Hello and welcome to the 4th of December 2009. It’s Gavin from Making Up The Numbers here and I’ll be your guest post writer for today. I hope that you’ve all had a good week and survived your Thursday intact – because we all know that Thursdays are RRRRubbish! But it’s Friday, so it’s all good, because it is the end of the week and I will be having my croissants for breakfast and beers with engineers after work – what will you be up to today?
- So the young driver testing has finished and ‘Disco Dan’ Ricciardo ended up on top of the timesheets – however it remains to be seen what lessons have been learned from this week’s testing.
- On that note, AUTOSPORT posted an interview with New Zealand’s own Brendon Hartley – but someone really needs to tell that lad to get a proper haircut!
- It looks as though Renault are rumoured to be trying to reduce their effort in F1 to being an engine supplier only or pull out altogether – with either Dave Richards and Prodrive turning the team into Aston Martin or some group called ‘Gravity’ with Chinese interests. To be honest, I personally think Renault should have stopped as soon as they swapped their mighty Blue-and-Yellow livery for that horrible ING and then TOTAL mess!
- McLaren have signed a new deal with TAG Heuer – apparently they have been sponsored by them for 25 years!
- This week’s Thursday Thought was asked by Maverick of Pitlane Fanatic: ‘Is Engine Parity necessary for 2010?’ – I posted my thoughts on my blog here, along with Steven Roy in the comments on Pitlane Fanatic and Scott on his blog.
- Finally, Ferrari have released a pic of Felipe Baby-Baby – in the comments we noted that he has more hair than Bassano and that like Giggles, he was born into a collared shirt! Congrats to the Massa family!
So that’s all from me – don’t forget to visit my blog and all the other excellent blogs linked here – we’d love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment too. Don’t forget that Giggles, Sidepodcast and Pitlane Fanatic have their advent calendars which are well worth checking out. Have a brilliant day and ‘Vi ses på kommentarene’ as they might say if Sidepodcast was Danish!
PING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ooh, who's writing today?
Rubens and TK
http://twitpic.com/s0z4p
tk?
The post says Gavin but the authoer says Christine
oops. i can fix that. will read in a sec.
Tony Kanaan - Brazilian Indy driver
Is that a wig on Felipe Baby Baby's head. He can't be that hairy after a few days
Rubens is developing a combover
This will not end well
He also tweeted this video of him talking about Twitter, but it is in Portuguese.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfIUL2Wkgo
author now fixed. brilliant post gavin.
and "total mess" is just the perfect livery description!
ahhh.
"Ferrari have released a pic of Felipe Baby-Baby - in the comments we noted that he has more hair than Bassano"
:D
This would not be difficult for most babies
I think I noticed a similar thing a day or two ago with lukeh's. Evening all.
Hi Scott
evening! Im still at work but need a break while I wait for some code to finish, assuming it not going in circles...
Is it just me, or does Felipe senior look a little shell shocked?
Hi all.
He probably isn't getting much sleep these days
Oh, and hi Sir
sounds a good assumption or is any if his surprise a side affect if the plastic surgery he underwent last year after the spring.
hi
hello
I see the BBC reporting that the British gp is close to being saved? I know this was 10 hours ago but I hope it's true, if only so we can get on with other stuff and stop seeing the deadline pushed back every week.
I see the BBC reporting that the British gp is close to being saved? {Comment #23}
I hope so - the deadline's in five days!
I predict an announcement on Dec 8th, knowing Bernie
Though in the morning would be fine
its friday! And so far I havent lost any money! This makes it better than thursday. Havent had any free dessert though.
you mean the Prodrive linked to Renault story I'm reading in the new York times?
That's the one
That's the one. See also Joe Saward and James Allen, among many others.
clever way for them to get in, given they seemingly weren't ready to enter their own team. Just buy a team that already set up and tweak it. Easier said than done. I mean the last team that had that happen was Honda and that was a disaster...
Until Ross Brawn came along. Unfortunately for Honda, they ran out of patience
thanks for that. I'll have a good read of that once I get home. And the dauber thing too. Time for me to head off. I fixed my code and now I feel like stepping away from the computer. Mightbe back in a few hours depending on how flakes out I am ;). Have a terrific evening or if you're down under,enjoy wasting time and losing money like Amy !
F2 has been testing young drivers too and Gavin may like to know a Dane was quickest.
From http://www.formulatwo.com/news/jokinen-fastest.aspx
Official Formula Two Test, Valencia, Day One (3 December):
1. Johan Jokinen, 1:26. 736s
2. Jolyon Palmer, 1:27.019
3. Andy Soucek, 1:27.317
4. Jack Clarke, 1:27.329
5. Dan Clarke, 1:27.360
6. Benjamin Lariche, 1:27.709
7. Ricardo Teixeira, 1:28.107
8. Steven Kane, 1:28.208
9. Adam Foster, 1:28.522
10. Richard Plant, 1:28.543
11. Jordan King, 1:28.721
12. Benjamin Bailly, 1:29.030
13. Ramón Piñeiro, 1:29.074
14. David Rotar, 1:29.094
15. Parthiva Sureshwaren, 1:29.400
16. Natalia Kowalski, 1:29.641
wasn't it bmw buyer sauber?
Pat - is # 16 a woman? not being rude just curious.
*buying, rather.
not that it worked out any better i guess.
I wondered the same..
I cannot think of a nationality where it would not be.
http://www.kowalskanatalia.pl/2009/
yes
thanks. Reading and googling while walking is tough.
Read on one site that King is only 15 years old!
Bed is calling. Being Friday I'm sure it will be a nice quiet day in the office so I'll appear now and then...
hmm. bit early innit? do FBMW first...
night!
Hi. I am home from work. The idea that I have to start again in 8 and a half hours is not appealing :(
and i thought i worked some crazy hours.
The depressing part is that somehow I'm still skint....
ahh. well, i'm not much better off. i am happy though.
you?
Yeah yeah. Happy happy girl :)
:)
Read on one site that King is only 15 years old!
So young isn't it ! His feet must barely touch the pedals !
How do I quote a previous post ?
Are you using the doohickey? Press the Reply button then click the text you wish to quote.
i broked the old system temporarily. apologies. these still work though:
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
http://sidepodcast.com/livecommenting/
Evening everyone :) ... Looks like my Advent Calendar posted correctly: http://gigglesadvent.com/
Loving the mind the cap action there.... That was a really shocking joke though! :P
I probably shouldn't be in charge of a computer... well in charge is stretching it ;)
Why? Are you drunken??
Even I was shocked... as I think was obvious from my reaction ;)
Oh no... Not me! Actually nothing too bad.
did you food on your suit?
did you get food on your suit?
:D
I liked it....
Only on my shirt ;)
But you're not drunk?? I'm not sure I believe you.
i second that :)
close enough!
That happened early... You may not believe me but my nonchalant stylings must convince you otherwise: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/picture-21-jpg
Actually the fact I can use "nonchalant stylings" in a sentence is probably better evidence ;)
I'm skeptical of everyone now.... Nick was so busy trying to tell me he wasn't drunk that he threw his phone on the ground then tripped over it. You've spilled on yourself. I'm afraid you're being tarred with the same brush.
i think now might be a good time to record tomorrows calendar entry...
Several steps ahead of you :)
i just realised my cardigan is 100% bamboo. Does this make me attractive to pandas?
I didn't tar my shirt with a brush ;)
wha?
Right bed time now surely.
Have fun you crazy cats
yay!
see ya.
Lies. Night Alex
am reading the laffite/jabouille interview in F1R. a really good read.
the fabric care label says 100% bamboo. I am shocked.
Sounds awesome!
surely the pandas need all they can get
That's a bit historic for you.
It can't be made of bamboo. Is bamboo the name of the pattern or the maker?
Wear it to a zoo with pandas and see if they come to you
i know, and i can't read it without hearing clive james commentating about the renault turbo :)
the cool thing is 99% of the info is complete news to me.
Why not? You can weave cloth out of all sorts... Ask Lou, she knows all about stuff like that. It's been too long since I left school.
I remember Clive James doing F1 videos. Them was the days.
I remember when history was like that. Doesn't happen to me often these days.
Am I right that Laffite and Jabouille were married to sisters or is it just my memory playing tricks
But bamboo is a grass. You make skirts from grass not cardigans
tis true, but they both appear to be single now.
That I didn't know.
You don't weave it straight out the grass! You turn it into pulp first then weave it. I used to be able to explain properly. Alas, no longer....
I love the CIA. BBC news were showing a CIA bloke being interviewed by American politicians to find out how a couple were able to gatecrash an Obama dinner and meet the president.
They turned up gave their own names and said they forgot their invite. Despite not being on the invited list the CIA let them in. Asked when he found out that they had crashed the party the senior CIA man said the following morning - on facebook.
You couldn't make it up.
this issue of f1r had too much brawn/jenson for my liking. It was like getting the november magazine again. I dont blame them though, it must be hard to fill a mag through the off season :D
:P
have literally read the rob thing and this one.
Facebook knows everything!
i did one better mr c, i read half the lewis one too. Then i got bored and stopped.
well here's a fact for ya. giuseppe farina is the only driver to have won the f1 world championship in home country.
that's worth the price of the magazine alone.
*in his home country.
Didn't know that. That is a quite incredible statistic.
It's a bit late, but i figure you'll all be excited by Roary in Sydney (if you haven't heard already)
http://www.v8supercarevents.com.au/sydney/compsandpromos_roary.htm
And Felipe Baby almost did it last year...
Hi sidepodpeople!
(aaaaaaaawwwwwww to Felipe Baby Baby...)
i thought he was one of two.
i have no facts to back it up. just saying what i see.
he almost did too.
I'm sure my Mclaren shirt is made of bamboo.
Thanks ! am in realtime now, was in something else beforehand.
no wonder the species is endangered.
ace :)
I can't believe you just said that!
#nothere
No need to buy magazine for facts, that's what Steven Roy is for.
well, i think christine pays for it...
okay, i have another fact for you. this time from peter windsor...
before abu dhabi, lewis had never retired from an f1 race due to a mechanical failure.
is that possible?
I suppose, given he's only done 3 seasons, the Mercedes is very reliable, and he tends to crash out before the car fails, if that's going to happen.
That is true.
quite stunning.
imagine going three years into an f1 career before anything broke on sunday.
based on my poor memory, yes. he has crashed, but never 'retired'...
Must have got quite a surprise in Abu Dhabi
i have to sleep.
the toyota x-ray pics are amazing and worth a look (amy).
night mr. c
Night
Night Mr C
He should have crashed the car, just to keep the record going ;-)
Speaking about Peter Windsor, he said the other day (25) in a teleconference with several Argentinian newspapers:
"When we met in Charlotte, last week, we agreed that until negotiations are closed, our car is for López. I hope to close everything in the next two weeks."
More here (in Spanish)
toyota xray pics? What am i missing?
ah in the mag? I dont think that is in mine. First page 22 and now this!
They do seem to cut the best bits!
I don't know for sure, but I getthe distinct impression that mr c isn't being very mfc. Does he love or hate magazines? I have vague recollections of rants about physical print being bad, but that conflicts with his photo being on page 22
going to bed. night!
Night
Hello, folks.
Good to hear about the McLaren-TAG partnership continuing. Mr Ojjeh (who owns TAG) helped Macca in getting those Porsche engines that won them their first titles in 84-86. Not to mention Mr Ojjeh himself owns McLaren stock. :)
BTW, Nice guest post Gavin :D
Hello everyone, I have been a bit of a wanderer at late, trying to keep up with F1 has proven to be quite tricky of late.
I guess we need more races so i have an excuse to stop for a bit ;)
Rugby 7's today which means i might be talked into a beer or 2...
Morning Nick .. or is it afternoon there?
