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Well, there's an open goal! She will survive. GOAAAALLLLLLL!

Just a little reminder that we, the former colonies, don't want you to come to us expecting us to lick your arse when everything fall apart for you: http://theconversation.com/as-brexit-begins-australia-mustnt-get-caught-up-in-britains-post-imperial-fantasies-74918 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/10/empire-strikes-back-why-former-colonies-dont-need-britain-after-brexit Have a nice day.

75 today!

Yeah I think when we joined the EU that caused a recession in New Zealand (I know Oz and NZ different countries ) so can't expect Australia and New Zealand to be falling over themselves to do trade deals with us.

This series of Doctor Who has been popular outside of the dedicated fan base which is good but I am hoping that as with Peter Capaldi's first series they learn and improve. There needs to be more menace and there needs to be better story telling. Some of the exposition is excruciating. However there were no real stinkers but there was also no real classics. I am looking forward to NYD as I feel this would be a better slot for a special than Christmas Day.

As someone who works in the City Centre, this is the first year ever that our car parks haven’t been full to bursting on every Saturday in the run up to Christmas. In fact our biggest 900 space one hasn’t got close at all. As for for late night shopping..... it’s been dead. Intrresting that the only shops which appear to be busier are the supermarkets. But then as my Mum said, I can get everything at Sainsbury’s from food to clothing to electrical is it any wonder. They are the new department stores for 21st Century

Some more French speaking notables not yet mentioned Djamila Boupacha(b. 1938)-FLN member who bombed a cafe in Algiers,was sentenced to death then later given amnesty Djamila Bouhired (b. 1935)-1 of the 3 FLN Bombers depicted in the classic film "Battle Of Algeirs" Louisette Ighilahriz(b.1936)-Algerian Writer and FLN member Anne Vernon (b,.1924)-Actress who played Catherine Deneuve's mum in "The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg" No idea of the health status of any of these ladies,just figured given they are all 80+ they all might be on the clock so to speak.

Difficult. I like the move away from an oblique story arc extending over a whole series. Quite simply, I remain entirely baffled by the Time War, Bad Wolf, who fits in where and why jigsaw efforts of Davies and Moffatt. Why they still can't do a longer series with more double headers I don't know. They are still fitting the denouement into about 6 or 7 minutes at the end with little time for proper set-up - and therefore character sympathy is dripped in like a soap opera over several episodes, watering it down. The Doctor? No quirks or eccentricities, little "alien" content, thus making her indistinguishable from say, Maggie Philbin on Swap Shop. (Jeez, what a reference!). I like the idea of getting off Earth more and also historicals. (Why the Tardis didn't inform them they were back in the Witch Finder times I have no idea...Doctor seemed lost and perplexed about what time zone they were in without any need for it.) Historicals can encourage watchers to find out about real events - least they did when I was a kid. And I never believed the Terreleptils started the Great Fire of London, ha! More of a lead into the next episode after rounding off the one you've just watched - again, a welcome back for that. It's become a little worthy in its messaging, and seemingly aimed at a very young age group. Even OldWillz started watching again when Capaldi was on, he's given up on this one. Come on, imagination isn't just for kids! Needs a juicy baddie!

Donna Summer..................

Kathleen Blanco update in link https://www.kalb.com/video?vid=502089831 "Sounds like farewell speech" , "has made peace" etc etc Still active in public but really doesn't sound like long left.

Stud and Stable. Now that's what I want from a Government!

You should begin to stockpile food when well known fast food outlets and supermarkets start shutting. You're seeing alot of clothing shops going under, people can't afford expensive or even regular new clothes now. Charity shops,cheap ebay clothes and primark have eaten into that market heavily. It's when food banks begin to eat into the profits (no pun intended) of fast food outlets and supermarkets that society is on the edge of collapse.

Released from hospital after 2 weeks and fitted with a pacemaker. Presumably he is used to pacemakers being a jockey.

