I have at least one medal from 1,000 different games.

You passed 16,000 Blams. Impressive!
You entered the top 900 in Experience Points. Outstanding!

Coop keeps an eye on the ladies Heptathlon, while congratulating:
DoctorStrongbad: Medals from 1,000 Different Games
Martin: 56,000 B/P
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 16,000 Blams; Top 900 Experienced

Thank you to:
Odyssic

At 8/3/12 01:20 PM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote: Sorry to hear about that. If you need to talk, throw me a PM, you know I'm here for that.

Thanks Coop, I will probably take you up on that offer in the next couple of days. Still waiting for it to all sink in properly.

We all do what we can and no-one can tell anyone how to grieve, just help them along through it.

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: Tired and sore, but a cup champion, Coop congratulates:

So, you won't get the title for "worst captain"?

No, I will. We won the Wednesday League 10Ten competition, last Tuesday night (fixtures got shunted around with all of the rain that we have had) and my Sunday team is still to register a victory in a meaningful game.

Well, good luck with that.

Just a friendly tomorrow. Then it's a week off (possibly another friendly) and then 3 more matches to try and salvage the season. I'd like to win 2 of 3, but that seems a little rich.

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

That said, PRK have won three golds for Weightlifting, plus one for Judo.

A few more medals for the german team today. We are on a roll!

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

Well, now team Germany has 5 golds, so at least we are in front of North Korea now. But South Korea has like 7 gold medals, it will be hard to beat them, I guess.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

Thanks for voting, Auz! Your experience has been automatically deposited!

With that vote, you now have 27,000 experience points. You need 750 more to get to Level 51. The next Grounds Gold day begins in 10 hours, 3 minutes, and 48 seconds.

Neat.

Listening to:

Iron Maiden - Maiden Voyage

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 09:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

Running barefoot across the sands, cheating in a race, pissing off Sir Simon Rattle and a fart joke at the end.

Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

And I would be mentally scarred. Don't you have a warning like the Omicronians, that during coitus, non-combatants should retreat to a safe distance of 500+ metres?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Very probably, yes. I intend to have some of the earliest works out on there ;)

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

I don't know if I will have the time to do much reviewing there, though.

I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

It sure is. The only problem is that the one place I can buy it from does have pricey postage so I need to think of a fair amount of albums to get from there to make the postage cost more efficient. At the end, it does average to Ã'£8 per CD.

I bet they only have so high postage costs to get their customers to buy more. :P

Well, it is secured postage so I can allow it, particularly when considering the size of the packages. Still, if the CDs work out as generally cheap over there, I can't complain.

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

"Ich nix sprechen Englisch!"

Now I'm amused. Now let's try that whenever you do make it to England again.

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

Weather is still fucked up here. Very hot and sunny most of the time, but a very intense rainstorm during the evening.

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

I think you have better chances with that in Scandinavia.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

50,000 total stats!

Coop wonders if he might get to play today. Thunderstorms forecast from 3pm, we start at 2! Congratulations to:
Auz: 27,000 Experience
sushi13: 50,000 Total Points

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 09:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

Running barefoot across the sands, cheating in a race, pissing off Sir Simon Rattle and a fart joke at the end.

Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

And I would be mentally scarred. Don't you have a warning like the Omicronians, that during coitus, non-combatants should retreat to a safe distance of 500+ metres?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Very probably, yes. I intend to have some of the earliest works out on there ;)

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

Well, now team Germany has 5 golds, so at least we are in front of North Korea now. But South Korea has like 7 gold medals, it will be hard to beat them, I guess.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

I don't know if I will have the time to do much reviewing there, though.

I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

That reminds me, I still have some reviewing to do for the RRC.

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

"Ich nix sprechen Englisch!"

Now I'm amused. Now let's try that whenever you do make it to England again.

You are easily amused. :P
Well, I want to come back at least to GB, but I don't know when my next stay in England will be. But I still have to visit London, since all I've seen so far was Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport (and Gatwick Airport isn't even in London), so chances are very high I will be visiting England again during the next few years. ^^

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

Weather is still fucked up here. Very hot and sunny most of the time, but a very intense rainstorm during the evening.

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Raining all the time yesterday, cloudy today.

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

I think you have better chances with that in Scandinavia.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

But they only seem to be that way, I think.

Listening to:

Kazuki Muraoka - Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack. This soundtrack is simply amazing. I can't recall the other MGS games having music this good.

At 8/5/12 06:09 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

I see no harm with a threesome.

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

Yeah, I'm just not one for critiquing badly written stories but if it's something really bad that I just have to call out on, then maybe I will review it. Then again, saying that I should be pelting every shitty pony flash ever.

