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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...

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Henry Kissinger...100 RIP

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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?

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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?

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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Sir Alex Ferguson = Refusing oral sex

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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

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Sir Michael Gambon...82

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David McCallum 1933-2023 RIP

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Syd Little... I've met him several times and also worked with his wife. Affable chap and a true gent.

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Hardly a "joke item" though.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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Manchester United have announced that Mason Greenwood is to leave the club.

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Sinead O'Connor. Just 56yo

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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.

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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

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I declared SUBFINITE in a game last month, assuming it would be valid, but it wasn't.... It's a mathematical term.

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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?

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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,

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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?

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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'...

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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...

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Stanley Baxter, 97

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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

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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.

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Matt Rutherford wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 7:44 am
Charles also promoted homeopathy,

You've convinced me. The Monarchy has to go.

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Kenneth Cope....92yo. He played Marty Hopkirk in the 1970s series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),

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I'm not suggesting cows supplement their diet by eating cows from rival herds, btw.

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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)

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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.

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You'll have to been born before 1970 to remember him, but Freddie "Parrot Face" Davies is still alive, and still working, apparently.

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Mystic Meg..... I didn't see that coming.

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Tom Lehrer

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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.

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John Astin (Gomez Addams in the 1960s TV series The Addams Family)

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Does the venue have car parking facilities? Can we park on the street nearby?

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"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.

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

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.

I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.

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Crapshoot implies that there is no skill involved, and there clearly is. One way of deciding if something is a "game of chance" is to ask if it is possible to lose deliberately. In games like craps you could put all your money on rolling two sixes, but you can't guarantee that you don't. T...

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Horseshoes and hand grenades is an actual saying in the USA, not just a random pairing of words. If Green Day had been British, the song might have been called Close, But No Cigar.

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5. Very complex area. Overall streaming is a net increaser of music revenues but the distribution model is currently broken in my opinion. However, streaming gives a platform to absolutely everyone to build an audience and then go and play live, flog merchandise etc. What about all the artists you ...

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I think paying for downloads is almost as mental as buying physical music. Four reasons to pay for downloads: 1. Not all music is available to stream 2. Once downloaded, no reliance on the internet 3. Making compilations for others 4. Less energy use 5. The artist gets paid for their talent and eff...

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Don't invest in something you don't know anything about. That includes gold and copper.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:04 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:54 pm Robbie Coltrane!
I'm rewatching Cracker in his honour

We just started watching National Treasure and it's pretty good.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:57 am You get people who count cards at casinos, which casinos don't like, and I've heard people talking about having multiple decks to make it harder - but why not just shuffle them?

Because you get more hands per hour, which means more profit for the casino.

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UBoat.... the best WWII Submarine Sim...very addictive

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:00 am Does anyone else think that calling the English women's football team the Lionesses makes them seem like an afterthought to the men's team?

No, because nobody refers to the England men's team as "The Lions".

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Watched S1.E1 of Das Boot on Sky Atlantic (where else?), and really enjoyed it. Went to watch the next episode and it skipped to E4! Seasons 2 and 3 are available, but only 4 episodes from Season 1.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:29 pm I was crap at etch a sketch too

Have you ever met anyone who wasn't crap at etch a sketch?

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