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  1. On 18/10/2023 at 22:32, Granny Danger said:

    I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve used the “I find myself in a Raskolnikov situation” as an opening conversational gambit.  Particularity with total strangers.

    Anyway, as a non-intellectual, I am reading ‘Angels In The Moonlight’ the third book of the Dublin Trilogy by Caimh McDonnell.  Saw this author, who I had never heard of, referenced in a discussion about Christopher Brookmyre and pleased I did.  Genuine laugh out loud passages, one of which I share below:

    ‘Delaney had the personal hygiene standards of a mentally-challenged baboon. Every time Mulholland looked at him he had a finger somewhere new – in his ear, eye, nostril, mouth. It was like he’d just been issued with a human head for the first time and he was trying to figure out how it worked.’

    I’ve read the first book in series A man with one of those faces a while back as it was available free on Amazon good reads or something like that.   I really enjoyed the humour and wit, recently got book 2 on the kindle will get to it at some point. 

  2. 3 hours ago, bc57 said:

    Kello 2 Lanark 0

    Just not our day. Kello took their chances and were aided by their excellent keeper who made 3 top class saves and who just avoided scoring an og  when a thunderous drive rattled his bar and rebounded to whack him on the back of his head but stayed out of his net.  Kello playing with confidence.

    I now know how many teams will have felt facing Gareth Hallford, who won us many a point with his fine goalkeeping.

    Good game, well contested.

    Ryan Dunsmuir in nets? 
     

    Good result against a promotion rival. Clean sheets are always nice. 
     

    Hope you enjoyed your pie 🥧 

  3. On 27/11/2017 at 13:40, chomp my root said:

    I know what you're saying about the ending not being an ending but 10 years is a bit of a wait. It'd be brilliant if they do tie it all up.

    Yes this happened, I enjoyed the deadwood movie.  I don’t think season 3 was intended to be the end but the lead pair moved onto movies and they couldn’t get cast together again. 

  4. I know this would belong on c**** on a tram page but this will have to do. 
     

    Visiting Edinburgh last week and took the tram from the Gyle into princes street for a trail about with the weans. The conductors were a treat to watch. Fair dodgers lobbed off at the next stop. Family of women including a right auld woman lobbed off for no having a ticket. Plus a few fancy evening drinkers taking the tram the few stops to princes street and lobbed off after 1 stop to get a ticket. Merciless. 

  5. 5 hours ago, HK Hibee said:

    Once you finish The Border try some of his San Diego books - Gentleman’s Hour and The Winter of Frankie Machine are a good start

    I had read The Force of his before I started the trilogy, I enjoyed it as well.  Planning to look out for his other ones. 
    I have Stuart macbrides new one and the rankin/mcilvaney one on the list next. 

  6. I enjoyed the Mexico stories but I’m surprised there doing another one. I thought the story had ended.  Preferred the first 2 with Escobar. 

  7. The Cartel by Don Winslow 

    2nd part of a trilogy. The first book (The power of the dog) was excellent and the Cartel has been good but not as good. The border is the final part and next on the list. 
     

    Anyone who liked the Narcos tv series would enjoy them and note a lot of similarities. 

  8. On 07/07/2020 at 15:11, StarStriker9 said:

    any news on signings ?!

    vale, saints and threave looking strong with there auditions to there squads. 

    Nithsdale struggling ? 

    Going by the Nithsdale twitter account they don’t seem to be struggling. Looks like majority of last seasons squad retained with 4/5 new faces added in. 
     

    Abbey vale and threave also been busy going by the twitter accounts. 

  9. On 26/03/2020 at 01:59, JamieStevenson said:

    Very late to the party but binged this over the past week. Superb show. Richard Harrow was a delightful character and couldn't help but route for him.

    The Wire is next for me.

    Excellent choice you’ll love it 

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