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  1. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Wasn't it Freud that once said that sometimes a watermelon is just a watermelon?

    The world is bonkers.
     
    adidan, 19 Jun 2025
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  2. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    Maybe, but Freud was a weirdo with Mummy issues, so… :grin:
     
    Byron C, 19 Jun 2025
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  3. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    True. He also had a habit of passing out when Jung challenged him on things.

    Very odd chap. :happy:
     
    adidan, 19 Jun 2025
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  4. Arthur

    Arthur It's for 'erberts !

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    His dog, Henry also loved chunky minced morsels :thumb:
     
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  5. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Clement Freud really was Ziggy's grandson[/quote]
     
    IanW, 19 Jun 2025
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  6. xxxsonic1971

    xxxsonic1971 W.O.T xxxsonic1971

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    Flamethrowing robot dogs are a real thing....
     
    xxxsonic1971, 20 Jun 2025
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  7. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Yup, in some States (most iirc) you can buy your own for about $10k

     
    adidan, 20 Jun 2025
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  8. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    America!!! F*** yeah!!! Comin’ again to save the m*****f*****’ day, yeah!!!

    Edit: Obviously NSFW :grin:

     
    Byron C, 20 Jun 2025
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  9. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Watching news in this way makes it make sense and palatable:

     
    adidan, 25 Jun 2025
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  10. fix-the-spade

    fix-the-spade Multimodder

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    TIL

    The sample that plays through Linkin Park's Faint is a few seconds of strings from From Russia With Love.
     
    fix-the-spade, 1 Jul 2025
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  11. mrlongbeard

    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    TiL that a single piece of celery is called a rib, not a stalk which refers to the whole cluster of ribs.
     
    mrlongbeard, 14 Jul 2025
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  12. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    That if you choose the Uber option to share a ride, you still get it cheaper if the driver doesn't have another passenger. Trip to the hospital for an x-ray this morning cost £8 return, instead of £20-24. I would normally get an Uber there to ensure I'm on time and a bus back, but the bus takes FOREVER, and is also a bus. Full chufty badges moment for me :grin:

    Oh and I also learned I can type my pc password into a keyboard with no caps on first try :rock:
     
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    The_Crapman, 21 Jul 2025
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  13. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    TIL - The cast of Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie were at the premiere for the new FF movie.
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    IanW, 22 Jul 2025
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  14. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    So this is in fact the 154th reboot of the fantastic four, not 153rd..... :worried: :hehe::lol:
     
    The_Crapman, 22 Jul 2025
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  15. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    TIL, the demon Crowley, in Pratchett and Gaiman's Good Omens, was named after an occultist, author and mountaineer, Alastair Crowley, who was nicknamed, The Wickedest Man in The World.
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 23 Jul 2025
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  16. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    .
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 23 Jul 2025
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  17. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    UPDATE - Turns out they all make cameo appearances in the movie.
     
    IanW, 24 Jul 2025
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  18. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Will number 155 be, The Fantastic Four: F*ck Me, Not Another One?
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 25 Jul 2025
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  19. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Maybe we find out they're actually all time lords and are regenerating between films? :eyebrow:
     
    The_Crapman, 25 Jul 2025
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  20. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    IanW, 12 Aug 2025
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