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Mr. Away, fair enough.0
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New expansion coming soon.murali_s said:
Original Elite was a classic! Many a ruined weekend!!state_go_away said:
probably but I don't want to play it . Might ruin the memory!!! Ready for docking!!Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, isn't there a new Elite game out?
After a three year gap, I've gone back to playing WoW. Now, need to drug the wife and somehow cope with 3 hours sleep every night.
Yes, I am sad....
You could apply to my guild www.final-evolution.com ^_~0 -
My mum bought me an Atari for about my 13th birthday/xmas - it was £100 back then and an enormous sum.
I was hooked on computer games for years - and clocked/High Scored arcade/pub machines. I avoid them now as I know they can waste days without me noticing. I do it with TV shows instead.
Or DIY or whatever!Morris_Dancer said:Dr. Prasannan, not familiar with either. I had a very old Donkey Kong handheld game, and my brother, later, had a Sega Game Gear.
Mr. JS, mine was an Amstrad. Not sure of the model.0 -
Hi Bev, hope you are wellBeverley_C said:
I misread that as "Spending here" and thought "They are centre lefties, of course they spend". Then I reread it .....Sunil_Prasannan said:
LibDems - speeding here!0 -
He is a Spurs supporter.___Bobajob___ said:Not sure McIntyre is a Tory either - he doesn't seem at all political and I can't find a single source online saying he is a Tory. He may be but I think Plato's post is conjecture
He did attend this with a few well-known Tories and others who are not (at least publicly):
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/30/david-cameron-a-listers-cool-britannia-party
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I'll bite Re: Video games
There used to be a link to a valid source for The Greatest Console Of All Time.
It related to the Snes.0 -
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When you have 300,000 members you have a large pool of activists to help and a large pool of people to choose as canditates.dr_spyn said:Paul Waugh suggesting that Tory campaign in Rochester and Screwed, due to poor planing and execution of election material.
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/107250/rochester_and_screwed.html
When you have 100,000 members you have to make do with what youv'e got.
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SouthamObserver said:
He is a Spurs supporter.___Bobajob___ said:Not sure McIntyre is a Tory either - he doesn't seem at all political and I can't find a single source online saying he is a Tory. He may be but I think Plato's post is conjecture
He did attend this with a few well-known Tories and others who are not (at least publicly):
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/30/david-cameron-a-listers-cool-britannia-party
Says here he has never voted:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/9663797/Michael-McIntyre-interview-Maybe-people-just-cant-cope-with-how-jovial-I-am.html0 -
Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind · 4 mins4 minutes ago
Next to the room in hell where you're stuck listening to the jokes of politicians is another one where you get the politics of comedians.0 -
Don't know if anyone posted this; The Australian The Thick of It (more or less)Plato said:I do it with TV shows instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJwEJnAjLo&list=PLR4N-jIkWWtr3wUsZjwmbxg2teNPBSKqR
Very good
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How interesting. He did. I insisted we went.
His Dad was a trade union branch sec and his Mum a very vocal Labourite who was always talking about it. I think my other half was conflicted - he was told to be a Labourite from birth - then met Tory Me and became an entrepreneur. I'd have him down as a Blairite if I had to guess.
My parents never talked politics - it was just a perception that you voted Tory if you didn't want to be an oik and had a work ethic. My mother desperately wanted to be upper middle-class in every way - despite growing up from grindingly poor Irish farming stock/married a grocer's son.Financier said:@Plato
Marriages conceal a lot of the unexpected to the outsider and that is why some marriages/ partnerships are a complete puzzle to many of us. Unlikely matches carry on successfully and apparently ideal matches founder. In some parts of the UK then the wife voted as she was told, but where I came from I did not hear politics discussed by my parents (in front of me), but my mother had firm political views and my father was a member of a political party.
Perhaps the awareness of your different political backgrounds meant that by mutual non-verbal agreement, political matters were best not discussed. Did he actually vote?Plato said:My husband and I never discussed politics - he came from red-stock, me from blue.
I've no idea how he voted despite 18yrs together. Is this common?philiph said:
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?state_go_away said:
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logicalLuckyguy1983 said:snip
Plato said:Michael McIntyre seems to be one and the exception that proves the rule.
