I did not realise this, but apparently we are into the second day of Spock Obsession Awareness Week. Who knew there was such a thing, and was the Star Trek movie released to coincide with this? Anyway, here are some of the things we're discussing in the F1 world:
- There was some excitement in the comments yesterday when some new Brawn GP merchandise was discovered. I'm pretty sure some things have already been ordered, which is excellent, but I am slightly annoyed that this luminous yellow thing doesn't seem to be going away any time soon.
- Kovalainen is trying to remain positive, despite having a terrible car and enduring a pretty rubbish season so far. To quote: "I'm not dwelling on my sorrow." Um, overdramatic much? Five minutes ago Lewis was saying they just needed a few aero tweaks on the car and all would be well. Do we need a McLarenometer too?
- Finally, as Steven pointed out in the comments yesterday, USGPE haven't actually decided whether they're going to enter F1 under the budget cap or not. Anderson has said that the figure is roughly what they were planning to spend anyway, so I can't see why they wouldn't, but it would certainly ruin Max's plans if they chose not to.
That'll do it for now. The edited version of this week's show is now available, if you want to have a listen. As per usual, I'll see you in the comments.
Spock Obsession Awareness Week never heard of it
Live long and prosper
Parting shot from me tonight - this video featuring Robin Miller (massive pro-IndyCar anti-NASCAR guy) and Bob Varsha (F1 guy), both of SPEEDTV, appeared a couple of weeks ago and deserves a re-airing as we hit the Monaco/Indy/Charlotte weekend. Hilarious! A spoof on the Mac/PC ads I think..?
http://www.mynameisirl.com/2009/05/you-goin-wine-and-cheese-boy.html
ah yeah it says it on the vid..
Thats great
That's bizarre...
Lucy Pinder and A1GP Ireland car in a shoot??
only error in the post is that nothing heikki says is ever overdramatic or wrong. He is a shining beacon of truth and every word he utters in any language is gospel. ;)
erm... excuse me?! :P
and, oh yeah, I've pre-ordered my Jenson Brawn GP cap. :D
bow to heikki for he is our saviour. He will save f1.
He might want to save himself from Lewis first. :D
I think you should stop sleeping of that is what it does to you
:D Brilliant!
of course, you mean if, not of.
My keyboard shuffles the letters under the keys. I stand no chance of ever being right.
i wish i was asleep right now
You have alread had 15 hours sleep today
Mountaineer tweeting from the top of Everest
http://twitter.com/gavinbate
i need another 9. Still sleepy.
you seemed to be doing fine with little sleep last week. :D
and you need to prepare yourself for Roland Garros and Wimbledon. :P
I find if I don't sleep a lot I can go for weeks without a problem. As soon as I can one long sleep I am wiped out for days.
no tennis is why i must sleep 24/7 until it begins on sunday, apart from the 6 hours of monaco track time.
hmmm. you make a good point there. but why are you still sleepy? :P
i think i over slept! Makes me feel worse than not sleeping enough. Borg failure.
Tsk tsk tsk. Borgs don't sleep - no wonder it's failed. :P
It's the problem with assimilation. They keep picking up bad habits
:D
morning
Hey Wolf! :)
thinking tea or coffee, but as I already had one coffee this morning tea will have to do for now
Hey, guys
Hi Joe
Ah, Steven, I have heard you on the panels, very funny
Thanks
I was dissappointed to hear it may be while before we hear another. I told Christine that with all the BS F1 is producing right now there's lots of funny stuff out there
There will still be the Parade Lap and the Debrief, so lots of opportunities for us to be heard. :D
IT is a bit scary right now. IT seems F1 is about rip itself to shreds. Don't want to see an IRL/Champ Car thing go on with F1
i think its definitely time to start the steven roy fan club.
Amy didn't you host the last panel?
They are done in blocks of 6. The problem is that there is a car program called Top Gear at the time on a Sunday night when the shows are recorded and so we lose people to it and ended up delaying recordings till it finidhed. It is due back for a new series of 6 or 9 Sundays. If recording is delayed to suit there is no way to get a Debrief and a panel done.
It also helps keep things fresh. There will be a Parade Lap about 2 hours before the GP starts on Sunday. It is a live show only and does not become a podcast. This week because of times the plan is to take calls from people on Australia or New Zealand although no doubt some of us who are on regularly will fitin a quick call.
It's all politics and it has all happened 100 times before. it will get sorted with minimum real damage.
It is you fault I am still awake
Good point about keeping it fresh. I watch Top Gear on BBC America, very cool show. I could see how you'd lose people to that
And what do we need to prepare, so we can call in?
Amy had never been on a shiw until two weeks ago. Then she was on a panel and on Sunday did a great job hosting it.
Nothing special. Send Christine your skype contact if you have one so that she can call you.
Calls on the Parade Lap tend to be fairly short and normally amount to predictions etc. No doubt someone will fit a tremayne in.
show not shiw. My keyboard hates me
I agree. I was driving and laughing outloud. The Kimi impressions were the best. I love when Kimi talks about how happy he is, with a striaght face
OK. Must see if I have a headset around somewhere. Times like this I wish I still had my Macbook.
Has anyone ever tried calling in with the iPhone Skype add?
*app* that is
Anyone who prefers can phone in a voicemail to be played on any show. That way if you screw up you can make several attempts. Christine can then play just the best one. Personally I prefer going on live and if I screw up I screw up.
There are a few people who have iphones and I know Gavin has just added the skype app but I don't know if anyone has actually used it yet.
I've got the time difference to deal with, so voice mail might be a great idea
I might try leaving a message with the iPhone then.
skype sidepodcast. It is permanently set to voicemail apart from during live shows. Christine likes getting voice mails or e-mails to read out on shows so she will be happy to get a message from you.
I'll call in even though i have nothing to say because I'm sure I helped inspire the ANZAC edition so I'd better contribute. Expect me to talk about Finns...
Like on the top of the air box right?
Since when have you had nothing to say?
:D:D
Ahh quoting, I have missed you. Got sent home from work early again so no more trying to comment on my mobile :D
FakeSebVettel says he is going to rename Kate's dirty sister Herbie for Monaco
Are there any real drivers tweeting?
I have only been on twitter since Sunday. I have found lots of fakes but no real drivers so fat
not that I'm aware of. Someone asked thefifthdriver to get Lewis twittering and they replied 'how do you know hes not already' which means 'over our dead body, we tightly control our horrible PR'
Hmmm. I think they have been loosing weight because of KERS. Not sure what that has to do with things though?
Sigh. I am sure you are right.
My keyboard hates me
It is time I was in bed. 4am here.
Good night everyone
See ya Steven
See you Steven
Paul, I take it you're in Aus. I guess mid morning there
Just gone afternoon, 1:05pm. I'm having lunch
its 1.05pm and freezing in Melbourne :D
It's 11:00 pm here. I'm at work (fire department) hoping for no calls
I imagine no calls is a good thing in a fire department!
I thought it was very cool at the Aussie GP having the drivers paraded on fire trucks.
Ah, east coast then?
Oh yeah, nice and boring. Raining here for the next couple of days. Hope every stays inside, no wrecks, no fights no fires
The reason for that was the recent big fires throughout Victoria. It was meant as a tribute to all the firefighters
SW Fla
How do you copy a line someone just wrote to include in a post?
Well, in the Doohickey it's easy, you just reply to a comment, and click on it
I think I just figured it out. Yes I read about the fires and the one town that was ravaged. F1 stepped up nicely
Yup I got it now, thanks
It was a nice touch.
The theme for the GP was going to be "Melbourne is on fire!" OOPS! They changed that in a hurry
good thinking. That is a race I would like to go to since the Canadian GP was taken away from me
I have a GP bumper sticker that says 'I'M FIRED UP' ...awkward....
Ah, maybe that's what I was thinking of.
I only have Singapore to compare it to, but the Australian GP is a fantastic event to attend. I would recommend it to anyone.
I've only attended races in North America, 3 USGP's and 2 GPC's. My first was the dreaded 2005 USGP. But I am looking to do a fly-away race.
