Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Looks like you did it bos



I see what you mean

where dey go?

I find one set is never enough though

especially not at christmas.
anyway, what was on at the roadhouse the other night?

3 bands - one of them was Lisa Brown.
Mail you their latest single thingie if you like, released in December.

Morning all,
Thought for today.
Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?
Alan

Speaking of long words, can anyone name 2 actors whose names contain 8 syllables?

No

Baza

Don't know that one (No). Which films was he in then?


(EDIT)
Sorry, I remember. He was the baddie in Dr No, wasn't he?

Marcello Mastroianni, that's one.

Okay, thats one I didn't know. Lets make it 3!! 8-)))
Alan

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Isabella Rossellini

Oh bugger off the lot of you. I thought I was being the smartarse thinking of Leonardo Di Caprio and Olivia De Haviland, and you lot come up with some wierd and wonderful actors no-one has ever heard of!!!
Honestly reading the list above sounds like the anti-pasti menu at my local Italian.
Mastrantonio indeed. Can I have a flake in it?
I'm going away now to sulk and find some completely useless information to astound, amaze and make you wonder what the hell I'm doing on the outside.
Bye,
Alan

Right, found some.
In 1975 Joseph Figlock was passing an apartment block in Detroit, and was knocked unconcious when a baby that had fallen from the 14th floor landed on his head. Both survived the accident.
One year later the same thing happened again! And once again, both survived!!
I thought I was unlucky.
Alan

Baby must've been a bit heavier second time around. Good shot though.
And yep, poor sod with a name like Figlock.

And how can you not remember Blue Velvet.

I'm amazed the baby was Ok considering it was dropped on his head
Loadsa

dennis hopper..... scary man.

Okay, another bit of trivial coincidence and eductional insight for you lot.
In 1861, Wilmer McLean was a farmer in Virginia. The Rebel army marched onto his land Where the Loyalists were trying to block their way. This led to the Battle of Bull Run and started the American Civil War.
13 months later, the same thing happened (The second Battle of Bull Run) and this time the farm land was destroyed. McLean was fed up and packed his wagons and moved 200 miles from the war.
3 years later 2 men confronted each other in Wilmer McLeans parlour where, across his best table they argued over a legal document. McLeans new home was in a village called Appotomax Court House. The two men arguing over, and eventually signing the document were Ulysses S Grant and General Robert E Lee. The document was the end of the American civil war.