honez

I bet his family have got him pegged as their Joker for the 2008 DDP and they're just waiting for the new year. Bastards.

That didn't stop us from locking Mrs Chamberlain up, Lady Die. If it wasn't for those liberal do-gooders and their pesky facts/retrials and stuff, she'd still be fitted up and on the inside, Prisoner Cell Block H style.

For those of you who like your seafood fresh, try some live octopus for tea.

Get an online girlfriend.

Indeed. At the low end of the scale, this is like the casualties from an event the size of the World Trade Centre tradegy happening in EVERY SINGLE US State. But, like Dave pointed out, it's probably more like 2,000 people being killed, in MULTIPLE cities, in EVERY US state. But, hey, it's not like these people are American right? If they were, then it'd be awful.

Oh shut the f**k up Banshees, you whining little sh*t. Didn't you retire? Didn't you listen to the chorus of hurrahs? Didn't you get the message? F**k off. You know what Banshees? I apologise. Sorry about being so rude.

Unable to contain himself, the coach goes for the "sticky biscuit" before everyone's finished.

And humility, don't forget to tell everyone about that too, BS. And being meek and unpretentious too, like this.

What? Being a woman, or slitting your wrists over Kate Hudson?

"Hmmm," nodded Herr Freud, as he wrote in his notebook.

Hardly peaceful words there Mr Philosopher. And what is that avatar of yours? Is it supposed to look like a swastika?

You didn't mention a hat. Neither did the cook, or your workmate. So there must be at least two ghosts, or one ghost with a haunted hat that can appear/disappear of its own free will. Spooky.

But how will she be able to give you what you're hoping for good and hard if she's bound and gagged? Oh, Honez, bless. You either haven't been to Japan or you're spending way too much time on here.... Cheers, BHB I would have thought she'd have to have unfettered access to the Brinsworth House tradesman's entrance to give you a fitting Aston Villa tribute.

But how will she be able to give you what you're hoping for good and hard if she's bound and gagged?

DL-Con 1 gets off to bad start when Windsor turns up sober.

I don't recall reading your report on Workington, MPFC. Is it as delightful as one might imagine? Presumably, not quite as cosmopolitan as Hartlepool, but I'm sure it would be charming none the less.

Narcissism's finest hour. The very act of looking at the stats increases the count. Hmm, I wonder how it could have gone that high?

Jesus you've got tickets on yourself BS. I really don't know which planet you live on, but it's not the same as the rest of us. Arrogance: Unreasonable inordinate self-esteem. Yep. Entertaining: To hold the attention of with something amusing. Yep. A lot more amusing than you could ever imagine. And the funny thing is you don't even notice. SoB. Yep. Best forum. Yep. 4,000 posts of comedy gold.

You are correct to say that Man was not an ape, if you are referring to a particular kind of modern-day ape, in the same way that a lion was not a tiger, or an eagle was not a chicken. But to state that Man was not an ape when you are referring to primates (Hominoidea) is like trying to argue that a lion was not a cat, and that an eagle was not a bird. Current day humans and other modern primates share common evolutionary ancestry, the same way lions and tigers share theirs, and chickens and eagles share theirs. Each descended from their common ancestors to end up as we are now familiar with them in their separate forms. Lions did not evolve from tigers, they both evolved from a now extinct cat-like creature of the genus Panthera. And while I'm at it -- lions will never evolve into tigers and vice versa, likewise, apes, monkeys, primates, etc, will never evolve into humans -- which seems to be the main, incorrect, argument fervent creationist types make. This just demonstrates their total lack of comprehension of high school biology and hereditary. Humans are genetically most closely related to the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Both species had a common ancestor some time in the Pliocene, around 5-8 million years ago. In that time, the proto-chimps and proto-humans have diverged into the two species we now see. So we did not evolve from chimps, nor chimps from us. Both evolved from a now extinct common primate ancestor. You can debate this all you like, but the the science to back this up is rock solid. Genetics is routinely used in courts of law to determine paternity, prosecute and convict and execute people. This science is not guesswork, it is not faith and, most importantly, it is experimentally repeatable by anyone who wants to test it, regardless of which religious superstition they follow. Any lawyer that says "I completely mock and seriously doubt [whether] these facts [are] right on the money" to debate genetic evidence in court wouldn't be a lawyer very long and his clients would be sitting on death row. Believe whatever superstitions you want Banshee, but the cold, hard, scientific facts remain; humans and all other modern primates share a common ancestor, even despite what they say in Sunday School.

Can you explain why you think it's bullshit Banshee? And I presume you mean modern evolutionary synthesis here. I think you've hit the nail on the head there; transformation of one species to another: Macro evolution. But this is at odds with your previous statement of evolution being a bullshit theory. How do you reconcile your contradiction here? Well done Banshee, this is called the scientific method and is the basic tenet of all of the sciences not just physics. Nothing in science is set in stone. If some evidence turns up to disprove whatever the law, theory or whatever else you like, then by virtue of the scientific method, the law, theory, etc, must be changed because it is demonstratably flawed. All science is refinement, sometimes in leaps and bounds and sometimes in tiny gradual steps, but it is this refinement process which means that nothing could ever "disown the laws of physics" as you put it. It simply means that it is our understanding of the laws that is flawed, and our model is updated accordingly. No question remains. The scientific method doesn't just allow for this, it insists that this be the case. The laws of physics never change, it is our understanding and definition of the laws that may need refining from time to time if/as when any new evidence turns up.

Happy birthday HCW. Close your eyes, because Donkey's got a special gift for you...

No, that is not correct. Anyone can post all the crap they like, but if they can't (and/or don't) write anything comprehensible then there's little point in them posting it in the first place. I hate the term, but the Internet has been called the Information Superhighway. Information can be defined as "the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of known conventions used in their representation." The important terms here are MEANING and CONVENTION. Without convention, meaning can be and often is misinterpreted. You can post any old crap here following any convention you like, but don't expect glowing praise from people who would like to read and understand posts on the forum in what little time they have to look at them. Make it easy and I'm sure they'll go easy. Annoy the crap out of the regulars and they'll tell you what they think in no uncertain terms. Oh, and a bit of dry wit never goes astray too. Apparently.

Good grief BS. She lived in the outback -- miles away from anything -- a broadway show would be about as much use to her as a condom would be to the Pope. A camel would be a very good present for someone on a sheep farm to use as a pack animal. Shame it was a randy one.

Obviously I am less intellectual then intellectual. Your linguistic subtleties evade my feeble interpretation. I shall just crawl back into my corner to await my holy army's ammo delivery, whilst I dream of obtuse angles in the warehouse.