Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread

Posts: 145 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:53 am

gyg wrote:

This was on tv tonight (ignore the hair and suits bit!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fq67b/All_Over_The_Shop_Souths ea/

Southsea models - wow - just wow. I'd forgotten what game stores were like. Interesting article though, this chap was leaking a grand a month just staying open!

As it goes I think I preferred it before the refit.

(And will anyone admit to going down there and offering him cash for the contents of his store room!!)

I wish him well - lord knows there are not enough bricks and mortar stores, particularly here in the UK

Interesting this. I am only about 45mins from there and with the ST1 auction may be worth a visit.

I never knew he was still going, as I remember seeing his ads in the old WD and more recently in Imagine mags, so it was interesting to see the actual shop... what an utter cave of stuff though, may actually be somethings worth having a look at... Cool

although having now seen the whole tv episode, it does now look like a generic GW shop, which may be a shame

Posts: 1291 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:14 am

Get down there and ask to see his back room (I bet old habits die hard!)

Posts: 145 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:17 am

gyg wrote:

Get down there and ask to see his back room (I bet old habits die hard!)

I may rephrase that with all the sailor boys locally.... Cool

But yes, I plan to pop down in a few days as I am off at the mo!

Posts: 593 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:26 am

Hi,

at Games Day you could buy as many as you liked. I got the impression it was "Please, take them away". There wasn't a queue.

I have heard thru the grapevine that Marshall really isnt into roleplaying at all, and that the shop may be a "front" to clean money from nefarious activities. TBH I know of several UK games dealers that do the same...

Given that a) all his Ebay auctions are Private, and b) the shop is still there after so many years with other games shops close by and c) I can never remember speaking to him much at Conventions (and boy, do the Dealers yack at Conventions if we have the same interests) then those theories are possible.

I can't believe there would be anything interesting cheap left, or Coug would have had it, as he lives close.

If you do visit him, you could call in on Coug and say Hello from Us All!

Cheers,
Malc

Posts: 145 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:37 am

I think if I were to visit the Coug, I'd count my teeth as I left and probably wipe my shoes on the way out.....

I couldnt think of anything I'd rather do less than meet that no-mark! Mad

However, with your observations on the possible southsea model shops activities, maybe I'll visit incognito Cool

and you're right the Ctard would have picked up all the cheap items by now!

To be honest, whilst it may be a fun trip to have a look-see around, I'd have rather visited the old shop with all the old stuff knocking about.. those sort of shops just don't exist anymore and thats a shame

Posts: 2130 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:36 pm

Anybody ever crack a rib?

I did last week and man I am in so much pain I can barely type this message.

Ow Crying or Very sad

Posts: 145 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:22 pm

Feeling your pain, bet even thinking about breathing hurts....

But done that and recently recovered from a dislocated nose, which is also very painful post op...You'd be surprised how much your nose moves when you don't want it to! Shocked

Posts: 3188 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:31 pm

Blackmoor wrote:

Anybody ever crack a rib?

I did last week and man I am in so much pain I can barely type this message.

Ow Crying or Very sad

You are suppose to use foam weapons when you LARP Smile

ShaneG.

Posts: 607 · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:38 pm

Plaag wrote:

You are suppose to use foam weapons when you LARP Smile

ShaneG.

You are supposed to use foam when doing other things too. Wink

Take care of yourself. Cool

Posts: 2556 · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:06 pm

Three reasons why I dont go shopping the day after Thanksgiving and never will:

1) I used to work retail and know first hand just how a normally nice person can become an evil prick in less than two seconds.

2) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27957714/

3) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27955316

It would be great if they were able to identify all the people that trampled that guy at the Wal-Mart and charge them with manslaughter. What a nice Christmas present that would be. Laughing

Posts: 31 · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:40 pm

"Shop till you drop!"

like looking through the wrong end of a telescope, "the space age" might just refer to dense social packing.

Posts: 4544 · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:44 pm

Ah, nice to know witless, thoughtless, racist, moronic college students aren't all confined to the University of Texas campus Wink

:

http://www.charlatan.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2097 7&Itemid=148

Basically, Canada's Carleton University's Student association voted to stop donating money to cystic fibrosis because the disease wasn't "diverse" enough, and only affected "whites and men" (not true, btw). Presumably, they wanted to start collecting donations for a more "inclusive" disease in the future. Confused

Nice to see, though, after a few days of getting hammered by fellow students, faculty, the media, and those suffering from Cystic Fibrosis, the Student's association back tracked and did the right thing...including booting the clueless members that proposed the entire motion.

http://www.charlatan.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2103 0&Itemid=148

What's shocking is the one who presented the original proposal defended his actions to the bitter end, AND had followers/supporters....

Mike B.

Posts: 4544 · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:59 pm

God, I love The Onion:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nfl_goes_on_nationwide_crime_spre e?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

The lines about the Detroit Lions are classic Very Happy

Mike B.

Posts: 607 · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:31 pm

This one's a lot of fun too:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/blue_angels_hold_first_ever_open

Laughing

Posts: 2339 · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:11 pm

Badmike wrote:

Basically, Canada's Carleton University's Student association voted to stop donating money to cystic fibrosis because the disease wasn't "diverse" enough, and only affected "whites and men" (not true, btw).

Don't even get me started on university student associations. I have been around Canadian universities for too long now and can't understand why the university gives any power to these organizations.

Did you know that most universities in Canada force students into buying a bus pass? Usually for the fee of $100+ more in the student fees including a handling fee charged by the student union for collecting the money. To get the discounted price, each student is charged for the bus pass whether they want it or not.

Another good example is the student pub back in my home town of Thunder Bay. Here's the scenario: student bar, very nice, on campus, packed on 2 or 3 nights a week (also the 2nd largest on campus pub in Ontario). The campus is also slightly isolated so the on campus pub is very convenient. Would you believe that they pub was losing money, and lots of it? It turned out that the biggest problem was that members of the student union, would get into all events for free though the back door and would bring their friends with them. Also, they felt it was fine to walk off with free cases of beer and liquor. At one point the bank put a hold on the student union bank account so other university clubs didn't get their money because the student union owed too much for what the pub was losing - ridiculous.

Posts: 2921 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:14 pm

You're from Thunder Bay, Mars? Never been there, but I have spent a lot of time down the shore northern Minnesota, and across the water on Isle Royale, in northern WI (Chewamegon), and on the UP. Very pretty around there, plus lots of Human Beings.

Posts: 2339 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:28 pm

bombadil wrote:

You're from Thunder Bay, Mars?

Yep. Metropolitan Thunder Bay is a whopping 120,000 and decreasing. Some of the features include the nearest larger city is Winnipeg, about a 7 hour drive away then Minneapolis, 10 hour drive away. It is nice to drive 15 minutes out of town to be in basically complete wilderness.

The Sleeping Giant was named as one of Canada's Natural Wonders or something like that too:

EDIT: Uhm, these two strange people jumped in the way of the picture.

Posts: 607 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:45 pm

Mars wrote:

Yep. Metropolitan Thunder Bay is a whopping 120,000 and decreasing.

Why do people go/live there? Confused

Posts: 4716 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:29 pm

Because Mars lives there. He is a huge draw!

Posts: 2921 · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:55 pm

Sorry, Mars, but that picture is just too freakin' hilarious.

Looks like a beautiful place, though. Very Happy