Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

[JAS]

First topic message reminder :

Well done Jas, I've done it a few times and have applied too. Not heard back yet though.

I did it in 2008 Super and was disappointed not to break 4 hours (I ran Glasgow 3 times in the mid 80s with a PB of 2.52) Huge difference in running marathons from early to mid 20's and late 40's/early 50's though. I said in 2008 that I had one more left and it WOULD be sub 4 hours!! I've applied 3 times without success since but I'm in this time.

Nice one JAS...trust all that training won't interfere with the golf schedule too much!

In reality and coupled with the Captaincy it probably will knock my game backwards a bit. C'est la vie :-/. Ideally the day I'd want to be doing my last long training run is the day of the Captains drive in.

Didn't Kirkygolfer run in it - think some of us helped him raise money?

I'm sure somebody from the boards did Kwini, cant remember the name though.

[mystiroakey]

I am actually way too honest for my own good on here. I suppose that is why its better to be anonymous!

[MontysMerkin]

If it was that easy Mysti, we would all be billionaires!

People are making ridiculous money from ideas like twitter and facebook. Some of them are genuinely good, others are ropey but investors are prepared to speculate on the basis that if you invest in 10 apps and one comes good then the profit far outweighs the 9 failed investments.

It seems nearly everyone has a facebook page, but how much money does facebook make? Currently the market capitalisation of the business is US$122bn. Five years ago it was worth about $15bn, 8 years ago it was merely millions. In comparison, global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which has invested billions in developing drugs and has huge secure revenue streams around the world is currently valued at... $122bn. The fact that GSK has 5 times more revenue than Facebook, or that GSK makes more profit than Facebook's total revenue is irrelevant.

You just need to know some geeky teenager who spends all his time on the internet programming instead of watching porn or playing world of warcraft.

GSK actually only divert 15% of PROFITS into R&D. Biggest feckin scam against the taxpayer known to man.

Ooops seemed to have missed a page - do please excuse me.

[MustPuttBetter]

Of course you can and some choose to. I don't.
That is what I was wondering re Mac, whether he is like this or whether it is his 'persona'

Fair question no?

[mystiroakey]

I completely believe that mac wouldn't be like he can be on here in real life. I have a feeling he could be annoying!! but not so insulting.

Most people's internet personas are just a caricature of themselves i reckon anyway. A slightly heightened version

[hend085]

rumour has it that Zaha is banging Moyes daughter.... explaining why he might be a bit out of favour!

[mystiroakey]

rumour has it that Zaha is banging Moyes daughter.... explaining why he might be a bit out of favour!

You waht?

Is that serious

[hend085]

it was in some of the rags i think. likely nothing to it but sure there is nothing like idle gossip!

[MustPuttBetter]

http://soccerly.com/article/dflores/zaha-denies-rumors-of-shagging-moyes-daughter

Ha ha

[westisbest]

rumour has it that Zaha is banging Moyes daughter.... explaining why he might be a bit out of favour!

You waht?

Is that serious

I thought it was only Lee Hendrie that did that.

[mystiroakey]

He probally did. Dirty dog

[McLaren]

I would say I am pretty similar in real life. I am not sure sarcasm, or other forms of delivery that would soften the blow come across as well over an internet forum.


Is Kagawa also pumping Moyes daughter? Zaha was excellent in pre season, if anyone thinks that means anything?

It is actually a worry I have that moyes does not see how brilliant a player Kagawa is.

[McLaren]

Monty

Have you read bad pharma by Ben Goldacre?

[MontysMerkin]

Monty

Have you read bad pharma by Ben Goldacre?

Yes indeed. I give it out as recommended reading to my students.

[McLaren]

What do you teach monty?

everyone should read bad pharma.

[MontysMerkin]

I teach junior (and not so junior!) doctors literature searching and how to appraise clinical papers for quality and bias.

[McLaren]

I teach junior (and not so junior!) doctors literature searching and how to appraise clinical papers for quality and bias.

Bloody hell, good luck with that. :shock: 

[mystiroakey]

Tell me monty,

Is it hygienic to wear a merkin?

[super_realist]

Monty

Have you read bad pharma by Ben Goldacre?

Sounds like you been on the wiki/google/book blurb hunt again to try and look learned and scholarly

[gaelgowfer]

Anyone watch a programme last night about the near liquid bombings of 7/8 transatlantic jets. Missed the start but nonetheless made for compelling viewing.

Needless to say, in their impatience, the americans almost screwed up the brits carefully planned execution of gathering evidence to make sure they could make the charges stick when it came to arresting the suicide bombers. They seem to forget ... we don't have a Guantanamo here in the UK.  

[pedro]

Needless to say, in their impatience, the americans almost screwed up the brits carefully planned execution of gathering evidence to make sure they could make the charges stick when it came to arresting the suicide bombers.  They seem to forget ... we don't have a Guantanamo here in the UK.  

Isn't it just called 'council housing'?

[beninho]

Good to see the Daily Mail getting a bit of a kicking from both sides. Horrible rag that it is.

[MontysMerkin]

Tell me monty,

Is it hygienic to wear a merkin?

As long as you steam clean it regularly you should suffer no ill effects.

[Roller_Coaster]

Good to see the Daily Mail getting a bit of a kicking from both sides. Horrible rag that it is.

Agreed. Whilst in my opinion all of 'em are moo poo peddling scum to a certain extent, I reserve special disdain for that particular group of "news" papers.

[SmithersJones]

Good to see the Daily Mail getting a bit of a kicking from both sides. Horrible rag that it is.

