What are you watching tonight?

[hisroyalgingerness]

Interesting at school. Completely useless now.

French I cannot argue with either. Those that have gone on to use it I do envy, and there's a gal in our office who speaks orgasmic Italian down the phone to people. I can only really remember to say how many brothers and sisters I have, and what their names are. And I doubt I'm going to get to that level of intimacy with a frenchperson

So you don't use, for instance, anything made of plastic?!

As for me, I wasn't trying to describe English as useless, merely make a point that anyone who thinks of themselves as being in some way "cultured" but then goes on to dismiss maths as dull and dreary is making the same mistake as someone who would say the same thing about Shakespeare.

Although his comedies aren't funny - I stand by that. Having someone called Bottom turn into an ass? Really? Makes Russell Brand seem almost like an adult.

I do, but I don't make it myself

[superjohnmcginlay]

The Beautiful Mind was a good film. Interesting bloke too - it's also pretty cool to understand how he thought up game theory

Having said that, I prefer writing over anything else.

is this going to turn into a Mathematical Scientists vs. cultured artists, Gangs of New York styleee battle?

The cultured artists would get mangled. The maths geezers would build an A Team style supertruck/tank out of a ballon, a paperclip and some sticky tape.

[Puskas]

I do, but I don't make it myself

ah

you don't use it

doesn't make it useless

[Daxter]

'You're son isn't dyslexic Mrs. Daxter, he's just very very stupid.'

I was reet with the letters, didn't do maths at a-level. Doing economics at uni was a shock...the letters aren't pointless though. Good for theoretical models.

According to my mate who does maths, engineers design building using impossible numbers...

Quite to the contrary. Always excelled in English at school and that's what I'm still doing at College along with History and Communications. Find the things I learn in them far more useful than anything I might learn by studying crazy maths. Ok with basic algebra but then it just gets to a stage where it takes the piss.

A few of my mates do maths at A-level though, and I do marvel at how they can do it. It's a completely different way of thinking and you have to be extrmely skilled to do well. I look at one of thier worksheets and I might as well be reading a different language.

Lit. or language? I did english language, history and media at college, and ended up doing Politics and Economics at uni.

Indeed, whenever I look at some of the equations Mech Eng. students deal with it's like reading a foreign language. Having said that, whenever I told them I had a 3000 word essay to do they look at me like I'm insane.

Yup, different people, different skills and all that.

Re English, I do English Lit and Lang combined. Nice combination that allows you to create original writing as well as analysing literature. Still trying to decide what to do at Uni. Thinking along the lines of journalism or English and Comms combined.

How was doing politics and economics at Uni, given that you hadn't done either at college?

Cool I was always more inclined to writing and analysing my own work which is why i plumped for language. I've got into reading books a lot more recently though.

I was going to do journalism, had Kingston and UCLAN in my thoughts as they seem to offer good degrees on it (The Kingston course FWIW offers placements at national newspapers in their course). Then I had a think and thought I could still get into journalism regardless of degree, so I thought I'd try something different. indeed, when I got to uni, I found myself working for the student newspaper and *touchwood* will be editor next year, so it is the best of both worlds.

The politics bit isn't too bad - once you get your head around the concepts there is a lot of history iinvolved, which was fine by me. Economics on the otherhand...f*cking hell, it's tough at the beginning as for us we shared lectures with people doing straight economics, so you were chucked in at the deep end. Worked through it though and when second year rolled around I was pretty comfortable with it.

You in your final year of college then or first?

Ah cool. Yeah it seems that way about Journalism, which is why I've been rethinking whether to do Journalism at Uni. Reckon that having a degree in such a specific subject might count against me, if i were not to make it in that field. Besides, not sure I want to be associated wit the filth that qualifies for journalism nowadays, especially given this weeks events. I think it must be quite an amoral job at times.

Think that I might take an English combined with Communication studies course, as it will be a perfect fit for me and allow me a more wide spectrum of career possibilities.

Yeah, in my final year so its coming to that time of applying. Bit of a minefield searching around trying to find courses and Uni's!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Is it not possible that you'd be better with a vocational qualification than with a "vague" social-sciences degree? You are, seemingly, going to graduate in a terrible recession, Dax

[Lord Kangana]

The Beautiful Mind was a good film. Interesting bloke too - it's also pretty cool to understand how he thought up game theory

Having said that, I prefer writing over anything else.

is this going to turn into a Mathematical Scientists vs. cultured artists, Gangs of New York styleee battle?

