http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-41488 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:56:34 +0000 Hunter F. Thompson 41488@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Talking very slowly and loudly <em>is</em> the best course when dealing with ignorant savages who speak unknown languages. Zadok's piece was much appreciated by the Translation/Interpretion community. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40743 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:00:24 +0000 therustler 40743@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good work ianslat, some very fine pieces. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40685 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:12:49 +0000 The All New Jeni B 40685@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Eh? How can it be too much information that a new month had just started? According to my calendar, we are now into the month of November, and before we know it, we'll start a new month called December.<br /> If you're reading more into the passage of time than was intended, you've got me stumped! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40668 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:24:27 +0000 Sinnick 40668@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done, ian.</p> <p>@Jeni: too much detail, IMHO. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40659 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:08:37 +0000 ianslat 40659@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Oh yeah, that wad a bit ambiguous hemisphere wasn't it. Good luck with your new month anyway! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40633 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:16:11 +0000 Zadok the second 40633@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done M. Slat, nice one. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40625 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:00:05 +0000 FormerlyAlOPecia 40625@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Congrats Ianslat, you bastard. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40619 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:34:03 +0000 The All New Jeni B 40619@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wow!!! That's uncanny Ian. <em>I</em> started a new month yesterday too!<br /> Congrats to you on the WoM and the new month. Think there's another new month starting in about 28 days too! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40616 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:11:10 +0000 ianslat 40616@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks all.</p> <p>It's amazing what a quiet month at work can do for you. I started a new one yesterday so I might be a bit more busy. See you in 2 years time... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40605 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:56:06 +0000 Mary Evans 40605@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done Ian - a great month. Have you received your last mug yet? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40597 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:49:12 +0000 Gary Stanton 40597@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Bravo sir. Well done indeed. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40595 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:42:59 +0000 sauce 40595@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Cheers, Ian. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40593 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:25:21 +0000 Gerontius 40593@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Henry VIII was top quality<br /> I liked Thestig's fine 'spending review' FP too </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40586 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:42:32 +0000 nealdoran 40586@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Lovely stuff Ian. Congrats on becoming a two-timer. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40585 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:39:33 +0000 Scroat 40585@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yes, well done that man. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40584 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:26:41 +0000 dicky37 40584@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done ianslat!<br /> I guess Mrs 37 will have to continue drinking her Lapsang Souchong from this cracked old vase.<br /> [sniff] </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40575 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:56:01 +0000 JayGee 40575@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done Ian, I am hoping at some point that my long lost gift for the ridiculous may return. Until then, I'll have to continue to use my plain white mug with 'Newsbiscuit' scrawled on the side in black marker. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40573 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:48:59 +0000 IABP 40573@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Congrats ianslat</p> <p>Another 20 metres and I'd have caught you.<br /> It's all about fine margins. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40571 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:44:29 +0000 wallster 40571@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Not to mention my excellent FP and NIB....oh, you didn't.</p> <p>Well done ianslat, quality work as always. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40569 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:36:49 +0000 rickwestwell 40569@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Great work ianslat! Let's have some more ex-WoMs returning please. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40568 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:36:12 +0000 Stan Laurel 40568@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done Slatty! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40565 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:31:00 +0000 jp1885 40565@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>[/hibernation] Well done Ian - sterling work! [hibernation] </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40564 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:29:22 +0000 rikkor 40564@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Congratulations, Ianslat. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40561 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:23:24 +0000 Des Custard 40561@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Well done ianslat and all the runners up.</p> <p>The level of hits must be an important measure of how good a piece is. Is this information readily available, or could it be made available? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14937#post-40559 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:09:20 +0000 editor 40559@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Congratulations to ianslat our Writer of the Month for October. Reclaiming the title he first held in November 2008, ianslat scored five excellent FPs including the zeitgeisty news that Middle Class families are to strike over benefits cuts, and the magnificent ‘Henry VIII may have lied on his Match.com profile’. With a handful of strong NiBs to boot ianslat runs out a worthy winner, but honourable mentions should go to Stan Laurel, Fin Robertson, Gary Stanton and Rick Westwell for a brace apiece of solo FPs among many other contributions.</p> <p>As we mentioned last month, we’re changing the criteria under which the award is decided in order to recognise a wider contribution to the site. This is to be based on a formula so secret, even we don’t know what it is yet. However, to drop a few hints on the nature of the sophisticated algorithms that will help identify the next winner, in the past month we’ve appreciated the efforts of contributors, including WoM runner-up Rick Westwell, in developing ideas posted by others on the submissions board -- which is what Newsbiscuit is all about -- and would like to congratulate Zadok on having the October front page story that received the most hits with ‘Teaching of foreign languages to be replaced by ‘talking very slowly’ lessons’. We’d also like to congratulate everyone who contributed to the Dead Sea Scrolls classifieds, which developed into an excellent example of the broader range of comedy that we can use on the front page’s Left Alert spot, even if it does mean restricting your chances to see our award winning ads for Newsbiscuit mugs.</p> <p>Well done again to ianslat, and thanks to everyone for the continued contributions that are helping the site to continue growing in its fifth year. </p>