Casino_Royale said:
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.Socrates said:I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence
8 hours ago
The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.0 -
Violet Attlee was described by The Times, and one of my history teachers as a lifelong Tory Voter.
The Attlees lived in Woodford Green during the 20s & 30s, there was at least one voter in that household who put a x against Winston Churchill.0 -
Fair point (I've not heard his act but I assume you're right).isam said:
Isn't he an example of a comedian talking about politics off stage rather than one that tries to make jokes about politics in his act?NickPalmer said:
He's giving a good imitation of one.Socrates said:
"I'm not a political comic..."
The PCC? Labour by 4.1%.
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Nice to see Mike Read in his element. (I assume everyone recognised him presenting, the same person responsible for the UKIP reggae song).Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM0 -
Speaking of politics and comedy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpY16SzdEGk0 -
Southam - not a popular topic among PB Tories but what the hell, a couple of new "things I learned about lefties on PB" today
1. Lefties are bullied at school
2. If you were brought up in a shithole and don't want to go back there you cannot be a leftie
Only on PB etc etc0 -
Chingford and Woodford Green have pinned a blue rosette on a donkey time and time again. Can't see UKIP pushing out IDS.dr_spyn said:Plato said:He's a shoo-in on rhyming slang alone.
Chingford & Woodford Green: Freddy Vachha
AndyJS said:UKIP candidates:
Chingford & Woodford Green: Freddy Vachha
Leyton & Wanstead: Martin Levin
Walthamstow: Paul Hillman
https://www.facebook.com/UKIPWalthamForest/timeline?ref=page_internal
I don't know, Stella Creasy won a ward for Labour at council election at the height of Blair mania, bullied her way to mayor (of Waltham Forest) and promptly got voted out next time... She had to settle for MP in the Walthamstow seat - and those idiots would vote for anyone wearing a red rosette.0 -
Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
UKIP win by 12.080
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On the off-chance you are not taking the piss you should really be in theory piling into the 7s.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?
In fact - I'll just assume you are thick.
You should be piling into the 7s
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I recognised himAndyJS said:
Nice to see Mike Read in his element. (I assume everyone recognised him presenting, the same person responsible for the UKIP reggae song).Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM0 -
Someone must have just placed a fairly large bet on UKIP / Rochester despite the poor odds available:
http://www.betfair.com/exchange/politics/market?id=1.115707446
UKIP 1.1
Con 8.6
Lab 80
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Didn't the other half of Wham marry one of the Bananarma girls?Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM
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Calm down! And I did say PJ O'Rourke does manage it actually!Plato said:Oh what piffle - and victim piffle at that.
Citing Rush is just risible. Why not Alex Jones whilst you're on. We're talking about mainstream current comics who get most of their income from this genre - in the UK.AllyPally_Rob said:
The issue with comedian's who self identify as right wing, is that typically the comedy has been aimed at those who aren't in much of a position to fight back, the poor, minorities ect. Rush Limbaugh tried comedy in his 1990's TV show, too frequently he came off as a bully, as have Manning/Davidson ect.Casino_Royale said:
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.Socrates said:I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence
8 hours ago
The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
Whereas left wing humour has typically been about mocking those in power be it big business, politicians ect.
It can be done thought, PJ O'Rourke is pretty amusing and also right wing.
When you're thinking of decent Right Wing comedians sometimes you have to come up with slightly obscure answers because there aren't any decent ones!0 -
Mr Bobajob,
Still a way to go to R&S, I wouldn;t rule out some dramatic immigration move from Cameron if things really start to look desperate.
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Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
Yowzer!!!AndyJS said:Someone must have just placed a fairly large bet on UKIP / Rochester despite the poor odds available:
http://www.betfair.com/exchange/politics/market?id=1.115707446
UKIP 1.1
Con 8.6
Lab 80
Oth 1000
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UKIP by 9.22%0
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I've a torrent of my 80s favourites pending. Will linky to it - about 150 in there - with lyrics.Sunil_Prasannan said:
UK number one 30 years ago this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM0 -
Looking forward to itPlato said:I've a torrent of my 80s favourites pending. Will linky to it - about 150 in there - with lyrics.
Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM0 -
Are YOU piling into the 7s ?JBriskin said:
On the off-chance you are not taking the piss you should really be in theory piling into the 7s.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?
In fact - I'll just assume you are thick.