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

That reminds me, I still have some reviewing to do for the RRC.

Yeah, you do that.

Well, I want to come back at least to GB, but I don't know when my next stay in England will be. But I still have to visit London, since all I've seen so far was Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport (and Gatwick Airport isn't even in London), so chances are very high I will be visiting England again during the next few years. ^^

Hey, what about whenever the next London meet will be going on?

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Raining all the time yesterday, cloudy today.

Sunny today but I'm not too hot inside.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

But they only seem to be that way, I think.

I mean, what does this place do that they don't?

Hope I can put this here, but I just reached slightly over 100,000 medal points.

Medals attained from 777 Medal Games.

85,000 Medal Points.

You passed 74,000 B/P! Congrats!
You passed 58,000 Saves. Way to go!

Level 28.

Coop checks that his cricket whites are now white (and not brown, see below). Congratulations to:
VJF: 100,000 Medal Points
gamejunkie: Medals from 777 Different Games; 85,000 Medal Points
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 74,000 B/P; 58,000 Saves
xRiskiiyxBlaze: Level 28
Criminal-23: Level 17; Sergeant

Listening to:
Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song

At 8/5/12 06:37 AM, jonthomson wrote: so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

Wow, that's a schoolboy error, Jon. And you've been here for what, 12 years?

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

I don't recall people having to show massive outpourings of public grief, when the leader of the GDR passed away, or that everyone had to display a picture of their Eternal Leader, or Beloved Leader in their homes. Still, I've lived in neither, so would only know from what i have seen from biased news reports.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

I'm looking forward to the ladies' hammer throw, as the British entrant is a former ballerina and she actually looks quite attractive... for a hammer throwing woman.

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/5/12 06:09 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Yes. Had Elvis been born 2 decades later, he could have been a Metal Pioneer. Did you ever stop to think of that?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

I see no harm with a threesome.

So eye contact while we're busy roasting some poor girl wouldn't be emotionally scarring for you?

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

Yeah, I'm just not one for critiquing badly written stories but if it's something really bad that I just have to call out on, then maybe I will review it. Then again, saying that I should be pelting every shitty pony flash ever.

Well, I will expect you to review the pieces that I'm submitting to the Lit Portal - Blammer, for a start.

Right, the cricket matches at the weekend were either a washout for the weather, or a washout for our performance. Yes, the first team won and continued a march toward promotion. Good for them. The second XI, whom I was scoring for managed to complete their innings of 219, before rain came and washed away a chance of us taking anything more from the game. 8 points to Cookley for that encounter.

Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

We lost, but had a laugh, all the same.

Listening to:

Agalloch - The Mantle

At 8/5/12 10:17 PM, darknessdweller wrote: Now, I've said enough. I'm cleaning out my inbox, if you wish to know anything further. Have a nice night, all.

Eh, all of that happened three years ago and I'm sure that's enough for anyone to make the right turn on their life. I know back then wasn't the best of times for you but if you were to stick around, I'm sure your new beginning would be welcomed.

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/5/12 06:37 AM, jonthomson wrote: so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

Wow, that's a schoolboy error, Jon. And you've been here for what, 12 years?

I always start the day on my userpage so I'm foolproof of that.

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Yes. Had Elvis been born 2 decades later, he could have been a Metal Pioneer. Did you ever stop to think of that?

Depends how music evolved then. He was a key figure in rock n' roll so if he was born two decades later, music right now would probably be different... or just two decades behind of time. :P

I see no harm with a threesome.

So eye contact while we're busy roasting some poor girl wouldn't be emotionally scarring for you?

If it's anything to do with Gagsy, then we're good.

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote: Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

It's kind of weird reading about your Cricket exploits since its freezing cold here at the moment and were quite a way from the Cricket season just yet. And I know you're posting these here just to sate the sportsman in me, because I'm fairly sure I'm the only one here that has a clue what all that meant. LOL! Also why would you guys play on such a horrendously soggy ground?

At 8/6/12 06:58 AM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote: Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

It's kind of weird reading about your Cricket exploits since its freezing cold here at the moment and were quite a way from the Cricket season just yet. And I know you're posting these here just to sate the sportsman in me, because I'm fairly sure I'm the only one here that has a clue what all that meant.

I'm pretty sure that you're the only one who knew what it meant. I was kind of hoping that some of the guys that we were playing against would get some video of me diving around the field like a prat. But alas, they were too busy reading out their one batsman's facebook page to him, while he was in the middle.

LOL! Also why would you guys play on such a horrendously soggy ground?

Because we wanted to play. I'll admit, it was not easy on there (I only scored 6, but that was shockingly 12.5% of our runs...) It was worth it.

