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  2. Posted

    10 hours ago, Toast said:

     

    Noooo!  One of my pet hates, and from you of all people! 

    Starting a sentence with "OK So"  :angry:

    Neither word is necessary. 

    I am going to have to defend myself here. There is a narrative imperative in the use of this opening. I am establishing the contradiction between the supposed intent and the reality that I am presenting. The omission of the words would make sense but it would remove the sense of guilt over the said contradiction for the reader.

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  3. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said:

    Biblio if I submit my team on the 9th and an Mp dies or resigns before Nuly does it count.Also do members who dont take their seat count?

    In 2015 I did say that points would not be awarded for those who die before the start date but Kudos would be given.

     

    If you are talking Sinn Fein then they are elected MPs and will remain so for the duration of the parliament I will judge other circumstances on merit. Generally if there is a vacancy to be filled points are scored.

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  4. Posted

    On 2017-4-26 at 12:48, YoungWillz said:

    I saw it later.

     

    I still don't rate it, but Europe will have it's say and if a Buddhist monkey song wins, it wins.

     

    Is Montenegro's entry possibly the Gayest thing ever and that includes Conchita Wurst and Dana International?

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  6. Posted

    OK so I missed the George VI deadpool but here is my entry for the George V Deadpool

     

    George V Deadpool

    1.       Julie Andrews

    2.       Amanda Barrie

    3.       Mary Berry

    4.       Susan Cooper

    5.       Terrence Dicks

    6.       Norman Foster

    7.       Julian Glover

    8.       Michael Jayson

    9.       Sheila Steafel

    10.   William G Stewart

    11.   Wendy Criag

    12.   Judi Dench

    13.   Barbara Eden

    14.   Alan Garner

    15.   Jane Goodall

    16.   Nanette Newman

    17.   Michael Aspel

    18.   Biddy Baxter

    19.   David Bellamy

    20.   Joan Collins

    21.   Quincy Jones

    22.   David McCallum

    23.   Petula Clarke

    24.   Alf Dubs

    25.   Jeremy Isaacs

    26.   Roy Lynk

    27.   Brian Trueman

    28.   Claire Bloom

    29.   Alice Munro

    30.   Liz Fraser

    31.   Carlos Menem

    32.   Clive Revill

    33.   Beryl Vertue

    34.   Philip Latham

    35.   Denise Bryer

    36.   James Ivory

    37.   C W McCall

    38.   William Rodgers

    39.   Rosalynn Carter

    40.   Jeanette Charles

    41.   Shirley Hughes

    42.   Neil Simon

    43.   Janet Asimov

    44.   Ingvar Kamprad

    45.   Harry Dean Stanton

    46.   Bernard Hepton

    47.   Everton Weekes

    48.   Zizi Jeanmaire

    49.   William Russell

    50.   Harry Leslie Smith

  8. Posted

    Well that was unexpected but we pick ourselves up and start again, so I present to you By-Election Bingo II (2017-22) with increased picks.

     

    Just pick 50 MPs who you think might depart their seat before 2022 and I will keep score

     

    Death = 30 points

     

    Crimianl activity - 20 points

     

    Resignation - 10 points (reducing to 5 if they defect and regain their seat)

     

    The will be 10 point bonuses for unique picks and a 25 point bonus for the by-elction that wipes out the  majority of the governing party and 50 point bonus if the by-election results brings down the government.

     

    Be warned this will try our patience as you will need to invest 5 years to play (but we thought that last time).

     

    PM me with your teams from June 9 onwards.  I will give you until 30 June to have them all lined up.

     

    Lets see if we can get more players this time.

     

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  9. Posted

    The Final scoreboard

     

    70 Points

    RockHopperPenguin

    The Engineer

    Voice of Young Maryport

    Time

    60 Points

    Bibliogryphon

    Shaun of the Dead

    Rotton Ali

    The Dead Cow

    50 Points

    MPFC

    Deathray

    Rover and Out

    40 Points

    Handrejka

    Msc

    Manuel

    30 Points

    Young Willz

    Sir Creep

    Phantom

     

    Congrats to our four joint winners RockHopperPenguin, The Engineer, Voice of Young Maryport, & Time.

     

    With only six hits on the board the winners amassed their total with Meacher & Kaufman and one of either Goldmith or Khan none of the winners got Cameron or Hunt. However Theresa curtailing of the competition has robbed us of the joy when her majority finally diminishes.

