Bad Beat/Moaning/Venting - pray for Lazare

[AndyFatBastard]

Loads of girls in summer frocks wandering around town with huge smiles on their faces.

Time for some sunny day music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHl9qRsMzw

[elbows]

Trying to rate crisps without considering Pringles is wtf territory imo.

Go home you're drunk

[SatNav]

Ate about 7 huge bags of paprika crisps in lanzarote. Love em.

[AndyFatBastard]

it really is.
Finding out the states/canada have such awfully shit crisps like lays confounded me when I lived there.
Though they made up for it with jalepeno kettle chips to be fair to them

All Dressed Ruffles might be the greatest crisp in the known world. Only available in Canada and some, but not all, northwestern US states.

[elbows]

Speaking of drunk. Night of Nostalgia 2 kicks off at 6 (officially) in Keogh's.

Poker is optional. Dice is floating around town armed and dangerous so beware.

[Keane]

Speaking of drunk. Night of Nostalgia 2 kicks off at 6 (officially) in Keogh's.

Poker is optional. Dice is floating around town armed and dangerous so beware.

Would like to attend but had two wisdom teeth spooned out yesterday so might not be the best idea #conflicted

[horatio1]

Ate about 7 huge bags of paprika crisps in lanzarote. Love em.

Holiday is over, please move on, how is the motivation levels? Huge queue at the kiosk any time I was in there.

[Guest]

Here's a good article illustrating what zuutroy is on about (I think)

Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

http://gu.com/p/3y2gq?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Higgs said he became "an embarrassment to the department when they did research assessment exercises". A message would go around the department saying: "Please give a list of your recent publications." Higgs said: "I would send back a statement: 'None.' "

By the time he retired in 1996, he was uncomfortable with the new academic culture. "After I retired it was quite a long time before I went back to my department. I thought I was well out of it. It wasn't my way of doing things any more. Today I wouldn't get an academic job. It's as simple as that. I don't think I would be regarded as productive enough."

A great deal more of the great scientific discoveries have been made by accident or by guys pissing about then by guys getting whipped by metrics driven cunts

[elbows]

Would like to attend but had two wisdom teeth spooned out yesterday so might not be the best idea #conflicted

We will get you a straw

[Dice75]

Speaking of drunk. Night of Nostalgia 2 kicks off at 6 (officially) in Keogh's.

Poker is optional. Dice is floating around town armed and dangerous so beware.

Meeting Kev about 5pm. No doubt Keoghs will be wedged with after work drinkers with the sun out.

Deffo armed and dangerous today as on mega tilt with the old Transport crowd again today. Todays excuse - "Eh, someone lost the container for 2 days in Rotterdam"

[Guest]

That is my point. Although, to be clear, it's not with "you". I like reading your posts.

Look, I have no insight into your situation and how you are with others in your work, but I thought that just on the off-chance that no-one has ever mentioned how you can come across in your attitude on this and what effect it could possibly have on how others feel then perhaps I might throw it out there.

Perhaps I shouldn't have. I've typed it out numerous times in the past and not clicked send because I wasn't sure if there was annoyance behind it. I posted it this time from a place of genuinely wishing you well with all of this.

On the contrary I picked it up from my seniors. I'm the young guy in here, and they've all drilled it into me! We do our complaining behind closed doors, and on internet forums.

[Guest]

I am pretty much driven by targets and cash in my professional life because that is what I like but I completely agree with you.

Is this situation not something that has been around since the first university started funding research? I might be niave when it comes to this but I just presumed that there would have always been a push to monetise research - even Di Vinci had to build tanks and paint the odd picture to cover his research cost

No, it's only in the last 20-30 years or so that it's really taken off. I'm not saying I have a huge problem with research being commercialised, it's just that they expect the scientist to come up with an idea, come up with a near market application,become the engineer, entrepreneur, marketing manager and so on.
I work on interfaces between materials and what happens at an atomic level when you deposit metals on semiconductors. More recently I've been looking at how they can be used to extract the hydrogen from water. Obviously these areas are hugely important technologically, but I'd rather just do the science and then let the companies figure out how it can be exploited.

[SatNav]

Holiday is over, please move on, how is the motivation levels? Huge queue at the kiosk any time I was in there.

