The all new and only slightly recycled off topic thread (read post 1)

RoundBox11

Rent is the bane of my life at the moment. Trying to find a new apartment in Copenhagen. Its incredibly competitive. One landlord told me they've had more than 200 inquiries (another said they'd had 400...). Its like Jurassic park. You really need to be in the right place at the right time. Finally managed to sort out a few promising viewings, right in the nick of time.
Rent is steep too...

molloyjh

Legends one and all.

pickarooney

Signing away my life next Tuesday with the purchase of our first apartment. Decent price, all things considered.

irishbucsfan

I'm not sure if airports bring out the worst in people or if the worst people are brought our to airports, but I saw a few idiots making life hell for the staff today passing through Heathrow. Drove me mad.

There was a crash on the M4 today which caused major jams and caused a lot of people to miss their flights. So BA put aside a desk to help those people get arranged. One guy rocked up to the desk despite just being a normal passenger and decided they would check him in. He was (politely) directed to the 6 other zones full of desks with very small queues. He got furious and told the woman this is why shed always be a "fat virgin." It was disgraceful. I stepped in front of him and just dealt with my query and he moved on. It's times like that I wish awec or .ak or zzippy or JSB were around to ban people from real life.

.ak

I particularly hate airport customers.

I don't know what it is. I think people have some affinity to the old days of air travel and so they deserve to be pampered. That Airport program with CityJet used to boil my blood. Sure the staff probably weren't the brightest or best with dealing with complaints but the audacity of some people is ridiculous, particularly when they are late. "Oh I'm late. I'll just shout and make a scene and they'll put me on the next flight for free even though it's my fault I am late." Jesus wept...

Podge_irl

I've found that 95% of the time people have problems in the airport its entirely their own fault yet they expect staff to sort it out for them. I travel a reasonable amount and simply know the rules and never have any problem.

I was waiting in Geneva airport a while back and some lunatic actually tried barging through the gate staff screaming "I have to get this plane" because they were trying to make him check in his bag. It didn't work. Obviously missing a flight is a big deal and people can be quite stressed about missing holidays/important meetings etc but jaysus, airline staff deal with some ferocious amount of ****e.

Grimebox

Finished my ****ing dissertation #gargle

pickarooney

London airport staff, particularly in Stansted, are the world's worst, though. Probably largely due to the high volume of ***** they deal with all day but still, I've rarely met such an unpleasant bunch of people.

Podge_irl

pickarooney wrote: »

London airport staff, particularly in Stansted, are the world's worst, though. Probably largely due to the high volume of ***** they deal with all day but still, I've rarely met such an unpleasant bunch of people.

Maybe its my sunny disposition, but I've never really met any unpleasant staff in my travels. But I have very little interaction with them I guess.

Grimebox

I've figured it out. umop apisdn is upside down

ssaye2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTf7eo0zEUU

Buer

Grimebox wrote: »

I've figured it out. umop apisdn is upside down

He always comes up with witty usernames!

Tox56

Grimebox wrote: »

I've figured it out. umop apisdn is upside down

It took me an embarrassingly long time to work this out

Podge_irl

Tox56 wrote: »

It took me an embarrassingly long time to work this out

It took me embarrassingly longer cause I needed it pointed out to me.

Tox56

Podge_irl wrote: »

It took me embarrassingly longer cause I needed it pointed out to me.

No no, it took me that long even after it had been pointed out...

Pudsy33

Buer wrote: »

He always comes up with witty usernames!

Is this Ugos new name?

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Is this Ugos new name?

Nope !

Pudsy33

Ah, I'm so confused.

CatFromHue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGg_037Rk8

Lol the Kiwi commentators for Stringer's tackle on Lomu didn't even see Stringer that said Lomu lost his footing and only saw him make the tackle on the replay!

Murphy's tackle attempt:mad:

CIARAN_BOYLE

awec wrote: »

I will ban you.

I will ban every Leinster fan.

No one would be safe.

This would be the worst possible thing to happen. Imagine having to pretend you like Chris Ashton?

Can you ban .ak ?

awec

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Can you ban .ak ?

