HanoiVillan Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Seat68 said: I gave them kids the best years of my life and equipped them with important knowledge of oxbow lakes. It really is incredible that the thing *everyone* remembers from Geography is oxbow lakes. Are they just inherently interesting, compared to every other part of the syllabus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Has there ever been a worse assault on the eyes than Norwich v Everton. Green, Yellow and Pink. Pick any game from about 1992 to 1996 and you would probably find worse. Jorge Campos anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: It really is incredible that the thing *everyone* remembers from Geography is oxbow lakes. Are they just inherently interesting, compared to every other part of the syllabus? I did O Level Geography. I remember very little, oxbow lakes and rock types. Thats it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 My nipper did Geography as part of the degree. My entire contribution, when given an early mapping out draft of the dissertation to read through: ‘I don’t understand how the rise and fall of Nokia has anything to do with oxbow lakes, when are you getting around to oxbow lakes?’ Never saw any other drafts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2020 How did the Human Race last this long? It's like we are trolling The Darwin awards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 who else bought a raffle ticket when my boss won his job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 23/06/2020 at 22:18, bickster said: And the first 6 then 7 digits were completely governed by where you lived 021357 or 021358 were both Great Barr, then they became 0121.... Aye, 021382 for Erdington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 11 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I used to press the buttons just to hear the beeps thinking they were something from another planet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Seat68 said: Is arms of mary the most famous song most people don’t know who its by? (Obviously some will know) Arms of Mary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2020 You can ask that again @Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Now I am concerned that Arms of Mary might have passed you people, yeah, you people by. Its a fantastic chunk of soft rock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Now I am concerned that Arms of Mary might have passed you people, yeah, you people by. Its a fantastic chunk of soft rock. I knew the song...and I couldn't have named the artist in a million years, so your theory could be sound. It is also one of the songs where nobody really know the words, so singing it in the car consists of "uh uuh uh uuuuh uh uh uh, uh huh uh uuuuuh uh uh uh, uh uh uuh uh uh in the arms of Mary" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted June 25, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Now I am concerned that Arms of Mary might have passed you people, yeah, you people by. Its a fantastic chunk of soft rock. I have absolutely no recolection of ever hearing that before. I now having listened to it, wish to never hear it again "The light shines down the valley, the wind blows up the alley." Thats just really shit below par juvenile poetry isn't it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Seat68 said: Is arms of mary the most famous song most people don’t know who its by? (Obviously some will know) I am 50 years old and feel I have a pretty good knowledge of music, usually do pretty well on BBC Radio 2 popmaster and pub quiz music rounds. I've never heard this song before in my life so I would say no it's not the most famous song most people don’t know who its by because I don't think it's a particularly famous song. In my experience of pub quizzes pretty much any merseybeat song foxes a lot of people and there are quite a few 70s disco songs that 90% of people can sing word for word but hardly anyone knows who sings it. The numbers of times I've sat there disbelieving that I don't know who sang X disco song really amazes me. Then you have to put Rose Royce or Earth Wind and Fire or something down knowing damn well it's wrong. Edited June 25, 2020 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 **** sake. Its arms of mary, do you lot even listen to music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Seat68 said: **** sake. Its arms of mary, do you lot even listen to music. Are you sure you've heard it? You might be suffering from the Mandela Effect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Seat68 said: **** sake. Its arms of mary, do you lot even listen to music. I think your answering your own question about "the most famous song" bit of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 25, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Seat68 said: **** sake. Its arms of mary, do you lot even listen to music. Even the mechanical bull crowd would turn their stetsons down at that one 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 25, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 minute ago, bickster said: Even the mechanical bull crowd would turn their stetsons down at that one I'm with Seat68 - it's a fecking classic. Up there with 'Maggie May' as a 'remember your first shag' song. Speaking of Rod Stewart, 'Sailing' was also a Sutherland Brothers song (I'm digging myself a deeper hole here, aren't I?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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