Hi Ed, Did you go to see Cloud Atlas after the thread we had about it a week or so ago? It was only at my local cinema only a week before they removed it so I've got to travel 20 miles to see it...
I was in Stratford-Upon-Avon yesterday, went into a pub, and in my best Shakespearean tones said "A pint of your finest ale please, Falstaff."
They threw me out.
Said I was Bard....
Do the bookies, here or elsewhere (Italy, obviously) actually take bets on it i.e. number of days/votes before we see the white smoke?
Or is it considered a bit of a faux pas?...
It's not the winning....it's the taking apart! http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21749312 Oh dear, can't help thinking my compatriots might be better channelling their efforts into our...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21740038 Very distinctive commentary voice. Probably not remembered for one particular memorable sporting occasion but brought enthusiasm to everything he covered. Sad...
KO @ 3 p.m. Ok, I know most of us with any rugby knowledge are expecting a cricket score in this one and rightly so. England have been utterly dominant thus far in the campaign. Italy have Parisse...
England draw the First Test against NZ. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/21731651 But what a knock by Finn. OK, not the fiercest bowling attack in the world by any stretch but there can't be many...
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21644726 The FIFA World Cup in Qatar may be moved to winter 2022 after concerns were expressed about summer temps there, which have reached 50 degrees in the past....
http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/russian-fishermen-rescue-stranded-dog/1j43a3nt4
For anyone wondering, the music is from Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind....
...the only man to ever lift a major trophy as the captain of England sadly passed away.
Nice piece by Jonathan Pearce:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21554794
RIP Bobby Moore....
...and will continue to do so.
http://news.sky.com/story/1055827/britains-credit-rating-downgraded
As Blackadder would say, I think the phrase rhymes with 'Clucking Bell'....
A plane flying from Liverpool to Dublin gets really, really off course and crashes in the jungle. Everyone survives the landing, but they are captured by a tribe of cannibals. By luck, their chief was...
Just had a message saying that the new version offered new, exciting views or similar. I was hoping that would mean they were bringing back cover flow, the best feature but for anyone interested I...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21523597 So LA won't give evidence under oath to USADA? Says it all really. His continued protestation that he was clean in the comeback looks less and less...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21504112 £43 million worth of ice! The criminality aside I am always grudgingly admiring of those who carry out such audacious raids without violence, bloodshed...
The Daily Mail is to give away £1,000,000 in a daily draw. Terms and conditions apply: No Gays, Blacks, Unemployed, Lesbians, Disabled, Foreigners, Benefit Claimants, Travellers of any kind nor...