Well, I am saving up for next year. I'll be there.
Did you see the Who? I would imagine the Aussie GP is one huge party, much like GPC
Canada was on my list of must-dos until it disappeared, now I'm left with Monaco, Spa and Monza.
I am really going this time. Honest
I am planning, some day, on a big Euro trip: Silverstone, Wimbeldon, Goodwood, Le Mans, maybe Monaco. There is a lot on in summer.
I did, The Who were great as were Kiss in 2008. Problem with the twilight race though was by the time The Who started it was very dark and cold and I'd been at the track for hours and was getting cranky. Melbourne is always a 4 day event rather than a 3 day, and they always had autograph signings before FIA made it compulsory. Always a great atmosphere since it's the first race of the year as well.
liar
I have a friend in Montreal and he's confident it'll be back. The government is looking for a long term commitment, 10 years. So I think it''ll come again. But I think it will be helped by a USGP
I am about the only one left of my friends who hasn't been to Europe, but I want to fit in as many GPs as possible which makes it a bit more expensive than your usual sightseeing trip!
And the tennis!
I agree and there are no more back to back races. So yeah, it'll cost you. I took my brother to the 2008 GPC and the best moment was when he looked at me said, "I didn't know this world existed"
Oh well, back to work.
Enjoy. I have to get to bed. Talk to you later
I get my fill at the Australian Open, although Wimbledon would be great too!
That's so cool. Hahaha! :D Is he an F1 fan now? :)
Morning all.
evening
Kemblewatch...
Williams are here, doing the McLaren trick of hiding away in the middle of the runway...!
Rob Sinfield.
Morning ladies, gents, and the horrible weather that made my red jacket dirty >=[
afternoon
I just skyped my dad who told me its 6 degrees and is meant to snow overnight. I don't miss that part of NZ life.
Hello to everyone. Today will be a big day for the future of F1 as we know it. :)
needs an over the top promo introducing the court case...
Ferrari vs The FIA... the future of a sport... the history of a team... One decision.... one winner *cue epic orchestral music*
Are we expecting the answer today then?
Hmmm. There's a good chance we'll get the answer today, but nothing's for sure at this point.
Cue Carmina Burana - or The Duel of the Fates. :D
YES! I have overtaken Mr C in the SofaF1 Championship.
http://www.sofaf1.com/2009/05/sofaf1-championship-2009-round-5-spain.html
That'll make him feel better, won't it? :P
Oops.
even if there is an answer in the court, the loosing party will likely appeal. so we may get the verdict but not the answer
but maybe the teams will tell us something after their meet up in Monaco
very good point there. but if Ferrari win today, the may 29 deadline is pretty much doomed to become irrelevant.
but one would assume that if the wording in the contract is what Ferrari say it is, and if it is established that FOTA was established AFTER the FIA bypassed Ferrari, then Ferrari would have a very good chance of winning. most people seem to think that Ferrari will win this one.
Everyone but Max, I'd say.
Thats good :D
but remember, most people seemed to think Max would be deposed last year, so discount him at your peril.
Absolutely. He always has a plan.
I wonder how relevant it is anyway when:
a) Mosley himself expects only about half of the current teams to sign up
b) The budget cap or other cost saving measures are still far from finalized, how the new teams know what are they about to sign up for ...
if anyone around likes Coldplay, they have free live album download on their web at the moment - http://lrlrl.coldplay.com/leftright.html
I would download it if they paid me to. Free is still too expensive.
Excellent point, Wolf. I read him saying that if there are still vacant spots after the 29th, it'll be first come, first served. So the 29th of May is irrelevant already!
USF1 and Lola look like they'll sign up regardless of what happens to the cap - both teams feel they can compete with or without it in the regs. But the rest is a mystery...
But why?! Don't like em?
I might even go as far as hate.
apologies, the message was not meant to offend anybody :-)
haha no ignore me, it's good information for anyone who does like them!
oooh... that bad, eh? but why? :)
I think I never got over my first impression which was 'these guys are terribly boring and whiney'
I am not one to talk though, all the 'bad' bands mentioned on here in the last few days have been featured and played many times on my mp3 player. I heart 90s pop.
I also wonder what they plan to do about the cap now. If there will be no two tiers as reported by Messrs Max and Bernie, then what will be the point for anyone to go with the cap ?
Oh no! He's at it again!
http://allenonf1.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/spanish-gp-slideshow/
No narration this time though. :D
is it wrong that I kind of want another one with narration? I need a good laugh!
Max wants a cap, so if he wins, EVERYONE will have to obey it, whatever they think of it.
well, I think that is the point, the teams believe they can't be forced to accept it. and the fact the the uncapped option was left in the regs hints that FIA was aware of that too ... we are in for some fun :-)
I just fell off my chair because I checked my TV guide and qualy is on live here.
It IS Monaco. :P
I thought you meant right now. Was a bit confused.
Actually I take it back, it's live in Sydney but not Melbourne. Boooo.
and yet Melbourne is the F1 city in Oz! how weird. repeat of the footy show on instead?
live AFL :(
How bizarre... :(
and by live I mean 'the game finished an hour ago but now we must analyse it' because I'm quite sure the games are all wrapped up by 10pm.
hehehe. i should have known, although i was thinking qualy was Thursday (it's not. i'm just an idiot sometimes).
so without any narration, what is james allen's input then? darren not smart enough to make his own flickr slideshow?
branding and exposure, i guess.
If you lived here, you'd understand. According to wiki:
The AFL is the most attended sporting league in Australia; it is also the most popular sport competition in terms of TV ratings in the nation. The AFL is currently the fourth-most attended professional sports league in the world in terms of attendance per match, with an average attendance of over 38,000.
darrens not smart enough to add captions apparently
"Barcelona gave Jenson Button his fourth win from five starts, but once again it could have been someone else's win. In this case, his team mate" is beyond his talents. Only James can write something so profound.
:D
at least allen appears to have gotten the "keep quiet and just type" memo.
I disagree with you. You might not have been around one day when we were watching space (i.e. NASA) and a boffin said something like "invisible light -that's the stuff you can't see". But him and James together for a great conversation.
*explodes*
:)
"Once again there was a threat of rain on race day, but thankfully it stayed dry"
Deep. Real deep.
do you think twitter is influencing his writing? you'll open the FT next week and his f1 writeup will be in text speak:
- ferrari weren't gr8 in q2.
- 2mro will be the real tst.
- rolfcopter @ piquet.
- w00t!
:D
Is it just me or does drop.io take forever to load these days?
since they added the presentation stuff, it's not good.
Boo. No good having fancy stuff if the rest doesn't work.
oooh AC/DC tickets go on sale on Monday. I waaaaant.
you can do a few things really good, or try to do everything badly.
I'm currently writing code to do everything really good. If I succeed the world will end.
call me curious - how much are they? (and no i'm not buying them for you!)
range from $99 to $149, concert isn't until Feb 11, I hate committing to things so early. Unless they're F1.
new guest post from jeremy published:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/05/19/where-is-ron-dennis/
Woohoo!
Just saw Williams' preference for experience over youth. Sounds like an ad for Rubens Barrichello if he can't keep his seat at Brawn next year... It could also be for Jarno Trulli if they promote Kobayashi at Toyota. Or even for Nick Heidfeld at BMW...
eek. Ever since the Olympics asked people to buy tickets 18 months (?) in advance, it's sadly standard now. It means the investors can be sure about the whole leg of the tour months before needing to commit to it. Also, it creates those awkward moments of getting tickets with a "special someone" and then going with a new special someone by the time the gig rolls around. or taking your ex... aah memories.
Now, THAT is awkward...
There is a reason I mostly buy one ticket to things and go by myself when things are booked almost a year in advance :D
took the gloss of one concert that's for sure....
Hey - I booked Singapore with my girlfriend 10 months in advance. And we were saying - what if we broke up before then? Thanks goodness we never had to find out... We had an awesome time. :D
Good news!
Very - I can say even now that it's the best experience of my entire life. :)
Just over 3 hours before the hearing begins.
Goooooood afternoon all.
