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    Political Discussions And Ranting Thread

    But a short and lucrative spell on GB News is probably there for the taking!
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    General Non School Massacre Thread

    OOHH, a legal first - 45 year old Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter for failing to stop her son killing four of his classmates: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68223118
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    Political Discussions And Ranting Thread

    Bore us some leagues to sea, where they prepared A rotten carcass of a butt: not rigged, Nor tackle, sail, nor mast. The very rats Instinctively have quit it.
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    Pink Floyd

    Roger Waters' late life ranting himself into a business cul-de-sac continues. Publishing company (complicated because it's linked to his record deal) don't want anything to do with him anymore: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/30/bmg-pink-floyd-roger-waters-antisemitic-comments
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    King Charles III

    Yeah, that works - Workington haven't been higher than the third tier (and that was over 50 years ago), I'm thinking that's a place that needs a future!
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    Time Added

    Oh aye, the player who at 20 years old was - allegedly - harassing a 15-year-old girl online.
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    By -Election Bingo 2019-2024

    Fair point, sorted
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    Political Discussions And Ranting Thread

    The front row of Popular Conservatives in full - add your own captions before the front page of Private Eye gets in there And the report with the ironic twist that Truss, who was the marquee turn at this gig, remains one of the least popular politicians in the country according to pollsters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68218299 Politico poll of polls currently has Labour 44%/ Conservative Party 24%
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    King Charles III

    I think I get it, as and when Charles goes we bury him under a car park! The RingGo! king, a very 21st century monarch
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    By -Election Bingo 2019-2024

    The front row of Popular Conservatives in full - add your own captions before the front page of Private Eye gets in there And the report with the ironic twist that Truss, who was the marquee turn at this gig, remains one of the least popular politicians in the country according to pollsters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68218299
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    Donald J Trump

    OOOhhh Trump DOESN'T have presidential immunity when it comes to the alleged incitement preceding storming of the Capital. This'll now go appeal and probably the Supreme Court with the 6-3 majority he helped install. The gist of this being whether what he did actually fell within his presidential duties. Of course, if a president can do anything with impunity Biden could likely send a SWAT team to kill Trump and claim it as part of his presidential duties. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68026175
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    Presenters

    She's a fookin' tart (arf!)
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    By -Election Bingo 2019-2024

    Kwarteng's the latest to announce he's gone at the next election. Clearly no by-election but this does smack of their private polling being absolutely dire and the suggestion that once safe seats will topple. Quite a few now optiing to avoid a Portillo moment. In other news the monarchy likely did Liz Truss a favour, gifting her a few days to look prime ministerial around the death of the Queen. So, it's sort of balanced out today with PopCon (Popular Conservatism) having a press launch and josting for media attention with the wave of concern for the King's health. Oh aye, Kwarteng: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-68214536
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    Deathrace 2024

    It's fast, it's furious it's f***in' good fun. Teams of 20 topplers posted on this thread or PM'd to MPFC will be collected into a masterlist to provide a carnival of carnage, the counting of which goes live in the first second of 2024. Points aplenty pour into the scoreboard until someone snags the stupendous total of 2024, at which point the event that used to be the fastest deadpool in common useage (until MPFC started something faster!) slams on the brakes and the lucky winner is duly given metaphorical back-slaps and allowed to claim a prize worth about a tenner (though tradition thus far dictates this turns into a charitable donation). Closing date for entries is midnight on 30 December 2023. Currently MC'ing the whole operation is an experienced public servant with a book to promote and an address book full of press contacts who didn't want to know when it came to printing extracts. We told her this would help, she told us Boris will be back in Number 10. The 49 teams in it to win it this year are... An Fear Beag - af Arghton - ar BabyBlue - bb Banana - ba Bibliogryphon - bg Book - bk CalebH - cl Captain Chorizo - cc Commtech Sio Bibble - cs Deadsox - dx DeathByArsenic - da DeathBecomesThem - db Death Impends - di Diego - dg Drol - dr Etushispushingupdaisies - ed Famous6Eva - f6 gcreptile - gr Gooseberry Crumble - gc Great Uncle Bulgaria - gb GuyFromFuture - gf Hell - hl Captain Hemlock - ch Imelda - im The Immortal - ti John Key - jk TheKilling Time - kt Ladyfiona - lf LizLemon - ll MariNisia - mn Marshqld - mq Maryportfuncity - mp JoeMoneypenny - jm msc - ms Nantonian2013 - n3 RadGuy - rg Sean - sn Sideik - sk Summer in Transylvania - st Thatcher - th The Old Crem - tc theoldlady - to ThereWillBeDeaths7 0 t7 The Unknown Man - tu Toast - tt Wannamaker - wm WEP - we WillyWonka442 Yorkshire Banker - yb  Top talent aplenty in our list of previous champions: 2009 - Raskolnikov 2010 - Nobody, I mean f***in' nobody, reached the winning points total 2011 - DDT 2012 - Spade Cooley 2013 - DDT 2014 - Death Impends 2015 - MSC 2016 - DDT 2017 - Death Impends 2018 - MSC 2019 - Phantom of the Midway 2020 - RadGuy 2021 - An Fear Beag 2022 - Banana 2023 - Banana 2024 - Banana (provisional)
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    Deathrace 2024

