― Cathy (Cathy), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Didn't he get a wee bit more time than the others - Humphrys explained something by way of explanation about the lipreading thing but I was in the other room so missed most of what he was saying.
I wondered about the cane too.
Was the other interesting thing the karaoke backing tracks of cheesy ballads (all of which I recognised, much to the amusement of my husband and parents)? Wasn't there a Smiths lyrics question too, or was that last week?
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Ah, I was appalled to see tetris in there. It was written in 1985-86! And not really commercially available until a while after that. It's hardly retro!
― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bellefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 15:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― robster (robster), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathy (Cathy), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bluefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 16:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― robster (robster), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:11 (nineteen years ago) link
not a patch on "frottage" though :)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:35 (nineteen years ago) link
I bet Paxo LOVED this.
― robster (robster), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:06 (nineteen years ago) link
(not that i disagree necessarily ;))
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:40 (nineteen years ago) link
One of the posh girls seemed awkward and silly. Yet she knew things that I don't.
It was hard: I scored only about 60 points.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link
I like the thought that we are the only ones who take it seriously enough to have this technical discussion.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:56 (nineteen years ago) link
*I must say the answer aloud, otherwise it doesn't count - do you have this rule too?
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shabazz (hello chickens), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link
Madchen, it is an interesting question -- need one say the answer aloud? I think it does help. Also I have wee Isobel to say the answers to.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link
what you're saying is "youngsters these days, cuh? bunch of thickies" isn't it?
I say this about half a dozen times a week. They are though.
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Does this explain his transformation into The Bellefox?
In a way I hope not, because it would affect my impression of his constancy towards Hillary.
― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:19 (nineteen years ago) link
it is insufferable.
― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 22:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 22:46 (nineteen years ago) link
RJG - I don't believe you!
Mooro: I can't believe how dirty you came to be, there.
Yes, it is Isobel, in my room, in a way. But Hillary is on the wall and on the filing cabinet. I see her more than twice a day.
― the bellefox, Thursday, 11 November 2004 15:36 (nineteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/cathyleech/mariani.jpg
― Cathy (Cathy), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 07:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― LeCoq (LeCoq), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 07:26 (eighteen years ago) link
Good to see people know Borges. Is that a constant? Not sure how I discovered him could it be Colin Wilson or Martin Esslin or something. But seemed the guy knew him pretty thoroughly.May need to reread Labyrinths etc.
― Stevo, Thursday, 14 March 2024 12:36 (two weeks ago) link
David Tennant? Jesus, there's no hope for the mid-tier lads if that's the kind of talent they're recruiting. Oh well.
― trishyb, Thursday, 14 March 2024 13:20 (two weeks ago) link