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Posted from 81.76.42.147

What are the rules regarding prompting?

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

Chinese vs British work ethic

Ye: "I might have to work overtime to finish off this project"

Matt: @We have three weeks to do the project. So the first week I intend to moan about doing it, the second week I intend to think about doing it and the third week I'll half-do it."

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

Work is rather hectic at the moment so not much time for guestbook posting. We're getting broadband at home in the next few days so will be able to post away to my heart's content then.

ok

Posted from 81.86.75.108

ring me tomorrow after you ring them

Allo...

Posted from 81.86.75.108

Mr Mayer, you are neglecting your guestbook. We want to hear of rooftop journeys and sacred cows...

I have a maths problem for you and your colleagues. I want a probability distribution for someones position in line to the throne as a function of their age and gender

2 great news stories

Posted from 81.86.75.108

1. man wields axe on plane from Bodo to Narvik. Perhaps he got angry when he realised where they were going...

2. A sign post in uxbridge wobbles all the time and no-one knows why...

I was busy

Posted from 81.77.253.230

So sorry. Business also equals no Cara Dillon tickets as such. I will try and phone them tomorrow morning to check availability/reserve, it'll be fine. Then we can make other arrangements.

massive news!

Posted from 81.86.75.108

new REM album out on October 4th!

8th message

7th

Posted from 81.86.75.108

message in row without reply

surely something interesting must have happened in India Matthew??

tomorrow

Posted from 81.86.75.108

are we sorted, times? i assume i'm still driving, do not assume i will be able to find it easily, allow plenty of time. Tennis?

Its not fair

Posted from 139.222.178.38

my brother's computer is immeasurably better than mine

posting from the glamorous location of norwich if anyone is keeping track of where the guestbook has been

crisis over

Posted from 81.86.247.10

it works

Hey!

Posted from 81.86.247.10

why won't my photo log in work????

bets

Posted from 81.86.247.10

why does the world's richest man clause involve a caribbean island, i don't remember it having to be caribbean, i don't want to be in the caribbean.

see The World, Dubai...

no good reason

Posted from 81.86.247.10

just parental insistence that jon gets permission for me to be there. so that ride to cambridge is still there if you change your mind

Why postponed?

Posted from 81.77.188.254

No tickets, I'm waiting, I will do it.

Dark fields

Posted from 81.86.72.85

It was song 3

Visit to Norwich postponed, more time wasting

have you sorted tickets out for thursday??

just the first two

Posted from 84.66.150.254

84 me vs. 81 Richard...but I might have to move every few weeks just to confuse you! Matthew - don't kill a cow, it's bad.

going back to the bets page

Posted from 81.86.72.85

the eye is always drawn to:

If Mount Vesuvius erupts, killing more than 1000 people by May 2031, then I will pay Andrew Taylor £1.

possibly one of the worlds most inhuman bets. You can just imagine you grudgingly handing over your £1 to a beaming Andy

So...

Posted from 81.86.72.85

do you have suspicions regarding X? do not think too hard about it, its really quite innocuous

I can't really comment on the IP's, i don't know how mine is done, but we rarely turn the PC off so it should remain reasonably constant. I'm not sure me and Andy sound all that similar!

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

Hello all, just popped into office to check my email. Updated my contact details, countries and bets lists.

Today I went to Georgetown and had lunch at one of these biryani places. They were very excited and insisted I sat in the window (ooh, look, a foreigner is eating here, it must a a great place!)

There were lots of cows.

I doubt this message will invoke event X.

louise

Posted from 81.157.72.153

right andrew... bear with me I have dyscalculia.. common in maths teachers.
when you say your number remains the same if you are at home, this is not strictly speaking true. Do you just mean the first 2 digits (ie 84) AND THE LAST 2 DIGITS(200 ) ? The middle pairs of digits seem to change. Once I get to recognise you, it is a matter of elimination to recognise richard and Matt speaks for himself.
You do know the whole thing is easier for you and richard as yopu clear;y know who you are and if it is not you it must be him!?

When at home

Posted from 84.65.84.200

That is my number. And I'm usually at home. Thanks to this I always know what time it is in Chennai, so unfortunately it might be quite difficult to 'accidentally' phone at 3am...

New bet

Posted from 81.86.72.85

Mr Mayer, please list:

If X happens within time scale Y then Richard will pay Andy 50p, if X happens outside timescale Y but inside timescale Z then Andy will pay Richard 50p, otherwise the bet is void

There are good reasons why X, Y and Z should be known to us only

Don't worry!

chris

Posted from 24.150.59.67

Loose weight now and keep it off!!! I have a secret to help loose weight naturally s.a.s.e. and a five dollar bill to MD 87 Greenpointe drive welland, ontario L3C 6Y4 I have helped many people to succeed.+

louisemayer

Posted from 81.157.73.163

okay. provided you explain to me how to interpret Ip address. eg you (andrew?) appear to be 84 66 61 200 at the moment but you are not that always ( or are you?)
I know what you mean about the Chennai time. Disconcerting.
Our man in Chennai now has a landline which one can ring. He cannot ring out. One has to be careful of time differences. There is an access number you can ring prior to the number which makes it 10p a minute from a landline at our end. I spoke last night and apart from a very slight time delay, which means you cannot interject into each others conversations! it works fine!
By the way do not panic... I will not necessarily become a regular and verbose contributor to these hallowed pages.I can be bought off.

