QOTWers bash type thing
Come join your fellow shirkers in the big smoke and put faces and real names to, well, not real names.

Somewhere in London, sometime over the Bank Holiday weekend. I've put Saturday because it's probably the least hellish day for anyone to travel.

Do people REALLY want to start in the afternoon? I'd be up for maybe a 1pm, 2pm start?

Any suggestions on venue? And shall we go for pink gerberas rather than red carnations this time?

I'll add more info like times/place etc as it gets discussed..


EDIT - checkout the bottom of the thread guys, we're trying to work out a venue that is big enough as we're up to 25 26 27 woo! 30! people. How do people feel about starting in a park for the afternoon before meandering along to a pub later maybe? or just staying somewhere green and drinking lots?

Right folks, thanks to Bob F, looks like we've at last a semblance of agreement on the Cardinal, Victoria - so barring disaster, or changes of mind, lets's say there.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:37, Reply)

I'm not wearing a flower.
I'll turn up, watch you, then decide if I should join in the fun or not...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:43, Reply)

If I'm going to be wearing a flower
it would have to be one of those comedy-flowers that squirts water.
( mistaspakkaman caught a disease, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:56, Reply)

I'll bring a spare flower
Your drink can wear it if you don't. I also have a parasol. Also pink.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 14:15, Reply)

Sounds
A plan.
As long as I don't end up wearing my drink.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:20, Reply)

Pink gerberas sound nice
Well, better than pink gerbils anyway.

I shall be there and I'll promise to stay sober.
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:50, Reply)

Sober?
Is that just so you don't try to do anything with the gerbera?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:51, Reply)

Heheheheheheheheheheheh
You've heard the stories then?
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:08, Reply)

*raises eyebrow*
I've heard a lot of stories ;)
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 10:50, Reply)

I'm so excited I just did a little wee.
I'm very shy so treat me gently.
( big-girl's-blouse is rude, Mon 19 May 2008, 12:58, Reply)

Do we need
to bring some Tenalady pads, or at least an old bit of carpet, in case you get overexcited when we're all present in the flesh (as it were)
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:41, Reply)

I'm gonna be
In your flesh...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 17:01, Reply)

yeah, you bet you are
and you love it you little tart
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 17:44, Reply)

Yeah...
Maybe...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:19, Reply)

What amuses me the most....
Is that you know what Tena lady pads are.
( big-girl's-blouse is rude, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:48, Reply)

Whenever I see the adverts
for Tena lady, it makes me need some myself. I know it's an unfortunate condition, but the thought of women wetting themselves makes me giggle.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 9:23, Reply)

You're not into
"That" are you?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 9:29, Reply)

No I said "giggle"
not furiously wank myself into a spunky frenzy
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 11:06, Reply)

Hmm...
Thanks for that delightful thought...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 11:11, Reply)

And you two are going to be in the same room?
With alcohol?

In public?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 11:52, Reply)

Maybe
If Burt is there too...
I worry, bad, bad things might happen.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:08, Reply)

But on the other hand
if we get drunk our inhibitions will be lowered and we can all have furious spunky frenzy fun without fear of embarrassment!
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:35, Reply)

I for one
Don't need alcohol to have a good time.*

*This may not be the truth
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:37, Reply)

A good time can be had without alcohol
A GREAT time needs vodka.

Or cider.

Or both!
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:18, Reply)

Yes!
That is very true.
Apart from sex, alcohol isn't vital for that to be great.
For me, I mean. The poor female who's participating in it with me might need some. Or a lot.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:02, Reply)

How is your
young lady? is she still your young lady?
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:08, Reply)

No
That went to shit.
No big loss.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:25, Reply)

Same here
Both the shyness and the wee, but in my case, the wee was a 'sex-wee'.
( mistaspakkaman caught a disease, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:41, Reply)

Sounds fun
I'm provisionally signing up, will confirm for definite closer to the time.
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Mon 19 May 2008, 13:20, Reply)

I'll be there!
*excited*
( Devil_In_Tights - A cheese and onion union jack tickler it is!, Mon 19 May 2008, 13:25, Reply)

Woohoo!
A bash I can definitely (may or may not be true) attend.

