Posts by Sarah Bee's Love Slave

Atari turns 40: Pong, Pac-Man and a $500 gamble

Re: No noun that can't be verbised ...

There are plenty of nouns out there that can't be verbised, but this is a perfectly good example of a word that is both...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/architect?s=t

Alan Sugar's 'cockup braindead in call centre clueless' BT row

It's not what you know...

Can the CEO of BT give me a call then to apologize for cutting my business phone lines and internet a week before I asked them to?

I'm due to move offices on the 9th, but received a letter at the end of November saying that I'll be cut off on the 2nd. I called them up to warn them of their mistake to be told not to worry as the checks they have in place means that this will never happen. Sure enough, 9.15am on the 2nd December I lose connection.

I've phoned them every day so far and the latest news is the turnaround time to get it switched back on in my current office is 2 weeks.

Given that I'll have been in my new office for a week by then I think I'll pass and just phone OfCom instead.

Custard Creams can kill: Official

@Stef 4 - 14:03

"An orgasm in the mouth according to Natalie Imbruglia being interviewed many many years ago"

That's not what my girlfriend says it tastes like.

I know that Devendra Banhart looks an odd fellow, but I didn't realise he tasted strange too.

@ Stef 4 14:03

The idea of an orgasm in the mouth and Natalie Imbruglia got me all confused for a moment - if Devendra Banhart tastes of chocolate biscuits then only Natalie Portman can confirm it.

Just how does one slurp tea through a chocolate biscuit snack anyway? Unlike a Twirl they're solid.

Pressure group aghast at Hillingdon ID card scheme

@AC - 08:34

Actually, he probably thought it meant exactly what it does given the context in which he's used it. Words do have original meanings, as well as those that we've attributed to them in our little IT club.

Spanish court in favour of topless celebs

Did someone mention biscuits?

Sorry, my ears just pricked up. Topless women are one thing, but biscuits are another matter entirely.

If Big-G doesn't want it, can I have it? And if so, can you e-mail it to me?

Thanks,

Don't call me Ishmael

Well I name my network servers after...

Question for moderator: 116 comments so far. Bored yet?

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Colin?

I would disagree and say that actually this was a perfectly acceptable name for a dog and proven as such by its use in 'Spaced'.

http://www.spaced-out.org.uk/about-spaced/biogs/ada/

'D'oh!' tops fave kids' TV catchphrase poll

@Brand Hilton 15:07

The BBFC decided that Ninjas were definitely something that British children should aspire to be, so they had to be renamed as heroes. The theme tune was re-done to match and all accompanying merchandise, even the arcade and computer games, were branded differently.

At the time it didn't stop my 8 year old nephew pretending he was a ninja, making his own nunchuks and beating up his little sister though.

We also had Top Cat here in the UK and I think he's Boss Cat in the US. Something to do with a brand of cat food having the same name if I remember corrrectly.

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