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Originally posted by Flushdraw View PostQuestion forJimmy MageeAJ (or other pool heads)
Watching the Mosconi Cup last night, and the Niels Feijen game. Not sure if you saw it. When he pot the final 9 to win the match, he put his cue down on the table while the white was still travelling and heading towards the cue. The referee, pretty quickly, picked the cue off the table. What's the rules/etiquette there?
Seemed it was definitely a mistake by the referee and would have been a foul if the ball had touched the cue. Jim Wych quoted Corey Deull as saying it wasn't a big issue as the ball definitely wasn't heading towards a pocket. (maybe I'm doing Corey an injustice but it doesn't sound like something he'd say)
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostYep, they mentioned it before the first game tonight, said their tweeter feed was exploding with questions about it (translation : ~7 people questioned it).
Seemed it was definitely a mistake by the referee and would have been a foul if the ball had touched the cue. Jim Wych quoted Corey Deull as saying it wasn't a big issue as the ball definitely wasn't heading towards a pocket. (maybe I'm doing Corey an injustice but it doesn't sound like something he'd say)
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostYep, they mentioned it before the first game tonight, said their tweeter feed was exploding with questions about it (translation : ~7 people questioned it).
Seemed it was definitely a mistake by the referee and would have been a foul if the ball had touched the cue. Jim Wych quoted Corey Deull as saying it wasn't a big issue as the ball definitely wasn't heading towards a pocket. (maybe I'm doing Corey an injustice but it doesn't sound like something he'd say)
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Originally posted by SatNav View PostWhat are your thoughts on the homeless issue ?
They are surely cleaning up at the min, with people who are following the media right now. Obv wont last long.
A percentage of them are more than likely in a situation that they never dreamed could have happened and possibly held down a decent job at some point and I would imagine wont be homeless that long . But then what about the others who are in and out of prison, drug addicts and have been homeless years
If more places come available now to tackle the problem which I am sure it will now, how can you put a normal person down on their luck , hit hard times in with someone who is a heroin addict .
Dont think it will really ever work as I would presume some would rather sleep on the street than stay in a hostel.
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo BBV advice/opinions needed, thinking about spending 6 days in New York after the PCA in January, location/places to stay and stuff to do & see that's little off the beaten track.
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Originally posted by rounders123 View PostCapuchin food queues down 8%(housed folk laying off the free food queue for fear being captured by the press). Didnt stop this shameless professional(imo) on his way to work picking up some free food. Look at the haters gonna hate stance and the stylish brogs on him. No way he's homeless.
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London trip report
Went to London yesterday for our annual Arsenal v Southampton match.
Had lunch in l'atelier de joel robuchon. It was fucking fantastic. I may lash something up in the RRV thread later.
We stayed in the raddison Blu on Leicester Square and were in the middle of the premiere of Exodus (christian Bale's new movie)at about 5.30pm. We managed to see him over the barricades. My mate deemed it funny to ask him what was it like playing for Real Madrid. He wasn't impressed.
Match was okay - we won.
Got back to Leicester square at about 11.00pm and went into the Hippodrome Casino. Possibly the nicest casino I've ever been in. Very nice staff. Very safe. nice food and cocktails (if a little pricey). Won a few bob in the poker and roulette stayed there until we couldn't possibly drink any more.
Would deffo recommend the casino to anyone visiting London.
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"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostProbably substitute 'more experienced, know what they want and know how to get it' for 'really horny'.
Again, so I hear."I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by rounders123 View PostCapuchin food queues down 8%(housed folk laying off the free food queue for fear being captured by the press). Didnt stop this shameless professional(imo) on his way to work picking up some free food. Look at the haters gonna hate stance and the stylish brogs on him. No way he's homeless.
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@danny I am so jealous, check out :
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up to 64% off at the min too on booking.com for there.
