sainsbury value shower gel, perfect for washing the cack off you when you get into work, and cheap enough (10p) to not matter if some skanky arse nicks it
and it smells ok
which means you can spend the money you saved on good wine :-)

I have a fujitsu siemens that has vista on it (god, vista is crap!!) and it's not bad but I wouldn't necessarily go for another one….

if/when mrs Ed gets a netbook or similar this will get linux on it, too early for windows 7 still and I'm sick of billGs OS

I've got a HP at work and that's pretty good, also had a (before they were called lenovo) thinkpad and that was smart

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these guys are ace, such a shame they're only based in edinburgh and a litte on in london, but they deliver

roubaix's not as messy as it used to be, still a bloody tough race though

and who's laughing at the roadies being paid to ponce around with models

get rid of all religions, that way we could slow the overpopulation of the planet, the root cause of climate change

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I'd agree with the other posters, the islay ones (ardbeg! cracking) are great but not everyone gets on with them, and the fact that your dad has glenfiddich makes me think that a highland or speyside would be a better bet

have a look at the map thingy on the royal mile to give you some ideas, although I agree with buzz and inbred, Highland park is very drinkable :-)

and I guess you get charged handsomely for the pleasure of 'roaming'?

there's a cream you can get to clear up the rash after

i'll get me coat

geordie goes to the doctors and says 'doctor me armpits smell of coconuts' doctor replies 'aye it's boun't'y'

should be right as long as you fill in the paperwork and don't park it on the roadside, it needs to be on a drive or in a garage

I play in a band (I play sax well and guitar really badly) and the guitarist in our band has a std les paul and a boogie amp and basically plays it either clean or with a fuzz and it sounds superb

I saw John Scofield a few years back and he was using an ibanez (one of the posh semiacoustic ones custom made in the usa) and Vox ac30s and they also were spot on

100w is way too much…

you'd struggle to get a freewheel bigger than 18 – you can get a chain ring smaller than 48 but I wouldn't bother, unless it's really hilly where you live.. stick with the gear that you have and see how you get on

what about Monty Pythons sexually transmitted diseases love song??

that has to be the best opening line of all….

"Inflammation of the foreskin, reminds me of your smile…"

spoilt a little by really crap mix, couldn't hear anything properly…

I'm guessing you've all seen the m and s advert where everyone states the best bit about christmas and phil glenister comes out with what every bloke thinks and says 'come on, it's that bird prancing round in her knickers'

i genuinely laughed at the telly the first time i saw it

I went to a work course that was in a lodge – I had a right good nosey round!

there was a chest of drawers with 3 flat drawers (ie you can't put anything in them) with bad paintings of pseudo religious and satanic themes

there was a biggish room with the same style of bad paintings and no windows with a throne in there

I came to the conclusion that the masons are a bunch of timewasters really, go out for a bike ride instead

Hi Rusty :-)

you can wear jeans and shoes as long as the shoes aren't too formal (not black) and the jeans aren't too slouchy…

polo shirts are the devils jizzrag

very obscure this but….

mike walker's solo on 'A month in tunisia' by Julian Argulles

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batteries don't last very long :-p

at uni, i was in a band with a guy called martin rebelski, who is now in doves

oh, yeah, used to go drinking occasionally with peter kay, also when at salford uni

my mate james 'knew' gary wilmot's niece

just thought, if he's a whisky lover, get him a voucher for http://www.royalmilewhiskies.com

you'll look like you really know your shit :-)

this is the same price as the Asda 10yo islay single malt (which incidentally I think is rebranded Bunnahabin)

gotta be worth a go….

ok I'll take one for the team and buy a bottle, tell you if it's good or not. Plan ???

being serious for one second, I'd say not as a present but for a home drinker it could be a win

Hi Harry, I'm Thew's brother and my plan is to ride tomorrow. Look out for a chavvy Carrera Fury and aldi's finest bike gear, that'll be me :-)

+1 for powdercoat, if you are going to commute on it daily it will get some hammer no matter how careful you are with it

I had my fixeed gear resprayed recently with 2pac enamel and it's bobbins, too soft…..

one sensible reason for not having disc road brakes is that it would be another varible for the mechanics to contend with – remember that races supply wheels in the event of punctures to riders (those yellow cars in the TdF) so it would be another complexity

this is an eternal dilemma….. and the answer is usually 'it depends'

as I ride into Manchester on a busy (car filled) road any other riders get a nod if they are going in the other direction assuming I spot them, or a quick 'morning' if we're going in the same direction – most of the time I'm too busy concentrating on cars, so apologies if I miss you :)

if I'm out on the weekend I always wave