We had a few fireworks on Halloween night. Much prefer that than to 'trick or treat'. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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We had a few fireworks on Halloween night. Much prefer that than to 'trick or treat'. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I had trick or treaters knocking on, first time that's happened in about 18 years. Didn't answer the door and they eventually pissed off. Back to America, hopefully.
nobodys here again... must be seen as a spooky house. lol.
They don't dare call here! :chainsaw:
We put a basket of sweets out and a sign saying "Happy Halloween, please take a treat but don't knock as we have a new puppy". It worked. I'll be getting a new puppy/baby/kitten/ostrich around this time every year from now on! :lol:
You make Freddy Krueger look normal in comparison. So yeah, no mask required.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Bare in mind I'm just kidding, Geoff.
Hope you are well.
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
Uh? Is that a collection of one-liners from a Monty Python film?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
It was Rees-Mogg today in the house :lol:.
Shame, Lionel Blair died at 92. He may have been a bit camp, but seemed very likeable. My mother-in-law adored him.
I think it’s Holy Grail from the shrubbery reference!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Really? I think it more likely to be the kind of blustering bloviated gibberish spouted by BoJo the bozo. (Alliteration intended.)
Was just reading about him. I used to quite like Give us a Clue back in the day. He and Una Stubbs (the opposite team captain) both passed this year. Still, 92 is a good age.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Also just reading about David Fuller, convicted of two murders in the 80’s and almost more horrifying “activities” since. I’m not really a supporter of capital punishment, but I think I’d make an exception for someone that evil. I wonder how many more missing persons cases will lead back to him...?
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Must be terrible for the families,,,,,,,,and his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Had the chimney sweep round today for the annual cleanup. Tried lighting it a couple of weeks ago, having already booked him, but we just ended up with smoke coming back into the room from the stove so had to put it out and haven’t been able to use it since. He found the issue, dead wood pigeon blocking the flue! I can’t imagine it died straight away, amazed we never heard anything from it though. Even though it was partially smoked I decided to let him dispose of the remains rather than eat them. Rather partial to a pigeon breast but I think this one was past it’s sell by date. (Don’t panic, I didn’t take any pictures!)
Probably would have been fine to eat. I think smoking it would have preserved it a bit. Just like a kipper, apart from the feathers and the beak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
In a bid to lose some weight I've stopped having corn flakes before bed. But this has seriously buggered up my toilet routine. I think I'd rather be fat and regular, so back to corn flakes tonight. I might even throw in a few Shreddies :)
I started on the fruit and fibre a while back. Woke up in the middle of the night with explosive decompression about to take place.
Seems to have settled down now though.
not with its gut intact no.. how to die in one easy lesson:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
probably landed on the chimney to die and then fell in. I mean what would it be doing down there otherwise?
might have been dragged down to death by the great chimney murderer of the north:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
That was Fred Dibnah wasn't it?
Sadly another unrecognised National Treasure.
when he wasn't knocking his wife about anyway.
The sweep said they usually sit on the chimney then get blown by a gust of wind and lose their balance. I think your theory is more likely!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Well if your body is diesel powered, and you switch to aviation fuel, you must expect something to happen :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Yes I'd heard that. Apparently her face was more sooty than his :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Oh what a night! Had a burst pipe last night, so the wooden kitchen floor was under an inch of water. We've had no running water since, and 36 litres of bottled water only goes so far. And no flushing toilet, so I've had to postpone my morning "visit".
Setting off to NEBO in a few minutes, and haven't decided which motorway services will reap the benefits of my delayed dump. Just glad I didn't have Indian last night as planned ;)
Hope it has not caused too much damage Steve. I had a flood on my wood kitchen floor. I managed to soak it up quick but it wasn't quite same
Recently introduced my 13-year-old boy to the old comedy series Red Dwarf (we are up to series 4). I wasn't sure how he'd take it, being over 30 years old! But he obviously likes it a lot because he keeps asking if we can watch another episode. Some jokes go straight over his head because they are about 80s stuff, but there's obviously enough to keep him interested.
Makes me feel old because the first series/season looks so old fashioned :( Still makes me laugh though.
One thing I realised is how the original Holly (Norman Lovett) was so much better than the later one. Just a lot more funny IMO.
great series of series; boys from the dwarf. oddly it was my kids that got me into it 25 odd years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatmarley
I've been watching the re-runs of 'The Brittas Empire' on Forces TV, they are also thirty years old and still hilarious (Julia St John is gorgeous :)).
i remember brittas..remember her too.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
You were saying the other day that you couldn't get Forces TV?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Got it now. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Series 4 of Blakes 7 starts on Monday. 2100.
best thing on telly at the moment.
Tried watching them. Just a bit too creaky for me. More 'school pantomime' than sci-fi drama :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I can forgive the creakiness as the rest of it is so good. I mean it's space opera, not science fiction, so you have to suspend disbelief and get into the sprit of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The character of Avon has to be one of the best anti-heroes ever created, and played to perfection by Paul Darrow. Worth watching for that alone IMHO.
Plus it's proper telly, meaning it's sole purpose is to entertain, not to push some tragic woke agenda.
A couple of years back Benedict Cumberbatch was talking about doing a film version. He would play Avon and Tom Hardy was attached to play Blake.
Doesn't seem to have moved on any further though which is a shame.
Anybody noticed the Verisure Alarms TV advert? The two guys in it sound like Julian Clary impersonators.
Funnily enough I watched the most recent episode of Dr Who, talk about trying too hard:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I've attempted it but it's just unwatchable. Not only because of the woke stuff but also because it's fundamentally crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
The only time it was ever really any good was in the Pertwee/Baker years and even then it was only the Terry Nation stories that were above average.
We gave up on it after Matt Smith. For a kids program it was surprisingly good I thought. I consider myself a lefty but don't like this woke stuff either.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
Most of the people I know are lefties and they don't like it either. Makes you wonder.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatmarley
I only know one leftie and he's bonkers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
im a mid centre of the right wing left, somewhere not a million miles from liberal left but nearer liberal republican:D