Monoclinic

I'm 99% certain I was also on the Committee for that list and I can quite categorically state that... ...I haven't the foggiest idea why Shilts was selected. Rationality was rarely on the menu back then. However, I can certainly remember singing "Shilton's got yer missus" (to the conga tune) at a football match. That's just something you never forget. Shilts used to send me birthday cards...before he got replaced by Flowers.

A truly shocking and stunning image. Has it not appeared in a British newspaper? If not why not? Are they protecting us from something? Don't editors think their readers can stomach something like that? The Daily Mirror has certainly missed a trick. Instead of spot the ball we could play spot the gall (bladder), pall (bearer), etc. £10,000 to the one who correctly circles the fatality. My money's on the one on the right, mid-mexican wave, about to go under the wing.

Perhaps because you STILL haven't figured out the quote function, you haven't registered, you are actually a member (of the DL sense) who is having a little fun banter baiting, lack of Scottish knowledge (though see previous suggestion) or one of your schizophrenic identities friends and family has asked for them to be removed for revealing too much information (than we care for). HINT: When you press reply touch nothing in the white box below, then either type above or below what is written there. The [ quote ] command is there for a purpose. If you are a member in disguise, please try to be funnier.

....and shiny

Congratulations LG!

Ouch Terminator! That's a lot of bites, mine fade into a paultry existence compared to that! I think I'd better start on the G & T straightaway just to make sure, you never know, France might be on the brink of a malaria epidemic and it would be foolish not to take the protection that is readily available. It'll be a difficult task to undertake, how many G&Ts do you think would give adequate cover? I am pretty sure one is not enough. I realise you have to drink with moderation but I still can't find him so I'll have to make a start without him.

Egad! I know everything comprises fire/water/earth/air to more or lesser degrees, but come on, you're telling me there are fire atoms? Just wait until Reverend Pickle hears about this at Sunday School. Then you'll be for it, for sure. ;-) It's okay, being neither a boy nor of school attending age I think I can cope with the wrath of Reverend Pickle.

As an outdoors man, I can tell you that any good insect repellent can keep mosquitoes away, but nothing except for a head net and long pants and sleeves can save you from black flies. As a chemist I am a bit wary on daily use of insect repellent but nevertheless tried one of those plug things a couple of years ago. I'd like to say it worked well but it coincided with the me keeping the window shut as I was fed up of waking at 4 am to the sound of mmmzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I am led here to grumble again at certain green, "eco-style" companies pulling the wool over the eyes of people who are too stupid to know better. Chemical free repellents! Now unless they are selling vacuums as effective repellents this is quite frankly misleading. I'm sorry but in my book lemongrass oil, mint oil and garlic oil are ALL chemicals. Cretins. I blame the government. I tutored someone a few years ago who couldn't believe me when I said everything had atoms, like the table, chairs, air we breathe etc. Natch, like probably 99.9% of his class he got an A in his GCSE.

Mosquitoes. Or more particularly their vampiristic tendency to stick their proboscis where it's not wanted. One little bugger has had at least 6 mouthfuls of claret from me last night and has not confined its sucking to one area either. Bastards, next time I'm moving somewhere they're not. Any suggestions?

Change your ISP

Are we self-publicising there honez? Or is Bruce just over-compensating for what he may lack in his budgy smugglers?

Is there much call for skyscrapers in Innis Chonain, is it the latest outsourcing post?

The Hof surely?

I don't even remember there being two Dickie threads. When was this? In the current spirit of all things Dickie... here's a mere 15 page Dicky. Damn, you beat me to it by seconds, couldn't find the URL bar on this computer . At least your computer is modern enough to have the "quote function"

Conduct a voice study confirming what most of us have known for a long while, that Jonathon Ross is an annoying twat.

And anyone can manipulate figures to suit their needs. Depends how far you extend the fame credentials. Just far enough to have a threesome probably.

Ultramicroelectrodes and other gubbings that work fine one day and mimic being an arse the next.

Not at all, I like travelling around too much to be focused at being "top of the game", that and the fact I have a desire to keep my tongue firmly on the red side of brown! Even if I were some hot shot squidophile, I'm not Windsor. I have no desire to meet the Queen and the rest of her newt-onian family. These are the people who should make us proud.

Mono your old boss has already asked this one here. Yôn languageGuy Now something seems eerily familiar, I can't quite place my finger on it, however I am sure I know of someone who liberally makes these mistakes time and again.

Franco-Chinglish isn't far off from that I find ;-)

She gets to be a "Dame" because she sang Goldfinger? Damn you Brits aren't all that discriminating in awarding that title. We are not - it absolutely astounds and disgusts me that Kelly Holmes is a dame. She won a couple of running races. Whoopee sh*t. 'Dame' in Holmes' case is an absolute joke. A bit strong Lardy. Did she throw a brick through your window or something? I think Blair was just keen to hand out a few popular gongs and titles. Brown should try it. He could enoble a Blue Peter Presenter or someone from Big Brother. I see LB's point. These celebrities have the benefit of media coverage. Imagine someone from some more obscure domain, say newt-onian dynamics or to bring it closer to heart, squid science or anglobelgian relations. Let's take the squidophile, say they have some earth shattering breakthrough in their respective field making them internationally famous on the squid science conference circuit, i.e. top of their game for their profession. Is it fair that just because they don't make (insert popular British media outlet here) they won't get to see Bettie? Godot, think of the squidophiles. Arise and take arms against this grave injustice today! BTW what is your stance on using the third person plural for anonymity? I am doing some English corrections for my former boss and in his letter to some reviewers he has opted to use his (her), him (her) etc. throughout. I think it is a bit Germaine Greer for my liking but I can't fault it, there are bigger squid to fry. Oh am I in for a riveting evening.

Plenty thanks, which do you prefer Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus casei imunitass or Synechococcus sciophilus ?

I was waiting for the cushty or you plonker Rodney, then I realised we are not talking about a man of comic genius.