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It was confirmed on 7 September 2017 that the show had received a makeover with the set and titles card being updated. The new set will have Greek statues all around the back.

blokes you can't rust (sic), Monday, 15 April 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link

So it turns out René Auberjonois is a Bonaparte. Huh.

His mother, Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat (1913–1986), was a great-great granddaughter of Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's marshals and King of Naples during the First French Empire, and his wife, Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister.

A Cheetah Drenched in Applesauce (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link

nice

don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 19:18 (five years ago) link

Davis briefly dated musician Eric Clapton whom she refused to collaborate with because she reportedly felt his work was too banal.

silverfish, Thursday, 18 April 2019 20:22 (five years ago) link

Aubrey was married to actor Derren Nesbitt, from 1961 to 1973. They had one daughter, Kerry but divorced after Nesbitt thrashed her with a leather strap

Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Saturday, 20 April 2019 09:40 (five years ago) link

Allison also asserted Moore was having an affair that he was “neither discreet nor inconspicuous” about, leaving receipts for dinners with his lover around the house and buying her a t-shirt with the words “Doing It.”

mookieproof, Monday, 22 April 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link

When he was 15, he got his first paid job as a bingo caller at Barry's Amusements in Portrush. He was paid £1 per hour for the summer job and would also, on occasions, work as the brake man on the big dipper.[2][12]

Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Monday, 22 April 2019 23:43 (five years ago) link

Shirley Jackson, the author of the novel on which Lizzie was based, was reportedly unimpressed with the film, calling it "Abbott and Costello meet a multiple personality."[2]

na (NA), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link

In association with long term friend Steve McManaman, Fowler has invested in several racehorses through a chattily named company The Macca and Growler Partnership, most notably 2003 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Celebration Chase runner-up Seebald.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 April 2019 22:49 (four years ago) link

The province is also known for blueberry grunt.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 April 2019 23:51 (four years ago) link

One of the six, Mark Ellis, became a One Nation candidate in 2018. Apparently, One Nation doesn’t have a problem with police officers standing over and terrorising First Nations children.[3]

:∵·∴·∵: (crüt), Sunday, 28 April 2019 10:29 (four years ago) link

There’s nothing unusual about a white power party not having a problem with police harassing brown children.

blokes you can't rust (sic), Sunday, 28 April 2019 10:33 (four years ago) link

One Klingon speaker, d'Armond Speers, raised his son Alec to speak Klingon as a first language, whilst the boy's mother communicated with him in English.[18] Alec rarely responded to his father in Klingon, although when he did, his pronunciation was "excellent". After Alec's fifth birthday, Speers reported that his son eventually stopped responding to him when spoken to in Klingon as he clearly did not enjoy it, so Speers switched to English.[19][20]

One Eye Open, Sunday, 28 April 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link

is it too late to call social services?

After Cease to Brexist (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 28 April 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link

This is perfectly normal language attrition for children of Klingon immigrants.

jmm, Sunday, 28 April 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link

He also supports Scottish football club Rangers F.C. and was quoted, "My grandad was a Glasgow Rangers fan. We used to go see Rangers play together."[17]

*boak*

Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Monday, 29 April 2019 23:35 (four years ago) link

He is a supporter of Everton Football Club.[4] and has been owner or joint owner of a number of racehorses trained by Mrs S C Bradburne, Nick Alexander, A Balding and M D Hammond. He also wears spectacles.

Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 19:59 (four years ago) link

He also supports Scottish football club Rangers F.C. and was quoted, "My grandad was a Glasgow Rangers fan. We used to go see Rangers play together."[17]
*boak*

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who's this?

findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyle_Carner

Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 20:11 (four years ago) link

on my banned list now

findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link

Purple drank is a recreational drug that includes a prescription-strength cough syrup used in a manner inconsistent with its labeling and mixed with a carbonated soft drink.

Øystein, Friday, 3 May 2019 07:48 (four years ago) link

i just mentioned the film Darkness Falls on the Stephen King thread and this bit of info about its production stood out...

