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  3. Posted

    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:

    1. Olaf Falafel I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets.
    2. Richard Stott Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy."
    3. Milton Jones What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh.
    4. Jake Lambert A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. That's 20 cows'.
    5. Ross Smith A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it.
    6. Ross Smith Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning.
    7. Adele Cliff I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it.
    8. Richard Pulsford After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging.
    9. Mark Simmons To be or not to be a horse rider, that is equestrian.
    10. 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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    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    Been replaced by Mike Scott aka The Waterboys, who would be more to my taste, but frankly not a headline act.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. :rolleyes:

     

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    32 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

    There has been a Twitter update from Barry Langford he says Juliette is still in the 'hospice' but sends a huge thank you to all her well wishers.

     

    Are the quote marks around the word hospice his or yours?

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    I've been there.

     

    Me:  I went to the Royal Opera House last night.

    Posh Lady In The Village:  Oh, how lovely!  What did you hear?

    Me:  The Pet Shop Boys.

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    1 hour ago, MrWonderful said:

      The article also mentions that his friends apparently thought it "might be it" six months prior. 

    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ryan-oneal-boxing-20190614-story.html

     

     

    Physically frail? Yeah, insists the former box-office beast, after battling various health issues: diabetes, leukemia (remission), a bad heart, a bum shoulder, sepsis.

    Six months ago, friends called his famed costar Ali MacGraw to warn her: This might be it.

    It wasn’t it.

     

    My guess is the sepsis, because that can be very sudden and very serious. 

    I know two people who have been struck down by sepsis.  One is a very fit indomitable chap in his 80s who bounced back.  Quick admission to hospital (he passed out in the doctor's surgery) and immediate treatment seems to be the key.

    The other guy is much younger and has not been so lucky, he's recovered but been debilitated for months. 

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    This was my doomed effort.

     

    1. Marieke Vervoort

    2. Charlotte Rae

    3. Trevor Peacock

    4. Jean-Louis Trintignant

    5. Little Richard

    6. Barbara Bush

    7. George H.W. Bush

    8. Freddie Starr

    9. Jet Black

    10. Ginger Baker

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    Princess Elisabeth of Denmark

    June Brown

     

    (I think in future I should make more effort to pick people who might actually die.)

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  22. Posted

    2 hours ago, Deathray said:

     

    Betting shop? Been bookies since I can remember. Don't think I've ever head anyone say they're going to a betting shop.

     

    1 hour ago, msc said:

     

     It's always been bookies to me so no chance with anyone too young to mind John Major as PM.

     

    It might be a regional thing. 

    Although years ago I worked for Ladbrokes and the branches were always referred to as shops.

  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, Banana said:

     

    Please tell us more about how much you don’t care

    What did you expect from this thread

     

    I was responding to "everyone needs to know what a evil cunt she is".

    As for checking out the thread, any thread on here may harbour a hilarious or intriguing story.

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