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Fullerene

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  1. I am just wondering what travel shows are being organised by the BBC to be hosted by Badenoch, Braverman and Patel after the election. Actually I think the three of them would be a good choice for Top Gear. That would be interesting.
  2. During the Second World War the Japanese Army and Japanese Navy despised each other to such an extent that the army actually celebrated the navy losing four aircraft carriers in the Batttle of Midway even though it spelt doom for Japan itself. This sort of behavious has carried over into the modern office environment albeit with less dramatic consequences.
  3. Good luck explaining Carbon Copy to him.
  4. The inheritance tax is on the wealth of each of them. So it is £325K each or £650K combined. After it is taxed the remainder can then be dished out to you or whoever.
  5. Hearts were happy with their win against St Mirren but nobody wants to talk about it because of some stupid solar event in Canada.
  6. For me the episodic approach is best. Each episode a different story all wrapped up by the end. Maybe an underlying story arc but enough of a fix with one episode on its own. One of the better Discovery episodes was with Harry Mudd and the time loop thing. Can be enjoyed almost in isolation to all the other episodes. By comparison one episode stretched into ten is like a badly chaired meeting that goes on longer than it should. You wish weren't there.
  7. The waiting is over. You must be overjoyed.
  8. Given that Toronto was originally called York, I think I can spot a theme here.
  9. I think you are waiting for them to get to you - a mysterious (or maybe not so mysterious) poster on P&B or so we thought but actually a criminal mastermind responsible for some greatest jewelry heists in Europe without anyone having any idea. Is that it?
  10. Sure as maybe. I just associate the word she with mother and he with father. Call me old-fashioned if you like.
  11. If it helps, I don't think she was the father either.
  12. The documentary was formulaic. An eccentric person shows up in Inverness. Nobody knows where he is from. Maybe they did but that sounds boring. A mysterious man from nowhere. Maybe he drives a talking car. Oops that's Knight Rider. At the start, they explain how he was seen as a good guy. Bit strange but good nonetheless. Did lots of good things. You get the idea. .. but he had a dark side. End of Act 1. Cue the adverts. Next bit describes how he deceived everyone. Not a good guy after all. Quelle surprise. .. but then he disappears. Oh no. End of Act 2. The hunt is on. He tries to give them the slip but he is caught. He is sentenced and goes to prison. The end. That should be enough to fill the time slot. It is.
  13. A better question would be how much expense did they go to. Often the answer was as little as possible. For several episodes of the original series, aliens looked just like humans but with silly costumes. Even the pointed ears for Spock were expensive so episodes featuring Vulcans or Romulans had some wearing helmets so they didn't need the ears as well. Then along came Star Wars which declared that aliens should look more alien hence later Star Trek had to do so as well. With the original series, if they really wanted an alien-looking alien then they called in Janos Prohaska.
  14. When English teams were banned from playing in European competitions, UEFA did make an exception for Berwick Rangers. Sadly they chose not to rise to the occasion. Don't know why
  15. "Honestly if I didn't laugh I would cry. We are toast. Currently reading a book about a Kamikaze pilot who survived the war. Maybe that will give me idea about when to call an election."
  16. You are suggesting that Reform will replace the Tories. Hardly seem different from today where the Tories have plenty of odious MPs who would not look out of place in the Reform Party.
  17. I know people who play guitar extremely well but find it a challenge to make money from doing so. I think they would be pissed off if they discovered playing as badly as Kim was the key to success.
  18. That is precisely what happened with the Hobart Bridge Disaster. The drivers who ended up with their front wheels over the edge ran back and tried to stop other drivers going further. Two drivers swerved past them and merrily went on their way to oblivion.
  19. "We got a strange one here. Some caller from Scotland who posts on a football forum wanted to know if it was true that Jimmy Carter narrowly avoided being on the bridge just before it collapsed. Don't know what to say there. Thought he was still down in Georgia. What do you think Hank?"
  20. Fun fact: Bananas can be used to ripen other fruit. Put them all in a bag. The bananas give off ethylene gas which will be trapped by the bag and help ripen the other fruit.
  21. Lots of scary bridges where the road goes over the railway line. I call it "the rollercoaster".
  22. Okay I read the label. Questions and comments? Call 1-800-255-5750. So I did. They weren't much help.
  23. Given that two of them have a known reputation for using poison, it would be interesting to see if there were any handshakes before that game got started.
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