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The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Forum: General musings - Recent Posts http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/forum/general-musings Just another bbPress community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 10:41:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php Diplomat on "Badger, Badger, Badger" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/badger-badger-badger#post-293361 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:45 +0000 Diplomat 293361@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllYgcWmcAY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllYgcWmcAY</a> Brian May has helped create a new version of Weebl’s original YouTube sensation – Badger Badger Badger song (over 17 million hits) in support of his TeamBadger anti-cull campaign. Frazzy on "Lovely Little Things II - the lost years" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/lovely-little-things-ii-the-lost-years/page/42#post-293347 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:23:59 +0000 Frazzy 293347@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Packing has shone light upon the fact that I am a hoarder of shoelaces, the realisation of which, only makes me want more shoelaces.. Clive on "Kitchen Showrooms" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/kitchen-showrooms#post-293293 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:33:51 +0000 Clive 293293@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I have the sudden urge to visit multiple kitchen showrooms in Middlesbrough, Southampton, Northampton, Edinburgh and Newcastle to purchase cheap kitchen cupboards. I'm embarking on a road trip this afternoon. Anyone want to join me? Frazzy on "Badger, Badger, Badger" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/badger-badger-badger#post-293055 Fri, 10 May 2013 02:35:32 +0000 Frazzy 293055@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ mushroom, mushroom.. Frazzy on "Lovely Little Things II - the lost years" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/lovely-little-things-ii-the-lost-years/page/42#post-293053 Fri, 10 May 2013 02:33:51 +0000 Frazzy 293053@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ It's great when a thing that has needed cleaning for ages and is really gross suddenly breaks, and then you can get a new thing and not have to clean the old thing. Even better when you can now get a larger thing that is better because things cost less then they did when you got the original thing. Even more wonderful is discovering that the new thing beeps in a much less irritating manner than the old thing. Although I do think all things should come with an an option to never ever beep under any circumstances whatsoever ever at all ever because beeping is fucking annoying. Except smoke alarms, I guess, though in my experience Labradors are better than smoke alarms, as a Labrador has actually saved me from a fire, but all a smoke alarm has ever done is make me fall to the floor, paralysed by the horrible sound, waiting for someone tall to take the battery out so I can continue to cook bacon. My point being, obviously, that we have a new microwave, and it is shiny and nice and doesn't smell like burnt porridge and exploded stir-fry and is big enough that the popcorn packet doesn't get caught on the side and can continue on it's merry journey around and around and around and around and around.... And it's beep is less ear-bleed inducing! Diplomat on "Badger, Badger, Badger" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/badger-badger-badger#post-293051 Thu, 09 May 2013 22:26:03 +0000 Diplomat 293051@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ The Badger culls are due to begin in the UK in June 2013, it’s now or never for the badgers! Brian May has launched a petition so they can deliver 250,000 voices against the badger cull to ensure that the Government can’t ignore this any longer. If you want to help please click here: <a href="http://teambadger.org/" rel="nofollow">http://teambadger.org/</a> Clive on "Didn't It Rain - By Mr. Hugh Laurie" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/didnt-it-rain-by-mr-hugh-laurie#post-293035 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:32:44 +0000 Clive 293035@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Omg yes! A thousand times yes! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> I downloaded the Deluxe Edition from iTunes, LOL. Not to come across as an unhinged fanatic, lol, but I may have had a top-ten list of songs I was hoping would be on his new album. One of them was 'Shadrack' by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and I could hardly believe it when the TITLE of his new album turned out to be a Sister R. Tharpe song! I like to clean my flat to Tharpe singing 'Didn't It Rain' (it's very bouncy and motivational!) Did you see his documentary on ITV the other night? I finished work at 9:30, and told my boss, 'I really can't stay back - I have plans to watch Hugh Laurie.' Then on the way home I got accosted by a group of young men, one of whom stripped naked in front of me, and all I could think was - damn you, you naked fiend, you're standing (naked) in between me and Hugh Laurie's documentary! It was so lovely, the bit with Stephen Fry watching Hugh rehearse on the Queen Mary and all the 'Professor Shiny Scalp' stuff, LOL! I must admit, I've also become a bit of a Sista Jean McClain groupie, hehe - I now follow her on Twitter and Facebook <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_redface.gif" title=":oops:" class="bb_smilies" /> And, excitement of all excitements, Hugh and the CB Band are coming to GATESHEAD on their tour! I'm so there <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> Clive on "Lovely Little Things