Yeah, bit of a weird one that.

I think they're trying to test the theory that Ryan Reynolds can make anything brilliant. I can only assume they haven't seen Green Lantern.

It's aimed at people who grew up with Pokémon Red/Blue, who are now in their thirties.

>>22484
Why would people in their thirties want to watch a children's film? You mean parents?

>>22486

Because people in their thirties grew up with pokemon. Nostalgia is big business. It does look like it's been made to look like a gritty netflix special, despite it obviously being a kiddie film.

Clement Freud gave a talk at my school once. He was very funny.

When I was about eight, my parents and my friend and I were walking around a lake. I'm a bit hazy on the details since it was a very long time ago. My friend and I were in a clearing or play area off the main path and my parents somehow didn't realise we were there and continued walking on the main path and got pretty far away. I could see them and they were shouting us.

This old man came up to us and asked what happened and we told him, and I said I could see them in the distance and they were shouting, and he said those people were too far away to be them and it was someone shouting his dogs.

I guess my parents started walking back towards us without us shouting back at them. I can't remember if the old man had asked us to go anywhere with him. When they arrived, he told them he thought my dad was shouting his dogs, and he laughed and replied that was true after a sense.

I said to my parents later I thought that was extremely suspicious he was trying to persuade me that wasn't them, but they were extremely dismissive and said he was a nice old man.

>>422010

>I said to my parents later I thought that was extremely suspicious he was trying to persuade me that wasn't them

He might have just been making one of those old man jokes that you didn't pick up on. My grandad says stuff like this all the time to the younger kids in the family, weird shit like "you're not Kevin, you're Chris, don't you remember?".

Maybe he wouldn't be trying to wind up lost kids in the park though.

No point remembering those who shall not grow old because chances are they'd have turned into elderly paedos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AiFczKckL0

>>61947
I like that after the judge denied his request he thought it was because he had asked for too long a time.

What a fucking carpet-bagger. If he'd not been after a quick response, the court security would have happily passed that request along to the prison guards collecting him and he'd have got half an hour.

>>61949
Does this actually happen outside of your imagination?

>>61950
I used to work for Reliance.

This'll sound daft, but talk back to people when they talk to you. If someone asks about your weekend then ask how theirs was.

>How do I fit in and achieve job security?

You're the new lad. You're not the first new lad and you won't be the last. Everyone is expecting that it'll take you a while to settle in to the job, learn the ropes and get to know everyone. Nobody is expecting you to be a total whizzkid or to be the life and soul of the party; trying to be either will just alienate people.

Be polite, be friendly, show willing and try to avoid any properly massive fuck-ups. If you can manage that, you'll be fine.

If you don't make any friends at work, that's no great tragedy. They might not be the kind of people you want to spend your free time with and there are plenty of other ways to meet people. If the job doesn't go as well as you hoped, that's no great tragedy either. Unemployment is at a record low and there are plenty of decent jobs for qualified people like yourself. As long as you don't literally burn the office down or bankrupt the company, you'll get a decent enough reference.

> at 30 I feel less able to afford messing this up when I'm trying to put my life in order.

Logic dictates that you do not need to feel this way. You can afford to fail.

I've recently changed jobs too. I don't feel exactly comfortable as I tend to feel that I was taken because of no other candidates. I have to note that I don't have much evidence for that so maybe it's just a self-doubt. But maybe not.

I'm also not the most personable lad and a bit awkward and I really wish I could just carry it being aloof and not feeling uncomfortable. For some reason awkwardness usually takes over and I try too hard to appear 'normal'. The outcome is of course anything but that; about a year ago some other lad asked me if I could to not do that, in almost exact words 'you look like a tryhard, don't, you are okay'.

Sage for /emo/ bollocks.

>>26796
I love a desk thread for the same reason. Infinitely revealing, like music and book collections in the old, physical days.

>>26804>>26797>>26796

>desk thread

Fuck, I had forgotten that was a thing back in the day.

