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Needle in haystack time...

SpectorSpector
edited April 2008 in Chit chat
I don't know if any of you guys have ideas with regard to finding the address of someone I knew that's moved down south, as it were. I know what town he lives in and that's it; basically it's to write him a letter, but obviously that isn't going to be possible when I don't know where the guy actually lives!

I thought there would be a Yellow Pages online for the UK but there doesn't seem to be, which could have been useful. It's probably not possible to find someone with so little information, but I thought I'd throw this thread in your direction because I'm like that, and who knows, maybe someone has an idea up a very large sleeve.
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  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2008
    Have you tried www.192.com?
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited January 2008
    If you know where he used to live, try writing to him there, as well.

    1) He might have paid the Royal Mail for their re-direction service, thus the letter will find him.

    2) The current householder might forward it.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited January 2008
    www.friendsreunited.co.uk if you know his name and school / area
    IF hes joined lol
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  • beanzbeanz
    edited January 2008
    Isn't the address on the restraining order he has against you?
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited January 2008
    Try searching Face Book etc see if he has an account, or if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the a team?
  • ZupZup
    edited January 2008
    Spector wrote: »
    I don't know if any of you guys have ideas with regard to finding the address of someone I knew that's moved down south, as it were. I know what town he lives in and that's it; basically it's to write him a letter, but obviously that isn't going to be possible when I don't know where the guy actually lives!

    I thought there would be a Yellow Pages online for the UK but there doesn't seem to be, which could have been useful. It's probably not possible to find someone with so little information, but I thought I'd throw this thread in your direction because I'm like that, and who knows, maybe someone has an idea up a very large sleeve.

    Call the police and say that you're worried because a friend gave you his Koran before leaving to [insert town name], and he said that by the time you'll hear his name again, he will be with '99 perfect virgins'.
    I was there, too
    An' you know what they said?
    Well, some of it was true!
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2008
    Zup wrote: »
    Call the police and say that you're worried because a friend gave you his Coran before leaving to xxx, and he said that by the time you'll hear his name again, he will be with '99 perfect virgins'.
    Umm ... What?
  • beanzbeanz
    edited January 2008
    Necros wrote: »
    Umm ... What?

    He means Koran.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited January 2008
    he might have meant Corsa. But, I don't think Corsa's and Virgins go together.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited January 2008
    Like others have suggested try friendsreunited.co.uk or facebook as i've found some old mates on there
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Like others have suggested try friendsreunited.co.uk or facebook as i've found some old mates on there
    You're on Facebook, Paul? Can you post a link to your profile here? :)

    Necros.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited January 2008
    I'm not on Facebook at all. I must admit i've had the 'odd' little search when my wifes been on it for ages one evening.

    Did join Friendsreunited yearsss ago when it was all the rage but Facebook i just cant get into or like.

    Hearing the missus go on about 'ohhh i've got a new fish' or playing some silly other rubbish on Facebook just turns me off that site.

    I'm turning into my dad but the mates i do have i'm quite happy emailing/phoning them, dont need to add a picture of myself and have a 'wall' for them to post stuff on !

    Seriously though back to the main point if you are looking for someone its a decent site to use.

    Bah humbug ;)
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited January 2008
    Something totally different but just was reading the front page news on the BBC website...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/entertainment_enl_1199706673/html/1.stm

    Love the way they put '....guitarist Slash (left.....' yeah like any of us would have got that wrong !

    Theres me thinking Slash is a cool dude yet he sells out to appear alongside Gates at the Vegas electronics show !
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2008
    Bill Gates' mouth looks like a ventriloquist's dummy's. :lol:
  • VincentACVincentAC
    edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Theres me thinking Slash is a cool dude yet he sells out to appear alongside Gates at the Vegas electronics show !

    :-o

    Mind you, he is in the tv ad for Guitar Hero III.

    But still, appearing with Gates? Shocking.

    Looks like Gates is trying to bribe him aswell :lol:
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited January 2008
    Gates looks even more of a wimp with his little Guitar Hero guitar compared to Slashes proper one.
  • ADJBADJB
    edited January 2008
    A simple search on Google works remarkably well for this type of thing. Otherwise UK info is quite good or if you know the town try the electoral roll.
  • ZupZup
    edited January 2008
    beanz wrote: »
    He means Koran.

    Yes, I'm spanish and it is "el Cor?n" in my language...
    I was there, too
    An' you know what they said?
    Well, some of it was true!
  • beanzbeanz
    edited January 2008
    Zup wrote: »
    Yes, I'm spanish and it is "el Cor?n" in my language...

    ahh, its 'el crapola' in mine!
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited January 2008
    Yes but what's the reference to 99 perfect virgins all about? I want 99 perfect virgins!

    Necros.
  • SkruppySkruppy
    edited January 2008
    thx1138 wrote: »
    he might have meant Corsa. But, I don't think Corsa's and Virgins go together.