I'm. Always motivated dear. I'm Actually In good ould fettle. Like I was never gone. Had a good 9 hour sleep last night.

[CHDad]

Can't look anywhere without seeing heat out there.

[Raoul Duke III]

Meeting Kev about 5pm. No doubt Keoghs will be wedged with after work drinkers with the sun out.

Deffo armed and dangerous today as on mega tilt with the old Transport crowd again today. Todays excuse - "Eh, someone lost the container for 2 days in Rotterdam"

Feel free to relocate if needed - Kehoes likely to be hell on earth with the sunshine\Friday\tourons.

[shano1888]

The level of love for all these laughable peasant corn snacks is also bizarre.

Burger Bites - Christ almighty.

Best post in a long time.

[DeadParrot]

Trying to rate crisps without considering Pringles is wtf territory imo.

Pringles aren't crisps m8

[RichieM]

No, it's only in the last 20-30 years or so that it's really taken off. I'm not saying I have a huge problem with research being commercialised, it's just that they expect the scientist to come up with an idea, come up with a near market application,become the engineer, entrepreneur, marketing manager and so on.
I work on interfaces between materials and what happens at an atomic level when you deposit metals on semiconductors. More recently I've been looking at how they can be used to extract the hydrogen from water. Obviously these areas are hugely important technologically, but I'd rather just do the science and then let the companies figure out how it can be exploited.

Well that certainly seems fair enough - you are good at the science part so why waste your focus on the business side which you are not so strong on.

[CHDad]

Perri were the Cheese and Onion GOAT

[Opr]

Area of special interest to me at the moment although anything arising from this specifically won't translate to viable treatment options for the majority for quite some time. I thought I would share though as it is absolutely massive news for Cancer research.

Duke University have been running a trial on infecting Glioblastoma with the poliovirus. In lay man's terms the body has a way of cloaking tumors from us so that we can't see them. When they infect the tumor with the polio-virus it causes the body to see them and to kick start an immune response against it which has been seeing unprecedented results. The FDA just granted breakthrough status today as the early results have been so incredible. They can translate the same therapy to all forms of tumors in the body of which the work has already started so it is massive news in Oncology.

60 minutes aired a piece on it last year. It is a little sensational but then as one of the doctors over the program says, so are the early results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssHEtvUS9eU

Henry Friedman, one of the head doctors talking about the latest update on the below podcast says in all his years he hasn't seen anything remotely close to the kind of results they are seeing for this treatment. If you want to skip the boring stuff he starts talking about the trial at 11.30 into the pod.

http://theexchangeshow.com/podcast/henry-friedman-fighting-cancer-with-polio/

Today CBS running a lead story on FDA breakthrough status for poliovirus trial. 60 minutes going to run another updated program on it this Sunday.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/promising-duke-university-polio-brain-cancer-trial-given-breakthrough-status-60-minutes/

Opr

[Guest]

Farmer Browns wuster sauce were a great crisp.

[Dice75]

Area of special interest to me at the moment although anything arising from this specifically won't translate to viable treatment options for the majority for quite some time. I thought I would share though as it is absolutely massive news for Cancer research.

Duke University have been running a trial on infecting Glioblastoma with the poliovirus. In lay man's terms the body has a way of cloaking tumors from us so that we can't see them. When they infect the tumor with the polio-virus it causes the body to see them and to kick start an immune response against it which has been seeing unprecedented results. The FDA just granted breakthrough status today as the early results have been so incredible. They can translate the same therapy to all forms of tumors in the body of which the work has already started so it is massive news in Oncology.

60 minutes aired a piece on it last year. It is a little sensational but then as one of the doctors over the program says, so are the early results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssHEtvUS9eU

Henry Friedman, one of the head doctors talking about the latest update on the below podcast says in all his years he hasn't seen anything remotely close to the kind of results they are seeing for this treatment. If you want to skip the boring stuff he starts talking about the trial at 11.30 into the pod.

http://theexchangeshow.com/podcast/henry-friedman-fighting-cancer-with-polio/

Today CBS running a lead story on FDA breakthrough status for poliovirus trial. 60 minutes going to run another updated program on it this Sunday.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/promising-duke-university-polio-brain-cancer-trial-given-breakthrough-status-60-minutes/

Opr

Must have a look at that when i get a chance. It was a Glioblastoma that got my brother a few years ago. Fucker of a thing.

