What are you watching tonight?

[General Mannerheim]

Arrow is shit

[LeverEnd]

Arrow is shit

I like it. I also quite like new series 'Intelligence' despite the fact that it is clichéd and silly.

[Prufrock]

Delicatessen.

Typical French insanity! Loved the scenes of Aurore trying to top herself.

[General Mannerheim]

Typical Jeunet you mean. This made me wonder why he's not had anything out for a while, looked him up and it turns out there's new film out next month. Looks good. 'The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet'

[Prufrock]

Ha fair, though I'd argue he ratchets up the madness that's already there in a lot of French cinema rather than being a total departure.

I think it was LK who recommended Micmacs, though I'm guessing you've seen it. That is tremendously nuts.

This new 'un looks good from a quick Wiki search!

[TANGODANCER]

Watched a European war film last night, a three and a half hour epic. Every country was out to be the victors, although some had allies. The days of great Empirists were markedly over, Britain, France, Spain, even Germany no longer the great warriors of old. Deceit, lies and political intrigue were all plainly to the fore. Eventually, the day was won by a modern day El Cid (Elsie?) ; a bearded bloke in a gold evening frock, six-inch high heels and fluttering eyelashes to rival Madam Butterfly, from Austria. History was re-written.

[TANGODANCER]

Just watched/listened to a reading of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood on BBC iPlayer. A really amazing collection of Welsh talent ( Sorry Bobo) partook of this and did it brilliantly. You really need to know the story of Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Nogood Boyo beforehand, but this is well worth a watch. Class.

[bobo the clown]

Just watched/listened to a reading of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood on BBC iPlayer. A really amazing collection of Welsh talent ( Sorry Bobo) partook of this and did it brilliantly. You really need to know the story of Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Nogood Boyo beforehand, but this is well worth a watch. Class.

The narrator (Sheen, I think) wasn't a patch on Richard Burton's classic version from the 1950's.

That's on YouTube and the opening lines are a phenomenon.

But yes, last weeks was pretty decent ... for a bunch of Welshies.

[TANGODANCER]

Just watched/listened to a reading of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood on BBC iPlayer. A really amazing collection of Welsh talent ( Sorry Bobo) partook of this and did it brilliantly. You really need to know the story of Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Nogood Boyo beforehand, but this is well worth a watch. Class.

The narrator (Sheen, I think) wasn't a patch on Richard Burton's classic version from the 1950's. That's on YouTube and the opening lines are a phenomenon.
But yes, last weeks was pretty decent ... for a bunch of Welshies.

Ah yes,the Burton voice was in a class of its own (I've still got a mint copy of War of the Worlds on vinyl in my collection) I might look that version up then.

[bobo the clown]

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Give this a few minutes.

[Worthy4England]

I still can't stop sniggering at Morgan's Organ and Myfanwy, from when they handed the book out at school when we were about 12.

Fnarrrr.

[bobo the clown]

I still can't stop sniggering at Morgan's Organ and Myfanwy, from when they handed the book out at school when we were about 12.

Fnarrrr.

As 5 Gamma's only interest in Northanger Abbey started and finished with the final line of Page 1 when the reader was informed that " .... at 16 Katherine began to curl her hair and long for balls."

I honestly, truly, could see no other interpretation than the one I first made .... & it had nowt to do with dances.

[TANGODANCER]

I still can't stop sniggering at Morgan's Organ and Myfanwy, from when they handed the book out at school when we were about 12.

Fnarrrr.

As 5 Gamma's only interest in Northanger Abbey started and finished with the final line of Page 1 when the reader was informed that " .... at 16 Katherine began to curl her hair and long for balls."

I honestly, truly, could see no other interpretation than the one I first made .... & it had nowt to do with dances.

Ha, ha. You might say the lives of middle class Regency ladies was all balls anyway.And Fanny Price..of Mansfield Park caused a moment's pause.
In order of preference of J.A's six stories (not plays, letters or the unfinished Sanditon)
Northanger Abbey is decidedly last in preference.

[Prufrock]

I still can't stop sniggering at Morgan's Organ and Myfanwy, from when they handed the book out at school when we were about 12.

Fnarrrr.

As 5 Gamma's only interest in Northanger Abbey started and finished with the final line of Page 1 when the reader was informed that " .... at 16 Katherine began to curl her hair and long for balls."

I honestly, truly, could see no other interpretation than the one I first made .... & it had nowt to do with dances.

Loooooooooooooooooool!

[Gary the Enfield]

I remember reading (being read) a passage from Lord of the Flies by our English Lit. teacher. His name escapes me but he was a fat, balding man. Perfect diction but he looked like Boss Hog from Dukes of Hazzard.

