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I kinda like him. I love it when people speak frankly about things they're not supposed to. Like that sleazeball alkie from NOTW.
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A5H posted:So did anyone see this on the news yesterday? He's not really. He's just being maybe a little too honest about things. He's almost certainly short trading too - he wants there to be a run on the bank so stocks go down.
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Sep 27, 2011 19:13
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Sion posted:He's not really. He's just being maybe a little too honest about things. He's almost certainly short trading too - he wants there to be a run on the bank so stocks go down. If that's his goal, I wonder if making sensationalist statements like this on national TV could be counted as an attempt at market manipulation...
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Sep 27, 2011 19:33
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I completely fail to understand how a sweet little cookery programme like the Great British Bake-Off can be so full of nail-biting tension as it is. I nearly wept for Mary Anne when she put the beautiful squiggly cake layer on the wrong way round.
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Sep 27, 2011 20:21
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Sep 27, 2011 20:23
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Wormophile posted:Jo is breaking my heart this week. I'm so sorry I was mean They are all breaking my heart this week. But I think Holly should go, for the sake of her mental health. Anyone who measures out her pastry to the millimetre using a steel ruler has some issues. Also, I love Sue Perkins and she needs to do a show where she just barges into various kitchens around the world, flirts sarcastically with the cook and eats all the foods she can find.
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Sep 27, 2011 20:54
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Wormophile posted:Janet NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'm not sure but I think that in the episode I watched she had the scariest  face while she was getting praised for her pie. In which case I think this is a good thing.
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Wormophile posted:Janet NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOO She was quite marvellously gracious in defeat though. No tears or gushing emotions, just a dignified little speech and a smile. (Also, I think her face is probably due to a thyroid problem, the swelling around her neck and the pop-eyed look is very characteristic of Graves disease)Hope Mary Ann wins next week. She's inventive and awesome and a little bit scary.
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Sep 27, 2011 21:07
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Irisi posted:Hope Mary Ann wins next week. She's inventive and awesome and a little bit scary.  I have a bet on with my flatmates. The winner gets delicious cakes baked for them by the other three. Come on Mary-Anne, you're the big beefy horse I'm riding into cake heaven on.
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pisshead posted:Maybe I'm being a chippy northerner, but I've just been watching University Challenge and one of the questions was knowing what Underground lines certain stations are on, how is someone not from London supposed to know that?
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Sep 27, 2011 21:24
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Oh Holly, still can't tell the difference between being competitive and being a bitch  I am eagerly waiting for the moment it all gets a bit too much and she snaps next week, though.
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Rolled Cabbage posted:Oh Holly, still can't tell the difference between being competitive and being a bitch Oh but she's awesome - she put a gingerbread house inside her showstopper last week. That alone... I don't know if I would prefer to marry her or have her as my mother...
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Sep 28, 2011 13:09
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Noreaus posted:Why don't people like Holly Because she's an OCD psycho who is constantly on the verge of tears even when she is doing well. And every time she does badly she kills one of her children in a violent cakerage.
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Sep 28, 2011 14:15
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reality_groove posted:Because she's an OCD psycho who is constantly on the verge of tears even when she is doing well. And every time she does badly she kills one of her children in a violent cakerage. I don't mind her much, she just seems a bit needy. I think she probably misses having a full-time job more than she cares to admit & therefore overcompensates by trying to be Supermum. Jo annoys me a bit more, because her wee girly-girl voice reminds me of my horrible manager. (Sorry Jo, but I can't help it.)
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reality_groove posted:Because she's an OCD psycho who is constantly on the verge of tears even when she is doing well. And every time she does badly she kills one of her children in a violent cakerage. I now picture her baking them in the centre of a human-sized merangue
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Sep 28, 2011 18:52
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Does anyone remember that series with Sue Perkins and a guy who was a food critic (I think) and they recreated the diets of various eras?
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Metrication posted:Does anyone remember that series with Sue Perkins and a guy who was a food critic (I think) and they recreated the diets of various eras? That would be Giles Coren, Victoria Corens brother. I think it was called The Supersizers go... They also did one where they tried to live 'The Good Life'
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Metrication posted:Does anyone remember that series with Sue Perkins and a guy who was a food critic (I think) and they recreated the diets of various eras? It was Giles Coren. It was called "Supersizers Go Regency/Medieval/Roman/Whatever". I seem to recall they spent 90% of the programme absolutely blitzed out of their skulls on whatever the alcohol of the period was. It looked great fun. ^god dammit, beaten
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It was called Supsersizers Go... entirely because of the film Supersize Me as far as I can gather. I still see it a lot, maybe because I watch too much Yesterday. I don't share the affection of Sue Perkins. She's just overexposed.
