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Meanwhile down in London, the police arrested a number of protestors outside the House of Commons. Initial suspicions were that it was to do with the Prime Minister admitting to attending a party during lockdown. Later the protestors were all released. Apparently it was all about today's answer to Wordle!

Josh Wardle, the creator of this game, lives in Brooklyn.

The reset time is at Midnight GMT. That will be late morning in Australia. Spare a thought for anyone in Kiribati who has to wait until 2pm their time to play today's puzzle. Desperate!

I am quite good and remembering birthdays but with some people it is the only thing I remember.

Back in 2004, I was on the inaugural flight from Prestwick to Dusseldorf. Total cost £12.98 (i.e. 1p plus taxes).

Obviously nobody will be recruited because this show allowed them to demonstrate their business skills. However, their CV will say they have been on the show and some recruiters will be curious to see what they are like in real life. I am sure some will argue that the filming direction and editing made them come across as total jerks, as well as the unrealistic tasks that they have to do.

^^^ Santa Claus?

If I was wanting to convey luxury I would go for words like Ruby, Emerald or Sapphire or maybe some precious metal like Gold or Silver or Platinum. For originality and because it was the sea, maybe Neptunium Adventures would be good. To convey a sense of peace and tranquility, I would have an ad showing the ship sailing away with a bunch of Apprentice Wannabes left arguing on the quayside.

The clocks go forward in 12 weeks time.

All this talk about fake accents. I came across this clip.

When I watch a film, I fully accept I have to suspend belief to some extent. What is the possibility that beings in a galaxy far far away speak in a language that I understand? Probably none. Aftèr all there are lots of people in Scotland I don't understand even slightly. My point is that most films require a suspension of belief, so why does a correct accent ever matter in a film.

Yeah. .. and I have met some real Klingons who say Worf sounds like a Terran imposter.

In Star Trek The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart is supposed to be a Frenchman. After a couple of attempts they decided to abandon the idea and he spoke in his normal accent afterwards. This was discussed when he appeared on Parkinson, who as a fellow Yorkshire man suggested that it would have been better if Patrick had done Jean Luc Picard in a thick Yorkshire accent. Patrick then attempted to do so. "Space. Final frontier. These are voyages of Enterprise .." but he couldn't get far before he burst out laughing. Cinema and TV is all about asking you to accept certain things. Case in point - Star Trek is not actually filmed in outer space or other planets! Once you accept that point, why does an accent or even language have to be authentic?

For a moment I thought it was me. Somebody posted something on one of the threads. I replied "I beg to differ". It should really have been "I beg to differ, sir". Sorry. I will try to be more careful in future.

Obviously she is sending an SOS, claiming to be a Dancing Queen and asking you to Lay All Your Love on me. You will quickly meet your Waterloo. Pretty soon it will be Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and Money, Money, Money and if The Winner takes it all, that certainly won't be you. Knowing me Knowing You I suspect you will go for this Super Trouper. Honestly Does Your Mother Know? Mamma Mia. Go and speak to Fernando. Explain it to him. Say I have a dream. He will probably say Thank your for the music but no thanks. That is all I have say Chiquitita.

Is it something to do with the current situation in Kazakhstan? Posters expressing their opinions and it just got out of hand. I am not sure.

When you say you go running is that like 10,000 steps or only 39?

I am pleased they are not doing the Celebrity version like they do in the USA. "Right. I need you to go out and sell as many flowers as you can" "That should be easy. I just phoned my friend Jeff Bezos. He has agreed to buy 10 million."

You also need to watch the original "The Thing from Another World" (1951). In one scene, there is an explosion and everybody is alarmed - apart from a dog that does not react at all. Excellent.

Can't be much fun being on the International Space Station and hearing about turmoil in the country that sends up your supplies.

I have read lots of books about Turkestan (what some people impolitely refer to as the 5 "stans") and I still have no idea what I should think of them. When the Soviet Union collapsed, some leaders presented themselves as the new national saviour even if they had just been the politburo appointee only yesterday. Also it seems their loyalty is to Russia mainly because it is convenient and they hate everybody else more. Also it seems their human rights are crap but they are still less shitty than the countries to the south. I could be wrong on all of this. Happy to know more.

Neutron bombs? I recall a treaty against such naughtiness. Not going to happen.

Fair enough but I don't see how you could deploy Trident against a castle without causing significant damage to the structure itself. Admittedly I am not a military expert so I am happy to defer if you know more about these things than me.

Of course I wouldn't believe this until it has been tested.

He was totally crap at it all. Give him a badge that says "Deputy Prime Minister" and let him sit beside big Dave and he was happy. They sold themselves cheap and suffered accordingly.