Bits and Bobs 51

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Mar 28, 2025 23:44

Aw, thanks guys! Tonight was tapas night with some friends, so I am stuffed on patatas bravas and braised cod in white wine and croquetta de jamon and all that good stuff. Sleepy/sated.

And yeah, Kern, is it only Guinness who have cracked the secret of the 0% stout?

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2025 1:38

Hi @nervousPete! Happy Birthday (for yesterday). Listen to my podcast!

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2025 1:39

A d vote for me, Hurst is winning.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2025 11:06

Grim... wrote:

Hi @nervousPete! Happy Birthday (for yesterday). Listen to my podcast!

Ooh! Okay!

Me and Lord Rixondale have oft pondered doing a Bond Books podcast. I'm sure it would be as every bit a guest celebrity studded hit as SmershPod

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

DST Clock changes completed:-

1. Living room mantle clock
2. Living Room TV
3. Living Room Landline wireless handset (+ 2 extensions)
4. Dining room mantle clock
5. Kitchen clock
6. Microwave
7. Oven
8. Garden clocks (2)
9. Bedroom 1 beside clocks (2)
10. Bedroom 2 wall clock
11. Bedroom 3 wall clock
12. Bedroom 3 TV
13. Car entertainment unit
14. Dash cam
15. Wrist watch (analogue)
16. Daughter's car - pending - not currently available
17. Central heating clock

All available clocks complete

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5552

The clock on my motorbike is now correct!

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2230

Happy Mothers' Day, Mimz and any other mums on here.

I thought it was last week and made a lovely dinner for my mum in law. None of us realised it was early. So I ended up making Nigella's Quadruple Chocolate Cake for today.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26421

Haha, that’s amazing! I love that you doubled down on Mothers Day by making amazing food, and thank you so much for the well wishes.

I had a lie in (kinda cancelled out by the clocks going forwards), then we went out for breakfast. I got some Lego and some blue tit glassware, and Russell cooked a roast, then I had a bubble bath. 10/10 mumming.

And tomorrow I have a day off in lieu for catering a work function last week.

Happy Mothers Day to anyone who finds the day applies to them, whether a mum yourself, mum to be, wanting to be, partner to a good mum or anyone who is blessed with a good mum or MIL, being mindful that we aren’t all so fortunate to have the strength of good relationships above and below and around us.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:05

Found an old video of KovacsC in his rugby days!

https://i.imgur.com/ScVO1cb.mp4

(might be NSFW)

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:19

What..what were you looking for?

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:23

I'm interested in the illicit importation of small feathered animals.

(I found it in a 'funny pictures' thread on the SA forums)

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2025 15:29

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26421

Hey Nervy P, good to see you and hopefully to see more of you around, and happy (belated) birthday x

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping'

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Molly Malone.jpg

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2230

Starting websites is mostly a pointless, fruitless endeavour but I've decided to make one about watches. I've a couple of websites do okay in the past (ie - they had a few readers but weren't exactly IGN) and a couple that were brilliant, a lot of hard work and entirely ignored (admittedly they were incredibly niche - one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream and the other was about Judge Death the 2000AD supervillain). So I can see this going poorly.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 9:15

Warhead wrote:

Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping'

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Molly Malone.jpg

Sat!!!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38768

Blucey wrote:

Starting websites is mostly a pointless, fruitless endeavour but I've decided to make one about watches. I've a couple of websites do okay in the past (ie - they had a few readers but weren't exactly IGN) and a couple that were brilliant, a lot of hard work and entirely ignored (admittedly they were incredibly niche - one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream and the other was about Judge Death the 2000AD supervillain). So I can see this going poorly.

Have you considered a subreddit?

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2230

DavPaz wrote:

Blucey wrote:

Starting websites is mostly a pointless, fruitless endeavour but I've decided to make one about watches. I've a couple of websites do okay in the past (ie - they had a few readers but weren't exactly IGN) and a couple that were brilliant, a lot of hard work and entirely ignored (admittedly they were incredibly niche - one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream and the other was about Judge Death the 2000AD supervillain). So I can see this going poorly.

Have you considered a subreddit?

I'm in the unenviable position of wanting outreach while not talking to anyone ha!

The thing is, my main website now does get us a lot of free games. We got onto Metacritic back in 2016 and so most of the PRs in gaming consider us to be a 'real' site. Admittedly, 90% of what we get is pure indie slop but people like EA, Ubisoft, Sega and Warner Bros do hit us up with games. Occasionally Sony too (not as much as I'd like considering we've got PlayStation in our name). To this day it's still quite surprising when you get Far Cry 6 or Returnal or whatever sent to you. Although most of the time it's a 16-bit looking Metroidvania from 'eastasiasoft' or 'Ratalaika' or whatever.

(actually if anyone here has a PS4 and really likes anime-style visual novels, let me know - I've got a ton of codes for them).

With the watch thing, I'd like to eventually convince watch microbrands that we're worthy of reviewing their watches. I feel like that's a pretty lofty goal but it'd at least pay for itself in that way.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14466

Quote:

one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream

Hellloooo my childhood! I mention this to loads of people my age but no one ever knows what it was.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:01

Warhead wrote:

Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping'

Attachment:

Molly Malone.jpg

Meanwhile, the French provide the statue for the ladies.

https://boingboing.net/2022/01/07/the-f ... isiac.html

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5552

Satsuma wrote:

Quote:

one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream

Hellloooo my childhood! I mention this to loads of people my age but no one ever knows what it was.

Still got a full set in the loft

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Zardoz wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping'

Attachment:

Molly Malone.jpg

Sat!!!

Don't start all that again.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 14:47

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2230

Satsuma wrote:

Quote:

one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream

Hellloooo my childhood! I mention this to loads of people my age but no one ever knows what it was.

Wayback Machine saved some of it but the formatting is shot to hell on the individual articles.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230717213 ... mic.co.uk/

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 17:55

Blucey wrote:

With the watch thing, I'd like to eventually convince watch microbrands that we're worthy of reviewing their watches. I feel like that's a pretty lofty goal but it'd at least pay for itself in that way.

You could call the website tick-tock

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14466

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Satsuma wrote:

Quote:

one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream

Hellloooo my childhood! I mention this to loads of people my age but no one ever knows what it was.

Still got a full set in the loft

I’ve got a full set of scans on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra 11.9” display, and what!?

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5552

Satsuma wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Satsuma wrote:

Quote:

one was about the '80s UK horror comic Scream

Hellloooo my childhood! I mention this to loads of people my age but no one ever knows what it was.

Still got a full set in the loft

I’ve got a full set of scans on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra 11.9” display, and what!?

Got them too, and a full set of Eagle

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 20:14

MaliA wrote:

Blucey wrote:

With the watch thing, I'd like to eventually convince watch microbrands that we're worthy of reviewing their watches. I feel like that's a pretty lofty goal but it'd at least pay for itself in that way.

You could call the website tick-tock

This is brilliant

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 20:15

MaliA wrote:

Blucey wrote:

With the watch thing, I'd like to eventually convince watch microbrands that we're worthy of reviewing their watches. I feel like that's a pretty lofty goal but it'd at least pay for itself in that way.

You could call the website tick-tock

This is brilliant

Thanks

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2025 20:15

MaliA wrote:

Blucey wrote:

With the watch thing, I'd like to eventually convince watch microbrands that we're worthy of reviewing their watches. I feel like that's a pretty lofty goal but it'd at least pay for itself in that way.

You could call the website tick-tock

This is brilliant

Thanks

No worries ,have a great weekend

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