Ummm...
I did? Ooops
Its morning, 10am.
I have to start drinking again in an hour :(
You are up early though!
oops, its not the weekend over there yet is it!
Morning everyone :)
Believe it or not it is official: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80431
Morning all - glad you liked my daily post ;)
Never heard of him and that name doesn't sound very Danish - maybe his family were from Finland?
But thanks for the heads up, another young Danish driver to keep an eye on - Jan Magnussen's son Kevin is racing too, you know ;)
Shame... But better than nothing :(
Sadly I don't think he will want to do that anymore, I think he's gone off F1: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8383082.stm
But then, he's become a grumpy old man and I think he may have gone off everything! :D
Just for alex before I go to work - advent calendar day 4 joke
what do you get when you cross a chicken and a bedside clock?
An alarm cluck :)
advent calendars are awesome. bye!
boo kimi. Not worthy of cake. As a side note, I hate AUTOSPORT articles that say "as predicted by AUTOSPORT" because its usually something predicted by lots of people and it seems unnecessarily smug to me.
AUTOSMUG?
does not it sound weird when F1 world champion goes racing for a "junior team" ?
Pah! It should be "as predicted by KATHI"
If you make the false assumption that a world champion in another discipline can just walk in and be quick from day 1, yes ;)
Morning. I have just been woken up. I'm very VERY tired. Tis not the ideal start to a day....
Aww. Have you got any Red Bull?
Last night was the first time since Monday I slept in my own bed - it was so nice!
iRacing update: I got promoted to the next level - the problem is, now I have to start buying cars and tracks. It's got very serious and expensive now, so I might just hang off and try the free stuff I unlocked for a bit (which isn't any higher in the licences...)
They probably also have articles written at some point predicting the opposite. They just need to get all their bases covered.... AUTOSMUG indeed!
No. I've never had anything like that before.
I don't think I've ever been this tired before either. I was banking on another hour's sleep at least. BOOOOOO!
You've never tasted the nectar of the crimson bovine? Madness!!!
No? Is that odd? The whole idea of it seems a bit mental to me.
i hate red bull. I am in nandos waiting for my dinner. I know i said no more fast food until the season starts but um... There was testing?
Nandos looks more like normal food than fast food to me? It's probably not all that healthy but unless you do it different down under, it's just a normal meal?
Oh yes.... I'm afraid so.
So...
Q: What's the difference between a car and a golf ball?
A: Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball 400 yards.
badumtish :)
Nandos? Never heard of it. What's their specialty?
I have that email too!
Chicken in a Portuguese/Ethiopian style with lots of chilli!
*Trying to resist the Elin Nordegren jokes*
Winning world championships with Renault?
Oh Alex....
I didn't realise it was from there... Just found out!
I have to post one... apologies in advance:
Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree.
He couldn't decide between the wood or the iron.
What does Tiger Woods have in common with
baby seals? They're both clubbed by
Scandinavians.
You posted two! :P They're funny though... :D
Good spotting ;)
Yeah I have loads more, (probably enough for an advent calendar) but those were the best!
the wrap is pretty much exactly what I would make at home, its the 500 calories in the chips that makes it bad for me :D
Morning all.
A Christmas Tree has infiltrated my office.
Actually two Christmas trees!!
And one of them sings!!
*goes home*
Morning Christine
A singing Christmas tree? Yuck!
Come to my office - we have two plants, that's the only decorations we have here ATM...
come work with me, apparently we are not getting one in the office until the 18th.
I just had an idea what Mr C should wear to this year's SidepodChristmas Party. :D
Oh no. It's Friday Fun day. I forgot.
Can I make a suggestion or do you already have one?
Ah, morning you fine bunch of people :)
Cannot wait for tonight, gonna see comedian Lee Mack at Norwich Playhouse. He is hilarious and I can't wait! :D
Which licence are you on now? God, makes it sound like Gran Turismo.
It appears to be 'Baby Foto Friday' - the last 4 Fridays I have received an email from my sister with pics of my nephew!
Please. I ran out of ideas after the first two.
In honour of Nico Rosberg's statement that he is German because his 'mother is German, he speaks German and watches German TV' even though he lives and grew up in Monaco, can we think of some tenuous nationality claims for other F1 figures?
I have progressed from a 'Rookie' to a D-Class (the system is Rookie-D-C-B-A-Pro, separate for road and oval). Think Gran Turismo except it costs real money ;)
You do get paid to race apparently - so I will be getting some in-game credits at some point...
I have just been reminded about some of the dancing that was going on last night!
OI! That's a fair claim to nationality!! I don't think others can dictate your national identity unless it's clearly ridiculous.... Like me just randomly claiming to be Polish or something.
But you absolutely weren't drunk.....?
So what are you allowed to drive now?
Well by Nico's rules, I am Danish and Renault is British ;)
Only if you want? I'd say if you have links to a few places, you get to decide. It's your national identity.
theres also the fact he was born in Germany...
To be fair to Nico, he is half-German at the very least. He has German lineage after all. ;)
I may... um... Looking back I think I only really claimed that I wasn't too drunk.
It was more to do with that he said he spoke German at home and watched German TV so that made him German? I wonder what he would have said if he joined a Finnish team? Come on, any chance to make fun of him!
is that run by Nando Alonso ?
Good morning
Noooooo! This is a raw issue for me!!
Got a better suggestion for Friday fun then? :D
Has to be the US's second World Champion (and therefore not Italy's third and certainly not Yugoslavia's first)... Mario Andretti
OK how about this for Friday fun:
Because this week they had 'Young Driver Testing', can you come up with kids' games that they must have played while passing the time between test sessions?
Meant to do so a while ago but I'm finally updating my iPhone to version 3.12.
oh, Tiger is being discussed here :-) nice X mas Woods family photo is making rounds around the net now, features special golf club produced make up :-)
Luca Montezemolo went to the shop and bought Alonso...
:D
His and hers matching bathrobes?
Well I still have the Spec Racer for the road course and the un-restricted Legends car for the ovals, plus two unlocked tracks I haven't tried yet. I can buy a Skip Barber car (which looks like a Formula Ford with wings) or a Modified car for ovals (I think it's a Whelen or something). Each car costs $12 and now I have to start buying tracks (6 roads, 6 ovals) for $12 each... it's not compulsory, but if you want to score championship points you can only miss 2 weeks. However, these tracks are carried forward so you only buy them once and you progress via being a safe rather than a quick driver...
A hand gesture?
Well they do say the way to drive fast is to do so in a way that doesn't look like it ;)
Skittles: http://tinyurl.com/yaprldr
True story - I'll start 12th and last, drive very carefully, pick off all the spinners and finish 5th. I earn 0.5 on my safety rating (start at 2.5, target is 3 to progress at season's end or 4 for instant progress)...
Good to see the spirit of Nakajima is still in the Williams team then ;)
I reckon 'Twister', considering all the spins and crashes this week, the drivers have been getting into a right tangle!
Nakajima and Piquet weren't there - it's been a quiet week for spins and crashes
When Piquet plays Twister, he doesn't move until an Italian man asks him to place a limb in the wrong spot and crash into the other players :D
Guess which team Baguette would finish the week testing for?
a) Renault
b) BMW
c) Sauber
d) Prodrive
Ferrari Lorry, Renault Lorry
PING: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/04/friday-fun-games-they-play/
I am storing this suggestion away. Many weeks to come yet :)
Singing Christmas tree count: three times so far.
I'd say it's got about 2 more shots in it before someone cuts the plug off/rips the battery out.
That would be me.
#SPCsweepstake How long until Christine kills the singing Christmas tree?
Or is that just something I'd do?
OMG I really feel for you. Can you not just iPod it out? That's what I do when people speak loud Spanish around me (which sounds like the little babies on 'In the Night Garden')...
I can only iPod when there is no one else about. If there was no one else about, there would be no one to wake up the tree!
Tombliboo!
Wait... is it like those annoying vending machines with a parrot in that get set off when someone walks by?
Those are the ones. It's like the Teletubbies on Crack!
a) accidently spill your coffee over it - try walking past and being "startled" by it suddenly singing
b) find dead fuse/batteries and fit when no one is around (see UK plugs are the best because we can do this trick!)
c) water the tree and pretend you think it is a real plant
Just set it on fire and scream "I AM FREE!!!!!". Point made.
you've reminded me of how much I really don't miss the one of these they had at my old job.
That's not in the spirit of Christmas, underhand sneakiness is
Where is that video where someone tortures Billy Bass? That was very funny!
I can't tell actually. Not sure if it is automatic or if there is a button. I refuse to go close enough to find out :)
Hehe.
Depends if she uses Christmas Brandy as the accelerant?
And a party popper to light it?
This plan has legs too...
Problem is, this has sitcom Christmas Special written all over it.
Can imagine tomorrow's headlines: "Christmas tree blaze destroys office"
"Arsonist blames online community for egging her on"
mmmm, eggnog
Eggnog isn't flammable is it?
"Psychiatrists say 'voices in head' are not as uncommon as some think, lawyers plead insanity"
I come back after being away for a few minutes and you're burning the whole place down!
I have discovered another advent calendar that Mr C might like: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmusic/2009/12/twentyfive_days_of_christmas_c.html
We need you to keep an eye on us, clearly.
Clearly! tut tut tut...
Morning all.
Boo! Site should have gone live today but I've suffered seven shades of technical hitches. Wordpress uploaded fine but when I added the rest of the site (designed in RapidWeaver) I started to get all sorts of error messages in which it claimed not to see a load of files that are actually all present and correct.
Very, very boring. A very chronic Thursday has leeched its badness into Friday.
The Daily Mail would call for a public eggs-ecution...
James Allen will be quizzing the boss of Notus and wants your questions...
Started reading 'The book of the blog' yesterday - not too bad, actually. Quite a good way to remember the year, I reckon...
Now I'm worried that a Christmas tree is going to attack me as retribution. Luckily there aren't any around here although they are quite sneaky: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-352
Need a proper review from you, a la this:
http://www.motorsportmusings.co.uk/2009/12/james-allen-a-revolutionary-book/
Yeah, I have to read a bit more of it first. Dank didn't want the book, so I am not surprised at the negative review of it as he disagreed with the concept. If you like the blog posts and want them all in one place in a chronological and easy to read order, it's a good book. If you want more than the blog posts, then look elsewhere...
And I do plan on making a proper comment on that post later, but I want to read it for myself first...
They're here: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/ :-D
One question: Is the book unavailable as often as the website?
No - when I open it, the posts appear instantly. The Search function is not as good though and there isn't any way to comment or see the comments ;)
Try a pen, they're these gadgets filled with ink and you move them with your hand ;-)
Well it's unmoderated but the discussion isn't very good!
Err... so why get it?
Now I want a book but the bookshop is refusing to admit it has been published yet, despite the publishers telling me otherwise. Grrr
I have to do everything around here ;)
the response to this comment I was expecting was "it's behind you"
I'm on the Christmas tree's side :-D
It's behind you!
He said the other day that he cancelled the order but it arrived anyway, I think...
Oh no it isn't!
oh yes it is...
hang on that's my line ;)
As long as it doesn't start signing.
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp
*burp*
signing? it's deaf? oh, I think I mean singing
I think we might have been too late. Oops. Poor Alex.
AUTOSOPRT on the Rival Renault bids
Why is David Richards always on the outside of the F1 circus? He's going to miss out again, isn't he?
If only it had been a singing christmas tree, he would have heard it coming
Perhaps you should be grateful that your tree sings, Mrs C?
No chance! I'd rather be eaten!
How many times now? What is it singing?
So Christmas Tree, who do you think will be in the second Mercedes seat next year?
Woo! Another driving lesson this afternoon :D
Just once more so far.
