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by bilky asko
Wed 14 Apr, 2010 19.03
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Mac vs. PC
Replies: 25
Views: 6450

Re: Mac vs. PC

I tried a Mac for few days once. On the fourth day, it crashed.

Well, that's reliability for you.
by bilky asko
Thu 08 Apr, 2010 21.15
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Vote Match 2010
Replies: 50
Views: 10588

Re: Vote Match 2010

British National Party: 66%
UK Independence Party: 62%
Liberal Democrats: 43%
Green Party: 37%
Labour Party:35%
Conservative Party: 34%

Therefore, the closest party I could vote for would be the Lib Dems, in my constituency.
by bilky asko
Wed 07 Apr, 2010 20.27
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Why there is no such thing as a 24 Hour Tesco Store
Replies: 104
Views: 24565

Re: Why there is no such thing as a 24 Hour Tesco Store

Within 15 miles of my house, I have a Tesco, two Tesco Expresses, two Morrisonses, one Sainsbury's, two Sainsbury's Locals, eight Co-operatives/Somerfields...

yet, no ASDAs for over 35 miles.
by bilky asko
Wed 07 Apr, 2010 16.36
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Conservatives
Replies: 288
Views: 61251

Re: Conservatives

Alexia wrote:Also note how the Tories only have one token gay - the corrupt, feeble and unhumerous Alan Duncan. He's your Tory role model for homosexuality. Best of luck.
I would like to ask, it is a requirement to have more than one token gay?
by bilky asko
Sun 28 Jun, 2009 19.01
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Baffling local news stories
Replies: 333
Views: 206572

Re: Baffling local news stories

http://www.fileymercury.co.uk/news/Reliant-goes-up-in-smoke.4670601.jp Today's Vote FILEY firefighters were called to Primrose Valley at 4.30pm on Tuesday when a Robin Reliant caught fire. The fire was sparked by an electrical fault. They were also called to help tackle a chip pan fire in Wooler Str...
by bilky asko
Mon 24 Nov, 2008 19.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 2.12765% off - or not.
Replies: 34
Views: 7351

Re: 2.12765% off - or not.

I think we can safely assume that Poundland won't be passing on this VAT cut to its customers. So their profits look set for a very tidy windfall indeed. (Unless they do actually change all their signage and POS to "EVERYTHING'S 98p!" and fill their tills with massive quantities of 2p coi...
by bilky asko
Sat 08 Nov, 2008 20.01
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Punctuation infuriation
Replies: 28
Views: 6178

Re: Punctuation infuriation

I'm happy to use colons, although I have less of a place for semicolons in my writing. Usually its role gets reduced to little more than an alternative for a comma. Which brings me to my big problem in writing: I overuse commas. I have a nasty habit of marking out dependent clauses - something I go...