Must admit I've never tried!

CIARAN_BOYLE

awec wrote: »

Must admit I've never tried!

Interesting.

Go on.

I dare you!

.ak

No speculation on reregs please.

.ak

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Can you ban .ak ?

No.

stephen_n

.ak wrote: »

No.

Does that mean you have tried to ban another Mod/

thomond2006

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Nope !

Your new name will be John Hayes Farmland Experience.

Buer

Does .ak outrank awec? Does awec have to make .ak's coffee in Boards Towers?

thomond2006

Can .ak ban .ak? :eek:

.ak

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can .ak ban .ak? :eek:

Yes.

awec

.ak wrote: »

No.

.ak wrote: »

Yes.

Man of many words tonight .ak!

mfceiling

I think the big question we need to ask is...what does the . stand for in .ak?

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

mfceiling wrote: »

I think the big question we need to ask is...what does the . stand for in .ak?

I know ! God I'm a creep.....

Taco Corp

mfceiling wrote: »

I think the big question we need to ask is...what does the . stand for in .ak?

So he doesn't feel pointless?

chupacabra

That Draw a Footballer thread over in Soccer is good craic. I wonder how it would work with Rugby

umop.episdn

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Is this Ugos new name?

You're dead to me

Podge_irl

umop.episdn wrote: »

You're dead to me

That means he loves you in upside down language

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

I had actually planned on only coming back briefly in this guise . Now it seems I'm stuck with the name !

umop.episdn

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I had actually planned on only coming back briefly in this guise . Now it seems I'm stuck with the name !

Nah, nothing stopping you changing, what about "Delon Armitages Itchy Jockstrap"?.........actually forget that, I might use that for my next rereg -)

Swiwi.

In my halycon days of youth "Smells like teen spirit" was all the rage. Not sure Kurt envisaged this, though...

dregin

Swiwi. wrote: »

In my halycon days of youth "Smells like teen spirit" was all the rage. Not sure Kurt envisaged this, though...

A step up from many other efforts out there!

ssaye2

http://balls.ie/rugby/types-irish-rugby-fan-2/

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Haha few type ones around here anyway !

molloyjh

Swiwi. wrote: »

In my halycon days of youth "Smells like teen spirit" was all the rage. Not sure Kurt envisaged this, though...

Class. That song is nearly 23 years old now though. That makes me feel old....

.ak

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Haha few type ones around here anyway !

My missus is number 4 anyway. If I even try to mention champions league at home I get lambasted.

sydthebeat

i remember recording all of "smells like teen spirit" off the dave fanning show, on cassette, and playing it to death.

had the high undercut 'n all

molloyjh

.ak wrote: »

My missus is number 4 anyway. If I even try to mention champions league at home I get lambasted.

2 of my sisters are exactly the same.

Although I'd hardly be renowned for my tolerance of that roundy ball sh**e.

sydthebeat wrote: »

i remember recording all of "smells like teen spirit" off the dave fanning show, on cassette, and playing it to death.

had the high undercut 'n all

Hahaha, I've never heard a reasonable explanation as to why you had to hold down both the record and play button when looking to record something. Oh if only young people today knew...

Journeyman_1

molloyjh wrote: »

Hahaha, I've never heard a reasonable explanation as to why you had to hold down both the record and play button when looking to record something. Oh if only young people today knew...

Im pretty sure it's because the hardware was very naive, and you needed the play button to move the tape along so that whatever was being recorded didnt get put onto the tape all in the same width of the recording head. that would be a 4 minute song is 1 second!

awec

.ak wrote: »

My missus is number 4 anyway. If I even try to mention champions league at home I get lambasted.

Mine is always giving out to me for watching it on TV.

"More fcuking soccer on TV?! What did I do to deserve this?!"

.ak

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

Im pretty sure it's because the hardware was very naive, and you needed the play button to move the tape along so that whatever was being recorded didnt get put onto the tape all in the same width of the recording head. that would be a 4 minute song is 1 second!

By naive I assume you mean analog.

Journeyman_1

.ak wrote: »

By naive I assume you mean analog.

Not really, the record button could have been setup to play aswell