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[kittens]

I've been here for 8 years now, so the posters who were around at the time are mostly into their next decade compared to then. Kittens is probably a hundred now.

i'm 30 and it absolutely sucks

[touchingcloth]

i'm 30 and it absolutely sucks

Sorry, do I know you?

[touchingcloth]

Camomile. Calamine. Different.

[touchingcloth]

The "ped" in "moped" is short for "pedal", so things like Lambrettas aren't mopeds.

[famethrowa]

in a crematorium the body doesn't get burnt as soon as it goes behind the curtain, and the bodies aren't necessarily cremated in between the service slots.

I think we all got our ideas about cremation from that James Bond movie (which did kind of look like he was headed for a campsite gas cooker, not the 900 degrees required to burn yo ass up). Does my head in that we have to buy a lovely coffin for 5 grand and then burn that as well, total waste of good wood. Throw me in a ditch like Mozart, I won't care.

[touchingcloth]

I think we all got our ideas about cremation from that James Bond movie (which did kind of look like he was headed for a campsite gas cooker, not the 900 degrees required to burn yo ass up). Does my head in that we have to buy a lovely coffin for 5 grand and then burn that as well, total waste of good wood. Throw me in a ditch like Mozart, I won't care.

Salieri will. He'll be looking, laughing, and wanking as you go in that ditch.

[dissolute ocelot]

I think we all got our ideas about cremation from that James Bond movie (which did kind of look like he was headed for a campsite gas cooker, not the 900 degrees required to burn yo ass up). Does my head in that we have to buy a lovely coffin for 5 grand and then burn that as well, total waste of good wood. Throw me in a ditch like Mozart, I won't care.

Always thought when you'd go to a funeral at a crematorium that when you came out, the deceased would be coming out the chimney. Disappointed.

[idunnosomename]

I think we all got our ideas about cremation from that James Bond movie (which did kind of look like he was headed for a campsite gas cooker, not the 900 degrees required to burn yo ass up). Does my head in that we have to buy a lovely coffin for 5 grand and then burn that as well, total waste of good wood. Throw me in a ditch like Mozart, I won't care.

it is weird we burn the coffin because it means they have to use magnets to get all the nails and shit out of the human remains. imagine if you got your granny's ashes and it was full of screws.

[touchingcloth]

Campo Viejo Rioja is a great mediocre wine/daily driver. And I guess that's why the snobbery around it exists. Same with Lindemans.

The most I've spent on wine is about 30 quid, for the well-regarded Two Paddocks, owned by the NZ actor Sam Neill. It was nice but I already felt I was on diminishing returns.

I understand Pancreas wouldn't get out of bed for these sorts of wines though. Takes all strokes.

Sam Neill is a Kiwi, and has two Ls in his name. Having googled, he was also born in Omagh, and was 7 when he moved there from NZ.

[Sebastian Cobb]

I just woke up and went to get a glass of water. Looking at my watch I managed to convince myself it was 6pm and I'd slept in, despite feeling like I'd not slept much. I thought I'd need to get supplies soon before the shops shut and leapt in the shower.

It's only now I realise it is in fact 6am, I've not been robbed of 12 hours and I am in fact stupid rather than senile.

[Ferris]

There's a concept called the "R months" to refer to fall-spring (ie every season except summer) because every month from September to April has an R in it.

Maryland's crab season is referred to as "the R months", for example.

[Norton Canes]

May actually be more one for the "F**k my Hat!" thread, but; if you're reading a book on the mediaeval history of Venice and Google the usage and etymology of the word 'doge', be prepared for a lot of huskies.

[Dex Sawash]

There's a concept called the "R months" to refer to fall-spring (ie every season except summer) because every month from September to April has an R in it.

Maryland's crab season is referred to as "the R months", for example.

Was pretty sure r month thing was oysters but it wouldn't bee the first time I was wrong in the odious things thread.

[Cuellar]

Is the film Synecdoche, New York a pun on the town Shenectady, New York?

I've not seen the film. Is it addressed in it?

[kittens]

Yes. that is where it is set apparently and at the start a girl says a poem about schenectady

[Cuellar]

Right

[Ferris]

Was pretty sure r month thing was oysters but it wouldn't bee the first time I was wrong in the odious things thread.

A quick google reveals you are correct! Probably crabs is the niche application of the rule - shellfish seems to be the general usage.

Still seems an interesting way to say "not summer" but I'm not a professional purveyor of crustaceans so wouldn't want to tell them their business.

[popcorn]

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Who is Jason ???

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I've been here for 8 years now, so the posters who were around at the time are mostly into their next decade compared to then. Kittens is probably a hundred now.

Thomas is still only 14 though

[Sebastian Cobb]

Sam Neill is a Kiwi, and has two Ls in his name. Having googled, he was also born in Omagh, and was 7 when he moved there from NZ.

Yeah I was surprised to find he was a Kiwi too, I guess it's easy to assume he's a Brit given he seems to have played them a fair bit.

In fact the only film I've seen where he's actually playing and speaking as a Kiwi is Hunt for the Wilderpeople and between the accent and his massive beard you could barely tell it was him.

[olliebean]

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Who is Jason ???

I think they made a film about that.

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Jeff Bridges and Jeff Daniels aren't the same man

[Dex Sawash]

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Who is Jason ???

Attila[nb]is it with 2 Ls or 2 Ts?[/nb] will show us a bust and provide an anecdote about emperor Jason

[touchingcloth]

If I wanted to, I could fit one of those garbage disposal things Americans have in their sinks. Fuck some waste right up.

[Ferris]

If I wanted to, I could fit one of those garbage disposal things Americans have in their sinks. Fuck some waste right up.

They're fucking terrifying aren't they? Only ever seen one in the flesh, fucking mental thing it was.

[Replies From View]

They are safer in the US though because there's a much smaller chance of an American getting their DEVASTATINGLY FAT HANDS anywhere close to the scary chopping mechanism.

[Helvetica Scenario]

Turns out it's Kristen Wiig, not Kirsten Wiig. it's Darren Brown all over again!

[Helvetica Scenario]

Also, having heard the Shaun the Sheep theme tune countless times and idly wondering who the cheeky cockney chap is who's singing it, it took me seeing the name of Vic Reeves in the credits to realise it was him. Just clearly singing it in his Vic Reeves voice, not cockney in the slightest.

I wouldn't mind but he's one of my favourite people in the world!

[touchingcloth]

They're fucking terrifying aren't they? Only ever seen one in the flesh, fucking mental thing it was.

I've never seen one in the flesh, but they do intrigue me. I've always assumed the blades are deeper than finger/nob depth so that would remove any temptation to stick things where I shouldn't be. I'd definitely be sending carrots and bananas and courgettes down. Annihilate a celery.

Also, having heard the Shaun the Sheep theme tune countless times and idly wondering who the cheeky cockney chap is who's singing it, it took me seeing the name of Vic Reeves in the credits to realise it was him. Just clearly singing it in his Vic Reeves voice, not cockney in the slightest.

I wouldn't mind but he's one of my favourite people in the world!

I was going to do a funny here and say "did you know that his real name isn't actually Vic Reeves, it's <the real name of Bob Mortimer>", but having just looked it up an 020210u5 thing is that Mortimer's not a pseudonym.

Robert Renwick Mortimer is a fantastic name. It's like sutin from Dickens.

[Sebastian Cobb]

One of my schoolfriends had one in the UK, you couldn't get your hands near it.