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Ian Volante

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:12 am That's one for the coincidences thread with Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage dying recently.

I'd have been impressed if Barry and Dame Edna hadn't gone at the same time.

Ian Volante

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:53 am I do hope the King's Coronation is safe as I don't think the police, MI5 and the combined armed services will fuck about if The King feels threatened

It'll be as safe as any other major public event, i.e. at extremely high risk of disruption, but with zillions of plods in place.

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A shame my team (sadly I was only reserve) stole a tasty pot on Wednesday just gone! I've always (well, once, just now) wondered whether the BBC split the money between all team members including the reserve as policy, or do they leave the team to sort it out amongst themselves? Up to the team I th...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:17 am A phenomenal team on Eggheads on 19 April 6:30 on Channel 5 - Lauren Hamer, Aaron and Aidan Linge, and David Stainer.

A shame my team (sadly I was only reserve) stole a tasty pot on Wednesday just gone!

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Mark James wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 8:40 am In my job I have to claim money for materials used and I was totalling up four fairly random cost amounts and the exact total of the four amounts was 1234.56.

Not up to termagent standards, but a nice little diversion.

Ian Volante

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:17 pm Isn't Nigella a plant?

Maybe for the Russians.

Ian Volante

That's exactly the same score I got first time. Well done! Yeah some of the stuff is ridiculous, but don't grade yourself against those bits. Thanks, although you are right about it being like an exam but as it took place in the corner of a pub it felt better and relaxed The physical world question...

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I see there was a mixed triples event recently. I'm sure pairs has been done in the past too, could be more formalised I suppose.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:21 pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/65003070
Couldn't find a darts thread.
But mixed darts could be cool

Could be? Women have played in open tournaments for years.

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:41 am Bobby Caldwell.

Playing the classic song of his rn

Not sure he made it to these shores. I think I may have heard the name, but knew nothing about him.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:31 pm Are the chickens coming home to roost?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

What story are you referring to?

Ian Volante

I'm not entirely convinced that FAUNAE can be described as a common plural.

Ian Volante

Got about two feet of books piled nearby to get through.

Ian Volante

So, gears on a bicycle. I have an 18 speed bike. Who are gears 1 to 15 for? I was trying out a new bike yesterday and it was in 1st gear and I thought the chain had fallen off it was so loose. I've got 21, and I usually just stay on the top five or so on the top big cog (3-3 to 3-7). But for longer...

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When I was in first grade in 2001, I got a good reprimand when I repeated a joke told by an Asian caricature in the sequel (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) to my parents. Could have gone a lot worse had I told it at school. I don't support censorship but I'd say please don't put the books on ...

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David Williams wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:17 pm If MAUVE is an adjective and it's one syllable, then in my book MAUVER is fine, whether you think it makes sense or not.

But there will always be grey areas.

Or purple, apparently.

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Redid the test at a new link (https://psychology-tools.com/test/autis ... -quotient/), turns out I'm 10% more orty than I was last time (33).

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I meant the two naming systems for year groups co-existing in the 90s btw. It rings a vague bell that I might have heard the term mentioned from other schools when I was still there myself, but we never used it. I'm guessing it was pushed by governments at some point to imply a coherent system all ...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:38 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:29 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:05 am Year 11.
Thanks, when did it all change from the simpler times?
I'm guessing around the same time as O' levels became GCEs
Do you mean GCSEs? Dunno, but they both kind of existed together in the 90s I think.

GCSEs replaced O-levels in about 1987.

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Can somebody explain non-binary to me? I don't understand it- it's that they don't feel male or female? Because that just confuses me because gender isn't really a feeling. I'm trying to be more understanding about these people (after all, they're just people, no different to you and me) but it's t...

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Depends how awkward the root is, but they can pop out quite easily. I find they usually ache for the rest of the day, and they can bleed a bit, hence the recommendation of taking care with it. Don't skimp on the aftercare either, I'm told dry socket is a bastard.

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Been meaning to look at Sloss for years as a couple of my mates go along to see him adjacent to the Fringe each year; good initial impression. Thorne - meh. Has potential, but a bit slow and predictable.

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Wow, a shock indeed.

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Dearie me.

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1) "Her Penis" 2) "Dead Name". I should add I am not transphobic but I have difficulty accepting these concepts especially 1) with regards to the recent rape conviction in Scotland. On a seperated note if "she" goes to a women's prison its a joke. Someone like Caitlyn ...

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Saw Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident. :-( I was quite surprised that a moderately successful overseas professional racing driver got such an amount of coverage actually. He wasn't famous for his competitive sporting endeavours, but for appearing on things like Top Gear. Ah right, that explai...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:06 pm Saw Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident.

I was quite surprised that a moderately successful overseas professional racing driver got such an amount of coverage actually.