Sweet :)
Hey Lukeh. :)
evening!
I was unable to get a photo of my lecturer :(
if anyone wants to see an interview with Sarah Fisher, Indi "girl" driver
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=227361
theres a documentary going to be on here before the race on sunday featuring our annoying f1 commentator who was the last person to drive the honda f1 before they pulled out and his experience driving the car. i shall record it in case its worth uploading, but the guy is very very annoying
whats his name?
cameron mcconville
It isn't that great. Pretty much what you would expect, with lots of comments about how fast the car accelerates and stops. Duh.
ahh ok. I just saw that they mentioned it was played in the build up to the Australian Grand Prix. I must have missed it by uh, being there :D
name sounds vaguely familiar... oh well.
:-) rub it in
at least you'll be there next year!
What is interesting is how fantastic he thinks it is. This is the Honda that was meant to be maybe the worst ever. I guess it shows that people outside of the F1 world just can't appreciate the cars fully
It kinda amazes me that this weekend is Rubens' 17th Monaco Grand Prix... has anyone else in Formula 1 raced at Monaco so many times? Lucky beggar...
and its his birthday! cake all round!
and how rubbish V8s are ;)
it is indeed on the 23rd :D another grand prix, another cake!
Ooooooooooh the BBC Monaco classic races stuff is up...
Sure - Graham Hill, I think, would be very close, if not exceeding, that number.
18 for Graham by the looks of things
But did he qualify in the last one?
Thanks for looking it up, Amy! :)
No, he did not qualify in his last Monaco GP weekend.
leemck tweet:
"On speed boat filming with Nico Rosberg. Sun shining and fab experience. Although Jenson has just flown past waving and laughing on his ..."
that isn't providing fans with an insight into f1. that's just showing off ;)
Don't tell Lou!
Yeah well I'm sitting in a bedroom listening to Coldplay whilst programming C++, take that Nico rosberg!
also on twitter watch. bernie's extended the donny contract to 18 years?
"The latest on Donington Park seems more heartening. Bernie seems willing to give DVL an extra year to get completed, contract extd to 18 yrs"
[linkage]
am guessing he's not a kemble today...
*at.
WOAH!
Local travel agent is desperately trying to sell off it's Monaco trip tickets - leaving tomorrow and coming back on tuesday - good hotel, good food and vip at the track
Reduced from £5000 to a stonking £650!
The other half is away until Monday...think I could get away with it? Especially as it's her birthday on Thursday...
go for it!
YES!
You have to!!
?!?!
Was expecting a no here. ;)
I haven't bought her a present yet either. :D
You could bring her back some rock?
get her something nice from monaco.
;)
Time to check with the office and try to find my passport. I know I put it somewhere safe...
Bring her back a *insert favourite F1 driver ehre*
She's prefer me to bring back Nico Rosberg I think...
That's a hell of a birthday present.
650 is barely enough for 1 night hotel accomodation in Monaco during GP. If you have chance to get the whole weekend for that go for it. F1 in Monaco is awesome ...
the last word in leemcks tweet is 'boat'
boring. 'unicorn' would have been better.
I've worked it in the past and I don't really like the place from that perspective. May be better as a spectator.
We could've had a game of blankety blank with that tweet!
Or possibly Heikki...
hehe :P
I'll fight you for him
On the phone to the office now. We really need to change the hold music... It's the album Monty Python sings...
anything but silverstone. ;)
am certainly getting that vibe.
you're a lumberjack and you're ok?
Tempted to offer my street as a serious alternative, 100 yards of bumpy gravel joy. Yet it'd still get a better eraction from Bernie than silverstone
But for crying out loud - it's the deal of the century! Take it!! :D
BAD typo.
yes! take it! and feel my jealousy from here!
ooh, all of monaco 2005 on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p1gQ7ZLqlM
I am going to relive Kimi winning in a McLaren, and Jenson doing a better job than Legard.
aw I lie, its nowhere near all of it :(
But it's a lot of it, still. :)
And I'm sure it'll be on some JTV channel sometime soon. :)
I struggle to find things on there at the right times :D
Good afternoon peeps
Hey Bassano.
If only courtTV existed in France, then we could've seen the Ferrari-FIA trial in court... it's about to start in 2 minutes.
Ooh, surely it's only a preliminary hearing though...
Completely off-topic, but I found this hilarious article on "How To Make A Prediction". I wonder how many of these techniques we will see in F1 press releases over the weekend?
It may be preliminary, but Ferrari need to win it to move on to a full court case.
And it has begun.
umm. you know it's 5pm in paris, right?
Not quite... Never be rude to an Arab
Can't - unless I can do the next weeks worth of work today - Some of the machines are arriving until friday. :(
Damn... damn damn damn damn damn! *this may or may not be what I am saying in real life... *
:(
There was some excitement in the comments yesterday when some new Brawn GP merchandise was discovered {original entry}
This complicates matters. Do I get a Mark I Brawn GP hat for Dad or order a Mark II one over the internet for a few pounds more?
crappity crap. you're right. :P
erg - that's the problem when you're in a way different timezone. arg. :P
Easily a Mark II hat - more worth it. Mark I hat is way too plain...
James Allen has put on weight since 2005.
I have just realised how many drivers on that grid I reeeeeally disliked.
I now understand why I'm getting staff...
If only you had them tomorrow!
Are these two facts related?
The video cut from a scene of JA to a scene of JV :D
Yup.
Bugger. :(
Alia, any idea when we'll get the verdict?
Just received an email from F1 Racing to complete a very short survey on the budget cap furore survey!
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/f1-racing-survey-jpg
Easily a Mark II hat - more worth it. Mark I hat is way too plain… {Comment #248}
Thanks for that advice, Journeyer.
Glad to oblige. :)
Alia, any idea when we’ll get the verdict? {Comment #255}
I'd guess at tomorrow afternoon (i.e. start checking at noon GMT or 1pm European time). However, it is only a guess.
we know all about their surveys. they ask the questions and then sell our opinions on for thousands and thousands of pounds.
/end cynicism/
Ah ok, I just said Max should step down
Cheap advice at half the price
:)
watching this race makes me think they should ban a team every race so we can have a current driver in the commentary box.
Fair enough. Who do you think will win?
I don't think I have time to complete a survey when the people involved want to shrge me to tell me what I said at the end of it. I am tempted to start an e-mail campaign to the magazine just to let them know how much we did not enjoy their last survey
Just received an email from F1 Racing to complete a very short survey on the budget cap furore survey! {Comment #256}
I am currently in the process of completing, and considering emailing Stuart C the finer detail of my comments because I think he might find it useful.
The lawyers' financial advisors
we know all about their surveys. they ask the questions and then sell our opinions on for thousands and thousands of pounds. {Comment #266}
To be fair, they only do that when ING are involved. Last year's survey was the only time they asked for my opinion and expected me to pay for it afterwards.
I tried several times to post my previous comment in the doohickey and got an error message each time. I switched to the lclt to post it and discovered that it was already there
Well, yes, them. :D
But seriously, between Ferrari and the FIA, who will win?
A compromise will be sought at the 11th hour, as usual
Fair enough. Who do you think will win? {Comment #265}
Ferrari, F1 and finances (for lawyers).
Anybody ever use Gumtree? Think it's the UK equivalent to Craigs List
i found my flat on gumtree
Was thinking on a slightly smaller scale but that's quite interesting
Rent or buy?
I always wanted a tree house
rent. i wish i could buy it, i never want to move. i love my flat.
me too. my dad just told me he bought a ride on lawn mower, i'm kind of jealous.
A Brawn Mower?
possibly! I asked if I can come and test it, he said no. I'd be a bit Piquet in it.
Has anyone been following the 'hot sauce' tweets from Olivia Munn lately?
Ouch! But very funny
He waited till you moved out? I think he just wants you to visit
he told me they have forgotten what i look like and can i come home soon please. i think you might be right, its blatant bribery.
i have run out of old races to watch so its bedtime for me. night all!
Democracy will win...
sidepodspace update
Hubble has been released. I missed it but I can't imagine it was very exciting.
