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not funny because the blokes injured? How does that work Does that mean you can only tell Michael Owen jokes for one month a year

You really do have a low opinion of Tony Blair's intelligence if you think that.

It might not be what the war was about but that doesn't change the fact that he and his party was removed as a result of this war. For that reason it was worth it. I don't eat in Pizza Hut because the side salad is nice, the rest of the meal just isn't worth it

Are people really still under the impression this war was about Saddam Hussain? How bizarre.

Never done that with a whole chicken tbh Rob but have you tried the Garlic and roaemary pushed into a leg of lamb trick? Just make slits in the lamb and push in slices of garlic and small sprigs of rosemary, then roast as normal That's always a winner if you like lamb of course I usually do that with roasted sweet potatoes instead of normal ones, and whatever veg takes my fancy

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C'mon this is gettin a little silly in what was a good topic - Bicks

Not long finished work, so I'm polishing off the remnants of a 2006 Madiran before I hit the sack

Well Anita Dobson playing guitar for one thing

One Poll is enough and he's Dutch, he's also missing in action these days too

NO BRAINER!!!!!!!!! Queen

Why is he controversial ? Just a bit of a dull vegan pop star, don't love him, dont hate him

Dont you just love the record industry!! The same fucktards that stops me from listening to Pandora.com. GO BUST ALREADY!!!!! It really is a bit **** up. I was in Brum Saturday looking on youtube for a song by Elbow (Forget Myself) but it came up saying that this video is no longer available in your country.....I get back over here and can watch it no problem! I just dont get why I can listen to a British band in America but not at home! That one is the fault of the Performing Rights Society (another form of legalised gangtserism) (there is a topic on this subject somewhere)

AYe Sold is becoming more comon around these parts too

A work of faction by Mr E I Addio in which Martin O’Neill gets a strange phonecall “Martin, I ve got Mr Clough on line 3” “OK, I am picking it up now. Bannan better not have picked up an injury” “Nigel, Martin Here. How are things? See young Bannan played terrific on Saturday, pity you couldn’t get a win” “Young man, I am not on the phone to talk about what our Nigel is up to, I want to talk about Sunday” “Who is this?” “Its an old friend calling from up stairs. Peter said I should give you a call. Said that you lot played like a crock of shite on Sunday and you might want need some help ” “Hang on a minute, are you Martin Sheen? Has John O’ Hare put you up to this? Thought you were terrific in the movie. If this was one of the lads ideas, tell them I am in no mood for this” “Young Man I won’t hear that name mentioned. How dare anyone try to play me? Especially that man. He played that poofter Kenneth Williams. How dare anyone make a movie about me. Well certainly not one where I wasn’t played by Frank Sinatra. Simon, Elizabeth, Nigel and the wife are not very happy. I see you have been spouting off in the media about it. Well what the hell do you think you are playing at? You should be on the training ground with the ugly mug trying to sort things out. Not playing with your fancy clever movie friends” It dawns on Martin that this isn’t any normal phone call. It isn’t Nigel Clough from up the road. It isn’t the excellent Martin Sheen. Its a phone call from either high in the sky, or deep below. Its the old gaffer. “Brian????!?! Mr Clough?” “Young man, who else would it be?” Curiosity overcomes the Irishman, “Where are you gaffer?” “Never you mind, but its somewhere where the ball shouldn’t be. Didn’t I tell you anything? Didn’t you learn anything from me? Keep the ball on the floor” “So you are in heaven?” “Well where else do you think I would be? Still at the bloody City Ground? I can’t even visit the Baseball Ground. Have to go to some stupid Pride Park to watch them now. Nigel will sort them out. He knows what to do. Just wish Don Revie wasn’t here, constantly going on at me about something or other. But thats not why I called” “Why did you call? I am feeling terrific?” “Yes I see you would be when you employ that ugly mug. Used to make me feel great as well. Its about you. I ve heard the fans aren’t happy.” “They should be. Look what I ve done for th…” “Thats it Martin same as always. Think you know best. Think your better than you are. I put you in the Reserves because you were too good for the third team. I dropped you for Malmo. Well young man listen to me, get back to what the team does well. Don’t go to Anfield with 4-4-2. You need to be pragmatic about things. You thought that getting that top four place was easy. I might not like Mr Wenger, but he knows how to play the game” “Well thanks for the advice Brian, but I think John, Steve and I can sort it out ourselves” “Young man, its still Mr Clough to you. You still won’t listen. You can’t play Carew and Heskey up front. You need to drop Heskey. The young lad, whats his name? Plays up front, has an eye for goal?” “Agbonlahor?” “No not him, he’s more out of form than Heskey” “Delfouenso?” “Yes thats the one. Well Peter tells me he’s going to be fantastic. Can’t see it myself, but Peter has that feeling that he could save you alot in the transfer market” “Really?“ “Yes. And you need to sort out your transfers now. I haven’t forgiven Storey-Moore for signing for United, but he still has an eye for a player. You shouldn’t be so cautious. You need to help transfers along. If you had been nice to that Portugese gentleman, and bought him a nice bottle of Scotch, that Boswinga might have signed” “He wanted more than a bottle of Scotch” “Well just talk to Alan or Ronnie, they could help you with these things” “I think I will do it my way, thanks all the same.” “Well you are still a stubborn young man. Proud. Thats what you are. I would be as well if I made Leicester City any good. Anyway I ve got to go. Its my birthday. Good Bye.” “But who do I call if I want to get in touch?” “Oh you won’t call me. Brian Clough will call you”. The phone goes dead.

yes I've heard the take over rumour too

That sounds reasonable, I had the impression before, that it might taste like piss coloured dark brown with a reddish tinge barely perceptible

Drink the porter as I somehow doubt its anything akin to a real one but I'm intrigued to find out what it is like

My apologies for not reading one post properly seems like you are only half a philistine after all :D :nod: And back on topic, considering I was up at 4:53 this morning (yes thatis the traditional seven minutes before my alarm goes off) and the fact I drank 2 glasses to finish off last nights Fitou and now the Carignan is completely gone I have to wonder how I'm still alive let alone awake

Can't say that I've seen many Chard SB blends in my time... hell I can't say I've seen many (any?) blends of grapes historically associated with Bordeaux with those associated with Burgundy. Maybe I've been tainted by tasting one too many (which is to say one, period) excessively oaked New World Chards (I was about to write "American" there, but on reflection realized that the Antipodean houses go at least as far in overoaking the chardonnay), but I'm not seeing how that would work out that well. He's drinking something similar to this. Its screams "GIRLS DRINK" to me

Ah you didnt say you were killing the duck in orange sauce Never been a fan of à l'orange myself, just dont like the sauce, dont think it accompanies duck at all and generaly think it loked better on the tree If its duck (especially Barbary Duck) I prefer it with a cherry compote or sauce, not as cloying and (back on topic) definitely in need of a red :nod:

Well it did until you started drinking white wine with it Duck always says red to me

And if you want a Lager style Beer I wish I was drinking that really was the genuine Article it would have to be Sapporo, the stuff that came in the rigid can, that you pulled the entire top off to reveal a handy alluminium drinking vessel, rumoured to contain amphetamine (though this was untrue) but I really could drink that stuff for hours. I believe Liverpool was the only Students Union in the country that served it at one point and the mere mortal students never got a sniff of it as I used to requisition the whole delivery for the exclusive use of the Ents Ctte everytime it landed great Stuff it really was Edit: It looked much like this Except the whole top puled off and it was like drinking from a glass instantly