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- Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:12 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 262579
Re: Deathwatch 2017
I used to watch top gear, watch tons of YouTube and big into my video games. Have to say, I'd never heard of the chap.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9177
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
I thought my parents knew what they were doing. I thought at some stage you just become an adult and have everything figured out. I'm 40 now and realise that doesn't happen so they've gone up in my estimation. When adults say they don't feel like adults it's likely to be because they haven't shaken...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9177
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
I thought the word capacity was pronounced kappa city. I thought Jimmy Saville's first name was Jimil and Fixit was his surname. I thought my parents knew what they were doing. I thought at some stage you just become an adult and have everything figured out. I'm 40 now and realise that doesn't happe...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
When a footballer fakes a shot so that the goalie dives and makes it easier to score with a real shot, what they've done is essentially lied. This creates a culture of dishonesty. Is it any wonder players also pretend to be fouled to win free kicks and penalties? I doubt if you do actually believe ...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
When a footballer fakes a shot so that the goalie dives and makes it easier to score with a real shot, what they've done is essentially lied. This creates a culture of dishonesty. Is it any wonder players also pretend to be fouled to win free kicks and penalties?
- Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
There was an episode of QI where they mentioned a guy in history who could read silently and without moving his lips and this impressed people at the time and, if that's true, I've just realised that the first person who sang and played guitar at the same time must have seemed like a fucking wizard ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: In a Darts style, what music would Countdowners want playing when they enter the Countdown arena
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2119
Re: In a Darts style, what music would Countdowners want playing when they enter the Countdown arena
Can yis put name of the song in your post not just the link.
Anyway, I'd go with Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.
Anyway, I'd go with Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 294315
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Was hoping to catch a few more movies over Christmas but only got around to three I hadn't seen before. Mullholland Drive. Not as good as Blue Velvet but David Lynch is certainly something. Glass Onion. Brilliant. Like Knives Out it once again makes the case for a best Ensemble Cast Oscar. Daniel Cr...
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I'm probably never going to do anything of note because nobody is following me around with a video camera, getting footage for the inevitable documentary about me.
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: World Cup 2022 Qatar
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5517
Re: World Cup 2022 Qatar
It shouldn't have been in Qatar, it shouldn't have been in the winter but in fairness, that was a great World Cup. Brilliant final, and probably the right result. Great entertainment overall.
- Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
That guy was right not to invite Jaques to the party and the M&M's were wrong.
Re: Religion
E.g. "the bible says it is wrong for two men to have sexual relations together" is an 'is' statement that is scientifically true. No it's not. I'm pretty sure that Callum means that it is (scientifically) true that the bible says it! I did suspect that may be the case. Cheers for the clea...
Re: Religion
No it's not.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:39 pm E.g.
"the bible says it is wrong for two men to have sexual relations together" is an 'is' statement that is scientifically true.
- Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Do you keep a personal diary?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1484
Re: Do you keep a personal diary?
I started doing an exercise where you write out all your fears and resentments, then you ask (God, the universe or whatever higher power even if you don't believe in that stuff) for all your fears to be released and then you meditate for about 20 minutes. I do this at least once a day. It's supposed...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What documentaries have you been watching.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5623
Re: What documentaries have you been watching.
Stutz on Netflix. Jonah Hill made a documentary about his therapist. Absolutely loved it.
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 7:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: World Cup 2022 Qatar
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5517
Re: World Cup 2022 Qatar
Gary Lineker suggesting Kyle Walker should be rested so that he can face Mbappe fresh. No doubt about it. Senegal are going to knock England out.
- Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
How in the hell were the three bears porridge at three different temperatures? It's the one flaw in that story.
- Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:43 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
You know that famous meme about the couple sleeping in bed and the woman has a cloud speech bubble thinking to herself "I wonder what he's thinking about" and then the dude has a cloud speech bubble where he's thinking about something banal like football results or changing the transmissio...
- Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I'm not sure if I've asked this before or if someone else did and it's been answered but are Darts players allowed to bring their darts in their carry on luggage on a plane?
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: World Cup 2022 Qatar
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5517
Re: World Cup 2024 Qatar
I'm going to be in Lanzarote for the first week. Four games a day, good weather and cheap pints. Can't wait. Would love to see Argentina win.
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 792
Re: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63601213 This Of course, all these centralised exchanges go against the original point of Bitcoin, which is decentralised money, which individuals can control themselves, without requiring banks or any centralised authority. So maybe people just aren't using cryp...
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Down the YouTube rabbit hole
- Replies: 2
- Views: 459
Re: Down the YouTube rabbit hole
It's usually the opposite. You're looking at good stuff and get recommended crap. I'm trying to watch Super Mario rom hacks, why would I be interested in Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson's (wrong) opinion on cultural Marxism?
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 792
Re: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
I would recommend reading Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain. Here's a podcast featuring the author talking about the link between crypto currencies and neo Nazis
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- Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 792
Re: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
I like this line from Wikipedia on the page about the tulip crash: Former president of the Dutch Central Bank, described Bitcoin as "worse than the tulip mania", adding, "At least then you got a tulip, now you get nothing."
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 10:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
How people should use twitter: They should read all the replies to a tweet before replying. If someone else has already said the thing you were going to say, don't reply. If your excuse is there are too many replies to read so the thing you were going to say needs to be said, relax. If there's that ...
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:17 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Words and expressions that grind your gears
- Replies: 108
- Views: 21828
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is modern life bad for society
- Replies: 10
- Views: 803
Re: Is modern life bad for society
I started going to counselling a few months ago and it's been great. I learned about a thing called Attachment Theory. I think it should be taught in school. I think it will help anyone who has struggled with relationships. And I would recommend therapy to anyone who can afford it if they are strugg...
- Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:47 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Heardle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2804
Re: Heardle
100% agree. It's gone shite. And not only is it modern stuff but it's like album tracks, not singles that you might have had a chance of hearing.
- Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things you can't un-notice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1094
Re: Things you can't un-notice
The bass drum peddle on Led Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You squeaks. I read about it in article on music production and now I can't not hear it. And now you won't be able to either.
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:39 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless (In General)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18401
Re: Pointless (In General)
How are we feeling about Sally Lindsay replacing Richard?
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Republican Atheists
- Replies: 10
- Views: 968
Re: Republican Atheists
Even though it's mostly horseshit, if you aren't ending up in the bottom left quadrant of the political compass then there's something wrong with you.
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4000
Re: Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
Now hospital appointments are being cancelled because of the funeral. This is North Korea levels of leader worship. Absolute joke country.
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Apple variety rankings
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1350
Re: Apple variety rankings
Granny Smith is the only kind I like. Golden delicious definitely the worst though.
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
- Replies: 161
- Views: 14530
Re: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
Sure, abolishing capitalism is probably a pipe dream. We're never going to get to a communist utopia but the steps on the way to achieving it are better than the steps on the way to achieving some sort of libertarian free market utopia.
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
- Replies: 161
- Views: 14530
Re: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
Stick with it Callum. This idea that there's a right way to convince people is nonsense. Your way will work on some and not on others. And some people will never be convinced. Fiona falls into this trap on other topics. Civility politics is all well and good and no doubt her heart is in the right pl...
Re: Strikes
People might get pissed off but they also get over it. If they are workers too they will understand. It's the owners who get pissed off and don't get over it. It's the media who attempts to stoke the division. The better way is abolishing capitalism.
Re: Strikes
No. Being forced to work in a world where billionaires can own yachts that have their own yachts just so you don't starve is blackmail.
- Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
You know when you like someone but they're going out with someone else and people will say that they love someone so much they just want them to be with someone who makes them happy? Fuck that. I hope he treats her like shite so she dumps him and gets with me.
- Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I think the idea is to strain the water from the bowl when you're done so that bits of food don't go down the sink. If you just pour the whole lot down the sink anyway then it's useless.
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2682
Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
If it annoys L'oisleatch, yes.
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 4:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Remember when people used to be slimed on TV shows? How easy was that to clean?
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Sometimes when I listen to certain podcasts on my phone the podcast is playing away but because I haven't touched the phone in a while it will go into screensaver mode but then this makes the podcast stop playing. It used to never happen and now happens with some podcasts and not others. Anyone have...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791544
Re: Politics in General
Because it makes money.
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 211179
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Double headers are a regular feature in irish sports. Two GAA matches are often played back to back in the same stadium. In 2019 the Irish soccer equivalent of the FA Cup had both the men's and women's final one after the other. The women's match kicked off at noon and the men's match kicked off at ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
How do you grow up in Ireland where this ad was a prominent feature on Irish TV and not know that you not wearing a seat belt doesn't just affect you? At the time, I found those murder-porn ads as disgraceful as I do now. This one was so OTT that Russell Howard used it as part of his TV comedy show...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 6:15 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724162
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
How do you grow up in Ireland where this ad was a prominent feature on Irish TV and not know that you not wearing a seat belt doesn't just affect you?
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 1:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Yeah, probably overly sweeping. And obviously current governments are horrible and spend our taxes inefficiently or immorally but I would still prefer to pay higher taxes if I knew they were being spent on providing for everybody's needs and improving society rather than give money to charity that i...
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Never give money to charity. I've worked in the charity sector for a few years now and having seen what goes on I would never give them money. If you want to help society, pay your taxes and encourage everyone to pay their taxes and encourage politicians to make millionaires and billionaires pay the...
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown G.O.A.T.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2328
Re: Countdown G.O.A.T.
Me. The rest of yis are all cunts.
Re: Music
Hail to the Theif is underrated as a Radiohead album. I thought after Kid A and Amnesiac I found Hail to the Thief to be a let down apart from the 2 singles. I love In Rainbows so much more in fact as a body of work it's just about my favourite Totally disagree. In Rainbows was a disappointment for...
Re: Music
Hail to the Theif is underrated as a Radiohead album.
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Pig-Headed Man
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4852
Re: Pig-Headed Man
https://twitter.com/BrandiLynn4Ever/sta ... 0927908864Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:53 amand now need other sports to follow suit!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:15 pm Swimming's governing body has banned transgender people who have gone through male puberty from competing in female events.
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:41 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791544
Re: Politics in General
Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove has been sacked. He put all his XP into sorcery when Johnson actually wanted a dex/strength melee build.
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 36420
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
New Fall Guys levels are mostly excellent. Particularly like Volleyfall. What with it being free to play and loads more coming on line the standard has dropped so I find it easier to win crowns but squads is terrible because you get stuck teamed up with morons. I personally came first in the first ...
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 36420
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
New Fall Guys levels are mostly excellent. Particularly like Volleyfall. What with it being free to play and loads more coming on line the standard has dropped so I find it easier to win crowns but squads is terrible because you get stuck teamed up with morons. I personally came first in the first t...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:23 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 438
- Views: 294315
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Have I got the thread for you: viewtopic.php?t=11277&start=660Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:02 am I'm more of a series man, currently enjoying For All Mankind on Apple TV, about the space race having continued through the 70's
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791544
Re: Politics in General
It was Angus Deayton's fault. If he hadn't got fired from Have I Got News For You and they didn't do that guest host thing, Johnson would never have gotten famous.
- Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 148410
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325834
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Hahaha. Spot on. To be honest the whole show is creepy.
- Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rachel Riley Post
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17833
Re: Rachel Riley Post
So, wrong on Corbyn, correct on Depp.