Shuttle landing has been re-sceduled and I almost hate to think of the effect this will have on Christine but it is landing earlier than scheduled. The planned first attempt is now Friday 10am EDT which is 3pm UK. So I guess I need to spend a large part of Friday in fornt of a computer screen.
Night!
There are 700 plus championship GPs. You can't have seen all of them.
We should get the verdict in the Ferrari case a 2pm French time tomorrow. The French are incredibly efficient.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75439
The same time I start a law exam - typical!
*cries*
There is still time for them to screw it up
I keep my fingers crossed.
My mum's friend is downstairs talking about she read in a magazine we might be seeing a Mrs Hamilton on the grid soon, or at least THAT woman wants it to happen...
I do hope not, and not just because you lot hate her lol, but because it just wont last...
Who'd a thunk that the Terminator would be such a boring Tweeter
Have now un-followed, rise against that machine Mr Schwarzenegger!
http://www.f1technical.net/news/12446?sid=f852b298416305c9ef0bbe0463ba9322
Sorry, had to get that out, didn't know if it was Twitter etiquette to tweet my thoughts on that one
Evening peeps :)
I hope they do get married then. The sooner THAT woman has gone, the better.
Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhh, nooooooooo
must be struggling to shift those tour tickets.
A YEAR!!!?!?!! A YEAR!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?! WHYYYY!!!!!
*ahem*
Woodwiss, your carefully mild swearing during the podcast woke me at 3 this morning as it was on a loop and I heard a BEEP at that time. Needless to say, if there's a bleep next time, I'm not leaving it on.
Not exactly a highly sourced and well researched piece.
it'll last long enough for a hello wedding shoot. that's as long as it needs to last.
hahahahaha.
oops.
howdy.
Seconded. :P
ahhh but i hate divorce and people splitting up, makes Jon-boy go :(
It's taken from Hello magazine apparently, the most trusted of journalistic sources of course.
so what you're saying is that SPC sends you to sleep? ;)
The alternatve ending had swearing in it, but that would have contradicted my earlier statement.
No. I had listened to the podcast, then went to listen to some old panels, then feel asleep
Are Hello financially backed by a super large divorce representation outfit?
I had an 'interesting' moment today....i was bored so checked my twitter via the web, i saw i had a message from fakemarkwebber and clicked on his profile, instead of the message....and i discovered what his background is (go look)....needless to say, in a room full of people, especially the group sitting around my computer....i got some choice looks...
Ha ha, have just found out how it all started
http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/videos/38379/Kevin-and-Olivia-Take-Shots-Of-Hot-Sauce.html
Hehehe.
bad times :(
Rather you than me :D
it was a "WOAH JON!" moment
I bet it was, did they think you were 'outing' yourself at work? :D
if they didnt know i had a girlfriend then i'm sure they would have ;)
Improve your reputation tomorrow by looking at Olivia Munn's Twitter profile
http://twitter.com/oliviamunn
hahaha, thanks :P
i believe that's known as a self-fulfilling prophecy :D
Have you all had a good day? I've been on the other side of the country visiting clients - we saw a giant mud mixer and loads of drill bits and downhole tools. It was lots of fun!
I was bored crap-less today, tomorrow is looking only marginally busier :(
How big were the drill bits?
sounds intruiging :)
Has anyone mentioned that THAT WOMAN may be getting engaged to Lewis?
hey all, everyone alright?
*raises hand*
evening lou :)
And I may be running for US president in 2012. What's your source?
Hi lou. Apart from being woken up at 3 by Scott, all is well.
Annoyed at work, but I'm used to it now :) How are you?
wasn't me :)
20" Diameter. Big B'stards!
Saw a guy make up a tool using explosive shape charges too! Was Five Pints!
Not Scott in Italy, the Woodwiss one.
oh.. what did he do?
i'm alright, i have what i call revision blues atm.. so am in desperate need of a laugh...
I don't want the blame! :)
Jarno Trulli'sappeal for earthquake victims. Give money - I'm still trying to get one of the t-shirts I've seen...
'grrrr, stupid max he BLEEEEEP and the FIA are BLEEEEEP, grr'
to paraphrase
Two F1 drivers walk into a bar...
Ouch
Surprisingly, F1 Technical http://www.f1technical.net/news/12446
what line of work is this??
There is something odd about fake Ron Dennis tweeting about a naked Jenson Button and posting photos
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2437412.ece
ooh ... yeah.. that made me jump when i listened to it too.. why were you listening to it at 3am though?
insert drum-drum-cymbals. (sounds like dum dum tek from eurovision)
Another Tremayne?
Both claimed they had the line going into the bar and the other one forced them into it...
james allen made a silent slideshow...
d'oh..
bizarre place for relationship news...
At least Turkey was scantily-clad though!
http://www.instantrimshot.com
maybe he saw the comments on sidepodcast and heard the impersonnations in the panel ;)
a silent one? did he forget to plug in his microphone?
It was on a loop.
If that's true, then no amount of Giggles singing songs will stop me being very annoyed with him!
Sounds like he had a sneaky f***
now...i hate crappy news storys...especially when they're not actual storys, and i'd like to point out that i was linked to this by fakerondennis...but....
lou...don't look at this
Isn't she like ancient in comparison?
you know when you start trying to be funny, then realise you'te got nothing? thanks for finishing it off for me !
McLaren and Ferrari ... something about photocopying the receipts...aah.-..i got nothing.
Just seen this on twitter from Lee McKenzie
'Been at Nelson's for last 3 hours helping cook. He's invited his 20 mechanics and crew for dinner and drinks at his house to say thanks. ...'
Goodbye Piquet then?
ooh... not good.
i know. i thought sidepodcast had that f1 angle locked out.
Nice pun!
:D
sniffpetrol tweet: Schadenfraud - A German word meaning "shameful joy at other people's expenses"
Lost it, hopefully
not yet!
Is Piquet so useless he can't even cook now?
it's a great word. people were stunned that i knew it before i moved here. i think it might have an e at the end. i think seinfeld brought it into pop culture?
There's a guy on BBC1 ironing to Metallica, awesome.
Hamilton should try the same thing, but someone would just bring Ron Dennis and then it would get awkward.
you have to tweet that back to her :D
Yup, it's schadenfreude
Top tip. Timo to break up with girlfriend post Monaco. Has he ever smiled when she's about yet?
Sebastian Vettel to have girls flying at him after next win.
Do you guys not find her tweeting blooming annoying?
I find that she never responds blooming annoying!
Read the tweet very carefully again - it's a play on the word...
I asked:
@LeeMcK Does he cook better than he drives?
so tell her?
hehehehehe.
Done. You're a bad influence!
Isn't that a bit stalky?
Ah yes, of course
Clever
There's always the unfollow button
I ditched Schwarzenegger today
Your nowhere near the stalky stage. I'll tell ya when you are.
Oh that's a bad idea. Expect him to respond with "Follow my Twitter if you want to live!"
no. it's feedback.
Yes I ditched Lee McK weeks ago
Or hasta la vista .. you'll be back
The whole point of twitter is that you can communicate with anyone. If you just tell her that it would be better if she replied occasionally that is fine. If you tell her that if she doesn't reply you are going to wait at the airport and follow her home you are verging on being a stalker
fakejenson tweet: http://bit.ly/nxQh8 Sorry, I thought nobody was looking.
or the police will.
Has LeeMcK responded to anybody here?
How did you find out my plan?
;)
Not yet, maybe she has food poisoning
I mean at all. Ever?
Nope, never?
No need for the ? :P
Mercedes invest in Tesla
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/daimler-tesla/
She only has 1169 followers, how many tweets can she get?
I think I may have only sent her a few...
maybe we should call Friday, twitter Lee day - Monaco will have been the day before and then the day after and we'll have nothing to do. If someone can tell me what twitter is, I'll join in ;)
Mr Fry has much more than that and is able to reply to some...
But that doesn't matter how many she has - she should still be responding to people...
I think it's all about Lee, unfortunately
I have noticed it's a bit, I'm going here, seeing these celebs. Meh!
