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by Paul Worsley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why can't you use a mobile phone on a petrol station forecourt? Is there a brand of phone that gives off sparks when you're using it? Are there any recorded instances of mobile phone related accidents at petrol stations?
by Paul Worsley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Mark Deeks wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:16 pm What's so iconic about the Abbey Road album cover? It's just some people walking.
Same could be said for Dark Side of the Moon

(What's so iconic, not "It's just some people walking.")
by Paul Worsley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Gavin Chipper wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:44 pm Why did people have to wire their own plugs in the past? Stuff came without a plug on. Insane.
It was a way of thinning the herd.
by Paul Worsley
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Replies: 753
Views: 560629

Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?

True Detective. Night Country.

A bit confusing at times, but it all made sense in the end. Jodie Foster was very good, as was her co-star, Kali Reis.
by Paul Worsley
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Dead of 2024
Replies: 54
Views: 3784

Re: The Dead of 2024

Marc Meakin wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:08 pm
Paul Worsley wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:56 am Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.
The hairy biker?
Yes
by Paul Worsley
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Dead of 2024
Replies: 54
Views: 3784

Re: The Dead of 2024

Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

When did roof racks stop being a thing?

You used to see them all the time in the 70s, but I can't remember the last time I saw one.
by Paul Worsley
Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Dead of 2024
Replies: 54
Views: 3784

Re: The Dead of 2024

Ian Lavender RIP
by Paul Worsley
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Dead of 2024
Replies: 54
Views: 3784

Re: The Dead of 2024

Annie Nightingale, 83. RIP
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
Replies: 160
Views: 12027

Re: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse

Fiona T wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:22 am Come to think of it, I think all the animals we traditionally eat are vegetarian - we don't generally eat carnivores - wonder why that is....
Tuna fish feed exclusively on smaller fish, squid etc
by Paul Worsley
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Mark Deeks wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:05 am What was with that "steal your hubcaps" stereotypical joke about Scousers? Why would anyone steal hubcaps?
Back in the 70s/80s cars just came with standard wheels. Hubcaps were an accessory. They were easy to remove and had a resale value.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Ryan O'Neal, 82. RIP
by Paul Worsley
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Trade Secrets
Replies: 155
Views: 42755

Re: Trade Secrets

Aluminium foil is recyclable, but don't put individual pieces in your recycle bin. Instead, screw it up and keep adding to it, until it is about the size of a tennis ball, then place it in the bin. This way it will be detected and reused at the recycling centre. Don't do this with aluminium foil tha...
by Paul Worsley
Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Henry Kissinger...100 RIP
by Paul Worsley
Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Replies: 242
Views: 30304

Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold

Phil H wrote: Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:29 pm Creating more CGI and animated porn for the enjoyment of paedophiles would likely reduce offending and therefore be a good thing.
Jeez. I thought liking black midget gems was going to be controversial.....

This is fucking mental.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Replies: 242
Views: 30304

Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold

JFK was assassinated by lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. Timothy Dalton was the best James Bond. The Terminator (1984) was a much better film than Terminator 2. Judgement Day (1991). Black (liquorice flavour) Midget Gems are better than all the other Midget Gem flavours, Ultravox! were a better band ...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Replies: 13
Views: 3326

Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before

There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined. Wasn't there a cartoon strip in The Beano called "His Nibs" about a group of mice? Apparently, it was called "The Nibblers" and ...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before
Replies: 13
Views: 3326

Re: Supposedly Common expressions or sayings you've never heard before

Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:26 pm There was a £100 question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once where the answer was His Nibs. Nope, never heard of it. Woulda have to have lifelined.
Wasn't there a cartoon strip in The Beano called "His Nibs" about a group of mice?
by Paul Worsley
Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Joss Ackland 95.... I know who he is, but I can't remember what I've seen him in. Was he in one of the Lethal Weapon films?
by Paul Worsley
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 627
Views: 273904

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

I feel that some people need to look at the title of this thread, and maybe disappear off to the "interesting things that aren't necessarily completely obvious" thread. You've got me doubting myself on this next one : Apparently I have been pronouncing (Martin) Scorcese wrong all this tim...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Religion
Replies: 548
Views: 140454

