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Nite Owl on 'I receive feedback' (26-Jul-2010 10:52)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:52:34 GMT

Any six between one & fortynine!

and remember....never carry more than you are prepared to eat. No, that was cannabis...sorry...never gamble more than you are prepared to lose!

Zimscribe on 'I receive feedback' (26-Jul-2010 09:15)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:15:02 GMT

I am envious both of your good fortune in finding them - and your commercial acumen in getting them at a discount! What lottery numbers do you recommend?

Nite Owl on 'I receive feedback' (23-Jul-2010 11:43)

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:43:08 GMT

'Double Bubble'!

I visited my local used vinyl emporium & picked up a Marble Arch 10 track mono copy of Safe as Milk. I had only ever seen one previously & thet was the one I bought in 1969 which started off the infatuation with the Cap. I sold it when they reissued the 12 track stereo one.

Even more......behind it was an original Liberty label copy of The Bonzos album Gorilla for the same price of £12. Even more already....He took £20 for the pair. Now read on dot dot dot

Richard Carter on 'I receive feedback' (21-Jul-2010 17:29)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:29:01 GMT

...I have looked into it, and I haven't a clue!

Richard Carter on 'I receive feedback' (21-Jul-2010 09:04)

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:04:22 GMT

That's odd. It only seems to happen some of the time, which is even odder. I'll look into it.

Keith Beach on 'I receive feedback' (20-Jul-2010 17:57)

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:57:26 GMT

How come the system recognises me and uses my icon but still calls me anonymous?

Keith Beach on 'I receive feedback' (20-Jul-2010 17:54)

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:54:55 GMT

I'm loathe to say it, but now that Carolyn has made that comment I agree with her. I most enjoy the posts where we get to see inside the 'worm-riddled' brain of our favourite blogger.

Richard Carter on 'Target audience' (20-Jul-2010 12:05)

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:05:02 GMT

The best way to cost them real money is to click the links - which I frequently do.

Yoghurt of Despair on 'Target audience' (20-Jul-2010 10:30)

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:30:26 GMT

You should see whether you can bankrupt some creationists by calling on all of the FCDs, their partners, children, goldfish etc to set up Gmail accounts and rant at length about Darwin and evolution. It's the petty victories that are the most satisfying.

Richard Carter on 'I receive feedback' (19-Jul-2010 06:05)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:05:33 GMT

Funny you should say that: 'No Service' in Hebden Bridge at the moment (which is unusual). Thank goodness for wifi.

Keith on 'I receive feedback' (18-Jul-2010 22:52)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:52:36 GMT

Assuming you can get a signal.

Richard Carter on 'Psychopaths' (18-Jul-2010 14:41)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:41:58 GMT

Sorry to hear about your step-father.

Wish I'd known you had guns going spare: there's a couple of cats which keep visiting my garden that need sorting out.

Nite Owl on 'Liverpool!' (18-Jul-2010 14:11)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:11:47 GMT

Q. What do you call a scouse woman over 25, pushing a pram?

A. Grandma!

Nite Owl on 'Target audience' (18-Jul-2010 14:09)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:09:42 GMT

We watched the final in a bar in the Latin Quarter of Paris. Most of the customers were Spain supporters...It didn't matter to me who won, the atmosphere was totally amazing.

Nite Owl on 'Psychopaths' (18-Jul-2010 14:06)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:06:12 GMT

My step-father died a couple of weeks ago. He had always made comments about shooting pigeons & rats etc. While clearing the house, we found an arsenal of guns, knives & swords. We phoned the police & they sent a 'firearms squad' with their own guns & bullet proof clothing to remove them safely. You should have seen the curtains twitching!

Richard Carter on 'I receive feedback' (18-Jul-2010 14:00)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:00:31 GMT

There! First tweak implemented! What do you mean, you can't spot any difference? You can now comment from an iPhone!

Ian William Halliday on 'Psychopaths' (17-Jul-2010 10:31)

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:31:32 GMT

I used to live in New Zealand. It was great for many reasons. One minor reason was paracetamol. You could buy a big bottle with 100 tablets, stick itin the medicine cabinet and forget about it as the whole family took one occasionally for a headache, a toothache, a hangover, a slight fever... Around a year later, I'd need to buy another box.

Now back in England, I'm apparently a risk to myself if I buy more than one tiny packet, so just to be safe, it isn't allowed.

