I have something very similar myself, only it buttons up to the neck and is red in colour. That style of coat is very fashionable at the moment and being a classic cut too it'll do you a while.
One thing I'd say - factor cleaning costs in when you choose. If it's pure wool, it'll need dry cleaning which can run pricey. Otherwise, get a wool/poly blend which is machine washable :)

At 11/3/09 08:25 AM, TomFulp wrote:

Last year I sent Tokyo Game Show swag bags to the winners, so I'll admit the store credit this year feels less inspired. Next year my goal is to collect candy from (trusted) users around the world, maybe some hand-drawn art too from popular artists! Winners of the pumpkin contest will be rewarded with international candy bags; a more fitting prize for a contest like this.

Want some candy, little boy? *evil cackle*.
I can send some UK candy over.

Good effort guys! :)

At 10/10/09 04:47 PM, Figter wrote:

It's not 100% effective, but I do my normal day-to-day stuff in a restricted (non-administrator) account. That way, it's less likely something is going to install itself in the background as I work, thus infecting my system and files. When I need to install or update something, I either right-click > Run as... as enter my admin account password, or switch to the admin account to do it.

Have a good one :)

At 10/21/09 08:16 PM, cast wrote: I'm an alt as well, I don't really feel like saying whos though.

Since it's a night of confessions... I also have one.

Im also an alt. And male.

At 10/20/09 08:04 PM, CaptainCock wrote:

At 10/20/09 07:53 PM, liljim wrote: What.

It wouldn't work with you are (you're) welcome, it must be your welcome. :/

In the same way as 'Your computer', or 'your car'? I think not. You are/You're welcome. Same thing, and acceptable to use either.

At 10/20/09 08:00 PM, cast wrote:

At 10/20/09 07:59 PM, Cally wrote:

Also, I love how mass panic ensues even after people realise they aren't actually going to be around when it happens...

Hey Cally. I love you and stuff still. How are you?

I am disapointmented.

Hey! All is good here, it's just so crazy at work that I'm coming home and pretty much sleeping. Lots of projects and stuff going on, so... How are you? :)

At 10/20/09 07:51 PM, CaptainCock wrote:

At 10/20/09 07:41 PM, liljim wrote: You're welcome.

You're : you are, applies to verbs
Your : applies to nouns

Wait, you're trying to teach an English guy grammar?

Also, I love how mass panic ensues even after people realise they aren't actually going to be around when it happens...

At 10/19/09 01:37 PM, Luis wrote:

At 10/15/09 01:30 PM, citricsquid wrote:

At 10/15/09 01:12 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: we still can if you really want to

who goes in the middle? How tall are you? I'm taller than Luis so I can't go on the middle.

I think the only persons im actually taller than are Cally and DanPaladin lmao. oh and liljim but thats expected.

Lol, I think most people were taller than me :)
I should be able to make this one - will need to incorporate it with some christmas shopping, though. I *may* drive over... will see.

At 10/14/09 09:28 PM, Blizzaine wrote: Well, my car broke down while me and my friend were pulling into Burger King by the beach and we ate then sat around wandering what to do since we didn't have any money for a tow truck.

We saw these 2 identical kittens scared in the road without a mother, so we took them and he played with them while I fixed the car. After that we both took one home.

Aww
I would have taken both home, to be honest... I'm a little concerned there's a terrified kitten out there now all by itself because its sibling has been taken away... :(

At 10/14/09 09:56 AM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote:

At 10/13/09 12:06 PM, WadeFulp wrote: Mindchamber suggested some kind of slug, so a search using slug resulted in pay dirt!

http://insects.about.com/od/butterfliesm oths/ig/Stinging-Caterpillars/Crowned-Sl ug-Caterpillar.htm

It's a Crowned Slug Caterpillar!

And this is what it looks like as an adult moth.

The slug caterpillar is really cute looking. The moth - not so much.