Re: Religion

I assume there is evidence that jesus existed and also the apostles and probably the crucifiction The earliest Gospels were written some 50-100 years after his alleged death, and none of them are thought to have been written by eye-witnesses. Jesus is not mentioned in any historical documents. The ...
by Paul Worsley
Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

RIP Siry Bobby Charlton, the best footballer England ever had I don't remember the 1966 World Cup Final, but I remember watching the entire match some 30 years on and being struck by the way the West Germans approached the game. Beckenbaeur, along with his teammates, had been instructed to ensure C...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: What’s the most remarkable anagram you know of?
Replies: 14
Views: 2610

Re: What’s the most remarkable anagram you know of?

Sir Alex Ferguson = Refusing oral sex
by Paul Worsley
Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Ian Volante wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:09 pm
Paul Worsley wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:21 am David McCallum 1933-2023 RIP
Paul Worsley wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:20 pm Sir Michael Gambon...82
Got something against Gambon?
Not at all....the article I read didn't give his birth year...but, yeah, RIP
by Paul Worsley
Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Sir Michael Gambon...82
by Paul Worsley
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

David McCallum 1933-2023 RIP
by Paul Worsley
Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Celebrities that are all round good eggs
Replies: 10
Views: 1730

Re: Celebrities that are all round good eggs

Syd Little... I've met him several times and also worked with his wife. Affable chap and a true gent.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Joke Items
Replies: 250
Views: 82479

Re: Joke Items

Hardly a "joke item" though.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Mike Yarwood. Seriously, I thought he died years ago I thought so too, but then I saw a photograph of him with Richard O'Sullivan. They were both in the same retirement home for ex-actors. Mike Yarwood was a huge star in the 1970s. His 1977 Christmas day special holds the record for the biggest aud...
by Paul Worsley
Sat Sep 02, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Johnny Canuck wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:59 pm Jimmy Buffett. I had previously thought he died sometime in the '00s or '10s to be honest.
Most Brits won't know who he is. I can only name two songs: Margaritaville and 5 O'clock Somewhere.
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

If you're in court and the judge says, "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" What happens if you say no? "I'd say "Yeah.....I'll tell you about as much truth as the people who wrote that bible, how do you like that?""....George Ca...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Rachel Riley Post
Replies: 76
Views: 16483

Re: Rachel Riley Post

Manchester United have announced that Mason Greenwood is to leave the club.
by Paul Worsley
Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Sinead O'Connor. Just 56yo
by Paul Worsley
Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 237
Views: 116313

Re: Countdowners in the news

Finished 18th. A cool $345,000. I wouldn't be surprised if he's sold some of his action, but this is a great result for Andrew, and confirms him as a world class player, in my opinion. I've been fortunate enough to play with him a couple of times, and he does come across as being an elite player.
by Paul Worsley
Wed Jul 12, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 237
Views: 116313

Re: Countdowners in the news

Andrew Hulme, known on the poker circuit as "Stato" is 4th out of 149 at the end of day 5. He's guaranteed $67,700, but unlikely to be busting out any time soon! This years WSOP pays the winner $12,100,000
by Paul Worsley
Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
Replies: 479
Views: 160678

Re: Words You Would Have Thought...

I declared SUBFINITE in a game last month, assuming it would be valid, but it wasn't.... It's a mathematical term.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Martin Hurst wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:13 am He's getting paid handsomely to try and make you fail, so is trying his best.
Seeing as the pro is getting paid handsomely, can we go with the original idea of £100 bet, rather than the paltry £20?
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

The itching caused by mosquito bites is due to the release of histamine in response to the mosquito saliva. By the time you start to itch, the mosquito is long gone. If you find that you are often targeted by mosquitos when people sat with you are left untouched, it may be because of a lack of Vitam...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

It's not really achieving what was intended though. You're generally aiming for a reasonable net clearance as going too close has a high risk of netting (or hitting the top and actually giving your opponent an easier shot if it loops up and drops nicely as a result). It's objectively a bad shot if ...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why do tennis players apologise when they hit a return and it clips the top of the net for a winner? For me, this is the equivalent of an in off the post in football, or a double in snooker, More like a fluke in snooker than a double A fluke is slightly different as it involves a degree of luck. A ...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why do tennis players apologise when they hit a return and it clips the top of the net for a winner? For me, this is the equivalent of an in off the post in football, or a double in snooker,
by Paul Worsley
Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1592
Views: 1635242