I'd suggest doing one here again but I'm not sure how many responses we'd get.

>>26805
Does it matter? There is only 3 of us.

>>26806
I guess I'd post probably.

>>26805
I'm all for anything but chairs again.

>>7422
I feel bad because I have never actually switched anything like this, and I really should. I pay a couple of grand a year for power/gas.

>>7425

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/money-help/

>>7425
Jesus. You're pissing money away.

>>7425
You should switch provider as often as possible tbh.

>>7426

I would recommend www.reddit.com/r/ukpersonalfinance

They are very helpful.

I find this funnier that it really deserves to be.

>>61928
Niche but nice.

>>61939

I loved the Dr Phil episode where they got a guest to pull his tooth out with pliers and tattoo the show's name on his forehead.

>>61940

Just because it's more tame than something else that doesn't stop it being unethical.

>>61941

I fully agreed with you actually. I was just being facetious. I couldn't think of a way to say so in the same post that didn't sound lame.

>>But seriously...

His real hair was that silly 2010 hairstyle. It doesn't look much better.

That is actually hilarious - the fact he dressed up like him is just genius.

Every local council is required by law to have a safeguarding team, which is responsible for protecting adults and children from all forms of domestic abuse. Since 2015, "coercive or controlling behaviour" is legally defined as domestic abuse. You can refer yourself to the safeguarding team directly by calling the council, or you can speak to your doctor or someone at Citizens Advice. The safeguarding team is responsible for offering you multi-agency support including social work, housing and health.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice/

Karma Nirvana offer support and advice for victims of religious and honour-based abuse through their helpline.

https://karmanirvana.org.uk/help/

If you fear for your safety, get out of the house if possible and call 999. The police have a legal duty to protect you and will not leave you in an abusive situation.

>>27732>>27735
We'll let the OP speak, but I can't help but notice they didn't post a picture of Mohammed.

>>27737

>but I can't help but notice they didn't post a picture of Mohammed.

You don't know much about Islam do you.

>>27738
that gave me a chuckle

>>27735

It's a very common problem. Not everyone has the balls to defy his family and to start living his life the way he wants. I've lost a girlfriend because she preferred to appease her ultra Christard oppressive family rather than moving out and living her life.

>>12838

I wonder if this is our biggest claim to fame. I know there's been some vague celebrity suspicions over the years, but other than Bezos giving one of us a shoe once, I think this might be the most notable.

>>12840
Noel Edmonds.

>>12841

My ex girlfriend's cousin was the tramp that got his ear bitten by Alan Davies.

>>12823

Happy to assist a fellow man of culture:

https://www.mydelibox.com/

You can buy almost every REAL italian food from there. The "bulk deals" have a lot of excellent ingredients for a very low price.

>>12843
Thank you very much, I didn't know about them.

>>4707

I can just about read right there myself on the packet that it's telling you to mix it with something. What the fuck, is this a next level troll?

>>4715

Yeah.

>>4700

It's shit, all you do is feel dehydrated and piss a lot from chugging gallons of water. Also makes you swell up a bit like a girl's tits when she's on her monthly.

>>4711
Stir it into a yoghurt. FFS lad, you're never going to make it.

>>2473
Can't see why the 40 wouldn't be just fine.

In theory, a 25 gallon tank should be fine for a cold water only system. Personally, I'd replace like-with-like just to be sure. If the mains supply to your house has weak or inconsistent pressure, you might need the extra capacity.

Just ordered the 40.

Got the bitch in there now. Only had to spend another 30p on some olives.

>>2477
No, I AM SPARTACUS!

>>3446

I was a property guardian in B'ham, the first months were fine, then I ended up with some shitty flatmates and some horrible mold and dampness problems. The company did not give a fuck, the building was due to be sold some months later (it was). I also had a lot of problems in getting the council to take away the trash, I had trash rotting in front of the building for weeks. Cheap, but rather shitty living conditions.

