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  1. Posted

    26 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

    Peter Mayle, author of books on Provence, dead aged 78. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/peter-mayle-author-year-provence-dead-78-52444573 and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5286081/Peter-Mayle-author-A-Year-Provence-dead-78.html

    Shite books and an even worse TV adaptation.  Willl never go to Provence just in case I bump into some of his fatuous and vacuous friends.

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  2. Posted

    9 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

    I hadn't realised that Raymond Briggs was still alive but anyway :birthday: to him 84 today. 

    He did a great Desert Island Discs where he, as the great children's book Snowman author, tried to explain politely that he did not like bloody children, had never wanted any and barely put up with those in his family and only did so in the knowledge he did not have to take them home. Very funny.

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  5. Posted

    1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

    The woman convicted of the “depraved heart” murder of another woman after a black market silicone butt implant has died in jail, less than three-and-a-half years into her life sentence.

     

     

    Well if nothing else this shows how little I know about modern women. Most of the ones I have known spent their time trying to or talking about reducing the size of their arses and certainly not increasing them in size. The world changes by the minute......

  7. Posted

    Just looked up lip cancer and the first result says it is "most frequently occurring in fair-skinned males over the age of 50". Makes me wonder what sort of hormonal based beauty treatment she uses to stay looking good at 80.

     

    https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjV55yA89zYAhVLBsAKHSoOD9IQFggnMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincancer.org%2Fskin-cancer-information%2Flip-cancer-not-uncommon&usg=AOvVaw2Y-iIXLsjKlJjuHD7oBxXD

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  8. Posted

    27 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

    Maybe we should limit the question to those not using a tin ear.

    4th best selling song in the UK ever. Gold in Germany and elsewhere. Horrendous but true. Don't you just love the general public and popular taste.

  9. Posted

    19 minutes ago, Book said:

    Fun fact, which isn't that funny at all tbh:

    Within the last 15 days 3 singers/musicians died who had a No.1-hit in the German singles charts back in the days:

    07.01.2018 France Gall: 1988 with Ella elle l'a

    15.01.2018 Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries): 1995 with Zombie

    15.01.2018 Edwin Hawkins (Singers): 1969 with Oh Happy Day

     

    Which act with a No.1-hit in the 70s is next to complete this row???

     

    Wings - Mull of f#*@ing Kintyre. 1977. Goodbye Mr P McCartney.  Or Denny Laine I should add.

  12. Posted

    47 minutes ago, Toast said:

     

    I've looked this up, and she was apparently brought up as a Protestant, although she went to a Catholic school.  Her mother is Protestand and her father Episcopalian.

     

    In any case, heirs to the throne are no longer barred from marrying Catholics.  The 2013 Act that changed the rules of succession also removed that bar.

    You are right though that the Sovereign may not be a Catholic.  That's because s/he is also head of the Church of England.

     

    I also discovered that her first given name is Rachel, which I think is a much nicer name than the ugly, clunky (and misspelt) Meghan.

    seek help

  13. Posted

    3 hours ago, charon said:

     

     

    No, not really. Still in the 17th century.

     

    Look at Debretts, the English Queen is descended from the Prophet Mohammed via Edward the Fourth is it?

     

    Can't hide the half caste aspect, but they did force her to not be a Catholic anymore.

     

    Jew, Muslim, atheist, Buddhist, JW etc all allowed to be in cherge of the Throne. Only one Faith debarred.

    Only one Faith debarred. And we are after you.............................................

  14. Posted

    50 minutes ago, Toast said:

    There's no Greek blood in Phil's family.  

    His grandfather was Danish and was invited by the Greeks to be their King. 

    His grandmother was Russian. 

    His mother was German, but descended from one of Queen Victoria's daughters and born at Windsor Castle.

     

    It's always been amusing to refer to him as 'Phil The Greek' though.  :)

    The royal families of Europe are more inbred than an average family from Alabama.

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  16. Posted

    6 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

    Interesting. Harry`s children will partially be African American. So that would result in the Royal Family will actually represent their Royal sujects, at least racially/ethnically. We live in interesting times.

     

    They are German/Greek. Not been an English monarch for a couple of hundred of years. An African American in the mix will add some needed new genes. But not that interesting really.  

  17. Posted

    4 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

    Yea, she looks great! Her husband, not so much. Hopefully William will have a lot of time to be with his young family, before he has to become King. (Assuming Charles gets pushed aside somehow. )

     

    Question: if William decided NOT to be king, would the title go to William`s Oldest child, or to Harry and his future children?

    William's kids. But if they die without having children then it goes to the illegitimate Harry and his soon to be yank missus.

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  20. Posted

    2 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said:

    The one about the difference between a child and a bag of coke?

    Not heard that one. The one I remember is:

    Who is the fastest reader in the world?

    Eric Clapton's son. 53 stories in 10 seconds.

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