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Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Smug in Boots, Jun 13, 2022.

  1. gelders pie

    gelders pie Well-Known Member

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    Thought about that , but seems to have just started this year , and I doubt wether in the last 12 months 9/10 car owners in this part of the world have upgraded to new or relatively new cars that have that .
     
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  2. Daz

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    After god knows how many years and times I have watched he'd both movies, I only just realised Back to the Future and Gremlins share the same film set a couple of days ago :emoticon-0114-dull:
     
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  3. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    I knew the Universal Studios backlot was used for BTTF didn’t know it was used for Gremlins though.
     
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  4. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Tamworth, FA Cup against Spurs. You greedy b*stards. How to rip off your own fans. I understand you need to make the most but ticket prices are disgusting.
     
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  6. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    I’ve said it in other threads that I hated school. My adult brain can now articulate what I was thinking as a kid. Basically, why do I need to learn this, what’s the point of it? My adult brain can also understand why I should have learned it and what the point of it was.
    The vast majority of teachers of my generation at the schools I attended were awful. There were exceptions. My old English teachers at both schools I went to were excellent and will likely explain, in part, my love of reading.
    So it’s nice to read in the article below about Eric Morcambe that teachers didn’t know everything despite the reverence they were held in by mine and I suspect other children’s parents. Kids develop at different rates in my opinion and being consistently told as a 11, 12, 13 year old that you’re stupid by supposedly intelligent adults who are meant to impart their knowledge doesn’t do anything for self confidence.
    This could be its own thread but probably better to keep it here.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjdy5zxglo
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    60 Classical Years just started on BBC2 and what a start, absolutely phenomenal.

    Pavarotti in Hyde Park singing Nessun Dorma ...

    ... and keeps knocking it out of the park with Dance of the Knights, Verdi's Requiem and now Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves in the Albert Hall.

    I'm away from home but hope I can get this on catch up when I'm back ... breathtaking.
     
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    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for putting this up mate, missed it originally, going through it now absolutely brilliant entertainment....cheers.
     
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  11. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    I know we all say that society is moving on and we have to accept it. But the cop on the left, with a beard….come on! Is it any wonder that they are losing the respect of the public? The cops are not a fashion parade. Now it could be argued that it shouldn’t matter about the appearance and it’s how capable they are of doing the job. I’m just thinking that if he thinks it’s acceptable to look like that and think that anyone would take him seriously then he’s living in a fantasy world.
    Rant over, grumble grumble….


    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx81w4nd1xo
     
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  12. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I have to disagree mate.

    Most of the crowd aren’t putting money into the club week after week or supporting it, so they’ve had plenty of chance to save up …

    … and this is a major, and rare, opportunity to square their finances.

    Those who actually support the club will be happy to pay imo.
     
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  13. Snaggey

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    There was someone on TalkSport yesterday from the Tamworth supporters association and he gave a good breakdown of the ticket prices for this game.
    By the time Tamwoth give Spurs their cut, and the F.A. their percentage, along with increased policing/staff/running costs, the amount they will get will be about the same per ticket as the normal home game ticket price.

    It would be a nice gesture, (and they probably will tbf), if spurs gave their percentage back to Tamworth.
     
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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Tamworth could've switched grounds which would incur much more expense for the fans ...

    ... be nice if they drew and got two matches though <laugh>
     
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  15. Snaggey

    Snaggey Well-Known Member

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    Got my John Lennon jigsaw finished.
    A Christmas present from my son, I'm gonna frame this one.
    I think it looks bloody great.

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  16. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    I see they have put a new statue up of Rory in Belfast,
    To be honest I wouldn’t have even knew it was him, I think it’s crap.

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  17. Snaggey

    Snaggey Well-Known Member

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    I agree, looks ****e.
    A Telecaster? Should have been his Stratocaster guitar, and looks like he has tits.
    The more I look at it, the worse it gets.
     
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  18. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    Exactly mate, shocking likeness.
     
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  19. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    That sums it up for me as well.
     
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  20. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    Certainly think this one is more accurate

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