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Sep 28, 2011 19:06
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Thanks everyone. That was a pretty fun series, was hoping there would be more than two. Oh well
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Sep 28, 2011 19:10
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That was such an amazing series. I always watch them on Youtube and I swear to God it's one of the best shows.
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Metrication posted:Thanks everyone. That was a pretty fun series, was hoping there would be more than two. Oh well I really enjoyed The Supersizers Go 80s, where they did power lunches, Vienetta (I don't love ice cream that much, but drat is Vienetta good), and the terrible dry-on-the-outside-mouth-scarringly-hot-on-the-inside abomination that is Pop Tarts. Also whatever one it was where they were served a sheep's head.
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Sep 28, 2011 19:46
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Thanks for that, watching that series now. Oh Sue, why can't we be together? I would let you pinch a tart while I'm baking (oo err missus)
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Sep 28, 2011 19:51
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I loved this week's episode. I'd be happy if any of them won because they've all proven that they're decent. Those mousse cakes looked amaaaaaazing.
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Sep 28, 2011 20:09
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Anyone watching Fresh Meat? I saw it got a mixed reception last week, although I enjoyed it. Tonight's episode has been a lot better I think. Good choice of music too (Elektrobank is always good).
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Sep 28, 2011 22:29
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Supersizers Go... was brilliant, and while Giles Coren is a complete arse he is also very funny. A night out getting hammered with Sue, Giles and his sister would just be incredible.
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oh dear, I liked the first one, but really struggled with tonight's Fresh Meat. There just wasn't much to laugh at.
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I dunno, I was drunk sitting on a sofa in a second year uni house and spent most of the time giggling... Jack Whitehall's character interacting with the other guys from his school and getting shot down consistently was predictable yet still highly satisfying.
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They've nailed every student stereotype down to a tee. It's great. Although I don't get why it's bad to be in a proper big house instead of lovely halls. Maybe just because it's first years.
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The fades would be alright if it wasn't full of stupid awkward kid tropes. It also feels like "dramatic character death" is being used as a substitute for good writing. Oh, and ALAN MOORE. 
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I feel it would be better if all the characters were a couple of years older.
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thehustler posted:They've nailed every student stereotype down to a tee. It's great. "Pfff, yeah of course, [your opinion exactly], duh" I don't even know the name of that character, but she loving slays me. Also Greg McHugh is pretty good in this, I already like his character more than I ever liked Gary.
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Which show is this? Supersizers Go or Freshmeat? e: nevermind worked it out with googlymoogly, sorry i was half awake. e2: That was rather good wasnt it (Fresh Meat), im gonna add that to my very small list of much watch programs. Graviton v2 fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Sep 29, 2011 |
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thehustler posted:Although I don't get why it's bad to be in a proper big house instead of lovely halls. Maybe just because it's first years. Halls are great for making friends in first year. I've known people to start out living in a flat and move into halls halfway through term for the social life.
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I do like how they managed to transport a young Jessica Stevenson all the way to 2011. It's watchable enough, but I don't care for the weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weirdness.
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I still can't get behind Fresh Meat. None of the characters are particularly likeable and none of the jokes go beyond 'hey, let's say a naughty word in an inappropriate situation'. The brunette girl in particular was loving dreadful this week.
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Sep 29, 2011 18:13
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The Great British Bake-Off makes me talk to the screen. I like that it's brutally competitive while still being really sweet and adorable and full of great baking tips! I am a little mad they kicked the guys off so soon, that last one was really cute
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Rarity posted:I still can't get behind Fresh Meat. None of the characters are particularly likeable and none of the jokes go beyond 'hey, let's say a naughty word in an inappropriate situation'. The brunette girl in particular was loving dreadful this week. Never really been into comedy dramas, they're usually never funny enough to be a comedy, or the characters and situations interesting enough to be a drama. To me it just generic TV characters played by generic TV actors, with some generic observation thrown in. You need more than observational humour, otherwise you're just Michael Macintyre.
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