You should be piling into the 7s
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UKIP to win the PCC by 4 votes. I dread to think how many recounts that would require, but it would be a hell of a talking point....0
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I remember seeing many cassette decks with a tippex mark on the volume control to show the optimum levelstate_go_away said:
not only did it take 30 minutes it took constant fiddling with the volume control to load most programmes (for some reason!!!) A slight slip of the volume control and programme crashed on the ZX81Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.0 -
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?
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Briskin
Why? Long loser. Good money after bad0 -
I shall indeed stick my min bet on right now Pulpstar.Pulpstar said:
Are YOU piling into the 7s ?JBriskin said:
On the off-chance you are not taking the piss you should really be in theory piling into the 7s.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?
In fact - I'll just assume you are thick.
You should be piling into the 7s
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2810936/Immigrants-ready-prepared-die-Britain-huge-handed-benefits-says-Calais-Mayor.html
''Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark''
The newsflow is unrelentingly bad for the main parties. That could, I suppose change.0 -
Are there any "Reflexes" near Dirty Dicks btw ?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
8.6!!!
Suck on that Commentariat.0 -
Has Sally Bercow ever voted against her husband?dr_spyn said:Violet Attlee was described by The Times, and one of my history teachers as a lifelong Tory Voter.
The Attlees lived in Woodford Green during the 20s & 30s, there was at least one voter in that household who put a x against Winston Churchill.0 -
Well, she's described as his "partner", so almost!:anotherDave said:
Didn't the other half of Wham marry one of the Bananarma girls?Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley0 -
Yes its no consolation to get more value on your losers !___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
Why? Long loser. Good money after bad0 -
You mean the night-club? Not aware of any!Pulpstar said:
Are there any "Reflexes" near Dirty Dicks btw ?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
AndyJS said:
That's what I thought originally, but David Boothroyd on the VoteUK message forum says it was normal since Daytime TV on BBC1 didn't start until 1986.Sunil_Prasannan said:
BBC Strike that day?AndyJS said:O/T:
The mind boggles at the BBC1 schedule for a day such as Tuesday 7th May 1985:
6am - 6:50am: Pages from Ceefax
9:20am - 10:30am: Pages from Ceefax
10:50am - 12:25pm: Pages from Ceefax
1:45pm - 2pm: Pages from Ceefax
3:35pm - 3:53pm: Pages from Ceefax
11:50pm: Shutdown
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1985-05-07
You were lucky, you ad Breakfast TV. How about this from 1978, Tuesday July 18th:
6:40 Open University
7:55 Closedown
13:30 Bod (Childrens Programme)
13:45 Midday News
14:00 Closedown
15:15 Your Songs of Praise Choice
15:50 Tybed (Welsh Childrens programme in Welsh)
16:18 Regional News
16:20 Play School (repeat of BBC2s airing this morning)
16:45 We are the Champions
17:10 Wildtrack
17:35 The Wombles
17:40 Evening News
17:55 Nationwide
18:55 Hobbyhorse (quiz with Noel Edmonds)
19:20 The Rockford Files
20:10 Who Pays the Ferryman
21:00 Nine O'clock News
21:25 Cabaret Showtime introduced by Jimmy Logan
22:10 The Royal International Horse Show
23:15 Play Golf (someone maundering on for half an hour about playing golf)
23:40 Regional News/Weather followed by, youve guessed, Closedown.
If that didn't excite you there was BBC two which had, youve guessed it
6:40 Open University (with different worthy programmes from Open University on BBC1
7:55 Closedown
11:00 Playschool
11:25 Closedown
16:55 Its the return of, yes youve got it Open University!
19:00 News on 2 Headlines
19:05 Dilemas (was the dilema whether to give the whole service over to Open University I wonder?)
19:30 News on 2.
19:40 Schools Prom
20:10 Eight Pairs of Eyes (something to do with Enoch Powell)
20:55 Magoon2 (God only knows what this was)
21:00 Sing Country (some country music festival)
21:55 Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens dramatisation)
22:35 A Taste of Britain
23:00 Multi Racial Brittan. Lecture by Dr Stuart Hall (not that Stuart Hall) presumably also something to do with Enoch Powell)
23:25 Late News (wot no newsnight)
23:35 Someone reading out of a book followed by Closedown
Failing that there was always Coronation St, Crossroads or Emmerdale Farm on ITV....
