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by Paul Worsley
Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630468

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why does feeling "below par" mean you're feeling bad, when below par in golf is better than normal?
by Paul Worsley
Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275468

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Mark Deeks wrote: Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.
I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: World Cup 2022 Qatar
Replies: 54
Views: 4468

Re: World Cup 2022 Qatar

Crapshoot implies that there is no skill involved, and there clearly is. One way of deciding if something is a "game of chance" is to ask if it is possible to lose deliberately. In games like craps you could put all your money on rolling two sixes, but you can't guarantee that you don't. T...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:30 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275468

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Horseshoes and hand grenades is an actual saying in the USA, not just a random pairing of words. If Green Day had been British, the song might have been called Close, But No Cigar.
by Paul Worsley
Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 83882

Re: Music

5. Very complex area. Overall streaming is a net increaser of music revenues but the distribution model is currently broken in my opinion. However, streaming gives a platform to absolutely everyone to build an audience and then go and play live, flog merchandise etc. What about all the artists you ...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 83882

Re: Music

I think paying for downloads is almost as mental as buying physical music. Four reasons to pay for downloads: 1. Not all music is available to stream 2. Once downloaded, no reliance on the internet 3. Making compilations for others 4. Less energy use 5. The artist gets paid for their talent and eff...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 748

Re: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in general, NFTs etc.

Don't invest in something you don't know anything about. That includes gold and copper.
by Paul Worsley
Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deathwatch 2017
Replies: 467
Views: 209685

Re: Deathwatch 2017

Marc Meakin wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:04 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:54 pm Robbie Coltrane!
I'm rewatching Cracker in his honour
We just started watching National Treasure and it's pretty good.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Oct 08, 2022 2:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630468

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:57 am You get people who count cards at casinos, which casinos don't like, and I've heard people talking about having multiple decks to make it harder - but why not just shuffle them?
Because you get more hands per hour, which means more profit for the casino.
by Paul Worsley
Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32589

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

UBoat.... the best WWII Submarine Sim...very addictive
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:06 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195242

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:00 am Does anyone else think that calling the English women's football team the Lionesses makes them seem like an afterthought to the men's team?
No, because nobody refers to the England men's team as "The Lions".
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Replies: 756
Views: 565114

Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?

Watched S1.E1 of Das Boot on Sky Atlantic (where else?), and really enjoyed it. Went to watch the next episode and it skipped to E4! Seasons 2 and 3 are available, but only 4 episodes from Season 1.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Things you were crap at as a kid
Replies: 12
Views: 932

Re: Things you were crap at as a kid

Marc Meakin wrote: Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:29 pm I was crap at etch a sketch too
Have you ever met anyone who wasn't crap at etch a sketch?
by Paul Worsley
Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:45 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1651903

Re: Politics in General

Do any other countries treat asylum seekers like that? Australia has processed illegal migrants trying to enter their country offshore since 2012. It has cross party support, and has been deemed a success. What's so special about the UK that deserves it to be exempted from its internationally-agree...
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
Replies: 74
Views: 28045

Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots

I slide tackled Paul Reaney once. I thought this was a terrible claim to fame but he's a bit more famous than I realised, as he's come up in some recent articles as the first non-white bloke to play football for England. I certainly think of Paul Reaney as famous, and I didn't know that. Over 700 g...
by Paul Worsley
Tue May 24, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
Replies: 74
Views: 28045

Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots

It was in Blackpool. He had options.
by Paul Worsley
Tue May 24, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
Replies: 74
Views: 28045

Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots

I sold John Altman a packet of Nurofen on the day of Princess Diana's funeral.
by Paul Worsley
Fri May 06, 2022 3:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1651903

Re: Politics in General

But as I was asking above, how does this work? You have a very limited number of big companies selling oil. It's not like individual people buying and selling houses to each other where the price will be decided in a more "natural" way. So the discussion hasn't progressed. As I understand...
by Paul Worsley
Fri May 06, 2022 8:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1651903

Re: Politics in General

That's not the case here. You have the big energy companies just setting the price and we have no choice. The oil companies don't set the price. The market does. Back in 2020, at the start of lockdown, oil companies were losing money and were expected to suck it up. BP and Shell have just taken mul...
by Paul Worsley
Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:02 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sanctioning individuals based on nationality
Replies: 28
Views: 2569

Re: Sanctioning individuals based on nationality

Elina Svitolina says that Russian players should be allowed to play at Wimbledon if they condemn the war. This is the worst solution of all, as Russian players are being asked to put their safety at risk in order to play. Also, it's quite possible that someone would condemn the war, but wouldn't wa...
by Paul Worsley
Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:08 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Bucket list ideas and suggestions
Replies: 5
Views: 684

Re: Bucket list ideas and suggestions

See the Northern Lights.
by Paul Worsley
Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sports you would like to see.
Replies: 13
Views: 1246

Re: Sports you would like to see.

