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Mark James

People who link to click bait articles on facebook. I don't mind the odd Buzzfeed quiz but any article that uses the phrase "you won't believe what happened next" in the headline is an abomination.

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If you obscure his hair he actually looks like Chris Packham a bit.

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JimBentley wrote:Nothing to do with the last one (I never did get to find out who he was), but this is fun for people of a certain age. Who do you think this is? It's a recent photo.

Pretty sure it's Dexter Fletcher.

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I'm not 100% sure how (or why) it works but a third person candidate has virtually no hope. Trump could have run as an independent too but without your name on either the republican or democratic ticket you won't win. Here's a good video on the stupidity of the electoral college https://www.youtube....

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And to be fair I've probably fed the troll but screw it.

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On their Freeview Showcase Channel (59) they could easily have put on the Liverpool v Manchester United Europa League clash and got millions tuning in, Could they though? There are all sorts of deals done that may restrict which matches can be shown free to air. Often times in Ireland a channel tha...

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Damien told me the usual waiting period to reapply is 10 years. How did Dan get back on after only 4 years, then? Because usual doesn't mean absolute. Obviously there are people who have not had to wait that long but he basically said it to me that 10 years was a decent rule of thumb. It wasn't an ...

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Damien told me the usual waiting period to reapply is 10 years.

Mark James

Recently found out about the genre Synthwave. It's bloody top. Fav artist so far is Dance with the Dead. Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtsFqCY1LY.

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He was a writer for kids TV alright. Think he might still be. If you get a chance you should read the articles about his time at teletext, the shit that went on was both hilarious and tragic at the same time.

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Just wanted to promote Digitiser2000 the online reboot of the old teletext gaming magazine. Even if you have no interest in video games its still one of the funniest reads on the internet. Mr. Biffo's humor is amazing and it's one of the few places to highlight the ongoing issue of swan/swan attacks...

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Haven't watched comedy vehicle yet, forgot (essentially the same as "missed it" but more stupid). He's excellent but always treads a thin line between very clever and pretty annoying. There were some excellent comedians on that show Mark. Josie Long? Not one of them. Some decent ones but ...

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Dam. Missed it. I don't think there's a better comedian around at the moment. However I can see why people wouldn't like him. He's definitely pretentious, especially regarding comedy. His show on Comedy Central, where he didn't perform but showcased other comedians, was a disaster in my opinion. He ...

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Just because they're both mainstream in context, don't forget that they are relatively extreme in their own ways, Slayer especially back in the day. Metallica discovered that people will listen to thrash if it has the edges smoothed a bit. I do agree with Jim in that I tend to extremes - Slayer are...

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That said, I would venture that members of this forum tend towards the extremes of the particular genre, whether that be metal (so Slayer/Metallica rather than, say Iron Maiden or Def Leppard) Bad examples on the metal front there. Slayer and Metallica would be fairly mainstream and not in the extr...

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I noticed that people seem to either be into mainstream or rock on the music forum. I just re-read the music thread and I don't get that impression at all. There was a huge selection of genres mentioned as well as extremely rare stuff that no one would have heard of before. Anyway, in terms of Elec...

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Fred Mumford wrote:Shooting Stars did do the Great Wall of China question because I saw it! The bit that made it silly was questioning whether it could ONLY be seen from space. Ulrika said true and Vic pointed out that you could be stood right next to it.

Sorry yeah. Had over looked the only bit.

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I would like to compile an entire quiz based on misunderstood trivia, kind of like they used to do on Shooting Stars - "True or false - the Great Wall of China can only be seen from outer space?" Etc. I also would like to do this... Is this not just QI's General Ignorance section? Shootin...

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JimBentley wrote: - VHS took off rather than Betamax because much more porn was available on VHS

I've heard that but also because the running time wasn't long enough to record an entire game of American football.

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Marc Meakin wrote:One of the Monkees mother's invented post it notes.... ( Mike Nesmith ? )

No, she invented a precursor to Tipp-ex, but that one's true.