     

    I suspect in the next parliament this will be more difficult as many elderly (or fat) MPs are quitting early (although not Skinner or Clarke) and there will probably not be the cliff edge approaching if there is a significant Tory majority.

     

    I will open a new thread for By-Election Bingo (2017-22)

     

    Thanks for playing everyone.

     

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  12. Posted

    I am currently in Thailand and I am surprised and impressed at how seriously the whole nation takes the mourning of the late king.

     

    In the hotel I am staying in there is a shrine to him, there was one in the factory I visited today and there are billboards by the side of the road, and giant TV screens at the airport all carrying sombre pictures of him.

     

    The factory I am auditing at with a colleague who was here last year and she said everyone in the factory wore lime green corporate polo shirts but when they met us at the airport yesterday the factory rep was wearing a black corporate polo shirt. She explained that the parent company have replaced the entire workforce's polo shirts for the whole period of mourning (however they have also just changed the company name so it might be a good excuse to get rid of all the one with the old name on).

     

    I was going to take a picture of the shrine in the hotel but didn't want to seem disrespectful.

     

    When the Queen goes we will have a fortnight of wall to wall news coverage, paperboys will have to knock on the door to devliver the Mail on Sunday because of the sheer weight of colour supplements and then about a month after the funeral the Daily Mirror will run the first Queen was a bit cross and hated (............. ) (insert name of relative or public figure here) hatchet job and then we will all get a bit jolly about the impending coronation. If Theresa May does win in June she might want to think about this cycle of national 'coming together' and schedule it in for maybe early 2021. 

  13. Posted

    9 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

    MMMDP Form Guide #27

     

     

    Want a musician who is only really known in the public for one hit song? Then look no further than the creator of the Pina Colada song, Rupert Holmes.

     

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    Isn't it sad when Pop Stars end up looking like they should be running a small town hardware store?

  14. Posted

    MMMDP Form Guide 26

     

    Denise Bryer now 89 years old the former wife of Nicholas Parsons seldom seen but frequently heard. Recent interest has been sparked by her most famous characters similarity in appearance to a certain Prime Minister who will remain nameless

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  16. Posted

    6 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

    That's a bit of an inside joke. But true, he probably isn't - though (part of) his fanbase tried to invent some kind of romance with bandmate Harry Styles.

     

    Regarding Phil Oakey, I just read his Wikipedia article (linked to from "People from Yorkshire") and didn't find any reference to a woman, but lots about his fashion style. Besides,  someone from The Human League HAS to be gay.

    From said Wikipedia article

    In mid-1981, Oakey and Catherall commenced a long-term relationship that lasted until the end of the decade. Oakey and Catherall split amicably in 1990, remaining friends and colleagues. Contrary to press stories, they never married.

  18. Posted

    15 hours ago, Deathray said:

    The ever sanctimonious and condescending Tom Bradby will be anchoring ITV's election night coverage.

     

    Meanwhile, anyone with a brain cell will be watching what is highly likely to be David Dimbleby's final general election on the BBC. 

    as well as being logged on in here for rolling coverage of the General Election game

     

  19. Posted

    18 hours ago, gcreptile said:

    Let me try...

     

    Alan Bennett (joker)

    Matthew Lewis (I wish)

    James Arthur (by the looks of it)

    Philip Oakey

    Louis Tomlinson

    David Hockney

    Jason Leaver

    Eddie Izzard

     

    Ah, and then it gets too hard...

    Phil Oakey isn't gay (is he?)

  23. Posted

    On 2017-4-29 at 22:51, Gooseberry Crumble said:

    Nothing dramatic as such but here's a little more recent info on Princess Christina of Sweden's health on a Scandinavian royal twitter account. 

     

     

    Is that Theresa May's excuse?

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  24. Posted

    9 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

    Moray Watson, who appeared in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid, has died aged 88. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05/moray-watson-1928-2017.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

     

    Recognisable character actor from many things  including Yes Minister, Catweazle and Rumpole Of The Bailey.

     

    Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_Watson

    IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914810/

     

    Sad news, RIP.

    Miss for Scavenger Hunt Bingo though.

     

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  25. Posted

    On 2017-5-1 at 01:52, msc said:

    Savident appears in the opening of the Peter Davison Doctor Who story The Visitation. He was a recognisable character actor even then...

     

     

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    which makes him getting bumped off within the first 2 minutes a bit of a shock.

     

    Best performance is that in the B7 episode Orbit as Egrorian.

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