    Apologies for being a bit tardy with this but in line with every winner since the second title holder Banana has seen fit to ask for a charitable donation - Britiain's biggest organization providing foodbank services is now a few quid better off. Who said we were sickos, eh?
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    Country For Old Men (And Women)

    For those unfamiliar with the unique legend that is Chad Morgan, it's this guy. Actually older than Willie Nelson, albeit by a few weeks
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    King Charles III

    They also said there was no alternative to Boris and then a few months later that we had to rally behind Truss. I'm believing nowt until Private Eye tell us he's okay!
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    King Charles III

    Aye well - loads of conspiracist bloggers and the like get fleeting tabloid mentions when they go in a Darwin Award stylee. Not many citations required on the Wiki page of anti-vaxxers who copped it from Covid Point being, there may be dead pooling benefits from anyone actually thinking the King's current predicament is more in David Icke's reality than the reality of a 75 year old bloke being caught up by the hand of fate. Oh aye, reality check on that Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_anti-vaccine_advocates_from_COVID-19
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    The Dead of 2024

    The first one, I think - not like it's that new. There's a discussion in Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch about an incident in - I think - 1971, the gist of it being a Crystal Palace fan has a fatal heart attack in the street and 15 year old Hornby and his mate push up to the front because they know something's kicking off and want to see it. What follows is thoughtful musing on the sheer stats of the whole thing. First off, they're disappointed that he just died, i.e. he wasn't "done" by "scousers" - the opposition that day - and secondly the grim realiity that the football season is way longer than the close season so the reality is most football fans die not knowing the outcome of the campaign they've most recently invested their time and energy into. If there's statistical significance beyond that I'd make some random guesses. Football is stressful (anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't get the stupidity of telling us to "enjoy the game") There are other things than football impacting the health of football fans - like the tonnage of shite food Britain eats these days. At the top end ordinary and young fans are often priced out, so older, fatter and wealthier types squeeze into small seats. And, just guessing, there are more DVT emergencies at games than there were when most fans stood.
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    Football Manager Sacking Bingo 3

    Aye, you're currently the yardstick for Carlisle - seven players in during the transfer window but struggling to sort out the chaos on the pitch as we bed in a new line-up and yesterdays 3-2 defeat at Orient flatters us. First goal was a desperate clearance colliding with an oncoming Carlisle body (so we claim it), second goal was right at the death with us already buried and a blatant handball in the box which probably wasn't required given that we hadn't put them under too much pressure. We won't finish bottom because we will make some of the new signings work, but Vale's goal difference is ten better than ours so basically we're 11 points from safety with 16 games left to make up that ground.
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    Rugby Players

    Heard this discussed on the radio news whilst driving with Mrs MPFC. World Rugby is investing in smart mouthguard technology, basically the standard mouthguards have computer chips on board that'll give in the moment data on impacts and other incidents likely to have a bearing on head injuries. The idea is to make the game safer and get away from the early onset dementia and the like. The pair of us were speculating about what happens if the incoming information makes it so obvious that rugby is so unavoidably dangerous that brain damage is near enough guaranteed. The real problem in the union code has come since professionalism. The size of the players, the amount of training and the tonnage of collisions have increased significantly from that point. Human skulls and the rules of the game haven't noticably changed. https://www.world.rugby/news/875212/world-rugby-integrates-smart-mouthguard-technology-to-the-head-injury-assessment-as-part-of-new-phase-of-global-player-welfare-measures
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    Donald J Trump

    Trump's trial for insurrection postponed indefinitely: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68185427
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    Derby Dead Pool 2024

    Father of 41 kids!
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    Football Manager Sacking Bingo 3

    That time of year for any club thinking to surge out of trouble. Carlisle went bottom again today, despite an incoming seven players in the transfer window. I'm still thinking the new owners will keep the faith with Simmo, though increasingly also thinking some of the familiar pubs of the past in Crawley, Gillingham etc. will be selling pints to London Branch of the support as the newbies gel and we storm to promotion from the second tier this time next year.
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    Hartlepool Deadlypool 2024

    The infamous Jason Smith obit that sparked a lively to and fro on the DPP thread Read it over a few times, no mention of either panto or porno! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c191endrkdko
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