Alex

Got her version of Loving You on the playlist (and that 👆- now).

I did myself a Lover’s Rock playlist on Amazon and had it on this morning when the twins were eating their breakfast. They asked what it was. When I told them / explained about it they reckoned they didn’t like it and that you shouldn’t listen to music before you’re born. But I knew they actually liked it because they swaying and tapping away within a couple of minutes. And, more tellingly, had shut the fuck up

Typical young uns. If it didn’t happen last week, they haven’t heard about it

Ah, yes. Krul had a blinder iirc 👍🏻 And Van Gaal went on like he’d won the World Cup when AZ beat us in the knockout stage

There was about 2 or 3 others I knew and talked myself out of the right answer where I think I’d have got them without the multiple choice. But I’ve got no recollection of that recent-ish Europa league / UEFA cup group

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Andrew Pierce? The prize twat’s prize twat

I think they were at uni together

Craig Hope was KD’s Ditto

That ship has sailed, mate 👍🏻

A boss from a previous job got his skipper qualification (day skipper I think). I don’t think the course was that cheap. But it allowed him to hire a sailing yacht and do a holiday in the Mediterranean without needing to pay for crew. Just the yacht hire, etc. Even then it was a canny bit of money at that time. About 15 years ago, ie a lot more than a week abroad. And he did it in Croatia which was, at that time, the cheapest option in the Med. So, aye, even the least expensive option will cost a lot, plus the hassle, responsibility etc. Fish is right, in that even most people who them will rent them out when they aren’t using them. But Renton is correct to point out they’ll charge a fortune for the privilege

Watched it last night. It did not disappoint

Bit inconsiderate but I’m sure you forgave her

Is that Spuggy off Byker Grove?

Went to the Warner Bros cinema loads of times. Back when the idea of a multiplex was exciting. Wasn’t the Mexican place a Chiquito’s?

All I know is that the ones with tallest masts aren’t always the best. Btw, that was all over the news and that might be the first mention of it on here. Odd that the media saturation didn’t translate into anyone giving a fuck. Not just on here, I never even heard anyone mention it in passing at work or anything like that

Handicap? What mythical comfort blanket has passed into mackem folklore now?

Aye. I had a boss in a previous job and he was canny enough. But he always insisted on asking the same question in every interview: What would you do if it was your job to change the UK to driving on right? And his dream answer was: You’d try it out on a small Scottish (for example) island first. The idea being you’d thought about prototyping, minimising disruption and stuff. And he’d put so much stock in people getting the answer ‘right’. I mean it’s fairly obvious when you think about it. But all it did about 70% of the time was throw people in a panic. It was an IT company and you know how introverted a lot of people in the industry can be. He thought it was such a clever question too

When my dad worked as a programmer at the civic centre he reckons it was normal for people to have about 4 or 5 pints / bottles of brown ale on a lunchtime about 3 times a week. More on a Friday. Mind, that would’ve been in the 70s

Mate, I know a fella who started as an AO in the civil service and he’s the CEO of a public body now. And he said to me that everyone thinks his career has been success after success after success. But in reality he said it’s a been a series of failures. Where he flunked most interviews and the only good thing about that is making sure you learn about what you did wrong and do it better in the next one. And quite apart from all that, 6 minutes for a presentation is ridiculous and your preparation was far from ideal. And you might even have done a lot better than you think. Either way, please don’t be too hard on yourself

Or “just”

Originally the beer was the ‘chaser’. To chase away / get rid of taste of the harsher spirit. Which makes sense given the name. Technically it’s still the case but most people take it to mean the whisk(e)y rather than the beer. Doesn’t really have to be beer and whisky. Sangrita and Tequila is really nice, if it’s nice Tequila

Also, particularly with famous people over there, they seem to have the slightest brush with recreational narcotics, end up in rehab, then spend the rest of their lives on prescription drugs

Well, yeah. Not sure what I was thinking trying to project a veneer of mature adulthood (least of all here) Although I don’t think it’s a reference many young uns would get

https://thequietus.com/culture/film/all-you-old-bastards-should-learn-something-from-this-the-cult-of-chris-needham/