At 10/9/09 05:35 PM, nal1200 wrote: This is a legitimate medical question. It's not really anything I couldn't ask a doctor, but I was curious to see if this has happened to any of you.
Ever since I first 'hooked up' with my present girlfriend, i've had a pretty annoying cold. The common symptoms of nasal congestion, fatigue, and some brief headaches are all present.

I'm not ruling out the sleep deprivation - that's most likely the cause of my recurring cold, but do you also think my other theory is plausible?

It's unlikely.
It may be possible that you're sensitive to her perfume or fabric softener, something like that.

At 10/6/09 03:19 PM, baked-bean wrote: ok so about 5 months ago i met this girl and kinda got distracted from newgrounds.
and then i fell in love with that girl, and yeah it turns out when people get off the computer for a while they lose theire virginity. at first when my girlfiend found out she was pregnant she told me she aborted it. 3 months later i find out that im gonna have a son in about six months.
since ive been away from newgrounds alot of things have changed and this is the one im happiest about.

yeah im gonna be a 16 year old dad but that wont make me any less of one, heres a piture of me and the love of my life. want a clearer picture of her? ask.

If this is true, congrats :) I'm questioning that you know you're having a son already if she's only 3 months gone, though.
On a more serious note, are you both clear in your mind exactly what you're letting yourselves in for if she is?

Mine stalks mice in the farmers fields I think. (I live out in the sticks). I've seen GPS tracking dots and cameras that hook onto pets collars so you can track them. I'd love to find out what else he does.

An old ladies bungalow. In the pitch dark... I have no idea what could happen here.

At 9/6/09 08:10 AM, Chimp-eat-me wrote: Haven't exactly gone up to everyone I know at some point and asked them this.
( I'd probably be stoned if it came up )

Still, I find it odd that no-one I know can do it.


Anyone know what part of my ear I'm using / abusing

If you're doing what I think you're doing, I can do it too. Hard to describe, kinda like flicking the back of your tongue mid yawn but not.
There are bones in your ear, just behind your eardrum. Yes, there's a lot of cartilage too, but these are actual tiny bones (the smallest in the body). I don't think you'll be able to do much damage to them, not like a loud noise would. But as with cracking your knuckles I guess there might be a risk of wearing the bones down.

This is a relatively bad day for my connection. On a good day, quadruple the download speed and double the upload.

I live about 4 miles as the crow flies from the exchange, but of course there's a whole lot more cable than that. Old cabling (I live in a village, not a town) and long distance= frequent disconnects and low speed... the line is *supposed* to handle a 4Mb connection.

At 9/4/09 01:50 PM, Elder wrote: 42.

ILLEGAL TEXT MY ASS

Everyone *thinks* it's 42, but it's actually 24. Douglas Adams was secretly dyslexic.

At 9/4/09 08:25 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 9/4/09 08:05 AM, CryogenChaos wrote: He was one of the River folk! They're very similar to hobbits, but there are noticable differences, like the increased reliance on fishing and slight height differences.

Similar, but legally distinct, including slight webbing of the toes, since they need to be quite adept at swimming.

I think that Tolkien based the se creatures off of some of the people he met, during a trip to Norfolk.

It's always been my belief that he based them off some of the people he met down here in Wiltshire, we have some strange folk here, too... And that would explain how he came up with "The Shire" ;)

A guy I worked with until very recently left the company to manage a publishing company specialising in Tolkien's works - his dream job. Got a question about Tolkien? He was definitely your guy. It became a kind of taboo subject whenever he was in, because if we mentioned LOTR etc. he'd join in and give great detail. Bless 'im.

I can't even talk about a lot of the music I listen to with friends/colleagues as I mention the band/artist name and they reply with "Who?" - they just know what is/has been popular here. Having friends overseas means I've discovered the music of some bands that either haven't taken off over here all that well or haven't even attempted to launch here. It does mean that seeing some favourites live is a challenge.
But yeah, don't worry about what others think of your music taste. You might absolutely hate something they like - each to their own, and all that.

