| Author |
Message |
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Nintendo Switch (formerly "NX") |
| Mimi |
|
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 14:50
|
|
Replies: 1795
Views: 151031
|
I’ve bought and have been playing Dredge. I love a fishing game. It’s one of my top criteria for a good game, and Dredge is excellent.
Love that you can turn off the monsters and the anxiety effects (I did) if you want just a bit of cosy fishing and mystery solving (I do). |
|
 |
Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| JohnCoffey |
|
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:59
|
|
Replies: 8686
Views: 824831
|
| I'm very squeamish. A couple of times I did have to close my eyes lol. I don't think I could have normally watched it unless I had played the games extensively and been dulled by them a bit. How I made it through Hobo with a shotgun will always be a mystery to me. |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Celebrity Deathlist 2024 |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:37
|
|
Replies: 79
Views: 1764
|
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| JBR |
|
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 16:30
|
|
Replies: 78
Views: 1282
|
| 1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin. 2. The Siberian Dilemma - Martin Cruz Smith. 3. Trust - Hernan Diaz. 4. Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz. Eversion - Alastair Reynolds. Kern recommended this in his end of year summary, it was 99p on Kindle that day (as a search tells me it was whe... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Twenty Twenty-Three |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:11
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 348
|
| December 31 again so another link in the great chain of all things that consumes our beings . Definitely a return to normality after the turmoil of previous years. I've done a lot of great hiking, both in the UK and abroad. Spent the holiday for Charlie's Hat Party getting soaked on Pen-Y-Fan. Highl... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:49
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:44
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| Mimi |
|
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:01
|
|
Replies: 2617
Views: 262150
|
| I can think of two reasons. They really didn't like the neighbours on the right. Hated them. Couldn't even bear to have the boundary fence in view when looking at the garden. They got a really, *really* good deal on patio doors that were just a bit too wide. Or third reason, the people they got to ... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2023 16:25
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: GPOYW thread |
| Sir Taxalot |
|
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:41
|
|
Replies: 3051
Views: 382068
|
| I've only ever been to one murder mystery party and the host didn't really know what they were doing and no-one really got into it. So I went and got so, so very drunk; partly because my character (alcoholic Irish journalist) required it, but mostly because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Which it... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Sir Taxalot |
|
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 22:42
|
|
Replies: 8686
Views: 824831
|
| Loki S2 is good, I am enjoying it, but I'm still not 100% sure I get all of what's going on and Loki seems too keen and eager to be a goody and rush round to save the day instead of being charming and witty and devious and only in it for himself - it's like Loki isn't really 'Loki' enough. I like Ow... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Dimrill |
|
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:21
|
|
Replies: 2984
Views: 65496
|
| I have knit a single clue. She is a mystery. |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:27
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| TheVision |
|
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:10
|
|
Replies: 398
Views: 5793
|
MaliA wrote: DavPaz wrote: My passenger and I should be there around 3:30 ish, maybe. Oooh, a mystery guest!
I hope it's not Mali.  |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:58
|
|
Replies: 398
Views: 5793
|
DavPaz wrote: My passenger and I should be there around 3:30 ish, maybe.
Oooh, a mystery guest! |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| Malc |
|
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:27
|
|
Replies: 69
Views: 1261
|
| Only one answer again. But it was correct. Question 5 is about the Williams Sisters: Williams sisters.jpg 5a Which member of the family is the only player to have defeated both her Sister and Justine Henin in a Grand Slam singles final? 5b Which member of the family is the only female player to have... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 16:02
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 21:18
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 21:05
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| ]b]Corruptible - Brian Klaas[/b] Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Elect... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| KovacsC |
|
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 19:17
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| 1. No Plan B - Lee & Andrew Child 2. The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 3. The Man who Died Twice - Richard Osman 4. The Bullet that missed - Richard Osman 5. First Man In - Ant Middleton. 6. The Moscow Sleeper. - Stella Rimmington. 7. Shaken - J. A. Konrath. Working thorough the Jack Dan... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:42
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| 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... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:48
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Doppelganger adventures |
| Squirt |
|
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 16:12
|
|
Replies: 448
Views: 55806
|
| Ah, mystery solved. As I've just been forwarded the confirmation of Andrew's physio referral, it seems that Andrew's last name is very close to mine. That explains the mix-up, I should think. |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
|
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2023 23:30
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2023 20:48
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:53
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| 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... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 8:15
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 8:51
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| NervousPete |
|
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 11:29
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 1156
|
| Got it! I had £13 e-shop credit, so I went for a voucher deal and picked up Advance Wars 2 and Zelda for £71, which is nay bad a deal. (Advance Wars has still got it, btw.) Crikey, this game is a bit big, isn't it? I think I spent about six hours in the tutorial area alone. So far I'm really enjoyin... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| zaphod79 |
|
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:24
|
|
Replies: 8686
Views: 824831
|
| 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... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:30
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2023 22:03
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| KovacsC |
|
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 21:23
|
|
Replies: 21130
Views: 2135064
|
Went to see Dungeons and Dragons. It was very silly and very funny. I laughed out loud quite a few times.
