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Old March 14th, 2010, 18:19   #9226
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Found my old childhood home on Google...the rough council estate I was brought up on, until I was 15. Looks a lot posher now than when I lived there 80's & early 90's

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Lol. That is no estate. I'll take pics of my area at some point, some other places around here too. I'll show you estates.
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Old March 14th, 2010, 20:29   #9227
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Lol. That is no estate. I'll take pics of my area at some point, some other places around here too. I'll show you estates.
LOL - well I dont think it could compare to London, but in the 80's it was a notorious street in Plymouth for drug, prostitution, other crimes. It's only a little place, but there was killings too, it was just awful place to live. The image now is MUCH improved cos its 30yrs on from when I first moved in there.

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Old March 14th, 2010, 20:54   #9228
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When i worked in Gamestation, it was a 40 second walk from here, 10 minutes on the bus from my house, spent most of my life hanging around this area, thats the shit i had to put up with as a child, being a goth/metalhead and dressing how i did REALLY did not help.
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Old March 14th, 2010, 21:00   #9229
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When i worked in Gamestation, it was a 40 second walk from here, 10 minutes on the bus from my house, spent most of my life hanging around this area, thats the shit i had to put up with as a child, being a goth/metalhead and dressing how i did REALLY did not help.
Blimey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also someone near my old street (literally - I recognise it as Fleetmore St Budeaux or 'BUDO' as it is known more commonly LOL ) put a video on YouTube - check out the accents LOL, I hate the accents down here - I've tried toning my plymothian accent down a lot... I pray to god I do not sound like them... Please tell me I dont sound like that!!

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You don't sound that bad at all, accent is there, but not that strong, same as i don't sound like the fuckers in the video i linked you to... Do i...?! I mean... I know i use a lot of London slang, but not that bad, i aint no 'ghetto yout' as anyone that has ever seen me or a pic of me will back up. Lol
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Old March 14th, 2010, 21:11   #9231
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You don't sound that bad at all, accent is there, but not that strong, same as i don't sound like the fuckers in the video i linked you to... Do i...?! I mean... I know i use a lot of London slang, but not that bad, i aint no 'ghetto yout' as anyone that has ever seen me or a pic of me will back up. Lol
Phew haha...


Yeah you have a really strong London accent, but just in tone and depth - certainly not Ghetto or Common - but your accent is different know than from 2006. I think you used to use more London slang in a sentence back then, than you do know or from when I heard you more recently... I remember at times having to ask you what you mean when you spoke in 2006/2007 -ish compared to lately/recently lol... cos you spoke quite fast.
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Phew haha...


Yeah you have a really strong London accent, but just in tone and depth - certainly not Ghetto or Common - but your accent is different know than from 2006. I think you used to use more London slang in a sentence back then, than you do know or from when I heard you more recently... I remember at times having to ask you what you mean when you spoke in 2006/2007 -ish compared to lately/recently lol... cos you spoke quite fast.
LOL!! This amuses me highly. I was much more of an aggressive teenager back then... Now i'm far less aggressive, and funnily enough, far less teenager. Heh.
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Old March 14th, 2010, 21:18   #9233
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why did I type know instead of now.... what was I thinking...lack of sleep is showing
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why did I type know instead of now.... what was I thinking...lack of sleep is showing
Your slippin' bitch.
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There is less than 700 people playing the Blur Beta tonight. Very disappointing.
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Old March 15th, 2010, 01:14   #9236
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Yeah - I think it has become boring very quickly...
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Old March 15th, 2010, 03:58   #9237
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Survey Finds European Kids Are Not So Clever After All
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Old March 15th, 2010, 04:03   #9238
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Kids these days are stupid, that is nothing new.
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Old March 15th, 2010, 04:07   #9239
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The stupidity over here is not any better, its amazing what children know and don't know. For that matter the adults also.

For instance at work the other day, I had people say some really stupid things. Such as

I am going to unthaw my chicken. (isn't unthawing, actually freezing it?)

Then we got some chicken wings in a box that was a larger size than normal. They responded "I think they put bigger pieces in so they don't have to put as many in the bag" Considering that both bags were ten lbs. it's the same amount no matter how big or small they are.
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Old March 15th, 2010, 04:14   #9240
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Yeah, that's the point.
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It was pushing a thousand when I was on last night, still not exactly a lot. Starting to get the hang of the handling now and enjoying it much more.
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Old March 15th, 2010, 13:14   #9242
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I am playing TigerWoods 10 for the first time months - for some reason a JobCentrePlus advert pops up on the screen before, during & after every shot. You can't turn it off either it is really annoying!!

If I am paying to play online - why do I need to see adverts!!!!
HAHA! Yeah I put tiger in aswell and saw the ads. Now I see this help haiti thing on tv 24/7 when I put tiger in why the hell do I have to see that shit in the upper corner while im swinging EVERY time!! Stupid if ya tell me.

Oh damn internet was actin like a bitch most all weekend so I wasnt on any. Ive got someone comin to look at it this week.
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Old March 15th, 2010, 13:28   #9243
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HAHA! Yeah I put tiger in aswell and saw the ads. Now I see this help haiti thing on tv 24/7 when I put tiger in why the hell do I have to see that shit in the upper corner while im swinging EVERY time!! Stupid if ya tell me.

Oh damn internet was actin like a bitch most all weekend so I wasnt on any. Ive got someone comin to look at it this week.
Yeah its off putting, there's too much on the screen when I am trying to get a good shot!

As bad as your internet can get - it prob is still better than any of the UK Broadband providers. I live quite rural and I honestly believe that I had quicker internet on dial-up in the early 2000's than what I have now.
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Cartman's version of Poker Face is coming to Rock Band this week, genius!
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Awesome!

New South Parks episodes are starting up. They've been reruns for awhile now. They have a lot of material to work with now. I bet we'll see a Tiger Woods episode. LOL!
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Old March 15th, 2010, 14:22   #9246
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We get Season 14 starting this Friday. Tiger Woods is a given surely.
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A tiger episode was announced for sure on foxnews ast friday..didnt say when just this new season.
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I just wish other shows would come to the UK as quick as Southpark. Has Flashforward started again in the US yet?
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Earlier today I went for a job interview and all I got was insulted by the business owner who didn't like my facial stubble, my choice of black shirt, described working for the last 7yrs in Accounts Administration for a family business with 50 staff as not really a job...

Asked if I would cope with a computer, asked if I was ok at writing letters - never mind the 4 letters after my name, a previous intense 4yr Accounting Course...

Then asked me back for a 2nd interview and he will contact me later this week - in two minds to tell him 'fuck it' - me & my 1mm stubble dont need him as much as perhaps he thinks I do...
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I say fuck 'em.
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