Ian Volante

I'd suggest that the rules don't need rewritten as they're working pretty well. It's much easier to have a blanket ban, apart from at the discretion of production, rather than having higher expectations across the board.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:54 am Playing heardle the other day I guessed Eye of the Tiger for an 80s track but it was Edge of 17 by Stevie Nicks.
The exact same intro

They have similarities for a wee while, certainly not identical!

Ian Volante

Anatomy of a murder. A nice courtroom drama, although very much of its time too. A good contrast to the modern proliferation of such stuff.

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Nope, most things I do I suspect are pretty tedious to the average bod, although I enjoy them!

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:20 am
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:59 pm
Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:23 am Also hoping for an Argentina win.
Maybe next week.
They could win this.
Though if they meet England in the final, imagine the tabloids

I try not to.

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Is that even a thing? Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978. Well they do a top 100 now. It says here that the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses the top 75 definition. But it seems to me a subjective term and poor quiz-setting form. It's pretty well established, and enables cons...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:23 am Also hoping for an Argentina win.

Maybe next week.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:28 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Is that even a thing?

Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978.

Ian Volante

I think they just picked a day for the 8 billionth person. I wouldn't vouch for its accuracy. Plus it's not really the 8 billionth person; it would be the person who brings the total of living people to 8 billion, and that could be more than one person anyway. See this thread . They said themselves...

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Meh. My football interest has been so sapped by hype that I can only think of one player for Argentina who would be interesting to watch. I'm also quite surprised that they and Portugal seem to be of more interest here than anyone else, based on a very small sample of course.

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On a related topic, England won the 20/20 World Cup but it was definitely not thrust down my throat like other sporting things, so it seems not be be at or near the top of the general pecking order. Think you'll find it was the T20, rather than the one for those with excellent eyesight. It did seem...

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In an interesting development, it seems they're trialling getting rid of the Bounties . But what I want to know is when Cadbury's (or Cadbury as they insist on calling themselves nowadays) are going to get rid of the eclair. No-one likes them. What's worse it that they pretend they're caramel. They...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:40 am I have put a blue streak in my hair as a tribute to MrV.

You need to play SOUTANE a few times as well

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Not beat poor young Bradley on a crucial.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 11:05 pm I think rolling ratings changes every game, whereas pro ranks does one change at the end of the week based on all your games together. Probably other stuff too.

I know that much, but can't remember if it also uses Glicko like Pro Ranks.

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Is there somewhere on the site that describes how rolling ratings work? Some discussion after they were a bit rorted earlier, and I can't remember how they differ from Pro Ranks. Been a long time...

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Also if that happened there would be far fewer replies so would be easier to read them all anyway. Good idea. Probably one for the things that will never happen thread though :) I'm not a twatter user but wouldn't it be better if you could only see posts from followers or those you follow? No, beca...

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For some reason I'm reminded of Pheeona Haahlahm.

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I suspect we already have a politics thread.

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...and flirting is dying as the me too movement has made flirtatious behaviour a minefield. If the #metoo movement, which highlights sexual harassment and worse, is causing problems for you when you flirt, you maybe need to recalibrate how you go about it? As for the wider points, humans are adapti...

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I missed a term of school due to avoiding Judo in PE You got to do Judo in PE?! And you avoided it?!?! Had an evil big brother, so I'm phobic about being pinned to the floor. You can add swimming to that list What, you don't like swimming because of your big brother, or you don't like been pinned t...

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I think he's scared of such a policy announcement being jumped all over by the press, as generally happens to any vaguely progressive radicalism. Whether he quietly actually would implement it anyway, I suspect maybe, but we shall see. This has been my primary voting issue in every election I've bee...

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I'm disappointed not to get through the entire run of dodgy shirts. Also, I've got long blue hair now. Maybe this would be more interesting than all these geeky mathsy types.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:08 pm Ian Volante remains at 27th.

But now with power to add!

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David Williams wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:53 am Seconded (76.22%). Though it's a completely different dataset. Your best time isn't necessarily your best age grade ranking.

Mine is a second off my fastest, but about 1% higher. Also, I note it was set on Christmas Day in Dublin, being on holiday clearly agreed with me that day.

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Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:25 am This is a formal request for age grade rankings as well as times, speaking as a bloke rapidly getting enveloped by middle age and thirty years away from his 5k PB.

My current best is 61.50%. I'm hoping to reach 60% again at some point later this year.

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This is a formal request for age grade rankings as well as times, speaking as a bloke rapidly getting enveloped by middle age and thirty years away from his 5k PB.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:16 pm Too soon

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:40 pm My weekends fucked was going to the football

Are we gatekeeping disrespect now?

Ian Volante

I can confirm I'm a bit too far down the pecking order to have received an e-mail. A couple of series too many for me I suspect!

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Oh, and a good crab apple is very satisfying.

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Pink Lady apples seem to veer between quite distinct, and a slightly nicer Golden Delicious. I usually buy them over Granny Smiths though. Granny Smiths of some decades ago were better than current ones though - much tarter.

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