[Lplated]

Go home you're drunk

Pringles aren't crisps m8

'Father, forgive them, they know not' etc...

Restricting category to inferior products in plastic bags will always produce a biased and thus incorrect result.

Sour cream and onion. Simplest and most magical all at the same time.

[rounders123]

The truest words so far are Careca's about the red 'original' hula hoops, they give hula hoops a bad name. Maybe if your a hare in a fox hole they are acceptable but imagine a foreigner bought a pack of these in their first venture into the hula hoop speculation. They would probably never again go for the brand again missing out on the green pack spring onion which is a stellar hula hoop altogether. Or brown bag bbq for that matter but spring onion pound for pound does the bbq in a bloody battle.

I have an issue with smaller super valu stores because they stock too much large share bags and not enough sixers. FFS share bags are for american tossers, dont they know crisps arent for sharing. Crisps are an individual pursuit so to see a share bag gets me and galling when you pick one up in haste thinking its a sixer, ffs. Buying a share bag means your looking for a large elastic band after your discipline eventually pulls you up and you need to wrap as tight as possible for the resumption of play.

[dobby]

The truest words so far are Careca's about the red 'original' hula hoops, they give hula hoops a bad name. Maybe if your a hare in a fox hole they are acceptable but imagine a foreigner bought a pack of these in their first venture into the hula hoop speculation. They would probably never again go for the brand again missing out on the green pack spring onion which is a stellar hula hoop altogether. Or brown bag bbq for that matter but spring onion pound for pound does the bbq in a bloody battle.

I have an issue with smaller super valu stores because they stock too much large share bags and not enough sixers. FFS share bags are for american tossers, dont they know crisps arent for sharing. Crisps are an individual pursuit so to see a share bag gets me and galling when you pick one up in haste thinking its a sixer, ffs. Buying a share bag means your looking for a large elastic band after your discipline eventually pulls you up and you need to wrap as tight as possible for the resumption of play.

"Share bag" is just a marketing thing. Everyone knows they're the perfect size for single consumption

[dobby]

@Eoghan, was it 9/4 or 6/4 you quoted me for AGS? I would like to have €4 on that please. Thank you.

[Flushdraw]

Each to their own, but give me some Wotsits, Crunchos and Nik-Naks and i'm a happy happy man!

[Denny Crane]

All crisps are muck.

[MrsFlushdraw]

Salt & Vinegar or cheese and onion square crisps. Pickled onion Monster Munch are way better than the beef ones. Never had tayto till I moved here. Loved Golden Wonder cheese & onion growing up.

[eamonhonda]

All crisps are muck.

Closest I've ever come to blocking someone on here.

[CHDad]

We should run a Best Crisps in Ireland World Cup of The Universe.

[hotspur]

Any love for Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli?

[eamonhonda]

Any love for Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli?

Not as widely available as they once we're, but a great crisp imo. Mid tier or better

[dobby]

Peaky Blinders second episode picked up nicely and was pretty explosive for anyone in two minds about picking it up.

[Denny Crane]

Jesus, who goes for Enda or Michael here

[Theresa]

Re the crisps thing - Im sure I've mentioned this before but I've 3 rules for true friendship. If you like any of the below we will never be true friends.

Cauliflower
Original/Ready Salted Flavour Crisps/Pringles
Steps (the method of ascension, not late 90's early 00's pop band).

Hard rules too.

Careca is SPOT on.

[DeadParrot]

Re the crisps thing - Im sure I've mentioned this before but I've 3 rules for true friendship. If you like any of the below we will never be true friends.

Cauliflower
Original/Ready Salted Flavour Crisps/Pringles
Steps (the method of ascension, not late 90's early 00's pop band).

Hard rules too.

Careca is SPOT on.

lucky, we nearly had a falling out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwDHHcHPh0

[Tar.Aldarion]

People come here and are aghast at the idea of vinegar in crisps, so far as to not believe that vinegar is even in the crisps. Hence somebody from Canada coming here that was allergic to vinegar and bashing into them anyway, with painful results. Just couldn't beleive the package, thought it was an elaborate jape..


Thai sweet chilli are great but the caramelised onion ones are number one sensation.

Ready salted - there is something wrong with you if you like them, possible lizard people test.