It does a stoopid introduction: "This song takes me back to my roots. Ready? One, two, tree..."
...then Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
Singing bushes can be almost as troublesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yNV-GXoeCM
Oh I hate that one :( :( :(
Oh my...
KILL IT!
I'll provide you with an alibi, don't worry
The tree's Jamaican as well?
Robert Plant.
Strange, eats Alex and is now coming out with puns
I think their DNA has merged into something new...
Alex Tree
You're writing another sitcom, aren't you?
Phew I managed to escape... It was a close run thing... They sent several police officers over but they couldn't do anything. Then another police officer came and freed me. Luckily this guy was a member of Special Branch.
Ba-dum-bum-tish!
So who did it eat then?
Mmm chewy peanut and chocolate chip cookiee!!!
Speaking of all this tree lark, why is it people say money doesn't grow on them, yet all banks have branches?
And of course, except in Australia, money is made out of paper which at least grows in trees.
This is true also.
"as first revealed by..." seems reasonable to me. because that says, "we posted it before gmm spread it around like a disease".
anyone can make a random predictions and say "as predicted by...", including gmm.
i think maybe we should do that over the new year. make endless lists of entirely made up predictions and when something comes true, take credit for it. even if they take years to come true, we'll still be the first.
- alonso will retire from f1
- hamilton will win a second drivers championship
- hamilton won't win a second drivers championship
- vettel leaves red bull
- kubica signs with ferrari
we'll look like geniuses by... 2050.
monthly magazines are less annoying the weekly magazines because the content is written in a way that dates less quickly. i've said all this before though:
"...as the two magazines are published monthly there's much less emphasis on timely news stories and therefore they become obsolete less quickly. I suspect though that one day the monthly magazine's time will eventually come, and the inability to search, link, and share may mean we eventually rethink how we consume those too."
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/08/13/please-be-gentle-im-still-learning/
boo. will the site be up today though?
nooooooo!
That was a question in the PF quiz so it must be true.
Hello. I've been out. Xmas party on Sydney harbour. On train home. Will drop a pic soon
hehehe. jeremy clarkson overtakes badoer. in a slower car....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG5NvrYl9ho
five mins in.
[via]
You seen this?
nope. All plastic now!
yeah. it's a very well produced demo.
however, it's designed for a platform that doesn't even exist yet.
i like the idea of playing games during an event though.
i wonder if we can do something similar in the lclt, before a tablet is even announced let alone released.
interactive legard bingo, anyone?
I was going to counteract that with: "Yeah, but would you take it into the toilet to read?"
Then I realised that nobody actually does that with magazines. Do they?
who said the PF quiz claimed to be factually correct?
i'm sure we put a disclaimer somewhere.
it was a good question, stumped several of us
Y'know, I had the same thought reading the article this morning and thought 'I must remember to mention that later..'
We just had a presentation from HR that included a clip from 'The Office' :D
Was it the filling in the form bit?
Yes it was. Were you there?
Yup...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZBsylPyIz4
That's the one. My God it is funny!
under weaknesses... you've put eczema
If you didn't have 'Don't know' as an option, what would you say?
strong alcohol and women
Does this man ever stop smiling?
"heeeey, how you doin?"
Wouldn't you if you were a Red Bull young driver and you finished fastest?
Erm... there is no part of that sentence I can relate to, so I have no idea :)
Yes: http://www.redbull.com/cs/RedBull/RBImages/000/000/289/112/photo610x343a/GEPA_full_5127_GEPA-0709084318.jpg
Oh, I dunno... there's a hint of a smile there. He's like the direct opposite of grumpy Kub.
Fair enough ;)
If I was him, and I got all that positive publicity I would be happy. Before this week, I kinda knew who he was but now I know a lot more about him...
Everyone looks smiley compared to grumpy Kub
you haven't met me.
True enough. It's not a complaint either. I likes smiley people.
Mr C - please could you fix the doohickey so I stop hitting the cancel button, instead of the post button. Thanks.
you do know that when AUTOSPORT say "Renault considering rival bids for team" what that actually means is that renault will make their mind up at 4:58pm?
tab + return
why are you using a mouse?
gaaaaaaaaaaah!
It makes a reassuring clickety click sound.
Noooo!
!!
so the problem with the doohickey is that tab + return doesn't make a reassuring clickety click sound?
Hehehe. Too easy.
I was using the mouse because I clicked on the preview button.
Followed at 4:59pm by Mercedes announcing Jacques Villeneuve as their second driver
tab + tab + return
followed by
shift + tab + return
to post
Ooh, I didn't know that one.
You fixed it!
So do I - especially smiley F1 drivers :)
they can announce that when they like and i'll still not be bothered.
wave-esque shortcuts coming soon though.
I am slightly disappointed in the Beeb's ability to schedule posts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmusic/2009/12/christmas_records_day_6_lows_c.html
wow!!
I guess nobody is coming in to work over the weekend
What happened to the formatting?
they may as well go all the way and claim its christmas already.
The preview button... Brought to you in association with the preview button :)
Use the code GIGGLES and try the Preview button today for free. I know you're going to love it :)
*limited time offer. cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion. use of the preview button does not affect your statutory rights.
que?
wave has some handy built in shortcuts, planning to steal them.
Shift - enter being a big one...
I'd love Shift-Enter and up and down making it go yellow...
one of the few things I liked about Outlook Express was Ctrl-Enter to send an email... it doesn't work in normal Outlook
yes it does.
actually that.
felipe leite requested we implement gmail shortcuts a while back and that's also the plan.
not on ours at work
Oh yes it does... ;)
Ah, another driving lesson done, and the weather wasn't half bad either. :P
they've hidden the option to turn it on then, 'cos i just tried it and it gave me a line break
Tools->Options, then "E-mail Options" (in Preferences tab) and then "Advanced E-mail options". Towards the bottom is the option to turn it on.
Thanks, but it isn't in there.. I can't get a screengrab right now
What version of Office do you have?
2002
The one with Ricky Gervais or Steve Carrell?
i think before that they used semaphore
Don't spend time looking for it though, it isn't a big deal!
Here's the answer: http://blog.josh420.com/archives/2008/01/ctrlenter-how-outlook-can-ruin-your-life-in-two-keystrokes.aspx
But you do have to edit the registry and you do that at your own risk... here be dragons etc.
Did BMW test yesterday?
ah
it was Baguette?
yes - baguette
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/03/jerez-testing-dec-09-–-day-three/#comment-614200
the link dosent work, my results have forgotten to change team from Day 1 to Day 3
Thanks. I'd best not do that then.. if it were my computer I would!
I can totally see how it could be annoying though. I'm used to it from when I was on newsgroups..
This is a kind of Christmas I can get on board with: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KTJWhtuRLac/SxkUufTUV_I/AAAAAAAAJEI/_VjIIYYU43k/s1600-h/daveyt_xmas.png
until the reindeer at the front starts singing jingle bells
wow. that's a weird bug.
wordpress appears to screw up the post name by changing the hyphen to some weird character. will fix this evening, sorry. try this:
http://bit.ly/6cx9CR
*dies*
oh thanks btw that has made my day :)
It is from that Blogtor Who blog you put in the daily, so actually thanks to you :)
:)
the takeovers have been good. :D
best part is about the idents, there are more to come!
Wow, no F1 news so far today? Although I have a feeling something big's around the corner.
I give it 1 hour and 13 minutes
And coming from France?
Potentially
:(
Where were you thinking?
Just that it's always before 5pm. And it's bound to happen sometime
agreed
friday fact: anthony davidson cannot drive a car in ice-skates
(and we may need to find a way of watching clarkson's xmas dvd)
*cough*youtube*cough
hehe. is it on there now?
No kidding, it appeared on there the day after it was released!
Not sure if it's still there but I would have thought it would be there in some shape or form. Lemme have a butchers.
Hmm, looks like they were quick to clamp down on it. It is no longer there.
Soz.
no worries. sounds like it'll be worth watching.
Well Dad's got it for me for my bday, I'm just waiting for him to give it to me. Haven't had time for him to come over to do so.
But yes, from what I saw on YT, it is rather good. But then I do have all his DVDs from "The Good, Bad and Ugly" onwards.
That's Clarkson's, not my dad's. I'm not a thief, honest guv.
Mr Clarkson should be aware of iTunes by now.
Hmm. Does he have an iPod i wonder?
He has an iPhone.
Sooo anybody coming to visit me for the rally Finland?
As does Hammond.
Isn't Hammond's one like a tablet because he is so small?
how much is it?
:D
Oooh Train just went dark!
umm, we could live comment it?
Nothing to do with me entering sidepodland?
Afternoon all.
Believe it or not it is official: http://www.aut...s/report.php/id/80431 {Comment #143
I'm pleased for Kimi. I think he'll be happier at Citroen than he would have been at a lot of F1 teams.
The route by which he got there was handled less classily by certain parties than I would have liked, but somehow Kimi and WRC seem to be a good match for each other. Good luck to him!
When Ferrari are involved, no exit is handled well...
also, when is it? :-)
Just checked on the seating plan for where we're at for Lee Mack tonighe and our tickets have us in the middle row just about and to the right of the stage if you looked at the plan facing the stage.
You're gonna get picked on!
You seem to be forgetting we're in Norwich. EVERYONE's gonna get picked on.
:D
I'm fully expecting him to come out and say "So, did you all come together?"
My God, this train is like sitting in an oven!
Depends on the ss. They will announce the stages after Chrismas.
:)
is there live streaming / timing online.
Aww, I'm so excited! I think Lee Mack is hilarious and I've a feeling tonight is gonna fantastic :D
live radio and live timing on wrc.com. but no live video.
29.7.-31.7.
MTV3 had live streaming last year, but it was Finland only and behind a pay-wall
I don't think others can dictate your national identity unless it's clearly ridiculous.... Like me just randomly claiming to be Polish or something. {Comment #189}
Of all the drivers I've heard of, the only nationality-driver connection that's puzzled me is Andreas Zuber. Austrian by birth, United Arab Emirates by race licence nationality...
plenty of time then, i think we absolutely should comment it though. would that work out as a thread per day?
and is he driving anywhere before then?
cool, ta.
first rally of the season is next month, methinks.
Also, it's possible to switch nationalities mid-career if the ASN receiving the driver's application agrees to it. Ralf Firman had a British racing licence nationality when he drove for Jordan but had switched to an Irish one to get into A1GP Ireland two years later. He had a legitimate claim to both because he has one parent of each nationality, but it was a tad confusing for me as a viewer...
oops, scratch that.
First round is Rally Sweden on V-Day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Rally_Championship_season
ooh later than i thought...
Will there be enough interest?
The first rally he will be driving is the artic ralli around Rovaniemi 28-30.1: http://www.arcticrally.fi/english/arcticlaplandrally.html
and after that the WRC events:
11.-14.2. Ruotsi
For the first rally at least I reckon...
well, there wasn't a lot for testing this week, but it's only a thread, no effort required.
Doohickey stole the rest of my comment :(
11.-14.2. Ruotsi
It's there in your original comment...
Hello, everyone.
booo! we can run threads then too if you like? gavin?
hullo squire.
Speaking of all this tree lark, why is it people say money doesn't grow on them, yet all banks have branches? {Comment #289}
Money grows on trees in Sims 2 - there's even a module in the Economics degree on them (which one of my Sims got an A+ on this morning)...
no it stole it again. But that's because I am an idiot.
let's try again:
11.-14.2. Ruotsi <- that's Sweden
4.-7.3. Meksiko
1.-4.4. Jordania
15.-18.4. Turkki
(6.-9.5. Uusi Seelanti) except this one
27.-30.5. Portugali
8.-10.7. Bulgaria
29.7.-31.7. Suomi (Finland)
19.-22.8. Saksa (Germany)
9.-12.9. Japani
30.9.-3.10. Ranska
21.-24.10. Espanja
11.-14.11. Iso-Britannia
IRC is better at live coverage than WRC, although I'm not sure live TV works well for rally. I haven't seen it though.
