MrSpud42

I'm not a fan - but let's face it, you don't get a bigger audience than the Olympic opening ceremony. One of those ignore the pain, just push through it.

There's going to be a lot of federal agents with nervous dispositions and twitchy trigger fingers around..... I'm half expecting most major US federal buildings to be on a high state of alert.

It's going to get very nasty very quickly. Some of the recent comments regarding presidential immunity/political rivals may/will jump to the forefront again.

Rag arse tories..... shortened to Rats.

And Michael York.

John Williams.

Stacey Keach, American actor. Was in Up in Smoke amongst other things.

Being from a farming family, I probably will not go fully vegetarian/vegan as living from the land is how, in my families case, we have lived for generations. I still forage for various foodstuffs. It's cheaper than buying. Although I quite enjoy fully plant based foods. Some of it is very nice.

Not long left in this year,but plenty of time for people on the list to pop their clogs, shuffle off this mortal coil, join the choir invisible, go the way of the Norwegian Blue and have a record year.

Michael Wynn Jones. Delia Smith's other half. Co-owner of Norwich City. Aldo been an author, editor and publisher in his own right. No mentions of any illness though he's now in his late 70's / early 80's and smokes like a chimney. Just as an outside bet.

Nothing wrong with that. Though tbf one of my favourite songs with a Christmas theme rarely if ever gets airplay at anytime of the year. Though as its St Etienne who don't get much anyway with any of their music.

For me, the worst job I've had so far is as an industrial cleaner at a large local window/conservatory manufacturer. They were based out of old aircraft hangers. A mare to clean and the line workers treated the place and us like crap. And after someone decided to crap into a bowl and stick it into a microwave at high power I had the sense to hand my notice in.

Hmm - being a football fan most would think I learnt most of my bad language / swear words there. Not in my case... I was taken to the football by my mum to escape my father's invariable use of all the above words in a variety of combinations when various agricultural machines broke or his method of repair, normally a hammer failed to repair it. The joys of growing up on a remote farm in Norfolk.

A bit niche this - retired SR71 pilot and author Brian Shul has died, announced on social media.

Possibly the wrong thread - Simon Arron, motorsports writer/photographer has died.