And when it says the time in Chennai

Posted from 84.66.61.200

I always think that the person writing is in Chennai. "What's she doing there?!"

?

Posted from 84.66.61.200

Maybe, it would be a big step... I just like having a title rather than a name. You can work it out from the IP address if it's not too much effort.

I'll go to football with my dad, so no thanks, meet you inside at 2:15ish.

louise mayer

Posted from 81.156.209.121

You know it would make life a damn sight easier for visiting parents ( ie Philip and me; I cannot speak for Janet, Ralph or either Taylor) if you used your own names. I realise that in your adolescent years bamboozling parents was part of the game but now .....!? Enjoy the match!

London Game Extreme

Posted from 81.86.237.49

should surely be followed by (TM Mayer Mann Taylor Eat-ch enterprises)

which reminds me, does it have a wikipedia entry?!

i forgot to say

Posted from 81.86.237.49

I have a concept, but it will take a short while to realise it. Be patient, it will be good

I'm almost certain

Posted from 81.86.237.49

photos are missing. Not that it matters to you

so...

Posted from 81.86.237.49

do you want a lift to football then, its on the way for me.

Photos are now up, haven't checked if they are all there, no captions yet

cold

Posted from 84.66.145.211

Re football, if I'm coming to eat with you tomorrow night we may as well go straight from the football, in which case you may as well drive there, if possible. Best and easiest parking in the office complex on the left just before the stadium as you drive down from Pease Pottage.

Welcome home...

well yes

Posted from 81.86.237.49

by the time the message was posted...

I just lost 5 hours :(

its cold
its really, really cold!
what will it be like when its not sunny??

sure?

Posted from 81.76.37.102

9:36am in Dominica?

9.35am in dominica

Posted from 204.188.170.41

9.35am, 9.35am, 9.35am

wheres my time zone?

Posted from 204.188.170.41

my last messages from dominica nd you're reserving them for you alone. how selfish!

errr

Posted from 84.65.220.7

and do you really think I care what time it is in Chennai? Time zones yes, but I don't want to be forced into India, I like my time zone, it gets light in the morning etc...

living the high life

Posted from 84.65.220.7

I expect multiple donations to charity as you start to feel guilty about being a rich man in a poor man's world. Photos are interesting, especially as I get to reply to them...

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

She comes in three times a week, cleans the flat and washes our clothes.

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

New contact details at http://www.fantasyfacup.com/matthew/contact.shtml

i have no idea

Posted from 81.77.120.179

i have no idea

and...

Posted from 204.188.170.103

address?

don't be coy mr mayer

andy- whats going to be the transport arrngement for football?

maid

Posted from 81.77.2.119

full time or bedder style?

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

My new flat is very very nice... 15 minutes from office, aircon, big kitchen, en-suite room, TV, maid...

good phrase

Posted from 204.188.170.35

just a shame that global village isn't used so much anymore

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

Ooh, switchable timezones, now there's an idea.

oi

Posted from 84.65.23.247

now you start posting messages at 5am just because you can...maybe I'm a global village idiot, but at least in Crawley I'm top of the pile.

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

As they say, the problem with the global village is the global village idiots.

its a wired up world

Posted from 206.48.61.239

sarcasm crossing the world... now thats just great isn't it?

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

Message received. Now your sarcasm can transcend borders. I think they may cost you 20p.

i will send you a message

Posted from 81.77.144.7

I don't know if they go that far...

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

New mobile number
+91 9840686110

Q&A

Posted from 204.188.161.112

leaving here 4pm thursday, arriving 9am ish friday morning.
saturday is good because i'll need to rest on friday
i was watching the ryder cup, and very much enjoying it
why? because its a chance to watch golf AND mock americans AND its on terrestrial here (bad adverts tho, and irritating US commentary)
crawley town? definately, 3pm sat?

when are you flying back?

Posted from 81.77.199.229

and why is saturday such a good day?
and will you be partaking in a little Crawley Town action first?
and are you enjoying the ryder cup?
and why?

ok then

Posted from 204.188.170.89

pending any flight based delays, say 7pm saturday, bring dessert.

yes

Posted from 81.77.168.226

can't wait

very well

Posted from 204.188.161.46

i'm sure i'll cope... you can sort out the tickets. you game for this saturday?