Level 38

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

That reminds me, I still have some reviewing to do for the RRC.

Yeah, you do that.

I didn't do it. :(

Well, I want to come back at least to GB, but I don't know when my next stay in England will be. But I still have to visit London, since all I've seen so far was Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport (and Gatwick Airport isn't even in London), so chances are very high I will be visiting England again during the next few years. ^^

Hey, what about whenever the next London meet will be going on?

Depens on when it will happen.

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Raining all the time yesterday, cloudy today.

Sunny today but I'm not too hot inside.

"One more rainy day..."
Oh well, at least we had some sunny days so far, unlike last year, where it was raining all the fucking time.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

But they only seem to be that way, I think.

I mean, what does this place do that they don't?

I guess it's always hard to really judge a place from the outside. To me, living in Scotland seems to be like a cool thing. But I can imagine that some people might be fed up with this place because of various reasons.

At 8/5/12 10:17 PM, darknessdweller wrote: Now, I've said enough. I'm cleaning out my inbox, if you wish to know anything further. Have a nice night, all.

I guess everyone does some stupid things that they will regret sooner or later. On the other hand, some people keep continuing to do stupid things. Since you regret your actions, I guess that makes you less stupid than those people that continue to do stupid things. ;)

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

I don't recall people having to show massive outpourings of public grief, when the leader of the GDR passed away, or that everyone had to display a picture of their Eternal Leader, or Beloved Leader in their homes. Still, I've lived in neither, so would only know from what i have seen from biased news reports.

Yeah, I guess they where still fed up with all those pictures of Adolf, that where about everywhere, so it wouldn't have been a smart move to tell people to put up pictures of the socialist party. But I'm pretty sure that pictures of Ulbricht and Honecker where on display in public buildings.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

I'm looking forward to the ladies' hammer throw, as the British entrant is a former ballerina and she actually looks quite attractive... for a hammer throwing woman.

I was watching women's weight lifting (because gymnastics where on at th eother TV station). Weight category: 58kg. Those women looked very petite, but I don't think I could lift as much weight as they did. :o

Listening to:

Kazuki Muraoka - Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack. MGS4 trophies will be uploaded soon so I'll be preparing for them.

At 8/7/12 04:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, you do that.

I didn't do it. :(

Don't be lazy like me now.

Hey, what about whenever the next London meet will be going on?

Depens on when it will happen.

I'm... not so sure myself. I'll have to see what Luis says at the end of the month. I expect to hear something by then.

Sunny today but I'm not too hot inside.

"One more rainy day..."
Oh well, at least we had some sunny days so far, unlike last year, where it was raining all the fucking time.

And we seem to have a sunny week. I dreamt last night that it was snowing in August. I'm sure it will happen eventually. :P

I mean, what does this place do that they don't?

I guess it's always hard to really judge a place from the outside. To me, living in Scotland seems to be like a cool thing. But I can imagine that some people might be fed up with this place because of various reasons.

Scotland seems to keep itself away from our government. I don't blame them for that.

At 8/5/12 10:17 PM, darknessdweller wrote: Now, I've said enough. I'm cleaning out my inbox, if you wish to know anything further. Have a nice night, all.

I guess everyone does some stupid things that they will regret sooner or later. On the other hand, some people keep continuing to do stupid things. Since you regret your actions, I guess that makes you less stupid than those people that continue to do stupid things. ;)

Tis true. Some losers on this site refuse to change or at least go away and be a menace elsewhere. The better users we like to keep but even they lose interest in this site after a while.

At 8/7/12 09:23 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/7/12 04:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, you do that.

I didn't do it. :(

Don't be lazy like me now.

I did 5 reviews today (flash). Only 20 more until I hit the 1000 review mark in flash as well.

Hey, what about whenever the next London meet will be going on?

Depens on when it will happen.

I'm... not so sure myself. I'll have to see what Luis says at the end of the month. I expect to hear something by then.

Well, I first have to finish my studies, then I have to find a job. Once I got my first paycheck, it should be enough for a short trip to London, though.

Sunny today but I'm not too hot inside.

"One more rainy day..."
Oh well, at least we had some sunny days so far, unlike last year, where it was raining all the fucking time.

And we seem to have a sunny week. I dreamt last night that it was snowing in August. I'm sure it will happen eventually. :P

Snow in August? Yeah, if you are in the southern hemisphere, this should be quite comon. :P

I mean, what does this place do that they don't?

I guess it's always hard to really judge a place from the outside. To me, living in Scotland seems to be like a cool thing. But I can imagine that some people might be fed up with this place because of various reasons.