Can I wear a kitten instead of a gerbil?
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:28, Reply)

Only if it's pink
Can you find a pink kitten? Undyed?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:35, Reply)

I can give it
a damn good try
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:42, Reply)

Woohoo!
And with it's tiny claws it will hold on just like a badge.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:43, Reply)

Especially
if I staple it to my lapel.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:46, Reply)

But then it will be red
And blotchy rather than pink. Blu tac maybe?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:51, Reply)

Hmmmm, I hadn't considered that.
What if I dehydrated it first? Or, I could wear a coat made out of cat food, then it would have no reason to want to let go. Unless it needed a wee or a poo. Maybe I could hang cat litter around the bottom of the coat.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:02, Reply)

I think a cat food coat would be splendid
For the kitten. And the cat litter trim sounds divine. Tell *insert name of overpaid designer of choice here* about it and you might make, perhaps, a quid.

But might your fellow QOTWers, not to mention your good self, get annoyed with the niff?

You'd need febreeze too.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:08, Reply)

You just need to
Shave it.
Then it'd be pink.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:18, Reply)

Someone
Had to get clever, didn't they?

Bank Holiday weekends are known for their foul weather - the poor thing would freeze...
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:21, Reply)

I can't help it
My mighty IQ shines through.
Hope it is cold, I want to wear my flappy coat.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:31, Reply)

I want
To make a flappy coat. I know what I want and haven't found it so think I need to get creative and nimble fingered...
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:33, Reply)

*must resist*
I'm nearly rupturing my brain here trying not to drop some comment about being "nimbly fingered"...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 9:24, Reply)

Go on...
I've never seen a brain rupture before...
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 10:30, Reply)

Of course you haven't...
That's what skulls are for!
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 10:39, Reply)

Great idea.
Share your darkest and most embarrassing secrets with anonymous online people and then meet them in the flesh. It would be an unorthodox way of overcoming shyness to be reminded of your darker side. QOTW is kind of like a new social paradigm – sort of like an inverse Internet dating-agency (instead of presenting yourself at your best, you present yourself at your worst).
( mistaspakkaman caught a disease, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:47, Reply)

Er...
This is by far my best...

Bollocks...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 16:50, Reply)

Me-me-me!
Can I come to that there London for a pint?
I wanna come..... please?

I promise to behave.....

does not specify on the type of behaviour =)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) witnessed the decapitation of the honey monster, Mon 19 May 2008, 17:39, Reply)

You *have* to come
No excuses.
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:11, Reply)

Can't argue with anything you say ^
If chickenlady prescribes more visits to the pub then it it written in stone :)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) witnessed the decapitation of the honey monster, Tue 20 May 2008, 19:12, Reply)

Yay! Tourettes.
I'm going to have several voddies and chase you around the pub with my pierced jubblies.
( big-girl's-blouse is rude, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:50, Reply)

EEEK!
*practices running*
(belly keeps getting in the way)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) witnessed the decapitation of the honey monster, Tue 20 May 2008, 19:11, Reply)

Yay!
I always behave, but like you refuse to specify what sort of behaviour.

I will protect you from BGB and her jubblies if you like, we can swear at them together :)
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 10:32, Reply)

Thanks ancrenne
I'm really scared of BGB's jubblies :/
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) witnessed the decapitation of the honey monster, Tue 20 May 2008, 19:07, Reply)

No need!
BGB and her jubblies are lovely.
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Tue 20 May 2008, 23:31, Reply)

You can't come to london for a pint
if you're coming all that way you need to have at least 3 or 4 or it's a complete waste of time.