So, in summary, from then 'til now: Tezza: Brexit Means Brexit. We're going to make a success of it. (Sub-text - I always wanted to be PM). Jezza: The people have spoken. We shall honour their wishes. (Sub-text - Unless the Parliamentary Party speaks and says it doesn't have confidence in me - then we go to a People's Vote). Tezza: My Brexit Secretary is doing a fine job negotiating Brexit. (Sub-text - My first Brexit Secretary is doing a crap job. I'm re-negotiating everything behind his back). Jezza: Any deal must meet our six tests, including having the same benefits as the UK has now. That is what the Government promised and we shall hold them to that. (Sub-text - Our six tests are fucking impossible to meet, Christ even we couldn't negotiate that deal. Mwahahahahaha). Tezza: I'm opposing Parliament having a meaningful vote on any deal. (Sub-text - I'm a control freak). Jezza: Parliament has voted for a meaningful vote on any deal. (Sub-text - we won a vote. Zoinks!) Tezza: I've held a meeting at Chequers and the Cabinet are fully agreed on the way forward. (Sub-text - My Lancaster House and Mansionhouse speeches were a pile of shit. I've come up with something equally ridiculous). Davva Davies: Fuck that. (Sub-text - Fuck that). Bojo: Wibble-wobble wiff waff pingu flounce. (Sub-text - Fuck that). "On the" Raaaaaab: I'm off to Brussels to negotiate the best deal for the country. (Sub-text - I'm new here. I have no idea how this works). Tezza: No you're not Dominic, I'm taking control. (Sub-text - I'M A CONTROL FREAK). Jezza: The deal the PM has brought back doesn't meet our six tests and we shall not be voting for it. (Sub-text - Told you it was fucking impossible. Didn't I say that?) "On the" Raaaaaab: Fuck this. (Sub-text - I just found out how this works. Fuck this). Tezza: I am withdrawing the motion on a meaningful vote after 3 full days of debate. I'm off to Brussels to get reassurances from our partners. (Sub-text - I'm not losing, I'm not losing, you're losing and I'M A FUCKING CONTROL FREAK). Jezza: This is disgraceful, But go to Brussels and see how you go. (Sub-text - She's losing. Why am I not winning? Oh, my name's Jeremy, that has never helped really...) 3rd Brexit Secretary: I'll stay in London. I wasn't doing anything before I got this job. (Sub-text - Wait, I don't have a cheery nickname, like Tezza, Jezza or BoJo? What's up with that?) Tezza: Well, I'm back from Brussels and they're listening. (Sub-text - I HAD A FUCKING ROW WITH JUNCKER, BLOODY FOREIGNERS IT'S BAD ENOUGH WE STILL HAVE THEM IN THIS COUNTRY. I THOUGHT SENDNG THE RACIST VANS OUT WOULD HAVE WORKED BY NOW!) Jezza: Vote Of No Confidence in you PM. (Sub-text - If her party won't vote for it, maybe Parliament will. Mind you, it's taken me so long, I've had to type the bloody thing out again!) Tezza: I'm not allowing time for your vote. (Sub-text - the only vote that matters is the People's Vote of 2016! That's the only reason I'm PM. And I have always wanted the job). Jezza: Looks like I'm going to have to table a VoNC in the Government. (Sub-text - Shit, shit shit!) Merry Christmas!

Well shit! I've pissed through to twuntdom. Almost at a thousand rep points too. Yay me.

Former Ireland and Liverpool star Michael Robinson reveals he is suffering from incurable cancer https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/former-ireland-and-liverpool-star-michael-robinson-reveals-he-is-suffering-from-incurable-cancer-37634035.html

The next crash is coming, and it's not just Brexit. I think next year will steadily get worse.

Ah history! October 1849? One Edgar Allan Poe and one Chopin after all... A year later, Robert Peel (British PM) and Zachary Taylor (US President) died in the same week. Of course there was much less celebrities in the 19th Century, which therefore brings notice to 3 dying in April 1882: Darwin, Emerson and Jesse James! Did Verdi hear of Queen Victoria's death, or William McKinley mourn Toulouse-Lautrec - the former died 5 days after the latter in 1901. Leo Tolstoy and Dr Crippen within the same three days in 1910 - there's two folk who surely never heard of each other! But yeah, not many before WW2, unless you count April 1912 - a bit of a cheat, given the Titanic, but Bram Stoker died 5 days later, so that is a number of famous folk in one week, even if 6 of them were on the same boat. Oh well, a modern one then: July 2007 Boots Randolph Bill Pinkney George Melly Jack Sowards (Wrath of Khan writer) Peter Tuddenham Charles Lane Lady Bird Johnson Nigel Dempster Kelly Johnson (Girlschool) Kronus Ivor Emmanuel Kai Seigbahn Doon Arden Jesus de Polanco Tammy Faye Messner Danny Bergara John Normington Tom Snyder Mike Reid Phil Drabble Bill Walsh Tam McGraw (gangster) Ingmar Bergman Michelangelo Antonioni Bar the stock wrestler, all of them got BBC/Guardian obits, and the last 8 were all announced on the same day practically.

Right, that's my 2019 Personal Shadowlist completed, it will be posted here in the New Year. At this point, I've kept 24 names from 2018, 26 "new" names replacing those I've dropped. Think that means I've entered everything except the DL Prediction Game (which I'll do a wee bit later in the month @Book).Unless I hear otherwise that it's going ahead, looks like the Hartlepool DP is out for me.

Well at least his hair's died.

I’m here. Just found the level of cuntishness on here quite tedious and didn’t really have much to contribute. Still don’t to be honest! But I’ve had a skinful so thought I’d check in

Phil Collins. He's out-aged Peter Gabriel and looks to be steadying himself with the microphone stand. Besides, I think that's God standing behind him with the guitar starting around the 3:05 mark of the song, so he might not have long to go.

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Leah fucking Bracknell