Milo is primarily consumed hot, its essentially hot chocolate so Im guessing perhaps it didn't actually survive the trip.

Shapes are best when crunched up and rolled into a ball.... yeah, you heard me. They're just crackers tho.

Vegemite.... its death in a jar.

>> ^longde:

It just seems like you have an ax to grind with africans, and your last comments show it.
African people aren't violent warlords; but they are homophobic, dogmatic, and patently dishonest. I get it. Thanks for your contributions to this anti-stereotyping video.
Who doesn't try to put themselves in the best light? British people, atheists, and gay people -three of the most moral peoples on the planet -never do that. >> ^Deano:
>> ^longde:
I'd rather like to see you in Nairobi in their faces patronizingly asking them about their personal beliefs.

I'd be quite happy to. Though I don't see why it would have to be patronising. If you want to have an honest dialogue then those matters are going to come up and everyone should be willing to discuss them.
It would make a change from my experience in London where it's quite the opposite way around. I often encounter Nigerians who are often more than comfortable sharing their views about religion and not so subtle opinions about homosexuality. They tend to be women due to the sector I'm in and one was so pushy as to wonder what I did on a Sunday if I didn't go to church. And then followed it with "Are you gay?" She was blissfully unaware that she was putting herself in disciplinary trouble. She just didn't care.
My mate used to work at the passport office here in London which was the centre of quite a few heated political disputes in the last few years. The workforce included a bunch of really nice African guys but dodgy as hell and always pulling some scam.
This is, in my view, definitely a cultural difference. My friend is a straight arrow, very reliable and honest so the contrast between him and others (hell even myself as I like to cut corners sometimes) is more pronounced. In another country some of those behaviours (including racial bullying and generally taking the piss) might be fine but here not so much. The problem with the passport office is that they lacked leadership and strong management so everyone ran amok.
So getting back to the video, yes it's nice to challenge stereotypes but let's remove the rose-tinted spectacles at the same time. I'm sure these chaps are as super nice as they are depicted, but it IS a depiction designed to promote a charitable cause. Everyone has prejudices and blind spots, everyone can and will be an arsehole. Even after you strip away the stereotype you can't get rid of that.



Apologies for not replying promptly @longde but work has consumed most of my time over the weekend.

I have no axe to grind. I thought I had expressed myself clearly but I apologise for failing to do that. My original comment was intended to counter the somewhat rosy, unrealistic and some might say shallow depiction of African men in the video.

It's not much different from those lovely promo videos showing off everyone in their best light (anyting from the Olympics springs to mind). We intuitively KNOW the reality behind such things and my comment was merely a reminder of that. And I put the smiley face on because, no, I do not have a problem with anyone from Africa and I resent that accusation. I have plenty of experience and appreciation for people from all walks of life but I'm not afraid to call it as it is. If this video was going the other way I'd be providing counter-examples as well. I've got plenty of experience of the good and bad in people - and if you heard me rant about my Norwegian family I can only assume you'd think me anti-Scandinavian

Finally I'm a bit puzzled by your last sentence. It really doesn't make any sense to me. Perhaps you could explain. Honest question.

Cheers for the promote.... and congrats on the ruby. Nice work!

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
You heard me! *promote

Thanks, sifty I love you.

You heard me! *promote

Thanks, sifty I love you.

have you heard me tell the stories about the adventures in lunacy ive taken with the mentally ill? theyre comedic tragedy gold.
one day im going to write a dual-autobiographical broadway musical. starring me and my male equivalent and our parallel adventures in abuse and insanity.

itll be a boy meets girl story. the boy and the girl meet. fall madly in love and live parallel lives of solitude and insanity. mostly on separate continents. they come from broken abusive families. they tear through life destroying romantic relationship after romantic relationship. they live in constant fear of failure so they run from every opportunity that presents itself and hermit themselves away from almost all people. they live into old age, dying alone of the diseases they gave themselves through systematic abuse, hepatitis c and emphysema respectively.

itll be beautiful. the songs will be upbeat and vibrant of course because really they really really are songs about happy people in a happy life. you just have to use sad words to describe them.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
I understand now. Can't you work towards comi-tragic?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
oh the avatar is a tally count of comedy vs tragedy.
tragedy is clearly winning.
i think im in a tragedy.
ending it all in a duel was the only dignified way to go.
you and your second have denied me my dignity, thanks jerks.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
I point to your avatar. I blame my absence at the appointed time and place of our duel on my second. He's got no stomach for such brutal affairs.

