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47 minutes ago, BOF said:

You didn't get where you are today by not noticing things like that

10 minutes ago, 479Villan said:

Would you call it magisterial? A 1.21 gigawatts strike? A Robin Hood arrow? That flew past Mount Everest/Bomb Disposal Expert Donnarumma in goal?

Nah, I’ll stick with fantastic.

Fantastic goal by Fullkrug.   This is a cracking match.

Once again blessed with Ray Hudson on commentary.   Why couldn’t he have been on yesterday’s match when I had to watch with no sound anyway?

I wonder if Ryerson is gettable at right back.   I’ve been impressed with him today and in the QF’s.   Seems good both defensively and moving forward.

5 hours ago, CarryOnVilla said:

That surname makes him sound like a Final Fantasy Character. That alone makes me want him. 

level him up so he goes from scoring goals to goalagas

gaming hat off, he’s highly rated and if I’m correct he captained a game the other week, so has something about him as a person 

Avatar:  The Last Arblaster

39 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said:

I was in court (on a professional basis) and a young lad was being prosecuted in the same court for drink driving on a mobility scooter. 

He'd got drunk and fancied a McDonald's before bed.  He hopped on his mom's mobility scooter and drove along the footpath to McDonald's where he parked next to a Police car.  The two officers were having a snack and got their easiest arrest of the night. 

His defence was:   It's not a car.  I was on the path.   McDonald's is private land.  

He was very wrong. 

 

 

I can think of a lot of humiliating things to get arrested for, but having to admit you wanted McDonald's so badly that it got you arrested is on another level.

A part of California is further north than a part of Canada.

The northeastern end of Tennessee (part of "The South") is closer to Canada than to the Southwestern end of Tennessee.

The point in the US that is nearest to Africa is in the state of Maine.

South Dakota governor and aspirant to the VP spot on Trump's ticket, Kristi Noem, has written in her memoir (i.e., campaign manifesto) that she once shot dead a 14 month-old puppy because it got excited and ruined a pheasant hunt and killed some neighbor's chickens when she failed to keep it leashed when visiting them.   It had "proven itself to be untrainable" and she hated it, so she took it to a gravel pit and shot it, along with a goat that had bumped into her kid.   This was meant to demonstrate that she's not afraid to make tough decisions and do difficult things that need to be done---like killing puppies.

Dog lovers, including a whole lot of Republicans, are not seeing this as a plus.   She has doubled down and defended the action.

Oh, and Trump is know to hate dogs.   Wonder if this anecdote was meant for an audience of one.   Apparently, Trump's campaign team is not particularly impressed.  Sounds like her shots ricocheted for a couple of decades and ended up in her foot.

4 hours ago, Xela said:

Sushi.

Isn't that more of a "during swim" food?

Perhaps they weren't available in the UK, but the following are among the best in the US:

All in the Family

Mary Tyler Moore Show

Bob Newhart Show (original from the 70's).

I also can't believe nobody has mentioned Arrested Development.   I don't think you need to be an American to appreciate it.

Also, shout out to whoever mentioned Reginald Perrin.

7 hours ago, mjmooney said:

A partial list: 