Evening

Posted from 84.65.117.112

I'm sure the M25 can be circumvented somehow...

http://www.themickjaggercentre.com/event_details.php?event_id=2

??

Posted from 206.48.61.202

Is it going to be during the day or evening or what? I don't really want to be driving back too late or round the M25 in rush hour

Yes

Posted from 206.48.61.202

Lets go, obviously you won't drive, hardly needs stating...

Its certainly not part of North America by that association anymore than martinique and guadeloupe are part of europe by being EU members. Obviously its not really continental, buts then it needs to be placed.

North America

Posted from 84.66.31.135

At least football wise (CONCACAF I think) and that's all that counts really. Do you want to go and see Cara Dillon in Dartford on 30th Sep? You'd have to drive obviously, and I'm sure it won't sell out so you can decide when you get back.

Matthew - it's raining here too, don't start thinking you're special.

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

There seems to be a ferocious thunderstorm at 4pm each day. Proper monsoon is normally in November apparently. Then there is a continuous ferocious thunderstorm for a fortnight.

matthew-

Posted from 206.48.61.115

is it monsooning? its being trying to monsoon here, but it couldn't keep it up

do we think dominica is continentally south or north america? its definately closer to the south...

Matthew

Posted from 203.101.70.101

India is very very hot.

India is very very wet.

But I like India

andy-

Posted from 204.188.170.50

date for your diary: either friday 25th or preferbly sat 26th, food, chez moi. No arguments unless you have an engagement I'll be impressed by

tuh!

Posted from 204.188.170.118

you don't seem in a rush to post india style...

what is the time there, you must be something like half a day ahead of me

The club!

Posted from 81.77.158.212

try and get a discounted membership!

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.213.153

Update: I will be staying at the Madras Gymkhana Club for the first four days. It seems to a a popular haunt for bridge-playing old-age pensioners.

Andy- I have a delivery to make to your house.

Adieu Mathieu

Posted from 84.65.72.150

It is now time for you to leave. You may of course entertain me at any time during your last full day in England's green and pleasant shires, but I'm sure you have far more important things to do.

You should also add the guestbook to the country-bagging competition, according to the countries from which messages have been posted.

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.215.233

I delayed my flight because my boss told me to (she is currently in Singapore, and wanted to be there when I arrived, probably because they haven't actually hired the flat I'm supposed to be living in yet).

I am

Posted from 204.188.170.69

Andy- you said Love in the Time of Cholera had no cholera in it, but it does, many times

Matthew- why the delay viz a viz india?

Ivan looks NASTY, i didn't have radio or TV in Martinique so wasn't quite aware what was around me!

Matthew

Posted from 81.157.73.44

He's alive!

Andy - FA Cup trivia update: Southport are the Conference North team who played in the FA Cup in 1999. In lower leagues are Kingstonian (2001), Telford Utd (2004), Emley (1998) and Hednesford Town (1997).

Best kind of holiday

Posted from 84.65.45.197

That makes you want to watch Crawley Town.

Bonjour tout le monde

Posted from 206.48.61.72

So close, so close, Ivan hit south martinique but i was in the north, so nothing but a bit of windy rain. I didn't send yours matthew, so you'll have to give me the new address. i wasn't in the mood for concepts i'm afraid. far from being civilised my place in martinique was cockroach infested (some palm sized, eugh!) and smelt of disinfectant, and i was the ONLY person there, not even any staff :(
But now i have returned... and am comiling a list of england things to do, including crawley town, car trip, pub etc. And aaaaargh, someone rang the village bells at 4am for 2 hours this morning and the only reason i can think of was sept 11th, tho why 4am i don't know. SOOO TIRED!

oooops

Posted from 81.77.254.213

Postcard tells me Richard made the mistake of going to Martinique, just that little bit closer to Ivan. So he probably did get blown away. I think the concept was illegibility.

ooo

Posted from 84.66.92.166

Richard hasn't posted since 3rd September, do you think he's been blown away?

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.213.35

Or this
http://www.ritzy.com/garden/garden7lrg.jpg

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.213.35

This should be the bankrupt mug
http://shop.indiainfo.com/stores/g-superstore/smilling_mug.jpg

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.159.90

You can call her free at 1-888-POPALOT. Apparently.

Richard, Ivan to warn you things might be getting very windy in the Dominican Republic.

well done

Posted from 81.76.81.232

Paula has circumvented the rules, so she deserves a well done too. But I don't think I'll be looking at her website.

Paula

Posted from 67.163.173.173

I invented a pop up magnifier for cell phones. I have a web site WWW.B1P.INFO I have patant! I dont have any idea how to sell them. Please help......... Paula @ B1p.Info

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.212.142

The High Commission was heaving with people but I now have a visa. If I fly to Chennai and back twice I get enough miles for a free flight anywhere in Europe, wooo

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.159.101

I may well come to Crawley/York now. I am egotistical and type matt.

