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Managed to get all 4 to sit or sleep together for the first time marco top left, Jack top right. Sleeping, wee Myla and the princess Ava. My world in one pic

I actually think OF colts is an excellent idea, and in fact should be extended beyond football. For instance, the Daily Record is, in the big picture, a totally insignificant diddy paper. Nobody outside of Scotland reads it, with the exception of a few Scots in places like Corby, and its circulation has been in freefall for years now. It might be an old paper, it might be a traditional part of the Scottish media world, but it's also pish, irrelevant, desperately holding onto a terminally declining Labour party, and padded out with insubstantial drivel about celebrities and the Old Firm. Aside from sentiment, it offers nothing of value to anyone. Now, suppose it brought in some up-and-coming journalists from real, important papers - like the Washington Post, Le Monde or Die Zeit. They could serve their apprenticeships at the Record, and people who get subscriptions to those papers could get free access to the Record as well. Hell, the entire sports desk could be replaced with interns from L'Équipe. All these "colt journos" could write in their own language to prepare for careers at their own papers (who gives a shit if Record readers can't read French or German? Most of them can barely read English and, as demonstrated above, they and their paper are insignificant - so their real purpose is to further the nebulous "greater good" of journalism as a whole). India's top satirists could take turns producing the comic strips in Hindi - just think of how much better the comics in Indian papers will be in ten years! Why not? Why should paper be wasted catering to the tastes and desires of a dwindling handful of readers in some irrelevant diddy country at the arse-end of Europe, when it could be the host organism for developing something better for someone else in other places? How about it, shall we pitch this idea to the Record? They should be grateful that they'd be getting a chance to help journalism as a whole develop its next generation of hacks and bin-rakers.

Richard Hammond, his general demeanour and continued existence. A squealing, bootcut-jeans-wearing manchild.

And they say romance is dead.

A Czech proverb supposedly goes "A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure" and as WC Fields said "Everybody has to believe in something ... I believe I'll have another drink" and finally as Australian author and bush poet Henry Lawson surmised "Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer."

Ben fell asleep cuddling into me today.

Or "colony", perhaps. Maybe two words even, "overseas territory".

To be fair, if you want to read what's going on at the club go read the Official Site. I never understand people that come on here and clearly have internet access who then ask questions they could easily get the answer for on the OS or claim not to know something that has been news on there. This is a discussion site. For every item posted which is factual there's about half a dozen that are utter nonsense. Rusty's constant spamming ruins the flow of discussion completely. I have him on ignore so I don't see it now but it's no surprise those whose app doesn't let them ignore him complain about it.

What a meeting of the minds we have here. I guess we can all just give up on the concept of scientific research.

May as well rename this thread Alcoholics Anonymous. Bunch of degenerate manchildren in here clearly with some gaping emotional void in their life. Tragic.

HIS NAME IS LITERALLY ON THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT IN THIS PICTURE AND YOU STILL GET THE CAPTION WRONG YOU FUCKING FUCKS.

Awful news for Paterson, who really was flying this season. It will let Liam Smith develop but he has to be given time, he will be raw still. For Hearts, they will lose the fee for Paterson in the short term which is not great but he may well stay on another couple of years at Tynecastle. Hopefully for his and the national team's sake he comes back with the same talent level as he has just now. All the best Callum Paterson.

The more this United Ireland chat rumbles on, the better. I know they're making it up as they go but the British statements on the Northern Ireland/RoI and Scotland/England borders seem a smidge contradictory to me. One extra spinning plate for May and her clown squad to factor in, pleasing.

Finally for now - I'm sceptical whether these actually are photos from the game in question but they appear in articles about it. Fog of "pea-souper" proportions proves no barrier to the Edinburgh derby on 1st January 1940. As was traditional Hibs & Hearts met on New Year's Day 1940: on this occasion in the SFL Eastern Division introduced in response to the war emergency. Despite visibility reduced to 10 feet the match got underway with 14,000 supporters in the ground (and presumably hoping for plenty of action down the wings). More worryingly for the authorities the game was scheduled for live radio broadcast - and so ditching the coverage would have alerted the Luftwaffe to ideal conditions over Edinburgh and the Forth. A chain of runners was setup from pitchside to the commentary box to relay information to the commentator, but this proved futile as barely anything could be seen from the touchline either. Accordingly the intrepid journalist simply invented the action, and regaled his listeners with 90 minutes of acrobatic shots, wonder saves, astonishing tackles and spectacular goals. Truth can be stranger than fiction - the real-life game finished Hibs 5-6 Hearts, and should by all accounts rank as one of the great Edinburgh derbies. Rather unfortunate no-one saw anything of it. Incidents included the ref blowing for HT 2mins early, one of the 'keepers being left on the pitch at FT, and it taking some fans 10mins to discover the game was over. Commentator himself carried-on for 15mins before realising. Truly another era. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/classic-match-hibs-v-hearts-new-year-s-day-1940-1-3253045 http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/retro/228444/retro-football-war-effort-forces-bbc-to-commentate-on-imaginary-match-as-thick-fog-envelopes-hibs-hearts-derby-on-new-years-day-1940.html http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1222

f**k! Is it too late just to touch up the paintwork on the old main stand instead?

