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Suffering through a blizzard currently, so, we're dining appropriately with Irish stew. Some ....most,? Cook this dish in an oven, I cook it in a really large saucepan (about 12 or so inches high, maybe 8 or so inches diameter..) Ingredients 1½ kg Stewing Beef (serve 7) Bouquet of parsley, thyme and bayleaf (or tied up with twine) or dried Herb de Provance (the little jars you can buy in stores) to taste 2-3 large onions, finely chopped 2 red apples skinned, cored and chopped 6 large carrots, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 large leek, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 large parsnip, chopped into bite-sized pieces 5 large-ish potatoes, peeled and chopped, eg peel the potatoes and just slice into discs Half head of cabbage, shredded 1lb processed or Marrowfat Peas Finely chopped parsley and dash of Worcester Sauce, Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste I.5 lt Beef Stock or Oxtail Soup depending on consistency required. Chop the onions, fry / sweat in some butter, add the chopped meat and cook until browned, add the rest of the ingredients and pour in the stock, bring to boil and simmer STIRRING AT LEAST EVERY 10 MINUTES, to avoid stuff settling on the bottom and burning over the long cooking period. Cook for 2 to 3 hours , depending on the consistency required. Bon appetit. Yeah I know it's french, but the Irish translation is a bit of a mouthful....pardon the pun

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Knightfall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4555364/ Only saw the first episode, but it was quite good, decent budget, acting and quite bloody. Very Grail oriented, so not entirely accurate, but not complete tosh either. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

Saw Back Panther with the kids last night. Enjoyed it while watching, but afterwards, considered it a bit meh. Alot of people are praising the bad guy, I thought he was a bit **** tbh. The guy who is the son of the main characters uncle (Michael B Jordan) was very good, as was the main guy Chadwick Boseman. Decent movie all 'round I guess, 2:14 passed really quickly, but when the credits rolled I was expecting more story, which wasn't forthcoming unfortunately.

Told my missus it would scratch my guitar neck while playing, so I don't have to wear one /smirk

A guy rents an apartment in New York, and goes to the lobby to put his name on the group mailbox. While he was there, an attractive young lady comes out of the apartment next to the mailboxes wearing a robe. He smiles at the young girl and she strikes up a conversation with him. As they talk, her robe slips open, and it’s quite obvious that she has nothing on under the robe. The guy breaks out into a sweat trying to maintain eye contact. After a few minutes, she places her hand on his arm and says, “Let’s go in my apartment, I hear someone coming…” He proceeds with her into the apartment, and after she closes the door, she leans against it allowing her robe to fall off completely. Being completely nude, she purrs at him, “What would you say is my best feature?” The guy, who is very embarrassed stammers and says, “Oh, it’s got to be your ears!” She’s astounded! “Why my ears? Look at these breasts! They’re full, don’t sag, and they’re 100% natural! My buns, they’re firm and don’t sag, and have no cellulite! Look at this skin, no blemishes or scars! Why in heaven’s name would you say my ears are the best part of my body?!” Clearing his throat once again, Joe stammers “Well, outside when you said you heard someone coming – that was me.”

OMFG! https://youtu.be/JP2xL9J752E

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. “Not a chance,” says the husband, “it is 3:00 in the morning!” He slams the door and returns to bed. “Who was that?” asked his wife. “Just some drunk guy asking for a push,” he answers. “Did you help him?” she asks. “No, I did not, it’s 3am in the morning and it’s well pouring with rain out there!” “Well, you have a short memory,” says his wife. “Can’t you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself! “God loves drunk people too you know.” The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain. He calls out into the dark, “Hello, are you still there?” “Yes,” comes back the answer. “Do you still need a push?” calls out the husband. “Yes, please!” comes the reply from the dark. “Where are you?” asks the husband. “Over here on the swing,!”

Den of Thieves http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259528/?ref_=tt_urv Really good heist movie, reminiscent of Heat. https://youtu.be/FKd_ks0rdAM

Regarding the GET OUT discussion, here's a very interesting video with the director discussing fan theories

La casa du Papel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6468322/ Brilliant TV Series based on a bank heist in Spain. In Spanish but also English dubbed for your convenience.,. Despite the Spanish trailer

Mad Dogs (UK version) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1652218/ Bunch of middle aged guys who were schoolmates go to Spain, to meet their ex pat buddy for a week's holiday, things quickly go pear shaped as the story develops with lots of twists and turns. There is a US version on Amazon, going by the trailer, it's pretty much the same thing with similar looking actors. https://youtu.be/qae7R6ct80Q

Loved that movie, couldn't get into the game though, but iirc it uses cutscenes from the movie.

Just got this https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Program-Extraterrestrial-Alliance-Programs-ebook/dp/B01NAS4M58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517594172&sr=8-1&keywords=michael+salla Here is a video about it, basically, Nazi bases in Antarctica and Wunder Waffen etc.