The cultured artists would get mangled. The maths geezers would build an A Team style supertruck/tank out of a ballon, a paperclip and some sticky tape.

The artists among us would mangle their minds by asking how they could prove the nature of the tanks existence

[William the White]

I really don't understand this.

There's a tendency in this country for people to almost boast at their lack of mathematical ability.

"Oh, I've never been able to do maths - it's all beyond me"

Compare and contrast with:

"Oh, I've never been able to read - it's all beyond me".

What's the feckin difference?

And the great pity of it is all the dazzling beauty and brilliance you miss out on.

Dreary, dull and dismal.

FFS.

And if I were to say Shakespeare is just dreary, dull and dismal? Don't bother reading him or seeing the plays, you're not missing out on anything? And I've never laughed once at his so-called comedies...

You're too intelligent to say something as daft as that, though.

aren't you?

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Is it not possible that you'd be better with a vocational qualification than with a "vague" social-sciences degree? You are, seemingly, going to graduate in a terrible recession, Dax

Nah, we'll be on the up again by then. It's people looking for jobs NOW who are in trouble.

[superjohnmcginlay]

The Beautiful Mind was a good film. Interesting bloke too - it's also pretty cool to understand how he thought up game theory

Having said that, I prefer writing over anything else.

is this going to turn into a Mathematical Scientists vs. cultured artists, Gangs of New York styleee battle?

The cultured artists would get mangled. The maths geezers would build an A Team style supertruck/tank out of a ballon, a paperclip and some sticky tape.

The artists among us would mangle their minds by asking how they could prove the nature of the tanks existence

The maths fellas would fight back back with the tried and tested method of sticking fingers in ears whilst going "na na na na, not listening."etc.

[Verbal]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

[Puskas]

You're too intelligent to say something as daft as that, though.

aren't you?

You do me a disservice, sir. I'm thick as f*ck, me.

But that notwithstanding, couldn't your remarks be addressed to yourself regarding the comments about maths?

And you still haven't explained what's funny about his comedies...

[William the White]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

you will not regret.

stick thru the first couple of episodes, if, as some have said, you find them a bit slow. I didn't mind. but, one of those series where you decide to watch just one more, then another, then feck me it's 3 in the morning.

[ratbert]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

Where did you get those from?

[warthog]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

Where did you get those from?

I've just done the same. I got mine From HMV. com, £15 per box set. Free delivery.

[Verbal]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

Where did you get those from?

Same as warthog said, hmv.com - it's 15 pounds per series, mine came to just over 40quid though as I get a student discount.

Still, a bargain either way hopefully.

[General Mannerheim]

Just got home after seeing Quantum of Solace - extremley dissapointed tbh. the action sequences are impressive true enough but they are few and far between, also the story is cryptic? well i didnt have a clue what was going on or who was who anyway! insult to injury, both my brother and the old man both fell asleep!

The best bit for me though was the opening sequence with the Alfa 159's, beacuse i have one of them, and people were pointing at me in the carpark afterwards!

[hisroyalgingerness]

Just got home after seeing Quantum of Solace - extremley dissapointed tbh. the action sequences are impressive true enough but they are few and far between, also the story is cryptic? well i didnt have a clue what was going on or who was who anyway! insult to injury, both my brother and the old man both fell asleep!

The best bit for me though was the opening sequence with the Alfa 159's, beacuse i have one of them, and people were pointing at me in the carpark afterwards!

I was disappointed to. Not a patch on Casino Royale. To be honest, there's only really Goldeneye out of the non-Fleming based films that is any good. I hope when they move on these next two films they do something like remake one and end with On Her Majesty's Secret Service with his mrs dying or somert.

I did get the plot but pretty much had to explain it to all the women who were only there to swoon over Craig's pecs

[Dr Hotdog]

Heat is just about to start on BBC2. Nice.

[bobby5]

Got a bit of a windfall today, so I've made a purchase I've wanted to for a while - Seasons 1-3 of The Wire for 40 quid. Cannot wait to get started on it from what I've heard.

Where did you get those from?

I've just done the same. I got mine From HMV. com, £15 per box set. Free delivery.

Bargain. Incredible piece of drama. Watched every episode. Puts UK tv to shame.

Currently watching the pilot of Life. Looks promising.

btw Can't wait for season 7 of The Shield

[Rated R Superstar]

The IT Crowd Season 1 on DVD