Velvet Android
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That phrasing really did make me laugh!
Not least because Norman Bay sounds like a northern workingman's club comedian from the early '70s, after whom the camping and caravanning coin might plausibly have been named.
Not least because Norman Bay sounds like a northern workingman's club comedian from the early '70s, after whom the camping and caravanning coin might plausibly have been named.
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That phrasing really did make me laugh!
Not least because Norman Bay sounds like a northern workingman's club comedian from the early '70s, after whom the camping and caravanning coin might plausibly have been named.
Not least because Norman Bay sounds like a northern workingman's club comedian from the early '70s, after whom the camping and caravanning coin might plausibly have been named.
Haha, it's fair to say they were in uncharted territory at that stage!
October 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Haha, it's fair to say they were in uncharted territory at that stage!
Wow, yes that must have been a hair-raising situation – there would've been literally no room left for any further delays, or else it would've been going out live..!
What was the delay after Tenth Planet, just bedding in the new Doctor?
What was the delay after Tenth Planet, just bedding in the new Doctor?
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wow, yes that must have been a hair-raising situation – there would've been literally no room left for any further delays, or else it would've been going out live..!
What was the delay after Tenth Planet, just bedding in the new Doctor?
What was the delay after Tenth Planet, just bedding in the new Doctor?
That is genuinely astonishing!
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
That is genuinely astonishing!
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Now I'm wondering whether the American term "persnickety" might've been current in Britain in (Mrs) Pepys' time – the UK equivalent, at least in modern times, would be "pernickety". But given how AmEn preserves certain earlier wordforms and phrasings that no longer exist in BrEn, it's possible..!
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Now I'm wondering whether the American term "persnickety" might've been current in Britain in (Mrs) Pepys' time – the UK equivalent, at least in modern times, would be "pernickety". But given how AmEn preserves certain earlier wordforms and phrasings that no longer exist in BrEn, it's possible..!
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Here you go...
Probably the last time David drew Mr Benn.
It's a treasured souvenir.
Probably the last time David drew Mr Benn.
It's a treasured souvenir.
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Here you go...
Probably the last time David drew Mr Benn.
It's a treasured souvenir.
Probably the last time David drew Mr Benn.
It's a treasured souvenir.
"Grizzly"? Did the king have him mauled by a bear? A cruel and unusual punishment indeed 🤣🐻
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"Grizzly"? Did the king have him mauled by a bear? A cruel and unusual punishment indeed 🤣🐻
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It's so weird how people always say Ghandi instead of Gandhi. Like, why is that 'h' so impatient that it has to jump the queue?
September 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It's so weird how people always say Ghandi instead of Gandhi. Like, why is that 'h' so impatient that it has to jump the queue?
Outstanding t-shirt Sooz! 😂
August 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Outstanding t-shirt Sooz! 😂
Hang on, surely ALL everyday dog-washes are self-service..? 🐶
August 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hang on, surely ALL everyday dog-washes are self-service..? 🐶