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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 23:18
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| One weekend evening the kids wanted to watch a movie but bedtime was approaching so we asked them to find something short to watch so they chose some old (ok, 90s) film called The Big Green Entirely predictable, disadvantaged students in a poor town have no hope but a SUBSTITUTE TEACHER comes in an... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:16
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| One weekend evening the kids wanted to watch a movie but bedtime was approaching so we asked them to find something short to watch so they chose some old (ok, 90s) film called The Big Green Entirely predictable, disadvantaged students in a poor town have no hope but a SUBSTITUTE TEACHER comes in an... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:00
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| Ghostbusters Frozen Empire was good, perhaps not quite as good as Afterlife but I still enjoyed it. It was a fun little film and seemed to move at a fairly brisk pace. The kids liked it too. As you may have expected the oldbusters turned up too. Winston was great and Ray played a role but Peter did... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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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 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 21:51
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 20:46
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| Pour it down my neck normally. Nearest description is can, I think - sterilise bottles, pour sauce in, lid on, wait for the "pop". There's enough salt and vinegar to keep it safe for years in a cupboard. I dehydrated and vacuum sealed quite a few the other week, during peak harvest. No ide... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 22:01
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:28
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| Can somebody please tell me what this is? Instagram keeps advertising it to me and I can’t even work out what area of a person’s life it is used for? It’s Decathlon so my best guesses are camping or… golf, maybe? IMG_2099.png The description has not helped AT ALL. Week of muddy bottom sounds like ca... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'Yay!' thread |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 18:52
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| A lot of the ones that were advertised as private sales are actually traders selling cars from the street outside their house which is the worst of both worlds. They still want to make the same profits but try and avoid their obligations as a trader. We tend to hang on to our cars for quite a while... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 22:36
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Grim... wrote: That description is giving me Altered Carbon vibes. Is it anything like that?
It's a much nearer future than that, but I guess there are some genre similarities, yes. I think. I've not read AC in ages. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 13:43
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| That description is giving me Altered Carbon vibes. Is it anything like that? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Barbecue |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 18:36
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| I e read the description on that page and even watched the video, and though I now have a fairly comprehensive idea of what it looks like from every angle I haven’t the faintest idea what it actually is. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:24
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| Has anyone tried 'Poker Face' yet ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Face_(TV_series) Natasha Lyonne on the run and solving mystery of the week type stuff - downloading it now to watch but i do remember people saying they should reboot columbo with her and this description makes me very hopeful P... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 22:31
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| The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton. I read Turton's second book (The Devil and the Dark Water) and thought it was great, so I came to this. And it's great, too. A short description doesn't do it justice - body-hopping, time-travelling whodunnit. The author's workspace must be a m... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 22:25
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| 1. A Deadly Education - Naomi Novik. 2. Sad Little Men - Richard Beard. 3. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu. 4. Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World - Otto English. 5. The Blade Itself: Book One (The First Law 1) - Joe Abercrombie. 6. Born a Crime - Trevor Noah. 7. D... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 23:00
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| Watched Chip n Dale yesterday. An absolute joy. A latter-day Who Framed Roger Rabbit/Toonstruck, exploring what happens to cartoon characters when their popularity wanes. Packed full of references, standout characters include the uncanny 3D models from films like Polar Express, and Ugly Sonic (the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:35
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 13:49
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| I think he's going to make it. Anyway, sold my M135i to a dealer this morning. They originally offered me £11,000 based on my photos and description for it but upon inspection knocked their valuation down to £9,750 -- I got them to agree to £10K. Seemed fair, given the number of things that the insp... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| JBR |
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 17:27
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| The Bear. Economical, masterful storytelling. I can't remember what last gripped me such that what seem small plot points are referred back to and I remembered them all. See also: Chefs are dicks. Must they be? I mean, really? Why hair like that? How could the place ever make money? Why so many peo... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:34
