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I think you might be thinking of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vietnam_War_(TV_series) It was definitely shown in BBC4 and then I think it was on Netflix or Prime. Not sure where you can steam it now, possibly on YouTube though? Ken Burns has made some great documentary series. There was a one on Ernest Hemingway and another one on Muhammad Ali that were excellent. I’m only really into late 50s / early 60s Jazz (and even then only a little bit) but I even thought his series in the history of Jazz was well worth watching. There other ones like a series about Prohibition and the American civil war which were pretty epic. What really sets that Vietnam War one apart though is all the contemporary footage available due to the unprecedented access (not seen before or since) that journalists and filmmakers had. Absolutely superb is 100% spot on.
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Him smoking a tab seems bad enough tbh
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Seems like the wrong thing to do morally and it’s political suicide. It just beggars belief really.
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Saw them complaining about the local news section on BBC Breakfast this morning. Apparently they mentioned Spennymoor Town playing in the FA Trophy final this weekend but failed to mention Sunderland’s playoff match tonight.
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Sportswashed ☝️
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It’s their IQs
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Too late
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Random stuff you used to get up to when a bairn
Alex replied to Howmanheyman's topic in General Chat
I spent a lot of time buying and listening to music. Smoking weed. Doing all sorts, dancing in clubs and fields. But I wasted a lot of time too. -
Tbf I’d much rather go to that than see him in concert
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Had loads of them as a kid in the 80s and every single one suffered from the badges peeling off I seem to remember
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I’ve still got mine. Tempted by a fake maroon / blue hoops away version.
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Think I had a score draw Brazil / Pele one as a cliched student wanker back in the 90s
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But gutted I never got one of their long sleeved 1970s NUFC hone shirts.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20x0peyp2ko
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70s easy listening act
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All about the movement and timing of his runs
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I think Lippi coached them when they reached 3 successive CL finals (but only won the first of those iirc). Zidane played in the two they lost iirc. Preferred them before that particularly that winning side with Vialli and Ravanelli upfront. And I always thought they fucked up letting Vieri go as I think him and Del Piero would’ve been awesome had they played together more. The latter and Inzaghi were a bit lightweight at times. Ancelotti followed Lippi iirc but the fans never really took to him because of his being a former Milan player
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Generation Kill reference iirc
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Not as good player as his older brother but he seems to be a great manager. I never actually rated ‘Pippo’ that much as a player although it’s difficult to argue with his goalscoring record.
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Pool tables plus mini golf I think
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Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER
Alex replied to Sonatine's topic in Newcastle Forum
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Probably worth having a moratorium on predictions at this point
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If there’s 10 games left (for example) they are probably more useful from a prediction pov. Because I think the run the possible results through a simulator 1000s of times. Then you get the most likely outcome based on that. Not saying that’s foolproof of course. But when you come down to the wire they obviously veer wildly because a single result changes so much (or can) due to the lack of remaining games. You can also just look at the table now and see exactly what you need to do in about 5 seconds.
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Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER
Alex replied to Sonatine's topic in Newcastle Forum
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Match thread already parsnipped and we didn’t even win. The penalty and subsequent equaliser must’ve gone down well