Zimscribe on 'Target audience' (15-Jul-2010 10:29)

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:29:15 GMT

For a different slant on evolution, see http://vimeo.com/13085676. Enjoy!

Richard Carter on 'Liverpool!' (13-Jul-2010 20:00)

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:00:50 GMT

You're the second person to point that XKCD cartoon out to me!

Yoghurt of Despair on 'Liverpool!' (13-Jul-2010 09:45)

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:45:36 GMT

I can't help wondering whether number 8 was selected for her on the very basis that you suggest!

Nothing at all to do with Liverpool, but yesterday's XKCD made me think of you:

http://xkcd.com/765/

Nite Owl on 'Liverpool!' (06-Jul-2010 14:09)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:09:27 GMT

Oh come on, Richard. You could have at least got her to expose the thong & the tasteful Kylie & Jake tattoo on her back.

As my dad would have said...'all that meat & no bread!'

Kenny the Counter on 'Liverpool!' (06-Jul-2010 07:23)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:23:47 GMT

I hope you managed to get the young lady's 'phone number.

Jon on 'Liverpool!' (05-Jul-2010 23:34)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:34:30 GMT

Aaaah...That tumid, corpulent city. I arrived back there in 91 after a year away at UCL and striding down the road full of cosmopolitan vigour and bonhomie saw approaching me two ladies not dissimilar to the vision in your picture fighting over a bag of chips. Just before passed one of them hurled the open bag onto the pavement before me and exclaimed "Fuck off Marie!". Thank you for stirring such memories of home.

Richard Carter on 'Baby's first timelapse' (05-Jul-2010 20:07)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:07:45 GMT

Canon EOS 5D Mk II. Photos taken every 5 seconds and converted into video using registered version of Quicktime.

Nite Owl on 'Meanwhile, in local news...' (05-Jul-2010 01:09)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:09:53 GMT

Are you kidding?

RBH on 'Baby's first timelapse' (21-Jun-2010 01:55)

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:55:43 GMT

Did I miss what camera it is?

Richard Carter on 'Baby's first timelapse' (18-Jun-2010 17:43)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:43:28 GMT

Holding the camera steady for two solid hours seemed preferable to watching the soccer.

Kenny the Counter on 'Baby's first timelapse' (18-Jun-2010 16:01)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:01:26 GMT

I've watched the clip a few times now & I am truly amazed. The fence posts didn't move at all. How did you manage to hold the camera so steady for two solid hours?

Scrotley on 'Baby's first timelapse' (17-Jun-2010 23:51)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:51:41 GMT

Well I think that's damn fine.

I've moved to a new job in Plymouth, btw. At the end of the next street is a plaque commemorating the departure of the Beagle.

Nite Owl on 'Sometimes it's hard to deny Northern stereotypes' (17-Jun-2010 23:28)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:28:27 GMT

I'll go t' foot of our pigeon loft!

Nite Owl on 'Baby's first timelapse' (17-Jun-2010 23:25)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:25:37 GMT

The words paint watching dry & like spring to mind. Wait a minute, did I see a Tellytubby lurking in the undergrowth?

Linda on 'Baby's first timelapse' (17-Jun-2010 19:17)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:17:53 GMT

Never mind the camera - I want your garden, and that view!

Keith Beach on 'As bright as a knife' (16-Jun-2010 17:04)

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:04:52 GMT

Maybe that's exactly what he meant to say!

If you're going to kick the man, kick him when he's down .... and dead

A sort of Egon toast.

Yoghurt of Despair on 'Sometimes it's hard to deny Northern stereotypes' (15-Jun-2010 11:52)

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:52:22 GMT

I can't see this sort of thing without thinking of the two Ronnies "Featuring the Massed Bands of the Noise Abatement Society".

RBH on '2 ton truck' (29-May-2010 02:10)

Sat, 29 May 2010 02:10:08 GMT

Years ago an acquaintance was boasting about belonging to Mensa, and asked I was too. I told him I couldn't join because I was over-qualified.Ã¯Â¿Â½ He was in a snit for weeks.

Keith Beach on 'For a bunch of apes' (27-May-2010 17:08)

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:08:56 GMT

I can just hear the Kwikfit man sucking his teeth and telling them they need new brakepads.

Richard Carter on '175,608' (24-May-2010 18:18)

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:18:10 GMT

Bingo!

