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David Hockney, 89, RIP

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Tyson's boxing story is more interesting, but it basically boils down to he was a bad ass 19yo. His career was effectively over when he was 23.

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Even without that I don't get how Alex Higgins could be voted as an elite snooker player. Very good on his day, but his "rivalry" with Steve Davies was a work of fiction. Just look at their head to head. Not even the best Higgins to pick up a snooker cue. Spare me all this maverick crap.

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Alex Higgins? I'm not even sure he'd make my top 10 snooker players. Mike Tyson was good in his prime, but there are many better boxers and fighters. Also, neither of them would qualify as a sportsman in my book.

Do you mean how they were outside of the ring/table? I didn't mean to start an ...

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Alex Higgins? I'm not even sure he'd make my top 10 snooker players. Mike Tyson was good in his prime, but there are many better boxers and fighters. Also, neither of them would qualify as a sportsman in my book.

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Tracey Anne Mills wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 2:29 pm Chuck Norris

He actually died 10 years ago, but The Grim Reaper was too afraid to tell him.

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The surname Jeckyll, as in "Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde" is pronounced Jee-kell, not Jeck-ell.

I remember as a child seeing an episode of Loony Tunes where Bugs Bunny meets Dr Jeckyll, and being amazed that Bugs kept calling him Dr Jee-kel. I put it down to American stupidity, but it ...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:28 pm To follow up on that, we have:

Buzz Aldrin (96)
David Scott (93)
Charles Duke (90)
Harrison Schmitt (90)

So we probably don't have that long to get someone to the moon if we want there to continuously be a living person who has been to the moon.

And Sting (74)

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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:29 pm Robert Duvall

He was great in The Godfather Parts I and II...... like I need an excuse to watch them again..

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Jesse Jackson. American politician and civil rights campaigner, 84. RIP

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OK. This isn't REALLY obvious, but I only discovered the other day that the Michael Madsen character in "Reservoir Dogs" is the brother of the John Travolta character in "Pulp Fiction".

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Bud Cort. American actor, aged 77. RIP

I realise that most of you guys are too young to remember his short lived career, but the 1971 film "Harold and Maud", in which he played the titular Harold, a troubled teenager with an obsession with death, became a cult classic. I imagine the BBC or possibly ...

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Stanley Baxter, comedian and actor. Aged 99 RIP

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Shirley Valentine actress, Pauline Collins, 85. RIP

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Prunella Scales, actress, aged 93 RIP

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Ace Frehly, guitarist with Kiss, 74. RIP

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For the most part collective nouns aren't really a thing. They are made up by quiz masters and people taking the piss.

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If you google What nationality were The tweets?, you get a long list of conspiracy theories about Twitter/X

I asked ChatGPT who assures me they were British

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The Tweets.... novelty band who had a hit in 1981 with the incredibly annoying Birdie Song. They also had an album!

The reason I know this is that we were watching a film tonight and it came on at a wedding party. Mrs W asked " Was this Paper Lace?" to which I proudly answered "No. It was The ...

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Diane Keaton, Oscar winning actress, 79...RIP

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The breakfast Club is one of the most over rated films ever apart from the Simple Minds Song at the end

Only a few weeks ago I found out that Simple Minds didn't write the song. It was written for the film and performed by them.

I had always assumed that the makers of the film had chosen ...

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Patrick Murray, actor (Mickey Pearce, OFAH) 68. RIP.

Arguably, we need a new contender for the greatest living actor in a minor role in a sitcom.

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John Stapleton, broadcaster and journalist, 79. RIP

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I figured it must be something like that. I suppose it's the same for all carnivores.

It's also interesting that a silverback gorilla can weigh over 400lbs, and tear a human being in half if it wanted too, yet is essentially vegan.

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Why don't lions get scurvy?

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Ricky Hatton former world boxing champion, 46 RIP

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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:15 pm Hungarian born but former British champion Joe Bugner.
Went the distance twice with Ali

A critic once said of him "He has the body of a Greek statue, and all the moves of one too"

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My daughter passed her driving test in February this year having done a crash course. She went from complete rookie to competent driver in 4 weeks. I agree that the rapport with the teacher is important.

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Dame Cleo Laine, jazz singer aged 96 RIP

I'll be honest, I thought she was already dead.

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Kim Woodburn 83 RIP.

