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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
Malc |
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 13:25
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Slightly off-topic as it was on stage rather than the box (but downloadable on whatever Channel 4 call their streaming service this week), but I went to Milton Keynes yesterday to see the Drop the Dead Donkey revival, starring the majority of the original cast. All seemed to fit easily back into th... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:15
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Slightly off-topic as it was on stage rather than the box (but downloadable on whatever Channel 4 call their streaming service this week), but I went to Milton Keynes yesterday to see the Drop the Dead Donkey revival, starring the majority of the original cast. All seemed to fit easily back into the... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2024 |
zaphod79 |
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:45
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2024 |
Warhead |
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:49
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
MrD |
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 18:43
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The Crew Or to give it its full (self-claimed) name according to the title screen, The Crew: Calling All Units , with cop sirens and dramatic cop music. Hooray! I didn't buy Calling All Units, I bought Wild Run Edition, but the single use code had been singly used, which, as always, is bullshit. Di... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:32
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:26
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 13:42
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
Malc |
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 13:14
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I wasn't sure where to post this, it could have gone the GPOY thread, the black dog thread, the middle aged spread thread, but I decided it could here. My phone reminded me of this photo from 2 years ago today. PXL_20211114_135109249.jpg Which reminded me that I have not been up to that pool for a s... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:24
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 17:19
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2023 18:13
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
JohnCoffey |
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 13:23
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Bob Barker. Aged 99.
The price is wrong, bitch. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 19:48
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:42
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
Malc |
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:15
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
Kern |
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:00
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1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu 4. Ask a Historian by Greg Jenner 5. My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter 6. All That Remains by Sue Black 7. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (tr. S Whiteside) 8. God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Autism-friendly sensory toys |
Mimi |
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:28
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Hi all, Is there any chance that anybody here can suggest where to buy autism friendly sensory toys for two kids aged 4 & 5, from stores (online if possible) that are based or that trade in the U.K? They are for my brother’s children. He does not have a large budget but has been instructed to bu... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
Malc |
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 0:04
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Woman at War: An Icelandic drama about a middle aged woman who is trying to adopt an orphan from Ukraine, whilst waging a one woman eco war against big industry. It's really good and quite quirky: the music is played by a band that we can see, and sometimes the protagonist can too. They increasingly... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Royal Wedding, Electoral Reform, and Royal Babies thread |
Sir Taxalot |
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 9:38
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There wasn't much talk of it around where we are, even though there's a lot of Brits here. I put it on telly as I knew Lady T wanted to see it (she was really moved by the funerals, which I wasn't expecting then) Im going to go a little against the flow here, i actually found it surprisingly enjoyab... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
MaliA |
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 22:46
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Can't help not shake the feeling that Ted Lasso is just an aged, feel good remake of post modern classic Footballer's Wives with all the good ("bits" subs please check - Ed)
The latest episode has some seriously lazy writing regarding ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! footballers and.lolitixians on Twitter, |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Last Of Us |
Hearthly |
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:44
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Finished the Left Behind DLC just now - a wonderful addition to the main game, perfectly paced, and just about exactly the right duration. I'd have to find a slot for this game and its DLC in my All Time Top Ten Videogames list, it's really that good. Roll on the sequel, can't wait. That hasn't age... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
JohnCoffey |
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 14:43
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2023 |
Satsuma |
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:50
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
Kern |
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 23:44
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
MaliA |
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 20:35
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
DavPaz |
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 20:14
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
Malc |
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 17:20
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
DavPaz |
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:54
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That makes it even more sad. It's quite frightening how common it seems for people to succumb to that :'( MrsPaz works in suicide prevention for the NHS. The statistics are heartbreaking. It's massively on the rise with middle aged and older people. Especially men. Check on your friends. Keep those... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
JBR |
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 15:28
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Black Adam. The story of Black Adam (pronounced to rhyme with "Tarmacadam", I believe). The testosterone in the script-writers' meetings must have been off the scale, and it starts off as it it's going to borrow from movie genres all over the place, while dropping plot liberally in. It's a... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
zaphod79 |
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:10
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
JBR |
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:43
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Marriage' - Funny, moving, revealing - the bittersweet reality of a long-term relationship. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star in an intimate slice of life, from the creator of Mum. Firstly, there's nothing funny about this. It's slow, it's depressing and you have to guess what happens when bits of t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
Sir Taxalot |
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 23:22
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Marriage' - Funny, moving, revealing - the bittersweet reality of a long-term relationship. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star in an intimate slice of life, from the creator of Mum. Firstly, there's nothing funny about this. It's slow, it's depressing and you have to guess what happens when bits of t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose UK TV thread |
Warhead |
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:01
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Marriage' - Funny, moving, revealing - the bittersweet reality of a long-term relationship. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star in an intimate slice of life, from the creator of Mum. Firstly, there's nothing funny about this. It's slow, it's depressing and you have to guess what happens when bits of th... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Dr Zoidberg |
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 18:20
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markg wrote: Can't beat the sweet smell of 250 middle aged men in extreme heat.
