Surf Digby

Edge returning at the 2020 Rumble. That audience reaction is incredible.

New Day did a grand job of making the audience think that they were going to insert themselves into a match, and then hit them with the Hardyz. Brilliant.

I watched Carry On Don't Lose Your Head today, as I'd recently learned that Jacqueline "Servalan" Pearce makes a small appearance in it. The lack of short black hair (and bodies at her feet) were probably why she'd gone unrecognised before now.

I don't know why, but this isn't one I've watched very many times before, maybe only once or twice, and really I should because it's Ffing marvellous (two Fs).

It looks lovely, like a proper film that had a proper budget. There's big sets, location shooting, and a lot of extras in period dress. I suspect a lot of it was borrowed/leftover from another production, similar to how they made Carry On Cleo.

There's quite a few of the core cast missing. There's no Hattie, no Kenneth Connor, no Bernard Bresslaw, no Babs, and none of the semi-regulars (Terry Scott, Patsy Rowlands, Bernard Cribbins etc.), but those that are there are in fine form. Jim Dale in particular is great in not having the manic clumsiness of his Doctor roles.

Fortunately, I'm so cool and so massively respected that nobody would ever been talking shit about me on another forum.

13 hours ago, Just Some Guy said:

Just in Abroad when the writers were subtly trying to tell him he was an alcoholic.

He didn't take the hint and never made another Carry On.

His firing was also due to him having a massive ego. He regularly clashed with the producers because he wasn't getting top billing. 

The nightclub I used to work at went through a stage where they'd bring in soap stars as an attraction. A lot of them took themselves very seriously and were utterly humourless (cough.... Koss Remp ..... cough), but Savidant was an absolute star. 

Considering that he's naturally quite softly spoken, he had no reservations about putting on the Fred Elliot voice and announcing "I say, I'm not a fat bastard, I'm a fat cunt!", and then cosying up the naked lady painted to look like a can of red stripe.

On 2/22/2024 at 1:14 AM, thicko said:

Remember the time you suggested you’d rape my daughters. 

42 minutes ago, thicko said:

Basically he told me I was subjecting my daughters to child abuse by taking them to WrestleMania.

Nice to see you haven't spent the last decade stewing on something that you now admit didn't happen. I feel this is a learning experience for us all.

Today I learned that Penelope Keith had a small role in Carry On Doctor, but her scene didn't make the final cut.

Jack Endino.

He sounds like Harrison Ford being played at 33rpm.

Being a fan of low-budget, straight to video horror/sci-fi, it's always reassuring that they'll shoehorn some unnecessary shagging or a shower scene into it, or the female character who only owns one outfit in that post-apocalyptic world will find the need to undress as if she's getting changed (unless, of course, she owns seven identical outfits, a la Seth Brundell).

In the early days of the Amazon Firestick, we found a channel that showed the absolute shittest of the shit, and there was some witchcrafty, vampirey thing (possibly, the plot was unclear), and all I can really remember is the back of the cave constantly crumbling and revealing the chickenwire underneath, and a completely unnecessary and unprompted threeway between a bunch of witches/vampires/visiting goth girls. In slow motion, obviously, 'cos they've got to fill that run time.

Raving maniacs was pretty much the same, but with only two girls. "We're trapped, we're surrounded by mutilated corpses, and it's only a matter of time before he kills us. Wanna make out?"

10 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

Bellend tent more like amirite 

Last time I went camping (with my own regular tent) the site had some of these "premium" bell tents with pretty much the same set up of air bed, fairy lights, rugs, and the people in them constantly moaned because the door was only held shut with duffels, so the wind would just rip through it. The heaters were pretty ineffective too because of how high they are in the centre.

10 hours ago, wordsfromlee said:

I've heard of that Allegedly Dave guy. He's a mad COVID conspiracy theorist (among other things) who was briefly mentioned in the great podcast Tiffany Dover Is Dead*. He's a big proponent of urine therapy apparently. He reckons that drinking your own piss is effective against pretty much every ailment going.

Meat Loaf used to drink his own piss, and believed COVID was a hoax, and now he's dead, having spent his final years with a load of health problems. 

8 hours ago, westlondonmist said:

The down the rabbit hole festival. Noticed that tickets are a "donation", hmm. 

Even those people who are into all this shit wouldn't go to this would they? Anything said on it is probably on YouTube.

Fuck yes. The "community" is massively cult like, and I'm not entirely convinced that a lot of the influential figures aren't just out on the grift and will spout any old bollocks, that they don't believe themselves, just so long as the donations and Patreon subscriptions keep coming in.

On 7/31/2018 at 2:14 AM, Surf Digby said:

The landlord, never to disappoint, have stripped out the flat, redecorated it, new kitchen and bathroom, etc. and stuck a guy in with a long history of heavy cannabis use and believes that he once heard two paedophiles in William Hill plotting to kidnap Madeleine McCann two years before it happened, and has been trying to meet up with Kate and Gerry ever since.