If she doesn't respond we can get Kathi to skype her
the concept still sucks.
From fakepiquetjr
@fakejenson I was on the way but my boat sunk
celebs, meh. I just think we should just bombard her with messages asking her to write back, and then maybe we'll have an impact? Together united....insert union propaganda...
outstanding!
Apparently the Tesla is fantastic to drive though...
Hi. I think she has responds from time to time, I've seen some replies on her profile.. well I did before the start of the season.
is the doohickey being slow to update tonight?
Toby Moody off the bikes has said he's broken new ground for himself by voicing an ad for Boots.
Evening. Yeah I checked too. She has like 5 replies - most of them to 5LiveF1 and James Allen ...
as it likely would be with a petrol engine. it's not a solution though. it's a distraction.
seems fine to me.
Seems OK to me although I had a problem earlier posting.
No, the Electric engine has fantastic acceleration and instant torque.
Why do you think it's a distraction?
I'd prefer, you're boring we're going to un-follow you would have a better impact
mabe I just got a flurry of no comments followed by six in a row
i'm up for that. about time we stood up for ourselves. we demand a response. for one all etc.
...
...
actually, i best ask christine if that's ok?
I think it sounds a bit harsh if we all bombard her ... especially 2 days before her F1 work starts...
i did last night but today seems okay
Ask Joe to have a word with her.
Ah, it's just me causing trouble again :(
i still don't get twitter. sorry but i really don't get it. But i get too much information each day and spend the day filtering so maybe I'm in a minority. If I got a twitter account it would only be to fill 140 characters with how I don't get twitter.
He's worse, he only uses his as a link feed.
Don't blame me it was ... aah. who do we blame around here? Steven right?
You have to be on twitter to really 'get it', I have discovered
You should try it. Even if you dump it after a few days. You can't get the concept without trying it.
You'd know if you had it.
I don't mind that as I often forget to check his blog. It's certainly better than 'look who I'm hanging out with'
I don't get Twitter but I still do it...
From fakejenson is getting tweets from pandas?
Ladies, time for a poll. Should I , as @megapanda yelled at me, get naked more?
For me, the Fake F1 characters make twitter
so it's like crystal meth? a world i can live without ;)
Nice!
I'm sure the female contingent in the SPC community wouldn't object to that :D
Kinda, but without the mood swings, violence and ultimate prison ending
I don't want to see Jenson's bits
Such as Fake Bernie:
Over a glass of ’26 Macallan, I asked my cat, Salome, what she thought about the Ferrari crisis. She yawned, then looked away. Indeed.
or his bobs :D
I've seen some pretty big mood swings when twitter spent more time than on during 2008.
Well OK, not completely naked.
Prefer to hear views of fans, and insider stuff from teams.
because people end up pouring money into the wrong hole. batteries are not the answer to the problem of renewable energy and the tesla will likely do the environment more long term damage than simply burning more gasoline.
Unless it runs over a billion cows
They said something about that on Top Gear. Just to get the nickel for the batteries into the car, they have to transport to like 3 different countries before it even gets near the production line!
:D
Does the Tesla have Roo Bars option?
The Monaco build up begins: www.f1bigpicture.com
We saw a Buffalo farm on the way home today!
wow! that looks awesome!
Oh I like that. So colourful, and quite a good driver too. :P
drools!
yup. and then what happens when the battery dies (after about 18months, depending on how many miles you drive)?
They seem to be relying on advances in battery technology, or alternative on-board generating devices. How about a little wind turbine? Start it on the battery, then as the car gets quicker the turbine spins more thus recharging more. The faster you go the more charge you get. If you dawdle around like a grandmother you'll conk out.
Thus proving the previous generation of cars look much cooler than the current generation - even with grooves!
sounds a bit like KERS
so your putting an impossed speed on cars? hmm...i can see this going wrong in city''s like london...or on the m25
I'm assuming it's not biodegradable, so it just gets dumped I think.
But then if batteries aren't the answer, then surely hydrogen fuel cells are.
that's a proper f1 car that is. not like the rubbish kids watch these days.
KERS based on speeding up, not slowing down.
:-D
ahh that's their problem
wow!... i really want to go to monaco btw..
That's the Green argument for you in a nutshell - they scream about solving the emissions problem but conveniently ignore that the electricity to charge it is probably generated by coal or gas, or that the batteries are shipped from across the world and are toxic, unrecyclable waste!
i'm a car designer not a traffic management consultant
correct. all that nickle and other misc bad stuff goes where exactly?
Sounds a bit like perpetual motion to me
That deal Flibster saw is truly exceptional.
Bernies house
That's even worse! Hydrogen is apparently quite energy intensive to make in large quantities...
:)
Batteries are not biodegradable and they have their own EC directive on what happens at the end of their life. Disposing of them is not cheap.
Hydrogen converters is what ya need
H20 = H2 + O2
However for countries that have geothermal energy its not a 'bad' replacement (like Iceland).
The answer is that we need to use *less* resources/energy, not more. And if you want to run an electric car, its sensible to be able to charge it in ways that are not based on fossil fuels to create the electricity in the first place.... I could go on and on here, but this is SPC not the other places that I usually 'hang out' :-D
And an energy source like a battery
And I wasn't going to comment, I wasn't, I wasn't...
... normal fluffy service will now be resumed.
The H2 should do it
Well what then? Diesel? Or is that just killing racing altogether?
The oil's gonna run out one day, that's for sure. But if electricity or hydrogen aren't gonna do it, what will?
:D
Once I find a way to finance testing my perpetual motion process all these problems will be solved. Ridiculous as it sounds it will work
How are you getting the H2
I've said it once, and i'll say it again (or possibly nicked it off genius)....
Instead of giving criminals time in jail, tell them that after a certain distance of pedalling (exercise bike) that they can go...e.g, breaking your ASBO - 1000 miles whereas murder - 100,000 miles. hook the bikes up to a dynamo...hook the dynamo up to the national grid...hey presto, never ending energy source!
*checks back through the comments* OMG! if only i was older and had more money..
link me link me :)
From the water and the converter
The losses on a dynamo are huge though.
ask Brawn ;) how's that email, Lou ? :)
I hear the unblocking of drains is big business
I like how we're taking this seriously lol. Well not necessarily a dynamo, but you get my idea, something of that ilk
So you are making hydrogen chamically rather than using a voltage?
Is this a bad time to mention I've been?
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/05/19/daily-19th-may-2009/#comment-307038
it's going alright, i sent it earlier :P
yep. :P
When my time machine is finished, yes
really?! Good stuff :)
you sounds surprised. i said i would send one, so i did :)
Trust me when I tell you this: Oil will never run out - typically when a well "runs dry" it just means that the oil left in the reservoir is too hard to extract. Typically a "dry well" will at a maximum extract 30% of the reservoir.
In future, oil will just become harder and harder to extract causing the price to rise to a point where more expensive alternatives become cheaper. No solution is perfect, there is no magic bullet, we just need to use a combination of regular and aternative sources and hope that the oil companies continue to use innovate technologies to get the most out of their wells...
I was just thinking that you had...
what exactly was the point of this letter may i ask? what were you asking/saying/etc?
I wasn't sure if you had or you were just telling me this to get me to go away! I hope you sent it before you saw jenson's photo today...
Who did you send it to?
Nah, far easier to pillage the Antarctic and Alaskan reseves
Seal meat will get cheaper
Hell of a week.
in a good way :-)
interesting. that i did not know.
fakejenson ;)
Hmm. I'm here and I shouldn't be.
Mm, me neither.
So what we need is better tech, so we can get at it? This being in addition to not using so much of it.
I have been telling people this for years. It is all propoganda to push the price up. When anyone talks about oil reserves they are talking about viable oil reserves. What is viable today was impossible a few years ago.
There was a guy in Texas who made a fortune out of the oil industry. At the time it was viable to go down 100 feet to get oil. He bought all the land he could where the oil was 200-500 feet down because he knew that as soon as there was no more at 100 feet a way would be found to go deeper. Everyone though he was insane buying up all this useless land which was no good for farming. He sat on it for a few years and then the oil companies came calling.