It was cheap both times I went, its not a fabulous hotel but the rooms are clean . Its the location. its next door to macys, 5th ave is around the corner and times sq is a ten min walk. There is also a chip as chips diner beside it that does great breakfast.Last edited by SatNav; 04-12-14, 21:59.Her sky-ness
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Originally posted by rounders123 View PostShe did well. Im guessing its a she?, late 30's?"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostHim. Dude in the video. He'd be 31ish. Was never one for ascribing to gender stereotypes, but is married with a kid.
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo BBV advice/opinions needed, thinking about spending 6 days in New York after the PCA in January, location/places to stay and stuff to do & see that's little off the beaten track.sigpic
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostDubai Duty free were looking for €49 for it yesterday, that place is some rip off.
Two questions on the chromecast
I presume its no use to me unless I buy a TV with a hdmi port, yea?
Can you stream from vlc player?
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Originally posted by newbie2 View PostWent to London yesterday for our annual Arsenal v Southampton match.
Had lunch in l'atelier de joel robuchon. It was fucking fantastic. I may lash something up in the RRV thread later.
We stayed in the raddison Blu on Leicester Square and were in the middle of the premiere of Exodus (christian Bale's new movie)at about 5.30pm. We managed to see him over the barricades. My mate deemed it funny to ask him what was it like playing for Real Madrid. He wasn't impressed.
Match was okay - we won.
Got back to Leicester square at about 11.00pm and went into the Hippodrome Casino. Possibly the nicest casino I've ever been in. Very nice staff. Very safe. nice food and cocktails (if a little pricey). Won a few bob in the poker and roulette stayed there until we couldn't possibly drink any more.
Would deffo recommend the casino to anyone visiting London.
Originally posted by SatNav View Postthat is so funny because I also copped that dude this eve while looking at the same pic and thought wtf he aint homeless
@danny I am so jealous, check out :
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up to 64% off at the min too on booking.com for there.
It was cheap both times I went, its not a fabulous hotel but the rooms are clean . Its the location. its next door to macys, 5th ave is around the corner and times sq is a ten min walk. There is also a chip as chips diner beside it that does great breakfast."you raise, i kill you" El Tren :{)
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...Bit of a random question that cant seem to get a decent answer on...If I was to have a conversation with someone for 20 minutes, roughly what % of English dictionary would I cover?...Obviously I would say all basic words, but would there be much uncovered?...Same if it was a 1hr conversation...I'm curious, if I could hold down a 20 minute conversation with someone whilst speaking Manderin, how much of the language would I know, and would it be a different % as to speaking English...
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A bit late to the PED discussion, a few things that jumped out at me;
Originally posted by NiceandcoolTrig View PostJaysus Paul Kimmage really has a hard on for drugs in rugby. Bit weird because there was so much evidence about cycling and from a brief glance at the ones on rugby, all he has is a view from some French International from a couple of decades ago that the size of today's rugby players isn't normal.
Teams are probably clever to not have a traceable doping program, but I imagine most have a doctor on retainer to “treat” players at his own discretion. And I’d also guess that most players have received “treatment”, where they didn’t need to know what they were being given.
Originally posted by Rufio View PostIn fact i'd be surprised if there is any sport out there that wouldn't have participants who would look to get an edge by taking illegal supplements.
People would probably cite non-contact, “skill” sports are exemptions, like golf or archery. But they’d be miles off.
I’m struggling to think of any sport where PEDs don’t have an application – even using a uber-lax definition of sports that includes poker etc
Originally posted by Sickpuppy View PostWhat drug is so popular one that open the airways -lungs allowing more oxygen in.
A poor mans epo?
Originally posted by Bubbleking View PostUnless you actually have asthma those inhalers will provide no benefit to you in terms of performance. Unless you are at the extreme ends of the scale the air in your lungs isn't the rate limiting step.
Here’s two studies involving two different inhaled bronchodilators
One suggests no significant effect, the other shows a significant increase.
