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Lots to mull over on the Swamp but I enjoyed the irony of this post and poster: They're an angry bunch.

That's hugely experienced coach Alex Rae to you.

Ban on single-use plastic cutlery comes into force in England - BBC News This works out at 70 pieces of cutlery per person per year. I know big events - sport, festivals, etc - will skew this a bit but this seems very unlikely.

Maybe if you'd fixed it properly the first time you wouldn't have had to go back.

You know living in America is a chance to get away from that sort of shite.

I look at the list of deaths of the year on Wikipedia every week when I do the Dead Pool. That tree is listed. I am not joking: Deaths in 2023 - Wikipedia

Week 39 update Three deaths this week. Up first, actor David McCallum: David McCallum obituary: TV favourite from NCIS and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - BBC News McCallum was a true renaissance man - in NCIS he learned so much about medical examining he was considered a consultant as well as an actor. Not being a fan of television from the 60s though, I've discovered that he also wrote music, including the background to The Next Episode by Dr. Dre: Na na na na. McCallum died at 90, so he's worth 35 Base Points for @paulathame, with a Solo Shot taking that to 85 points. ================ Second death this week was another actor, Michael Gambon: Michael Gambon graced cinema and made every cameo a star turn | Film | The Guardian I'll always remember him for one thing though: Strangely, looking at the thumbnails for the videos of his two Top Gear appearances, he looks older in the first one. Either way he died at 82 so he's worth 43 Base Points for @Enigma and @statts1976uk, with a Deadly Duo bonus taking that to 68 points each. ================ Final death this week goes in a bit of a different direction, US Senator Dianne Feinstein: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/29/dianne-feinstein-senator-dies Feinstein was a serving politician who died at the age of 90, so she's worth 35 Base Points for @Christophe, with a Solo Shot giving him 85 points total. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. JustOneCornetto 405 2. psv_killie 376 3. Michael W 295 4. Arbroathlegend36-0, peasy23 288 6. chomp my root 271 7. Desp 264 8. LoonsYouthTeam 245 9. Karpaty Lviv 241 10. The Naitch 240 11. ThomCat 239 12. The DA, Scorge 235 14. gkneil 234 15. cdhafc1874 229 16. Arabdownunder 228 17. buddiepaul 226 18. Billy Jean King 225 19. Mark Connolly, weirdcal 224 21. Bert Raccoon 222 22. qos_75 221 23. amnarab 219 24. Ned Nederlander 209 25. Miguel Sanchez 199 26. Bully Wee Villa 192 27. Ziggy Sobotka, TxRover 190 29. Ludo*1 188 30. lolls 180 31. Donathan 179 32. Shotgun 170 33. Savage Henry 169 34. D.V.T., microdave, throbber 166 37. HI HAT 162 38. ParsJake 160 39. Enigma 158 40. pub car king, The_Craig 157 42. Aim Here 155 43. DG.Roma 154 44. paulathame 153 45. sophia 148 46. Indale Winton 142 47. Sweaty Morph 140 48. alta-pete 139 49. get_the_subbies_on 138 50. Frosty, HK Hibee, willie adie 134 53. djchapsticks 133 54. Fuctifano, thistledo 125 56. kilMARKnock 116 57. Christophe 114 58. doulikefish, tamthebam, The Master 111 61. Melanius Mullarkay 110 62. statts1976uk 107 63. Arch Stanton, mozam76 101 65. Lofarl 99 66. Oystercatcher, weemac 97 68. atfccfc, Ray Patterson 96 70. HTG 95 71. Moomintroll 93 72. dagane, pawpar 87 74. German Jag, sparky88 84 76. blackislekillie 74 77. Jimmy Baker 71 78. ICTJohnboy, superwell87 69 80. lichtgilphead 67 81. expatowner 60 82. Priti priti priti Patel, superbigal 58 84. Dunning1874, sleazy 55 86. Empty It, The Hologram 48 88. DeeTillEhDeh 42 89. Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa 39 92. mathematics 37 93. 10menwent2mow, dee_62, mizfit, parxyz, scottsdad, senorsoupe, Suspect Device 32 100. choirbairn, Derry Alli, stanton 31 103. BillyAnchor, Lex, PWL 29 106. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing

That was me, thanks.

