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I didn't know anything about George Burns except that he was very old and kept going. There used to be a lot of jokes about it, like this Larson cartoon from 1991.

Tue 16 Apr 61 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 31 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Adele — Chasing Pavements 30 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 30 La Roux — In For The Kill 29 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 27 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 26 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 23 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 21 Leona Lewis — Happy 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 16 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 13 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 11 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over  10 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 10 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 00 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand -6

Ah, but I think the "I'm Spartacus" meme is widely recognised, even by those who have never seen the film. It has a life of its own.

You don't need to know if you reserve it. They send you an email when it's available, and you collect it from the reservation shelf Out of interest I looked it up on my county library website, and they have 2 copies on order, with one reservation so far.

Library?

I will argue that Spartacus tops it.

They're dragging us into a war, which will be an excuse not to have an election.

Mon 15 Apr 54 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 42 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 30 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 29 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 28 Adele — Chasing Pavements 27 La Roux — In For The Kill 27 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 24 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 24 Taylor Swift — Love Story 24 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 23 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 23 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 22 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 21 Leona Lewis — Happy 21 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 15 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 15 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 15 The Noisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 15 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over 14 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted 01 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low -6

I don't think so. Edinburgh was a special case because it was Prince Philip's title and they wanted to keep it for close family. There are other royal dukedoms that are currently extinct that could be dusted off and re-used.

Sun 14 Apr 46 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 36 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 25 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 25 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 25 La Roux — In For The Kill 24 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 24 Taylor Swift — Love Story 24 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 24 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 23 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 23 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 23 Adele — Chasing Pavements 22 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 21 Leona Lewis — Happy 21 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 20 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over 19 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low  17 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex 17 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 17 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be 17 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted 15 The Noisettes— Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 05 Eric Prydz — Pjanoo 00 Soulja Boy Tell'em — Crank That -6

And anyway, we need to leave enough time for Mango's phone to ping.

No worries, I thought you were just joining in the fun.

What I quoted.

Let's all do it.

It might be of interest here to say that after Prince Richard dies, the Dukedom of Gloucester will cease to be Royal. After two generations they lose their Royal status. Richard's father Henry was a son of a monarch (George V) and Richard a grandson and first cousin of a monarch. After this the relationship of the Duke becomes too distant from the Crown. The same will apply to Kent when Prince Edward, the current Duke of Kent, dies. This is why Edinburgh was changed to a life peerage - to prevent the Dukedom going out of the immediate family.

This belongs in the Royal Family thread.

Sat 13 Apr 39 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 36 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 27 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 26 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 25 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 25 La Roux — In For The Kill 24 Adele — Chasing Pavements 23 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 22 Taylor Swift — Love Story 22 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 22 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 21 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 21 Leona Lewis — Happy 20 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 20 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over 18 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 17 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm ( Go Baby Go) 17 Soulja Boy Tell'em — Crank That  17 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be 17 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low 17 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted 15 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 14 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex 14 Eric Prydz — Pjanoo 12 Sugababes — Get Sexy 12 Robbie Williams — Bodies -6

Fri 12 Apr 26 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 24 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 22 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 21 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 21 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 21 The Noisettes — Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 21 La Roux — In For The Kill 21 James Morrison ft. Nelly — Broken Strings 21 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 21 Taylor Swift — Love Story 21 Adele — Chasing Pavements 20 Soulja Boy Tellem — Crank That 20 Leona Lewis — Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 20 Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — Low 20 Wiley — Wearing My Rolex 20 Basshunter — All I Ever Wanted 20 McFly — One For The Radio 20 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 20 Eric Prydz — Pjanoo 20 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life 20 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 20 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 20 Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West — Supernova 20 The Saturdays — Forever Is Over 20 Robbie Williams — Bodies 20 Leona Lewis — Happy 20 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 17 Sugababes — Get Sexy 17 H Two O ft. Platnum — What’s It Gonna Be 14 Nickelback — Rockstar  11 Westlife — What About Now -3 11 Geraldine McQueen — The Winners Song -3 Jeff's is easily the best Hallelujah, IMO Yeah, the only one I really disliked was safe, so I didn't hurry.

"The party said they were "mortified" for not knowing he had died."

There was the "American Crime Story" dramatisation too, Or "Dried Up".

You could also start with Wild At Heart which is a fairly straightforward tale. Expect violence, lots of sex, and weird characters. It doesn't take itself too seriously.

Thu 11 Apr 67 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough +4 63 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 62 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 38 Kate Nash — Foundations 23 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah  23 The Killers — When You Were Young 18 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape -6

Last night I dreamed that I was suddenly surrounded by a group of children intent on stealing all my valuables. One grabbed me from behind and I yelled "POLICE!" very loudly. I actually did yell it loud enough to wake both myself and the dog, who immediately leapt up and snuggled up to me, bless him.

Yes, I know.