Objectives: To determine the effect of prophylactic treatment with an inhaled bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory on arterial saturation (Sao2) in trained non-asthmatic male athletes with exercise induced arterial hypoxaemia (EIAH). Methods: Nine male athletes (mean (SD) age 26.3 (6.7) years, height 182.6 (7.9) cm, weight 79.3 (10.5) kg, Vo2max 62.3 (6.3) ml/kg/min, Sao2min 92.5 (1.1)%) with no history of asthma were tested in two experimental conditions. A combination of a therapeutic dose of salbutamol and fluticasone or an inert placebo was administered in a randomised crossover design for seven days before maximal cycling exercise. Oxygen consumption (Vo2), ventilation (Ve), heart rate (HR), power output, and Sao2 were monitored during the exercise tests. Results: There were no significant differences between the drug (D) and placebo (P) conditions for minimal Sao2 (D = 93.6 (1.4), P = 93.0 (1.1)%; p = 0.93) Vo2max (D = 61.5 (7.2), P = 61.9 (6.3) ml/kg/min; p = 0.91), peak power (D = 444.4 (48.3), P = 449.4 (43.9) W; p = 0.90), peak Ve (D = 147.8 (19.1), P = 149.2 (15.5) litres/min; p = 0.82), or peak heart rate (D = 182.3 (10.0), P = 180.8 (5.5) beats/min; p = 0.76). Conclusions: A therapeutic dose of salbutamol and fluticasone did not attenuate EIAH during maximal cycling in a group of trained male non-asthmatic athletes.
Conclusions: A therapeutic dose of salbutamol and fluticasone did not attenuate EIAH during maximal cycling in a group of trained male non-asthmatic athletes.
The use of bronchodilators in athletic competition has allowed asthmatics to participate successfully in competitive events. Little information exists regarding possible bronchodilator use by non-asthmatic competitive athletes. Fifteen non-asthmatic cyclists participated in a double-blind, randomize …
Conclusions: VO2Max and max ventilation increased, Albuterol may provide a competitive advantage for non-asthmatic athletes who might use it.
Originally posted by Emmet View PostNope, nothing like that. I meant that I can't explain why creatine is an allowable substance and a steroid isn't. They're both naturally produced in the body.
How the line is drawn is beyond me. So I just listen to what WADA tell me.
But the obvious line to draw is that creatine is readily available in food. Red meat, fish, milk etc. Therefore, creatine mono is a dietary supplement, like whey protein.
But steroids aren’t in food in any quantity. Not even if you sat around all day eating bulls testicles (which produce the hormones), would you ingest any steroids.
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My God I love Conor McPherson's The Seafarer. Saw an amateur production of it tonight in a community theatre, and it's a measure of the brilliance of the play that the three times I've seen it have been amateur productions and I've blown away by it each time.
I reckon it's the GOAT Christmas play. On tomorrow and Saturday in Sean O'Casey theatre in East Wall if anyone fancies it, 8pm, probably no need to book.
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Originally posted by aidankk View PostI stayed in the Embassy Suites Secaucus - which is actually in New Jersey, but a 10 mins bus ride from central new york. Decent value for New York and the embassy suites are nice big rooms. It also very close to one of the outlet malls ... There is a happy hour which is free beer in all those hotels with unbelievably almost no queuing at all while its on, if that were here there would be a stampede..Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostIt was €39 across in Argos, according to this video you can stream local files but I haven't set mine up yet.
In this video I show how to cast or stream your local files to the Chromecast. This is done by installing an extension to the chrome browser and I show you a...
That's where the first stop of the new UKIPT season is going to be held.
One main thing I wanna do is find a hotel that has free WiFi fucking hate having to pay for it (cunts) will put that place on the list to check out, cheers.Pm for rakeback deals
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Originally posted by rounders123 View PostI was only joking about the earlier discussions above. It was well acted and nice and clearly shot. Didnt think they got to the real knub of the issue though. I cant understand why they cant go to a party just because shes found out shes pregnant.
