Bad beat/Moan/Venting Thread - BBV Archive 2

[pgodkin]

Finally bended to all the internet peer presure and just watch first esp of breaking bad!

reading tweeter yesterday and shaun deed said it is one of the top 3 life leaks not watching it, also all the talk in here of it so decided to take the plunge, now to watch the second esp...

[Icarus152]

Finally bended to all the internet peer presure and just watch first esp of breaking bad!

reading tweeter yesterday and shaun deed said it is one of the top 3 life leaks not watching it, also all the talk in here of it so decided to take the plunge, now to watch the second esp...

Snap,just starting season 2 myself.

[KK82]

Come on Ireland! Feeling pretty nervous about this match tonight! Hopefully it's true that if we win, we're seeded. For some reason, I don't quite believe it. How does that work? Thought it was done on UEFA coefficient points?

Either way, I'd take a 0-0 draw right now. Not feeling confident at all. Armenia are just the type of team that could cut us open. I'm expecting us to be completely overrun in midfield and many nervy moments. Atmosphere should be great, so hopefully Armenia will struggle with the pressure, having never been in this type of situation before.

[Flushdraw]

Nice tackle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oymHHyV1M&feature=player_embedded

[Solskjaer]

Dont worry about houseprices dude, they are beyond your control. Only worry about the shit you have control over.

At least you are not moaning about them, between the people that purchased at the wrong time and now are in NE, and constantly hope the rest of us go into NE...lol and the folks that think they were so smart by not buying...lol, they were either still in nappies when the money was being made or didnt have a pot to piss in after boozing for 4 years getting an education...may I ? Please ? CHIMPS.

cheers Ole, I feel bad now as I wasn't actually very worried about any of those things (though I should be) except maybe decapatation. That poker etiquitte thread gave me nightmares.

Chimps is a much underused phrase, it should be adopted more widely. I see Dana has pulled out of tonight debate due to prior committments LOL. Hmmm can't do that presidential stuff on Tuesday got a prayer metting in the oblettes. (lol chimp)

[The Situation]

Come on Ireland! Feeling pretty nervous about this match tonight! Hopefully it's true that if we win, we're seeded. For some reason, I don't quite believe it. How does that work? Thought it was done on UEFA coefficient points?

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Its quite complicated. Here's the current rankings,

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Pos Country Now*
=== ============================== =====
1 Spain 43131 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
2 Netherlands 42147 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
--- -------------------------------------
3 Germany 40462 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 2
4 Italy 34152 Euro 2012 Qualified
5 England 33563 Euro 2012 Qualified
6 Russia 32796
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7 Portugal 32406
8 Croatia 32348
9 Greece 32186
10 Sweden 31431
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11 France 31022
12 Denmark 30851
13 Serbia 28666
14 ** Ukraine 28029 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
15 Ireland 27799
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16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27663
17 Slovakia 27250
18 Czech Republic 27124
19 Turkey 27006
20 Switzerland 26766
21 Hungary 26528
22 Norway 26475
23 Israel 26279
24 Scotland 25265
25 Romania 25155
26 Slovenia 24918
27 Finland 24673
28 ** Poland 23806 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
29 Latvia 23711
30 Northern Ireland 23417
31 Austria 23333
32 Belgium 23263
33 Montenegro 23019
34 Belarus 22638
35 Bulgaria 22539
36 Armenia 20551
37 Wales 20518
38 Estonia 20354
39 Lithuania 20116
40 Macedonia 18662
41 Albania 17844
42 Georgia 17025
43 Cyprus 16665
44 Moldova 15391
45 Iceland 15342
46 Azerbaijan 15228
47 Kazakhstan 14331
48 Luxembourg 13145
49 Liechtenstein 13005
50 Faroe Islands 12176
51 Malta 10650
52 Andorra 8547
53 San Marino 7533

Its possible we could win and not be seeded, but very unlikely. For this to happen Serbia need to win away to Slovenia and France to lose at home to Bosnia, because in that case they'd both finish second and are ranked higher than us.

A draw tonight will make things very complicated but still very possible to be seeded but a little less likely than a win obv.

[Flushdraw]

Anyone see Late Night Poker last night?

Fantastic hand of poker of poker HU

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Schwartz 109 v Romanello AJ

[ghostface]

Tv & Pc after cutting out three times in last two hours, both turning their self off - they run on separate sockets, a lamp on same socket as tv is staying on. I'm with upc for tv & internet but cant see the UPC connection tripping them out ?

I have that problem with the TV on UPC sometimes, it seems to turn itself off and reset after 12 o' clock sometimes if have it on standby and then go to turn it on. Used to have a big problem with the UPC net a few months ago where it just stopped working whenever it wanted and had to unplug it to get it working again, thankfully that has stopped so I assumed it was something they fixed their end. I don;t think anything is tripping them, just the UPC service FTW

[Pat Mustard]

Anyone see Late Night Poker last night?

Fantastic hand of poker of poker HU

SPOILER

Schwartz 109 v Romanello AJ

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was pretty good the way swartz was going through his thought process out loud, made good TV,don't think he makes the call if he doesn't have chips behind and gotta give props to romanello for 3 barreling

[bp_me]

Tv & Pc after cutting out three times in last two hours, both turning their self off - they run on separate sockets, a lamp on same socket as tv is staying on. I'm with upc for tv & internet but cant see the UPC connection tripping them out ?

There could be a non-usage timer set in the UPC box.

It's also possible for the UPC box to tell the TV to turn itself off at the same time.

[RoadSweeper]

Anyone watch/watching The Borgias? Just through the first episode and think it could be good.

[FeetMagic]

Its quite complicated. Here's the current rankings,

SPOILER

Pos Country Now*
=== ============================== =====
1 Spain 43131 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
2 Netherlands 42147 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
--- -------------------------------------
3 Germany 40462 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 2
4 Italy 34152 Euro 2012 Qualified
5 England 33563 Euro 2012 Qualified
6 Russia 32796
--- -------------------------------------
7 Portugal 32406
8 Croatia 32348
9 Greece 32186
10 Sweden 31431
--- -------------------------------------
11 France 31022
12 Denmark 30851
13 Serbia 28666
14 ** Ukraine 28029 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
15 Ireland 27799
--- -------------------------------------
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27663
17 Slovakia 27250
18 Czech Republic 27124
19 Turkey 27006
20 Switzerland 26766
21 Hungary 26528
22 Norway 26475
23 Israel 26279
24 Scotland 25265
25 Romania 25155
26 Slovenia 24918
27 Finland 24673
28 ** Poland 23806 Euro 2012 Qualified - Seeding Pot 1
29 Latvia 23711
30 Northern Ireland 23417
31 Austria 23333
32 Belgium 23263
33 Montenegro 23019
34 Belarus 22638
35 Bulgaria 22539
36 Armenia 20551
37 Wales 20518
38 Estonia 20354
39 Lithuania 20116
40 Macedonia 18662
41 Albania 17844
42 Georgia 17025
43 Cyprus 16665
44 Moldova 15391
45 Iceland 15342
46 Azerbaijan 15228
47 Kazakhstan 14331
48 Luxembourg 13145
49 Liechtenstein 13005
50 Faroe Islands 12176
51 Malta 10650
52 Andorra 8547
53 San Marino 7533

Its possible we could win and not be seeded, but very unlikely. For this to happen Serbia need to win away to Slovenia and France to lose at home to Bosnia, because in that case they'd both finish second and are ranked higher than us.

A draw tonight will make things very complicated but still very possible to be seeded but a little less likely than a win obv.

So if we win & are seeded who are the only teams we can play?

[Wombatman]

Bubbleking Keane for Cox?
Cox in the hole maybe?

[ArmaniJeans]

So if we win & are seeded who are the only teams we can play?

Montenegro are the only definite unseeded team, I think.
Other possibles for the unseededs are Scotland/Czechs, Turkey/Belgium, Bosnia, Estonia.

[ghostface]

Bubbleking Keane for Cox?
Cox in the hole maybe?

That decision by Trap is ridiculous but to be expected.

[Keane]

night! apologies for being a bit too late for the game - remembered at about 9:15!

Same as, sorry...

[newbie2]

Watched 'Drive' last night. It was alright, but I don't get why everyone is jizzing in their pants about it.

[Dice75]

you have to watch this, best youtube vid I have ever seen, nearly 20 million hits!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=pnVAE91E7kM

This ones better imo

http://youtu.be/UtPkxzHKLpk

[Strewelpeter]

Why is 9/2 about Armenia not super value?

I know feck all about Soccer but surely they are the form team and needing the win they would be a fraction of that price if the markets weren't based here?

What am I missing?

[ArmaniJeans]

Why is 9/2 about Armenia not super value?

I know feck all about Soccer but surely they are the form team and needing the win they would be a fraction of that price if the markets weren't based here?

What am I missing?

8 clean sheets in a row, Celtic Nations Champions, a team based around players from the best league in the World.

C'Mon Ireland.

[AndyFatBastard]

Montenegro are the only definite unseeded team, I think.
Other possibles for the unseededs are Scotland/Czechs, Turkey/Belgium, Bosnia, Estonia.

Come on Scotland!!!

[The Situation]

Why is 9/2 about Armenia not super value?

I know feck all about Soccer but surely they are the form team and needing the win they would be a fraction of that price if the markets weren't based here?

What am I missing?

They are. Wrote a post on it in the football betting thread yesterday.

Thinking about it, Armenia draw no bet is prob the best bet but any market opposing Ireland at current prices is prob +ev.

[Zod]

2-1 armenia is 14-1.

[Laois Hammer]

Bubbleking Keane for Cox?
Cox in the hole maybe?

Homo?

[SatNav]

This ones better imo

http://youtu.be/UtPkxzHKLpk

you are obviously NOT the romantic type

[Zod]

right, recommend a back catalog of someone for me to download, have been on a diet of Bowie for the last month and it'#s doing strange stuff to my head. African Night Flight is starting to make sense.

[Strewelpeter]

right, recommend a back catalog of someone for me to download, have been on a diet of Bowie for the last month and it'#s doing strange stuff to my head. African Night Flight is starting to make sense.

There are a few directions you can go from Bowie, I'd recommend the Capitan Beefheart Frank Zappa route.

[Zod]

There are a few directions you can go from Bowie, I'd recommend the Capitan Beefheart Frank Zappa route.

Might try the beefheart.

[oleras]

right, recommend a back catalog of someone for me to download, have been on a diet of Bowie for the last month and it'#s doing strange stuff to my head. African Night Flight is starting to make sense.

Phil Collins.

[oleras]

Might try the beefheart.

Stew it slowly with some red wine, serve with some boiled rice.

[Zod]

Phil Collins.

Phil Collins back catalog is an elephant graveyard, where the joys of music go to die.

[Solskjaer]

I'm a big fan of the much underrated Turin Brakes. I'm not sure why they didn't make it huge. How Elbow made it ahead of them I'll never know. Saw both live many years ago as the Turin Brakes were better, seveal excellent tunes on Optimist up. Did a great gig in the Ambassador same week as Gomez (bring it on,wha a debut) Fair play to Elbow I guess.

Underdog is a classic from the era. Deffo worth a listen for those who missed them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evn5DTVCbLk

[flushjee]

Can someone tell me is there any software like HM and PT for tournaments?

[Denny Crane]

They both do tournaments too

[Zod]

Gary Numan.

Thoughts?

[AndyFatBastard]

right, recommend a back catalog of someone for me to download, have been on a diet of Bowie for the last month and it'#s doing strange stuff to my head. African Night Flight is starting to make sense.

Pink Floyd

[Strewelpeter]

I'm a big fan of the much underrated Turin Brakes. I'm not sure why they didn't make it huge. How Elbow made it ahead of them I'll never know. Saw both live many years ago as the Turin Brakes were better, seveal excellent tunes on Optimist up. Did a great gig in the Ambassador same week as Gomez (bring it on,wha a debut) Fair play to Elbow I guess.

Underdog is a classic from the era. Deffo worth a listen for those who missed them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evn5DTVCbLk

That was surprisingly bland and uninteresting, can't really see any comparison with Elbow

BBC Radio 3 have a programme on three nights a week 90 minutes from 11:30 - 1 that makes great at work listening , huge diversity in styles of music and loads of stuff you'll rarely hear on radio.
there is a 64Kb listen again stream available
Late Junction

[Ed]

I'm a big fan of the much underrated Turin Brakes. I'm not sure why they didn't make it huge. How Elbow made it ahead of them I'll never know. Saw both live many years ago as the Turin Brakes were better, seveal excellent tunes on Optimist up. Did a great gig in the Ambassador same week as Gomez (bring it on,wha a debut) Fair play to Elbow I guess.

Underdog is a classic from the era. Deffo worth a listen for those who missed them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evn5DTVCbLk

This is correct.

[Strewelpeter]

On a similar subject, RTE are bringing out a new radio player this week, if it doesn't have at least 64Kb listen back streams and preferably without that awful RealAudio crap I'll freak out.
Ridiculous that they exile really good music programmes like Rachel Blech's and Phillip King's to times that nobody is listening to radio and then advertise incessantly about how you can listen back to them.. on a poxy 16Kb RealAudio Stream FFS!

[Strewelpeter]

Gary Numan.

Thoughts?

OK a bit meh! If you are going that way just go straight to the source, Kraftwerk

[Keane]

Can't see the fuss about Elbow at all - the very definition of bland mehness imo.

[Zod]

Pink Floyd

been there. Love the Floyd. Dropped quality alot without Waters, egomaniac that he is.

[Zod]

OK a bit meh! If you are going that way just go straight to the source, Kraftwerk

urgh, could never get into Kraftwerk.

[Ed]

urgh, could never get into Kraftwerk.

Take a shot at The Man Machine before making a final call on that

[Wombatman]

My daughter might be getting iPad from her school ....wondering if she could get me one

AN Inishowen school could be set to become one of the first in the country to dispense with traditional school books in favour of the latest pioneering digital technology.
Carndonagh Community School is currently exploring the possibility of its students using electronic tablet devices – such as the iPad – in the classroom instead of textbooks.
The innovative project could see the end of pupils here having to carry heavy bags of books to and from school everyday.
Carn CS principal Paul Fiorentini revealed that the groundbreaking plan is currently at a ‘research stage’.
“It’s still very early and we need to look at a few more things. We like the potential it offers but the jury’s still out. If our research goes well and we decide it’s a runner then there will be some sort of trial, possibly next year,” he said.
“It’s a quantum leap and before we jump we need to be certain that we have access to all the relevant material in online book format. It is also harder to read a book [on tablet devices] so there’s still a fair bit of work to do.”

A school here in Galway tried it out with laptops I think. Major problems with theft and damage.

[Wesley Harms]

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a pub ....

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to watch Wales play in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup

[Solskjaer]

Zod if you want a back Catalogue. Depeche Mode (don't mind SPs opinion on this trust me)

[Keane]

Updated list:

Archer
Arrested Development
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica
Big Love
Black Books
The Black Donnellys
Blue Bloods
Board To Death
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Californication
Chuck
Community
The Corner
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Deadwood
Dexter
Eastbound & Down
Entourage
Family Guy
Firefly
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Frisky Dingo
Futurama
Game of Thrones
Generation Kill
House
Hustle
Jericho
Justified
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mad Men
The Mighty Boosh
Misfits
The Office (US)
Oz
The Pacific
Party Down
Rome
Sherlock
The Simpsons
South Park
Spartacus
The Shield
The Sopranos
Suits
Trailer Park Boys
Treme
The Walking Dead
Wilfred
The West Wing
The Wire
Workaholics

Anybody anything to add to this from the new Autumn schedule?

[greywolf]

A school here in Galway tried it out with laptops I think. Major problems with theft and damage.

My Daughter said they are thinking about it starting next year, but it's only for first year students and it will be on rental scheme ( she is doing her leaving cert this year, so that plan out of window )

[Keane]

Dunno if this has been posted or not, but should interest some in the BBV:

Scroobius Pip returns to Whelan's Weds 16th Nov Get tickets for this mid week must see here tinyurl.com/3ojlsln tinyurl.com/2dbjav

[Zod]

all textbooks should be available as PDF. The fact they keep making kids rebuy the same books with slightly altered texts as "new editions" is a disgrace.

[DeadParrot]

Might try the beefheart.

Get yourself some Iggy.
Bowie worked with him a lot in the 70's

[SatNav]

Get yourself some Iggy.
Bowie worked with him a lot in the 70's

Met Iggy back in the 90s, was chatting to him and his wife for a round ten mins or so

[Zod]

Get yourself some Iggy.
Bowie worked with him a lot in the 70's

Aye, I have The Idiot, could possibly do with picking up more of his stuff.

[DeadParrot]

Anybody anything to add to this from the new Autumn schedule?

If you havent been watching alphas, get to it.
I'm also enjoying Pan Am
Warehouse 13 is another fun show
and StrikeBack: Project Dawn is a great little show

[Keane]

If you havent been watching alphas, get to it.
I'm also enjoying Pan Am
Warehouse 13 is another fun show
and StrikeBack: Project Dawn is a great little show

Added:

Alphas
Archer
Arrested Development
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica
Big Love
Black Books
The Black Donnellys
Blue Bloods
Board To Death
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Californication
Chuck
Community
The Corner
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Deadwood
Dexter
Eastbound & Down
Entourage
Family Guy
Firefly
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Frisky Dingo
Futurama
Game of Thrones
Generation Kill
Homeland
House
Hustle
Jericho
Justified
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Mad Men
The Mighty Boosh
Misfits
The Office (US)
Oz
The Pacific
Pan Am
Party Down
Rome
Sherlock
The Simpsons
South Park
Spartacus
The Shield
The Sopranos
StrikeBack: Project Dawn
Suits
Trailer Park Boys
Treme
The Walking Dead
Warehouse 13
Wilfred
The West Wing
The Wire
Workaholics

[DeadParrot]

Homeland?

[Keane]

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

...

[ghostface]

Dunno if this has been posted or not, but should interest some in the BBV: Scroob Pip

Not sure about this one, got the new album and pretty sure have only listened to it twice. Wasn't overly impressed altho 1 or 2 decent songs. B. Dolan is supporting him tho on the tour who is always worth a look. Will see closer to the gig if still tickets and will decide then

Tickets cheaper over here if not by much https://www.tickets.ie/event.aspx/ti...ber-2011/Y6XJL