    Only virgins drive Corsas.
  • monty.molemonty.mole
    edited January 2008
    *waits for the inevitable fatwas to come flying towards us*
  • beanzbeanz
    edited January 2008
    Necros wrote: »
    Yes but what's the reference to 99 perfect virgins all about? I want 99 perfect virgins!

    Necros.

    Thats what they are promised in the afterlife according to the Koran (alegedly).

    EDIT: I'd sooner have 99 bad girls personally.
  • ZupZup
    edited January 2008
    Necros wrote: »
    Yes but what's the reference to 99 perfect virgins all about? I want 99 perfect virgins!

    Necros.

    It seems that every muslim killed in a "holy war" (war against other religions) gets inmediatly to a heaven where he have some virgins for him.

    The reference it's about a scene from "Postal" that I saw in You tube...
    Asif: Congratulations, Nabi. We're at our doorsteps to martyrdom.
    Nabi: Praise Allah.
    Asif: Praise him!
    Asif: Soon we will be greeted by Allah, the one true God. And by the cheers of our forefathers. And by 99 perfect virgins, who will worship us for all eternity.
    Nabi: I thought it was 100.
    Asif: What's that?
    Nabi: 100 virgins. They promised me 100.
    Asif: 99, 100. What's the difference?
    Nabi: If they're telling you one thing and they're telling me another, maybe they don't know for sure.
    Asif: Maybe. Maybe the exact number of virgins is not percise.
    Nabi: Hey, I'm not greedy, but what if it's 10?
    Asif: Well...
    Nabi: What if it's 10... but we have to split them between us?
    Asif: Then you'd have 5 more virgins than you have right now, right?
    Nabi: We're talking about eternity here! How long will 5 virgins last you? Maybe a month? They're not going to be virgins for long, right?
    Asif: Look... will it make you feel better if we call the big guy?
    Nabi: Yes.
    Asif: [takes out a cell phone and dials a number] It's ringing... Osama, yes, it's Asif... No, we're on it... Yeah it's fine but the security takes forever, you know... Anyway look, Nabi has a question. Will you talk to him?
    Nabi: [takes the cell phone after a discussion with Asif] Hello! Yes... Uh, it's about the virgins... Really? It was 100 when I signed on!
    [holds the speaker so Osama can't listen]
    Nabi: He says it's not that many anymore. Too many martyrs...
    Asif: You got to be kidding me! Give me the phone!
    [takes the phone back]
    Asif: Osama, it's Asif. Right now, can you tell me the number ABSOLUTLY that you can guarantee now, being myself, as far as virgins are concerned?... No, that's fine.
    [hangs up cell phone]
    Asif: We can't get any more than 20.
    Asif: [both look at each other for some times while the passangers of the plane knock hardly at the door, trying to get in] Screw this, right?
    Nabi: I'm glad you said it first!
    Asif: Ok, getting to the intercom. Passengers: We're changing course for the Bahamas!
    Nabi: BAHAMAS!
    [the passengers enter the cockpit violently to take over the situation, forcing the plane to crash into a skyscraper]

    And... by the way... I drove a Corsa in my job. Now I drive an Opel Combo, but we've got 4 Opel Corsas...
    I was there, too
    An' you know what they said?
    Well, some of it was true!
  • SpectorSpector
    edited April 2008
    ADJB wrote: »
    A simple search on Google works remarkably well for this type of thing. Otherwise UK info is quite good or if you know the town try the electoral roll.

    Well as an update, I was on the verge of getting an email address for the guy when yesterday the person in question dropped dead in the street while on holiday. He was only 31.

    So I never did get to speak to him. I'm... fairly upset.
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  • VertigoVertigo
    edited April 2008
    Spector wrote: »
    Well as an update, I was on the verge of getting an email address for the guy when yesterday the person in question dropped dead in the street while on holiday. He was only 31.

    So I never did get to speak to him. I'm... fairly upset.
    :( I'm upset too now.
  • bleughbleugh
    edited April 2008
    Lol,

    Bo0mZilla lives down south too :-P
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited April 2008
    bleugh wrote: »
    Lol,

    Bo0mZilla lives down south too :-P

    Not as far down south as you though, right?

    ;-)
  • bleughbleugh
    edited April 2008
    ah, err, yeah, 'oop north' nowadays :-P

    lucky buggers, summers coming there now......winter's started entrenching itself 'ere!,
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited April 2008
    beanz wrote: »
    Thats what they are promised in the afterlife according to the Koran (alegedly).

    EDIT: I'd sooner have 99 bad girls personally.

    Yeah imagine all the Daz Ultra you'd go through washing sheets after deflowering 99 virgins, it wouldn't be worth the hassle really.

    Then also that'd be 99 shags you probably have to stop halfway through because it's hurting them, really really not worth the hassle.
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