"Chalet Girl" is OK if you go with a 15 years old daughter who likes Bill Bailey. Otherwise probably avoid. Nothing wong with it, it's a "feel good" film, nothing wrong with that at all, but it's a bit lightweight.

Cheeky, The Stig is a bit like "The History Of Glue." I picked it up while it was pi55ing down for two day on holiday. Thank heavens for rain. Colin

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I'm not sure if I've posted something similar before. If so-apologies. Stuart Maconie has written a trio of books "Cider With Roadies;" "Adventures On The High Teas;" and "Pies And Prejudice." They are all very lovely and warm and cuddly books with a lovely attitude to everything. But most of all I would direct you to "Pies And Prejudice." Maconie was born in Wigan, he has a wonderful attitude to all things northern, not just the north west, but to the lots of things that we do up here that "they" don't down south. Like make decent chips, talk to each other at bus stops and drink pints of decent ale rather that fizzy urine with a slice of lime stuffed in the bottle. There we go. You don't have to read "Pies & Prejudice" But you'll be a far happier and smiley person if you do. Take it from me, it's brilliant.

I've been to see "West Is West" tonight. What a lovely & heart-warming film it is. We were in there with a load of kids whose(grand/parents)were probably from Pakistan who wanted to see it and it was great to hear the alternative laughter at the jokes that us Brits didn't understand. It is however a British film, there are moments when you alternate between laughing & crying. There is one scene when an elderly lady who only speaks Urdu speaks to another elderly lady who comes from Salford, who only speaks English, and it's the most moving scene in the film. Weird, but it works a treat. Then there's Nana Mouskouri(sp) joke that runs through the middle of the film ands up being a spoiler if I tell you more. Recommended. Go and see it.

No it's not her, but all the best with the sales anyway

I'll recommend it to my sister. She's also up sh1t creek with it. Cheers

A piece of sound engineering. This is a video of street singers from around the world being recorded, overlayed and mixed with one another while singing the song "Stand By Me". Grab a container of your favourite beverage and enjoy these 10 minutes

Roque Santa Cruz Gummins surrealism nonsense stuff

back up to the top. "We Ate All The Pies" by John Nicholson It pretty much mirrors my life. If you are over 45-ish it'll ring so many bells you'll think you've turned into a campanologist. If you are younger, then it's still worth a read just to see where we middle-aged folks are coming from. Football & rock 'n' roll. Nylon shirts; bubble gum cards; Boro; comics; avoiding violence.................. If Abbey was still one here he'd love it.

I'll agree with Paul on this. I went to see it yesterday. It's a very "quiet" film, (nothing explodes and there are no car chases;) but it's very intelligent and often emotional, combining, as Paul said, a number of different strands. I hope I'm not posting a spoiler here but I've rarely been so tense at a film as when Colin Firth as George V1 has to do his "we are at war" live radio broadcast.

I've always been quite impressed with the Three Fishes. Maybe you just hit it on an off day. It is a bit pricey though.

Looks like there's hope for the world then. I'm going to have a shower now. Happy New Year.

Edit button has disappeared. This is nothing to do with eating places. Sorry

No argument with the "massive success" for the Tesco. It usually announces that a store opening will create 200 or so new jobs. What it never mentions is the number of jobs it will destroy elsewhere. If we buy our tins of beans at Tesco then we don't buy our tins of beans from somewhere else. That somewhere else then goes out of business. Tesco is not in the business of creating jobs, it's in the business of putting it's competitors out of business and maximising profits for its shareholders. Screwing every other retailer is what it is set up to do. So let's not be naive about it.

Shopping with either the wife or G/F in all its horrible yet true realityhere

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Pedeson & Riise doing the five a day

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That's a cracker AS. How on earth that bloke kept a straight face is beyond me.

Nothing to do with eating houses, but food. Got some Double Gloucester with chives & onions from The Co-op today. Nirvana on toast! Can't wait to get stuck into their Wensleydale with cranberries. "Don't forget the cheese Gromit."

One for people who don't like history but would like to know more about history. I saw John O'Farrell's "An Utterly Impartial History Of Britain (or 2000 years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge") in a bookshop and got it. It does a history of Britain from 55BC to 1945AD (so the maths adds up.) Written in sensible chunks so you can separate the Normans; Stuarts; Tudors; Victorians & all the rest. It's written in a light & jocular style. And to misquote Mel Brooks "I've only just read it and I'm going to read it again." Why was Cumbria/Cumberland not included in The Domesday Book. You'll find out without a headache. Any history book that contains the line "Darren, that musket is not a toy!" gets my vote

I don't know why, but that made me laugh out loud. Thank you Nothing else to add.

Just got a box set of the first 5 "Echo & The Bunnymen's LPs for £8. Maximum joy. Also got a CD of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" which I first bought when it was released in 1973. I'm obviously entering my dotage.

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