II - the lost years" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/lovely-little-things-ii-the-lost-years/page/42#post-293033 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:13:01 +0000 Clive 293033@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Popeye <a href="""//www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/lovely-little-things-ii-the-lost-years/page/42#post-292703"""">said</a>:</cite> This is so true and I don't see what gives Bingo players the right to be so rude and nasty. After all IT'S JUST A GAME PEOPLE! I hope yourself and your colleague are able to try to ignore the horrible comments and know that you are bigger and better than them and they should count themselves lucky and be grateful to have someone so nice working for their enjoyment and entertainment. BTW I'd love to see pics of the Queen act - it sounds hilarious! </blockquote> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_redface.gif" title=":oops:" class="bb_smilies" /> Thanks Popeye, I'm not sure how nice I am, lol, but glad I come across that way! It's hard not to take it personally when customers are mean, lol, but I seem to be developing a thicker skin day by day. And they seem to have been more subdued since I had my hissy fit, mwahaha! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif" title=":?" class="bb_smilies" /> I felt really bad for losing control like that, then I saw Helen Mirren telling off those drummers on the news the other day and I felt much better - I was like - YES! Even Helen Mirren dressed as the Queen loses it sometimes! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_mrgreen.gif" title=":mrgreen:" class="bb_smilies" /> I'm not sure whether we got pictures of the Queen act, lol - I sort of hope we didn't! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> We're doing the Blues Brothers this Saturday - I can't wait <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_cool.gif" title="8)" class="bb_smilies" /> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> Popeye on "Didn't It Rain - By Mr. Hugh Laurie" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/didnt-it-rain-by-mr-hugh-laurie#post-292927 Mon, 06 May 2013 22:37:42 +0000 Popeye 292927@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <a href="http://media.photobucket.com/user/maest72/media/16627407.jpg.html"><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg317/maest72/16627407.jpg"></a> Just wanted to let everyone know (if you didn't already know) that the second album from "Professor Shiny Scalp" was released today! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_mrgreen.gif" title=":mrgreen:" class="bb_smilies" /> Mr. Laurie introduced me to Blues music with his first album, Let Them Talk, which completely changed my view of a genre I had previously not even considered listening to. The ITV documentary on Sunday, 'Hugh Laurie - Copper Bottom Blues', showed Hugh's passion for this music and I found his enthusiasm infectious, so I will be buying Didn't It Rain tomorrow! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> mvet88 on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1321#post-292809 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:07:37 +0000 mvet88 292809@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ This is my fave: <a href="http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/mvet88/media/stephen-fry-premiere-of-star-trek-into_3641788_zpsfb376bcb.jpg.html"><img src="http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/mvet88/stephen-fry-premiere-of-star-trek-into_3641788_zpsfb376bcb.jpg"></a> TobiasMonk on "AITCH, NOT HAITCH" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/aitch-not-haitch/page/8#post-292803 Fri, 03 May 2013 01:38:43 +0000 TobiasMonk 292803@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ So then you disagree with the OED, calcoam? Interesting. And actually, colour is middle english, of French derivation, or in other words not very English at all. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" /> Prancing Jeeves on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1320#post-292801 Thu, 02 May 2013 20:28:23 +0000 Prancing Jeeves 292801@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4316b9210b999824a90b43de88514ce7/tumblr_mm6qwpjvOI1qfeaoyo1_1280.jpg"> calcoam on "AITCH, NOT HAITCH" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/aitch-not-haitch/page/8#post-292799 Thu, 02 May 2013 16:46:51 +0000 calcoam 292799@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Actually, aitch is the wrong one. in england and every other english speaking country other than the united states, they say haitch, which means it is proper. saying "aitch" is proper is like saying "color" is proper insted of "colour." <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_mad.gif" title=":x" class="bb_smilies" /> joan on "Doctor Who" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/doctor-who-3#post-292771 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:54:32 +0000 joan 292771@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Absolutely, Frazzy! I did send a nice letter to the head of A&E, and a thank you card. Frazzy on "Doctor Who" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/doctor-who-3#post-292743 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:39:10 +0000 Frazzy 292743@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Aye, we've spent A LOT of time in various public hospitals with my mother-in-law the past 18 months, (stroke, rehab, seizures, torn knee thing, more rehab, heart surgery, more rehab..) with very few problems. I remember one nasty nurse, and departments are pretty bad at communicating with each other, but that's all. It's not perfect, but we are damn lucky to have it. Also 99% of nurses are fucking awesome and amazing and deserve better pay and more cake.