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One funny thing I noticed in Britain was that they call "trash" "rubbish."

And of course, the "exit" is the "way out." And an "elevator" is a "lift," but that last one isn't that weird to me.

And it's a good thing about the last one, otherwise the greatest of all unreleased Radiohead songs "Lift" wouldn't make a damn bit of sense now would it.
Well I suppose they could just substitute the word "Elevator" in there instead but that'd ruin everything.

I was listening to that song yesterday - it's great isn't it?

One of my favorites. The early version anyway. The later one is pleasant enough, but it's the 96 Pinkpop one that's just brilliant.

Shame we'll never hear a nice recorded version of it. Or hear it live.
Unless I ever win one of those competitions where you get to have Radiohead play the setlist of your choice.
Yeah, those competitions don't exist...

I don't think I've ever seen a thread cover more ground than this one. Facebook, getting drunk, and Radiohead (well, they sound somewhat related now that I've typed them)! Pretty odd.

Shame we'll never hear a nice recorded version of it. Or hear it live.
Unless I ever win one of those competitions where you get to have Radiohead play the setlist of your choice.
Yeah, those competitions don't exist...

Given Nude's resurgence I'd rule nothing out. It is pretty unlikely though.

I went to UMR for a year....and got on facebook even when they didn't offer it for Rolla students by just using my email as @missouri.edu so it thinks I go to Mizzou I guess. I am about to start at UMSL for Winter 07.

I don't blame you for transferring...

hey, need a favour.

can someone add me?

heres my page:

http://sussex.facebo...hp?id=286300522

hey, need a favour.

can someone add me?

heres my page:

http://sussex.facebo...hp?id=286300522

Ok...

thanks pal, I had hidden it on the home page bit, just checking it had come back.

So Facebook tells me one of NE's more famous members got engaged a little over a month ago. Congratulations to you, if you happen to still drop by sometime.

Aww Adix and iris are engaged.

Nice attempt at a joke, but it just shows you can't count, since I said "one of NE's more famous members...."

I hate your loopholes.

But then again, iris wasn't really a member, more like a leader/creator. But then so is Adix.

Shut up.

At least Gwazi stopped poking me a while back. I was getting sore in places I don't want to be sore.

lmao

the british cause me to seize up in giggle fits.. no lie.
I was talking to my friend lucy when she flew out in december, and when I asked how her flight was she replied "knackering." I was unable to respond for a full two minutes due to giggle seizure.

At least Gwazi stopped poking me a while back. I was getting sore in places I don't want to be sore.

You might want to read this:
http://usc.facebook....e_id=7124321543

I never understood the cocept of "poking" on facebook (and now there's superpoke and some other poke related applications...)
There's a group call "Enough with the Poking, Lets Just Have Sex", after reading the group description, poking finally makes sense! It's also one of the funniest things I've read, esp the last part about "safe poking", hilarious! ...kinda makes you question the intention of superpoke...

***BORROWED FROM GROUP'S PAGE***

Seriously. People don't understand why "poking" exists on facebook. It's pretty clear that it's facebook's classy way of flirting, none of this "I was just thinking about you" bullshit. You want to have sex, so you poked me. End of story.

Be realistic, how often are you poked by a member of the same sex? If a member of the same sex pokes you, chances are they're gay. And if they're not gay, and you two are "just great friends"...

Everyone else thinks you guys are gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.

--THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF POKING--

I) Never poke someone you dont know and haven't spoken to, simply because you find them attractive. Stop being obvious and gross/stalker-y.

II) Don't poke anyone you don't want to have sex with. You'd just be an asshole giving them the wrong message. If you "just want to say hello", then IM them or comment on their profile etc, and actually say hello.

III) Don't return any pokes to the person who poked you if you dont find them attractive. You'll just be leading them on. It's not cool to break unnecessary hearts.

IV) Straight men don't poke other men. It is never appropriate. End of story.

V) DONT OVER-POKE! If you're poking more out of routine than to display real affections, you're poking too much. Limiting the frequency with which you poke helps retain the value of a single poke.

VI) If your poking is becoming too frequent, you need to have sex already. Once you've been poking back and forth for a few days, it becomes time to take the poking from the internet to the bedroom...or shower, kitchen, main lounge, attic, museum, airplane, fast-food restaurant bathroom, Chuck-E-Cheese's ball-pit, etc.

VII) Be careful when you decide to hide your pokes. Hiding a poke is the same thing as a rejection, and you don't want to send the wrong message to someone you might be interested in. If you are attracted to a person but don't want to be bothered with constantly poking back and forth, just leave the poke up there, it doesn't bite.

VIII) Poke wars are retarded (see #6). The process of poking isn't fun. You're just clicking a friggin' button. The sex that comes afterwards is the fun part. Two people competing over who "gets poked last" or who "pokes the other the most" or whatever is the most ridiculous concept I've ever heard. It's like two people sitting across from each other saying "I want to have sex" back and forth but with neither of them actually doing anything. They poked you, you poked them. Now stop the poking, and go have sex.

IX) If you like being an elusive, hard-to-get poke, don't give it up too soon! Sometimes, witholding that poke for a few days can intensify the relationship. Or, if you like subtly letting others know you're angry, take a long time to return their pokes, or hide their pokes altogether. Internet poking is as mental, as real poking is physical.

X) The last, but certainly not the least important Commandment: PRACTICING SAFER POKING.
It was already stated in the First Commandment that it's wrong to poke those you dont know that you only have physical attractions for, however, creeps are out there, and it happens nonetheless. DON'T POKE PEOPLE YOU DONT KNOW. You never know who that mysterious person poking you is. You never know who they've poked, or even if they were safe pokers themselves. Unsafe poking can lead to stalker-esque relationships, both in and out of Facebook. And you never know who might give you a virus (be it spyware or herpes). Neither of us want that. Two ways to poke safer are: to completely abstain from poking (this is the only 100% safe, religiously appropriate way), and to only poke people you know. Also, putting up sexy, cute, or marginally attractive profile pictures that non-friends can see might lead to unwanted poking. Be wary...and slutty/hoish at your own risk. I recommend neutral profile pictures of puppies, flowers, or famous athletes. Doing anything else might attract attention and end disasterously!

If you were: a victim of a poke-and-run, poked anyone without protection, a forced-poke victim, or gave accidental drunken pokes to that "less-than-par" sorority girl, please contact your local teen crisis hotline, police station, health center, school counselor, or any trustworthy adult.

roflmao

Well I only poked JJ because he poked me and I wasn't gonna let him get away with it. I stopped though.

Edited by Gwazi, 03 February 2008 - 11:13 PM.

I used to be a member of that group until I realized poking was fucking retarded. Now my girlfriend pokes me but that's as far as I'll go.

You guys can add me if you want.