Celebrity Drinking (Last Man Standing)
by Paul Worsley
Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Fact or Bullshit
Replies: 27
Views: 2210

Re: Fact or Bullshit

I heard a stat from different people that since the dawn of time, half the people on earth who had died, had died from malaria. It sounds ludicrously high now, but I went along with it, Recently it was debunked. The actual figure is around 5% of all deaths, which is still incredibly high when you th...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Or stop trying to find excuses and get the vaccine and encourage everyone who can get it to get it. I've had the vaccine, and would encourage others to do so. What I said, and stand by, is that if you are fit and young you can decide not to get vaccinated against something that is unlikely to make ...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Mark James wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:38 am Still waiting on the good reason not to get the vaccine.
What was your reason for not getting a flu vaccine in 2019? I'll use that.
by Paul Worsley
Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:48 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Mark James wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:06 am What part of variants have a higher chance of mutating among unvaccinated populations are you not understanding?
The bit about it being true.
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

I was just trying to amplify the point that there's no good reason to refuse the vaccine. Really? Just because most people who refuse the vaccine give bad reasons as to why they do so, doesn't mean there aren't good reasons. If you are a healthy 20 something, you are at virtually zero risk of being...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

The point is vaccines are safe. I don't dispute it. My point is that some people are at so little risk that they should be free to decide whether they have the vaccination or not. i read a report that suggested that 91% of the population have antibodies to Covid, which is way past "herd immuni...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Unless your doctor advises you not to get it due to your current health situation, at which point I would say you no longer have the ability to get it so I have covered that, then the risk/benefit calculation you are doing is the conspiracy theory. If you have the ability to get the vaccine and, ha...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:17 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

If you have the ability to be vaccinated but are choosing not to you are a selfish moron. Don't think I've seen any anti-vax sentiments here which is good but it's worth saying. I wouldn't be overly critical if someone under the age of 30 decided to refuse the vaccination, providing they were doing...
by Paul Worsley
Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:32 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Went to get my second dose at a walk-in clinic in central Birmingham yesterday-Brum and Solihull NHS trust have cut the gap between doses to six weeks. I had dose one on 21st June, so five weeks and four days from yesterday. Was turned away because I was three days too early. One wonders what medic...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:58 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why do ?.....
Replies: 21
Views: 6982

Re: Why do ?.....

....fools fall in love?
by Paul Worsley
Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

He's gained a reputation in this pandemic for resisting restrictions The fuck he has!! He has. For holding out just that bit longer than he should in blind hope that he won't need to introduce restrictions and then having to come down hard. Very reactive rather than proactive. Are you talking about...
by Paul Worsley
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:40 pm He's gained a reputation in this pandemic for resisting restrictions
The fuck he has!!
by Paul Worsley
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

My daughter is currently on a train journey from Leeds to London, and she says a number of passengers (about 50%) are refusing to wear masks, even when asked to by train staff. (She isn't one of them).
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Graeme Cole wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:54 pm I'm sure you could find that level of support for all sorts of crazy things. I dare say the 19% who want a permanent 10pm curfew also wanted that before Covid.
It's still worries me though. A bit like when I found out people actually enjoy "Mrs. Brown's Boys".
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:50 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Both countries are larger (in the case of Australia, much larger), and have smaller populations (in the case of NZ, much smaller), than the UK. They are also isolated from their nearest neighbours. The UK can't shut down as much as they have, mainly because we don't produce enough food to feed the p...
by Paul Worsley
Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Maybe it's too late now, but arguably if every country had taken the Australia / New Zealand approach, we could have got rid of it. They basically eliminated it and new cases I think generally came from other countries. But if these other countries had also taken their approach, it wouldn't have ha...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:58 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195242

Re: The C4C Football Thread

This idea that England fans are "entitled" is 50 years out of date. After the Spain Italy match Rio Ferdinand said there was nothing about either team for England to worry about in the final. They hadn't beaten Denmark yet. In 2016 there was a "what to watch" segment in a newspa...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195242

Re: The C4C Football Thread

I doubt you'll find a single England fan that thinks we're in "a great place to win the World Cup". Ha, for real? I think one knows otherwise without needing any proof, but just to be sure, I went and whacked "win world cup" into a Twitter search, and it was as I expected. I usu...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195242

Re: The C4C Football Thread

But already the hype machine is saying it puts them in a great place to win the World Cup. This is the always accusation levelled against the England fans and press by the ABEs. I doubt you'll find a single England fan that thinks we're in "a great place to win the World Cup". I think we'...
by Paul Worsley
Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/ ... ot-forever

26%, not 22% want casinos and night clubs to be closed permenantly.