Will you be bringing Davros?
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:36, Reply)

Surely that
Depends on what it's a pint of?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:50, Reply)

Yep
I'll be there!
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:30, Reply)

woo yay etc.
*puts out flags and red carpet in preparation*
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:33, Reply)

It's a metaphorical/proverbial pint...
As in the 8' high "pint" Billy Connolly would have ;)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) witnessed the decapitation of the honey monster, Tue 20 May 2008, 19:09, Reply)

Ah, the sort of pint
that comes in many many glasses. I like those pints :)
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:40, Reply)

I would like to attend,
although I do the other boards as well so I hope that doesn't exclude me.... this may be my timetabled weekend to be down in Cornwall but I'll juggle dates for this :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat bestrides all boards, like a Colossal Twat, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:02, Reply)

Oh yes, do come!
We'll talk to anyone...as Al-Bert-Kaol will attest.

;)
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:12, Reply)

I attest
To nothing.

But the more the merrier.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:19, Reply)

Go on,
you love a bit of attesting you do.

;)
( chickenlady Official Antelope keeper and trainer for 2009, Mon 19 May 2008, 18:57, Reply)

A bit
O'testes?
I'm ok thanks...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 1:09, Reply)

Woohoo!
Can you bring the rotating hat though, just so we know it's you?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 10:33, Reply)

I have a luminous flashing belt...?
roffles.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat bestrides all boards, like a Colossal Twat, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 20:22, Reply)

I'm sad that I won't be able to make it
I'd relish the opportunity to study you all from behind a big false beard hiding my real beard...
( Vipros this crack is really moreish, Tue 20 May 2008, 11:52, Reply)

Bugger!
I'll be up in Newcastle/Morpeth that weekend.
(The Empress www.classicalsleaze.com, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:18, Reply)

Noooooooooo!
we won't get to hear your sultry voice singing "All that jazz" that's what you sing in my head
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:19, Reply)

hmmmm
I could sing it to myself whilst I'm up north. But the people at the wedding might look at me funny.
(The Empress www.classicalsleaze.com, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:49, Reply)

That's a bugger
Although if you're going to be there on the Friday night / Saturday we could meet you in the Joiners for a pint!

*EDIT* Just noticed you're at a wedding...
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:31, Reply)

Wedding
I don't know if the wedding's on the Fri or the Sat (it's for someone Mr BobFossil knows, not one of my friends).

TBH, I prefer the Sun Inn to the Joiners anyway. When are you coming down for the bash? If the wedding's not till the Sat, we could still go for some pintage!
(The Empress www.classicalsleaze.com, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:32, Reply)

What a very good idea...
Consider me provisionally signed up.
( Enzyme is in ur [noun]z, [verb]in' ur [noun]z, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:27, Reply)

*grins*
A duel on London bridge, you say?
I agree.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:30, Reply)

I don't remember that...
... But, oh: all right then.

/is a sabreur.
( Enzyme is in ur [noun]z, [verb]in' ur [noun]z, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:42, Reply)

Ok!
I'm no fancy sabreur myself, but throwing knives are my weapon of choice *grins*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:45, Reply)

I shall cheerlead
Whilst wearing protective armour.

Can I get pink armour? Purple?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:17, Reply)

I've got a purple helmet
you can borrow.

arf


arf


and again

arf

sorry
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:30, Reply)

It's things like that
That make me wonder if I really should meet you.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:16, Reply)

Ahhhh, but
really you know that it's things like that, that make you know you want to meet me.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:22, Reply)

I don't know
If you know that I know that, or if you think that I know that I know, or if I know that you know that I know it.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:23, Reply)

D'oh
I should have realised that was coming

I mean I walked into that

I mean..

It's not getting better, is it?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:54, Reply)

You need to stop
Walking into things, you'll end up bumped and bruised again :p

Am I on catching duty on this meet-up?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:57, Reply)

I'd be much obliged.
But please leave the scalpels at home and bring bubble wrap. Or airbags.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:16, Reply)

Ok, deal.
Hmmm... Clothes with built-in airbags are an amazing idea!
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:20, Reply)

Well
I've heard you can get bras which you can pump up.. maybe just extend the technology to other garments...