Sold in boxes not divisible by five then. Thanks for clarifying.

12 Monkeys (1995) Bruce Willis lives in 2036 where some horrible thing happened, killed five billion people and left the earth uninhabitable. Only the humans live underground, animals rule the ruined earth and humans... have the technology to send Bruce back in time to 1996 but not do anything about their current situation. Classic time travel paradox caper, only extremely surreal because Terry Gilliam directed it and the whole thing feels like a dream. The only problem is I'd seen it before I remembered halfway through how it ended. The King of Comedy (1982) Robert De Niro really, really wants to be on TV. I found this really engrossing in a way I wasn't expecting and I think it's because there was an ironic timelessness to it. The idea of someone stalking a TV host to try and get on TV seems almost quaint now, given the things people do for attention and the ease with which the internet facilitates this. The level of notoriety can feel absolute nowadays, yet at the same time can be utterly fleeting. Anyway, good performances all round and a Scorsese picture which should be more renowned than it is because it remains so relevant. American Psycho (2000) Yuppie Batman starts absentmindedly doodling in his diary while listening to some fantastic music. Along the way he lives the dream of many by killing Jared Leto with an axe. I tuned out a bit towards the end because it hadn't been that long since I'd seen it and I knew how it ended, but I instead focused on just how detached Bale is from all of it. It's a masterful performance in its complete emptiness. One day I'll read the book. Detective Pikachu (2019) About five minutes into this I went online and read the original Nuzlocke webcomic. In 40-odd pages I saw a Pokemon story which was more creative, engaging, human, entertaining and funny than this CGI ridden horrorshow. I could go into great length about things I didn't like about this but it would genuinely just be a list of bulletpoints. By far the worst thing was the design of the Pokemon themselves. This is a film from 2019 and Jurassic Park was more realistic looking than this. Absolutely hideous in every way. I hate Ryan Reynolds and he was by far the least irritating thing in the film. Manhunter (1986) In part due to how quickly mass media moves nowadays I don't think you can broadly describe decades in the way you could in the past. If I say "the 80s" or "the 60s" relating to pretty much any aspect of western life, you'd have a general understanding of the sort of mindset and existence I was referring to. Can you do that for the 2020s? The 2010s? Is it just me unable to do this, because I'm old and don't understand the young? I'm not sure. Either way, this is the most 80s film you've ever seen and it slightly spoils things for me. The visuals and the music all seem to be well thought of now compared to when it was released, but for me there was too much going on at times. Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor is fantastic.

I eat weetabix when I've got work because it's quick and two biscuits can be eaten in four bites. If I tried eating five in the ~10 minutes I usually have I'd probably go into a coma. They're also not sold in quantities divisible by five, so I'd go insane before I was unconscious.

How much does it cost for Weetabix nowadays? A fiver for 24? The supermarkets are on to something here, I'll stick with the cheap stuff thanks. And two at a time, because I'm not a fat b*****d like so many in here apparently are.

Do the Newton Heath fans have the Norwich scarves out again yet?

Didn't Scott Wright go to Turkey?

I ended up not getting a call at all.

It's funny when Rangers lose.

Well he said no once so if he goes back on that he's weak.

(and anyone else) A bootleg of this is now online here: The National Live at OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland on 2023-09-24 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The same person put up their Dublin and Leeds dates already, and they're going to do the two London nights from this week, where they played two entirely different setlists - 58 different songs.

They were actually allowed on the pitch, so this counts for this thread.

Please bring back Fern, all is forgiven.

The trees urnae gonna shag you, mate.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is open to offering advice and loan signing to new Inverness manager Duncan Ferguson - BBC Sport "We connected when he was at Everton. I'm always open to helping whatever manager or coach needs it," Rodgers said. "And obviously we [Leicester City] faced Everton when he was in temporary charge. We got chatting for a good bit around that. We have communication, not every single day but my phone is there for him if he ever wanted to reach out. "I think it's great for him. He clearly wants to do well in management, he spent a long time in coaching and going up to Inverness - a lovely part of the world - they'll want to do well in their football and so will he. We exchanged messages the other day."