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| Watched Chip n Dale yesterday. An absolute joy. A latter-day Who Framed Roger Rabbit/Toonstruck, exploring what happens to cartoon characters when their popularity wanes. Packed full of references, standout characters include the uncanny 3D models from films like Polar Express, and Ugly Sonic (the ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 17:45
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| 1. A Deadly Education - Naomi Novik. 2. Sad Little Men - Richard Beard. 3. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu. 4. Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World - Otto English. 5. The Blade Itself: Book One (The First Law 1) - Joe Abercrombie. 6. Born a Crime - Trevor Noah. 7. D... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 20:17
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| Beerhawk are advertising the sale of the favourite Ukrainian beer, profits to humanitarian relief etc. I was up for it till the description: "Moderate strong fruity banana with a slight solventy flavour." Morrisons have ten cans for a tenner. It’s pretty good, and nothing like that descri... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 17:44
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Beerhawk are advertising the sale of the favourite Ukrainian beer, profits to humanitarian relief etc. I was up for it till the description:
"Moderate strong fruity banana with a slight solventy flavour." |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2022 16:14
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| Oh, and I've just checked the Netflix description. Yup, very glad I didn't read that and knew nothing at all about it when I watched. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Malc |
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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: What have you bought? |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 15:38
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| Nah - maybe one day, if they ever drop below £500. Also I think the head looks a bit naff, to be honest. Same. Also not exactly practical! The one I got is this one, which - as you can see - is lovely to look at: https://www.avpgalaxy.net/dvds-bluray/alien-anthology-35th-anniversary-edition/ Ooh, t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 15:21
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| Lady T said "I hear that 'Dead To Me' is quite good, and it says dark humour in the description" There were one or two laughs in the 30 mins but overall E1 was a bit shit and annoying. Predictably, I fell asleep in the last few minutes. I don't think we'll continue with it. I really liked... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:31
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Lady T said "I hear that 'Dead To Me' is quite good, and it says dark humour in the description"
There were one or two laughs in the 30 mins but overall E1 was a bit shit and annoying. Predictably, I fell asleep in the last few minutes. I don't think we'll continue with it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Christmas Movies For Kids |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 17:50
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| Bollywood is a good description of them - its been a while since I've seen them but as your a Columbo fan why not start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Town_Without_Christmas - 3 movies all with Peter Falk as an Angel Mrs Miracle is also a good series (there is a new one in the series this year... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Goddess Jasmine |
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 7:30
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| I had a dream that I was at a theme park with @goddess Jasmine and we went on a roller coaster where instead of little roller cars we were on a full sized bus, but there were no seats, just those dangly things to hold on to near the ceiling. That seems like a pretty good description of life general... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Co11age - Don't Get Got |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 17:27
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| In the main Co11age thread, I mentioned Don't Get Got , a metagame involving players having to complete six missions without being "got". I'm keen to have this running in the background as I think the Cottage environment is ideal for it. My set has eight wallets, so I'm looking for sev... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Excel help |
| Jem |
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:16
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Replies: 126
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| Hellloooo, I need excel help please! I have a spreadsheet. In the first sheet are 2000+ products, with the following headings: Vendor Product code Product name Category Secondary categories Price Quantity Status Shipping freight Free shipping Description Taxes Inventory tracking Zero price action Pa... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 books 2021 |
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:02
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Replies: 233
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| 1."The Impeachers" by Brenda Wineapple 2. "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube" by Trav SD 3."The Shortest History of Germany" by James Hawes 4. "How Britain Ends - English Nationalism and the Re-birth of Four Nations" ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 19:28
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| It is. If you look for ‘Wool roll bread Apron’ that will get you the re Joe (beware, it’s a YouTube video, but a relatively short one and there is no wasted time). If you watch that and then expand the description it gives you the ingredients. I followed that BUT I used a fifth of the flour and some... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 books 2021 |
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 13:13
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Replies: 233
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| 1."The Impeachers" by Brenda Wineapple 2. "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube" by Trav SD 3."The Shortest History of Germany" by James Hawes 4. "How Britain Ends - English Nationalism and the Re-birth of Four Nations" ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cryptocurrency Mining |