[mdoug]

That crisps chart is incorrect, I live off crisps so I definitely know.
Certain packs of mighty munch(i miss monster) are still amazing but they are extremely hit and miss in their packets. Much like pringles with their sometimes utterly shite wafery pringles. Sour cream and onion hunky dory's are class though, anyone who disagrees is wrong.

Anyways why I'm here, how does one get a refund on ebay?
I never got the items I bought, have filed a complaint which has gone via paypal but the person hasn't responded or sent money back so wondering what my next step is. They literally said this in a message "we are happy to send your money back soon. but before the refund, please leave us positive feedback. once you leave positive feedback we will send your money back". I had a good lol at this before leaving negative feedback

[Lazare]

Salt & Vinegar Tayto ainec.

[KevIRL]

Salt & Vinegar Tayto ainec.

Keogh's s and v are great

[eamonhonda]

Cheese and onion is the best flavour, that part is fact

[Lazare]

Cheese and onion is the best flavour, that part is fact

King are the one and only cheese and onion. Tayto c&o are awful.

[Solskjaer]

Speaking of Crisps, I'm surprised this guy didn't crop up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk

A gentleman will walk but never run
"If I have an ambition other than a desire to be a chronic invalid, it would be to meet everybody in the world before I die... and I'm not doing badly."

[rounders123]

People come here and are aghast at the idea of vinegar in crisps, so far as to not believe that vinegar is even in the crisps. Hence somebody from Canada coming here that was allergic to vinegar and bashing into them anyway, with painful results. Just couldn't beleive the package, thought it was an elaborate jape..


Thai sweet chilli are great but the caramelised onion ones are number one sensation.

Ready salted - there is something wrong with you if you like them, possible lizard people test.

Injuries healing up well i hope?. Immobilised much still?

[Solskjaer]

I dont wish to risk a ban by going way off topic but whoever decided to make TUC biscuits
sour cream flavour has my vote for next president.

[MrsFlushdraw]

Don't get the hate for the S&V crisp. I know Tony can't stand them either and it is one of my favourite flavours and he hates when I eat them! There are so many nice flavours out there but I don't think Tayto are the nicest crisps either. They are nice enough but not the best crisps to be made

[SatNav]

Posting to pass the next 7 mins...

Lazare is correct, nothing beats salt and vinegar tayto. Wedged in bread butter locked drunk is Also even more awesome. However fishing the tiny bits out of the bra after can be quite annoying

[premierstone]

Posting to pass the next 7 mins...

Lazare is correct, nothing beats salt and vinegar tayto. Wedged in bread butter locked drunk is Also even more awesome. However fishing the tiny bits out of the bra after can be quite annoying

If you ever need a hand give us a bell

[Solskjaer]

Posting to pass the next 7 mins...

Lazare is correct, nothing beats salt and vinegar tayto. Wedged in bread butter locked drunk is Also even more awesome. However fishing the tiny tits out of the bra after can be quite annoying

small change to your post

[careca]

small change to your post

so fecking infantile Solks

SPOILER

I was just about to post the exact same thing

[Lazare]

Posting to pass the next 7 mins...

Lazare is correct, nothing beats salt and vinegar tayto. Wedged in bread butter locked drunk is Also even more awesome. However fishing the tiny bits out of the bra after can be quite annoying

I know, that's the worst thing about eating them drunk.

[Lazare]

We should have a S&V versus C&O poll. If enough cultured people vote, S&V should romp.

[CHDad]

We should have a S&V versus C&O poll. If enough cultured people vote, S&V should romp.

http://www.strawpoll.me/10203020

[eamonhonda]

We should have a S&V versus C&O poll. If enough cultured people vote, S&V should romp.

Do it

[CHDad]

I'm bored so might setup a crisps world cup

[dobby]

@Eoghan, was it 9/4 or 6/4 you quoted me for AGS? I would like to have €4 on that please. Thank you.

Let me know where you can ship the loots. Lost 6-1 and scored for myself. Job done.

[Lazare]

Do it

I'm too busy. Anyway, I like it better when other people do things I'd like done.

[CHDad]

There is too many types of crisps and therefore effort.

[Lazare]

http://www.strawpoll.me/10203020

Ah sweet, thought you were sending me somewhere I needed to do shit, didn't realise it was the actual poll.

S&V romping home with 4 votes v 3.