Quote from MAGGOT :

What's wrong with tattoos?

Well...

• They hurt a lot and cost a lot when they are set.
  
• Same when they are removed. And they still leave scars.
  
• The wearer himself often can't see them very well, and sometimes not at all.
  
• The "meaningfulness" of the statement tends to wear off. The tattoo itself doesn't.
  
• They're fashionable now. You'll probably be ashamed of them when tattoos go out of fashion.
  

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The first one is the Latin phrase 'Tabula Rasa' which means 'Blank Slate.'

Ah, a tatto that invalidates itself by being placed. It's got a nice logical twist, I'll admit.

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Get something that has real meaning for you, and you will enjoy it for your whole life.

I doubt it. If at age 20 I had written down 10 statements that were deep and meaningful to me, then at age 40 I would have discarded at least 5 of them as naive or hollow.

Most lyrics tend to wear off quickly, but not this one:

Do Re Mi - Man Overboard

I try not to stand too close to myself
I try not to listen to the things I say
They say there's no such thing as self-abuse
But you wonder how I can be trusted
If I'm finely tuned or well adjusted

Oh, pity about you
Oh, pity about me
Mostly pity about her
Every time she comes inside
You had to run
You had to run
You wish that crush would go away
You're not the only one!

Squinting at broad daylight
Drumming up a conversation
Parson's brass is pealing / appealing
Drumming up a congregation
Hands reaching for a glass of water
Dry socks and razor rash
Your shoes under my bed
Dandruff, doona, cigarette ash

I've tried to play it open-handed
I've tried to make a fist of this
Even when the questions are candid
My arrows miss
I've heard about your fragile ego
Your shield, your sword
What am I expected to do?
Shout Man Overboard?

Come around when I'm asleep
Roll around, try to wake me
That's all right, you've got to go now
Words overtake me
Your pubic hairs are on my pillow
Your stubble rings the sink
Your words under my skin
Your table manners stink

I meddle with the things I love
You wallow in a swamp of trivia
In a vase with insincere I-love-yous
Next door's camelias
I'm sick and tired of this position
Hatched underneath your arm
A crutch under stress
Your rudder when it's calm
I'm bored staring at the ceiling
While you point out my flaws
I've watched the wallpaper peeling
From slamming doors
You talk about penis envy
Your friends applaud
What am I expected to do?
Shout Man Overboard?

Come across to other girls
Look around and start a rumour
Jealous wife scenes raise a smile a parties
Like anal humour
Are you addicted to attention?
Do you do it for effect?
Your wit out of control, misunderstood and hen-pecked

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

My Mum doesn't like my Dad at all, always saying nasty things about him, yet she's freindly enough when she needs him to pick up the phone. As you may have noticed, pretty much as soon as I started getting on with my Dad, things started going downhill with my Mum.

It sounds like your mum is still at war with your dad, trying to "win" the divorce, and you have become the battlefield. So everything that might indicate that you're leaning towards your dad's side upsets her.

I don't know any solution for that, TBH. Moving out might be the best option.

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

Easy mistake to make, the nazi's lumped them all into the same bonfire too.

Fixed that for you.

Good luck, Dan! Come back here now and then to tell us how you fared.

Quote from mantis9 :

it means an end to loud gigs that yes may hurt your ears for two days afterwards but in a good way

A good way?? If your ears hurt, it means that your hearing has been damaged. Some of that damage is irreparable.

I stopped going to gigs when I noticed that my ears kept buzzing for 3 days afterwards. I'm in my 40s now, and the buzz has become permanent. Far too often I need to ask people to repeat what they're saying.

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for god's sake aren't we all sensible enough to know when something's too loud?

No. This kind of damage goes creepingly slow. You won't notice until it's too late. Would you like to be deaf for the second half of your life?

Quote from xaotik :

On average I drink a bottle of red wine per night and usually a few shots of harder liquor

There are plenty of online resources with advice about alcohol consumption. The Dutch center for alcohol and drugs sets the norm at 3 glasses a day, for at most 5 days per week. Your level of consumption may or may not lead to addiction, but it seems more than enough to damage your health in the long run.

It was clear from the first line of your post that you have a drinking problem.

Quote from Noccy :

Think u might have passed the point of self help though, but give it a try...NO alcohol whatsoever for 2months(no tasters, no excuses, not a drop).
If u can't muster that, go find professional help

Excellent advice imho. Try leaving the stuff alone for a time, to see if you still have the strength. Beforehand, make a promise to yourself that if you fail, you will seek help. And tell your closest friends and relatives about it, because (a) they can support you, and (b) if they don't know, their behaviour will only add to the temptation.

