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    The English Language

    Completely agree. Far too 'composed' not to be a backronym imho.
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    French Deathlist 2024

    Not if you're Shamima Begum apparently. That'd be storm in a coffee cup (with milk). What you really want is tempete dans une tasse de the (according to google translate anyway, my french is up to the task of coffee but not tea or storms). Anyyyyywayyyyyy. Surely it's a French list for French members and they can call on whomever they like really - non? It could be as unimportant as once used french polish, drank french onion soup or even do what one does in a french letter (though how would one know?). Centreville just doesn't have the same ring to it as Downtown mind.
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    By -Election Bingo 2019-2024

    It's ok, I just compare as Dwayne rather that Boris. Nothing to do with his nickname at all - nothing.
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    French Deathlist 2024

    Then I'd say you've a reasonable chance of declaring yourself, or your guests, eligible for a French Deathlist as you've clearly been lying to all of us for a while about living anywhere near Glasgow at all.
  5. Disgraced? I'll say. Not satisfied merely offering lobbying services for £4,000 a month, he has history deer worrying in Richmond Park
  6. I wouldn't know (or care), but my problem with him is that he always seems so far up himself he doesn't need anyone else anyway.
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    Films with entirely dead casts

    Off the top of my head you can add Dennis Lawson who is 4 years older than Hammill but younger than the other two.
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    Doctor Who

    Long overdue thread for Time Lords discussion. It really shouldn't be overdue, lets face it, if one can time travel that ought not to happen. ETA: Don't get me wrong I was a huge fan of Asimov and Clarke as a teenager and am still quite fond of Ronald D Moores' reboot of Battlestar Galactica, at least until it got stupidly spiritual/religious towards the end, not to mention Stagate SG1 which is an absolute riot in places. It's just that as an adult I never got Dr Who. Maybe I should have, but it is what it is.
  9. I thought he was on mod preview..due to But he did a crafty swerve on that by stating he was going for a walk to consider his position - then basically opening the door, looking out and deciding it was too cold or raining or a wednesday or summat and coming straight back here with more bs.
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    Sven-Göran Eriksson

    What's your view? You give it on everything else.
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    I'm going to see Jerry Sadowitz...

    I've never understood this type of behaviour. What exactly were they expecting? It's not as if you could go in thinking you were seeing something as anodyne as a Peter Kay routine on dunking your biscuits or Michael McIntyre on anything.
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    Room 101

    Which, even though I didn't use the video that much anyway, was the final straw on my Prime membership. 9 quid a month is 108 a year, not much in the great scheme maybe, but I'm rarely in that much of a hurry and in the month or so since I quit it's taken maybe a day longer and is still free if you do 20 quid or so. Further, Amazon is not the cheapest by default anymore, the ratings are 'gamed' to hell and back, everything is some alpha-betti spaghetti name where the quality is at best questionable and at worst just dreadful. And lastly if I can give money to anyone who isn't Bezos and is preferably a british company (ha! I try) so much the better. Their returns are good though, at least for me, never had an issue.
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    Alex Higgins (And Snooker)

    Entirely possible, though again, I've known a bunch of people did too much of both and were perfectly pleasant throughout. Still I guess it doesn't help if you have a mean streak underneath that shines* through. *Yeah, I know, I chose the word anyway.
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    Alex Higgins (And Snooker)

    Of course the two aren't mutually exclusive. I've always considered him one of the most gifted natural players but never bought into the 'peoples champion' bullshit, I always thought he was a selfish arsehole - at least as much as one can tell from what's available publicly.
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    French Deathlist 2024

    No gain without pain. Research is all. There's some seriously dedicated poolers about and the competition can be fierce.
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    Katie Price

    I do wonder at the efficacy of some of these bankruptcies from the point of view of HMRC (ultiimately us) or any other creditor. Maybe there's an accountant hereabouts? Whilst I know there are huge downsides to bankruptcy for the average person, I'm rather less assured of those problems being as insurmountable for the semi-famous. They still have the ability to make money from their fame that most simply do not. AFAICT she gets rid of potentially a million odd quid of debt with no long term need to pay it back, then goes straight back to earning the same amount (huge quantities more than average people) from only fans or whatever place is prepared to pay for her 'services'. That's not to say I'm entirely unsympathetic, taking care of Harvey as she did would have been a strain on anyone, but it does seem to be a little odd that one can manage it twice in 5 years. Starting to look like a habit.
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    King Charles III

    You should check out 'Yes Minister'.
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    Crashing Companies

    (WJET/WFXP) — Crafts retailer JOANN filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday morning. The company, with over 800 stores nationwide, is best known for selling craft supplies, home decor and sewing supplies. The filing allows JOANN to continue to operate while it repays its debts, meaning no stores or online shopping is expected to be affected by the filing, according to a press release. Additionally, any obligations to employees, vendors, landlords and other trade creditors will be paid or otherwise satisfied in full. According to court documents, JOANN cited increasing interest rates and decreasing sales after a spike in sales during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021 and 2022. Despite attempts in June 2023 to reduce costs, the company held over $1.06 billion in funded debt at the time of filing. Go in peace– Oil City church ending religious services due to poor condition The company is expected to receive around $132 million in new capital and reduce its debt by over $500 million. JOANN expects to complete the Chapter 11 process as early as late April 2024, citing strong support from its financial stakeholders. Following this process, the company will likely become a private company, and shares will no longer be listed on Nasdaq or other national stock exchanges, according to the press release. “Over the past several months, JOANN has made meaningful business improvements through the execution of our Focus, Simplify and Grow cost reduction initiative. We are excited by our progress on both top and bottom-line initiatives in the past year and are confident the steps we are taking will allow JOANN to drive long-term growth. We appreciate the support from our financial and industry stakeholders in this agreement, and their confidence in our ability to continue driving positive business change.” Chris DiTullio, Chief Customer Officer and co-lead of the Interim Office of the CEO For more information on how the company will be moving forward, you can visit https://www.joannforward.com/ No, I'm not Canadian, just used a vpn cause I was curious.
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    New Here And Just Saying Hello

    Hello, Welcome. You're not alone. There are others. Though despite my name I'm English. Theres also a thread for Frenchies who are less well known outside their home country. Not unless your name contains any variation of crem, old, the. In which case there should be a backlog of at least 6 months at the posting border. If not, you're good to go.
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    Royal Family

    Why the fuck can't you take at least a week for a walk? "I was trying to fit in" "I see that I haven't" "I'll take a break" "You guys are probably right this doom scrolling isn't good for me" Ok, the last one is made up. Take a deeeeeeep breath. And really take a break.
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    William Roache

    Weren't you on a bus to somewhere?
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    The Dead of 2024

    Oh I'm in no position to demand or even suggest a damn thing, I'm inconsistent with my deadpooling at best. Just remembered it had been brought up before and why it was the way it was. Ah yes, its not new. And, oh blow me*. I was just saying cause it was already mentioned (again). *For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever, from anybody whomsoever this is a fkin joke.
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    Derby Dead Pool 2024

    That's what I meant, not only do they not know, they are inconsistent. I should know, my first job out of school was on the book counter at WH Smith. I spent more time reading the books than attempting to sell them.
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    The Dead of 2024

    Well, I'm reading it as an attempt to actually reduce cross-posting. i.e. only in 2 places, 1 cat and 1 here. But could be wrong on that. It can certainly be annoying to see some little known luminary cross-posted to about 15 different places. Toast can probably do a better job of explaining.
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    Derby Dead Pool 2024

    Just can't get the staff, you need a qualification to lend a book but not to sell one
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