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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Nov 4, 2019 17:12:06 GMT
So on the way to the station I have to walk under a road bridge with a huge pillar, and its pretty much night time now. A crazy dirty looking old woman calls me over near the pillar and asks for the YMCA telephone number, so I wip out my phone and start reading it out but she does not like this and instead summons me round the corner to her dark little camp out of everyone’s view.
Warning bells are ringing at this point and she claims she needs to write it down herself as she can only read her own writing and she also wants my telephone number. I hurriedly write it down for her and give her a pen and paper leg it out of there. Fuckin’ weirdo, I bet she is now doing terrible things to my pen.
I mean I have sympathy for the homeless, but every man has a limit and I feel my generosity was at risk of being exploited here.
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Post by tenthenemy on Nov 4, 2019 17:35:52 GMT
Men's vs. women's toilets chat: this must be the reason gender neutral bathrooms are so difficult to implement. Before his retirement Mr Tent Rooster used to arm himself with a roll of paper towels and a soap dispenser to make the long trek to a solitary toilet on a different floor in a quiet part of the building. Before he discovered that facility he used to go to the staff toilets and frequently told horror stories of his expeditions to the bog.
Although the building had separate toilets for staff and students* female staff including myself simply used the students' bathroom as it was nearer to our offices. We made sure that the cleaners never forgot to refill the soap dispensers and never had any problems. Mr Tent Rooster often used to wonder why I spent such a long time in the toilet, only for me to come back with the latest gossip, often containing vital information about the workings of university management. Chance encounters in the bathroom led to efficient networking. Sometimes one was able to glean information from discussions overheard.
*One of Mr Tent Rooster's abiding memories of his time in Cambridge is how he had to ask for permission to change his course from Hebrew to Arabic after the first year from his tutor, a distinguished scholar of Chinese, whilst standing outside the cubicle where the professor was taking a dump.
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Post by Shenguin on Nov 4, 2019 17:44:40 GMT
Was the cubicle door open at the time? Docked marks if it wasn't.
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Post by tenthenemy on Nov 4, 2019 17:54:10 GMT
Was the cubicle door open at the time? Docked marks if it wasn't. Look, it was secretive Cambridge, not the Open University. Mr Tent Rooster was grateful for small mercies under the circumstances. |
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Post by Tuffers on Nov 4, 2019 17:58:24 GMT
So on the way to the station I have to walk under a road bridge with a huge pillar, and its pretty much night time now. A crazy dirty looking old woman calls me over near the pillar and asks for the YMCA telephone number, so I wip out my phone and start reading it out but she does not like this and instead summons me round the corner to her dark little camp out of everyone’s view. Warning bells are ringing at this point and she claims she needs to write it down herself as she can only read her own writing and she also wants my telephone number. I hurriedly write it down for her and give her a pen and paper leg it out of there. Fuckin’ weirdo, I bet she is now doing terrible things to my pen. I mean I have sympathy for the homeless, but every man has a limit and I feel my generosity was at risk of being exploited here. You gave her your telephone number? On a piece of paper, with your handwriting and finger prints on it? Oh dear. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Nov 4, 2019 18:03:45 GMT
It was the YMCA number not mine.
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Post by Tuffers on Nov 4, 2019 18:05:25 GMT
Tell it to the judge.
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Post by Faceless on Nov 4, 2019 18:15:45 GMT
Games: No, but I'm really looking forward to playing Luigi's Mansion 3 tonight if the stars are all in alignment. Unless I'm playing Obra Dinn. But Faceless made me apprehensive when he said that it's absolutely no fun. I bought Mario Odyssey at the weekend. I've not played it yet but it's already more fun than obra dinn. I'm also looking forward to Luigi's Mansion, but need to get through BOTW, Dark Souls, H:ZD, Spiderman, and TOW first. |
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Post by Shenguin on Nov 4, 2019 18:24:33 GMT
Was the cubicle door open at the time? Docked marks if it wasn't. Look, it was secretive Cambridge, not the Open University. Mr Tent Rooster was grateful for small mercies under the circumstances. One of my degrees is from Open University. I'm still at work. I might go and have a dump right now. I may or may not close the door. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Nov 4, 2019 18:28:42 GMT
Look, it was secretive Cambridge, not the Open University. Mr Tent Rooster was grateful for small mercies under the circumstances. One of my degrees is from Open University.
