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  2. Posted

    On 25/06/2024 at 09:54, YoungWillz said:

    Frank Duckworth reportedly dead: 

    Awaiting the usual confirmations.

     

    Not mentioned in that report, but I read today in his obituary in the Cricketer magazine that he was briefly a housemate of John Lennon's - lodged with his aunt Mimi for a while. "We didn't have much to do with him, but heard him playing his guitar now and then." 

     

    Yes terribly sad about Graham Thorpe. As anyone who's read David Frith's magnificent 'Silence of the Heart' would know, cricket seems to lend itself to suicide more than any other sport. I wonder what Jonny Bairstow must be feeling now. 

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    On 09/08/2024 at 14:09, maryportfuncity said:

    Looking, ermm...different this morning, still being held together with tape from the surgery as she heads to court

     

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    If the woman next to her is her lawyer, I can well understand that expression. 

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    So, somebody called Crooks tried to kill a crook. Life is full of little ironies like that. But it was a close call. He only missed his brain by three or four feet! 

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    14 hours ago, Toast said:

    Ah yes, I forgot about Ireland being the whole island of Ireland in the rugby.  I've amended my reply accordingly.

     

    Also in cricket, although any player born in Northern Ireland is eligible for England! The last being Boyd Rankin in 2013, although he had previously appeared for Ireland in one-day cricket.

     

    While I'm here, can I just ask a regular, has the site ever gone six months without a hit before - as has happened today? 

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    3 hours ago, Toast said:

    She looked well and happy.

    Had to laugh at a poll on Twitter/X yesterday predicting what colour she would wear.  Hardly anyone realised that party political colours would be a no-go.

     

     

     

    When she and William married, John Major and David Cameron (and their wives) were both invited, but not Tony Blair or Gordon Brown. Read into that what you will. 

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    On 05/06/2024 at 22:46, Sod's Law said:

    Still yet to come across a single Charlie coin despite having quite a lot of pocket change hanging around. Any chance people can stop hoarding these now and put them back into circulation already? The novelty has to wear off at some point.

     

    One individual interviewed while waiting for his notes on Wednesday claimed to have over £80 worth of Charles III 50p's. Tosser. 

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    There was a queue at the Bank of England this morning for people to exchange their old QEII notes for new ones. Apparently the first was a coin dealer who has a shop near Leicester Square. So, if you want to know where to pick these up for only ten times face value, you know where to go! 

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    I know some smartarse is going to say this has been posted here before - probably on the Covid-19 thread, about four years ago ... but what the hell, this is bloody brilliant. And as one of the YT commenters says, he never looks at his hands once. What could he possibly have been singing about I wonder? 

     

     

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    Pleased to see this here. I was a big collector from around 2008-14, when I had a little extra disposable income, and discovered ebay. Bought hundreds of coins in that time, enough to fill three albums. Mostly milled (post 1660) but a handful of Roman and mediaeval too. A nice cartwheel twopence that's too big to fit in the albums! And yes a load of Royal Mint issues, £5 coins, silver Britannias, one sovereign (2009 I think), some miscellaneous oddments from the now defunct Pobjoy Mint. After that, I dunno, I just lost the bug I think. My main hangover from that time is my monthly Coin News which I never got around to cancelling. Mostly it deals with high-end auction stuff way out of the reach of ordinary collectors. Some nice pictures though. 

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    As one of the biggest Pop Stars of his day, it wasn't unreasonable to find him in the Pop Stars thread. I would never have considered him a country singer, though he may have recorded some music in that style.

     

    Anyways, I'll leave it for someone else to cross-post in the Singles Chart section. 

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    On 18/05/2024 at 17:55, Master Obit said:

    That guy is one of the biggest twonks on youtube. Exactly what is wrong with "collectors" nowadays. I saw a video once where he was showing off his "collection", proudly boasting "I've got 574 Sherlock Holmes 50ps!", "369 Miss Tiggy-Winkles!" etc. Yeah, good for you. That's not a collection, it's a hoard. A high-standard collection doesn't contain masses of the same coin, especially common ones. He could release 99% of them back in to the wild, giving other people the chance to find them and also giving him funds to buy much nicer coins but no, he would prefer to just sit on a pointless hoard. 

     

    There seems to be some definite interest in coins in this forum (and even a few fairly avid collectors), perhaps people would appreciate a coin thread? Anyone on board?

     

    I would definitely be interested in that, and yes I agree about the hoarders. People boasting on SM about how many alphabet 10ps they've got, etc. 

     

    I've got a couple of the 2022 50ps, got one in change in the pub and one from a vending machine. Prior to that I bought a couple on ebay - £3 each - and gave one to my partner. Don't need any more than that. 

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    Jane Morgan, Number One in 1958 with 'The Day the Rains Came Down' - 100 today. No doubt mentioned elsewhere ... 

     

     

     

    Only the second solo UK chart-topper to make three figures, after Dame Vera. 

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    To say to other NATO members that America won't come to your aid if you're attacked and haven't paid your 'subs' is one thing. To say that he would encourage Russia to attack and invade those who haven't is utterly deranged. I actually hope he gets in in November and then does a William H Harrison a month later. Whoever comes after can't be any worse. 

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    There's been nothing else on BBC News for the last hour. Anyone would think the man was on his deathbed.

     

    All the same, I like him, and I know many people live for years with cancer (of all types). No reason why he shouldn't have a few more years yet. 

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    27 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

    Yikes! Well, he's never come across as a particularly healthy specimen.

    Statement says he's stepping back from duties. He really should just abdicate and allow William to take over.

     

    Abdication is not something that can just be done on a whim. It's a huge process that involves Parliament and all the Commonwealth territories.

     

    I'm sure that William, with three young children, isn't exactly desperate to be King. If the King becomes very ill there may be a regency, but that'll be it. 

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    20 minutes ago, RetroGamer47 said:

    Milli Vanilli Founder Frank Farian Dead at 82

     

    Better known for his work with Boney M, I would say. As well as producing their records he also provided the male vocal parts mimed by Bobby Farrell on stage. 

     

    "Oh, those Russians!"

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