Inflatable pants?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:44, Reply)

Maybe...
With impact pre-empting nut protection?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:52, Reply)

Of course
Though considering my recent injuries, I suggest some form of self inflating helmet (no, al, not a purple one)
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:42, Reply)

Hmm...
After further thought, wasn't there a gigantic coat-inflator-bubble-thing in a recent-ish James Bond film that he used to stop himself being buried by snow?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 9:28, Reply)

If so, and it has a free Daniel Craig

as Bond with it (only as Bond though) I'm there.

*remembers* damn - I think that was Dalton's coat.

Good plan though. Perfect for Saturday night anti graze devices.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 9:59, Reply)

Sorry...
It was Pierce Brosnan...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:03, Reply)

Ok, I sit corrected.
one of my lesser Bonds either way.
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:19, Reply)

It's ok.
I thought he was a bit rubbish too.
It'll always be Mr Connery for me.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:34, Reply)

Oh Yesh
Shhhean Connery ish the greatessht
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:29, Reply)

Yesh
He ish.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:34, Reply)

It's ok
I never miss.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 14:23, Reply)

I'm coming!!! Yes! YES!
(pity it's not a Wednesday...)
( crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:26, Reply)

We could
always change our clocks and pretend it's Wednesday. And see how many pubs we can be ejected from.

You'll have to get your thermal underwear and apples ready so we recognise you.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:31, Reply)

^
"And see how many pubs we can be ejaculated from."

Oh, a few people have met me before, so I'll be identifiable. But I might bring an apple.
( crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:33, Reply)

And obviously i'll know you
from my dreams.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:38, Reply)

I'll be incognito.
But I know what both of you look like...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:40, Reply)

I won't be
wearing my pink hat. I mean, the pink hat. It wasn't my hat. Obviously. And I won't be frottaging a goat either.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:43, Reply)

It's ok
I'll still recognise you.

*puts down binoculars*
*drives slowly away*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:44, Reply)

I see that Rakky has quietly slipped her name amongst the throng.
Go Rakky! brave girl.
( big-girl's-blouse is rude, Tue 20 May 2008, 15:54, Reply)

I thought she
lived in the US?
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:02, Reply)

She does
but not for much longer, apparently. She gazzed me a couple of weeks ago about a possible meet up. I gazzed her back this morning and brought this to her attention.

I hope she manages to get La Swipe there as well.
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:11, Reply)

something i've never got
why is the term "gazzed" used?
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:14, Reply)

No idea, mr thegeordie
but I quite like it.

Anybody know?
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:16, Reply)

Wasn't the
Chap who got the mail system sorted on b3ta called Gary?
A programmer friend of Rob's, I seem to remember.

Thus you "Gaz" someone, in his honour.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:25, Reply)

That sounds feasible
You ready for the battle of the flappy coats, Mr Kaol?
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:37, Reply)

Yeah...
As long as it isn't too hot.

*Highlander moment*
There can be only one!
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:40, Reply)

if it's rainy
I'll wear mine too.
( crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:50, Reply)

Bugger it
I'll wear mine anyway (if only to try that thing of turning away from the train as it comes into the tube station).

If it's a hot evening, I'll be like a boil-in-the-bag Goth.

*flaps coat*
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:52, Reply)

Fantastic!
I've been mistaken for a Goth on occasion, but I just like being able to hide in dark places...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:06, Reply)

I don't have a flappy coat anymore
But my coat will be made of cat food and covered in kittens. So I don't care.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:10, Reply)

How do you
Not have it anymore?
This better be a good story...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:19, Reply)

Well
It all started when I was 17, I was walking down the road when I felt a tap on the shoulder, I turned around, and who should I see but former world champion boxer Chris Eubank. Now, knowing what a strange one he was I decided to play it carefull and kicked him as hard as I could in the crotch before turning and running, flappy coat trailing behind, down the road toward the seafront. As I got there what should I find but a David Hasselhoff fan convention. The great man himself had just arrived in a big green stretch 2CV, so I did what any red blooded male would do in that situation and flipped him over on the bonnet and gave it to him hard from behind. Some of his fans were less than happy about this and closed in to give me a good kicking, so I ripped off one of the hoffs arms and beat three of them to death with it. In the confusion I managed to slip away, but the hem of my coat had got caught between Davids buttocks and it ripped the coat clean in two. And that was the end of my flappy coat.

this story may contain elements of an untruth
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:34, Reply)

Wow...
That was everything I could have hoped for, and more!