I present to you...
HAMSTERSAURUS REX!

Dun dun duuun....

A towering beast feared by all with the fearsome ability to store chewed up bones in its cheeks.

Pistachio ice cream. Because for some he's their most favourite kind, but others are deathly allergic.

At 9/1/09 04:39 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Also, no prizes for guessing what plateguysrecruits2 is going to be used for.

If you're smart, you'd add that one to your PM block list now, before it's used to send annoying messages.

I received 2 of these in all, before blocking. Then I got the same message, different user:

From: StrawberryPlate
Sent: 09/01/09 16:53
Subject: Join the Plate Guys!!!

Now blocked, but an annoyance. Who else next?

Bump

Yay for junkmail:

From: PlateGuysRecruits1
Sent: 09/01/09 14:55
Subject: Join The Plate Guys!(READ)

Hello, Newgrounds user! I would like to inform you that the Plate Guys are Looking for members! This is a offical Newgrounds.com FLASH CREW! Tom Fulp him self even PM'd our leader about this! Please join @ http://phanpy.org/plate/index.php . Thank you!

At 9/1/09 01:06 AM, JadeTheAssassin wrote: Pyjama pants are the ultimate at-home lounge pants.

Or ones that you wear out to the grocery store cuz you can't think of a reason to dress up when you have no respect for the people who work there because you used to work there.

I'm with Jade on this one. You can have a whole pyjama day at home and it's the single most comfortable outfit. Plus if you've ever lived in a house with a few other people (think student accomodation or other shared housing), you never really know who's going to come into your room by mistake. I don't know about anyone else here, but I start out tucked up under all the covers but they usually end up all twisted up around me. I live alone now, so in summer I'll not wear much to bed if anything. But pyjamas definitely have a use.

At 8/31/09 05:09 PM, DarthRacoon wrote:

At 8/31/09 04:49 PM, TheTrooper5 wrote: Surely you mean Dermot? Holly doesn't host anymore.

Unfortuantly

He got interviewed by Holly though, anyways maybe it was for Cheryl or Dani? They looked pretty hot there.

Holly still hosts the Xtra Factor (which is where this was taken from). I watched this show the other night but wasn't really paying much attention. I love how the judges make references to it, haha.

At 8/31/09 01:16 PM, Gagsy wrote: Put an anonymous note through their door threatening the childrens lives.

If he does that he'll be at risk of having their "Uncle Jimmy" come after them with a crowbar, or the equivilent of the Scots Mafia :P

At 8/31/09 10:32 AM, LynchedJohNNY wrote: I always throw it in neutral and revvv the engine. The sound makes parents think you're RACING down the street and they rush to warn their children.

I do this all the time when people randomly walk out in front of me. They just ASSUME you'll stop. Pretty arrogant of them, really. They shouldn't assume anythin, it makes an ass out of both you and me. I may not have been paying all that much attention to the road and actually hit them.

Some people are actually really stupid and don't give a damn about their kids. Sadly it's going to take a kid actually getting hit by a car before anyone will actually pay any attention.

At 8/29/09 07:40 AM, OMGhaxedlol wrote: or has it been shut down, im really gettin bored of waiting :P :(

They can put the chat up when everyone starts to use the search bar. They don't have enough resources remaining with so many "where's the chat?" topics appearing each day. There's just no more room.

That's the only problem with a clamshell phone - there's always that weak spot around the hinge, and it's not covered by your warranty either. Though to be honest, looking at the state of it for the age, they'd take one look and tell you where to go :)

Everyone is knocking Nokia, but they have the most reliable software of all the major brands... they just aren't as sturdy anymore. I was using an old Nokia 3210 for about 4, 5 years before finally deciding to go for a colour screen. I wouldn't rate Samsung much at all for software reliability. LG are getting better... Motorola and Sony Ericsson both pretty good.