What interests me most about oil is that we're putting processed dinosaurs into our cars
There's just a few billion years between the start and finish
I think in Canada they are now refining oil retreived from sandy deposits rather than typical wells as it's in such abundance. Gavin may be able to confirm or clarify
Imagine a sponge filled with water. Now poke a hole in the sponge and try to suck it out with a straw. Now imagine that straw is 5m long and the sponge is buried under pressure. That's a good analogy of a well...
You should also bear in mind that almost any organic compound can be converted into almost any other. Eventually oil will be made from coal when that becomes more economical. There are also areas where oil surveys have never taken place for many reasons which will eventually be explored.
Like kebab shops
Or places with known reserves that have been left alone because they were too difficult/too expensive...
Yes. The Oilsands are mined using diggers and the oil is extracted from the sands using giant screens and centrifugal pumps. The problem is that because it's sand whooshing around through the system, the machines corrode faster than an Italian car and have to be serviced regularly. One wonders how at $60 US a barrel that they are breaking even!
@Lou - tell us about the letter to Brawn. please pretty please with sugar on top :)
and the deep oceans and areas that the military use and all sorts of other places including kebab shops
and cherrys
:D :D
I have used pumice scrubbing machines and they are the same. You know that certain parts have a define lifetime because they scrub themselves to bits.
1) Polar Regions
2) FSR and Iraq
3) Deepwater
4) Greenland
5) Alaska/Canada/Newfoundland
6) Falklands
7) Gas seeps
Hey, stay away from those Polar Bears please
heeh!
Unde the Amazon rain forest or Amazon farmlands as it will be before long.
They should stay away from me!
Trust me, Polar Bears are the least of a Roughneck's worries!
There are a few good ISS sighting opportunities this week over the UK
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html
and also in Sydney and Melbourne too - i was looking earlier today to tell my folks. unfortunately most of the aussies won't be awake right now. someone tell them tomorrow.
Steven, the hubble is free from the shuttle now right?
actually the ISS is not that great - the shuttle is good though.
Yes. It was released earlier today and I think they have about two weeks of test and calibration before it goes back to normal observation.
The shuttle crew are doing their routine end of mission checks for damaged tiles and are then going to bed early to get themselves on schedule for landing ahead of schedule on Friday
Just sent a reply to Tom McLoughlin. Basically, let's just say I'd like to keep in regular contact with him very much ;)
The impression I got from his e-mail was that he's seen Zero Downforce and stuff I've written on here, and he likes the way I write!
Man crush? ;)
thanks for the update. i was wondering i had the chance to see the hubble and the shuttle following each other across the sky - it can look really cool when you get two satellites close by, eg the ISS / shuttle the day after separation
Stop right there!
Just kidding my friend!
I know ;)
You mean this actually exists??
FYI, while the ISS is in good line for UK/europe, the shuttle is not at the moment, so until they shift orbits, it's not going to be possible to see :(
What? Course not!
There are no sightings listed forthe shuttle but I saw the shuttle and the ISS very close together at the end of the last but one shuttle mission.
The best I can do is give you the link to the tracker and you can estimate when it might be visible. At the current altitude the orbits are about an hour and a half.
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html
Before you go any further ....
Thanks for the link. I have so little chance to see anything here because I'm surrounded by mountains, and the walls of my office :(
Shocking language for a BORG
heading offline now. see you all another time. might go look at the ISS in a few minutes too...
i gotta know right now...
What? There's nothing to know.
I knew there had to be someone who would get it
At least you are a good deal further south than I am so you should get more an longer sightings
:P
I am closing this window to do coursework. If I am back before 11, hit me.
I could live comment it but that didn't go well last week.
Will do. Fist or hammer?
do you sidepodlove me?
Just found this, haven't seen in years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqZc5JW6u4&feature=related
I've given up for the night. eevrything seems to work what I have done, and it's a pass worthy assignment im sure, so I'll see if I can add anymore just in case before my exam tomorrow. Which I've also prepared myself for quite well now considering how stressed I've been all day.
Which leads me on to apologising if my tweets have been really annoying tonight concerning my uni work.
:D thats awesoe
sorry i disappeared suddenly, i wasn't trying to be rude or anything, i went into the kitchen to get a bottle of water from the fridge and managed to stand on some glass. needless to say, much pain and a bit of blood and screaming later i'm back. so hi.
Are you OK?
eek, are you alright?! :o
Ouch! Hope the injury's not too bad or painful!
hope your alright there lou. never stood on glass before, but yeah, take it is not fun at all.
will you sidepodlove me forever?
dangerous places kitchen's, i try to avoid.
hope you is ok tho.
Let me sleep on it
baby baby let me sleep on it
Baby baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
it's a sidepodsingalong.
will google to the lyrics to see what on earth your singing.
but, but... you never sleep?
i'm alright, thanks for the concern guys :) the cut is only really on the side of my foot and isn' too big or deep, so that's alright. i think it's nearly stopped bleeding now which is good, and it's alright to walk on. i think i'll live ;)
OOO NASA are starting their briefings on their new lunar missions. Proper moon missions again
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/may/HQ_M09-087_LRO_LCROSS_Briefings.html
I'll give you my answer in the morning
Damn. THe plan is flawed
they really are, trust me to find the last bit of glass that was on the floor from the tumbler that was dropped earlier. lol
Crisis over! Phew. :P
i'm betting you'll give us an answer in the morning?
I gotta know right now!
its only a cut then. and while i get injured its only much worse, yadda yadda, blah god hates me yadda yadda i get the worse deal de dum
good its okay ;)
Already googled it ;)
phew, thank goodness it's nothing too deep or bad! :)
yes or no?
Meatloaf
I share everyone's concern, of course, but... can I recommend slippers?
washing machines
I don't trust 'em
stop torturing me! just tell me what it is
:D
They eat socks ya know
Jackie just said!
So now I'm praying for the end of time to hurry up and arrive
Jackie already has
do you sidepodlove me?
i do normally wear slippers but i was just going to the fridge quickly, i had thick socks on though, which is probably why the cut isn't too deep lol
I know, I'm a party pooper .. it's a good game though
Someone mentioned it earlier and now Doohickey is taking ages in the comments pending stage while i try to post
The horrible thing is it will hurt for days when you walk on it .. ouch
there was a queue of posts before i posted that. i'm not bloomin perfect
One attacked me once
:(
may have been ott there. sorry
yep, was about to say this. It's taking ages... not to be an annoying idiot about it but just thought I'd back up mr bassano here
yep, and in my school shoes it will probably be horrible, but a couple of plasters and thick socks will help. :)
all good here, mediatemple issues maybe?
a sock?
RG Baby, stay cool, we're in a good poistion!
if i have to spend another minute with you, i don't think i can survive :(
a washing machine, i turned it on and it made funny noises, like a car screeching then it just mini-exploded inside it and the door shot open. The washing machine society wont speak to me since
Seems to be when more than one user is trying to post at the same time
mwa
hahahahaha :D
bodes well for the weekend.
Slippers don't stop glass...
LPG who once sliced a large chunk of her heel through slippers *and* a bag where in the broken bottle (an orangina one) was contained... and yes there was blood, and stitches were had 4 hours and two different casulties later which *really* pleased my dad who was the person who had to drive me and who had marking to do...
eeeek... *slowly puts down toast*
poor lpg!
ouch! yeah i can imagine that might hurt a little :(
Jimmy Carr just finished recording QI. Amazing what you can find on twitter
Is it me or does Lukeh eat a lot of toast?
Don't students eat Pot Noodle or cereal anymore?
Beans on toast was a good one.
He used to drive at Bathurst
cheap, effective and yummy. nuff said.
you think he's a teletubbie?
Don't get me wrong, toast rocks
Sweet chilli sauce and processed cheese, strange but yum
Well, he is near the valleys
tubby toast...wheres noonoo?
thats the best thing ive been called all day :D
If he eats a lot of custard, I've a feeling he may be Dipsy. ;)
Not like your own name?