Quote from UnknownMaster21 :

There is many of texture mods, where you can put in your LFS Addon folder, to see new textures or just test them. And If have some problems, just remove them that folder and still you have an original texture mod.

The problem here is not really technical, but a question of support.

Currently, the devs are free to change the names and contents of any file in the LFS directory. If someone makes pretty new textures, his efforts may be invalidated by the next LFS patch. Tough luck for him, but he has no grounds to complain.

A facility like you propose implies an obligation for the devs to keep things working the way they do, and I'm not sure they will like that.

However, your idea can also be realised with an external program: a simple application that allows you to install new textures while saving the original ones, so you can restore them later. Two days' work for an experienced Windows programmer.

When a mathematician was asked why his parrot had died, he replied:
"Polynomial. Polygon."

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Q) What happened when Jesus went to Mount Olive?
A) Popeye kicked the shit out of him.

Q: Why do elephants paint their balls red?
A: So you won't see them when they hide in the cherry tree.

Q: What's the loudest sound in the jungle?
A: Giraffes eating cherries.

Quote from 5haz :

Its more about the message than the music, I prefer music rather than political rantings.

OK, here's Dutch punk without any message whatsoever : Boegies - Meh

Quote from wien :

Shhh, let Darwin do his magic.

Aren't you worried that the magic might miss, so the sledgehammer ends up in someone else's skull?

I had a horn on my kid's bike that sounded like this.
I thought it was really cool... when I was 5 years old.

Quote from Flotch :

it cannot be called FE blue
green, black and gold are the colors of the flag of the country which is supposed to be located the circuit.

True, but the Blue Mountains are also located on Jamaica. They're famous for the coffee gown there. (And cafeine fits racing better than "relaxed" names like Marley or Ganja :tilt.

AFAIK the line

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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2009 00:03:09 +0100

is generated by the sender. It obviously is a bug, but in the renn.tv software, not in Thunderbird. Thunderbird only converted the timestamp to your timezone.

Quote from Blackout :

Oh, you got me bad Sherlock.

Well, excuse me for having taken you seriously. Next time, don't forget to add the smileys.

Quote from Blackout :

It's Paimio. Really not that known really, I give you a tenner.

Joking?

It's a landmark in modern chair design, just like the Eames chair. MoMa has one. You still can buy new ones, for over $3000. I'm not an expert, but I think an original one, if constructionally sound, should raise at least as much.

Stang70Fastback, you won't get any good advice here. Better contact an expert in classic furniture. (However, now might not be the best of times to raise a good price at an auction. If these chairs were mine, I'd have them restored to prime condition and use them myself.)

IIRC, Outlook has a setting where you can choose whether you want to send confirmation emails. (Can't give more details, coz I only have Outlook on my PC at work.)

Setting that to off should solve the problem. However, it could be a global setting, so Outlook might stop sending confirmation mails for all accounts.

EDIT: You can find the option here (Outlook 2003, English):
Menu "Tools" -> "Options ..."
First tab ("Preferences")
Click button "E-mail Options ..."
Click button "Tracking Options ..."
Select the second radio button "Never send a response"

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Quote from DevilDare :

ginho - since when a bannana is a tool?

Actually, I saw a demo on TV where they dipped a banana in liquid nitrogen, and then used the frozen banana to hammer a nail into a plank.

Quote from Luke.S :

Dam how did i not see the of's

Because the lines were specially formatted so that you would miss them. Your focus is guided towards the start of long words, and the hyphenated line endings. It's psychological trickery.

"I think it's nice"
"Yes, I would even say that it's nice"
(hint: Thomson and Thompson, from the Tintin comic)

Great video, Michael. I didn't get bored (which, in my case, is exceptional with racing vids). Good sync'ing with the music. I especially enjoyed the visual jokes with the rewinding, the starting lights, etc.

So, to sum it up in one word:

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Now let's see him do it with bullets.

I'd prefer war-crime lawsuits instead of bullets.
BTW, he already did dodge the bullets:

Quote from amp88 :

A decent performance but not as impressive as his draft dodging.

Quote from Electric Eye :

Just to note, if you buy S1 now you'll get scirocco as well! And what a massive saving! 12 pounds and you still get the cool scirocco!

Scots... :rolleyes:

Quote from mcintyrej :

I kind of respect the fact he just stood there and ducked, despite the fact the guy could have been throwing bombs at him or something.

It could have been a shoe bomb.

Seriously, there must have been all kinds of sfaety procedures, metal detectors, etc. The only explosive device that you can carry into a Bush press conference is a laptop battery.

Quote from Electrik Kar :

The Aussie Chapter...

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v= ... d.anarchobase.com/?p=1485

Brilliont!