Agreed. Whilst in my opinion all of 'em are moo poo peddling scum to a certain extent, I reserve special disdain for that particular group of "news" papers.

As does any right thinking person, I'd say.

[mystiroakey]

I dont even know how so many people know what they write!!

You must be reading them?

[beninho]

Its been in the news recently about what the Daily Mail have been writing. You have not needed to read it to see what been going on.

Best thing i saw, was if you skim through the Daily Mail, and in front of every headline, put the words "Beware Because" Its a paper aimed at making people fearful and hateful to so many things.

[Roller_Coaster]

I dont even know how so many people know what they write!!

You must be reading them?

You'd think that, but there are regularly enough instances of "The Daily Mail reported this" available through other media such as the BBC, ITN or Sky News to garner sufficient information to continue to think "f**k off" to them.

Even programmes like mock the week tend to report what the paper has actually printed accurately enough before the opinions/mickey taking flows (although I do baulk at putting forward a satirical comedy programme forward as justification for rejection of certain media sources - I am merely citing an example of where certain things that are printed are made available to the public without having to read the paper itself).

My parents did regularly buy the Mail on Sunday so I did used to read it (some time ago) fairly regularly so some of my opinion is based on experience as well.

[mystiroakey]

I read the odd web daily mail article i admit that. Obviously from a link from another site of from a google search..

[super_realist]

Heard some bell end using the term "winningest" yesterday.
What a prat.

[mystiroakey]

What does that even mean?

[Roller_Coaster]

Best thing i saw, was if you skim through the Daily Mail, and in front of every headline, put the words "Beware Because" Its a paper aimed at making people fearful and hateful to so many things.

I smirked at the Russell Howard song to the tune of "We didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel of some of the claims the Mail have reported cause cancer. With the aid of some simple Mac journalism (TM) - ie quick google (sorry Mac!) I have copied and pasted the lyrics someone had down for it.

Age, air, alcohol, aspirin and calcium
Ham, honey, eggs, dogs, dieting and soup
Being a woman, being a man, bubble bath and food from cans
Being black, wearing bras, left-handiness and speedy cars
Oestrogen, climate change, baby food, the menopause
Beef, beer, pizza, pork, cereal and worcester sauce
Childlessness, children, vitamins and bacon
Chocolate, retirement, deodorant and facebook

The mail says that these cause cancer, but it's only rumours that they give you tumours
They've got some big b--ls to print it, cos it's 60 pages of scary bulls--t.

[Roller_Coaster]

Winningest (adj) - most winning - eg Manchester United are the most winningest club in the Premier League era, innit.

I imagine the person to be a 45 year old man trying to be down wiv da kids (kidz?), courduroy trousers down round ar5e to show waistband of M&S y-fronts, LA Raiders silk effect jacket over vest.

But enough about me...

[mystiroakey]

ta

So a strange word for most successful!

[Roller_Coaster]

No - sorry Myst. The written word hid the tongue I was placing in my cheek (also, that isn't my outfit described, or indeed me!!!).

It is a made up word that I simply presumed is meant to mean what I typed as it makes the most sense in my tiny mind. Truth is it is equally likely to be youth speak for something completely different! Afraid I have no idea what it means to such people though...

SR - do you recall the context in which it was used (presumably immediately prior to his being called a prat by yourself)?

[mystiroakey]

You almost ruined me Roller. I had added it to my vast vocabulary.

[Roller_Coaster]

Keep it there, just in case.

Actually, use it in conversations with other grown ups, see what reaction it gets and whether you can decipher its meaning from those.

If you get called a prat, you must have uncovered supers true identity.

[navyblueshorts]

'Winningest' is a hideous made-up word that has made its way from the U.S. I think. I know languages evolve, but that one's just bad.

[kwinigolfer]

Winningest is usually used by US Sports Commentators who have a four year college education but can't speak basic English. Think Kelly Tilghman.

[MontysMerkin]

Could someone use it in a sentence please?
"Tiger woods is the winningest golfer this year" - is that right?

[1GrumpyGolfer]

Could someone use it in a sentence please?
"Tiger woods is the whingingest golfer this year" - is that right?

Fixed it for you

[Roller_Coaster]

Could someone use it in a sentence please?
"Tiger woods is the whingingest golfer this year" - is that right?

Fixed it for you

  good work GG

[pedro]

Could someone use it in a sentence please?
"Henrik Stenson is the vikingest golfer this year" - is that right?

Fixed it for you

Ok, fixed it.

[Plunky]

"Adam Scott has the winningest smile" would be another example

[MontysMerkin]

"Colin Montgomery has the winningest smile" would be another example

There, fixed it for you.  

[Roller_Coaster]

According to www.urbandictionary.com (clearly the definitive authority on all linguistic issues  )
 
An unusual adjective that refers to both the subject and the author simultaneously.

Of the subject: Having the most wins.

Of the author: Being an idiot who can't be bothered to look up a real word.

Quite a nice little description that I thought.

[MontysMerkin]

So TW is the whingiest and the winningest. Thats quite some accolade!

[super_realist]

I also really dislike the term "my bad"

Awful.

[mystiroakey]

just because you is the badest

[kwinigolfer]

A bit like the Columbus weather: Nicklaus's bad.

Why are weather forecasters so incompetent? Chance of rain at Muirfield Village for Friday was recorded by pgatour.com as being 30%, and it's tipping it down.
Forecast for Sunday is 80% chance of rain, but by Friday's logic perhaps that should about 300% chance. Doesn't sound good.

[pedro]

It seems to be wet and humid where ever sleazeball Finchem goes.

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