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  1. wildheart

    My friendly invasion - Its was all big Bill Garners fault!

    My friendly invasion Many years ago, in fact it was 23rd July 1985 I was lounging in the sunshine in Southchurch Park in Southend it was a Sunday. The reason for me being prostrate on this beautiful Sunday was I was watching a one day match between Essex and it could have been Warwickshire or...
  2. RHB

    Does Hell give off heat or does it absorb it?

    "Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof." This was an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry midterm: Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools off when it expands and...
  3. DTS

    New laptop help

    Chaps Need a new laptop as mine has seen better days. Only really using it from web use and football manager. Can someone give me a steer what I need to have faster footy manager and better browsing. Cheers chaps.
  4. Procrastination

    So, seeing as you're all on shrimperzone at all hours of the day, it's probably safe to say that procrastination and the internet might be affecting your work/home/social life. I've spent a while thinking I work best under pressure and an impending deadline, however I'm starting to realise that...
  5. RHB

    10 Weirdest song lyrics of all time

    The Beeb have just published the results of the 10 weirdest song lyrics of all time competition, with the Killers coming in at no 1. Anyone got any better ones?? The Killers, Human "Are we human, or are we dancer?" The Beatles, I Am The Walrus "I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am...
  6. 3 weeks to go

    And still only two new faces .Most clubs have now got there squads and have bedded in there new faces .But once again it looks like we are going to bring in either loan players or last few days of pre season . I cant see why Phil Brown keeps saying that he wont be rushed into bringing new faces...
  7. OS

    Folks, Need a bit of advice on Operating Systems - my Windows 8 totally died, even the partition on my HD where the backup reinstall copy was, so I installed Ubuntu. Now it seems pretty good, epecially with the built in software, but trouble is it runs so slowly as I don't think my laptop is...
  8. 4G on mobile phone

    Last week I was upgraded on O2 to 4G on my iPhone. Wasn't really that fussed but after setting it up - holy crap! It seems to be faster than my home broadband and I spent my ride on the tram this morning watching the winter olympics. #gamechanger
  9. Jam_Man

    Skylanders Giants - Levelling

    My son loves Skylanders Giants, its ok but obviously aimed for kids. Any one know anything about it ? He bought a new Skylander the other day and used it for about half an hour and levelled really quick, 8 levels in that time. Not seen any of them level so fast so is there a reason? Does it...
  10. Driving

    Ok so yesterday I drove back from my sisters house in London up to Sheffield. This basically involves 140miles of the M1. To make it more 'interesting' I like to play a game. So basically, you drive slightly faster or slower than the speed you want to go at. So I normally like to drive at 80 in...
  11. Train fare rises

    Had to post this, as I am flabbergasted at what ATOC are saying in response to the 5.9% rise in fares that you poor sods have to put up with. Atoc said the fare increase would be used to pay for "new trains, faster services and better stations". 1) There won't be any new trains. Trains are...
  12. Cricko

    Faster than the speed of light

    Well this will put the cat amongst the pigeons and make Einstein turn in his grave. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783011/Speed-of-light-broken-by-scientists.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15017484
  13. AGM minutes

    Uncle Albert, boots shining like a cyclists tail light,strode into the foyer of the Palace Hotel. As he did so a smartly dressed youngman hesitantly came forward to greet him. His job was to welcome all the Bluesshareholders as they arrived for the clubs AGM and he’d obviously beenforewarned not...
  14. Spartan

    Where do you see Brighton in five years time?

    With our 100 million pound super stadium ready for 2011-2012 season and us knocking at the door of the Championship what are your personal thoughts? Season tickets at the Amex Stadium are already moving faster then the Brisbane river and we fully expect to knock out 15,000 of them no problem...
  15. Cricko

    Zone Update The Zone is off to the USA

    This coming Friday the 1st of October the Zone will be off-line for a period of time, we are hoping that it will only be during the Friday evening/early hours of Saturday morning. The reason for this is that we are changing our server provider and joining a new one in Chicago...
  16. NSFW Cybersex - You're doing it wrong (18+)

    taken from b3ta: Online computer users often engage in what is affectionately known as "cybersex". Often the fantasies typed into keyboards and shared through Internet phone lines get pretty raunchy. However, as you'll see below, one of the two cyber-surfers in the following transcript of an...
  17. Cricko

    Taxman seeks temporary Admin

    The Taxman has changed tactics in a bid to get Southend United to settle it's debts...In it's latest High Court claim HM Revenue and Customs has applied to put the club into temporary administration over unpaid tax debts of 200k. The application differs from previous attempts to wind the club...
  18. Slipperduke

    Greek Tragedy For King Otto

    South Korea 2-0 Greece EURO 2004 SEEMS AN AWFULLY LONG TIME AGO It’s hard to believe that Greece ever caused the European superpowers such headaches. Granted, they were never blessed with a generation of superstars, but they always had their composure, their organisation and their ability to...
  19. Player Abilities

    Descriptions of the new Player Abilities are up. Have to love the last one... As promised here are some more details about the abilities that your players will perhaps soon be allocated. Note that there is a slight change in the percentage probability of your players having these abilities to...
  20. sufcrocks

    Good old Vinnie!!!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/essex/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8498000/8498114.stm Our nags faster than their nag bet yer! and he wears the colours better.
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