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
tsk tsk old kitty.
what the hell are you pointing to?
and dont flatter yourself, youre nowhere near the top of my shit list.
and you had your chance too. you totally blew it.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
^Is that your shit-list? Am I at the top?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
you're late for our duel.
this slight can only be interpreted as cowardice on your part.
for shame kitty kitty, for shame.

In reply to this comment by EDD:
It's not a tough question, jackass - what you were supposed to say was, "they f*cked their mom".

The Bible - teaching kids true morality about incest n' shit since 30 AD ~400 AD.


well...not the mom,something even BETTER for you,my atheist friend.
dont worry,im stacked to gills will biblical info:
city of NOD is where cain went after his banishment.
of course that answers the viewers question but opens a whole new book of whoop-ass on this very VERY uneducated priest.
on a somewhat related subject,cain was theorized by some religious scholars to have lain with lilith,adams first wife.
yeah..you heard me..adams first wife,who was then reviled as the mother of all demons.
(which seems to be a pattern for ex-wives for some men).
ok kids..go have fun with that.
i cant give you ALL the fun stuff to mess with your very religious friends all at once,
your head might explode.

city of NOD is where cain went after his banishment.
of course that answers the viewers question but opens a whole new book of whoop-ass on this very VERY uneducated priest.
on a somewhat related subject,cain was theorized by some religious scholars to have lain with lilith,adams first wife.
yeah..you heard me..adams first wife,who was then reviled as the mother of all demons.
(which seems to be a pattern for ex-wives for some men).
ok kids..go have fun with that.
i cant give you ALL the fun stuff to mess with your very religious friends all at once,
your head might explode.

You heard me siftbot.. I said *ART, DAMNIT!

Edit: wow, good game siftbot. You're now my arch-nemesis and I vow to destroy you.

hmmmm,
this can be reversed quite easily.
and if a women is so repugnant as to play on a man's insecurity,she has lost all rights to be treated as a respectable person.
so lets fuck with this type of girl shall we?
1.any woman so shallow as to indulge in this self-absorbed practice has most likely spent a very long time cultivating a alluring image.this hides the underlying insecurity and low self-esteem issues she has.she craves attention to validate that she is a desirable woman.this means you should flirt with her,but also with her friends,her family and everybody else(innocently of course,dont be mean).this will confound her sensibilities,and most likely turn the tables fairly quickly.if she is being stubborn,just ask her "hey,does your friend have a man"?..yeah..that usually does it,no girl of this caliber would ever hang out with a girl they thought prettier than they are,and you inquiring about that friend just put them into a full panic attack and competition with their friend.
end result:you get the nookie.
2.be real.
i cannot stress this enough,be who you are,not what you think might get you laid.women(and this means ALL women) have a built in bullshit detector,and they ALL talk.so do yourself a favor and be real.real responds to real,and bullshit takes maintenance,upholding an image can be a job in itself..so dont bother.
3.have fun.
yeah,you heard me..have fun!
stop obsessing about her being naked,sex,sex,sex.oh..and did i mention sex?
a woman knows in the first 5 seconds if you are gonna get any.why waste time worrying about it?
its not like she is gonna come out and tell you,and the more you sit there panting like a dog,the more she is convinced that you would blow balls as a lover.
so knock that shit off and HAVE FUN!
if a woman has fun with you,you make her laugh and are interesting.
buddy..your gettin laid.
but if your following her around like a sick emo puppy.well..you may get a pity lay..but thats just..eww../shivers.
4.three day rule.
yeah yeah..it seems tacky,and girls say WTF..but it works.
call too soon and they think they "have" you,by the second day you may have them thinking..but not much.
third day is the charm.
why?
because at the start they thought they had you,by day three they want to know WTF is going on?WHY havent you called them?they were so SURE they had you...
tables a turnin grasshopper.
why not 4 days you ask?
well...by day 4 they are now pissed,and in their minds you can go fuck your egotistical self.who do you think you are?not calling them..phhht../shows the hand.
5.its ok to be friends.
let me say that again.
ITS OK TO BE FRIENDS.
its a win-win really.
so nothing really came of what you started.thats cool...
if you real and upfront,you have nothing to be ashamed of.not every women is going to jump your bones,nor you theirs.
here is the really cool thing.
since you were real and upfront,there is no bullshit to master,you can be you.
that means you can be friends..yep..
she will view you as "emergency sex" and you have a pretty hot friend who is better than any of your buddies talking you up.
why?
how many time i have to tell you?
WOMEN TALK!!!
this failed relationship/lover turned friend will introduce you to more women than any family reunion ever will!
*warning* this can backfire sometimes when the woman has developed "feelings" unbeknownst to you.nothing more uncomfortable than having your "best friend" break down in a drunken crying jag about how you slept with her friend knowing how she felt about you.
didnt you KNOW she was secretly in love with you!
heartless bastard!
6.disregard all these steps,for in actuality all women are the unfathominable mystery of the universe.you will never figure them out because THEY cant figure themselves out.
just nod your head,say "yes" often,and realize you have no clue.
but avoid women like this one in the video..they r teh suck.
(for a complete transcript of this lecture,and of enoch's previous lectures.
send a check or money order to:pox 3275 white plains ne 45876)

