wednesday appears to have highly-abstract underlying principles
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Phucking cyclists!thistle_ said:
There's dog owners and dog owners.ballysmate said:Yeah! Phucking dog owners!
Like there's cyclists, 'cyclists' and cyclists.
WFH, early start, seemed to be working hard but don't seem to have got very far with anything.
No pedal at lunchtime, thundering and hailing most of the day.
Sunny now though so walking to gym in a bit to hang out with the laydeez.
Broadband swaps over tomorrow, not sure whether to chance it WFH or WFW.0 -
Reminds me of this...hope its readable
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I suspect you knew the answer to that, I don't think it's my aging eyes 🤓Stevo_666 said:Reminds me of this...hope its readable
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I live in Dartford, and ride a bike, could meet up to watch you pedal squares if you fancy it?johngti said:Morning.
“You look fed up all of the time these days”
“I’m not fed up”
“Well you look like you are “
“Sorry”
“Oh ffs”
Aside: not fed up, lonely. Don’t like living in Dartford, have no real friends, left the club I helped establish because it was too committee oriented, stuck on HoD level at work, probably too much like hard work to talk to me - people literally take a different route when they realise they might have to interact. 52 years old, highly qualified, being overlooked for any kind of promotion/whole school role.
So not really fed up, no.
Sorry. Realise there’s plenty with worse problems than me. This would be the only place I can “vent” like this. Carry on.
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I have been watching the BBC documentary snooker gods. Fantastic programme for those who, if like me, fell in love with the game in the 80's.0
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I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.hopkinb said:I have been watching the BBC documentary snooker gods. Fantastic programme for those who, if like me, fell in love with the game in the 80's.
Had some great characters in those days.
Says it all 😎Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
I have been drinking Penderyn Celt and listening to sopranos and mezzos, particularly Anna Netrebko.
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I watched the whole final session.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.
One of the best moments was Cliff Thorburn's yellow in his 147. He had a bad position on his final red and couldn't create the angle on the black to get up the table so he elected to go long on the yellow.
Another fantastic 147 was James Wattana's. It was poetry oh and of course O'Sullivan's 5 mins and 8 second 147.
I'll also never forget Higgins winning the WC.
'Mr Maximum' Willie Thorne missing the blue into the centre to win the UK Championship and lost to Davis.
Joe Johnson winning the Worlds.
White winning the Benson and Hedges masters - on those lovely tables with lighter wood coloured rails and he just played with the cue ball when potting the last colours. Such awesome control. Of course, loosing to Hendry in the WC's will never leave him.
Snorting Cocaine in the toilet in the interlude of the final session wasn't the best move.
Davis set the standard but Hendry blew everybody out of the water until Ronnie.
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pinno said:
I watched the whole final session.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.
One of the best moments was Cliff Thorburn's yellow in his 147. He had a bad position on his final red and couldn't create the angle on the black to get up the table so he elected to go long on the yellow.
Another fantastic 147 was James Wattana's. It was poetry oh and of course O'Sullivan's 5 mins and 8 second 147.
I'll also never forget Higgins winning the WC.
'Mr Maximum' Willie Thorne missing the blue into the centre to win the UK Championship and lost to Davis.
Joe Johnson winning the Worlds.
White winning the Benson and Hedges masters - on those lovely tables with lighter wood coloured rails and he just played with the cue ball when potting the last colours. Such awesome control. Of course, loosing to Hendry in the WC's will never leave him.
Snorting Cocaine in the toilet in the interlude of the final session wasn't the best move.
Davis set the standard but Hendry blew everybody out of the water until Ronnie.
All matches from the days when it was compulsive viewing.
Quite boring now, unless you are my in laws. They love it.
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Played Higgins on a pool table, 1993. He won 2-1 for a tenner!
Sad, emaciated, pale.
I was coming out of chemo and he was travelling trying to make money. Totally surreal.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Indeed.pinno said:
What would he have achieved if he had stayed sober?0 -
You coming out of chemo probably looked in better nick than him.pinno said:Played Higgins on a pool table, 1993. He won 2-1 for a tenner!