While filming on location in Brisbane, Australia, a strange aggressive young boy by the name of Jacob Francis Worrall was hired to be the body double for the young Kyle Walsh. The part was a minor roll requiring 2-3 days on set at most, however it quickly became apparent to cast and crew alike that 'Baby Jake' wasn't going away easily. The actions taken by the 13 year old Jacob shocked and appalled the crew, when needed on set Jacob would throw tantrums and refuse to leave the toilets, biting and swearing he was normally wrangled onto set. Some allegations of Jake intentionally exposing himself to male and female cast members began to circulate and the child actor was promptly fired. Jacob Francis Worrall still lives in Brisbane and owns a successful Coffee shop located in Springhill, Brisbane City.

...talk about a twist ending

omar little, Thursday, 9 May 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link

... from Maggie Philbin's wiki page. But why?

Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:24 (four years ago) link

you know why

blokes you can't rust (sic), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:57 (four years ago) link

xref up the arse corner

don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link

The only photo on the Trebor Extra Strong mints Wiki page pic.twitter.com/UVzf2vsLM3

— Big Payno (@GaryBlogden) May 14, 2019

mark s, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 10:01 (four years ago) link

oops, relevant caption hidden there: "Horses are known to like eating these mints"

mark s, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 10:03 (four years ago) link

horses love mints innit?

Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 10:04 (four years ago) link

gotta love "a horse, yesterday"-style picture choices tho

Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link

"the film continues to enjoy cult status among aficionados of musicals, bio-pics and events for which one or more wars serve as a backdrop."

Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Friday, 24 May 2019 04:04 (four years ago) link

In Finland, specially Lahti, "2cl Fernet" is a popular refreshment.

seandalai, Saturday, 25 May 2019 13:23 (four years ago) link

The copyright date of this movie is 1994 and the same date appears on the disc and back cover of the soundtrack.

Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Friday, 31 May 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link

Not so much an unusual detail but something worded in hilariously reductive fashion.

From The Terminator article

Kyle admits that he has been in love with Sarah since John gave him a photograph of her and they have sex.

Got your butt drank (Neanderthal), Saturday, 1 June 2019 17:19 (four years ago) link

That's what that movie needed, some incest.

pplains, Saturday, 1 June 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link

An extinct crocodile from the Miocene of Australia, Baru darrowi, was named after Paul Darrow.[4]

John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Monday, 3 June 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link

(Long John) Baldry lived in Canada from the late 1970s until his death. He continued to make records there, and do voiceover work. Two of his best-known voice roles were as Dr. Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and as KOMPLEX in Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars.

adam the (abanana), Monday, 3 June 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link

“... such as an infamous incident in 1987 in which police arrested The Iron Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, supposed rivals in an upcoming match at Madison Square Garden, as they sat together in a car drinking and using cocaine.”

alomar lines, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 04:30 (four years ago) link

During a mission into outer space, Jean Grey absorbs a mysterious cosmic force that amplifies her telekinetic and telepathic powers to unimaginable levels, causing her to lose control and unleash the Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than the rest of the world, if not universe.Dont read fukin plot plsss.Its really crappp.Disney sucks

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 05:14 (four years ago) link

Grindie is a form of music that emerged in early 2006. It is a fusion of indie or alternative and grime music.[1] It was created by two experts on music theory, George Frost and John Travis

mark s, Thursday, 6 June 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link

What? They're not Geost and Javis?

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 June 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link

sonunds like wikipedia with a transformer worm

d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 6 June 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link

A chicken; she is the daughter of Footix, 1998 World Cup mascot.

koogs, Sunday, 9 June 2019 14:08 (four years ago) link

Rain in Spain does not actually stay mainly in the plain; it falls mainly in the Green Spain.[3]

adam the (abanana), Thursday, 13 June 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link

The game is known as washer toss, washers and sewers, or washers and cooters. Rules and equipment vary, but there is a common theme to use the word 'cooter' as much as possible throughout the game.

silverfish, Friday, 14 June 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link

The term itself is a portmanteau of the words "cheese" and "hamburger."

mick signals, Monday, 17 June 2019 23:59 (four years ago) link

chamburg

pplains, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 00:50 (four years ago) link

heese

d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 00:51 (four years ago) link

churger

an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 01:41 (four years ago) link

Comedian and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the film the fifth worst comedy ever made.

Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link


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