<edit> I'm assuming we don't need to name his first degree: "How to be a trolling cunt"; 2:2, "too much humanity shown and occasional humour". |
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Post by amipal on Nov 4, 2019 18:29:13 GMT
It was the YMCA number not mine. Colluding with undesirables? Five years in an isocube. |
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Post by Shenguin on Nov 4, 2019 18:31:36 GMT
It was the YMCA number not mine. Colluding with undesirables? Five years in an isocube. Where do we all turn ourselves over to the authorities? I could do with some me time. |
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Post by scubar on Nov 4, 2019 18:37:30 GMT
I’m really enjoying Gwent, which came out to iOS last week. If any body else wants to play (and probably kick my arse) you can join through this link and we’ll all get extra stuff. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Nov 4, 2019 18:39:43 GMT
I’m really enjoying Gwent, which came out to iOS last week. If any body else wants to play (and probably kick my arse) you can join through this link and we’ll all get extra stuff. Is there Android cross-play? If so I'll have a go. |
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Post by scubar on Nov 4, 2019 18:43:24 GMT
I’m really enjoying Gwent, which came out to iOS last week. If any body else wants to play (and probably kick my arse) you can join through this link and we’ll all get extra stuff. Is there Android cross-play? If so I'll have a go. ah, in a years time. Maybe. |
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Post by Faceless on Nov 4, 2019 18:45:12 GMT
Not available on android?
Discrimination.
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Post by Felice Landry on Nov 4, 2019 18:47:42 GMT
Is there Android cross-play? If so I'll have a go. ah, in a years time. Maybe. There's a PC version, I'll see what I can do. I was a bit of a big thing in the Gwent community when I was going around killing innocent creatures, putting adopted daughters on the throne and being a complete prick tease to various women. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Nov 4, 2019 18:52:36 GMT
Was the cubicle door open at the time? Docked marks if it wasn't. Have we finally discovered what dakyl's in-laws do for a living? |
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Post by Tuffers on Nov 4, 2019 19:29:07 GMT
I've been eating too healthily the last few days. I am therefore correcting my body balance and have purchased the following (which I will eat in my hotel room whilst sobbing):
King Pot Noodle original curry flavour
Beef hula hoops Big Hoops
KP salted peanuts
Kit Kat chunky salted caramel
Yummers!
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Post by Felice Landry on Nov 4, 2019 19:31:05 GMT
I’m really enjoying Gwent, which came out to iOS last week. If any body else wants to play (and probably kick my arse) you can join through this link and we’ll all get extra stuff. I just installed the game, got so angry by their fucking terrible tutorial, which didn't allow you to stop at any stage, I Raged quit, uninstalled and moved on. I may have another look tomorrow. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Nov 4, 2019 20:00:26 GMT
Is there Android cross-play? If so I'll have a go. ah, in a years time. Maybe. Good, that should give me enough time to actually play Witcher 3. Ah, forget it. We all know that's nowhere near enough time. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Nov 4, 2019 20:02:23 GMT
Look, it was secretive Cambridge, not the Open University. Mr Tent Rooster was grateful for small mercies under the circumstances. One of my degrees is from Open University. I'm still at work. I might go and have a dump right now. I may or may not close the door. I guess he can count himself lucky that his tutor wasn't Prof. Shenguin. |
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Post by MrTiddles on Nov 4, 2019 20:36:42 GMT
I've been eating too healthily the last few days. I am therefore correcting my body balance and have purchased the following (which I will eat in my hotel room whilst sobbing): King Pot Noodle original curry flavour Beef hula hoops Big Hoops KP salted peanuts Kit Kat chunky salted caramel Yummers! Everything's coming up Tuffers. p.s. Is the Kit Kat any good? |
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Post by Tuffers on Nov 4, 2019 20:38:30 GMT
I think you can do a degree in gaming now. What a world.
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Post by Tuffers on Nov 4, 2019 20:41:41 GMT
I've been eating too healthily the last few days. I am therefore correcting my body balance and have purchased the following (which I will eat in my hotel room whilst sobbing): King Pot Noodle original curry flavour Beef hula hoops Big Hoops KP salted peanuts Kit Kat chunky salted caramel Yummers! Everything's coming up Tuffers. p.s. Is the Kit Kat any good? It was actually Salted Caramel Fudge. And yes, it was superb. 4 stars. I think I've gone badly wrong though. I've eaten the hula hoops, nuts and kit Kat, but still have the pot Noodle for later. |
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