Zimscribe on '2 ton truck' (24-May-2010 14:57)

Mon, 24 May 2010 14:57:40 GMT

...which do no more than test whether or not you can do IQ tests.

Zimscribe on '175,608' (24-May-2010 14:55)

Mon, 24 May 2010 14:55:59 GMT

...so it's a Mercedes Benz?

Richard Carter on '175,608' (23-May-2010 22:35)

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:35:34 GMT

...actually, Janice was a typo: it is indeed spelt Janis. But not for the over-convoluted reasons you give.

Nite Owl on '175,608' (23-May-2010 22:26)

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:26:15 GMT

Now, the way I see it, Richard......

If it was spelt JANIS it would have to be a Ford:

Ford make the Focus.

Focus were a Dutch rock band who recorded an album called Moving Waves.

Side one, track 3 of Moving Waves is a song called Janis.

Now read on. dot dot dot

Richard Carter on '175,608' (23-May-2010 20:00)

Sun, 23 May 2010 20:00:42 GMT

It's not a Ford, and it's called Janice.

Nite Owl on '175,608' (23-May-2010 19:16)

Sun, 23 May 2010 19:16:02 GMT

To narrow it down a bit...if it was a Ford Ka, would he call it Wayne?

Zimscribe on '175,608' (17-May-2010 16:17)

Mon, 17 May 2010 16:17:13 GMT

If your new car is a Ford, will you be calling it Glenn?

Nite Owl on '175,608' (17-May-2010 10:13)

Mon, 17 May 2010 10:13:45 GMT

Oh no he didn't!

Keith Beach on '175,608' (15-May-2010 10:53)

Sat, 15 May 2010 10:53:59 GMT

...and you promised me, faithfully, you were going to buy a cow!

Sam Spruce on 'Tunng: 'Hustle'' (06-May-2010 18:28)

Thu, 06 May 2010 18:28:39 GMT

Mesmerising and other-worldly it is like a lullaby or a surreal trip to another dimension. Reminiscent of the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed and Brian Eno in a dangerously saccharin kind of way. Brilliant!

RBH on 'At the Halifax Tesco checkout last Thursday' (04-May-2010 03:44)

Tue, 04 May 2010 03:44:04 GMT

That checkout woman owes me a new keyboard!

mosaiclawns on 'Jen on Ray Mears' (30-Apr-2010 13:26)

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:26:44 GMT

True, you're not alone in noticing that either, check out Chris Woods - The Grand Correction for more 'fatty' Mears ribbing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vxy68ssdo0

Keith Beach on 'Jen on Ray Mears' (27-Apr-2010 10:18)

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:18:29 GMT

I often say I eat like a bird........my own body weight in food every day!

Nite Owl on 'Gambolling addiction' (18-Apr-2010 19:32)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:32:10 GMT

An election candidate in Wimborne is named Nicking. How quaintly apt!

Richard Carter on 'That word I can never remember' (17-Apr-2010 09:37)

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:37:32 GMT

Blimey! It works! Just forgot the word again, so I did the search and this post came up top of the list.

I'm nothing if not consistent.

Keith Beach on 'Gambolling addiction' (15-Apr-2010 13:36)

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:36:29 GMT

MMMMMMMMM! roast potatoes and mint sauce!!!!

Zimscribe on 'Pulling our Nick Clegg' (14-Apr-2010 14:03)

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:03:23 GMT

I share the view that everyone has a responsibility to use their vote. That said, if they're proposing to use it to vote BNP or UKIP, I'd be quite prepared for them to be disenfranchised on the grounds of racism, xenophobia, stupidity or any combination of the three.

Nite Owl on 'Compare and Contrast: Pope becomes victim of 'power struggle'' (12-Apr-2010 08:42)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:42:53 GMT

A guy came to my door & told me that he was a Jehovas Witness. I said that I didn't even know there had been an accident.

Bob Monkhouse joke book, page 311

Nite Owl on 'Compare and Contrast: Pope becomes victim of 'power struggle'' (11-Apr-2010 21:40)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:40:46 GMT

You know, I always wondered why choir boys have centre partings. So, who do you reckon has more fun....the catlicks or the mormons?

Jon on 'Juana Molina: Un Dia' (10-Apr-2010 20:35)

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:35:43 GMT

Watched it, loved it, bought it. Buena Salud!

