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Yeah, I was looking to run for a specific charity that doesn't buy GNR places (even though they're active at the RVI - grrr), hence applying independently. I might still go down that route with a different charity though.

Done. Applied for the GNR myself but didn't get in, probably going to do a wee 10k at some point instead and see how that goes. Not quite as much of a commitment, but I'll still be hassling you good people for donations in due course.

And if you could wait a few years and chip away at it for £400 instead?

Beg pardon? Oh well - if you see getting on the "ladder" as such a luxury it's worth busting a gut for when the same property is going to be worth 30-40% less in a couple of years and you can get a far shorter mortgage on it, be my guest. Even with the obscene interest rates on offer at the minute, you'd be daft not to rent.

Also, if you don't have a deposit then banks will at you anyway. 10% is an absolute, absolute, absolute minimum for any kind of decent deal at the moment, and if you want a non-rip-off interest rate then you have to be looking in the region of 20-25%. Otherwise forget it.

As a basic principle, if the market value of a "home" is such that you can't afford one without having to share with another person, it's too expensive. Wait another 3-4 years until the full impact of the crash has played out - there'll be plenty to choose from then.

Wow, what a missed opportunity to do something funny.

Just adds insult to injury. She earned that 14k by allowing fat, bearded old blokes to cum on her face. "Welcome to womanhood, love."

And broadcast it live on LivingTV, obviously. You have to feel sorry for her though. Not just in the obvious sense that she is dying but because she has absolutely no idea how to conduct herself and those around her obviously aren't helping. She's already a millionaire and I wonder if she'll really earn that much in her last weeks to make that much of a difference to the lives of those she is leaving behind. But she attaches infinitely more value to cash and being in the limelight than she does anything else. If she wasn't so interested in the latter, wouldn't she have had a quiet wedding (and the money saved could go to her kids). I think it would have been nice if she could have acted with a bit more dignity because I don't think her death (much like her time in the spotlight since she was on Big Brother) will be a particularly pleasant legacy for her children when they are older. She'll be remembered as a thick as fuck, ignorant media whore who couldn't even retreat into the background with a bit of dignity when she had (what is probably) days to live. All very sad and indicative of the UK today. You seem to be saying that with alarming regularity these days. I'm thinking it with alarming regularity. I guessed. Rather alarming, isn't it? All fairly indicative of the state of Alex these days tbh.

Except now he's playing for Scotland, they call him "Jobbie".

Always liked ol' Walt.

What in gods name is Trados? Translation memory software. Dead useful, especially during annual report season. Whisky is more fun though.

I used to get along to a canny few Whitley Warriors games back in the day. Where else would you get to hero-worship someone called Hilton Ruggles?

Trados and whisky.

No but your moronic thought counts a whole lot! Always a pleasure.

My parents turned 60 and celebrated 40 years since they first met in the same year, so I was able to get them various bits of 1948 - 1968 - 2008 commemorative stuff, memorabilia and random bits and pieces. That doesn't help you much though.

Funniest thing about that is that I've moved house so that's not my landline anymore Wait, wasn't it in the message about your new address? I'm sure that was why my phone used the number in the first place. Oh christ, I'm beyond confused now. Erm... happy birthday!

Oh go on then.

I took the "elongated connection" bit as a challenge to be as tenuous as possible, and I'm running with it, dammit.

Rode in a Sinclair C5 in close proximity to Frank Bruno. Served drinks to Greg Rusedski when he was still Canadian. Got a shout-out in a book by Tim Moore for providing information that I didn't actually provide.

SMO? He wishes, etc.

I quite like[d] it, but I've yet to meet anyone who'd really agree. And it's incompatible with several bits of cracked software, which is reason enough to regress to XP and wait for Microsoft's next earth-shattering mistake.

Never mind - I've sorted it. Should have Googled first really. Feel free to delete this.