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    Is singing your national anthem badly a disservice to it?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_DH5quD1x8 May I present the new British National Anthem. Enjoy. OT: I think it's almost mandatory to sing ours badly, as mentioned up-thread it was designed for drunken footie fans and people who only know the first few lines.
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    One-Liners and their everyday applications

    It has to be said in the dodgy Irish accent a la Atlas from Bioshock or it's just not worth saying.
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    Study Reveals Why "Nerds" Get Bullied

    That is utter crap. I'm a Psychologist, believe me I am better than most at understanding social cues and 'getting' people. Still didn't stop me from having years of mental abuse at the hands of some stupid kids who seemed to think that I was less human than them because I had a different...
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    I feel old.

    It was 150. I had the poster to prove it.
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    How Much More Awesome...

    See I reckon not having the cake makes it more interesting. As soon as you actually get something it becomes less exciting. Though I hear there is a good recipe for cake given by one of GLaDOS's ball things ;)
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    I feel old.

    22. His dad is a bit of a ladies man ;)
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    I feel old.

    My boyfriend's dad is 80.....
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    I feel old.

    I felt old when I realised I'm onto my 4th decade....(80/90/00/10). Also I was watching Buffy season 1 the other day on dvd and realised it came out like 13 years ago...I remember watching it on tv first time when I was in secondary school *sob*.
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    What would you do with 50,000 dollars each day?

    WIN. God that man has such a calming voice.
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    What would you do with 50,000 dollars each day?

    *Pay off mine, my sisters and our boyfriend's student loans. *Set up my mum and sister for life cashwise *Buy the best entertainment suite evah and deck out an entire floor of my swanky new mansion as a gaming command centre *Invest in Holodeck technology ;) *Prepare for Z-day with my own...
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    The movie that was "so bad" that you couldn't watch them through

    Zodiac. I can't understand why I didn't enjoy this film, I love serial killer/thriller style films but OH MY GOD I was so BORED. The bf and I just gave up after about half an hour cos we weren't able to pay attention it was just....flat. I would have put The Baader Meinhof Complex but...
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    Is looking at porn cheating?

    Oh FFS. No it's not cheating, she sounds a little insecure maybe you should have a chat about it and explain to her that it's unhealthy to never find anyone else attractive. It's acting upon it that's the bad thing. Though I find it telling that you think she's being all MEMEME instead of maybe...
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    What is your Liquid Happiness?

    . QFT. Love this stuff. Non alcoholic: Earl Grey, black with no sugar. Preferably with a biscuit. Alcoholic: Cider. mmmmmmm fermented apple.
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    Things that you enjoy doing [When you aren't gaming and/or on the Escapist]

    My time is full of writing essays for my MSc so I have no life outside of gaming and the internet *sob* However occasionally I cook (and v well too), spend "quality" time with the bf, jog and sleep. In a perfect world (read: one in which I had a job) I would also be doing Tae Kwon Do and...
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    Sexiest Accents?

    THANK YOU! I hate the assumption that Britian=English only. Personally I like a nice proper posh english accent or italian.