring. I don't know if some of you see the oppotunity of using the net to play tough guy. I've always conducted myself the same way as I would if I was sitting across a table from you. Maybe it's stupid of me to expect that of others - or if some of you do behave like this in the real world - then you have my sympathies.
This just isn't fun anymore. It's like listening to bickering children.

I am coming to a similar conclusion. This place is going down hill rapidly.

Quoted from raxo

I agree ... "All this fighting is just boring" and "I've always conducted myself the same way as I would if I was sitting across a table from you" too!!! ... but please, don't leave us, Kevin ... we need your point of view sooo much!  :'(

you dont realize your part of the bickering?

I'm sorry to see you go, Kevin. I have enjoyed our debates.

I completely understand your recent disgust. I have begun checking in only once a day, because I can't take the petty bickering and name-calling. I want to discuss the Beatles, not be treated to someone's crude idea of an insult. I'll keep checking back, however. I think there are enough strong members here that the forum will get back on track. I certainly hope so. It is a unique resource on the internet, the only board where I could be assured I could have an intelligent discussion on a topic. I hope we get back to that soon.

Best wishes.

I don't know what's happening to this place...
Kevin I didn't know you personally, but your posts were always truthful and right to the point.
Hope you'll come back one day.

Come on Kevin, I'm here. I can't miss you being online on the early European working days.

Cheers mate. I hung out as long as I could

Did you enjoy yourselves? Good to see you online btw.

A VERY warm welcome back mate!

"That's better Johnny. You know I miss you. Ever since the club split up, I miss you. We all missed ya... you miss 'im? yea. The Beetles missed ya. All the Beetles missed ya. Come on Johnny, let's you and me go inside and have a beer..."

You are back! That's great news!  :)

Quoted from Kevin

I hung out as long as I could

Welcome back. Did a runner myself but got homesick.

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Welcome back. Did a runner myself but got homesick.

Don't tell me you missed the rubber duck.

Quoted from Bobber

Don't tell me you missed the rubber duck.

I'm very attached to that little fella.

Hey Kevin, I have always wondered who/what is on your avatar?

Quoted from Kaleidoscope_Eyes

Hey Kevin, I have always wondered who/what is on your avatar?

It's a reconstruction of a neandertal head, without the guess-work hollywood hair and beard. (I'm into this kind of thing.) (cavemen, not heads).
I wish I could scan the pictures, but there was a recent story about a neandertal find in Gibralter. The Telegraph (boo) showed a picture of them as club-wielding redheaded brutes (the traditional view), while The Times (horrah!) showed a sitting crosslegged chap  looking like Rodins The Thinker (the new view). The point is that neither side can prove their own conclusion or disprove the others. Same facts - two vastly different conclusions. It's not what you're looking at but how you look at it that counts. That turns me on.

I'm off to sunny Sardinia for a few days.
Dreading it actually. Being kept awake by the constant sound of waves lapping on the beach, the glare of the moonlight on the sighing ocean, having to search through endless quaint seaside cafes everytime I want a smoothie or a coffee, trying to make sense of endless italian seafood menus, working out what wine goes with lobster....life is hell.

Happy travels Kevin...I shall be relatively close-by in Rome on my brothers stag do. ;)

I'm going to the Public Records Office next week to do some family history. Thought I'd look up to see what papers are held on The B's, and will have a quick look (a monatorium of 50yrs exists for most - so there's probably more))

- 1964 Foreign Office "Press report of alleged mistreatment of members of the Beatles at HM Embassy function in Washington DC"  
-1965 FO "Mexican Reactions to "Beatles" honours"!!!!!
-1965/68 Customs "Seizure on importation of two long-playing gramophone records awarded to the popular music group The Beatles"
-1966 FO "Visits to Japan; Beatles pop group"
- 1967 Treasury  "papers relating to purchase of island of Aegos, Greece and five unnamed offshore islands"
-1968 Met Police "papers relating to arrest of John Winston Lennon and Yoko Ono Cox on 18th October 1968 for drug offences"
-1970 - MET "the London Art Gallery, New Bond Street, London W1. Case dismissed. Contains witness statements and photographs of the lithographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in sexual contexts which caused considerable controversy."

There's sh*tloads on the Apple lawsuits, but I'll save those for another day.

