Bibliogryphon

I do not get the Mirana Hart hate. She is very very funny in a particular way. She was very good as Miss Bates in the recent film version of Emma

We asked 100 people to name someone who is famous for no reason.......

I have never seen the American version on UK terrestrial television

Got an MBE in New Year's Honours but he had only just been given Pick of the Pops to present. Can we have Paul Gambicini back now?

If I recall correctly the UK version is called Family Fortunes and has been hosted by Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves and more lately Les Dennis

My only hit is Gaston Glock who is just worth 3 points

Owen Jones reported on Twitter that some Labour voters were contemplating voting for Simon Danczuk (Reform) who was the former Labour MP for the seat until he lost the whip for sexting underage girls. He suggests their primary motive is to prevent George Galloway taking the seat.

In normal times this should be a straight forward Labour win. At the last election the respected Labour MP romped home with over 50% of the vote. The Conservative vote at the high water mark of 2019 was around 31%. The combined UKIP/Conservative vote has rarely exceeded 35%. The Lib Dems have polled below 10% in the last three elections. However at 2010 they can close to retaining the seat but were probably deprived by the boundary changes. Labour voters are not being encouraged to vote for the Labour candidate so it will depend what the various factions do. The anti-tory alliance will probably switch to the Lib Dems who are adept at fighting by-elections and will probably mop up the Green votes as the Green candidate is not campaigning either. Starmer loyalists will probably also go Lib Dems as it is the least embarrassing result in the circumstances. The Anti-Starmer faction may just stick with Ali to challenge Starmer's authority although some may switch to Galloway but he is such a divisive figure they may not be able to stomach it. For Starmer it would be a humiliation for this mess to let the Tories win or even worse Reform. Especially if there are Labour victories this week it will look like a massive own goal and disrupt the current election cycle narrative I am not a betting man (a good methodist) but I would cautiously suggest a Lid Dem victory but that might just be optimistic

You should go beyond money and have him bet something really valuable like his collection of Magic: The Gathering cards......

13.02.24 84 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 47 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 42 Daft Punk — One More Time 35 The Supermen Lovers & Mani Hoffman — Starlight -6 31 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue — Kids +4 25 U2 — Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 23 Moloko — The Time Is Now 23 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 22 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson — Movin’ Too Fast 18 S Club 7 — Reach

But is it quantity at the expense of quality?

If it were a choice between Susan Hall and almost anyone else the answer would be anyone else. Even if Mr Blobby was the other candidate that Pink and yellow fuck would get my vote

Doesn't look impressed

12.02.24 72 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 45 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 38 Daft Punk — One More Time 36 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue — Kids +4 33 The Supermen Lovers & Mani Hoffman — Starlight -3 25 Moloko — The Time Is Now 25 Sonique — Sky 24 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson — Movin’ Too Fast 23 U2 — Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 22 S Club 7 — Reach 19 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 10 Mis-Teeq — All I Want -3 08 Outkast — Ms. Jackson  06 Zombie Nation — Kernkraft 400

In B7 he was one of the titular 7 and the only cast member to appear in all 52 episodes. If his only claim.to fame was playing a vicar in Eastenders I do not think he would bother obituary writers too much but B7 is an iconic series of British dystopian SF and well regarded (as well as much ridiculed)

I will probably have to come to Berlin later in the year to visit my nieces baby but that will be more holiday than work. Currently in Stuttgart but will be travelling around all week.

Well I am just arriving in Germany this evening. Work not holiday.

K M Peyton is already dead

Some discussion on a B7 FB group today suggested that Michael Keating has dementia. Someone had been trying to book him for an event and was told that he was too unwell. Really sad news

11/Feb/2024 64 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 45 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 38 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue — Kids +4 35 Daft Punk — One More Time 33 The Supermen Lovers & Mani Hoffman — Starlight -3 29 U2 — Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 28 Sonique — Sky 26 S Club 7 — Reach 25 Moloko — The Time Is Now 19 Zombie Nation — Kernkraft 400 18 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson — Movin’ Too Fast 18 Mis-Teeq — All I Want 17 Outkast — Ms. Jackson 17 Samantha Mumba — Gotta Tell You -3 16 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This

10.02.24 55 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 43 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 35 Daft Punk — One More Time 35 S Club 7 — Reach 32 The Supermen Lovers & Mani Hoffman — Starlight 30 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue — Kids +2 29 Outkast — Ms. Jackson -2 28 Sonique — Sky 27 U2 — Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 25 Moloko — The Time Is Now 20 Samantha Mumba — Gotta Tell You -2 20 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson — Movin’ Too Fast 18 Mis-Teeq — All I Want 18 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 15 Zombie Nation — Kernkraft 400 14 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Take Me Home 09 Destiny’s Child — Bootylicious -2 09 Sweet Female Attitude — Flowers +2

1924 William Russell/Eve Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Gudrun Ure 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Tom Lehrer/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

A Hit for @DoorSlammer New round declared Congratulations and thanks to @YoungWillz for spotting it We are now up to five hits with four players on the leaderboard Doorslammer - 2 WEP - 1 Bibliogryphon - 1 MariNisia -1

Once again a lack of high profile deaths ( we were spoiled in January) has left us all at a bit of a loose end so it all kicks off in the politics thread. However on Sunday I am undertaking my first overseas trip (for work) since before covid. I am off to Germany for a week to carry out audits at customer factories. Being away from all my key databases will probably result in lots of activity I cannot follow up until I get back. So keep an eye on 20/20 and more importantly the finely poised Scavenger Hunt sites whilst I'm away I will still have my phone so I will be commenting

9/Feb/2024 49 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 41 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 36 Daft Punk — One More Time 30 Outkast — Ms. Jackson 29 The Supermen Lovers & Mani Hoffman — Starlight 26 S Club 7 — Reach 26 Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson — Movin’ Too Fast 24 Sonique — Sky 24 Moloko — The Time Is Now 23 U2 — Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 22 Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue — Kids +2 22 Samantha Mumba — Gotta Tell You 20 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Take Me Home 19 iiO — Rapture 19 Zombie Nation — Kernkraft 400 19 Sweet Female Attitude — Flowers +1 18 Mis-Teeq — All I Want 17 Blink-182 — All The Small Things +1 15 Kylie Minogue — On A Night Like This 14 Gordon Haskell — How Wonderful You Are -6 13 Destiny’s Child — Bootylicious