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 19:41
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Replies: 138
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| Best description of Bitcoin I've ever heard. These days it's more "imagine putting a brick on your car's accelerator and buying a second car so you can drive round buying the cheapest petrol in a ten mile radius to keep the first car running until it explodes after hopefully solving some sudok... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 books 2021 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 23:35
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Replies: 233
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| 1) The Dutch House - Ann Patchett. 2) Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18) - Simon Scarrow. 3) Night Frost - RD Wingfield. 4) Chessmen of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs. 5) Three Sisters, Three Queens - Philippa Gregory. 6) Away With The Penguins - Hazel Prior. 7&... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Middle Age Spread |
| JBR |
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 15:27
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| I like this description of sweating as an activity. Just off to do some sweating! A friend of mine could feel cramps coming on while running Edinburgh marathon - he knocked on a couple of doors, and got someone to pour salt from their shaker straight into his hands. Just about worked. High Zero etc ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
| sdg |
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:15
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| Sorry about the delay getting the NPC stat blocks sorted, I thought I'd prepped enough to be able to share them quickly and give you access to all of the attack and spell details for the NPC you controlled but completely lost visibility of them being behind the DnDBeyond paywall because I've got acc... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 22:57
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Can anybody please identify this song? |
| Malc |
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 19:31
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| Resurrecting this thread. Can anyone work out the song I'm thinking of. I think it's by a footballing band like New Order or The Lightning Seeds or The Farm or some band like that. The start of it goes oooh ooooh ooh eh uh, oooh ooh eh uh (maybe a female voice?) Any ideas at all from this rubbish de... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
| Mr Dave |
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 14:08
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Squirt wrote: SDG! Wand of Magic Missile question - by the description of the spell, it looks like Magic Missle always hits, as long as I can see the enemy. So does that mean I can use the wand to cast cast at level 6 and therefore be certain of causing 16 damage?
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 13:50
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| SDG! Wand of Magic Missile question - by the description of the spell, it looks like Magic Missle always hits, as long as I can see the enemy. So does that mean I can use the wand to cast cast at level 6 and therefore be certain of causing 8d4+8 damage? Yes, magic missiles always hit their target w... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dungeons and Dragons |
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 13:34
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| SDG! Wand of Magic Missile question - by the description of the spell, it looks like Magic Missle always hits, as long as I can see the enemy. So does that mean I can use the wand to cast cast at level 6 and therefore be certain of causing 8d4+8 damage? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 22:51
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| The description says comfy, but they dont look particularly comfy to me. I don't really have much experience with heeled shoes though. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:55
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Replies: 2356
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| A new description of people who are celebrating early, like the groups hanging around in Stansted Abbots high street. "The woopubs were out in force today" I've definitely noticed step changes in people's behaviour for better or worse. In the first couple of weeks of the year a lot were c... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Coronavirus |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:40
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| A new description of people who are celebrating early, like the groups hanging around in Stansted Abbots high street. "The woopubs were out in force today" |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:50
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Replies: 6502
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| I've still got my website closed at the moment, mainly due to lockdown, but also partly while I decide what to do about my EU customers and whether I should even ship internationally at all for a while. In the meantime, some of my regulars are already proposing solutions to avoid them having to pay... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:16
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| I've still got my website closed at the moment, mainly due to lockdown, but also partly while I decide what to do about my EU customers and whether I should even ship internationally at all for a while. In the meantime, some of my regulars are already proposing solutions to avoid them having to pay... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taking the Brexit |
| devilman |
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:01
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| I've still got my website closed at the moment, mainly due to lockdown, but also partly while I decide what to do about my EU customers and whether I should even ship internationally at all for a while. In the meantime, some of my regulars are already proposing solutions to avoid them having to pay ... |
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