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35 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:Please tell me you don't think a person in a wheelchair is an athlete. They can be athletic. More athletic than any other person in a wheelchair. Doesn't make them an athlete.
What exactly do you mean by athlete?
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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:TV news coverage. Was covered in the Scottish news, but not the main UK bulletin.
Oh. Well, I think we're all agreed that the BBC is crap now, so probably just incompetence.
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30 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:Unless I missed something, BBC's trumpeting of British success at the Golden Globes omitted Brian Cox's win for Succession.
Maybe they've accepted the case for indyyrefnow, ha!
I think you did miss something, because I read it on there late last night.
(Actually that might have been the win for Succession itself, but I looked at the updated article again this morning, and I know he won so it must have been there?)
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21 minutes ago, msc said:And the most horrific pick processed so far isn't even on Deathray's team FFS.
Oh, do tell.
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2 hours ago, Joey Russ said:Pam Grier denies cancer rumors
She's a "sexual assault survivor"? Aren't we all, dear.
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What a conman.
Dreadful stuff, Beaujolais Nouveau. I had to taste it once just to confirm my expectation that it would be awful, but never fell for the hype.
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30 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:So his claim to fame is an unusual stage name rather than his music. Ah well, look forward to his equally 'famous' but memorably monikered bandmates PinkFloyd Cornflakes and Deuteronomy Shreddies appearing on the list in future years then :-)
No, I was talking about the band name, Throbbing Gristle.
I don't actually care if candidates "deserve" fame. I just go by whether other people have heard of them (or in the case of band musicians, their band). Everyone has different interests and areas of expertise, so my personal yardstick is "would there be anyone in my local on a Friday evening who has heard of [insert celeb]?" In this particular case, there certainly would be someone who has heard of Throbbing Gristle. Probably several people, as it is a memorable name to say the least.
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1 hour ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:Yes, but a significant percentage of the adult population (at least those aged between say 35 and 65) has heard of Pulp, unlike throbbing gristle, who I cannot recall ever having had a hit single or album (which I concede is no arbiter of quality, but it is a reasonable proxy for fame).
Sure, but in this case it's the distinctive name rather than the music that might ring a bell with people.
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7 minutes ago, Deathray said:Who gives a fuck? If you start a duplicate thread we have mighty moderators who can actually merge it for you, it takes them a few seconds and is part of their fucking remit.....
Yeah, but they need to be able to find the thread to do that, don't they? So that's where Cat's list comes in handy.
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I think it's handy to have a complete list of thread titles for reference. Then if you are thinking of starting a topic, you can scan down the list to see if there already is something similar. A search won't necessarily pick it up, as thread titles can be a bit abstruse.
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26 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said:I'd never heard of him either until I came on here and I like to kid myself I know quite a lot about obscure pop/rock acts from the 1970s & 1980s. He's clearly famous around these parts but would bet 99% of the UK population has never heard of him.
Possibly not, but I bet more than 1% are aware that there used to be a band called Throbbing Gristle, even if they never heard any of their music.
He passes my "recognised by someone in the pub" test on that basis. Band names are often known while the names of all their members may not be.
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5 hours ago, Sir Creep said:Not to hijack a thread --- Kerslake's comment out of his mouth two months ago 'remission'. Maybe hyperbole, maybe (well obvs) temporary. But I left him alone probably regretfully 2020. I'll accept the 'miss'. He was the #1 name kept popping up in the DDP 2019 top 10 teams who was a miss...usually a superb indication he should be on the next year's team. I went with Kerslake on this one. *shrugs*
SCI've always wondered whether he'd been playing up the seriousness of his condition to guilt Ozzy into giving him those platinum credits.
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11 minutes ago, Deathray said:I'm not having a meltdown you fucking tosspot, I'm saying what I fucking think of this shithole, since your in bed why don't you join @Banana in experimenting with autoerotic asphyxiation, hopefully you'll Stephen Milligan yourself.
I think he used an orange not a banana, but thanks anyway.
Definitely off to bed now. Toodle-pip.
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12 minutes ago, Deathray said:I mean as an addendum to the above @LizLemon is a cunt by the way. Late Hare's team, shit name, shit avatar, stinks of sourness, posts come across bitter. Deffo no Zorders, so fuck the odious tosser
Damn, I was just going to bed and here comes one of Deathers's meltdowns by the look of things. I'm going to miss all the fun.
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1 hour ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said:Fucking hell toastie!
Most Haunted used to be as funny as fuck!
Never seen it.
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Probably everyone in my team.
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"Please understand if we are following Michael's wishes and keeping such a sensitive subject as health, as it has always been, in privacy."
Yeah, right. If there was anything good to report I bet they would be all over the news with it.
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Princess Anne "unassuming"? I think not. She is very forthright and doesn't take any shit from anyone.
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I'm only vaguely aware of this guy. The days are long past when I used to watch any old shit on the telly for entertainment.
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It still baffles me that people are impressed that she persuaded lots of kids not to go to school. Surely most kids would jump at any excuse.
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Give us a shout if/when you want photos for new picks. A few of us have helped out with this previously.
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Mine is "I'm Sorry For Your Trouble".
(For anyone unaware, this is a conventional Irish expression of condolence.)
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16 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:Frank Sinarta was a bigger star than Cobain but dying of old age meant his death wasn;t such an event.
Frank Sinatra was dying for years.
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Good to see you back, my lord. Don't be a stranger.
By the way, speaking of wanking, "Sex Education" is back for a second series on 17 Jan. If you haven't seen it, do yourselves a favour and catch up. It'll make you laugh your socks off, and the soundtrack is terrific.
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Who Do You Consider "famous For Being Ill"?
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No, you're full of shit. Don't presume to tell us Brits whether a British personality is a household name in British households, because you are not in a position to judge. Whether they are known to Americans is irrelevant.