saint dave
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1 hour ago, forkboy said:
Thought that was Lin Manuel Miranda for a minute & got very confused
No , he watches Hamilton.
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Ali sale Pagani take on the PRX , usual sapphire glass , Seiko mechaquartz and bracelet surprisingly decent and got a good fit. £32 delivered in 5 days , no complaints.
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On 26/11/2020 at 22:47, DrewDon said:
Devoted sister, beloved c**t.
I just started watching the first series and this just absolutely broke me up.
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Haven't seen a thread about this anywhere.
A English ships pilot shipwrecks on the coast of Japan with the remains of his crew and gets taken prisoner by the local samurai chief , then finds himself mixed up in a oncoming civil war between 5 regents.
Some great characters and some faintly recognisable Japanese actors and brilliant swearing.
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49 minutes ago, TxRover said:
Never been a fan of NATO bands, convince me otherwise. I’m not sure what I’m missing here.
Comfort and fit , colour matching or just generally updating or completely changing the look and wear of a watch.
Put a Bond NATO on a Seiko solar diver instead of the original, which has polished mid links and looks miles better imho
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Christmas present from my lovely wife.
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Black Friday Ali deal . Sapphire glass and bezel , milled clasp , decent bracelet and Seiko mecha-quartz for £30 , really can't be beaten.
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7 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said:
You left handed Dave? The whole thing messes with my brain too much, excellent from Pagani yet again though.
No , mate , that's why it's a bit strange , the winding is upside down and I don't know how many times I've put it on the wrong way round already
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Ali express 11/11 purchase , bit strange having a lefty
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47 minutes ago, tongue_tied_danny said:
I'm currently working my way through Auschwitz by Laurence Rees.
A very well researched and readable nonfiction book about the Nazi concentration camp.
As expected its a grim read and it's left me feeling despondent that ordinary people could be so fucking evil.
He does a few books about the subject , some attached to the BBC series he's involved in , all very good reads and very well researched.
At the moment I'm reading Crazy Horse And Custer : The Parallel Lives Of Two American Warriors by Stephen Ambrose of Band Of Brothers fame.
Basically a biography of both which leads to their eventual meeting at Little Bighorn.
It's like reading a Ken Burns documentary , great book.
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My Mrs and her brother saw the cops pull a cyclist at George Square for going through a red light. Never seen that happen before.
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Got this in the Ali Express sale for £48.
Dial is fantastic , have no issue with the bracelet like some. Have the Steeldive Willard and it's easily the same standard as that.
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19 minutes ago, Casey Jones said:
Tell Kenny Miller, he knows f**k all about football and should listen to John ‘Yogi’ Hughes.
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12 hours ago, scottsdad said:
Band of Brothers is also based on a book. I read it many years ago, and is really interesting to compare to the show.
Sobel (David Schwimmer) killed himself in the 50s,not mentioned in the show.
Just one book though , whereas the Pacific is based on at least two and Sledge's book isn't that great and two are autobiographical rather than biographical. So I think that the Pacific isn't as linear and the source material not as good.
Don't get me wrong it's okay , just not on a level with Band of Brothers.
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On 24/08/2023 at 17:00, Gianfranco said:
I’ve not actually seen the Pacific yet so that would be ideal.
Just don't go into it thinking it's the same level of story ...or characters....or acting.
It's based on a couple of books , so , the narrative isn't as strong , it's decent but just adjust your expectations if you're expecting another Band Of Brothers.
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Guiliani getting prosecuted under the RICO statute is heavily ironic considering he was an early pioneer of using it to break up The Five Families in the mid eighties during his stint as a prosecutor in Manhattan.
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Managed to get the Casio " Tiffany " .
Had requested the restock email and forgot about it till I got the alert on Friday , in a queueing system for about 5 mins then checked out.
Really nice dial , bracelet not great but second hand hitting every marker , same as my other Casio quartz watches.
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The crossover episode was well done , Jack Quaid in particular was excellent.
Star Trek has done a few crossovers and this is probably my second favourite after DS9 Trials and Tribble-ations.
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19 hours ago, scottsdad said:
Episode 6 - just great.
I'm still not 100% on board with the casting of young Kirk, but he is turning into a good character.
Very much Uhura based this week.
They aren't really pushing too much of Kirk at the moment , they seem to be drip feeding him into it , which is a good idea.
Think this has had the best start to any of the later treks , would like to see a bit more Pike episodes soon though , he was easily the best thing about Discovery.
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Enjoyed the latest episode , liked the wink about Toronto looking like New York. Also got a thing for La'an or maybe just angry , violent women in general , but , I thought the story was decent and the chemistry between Kirk and La'an was good.
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On 16/06/2023 at 15:18, Silverton End said:
AliEx
Got the gold and black version with silicone strap...keeps better time than most of my more expensive watches , hardly lost a second in months
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On 29/04/2023 at 19:42, RuMoore said:
Of course not TV but Darth Vader gotta be top 5.
He's in The Obi Wan Kenobi series on Disney plus.
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Apparently the episode with Shadynastys is hated by the fanbase according to a article I saw , I quite like it.
The episode with Alexandra Daddario as Charlie's rich girlfriend is probably my favourite.
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4 minutes ago, AyrshireTon said:
Homage to the famous milkmaids there.
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Last Book You Read....
in The General Nonsense Forum
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Stalin : Court Of The Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
A lot about the intrigue and paranoia of Stalin and his colleagues.
The purges , forced famine and the imagined treasons , wholesale deportations , whole families just basically swept away when anyone got too popular or on the wrong side of Stalin. He held the power of life and death over anyone or any group in the Soviet union and wasn't afraid to use it.