Finnish for New Zealand?
I was going to counteract that with: "Yeah, but would you take it into the toilet to read?"
Then I realised that nobody actually does that with magazines. Do they? {Comment #303}
My mum does...
One advantage is that I can cross-reference between three of them at the same time without impeding my typing in any way, shape or form - which is very useful at the moment, because I'm still doing the (tran)script for my season review. (Yes, it's a bit long).
it will shortly be home-time, i'd better finish up etc. see you on the other side..
no the Citroen junior team just doesn't go to New Zealand. Don't know if they do something else instead
Hey everyone.
The WRC events are almost all at the same weekend as F1
I wish I could get it (live) here in the states. As it is I have to obtain it (WRC coverage) through.... "other means"...
If you didn't have 'Don't know' as an option, what would you say? {Comment #313}
Sensitive ears...
I was going to write a column about this, but ESPN in the states need to get their act together and clean up. WRC, World Superbikes, and Isle of Man TT are on a random High-Def cable channel. You can get the IRL for nothing. Plus with all their NASCAR and X games stuff, they could start their own motorsports channel and take down SpeedTV.
I wonder if we'll get more coverage next season with Ken Block doing some of the rallies.
I'm sorry, my podcasts... it's just a Led Zeppelin kind of day today.
Allan McNish raced with a Monaco licence this season and had a Monaco flag next to his name on the car.
...and I'm home.
My bathroom has a pile of magazines in it. It is a family tradition. I used to have an uncle who refered to his toilet as the library and needed something to read. Despite being irreverant to say the least he took a bible to the toilet with him once on holiday because it was the only thing he could find to read.
Dan, what do you make of the NBC/Comcast deal with respect to Versus?
Toyota just axed 500 jobs at Toyota Motorsport in Cologne
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/a-massacre-in-cologne/
Said news before Christmas
Afternoon all
*Sad
Unfortunately this was inevitible..
I think it means that Versus and Universal Sports will merge together with NBC sports to create a cross brand similar to what ESPN / ABC have and what Fox have with all their channels.
I also think it is a deal that has bigger ramifications for internet content then it does with on air TV. Comcast is one of the largest internet providers in the nation and NBC Universal has been hyper agressive in figuring out a proper formula for making money off of on-line content.
ouch. Afternoon all. Are we all watching the FIFA world cup draw that starts in 10 minutes?
Aye. Feet up, waiting for the inevitable.
Football, pah!
Though there'll be some interest, no doubt
Today is the day where a all big budget grid died.
They should of done it earlier. You don't fire people in December.
what are you not hoping to see? As an Aussie I want revenge of those Italians for the travesty of the last match they played. I'm kind of hoping Australia comes up early so I can see the group shape rather than have your team drop in late
Aussies are in Pot 2 aren't they. They'd be in the second to last pot to be drawn.
Though I'm hoping for Australia-Italy, or England-Australia if I'm honest. Apparantly in the dress rehersals both times England and Australia were drawn together.
it's where I'm going to be giving attention. Well that and work.
They were hoping someone would pick the team up
Sauber taking their entry may have got them off the hook, for the most part, with the FIA
Yep. Apparently England are in with a chance of winning it and have the team to do it. I have heard that for so many world cups and never believed it. Clearly no-one in the BBC or the England set up has figured out the one big glaring reason why they keep failing.
is that how they do it? I used to understand but I forgot how it all works. I've read the PDF on the FIFA site but hey, Australia and USA just named by the uk guys as teams to avoid from pot 2. I'm happy at that and I'd love to see uk vs oz too
Sounds good. I hope it means IRL gets more promo.
Good news then!
I'm just hearing blah, blah, blah :D
RTL has the rights in Germany but they only showed 1/2 hour rally special in between their F1 coverage on Sunday of the F1 races (which as a week after the rally events until now)
Eurosport used to have a summary of each day late at night over the rally weekend but not anymore:(
Apparently in the afternoon rehearsal for a recent lottery draw they drew the numbers of someone who was in the studio.
Afternoon. Yes, I don't really follow footie but I do like to watch the Cup.
Gutted
Perhaps, however this merger will make the debate over federal legislation concerning "Net Neutrality" go into overdrive.
I have been hearing it for many years. England will never win the world cup until they have a lot more of their players playing outside England. Ever major tournament you get players and managers complaining that they have been penalised for doing things that are allowed in the Premiership. Look at the number of French, Brazilian, Italian, German, Argetinian players who play outside their own country then look at the number of English players who have ever played outside of England. Until that is sorted England can never win the world cup.
pace yourself Pat. This is just which rivalries will be going into my calendar over the weekend
I think we need better players first.
Who can take penalties
This is the scene-setter. It looks like it'll have a great atmosphere.
or save them;)
A keeper who can actually save helps...
It's a shame there aren't medals for crying
NZ is in Oceana but not Aus?
That is not the problem. The players with very few exceptions only have experience of one kinf of football. Lokk at someone like Thierry Henri. He has played in France, England and Spain. No English player in history that I can think of has played in three top leagues apart from Becham and Mark Hateley. Imagine how much better Gerrard or Rooney or Terry would be if they had spent three years in Italy or Spain.
They are part of the Asian confederation. I think the Oceana was too easy for them.
Rooney's dress sense would exclude him from Italy
yeah long story but we were sick of them
I noticed that. Why not put Brazil in Europe then?
How did England get seeded ahead of France who have made two finals in the last 3 or 4 tournaments?
I'm confused already.
Cos Australia in Asia also works geographically.
Maybe it would improve.
They gave out better handbags?
France were diabolical in the qualification to say the least.
Based on world rankings.
They're not using past performance to determine seedings - a first, if I recall correctly.
*past World Cup performance
:) yep and also Oceania only had half a place in the actual cup so winner of Oceania had to play 5th from Asia or somewhere and the winner got in- but we rarely did. and we wanted to play at a better level so moved to Asia. This will be the third wc appearance
Dude just said they were
I don't care who gets drawn with who, Wales will be thahahahahaa.
Sorry, I can't even finish the sentence without laughing. Imaging Wales qualifying for the world cup! Madness.
That is the normal criteria. I wonder if they decided to change before or after they knew who had qualified
South Africa and the top 7 in the world rankings in pot 1 as of October.
Actually. On this front, I need to find a team to root for for the World Cup. Ireland is out and I refuse to root for the US team because I can't stand American "soccer" fans. I am willing to take bribes to become a supporter for ones country.
:D
That was only Platini though, not FIFA.
Australia because I'm in the USA and will have to live with all those fans.
Go for the hosts.. I have no idea why, underdogs maybe.
As long as it's not France ;)
great idea. Go for whoever gets the first upset win. They had such passion. Beckham has a weird haircut today.
It's on!
Don't worry, if I go by blood I would have to cheer for Ireland or Germany or France. I can't stand the French team and the German team is bland.
Netherlands? I do have a sorta secret crush on them, football wise.
its the orange thing
Them or Brazil
That and the way they play. I do think they can win it next year.
People saying Mexico is lucky to end up with SA.
true. Enough.
Now I am nervous.
Haha. USA, lovely. Not Australia but will do.
Beckham's first game is against the USA
Rg you are about a minute ahead. I might have to go away
Live-updating schedule found on Twitter:
http://www.fifa.com/live/competitions/worldcup/finaldraw/index.html
I can never root for a orange team. My grandmother from Cork would come out of the grave and bash me with her cane like she did when I was a kid and had a orange youth soccer jersey on.
I do like the Netherlands though.
His last World Cup?
Is that Charlize Theron?
England-USA then? Nice.
Not freaking Germany!
Oh yeah
:lol:
Has to be
Yes
Coming from the west of Scotland I am familiar with this sort of thing
The feeling is mutual ;)
Was that Olivier Panis they showed oh so quickly there?
Why can you not stand US soccer fans?
Gavin, you have 3 teams to root for, quite unique
oy;) have fun with Italy. I'll be using ANZAC powers that day.
Argentina : Nigeria could be very interesting
Can see a Nigeria win there if I'm honest.
Brazil's group looking pretty easy...
Ivory Coast are a good team I reckon.
More than that - NZ, England, Denmark, and my Argie Colleagues have bullied me into liking them too!
The best time to get one of the big teams is in their first game
Is that allowed? ;)
Well, I do want to live, so yes!
SA, Mexico, Uruguay - any of those teams can top that group...
hey everyone. all okay?
Hi Lou
World Cup draw, almost done
I bet the Pot 4 Europeans would love that group.
Beckham and Charlize Theron seem very friendly. I can see rumours starting
Group D = Group of Death?
Heya lou.
Hi Lou
England's group looks tough!
evening
Group E and Netherlands, Japan and Cameroon could be one as well.
oh goodness... something tells me that isn't to do with f1?.. :(
Evening lou!
The World Cup of Motorsport is already bankrupt, sadly...
Journeyer may have spotted Olivier Panis
David Beckham is there and he met Jenson on the grid at Silverstone a couple of years ago.
France gets Group A. Book them a spot...
And then France came along :D
Eeeeexactly. That could've been Ireland...
There are four types of American soccer fans and I can't stand three of them.
1) Latte sipping hipsters and yuppies who like to look down on other people because they "appericate" a world game and therefor more cultured then the rest of humanity in the US that watch sports like American football and baseball.
2) Soccer moms... enough said.
3) The kids of soccer moms who play on overly expensive leagues therefor think they are god's gift to the sport. The think is, when I play these guys in rec league, all they do is moan, complain, and yell at the referee and other players.
These three groups make up about 90% of American soccer fans. It also what the MLS and the national team market to.
4) Finally the group that I like and apart of. The casual soccer player who loves to play on the odd day and goes to a soccer game, drinks, and has a good time singing and chanting for my team.
Oh God, please don't put Denmark in England or NZ's group :(
Argentina and Nigeria should get through in Group B then?
England's pool looks safe enough to get through.
Slovenia. Should be easy enough that group.
England have to be happy with that draw. It couldn't be any easier
Is Charlize Theron South African tonight?
I was thinking they'd be better off swapping spots with Brazil, but makes sense.
Group E is rather awesome.
Yes.
Denmark have no chance in that group.
Yes - Denmark is in it!
Is she not normally?
NZ's group is VERY interesting. Not quite Group D, but as RG says, it's close in terms of difficulty.
NZ have no chance.
I love that group.
Now Group G has just become awesome as well.
Does she sound like it to you?
Oh my GOD at Group G.
Brazil-Portugal? OH MY. Group G now looks very exciting.
Hmm... They did beat Portugal and Sweden - maybe they have a chance but they are probably third!
Her accent isn't South African but I have never known her as any other nationality
Mind you, it's not like anyone OTHER than Brazil and Portugal can get through anyway. So it's not as close as Group D, I think.
Ivory Coast can definitely quality from that group.
okay...someone tell me when it's safe to come back ;)
We always get some groups with too many good teams and some groups with one good team and others we don't care about :(
I think they are a very good team and just very unlucky to be drawn in that group.
She left S.A. as a teenager
It just ended
So is Group G now THE Group of Death?
australians are unlucky. I wanted to play Switzerland.
In fact I reckon Brazil and Ivory Coast will qualify from that group. Portugal are horrible under Querioz and are ovverrated anyways.
Group A...
I may push it and say there are two groups of deaths.
Beckham saying the right things. In reality, he MUST be happy with the draw they got.
Australia could do it too...
I think G is the hardest group by a long way. There are three teams that could go a long way in the competition and no other group has more than two and some only one.
I'd say D and G. You?