Re: Politics in General

Josh Hurst wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:25 am The fact that Rhys has probably never set foot in a charity shop aside, I can envisage him acting similarly to Barlow in that sketch if he did...
Is that comment really necessary?
by Paul Worsley
Thu May 25, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1592
Views: 1635242

Re: Politics in General

Your last sentence is exactly MY point - this is why the N-word adds nothing, because we already know the major is an out-of-touch buffoon. At that point, it's just using the word for the sake of it. I think using the word (outside of being a direct insult) wasn't quite as taboo back then so I don'...
by Paul Worsley
Thu May 25, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1592
Views: 1635242

Re: Politics in General

Whereas the Major using the word in Fawlty Towers didn't add anything (it wasn't funny and didn't develop the character or plot; it was just a bit egregious) and could.probably be done without. The point of the exchange between Basil and the Major in Fawlty Towers is that it shows that the Major is...
by Paul Worsley
Wed May 24, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

Stanley Baxter, 97
by Paul Worsley
Mon May 22, 2023 3:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

Arthur Scargill, 85yo.... I always assumed he was much older when he was leader of the NUM.

Also, Boris Spassky*,86yo, former World Chess Champion, who was defeated by Bobby Fischer in 1972.




*Shamelessly nicked from a Mark Deeks post on FB
by Paul Worsley
Thu May 11, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 12:28 pm How can teams share a stadium? Aren't there ever fixture clashes?
It can't be that difficult to keep fixtures apart. Man Utd and Man City never have home games on the same day. The police wouldn't allow it.
by Paul Worsley
Mon May 08, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Is it time to end, the Monarchy?
Replies: 66
Views: 4273

Re: Is it time to end, the Monarchy?

Matt Rutherford wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 7:44 am
Charles also promoted homeopathy,
You've convinced me. The Monarchy has to go.
by Paul Worsley
Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

Kenneth Cope....92yo. He played Marty Hopkirk in the 1970s series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),
by Paul Worsley
Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

I'm not suggesting cows supplement their diet by eating cows from rival herds, btw.
by Paul Worsley
Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Marc Meakin wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:38 pm
Mark Deeks wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:51 pm How do cows get that big when they only eat grass?
Elephants are herbivores too
Gorillas are vegans too.

(Chimpanzees will supplement their diet with meat, often other chimpanzees from rival groups, but gorillas only plants)
by Paul Worsley
Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

Marc Meakin wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:30 am
Paul Worsley wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:32 am You'll have to been born before 1970 to remember him, but Freddie "Parrot Face" Davies is still alive, and still working, apparently.
Is he still working?
I loved him in Funny Bones
He took a part in ITVs "The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe", as recently as 2002.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:32 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

You'll have to been born before 1970 to remember him, but Freddie "Parrot Face" Davies is still alive, and still working, apparently.
by Paul Worsley
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209197

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Mystic Meg..... I didn't see that coming.
by Paul Worsley
Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:33 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

Tom Lehrer
by Paul Worsley
Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Censorship
Replies: 25
Views: 2486

Re: Censorship

Marc Meakin wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:13 am I still think it's a financial ploy by Ronald' Dahls estate to make money and to retain the longevity of his books and adaptations.
Netflix bought the rights to his works in 2021.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Have we got a thread for that?
Replies: 16
Views: 2573

Re: Have we got a thread for that?

John Astin (Gomez Addams in the 1960s TV series The Addams Family)
by Paul Worsley
Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023
Replies: 12
Views: 8177

Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

Does the venue have car parking facilities? Can we park on the street nearby?
by Paul Worsley
Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Replies: 753
Views: 560629

Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?

"The Last Of Us" on Sky Atlantic has been good so far. I didn't have high expectations, especially when I heard it was based on a video game, but I'm enjoying it.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1609
Views: 623799

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why does feeling "below par" mean you're feeling bad, when below par in golf is better than normal?