Oh you heard me?

Every bit of it.

Good.

As usual, I feel for the workers, the execs can go lick sweaty assballs... Yep, sweaty balls that have been up an ass... They can lick em...

You heard me...

= )

Seeing as how ass jelly is NOT delicious jelly, I disagree with you, Razor, and find your input stupid. You heard me. Stupid.

Glad to see we transitioned this from a boring argument that's over a decade old to the real pressing matters at hand.

And it's delicious jelly. Like strawberry jelly. *Hides under my desk, preparing for the anti-strawberry, pro-grape fanboys to flame me.*

*humanitarian

You heard me.

>> ^Duckman33:
But, is it repetitive?

Actually, being completely honest - it most definitely is not.

It's a brilliant game, certainly the best horror game I have ever played and if you have to choose at this point in time - it's even better in its own right than Fallout 3. Hell, for me it's without a doubt the best game that's been released this year. Yeah, you heard me. dft, you're my man - fuck yahtzee (at least this time). He was just WRONG on this one.

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!)
In this corner we have the funk bodysnatcher
P Funkadelic and I gotcha hard enough
That I can chew a whole bag of rocks
Chew an Avenue chew an off street and off block
Then turn around and do the same damn thing to a soloist
Cause Reggie Noble's pissed
I crush your whole brain frame
Cause you couldn't maintain the funk
That have your rap style for lunch chump
Cause 92 I take a whole crew
Give them a punch of the funk, knock all of their gold tooth loose
(POO POW)
To show you what type of stuff I'm on
You can't puff or sniff it
Because I was born with it
The Funkadelic Devil, hit you with the rap level of 10
Then 1, 2, 3 You're pinned
I get action, so everybody jump wit your rump
If you like the way it sounds punk,
Pump it in your back trunk
And let loose with the juice when I do rock
I'm too hot, some say I got more Juice then Tupac
(STRAIGHT OUTTA JERSEY)

You heard me, my brother
Im laughin,
TIME 4 SUM ACTION

Lights, camera, cock back the hammer
(EXPLOSION!)
Straight from the land of the lost
I'ma hit you with the funk force
That makes you run your rap style back to the crack vile
Brotha
Then strike a pose like Madonna
My mom's kicked me out because I did what I want to
The original P-Funk stroke a trunk of funk
Then you saw caps cause my jaw snaps with the raw raps
So color me bad, plus color me black
For the funk that I pack, Red freak it to the funk track
(THE FUNKY FLY STUFF)
Come on and let me kick
(THE FUNKY FLY STUFF)
Just to show you where the HELL I COME FROM
I get dumb with the 1, 1-2
Check my rep, I'm a hit when I have sex
(like this)
Make you twist to the list
Of a funky brain cell when it's puffed on a spliff
And all that, the hi hat, go buy that,
Listen, look, OOPS, brother where your eyes at?
There on the floor, pick em up
While I pour a lil funk down your brain punk
Listen to my name chump
(REDMAN READY TO ROCK)
I got a glock
THEN, POW!, your body is all over the block
Tryin to step to ths, the Exorcist, kick it
I git mad wicked when the twin cocks the buscuit
And blow your head off, just for askin
"Who's the one rappin?"
(POO POW)
TIME FOR SUM ACTION

*spoken*
Yo, 1992, Redman gets paid
Yeah, know what Im sayin
We not goin for the Okee Doke, believe that
Hit Squad is defineteliy in the house
(IN THE HOUSE)
For the brothers who dont be knowin what's up
Word is bond, I gotta show them the flava....

AAAAH...
back to the funk track, like Black Sheep
My man, he say, "Who's the Redman?"
"Where's the Redman?"
I kill, I smother, I get down with the...

(YO, YO, YO! CHIIL, G. CHILL La. It's over man.
You ain't gotta say no more, it's over.)