The Off Topic Topic

[jimmy olsen]

I've been trying to think of a funny joke to make about how bad things seem to be, but they've all fallen flat.

Someone cheer me up.

[Ideologue]

I didn't like it till I realized when he took off his sunglasses he still had sunglasses on.  That's a nice touch.

[Habbaku]

He's putting them on, actually.

[Josquius]

I've just rearranged all my furniture yet again.
This is becoming a habit...

[Sheilbh]

Marmite spill closes M1:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/29/marmite-spill-m1?CMP=twt_fd

There are NO pictures so far

[MadBurgerMaker]

Man, my mom's Passat has the dumbest problem ever, and the VW dealership can't fix it (and apparently they've talked to whoever in Germany, and they can't figure it out either):

It's not that it won't start, or that it breaks down, or whatever.......the thing sometimes won't turn off.     She takes the key out and it just keeps running for some random length of time until it decides on it's own that it will turn off. 

She's up at the dealership for the fourth time now waiting for a rental car.  Every time she tells me about it, I just think about what a stupid fucking problem that is to have.  And also that she needs to start thinking about lemon laws and all that.  This is nearly a $30,000 car.  The damn thing should at least turn off, right?

[Josquius]

Marmite spill closes M1:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/29/marmite-spill-m1?CMP=twt_fd

There are NO pictures so far

Marmite spill causes jam...the headline makes me giggle.

And I love that there are Marmite Tankers.

[Grey Fox]

Vegemite!   

[DGuller]

Man, my mom's Passat has the dumbest problem ever, and the VW dealership can't fix it (and apparently they've talked to whoever in Germany, and they can't figure it out either):

It's not that it won't start, or that it breaks down, or whatever.......the thing sometimes won't turn off.     She takes the key out and it just keeps running for some random length of time until it decides on it's own that it will turn off. 

She's up at the dealership for the fourth time now waiting for a rental car.  Every time she tells me about it, I just think about what a stupid fucking problem that is to have.  And also that she needs to start thinking about lemon laws and all that.  This is nearly a $30,000 car.  The damn thing should at least turn off, right?

I recall reading about this problem on VW Vortex.  I think the solution was in the ignition, though I don't remember.

[Grey Fox]

Gawd, I hate shopping for a new cell phone. All a bunch of crooks with hidden fees & confusing websites. (When they work, rogers.com & fido.ca are currently down)

[MadBurgerMaker]

I recall reading about this problem on VW Vortex.  I think the solution was in the ignition, though I don't remember.

The ignition was the first thing the dealership "fixed."  One issue they're having is it's very difficult to replicate the problem, since it's apparently completely random.  They've gotten it to do it once while it's been there, but it didn't stay on long enough for them to get the diagnostic stuff hooked up or whatever. 

[Sheilbh]

And I love that there are Marmite Tankers.

I know.  I'd no idea.  It makes me wonder what other condiments are transported by tanker.  Could we have a mayonnaise or mustard spill?

[Sheilbh]

Just watching Paul McMullan's testimony at the Leveson inquiry.  The guy really is central casting journoscum, but he's good to listen to.  'Privacy is for paedos'

[Ideologue]

I wonder if I could fake French proficiency enough to do a French doc review project.  Je m'apelle est Hunter et j'ai lu bien le francais!

Mon dieu, je veux a mourir.  Pourquoi ne pas?  Je ne suis meme pas en vie.

[garbon]

i have a CD player in my car. At work I have itunes with 5500 songs installed.

I do listen to the news and traffic for about 10 minutes when I first get out.

Listening to CDs in the car? How antiquated. I connect my ipod via the audio jack and listen to everything I've crammed onto that.