It's finished
PR Speak! He was probably taught by Ron Dennis
d is for death :(
Indeed so. :)
Someone on facebook has just said
"WE'VE JUST WON THE WORLD CUP"
A tad eager I think
South Africa have an easy group!
E and G.
He was very well spoken!
If you exclude France...
no smiley please
OMG it's MOTD!
I think Germany will sail through their group apart from their usual dodgy early form with Ghana second. I don't see anyone else threatening them
I'll tell you now France and Mexico will qualify from that group.
MOTTY!!!!
I'll say France and SA.
Was he Brazilian?
You are probably right!
What the South Africans should do is dress up like Germans and the French will lose the will to fight instantly.
Australia has no chance, then?
He's a Newcastle fan if that helps?
South Africa are a very poor team. They've only won 1 in 11 for example.
Over optimistic then.
Hmmm. Good point. But stranger things have happened. :)
Any bets on the biggest upset we'll see in the group stages?
So England have an easy group but then have a hard first knockout game? Uh-oh!
Delusional then
Always!
Guh, I forget how self absorbed English coverage is when the World Cup arrives.
But it's MOTTY!!!
Australia shocking Germany.
Who would they be up against?
One of Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia Ghana (Group of Death?)
Germany or Australia or Serbia or Ghana
The thing you have to remember is that no Europeans team has ever won the world cup outside Europe. The South African weather is going to cause problems.
I wonder if Portugal will get through? They have been very poor lately...
England vs USA is on the same day as the Canadian GP qualifying, by the way. Just wondering about the TV schedule.
Winter in SA innit. Plus Europe comes off a season instead of say, USA who starts in March.
England's first game is at night and the next two in the afternoon
Ooooh. Interesting. Even FIFA are saying it's a toss-up between D and G for Group of Death.
If I were to guess, it'll be England-Australia to meet in the knockout...
I think F1 fans are gonna get angry next year!
I don;t think so. Such an overrated team and Quieroz is just useless!
We need a flat planet. Time zones and seasons should all be the same.
I'd say Serbia, and that would be very, very tough.
I do hope Ronaldo gets blamed for it. I cannot stand that man!
Silverstone = World Cup Final
ooh, well checked
Yeah but the race is on at 1pm and the final at like 8pm
Let's hope there WILL be a Silverstone race to start with...
Matches are shared between BBC and ITV so not to sure. Plus BBC has two channels to play with.
True
Football coverage will likely start about 1:30 though ;)
There will be
Motty you fool! NED vs. DEN is not a local derby - The Danes only want to beat the Swedes or the Germans!
BBC online commentary for the draw started at 12 midday...
Spain have a bloody easy group!
It is local because they are next to each other.
Sheeeesh!
It's only local geographically. It's not a derby, I can assure you!
Being International football, how can any game be a derby?
I think the bookies are Newcastle fans based on the odds they are offering
Spain 4/1
Brazil 11/2
England 13/2
England vs. Scotland?
Scotland England is
As Linekar says, its only because they are in the UK.
Ok, but not in this tournament
I've made my decisions, I am rooting for the ANZAC nations.
Portugal v Brazil? Nearly?
I wasn't just talking about England. 4/1 for Spain when no European team has won outside Europe. I think the odds are more to do with how much has been bet than any reflection of what is likely to happen.
We woz robbed
I would've rooted for Ireland if they made it
Now I don't really care either way
With the high altitude, just a shame Bolivia didn't qualify....
Wales don't need to qualify for the World Cup to prove how awesome they are. that's my excuse and you all know it's true ;)
Or Nepal
I was refering to when Bolivia beat Argentina 6-1
On an F1 note, anyone notice that there will be a Pirelli representative at the Monaco Forum?
Well done sir!
But it is all motorsports...
Yup. But as they supply the tyres for WRC, it's no biggie.
No
and would be stupid to go to f1
I realise that, I didn't see any other tyre manufacturers
How so?
of percentage of comments about tyres, what percentage do you think people have said "Bridgestone provided a really good tyre today" compared to "the tyres werent working"
If you're an established brand you should go to a competitive tyre formula, it will help your overall marketing, but people only ever moan aobut your brand
Germany will win. This song says so :)
i noticed the characters 'f' and '1' in the same sentence :) does this mean we aren't talking about football anymore? :D
I'm trying
hoorah, i think so
Who's going to step in unless they allow more than one manufacturer supply?
That is because Bridgestone took a really stupid approach to getting publicity. Green stripes and having to use two compounds was destined to fail. There are ways for a single supplier to get good publicity
The bassist has clearly had too much red bull for one day
That just saved me from having to watch 100 matches
:)
I am checking racing events which may be affected by the World Cup in some way.
F1 - Montreal, Valencia, Silverstone
LM - Le Mans
IRL - Iowa, Watkins Glen
MotoGP - Silverstone, Assen, Catalunya
You're welcome :D
My bet is Kumho
or Avon
Just a thought - before Bridgestone entered F1, they practically had zero name recognition as Bridgestone outside of Japan. F1 could again provide that kind of benefit to a lesser-known tire company.
They would be my second favourite to enter
I love how I keep finding excuses to get out of that race.
Dunlop?
Silverstone has it rough, but Le Mans is the big name in that list. But given that the race is longer than the football, they're probably not too worried.
would be the sensible idea
Goodyear-owned.
Possibly. I don't think so but it would be great if they did because it gives an opening for a lot of history to be discussed.
Goodyear could come back..
Could do with the marketing boost though
Twitter trending topics (in this order): England, Algeria, USA, Slovenia.
How is Algeria ahead of the US...?
Beats me. Algerians going nuts for drawing England?
:-)
June 27th
If England finish as runners up, they could be playing in the Round of 16 on that day.
I want them to come back, but I don't see any reason why they'd want to...
I would imagine they aren't bothered at all at the ACO.
Lots of English and American tweets about who they are playing..
Neither do I.
Their superiority complex will not allow them to consider anything short of global nuclear war as a threat to their event
Is France playing on that weekend?
They are playing on the Friday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8389764.stm
"Sometimes it goes to show that you reap what you throw"
It seems like a great excuse for them to show it on the big screens. They've done it before.
Damn! The MoD has closed it's UFO investigations unit
I didn't even know we had one :)
They put out some reports a year or two ago. I think everyone has finally grasped reality and realised there are no aliens making crop circles and beaming up numpties.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/MinistryOfDefenceReleasesFurtherUfoFiles.htm
Off to bed for me now - tis VERY late here. Night, folks!
Night Journeyer
Night sir.
See ya Journeyer
Are our hosts having an internet free evening?
Not.... outside, surely?
It may have been the football?
Can't say I blame 'em ;)
Night
Possibly. I thought it was quite restrained. Everyone stopped when the draw did and there was not much baiting. Good stuff.
it was quite intense/focussed for a while though :-)
Change of topic. Are you suppose to 'seal' a wok?
I know it's not must comment Monday but I just had to blog about this!
Apparently so
http://hungerhunger.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-season-wok.html
:-)
Made my day that did, people seeing me laughing must have thought I was mad.
thanks
Though this looks a bit more comprehensive
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/wokcare.html
I just found that too :-)
I've never bothered doing it before and after a while it it becomes useless.. so this one I thought I'd try...
I've never seen anyone do it before.
Clearly you need a non-stick Wok ;)
I think it's important not to use washing up liquid or any abrasives
this may have been my error in the past
NobleF1
Silverstone to hold press conference on Monday to discuss the British Grand Prix. Let's hope it is good news
oooooooooooh.
That's how they rust
I don't like this trend of telling us something will be announced in 3 days time
Tell me when it's announced, goddammit! :)
[sounds like good news though]
i want it to be a surprise.
we'll know whats going to happen before they say it
part of the "i announced/predicted it first..." syndrome.
Steven wins the 'GP at Silverstone' battle :D
That means they have the race. No-one is going to put on a press conference to say they have not got the race
You didin't need to be Nostradamus to see what was going to happen
LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
True
But the fear was that there would be no British GP
That was never going to happen
i wouldn't call it fear.
Dread? ;)
Ha ha
@NobleF1 follows @gmmF1
hi... Sorry was eating... Em Is here this weekend :) yay does it mean good news???
Hopefully
It means they are going to announce on Monday that they have the race for the next (ten?) years
Like Steven says, they wouldnt call a press conference to say they dont have a race.
I'm gonna go with kajllion years
woohoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
They may...."bernie's a loser etc etc'"
You sound surprised
not really that bothered if i'm honest.
:D :D
with me it is the feeling of 'we've been here so many times i've almost stopped caring'
Does he/she still tweet?
am in both camps
i care for the british motorsport industry...as a race...not so much
unless its REALLY wet
He does
But as Mr C said earlier, it's often: 'this will be announced soon'/you heard it hear 1st, kinda thing
more releaved... Yay am very happy :)
e.g.
Kimi Raikkonen's rally switch confirmation is expected soon
Kimi's switch to rallying now official, as we predicted
[usually with AUTOBRAG links]
I actually thought it was a mickey take twitter account .. isn't that the one with a bull sitting on the loo as an avatar?
No. it's the dodgy glasses one
[won't repeat the croftie joke]
http://twitter.com/NobleF1
https://twitter.com/gmmf1
stuart's was the one about the glasses :)
Ah, ok
Sorry Jackie, thought you were referring to Noble
see it is a bull on the loo .. which is why I thought they were taking the michael
No worries :D
I wonder if their lawyers have been touch
It is. It belongs to a well known sidepodcommenter allegedly
This is quite funny though
Been doing this job for years now. Broken 7 'CTRL' keys, 4 'C' keys and 6 'V' keys. Thank goodness for ergonomic keyboards
That doesn't surprise me
I wonder who
*wonders*
Ah, has been inactive since July
Pity
It was only active for a very short time while GMM's lawyer was hassling sidepodcast
gmm doesn't have a lawyer.
at least not outside of his own head :)
:lol:
If I was a lawyer, I would love to take a crack at them in this case. I wonder how many angry F1 journalist I could bring in to testify.
plenty, i bet.
if nothing else, the case would presumably slow down the number of stories, if only because you can't post updates from a courtroom.
indeed i am. :D
I'd love to see that case televised
you found the comments then? :P
ooo that would be funny.. my guess is way too many..
On Judge Judy :D
Sidepodcast version of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
'If you open the doors and walk through the coats, you will find... the world of Sidepodcast...'
:D
Jeremy Kyle. Oh god,
'So called journalist stole my stories, and is also claims to be my long lost brother who treated me like rubbish'
this is like the pinnacle of modern technology, sitting in a room together talking through our laptops XD
Hi Emily
hey emily.
*insert jeremy shouting VERY LOUDLY*
*applause*
i was showing her some of the comments from the other day, and she asked where the comments were, i wasn't going to show her. she found them on her own. lol
:P
hello everyone !! :)
You should have seen the Sidepodmeetup in April
indeed all the cool people are doing it, aren't they mr & mrs c ;)
And fighting and security guards.
I want this to happen now.
Emily has commented before. Have you shown her the doohickey?
am trying to persuade her to come to the meetup soon..
usually yes. however, christine is at the shops at the moment, so we sadly can't provide a demo.
yes, but she couldn't find the comments the today for some reason... :P
ooh yes. next saturday, bassano?
aw no :(
Christine has obviously lost a brainwave somewhere, there are shops on t;internet now. Crazy.
[waves]
I'm in
apologies. if you yell loud enough, she may comment from the shop?
emily?
i can try?... CHRISTINNNNNEEE!!!!
Not pizza night?
hehe. that requires pre-planning.
this....is....the...."doohickey"???? right? hehe
yes.
Does it say Doohickey at the top of the window?
Lou has taught you well ;)
what's happening saturday?? :D
sidepodpubbing
we're meeting up for drinks.
