http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions Just another bbPress community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 14:59:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-31176 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:25:44 +0000 Shyamz 31176@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I've got a bag made out of one of those albums, the best thing for them really rather than listening to them. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-30755 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:48:20 +0000 Anonymous 30755@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Sounds a bit like the old &quot;Top of the Pops&quot; compilation albums of the 70s. See, I can show my age too!<br /> Actually, you reminded me of something from my last couple of years in England. I was a regular listener of Danny Baker's breakfast show on BBC London Live, and he used to love poking fun at David Bowie for being pretentious. His best ammunition was a recording from just such an album on which the (then unknown) Bowie sang a cover of Penny Lane. Two other things about it were hilarious: the pathetic trumpet soloist's mistiming and Bowie;s attempt to imitate McCartney's scouse accent on the word 'customer'. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-30551 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:19:52 +0000 Anonymous 30551@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ LOL John. I can imagine your expression.<br /> That reminds me John. When I was about 10, I bought my first Beatles Album (Pre CDs). We were visiting a country town, about 3 hours North of Adelaide.<br /> The minute we arrived home, I carefully placed the record onto the turntable, cranked up the volume, and the spectacular sound of the &quot;Music for Pleasure&quot; Strings Section introduced Penny Lane, in as you say &quot;Full Gusto&quot;. <br /> Gezz I felt ripped off. Especially having spent my pocket money for the trip on this. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-30549 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:09:34 +0000 Anonymous 30549@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I know what you mean. My mum gets suckered that way too. Like she came home with a present for me - a CD of all the James Bond themes. She failed to notice that they were al performed by an 'orchestra' with as much gusto and much in the same style as Richard Clayderman meets Hank Marvin.<br /> I guess these types of CDs are only made for exactly that kind of unthinking impulse buy. Why else would anyone want them? http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-30547 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:06:18 +0000 Anonymous 30547@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I thought of a good question today: What's the most disappointment you've received from the least amount of money spent?</blockquote><br /> Well.... Can't pin point one specific thing John. But the number times I have bought CD's from the $2 bin (the one they put the crap they can't sell into). <br /> Only to get home, listen to a couple of tracks, and promptly ditch it into a different kind of bin (the one the potato peelings go into). http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-23232 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:45:23 +0000 Britannicus 23232@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hmm...I s'pose...eh... Gosh, I can't remember the last time I spent money. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif&quot; title=&quot;:?&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Oh wait, okay, I bought a Sims 2 expansion pack a few months ago. And then my friend dragged me to a smoothie shop afterward, where I got one for $3 that <em>looked</em> good but tasted like a Christmas candle. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_neutral.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-|&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; Yum.<br /> <br /> I can easily think of the biggest disappointment from the most amount of money spent though. Approx. $300 for my math class last semester, only to have the professor copy out onto the board <em>one</em> example per section, straight as it was in the text, with little explanation. Fortunately, he also gave a grade boost to every student that missed two classes or less, so all I had to do was never be absent. I scraped by with a D-. Woot! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-23107 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:36:06 +0000 Crazy_in_a_box 23107@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Probably the Rose I bought when I was down a while back... cost me ony 3Euro and I woke up the next day and it had wilted.... looked dead. was really really disapointed. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-23073 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:20:22 +0000 Aoibheann 23073@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hahhahaha.... now there is a good question.. honestly?... E.. €5. Was shit.. and a bad trip... not good times.. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_sad.gif&quot; title=&quot;:(&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-23072 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:18:02 +0000 Anonymous 23072@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I thought of a good question today: What's the most disappointment you've received from the least amount of money spent? http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22982 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:14:25 +0000 Aoibheann 22982@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Spose there are aspects of peoples lives i want.. certain areas i would adore in mine. you know? but no ones life on the whole. <br /> <br /> Depends on what kind of mood im in to be honest. sometimes id trade in a second... wouldnt even hesitate.. but most days... like now... i wouldnt want to trade for anything. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_cool.gif&quot; title=&quot;8)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22976 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:53:27 +0000 Crazy_in_a_box 22976@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I also agree about the fame thing...good answer!<br /> <br /> <strong>24</strong>) Are there people you envy enough to want to trade lives with them? Who are they?</blockquote><br /> <br /> depends on if it is a perminant trade or a temporary one.... dont know if Id be up for a perminant one as I cant go without my family. if it was temporary then sure Id trade with someone.... but I have so many different people Id have to wittle it down.... http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22975 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:49:48 +0000 Britannicus 22975@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Here - I have a question.<br /> <br /> Atari will probably know the answer, or somebody else space-y!<br /> <br /> You know how in the Book of General Ignorance it says that space is beige?<br /> How do they know?</blockquote><br /> <br /> Your question needs to be bumped up. I wanna know too! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22974 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:48:39 +0000 Britannicus 22974@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I also agree about the fame thing...good answer!<br /> <br /> <strong>24</strong>) Are there people you envy enough to want to trade lives with them? Who are they? http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22968 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:14:38 +0000 Aoibheann 22968@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Ohh... good answer Saz. Think i feel the same. would be nice to experience that. Being famous for writing something beautiful would be lovely. And i guess being famous for achieving something would also be good. for doing something good you know? <br /> <br /> Can i have number 24? pretty please with a cherry on top? &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/thread-of-questions#post-22967 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:08:37 +0000 Crazy_in_a_box 22967@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ well not famous like the victoria beckham type famous or the big brother famous or even anything like an actor famous.... Id like to be JK Rowling famous, as in I want to be able to write really good books and have them do well... not money wise, just that people would really enjoy them and that someday Id be out somewhere and at a table drinking coffee a person would be reading a book with my name on the cover....