Nite Owl on 'Italy' (29-Mar-2010 11:28)

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:28:40 GMT

Did you go to Brandi's in Napoli? The first ever pizza was made there & Pavarotti ate there regularly. We stayed in a village called Sant Agata which is up in the hills near Sorrento. The village bar (the smoking cat) is owned by the local mafia don. If you go into a bank, you have to leave your gun outside. How much limoncello did you smuggle back?

Nite Owl on 'Pulling our Nick Clegg' (28-Mar-2010 17:47)

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:47:33 GMT

During his U.S. tour of 1988, Frank Zappa encouraged young concert goers to register to vote during the intermissions. This proved so successful that senators passed a law forbidding this from happening at rock concerts. Apparently they were happy with middle class, middle aged middle America voting, but didn't want too many young people influencing the polls.

All together now...God bless America, land of the free....

Keith Beach on 'Italy' (28-Mar-2010 12:56)

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:56:59 GMT

I notice you haven't put an arrow to indicate your hotel room. What kind of a tourist are you?

Did your camera get any good shots of the inside of the safe?

Nite Owl on 'Ann' (27-Mar-2010 09:05)

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:05:06 GMT

I have followed their story over the years with a warm glow.

Keith Beach on 'Ann' (26-Mar-2010 17:04)

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:04:28 GMT

and you're a nice guy for caring enough about her to put this up on your blog

Nigel on 'Binding agreement' (24-Mar-2010 16:48)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT

Oh man! You just have to check out the Helsinki Mobile Phone Orchestra on Youtube...

Zimscribe on 'Sweet temptation' (17-Mar-2010 14:18)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:18:07 GMT

Just discovered two Lord Buckley pieces on my iPod, which I share (sporadically) with my 15 year old daughter - which generallly menas I have to navigate around McFly and other such abominations. Now, I didn't put the Lord Buckley stuff on there; can this mean that the years of making her listen to quality stuff in the car (starpped in to her baby seat - brainwashing with no way of escape...) have paid off?

Zimscribe on 'Binding agreement' (15-Mar-2010 14:00)

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:41 GMT

May your endpapers only ever be slightly foxed

Keith Beach on 'Binding agreement' (14-Mar-2010 13:13)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:13:43 GMT

Although I haven't done all of the elements shown in this video I have done some. Working in this fashion, with these tools and products is just THE most satisfying thing.

Nigel on 'A tomb with a view' (13-Mar-2010 20:14)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:14:45 GMT

Do they have a corner where the light of the lord doesn't shine, especially for athiests?

Nite Owl on 'Binding agreement' (13-Mar-2010 19:56)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:56:35 GMT

My oldest boy is a plasterer. I nearly fainted after seeing him climbing a ladder while wearing strap on stilts and carrying a trowel and a bucket of plaster.

Whiskysimon on 'A tomb with a view' (13-Mar-2010 15:56)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:56:55 GMT

I would have taken the opportunity to dance on my grave.

Bob O'H on 'Binding agreement' (13-Mar-2010 14:00)

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:00:59 GMT

I thought you would have learned how to get plastered years ago.

Nite Owl on 'Lumb Falls' (11-Mar-2010 23:14)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:14:33 GMT

I'll get my coat!

Davvab on 'Lumb Falls' (10-Mar-2010 20:57)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:32 GMT

Enjoyed the video, very relaxing 'til I had to dash to the lavvy.

Is there a prize for most easily predicted response?

Peter McGrath on 'Gets me right there' (07-Mar-2010 21:24)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:24:57 GMT

Prince Charles must hate the second line of the National Anthem:"Long live our gracious Queen."

Peter McGrath on 'Fresh guts' (07-Mar-2010 21:18)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:18:15 GMT

You should have posted it to me. I have a splendid fish filleting knife with a rather sexy leather holster and in our gang on the boat I was, I say without false modest blush, by far the best at filleting fish.

This didn't meant I was much good: I managed to get half decent fillets about 30% of the time, the rest it looked like I'd had at them with a chainsaw.

Why is that Yank clown using an utterly wrong knife? It should have a thin, flexible blade.

Nite Owl on 'Sweet temptation' (07-Mar-2010 08:55)

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:55:53 GMT

As a matter of interest, this year sees the 50th anniversary of the death of Lord Buckley. He doubtlessly inspired Tom Waites & stands in his own right as a very original talent. Check him out on Youtube, particularly his 'hip' version of Poe's 'The Raven' (which he renamed 'The Bugbird') He isn't for everyone, but as an impressionable teenager getting into 'alternative forms of audio entertainment', he held me spellbound.