Monster hunters on Netflix. So shit, boring and shit! I can’t remember it and I watched it yesterday.
Murder mystery 1 and 2. Quite charming and fun. They passed the time quite well. |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:55
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 18:50
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 23:29
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| MaliA |
|
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 23:23
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| Corruptible - Brian Klaas Why we get the leaders we do, and how it is all our own fault, but there are ways to make it better. It's engaging, readable, and makes one think. There's a few ideas I I have seen elsewhere, but worth the time to go through it. Pair with How To Rig An Election for maximum... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Traitors |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:16
|
|
Replies: 102
Views: 1915
|
| Finished the US version at the weekend. Alan Cumming hosts in a very different way to Claudia Winkelmann. He certainly isn't as motherly and far more icey, but adds a sense of mystery and feels naturally at home in the environment. In a way, it's like the difference between the classic hosts of the ... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| Grim... |
|
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 18:13
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| And IN STROLLS GRIM..., BITCHES I have read some books. Prepare to be entranced! 1) Hell Train by Iain Rob Wright Look at that title! HELL TRAIN! HELL TRAIN! CHOO CHOO IT'S THE HELL TRAIN! Etc. Anyway, a train goes into a tunnel that never ends, and weird shit starts happening. People hallucinate, p... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2023 |
| Joans |
|
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 19:24
|
|
Replies: 84
Views: 2219
|
| 1 Legend of Zelda Windwaker HD - WiiU/CEMU/Steam Deck 2 Overboard - Steam It's a murder mystery, on a boat. The difference is, you know who did it, because it was you, so can you get away with it? It's the final day of your voyage to New York, and last night you pushed your husband overboard. Did a... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:18
|
|
Replies: 170
Views: 3923
|
| 1. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox 2. Maus by Art Spiegelman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu I needed something light and easy to read so picked up this thriller for the library. A wagon train is crossing the great western trails to reach the sunny shores of California in the 1840s, but the journey ... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Secret Santa 2022 |
| Kern |
|
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:20
|
|
Replies: 41
Views: 1155
|
Mystery package and cryptic note!
Very excited - thank you Santa Incognito! |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
| KovacsC |
|
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:45
|
|
Replies: 227
Views: 4770
|
| 1. The Sentinel - Lee Child. 2. Proud - Gareth Thomas. 3. The Geneva Trap - Stella Remington 4. The Gangster - Scott Siglar (audiobook) - Book 6 in the Galactic Football League 5. The Stone Wolves - Scott Siglar (audiobook) 6. Better Off Dead - Lee and Andrew Child 7. Close Call (liZ Carlyle Book 8... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2022 |
| Mr Dave |
|
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 21:54
|
|
Replies: 136
Views: 3251
|
| 1) Hitman 3 (PC) 2) Borderlands 3 (PC) 3) Evil Genius 2 (PC) 4) Divinity Original Sin 2 (PC) 5) First Class Escape 2 (PC) 6) Zelda: Link to the past (SNES) 7) We Were here forever (PC) 8) Operation Tango (PC) 9) Elden Ring (PC) 10) Sniper Elite 5 (PC) 11) Dying Light 2 (PC) 12) Stray (PC) 13) Peggle... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Royal Wedding, Electoral Reform, and Royal Babies thread |
| DavPaz |
|
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:07
|
|
Replies: 1036
Views: 84778
|
| Charlie has had his entire life already, with all that entails. He's made many mistakes and missteps, almost all of them public knowledge. The Queen had the advantage of being a mystery, an icon. Charlie is just another celeb, really. Reckon his reign is going to see some major changes for the Union... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| BikNorton |
|
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 16:16
|
|
Replies: 630
Views: 31299
|
They look awesome. Are they eaters or carvers?
We have what appear to be pumpkins growing in our new veg beds. No idea exactly, and where they've come from is a mystery! The beds are filled with home-made compost and we don't eat pumpkins... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Meatup 2022 |
| NervousPete |
|
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 16:17
|
|
Replies: 100
Views: 2294
|
| That was one splendid Meat-Up and once again a truly lovely weekend thanks to the fantastic hosts Mr & Mrs Grim and Willow the Wonderdog. Far better than Green Man which was probably swallowed by a giant sinkhole or over-run by sinister Wicker Man style cultists or something. Highlights: Willow ... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
| Findus Fop |
|
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 21:50
|
|
Replies: 227
Views: 4770
|
| 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... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
| JBR |
|
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:54
|
|
Replies: 227
Views: 4770
|
| 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... |
|
|
Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2022 |
| Squirt |
|
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 21:22
|
|
Replies: 227
Views: 4770
|
| 1.) Seveneves - Neal Stephenson. 2.) Neuromancer - William Gibson. 3.) Sharpe's Tiger - Bernard Cornwell 4.) Chess 101 - David Schloss. 5.) Count Zero - William Gibson 6.) Mona Lisa Overdrive - William Gibson 7.) White Gold - Giles Milton. 8.) Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery - Field-Marshal Mon... |
|
|
| Sort by: |
Register
Calendar
FAQ
Search