*shudders in disbelief*

One day, both halves of the coat will be united by the one True King.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:33, Reply)

Will he have to pull one half
out of a stone?

Or out of the Hoff?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:49, Reply)

I don't know...
I don't really want to think about it actually...
*shudders*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 9:22, Reply)

An explanation of sorts can be found here.
b3ta.wik.is/G/GAZ_IM_ME
( Woodsideindustrier Aktiebolag BLAM!, Fri 25 Jul 2008, 17:21, Reply)

Rakky
has been in touch and said she has told ms swipe too. I will put something in my sig at some point so more people know but am still prouding about my hard drive so want to leave that there for a bit ;)
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:53, Reply)

rakky has also just gazzed me back
to say that Ms Swipe will be in Ibiza. Boo!
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Tue 20 May 2008, 16:59, Reply)

Now the problem is
that you can't rely on just one hard drive as a backup, what if it fails? You need to get two drives and hard duplicate backups so that if one fails you can create a second copy of the one which didn't fail, thus preventing data loss when the second drive inevitably fails.

But then the fear sets in. What if my second drive fails before I have the chance to buy a new one and copy the data over, maybe I should have a third. And where do I keep them? I should get a forth and keep it in the office. And fifth that can stay at my parents. And an online backup in case both my office and my parents house burn down simultaneously.

By this point you are frothing at the mouth and wishing you'd never bought the bloody drive in the first place.

Such is the way of the geek that will gradually overtake your brain.
( althegeordie A bullying, attention seeking AIDS-Bastard, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:09, Reply)

Teh fear
is upon me.

Maybe I can get a bulk discount for buying, say, ten, and leave one in a secure lock up, one in a sealed nuclear bunker and post one to myself, constantly returning to sender to leave it in the mystery of Royal Mail...

Edit - If I ever get that much geek, at least I know I will be able to understand why my monitor goes pink, or starts scrolling away by itself. I'm fairly sure the answer is more sophisticated than 'the gremlins are back, reboot it'
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:46, Reply)

Oh Oh Oh!!!
Please be gentle :( (Apart from Koal)
( Axai is in India O.o, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:58, Reply)

Hang on...
What?

Have I got some kind of a reputation now?
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:18, Reply)

What're you doing here?
Thought you were away with the fairies tonight?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:48, Reply)

*clutches head*
I was, but not at ten.
Properly kicked in about 2 this morning.
*finds corner to die quietly in*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 8:50, Reply)

Awww...
Tea? With extra sugar?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:00, Reply)

I'll take the sugar
Hold the tea...
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:02, Reply)

white or brown?
Or green?
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:13, Reply)

Brown.
I'm not letting anything else green pass my lips for a good long time.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:19, Reply)

Always a good motto I think
Especially if you want to cultivate scurvy
(ancrenne is a nana, apparently, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:20, Reply)

Nobody gets
Scurvy these days!
*drinks Fanta in panic*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 10:31, Reply)

Sugar but no tea...
Is you a fly???

You're really Jeff Goldblum, aren't you?
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:05, Reply)

I'll do that
Thing.
With the dog.
Watch out!
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:06, Reply)

Suddenly
I'm scared.

*flinches*
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:45, Reply)

I'm really
Hoping that you've seen The Fly 2...

I'm not just going for rambling insanity.
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 11:47, Reply)

I have
but only once, and don't remember a great deal about it. But I have a vague recollection.
( Davros' Granddad is patient, reserved and measured in equal doses, Wed 21 May 2008, 12:12, Reply)

Good stuff.
*teleports dog*
(Kaol - Master of Disguise, Wed 21 May 2008, 12:14, Reply)