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Seriously, I love ironyOriginally posted by sasguru View Post41! You seem to have the mental age of a teenager, particularly your anger management issues.
Didn't you get hugs as a child? Or was the "hugging" too intimate?Comment
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I am a sockie but I forgot my masters ID"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostThe normal process is to put £200 behind the bar at a CUK meetup with a note which says 'See. Not a Sockie'.
It was £500 when I had to do it!!!Comment
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That's loose change for a proper contractor, old boy.Originally posted by AtW View Post
It was £500 when I had to do it!!!+50 Xeno Geek Points
Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux.Pogle
As for the rest of you - DILLIGAF
Purveyor of fine quality smut since 2005
CUK Olympic University Challenge Champions 2010/2012
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Originally posted by sasguru View Post41! You seem to have the mental age of a teenager, particularly your anger management issues.
Didn't you get hugs as a child? Or was the "hugging" too intimate?
Go on chaffinch. Show us on this doll, where the bad men touched you.
When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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I think we've all got the hang of disguising our real IP addresses now, haven't we?Originally posted by Chaffinch View PostCan Admin look at IP addresses (you can on some forums)? Sometimes there are tools they can use to check too.
If so can an admin please confirm to the infirm that I aint a "sockie".
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+50 Xeno Geek Points
Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux.Pogle
As for the rest of you - DILLIGAF
Purveyor of fine quality smut since 2005
CUK Olympic University Challenge Champions 2010/2012
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We didn't like you.Originally posted by AtW View Post
It was £500 when I had to do it!!!
We like him.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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I thought the amount was based on day rateOriginally posted by MarillionFan View PostWe didn't like you.
We like him.Coffee's for closersComment
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No. We would have only have charged AtW a fiver then.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI thought the amount was based on day rate
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