Fortunately there were more pubs in those days....
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There sure is, there is one nr Cheapside about a ten min walk awaySunil_Prasannan said:
You mean the night-club? Not aware of any!Pulpstar said:
Are there any "Reflexes" near Dirty Dicks btw ?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Reflex/@51.512829,-0.094758,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3e5d0ae85106c1aaSunil_Prasannan said:
You mean the night-club? Not aware of any!Pulpstar said:
Are there any "Reflexes" near Dirty Dicks btw ?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
Oh thanks for that - I thought the only one was in Manchester (the one TSE always seems to mention!).Pulpstar said:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Reflex/@51.512829,-0.094758,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3e5d0ae85106c1aaSunil_Prasannan said:
You mean the night-club? Not aware of any!Pulpstar said:
Are there any "Reflexes" near Dirty Dicks btw ?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Newark was the only Tory by-election victory this Parliament. Also interesting that Tory vote-share has decreased in every GB mainland by-election this Parliament.Pulpstar said:
Rochester is turning into a reverse-Newark.___Bobajob___ said:Taffys
My bet on the Tories in Rochester is proving to be one of my worst bets ever. I thought I had value at 4-1. They are now available at 7s.
They are completely done for. Labour voters lending their vote to Ukip where Labour cannot win.
Perfect storm at the GE?0 -
You probably guessed I don't go clubbing0
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Thats a big improvement on the current BBC offeringsPaul_Mid_Beds said:AndyJS said:
That's what I thought originally, but David Boothroyd on the VoteUK message forum says it was normal since Daytime TV on BBC1 didn't start until 1986.Sunil_Prasannan said:
BBC Strike that day?AndyJS said:O/T:
The mind boggles at the BBC1 schedule for a day such as Tuesday 7th May 1985:
6am - 6:50am: Pages from Ceefax
9:20am - 10:30am: Pages from Ceefax
10:50am - 12:25pm: Pages from Ceefax
1:45pm - 2pm: Pages from Ceefax
3:35pm - 3:53pm: Pages from Ceefax
11:50pm: Shutdown
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1985-05-07
You were lucky, you ad Breakfast TV. How about this from 1978, Tuesday July 18th:
6:40 Open University
7:55 Closedown
13:30 Bod (Childrens Programme)
13:45 Midday News
14:00 Closedown
15:15 Your Songs of Praise Choice
15:50 Tybed (Welsh Childrens programme in Welsh)
16:18 Regional News
16:20 Play School (repeat of BBC2s airing this morning)
16:45 We are the Champions
17:10 Wildtrack
17:35 The Wombles
17:40 Evening News
17:55 Nationwide
18:55 Hobbyhorse (quiz with Noel Edmonds)
19:20 The Rockford Files
20:10 Who Pays the Ferryman
21:00 Nine O'clock News
21:25 Cabaret Showtime introduced by Jimmy Logan
22:10 The Royal International Horse Show
23:15 Play Golf (someone maundering on for half an hour about playing golf)
23:40 Regional News/Weather followed by, youve guessed, Closedown.
If that didn't excite you there was BBC two which had, youve guessed it
6:40 Open University (with different worthy programmes from Open University on BBC1
7:55 Closedown
11:00 Playschool
11:25 Closedown
16:55 Its the return of, yes youve got it Open University!
19:00 News on 2 Headlines
19:05 Dilemas (was the dilema whether to give the whole service over to Open University I wonder?)
19:30 News on 2.
19:40 Schools Prom
20:10 Eight Pairs of Eyes (something to do with Enoch Powell)
20:55 Magoon2 (God only knows what this was)
21:00 Sing Country (some country music festival)
21:55 Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens dramatisation)
22:35 A Taste of Britain
23:00 Multi Racial Brittan. Lecture by Dr Stuart Hall (not that Stuart Hall) presumably also something to do with Enoch Powell)
23:25 Late News (wot no newsnight)
23:35 Someone reading out of a book followed by Closedown
Failing that there was always Coronation St, Crossroads or Emmerdale Farm on ITV....