Loy was excellent for us, much better than any other attacking option we have at the moment IMO.

If he's anything like Marc Laird he will be a good signing for City.

I think James May is actually a really good presenter and some of his other stand-alone shows have been excellent.

If the criteria for GOAT is You Tube compilations then Ronaldinho is number one, followed by Matt Le Tissier.

The Republic wants and needs a United Ireland like it wants and needs another bank crash.

The infinite universe will provide you a lifetime of study and exploration. Any neighbours within a few miles that don't close their curtains at night?

Clearly nobody told Andy that the guy inside R2D2 died this year as well.

We'll have that then. Also Angus United will pursue membership of the Atlantic League, EPL, English football league or anywhere we consider a platform worthy of a club of our status.

Should've put the cash towards a hoover.

Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic

Can't let the thread go without posting this - the Premier League table from 10/11/79 Prior to the games on 3rd November, Celtic were one point clear at the top (and had lost 1-0 at Cappielow a fortnight earlier). They lost 2-0 at Kilmarnock, and we drew 0-0 at home with St. Mirren (a mud bath of a game played in a monsoon - an Andy Ritchie penalty sent Billy Thomson the wrong way but rolled in the mud and stopped before it reached the line). Having the same goal difference, we went top on goals scored - with a part time team. The following week, Celtic won 1-0 at Tannadice and we won 2-1 at Pittodrie, meaning we stayed top. A week later we beat Dundee 2-0, but Celtic won 3-0 against Hibs, and our brief moment at the top of the country was over. Two games in December, Rangers at home and Celtic away, would each see some satanic officiating from which our season never really recovered, and we finished sixth.

Then there's also Uist and Barra 7 teams, Benbecula, Southend, Iochdar Saints, North Uist, Eriskay, Barra, Westford Eriskay FC Southend Not 100% on this but both Iochdar Saints and Benbecula ground share as Saints pitch is no longer fit for use.

I am phone childline for the Man Utd kit

But maybe everything that dies, someday comes back. Put your make-up on, fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City...

I had some Rogan Josh the other day. Maybe that's where these rumblings started... .....eiouggggh!

yup down to 22g

£5 on Reading, Bolton, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Huddersfield and Aberdeen returned £165. I just arbitrarily decided on Boxing Day morning to actually put it on, so a pleasant surprise that it paid off. My first accumulator of the season, I think, too.

Excellent news! First Christmas with our wee one. She hadn't a clue of course. Here she is joining in with a game of Pie Face

Fantastic shoes. If you're a child molester.

Imagine genuinely believing that Lionel Messi isn't the greatest football player that's ever lived. Imagine actually thinking that. Equivalent of believing that the earth is flat, IMO.

Did folk get any wrestling themed presents this year? I got a shit load. My brother was at Raw last month so picked me up a Wyatt black sheep mask and a box of Booty O's. Also got this year's Wrestlemania and Royal Rumble on DVD which is slightly redundant given the Network. Also got this gem...

f**k the colts

Sorry. Posted something in the wrong bit. Hope you all had a nice Christmas.

Na he is not,but I am in a bad mood and can feel the need for a ban coming up.Rusty you were given a ban for spamming so this is a last warning.Pack it in or else.

We had a great first Christmas with Catherine. Her favourite gift being the Jessie Cat mascot from the Sing and Sign classes we go to. She absolutely loved Brussels sprouts too!

First Christmas with ours too and it's been great. She's old enough to be aware that somethings going on and has just loved all the attention. She's not been that bothered with any of her presents but absolutely loves the boxes they've come in. The one gift that has been a success was a group of cups, which can be stacked to make a tower. The look of absolute glee on her face when she knocks over the tower is brilliant. She sits patiently as my wife or I build the tower, waits until the last cup has been added then bashes the whole thing down with a giggle. Can't wait until she's old enough to do the whole Santa thing.

Numerous consecutive days of rich food and bevvy are having an adverse effect on my loved ones. I just farted and my son, who is playing at the other side of the room, has just got a whiff of it and started crying.

Giving a GIRFUY to the dabs on TV and now owning a pair of these? Definitely a closet Dee.

If anyone wants to add me on twitter approximately 25% of my friends are recently banned posters on here.

BJ's reopening just in your honour

I wouldn't shout that from the rooftops.