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****'S GOING DOWN!EDIT: THE SWEAR FILTER HAS GONE. OMGZ WE IZ GONNA DIEEEE!

Colour/skins aside...yes the old layout was simple to use...but so is this! Maybe I'm just not paying attention but everything is still similar, yes there are changes like with the profile/settings etc being at the top right, but the actual forums etc are still in the same order, it's still easy to see which topics have been posted in, it's easy to reply...what more to people want?

:oI know, and she is also aware of the potential dangers, and the risk of getting caught. One thing I should have mentioned; she is avoiding driving as much as possible, and luckily we have three local shops, post office etc.She could replace them if she gets cheaper tyres but which wouldn't last as long, which in the long run costs more but it will obviously be better than what they are now. But she also needs the tracking or something done, which is what contributed to them wearing down so much. From what she was saying to me, she couldn't just get cheap tyres put on because the garage or whoever would be like "There's no point unless you get the tracking done because they will be worn down within a few months." Which makes sense but also seems pretty bad, surely it's best to have a car that is safe and legal to drive for a small while? Grr it's like they just want their money...oh wait, they probably do!Hopefully she will be back working in a few months anyway, the same applying to my brother and me getting a second job. So yeah, she just needs to find somewhere that will do the cheaper tyres and actually realise that she doesn't physically have the money to do the tracking.Grr it's like when the man from N Power came over to discuss paying the gas/electricity bill, and suggesting a payment plan for my mum, suggesting amounts which she doesn't physically have, and all he could say was "Well we're all in the same situation." NO NO NO!

:oHmm CTRL+ works for me...I guess we shall just have to wait until all the teething problems are sorted

Same!HUGE SAUSAGE SURPRISE! :DSorry but I find all this new stuff uber exciting :PAnd yes I know large signatures take up uneccessary room, I will change mine back should it be a nuisance :lol:Other forums I am on allow images but they have to be within limits, so as not to take up space. I don't mind if I have to keep an eye on siggies and PM people if they are too large, I think it gives a more personal feel and as Luke said, it's less plain

Yes but thats the skin which Ian has said will be sorted soon (Although I personally like the blue, I got bored of the orange, but that's just me)Like it or lump it people!

OMG COLOURFUL SIGNATURES! :wub:And the title thing works too :DBest. Update. Ever!

Ok cool :)Oooh some of the emoticons look slightly different, and the second angry one now works! Ta daaa!

I HAS A PROBLEM!You know how the profile pic and avatar swapped, well I tried to upload the photo of me by CCR as my avatar, to replace the one of me in the blue top...but it changes it to the one of me in the blue top!So I then tried a completely different photo, but it still showed up as the one of me in the blue top :oI then tried linking a URL but it still shows up as the blue top photo :PSo nothing major but just a bit odd!EDIT: The photo is still showing up even though I clicked remove Lol I'm guessing it'll work soon once everything is fixed!

MANIA HUB IS LOOKING SEXEH!

Love it, let that anger out!When I went to college (both times) they were just colleges, not part of a school, so I've never had this problem but I can totally understand where you're coming from. You'd think that schools which have a sixth form would have a separate library/area for sixth form students!I get VERY easily distracted so I totally feel your pain!My rant for the day:When people say to my mum, when talking about money problems, "Yeah, I know how you feel, everyone's struggling at the moment, we're all struggling to pay the bills" etc. I don't know if it's their attempt at making us feel better but I tell you something, all it does is make us feel worse! When we say we have no money we actually mean it, not like when people say it just to be tight arsed. "I know how you feel" - no you don't! You can afford to do weekly shops and pay bills and have some spare for things like fixing the car. Me and my family, we have to decide whether we have a week of sufficient meals or pay a bill on time! My mum is driving a car with illegal, bald tires, windows that don't open/close properly, other bits on it need sorting, but how on earth she will ever have the money I don't know. We live in a village so she can't take it off the road, it would just create more problems, and public transport is such a f***ing rip off! What do I want for Christmas this year? I just want my mum and brother to be employed, and for me to have a second job! Having a financially and mentally stable family would be the greatest gift of all.

With the nature vs nurture thing, I'd say nature. It just makes more sense to me for some reason. I don't see how an upbringing could influence sexuality. Plus, my brother is gay but he has always loved cricket, snooker, planes/flying, my dad watched football, played for a local team and often took me and brother to watch, my dad's friends who we often saw are all very "blokey" etc. If anyone's sexuality was to be influenced by nurture it should have been me, what with being so tomboyish and always having male friends, but I'm definitely straight! But then again, my erm...mental "differences" are the main reason I have got on easier with males; they are easier to understand in a social aspect and do not bitch like females do. They don't chat as much Personality is definitely influenced by nurture though. Something my brother was discussing the other day and something I'd not really considered until he did. No one is born with a personality, you are a product of your parents. People do not inherit characteristics, they observe them and learn them. And as I said, despite a lot of the things my brother grew up with, he is gay. And yes Ian, some of the coolest people here are indeed gay But the straight guys are awesome too

I never knew Marc had such a figure!And doesn't he look good in heels?