Fortunately there were more pubs in those days....0 -
Have you compared the barometer readings to a properly calibrated barometer? I'd be interested to know how accurate it was. Also, can it use the GPS to find your altitude and then correct the pressure reading to mean sea level?Plato said:
If anyone bar @MaxPB is getting a Sony one - it's me. I'm delighted with my Xperia Z3c - what a sexy phone. Bigger than my tiny ancient Nokia 6300, but for an all singing and dancing bit of kit it's small compared to rivals and even has a barometer. WTF? Hilarious but marvellous as a weather geek!
Someone will pop up and say theirs does too - YAWN. Let me enjoy this fun - I haven't bought a mobile since 2009.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.0 -
Super - just about to get a MX box so will see if it pops up there...Scott_P said:
Don't know if anyone posted this; The Australian The Thick of It (more or less)Plato said:I do it with TV shows instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJwEJnAjLo&list=PLR4N-jIkWWtr3wUsZjwmbxg2teNPBSKqR
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I thought their versions of Cruel Summer and Venus were great.
Speaking of Ms Farhe [sp] You're History in her Shakespear's Sister persona was super.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Well, she's described as his "partner", so almost!:anotherDave said:
Didn't the other half of Wham marry one of the Bananarma girls?Sunil_Prasannan said:UK number one 30 years ago this week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7IY1kPafM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley0 -
We used to call our RE teacher "Bod" on account of him being almost baldPaul_Mid_Beds said:
13:30 Bod (Childrens Programme)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfFoj-gFP2M0 -
Miss Plato, but what about Help?0
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Love it.
I recall when IIRC GMTV went off air in the early 80s and Batman Original got higher ratings.
I'm now struggling with Gotham - the overacting is OTT and makes me laugh bar Penguin who's super.Paul_Mid_Beds said:AndyJS said:
That's what I thought originally, but David Boothroyd on the VoteUK message forum says it was normal since Daytime TV on BBC1 didn't start until 1986.Sunil_Prasannan said:
BBC Strike that day?AndyJS said:O/T:
The mind boggles at the BBC1 schedule for a day such as Tuesday 7th May 1985:
6am - 6:50am: Pages from Ceefax
9:20am - 10:30am: Pages from Ceefax
10:50am - 12:25pm: Pages from Ceefax
1:45pm - 2pm: Pages from Ceefax
3:35pm - 3:53pm: Pages from Ceefax
11:50pm: Shutdown
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1985-05-07
You were lucky, you ad Breakfast TV. How about this from 1978, Tuesday July 18th:
6:40 Open University
7:55 Closedown
13:30 Bod (Childrens Programme)
13:45 Midday News
14:00 Closedown
15:15 Your Songs of Praise Choice
15:50 Tybed (Welsh Childrens programme in Welsh)
16:18 Regional News
16:20 Play School (repeat of BBC2s airing this morning)
16:45 We are the Champions
17:10 Wildtrack
17:35 The Wombles
17:40 Evening News
17:55 Nationwide
18:55 Hobbyhorse (quiz with Noel Edmonds)
19:20 The Rockford Files
20:10 Who Pays the Ferryman
21:00 Nine O'clock News
21:25 Cabaret Showtime introduced by Jimmy Logan
22:10 The Royal International Horse Show
23:15 Play Golf (someone maundering on for half an hour about playing golf)
23:40 Regional News/Weather followed by, youve guessed, Closedown.
If that didn't excite you there was BBC two which had, youve guessed it
6:40 Open University (with different worthy programmes from Open University on BBC1
7:55 Closedown
11:00 Playschool
11:25 Closedown
16:55 Its the return of, yes youve got it Open University!
19:00 News on 2 Headlines
19:05 Dilemas (was the dilema whether to give the whole service over to Open University I wonder?)
19:30 News on 2.
19:40 Schools Prom
20:10 Eight Pairs of Eyes (something to do with Enoch Powell)
20:55 Magoon2 (God only knows what this was)
21:00 Sing Country (some country music festival)
21:55 Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens dramatisation)
22:35 A Taste of Britain
23:00 Multi Racial Brittan. Lecture by Dr Stuart Hall (not that Stuart Hall) presumably also something to do with Enoch Powell)
23:25 Late News (wot no newsnight)
23:35 Someone reading out of a book followed by Closedown
Failing that there was always Coronation St, Crossroads or Emmerdale Farm on ITV....
Fortunately there were more pubs in those days....0 -
Mr Dancer, I fear you're guilty of Love In The First DegreeMorris_Dancer said:Miss Plato, but what about Help?
