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LIV Golf is played over 54 holes (not 72), hence the roman numeral adoptation LIV.

I thought the standard was 18.

Based on some of the posts on here recently - Deal Or No Deal is still a thing. It must have been around for 20 years. When I watched a few shows in about 2005, as a show with such limited scope, it didn't strike me as having that kind of mileage.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Mar 29, 2025 2:01 pm Based on some of the posts on here recently - Deal Or No Deal is still a thing. It must have been around for 20 years. When I watched a few shows in about 2005, as a show with such limited scope, it didn't strike me as having that kind of mileage.

I remember watching the last episode with Noel Edmonds in 2016 after I read it had been axed after 11 years and they’d decided to go on a farewell tour (including a show in Cheddar Gorge and even having a show on The Orient Express and another whilst flying onboard an jumbo jet!), and the £250k was won on the last game. I remember watching the first series, but didn’t see the first episode which was also the day Countdown returned with Des Lynam (which I also didn’t see). Admittedly I was addicted to it before I moved on to The Chase.

Noel went on to do two more game shows, the former being a one-off (Sell It, Swap It I think it was called) and the latter being a show called Cheap Cheap Cheap and it was the worst game show I had ever seen! Basically ruined Channel 4 daytime.

I don’t mind the current version with Stephen Mulhern but the drop in prize money to £100k is a little disappointing.

The clocks went forward in the night. Luckily I have nothing planned for a specific time today but that was a shock to wake up to!

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Mar 30, 2025 8:25 am The clocks went forward in the night. Luckily I have nothing planned for a specific time today but that was a shock to wake up to!

I must admit there wasn't many reminders on social media

If I'd had something important on I would have used my phone alarm rather than just my old digital alarm clock so I would have got the memo.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:58 pm If I'd had something important on I would have used my phone alarm rather than just my old digital alarm clock so I would have got the memo.

I overslept this morning as I had adjusted all clocks barring my digital alarm clock

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:04 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:58 pm If I'd had something important on I would have used my phone alarm rather than just my old digital alarm clock so I would have got the memo.

I overslept this morning as I had adjusted all clocks barring my digital alarm clock

Is that actually true? Hilarious if so.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:43 pm

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:04 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:58 pm If I'd had something important on I would have used my phone alarm rather than just my old digital alarm clock so I would have got the memo.

I overslept this morning as I had adjusted all clocks barring my digital alarm clock

Is that actually true? Hilarious if so.

Yes , though I wasn't laughing at 4.30 this morning

When people post xoxoxoxox etc on messages as a form of affectation, the o is supposed to represent a hug.

Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:24 am When people post xoxoxoxox etc on messages as a form of affectation, the o is supposed to represent a hug.

Really?

I don't think it's that obvious but I had heard rumours.

Double Pneumonia means both lungs rather than having it twice

Top Bun, the delivery van in Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, is a pun on Top Gun – took me 17 years to realise.

Clair de Lune and Au Clair de la Lune are different things.

When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:44 pm When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

If you've ever stayed in a hotel abroad (obviously particularly in France) then you may have seen this in the bathroom.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:44 pm When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

Both bonnet and douche are used in English. I'd have thought this was one of the easier phrases to work out.

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:07 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:44 pm When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

Both bonnet and douche are used in English. I'd have thought this was one of the easier phrases to work out.

Douche is just an insult. No-one uses it to mean shower! Also there's no way of knowing that it was "bonnet" and therefore linked to the English "bonnet" as opposed to something like "bonnay" or "bonné" or "bonneille". People complain about English spelling / pronunciation but with French it's essentially impossible to know how a word is spelt from its pronunciation and therefore what word in English (with a different pronunciation but similar spelling) it might correspond to.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:45 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:07 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:44 pm When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

Both bonnet and douche are used in English. I'd have thought this was one of the easier phrases to work out.

Douche is just an insult. No-one uses it to mean shower! Also there's no way of knowing that it was "bonnet" and therefore linked to the English "bonnet" as opposed to something like "bonnay" or "bonné" or "bonneille". People complain about English spelling / pronunciation but with French it's essentially impossible to know how a word is spelt from its pronunciation and therefore what word in English (with a different pronunciation but similar spelling) it might correspond to.

A squirt of water up your lady bits is called a douche (other body cavities are available)

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:05 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:45 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:07 pm

Both bonnet and douche are used in English. I'd have thought this was one of the easier phrases to work out.

Douche is just an insult. No-one uses it to mean shower! Also there's no way of knowing that it was "bonnet" and therefore linked to the English "bonnet" as opposed to something like "bonnay" or "bonné" or "bonneille". People complain about English spelling / pronunciation but with French it's essentially impossible to know how a word is spelt from its pronunciation and therefore what word in English (with a different pronunciation but similar spelling) it might correspond to.

A squirt of water up your lady bits is called a douche (other body cavities are available)

I may incorporate that in my act next week
Btw full disclosure I don't own any lady bits but I rent them from time to time

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:45 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 1:07 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:44 pm When Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses is misusing French sayings, "Bonnet De Douche" means shower cap. I mean, I've put this in the "obvious" thread, but I'd say it's pretty niche. I'm not sure why anyone would know this without quite good French knowledge or looking it up.

Both bonnet and douche are used in English. I'd have thought this was one of the easier phrases to work out.

Douche is just an insult. No-one uses it to mean shower! Also there's no way of knowing that it was "bonnet" and therefore linked to the English "bonnet" as opposed to something like "bonnay" or "bonné" or "bonneille". People complain about English spelling / pronunciation but with French it's essentially impossible to know how a word is spelt from its pronunciation and therefore what word in English (with a different pronunciation but similar spelling) it might correspond to.

Maybe where you come from, it's not a word I've ever use as an insult.

As for not knowing that bonnet is similar to bonnet, surely it's something you'd at least consider?

I'd not given it much thought.

That tune that you sometimes hear on car horns is Dixie and it was the car horn sound in Dukes of Hazzard.

(I was just watching episode 5 of the Alan Partridge mental health thing and the tune came up.)

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 20, 2025 1:33 pm That tune that you sometimes hear on car horns is Dixie and it was the car horn sound in Dukes of Hazzard.

(I was just watching episode 5 of the Alan Partridge mental health thing and the tune came up.)

I quite often mix that tune up with La cucuracha also a car horn