That has to make the wiki surely
Mind you, he needs to have a top hat made of cowskin.
teletubbies are awesome. I like the red one, trala or whatever.
I prefer Pingu
Hahaha
Morph
LOL :D
Oh Pingu is the epitomy of the word legend.
Pingu is not a tellytubbie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl0KKlZkyA4
finally, someone talking sense :D
Strangely enough it didn't actually hurt much at all until the guard... um, Nurse, at the hospital irrigated it.... and then they swapped the doctor from the nice looking young one (I was 17 ok, cut me some slack!) for the rather older 'lady' and there was nothing left to distract me......
Glad you are going to be ok with socks Lou!
Of course not, just superior
Following our sidepodsingalong...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3zkqFcr2g&NR=1
Aww I'm gonna go watch the penguin wearing a pingu bagpack now, it's the cutest thing eeeeeeeeeever!
Loved that link Bassano, thank you :D
Slight lack of custard for teletubby status surely?
Hmmm - so which driver is which teletubby? And who of the team 'bosses' would be the Noo-noo?
(just to drag things back F1 wards to show that I'm not a nasty distracting force for off-topic....)
Rubens reminds me of morph!
Red one is Po, Laalaa is the yellow tubby.
Hey, the teen was a baby when it started!!
tis true
I have a toy Po! :D
I always confused BAR with Laa-Laa. (I was young) so I nicknamed BAR that.
So who is Chas then? And who, on earth, is Tony Hart?
Sad that all the morph models have been destroyed. Aardman warehouse fire totalled most of their history. :(
too much information
Tony Hart .. Flavio?
i got it when i was younger!! Promise!!
Oh bless... at least he's barely past childhood yet, so has *some* excuses :-)
Oh lol
I suppose the whole 'shirt open to the navel' thing....
Bernie must be Mr Griffiths
worryingly enough...i asked for....
I had Evel Knieval
I had a bendy Noddy
yes?
And you thought the tellytubby was too much information ;)
this worries me...."....produced from 1997 to 2001 by....."
in 1997 i was 7, in 2001 i was 11... so between 7 and 11 i asked for Teletubby.....
WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?
Just found this....
"Dave Thompson is a British stand-up comedian and actor, who hit the headlines in July 1997 after being sacked from the role of Tinky-Winky in hit children's television series, the Teletubbies. The BBC said in a letter to Thompson that his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable". This refers to the events in which Thompson claimed that he played "Tinky Winky" as homosexual."
haha
I once had a power ranger suit for christmas
Although in all fairness, power rangers were flippin' awesome.
I remember that
As if anyone thought the teletubbies were straight!
*sigh*
1997 - 19...
I can't be that old?
Tinky Winky - Purple, with the triangle and the handbag - was there any other conclusion?
You should probably stop right about now ;)
*Ahem* are flippin' awesome
1997 - 3
Can't be that young?
The A-Team is/was still better
It was *early* 1997 though.... must have been because DD1 wasn't yet 18m when the first show was broadcast. The toys/hype all set off the christmas before....
That he was Italian?
That would make it a man bag
I don't get the relevance of the triangle.
Its big enough!
Damn... Sarah Connor Chronicles has been cancelled. :(
Poor Christine has to write a review of what we were discussing in the comments as well :)
Maybe I should ask for Hello Kitty this xmas
http://www.oliviamunn.com/photo/japan-2008/?pid=844
Whereas handbags are like the tardis.
Scary things..
I read that, was gonna start watching it too :(
Oh thunderbirds advert on telly
Awwwwwww I made a cartoon for Sidepodcast!
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda19e43ef48d-bda19e4795c9c-bda19e4c53188-6-2-4
You can make your own lines for them to say, it's great! :D
The show had relevance?
I thought it was just an acid trip reconstruction
Watch it - S1 and the second half of S2 are great.
Sadly there was a duff patch.
LOL
And?? Never seems to be an issue that I have room for all sorts of assorted stuff that isn't even mine.
Mind you - I don't actually carry a 'handbag' as such. I tend to have an ever rotating number of cloth bags from trade shows rofl. I had a 'proper' posh bag once, but I could get everything I needed to (like folders, microphones, etc) in it!!
THATS AMAZING
LOOOOOOOOL!
I love you.
In the sense of, y'know, your great that you do this, well, i've dug myself in here
:D
Its media education for babies :-)
Specifically cultural studies, but also a useful 'this is reality, those are advertising' :-)
Would you like a spade or a JCB to go in a bit more?
Poor, poor confused RG
:P.
This is fun
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a12b784ae-bda1a12c768b7-bda1a12d89f8f-3-7-2
aaww that's brilliant!! :D sidepodlove to lukeh and his brilliance!
Ace!
JCB
Lukeh, you rock
hehehe :D
Hahahahahaha!
THATS AMAZING, oh i love you guys
LMFAO! That is too funny! :D
quick tip - put in Side Pod Cast in the cartoon creater otherwise the characters pronounce it really strangely ;)
I refuse to go in the other halfs handbag - too much stuff in such a small bag...
It's rediculous!
Has anyone else noticed that the 'c's' seem to have disapeared? Does this mean that there is actually life 'beyond SPC'? Should I just retreat back into the gloom and slit my wrists to Joy Division instead......
Strangely, that made me laugh even more
My mum asked me to get her phone out of hers...i was in there for solid week, never found it...
Haha, awesome
I need to download it and put it on drop.io
Won't consider myself a comedy writer
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a426248d-bda1a494cd3b-bda1a4b54730-9-6-1
I would rather that other people didn't venture into my bag(s) *ever*... but they still want to have me carry assorted stuff...
Just looked in the current incarnation- there are 3 toy cars, a scarf and a large pot of glitter that are definately not mine... hmmmmm.... although I've just found a vitC bar and some goji cacao....
Ooooooooohh
Fabulous Lukeh
I've got a JCB and -2,000,000 points. I don't care ;)
Timing is everything. Just realised we missed an oppoertunity with the lyrics earlier on. Someone need to use the line
Felipe Baby let me sleep on it
I've just written a good one, but the ending just sounds too rude! I'm crying with laughter! :D
They are confused I think. They set up a site to deal with motor racing and they are tryig to figure out where it all went wrong.
I'm back...
This loving this...
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a552f517c-bda1a554decfc-bda1a6d6ab7-9-8-5
YAY GIGGLES! :D
You know the people who write maths exams have run out of ideas when they tell you to work out the body temperature of a dead animal using log's....
I find the cartoons a little scary.
I love the sider pud cast bit
Jonathon Legard special...
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a71552dab-bda1a71f2465f-bda1a721a0ae5-4-2-6
*hides*
wasn't me!
They are a tad strange.
Thanks :)
*waves*
Actually, he was an improvement on Legard
I've typed in Felipe. Comes out Fele
Welcome back sir Alex of Gigglesberry :D
Someone get that little guy a job!
Oh.. ok...
won't mention c.....l.....o.....w......n.....s...... then?
Best not.
I am also sulking cos of NASA.
Check this one:
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a949b33b4-bda1a94b616f8-bda1a950e5851-4-5-6
:)
What didn't they do?
Can't stop, it's like Songsmith all over again
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1a12b784ae-bda1a12c768b7-bda1a12d89f8f-3-7-2
Don't worry, they wont be on time...
Some things are best spelt phonetically
thats good :)
Hahaha :D
The cowboy reminded me of Bernie's voice, creepily enough...
Mr Roy said they were going to be early!
This IS Nasa we're talking about, they'll find something to screw up....
:D
I did write the word c*g ( ;) ) in the original but it turned out sounding like...well, erm...something else, if you know what I mean!
For RG
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1ac272b726-bda1ac2859db3-bda1ac2977e37-6-4-6
Oh goodness I have horrific memories of that.... thing.
But they haven't yet and that is why I'm sulking.
LOL
We shall just have to hope
Teehee
Andy is constructing one as I type...
Here's my cartoon attempt.
