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Post by tenthenemy on Sept 28, 2020 11:01:32 GMT
My knowledge of contemporary Hong Kong has been validated by the latest Guardian quiz. 11/11 I also got full marks, but I bet you don't even know half of the words to "Glory to Hong Kong". |
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 28, 2020 11:04:54 GMT
Felice
Gore Vidal
Is his narratives of Empire series worth reading?
I enjoyed Julian and Creation, but I am not sure I want to commit to a long series.
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 28, 2020 11:05:42 GMT
My knowledge of contemporary Hong Kong has been validated by the latest Guardian quiz. 11/11 I also got full marks, but I bet you don't even know half of the words to "Glory to Hong Kong". Shenguin struggles with the words to Shit On The V**** |
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Post by sandybahookie on Sept 28, 2020 11:10:47 GMT
Morning, Games: Little bit of RL, victory count must be well into 56000 games won now.
Also downloaded a game 'among us' to my phone, think its a PC game type thing. Ive not played it yet but it gets good reviews, saw it on Limmys twitter. something about preparing a spaceship for launch, 8 players, one of us is an imposter. Might be a good chatterbox game to try. I'll report back in once Ive tried it. Tv: Up to date on The Boys, love sausage was funny. Also up to date on raised by wolves, not sure if im still enjoying that much, it needs to get a bit more interesting fast.
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Post by tenthenemy on Sept 28, 2020 11:23:14 GMT
Shenguin struggles with the words to Shit On The V**** He always writes a crib on his palm and forgets that he's supposed to clap to the beat. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 28, 2020 11:24:18 GMT
FeliceGore Vidal Is his narratives of Empire series worth reading? I enjoyed Julian and Creation, but I am not sure I want to commit to a long series. They certainly are, especially Lincoln, I haven't read the ones after Washington DC also Burr is interesting when compared to Hamilton. |
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Post by amipal on Sept 28, 2020 11:38:48 GMT
My knowledge of contemporary Hong Kong has been validated by the latest Guardian quiz. 11/11 I also got full marks, but I bet you don't even know half of the words to "Glory to Hong Kong". It's God Save the Queen, isn't it? But it all seriousness, I'm always a bit conflicted in sharing or commenting on Hong Kong articles these days. We've got family over there, and though I'm not a political activist, nor have any business dealings, I'm very suspect about how far those dark tendrils reach. |
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Post by Chumbles on Sept 28, 2020 11:48:27 GMT
Oooh 6,000! ( Chumbles Err... 6001, actually) Here are some random lists of things I like in no particular order or completeness: ( Chumbles : to save me doing anything sensible while the heavy duty descaler works on the bog, in bold are the surprisingly large number of things I agree, or in italics in part, and struck out if not seen - my comments with 👴) TVBuffy the Vampire SlayerMashBlake’s 7 (👴oooh Servalan...)Doctor Who (all series) (👴Not Sylvester, or any other Mc - most wished for Dr was David Morrissey who I prayed would get the role)Monty PythonDS9Killing Eve
Gilmore Girls
SpacedFilmsAnnie Hall
Empire Strikes Back and The Last Jedi (👴AND Star Wars)Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 (👴I mostly don't watch remakes) Godfather P1 & 2
The Big Sleep
Citizen Kane
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldSerenity (👴and why isn't Firefly in the TV section, pray tell)West Side Story Sweet CharityCabaretMusicKate BushDevo (👴I much prefer Dido) Doctor Feelgood GenesisGirls Aloud (👴if I had to pick an all girl band, Spice Girls, with Mel C whose voice is stunning, or Exit Eden) Taylor Swift (👴really? if you're going to go female pop, gotta be Katy Perry and Shania Twain) Graham Parker and the Rumour (👴although Elvis Costello for preference )
Joan Armatrading
Yes
Judy Garland Dave Brubeck
Benny Goodman
The Clash AuthorsJack L Chalker
Terry Pratchett
Iain M Banks
Tom Holt
Gore VidalGeorge Orwell (👴pedantic moralising prick) Julian May
Steven Erikson (👴especially House of Chains, which had me in tears) China MiévilleDouglas AdamsNeal AsherPeter F Hamilton(👴AND J R R Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Robert Anson Heinlein pre Stranger in a fucked up Land and the goddesses of aliens and the recomplicated plot, Ursula K LeGuin and C J Cherryh (I've read the Chanur series and the early Foreigner sequence over a dozen times AND listened to the audiobooks of them) 👴 Time to clean the bog and environs |
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Post by tenthenemy on Sept 28, 2020 11:55:42 GMT
But it all seriousness, I'm always a bit conflicted in sharing or commenting on Hong Kong articles these days. We've got family over there, and though I'm not a political activist, nor have any business dealings, I'm very suspect about how far those dark tendrils reach. You can't be too careful. Pref Mam.'s nephew did his PhD in Hong Kong and now has to watch what he says online so that he doesn't put any of his friends and colleagues in harm's way. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 28, 2020 11:58:20 GMT
Chumbles I had to stop somewhere, The Spice Girls, KP, Elvis Costello, Firefly, Tolkein and Asimov would all be in there on another day. I've read a lot of Heinlein and I still can't decide if I like him or not, I should have added Harry Harrison if we're going old skool. By your definition GO would fit in here perfectly. <edit>Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel and a rather good one at that. <edit><edit>also LeGuin, McCaffrey, Rowling and Diana Wynne Jones would be in there.
