coprolite Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, GordonD said: It seems that a disproportionately high percentage of men called Jeremy come across as narcissistic c***s. Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Kyle Jeremy Beadle Jeremy Thorpe Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Bamber You missed Hunt I worked with a guy called Jeremy. He was ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 19 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: Pity the itv series hasn't been shown again in the way BBC showed the old version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I've not read any Deighton but his books sound right up my street- will need to give it a go. I didn't know the name Harry Palmer wasn't in the books. I remember years ago there was a chief engineer at Glasgow Building Control of the same name - he must have been right pissed off when they used it in the films. If you do go for his books, in truth I would avoid many of his earliest ones at first. They are fairly dense and opaque, and even he acknowledged that he was "asking a lot of his readers" in some of them. Horse Under Water was probably the worst. I would recommend the Bernie Sampson series which starts with Berlin Game. Don't read Wikipedia on this as it gives away the whole plot. In truth any he wrote form the 70s on would be a good starting point, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone called Jeremy come to think of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albus Bulbasaur Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I'm watching the Jeremy Kyle documentary right now. It's pretty entertaining considering I never followed the show or had any clue about the practices they would use to rile up the guests. The way they're using actors for the anonymity is doing my tits in though. The way they're speaking it is so obvious that they are actors, such exaggerated speaking it's just really off and it's hard to ignore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone called Jeremy come to think of it.I've met a Jeremy come to think of that, but never a Jeremy come to think of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I went to school in the south-east of England. Jeremys everywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, BFTD said: I went to school in the south-east of England. Jeremys everywhere. I went to school with a Geoffrey and a Bradley. A bit odd for Elgin in the 80s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: I went to school with a Geoffrey and a Bradley. A bit odd for Elgin in the 80s. Knew a few Brads too. Don't think I've ever met a Geoff who was under the age of 40, though; that seems to be one of those popular names that died suddenly. Was there a famous Geoff who put people off? I saw a theory that the name Ian went from something like the 5th most popular boys name in England to extinction within a few years of Ian Beale being introduced to the nation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, BFTD said: Was there a famous Geoff who put people off? Hurst. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, GordonD said: Hurst. Could be wrong, but I think they quite liked him down south. Geoff Capes is the last famous one I can remember, and I don't think he did anything terrible, did he? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 44 minutes ago, BFTD said: Could be wrong, but I think they quite liked him down south. Geoff Capes is the last famous one I can remember, and I don't think he did anything terrible, did he? I assumed we were talking about people local to BFTD as he was discussing people he had actually met. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 minute ago, GordonD said: I assumed we were talking about people local to BFTD as he was discussing people he had actually met. BFTD IS Geoff Capes. Keep up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I stuck this in the PTTGOYN thread but it's suitable for here too = Tv shows, usually from the US, who cast famous people to play themselves, but cast other famous people to play fictional characters. A great example is Curb Your Enthusiasm. By its very premise there will be famous people in it as Larry David will know thousands of famous actors. But I hate how for example the cast of Seinfeld play themselves (Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander, Richards), Ted Danson, Rosie O'Donnell, David Schwimmer, Richard Lewis all play themselves, then you have the likes of Bryan Cranston, Vince Vaughan, Stephen Colbert playing fictional characters. It's very petty but it gets on my tits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, TheScarf said: I stuck this in the PTTGOYN thread but it's suitable for here too = Tv shows, usually from the US, who cast famous people to play themselves, but cast other famous people to play fictional characters. A great example is Curb Your Enthusiasm. By its very premise there will be famous people in it as Larry David will know thousands of famous actors. But I hate how for example the cast of Seinfeld play themselves (Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander, Richards), Ted Danson, Rosie O'Donnell, David Schwimmer, Richard Lewis all play themselves, then you have the likes of Bryan Cranston, Vince Vaughan, Stephen Colbert playing fictional characters. It's very petty but it gets on my tits. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertlegend Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 10/03/2022 at 11:43, JustOneCornetto said: Quite enjoyed Our House with Martin Compston however still raging at this Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Watched this all last night, decent watch if a bit far fetched. My biggest take tho was what was with everything being blue, all the houses were blue, all the clothing was blue but I couldn't see a reason for it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 15/03/2022 at 16:25, Melanius Mullarkay said: I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone called Jeremy come to think of it. Had an old neighbour called Jeremy. He worked for a bird charity and would get annoyed at his many birds my cat killed. The cat was a top troll and would leave his fresh kills or ones he had horribly maimed at Jeremy’s front door. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 16/03/2022 at 18:01, Albertlegend said: Watched this all last night, decent watch if a bit far fetched. My biggest take tho was what was with everything being blue, all the houses were blue, all the clothing was blue but I couldn't see a reason for it! Set in Larkhall? Switched on countdown the other day. Anne Robinson is very wrong for that show. It needs a warm and friendly sort, but she brings her ice cold arseholery to every interaction and the tone is just off. All the surgery doesn't help either as she doesn't have facial expressions. She reminds me of Vincent D'O'Noffrio's alien in Men In Black. The new numbers woman is fucking gorgeous though. Delightful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I also went to school with John Hewitt (not that one). And Alan Davidson who fell off a rollercoaster in Blackpool and broke his arm. Pished his breeks every day when he came back to school as he couldnt use his left hand in time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Marge vs the monorail on channel 4 right now. Glorious @Lyle Lanley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Marge vs the monorail on channel 4 right now. Glorious @Lyle Lanley I’m planning to extend my monorail towns by adding Aberdeen, Dundee and Kirkcaldy to the list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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