Hi
Let me say now, if you get drunk Mr C - it's not my fault, it's just expected :D
based on the expression she has on her face and the fact she's clutching a wine glass i'm going to say she's up for that? :P
if it's not your fault, that makes it mine.
which is unacceptable.
w00t!
fun times :D
Saturday all to myself :)
Have we blamed fourstar yet?
there will be comments... and qik... and dropio... and stuff.
:D
ahh, no. good plan.
Are you coming Lou?
i dislike you lou. i cannot drink and type and you exploited that ;P
sidepodpubbing sounds awesome! we need some sort of sidepodpub franchise...
'tis a deal then
I'll be here from 6pm Mr RG
*shakes fist at THAT place* :(
I may or may not be here. I get paid the day before but technically I can't afford to go, and technically I should be buying Christmas presents either next weekend or the one after...
i don't drink huge amounts... but i'd love to come.. if it's in london or nearish...
We need to make him feel more involved here. By blaming him
aww.
Well, we can have a indoor party. Though we may have to provide our own food, and our own drinks.
:):)
This is true
..but I'm sure everyone knows how easily I'm persuaded.
that's exactly where it is.
:-)
Noe there is a business idea. ALISON!!! You are going on Dragons Den at last
booo :'(
what will be inside?
yay! are we just going to wonder round london til we find each other? hehe
That sounds familier
:P
Various communications devices for hire, and beer.
your presence is expected.
I think location is important first.
hush you.. we wonder round london TOGETHER :P
kangaroo tv?
I have no idea. Emily is doing the ideas
Is it? Oh. I'd better go then. NO. stop it.
hmmm.
not here 5 minutes and Emily has already been volunteered :)
have nominated giggles to source a suitable location, given he found the last one and it were perfect.
compared to some.... :P
She'll be getting married in a minute
And I get called a bad influence ;)
i'll be very disappointed...
Sidepodpub franchises were her idea
:D :D
:P
Weren't you why I went last time?
He's toying with an idea or two
ha :-)
heeeh!
:D sounds great :)
Shhh! ;)
Is Giggles actually London? Like, are we just pawns in his city that he rules? The man knows everything London!!
am expecting to open the advert calendar next saturday and be told where to head :)
i make good wedding cakes...;D
Also true
Ask Christine you mean?
'Morning Agents Sidepodcast....
you make good cakes.. not sure about the wedding part ;)
meanie!
Not true then? ;)
Only one way to find out. Phone Williams and sort the date
:)
erm... no.
even if i remembered to open the calendar, the chances of recalling the info when required are pretty slim.
:D
It gives me a good excuse to check the new South West Trains website... only to find the Southampton tunnel is shut at weekends December so there's a diversion adding 40 minutes to the journey. looks like the alternative route is clear..
Ask the comments:
Am I nearly there yet?
that's what i need!
Alternative route is 30 quid with railcard... possibly do-able..
What time is the last train? ;)
1am or so but if I'm drunk it won't matter 'cos I can't drive at the other end, which is why I didn't get it last time...
em, what time is our last train from london to home?..or should i look it up?
Is there a wiki page for this?
Want me to set one up?
would be lovely. thanks rg.
It's only a week away, is it worth it?
Location: To be decided [by Giggles]
yup. it documents what we did.
The page is there now :D
It is if it has the location on it and people are wandering about lost not knowing its name or address
Cool
Just in the interval before Lee Mack comes on. Support act was a good laugh, now the main show will starting in about 5 minutes.
We're getting better at this
I usually DM phone number to those confirmed
Who was the support?
Et voila
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/December+2009+Sidepodpubbing
only useful for those who can access it from a mobile..
Might be useful if someone is on the list and hasn't turned up, so they can be contacted.
Simon Evans. Nope, never heard of him either, but he was good!
I have. He came here last year!
But I'd never heard of him before that.
true
@emily even though you are just over there.. our last train will probably be 11.30...
i catch trains on pure luck, not facts lou :D
From Waterloo?
from charing cross.. probably a little later from waterloo east. :)
You've been drinking with us before? ;)
i've heard the tales...;P
Be careful of the Fish & Chips
They jump
:D
wonderful.
:D :D
Am thinking that I know most of you well enough now
Am considering dropping my surname here
R2D2 is in the new Star Trek movie. Why would they do that
http://gizmodo.com/5405276/confirmed-r2+d2-finally-discovered-in-star-trek
How does it look? :)
WHAT?
Is Sidepodpub planned for the evening? If so can't come
:-(
It doesn't feel right...
An 'in-joke' from ILM
Yes
is that real??
But we felt the same when you dropped the brackets
I'll check.
Any idea of the time stamp?
Apparently so. Of course no-one watching the film is ever going to spot it
:-)
i like it. did you not do that recently, or am i having dreams about your name?
Thats true. And it looks nicer now.
You're dreaming about me?
[1st time]
All I know is it was mentioned in Diggnation http://revision3.com/diggnation/hodgman
you dream about the comments mr c?
Why am I even entertaining the idea of buying a expensive airplane ticket, leave right after work on a Friday and get back into Seattle Sunday night, to go drinking with you guys?
No... must... save money...
I did once.
But there was a swimming pool and it drowned in it. Somehow.
Hmmm, Seattle
I'd like to go there
I'll give you a shout if I make it Dan
umm... i... swear...
very weird de-ja vu. as you were.
wow!
oooo very MFC :)
What I can't stand is back in the day I would get all sort of air miles. Now I have all these air miles but there are so many restrictions that I can't use them for anything.
Maybe you were thinking how to get my name onto the Developer's Assistant badge ;)
oh so wrong
in fact.
illegal
I'm back now
Just thought I'd try it out
The world isn't ready, obviously
:D
but...
...
...
how am i meant to ask you next saturday, why you removed your surname, if you don't remove your surname?
:D
Doesn't mean I won't do it again
And, technically, I did remove my surname. It just came back
i need a lie down :)
The same way he can ask why you change from me to Mr C and then changed back again
Why did I watch that? :(
I wouldn't expect any logic in that thought process
Mr C is like an enigma :)
this is the dilemma isn't it
If not this I would really love to come over one of these days to a sidepodmeetup. I am trying to see if I can save enough to visit the sister in Peru AND do sidepodspa next year. Fingers crossed.
hehe lou's laptop has succumbed. never buy an acer.
*whistles away*
Noooooo. Acer laptops are just evil, from experience :(
Has she bashed it in just to get a MacBook?
noo it was just a little warm for my legs... But yea never buy an acer
oohhh no she's got the ipod out...argh...i forgot...
I agree. I know someone who had the Ferrari one and it was terrible.
Is this a con so she can get a Mac?
I imagine we will probably have a couple of ales at Spa :)
hope you can make it!
They have beer in Belgium?
I guess they won't be shipping the exclusive Badoer versions anytime soon then
If you've always wanted a laptop that struggles to start up, then blames the media...
Possibly, best bring some too. Just in case
Are you thinking of coming Steven?
thats a good idea!!!
Eeeee.... Belgian beers have always been my nemesis. I've never been able to make one that I like.
don't encourage her! although i'd throw my laptop out the window if a macbook was on offer...
Yes
yay! I want a mac! #blamesteven ;)
Bluewater's probably open for another 38 mins :D
Michael McIntyre is on Live at the Apollo tonight
I reckon this is why we got new windows recently; to prevent any accidental laptops-being-thrown-out-the-window-for-a-mac cases.
I hear it occurs often.
Mr C's search will save me this time
can we get there and raise enough money for two macs in that time?! :O
This is on offer at the refurb store
yay!! he'll be doing bits from this years stand up tour... which i saw live! mwahaha:P
Err
There's always tomorrow
i'd try... but 1) i can't drive... 2) i've had too much wine to drive this evening anyway and 3) it would mean i wouldn't get to go to spa or goodwood...
Some people upstairs are signing "Reach" by SClub7, they are doing the actions too, i can hear
Just another normal Friday night at Brook Street
"Reach for the pies"
The Montoya version?
Ah!
MacBook before Uni then
You can hear them doing the actions?
Jon, I was not aware you had such talents!
yep :D hehehe
I have many talents, all of them useles
So it amazes me you aren't upstairs with them...... ;)
That's why dorms are for first years!
August is traditionally the 'buy a Mac, get a free iPod' month
[which you can then sell]
*ahem*
It amazes me too
That reminds me. Tomorrow, I am making some SidePodStout. It is an Imperial Stout that according to my recipe got up to 9.8% alcohol in and was so think that I would use it as a desert beer with vanilla ice cream. Darn good stuff though.
we can sell it at the sidepodpub :D
You had me at 9.8
yay for live at the apollo :)
Depending on the venue next week, we could have some 'Cheeky Vimto'
Half a bottle of Port then a couple of large bottles of Blue WKD
Yum!
I think the sidepodpub is going to need its own wiki page soon
...
I'll update the wiki.
Oh I will make that page my own. I'll even put a few of my crazy beer recipes up.
Hi. Did I miss a headping?
I'll let you loose
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodpub
Added the fish and chips, like we can't have it.... Wonder what those flying fish taste like...
Hi Christine
You did. Can't remember why
Giggles is banned from eating these, although not on comedy night ;)
When are Giggles and Comedy not in the same room?
I blame supermarkets. They do not want you to have contact with the outside world.
Hey :) had a nice day?
rg. apologies, i've broken this page. can you un-bold me pls?
Hellooo Mrs C.
not that page, this page:
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/December+2009+Sidepodpubbing
Yup! It's Friday!!
hehehe Mr C and the Wiki don't seem to get on?..
Tut. That Mr C ;)
I can't believe you went 'outside' to do shopping!!
The internet does shopping! And other related shopping enquiries!
it hates me.
yay! :)
sidepodbeer, sidepodbar, sidepodpeanuts...
the sidepodwine has gone lou D:
Done
Safari not good for the Wiki
It prefers Firefox
Sorted.
Mr Mcintyre on live at the apollo! ahhh good times :)
and by sidepodwine you mean the bottle of wine we were drinking :)
Didn't we decide that planning was also involved there
I used to do my shopping via the internet. Haven't quite got myself organised enough for that yet in the new place.
I haven't used them in aaaaages but Ocado still email me about 4 times a week
I leave you all alone for five minutes and you end up talking about football?? Bad times indeed.
Erm, Scott brought it up I think.
It was a tough hour
Boston Scott
bad times :(
google bought etherpad!
http://gigaom.com/2009/12/04/google-buys-etherpad-maker-for-google-wave/
parade lap is doooooomed!
I love the supermarket! It makes me feel a part of society, without actually having to talk to people
Noooooo!!!!
They're going to ruin it like they ruined Jaiku!!!!
especially now there self service tills
Hi Christine.
Agreed to some extent, but the people annoy me.
I get Aisle Rage
Most of the time I go after a late shift now, less people
Y'know, I have a massive dislike for supermarkets now.
No idea why.
My local supermarket closes at 11 on weekdays :D late night shopping rules
I would like a trolley that doesn't have a dodgy wheel that ends up crashing into the tins of peas for once.
24hrs :D [apart from Sunday]
etherpad shuts down in march... that's when we neeeed it.
Same for me literally two minutes walk from me. Is bliss.
Around here there are lots of a) old people and b) tourists. In summer they are slow and annoying!
Stupid Google. Boo.
ugh
slow people
There really is no stopping them :(
what's worse is they let them have cars!
I'm heading off. 10 hour shift tomorrow starting at 7 and this to sort out. Fun day ahead!...
Night.
Night mate.
blimey: http://www.google.co.uk/
I think Michael McIntyre is just trying too hard to be like Alex now.
....yes.
Eeek!
See ya Lukeh
NIght Lukeh
yikes. night sir.
Is there not another?
