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Reply | Corny Joke Warning
at 12:03 5 Nov 2025
Just back from the final of the Badgers' world tennis championship.
Terrific stuff. It was the best of 5 setts |
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Reply | Take Me Out to the Ballgame
at 12:07 2 Nov 2025
Watched the game with my son (Jays fan) last night naively thinking it would cheer me up after our lot's debacle. Needless to say we're both extremely grumpy this morning. I had nightmares about THAT free-kick to add to my general misanthropic mood. Sigh. |
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Reply | Take Me Out to the Ballgame
at 13:06 1 Nov 2025
I find this rather mystifying I must say. But my son (ardent follower) tells me that Blue Jays do this a lot and there's some maths behind it. If I have further info I'll let you know. |
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Reply | Corny Joke Warning
at 11:03 31 Oct 2025
So, we go back in the mists of time to the origins of the Olympics, when Pheidippides, the Greek messenger, who was taking part in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. As the battle was near a victorious end for the Greek army, and ran the entire 25 miles to Athens without stopping, before finally bursting into the assembly, exclaiming "we have won!", before collapsing and dying.
Just before he died, he was crushed to hear someone saying over him 'yeah, we know all that, there was a Kenyan bloke who came here ahead of you.' |
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Reply | Worst Comedian
at 12:56 28 Oct 2025
Me. At least according to one reviewer.
I did a 20 minute stint at the Edinburgh festival back in the day. I thought I'd gone down great, and eagerly scoured the press the following day to see my name in print and what a comedy genius I was etc.
Someone wrote the following
'Johann would have made me laugh more if he'd hanged himself on stage.'
Crushed. [Post edited 28 Oct 12:57]
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Reply | Love watching...
at 14:15 27 Oct 2025
Hardly a 'free and fair election' here in all likelihood. To quote from the article you post:
'Although 10 candidates ran for Cameroon's top job, Biya, who has never lost an election, was considered a shoo-in. This did not stop opposition candidate, and former minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary declaring himself the winner before the final results were announced. He and his supporters accuse the president of electoral fraud and gross irregularities. What's more, growing frustrations have triggered nationwide protests, which so far have killed at least four people. Most of the protesters backed Bakary's claim of victory. The government said the protests were illegal, and the police went on to arrest several opposition leaders and activists. Following the demonstrations, analysts warned that Cameroon, a once peaceful country, could descend into political turmoil if the election results did not reflect the will of the people.' |
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Reply | Funniest book you’ve read.
at 21:26 26 Oct 2025
Woody Allen - Without Feathers
Bill Bryson - Neither Here nor There
Douglas Adams - Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy |
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Reply | Love watching...
at 13:20 24 Oct 2025
Quite. And the great thing about Republicanism is that you can vote a 'bad egg' out if sufficient people don't like them. With monarchs, you're a bit stuck. |
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Reply | Take Me Out to the Ballgame
at 21:06 21 Oct 2025
Saw the Jays last year in Toronto due to my son being a big fan. Great stadium, lovely people, something very dare I say, Qprish, about them. Dodgers are formidable, but here's hoping, and at 12-1 to win over in 5, worth a flutter. |
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Reply | Sutton/Carshalton
at 12:51 21 Oct 2025
Yeah, went to the Hope when I viewed the flat, looks a great, old-fashioned boozer. |
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Reply | Love watching...
at 12:29 21 Oct 2025
Cartoon in Private Eye:
William: When I'm king, you're going to the Tower
Andrew: Gweat! More free accommodation! Wot larks! |
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Thread | Sutton/Carshalton
at 12:26 21 Oct 2025
Hi all. I'm shortly going to be moving here - never thought I'd end up Sarf, but life leads you into funny directions sometimes.
Any Rs around? Any tips welcome - pubs (esp any with pool, and any showing Championship?), places to hang out, anything else of interest. Thanks in advance.
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Reply | Ashes thread
at 08:55 14 Oct 2025
Yup; agree. Preparation consists of a little game with the ‘A’ team - not a single state match, which is baffling - they of course say we play too much cricket, well here's a case where we don’t play enough imo. As they know full well, the conditions are so different in Australia: the sun/heat, the bounce/pitches, the crowd, the Aussie players, you’ve got to get used to all that. As for the bowling, if it goes horribly wrong, say Wood or Archer breaks down in the first game, or Stokes can’t bowl a full complement, we are suddenly chasing the game before we’ve started. It just feels we're relying on a lot of 'fingers crossed' here. |
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Reply | Corny Joke Warning
at 08:29 4 Oct 2025
Make sure you catch a stunning new Netflix series in which a wealthy young man gradually attempts to fix the face of his metal fiancee.
It's called Bride's Head Re-Riveted |
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Reply | Corny Joke Warning
at 14:54 29 Sep 2025
Christ, what a morning. On the way to the tube a clarinet tripped me up, then a violin hit me over the head whilst a nasty looking bassoon kicked me in the guts.
I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories, but this looks to me suspiciously like an orchestrated attack. |
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Reply | Bircham isn’t happy
at 13:47 22 Sep 2025
Doing some work in Berlin over the weekend, and managed to find a bar showing Sky, with a Shedload (German:scheisseloade) of Liverpool 'Fans' watching.their game on multiple screens. A tiny screen in the corner.showed the QPR game, in front of which were no fewer than 4 guys, who naturally immediately welcomed me in and shared the next round.
When Liverpool scored, there were a few whoops from the assembled multitude.
But, when Vale scored that thing of beauty, five guys shouted a 'yeah' loud enough to get them all looking and wondering who are these nutters.
But here's the thing. As our madman was dancing around at the end, we did too, and it put such a smile on everyone's face that they're probably still talking about it.
Love him. [Post edited 22 Sep 13:51]
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Reply | Best flight/service/food etc on a plane
at 09:52 16 Sep 2025
Travelled a lot to California back in the day, but since I hate long-haul flights I used to book via New York so I could break up the journey a bit. So, we were delayed out of LHR for some reason or other and missed the connection in NY, so had to wait in a long queue getting help booking a new flight to LA. Inevitably, there were people all around arguing with the agents and losing their rags - as if the poor sods could magically pull flights and seats out of their arses. When it was my turn, I joked with the agent about the mayhem as she tapped away and booked me a new flight. She then handed me over new tickets with a smile and the comment 'thanks for being so patient'. It was only when I got to the boarding gate that I realised she had put me in first class.
Just sometimes, a little politeness and patience is rewarded. |
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Reply | Worst flight / service / food etc on a plane?
at 16:29 15 Sep 2025
Yup, much the same experience - plane struck by lightning coming into Chicago with much the same effect. Horrible combo of screams and vomit, the crunch as we (literally) hit the runway gave all the bones in my body a truly terrifying rattle.
Mind you, still less bad an experience than Wembley in 86, which I've never recovered from. [Post edited 15 Sep 16:31]
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