Nite Owl on '(Never took a single lesson)' (05-Mar-2010 09:12)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:12:31 GMT

To quote the previous headline - 'gets me right there'

Nite Owl on 'Gets me right there' (01-Mar-2010 23:13)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:13:03 GMT

Loved the photo....you look so much younger without the beard!

Yoghurt of Despair on 'Getting beyond a sick joke' (01-Mar-2010 16:34)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:34:54 GMT

If you're a believer in homeopathy, does that make you homeopathetic?

Just wondering...

Keith Beach on 'Gets me right there' (28-Feb-2010 20:29)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:29:15 GMT

What's not mentioned is that when they were introduced these uniforms weren't popular with the Marks & Spencer staff.

Keith on 'Gets me right there' (28-Feb-2010 17:36)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:36:53 GMT

"Too many English people are embarrsed about being patriotic"

Ã¯Â¿Â½The way a lot of English people behave when abroad it's no surprise.

Richard Carter on 'Gets me right there' (28-Feb-2010 11:43)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:43:10 GMT

I said best not mention the rugby!

Samalsbury on 'Gets me right there' (28-Feb-2010 10:38)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:38:57 GMT

Too many English people are embarrsed about being patriotic - it's good to be proud, at least some of the time! Shame about the rugby :-(

Keith Beach on 'Nothing works as well as homeopathy' (27-Feb-2010 13:02)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:02:42 GMT

Here's a recent YouTube clip about a woman who claims to have been cured of cancer by homeopathy. She's now a registered homeopath herself and comes out with the usual stuff about there's thousands of years of proof that it works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFm4uCxbMU0

It's truly amazing how much rubbish one person can say in a short tv news interview.

Nite Owl on 'Swing low' (14-Feb-2010 11:09)

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:09:16 GMT

I just picked up an autographed copy of the John (Drumbo) French book 'Beefheart; Through the eyes of magic'. Over 860 pages of fascinating insights into living & working with the man. Plus there are lots of rare photos. You won't be able to put it down (the cover has glue on it!)

You need this...it'll open your pores!

Nite Owl on 'Swing low' (11-Feb-2010 11:35)

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:35:38 GMT

I wonder Hewitt is!

Zimscribe on 'Swing low' (10-Feb-2010 14:13)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:13:27 GMT

Mr Owl (adopting the Paxo approach to Dizzee Rascal):

It's a good point well made. If only we could be certain whose idiot spawn Harry actually is...

Nite Owl on 'Swing low' (08-Feb-2010 11:08)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:08:05 GMT

I think Jeremy Hardy missed the point completely. Hence the old joke..... 'have you noticed how princes William & Harry both look like their fathers?'

If John Terry had been 'active' in the late eighties, he may well have swung in the direction of Harry's mom too!

Zimscribe on 'Swing low' (08-Feb-2010 10:25)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:25:19 GMT

On the subject of Prince Harry, Jeremy Hardy brilliantly described his father on the News Quiz as "the idiot spawn of incestuous German robber barons": like father, like son...

Nite Owl on 'Fame at last!' (28-Jan-2010 07:27)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:27:24 GMT

We 're heading off oop north today for the annual winter tour...Northampton...Skegness...Blackpool...Kendal. Just to remind ourselves of how you northerners live. It must be cold this time of year in those clogs!

Nite Owl on 'Fame at last!' (28-Jan-2010 07:02)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:02:52 GMT

When you said you had that little fat bird eating out of the palm of your hand, I naturally assumed.......

Richard Carter on 'Fresh guts' (23-Jan-2010 16:27)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:27:31 GMT

Yes, my own technique involved cutting off the head and using scissors!

Keith Beach on 'Fresh guts' (23-Jan-2010 14:08)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:08:29 GMT

That is possibly the most awkward way of filleting a fish I've ever seen.

As far as 'fellating' goes, I assume you were thinking of a blowfish

- ta dah!

Peter Mc on 'Getting beyond a sick joke' (18-Jan-2010 20:24)

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:24:54 GMT

Well, they do need water there. They just don't need it with oddballs claiming magical properties for it in tow.

Nite Owl on 'Mirror Man' (17-Jan-2010 22:28)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:28:05 GMT

Six? No, that was the re-mixed version...we take three weeks ,dearie. Unless there's an R in the month, then we take four weeks. Your name does begin with a P doesn't it In that case it's five arrrrgggghhhhh!