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 28, 2020 12:02:42 GMT
My knowledge of contemporary Hong Kong has been validated by the latest Guardian quiz. 11/11 I also got full marks, but I bet you don't even know half of the words to "Glory to Hong Kong". I know the words to the Whales National Anthem.
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Post by Shenguin on Sept 28, 2020 12:12:48 GMT
11/11
Is it a day for lists? It appears to be. Here's a list of 'boxers:
Sheep2
Felice Landry
commjam
mediocrityordeath
cdreschmidlapp
lurker4ce1
mollivanparp
philosopherking
sealbin
shala143laylay
limni
beeswing
counterstance
feedmeberk
sitiya
niloufes
exitwounds
bongfarmer
tremloc
georgiegest
whereisbink
hammondcuttle
cockmeister
cockinasock
fuckoffbink
shrubrocketeer
feedmecat
cobblersarse
bigworv
majorbutsore
p45
dimplex
nutkins
bumlicker
rossanderson
chubster
fuckoffpal
007dini
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Post by MrTiddles on Sept 28, 2020 12:22:36 GMT
You left out mlu035rsc . I miss that guy. I hope he's OK. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Sept 28, 2020 12:24:58 GMT
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Post by Tuffers on Sept 28, 2020 12:25:44 GMT
Batchelors BIG Super Noodles pot, curry flavour. Seabrooks ready salted crisps.
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 28, 2020 12:30:21 GMT
I've gone down a YouTube rabbit hole, watching videos about fashion in Buffy.
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Post by Shenguin on Sept 28, 2020 12:35:00 GMT
You left out mlu035rsc . I miss that guy. I hope he's OK. He is definitely not alright. But I hope he's alive and well. It was a list of GGB Boxers who have never posted (or whose posts I, at least, have never read) so it was deliberate that he wasn't on it. |
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Post by Shenguin on Sept 28, 2020 12:35:40 GMT
Vegan ham sandwiches with slightly too much mustard.
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Post by Chumbles on Sept 28, 2020 12:38:16 GMT
Chumbles I had to stop somewhere, The Spice Girls, KP, Elvis Costello, Firefly, Tolkein and Asimov would all be in there on another day. I've read a lot of Heinlein and I still can't decide if I like him or not, I should have added Harry Harrison👴 if we're going old skool. By your definition GO would fit in here perfectly. <edit>Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel and a rather good one at that. <edit><edit>also LeGuin, McCaffrey,👴 Rowling👴 and Diana Wynne Jones would be in there. Fair comment; for a second KP had me wondering what Kevin Pietersen had recorded, I missed Within Temptation and Italian Artists, impressario Denis Potenza! And I guess you're right; right now there are hundreds of books and a load of TV series ( Lucifer, Angel, The Expanse, Bones, Sanctuary ... ffs Stargate Atlantis, B5, Britannia S1, House MD u.s.w.} ... I'll see if I can locate a reasonably priced audiobook of Diana Wynne Jones - I loved the film of Howl's Moving Castle, so I'll try that.) |
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Post by scubar on Sept 28, 2020 12:39:22 GMT
11/11 Is it a day for lists? It appears to be. Here's a list of 'boxers: Sheep2 Felice Landry commjam mediocrityordeath cdreschmidlapp lurker4ce1 mollivanparp philosopherking sealbin shala143laylay limni beeswing counterstance feedmeberk sitiya niloufes exitwounds bongfarmer tremloc georgiegest whereisbink hammondcuttle cockmeister cockinasock fuckoffbink shrubrocketeer feedmecat cobblersarse bigworv majorbutsore p45 dimplex nutkins bumlicker rossanderson chubster fuckoffpal 007dini All dead now. Thank god. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Sept 28, 2020 12:45:41 GMT
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Post by crankcaller on Sept 28, 2020 12:46:01 GMT
Tried my homemade veg-pate.
To quote the PM
"I prefer my lentils hot..."
Chucked in the bin. 4 stars.
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Post by amipal on Sept 28, 2020 12:46:34 GMT
But it all seriousness, I'm always a bit conflicted in sharing or commenting on Hong Kong articles these days. We've got family over there, and though I'm not a political activist, nor have any business dealings, I'm very suspect about how far those dark tendrils reach. You can't be too careful. Pref Mam.'s nephew did his PhD in Hong Kong and now has to watch what he says online so that he doesn't put any of his friends and colleagues in harm's way. We are all Hong Kongers now, as they say. |
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Post by amipal on Sept 28, 2020 12:47:20 GMT
Tried my homemade veg-pate. To quote the PM "I prefer my lentils hot..." Chucked in the bin. 4 stars. Had a nice steak instead? |
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Post by Sheep2 on Sept 28, 2020 12:53:03 GMT
Being on Shenguin's list is quite an honour.
As he won't read my post will someone kindly tell him he's pathetically needy.
Shenguin
You are a pathetic prick.
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