The Importance of Reading

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NickFitz replied

16 January 2010, 15:27
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Anyway, back to your original post - have you realised why your brother was snitty with you after you met him in the New Year?

Not even a 'Thanks' from you...

IIRC, I was aware of the money on Christmas day, and thanked him. It's just that when I got home and unpacked, I put the book with the rest of the to-be-read books but forgot to take the money out first

I've just checked the Andrew Motion autobiography he gave me in 2007, but I seem to have been slightly more on the ball that year
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cojak replied

16 January 2010, 15:16
Just as soon as he figures out how to switch logins on the desktop (I added that when I upgraded the machine).

As soon as he storms in telling me off for buying an iPhone, then I'll now he's using spyware.

Anyway, back to your original post - have you realised why your brother was snitty with you after you met him in the New Year?

Not even a 'Thanks' from you...
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NickFitz replied

16 January 2010, 14:09
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Mr C just rolls his eyes, tuts and walks out of the room, then fires up the TEMPEST equipment he's hidden in the loft so he can see what I'm up to.

FTFY
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cojak replied

16 January 2010, 11:20
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Never ever change your sig when pissed.

The last one read

"That's the way the credit cumbles"

until I woke up and fixed it the next day.

Then the missus saw it and told me to pull it. I'm so bitch-whipped.

You let the missus see you on CUK???

Mr C just rolls his eyes, tuts and walks out of the room.

I've only just stopped shutting the browser when he appears (out of embarrassment, I admit..).
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suityou01 replied

16 January 2010, 10:45
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

FTFY

Now please send the above back to me, but do it 20 years ago before I sent the email to the entire 350-strong IT department telling them how I felt.

<Cranes forwards, left eyebrow raised subtly higher than the right one>

Go on dear boy ....
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RichardCranium replied

15 January 2010, 23:48
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Never ever go near a computer when pissed.

FTFY

Now please send the above back to me, but do it 20 years ago before I sent the email to the entire 350-strong IT department telling them how I felt.
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suityou01 replied

15 January 2010, 23:42
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Talking of reading, have you proof-read your .sig, SY01?

Never ever change your sig when pissed.

The last one read

"That's the way the credit cumbles"

until I woke up and fixed it the next day.

Then the missus saw it and told me to pull it. I'm so bitch-whipped.
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RichardCranium replied

15 January 2010, 23:39
Talking of reading, have you proof-read your .sig, SY01?

Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

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SY02 just pulled my sig as she though it was rubbish.
Back to sig pending.
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suityou01 replied

15 January 2010, 23:29
There was me thinking this had something to do with a certain Championship side knocking the scousers out of the FA cup. Football mad me.
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EternalOptimist replied

15 January 2010, 22:10
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Glancing over my extensive collection of books-I-haven't-had-time-to-read-yet, I took down The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, which my brother gave me for Christmas 2008.

I found £50 tucked inside the front cover

Not quite as impressive as the time I left £130 of Christmas money in the side pocket of a bag for nineteen months, but still good to see

Get round to the ban(k) with your novel
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RichardCranium replied

15 January 2010, 22:05
I am so glad this is not a thread singing the praises of Winnersh Triangle.
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NickFitz started a topic The Importance of Reading

15 January 2010, 22:03
The Importance of Reading

Glancing over my extensive collection of books-I-haven't-had-time-to-read-yet, I took down The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, which my brother gave me for Christmas 2008.

I found £50 tucked inside the front cover

Not quite as impressive as the time I left £130 of Christmas money in the side pocket of a bag for nineteen months, but still good to see
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