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Is there a link for this competition?0
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Just post your predicted winner and their %-lead (not actual %) in this thread before 11.59 tonight.audreyanne said:Is there a link for this competition?
Candidates are: Lab, Con, UKIP and English Dems.0 -
Briskin
Pile your house on. Hopefully that might lengthen the Ukip price enough so I can lay off this certain loser0 -
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Labour - 6.7%0
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Calais Mayor: UK benefits system a soft touch for asylum seekers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29799733
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Labour by 2.5%0
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Has a party ever been longer in a seat they hold at a byelection? What a fiasco. Worst bet ever0
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Your forcing to me to look at the F-ing Forex now-___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
Pile your house on. Hopefully that might lengthen the Ukip price enough so I can lay off this certain loser
I've put 1.6528925 Euros on it
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UKIP to win by 12.6%0
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No mention of their dreadful attitude to migrants then.Socrates said:Calais Mayor: UK benefits system a soft touch for asylum seekers
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Labour to win, by 1.45%0
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Just be glad you don't have Scrapheap's bet on this.___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
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Venus by Banarama is one of those tracks which always sounds fresh. Fantastic production.0
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We used to call our headmaster Bod - short for BODMAS (brackets, order, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction for any non-geeks who happen to have stumbled on this website by some misfortune)Sunil_Prasannan said:
We used to call our RE teacher "Bod" on account of him being almost bald
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I haven't tried it against a proper barometer with paper yet [we had one at home... I know...
There seems to be a conflict about what it does - I'm waiting for a nano SIM to arrive to make mine work. Some sites say it has a barometer - some don't. If it made my bed I wouldn't be surprised right now...This is one - a gyroscope????Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope YesOblitusSumMe said:Have you compared the barometer readings to a properly calibrated barometer? I'd be interested to know how accurate it was. Also, can it use the GPS to find your altitude and then correct the pressure reading to mean sea level?
Plato said:If anyone bar @MaxPB is getting a Sony one - it's me. I'm delighted with my Xperia Z3c - what a sexy phone. Bigger than my tiny ancient Nokia 6300, but for an all singing and dancing bit of kit it's small compared to rivals and even has a barometer. WTF? Hilarious but marvellous as a weather geek!
Someone will pop up and say theirs does too - YAWN. Let me enjoy this fun - I haven't bought a mobile since 2009.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.0 -
I was going to say Labour will win by 6.7%, but then I noticed Ben said exactly the same thing a few minutes ago! So I'll turn it around and say Ukip by 6.7%.0
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Harry Cole @MrHarryCole 1m1 minute ago
Scottish Labour leadership:
31 OCT:
Nominations open.
4 NOV:
Nominations officially close.
17 NOV:
Voting.
13 DEC:
New leader elected.0 -
Briskin
So you begin our chat by branding me "thick" for declining to throw good money after bad on a lengthening loser then rub salt into the wound by putting a mere 1.6 euros on the bet yourself
Good job the PB Lefties have thick skins0 -
I would normally Touche this Bobajob.___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
So you begin our chat by branding me "thick" for declining to throw good money after bad on a lengthening loser then rub salt into the wound by putting a mere 1.6 euros on the bet yourself
Good job the PB Lefties have thick skins
However, standards are going up on PB.
You Lose.
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I'll go 7.11% UKIP.
How ridiculous is it that we are talking seriously about UKIP winning the S Yorks PCC and UKIP being heavily odds-on to win Rochester and Strood?
A year ago this would have been unthinkable. And who knows what another 6 months of bad news for the main parties will do. Strange times.
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The movie? I love it, and own it. As a menu option another thing. Which app? I expect to spend A LOT of time this week trying to make my various new bits of kit talk to each other wirelessly no matter what 802.11x blah they say.Morris_Dancer said:Miss Plato, but what about Help?
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Yep, the new expansion was the draw for me to come back.Pulpstar said:
New expansion coming soon.murali_s said:
Original Elite was a classic! Many a ruined weekend!!state_go_away said:
probably but I don't want to play it . Might ruin the memory!!! Ready for docking!!Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, isn't there a new Elite game out?
After a three year gap, I've gone back to playing WoW. Now, need to drug the wife and somehow cope with 3 hours sleep every night.
Yes, I am sad....
