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The Hallucinating Goose

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  1. On this day in 1933, the Imperial Airways biplane, City of Liverpool, becomes what is believed to be the first airliner ever lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
  2. This morning I finished book one in the series, The Last Kingdom, and so it's onto The Pale Horseman tonight. I love the first person style Cornwell used in this first book, not just a first person with the main character narrating the events but actually knowingly narrating the events to the reader, with little sections added every so often where the narrator points out that he is now an old man speaking about his younger self, and even referring to yourself, the reader, at a couple of points. Great style!
  3. Some twonk just started playing I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston, full blast at work and now that's gonna be stuck in my head for a week.
  4. The first game I ever went to I guess. 2013 World Cup, England v Fiji at Hull. Capacity crowd, fantastic atmosphere, really enjoyable game!
  5. I think this is the series, on bbc breakfast, they said if you liked Happy Valley you'll like this. Well I liked Happy Valley and was thinking about watching this. Might wait to hear a bit more before starting it now.
  6. On this day in 1934, the UK introduced the driving test. 90 years later and many people still can't drive.
  7. You've gotta love just how random some international friendlies are. Some examples from today include, Central African Republic v PNG Guinea v Bermuda Bolivia v Andorra Games like these just show the astronomical depth of international football.
  8. We've probably had this thread before but, what is the worst game you've ever been to? --------------- I don't have the best memory for these things but one that always sticks in the mind for me was Hull v Widnes in 2014, when Widnes beat us 0-7. It was an unconverted try, a penalty kick and a drop goal if I remember rightly. A very boring way to lose.
  9. On this day in 421AD, the city of Venice is founded with the dedication of its first church, San Giacomo di Rialto, on the island of Rialto.
  10. Today I have tried clams. I liked the taste but did find them a little tough texture-wise, and due to the small size, quite fiddly. I don't think they would be my first choice in a seafood restaurant but I wouldn't say no to them should someone offer them to me. They're probably bottom of my list but I still liked them.
  11. On this day in 1894, the Stanley Cup is held for the first time in Montreal. On this day in 1895, the Lumiere Brothers publicly demonstrate motion pictures for the first time. On this day in 1933, the Nazis open their first concentration camp, Dachau. On this day in 1963, the Beatles release their debut album, Please Please Me.
  12. I was thinking last night about films or film series that are based on tv shows and have gone on to eclipse the original show. Specifically I was thinking of Mission: Impossible. I imagine there is a good lot of people that don't realise the films are a spinoff from a TV series. So what other films/film series can you think of where this is also the case? Or even TV series based on a film where the film has been a bit forgotten?
  13. Has anyone watched The Last Kingdom? I've started reading the novels and just halfway through the first I've fallen in love with it already. Always been a Bernard Cornwell fan and as ever his writing is top quality, so I've looked into the series and found I can get the boxset for £40. So is it worth getting?
  14. Considered one of the greatest feats of engineering during the Industrial Revolution, on this day in 1774, the Bingley Five-Rise Locks opened.
  15. So my rankings of all the seafood I've tried recently: 1. Scallops 2. Crab 3. Prawns 4. Shrimp 5. Mussels 6. Squid rings 7. Cockles (as I said though, I tried pickled ones)
  16. Today I tried shrimp, as lovely as everything else, basically just massive prawns.
  17. On this day in 1993, a Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington.
  18. Tonight I've started reading Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories series. I've only read the prologue so far but as ever, Cornwell's writing is so pleasurable to read; his writing is always so smooth and flows so easily. It is a really relaxing experience to read his stories.
  19. Today I saw a Gateshead Thunder polo shirt in a charity shop in Bridlington. That could be the most random thing I've ever seen.
  20. On this day in 1965, Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod-2 for 12 minutes, became the first person in history to walk in space.
  21. Thanks for getting it up and running again, I don't think I realised just how much I came on here until I was sat around at work without a clue as to how to fill the time in without totalrl and all my friends on here.
  22. I went to the local fishmongers today to get some scallops but found out they are really expensive so ended up with some cockles instead. Unfortunately the ones I got were pickled so didn't really get a good sense of the taste of the cockles themselves so will have to try them again another time.
  23. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer I think my colleagues were wondering why I was dancing round and doing my job so enthusiastically this morning!
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