IT Crowd - never seen it 
Community - never heard of it 
Always Sunny - never seen it 
Peep Show - never seen it 
The Office (UK) - actively dislike 
The Office (US) - never seen it 
Spaced - never heard of it 
Father Ted - love it 
Only Fools and Horses - actively dislike
Fawlty Towers - liked it at the time 
Seinfeld - indifferent 
Parcs and Rec - indifferent 
Hi De Hi - actively dislike 
Are You Being Served? - actively dislike 
It Ain't Half Hot, Mum - actively dislike
Goodnight Sweetheart - actively dislike
Dear John - never heard of it 
Blackadder - pretty good 
Porridge - actively dislike
Dad's Army - liked it at the time 
Bottom - actively dislike
Red Dwarf - actively dislike
Black Books - never seen it 
Yes Minister - actively dislike
Hancock's Half Hour - indifferent 
Lenin of the Rovers - never seen it 
Operation Good Guys - never heard of it 
Welcome To Our Village Please Invade Carefully - never heard of it 
The Young Ones - liked it at the time
Brooklyn 99 - never heard of it 
The Good Place - never heard of it 
Phoenix Nights - never seen it 
The Grimleys - liked it at the time
Scrubs - indifferent
Toast of London - never seen it 
GM Darkplace - never seen it 
Ghosts - never seen it 
The League of Gentlemen - actively dislike
Green Wing - never seen it 
15 Storeys High - never heard of it 
Malcolm in the Middle - never seen it 
Extras - never seen it
I'm Alan Partridge - excellent
The Thick of It - never seen it
The Royle Family - indifferent 
How I Met Your Mother - never seen it 
Catterick - never heard of it 
Sorry! - actively dislike 
Soap - liked it at the time 
Sergeant Bilko - liked it at the time 
Miranda - indifferent 
Vicar of Dibley - indifferent 
Curb Your Enthusiasm - never seen it 
Nathan Barley - never heard of it 
Coupling - Never heard of it 
Rising Damp - actively dislike
Reggie Perrin - actively dislike
Inbetweeners - never seen it 
Big Bang Theory - never seen it 
Detectorists - indifferent 
Early Doors - never seen it 
Not Going Out - indifferent 
The Good Life - indifferent 
Motherland - never seen it 
Happy Days - indifferent 

From my childhod, there were loads that my parents loved, e.g. The Army Game, Bootsy and Snudge, The Rag Trade, Hugh and I, Terry and June, Man About the House, Me Mammy, Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Green Acres, Bewitched, etc.  I pretty much hated them all. 

Same thing goes for standup comedy - with a VERY few exceptions, I just have no interest. 

I think I like humour, but I'm somehow not really into 'comedy'. 

 

I already feel like I'm becoming a curmudgeon as I get older, and this just reinforces the feeling that I'm likely headed in that direction.

When you buy cases of top wine from some of the most famous and expensive Bordeaux producers they actually send people around after a certain number of years to recork it to ensure the cork hasn't dried enough to let air in or deteriorated from contact with the wine and broken down and tainted it.

(I do not know this from personal experience).

2 hours ago, T-Dog said:

There should be an algorithm for this kind of thing, it's so complicated. Might just start eating soup and bread for each meal.

Thanks man.

You'll find it in here:

Cooking for 1/2 the time and  cooling and cooking for 1/2 time again will not yield the same results.  The center will not get completely cooked because the heat of the oven will never have had enough time to conduct into the center and get it up to final temperature.  The proteins will need to reach a certain temperature to denature, which is the process by which the shape of the huge protein molecules with their multiple folds and twists changes due to the change in energy impacting the characteristics of bonds between atoms and affinity and repulsion between various groups of atoms on the surface.

Grealish with a new haircut

1 minute ago, HongKongVillan said:

Ref a city fan?

and VAR

That was a soft penalty.   Maguire looking for an opportunity to go down.

2 hours ago, Xela said:

Was getting a bit bored of my phone... so treated it to a new case. Its given it a new lease of life, as they say in the makeover programmes!

Changed my wallet last month to a slimmer model (no coin pocket OR note sleeve). 

I'm a simple creature. 

 

You'll be living in a cave and subsisting on berries before long at this rate.

Some clickbait rag claimed Chelsea want to sell Cucurella and Villa want him.   Because, you know, a 4th place side are definitely going to be interested in a $65 flop who's not good enough for the 9th place side.

7 hours ago, Genie said:

Probably not the best time to mention I just made £2.5k on crypto  

Murderer!

Pure Project Otter Romp Murky Double IPA.   Ordered because I liked the name.   Not bad, though not very bitter for a double IPA.

16 hours ago, OutByEaster? said:

That does rather beg the question, who was Jan Berry?

Not so useless information:   the term "begging the question" does not mean what most people think it means.

1 hour ago, TomC said:

Agreed...I don't think that he was quite as bad as some on here are making out. Mediocre, but not awful.

 

Yeah, people have short memories.   We've had much worse, even fairly recently.