The Night Thread Mk. IX - Off Topic - FM24/25 Update

Jason

18 years ago

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06 Feb 2016 04:08:11

So I left Knowhow where I was a call center agent for the delivery department and got a job with Sky on the 24/7 technical support lines, the shifts are awesome in comparison! I was doing 7AM-4PM at Knowhow on £8.45p/h and at Sky I only do 11PM - 6AM (2 hours less) on £11.30p/h.

More money for less hours is always a win, not only that but we average 3 calls an hour at night, and most of those calls last only 12-15mins on average, so I'm basically doing fuck all and getting paid for it. I normally get home around 6:30AM and go straight to sleep and get up at around 12:30-1PM, so I've got the day to myself still.

Easiest job in the world.

WAFC Red

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06 Feb 2016 07:31:02

By Shola | On 06 February 2016 - 01:04 AM GMT

Yeah I thought it was a lot less. like 100 calories or something shit.

Anyway I'm gaining weight like fuck. Up to 194 pounds.

Pfft, try 239. My BMI always comes back as morbidly obese, but to be honest I don't look fat even though I'm not particuarly toned, my resting heart rate is always around 50-60 which is close to what a professional athlete might expect so I'm a bit confused really.

Quite strange to think if I was a boxer I would be a super heavyweight.

The Platypus

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06 Feb 2016 11:06:16

By Mellberg | On 06 February 2016 - 07:31 AM GMT

Pfft, try 239. My BMI always comes back as morbidly obese, but to be honest I don't look fat even though I'm not particuarly toned, my resting heart rate is always around 50-60 which is close to what a professional athlete might expect so I'm a bit confused really.

Quite strange to think if I was a boxer I would be a super heavyweight.

How tall are you?

WAFC Red

11 years ago

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06 Feb 2016 11:31:46

By The Platypus | On 06 February 2016 - 11:06 AM GMT

How tall are you?

5'11

One Night In Grimsby

18 years ago

7 years ago

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07 Feb 2016 21:52:23

Superbowl tonight! Got the pizza, garlic bread and about 2 gallons of Coke in the fridge ready..

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

08 Feb 2016 07:11:43

This storm can get fucked.

One Night In Grimsby

18 years ago

7 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 07:55:00

Absolutely hurricane force it seems like here in Falmouth! Walking into uni is gonna be fun!

Dan

13 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 10:37:12

By Mellberg | On 06 February 2016 - 07:31 AM GMT

Pfft, try 239. My BMI always comes back as morbidly obese, but to be honest I don't look fat even though I'm not particuarly toned, my resting heart rate is always around 50-60 which is close to what a professional athlete might expect so I'm a bit confused really.

Quite strange to think if I was a boxer I would be a super heavyweight.

BMI is a load of bollocks don't even look at it

Franck

18 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 12:08:06

By Dan | On 08 February 2016 - 10:37 AM GMT

BMI is a load of bollocks

If you're extremely tall, a professional athlete or very old. It's a perfectly good measurement for normal people.

Carroll.

15 years ago

4 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 14:12:40

nah it's a load of bollocks.

Ninja

15 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 17:51:30

Its fine as an indicator for 90% of the population. Obviously its not exact and a load of factors throw it off (including muscle mass which Franck missed off his list), but as a basic guide its fine.

Carroll.

15 years ago

4 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 18:07:53

No, it's a load of bollocks, it's no guideline. All it tells you is your mass / height ^2 and gives a number that has no relevance at all.

Ninja

15 years ago

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08 Feb 2016 18:39:45

By Carroll. | On 08 February 2016 - 18:07 PM GMT

No, it's a load of bollocks, it's no guideline. All it tells you is your mass / height ^2 and gives a number that has no relevance at all.

Oh don't get me wrong, no ones going to argue with you that its the best measure, or that it should be used in isolation, but its fine for what it is. Which is an indicator of your mass in relation to the population. Whether that means anything or not depends on the individual.

Vercoe

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08 Feb 2016 22:03:30

By One Night In Grimsby | On 08 February 2016 - 07:55 AM GMT

Absolutely hurricane force it seems like here in Falmouth! Walking into uni is gonna be fun!

Sucks for you then, right on the coast! I'm about half an hour up the road from you and about 15 minutes inland from Newquay, so it's not as bad.

Only plus is I know an Imogen so I have an excuse to say "I've been blown by Imogen" to her and annoy her.

bmg033

10 years ago

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09 Feb 2016 17:41:27

Nice name mate.

Shola

16 years ago

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10 Feb 2016 21:02:12

I just checked my BMI - And I have another stone I can put on and still be classed in the healthy range. Gan on BMI.

Vercoe

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1,510

11 Feb 2016 18:28:28

The presenters for the new Top Gear have all been announced now: "Rory Reid, Sabine Schmitz, Matt LeBlanc, Chris Evans, Chris Harris, Eddie Jordan and The Stig".

Franck

18 years ago

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11 Feb 2016 18:31:50

Seven people, really?

King Luis

18 years ago

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11 Feb 2016 18:36:20

Makes sense tbh, imagine they'll have 4 of them doing most of the recorded stuff outside of the studio then 3 of them in the studio like normal and just rotate them around.

Vercoe

12 years ago

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1,510

17 Feb 2016 16:20:44

I'm bloody ill, got a virus and possibly a chest infection. Aching all over and spewing my guts up all night last night, head's spinning. Not been to work all week so I'm going to miss a weeks pay on the shortest month of the year; just my luck!

Franck

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

4,255

20 Feb 2016 12:31:16

I hate my clumsy fingers. Accidentally followed someone I really shouldn't have.

At least I didn't fuck up this badly!

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

22 Feb 2016 12:30:54

Just been dragged into going on a 3 week bender (pun unintended) to Thailand at some point this year.

Franck

18 years ago

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01 Mar 2016 11:09:44

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/BgaKeeHbS1euzAQeaZRbQvXBmzsIQkqe00OilS38.jpg

Someone didn't think that one through.

Poe

18 years ago

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12 Mar 2016 15:16:34

If any of you tosspots are around Glasgow today I'm here and drinking many many pints until around 3am tomorrow morning?

Mr Willy

17 years ago

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14 Mar 2016 00:15:24

Compulsory 'fuck me, no-one uses these forums anymore' post. But seriously, I remember this place being buzzing. Now it's quieter than a funeral.

BR.

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17 Mar 2016 13:38:38

By Mr Willy | On 14 March 2016 - 00:15 AM GMT

Compulsory 'fuck me, no-one uses these forums anymore' post. But seriously, I remember this place being buzzing. Now it's quieter than a funeral.

Sports Discussion is still doing well and also the FM side of things (which I haven't actually visited for a long time, despite still playing FM regularly).

But yeah Off Topic is pretty quiet, the glory days were never gonna last forever though!

Eric Portapotty

15 years ago

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Premium

19 Mar 2016 12:44:39

We need Bian back.
We need that weird German back.

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

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21 Mar 2016 19:54:01

Seems to be a problem for forums everywhere - a lot of the music forums I used as a teenager are really quiet now in comparison, and those are the ones that still get traffic. Others elsewhere are pretty dormant.

Shame, really.