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He finished 2nd for €1.165 million....class act.

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Graham Kerr, aka The Galloping Gourmet. 90yo.

A TV chef from the early 1970s, when being a TV chef was quite unusual.

Mr Meakin will remember him.

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Sven Goran Eriksson, 76. RIP

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Former boxer, George Foreman, has five sons, all named George.

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I should explain....his mother became pregnant as a teenager, and he was put up for adoption. His adoptive parents named him Michael. Years later, after both his adoptive parents had died, he decided to contact his biological mother. It turns out she had later married the guy who she got pregnant by...

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:48 pm My friend married someone with exactly the same name.

My friend had a brother with the same name.

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Longlegs

Pants

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:14 am VAR should be used for more contentious decisions like corners/goalkicks
Ball going out of play for throw ins etc
Bookings for simulation
Even if it means more stoppages

Screw that

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I think Sunak ran rings round Starmer. The Conservatives could win as many as 100 seats on July 4th.

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Trouble @ mill

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 5:37 pm
Philip A wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:37 pm 4th of July - General Election
Isn't Wimbledon on then ?

Rishi has got more chance of winning that,

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 1:16 pm The Bends is a much better album than OK Computer even though it's always ranked in below it

I don't think that is an unpopular opinion at all. Most people I know prefer The Bends.

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I'm still pissed off that they got rid of multiple replays. Trying and failing to remember whether a second replay was played at a neutral venue or not. I know it was in the Rugby League Cup. Second replays were always at a neutral venue. Settling the tie on the day is actually advantageous to the ...

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Good tribute bands are better to see live than the original band if that band was from the 70s or early 80s I would rather see the original band and I used to be a bit dismissive of tribute bands, but then my daughter joined Rumours of Fleetwood Mac in the Christine McVie role, so i re-evaluated. G...

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Good tribute bands are better to see live than the original band if that band was from the 70s or early 80s I would rather see the original band and I used to be a bit dismissive of tribute bands, but then my daughter joined Rumours of Fleetwood Mac in the Christine McVie role, so i re-evaluated. G...

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Its probably in my top ten of best American movies of all time. IMDB has it as no 5 in the all time ratings. (Oppenheimer is 88) So for context Oppenheimer not bad but 12 Angry Men is exceptional Am I right in saying there were no women in this film? No women main characters. Maybe milling about in...

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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?

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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.")

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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.

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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.

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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

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Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.

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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.

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Ian Lavender RIP

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Annie Nightingale, 83. RIP

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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

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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.

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Ryan O'Neal, 82. RIP

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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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