Sad, emaciated, pale.
I was coming out of chemo and he was travelling trying to make money. Totally surreal.
Mate went to see him in an exhibition game. He was that pissed he fell off the table when reaching for a shot. Still blinding though!0 -
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👍ballysmate said:I have been drinking Penderyn Celt and listeinning to sopranos and mezzos, particularly Anna Netrebko.
Culture innit?
A while ago I posted a video of netrebko and Garanča doing offenbach's Barcarolle. Not sure whether in rehearsal, or not in full dress as a recording. Nevertheless, sparkling. They do some Mozart duets too.
Some lovely older recordings of Bartoli and Fleming doing the duettino sull'aria on YouTube.
Duets are spellbinding, but quartets can be transcendent. Several in Mozart's requiem mass.0 -
He doesn't look too different now.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.hopkinb said:I have been watching the BBC documentary snooker gods. Fantastic programme for those who, if like me, fell in love with the game in the 80's.
Had some great characters in those days.
Says it all 😎
That game is so hard to play. I've watched so much that I can talk a decent frame, but I'm probably less than 25% for a black off its spot, cue ball below the blue.0 -
This one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u0M4CMq7uI&ab_channel=DeutscheGrammophon-DG
Elīna Garanča's voice has such a rich quality.
Not Netrebko, but I quite like this duet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A&ab_channel=WarnerClassics
Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa
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Travellers?
Travellers?Flâneur said:Simple question - but what sort of person do I go looking for on the web if I want a chunk fo sandstone wall taking down (clean cut) seems too simple for a stone mason.
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Jimmy White driving down to Wimbledon dog track and back to Sheffield again during the interval of one of his finals probably didn’t help his prospects.pinno said:
I watched the whole final session.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.
One of the best moments was Cliff Thorburn's yellow in his 147. He had a bad position on his final red and couldn't create the angle on the black to get up the table so he elected to go long on the yellow.
Another fantastic 147 was James Wattana's. It was poetry oh and of course O'Sullivan's 5 mins and 8 second 147.
I'll also never forget Higgins winning the WC.
'Mr Maximum' Willie Thorne missing the blue into the centre to win the UK Championship and lost to Davis.
Joe Johnson winning the Worlds.
White winning the Benson and Hedges masters - on those lovely tables with lighter wood coloured rails and he just played with the cue ball when potting the last colours. Such awesome control. Of course, loosing to Hendry in the WC's will never leave him.
Snorting Cocaine in the toilet in the interlude of the final session wasn't the best move.
Davis set the standard but Hendry blew everybody out of the water until Ronnie.
Kirk Steven’s in his white suit on those lighter wood tables, looked a million dollars even if he wasn’t very exciting.
Enjoyed the way Willie would stay close in amongst the balls to compile his breaks. Had a bit of a bottle problem when it came to the crunch, should have won much more.
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Probably did a million dollars in coke IIRC.seanoconn said:
Jimmy White driving down to Wimbledon dog track and back to Sheffield again during the interval of one of his finals probably didn’t help his prospects.pinno said:
I watched the whole final session.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.
One of the best moments was Cliff Thorburn's yellow in his 147. He had a bad position on his final red and couldn't create the angle on the black to get up the table so he elected to go long on the yellow.
Another fantastic 147 was James Wattana's. It was poetry oh and of course O'Sullivan's 5 mins and 8 second 147.
I'll also never forget Higgins winning the WC.
'Mr Maximum' Willie Thorne missing the blue into the centre to win the UK Championship and lost to Davis.
Joe Johnson winning the Worlds.
White winning the Benson and Hedges masters - on those lovely tables with lighter wood coloured rails and he just played with the cue ball when potting the last colours. Such awesome control. Of course, loosing to Hendry in the WC's will never leave him.
Snorting Cocaine in the toilet in the interlude of the final session wasn't the best move.
Davis set the standard but Hendry blew everybody out of the water until Ronnie.
Kirk Steven’s in his white suit on those lighter wood tables, looked a million dollars even if he wasn’t very exciting.