The issue is she did the test when they were both ready to go to a 30th birthday party knowing that if it's positive there is going to be a problem.
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Originally posted by tipp86 View PostAirBnb ? I really try and sell this as a great option without ever having used it."you raise, i kill you" El Tren :{)
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostJust actually checking out some spots on it, some of them look pretty decent and the rates seem very good, what I think would feel strange is the sharing of somebodies house but I'm sure that could be gotten over very easily.Pm for rakeback deals
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quiet here again..so I will post a quote;
“Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same. It yanks you out of your body and your mind and throws you against the wall. I have the feeling that drinking is a form of suicide where you're allowed to return to life and begin all over the next day. It's like killing yourself, and then you're reborn. I guess I've lived about ten or fifteen thousand lives now.”
― Charles Bukowski
Looking forward to my new life tomorrow .....hic
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Originally posted by TheDrunkenOne View PostHave in my hand last 2 discs of Breaking Bad.
Dont want to watch them as it will then be over.
Twas/Is awesome
SPOILERSkip if you want coz it's probably a bit of a downer on your moodSPOILERLooking back, the last season of Breaking Bad really was the worst. And the second half of the season was even worse. And the final episode was even worse again. Poor ending all in all.
I think people alluded to it before, but after Gus Frings, it was impossible to create a better antagonist. There was loads of annoying flaws in the final season imo (the nazi characters as a whole, the Todd and Lydia thing, the cameo for the sake of a cameo by Badger and Pete in the final episode, lots of other things that weren't consistent with Breaking Bad and/or Walt's personality up to this point)
Originally posted by newbie2 View PostWe stayed in the raddison Blu on Leicester Square and were in the middle of the premiere of Exodus (christian Bale's new movie)at about 5.30pm. We managed to see him over the barricades. My mate deemed it funny to ask him what was it like playing for Real Madrid. He wasn't impressed.
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Watched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by luckforsome View Post...Bit of a random question that cant seem to get a decent answer on...If I was to have a conversation with someone for 20 minutes, roughly what % of English dictionary would I cover?...Obviously I would say all basic words, but would there be much uncovered?...Same if it was a 1hr conversation...I'm curious, if I could hold down a 20 minute conversation with someone whilst speaking Manderin, how much of the language would I know, and would it be a different % as to speaking English...
In his book, and maybe on his one of his 'four hour' websites, he talks about quick ways to learn the basics of a language, the minimum amount of words [think its about 500 to cover 75% of all conversations] you have to learn in a new language to get you to basic conversation ability etc...
He has a couple of website/blog type things, do a google - the precise answer to your question is probably in there somewhere.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.
also a lot of altman films used to have major castings, only one i can think of is "short cuts"
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by Emmet View PostA friend of mine got a job about 12 weeks ago with a well known airline, they did their secret santa yesterday and he's gotten the main man. €10 max spend.
Put yourself in his shoes, what you buying? (new underling knowing the bossman likes a bit of messing)
Are we talking O'Leary?X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostMy assumption is that Rugby pros are using indiscriminately. Certainly I don't see the type of testing protocols that could prove otherwise. Heavy gym work; heavy conditioning work; more games than ever before; calendars that run longer than ever before.
They'd be dead right to be availing of all chemical assistance available imo. I'd say HGH would be particularly beneficial.Originally posted by Rufio View PostI think anyone who says that there aren't any rugby players playing at any sort of decent level not dabbling in any banned substances would be kidding themselves.
In fact i'd be surprised if there is any sport out there that wouldn't have participants who would look to get an edge by taking illegal supplements.Originally posted by Jam-Fly View Postyeah but I think what's so potent about Lloyd's point is that he thinks pretty much all rugby players are using.
I'm sure in every professional sport there are participants using, but the percentage of those using would vary a lot between sports.