>>3448

I've had good experiences with Global Guardians, they seem to be better at maintenance than some normal rental companies I've been with. The advantage with your typical guardianship is you can fuck off with 30 days notice if it's shit, though I appreciate that's not an ideal solution.

Admittedly even if you do get a good place, it's not for everyone, it's never going to really feel like a home. I'm quite into living in odd spaces, so it suited me fine, but there's plenty of people who think I'm mental when I tell them my ideal living space would be a warehouse or former mechanic's garage.

>>3449

Well, lucky you. The company that arranged my property guardianship was a real pain in the arse, they skimped on everything, they ignored issues with antisocial behavior and drug use by the guardians, and I had to fight to get my deposit back. I guess that working for them would be a nightmare since they had a very high turnover rate. I never spoke with the same person twice.

>>3449
>The advantage with your typical guardianship is you can fuck off with 30 days notice if it's shit
As with any periodic tenancy, then. In my experience landlords/letting agents are happy to let a fixed term tenancy lapse into a periodic tenancy after one or two terms. In fact I think I've just ignored the renewal letters so they get the message I won't be paying their pointless fee.

>>3452

>As with any periodic tenancy, then.

Sure, but try getting a periodic tenancy right off the bat in London today in a traditional rental agreement, which is what the bloke in question would need.

>>8106

I dabbled with modafinil at Uni.

The first time I used it I was able to make a lot of progress on an essay all through the night, and it was one of my highest scoring essays too. Modafinil can give a push to really get into the research, reading and writing needed for academic work.

However, this was not always the case. There were times where I would take modafinil and just get distracted doing other tasks and I'm fairly certain one my worst essay was also written on modafinil too.

SocialialIy I became more irritable on it, with less patience for others. This meant that seminars were no fun at all on it.

It would always destroy my sleeping pattern (even if I only took half a tablet) and my god, walking home from the uni library after been awake all night and 'coming down' off that stuff damn near gave me panic attacks. I could not handle hearing or seeing other people, I was incredibly anxious and scared, and I believe downers were needed to calm me down when I got home (this was when you could still get etizolam legally).

I must have finished what I had by my third year, and then just stuck to red bulls, coffee and ciggies, if I needed stimulation to help me cram. I felt all the better for not taking modafinil and still got pretty similar marks on my essays. There's not many drugs I'd be happy to never do again, but modafinil is one of them.

>>8106
I've used it regularly (and still do semi regularly) as either modafinil or armodafinil. I'm slightly happer with the latter.

For me, it works like a strong coffee that lasts 8-12 hours without any chance of the jitters. It's no wonder drug and it does not make me more "intelligent" or "smarter". What it does do is allow me to concentrate for longer and be less susceptible to distraction with one major caveat: I need to be motivated to work on the right thing in the first place. It's just as good at sustaining a pointless wiki deep dive on Burmese basket weaving as it is to get work done.

I take 100mg Modafinil or 75mg Armodafinil first thing in the morning and had no trouble sleeping using this approach.

The only downside I've noticed is mild bruxism during the day.

>>8106
I suffer from narcolepsy. Modafinil is what the doctors have prescribed to treat it.

I take 300g a day, every day, just to live like a normal human being. A nap doesn't go a miss. Nine hours sleep a night a must, too.

I don't recommend playing with it. It has bad effects on the heart and can lead to depression. If you don't need it, don't use it.

>>8225
> I take 300g a day
I assume you mean mg? It's a stim, hopefully people know the risks.

>>8225

Can you elaborate about the bad effects on the heart?

As most have said, the Xbox controller is a great way to go, there's native support in most games and it works well on Windows for obvious reasons.

That being said I'm sure a PlayStation controller works too. What I'm trying to say is go for one of the controllers that a company spend millions designing and developing as the sole control input for their console, instead of a MadCatz abomination.

PS4 controllers are actually quite lovely, but I got mine for naff all so that's obviously a factor, and of course you need a bit of third party software to trick games into thinking it's an Xbox one. However, in terms of the hardware itself, I'd say it's the tops.

