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I'm going to start an internet phenomenon called "Alan Attack". Rick Rolling is so early 2008.

I need to interrupt this thread into order to call Curiosity a giant cunt. He knows why

Art Attack > Alan Attack

If it is why I think it is, too bloody right! I practically shouted "Cunt!"

Is he a big orange racist with a nice suit who writes bile from the safety of his Florida home?

Worse.

He's Peter Hitchens? The man with the face that I would never tire of punching (another ambition).

Chinny - if you could only punch either Peter or Christopher Hitchens, which would it be?

I'd do in C Hitchens, the big wobbly faced sweaty cunt. As a bonus, if he hasn't shaved recently you could pretend you were also shoeing in David Aaronovitch.

Oh for fuck sake.

I am currently the greatest hero who ever lived... as I fixed the Sky+ box.

Hmm, I'd still go with Peter.

Did you know David Aaronovitch's brother Ben wrote two Doctor Who stories in the late eighties? Almost certainly would have become script editor if the series had continued into 1990.

I'd just like to congratulate Curio on a game well played.

Just not well enough.

He wrote 'Remeberance Of The Daleks', which was always my favourite story as a kid. Then I made the mistake of watching it again last year. Time has been so cruel to the Sly McCoy-era. Or, indeed, any 80's Who.

In other news, I've just been playing the Quantum Of Solace demo for the PC. So far, it looks to be surprisingly not shit.

Ditto, really. Though, I'm in the miniority, but when I watched Silver Nemesis I found it a lot better than I remembered it. I forget why now, but I really enjoyed it! Then again, when you've got Paradise Towers*, Dragonfire and those other 'amazing' McCoy stories fresh in your mind, a snack is as good as a meal.

* the first Doctor Who I ever watched, excitingly, is the bit at the end of one episode, where one of the cannibal pensioners is 'eaten' by something attacking her from out the wall. I've already forgot again. I was terrified, couldn't sleep, and can still vividly recall my parents clucking that it's "not the same as it used to be"

Oh shit!

I blame this cold I've got, I sorta mix those2 up in my head at the best of times.

Malc

Heh... whilst I defintely remember seeing some Peter Davidson-era Who with my parents back in the day, the earliest Doctor Who story I remember actually watching was also Paradise Towers. That very scene you mention gave me nightmares for weeks!

I Just want to say "hah" in a smug way!

Malc

Edit - bugger, I got my threads mixed up.

In this one I meant to say:

If I was Dudley, I'd be pretty scared by now.

The beteo house is already here?

Malc

The first doctor who I can remember is one of the doctors metamorphosising into another on a slag heap having been shot by a group of people. It is the first episode of a new series, but I can't remember which one (in fact, it may not have even happened).

Indeed, especially as, at the moment she posted that I was IN the damn shower.

Could be worse then, at least she didn't know you'd beaten her to the shower.

And at least I now know to aim for the ribs if it's coming down to a fight.

Sounds like The Caves Of Androzani. Except it wasn't the first episode of a new series. It was the second to last story of season 21.

Here's a "next time" trailer for it.



Androzani is well worth seeing. It's easily one of the best Who stories ever, it has a cracking script, some great direction from Graeme Harper (the only old Who director to work on the new series) and Peter Davison gives the performence of his life.

It's been out on DVD for a while and can be picked up for as little as 5 or 6 quid. Well worth it.

I dreamt about a tarantula last night.

Also: cleavage.

But it's now of that age where it has that problem. 10/15 years ago alot of 70's Who was looked at the same way, but then it becomes "cool" again.

+ the show had so many problems. There are alot of good stories in there. It wasn't so long ago that people wrote off Colin Baker's era but actually there's alot of good stuff in there.

McCoys first season was pretty bad. All of it was done in a hurry and frankly Colin Baker would have worked far better in most of the stories (mainly because Colin was sacked so late in the day).