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I probably wouldn't pick astronauts because although they're risking their lives in their exploration, there's countless people who would jump at the chance and would probably also do just as good a job if they were selected, so I see it more as right time, right place. I kinda get the argument but...

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Tricky one this. I have tons of people I admire greatly but would be reluctant to go as far as calling them a hero and questions like this often tend to boil down to people with a certain amount of celebrity status (and I mean in the proper sense, not just people who are in that famous for being fam...

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Hardly requires an entire thread though. There's a movie thread you know.

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My 10 year old niece put a password into her mobile phone and forgot it. Only way to unlock is to do a factory reset but she'll loose her photos. Anyone know a way of hacking the password? There's no "forgot your password?" option.

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Also a person who doesn't drink trying to advise on how to make pubs better is like an atheist trying to suggest how to improve mass.

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By the way, I think pubs are missing a trick. Regardless of how much people like drinking, drinking is never going to be as good as eating, right? Nope. Being drunk is an unnecessary, brain altering experience that is pleasurable. Eating can be pleasurable but mainly because it satisfies a need. If...

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Dave Ricesky wrote:Alan Rickman dies aged 69

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35313604

Well Aaron Ramsey scored. It was always gonna happen to someone.

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Ireland (obviously), UK (Rhyl, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, London, Liverpool, Belfast, Derry), Netherlands (Amsterdam, Utrecht), Canada (Toronto), Germany (Hannover, Berlin, Hamburg), Poland (Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Sopot, Gdynia), Spain (Benidorm). Only 7 so I threw in some of the d...

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Here's my provisional list. May change before the 31st. -Paul Gascoigne (obvious reasons) -Billy Connolly (as Jim said) -Kim Jong Un (apparently he's losing his grip and could be susceptible to assassination) -Ammon Bundy (Shot by feds) -Regis Philbin (always seems to overcome health scares but I re...

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All this talk of dead celebrities reminds me of Celebrity Death Pool . Anyone fancy playing for the year ahead? Lets say we have till the end of this month to pick our list (I propose 10 rather then 20) of the celebrities we think will die by Jan 31st next year. Just do it on here rather than that o...

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In music it will probably be a big deal if Bono poppoed his clogs.

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Jim have you seen Kung Fury? Bloody amazing it is.

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Sounds like the work of The Asylum Jim. They're a production company who make really bad movies. I love all the Mega Shark Vs various other creatures series and how could you not love Nazis at the Centre of the Earth? P.S. The spider volcano thing could be Lavalantua. Arachnoquake was "good&quo...

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Getting sick of all this spoilering but here's my take on it: I could be wrong but I think Gev is misunderstanding Matt when he says people will think they know the twist. I don't think he means knowing or figuring it out before hand. I reckon most people assume the spider is going to cause her to c...

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Still haven't watched Chappie yet. I loved District 9 though so am kind of looking forward to it but man the title is really putting me off. I know it shouldn't but it's just a horrible title. Without spoiling is there a good reason he's called Chappie? As for scoring movies I agree with Matt. I ten...

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Spider - The best short movie ever - 10/10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyhs8dKMTN4 Haha yeah that's quality, enjoyed it. I don't really know how to rate an 8 minute short amongst full length ratings, so I won't try. I like how everyone will think they knew the twist and then they don't. About a...

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Giles wrote:
Mark James wrote: Star Wars: Force Unleashed - Almost makes up for prequels - 7/10
Video game review too?

Whoops. Force Awakens or whatever its called. Wouldn't be giving the game 7/10

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Kingsman: The Secret Service - Bit flashy but top notch - 8/10
Star Wars: Force Unleashed - Almost makes up for prequels - 7/10
Spider - The best short movie ever - 10/10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyhs8dKMTN4

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I don't understand either. A judge can do nothing until there's been a trial. My judgement would be that I need more information.

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https://www.facebook.com/leann.kiernan. ... 8257467691 Here's a nice story about Travellers just to prove you can't tar them all with the same brush.

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What does everyone think of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bnGxdoTJ6E I remember hating his routine at the time and this hasn't really impressed me much. It probably goes on more than you'd realise on the show but I hate it when the magicians do fake moves that are intended to be obvious to ...