Hahaha!Has a really cute little sister

Has been on a Mondial Capriolo and seems to go to lots of fairs With thrilling rides and pwetty lights!Envious

Duck As an animal, not for food :oBUM OR BOOBS (for the straight guys here....wherever they may be!)

WURLEH!Angel Delight: Butterscotch or banana?(Butterscotch btw )

I know but Wikipedia said pedophile and my iPhone autocorrects it

This may seem a bit random/an awkward subject but it's something that has bugged me for a while and something people often talk about and it really makes me angry.The way people just throw around the term "pedophile". I swear there is so much paranoia etc these days that some teens will call any older person a pedophile, or at least from what I have witnessed. It's quite upsetting that we live in such a society where we can't seem to trust people and we give them these labels, and where parents may be afraid to let their children out in fear of such "pedophiles".And by definition, pedophillia is a psychiatric disorder where someone has sexual preference in pre-pubescent children, it has nothing to do with teenagers, that actually has a seperate label. Ok so many people may not know that but still, it's a serious accusation, and not something that should just be said about someone because they may simply like someone younger.Even if the people that use the word about others are just joking, I still think it's out of order, there's nothing funny or jokey about it at all.I'm not saying we should be ignorant towards it, in cases where it is actually going on, but I think over the years we have become such a nanny state that some seem to worry far too much and once they hear one thing they panic and make assumptions and false, rude, unneccessary labels.

This would be very handy for meets :DDepnding on prices of course, if it's like Towers' prices then maybe not :PI'm not too sure what to say about how much demand there is for a hotel at Thorpe, but I am sure it will be worth the money, when you think about how busy it can get there and the distances some people travel to get there! When I worked there in 2008 I had people making comments about low ride counts and needing more time etc, so in 2012 I'm sure it will be very beneficial!

A WILD MARC APPEARED!

I miss Hermione :'(We had to give her back to Cats Protection yesterday. For the past month or so she has been soiling outside the litter tray, despite having her own tray which is always clean, we've moved it away from Tango's, we've used the special stain/odour remover stuff from pet shops...but she carried on doing it (mainly weeing). We asked at the vets and they said it was probably stress from Tango. He has always been a bossy cat and not as tolerant as others, so whenever she playfully chased him etc he'd go to attack her, which was obviously stressing her out, causing her to wee on the floor. So we tried the Feliway diffuser, which we have used before for Tango and it was a miracle so we hoped it would help, but had no such luck. It either seems to work perfectly for some cats and not at all for others. And it would never change the fact that Hermione is an extra lively cat, more so than other kittens as she has possible Bengal in her, Bengal cats being a cross between a wild cat and a domestic cat! And equally, Feliway wouldn't turn change Tango. He is friendly and affectionate but bossy and short-tempered as well.So on Sunday while I was at the TPM meet, my mum phoned Cats Protection and explained everything. They said it was best to hand her back, seeing as we have tried everything and it didn't look like it was going to improve. The only chance available this week was yesterday morning, otherwise we would have had to wait for another fosterer to become available or she'd be put in a cattery, and the fosterer available yesterday is actually the lady we got her from, so even though it was very soon, it was a nicer option.It was the best decision for both Hermione and Tango but as I'm sure of you who have lost pets will know, people telling you "It's the best decision" does nothing to stop you being upset and devastated, it doesn't stop you missing them. Of course, this is nothing compared to when Poppy was put to sleep, but it is a similar feeling. I really hoped it would work out and it's been wonderful watching her grow up into a 6 month old kitten, and I hoped we'd see her grow into an adult cat and have her until the end It's gut-wrenching, because I will never know what she will be like as an adult cat, what she'll look like, how long she will live, etc. One minute I had a beautiful kitten that has made me really happy and suddenly, it's all gone.They say things come in threes...end of season, end of CCR, end of Hermione :(I suppose the positive that comes out of this is, apart from it being better for her and Tango, that we (well mostly I) can focus on Tango. He's put on weight, probably from stress/comfort eating, and thats not good for any cat but especially not as he is 13! My mum says that a lot of cats get tubby in old age...well I'm not letting that be an excuse and having a higher risk of him getting health problems. If we are just going to have one cat then I want him to live as long and as happily as possible!

That's a shame, especially as the member with that user name isn't actually called Kevin!