However the final season (season 26) of the series was something of greatness. Yes there was a lack of money, but suddenly the writer was king again. Battlefield suffers from a chronic lack of money. But Fenric, Ghostlight and Survival* are superb in every way and are Who back at it's best.

* Apart from the cats, natch.
By the way, you can walk around most of the Silver Nemsis locations at Arundul.

I dreamt that I had to make a phone call to Ken Dodd because I was researching a new medical procedure and he was the first patient to have had it. On the phone I kept calling him "Roy" for some reason and he kept correcting me.

That's scary, I dreamt about an (unidentified, but very big) spider the night before.
I woke up when it descended from the ceiling and landed on my chest.

I never thought to blame Gaz for it, but I will now.

Turlough prepares to get down and dirty with jiggly jugs Peri.

I dreamt that Bruce Campbell was living with us in our house, against our tenancy agreement and our neighbour - who hated Bruce - was going to report us to the landlord.

Also, I was in a stand-off with Lucy Liu, who was holding some of my Star Wars figures hostage.

Looks like you and Bik have seen more of my tarantula than I have!

Mine wasn't anything like a tarantula though, it was the kind that you'd only see in dreams or movies horror films about spiders. It was huge and brown. I hope no such thing exists (although if it does, I'm anticipating large pictures).

I'd better not, Plissken will kill me.

I dreamt that I was in Spain and that a preacher was standing on the balcony of my parents flat. In this dream my parents had moved from the 4th floor to the 1st floor as it was easier for my dad to get in and out of it after his heart attack/stroke. (they never moved in real life, and that doesn't make any sense as it doesn't matter if you live on the first floor or the 10th floor as it's just as easy to use the lift for either of them). The trainline that runs past their flats had been buried (there was talk of this happening in the next 10 years or so) making the road out side their flats much wider. This was filled with people listening to the preacher, he was talking about how good my parents were and how much they were missed, and how pleased he was with the number of people who had turned up to the speech. Then he ended by whipping of his cassock, and jumping from the balcony into the swimming pool. The crowd all cheered and rejoiced and then police came with batons and machine guns and started spraying the crowd with bullets. Then there was an air raid siren which woke me up as it was the sound of my alarm!

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Malc

I had an awful moment last night when I thought the oldest inhabitant of my fishtank, a Giant Cameroon Armoured Shrimp, had died. Luckily, he'd actually just wandered out to the front of the tank, shed his skin, then wandered back into his hole.

Thank fuck I reread that post, as my tired eyes juxtaposed an "i" for the "u".

Possibly one of the finest handover notes ever, allegedly written by a trainee to the head of the corporate department in a major law firm after the trainee was asked to describe his role for the benefit of his successor:



4/10 for spelling, grammar and use of capitals, though.

Well, that was fun. I just had the joyous experience of moving 20 litres of dirty water from the outlet of my washing machine, to the sink using a baking tray. Let me tell you, for those in any doubt, a baking tray does not hold 20 litres of water, so this required numerous trips.

Fortunately, I have a JML super mop!

Hah! I have also had to do this. It's a lot quicker if you can pull the machine out and use the outlet hose to siphon most of the water into a bowl, then use the baking tray (I'm guessing under the drain flap on the front) for just the water below the level of the drain hose.

I couldn't get to any other outlet than the little pump one on the front, t'was most annoying. Turns out the thing blocking it was an elastic band wrapped around the pump blades!! Glad it didn't completely kill it, to be honest!

That letter is superb.

Hello kids!

Watch this, it's fantastic:



IS THIS YOUR HOUSE?!

PIPEEEEEEEE WRENTCH FIGHT

POD SPEAKS TRUTH. EXCELLENCE CONFIRMED.

I am feeling my age lately. I had 4 pints of Abbot ale last night at the pub, and I've felt like crap all day today. Back in my early 20s I could regularly have a skinful and just feel a little warm in the morning.

Stupid getting older. Bah.