Richard Carter on 'Mirror Man' (17-Jan-2010 17:45)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:45:35 GMT

I did wonder whether the pause before the mental bit at the end of Electricity might be 6 nanoseconds longer than normal.

Nite Owl on 'Mirror Man' (17-Jan-2010 16:50)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:50:03 GMT

In mono & segued together! There do seem to be minor differences. Iwill check with Biffy the Elephant Shrew. He is the oracle on all things FZ & CB

Keith Beach on 'Getting beyond a sick joke' (17-Jan-2010 13:32)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:32:14 GMT

If they'd joined forces with the psychics they could have foretold the disaster and already sent out aid before the event. And why stop there? Get Superman to whizz around the world so fast it'll turn back time and he can prevent the earthquake from happening at all (and saving Lois Lane).

No wait, I've just remembered that was just in a fantasy film....

Richard Carter on 'Mirror Man' (17-Jan-2010 09:30)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:30:10 GMT

Assuming we were looking at the same thing on YouTube, it sounded just like the official/final version to me (complete with vinyl crackles).

Kenny the Counter on 'Grutness' (16-Jan-2010 22:16)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:16:54 GMT

I perceive grutness as a welcome periodic tangential distraction - something to be absorbed rather like the process of osmosis. I don't think I would like it thrust on me, but I guess that due to Jen's proximity to the grutmaster it is something that she finds difficult to avoid. I hope that's clear.

Richard Carter on 'Grutness' (16-Jan-2010 16:26)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:26:16 GMT

Jen just now:

Some people are born in Grutness, some achieve Grutness, and some have Grutness thrust upon them.

Nite Owl on 'Mirror Man' (16-Jan-2010 15:28)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:28:40 GMT

Just been searching Youtube & found what is claimed to be Safe as Milk demos March 1967. I'd be interested in your opinion.

Also very early 'Don on the phone' on American Bandstand...classic!

Richard Carter on 'Mirror Man' (16-Jan-2010 15:24)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:24:17 GMT

That is a particularly nerdy observation, if I might say so.

Nite Owl on 'Mirror Man' (16-Jan-2010 15:21)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:21:48 GMT

ps. The video is from Pinkpop, but the audio track is from Drury Lane.

Have a nice one, Donnie!

Richard Carter on 'Mirror Man' (16-Jan-2010 15:19)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:19:46 GMT

It is indeed John Peel with a wig!

Nite Owl on 'Mirror Man' (16-Jan-2010 15:17)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:17:52 GMT

At first I thought it was my auntie Winnie, but she was in Australia at the time. Then I thought John Peel with a wig...but no...I give up...who is it?

Richard Carter on 'Not exactly Pythagoras' Theorem' (16-Jan-2010 11:56)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:56:07 GMT

The book was Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society: 350 Years of the Royal Society and Scientific Endeavour by Bill Bryson (editor).

Keith Beach on 'Not exactly Pythagoras' Theorem' (16-Jan-2010 11:44)

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:44:07 GMT

Well, at least she could read.

So, what was the book at £25 already? You blew your Xmas money all in one go.

Chris on 'Jack White's favourite song' (08-Jan-2010 13:39)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:39:41 GMT

Jack White has played a big role in shaping Indie and Rock music over the last decade. Check out the progression here http://bit.ly/7e2SfY some other really great bands are featured.

Kenny the Counter on 'Who ate all the pie?' (07-Jan-2010 22:27)

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:27:19 GMT

Beetroot soup? No wonder you felt rough sir.

Richard Carter on 'Who ate all the pie?' (06-Jan-2010 19:09)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:11 GMT

You think you jest, Peter Mc, but I'll have you know that the full menu comprised:

4 separate appetisers (prepared by Jen & yours truly)
beetroot soup
choice of 3 different main courses (including said road-kill pie)
3 separate desserts

(We forewent the cheese and biscuits.)

Peter Mc on 'Who ate all the pie?' (06-Jan-2010 13:21)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:21:48 GMT

And for the main course?

Zimscribe on 'Jack White's favourite song' (05-Jan-2010 14:05)

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:05:54 GMT

Happy New Year Richard - I see your resolution was to refuse to be constrained by apostrophes.