A broker opened the door of his Mercedes, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene of accident, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his expensive Mercedes. “Police Officer, look what he has done to my car!”, he whiningly said. “You brokers are so materialistic, you make me sick!!!” retorted the officer, “You’re so worried about your stupid Mercedes, that you didn’t even notice that your left arm was ripped off!!!” “Damn it…” replied the broker, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was, “Where’s my Rolex?”

Britannia http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5932548/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt Romans invade England, lots of gore and political intrigue ensue, with lots of druidic stuff in the background.

VTM:B and Planescape Torment would be my two favourite games. I am an avid reader, back when I started gaming, I tended towards shooters, like Duke Nukem etc. One day I went 8nto GAME looking for something different, Baldurs Gate had just been released and the guy in the shop recommended it highly. I found it incredibly difficult to get into, but after many false starts and a Brady (?) Guide, I eventually "got" it. After that I started to devour RPGs, the depth of story was so brilliant as opposed to FPS storylines, it was like I had just seen the future of "reading", because you are so immersed in the character and the story, so, to me its a natural progression for an avid reader. Having so many fond memories of latter Day RPGs like BG, Fallout, Arcanum, Divine Divinity etc. It's such a treat to be able to delve into new iterations like Original Sin and Pillars. And cos it's fun n' stuff

A farmer goes to a livestock dealer and buys an anvil, a bucket, two chickens, and a goose. The farmer looks at his purchases and says, “Damn, I WALKED here. How am I gonna carry all this home? The livestock dealer said, “Why don’t you put the anvil in the bucket, carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?” “Hey, thanks!” the farmer said, and off he went. While walking home he met a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, “Can you tell me how to get to 1515 Mockingbird Lane?” The farmer said, “Well, as a matter of fact, I live just down the road from there. Let’s take my short cut and go down this alley. We’ll be there in no time.” The little old lady said, “I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won’t hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and ravish me?” The farmer said, “Holy smokes lady! I am carrying a bucket, an anvil, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?” She replied, “Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the anvil on top of the bucket … and I’ll hold the chickens.”

A man walked into the bar and sit on the chair. He says to the bartender 10 shots of whiskey. The bartender says, “What’s the matter? I think it is too much.” The man replies, “I found out my brother is gay and marrying with my best friend.” The next day the manncomes again to the bar and orders 15 shots of whiskey. The bartenders asks, “What’s wrong this time?” The man answers, “I found out that my son is gay.” The next day the man comes in the bar and orders 20 shots of whiskey. Then the bartender asks, “Doesn’t anyone in your family like women?” Shane looks up to the bartender and says, “Apparently my wife does.”

A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, “Do you have any sales experience?” The kid says, “Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Texas. “Well, the boss liked the kid so he gave him the job. “You start tomorrow. I’ll come down after we close and see how you did.” His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. “How many sales did you make today?” The kid says, “One.” The boss says, “Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for?” Kid says, “$101,237.64.” Boss says, “$101,237.64? What the hell did you sell?” Kid says, “First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn’t think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4X4 Blazer.” The boss said, “A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?” Kid says, “No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife and I said, ‘Well, your weekend’s shot, you might as well go fishing”

That Sergeant Rex looks cool, I'll check it out, cheers! There's a similar movie about an army dog, who's handler dies in Afghanistan, the handlers family then adopt the dog. I really enjoyed it, it's also great for kids. It's called Max made in 2015. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3369806/

An elderly Mexican lived close to Los Angeles for more than thirty five years. He would have loved to plant carrots in his garden, but he is alone, old and weak. His son is in college in Mexico City, so the old man sends him an e-mail. He explains the problem: “My Dear Son, I am very sad, because I can’t plant carrots in my garden. I am sure, if you were here, you could help and dig up the garden for me. I love you, Your Father.” The following day, the old man receives an e-mail from his son: “Beloved Father, please don’t touch the garden. It’s there that I have hidden ‘the THING’. I love you, too, Rodrigo” At 3pm the US Army, The Marines, the FBI, the CIA and the Rangers visit the house of the old man, take the whole garden apart, search every inch, but can’t find anything. They disappointed and left the house. Next day, the old man receives another e-mail from his son. “Beloved Father, I hope the garden is dug up by now and you can plant your carrots. That’s all I could do for you from here. I love you, Rodrigo.”

The Outsiders http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4816626/ Bunch of hillbilly's making moonshine on a mountain, Vs evil coal mining company that wants to evict them and strip mine the mountain, what could possibly go wrong? Really enjoying this. The hillbilly's are very interesting, the speak English, but sometimes lapse into a Welsh like Gaelic, they have a kind of feudal structure and use words like "Mayth thou", "prithee" etc. They sort out disputes in a pit riding on ATV's in a joust-like fashion. There is also a touch of the mystical 8n the background. https://youtu.be/u7K0ecPen2c https://youtu.be/2z657enyHp0