Enjoyed the way Willie would stay close in amongst the balls to compile his breaks. Had a bit of a bottle problem when it came to the crunch, should have won much more.0 -
You’re one of them clubbies though, aren’t you?tetley10 said:
I live in Dartford, and ride a bike, could meet up to watch you pedal squares if you fancy it?johngti said:Morning.
“You look fed up all of the time these days”
“I’m not fed up”
“Well you look like you are “
“Sorry”
“Oh ffs”
Aside: not fed up, lonely. Don’t like living in Dartford, have no real friends, left the club I helped establish because it was too committee oriented, stuck on HoD level at work, probably too much like hard work to talk to me - people literally take a different route when they realise they might have to interact. 52 years old, highly qualified, being overlooked for any kind of promotion/whole school role.
So not really fed up, no.
Sorry. Realise there’s plenty with worse problems than me. This would be the only place I can “vent” like this. Carry on.
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Aye, that was it. She has a beautiful voice. They both do.ballysmate said:This one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u0M4CMq7uI&ab_channel=DeutscheGrammophon-DG
Elīna Garanča's voice has such a rich quality.
Not Netrebko, but I quite like this duet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A&ab_channel=WarnerClassics
Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa
That's a cracker. They've all got the pop star looks now.0 -
hopkinb said:
He doesn't look too different now.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.hopkinb said:I have been watching the BBC documentary snooker gods. Fantastic programme for those who, if like me, fell in love with the game in the 80's.
Had some great characters in those days.
Says it all 😎
That game is so hard to play. I've watched so much that I can talk a decent frame, but I'm probably less than 25% for a black off its spot, cue ball below the blue.
Better than me. I'd have a 25% chance of hitting it, never mind potting it.0 -
Nah, poser would be more like it.johngti said:
You’re one of them clubbies though, aren’t you?tetley10 said:
I live in Dartford, and ride a bike, could meet up to watch you pedal squares if you fancy it?johngti said:Morning.
“You look fed up all of the time these days”
“I’m not fed up”
“Well you look like you are “
“Sorry”
“Oh ffs”
Aside: not fed up, lonely. Don’t like living in Dartford, have no real friends, left the club I helped establish because it was too committee oriented, stuck on HoD level at work, probably too much like hard work to talk to me - people literally take a different route when they realise they might have to interact. 52 years old, highly qualified, being overlooked for any kind of promotion/whole school role.
So not really fed up, no.
Sorry. Realise there’s plenty with worse problems than me. This would be the only place I can “vent” like this. Carry on.
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This wound me up: Was listening to Mozart's piano concerto 18 on classic FM on the school run either yesterday or the day before but the reception here for Classic FM is dire.
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In turn.pinno said:
O'Sullivan's 5 mins and 8 second 147.seanoconn said:
I remember my dad waking me to watch the end of the 1985 final when Taylor was catching up.
I'll also never forget Higgins winning the WC.
Joe Johnson winning the Worlds.
White winning the Benson and Hedges masters - on those lovely tables with lighter wood coloured rails and he just played with the cue ball when potting the last colours.
Watched it live. Best snooker ever. Jimmy's in 1992 was also amazing.
Alex or John? Alex won twice.
Worst world champion ever.
Agreed, tables and White in his pomp.
Top 5:
O'Sullivan, Hendry, Davis, Higgins J, White.
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Here if you need a chat/vent JohnG - drop me a line any time.johngti said:
Cheers Stevo - see how we get on in one of the holidays 🙂Stevo_666 said:JGTI, the offer of a pedal is still there if you can get over this way on a week day and I'm not inundated with work. You can laugh at my crappy old Boardman as well. The others have put things much better than I can on the sensible advice.
Going nowhere on the corporate hamster wheel today but 2 big meetings to prep for tomorrow. Quick trip to the tip at lunchtime as Mrs. 666 has been doing more chucking out than I expected and filling up the garage.
And thanks everyone. Guess I just needed to put it into words rather than keeping it bottled in. Hence the “carry on” comment. Suppose I am just a bit fed up. Hate when the wife is right; not going to tell her though.
Please never feel alone - life is too short to feelshit..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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