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LOL EDIT: I'm blaming you for me getting toast crumbs all over the place, jigging about to this.

I don't think I could show that level of restraint. I'm pondering this over my breakfast toast. We know that Neil Gaiman likes reckless enthusiasm, because he's crazy about his wife, AFP. We also know that the strong characters in his books are usually effortless and suave. We may assume therefore that he is a little shy, and not always self-composed. You were therefore correct. He should not be disturbed while he is eating. I suggest - somewhat idly - that the correct approach would be to bribe the waiting staff to inform you when he is getting up to leave. This is a moment of setting forth, with a confidently full stomach. In addition, if he looks irate at the intrusion then you can apologise and deftly offer to pay for his lunch.

I was wondering about why there are candles and lamps all over Skyrim's ancient dungeons and catacombs. The thought occurred to me that there must be a little people called lamplighters who scurry around lighting lamps ahead of adventurers. Why do they do this? What do they look like? Are they evil?

Bah, as if these ubermensch would fall for nonsense like this. I'd say our members - me included - would fall for *Error. Out of convoluted similes*

So what you're saying is that you feel it's pointless, so you are politely flagging yourself up for the death squads? It strikes me that - since you're not an imbecile - the only logical conclusion is that you don't really think the situation is as serious as you are making out.

Spent considerable time today playing Skyrim. Thanks to the steam workshop I was able to run around murdering vampires using an incredibly fine-wrought teaspoon. ...While singing along to Whistle While You Work, from Disney's Snow White. ~~ Gaming expostulation of the day: While being flung off cliff by dragon priest spell. "Queens of the Stone Aaaaage!"

I get a bit OCD about finishing books. That's why I should never have started Robert Fisk's magnum opus. Just thinking about the bastard object makes me want to weep.

I'm a wee bit confused. You're saying it doesn't matter if M swung first? I think it does. I think most courts would consider it important. ~ BTW as an aside I think it's helpful to use the letters as other people started doing before me. It helps me keep focussed on the debate as an academic exercise, rather than a replay of the trial. Just wondered if anyone else found the same.

I agree. It is definitely and absolutely about exploring the extent to which European notions of attractiveness have dominated world culture through the internet. Hence this old skool, 1986:

I've done similar, with those purple aftershock drinks. I couldn't climb out of the bathtub for 12 hours. Pretty sure I didn't drown.

Maybe the hate is sciency, and it just happens to be directed at homosexuals?

I might respectfully point out that your 'stop fascism' plan seems to consist of simply noising off online. No, for example, political party or writing to MPs or staging rallies... EDIT: Ok, I may be presupposing too much here. But you take my point.

Companies have a serious reluctance to just tell people to **** off. Which is weird, because some people really need to be told that.

I hate to break the trend, but I have to point out that oby now seems to spend almost all available time looking for these photos.

Just a reminder that it is now affirmed to be legal to insult the French president. Members now have legal protection to call any French president a jumped up onion seller, or - if they wish to get intellectual - a metamorphosed ****roach. Insulting the French president remains mandatory for all English forum members.

Sugar and sulphuric acid, if I'm not mistaken.

God save us from 'cool' parents. Mine found my stash when I was about 15, complimented me on it not being distasteful, and so I immediately threw it away. Parents should never be aware of any sexual activity their offspring engage in.

Listening to 'da yoof' at work I gather they practically swim in the stuff via mobiles. Little bastards. EDIT: Full disclosure - I wrote this next noticed the attractive women thread on this forum...

For a second there I thought those were the horns of subterrene water-buffalo.

I believe I am already on record, but will reiterate. Children need to discover sex at their own speed, and in a context which emphasises the emotional and positive aspects. This is why internet pornography is bad for kids. And why they should find porn the way I did. Unexpectedly. In a cardboard box.

I'm sorry, Zor. Maybe I'm just having a bad day, but i just can't sympathise with your take on it. 1) The prosecution in most murders has to contradict the word of the alleged murderer. SYG doesn't make that worse. 2) In situations where an intruder on property is shot/stabbed/waffle-ironed, and dies I think it's wrong that there should be a heavy burden on the defendant. Although having said this, 3) I accept that this was an - in context - public area. *Except in Scotland - interesting system.

Again, it's a case of spotting ducks you've no shot for. (NSA surveillance) Child pornography is an enabler of offending, no doubt. But I'd be a good deal happier if there was a serious and coherent strategy for tackling actual proven offenders.

Reading Luridis' comment has made me realise that my raletionship to science is roughly analogous to the relationship between that curious student and the Illuminated Order of Dagon in the Cthulhu books.

I don't know why but I found that very funny. Oh thank god. I thought I was the only one. I think it's a Sherlock Holmes reference. ~~ Working today, customer facing, I realised that there is nothing in all the world so helpless, smug, and depraved as an English middle class parent. Had to deal with two 'families' today where I was possessed of such a strong urge to vault the counter and punch their children that I had to hand over to a colleague. Everyone else at work hates the chavs, but I don't mind them now I'm used to them. They come in, know what they want, and pay in cash. Then, like as not, they say thank you. Granted they may be a bit warty or be inexplicably wearing a baseball cap, but at least they don't pretend it's some kind of ETHICAL F***ING STATEMENT about the nexus of church and state.

As I understand you, Raithe. They stopped light. But light is a constant universe wide. So they effectively shunted part of the universe out of kilter _with the entire rest of creation_. Meaning we as a species just divided the universe into two parts, one part slightly less old than the other. I actually feel a bit dizzy just thinking about that.