*Bob*

Sandperson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I can't > work out what is going on with him at the moment It's not that difficult. He's just one of those blokes who'd stick his knob in pot of Flora if he thought his wife wouldn't notice.

Let's make-up. We can all go to Richer Sounds and buy the tape recorder with the slowest and smoothest eject mechanism.

I apologise, Jeremy. I've just remembered that you worked part-time making the tea and coiling-up cables in that tinpot studio during the summer of '94 - so I guess you know your stuff.

I remember going to a friend's house a few years back, and we popped in to see his next door neighbour. He took us into his lounge, where he had these just-unboxed enormous walnut and ebony columns of sound set up, connected to one of those amplifiers that only has one huge knob and a tiny light on it. He selected a particularly well-produced CD, cranked it up and the three of us stood together, in optimum stereo reception position, listening and appreciating the nuance and grandeur of pure and unadulterated stereophonic bliss for the duration of 3 minutes and 35 seconds. And I remember thinking to myself "If I ever become this man, I will throw myself off Tower Bridge"

I'm sure Jeremy will take you to Richer Sounds if you ask him nicely.

Good luck with the Logitechs, Mick. ?99.21 of mediocre sound awaits..

The problem is that the tone and implication of Liddle's 'piece' implies that levels of African-Caribbean crime are massively high because - like rap music and curried goat - it is somehow part of their culture and nature. And for that reason, Liddle is a tw@t.

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I ask what prompted your Neighbour to decide > to shoot the cat? Tut Tut.. Naughty Snorky

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bobs wireless ones were good too (*closes eyes and slaps forehead*)

Don't be such a muppet - just buy a pre-cooked one from Richer Sounds.

What has Rod Liddle got to say on the subject? - that's what I want to know.

You could compare it with a tomato if you like? That would make just about the same amount of sense.

Are those speakers, Mockney, or a salt and pepper pot?

How about this one Jeremy?! It's got blue LEDs and alien-style lettering, so it ought to be good. And it's a funny shape which is also important when it comes to sound. It's got 8-channel wireless capability, one of which might not even buzz like an angry bee when the microwave is on. Best of all, you can chain loads of them together, so you can listen to horrible sound in every room! (As long as you don't have walls or the like dividing your rooms, obviously).

Certainly not! Jez, I'm sure you favour highly polished boxes with five thousand multi-coloured flashing LEDS, wireless capability, a remote control and six adjacent speakers for optimal, er, stereo sound - all for under a ?100. I rather my money went mostly on the components inside the case.

Well all is relative, isn't it? If you're expecting something great, you'll be disappointed. If you're expecting something terrible, you might be pleasantly surprised. My suggestion would be to forget about wireless and get something like a Tivoli PAL, which I really rate, and just plug it in with a short minijack connector. Great mono sound (stereo is for pansies) quality with decent volume. Battery will last you all day if no mains connection is available. Small enough to carry around. Also a very good *proper* analogue radio tuner. GREAT product.

'Active' just means they have a built-in amplifier. Wattage is no real indication of volume. Neither are any indication of quality sound. However, most add-on (even crappy ones) will be better than your laptop sound. If you really want to get 'good sound' (and portability of sound system isn't an issue) why not capitalise on what you already own and spend the cash on a bluetooth receiver that plugs into your existing hi-fi?

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > *Bob*, any expensive 'pansy' poaching pans you can > recommend? Why, of course! This hideously styled egg boiler/poacher combo is sure to gather dust fast at the back of any cupboard and - retailing at ?11.69 - you can rest assured that the electrical components are of the highest quality.

ooer missus

1st man: Oooh... I drank eighteen pints of Guinness yesterday. 2nd Man: Blackwater? 1st Man: No, I went to the West Indies of my own accord.

gas lit Phew!

Shiiiiiit... here comes the triiicky biiiiiit....

Would you believe it? I'm just about to COOK RICE. Wish me luck, everyone. All I have is a saucepan, some rice.. and 4000 (recorded) years of successful non-electric rice cooking.

I've been looking into this rice cooker business, seeing as everyone here seems to think the sun shines out of their arse. Apparently, I still have to measure the rice, wash the rice, add salt, measure the water and turn it on, just like I have to do with my prehistoric saucepan. I was a least expecting it might blow me off or something afterwards. But no. "Disappointed of East Dulwich"

Here's one for your Christmas list, Jez. Takes all the guesswork and effort out of putting a bottle of wine into your fridge until it 'gets cold'. For ?74.99.