Everything posted by Mayjest
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War of the Worlds - Spoilers Warning
I tried to read the book, got bored. The film doesn't seem too much better. Nice attempt on hiding the spoilers. Shame i use a black background, the yellow shone out all too well.
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Weight gaining shakes, powder, etc.
Way back in year 7 (6 years ago), I lost 3 stone in 3 weeks because of apendicitis and a lot of complications. This wasn't good, as I was only 6 stone to start with. I had to put the weight back on, and fast. I used these random milkshake things called nourishment, you dilute them and drink em. I only needed around 4, as when I went home I was eating normally again, so I put on my weight naturally. The shakes just sped it up a bit. And I have no idea what 3 stone and 6 stone is in kilos, so I can't help you there.
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LMAO Ronald reagan is the greatest american ever!
Ok, first of all world war 2 didn't start until America joined. Before that, there were two wars, one in Europe (Germany vs England/France, mainly), and one in the Pacific (Japan vs everyone else). Then Pearl Harbour happened. So the Americans joined the pacific war. Hitler, being the genius that he was, sent a message to the mexicans saying that Germany and Mexico would be allies if Mexico attacked the USA. And the day after Pearl Harbour, Germany declares war on the US. Good move Adolf. So America is now in both wars, unifying them both, as all the allies then declare war on each other, and we have a world war. As for FDR, Hoover and the Great Depression. Before 1929, America and the entire world was in a minor depression, similar to the one the world is in now. The difference is that the word depression is scary, so we call it a recession to make it sound nicer. The problem with 1929 was the Stock Market Crash. You all seem to have glossed over this. Over night, the economy was crippled. Not because of FDR's 'stupid laws', but because investors lost confidence in the market! The great depression was caused by merchants, not governments! And I still have yet to see why Regan deserves being called the greatest American.
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New York City
I've been to NYC twice, and I think one of the best things about it is Central Park. A huge park in the middle of one of the biggest city's in the world. Only London beats it for greenery. Plus, I bought my Wavebird controller there a year before they were out in England.
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Make Poverty History
Hehe. hmmm, might have to pick myself up a couple of them fancy bands tomorrow. Thank God I've finished my exams.
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A little help for my bad memory
I like it. It's similar to the idea of a right click examine, which we choose ourself in our personal bit of the main page.
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Counter Strike
If I ever go one, which is rare, it's on Jolt 6
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trading suggestion
Yes, obviously everyone who plays this game hates it except you three. :roll: It's a good idea, but it's been suggested many times before. So far, I have seen absolutely 0 evidence that it will happen.
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Mining sucks.
It's not that bad. It's a hassle, but it's not that bad. There are far worse things in this game than competition over a few ores.
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The Temple Knights
knowing the temple knights, all you have to do is turn into a woman and he'll be easy.
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~: Lock Please :~
What are you, an idiot? Lets give all the macroed people in RSC a free reign in RS2! Stupid nonce.
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Almost got fired...
I usually check the mirrors, then use solely the back window. Only problem is, when I know where I am, I tend to reverse at speed. So I'd probably have totaled the thing. :oops:
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I Am Going to 'Vans Warped Tour '05'!!
git, I've wanted to go there for ages. Just a shame no one 'amazing' plays anymore. They have a lot of solid bands, just no superstars anymore. With the possible exception of Bob Geldof. Booze, bands, drugs, alcohol and mud. Lots and lots of mud. What could be better? 8)
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What parts of driving do you hate?
Aw man! I forgot about them! I also hate horses on country lanes. You can't over take them, and they refuse to pull into a driveway or a turning place because, damn it, they're horses! Then some huge truck comes the otherway, so me and the three cars behind me have to reverse 100 feet because the horse is still standing there, right in the middle of the road. Grr.
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LMAO Ronald reagan is the greatest american ever!
Ah, the title is wrong. We were under the illusion that it was 'greatest american ever'. We had one in England ages ago, I think it was Winston Churchill that one. The BBC went through this phase of doing 'greatest...' programs, we had 'greatest comedy...' and such as well.
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What parts of driving do you hate?
It gets worse. It cross the ̢̮â¬Å¡Ãâã4 a gallon mark ages ago, and a saw a report in the paper yesterday that the slightest disturbance in Russia or Saudi arabia and it will shoot past ̢̮â¬Å¡Ãâã6...
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What parts of driving do you hate?
