Toast

I don't do vaping. I do do more chocolate, so the effect has been to make me fatter

Just racism? I think the word itself is problematic as it implies that everyone has to be "woken" from a default attitude of bigotry and prejudice. It is divisive and does more harm than good. The word I would use is 'egalitarian'.

Just to be clear, I'm not a cigarette Nazi ! I gave up smoking because I couldn't afford it any more, and tbh I don't feel any better for it.

Well, if you haven't got any fags you can't smoke them.

"Woke started off as a well meaning concept, standing up for victims of racism, injustice, and prejudice in society" And that's fine, but what rankles with many of us older people is the insinuation that this is something new that we need to be taught. It's not a new concept, most of my generation grew up with a far more open, broad-minded and tolerant outlook than our parents had. Sure, there are bigoted and prejudiced people in every generation, but they are the exception rather than the rule, and it shouldn't be confused with disliking someone because of their actions or behaviour. Nobody should get a free pass because of their race, colour, culture, religion, gender or whatever. It just seems to have been taken too far by some, eg only gay actors should play gay roles, that sort of demand. Fine, how about only straight actors should play straight roles then, seems a logical extension? That is the sort of thing that winds people up.

What a drama queen. "Coleen's top tips for packing in smoking: LET THE URGE PASS The craving only lasts a few minutes. It’s hard not to give in if you’re stressed, and there have been times I’ve wanted to smoke. But the first few weeks are the hardest. DISTRACT YOURSELF If you get the urge to smoke, do something else instead – pick up a book, call a friend, listen to a podcast, clean the kitchen. Distraction is a powerful tool. DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP I still can’t bring myself to say I’m a non-smoker because I don’t want to put pressure on myself – as soon as I feel pressure, that’s when want to smoke! Instead, I say, “I’m trying my best”. And if I mess up once or twice, I’m not a failure. I’ll still be doing great. If you fall off the wagon, start again. REMEMBER WHY YOU’RE DOING IT Keep reminding yourself why you’re quitting. I go back to the time in my hotel room when I thought I was going to die. TRY GUM AND PATCHES Stop-smoking aids work for some people and I’ve tried them all. They helped to take the edge off the craving." Toast's top tip for packing in smoking: 1. DON'T BUY ANY MORE CIGARETTES Anyone who can afford to smoke nowadays must be minted.

Sat 2 Mar 52 Coldplay — In My Place 44 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 42 Busted — Year 3000 42 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 40 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 37 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 35 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 34 Pink — Get The Party Started 33 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 29 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 29 Dido — White Flag 26 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 25 Scooter — The Logical Song 25 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 23 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage +4 23 Girls Aloud — Jump 21 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 19 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 19 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 18 Appleton — Fantasy 18 Lumidee — Never Leave You 16 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction -3 06 Kelly Rowland — Stole -3

Not an accident, he'd locked himself in. He worked in finance so I'm guessing the answer might lie there. Dodgy dealings about to be exposed? Very sad, whatever the reason.

Fri 1 Mar 46 Coldplay — In My Place 44 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 41 Busted — Year 3000 40 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 37 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 35 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 35 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 34 Pink — Get The Party Started 33 Dido — White Flag 27 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love  33 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 32 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 26 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 26 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 25 Girls Aloud — Jump 25 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 25 Scooter — The Logical Song 25 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 24 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage +4 22 Appleton — Fantasy 21 Lumidee — Never Leave You 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 14 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 09 Kelly Rowland — Stole 00 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder -6

The media are very fickle when it comes to latching on to a storyline. See also the recent musings on the possibility of Harry being welcomed back as a working Royal of which there is zero chance. Fuck off.

I think the sense of "another" in that sentence is singular as compared with "and another of the Strictly Come Dancing Alumni" which is explicitly plural.

A lot of this shit is stirred up just to make a story. There is an organised band of Sussex supporteers on Twitter who have been spreading ridiculous rumours about Catherine, such as that she is dead, William strangled her and it's being covered up. The media won't go that far, but it gives them ideas.

If a post-mortem reveals something like a heart attack or embolism, such circumstances wouldn't matter. I wouldn't expect talk of an inquest before a post-mortem. If on the other hand someone is found hanging for instance ......

Alumnus. Singular. A female would be an alumna. Which prompts me to wonder if we would get into trouble over using these m/f variations nowadays.

Dave Myers was my no. 2 sub, so please replace him with Sven Goran Eriksson. I guess he goes in at number 3 and Judy moves up?

And most of us, probably. I had Stan Bowles as well.

Thu 29 Feb 45 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 40 Dido — White Flag 40 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 40 Busted — Year 3000 38 Coldplay — In My Place 36 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 34 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 32 Pink — Get The Party Started 31 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 31 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 28 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 28 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 26 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage +4 25 Girls Aloud — Jump 24 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 24 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 23 Scooter — The Logical Song 23 Lumidee — Never Leave You 23 Appleton — Fantasy 23 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 18 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On  17 S Club 7 — You 13 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 12 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 10 Kelly Rowland — Stole -1 06 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 00 A1 — Caught In The Middle -5

@Handrejka I've caved in and ordered the Series 3 DVD. It's on NOW but the only cheap offer is minimum 6 months. Also on Paramount where I could get a 7 day free trial, but I thought, hell, might as well buy it and have the extras. Film is not streaming anywhere, and hard to find on DVD/blu ray except for imports.

I think there are just too many songs most of them crap .

We can but hope.

The way it's being reported does suggest that possibility. There's talk of an inquest which is unlikely if he just keeled over from a heart attack or the like.

Wed 28 Feb 43 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 42 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 40 Busted — Year 3000 36 Coldplay — In My Place 35 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 34 Pink — Get The Party Started 33 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 31 Dido — White Flag 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 30 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 30 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 28 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage +4 28 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 28 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 25 Girls Aloud — Jump 25 Lumidee — Never Leave You 24 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 23 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 23 Scooter — The Logical Song 23 S Club 7 — You 22 Appleton — Fantasy 21 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 21 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction -6 19 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 18 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 14 Kelly Rowland — Stole 13 A1 — Caught In The Middle 11 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 10 Girls Aloud — No Good Advice 

Oooh, she would be the sister-in-law (albeit briefly) of Lady Colin Campbell.