The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Berek on June 10, 2008, 02:02:26 PM
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I see Tesco are selling all 14 Ian Fleming Bond books in a box set for £15. Cracking stuff. I read a few as a lad, might get little Berek to treat me to them
"Bond lit his seventieth cigarette of the day " eeek:
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The Book People have them at £14.99 but also have them as Audio Books (For those who can't read like)
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_94744_100_500020__category_
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So you can spend that penny whilst listening on the walkman... ;)
Apparently that new one by Sebastian Faulks is a cracker; a mate of mine was reading it on his commute. happy088 was the verdict.
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So you can spend that penny whilst listening on the walkman... ;)
Apparently that new one by Sebastian Faulks is a cracker; a mate of mine was reading it on his commute. happy088 was the verdict.
Him that did Bird Song? That was a cracker! cloud9:
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whistle:
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Yes. Birdsong is already on my shelves cool14:
But I may give Devil may care a whirl rubschin:
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Yes. Birdsong is already on my shelves cool14:
But I may give Devil may care a whirl rubschin:
Click the link then... whistle:
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Done whistle:
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Done whistle:
cloud9:
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BirdSong was good but some of his are rather hit and miss.
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BirdSong was good but some of his are rather hit and miss.
Thankls for those words from our marketing and fund raising department... Banghead
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This is the perfect Fathers Day present ...it even offers an aftercare service (chop chop)
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scared2: What are you suggesting? scared2:
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Job satisfaction for me I believe eatdrink013
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lol: lol: lol: scared2:
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Back to Fathers Day gifts...
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/080611-Talking-GPS-Teddy-Bear-Gives-Directions-a-Lifetime-of-Nightmares/
If you're like us, the voice on your portable GPS navigation unit may strike you as a bit cold. Impersonal. Sure, it gets you to unfamiliar destinations with ease, and it even enunciates well, but you don't get the feeling that it cares much about you. You can decide to call her "Karen" and imagine that she's giving you directions as a part-time gig while working her way through nursing school, but still, the disembodied voice just isn't the sort of warm, fuzzy thing you'd like to curl up with hiding under the blankets on a cold...
Well, you get our point.
Salvation is here. Japanese robotics firm iXs Research Corporation saw this same problem, and they've developed just what you've always wanted -- a cute, cuddly talking teddy bear that sits on your dashboard and gives you directions
No, we're not kidding.
Motor Trend explains, "The teddy bear...has six joints in his arms and neck he uses to motion while giving directions." Geek.com adds, "If you'd like to get more information about local landmarks the bear will provide that as well. All you need to do is rub its head." (This sounds safe...drive with one hand, rub Teddy's head to get tidbits of local culture with the other). CrunchGear has more: "Besides being able to navigate the driver through Japanese traffic, the bear is able to comment on his or her driving style. Sudden stops, for example, will result in reactions such as 'Be careful, please!'"
This is getting creepy. The bear knows too much.
GearLive adds, "The teddy also has an alcohol detection sensor in its neck and will admonish you if it smells that last margarita with 'You haven't been drinking, have you?'"
By which time you've concluded that you've had one too many...you're seeing talking teddy bears.
We're all for anything that might get another drunk driver off the road. But frankly, the idea of this thing is starting to give us nightmares. We'll stick with Karen. She's a single mom, you see, and needs the job to cover day care for her son so she can finish school...
Considering a portable nav unit? Read our nav system buying tips before you invest. We considered them all carefully. But we promise, we didn't cuddle with any of them.
I can imagine it now...
PC Plod - So sir, why were you going down this street?
Driver - The bear told me too occifer
PC Plod - The bear sir?
Driver - Yes occifer, he pointed and told me to go left
PC Plod - Have you been drinking sir?
Smart arse bear - Nods (grass!)
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Sounds like a wife to me. evil:
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Why not make a full-sized nagging wife version to sit in the front seat?
It would get round that single-occupant lane business.
You can also give it a slap without any consequences.
In fact, it is probably worth making a version without the SatNav function. rubschin:
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Why not make a full-sized nagging wife version to sit in the front seat?
It would get round that single-occupant lane business.
You can also give it a slap without any consequences.
In fact, it is probably worth making a version without the SatNav function. rubschin:
Only poofters use SatNav (no offence intended whistle: ) cos all the surely world knows that ONLY REAL MEN can drive anywhere WITHOUT having to be given instructions, look at a published map, or ever stop and ask for directions happy001 happy001 happy001
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Speaking of giving a slap. BM attend to this woman of yours please. Impuning male direction finding skills like that. Doesn't she know that we are like homing pigeons and have no need of artificial aids to navigation. evil:
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Speaking of giving a slap. BM attend to this woman of yours please. Impuning male direction finding skills like that. Doesn't she know that we are like homing pigeons and have no need of artificial aids to navigation. evil:
Of course she does... just jealous is all... point: