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Old Oct 14th 2014 | 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Anian
I don't think anyone here would disagree that the US plug socket is one of the worst designs for electrical, ergonomical, and practical usage.
Very handy though if staying in some US hotels, just plug them in the sockets in the base of table lamps by bed, ideal for laptop

In the UK the nearest socket is usually other side of room
 
Old Oct 14th 2014 | 10:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Amie06
Very handy though if staying in some US hotels, just plug them in the sockets in the base of table lamps by bed, ideal for laptop. .....
Your laptop doesn't have a battery.
 
Old Oct 15th 2014 | 2:28 am
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
Your laptop doesn't have a battery.
Yes it does but sadly the usable time on it is very short, so i try to use mains power when possible and save battery for when no power supply available
 
Old Oct 15th 2014 | 2:48 am
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Originally Posted by Amie06
Yes it does but sadly the usable time on it is very short, so i try to use mains power when possible and save battery for when no power supply available
I feel for you - mine is now at the stage where it is more use as a doorstop than anything else....
 
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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
I feel for you - mine is now at the stage where it is more use as a doorstop than anything else....
Mine is very useful for gathering dog hairs and various items of foodstuff
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 2:08 am
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Someecards. They were funny, about three years ago, but now they all seem to be associated with utterly self-righteous and preachy messages. Arsebook really is making passive-aggression an art form.

Thank **** I'll be dead in 50 years because thinking about what the world will be like when the millenials start having children who will then themselves reproduce makes me want to shoot myself.
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 2:40 am
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
makes me want to shoot myself.
You'll need to go to the range to do that.
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 2:44 am
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Originally Posted by Nutek
You'll need to go to the range to do that.
But that would mean getting up
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 2:55 am
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
But that would mean getting up
Hmm.. Yeah, I can see how that is a bit of a weak point.

Maybe you could eat some skittles and have one of your neighbors shoot you. Or go to the bathroom and your wife could do it through the door.
 
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Hmm.. Yeah, I can see how that is a bit of a weak point.

Maybe you could eat some skittles and have one of your neighbors shoot you. Or go to the bathroom and your wife could do it through the door.
There is still an element of getting up involved there.
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 3:03 am
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
There is still an element of getting up involved there.
Clearly, it needs some work. It's hard to be shot whilst remaining completely inert. I'm sure it's doable though.
 
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Hmm.. Yeah, I can see how that is a bit of a weak point.

Maybe you could eat some skittles and have one of your neighbors shoot you. Or go to the bathroom and your wife could do it through the door.
Or turn you music up?
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Someecards. They were funny, about three years ago, but now they all seem to be associated with utterly self-righteous and preachy messages. Arsebook really is making passive-aggression an art form.
Those would be those very bitchy ones that are aimed at no one in particular. Seem to be a lot of line drawings of happy Victorian women telling people to go f themselves. Because that empowers women or something.
 
Old Oct 27th 2014 | 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by Anian
Those would be those very bitchy ones that are aimed at no one in particular. Seem to be a lot of line drawings of happy Victorian women telling people to go f themselves. Because that empowers women or something.
Yes, precisely. They have become the new "greeting card text superimposed on an out-of-focus picture of a kitten" post. Blergh.
 
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