I went straight home and had a shower! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
markg |
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 18:09
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Can't beat the sweet smell of 250 middle aged men in extreme heat. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
zaphod79 |
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 14:52
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Death List 2022 |
DavPaz |
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 18:38
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
Malc |
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 18:37
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Hard to kill was okay I think (at least it was at the time, it might not have aged very well, don't think I've seen it for about 30 years) |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
markg |
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 8:45
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It's great, shows how completely fucked they are that they'd announce something that has absolutely no appeal to anyone aged less than 50. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
Findus Fop |
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 22:22
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I have no interest in seeing it at all and haven’t seen the original, but how blinking beautiful does Jennifer Connelly look? How has she possibly just been refining over and over, finding some new kind of perfect since 1986? I haven't watched the original since I was a child so no idea how it's ag... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Eurovision Song Contest |
DavPaz |
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 21:18
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Liza Minelli has aged well |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
Dr Zoidberg |
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 13:38
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JBR wrote: https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-sets-out-six-key-reasons-for-leaving-the-eu/
That's aged well |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
JBR |
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2022 16:12
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Yeah, that was great! I can see why you've watched it several times - I think I had all the "ooh, because..!" moments I am going to, but maybe not. Definitely not aged, except for the three very young people in it. And maybe if I saw a recent Jim Carrey picture I'd make that four. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
Malc |
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2022 0:38
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Just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the fourth or fifth time(Netflix). I absolutely love it. It's got to be Jim Carey's best film. If you've not seen it, try your best not to read the description on Netflix as it imo spoils the start of the film. Just go into as cold as possible. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Uncle Pete's Nice Film Club |
NervousPete |
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 13:08
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Uncle Pete's Nice Film Club In these stressful times I think we all need a bit of escape, so I’m here to throw a movie a day your way in this, Uncle Pete’s Nice Film Club. Visualise me in a comfortable cardigan, on a rocking chair by the fire. Perhaps it is snowing outside, and children are hallooi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Chess |
Mimi |
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 14:46
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Was everyone you met nice? Yes! Although they were mostly middle-aged guys meeting in the back room of a pub so I basically slotted right in. That’s really positive then, and if they’re all really good your game will improve just meeting with them. Will you make it a regular thing? I hope you have ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Chess |
Squirt |
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 13:28
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Mimi wrote: Was everyone you met nice?
Yes! Although they were mostly middle-aged guys meeting in the back room of a pub so I basically slotted right in. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
Sir Taxalot |
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 22:38
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TheVision wrote: Kern, you haven't aged a day! Looking good!
Mali.....
I was thinking the same thing..... Kern what's your secret? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
TheVision |
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 22:23
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Kern, you haven't aged a day! Looking good!
Mali.... I like the suit. |
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