time 8,575 Posted October 14, 2021 Today is the 94th anniversary of Roger Moore's birth, and twitter is awash with people wishing him "Happy Birthday". Why do they do this? He's been dead for 4 years so it's unlikely to be. I believe people have been guilty of the same on this very forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted October 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, time said: Today is the 94th anniversary of Roger Moore's birth, and twitter is awash with people wishing him "Happy Birthday". Why do they do this? He's been dead for 4 years so it's unlikely to be. I believe people have been guilty of the same on this very forum. It's not very logical, is it? Surely in the afterlife it makes more sense to celebrate one's death day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,640 Posted October 14, 2021 Today is also the 131st birthday of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Happy Birthday Ike, wishing you good health! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,013 Posted November 7, 2021 Is there any game in which every time a celeb dies we can replace him with another one till the end of the year ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,474 Posted December 8, 2021 Is Roy Welensky (Prime Minister of Rhodesia between 1956 and 1963) the only head of state with a confirmed, documented professional boxing record? He had five fights (3-2-0, two KOs) in the mid-1920s. I know lots of politicos boxed amateur (Idi Amin was pretty handy iirc?), but was Welensky the only one to go professional? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted December 20, 2021 Google Maps used to open on my home location, but it now opens on a map showing the whole of UK, Ireland and NW Europe. I can't figure out a way to get it back to where I want it. Any ideas, anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted December 27, 2021 You know that Italian Gino D'Acampo fella who is now on every TV programme going? Well, just wondering if there are any British people who are TV celebrities in other non English speaking countries? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted December 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: You know that Italian Gino D'Acampo fella who is now on every TV programme going? Well, just wondering if there are any British people who are TV celebrities in other non English speaking countries? Don't know if musicians count, but I was reading about Murray Head the other day who is apparently very popular in France. He's the brother of Tony Head (Buffy, Gold Blend ads etc). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59726874 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted December 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Toast said: Don't know if musicians count, but I was reading about Murray Head the other day who is apparently very popular in France. He's the brother of Tony Head (Buffy, Gold Blend ads etc). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59726874 Yes. that's the kind of thing I am thinking of. Thanks Toastie! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: You know that Italian Gino D'Acampo fella who is now on every TV programme going? Well, just wondering if there are any British people who are TV celebrities in other non English speaking countries? A lot of 80s British sitcom stars are huge in Eastern Europe. John Challis was very popular in Serbia and Jeffery Holland is huge in Hungary. I can't think of anyone who is unknown in the UK who is famous elsewhere apart from Becki Cruell who is huge in Japan, but YouTube 'stars' don't count really. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted December 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Handrejka said: A lot of 80s British sitcom stars are huge in Eastern Europe. John Challis was very popular in Serbia and Jeffery Holland is huge in Hungary. I can't think of anyone who is unknown in the UK who is famous elsewhere apart from Becki Cruell who is huge in Japan, but YouTube 'stars' don't count really. Yes Handy, just at the height of his fame in Serbia, Mr Challis carks it! Norman Wisdom was a superstar in Albania , his were the only kind of Western film that Enver Hoxha allowed. Would be interesting to know if any Brits actually host TV shows abroad, guests on shows, act on TV progs in the local language. PS: I had no idea Jeffery Holland was such a star out in Hungary! Is that to do with Hi De Hi? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Yes Handy, just at the height of his fame in Serbia, Mr Challis carks it! Norman Wisdom was a superstar in Albania , his were the only kind of Western film that Enver Hoxha allowed. Would be interesting to know if any Brits actually host TV shows abroad, guests on shows, act on TV progs in the local language. PS: I had no idea Jeffery Holland was such a star out in Hungary! Is that to do with Hi De Hi? More for 'You Rang M'Lord ' I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,575 Posted December 28, 2021 18 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: You know that Italian Gino D'Acampo fella who is now on every TV programme going? Well, just wondering if there are any British people who are TV celebrities in other non English speaking countries? Gary Lineker appeared as a pundit during football coverage on Dutch TV & Al Jazeera, but probably spoke English; he speaks Spanish but hasn't afaik had a presence on Spanish TV. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, time said: Gary Lineker appeared as a pundit during football coverage on Dutch TV & Al Jazeera, but probably spoke English; he speaks Spanish but hasn't afaik had a presence on Spanish TV. Now you mention that, there was the late Michael Robinson who was a football presenter in Spain. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,618 Posted January 14, 2022 Question: How does blocking posters work on this forum. How does one do it and what is the effect of doing it. Thanks. Sorry if this has been asked before/elsewhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, MortalCaso said: Question: How does blocking posters work on this forum. How does one do it and what is the effect of doing it. Thanks. Sorry if this has been asked before/elsewhere Click the down arrow at the top right of the screen, next to your name, and click "Ignored Users". I will say, though, having tried it out recently, that it only seems to work half the time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted February 20, 2022 Why is it so difficult to find 100 watt light bulbs nowadays? (Whatever the equivalent is in LED .) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,093 Posted February 20, 2022 47 minutes ago, Toast said: Why is it so difficult to find 100 watt light bulbs nowadays? (Whatever the equivalent is in LED .) They don't make them. Summat to do with EU. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Paul Bearer said: They don't make them. Summat to do with EU. They do though. https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/osram-classic-a-100w-led-filament-frosted-bc-bulb Look at the price though! And there are never any on the shelves. Wilko have them at £8 each, but only dimmable which I don't need, and none in store when I looked. Asda have got some cheaper ones listed, but there won't be any in the shops, you can bet. https://groceries.asda.com/product/bayonet-cap-bulbs/asda-led-classic-100-w-large-bayonet-lightbulb/1000304248886 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCemetaryMan 53 Posted February 22, 2022 Has the deathlist committee ever thought/thinking of upping the. guesses of 50 to 75 or 100? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,069 Posted February 22, 2022 7 hours ago, TheCemetaryMan said: Has the deathlist committee ever thought/thinking of upping the. guesses of 50 to 75 or 100? In before the ban… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,352 Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: In before the ban… At long last, after 15,000 piles of shit they’re finally getting rid of you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted March 2, 2022 If a friend started dressing like you and then started buying you both matching accessories and suggesting you wear them together, how would you deal with that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Handrejka said: If a friend started dressing like you and then started buying you both matching accessories and suggesting you wear them together, how would you deal with that? Is he a platonic friend? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted March 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, Handrejka said: If a friend started dressing like you and then started buying you both matching accessories and suggesting you wear them together, how would you deal with that? Find a new friend. Ok, a simplistic answer. The accessories thing is easier to deal with, you don't wear/use them and suggest that they are 'not really the kinds of things you like' but you are flattered that they considered you when getting them. The dressing like you bit is waaaaay more difficult to deal with! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