You could apply to my guild www.final-evolution.com ^_~
Seems like an interesting guild but will only be a social player for now - just haven't got the time for hard core raiding.0 -
Yes, 'tis a matter of taste. I remember Our Mutal Friend as being pretty good, like a whole string of classics production in those days (not least the original and unbeatable Forsyte Saga, but also Vanity Fair and several others) and I liked Emmerdale Farm before it dropped the Farm and went a bit tabloid.Flightpath said:
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Thats a big improvement on the current BBC offerings
As with music, I think people tend to like what they grew up with. Nowadays, I don't have a TV (no time really) and just catch up with the occasional thing on iPlayer.
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I used to play EVE Online... but my god is that game a time sink.murali_s said:
Yep, the new expansion was the draw for me to come back.Pulpstar said:
New expansion coming soon.murali_s said:
Original Elite was a classic! Many a ruined weekend!!state_go_away said:
probably but I don't want to play it . Might ruin the memory!!! Ready for docking!!Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Away, isn't there a new Elite game out?
After a three year gap, I've gone back to playing WoW. Now, need to drug the wife and somehow cope with 3 hours sleep every night.
Yes, I am sad....
You could apply to my guild www.final-evolution.com ^_~
Seems like an interesting guild but will only be a social player for now - just haven't got the time for hard core raiding.0 -
Bbc going live with we've had enough of thick lefties.
Hands up thick leftys.0 -
Labour 5.14%0
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"Eritrea is the North Korea of Africa. Situated on the Horn of Africa north of Ethiopia and Djibouti, the East African country essentially is one of Earth’s largest open-air prisons.
Under president Issaias Afeworki, the Eritrean government has achieved the dubious distinction of consistently scoring lower on press and political freedom rankings than even North Korea. And its system of almost indefinite forced military service—in ways indistinguishable from the widespread detention of political opponents—stands out as particularly cruel."
https://medium.com/war-is-boring/in-eritrea-military-service-is-slavery-ea86459c8af40 -
Strange - and yet they have English as an official language.AndyJS said:"Eritrea is the North Korea of Africa. Situated on the Horn of Africa north of Ethiopia and Djibouti, the East African country essentially is one of Earth’s largest open-air prisons.
Under president Issaias Afeworki, the Eritrean government has achieved the dubious distinction of consistently scoring lower on press and political freedom rankings than even North Korea. And its system of almost indefinite forced military service—in ways indistinguishable from the widespread detention of political opponents—stands out as particularly cruel."
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Labour 9.54%0
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Mr. D, I believe EVE is Iceland's third largest export.
Certain game franchises are bloody enormous. Destiny cost over £300m, I think, and The Witcher has really put Poland on the gaming map.
Miss Plato, I meant Bananarama's charity cover of it:
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I think he meant the Bananarama cover version with French and SaundersPlato said:
The movie? I love it, and own it. As a menu option another thing. Which app? I expect to spend A LOT of time this week trying to make my various new bits of kit talk to each other wirelessly no matter what 802.11x blah they say.Morris_Dancer said:Miss Plato, but what about Help?
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I am certainly lostJBriskin said:
I would normally Touche this Bobajob.___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
So you begin our chat by branding me "thick" for declining to throw good money after bad on a lengthening loser then rub salt into the wound by putting a mere 1.6 euros on the bet yourself
Good job the PB Lefties have thick skins
However, standards are going up on PB.
You Lose.
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I know the feeling. If you lived in Scotland you'd be getting the Rangers game within the hour...___Bobajob___ said:
I am certainly lostJBriskin said:
I would normally Touche this Bobajob.___Bobajob___ said:Briskin
So you begin our chat by branding me "thick" for declining to throw good money after bad on a lengthening loser then rub salt into the wound by putting a mere 1.6 euros on the bet yourself
Good job the PB Lefties have thick skins
However, standards are going up on PB.
You Lose.
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Labour by 10.12%0
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Labour 12.51% 1st preferences
UKIP 4.1% 2nd preferences included0 -
In the UAE they have constant troubles in the work camps between the Eritrean and Somali workers getting into massive fights. A vision of the UK's future...0
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Labour by 26.72%0
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Labour 3.50
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Just for clarity is this the winning margin on 1st preferences or final result after transfers?
I assume the latter, in which case UKIP by 3.14% but if the former, then Labour by 0.12%0