Richard -

Posted from 84.66.4.224

Is there a hurricane yet?

(wahey, dheh!)

ooo

Posted from 84.66.4.224

Very nice page, I think it's your best. Now when I country bag I'll feel less guilty because it makes that page more colourful.

As you're here on the 11th, you should come to Crawley v York (Crawley playing York in the league, wow)

nooooooooo I typed shed

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.155.142

I think we should leave the definitions as they are actually: passing through customs wouldn't work (Schengen). We already have the >1 night column to separate 'proper' visits from transitory ones.

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.155.142

http://www.fantasyfacup.com/matthew/countries.shtml updated with Richard's latest additions.

Now with flags!

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.155.142

I don't know my home address yet. I'm not leaving till the 14th now, so it might arrive in time if you send it here now.

matthew-

Posted from 204.188.161.23

i need your indian address or i can't send you a postcard, it will probably take a month or so to arrive!

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.211.212

Monsoooooooooooon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=2112

No

Posted from 204.188.170.137

I type aaaa, and i won't change

Goodbye

Posted from 81.76.94.164

No water because it rained! Never heard that before...

(I type dheh into the four letter thing every time, I think you should make it compulsory, rather than giving us a choice.)

And

Posted from 81.76.94.164

I beat him at tennis. And made him watch me job hunt all afternoon even though we have the internet now. haha

40 quid

Posted from 204.188.170.106

no pound sign on this keyboard! ferry takes an hour to martinique or guadeloupe. its currently 4.43pm and its hot and humid. we have no water cos it rained, clogging the pipes. have to go now. au revoir

that's the only reason i'm still here

Posted from 81.76.94.164

I don't really want to talk to you, just pleased for the sake of the guestbook.

Matthew's taking malaria tablets. He's going to feel ill for a year. haha

you know

Posted from 204.188.170.106

this is the 1st real conversation on here for AGES! you know, here, the buses don't leave til they're full. i sat on a bus for 30min before it moved. aaargh! i like travelling, but not when it takes 2 hours to go 15 miles! and the most common things you here in shops? "theres no gas on the island, theres no meat/milk/cheese/on the ISLAND!"

What time is it?

Posted from 81.76.94.164

And what's the weather like?

Did you get a concept postcard from Matthew?

Posted from 81.76.94.164

apart from mine...the one I got was disappointing, very disappointing. france will be backward, don't be too expectant. Can you island hop easily?

i think not

Posted from 204.188.170.106

you have tried to get a job, but currently you receive no credit

That's not surprising is it

Posted from 81.76.94.164

All people are annoying. Especially people with jobs up their sleeves. The other good thing about this computer is that I can copy my CDs onto it, so I don't have to bring them down here every time...

concept postcarding

Posted from 204.188.170.106

is also difficult as i have to do a 1 1/2 hour bus journey to buy a postcard!

BACKWARD!

thank god france is next door

passing customs is good

Posted from 81.76.94.164

but then what if you get turned away at the border, surely you deserve credit for trying?

I'm here

Posted from 204.188.170.106

just don't count on it indefinately

most dominicans ARE annoying

of course

Posted from 81.76.94.164

not. i tried today for the first time. Matthew will tell you how pathetic I was.

are you still here?

Posted from 81.76.94.164

or being an annoying dominican again?

i don't think they do

Posted from 204.188.170.106

and hello by the way...
can't stay, no broadband here :(

any luck finding a job yet??

and

Posted from 81.76.94.164

you only posted that message 11 seconds ago! wow, i've never got that close!

well done

Posted from 81.76.94.164

richard - if they have different euros in guadeloupe or martinique, can you get me some? I have the Finnish ones remember.

yes

Posted from 204.188.170.106

i think we should redefine so that a country is bgged if one passes customs etc, rather than the land travel requirement, its simpler and basically the same, as flying through airspace still won't count. and how do we get round those rules if necessary?

we have broadband!

Posted from 81.76.94.164

i don't think i want to leave home now! it's so nice...the keyboard is soft and clean...aaaaah...i'm going to test out your new spam filter

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.159.215

New anti-spam features. Messages limited to 3000 characters. Also any message containing a certain currency symbol favoured by the USA, will be rejected. If you break either of those rules you will get the "type four letters in the verification box" message.

Matthew

Posted from 81.156.159.215

Better be on the safe side, otherwise we might need to convene a tribunal of the ICOCB (International Committee on Country Bagging).

A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a huge failure...
In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant

countries

Posted from 204.188.170.182

dominica and antigua, tho i'm deliberating on antigua as i haven't actually passed through customs there, but i might visit it properly on the way back.i have the capital of dominica.
going to france soon