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Did beginners German for two years in college just as a supplementary subject. Fairly basic stuff and I got Bs in my exams yet I can't remember most of it. Wish I could speak more languages, I just reckon I don't have the brain for it. Did French in secondary school and hated it. German was much mor...

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They might have kept them all the same so that they can continue to do those hilarious tooth fairy mix ups in their sitcoms.

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Isn't there ridges on the paper money that you can feel with your thumb. There is on Euros anyway.

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Ignoring Jono and Gevin's love-in (seriously, you two need to share a room at COLIN, I think) I wonder if anyone is interested in the view that Tyson is now being discriminated against, indeed "bullied" by people who dislike his Irish Traveller heritage? Me, I think it's perfectly reasona...

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Steven M. McCann wrote:Got to be Tyson Fury surely, beating a Champion who had held the title for 11 years in his own backyard

In what way was it in his own backyard? The fight was in Germany. Klitschko is Ukranian.

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Finally got round to watching series 5 and 6 of Archer. Series 5 was a chore - the new set-up was tedious - while Series 6 was better and definitely benefited from returning to the spy agency side of things, but it's still not up to the levels of the first 3 series. The lack of Woodhouse in particu...

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Fair enough genius is probably too strong but in terms of being able to do broad populist humour the man is leagues ahead of anyone else. Compare his stuff to the tripe that is Mrs Brown's Boys or Miranda.

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Really like Peter Kay's Car Share. It's so sweet and twee that I should probably hate it but the man is a genius. He just knows how to do simple stuff like that.

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Aye, steady on Mark. I love a good conspiracy theory but Icke is just a silly scattergun commentator who undermines himself endlessly, with seemingly no self-awareness whatsoever. He'll start off with something in the news - not necessarily a contentious thing - and then try to link it in to his gr...

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The worst thing about it all is it makes nutters like David Icke seem right.

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If you want a starter, have some damn soup. You say that as if there's something wrong with soup. Soup is amazing. I love a good starter. One of the best I ever had was at a wedding, a little chicken in lattice pastry thing with an amazing sauce that I still don't know what it was but was the best ...

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Rob Grant left after series 6. that's why it went shit. I'd rate 6 better than 4 actually. Legion is one of the best written episodes ever. Really hard to pick an overall favourite episode though, too many good ones.

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I know I've gone on about it before, but if - anyone - hasn't seen Arrested Development, I can highly recommend it. Best US sitcom since Seinfeld. Finally got around to watching it and really enjoyed it. Not as good as Always Sunny in Philadelphia or Curb imo but certainly one of the best in recent...

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Congrats Ireland. Assume we're not that fussed about shocking handball decisions in qualifier play-offs now? I was never fussed about the Henry situation. I was more annoyed at Paul McShane's terrible defending than Henry handling the ball. We had already had the benefit of a poor handball decision...

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Steven M. McCann wrote: he's a "Celebrity" only because of his parents,

As Karl Pilkington once said, "You could say the same about Jesus".

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Does anyone remember the case of the guitarist from heavy metal band Pantera who was shot on stage and then a policeman shot the shooter? Does that count as capital punishment? For some reason I have no problem with that even though it may still have been possible to subdue the attacker rather than ...

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JimBentley wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:I'd like to see a Powerpoint on these at COLIN.
I'm looking forward to this.
You know. I have never really used Powerpoint. I've probably got an old version somewhere, but I've never done anything with it.

I'd like to do something with lasers.

You should try https://prezi.com/

Mark James

Interstellar: Some flaws but loved it. 8/10
Birdman: Keaton is great, amazing editing. 8/10
Liberal Arts: Sky info button was misleading. 5/10
Jaws: One of the best ever. 9/10

Mark James

Just to be clear I love both albums. Where my lack of trust comes in is that I suspect there are people (not necessarily yous) who say they think it's better just to be hip or because it was the failed album and that they are the only ones who appreciated it and thus are a better fan. The same thing...

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