I would believe 99% of pro players at elite level are engaging in PED's in some form or the other.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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I was actually slightly disappointed with Serial on the basis that I had been promised it was a real 'did he do it / did he not' deal. It quickly became clear in my mind: not guilty, shouldn't have been convicted. The purported motive doesn't stand up and the time line of when he was supposed to kill her is bullshit. As such, you are left with veritable oceans of reasonable doubt. The most compelling reason for thinking he's guilty is that he was convicted - i.e. there is a de facto presumption of guilt. But when you listen to the jurors in later episodes and consider the magnitude of the defense not following up on a potential eye witness alibi that would have contradicted the prosecution time line I consider that an irrelevance. It's scary that he was convicted on the basis of, what?, that he was an ex boyfriend who couldn't prove he didn't do it. From there the motive was assigned; a shaky timeline was constructed and a lack of solid DNA evidence and reliable chief witness was overlooked. Maybe he did do it. But at some other time of day in a different location. Once you start having to imagine how / when / why outside of the actual prosecution case though, it's ridiculous to convict."Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
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Speaking of drugs in sport
Is it not a generally accepted fact that your average GAA player is off his head on goofballs too?
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.
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Originally posted by Emmet View PostA friend of mine got a job about 12 weeks ago with a well known airline, they did their secret santa yesterday and he's gotten the main man. €10 max spend.
Put yourself in his shoes, what you buying? (new underling knowing the bossman likes a bit of messing)Attached Files
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Originally posted by Elshambles View Post£10 worth of pennies in a sealed bag?X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.
Pete and Kevin pwning
Benicio romping
Certainly that forgotten Baldwin brahs best turn.
The other guy.
The dectective guy.
And aside from Into the West, best turn for Gabriel too.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Elshambles View PostSpeaking of drugs in sport
Is it not a generally accepted fact that your average GAA player is off his head on goofballs too?
Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostI was actually slightly disappointed with Serial on the basis that I had been promised it was a real 'did he do it / did he not' deal. It quickly became clear in my mind: not guilty, shouldn't have been convicted. The purported motive doesn't stand up and the time line of when he was supposed to kill her is bullshit. As such, you are left with veritable oceans of reasonable doubt. The most compelling reason for thinking he's guilty is that he was convicted - i.e. there is a de facto presumption of guilt. But when you listen to the jurors in later episodes and consider the magnitude of the defense not following up on a potential eye witness alibi that would have contradicted the prosecution time line I consider that an irrelevance. It's scary that he was convicted on the basis of, what?, that he was an ex boyfriend who couldn't prove he didn't do it. From there the motive was assigned; a shaky timeline was constructed and a lack of solid DNA evidence and reliable chief witness was overlooked. Maybe he did do it. But at some other time of day in a different location. Once you start having to imagine how / when / why outside of the actual prosecution case though, it's ridiculous to convict.
That being said, I think it's still doing a good job of posing the "did he do it" question.
This latest episode was the weakest to date, very little time spent on the only two things we hadn't heard before (Jay's attorney & Adnan's plea bargains), all the rest was stuff about the lawyer we already knew to a large extent, wrapped up by Koenig saying she didn't think the lawyer was too bad anyway.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostWatched Judgment at Nuremberg again last night. Hard to see a film like that being made these days.
Also got me thinking: what movies have had a comparable contingent of all-time great actors playing to their peak? Nominations please.
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Originally posted by Emmet View PostA friend of mine got a job about 12 weeks ago with a well known airline, they did their secret santa yesterday and he's gotten the main man. €10 max spend.
Put yourself in his shoes, what you buying? (new underling knowing the bossman likes a bit of messing)
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Was met with the latest rise in dart prices followed by a 30 minute delay. It must be the worst value for money transport system in the developed world. It's an appalling service. Where do they get off continually raising their prices when they haven't made a single decent improvement in decades. At least Dublin Bus can point to plenty of quality improvements to justify their prices.
My mind works in weird ways at times, can brush off big gambling loses in seconds but get tilted by a €2 increase to my weekly dart ticket.Profit before people.
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