Anyway this particularly tense chapter was based around one of the meetings where the conch still held sway. One of the little 'uns fell of a log he was sat on and all the camp broke out in laughter. The next line went ''the release (relief) was like an Orgasm''

There then followed several minutes of questions to Boss Hog about what was an orgasm. He got so flustered he had to leave the room for a few minutes to compose himself. You had to be there really.

[bobo the clown]

I remember reading (being read) a passage from Lord of the Flies by our English Lit. teacher. His name escapes me but he was a fat, balding man. Perfect diction but he looked like Boss Hog from Dukes of Hazzard.

Anyway this particularly tense chapter was based around one of the meetings where the conch still held sway. One of the little 'uns fell of a log he was sat on and all the camp broke out in laughter. The next line went ''the release (relief) was like an Orgasm''

There then followed several minutes of questions to Boss Hog about what was an orgasm. He got so flustered he had to leave the room for a few minutes to compose himself. You had to be there really.

If that was Frank "Ticker" Unsworth I'm surprised at him being phased. But the Boss Hogg description sorta fits. Never, ever a violent man, his main weapon was sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire.

He was the one who received an essay from a classmate of mine in which he confused MacDuff's having been "untimely plucked" (born by Caesarean) as being "untimely f*cked" (relatively little directly to do with Caesareans at all).

My goodness he employed sarcasm that day.

[Gary the Enfield]

I remember reading (being read) a passage from Lord of the Flies by our English Lit. teacher. His name escapes me but he was a fat, balding man. Perfect diction but he looked like Boss Hog from Dukes of Hazzard.

Anyway this particularly tense chapter was based around one of the meetings where the conch still held sway. One of the little 'uns fell of a log he was sat on and all the camp broke out in laughter. The next line went ''the release (relief) was like an Orgasm''

There then followed several minutes of questions to Boss Hog about what was an orgasm. He got so flustered he had to leave the room for a few minutes to compose himself. You had to be there really.

If that was Frank "Ticker" Unsworth I'm surprised at him being phased. But the Boss Hogg description sorta fits. Never, ever a violent man, his main weapon was sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire.

He was the one who received an essay from a classmate of mine in which he confused MacDuff's having been "untimely plucked" (born by Caesarean) as being "untimely f*cked" (relatively little directly to do with Caesareans at all).

My goodness he employed sarcasm that day.

It was Mr. Unsworth, Bobo, and flustered he was. You're right though on his day he could wither you at twenty paces.

[bobo the clown]

Ticker Unsworth to me at registration in front of the whole class ; -
"bobo .... a word.

It seems your ignoring the Headmaster's instructions to get your hair cut to a more reasonable length are beginning to exercise his mind somewhat .... & that's never a good thing. Today he decided it may be more fruitful to shout and bawl at me. .... at ME, for the length of YOUR hair.

Now, I don't think that's particularly fair. Do you ?

Personally I don't care how long your hair is. In fact I find it quite fetching. If they were my rules you would be free to grow it so long you could tie it to the hairs of your anus .... but the school doesn't operate like that. So, let's hear nothing more about it."

I got it cut that evening. It just seemed fairer.

One of the great teachers and the "muse" to Danny Boyle .....oh, and the one who explained, exasperated, to 5 Gamma that "longing for balls" meant wanting to go to dances.

[Gary the Enfield]

Ticker Unsworth to me at registration in front of the whole class ; -
"bobo .... a word.

It seems your ignoring the Headmaster's instructions to get your hair cut to a more reasonable length are beginning to exercise his mind somewhat .... & that's never a good thing. Today he decided it may be more fruitful to shout and bawl at me. .... at ME, for the length of YOUR hair.

Now, I don't think that's particularly fair. Do you ?

Personally I don't care how long your hair is. In fact I find it quite fetching. If they were my rules you would be free to grow it so long you could tie it to the hairs of your anus .... but the school doesn't operate like that. So, let's hear nothing more about it."

I got it cut that evening. It just seemed fairer.

One of the great teachers and the "muse" to Danny Boyle .....oh, and the one who explained, exasperated, to 5 Gamma that "longing for balls" meant wanting to go to dances.

Made a lasting impression on me in a more positive way. Reading Shakespeare was boring. LISTENING to Shakespeare delivered by someone who knew what he was doing was a delight. He used to go for a pint in The Edge on a Friday lunchtime too. Proper teacher.

[Bruce Rioja]

He used to go for a pint in The Edge on a Friday lunchtime too. Proper teacher.

Going for a pint on a Friday lunch is now a complete anathema. What happened to it? I want it back!!!