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Stop getting our hopes up man.

He looks like Brad Paisley if he lost the hat and took up a desk job. I realise that probably doesn't help.

I have visions of the "Achhhhrington Stanleh? Oo're they?" advert now.

Hey, it worked for Jo Caulfield.

I don't mind Reading. It's not a shithole, it's just rather bland. Still happier having Fulham as an away day next season though.

Anyone got any thoughts about the Open? Paddy Power (and others, I imagine) are paying out down to 7th place for each-way bets. http://www.paddypower.com/bet/golf/open-championship Hard to resist Gay and Slocum, obviously. But seriously , I reckon Steve Stricker might have a decent shout.

Fine then, we take it back.

Happy birthday country boy.

If it was some drunk character from a social club you'd be laughing. Gazza isn't much different to the average geordie alky and don't kid yourself that there aren't 7 days a week drinkers everywhere. Aye, except there's a reason they don't get national press for everything they do. I'm honestly at the point where I'd rather he went out in a blaze of glory and got the George Best eulogy rather than prolonging the whole thing for another 10 years. If there's anyone who can manage a legendary comedy death, it's Gazza.

Or "Emil Costa Rica", if you're a More4 continuity announcer. Still going to watch it though, I'm not that petty.

The hidden board says "no there isn't".

To be fair, my parents bought me albums by a certified kiddy fiddler at that age. Though they refused to buy me a Eurovision tape. You do realise that Kevin's generation will have fuck all idea what that actually is, don't you? He's Irish man. They have to love Eurovision by law and they've barely progressed beyond the 8-track.

What the fuck was the exam like? Countdown? I'll play a safe 6 on this round rather than the risky 7. He could have offered to show the examiner his "working".

Wasn't there for that, but the fallout (so to speak) is still legendary. Wasn't she about 9?

To be fair, my parents bought me albums by a certified kiddy fiddler at that age. Though they refused to buy me a Eurovision tape.

Aye, I have to admit, my resounding memory of our encounter is not quite being savvy enough to beat the evil pub quiz clique. And I do mean that. Bloody Hamburg Hash House Harriers always get in the way. Anyway, thank you, I think. For the record, you seemed thoroughly lovely and far less flaky than many would believe your online persona might suggest. Almost like you're a more exaggerated version of your real self once you hit the internet. God forbid that be the case though.

Well I wouldn't like to say "best"....

"Planning" I can understand people who find the idea of meeting people from an online forum a bit weird, but the internet isn't exactly the nerdfest it was 10+ years ago. Once your mam's been recommended to you as a Facebook friend, you start to realise times have changed.

Yeah, but at least there IS life after the menopause!!! But by the time today's bairns get there, 6 in 5 of them will be ethnics.

Rob has also served most of us drinks and sarnies in economy class at some point.

Or, to put it another way: "Ethnics" man.

That is one of the best illustrations of the sheer stupidity of religion I have ever read - teenagers (or anyone for that matter) not thinking about sex for 30 days is about as impossible a task as I can imagine. Not if all the lasses you're interested in are walking round in black veils.

The clique definitions. Met plenty off here over the years and I honestly can't think of anyone I've not liked (although obviously the Fish is a serious borderline case). Maybe I just have low standards.

That's more like it.

Hey Kevin.