Writer's Block: Tearjerkers
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Hello Gladiator.
And the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol. And the Muppet version. Basically, a good version of A Christmas Carol will make me cry.
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I have no idea who to cheer for in the snooker. I think it's come to something when the last person left in that I actively cheer for was Neil Robertson.
I think I'll probably cheer for Mark Allen, because he's brash and chippy and so very right about Barry Hearn. Of course this will cause rucktions with the family. This, however, is nothing new - I was the Hendry fan in a family full of Jimmy White fans.
The best thing about the later stages of competitions nowadays is that I get Stephen Hendry on commentary. I mean, I'd rather him still be in and winning things, but it is greatly soothing to my ears after Willie Thorne. I mean I like Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor but I keep turning the sound off to avoid Thorne.
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Re: EU / Eurozone mess - other than the more I read, the more Cameron sounds like that *^(^^ing person at every committee meeting who chooses to drone on about something that is only tangential to the agenda, I'm mostly annoyed by the British press (with the usual exceptions) and how skewed they are. If you take them as the baseline, I'm a raving Europhile, when I'm pro-EU with reservations at most.
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Football:
Those new statues at Arsenal look nothing like the people they're supposed to be.
Dear John Motson, McAleny and Makalele shouldn't sound the same. I keep looking up and wondering why one of my favourite players is suddenly playing for Everton.
Dear Steve Claridge, as long as Craig Bellamy, Robbie Fowler, Robbie Savage and Joey Barton exist, you can't say that British players aren't wind-up merchants.
A happy-making story, kind of, Rochdale 'keeper collides with one of his own players and gets knocked spark out. The Sheffield United player nearby immediately put him into the recovery position - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16130981.stm And this is why everyone should learn first aid.
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Book Meme - Day 21 - Favourite Childhood Book
In an answer which I believe may explain a lot about me, or at least the pub quizzes, I'd like to say the Oxford Children's Encyclopaedia. Someone, probably my Mum, bought me a set when I was ~4/5 and it's 9 books contained all the knowledge in the world.
It's killer app, as it were, were the little 'see also' boxes at the bottom of every article. I got stuck in wiki loops years before Wikipedia even existed. I remember one time I sat down to read it from A-Z. I hadn't even reached as far as the end of the 'An...'s before I got distracted.
Day 1 - The best book you read last year
Day 2 - A book that you've read more than 3 times
Day 3 - Favourite series of books
Day 4 - Favourite book in your favourite series
Day 5 - A book that makes you happy
Day 6 - A book that makes you sad
Day 7 - Most under-rated book
Day 8 - Most over-rated book
Day 9 - A book you never expected to love
Day 10 - Favourite classic book
Day 11 - A book you hate
Day 12 - A book you used to love but don't any more
Day 13 - Favourite writer
Day 14 - Your favourite book by your favourite writer
Day 15 - Favourite male character
Day 16 - Favourite female character
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favourite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favourite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favourite book where the romantic aspects are important
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven't
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would've read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time
Hello Gladiator.
And the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol. And the Muppet version. Basically, a good version of A Christmas Carol will make me cry.
~~~~
I have no idea who to cheer for in the snooker. I think it's come to something when the last person left in that I actively cheer for was Neil Robertson.
I think I'll probably cheer for Mark Allen, because he's brash and chippy and so very right about Barry Hearn. Of course this will cause rucktions with the family. This, however, is nothing new - I was the Hendry fan in a family full of Jimmy White fans.
The best thing about the later stages of competitions nowadays is that I get Stephen Hendry on commentary. I mean, I'd rather him still be in and winning things, but it is greatly soothing to my ears after Willie Thorne. I mean I like Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor but I keep turning the sound off to avoid Thorne.
~~~~
Re: EU / Eurozone mess - other than the more I read, the more Cameron sounds like that *^(^^ing person at every committee meeting who chooses to drone on about something that is only tangential to the agenda, I'm mostly annoyed by the British press (with the usual exceptions) and how skewed they are. If you take them as the baseline, I'm a raving Europhile, when I'm pro-EU with reservations at most.
~~~~
Football:
Those new statues at Arsenal look nothing like the people they're supposed to be.
Dear John Motson, McAleny and Makalele shouldn't sound the same. I keep looking up and wondering why one of my favourite players is suddenly playing for Everton.
Dear Steve Claridge, as long as Craig Bellamy, Robbie Fowler, Robbie Savage and Joey Barton exist, you can't say that British players aren't wind-up merchants.
A happy-making story, kind of, Rochdale 'keeper collides with one of his own players and gets knocked spark out. The Sheffield United player nearby immediately put him into the recovery position - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16130981.stm And this is why everyone should learn first aid.
~~~~
Book Meme - Day 21 - Favourite Childhood Book
In an answer which I believe may explain a lot about me, or at least the pub quizzes, I'd like to say the Oxford Children's Encyclopaedia. Someone, probably my Mum, bought me a set when I was ~4/5 and it's 9 books contained all the knowledge in the world.
It's killer app, as it were, were the little 'see also' boxes at the bottom of every article. I got stuck in wiki loops years before Wikipedia even existed. I remember one time I sat down to read it from A-Z. I hadn't even reached as far as the end of the 'An...'s before I got distracted.
Day 1 - The best book you read last year
Day 2 - A book that you've read more than 3 times
Day 3 - Favourite series of books
Day 4 - Favourite book in your favourite series
Day 5 - A book that makes you happy
Day 6 - A book that makes you sad
Day 7 - Most under-rated book
Day 8 - Most over-rated book
Day 9 - A book you never expected to love
Day 10 - Favourite classic book
Day 11 - A book you hate
Day 12 - A book you used to love but don't any more
Day 13 - Favourite writer
Day 14 - Your favourite book by your favourite writer
Day 15 - Favourite male character
Day 16 - Favourite female character
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favourite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favourite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favourite book where the romantic aspects are important
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven't
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would've read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time
