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Denis Norden again.

I'll go Denis Norden again.

Lilly Diabetes sounds like a member of a 70s punk rock band.

And his surname translated means "those little mats that people put around the base of the toilet".

Well done, Charon.

What's that island off Suffolk?

There is an old apple tree in my garden. It was old when I was a child. I think it is a Bramley; cooking apples, anyway. Several years ago I cleared all the ivy that was smothering it as people told me it was no good for the tree. There turned out to be not much actual tree left under the ivy. It's hollow, and since then more of the trunk has disintegrated, so it's just a horseshoe of bark. The ivy has taken over again, and is probably holding it together. Still produces apples, and this year has been ridiculous. I've given loads away to neighbours, taken two big binfuls to a local cider producer, and there are still lots at the top out of reach. Remarkable.

Ah, the old Madame de Gaulle joke.

He's been touring .... Dead or alive? You decide.

Thought so. That makes the rubric even more patronising. Makes him sound like a school crossing lollipop man awarded the BEM.

Obit appears in "Other Lives". Is this just because it's submitted by a member of his family? "Obituaries pages traditionally describe and celebrate the lives of the great and good, the famous and infamous. There is another type of life that deserves noticing: people less in the public eye, or lives lived beyond formal recognition. To offer a piece to Other Lives, contact us here." Seems a bit mean to relegate such a prolific actor to the patronising OL section.

There are quite a few I've seen bits of, but I have definitely seen the following: The Doors A Night To Remember Carve Her Name With Pride The Longest Day Mary Poppins (at the cinema with my mum) West Side Story The Wicker Man Possibly seen - but may have confused with others in the series Harry Potter & the Chamber Of Secrets (I know I saw the first one and I may have seen this one on the telly) Carry On Henry

I never knew Viv Stanshall wasn't really a Vivian.

"Cosplay" sounds like something really kinky and pervy.

Good Lord, no. I am merely an occasional observer there.

It doesn't look very nice tbh. And including burger and chips seems like cheating to me, those don't belong on a breakfast plate, it's a different meal. Also onion rings, and I'm not sure about bubble & squeak either. Yes to black pudding though, and they could bung some white pudding on there as well.

No, not here.

You have to finish it in 20 minutes, though, which is gross. They don't say what the price is. He doesn't look as though he's enjoying it. Mind you, the baked beans would put me off.

When someone asks for music recommendations based on certain characteristics, then doesn't come back to the topic.

Unfair. Both posts were made at 10.46.

Cheers Charon, I'll give that a go. Good cast. I should be able to understand what that lot say. Oh, Pip Torrens, yeah, he was very good as Tommy Lascelles in The Crown.

It's all about what you want to watch at the time, isn't it? I had the Netflix free trial for The Crown. Then having missed S1 of The Handmaid's Tale, I took advantage of a £1 offer for one month of NOW. When I went to cancel, they offered me 3 months for half price, so I though, yeah might as well. Keep forgetting to look what's on though. I want to watch The Assassination Of Gianni Versace again, but that's on Amazon.

And following that report - 35 Offensive Band Names Which was entertaining.