OneGuyFromBarlick

I listened to a lot of the State of the Union speech last night. I think he hinted at getting another term. He definitely said he had reduced the murder rate in Washington DC by "21 hundred percent". Can someone explain to him that once a quantity is reduced by one hundred percent it becom...

I found it gentle, weird but fascinating That's fine- but I just comment on what I thought. Not for me. :smile: I just watched Who killed Lamb? Enjoyed it - old fashioned from another time - when there was no traffic on Oxford, and everyone smoked. I thought Baker would have made a good Bond, and J...

I watched the new BBC offering "Small Prophets" tonight. It's from the same stable as Detectorists. That series took a while to get used to, so I was in a forgiving mood. It's been very heavily promoted by the BBC. The lead actor is called Pearce Quigley who has been touted as well known p...

A good Jewish son announces to his father that he is 'moving out.' 12 months later, the son comes back home and tells his father that he has converted to Christianity. The father is mortified and gets on the phone to his friend, who is also Jewish. “Sol - You won’t believe this, my son David moved o...

"The total weight of the waste dumped was about 4,275 tonnes - roughly the weight of 600 African elephants."


Makes a change from Olympic swimming pools.

my birthday present from David arrived yesterday. It's customary not to speak of the cost of gifts, but this needs recording as a mark of the cost of living currently, and the imbalance of trade wth China. I discovered that Stanley's watch cost 15 pence less than the cost of a large Cod and Chips a...

I get the feeling that there are going to be further revelations. This is nowhere near over. Bringing charges will depend on the action of the Crown Prosecution Service. Plenty of scope there for second thoughts. 'Not in the public interest'' or 'insuffient evidence' would do. I doubt the public wo...

Thanks for that Kev. Bad day yesterday on the interwebthingy. Problem with my wifi connecion - kept informed of progress and later restored - and the malfunction on this site. All very confusing for a few hours. The depth of the addiction was revealed.

Was it planned to be on his birthday! Did the four car loads of detectives that did the deed, sing a chorus of Happy Birthday to him before feeling his collar? I do hope so. :smile: PS - Gordon Brown's five page memoto the Thames Valley Chief Constable and others, is a bit strange. Reminds me of Bil...

I wonder how Tripps and Tizer were brought onto OG? Apologies for not relying sooner. I've spent a few days trying to remember the name Benita Moore. She was the connection and the author of a couple of books called Lancashire Lives. ISBN 0 948789 63 8, and ISBN 0 948789 76 X. She's no longer with ...

I was taken out yesterday (on a three line whip) to McDonalds. Not been for a long time. I always have a Big Mac meal, but I've not been for a long time. In an effort to keep up - I had a "Big Arch" which is a new menu item, but 'here to stay. Despite having had no breakfast or lunch - it ...

Joke or true? made me smile anyway.

California / Texas

A sorry tale - If you ask us nicely we will cancel the May election in Pendle. Sorry - even though Pendle Council have voted to cancel we will not in fact cancel. All the other Lancashire Boroughs will still be cancelled In fact we will now cancel the election in May. Better have you the same as all...

Reminded me of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. The Special Branch of England investigate and finds out there was a man named Charles Calthrop who was rumoured to have killed Rafael Trujillo some years ago using a precision sniper rifle. They find six men named 'Charles Calthrop', with on...

I sent th'owd lad a modest gift. To be fully functioning at 90 is a great achievement and should be marked. Bought on ebay but sent directly to East Hill Street. The tracking said it was delayed, but an email told me it had been delivered at 11.45 today. Perfect timing - just before going out to lun...

What a storm in a teacup. Not long after someone described the situation not as colonisation, but an invasion. Perhaps we have too many news outlests and a lot of hidden agendas. Sir Jim is from a council estate in Failsworth by the way. I think a dislike of Man Utd plays a part in the story. :smile...

the man who told us to spray bleach up our noses to protect us from Covid virus... ` I'll try again - here's what he actually said. the word bleach is not mentioned. Sounds like the thoughts of an enquiring mind - but let's not let the facts get in the way. . . . :smile: . https://youtu.be/zicGxU5M...

Morgan Mc Sweeney has been thrown under the proverbial bus to protect (they hope) Sir Keir Rodney Starmer. His statement began “After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government" Delusional. I hope someone reminds him on his way out the he is not actually "in the Gover...

This made me smile. Didn't think Americans had such a sense of humour. . . .

Sue, Thanks for the post. My impression is that wine drinking in general is reducing. I drink none at all now - post Covid taste changes - it doesn't taste the same. I don't miss it at all, and I've lost some weight. I see that the wine aisle in Tesco is often empty of shoppers. Wine doesn't feature...

This my 10,000th post - (almost unbelievable) - nice that it's a bit "spooky" :smile: An hour after your post above, before seeing it, and during a night time 'comfort break' for no apparent reason it came to mind that it was George Lockhart who was the ring master not Bruce. Glad you agre...

Sorry - I couldn't resist a bit of mild mischief.

The Chinese programmer who perfected the variable lens on Smart Phones has died.

Rest in peace Tzu Minh

. Funny how that sticks in my mind.... Indeed. I find he was Mayor in 1958-59, and was succeeded by Leslie Lever (brother of Harold Lever MP) who used to present the prizes at our school speech day. The previous MP's are an interesting bunch. They include Sir Gerald Kaufman (Kermit) and the curious...