Ooh, good luck with the Public Records Office. Family history is always interesting, and the Beatles are sort of like family... :)

Quoted from Kevin

I'm going to the Public Records Office next week to do some family history. Thought I'd look up to see what papers are held on The B's, and will have a quick look (a monatorium of 50yrs exists for most - so there's probably more))

- 1964 Foreign Office "Press report of alleged mistreatment of members of the Beatles at HM Embassy function in Washington DC"  
-1965 FO "Mexican Reactions to "Beatles" honours"!!!!!
-1965/68 Customs "Seizure on importation of two long-playing gramophone records awarded to the popular music group The Beatles"
-1966 FO "Visits to Japan; Beatles pop group"
- 1967 Treasury  "papers relating to purchase of island of Aegos, Greece and five unnamed offshore islands"
-1968 Met Police "papers relating to arrest of John Winston Lennon and Yoko Ono Cox on 18th October 1968 for drug offences"
-1970 - MET "the London Art Gallery, New Bond Street, London W1. Case dismissed. Contains witness statements and photographs of the lithographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in sexual contexts which caused considerable controversy."

There's sh*tloads on the Apple lawsuits, but I'll save those for another day.

Are you allowed to take copies of any of these documents?

Quoted from The End

Are you allowed to take copies of any of these documents?

Certainly are. I will if any look interesting. Anything in particular for you? (I'm on hols this week so my access to a compurter is severley restricted)

Quoted from Kevin

Certainly are. I will if any look interesting. Anything in particular for you? (I'm on hols this week so my access to a compurter is severley restricted)

Anything that takes your fancy is fine with me - it all sounds interesting! How about the Philippines incident - must be something about our members of the British empire being roughed up overseas!! ;D

hey kevin. How was the interview? if you dont mind me asking...  :B

Job Offer


A guy walks into the local welfare office, marches straight up to the counter and says, "Hi... You know, I just HATE drawing welfare checks.

I'd really rather have a job."

The social worker behind the counter says, "Your timing is excellent.

We just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who wants a chauffeur and bodyguard for his beautiful nymphomaniac daughter.

You'll have to drive around in his Mercedes, but he'll supply all of your clothes.

Because of the long hours, meals will be provided.

You'll be expected to escort her on her overseas holiday trips.

You will have to satisfy her sexual urges.

You'll be provided a two-bedroom apartment above the garage. The starting salary is $90,000 a year."

The guy, wide-eyed, says, "You're Bullshittin' me!"

The Social Worker says, "Yeah, well... You started it."

Quoted from Kaleidoscope_Eyes

hey kevin. How was the interview? if you dont mind me asking...  :B

Thanks for asking. Got the job. Start in 2 weeks. Looking forward to the change. (means less time on the pc though)

We will miss you during the day. Good luck on your job though.

Good luck, Kevin! I hope it works out great. :)

congrats on a corporate position....now you are a made man....

New adventures, nice one Kevin. :)

Yay! Good luck Kevin! Hope you like it!

Less time on PC- be like everyone else... its called pretending  :P

How's the new job going?

I start in two weeks.
It's very glamorous - I'm going to be a Trade Waste Enforcement Officer - sexy or what?
It's going to mean a lot less computer time. I could go online at home - but I'm afraid what Ill get up to. I'm a gentleman living alone and I could end up tossing myself to death

I bet it's coming with a nice uniform!

It would be a shame really if we would lose your regular visits. I kinda got attached to you.  :)

Aw thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to check in at the end of the day.
No uniform thank god, though I do have an optional stab vest (seriously)

Quoted from Kevin

I start in two weeks.
It's very glamorous - I'm going to be a Trade Waste Enforcement Officer - sexy or what?
It's going to mean a lot less computer time. I could go online at home - but I'm afraid what Ill get up to. I'm a gentleman living alone and I could end up tossing myself to death

There are worse ways to go! lol

best o luck mate. ;)

Interesting (for me) evolution thingy.
Researches in New Mexico have found (this is serious) that tips to lapdancers who are not on the pill double when they are at their peak period of fertility. Dancers on the pill recorded no change in income.
So not only can males (despite our Fancy-Dan modern lives)  subconsciously detect a fertile woman,  it also makes our attraction levels go through the roof.
And we like to kid ourselves we've come so far.

* I've just had a second thought. Perhaps, unknowingly, a woman at the peak of her fertile period is driven by her hormones to  subtely more sexually aggressive displays.