Every single paragraph is a separate point. I hate: People asking me for lifts that are out of my way. I can understand taking 5 minutes, but having to drive in the opposite direction from where I want to go? Doesn't make me happy. Parking of all sorts. I can do it, in actual fact I'm quite good, but I just cannot be bothered. Especially parallel parking. Too much hassle. Middle lane hogs on a motorway. Stupid drivers (normally middle aged parents with kids in the car), who drive at 70 in the middle lane when the limit is 70 and there's speed cameras on the fast lane. So you can't overtake them or you get flashed, and you can't undertake them as it's illegal. Speed cameras. I have never seen a speed camera in an 'accident blackspot' But i have seen speed cameras create accidents. People brake heavily and suddenly so they don't get flashed, and that's what causes accidents. Paying for petrol. Bordering on 90p a litre here in England. For you americans, thats around $1.75 per litre. Stupidly expensive. Backseat drivers. Especially one's that haven't passed, or can't drive. They tell me what I'm doing, how to improve it, etc, yet they don't know any better. They say something like "Whoa, you're too close to that car!", when it was that car that pulled in front of me without indicating or looking, and if I hadn't swerved and braked then we'd all be dead. Some people just don't know when to say thank you. People who don't indicate. As said above somewhere, indicators tell people what your intention is, not what you're doing. We can see what you're doing. People who don't use their mirrors. So many times I've had a near death collision because people simply didn't look before they did something. 4x4 drivers on country lanes. Who refuse to move within a foot of the edge. I have so many scratches down the left hand side of my car because of 4x4s (usually the mercedes or porshe versions) who drive along, seemingly thinking "I own the road, in my brand new porshe everyone has to get out the way for me. I don't have to move a couple of inches to the left, that Ford Fiesta can crash into a tree for all I care, as long as I don't get a scratch on my car." Selfish people, I hate them. Anyone who think bigger is better, and if their car is bigger then they are therefore better drivers. I once had a 3 litre Audi TT challenge me to a race off the lights. The fool spend so much time trying to look cool he failed to realise the lights had changed. 3 cars had gone past him before he started moving. Chavs. They can't afford a decent car, os they buy a crap one and make it sound good. They stick a sound system that could easily cover Live 8 by itself in their boot, paint their car with some racing strips, play their music at max volume through residential areas, and then wonder why 1) everyone hates them, and 2) their ears don't work for 20 mins after they get out of their car. Other chavs. Those who go into a car park simply to do a 3 point turn. Then drive out again. Not only do they risk hitting my car and killing themselves, but they spend ̢̮â¬Å¡Ãâã5 every time they do it on tyre and gearstick servicing. People who damage you car and don't admit it. I once returned to my car after a shopping trip to find a huge dent in the side and white paint peeling off the dent. It was not there before. Some idiot in a white car had tried to park along side me and missed. He'd then driven away, refusing to accept responsibility. Women who say 'it's a myth that women are bad drivers, I can park perfectly', and then take 15 minutes to do a simple parking manouver. Not even parallel or using the reverse gear, and she still screws it up. People who get as close as they can to you at lights. They will pull up, leaving less than half an inch. It's worse if they're lorrys. All you see in your rear view mirror is just this huge white thing looming, getting close, closer, closer, your swearing in your mind, thinking that you'll be crushed, and then they finnaly stop. But what happens if you roll back while pulling away? That's all I can think of at the moment, but I'm going driving in an hour or two, so I'll come back and edit this,
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Presenter Richard Whiteley dies
WHAT!!!!??? How did I miss this? It's tuesday and I missed this! countdown ruled! Standard day time tele. There are somethings that students will never miss on TV, Countdown is one of them! Noooo!
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LMAO Ronald reagan is the greatest american ever!
I would like to know what excatly Ronald Regan did to deserve being called the greatest american. After studying America and it's politics from 1900 - the present for the past 3 years, I fail to recall any major change he introduced, a giant scheme, anything that could possibly be considered 'great'. Heck, Nixon did more important stuff (like making peace with China). The only great thing that he could have done is being mentioned on Back the Future Part 1, which is possibly the greatest and most underrated trilogy's in movie history.
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Arabic - Toughest language to learn??
One advantage of English is that the grammar is fairly easy. The pronounciation is the hard part. There are 3 different ways of saying 'ugh'. Laugh, cough, and something else that I can't remember. I just remember my German teacher telling me there were three. As for Arabic, one of my friends is about to start her 3rd year of an Arabic and Middle Eastern politics combined degree. If seen her books, there's some really difficult stuff in there.
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Seattle Times Report - Guy I saw get killed
He shouldn't. Police normally only want to talk to those in close proximity. Unless you have new information. Like that someone pushed him, but only you could see because the train was the blocking the angle for everyone else. I'm quite glad I haven't seen anybody die in that way, it doesn't sound too pleseant.
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Final Fantasy Fans won't be able to resist this guy...
Not a foggiest what you're on about. But then, the only Final Fantasy game that I've played is tactics Advance, so I have no idea.
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Songs to hear before you die
R.E.M. - Losing my Religion Europa - The Final Countdown Weatus - Teenage Dirtbag Tenacious D - Tribute AC/DC - Back in Black Queen - Bohemian Rapsody, Don't stop me now Micheal Jackson - Bad, Billie Jean and Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Oasis - Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication, By the Way Beethoven's 5th (I think. It's the one that goes: Dum Dum dum duuuuuuuum. Dum dum dum duuuuuuum. (that parts really low), and then goes all high with the violins: da da da (dee dee dee deedee dee dee), and so on) For the actual deathbed - Amazing Grace, and Oh Happy Day I could go on. I just listed the songs that everyone has to hear once. Seriously, one day I will go to parts of the world where they're unlikely to hear it before they die and play it out of a loudspeaker, just so they get the chance to hear these classic songs.
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Is it a bird! Or A Plane! Nope it's me blowin stuff up.
We have November 5th in England (gunpowder plot, when a bunch of Catholics tried to blow up our king and our government just for being Protestant. That's Catholics for you :lol:) But we still use a lot of fireworks. Last time it took 4 hours to get through them all. I think around ̢̮â¬Å¡Ãâã1,500 was spent in total (around $3000), split between abour 6 families. Lots of fun. Here's a tip for those with holes in their garden: If you get a bucket of sand, and put the firework in there, then you blow a hole in the bucket of sand, and not the garden. This way parents do not get angry when they find a crater in their ̢̮â¬Å¡Ãâã2,000 lawn. Not that I did that a few years ago... I wonder if they'll allow fireworks in Belfast next year?
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Which final fantasy is the best?
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The only final fantasy game I have played or owned. The plot (at least the start) is pretty crap, but it gets better. The gameplay is absolutely brilliant, and learning curve, while complex, is perfect, and there are some really challenging missions, and also some really easy ones to get some easy experience on. I love it. of course though, Golden sun 1 and 2 beat any final fantasy game hands down ;)