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1ad192358-bda1ad29348b-bda1ad537c45-7-2-6
:D
For you info, Timo's going out with someone else, the Eurovision girl I just like
Replicating a giggles classic:
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1ad2e1575a-bda1ad3235972-bda1ad339a09d-1-7-6
Reality gets blurred round these parts
haha
:)
A bit of an homage
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1b0474af35-bda1b0484555b-bda1b04a0f687-5-8-6
To round off the night
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1b2d63196-bda1b2144a4e7-bda1b2151a5d1-9-6-3
Ciao or krojea
Where's the popular people's front?
He's over there...
SPLITTER!
So I have dropioed some zoo pictures...
Special call outs to two panda pics for Christine:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/p1070413-jpg
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/p1070412-jpg
and a tiger for Lou:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/p1070383-jpg
Cool tiger pic
This could be interesting.
BBC Radio 4 program called What's the point of....
This week - Formula 1.
iplayer linky
I can stick it up on drop.io as well if anyone can't use iplayer.
They will screw it up
Awwww :D
Some of the other ones are good too... I like these bottoms...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/p1070283-jpg
And I think this might be the cutest cat evah...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/p1070394-jpg
oh bloomin' heck.
And I really really like turtles :)
i think Christine may have some competition for that panda with the kid at the back....he looks like he's made his mind up...
It's okay Mr C... I only got the picture... I couldn't get the Panda through customs ;)
thank the lord for customs.
:O awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:O
.... i'm moving to berlin.
:)
I.. like.. big.. butts and I cannot lie...
Sir Bassano's Alot!
:)
Why didn't I go for Sir Clap's Alot... that would have made more sense ;)
:D
Put em on the glass!
Alex, could you not have put the little kitty in a bag and taken it home for me? i feel like i need to go see it now...and look after it, and give it lots of cuddles...
whilst you've been away alex... new drop.io stuff. if you're bored...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast
Kat had to steal it sorry :(
It's a sand dune cat or something so at least you have something to go on in the cat stealing stakes.
This could be addictive
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1b2d63196-bda1b2144a4e7-bda1b2151a5d1-9-6-3
I think we're WAY past addictive
What is the presentation thing on dropio?
playing again. they may have fixed video... apparently.
Now that's odd
ahh, did you not see the demo either? it's kinda cool.
I guess, not a big fan of slideshows, prefer manual clicking at own pace
But good idea I suppose
trying to video to sync, so, for example we could all watch a JYS documentary together and live comment it.
video still no working prop tho.
they are too cute!
awwwwwwwwwwww!
I am not addicted
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1b2d63196-bda1b2144a4e7-bda1b2151a5d1-9-6-3
Oooh, cool.
can anyone see the video player atm?
Hold on a sec.
Ah ok, then is tres cool. When it works
Now I know why the list keeps growing ;)
Where, on drop.io?
:D
Nope, can't see anything in the daily post atm. Assuming that's where it's supposed to be?
yeah. go there and join the presentation.
Can see it - no content though.
I'm turning my lappy off and watching a DVD in bed ready for tomorrow assignment and exam fun hullaballoo so see you guys in the morning
night all!
I opted out to see Alex's pics. Gimme a second
yeah. bugger.
Aha, just seen the comments. Never mind.
good luck with the exam and stuff tomorrow Lukeh!
It went straight into dropio witout the option of a presentation
Me too
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/presentation
any better?
I've just joined a presentation, but all I've got is what looks like a couple of comments and that's it.
AHA, I SEE A VIDEO BOX!
Those cartoons are hilarious!
I noticed it doesn't refresh the link when you do a new one, you have to go here http://www.acapela.tv/Cute-Cartoon-Creator.html
That works
Or rather it's just a slideshow of random stuff on drop.io.
Thanks, not til 2pm so I have a few hours beforehand to revise/stress :P
Hope your foot gets better soon! :)
still not working. no worries.
i keep trying.
goodluck!!
Good luck...
Bed now, night folks
goodnight!
The dropio presentation seems like it is working well
Now it has ended
could you see any video though? audio works a treat, but no moving pictures.
hehe. one second.
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1ca47bbcc4-bda1ca4b30073-bda1ca4ceceb2-3-7-6
No vid. Vid player just a black background
Same here.
MIne told me it had ended just as the debrief started. Wasn't watching the page though - BBC's classic Monaco had my attention
The presentation is still going but I have a notice in front of it saying that the presentation has ended with a return to drop click box. There needs to be an option to get rid of the notice and stay in the presentation
I am afraid I didn't get the chance to watch as my computer was seized...
Now off to bed... Gooodnighteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
have tweeted drop.io peeps about it.
:D
Night to everyone who has gone to sleep while i was away :)
The presentation has ended again
i'm done for bit. at least until drop.io come back to us.
love the idea of it though. lots and lots of cool potential during life shows.
*live.
Online 24/7 in a life show!
hehe. no!
That way no-one would get any sleep. i like the idea though
Good morning, and in case I don't see you later Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Good Night - The Truman Show.
night to all who left and are leaving.
i can't turn me back for two minutes. who left the gate unlocked?
Great film
Just saw a tweet saying that there is an earthquake in LA
Sidepodsleepytime,
Goodnight all
http://www.twitscoop.com/
Looks like there is a lot of earthquake tweeting going on
1857 tweets appeared in the space of 60 seconds!
night jon.
wow!
Eartquake is 4.1 on the Richter scale so not too serious
twitter might be quite popular :)
could it precede a larger one?
It's possible I suppose
That can happen, or not. It's hard to tell. We need the guy who predicted the recent quake in Italy - he was out by a few days and dismissed as an idiot. Sadly he wasn't an idiot.
I remember my geography teacher telling us all about the major earthquake that happened along that fault line in the early 90s. He said that experts believe that there will still be a lot of activity across that fault line especially. funny the random facts i remember from year 8 geography.
The DOH! at the end didn't work
http://www.acapela.tv/Cartoon-bda1b2d63196-bda1b2144a4e7-bda1b2151a5d1-9-6-3
Steven, you seem to be posting the same cartoon over and again - the RG/TImo one.
sleep time for me everyone, night all! x
The url seems to stay the same even when I go back and do another cartoon. How odd
Good night Lou. Be careful not to kick your foot tonight
Ah well. Time for bed I think. Night all
Please do! :D
Jarno Trulli’sappeal for earthquake victims. Give money {Comment #342}
Done so.
One thing that particularly pleased me is that Jarno's charity accepts Paypal. I'm registered to receive e-mail updates from Red Cross (long story) and they sent an emergency request for their own Abruzzo efforts, but got put off when they only accepted credit cards. For some reason the card I have isn't recognised as a credit card by some websites and it turned out the Red Cross site is one of them. Luckily by then I'd already heard of Abruzzo nel Cuore, so I simply waited for their site to be ready...
Just seen this on twitter from Lee McKenzie
‘Been at Nelson’s for last 3 hours helping cook. He’s invited his 20 mechanics and crew for dinner and drinks at his house to say thanks. …’ {Comment #366}
Does this mean we're going to have a repeat of the Heikki Kovalainen cooking item on ITV last year? I don't remember it doing Heikki much good and I doubt it will help Nelson either (except for the immediate problem of attempting to serve 20 hungry people by himself...)
it’s a great word. people were stunned that i knew it before i moved here. i think it might have an e at the end. {Comment #375}
Schadenfraude does indeed have an e at the end. "Malicious glee" is such an international concept that I'm surprised it's only the Germans who came up with such an elegant one-word term for it.
Alia, the joke was that somebody had changed the spelling to make fun of the politicians and their spending habits... Read the tweet again...
Read the tweet very carefully again - it’s a play on the word… {Comment #383}
Oh of course - Schaden Freud... (though I'm not sure whether that's literally "malicious Freud" or "gleeful Freud!)
She only has 1169 followers, how many tweets can she get? {Comment #406}
Quite a lot, especially if some people are like me and sometimes reply to people they don't follow.
Alia, the joke was that somebody had changed the spelling to make fun of the politicians and their spending habits… Read the tweet again… {Comment #877}
In that case I don't get the joke. Perhaps I need to study some German to understand it...