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by C.J.Woolf
Mon May 31, 2021 12:14 am
Forum: World
Topic: Favorite dark/black comedies
Replies: 9
Views: 5804

Re: Favorite dark/black comedies

I might think of something else later, but Armando Ianucci comes to mind. He created the political black comedies The Death of Stalin, The Thick of It, and Veep.
by C.J.Woolf
Sat May 29, 2021 11:15 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The Eurovision thread!
Replies: 20
Views: 11261

Re: The Eurovision thread!

Sure, sure, but also most yé-yé girls were born during or shortly after the Nazi occupation and were aggressively exploited by sexual predator writer/manager/mentor figures French culture to this day largely refuses to inhibit, let alone expel, all for the sake of the purity of their artistic outpu...
by C.J.Woolf
Sat May 29, 2021 12:57 am
Forum: World
Topic: The Eurovision thread!
Replies: 20
Views: 11261

Re: The Eurovision thread!

Well holy shit. This existentialist monstruosity is absolutely mesmerizing. And she's got some gestures that seem to suggest she'd be more comfortable as a raging rock star. Holy shit indeed. For what it's worth, in 1965 France had had its own Vietnam and followed it up with a second Vietnam in Alg...
by C.J.Woolf
Sun May 23, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: World
Topic: The Eurovision thread!
Replies: 20
Views: 11261

Re: The Eurovision thread!

Jendrik's video reminds me of this dialogue from QI:

Sandi Toksvig: "It's like the gay Olympics... Is that a thing? It should be a thing if it's not a thing."

Audience member: "It's called Eurovision!"
by C.J.Woolf
Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Seen on the internet
Replies: 117
Views: 212693

Re: Seen on the internet

The receptionist asks me for ID. I am wearing only a lobster.
A great line, especially when taken out of context.
by C.J.Woolf
Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The Football (soccer) thread.
Replies: 8
Views: 4348

Re: The Football (soccer) thread.

I read that the Super League owners wanted to invite Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund but the German clubs turned them down flat. I suspect their public ownership was the reason. (The big German sports clubs aren't just about top-tier professional football; they have over 100,000 members each an...
by C.J.Woolf
Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:31 pm
Forum: World
Topic: 世界のどこ。
Replies: 232
Views: 74875

Re: 世界のどこ。

Morocco
by C.J.Woolf
Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:35 am
Forum: World
Topic: Suez Canal Blockage
Replies: 13
Views: 7231

Re: Suez Canal Blockage

MoneyJungle wrote:
Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:50 pm
What would be a suitable punishment for the captain?
Shouldn't the canal pilot have the conn?
by C.J.Woolf
Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:43 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Roll Call 2021
Replies: 106
Views: 42621

Re: Roll Call 2021

Madrigal wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:39 pm
Welcome to the raft! :banana:
I hope this isn't the Raft of the Medusa. ;)

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by C.J.Woolf
Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:42 pm
Forum: World
Topic: 世界のどこ。
Replies: 232
Views: 74875

Re: 世界のどこ。

Pakistan