"The Queen of Clean"

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Mark Deeks wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:10 pm Since music began, in the 1950s, by far the worst decade for new music has been the 1980s and its not even close.

Of all the Absolute Radio channels dedicated to one decade, Absolute Radio 80s has the most weekly listeners, and it's not even close.

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George Wendt, actor who played character Norm Peterson in Cheers

"We're not exactly what each other wants in a sexual partner, you know? For example, she wishes I looked a little more like Charles Bronson. And, um, I wished she looked a little less like Charles Bronson."

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Number 24 (Netflix)

The film tells the story of Gunnar Sønsteby, a real life member of the Norwegian Resistance during WWII, who went on to become Norway's most decorated civilian.

A low budget, fascinating film, that doesn't simply glorify the Resistance, but also shows some of the moral ...

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Val Kilmer, 65 RIP

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Deal Or No Deal is a crap show, I'm sure we all know that already, but what absolutely does my piss about it is all the talk about "beating" the banker. As if they have screwed him somehow every time one of the blue numbers gets ruled out. The guy's giving away money to strangers and you're acting ...

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The same is true with music too. I'm thinking of albums like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper's... You can't really appreciate how innovative they were without listening to them when they were released.

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Boris Spassky, former Chess World Champion RIP

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Gene Hackman RIP

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Similarly, +Donald Bradass came up with nothing.

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Phil "The Power" Taylor is a play on "Feel the power".

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Dame Joan Plowright 95. RIP

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The drink-drive limit may be higher in most parts of the UK, but the penalties are far more severe for offenders too. There is a mandatory 1 year driving ban for anyone caught over the limit in the UK. Also, the law is enforced more in the UK, with routine breathalyser tests for minor accidents. and ...

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The drink-drive limit should be nil.

I'm not sure exactly how alcohol leaves the system, but a small amount remaining because someone had a drink two nights ago probably shouldn't get them disqualified.

Typically, it takes 1 hour to break down 1 unit of alcohol. It does depend on other ...

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The Vivienne RIP. Only 32yo.

We saw him in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang playing The Childcatcher only a few days ago. He was very good too.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:53 pm I keep meaning to post this but snooker legend Terry Griffiths died at the beginning of the month.

It seems fitting that you were slow in posting this here.

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The Spanish Steps in Rome. Should be called "some steps".

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Apart from City and Liverpool fans I would argue it doesn't get used properly.
Take the NON red card for the United player today

It wasn't a red

Let's rephrase it , if Reece James had done the same to Fernandez would it still have been a yellow.
We wouldn't have needed VAR as it would ...

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Was that the day of Lampards disallowed goal ?
More an argument for goal line technology than VAR.
Anything that isn't absolute is always dodgy in my eyes.
AI off sides need introduction but everything VAR related feels corrupt

Yes.

VAR, when used properly, is an excellent innovation imo ...

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Conor wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:43 pm Have been watching Breeders on Now / Netflix. Main character is called Paul Worsley!

I was made aware of this. They pronounce it War-sley, though.

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Marc Meakin wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 5:47 am But if they have performed exceptionally well in their field then why not.

Because that's what they were trying to do anyway.

If they later turn out to be great ambassadors for the game, then fair enough. Sir Bobby Charlton springs to mind.

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Sportsmen/women shouldn't be awarded knighthoods/damehoods simply for being good at their sport. Also, they should never be awarded them whilst still competing at their sport.

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Geoff Capes 75 RIP. Still holds the UK shot put record.

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The spaceship on the front of the first Boston album is actually an upside down guitar.

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Probably the biggest one for me was thinking that the song 'You've Got the Music in You' was by U2, and that it was called 'You've Got the Music in You'. It's actually called 'You Get What You Give' by the New Radicals

I used to think All The Young Dudes was by David Bowie. Just thought ...

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When people refer to the first film in a series of films as "One". Like Die Hard 1, The Terminator 1 etc. There's no film Die Hard 1. It's just Die Hard.

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Kris Kristofferson, 88. RIP

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He finished 2nd for €1.165 million....class act.

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Graham Kerr, aka The Galloping Gourmet. 90yo.

A TV chef from the early 1970s, when being a TV chef was quite unusual.

Mr Meakin will remember him.

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Sven Goran Eriksson, 76. RIP

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Former boxer, George Foreman, has five sons, all named George.

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