[Bad plannng, if not]
He mentioned football at the start. So maybe not...
Oooops, sorry everyone.
Home! I appear not to have fallen asleep at the wheel :)
bye luke :) gd luck with work :S
What's blimey about that?
live at the apollo was a bit of a disappointment with only 2 people... however.. Bradley James was there!!! heheheh <3 Arthur from Merlin ;)
Hi Alison
That's always a bonus
That is always good
night
There's someone from South Shields on soon, looking forward to that one.
bye Lukeh... aww that looks awful :( poor you..
Same here
this could be the start of a beautiful friendship :D
....lou won't let me near it. ho hum.
The universe seems to be conspiring to deprive me of sleep! I'm on the late tomorrow though so I can't go to sleep too early.
I want to get a job where getting home at 10pm counts as the late.....
not sure i like it?
looks normal here.. may be because i'm logged in
hey alison
Don't you use the search bar in your browser?
Who goes to Google directly anymore?
Evening everyone :)
Evening
not sure there is another bottle of white.. maybe rose...
It doesn't. I haven't used it in a little while but the text all sort of faded in round the edge....
Hullo Sir
Just looks like normal google page to me
Hey Mich... Alex...
good point.
also, have you seen this: http://www.google.com/dictionary
did you have a nice
time at the apollo?day?Actually, I change my mind. Stoopid Etherpad for being a big sell-out.
hey ya chap.
Michael McIntyre finishes on TV then Alex turns up
hey lady.
hmmm :)
evening
They steal all our best ideas!
That's new to me
Multi language is good but I usually use OS X's Dictionary
Why would you need that if you can just type it in the search box and click on the thing?
noooooo!
they do!
they.are.the.search.box.
(presumably to bypass answers.com)
Some element has nicked me name.
So erm why are they closing down etherpad before they've developed the functionality on wave to replace it?
i guess they think they can replace it before march.
at least i hope so.
Are they just buying the brains really then?
I guess so... But that's the bad news... They bought the brains of Jaiku and that's why Jaiku died.
Should we call you Roentgenium now?
They may take some of the existing elements of etherpad and plug it into wave
What was Jaiku, or should I not ask?
well. it is back now.
about three years late.
It's the thing Twitter is a copy of ;)
You'd get bored of it and call it Rg again.
But you're RG, not Rg
Same thing.
I follow "RGactive" on twitter, and get confused as to why you're always talking about fitness...
Ah ok
Alex, I sent you an email but as you're here
There's a meet-up wiki page now
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/December+2009+Sidepodpubbing
Sorry, I feel like being evil now.
and presumably Jenson too :P
Blasphemy
My whole computer is going to crash. I can just sense it..... GRRRR!
nope. hardly ever
I didn't know they had named anything above 110.
Apprently, if you throw it out of the window, you are allowed to geet a Mac
Not chemically it is not
RGactive talks about Jenson right?...
rarely
As long as I don't have to hike all the way to that infernal shop......
Emily has sorted you out with a reason to go on Dragons Den. She is establishing a sidepodpub franchising operation.
118 is Ununoctium
That's just silly
112+ all get 3 letter abbreviations, this is also wrong
ooh... i thought he did.. lol maybe that's the only times i pay attention :P
They deliver for free
http://twitter.com/rgactive/
a couple. not v.much
yah but he couches team ichban whatever :D lol
Hmmm I have a student discount code.... Alas, I can't afford to pay my gas bill and my car insurance is due. Perhaps this isn't the best plan ever.
He puts them on sofas?
Everything from 104 had similar 3 letter names until they decided on their real names. The three letter abbreviations are simply their number in Latin. Eventually they will get proper names.
Car Insurance > Monthly installments
Gas Bill > Regular Standing Order
Much easier
I get confused very easily. So he's going on my awkward list along with Roland Garros and Romain Grosjean
shhhh... my spelling is awful and i have had wine.. which makes it worse :(
still dosent tweet much about Jenson :P
it's fair to say, i dont follow him for Jenson ;)
Ah yes. A simple life it should be.
car insurance is pricier that way, do it one hit, get it out of the way and don't pay the surcharge..
I have a second bank account for all bills
Much easier to manage that way
Which is fine if you have £500+ just lying around
It's not a money management problem. It's an issue more centred around not having enough money to pay the bills :P
or just have a car with a lower premium :-)
And not live in London
Ah nice one!!!
Yes... I hope people can come along an join us...
Ever wanted to visit Chateau Giggles but were waiting for an invitation? Well why not come along to the Sidepodcast Christmas Party (not to be confused with the on air show)?
Yes... I think... If I'm right in what I've let myself in for... The Sidepodcast Party is going to be at my gaff... Why not put your name down?
http://wiki.si...r+2009+Sidepodpubbing
It depends where you live. Plus I'm 21 and have had to make a claim in the past year. I'm pretty much screwed.....
what have you let katherine in for?
indeed
I was wondering if it was going to become official
what??
but more importantly, have you asked her?
wwaaahhh? a real christmas party?..
Good point!
Are you insane? You are going to invite people from the internet to your house. You will need to lock up your drink and Macs if Lou and Emily turn up
I'm going to restart in a preemptive strike against the computer!!
:lol:
#blamesteven ;)
:)
i don't drink that much! ... meanie.
then again...you're right about the macs though..
I told you, to enhance the sense of inclusion, we're going to #blamefourstar :D
I am resigning from taking blame for this idea.
i think he is, he told us earlier he has a dishwasher we can eat...
Seems very reasonable to me
2009 SPC Buzzword
you eat dishwashers?.
i like this. dishwasher nom.
Good point!
Though you can't tell him until Saturday evening ;)
nope.
It's all different in THAT London!
Alex lives in zone 4, we don't talk about those zones ;)
you are going to let people from the internet know where you live?
okay i'm completely confused. :) aw well :)
Zone 3 I'll have you know!
Those with an Orange Drill already do!
oooh even worse
And Mr and Mrs C
I'm bordering on Zone 2/3
Hah!
I... well... I... There's no sensible way to explain it
more acceptable
But on the 3 side of the border?
It's simple. Alex is offering his dishwasher for people to eat but Mr C declined. Maybe he prefers a tumble dryer
i'm confused... but i'd love to come.. :)
mmmm fabric softener!
Errm?
Train Station is Zone 2
.
.
.
I think
[checks]
and mint sauce
Excellent! Don't worry you won't have to eat the dishwasher!
i'm going to have to read all this in the morning to understand it i think....
yay :)
It still won't make sense... It doesn't make sense.
it's bring a bottle... and edible foodstuffs :)
#butyoucanifyouwantto
#phrasesyoudontexpecttosayinyourlife
Awww I really want to come now :(
Stupid job. Stupid lack of money.
is it going to be like primary school when we all bring different things? is there a list?
#tryandstopme
Stupid north.
I said people can do what they like about eating stuff and it doesn't matter [about plates etc because] we have a dishwasher...
But I missed out the bits in brackets and it confused Mr C1
:)
#MassiveTake-OutOrder
Stupid people in the UK getting together. Next there'll be a karting day or something :-(
Indeed!
That's kinda the problem yes. I could drive down I guess. You'd be welcome to a lift if I lost my marbles and did it again.....
aahhhh okay.
Who ordered the special fried rice?
Stupid friend who want to watch the X-Factor final to celebrate her birthday :(
You've lost your marbles before?
So many jokes, so little time
She got better?
Yes! Well I drove down about a fortnight ago.... Same thing right?
"...we have a wide choice of takeaway menus and a dishwasher if anyone wants to eat anything"
Me too
you make it sound like i'm the silly one ;)
oh now I understand
lou's run away. (let's count how long before she connects her laptop up downstairs :D)
I can verify this
KFC and Greggs?
Not really but I see what you mean
i figured it was some kind initiation process.
I dispute it all! ALL OF IT! Well not really... I did say those things, but I was under duress!
Are Amy & Lukeh coming?
Has she gone for more wine or a last minute dash to Bluewater for a mac?
you evil girl!...
and here I am eating toast for breakfast. I missed the best thing
:D
hey Emily, i'm watching a Dr Who christmas advert thing on bbc what are you doing :P
No but it appears to be the sidepodway?
one minute eight seconds
count how long it takes for me :D bet i can get the rose out of the fridge and still be quicker.
clearly you've had practice
:D
ahhh she joined me downstairs mwahahah
ooooh
Alex: Where do I get the Guinness truck to park, they're saying 'hills aren't good'?
You need to send them round the back way
just read this comment as i saw you dash into the lounge and then back out again.. mwahahaha
mwahahaha she can't open the door! i win! :)
Roger that
#blamefourstar
dammit. didn't realise the fridge door was deadlocked.
Right... I have to head off to bed now...
I think you'll enjoy tonight's http://gigglesadvent.com thingamebob... Slightly different tonight because it's the end of the row!
best xmas party ever!
okay she's trying again... how many attempts will it take her to unlock the door....
#stupidsonictechnology
:)
night chap, see ya tomorrow.
is it next week yet?
Isn't it just a vacuum holding the door shut? ;)
G'Night Alex
Night
The fridge is locked?
Cheerio
You need to earn lots of Brownie Points this week
magnets usually..
Byeeee.
Not yet... But I'm looking forward to it :)
must be good rose
There's a hoover inside the fridge holding the door?
We had this discussion before about magnets and vacuums. Don't remember deadlocks though
Indeed... Hence the early bedtime... Looks at watch... oooops
wow, indoor SPC games! :-)
hi people!
night Alex (sorry I can't go to the party, 20000km is a lot... ;-) )
there is a door into the room where the fridge is.. that door is locked.
#excusesexcuses
Yes. I'm sure we had an extensive argument here once about how a fridge door stayed shut. Someone refused to believe it was anything other than the effect of a vacuum as the air cooled....
it's now broken.
night giggles! :)
the kitchen?
It will live streamed, no?
:)
I'm finding 300 to be a lot.
hehehe :D my end of term treat :D
That's what I call it too
Hi Guille
I would imagine so
It's Alex
Hi
the sad news is i spoke to mum.. there is no rose!
So she can't even get to the fridge
Multiple camera angles in every room
do i need to drop.io a picture?
Damn
the fridge was a massive disappointment. :/
excelent. So only take-away and dishwasher to organize then.
I'm not sure how I managed to evade this treatment! I must have looked distressed...
You need to ask?
Of course
offline discussion between the two us, what laptop do you think mick fleetwood uses?
#bringbackgiggles
okay... gimme a few mins.
oh yeah, he didn't quik you did he?
very odd
me must have had an off day
Nick is gonna be so upset he went to Dubai a month too soon
and a paper bag for Mr C to put over his head
Oh dear
with eye holes
A Mac
*flees*
or a panda suit #sorrymrc
Panda Suit!
Panda Suit!
One from a CHAIN store
ooooh. i could dust it off.
:-)
I asked him not to. The whole concept unnerves me.... There were photos on the drop I think.
you bought it!? i thought you hired it!!
Will keep you warm when Christine makes you walk home ;)
bought it.
they shipped it from china :D
Not of you i dont tihnk, one of beer/wine and a balcony
It still exists. Shedding it's stoopid fur everywhere.
love it
He needs to stop coding in it
Awww how nice :)
blimey :-)
There was one of Alison and Nick I think
Luke will be upset he is working.. :(
you have to keep me away from naked flames.
i could write him a note?
"lukeh is sick of work today"
todayforeverif i thought that would work i would heart you forever :(
Errrrrm this is me.....
I'm working out an excuse from doing nothing.
that really dosent count at all
Are you doing the Macarena?
You been messing with that F1 pitlane thermal camera?
I like to call it waving....
Allegedly so is this http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-342
Oooh so it is....