Richard Carter on 'Who ate all the pie?' (04-Jan-2010 20:15)

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:15:52 GMT

Anyone wondering what Martin is on about might like to check out my mini review of his book. Looks as if I'm going to have to tweak my content management system to allow comments on book reviews.

martin wainwright on 'Who ate all the pie?' (03-Jan-2010 20:01)

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:01:03 GMT

Hi Richard!

Happy New Year!

I like the pie

Just caught up with your comments on True North - glad you enjoyed it & I accept your point about the amount of Old North stuff mentioned in the book. I think you have to do that, to counter the extraordinary prejudices of the grim brigade. On the greenery, I specifically exempt the national parks etc - the five star stuff - cos its beauty is self-evident and the subject of countless existing books. Doesn't mean I don't see it as an essential part of our region's virtues.

Anyway, many thanks again for getting the book and all warm wishes

Martin

Keith Beach on 'Who ate all the pie?' (01-Jan-2010 16:51)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:51:59 GMT

That'll be a 'four and twenty blackbird' pie then! Happy new Year to you sir.

Richard Carter on 'Jack White's favourite song' (01-Jan-2010 11:37)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:37:34 GMT

I'm not a big Clapton fan, although his performance on Stephen Still's 'Go Back Home' is a truly inspired piece of guitar-playing. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.

Kenny the Counter on 'Jack White's favourite song' (01-Jan-2010 11:31)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:31:00 GMT

Thanks for that Richard. Still none the wiser! I'm an old git of 58 and not familiar with those three bands - I'll be happy to take your word for the guitar playing (that's polite speak for I don't intend to check it out!)

(Eric Clapton & Pete Townshend are pretty good though)

Happy New Year.

Richard Carter on 'Jack White's favourite song' (01-Jan-2010 10:02)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:02:56 GMT

Jack White is such a prolific and talented musician that he has to be in three different bands, viz: The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather. He plays a pretty mean guitar.

Kenny the Counter on 'Jack White's favourite song' (31-Dec-2009 20:00)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:22 GMT

I've heard of the Captain but WTF is Jack White?

Richard Carter on 'Thou shalt not bear false witness' (30-Dec-2009 08:23)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:23:55 GMT

Yes, I probably should.

bumster on 'Thou shalt not bear false witness' (29-Dec-2009 22:34)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:34:28 GMT

get a life

Nite Owl on 'Jack White's favourite song' (28-Dec-2009 19:16)

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:16:54 GMT

Karen's very favourite song is Death Letter. Verses in this song turn up in just about every other Son House song ever recorded. You can find the words on the net (all 20+ verses). The sentiments & imagery are so heavy. My party piece is to do a pretty mean version of it, if I say so myself.

beholder on 'Gunners envy' (27-Dec-2009 14:32)

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:32:29 GMT

Wolf retired from being a TV Gladiator, presumably in anticipation of receiving such an offer. Now he sits by the phone every day, twiddling his pugil sticks, waiting for the call, pondering his career.

Keith Beach on '22 not out' (25-Dec-2009 12:11)

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:11:05 GMT

Another good way to inflict agony on yourself is........ (to be completed) Merry Christmas to you and yours Richard

Nite Owl on '[ spoops! ]' (23-Dec-2009 10:51)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:51:57 GMT

I've landed nite shifts all over Christmas. Think of me while you're sipping your single malt in front of a roaring fire...bastard

All the best...Nite

Nite Owl on 'Spoops!' (20-Dec-2009 12:55)

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:55:28 GMT

Don't you mean the Home Secetary?

Bren on 'Boss v King' (18-Dec-2009 18:34)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:34:27 GMT

Never mind Elvis: I think Richard has just left the building.

fitz on 'Respect where it's not due' (10-Dec-2009 18:05)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:05:17 GMT

What gets me is use of three words: 'cogency', 'seriousness', and 'cohesion'. Did this judge go to school at all? Does he own a dictionary?

Noggin on 'Snap' (07-Dec-2009 18:12)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:12:11 GMT

It's a bit frightening really. And you don't look like you would have a beard.

Nite Owl on 'Boss v King' (05-Dec-2009 21:18)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:18:28 GMT

Oooh, look!....Brucie's fat twin!

Yoghurt of Despair on 'To the asshole...' (04-Dec-2009 13:02)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:02:48 GMT

I think you should be flattered that so many people read two year old comments on Gruts that it's worth even a robot's time spamming them.

Nite Owl on 'Snap' (30-Nov-2009 10:23)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:23:06 GMT

Nice Owl!