Also 19% want a permenant curfew against leaving home after 10pm without a good reason.
by Paul Worsley
Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:09 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195242

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Mark James wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:49 pm a blatant dive.
Soft penalty, but clearly not a "blatent dive" as it was VAR reviewed.
by Paul Worsley
Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

That doesn't seem like a particularly noteworthy statistic. Do you have a source so we can see what a regular baseline would be? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/abuse-against-shopworkers/ Here's a report from USDAW from last December that claims that verbal and physical assaults on shop w...
by Paul Worsley
Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

You wouldn't have to make it compulsory for workers. They would still be required to enforce it. Assaults on shop assistants are up 7% in the past 12 months That doesn't seem like a particularly noteworthy statistic. Do you have a source so we can see what a regular baseline would be? https://blogs...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:34 pm You wouldn't have to make it compulsory for workers.
They would still be required to enforce it. Assaults on shop assistants are up 7% in the past 12 months
by Paul Worsley
Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:08 pm I don't think keeping compulsory face masks in some situations (e.g. shops and public transport) for a little while longer while everything is open would be a major imposition.
That's because you don't work in a shop, bar, restaurant or on public transport.
by Paul Worsley
Tue May 25, 2021 6:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

Ian Volante wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 12:11 pm
Mark James wrote: Sun May 23, 2021 12:17 pm Watched the latest interpretation of the Invisible Man which I thought was excellent.
Is it possible to work out who's in the title role?
Is this the Keir Starmer biopic?
by Paul Worsley
Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Rachel Riley Post
Replies: 76
Views: 16549

Re: Rachel Riley Post

If you want to start a debate about ritual circumcision, fine, but equating it to deliberately chopping off a baby's penis is both offensive and anti-semetic, and should be called out as such. Also, implying a mother would casually harm their new born child is a horrible thing to say, and can't be e...
by Paul Worsley
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Comparing the press treatment of Margaret Ferrier to that of Dominic Cummings is not like for like. The SNP have expelled Ferrier. If she chooses not to resign then there's not much anyone can do.
A better comparison would be the harrassment of Cummings, and the free pass given to Stephen Kinnock.
by Paul Worsley
Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Sweden has a much lower population density than the UK and also the guy behind the policy admitted that too many people died . From the article although he emphasised that "does not disqualify our strategy as a whole". Also, "population density" doesn't really count like for lik...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155319

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

The second implies that these additional deaths wouldn't have happened with no lockdown or a less strict lockdown, which I'd suggest is nonsense. https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/news/the-big-c-isnt-covid-19-its-cancer/ From the article. The show featured work by researchers from the University College Lond...
by Paul Worsley
Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:35 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

Mark James wrote: Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:07 am Based on the true story of Stoke City's kit man.
Suddenly, the talking chimp doesn't seem such a bad idea.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

Venom. On the recommendation of a friend. I think I need some new friends. Watch Upload instead similar premise but far more entertaining and on a fraction of the budget Thanks for the recommendation. I don't mind sci-fi, but this modern surge of superhero movies leaves me cold. I tried watching an...
by Paul Worsley
Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:10 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

Venom. On the recommendation of a friend. I think I need some new friends.
by Paul Worsley
Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

Watching For Your Eyes Only, I was reminded of Barry Norman's comment that it "cost less to make than its predecessor, Moonraker, and, while still not coming within hailing distance of plausibility, was at least close enough to be contacted by phone". Now that's a review. I don't think it...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
Replies: 252
Views: 49559

Re: Track and Field Athletics

Like darts and snooker, I think athletics is one of those sports that was huge in the 80s but that nobody really gives a shit about anymore. Whilst I was massively impressed that they came clean that Ben Johnson had failed a drugs test, in the years since it has unfortunately become too easy to be ...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

I enjoyed The Imitation Game on Netflix the other night. I found it slightly irritating when characters kept saying how "smart" Alan Turing was. I'm pretty sure that the term "smart", meaning "clever", wasn't around in the 1940s. Turing seemed to know what they meant t...
by Paul Worsley
Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What films have you watched lately?
Replies: 428
Views: 240849

Re: What films have you watched lately?

I enjoyed The Imitation Game on Netflix the other night. I found it slightly irritating when characters kept saying how "smart" Alan Turing was. I'm pretty sure that the term "smart", meaning "clever", wasn't around in the 1940s. Turing seemed to know what they meant th...
by Paul Worsley
Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
Replies: 55
Views: 35586

Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article

Phil Reynolds wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:38 pm
Paul Worsley wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:35 pm She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed.
You don't say what your age is, but from the above statement I can deduce you're not 59 as that's my age and I've never heard of her.
By "everyone" I meant my wife and my in-laws.