SHE EXISTS!
aww
If you said it wasn't you no-one would have known
Apart from Giggles or Nick
Who aren't here
That's true.... Actually I think I faintly remember being asked permission. I had rather a lot of wine!
theme of the evening :)
Alex does that, possibly because he films his life
:D
If we didn't know the background that comment would make no sense at all.
Good evening then?
Yes, very good indeed. Lee Mack was awesome :D
Ply people with wine? Yeah, I noticed....
I heard the wine was on your insistance
No!! I'm too indecisive to insist on anything.
Fabulous line from Jo Brand on HIGNFY.
"A friend of mine at his funeral was taken out to 'Return to Sender'."
hehehe okay some some photos of our fridge so i don't have to explain..
photo 1
photo 2
no rose.. and not really alot of food..
Emily sulking at the lack of rose. and our sofas aren't usually that yellow..
I remember the comments at the time and you were blamed for insisting everyone had wine
:D
wow that really is very yellow
champaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagne
Dear tumble dryer, you havent dried my clothes, you've just warmed the wetness up
J
There are a couple of champagne like bottles in the fridge
You honestly think drinking whole bottles of wine on an empty stomach was an idea of mine? I was already lost....
they aren't mine though... if mum woke up and noticed they were gone she may not be happy...
Have the champagne
emily tells me it's cava...
I say have the orange, mango and passionfruit juice.
All I remember is Alex saying you forced them to drink wine. The evidence will still be in the comments
#blamefourstar
We need to get used to it
maybe that's the reason the door was closed... ;-)
That'll do
You could make Sangria
What if she didn't notice
:D
exaaaaaacttttlllllly
lou. wine. now.
get up early and replace them.
Might be a problem if she drinks them!
This is why planning is good
i mean go buy more.
gigglesadvent.com is making FF go crazy with CPU usage. i blame either the background or the adobe flash player
lou. c'mon.
#bassanosuggestedit
as is 24hr shopping.
I think he meant the 'getting up early' bit
no... Bassano you are a bad influence...
oooh. hehehe.
Alas for Saturday night/Sunday trading laws
#youwilllearnthewaysofbassano
i knew it!
*sigh* the comments want me to get married too.. doesn't mean i'll be getting married any time soon :P
Emily, you and me are gonna fall out
#stevenwasfirst
Noooooo you should do it!!
you mean you didnt get up excitedly the next day and tell emily? tut tut
ok. so lou needs a note too.
"bassano said to, and mr.c said there's plenty more in the shop. #sorrymum"
:D
:lol:
Perfect
what's she gonna once you've drunk it anyhow?
now she wants to make sangria...
hehehe :D
evening all
exactly how much are the bottles in the fridge and can you remove and refit the labels on cheaper bottles?
I see this conversation now.... "well there's this guy and errrm he had a drill and....."
Tell your mum Emily opened the fridge door and the cork flew out of the Cava bottle and almost took her head off. So long as you leave a quarter of the contents in the bottom of the bottle you will get brownie points for cleaning up and you get the wine.
#masterplan
em is my new favourite.
how am i meant to get to the shop?
uur...... mmm....
What?
we'll figure that out for you tomorrow.
#giggleswillfixit
Tell your mother you were drunk on her Cava when you got married then it isn't really your fault
that's exactly what she did.
if when you say "get up excitedly" you mean "stumble towards caffeine", then yes. :D
*sulks* where's Christine.. i'm sure she'd be on my side.....
:P:P
Yeah I'm sure that adds up to some sort of crime....
and by 'we'll' you mean me, as em will be hungover and you'll be sleeping in the morning.
nah, lou's 18 now, she can do what she wants ;)
It's always better to ask for forgiveness than permission
Hi. What did I miss?
i'm not sure i like you being in the comments......
lou's drunk on cava and has decided the wedding is a great idea
#probably
i need someone on my side.
I'm on your side.
nooo! poor Lukeh...
<3 hehe
you could save a glass for him too.
Errrm it really doesn't work like that.
The thing you need to learn about drinking is that you are not supposed to work out how you are going to sort things till you get out of bed the following morning
hmmmm.... #youdon'tknowmethen :P
Night guys!
Off to Tivoli with the nieces tomorrow :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/lou-s-note-doc
Is this still the Williams Si.. Wedding Experience?
:D :D
i'm not getting married... he can have a glass but.. we aren't getting married.
night gavin
night gavin.
That sounds so Italian ;)
Night.
See ya Gavin
Night Gavin.
night Gavin, don't lose your stomach ;)
Night Gavlaaar
Mr C: Is a doc embed'able from drop.io?
I remember having an epic tantrum there when I was about 8. I'm surprised you didn't hear me screaming....
He was probably in New Zealand
you don't know how difficult is not to laugh out reading all this conversation about the fridge/wedding, while I'm at the office with one of my coworkers seated at two meters... :-)
lou is up to something...hmmm....
Point still stands....
lou do you have pets?
me.
:D (hey all btw)
:)
i was about to say "emily dosent count" but you just went right out and blew that out the water :P
yep... one cat. and an emily.
:D
I like Ollie's comment
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/picture-21-jpg
"Alex is so prim and proper he even wears a tux while chatting online. Very James Bond"
Just as well we don't have video of Emily struggling to get into the fridge and then finding there was no wine in it
I read that and I can hear the Mission Impossible theme
yup, but they look a bit mental :)
Hey Chris
It's a bit manic here, but fun
drink the bottle, blame it on the cat.
hehe :)
I would have to leave the room...
What's new?
The last hour's been quite funny
i was more thinking the steptoe & son theme
:D
I'm trying not to wake the parents.
So I'd have to leave the house...
hi chris
Lou, your note's ready to print
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/lou-s-note-doc
I think it's the first time I've been online during wedding talk!
Lou and Emily are working out how to drink Lou's mother's wine without her mother finding out but they can't tell her about the wedding while they are sober
there may also be pimms in the house.
Any lemonade?
Not strong enough
Aww crap! That daily post I was supposed to write!
Sorry :(
For tonight?
Mr C, I think you may be let off the hook with your lateness here.
ahh, christine may have written it for you. sorry.
No for Saturday's daily thread.
win!
Once they add the Cava it will be fine
True
You have half an hour
How about:
Dear Mum,
There's this bloke on the internet, and he told me to drink your wine. I said no, but he said you wouldn't mind.
Sorry
Lou
there are two, repeat two, liquor cabinets.
....
I literally just looked at the daily thread post content and remembered. What I actually thought when I realised cannot be spoken here for obvious reasons.
Technically he has -90 minutes.
one of my worst ever hangovers was pimms made eith prosecco #nothere
That would also work
Then you need no more encouragement
You mean at least two. There may be more
i can't do it... i can't....
You've nothing to be sorry about. My fault for completely forgetting. Apologies.
i'm no fun.. sorry.
your house your rules
I've heard that F1-Live is disappearing and will be replaced by ESPN F1:
http://en.espnf1.com/
mwahah :P
Same crap, different planet?
oooh. interesting.
no gmm stuff springs out :o
not sure. seems okay but i haven't read much yet
Since the Google Maps have updated, my "car" (more jalopy than a car) is on there. Can't wait to get rid of it.
shh you we've had more fun not drinking to be honest ;) and i have driven you insane. mission accomplished.
:P
we are laughing WITH you, not AT you... ;-)
We are? I must have lost track somewhere then...... ;)
You can't say things like that in front of Bassano
It's a good job I'm sitting down
I've come over all faint
hahaha i can't wait for Em to meet Bassano! :)
Em, are you going to the sidepodpub meet?
I'm living the Orange Drill™ at home, just in case
will try to come if lou will let me ;)
*leaving
i don't mind you coming :)
Who says it's up to Lou
You're part of SPC now
But thats like the olympics without the olympic torch or f1 without ferrari. Just not right :)
I'm amazed Emily doesn't have a wiki page.
yet!
For a moment I thought it was the same gmm stuff with the 'Raikkonen signs with Citroen' title. But now I see it's on Autosport, so its only I'm late on the news...
You haven't started one for her?
O
Drinking and The Orange Drill™ do not go together kids
Don't know what happened there
shall we create one for her?
Mixing the cocktails.
I was about to to be fair.
YES
Welcome to sidepodcast emily
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Emily
I thought you were, but didn't want to say.
Will it have something about trying to corrupt lou in there? ;)
this is going to break the record in the climbing of the sidepodladder of addiction...
she's only every around when she's at mine though :P some say it's the only way to talk to me when i'm not working...
Emily has commented in the past. She is not going to shoot up the addiction ladder like Amy did. She said hello in the comments and was on a show within about two weeks
Not only that, a week later, she hosted a show!
That'll change soon enough ;)
that is fast
Question:
My clothes weren't dried by the tumble dryer, so they are now all hanging up in the bathroom....i need to take some clothes with me tomorrow and so need them to dry quickly...
Would putting the fan by the door and pushing air into the bathroom help the drying? or make it dry slower?
Put them in the tumble dryer for longer
another hour?
What kind of tumble dryer was it? stick the clothes you want dried the most back in for 20 mins, get rid of the fluff in the filter, and fire it up.
Agreed, at least
I can't, it would take too long (tumble dryer is at the front of the compound, its not in my flat), and i need to be up in 7 hours
repest until dried. unless your paying for the electricity
Amy has her own level on the sidepodaddiction scale. 7 of 9
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Stages+of+a+Sidepodaddiction
*repeat
I always de fluff it :D
ah, complications.
:D
this is awesome.
mmm, right, crank the radiator up and close the door to the bathroom
aww
i guess you don't have heating turned on?
You need a hanger to go on the radiator.
Put what you need ON the radiators
Now you need to find something to put in your page
oh dear. i have done 11, but missed a lot of things inbetween. i commented during the abu dhabi practice, whilst travelling to scarborough.
Noticed I passed stage 7.5 a bit ago.
i need lots of clothes i really have none. the radiator doesnt seem to be on, but its turned right up so hopefully it will kick in at some point
outside the house?
Tumble dryer is your best bet, with reduced sleep
i did our tune on a tiddly keyboard i won at the pleasure beach. it deafened a few people i believe.
It's about 5 degrees, max
sleep is v.much needed right now, and so i should go. they sholuld be atleast mum damp by the time i wake up!
night all
but it's dry or not?
ha
if you're lucky
its also raining, which may be counter productive
night jon!
Night Jon
night jon. good luck
i want to put steven's "come to scotland" voicemail to music, but i haven't asked permission yet.
night!
night Jon
Go for it
only 'cos they turned it up too loud, i thought
not where i am!
night
thank you. will now have to dust down the keyboard.
too bad. We had two beautiful days (maybe the spring is actually here?)
Ah, spring. Tis but so far away
for me it was two months in the past. but it seems that somebody forgot to actually tell the spring that she should come...
new daily fail..
that reminds me.. f1 season in 97 days!!:D
i see it?
just having a play with Google Calendar..
trying to find a way to automate my 'preview' posts for next season
Stop it.
ah its there now :-)
yay!
do you have a calendar and cross out the days as they pass? or you're counting them with marks in the wall, prison-style? :-)
ipod app :D
Reminds me, did you get my voicemail mr/mrs c?
:( i need something to get me through ALevels :P okay will stop till there are 50 days left ;)
I hope the Beeb do their thing for iCal again next year
there's a pic of em in one of he enhanced shows.
and many on my flickr account... i don't remember you taking a pic of em at goodwood though?
am sure i did. will have a look.
Can you do a countdown until there are 50 days left. Now there are 47 days till there are 50 days left.
have to run now. see you!
see you :)
Bye!
see you guille
See ya mate!
Bye
bye guille
BTW Mr C:
There's a Java update [requires reboot]
mm, yeah i did that. have no idea what it changes mind you. didn't break nothing, so am happy :)
Fresher coffee?
must be :)
See ya RG
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