That is actualy really interesting. I'm not really a scientific person but I'm totally into that whole "Science of Attraction" thing. Did you read the National Geographic article a while back on the science of love?

No, but I'll check out their website.

I've just spent the weekend in Southport. I would point out that it's neither south (unless you're an eskimo) or a port (unless you're a duck.)
I avoided the two biggest attractions listed on their website - the squirrel sanctuary and the lawnmower musuem.
Did mightily enjoy two features the town fathers seem seem to have missed - watching the local police chase drug dealers down the high street and seeing how much bird sh*t you can step in when avoiding the litter on a stroll around the marina.

Sounds lovely! I'll get my rubber boots and rush down there. :)

Oh, welcome back!

How's the new job going then?

Not started yet. They're fiddling with the start date. Should be in the next week (this is a council after all).

I'm on top of the world
Lookin' down on creation
And I see Kevin!!
lalalalalalalalalalalaala

Quoted from Kevin

Not started yet. They're fiddling with the start date. Should be in the next week (this is a council after all).

And? Are you ever gonna start there?

They're waiting for a new shipment of paper clips. ;)

It seems Monday is the day.

I see you can't contain your excitement!

Still here all day?

Until Wednesday. Then I'm on and off again.

I applied for and was given a Barclaycard last month and the buggers have gone and given me two free return tickets to either New York, Washington, Atlanta or Boston. Yoo hoo. So we're going to Boston in November! Can't wait - my first trip to the US mainland (I've done Hawaii a few times.)
I love american history so Lexington is a must see for me. Then I think we'll do a little drive around New England. We'll have 10 days. Any helpful hints much appreciated. Fancy a beer Matt? (or anyone else in the area?)

Kevin, you will LOVE Boston! It's a great town. Don't miss the Freedom Trail if you like history. It's probably ridiculously pathetic history compared to yours, but it's the best we can offer over here!

Now, this is important. In Boston is Harvard Square, an interesting place near the university which is great for people watching and catching street performers, many of them quite excellent. Just around the corner from the square is this little place in a basement called Club Passim. It's a kind of open mike place where anyone can come in. Who comes in are the folk singers from all up and down the Eastern seaboard, the stunning new artists studying at Julliard, and the amazing students from Harvard U. Borrow a guitar and put your name in for the open mike! There were a million people the night I went (well, 34 people had signed up before me) so they never got to me, but the entertainment was great. Some of these people are unbelieveably good. More: http://www.clubpassim.org/

My brother-in-law lives there. I'll ask him for recs for places to eat etc. if you'd like it. (Perhaps Matt will do as well.) I was there for a business conference, so I didn't get to see much personally. I want to go back!

You'll have to let me know your impression of mainland America. I hope we are well behaved! Have a great time!

Cheers. My girlfriends a strict vege so steakhouses and oyster bars are out.

How was Thailand?

Quoted from Bobber

How was Thailand?

Very good apparently. I thought he was only away for a week!

Quoted from Bobber

How was Thailand?

Excellent thankyou. The street food (not a Thai Green Curry in sight) was superb. One good thing about Bangkok is London seems so calm and peaceful in comparison. Hong Kong was fun, but suprisingly cold (and expensive). Macau was a bit dull.

welcome home mookie!!!did the vacation relax you??score any good thai stick???

Thankyou. Yes I did and no I didn't. Never in an appropriate place unfortunately. The girlfriend's a five-star kind of girl, not a backpacking dope smoker type. To be honest, though I found being constantly waited on a bit disconcerting, the comfort was nice.

How does it feel to know that as a New Zealander, your national bird is the Kiwi, a silly-looking flightless bird weighing about three to nine pounds?

Quoted from Mairi

How does it feel to know that as a New Zealander, your national bird is the Kiwi, a silly-looking flightless bird weighing about three to nine pounds?

It keeps me awake at night. But it gave us our national motto - The Kiwi, eats roots and leaves

LOL!

I always thought it referred to the fruit.

Just saying Hi Kevin.
Talk soon,
Larry

A theory both you and I share:

http://bukucomics.com/loserz/index.php?comicID=229

^ Cheers Mairi (I only noticed that just now.)
I'm off on my summer hols (Verona, Venice, Lake Como, Juan les Pins and Avignon.)
BE NICE TO EACH OTHER!

Enjoy. :)