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Plod? 
that has to be the police but how did you get to plod?
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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good safe name. I like it. So now if I ever visit the other side of the pond, I know how to tell someone to call the police.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Plod, Dibble, Fuzz, Bobbies, Filth, Old Bill.
They have many, many names. The above are just those that spring instantly to mind.
I would also like to add Bizzies and Rozzers.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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#5 on your list is my normal description - I spent too much time around London in my youth to call them anything else - but I thought it might confuse our international readership so I went for "neutral abuse" instead. 
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Went to a Microsoft thingo on the weekend (actually a BizSpark thingo)
Was fun. Learned a lot about Azure, did some development and practiced presenting my 'pitch'
And I won an XBox 360 !
I don't get it for a bit as it has to be sent out to me - so, bearing in mind Xmas is around the corner, what should I be buying myself (and The Boy (tm) to go with it?
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Just sell it when you get it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I've hanging fire for the xbox 720, this could be the future of HTPC.
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Skyrim.
Incredible game, that is.
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Ravel H. Joyce wrote: Incredible game, that is.
As long as you don't play it on a Play Station, where it has some ugly bugs. And I will keep my fingers off the PC version as long as they want to force me to register at Steam.
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"
And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.
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Yhanks, Yoda - I didn't know it was available on the Xbox
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XBox 360? Then how about this[^]?
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"
And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.
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_Maxxx_ wrote: bearing in mind Xmas is around the corner, what should I be buying myself (and The Boy (tm) to go with it?
A 60"or larger Full HD 3D telly 
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Depends on how old 'The Boy' is. If you like zombie games then Dead Rising 1& 2 are great, Elder Scrolls V is fun (or so the GF tells me, she hasn't let me play yet), Some very good RPG games in both the American and the JRPG style. Mass Effect 1 & 2 should be fairly inexpensive but I haven't looked lately. More shooters than you can shake a stick at for the Holiday Season.
Amazon is having more than a few specials on stuff as we approach Christmas. And as someone above mentioned, if you don't have a HD tv already, that. A lot of the games are optimized for that aspect ratio now without an alternative mode for normal displays so things get squished and text becomes unreadable.
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Your girlfriend is playing ... Skyrim ?
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Yeah, it was her birthday present. She said after she is done, I can play. So I figure sometime by the end of next year I will get to experience it. 
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A six pack and some vegetables pizza.
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If it doesn't come with a Kinect, go for that 
Steve
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I C(++) therefore I am
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Good call - I am not sure exectly what I'm getting - but the kinekt would be a great call - any idea what the best game for it would be ? A party type game might be good for the Xmas spirit!
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So, I was going into town, and as it's coming up to Xmas I asked the wife what she would like for her Xmas pressie...
"Oh, I don't know" she replied, "something with diamonds would be nice!"
I've bought her a deck of playing cards.
I may not be posting after Xmas day.
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[reposted as naseum]
Mrs Wife asked for a new bag and belt. The hoover should be working great by New Year. 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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There's a lot to learn from you!
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Follow me young saffron clad novice, I shall teach you the way of The Way of Mrs. Cosmopilite[^] just as I learnt from The Sweeper.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I always buy terrible gifts for my wife, but luckily I've found her Christmas list.
Eggs
Milk
Bread.
Toilet roll.
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Wrong list!
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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