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This Wednesday it’ll be 60 years since, as a 9 year old, I was playing with a friend, whose birthday it was that day, when his dad told us JFK had been assassinated. I remember being shocked and upset. As a kid the threat of a nuclear holocaust was so real. The Cuban missile crisis, hearing...

As handed out to Stewards on Saturday

Just appeared on my Facebook timeline from 11 years ago

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12131575/RIATH-AL-SAMARRAI-Man-Citys-title-comes-asterisk-team-season-Brighton.html It might be the Mail, but a good article all the same

From Priestfield exile to Europa dreams: How Brighton were saved from oblivion to become a modern football success story

:D Why are football commentators parroting the SCOTTISH terminology? Pitch = Park Corner = Corner kick Penalty = Penalty kick Shirt = Jersey I’m off to the club shop to buy a football jersey

Any other footballers named after stately homes? Woburn Abbey Longleat House Luton Hoo Bleheim Palace Highclere Castle

Can't believe this happened 59 years ago today. I was at a friends birthday party playing with dinky cars under a table when we were told

Tried the search function but couldn’t find another thread. Apologies if I missed it. Happy 80th Des. An ex VGSB pupil like myself.

Making a comeback after 8 years. Always enjoyed his music, but he seems to have become even more eccentric. https://news.sky.com/video/share-12688568

No, not Newcastle but the feathered variety. I’ve had two down the chimney in the last week. Both fought their way past the fire guard and I found the first one dead on the living room floor. The second made it to an upstairs bedroom and I managed to get it out of a window after it had left...

Well, not we’ll. Bloody predictive text

Not looking bad for 76

I can remember when, back in the 80’s, driving on a long journey, dual carriageway or motorway, that my windscreen would be covered in splattered bugs and a trip to Halfords for insect remover would be a necessity. Nowadays nothing and I think this is worrying.

Decided to review my spice drawer today, containing about 60 jars and pots. Unfortunately all but two were out of date so have been binned. The star of the show was a 19 year old pot of Tandoori Masala that expired in March 2003. Can anyone beat that?:eek: Still smelled alright to me though.

The latest offering is amazing :ohmy:

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, these vicious ******** have arrived in the UK and they are as big as your THUMB Deadly ‘murder hornets’ that can chew through human skin and kill with a single sting have hit the UK. The terrifying insects were first spotted on Guernsey last...

Every so often something comes up on the TV that is truly exceptional. Tales from the loop on Amazon Prime is a true example of the genre I find fascinating.. Based on the illustrated book by the artist Simon Stålenhag, it’s truly a work of genius. I’ve bought the book and downloaded the superb...