Scotland seems to keep itself away from our government. I don't blame them for that.

Yeah, this is what makes them so cool. :P

Coop gets his voip set up on Lord of the Rings, while congratulating:
ZJ: Level 38

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - The Duelists
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (Theme)
Iron Maiden - Heaven Can Wait

At 8/7/12 04:53 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote: I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

I don't recall people having to show massive outpourings of public grief, when the leader of the GDR passed away, or that everyone had to display a picture of their Eternal Leader, or Beloved Leader in their homes. Still, I've lived in neither, so would only know from what i have seen from biased news reports.

Yeah, I guess they where still fed up with all those pictures of Adolf, that where about everywhere, so it wouldn't have been a smart move to tell people to put up pictures of the socialist party. But I'm pretty sure that pictures of Ulbricht and Honecker where on display in public buildings.

Close parallels, but I think that the North Koreans have been oppressed for longer and more harshly than East Germany was. They both existed before the partition of Germany and still exist today, while Germany was reunited in emotional scenes in the aftermath of November 9th, 1989.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

I'm looking forward to the ladies' hammer throw, as the British entrant is a former ballerina and she actually looks quite attractive... for a hammer throwing woman.

I was watching women's weight lifting (because gymnastics where on at th eother TV station). Weight category: 58kg. Those women looked very petite, but I don't think I could lift as much weight as they did. :o

58kg... that's just a shade over 9 stone. I am 10.5 stone (66.8kg) and struggle to press that weight above my head. These girls can do that with ease. Hell, they probably press more as a warm up.

My number of blams is now officially higher than the number that is my Exp. rank.

Coop takes life one confusing event after another, while congratulating:
DiMono: Blams > Exp Rank. Okay, you're clutching at straws.

At 8/6/12 06:34 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/5/12 06:37 AM, jonthomson wrote: so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

Wow, that's a schoolboy error, Jon. And you've been here for what, 12 years?

I always start the day on my userpage so I'm foolproof of that.

If it's down, I always check /portal and /bbs, to see if it's true.

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Yes. Had Elvis been born 2 decades later, he could have been a Metal Pioneer. Did you ever stop to think of that?

Depends how music evolved then. He was a key figure in rock n' roll so if he was born two decades later, music right now would probably be different... or just two decades behind of time. :P

I disagree - there are other figures in Rock & Roll than Elvis. Sure, The Beatles grew up listening to his music in the 50s, but there was not just his music that inspired.

I see no harm with a threesome.

So eye contact while we're busy roasting some poor girl wouldn't be emotionally scarring for you?

If it's anything to do with Gagsy, then we're good.

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

Listening to:

DoomSword - Let Battle Commence. These guys know how to sound like mighty vikings!

At 8/7/12 04:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/7/12 09:23 AM, Bahamut wrote: Don't be lazy like me now.

I did 5 reviews today (flash). Only 20 more until I hit the 1000 review mark in flash as well.

Five? That's more than I've done since the start of the decade. :P

I'm... not so sure myself. I'll have to see what Luis says at the end of the month. I expect to hear something by then.

Well, I first have to finish my studies, then I have to find a job. Once I got my first paycheck, it should be enough for a short trip to London, though.

So not anytime soon then.

And we seem to have a sunny week. I dreamt last night that it was snowing in August. I'm sure it will happen eventually. :P

Snow in August? Yeah, if you are in the southern hemisphere, this should be quite comon. :P

Just watch as climate changes makes a nasty turn... eventually.

Scotland seems to keep itself away from our government. I don't blame them for that.

Yeah, this is what makes them so cool. :P

We don't associate non-England countries as Britain anyway.

At 8/8/12 04:22 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/6/12 06:34 AM, Bahamut wrote: I always start the day on my userpage so I'm foolproof of that.

If it's down, I always check /portal and /bbs, to see if it's true.

Those also work but checking userpage right away makes it easier to tell if anyone has commented on your latest post.

Depends how music evolved then. He was a key figure in rock n' roll so if he was born two decades later, music right now would probably be different... or just two decades behind of time. :P

I disagree - there are other figures in Rock & Roll than Elvis. Sure, The Beatles grew up listening to his music in the 50s, but there was not just his music that inspired.

I assure you, there is a parallel universe out there that had Elvis living in a later age.

At 8/8/12 04:22 AM, Coop wrote: Coop takes life one confusing event after another, while congratulating:
DiMono: Blams > Exp Rank. Okay, you're clutching at straws.

What can I say? Given how difficult Blams are to come by these days, it seemed like an interesting accomplishment.

I've passed 63,000 Saves somewhere overnight!

Woooh!

36,000 B/P Points!