Toast
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It was one of his films that Ian Curtis watched before topping himself, IIRR.
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2 hours ago, ebless said:Ginger Baker - Getting really hard for him now.
Are you talking about Ginger's general condition there, or your good self?
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Could those invaluable links be pinned somewhere handy, please?
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4 hours ago, Paul Bearer said:We are saddened to announce the passing of one of our most ardent online supporters Michael Webster. Also a fan of Preston he was always positive in his support of the Fort when times were tough here. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
Did he die of shock when they won the other day?
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Never heard of him. Don't think he had any UK hits.
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Is a Tight End the opposite of a Wide Receiver?
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His sisters were cool too.
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I trust that dope testing has been carried out.
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1 hour ago, msc said:As do I.
Mind you, I'm primarily here for the learning new stuff and the crap jokes...
And the fights.
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8 minutes ago, Banana said:I’m not entirely sure what compelled you guys to demonstrate your ignorance of fairly popular deathpool picks.
Like I’m not claiming I know everyone mentioned, but if you read the threads or did any research you would know at least 75% of the names.
Did you miss the bits where we said we knew some of the other names only because they had been mentioned here?
And no, I don't want to spend my time researching obscure people that nobody down the pub has heard of. I only pick people who are genuinely notable or interesting by my own standards. That's what dead pools used to be about.
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2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:Genuinely surprised that you never heard of Harry Reid since he was the senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015!
My knowledge of US politics extends to who is President and very little further, bar the odd notable character.
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Fernando Ricksen - Footballer
Suzanne Whang - US TV comic/actressChris Doleman - Hall of Famer in American football. (NFL, that is, not "soccer")Susan Bayh - Wife of former US Presidential hopeful Evan Bayh and admittedly fringey.Rachel Zoll - JournalistClive James - We all know who he is.
Ronald J Shurer - Medal of Honour holder.John Andretti - racing car driver
Noel Conway - the British right to die guy.Denis Goldberg - anti-apartheid activist and colleague of Nelsons"Monsanto Man" AKA Dewayne Johnson - the dude who sued Monsanto for his cancer. Not famous at all, despite The Guardian writing a million articles on him.Barry Du Bois - Ozzie TV host.Dr Bruce Reid - Chief medical officer at one of the biggest sports clubs in Australia, who was the centre of a massive doping scandal few years ago.Genesis P-orridge - Punk musician.
Leanne Barrett - famous for being ill.Steve Gleason - well regarded NFLer .Julian Fiano - UK reality TV star.Amy Price - Jordan's mum.
Nobby Stiles - World Cup winner
Marieke Vervoort - Paralympian
Bill Freehan - Big name in US sports.Richard Hadlee - " one of the greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders in cricketing history".
Harry Reid - Big name US SenatorGreg Gilbert - Delays singer
Pat Smullen - jockey
Pete Frates - the guy behind the Ice Bucket challengeErnie Moss - English footballerSacheen Littlefeather - activist, her who accepted Brando's Godfather Oscar.Michael Robinson - Liverpool midfielder of the 1980sKate Figes - author
Amer Deghayes - Iran political prisonerRuth Bader GInsburg - Supreme Court Judge
Doug Hoyle - Owner of Huddersfield Town FCPaul Volcker - leading US economistJacci Woodcock - Cancer fundraiser who is now an OBE and pal of the Queen, apparently...Rodion GA - Singer far bigger in Germany (where Reptile is from) than here.Lloyd Klein - mediocre fashion designerLars Hogh - Danish footballer from the 90sDavid Smith - Paralympian.Those in bold are the ones I've genuinely heard of.
Some of the others I have heard of, but only because they have been mentioned on this site (Jordan's mum is a bit borderline).
Clearly I need to get out more ....... or possibly stay in more.
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They are harvesting barley in the fields down past my house. Ahhhhh, I could happily watch farm machinery for hours.
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I feel like I may as well pack it in, since very few of these names mean anything to me.
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15 minutes ago, Deathrace said:He's had a statue erected of him in Wantage and turned up for the unveiling. Doesn't look bad for a permanently-malnourished 83 year old https://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/17849290.lester-piggott-39-s-wantage-statue-39-magnificent-39-ahead-exhibition/
Ah yes, I was tempted to go to that until I read that it wasn't going to be a public event. I shall pop along to the exhibition though.
I was a bit knackered anyway from getting up at sparrowfart to watch them blow up Didcot Power Station - and amusingly, as a bonus, an electricity pylon close to which two of my friends were standing
Took out half of Oxfordshire.
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Not another football fred.
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On 09/08/2019 at 18:30, YoungWillz said:50 years since Sharon Tate was executed.
There's a helter skelter in Norwich Cathedral. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49292493
Do we learn nothing from history?
"This song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles. We're stealing it back."
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49 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:You know, it feels weird that for the second year in a row I’m part of the first group of teams to break 100 points (last year I broke 100 points alongside Buckets of Blood when Matt Cappotelli died). Yet somehow, it happened again.
Not even a stealth boast.
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2 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said:The top 10 jokes at this year's Edinburgh Fringe:
- Olaf Falafel I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets.
- Richard Stott Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy."
- Milton Jones What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh.
- Jake Lambert A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. That's 20 cows'.
- Ross Smith A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it.
- Ross Smith Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning.
- Adele Cliff I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it.
- Richard Pulsford After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging.
- Mark Simmons To be or not to be a horse rider, that is equestrian.
- Ivo Graham I've got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts.
Most of these are great, but I would have put the winner in 10th place.
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Kathleen Blanco for me and probably everyone else.
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Re Michael Bolton, not only that but he was supposed to be headlining Rewind Festival in Henley today. (One of the many reasons why I didn't go this year!)
They only announced this morning that he wouldn't be appearing, despite assuring festival goers (who have been asking since Thursday) that he would.
Been replaced by Mike Scott aka The Waterboys, who would be more to my taste, but frankly not a headline act.
The whole line-up is poor, not to say there aren't some decent acts but too much repetition.
The Saturday headliner was the Four Tops (or if we are being honest, the One Top), not exactly a name that springs to mind for an 80s music festival.
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Sorry to hear that, drol. That sort of death is kind to the person who dies, but so much harder for those left behind.
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3 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said:
I just get "access denied" when I try to view it.
The Hartlepool Deadlypool
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