>>22516

It's a lovely controller but I think the voodoo science I have to do to make it work changes every fortnight or so.

>>22511
The D-pad really can be an issue. It works fine movement controls even if it feels a little spongy, but some games initially designed for Sony consoles, RPGs in particular, use the D-pad like an extra set of four buttons instead. This works reasonably ok since they are physically separated making it easy to hit one direction only. Trying to do the same with an XBox controller, on the other hand, can be pretty torturous if fast and precise actions need to be done using that control scheme.

>>22527
If the d-pad is a concern then a 360 controller is a bad choice. Solid otherwise, though, and should be pretty cheap.

If you play platform games or other games that use the d-pad extensively then a PS4 DualShock 4 or an Xbox One controller are the clear winners, IMO. Their d-pads are tighter than any of the classic controllers were even back when they were new, and even if you've got an old PS2/Saturn/SNES pad knocking around, chances are it's a bit knackered.

The Xbox One controller hooks into Windows using xinput, which is the de facto standard for pad support in PC games, the DS4 used to require fiddly third-party software to emulate this though Steam apparently now does a good job of supporting it natively. DS4s come with a rechargeable battery inside, but the battery life is pretty feeble.

>>22512
The Steam controller is an interesting design and I don't regret buying one, but I found that it landed in a no man's land between a pointing device and a gamepad, while not being especially competent at either. I've mostly used it for turn-based games where its accuracy isn't such an issue.

>>16437
Why are you bothering to share this news with us when you obviously won't read any replies?

>>16438

Why would you reply to someone you think won't read a reply?

>>16439

Why would you reply to someone who's replying to someone who he thinks won't read a reply?

>>16440

Because I think that the person who is replying to someone who he thinks won't read a reply will probably read my reply.

>>16438

Calm down la

>>22520
This Train game?
https://web.archive.org/web/20090515101046/http://playthisthing.com/train

>>22521
no

>>22518
Diplomacy is the only good boardgame.

>>22523

Only if your definition of "good" involves six hours of bitter arguments culminating in actual physical violence.

After playing "Pandemic: Legacy" to find out what all the fuss was about and having a really good time with it our little group has mostly been playing cooperative games. So far, we've probably sunk the most hours into "Eldritch Horror" (which made Arkham Horror tempting only until we heard it was even more fiddly). It does a pretty good job of keeping everyone involved: each player's turn is less one person making decisions while the others watch and more of a group effort to decide how the team can best achieve the shared goals and divide up tasks. Just beware: the box says "1-8 players", but that is a big fat lie. Unless you literally have all day or play with machine like efficiency any more than 5 isn't really playable.

>>61924

bounce by the ounce

>>61924
This guy.

>>61924

Watch and learn, son.

https://youtu.be/PzP1XC51kro

>>61927

He's at 1:40.

>>61929

I wish Autoplay still worked.

What's even going on? What are we getting angry about?

>>12700

A mod is getting angry because he thinks /lab/paedo's tactics have been taken to a new level by the "Alt Right" who are now making apparently genuine threads that are actually just subtle methods to convert us to right-wing thinking, and that once they find their foothold in here they'll be all over us like "flies on shit".

Personally I think he needs to eat 2mg of Risperdal and sit in a darkened room with no internet for a bit.

>>12701

He's not a mod.

>>12702

My apologies.

Someone acting rather proprietorially towards the board is getting angry...

>>12703
He's not getting angry.

>>16427
It's Thursday, so there was probably a mass shooting of some kind in the US.

>>16429

They just make me think

>Zzzzzz. Another one.

>>16430

Well maybe if you added some prayers to those thoughts you might actually achieve something!

>>16431

>Dear Father
>These are getting really boring.
>Can't you get the next one to jazz it up a bit?
>Amen

>>16429

The joke was that they happen so often it's nothing major any more.