He's still here, he's still a cunt. The communal outdoor space/garden is a fucking tip where he'll happily leave broken glass and bits of metal from his DIY tinkerings. His house stinks, so we get a waft whenever he opens his front door. He's recently acquired a knackered old chimenea, and has made a metal tube to sit on top, so the smoke comes out directly by our window.

Last year he filled the garden with plastic sacks full of soil and grew a shit load of tomatoes. He lost interest though just as they were getting big, so they just sat on the vine and rotted, until he eventually threw the remains over the wall into the road at the back.

I'm not a naturally aggressive person, but I could happily kick him in the face, even when he's doing his snivelling "I'm a victim of everything" routine.

Recently - due to our postman being a lazy cunt who won't separate mail for the two addresses - we found out that he's appealing a guilty verdict (courtesy of a dirty great stamp on the back of the envelope advertising its contents), and I'm trying to find out what for, as it might provide a way of getting rid of the prick.

Today I learned that my eyesight is no longer sharp enough to skim read labels.

I also learned that all spice is not the same as mixed spice.

Tomorrow, I will learn just how interchangeable these two things are.

Oops. Wrong thread.

5 hours ago, richard25388 said:

It’s not a fake question, I’m genuine. I have a 15 foot Wrestling fully equipped and I am trying to build my 16 foot wrestling ring what’s fake about that just asking about suppliers in the UK

What kind of corner fittings do you have? What's your apron depth? Have you got any photos of the ring that you could post?

2 hours ago, SuperBacon said:

Wasn't there a tribute of a tribute of Peter Kay? Imagine how shit that would be.

I've got a weird showcase gig in a month or so, and there's a Peter Kay tribute act on the bill. I'm not 100%, but I believe it's Lee Lard.

I've seen a couple of Beatles tributes recently that were both good. I can't remember the name of the first, but apparently the bass player taught himself to play left handed for extra authenticity. 
The others were The Vox Beatles, who did three sets, each in a different era. Their John looked more like Gerry Marsden, and didn't play the harmonica (which was pointed out in disgust by my son). During set 2 when they were in their Sgt Pepper gear, a chap next to me said how much their George looked like the real one, and yes, I'll admit that there was some resemblance. However, in the break before set 3, I passed him on the platform, where he was in double denim for the 67/68 look, and it was like looking at a ghost.

The first of those Beatles acts was at a festival of purely tribute acts. There was an Oasis one, who were actually very good with a decent frontman. An ABBA tribute, who were somewhat less so. Benny kept taking shortcuts because he wasn't good enough to play the proper piano parts, and Bjorn sounded like he'd forgotten to change his amp back from when he was playing some Metallica earlier.
There was an Elton John tribute, who was pretty decent, but just went way overboard with the innuendos about bumming.

There's an Oasis tribute near me called Two-Aces, that are just two guys and an iPad Mini on a stand. I was genuinely amazed by how poor their backing tracks were. It was like they were being played down the phone, or they'd recorded them by having the iPad in the same room that it was being played on the stereo.

1 hour ago, WyattSheepMask said:

It’s one thing to avoid something because a certain actor is in it (I have that rule with Dominic Cooper) but another thing entirely to avoid things that they’re not even in

You can never be too careful.

8 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said:

Whatever you think Nash's response will be, its much worse. He sounds like a fucking idiot. He's critical of the victim for "profiting from deviancy." He's a thick cunt.

That sounds like a Vince soundbite that they'd stick on a T-shirt.

I didn't even watch Ted 2 the movie because the joke had run its course.

14 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said:

Landlord just turned up with expanding foam. I'm going to B&M and Home Bargains.

Has he seen that Instagram video and tried repairing it with ramen noodles yet?

3 hours ago, Tim Healys Chutney Spoon said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-68092898

Oh dear Mr Harris.

I've never heard of this guy, and if it wasn't in this thread, I'd have assumed that article was some Brass Eye style satire.

2 hours ago, neil said:

You should all be ashamed of yourselves 

It's not my fault, it's society's. Noncing just isn't welcomed anymore.

10 hours ago, Carbomb said:

TIL that Krysten Ritter is not related to John. I'd just assumed all this time she was his daughter.

Wait until you find out that Linford Christie isn't Agatha's son.

Well, that saves me having to make a new avatar.

1 hour ago, BomberPat said:

He also has the Orienteering With Napalm Death, Barry From Eastenders, Hypernormalisation, and the South Mimms Service.

Did he lose a round of UKFF Finisher Roulette?

On 1/16/2024 at 6:08 PM, Joe Blog said:

Bollocks to making people laugh, I want them all to be miserable at my funeral. 

Nah, I want everyone to come out of mine saying, "What the fuck was that all about?"

In 2016, I went to four funerals for people under the age of 40, and they were horrible, miserable affairs. If people are coming to see me off, the least I can do is treat them to a bit of entertainment to show my appreciation. 

On 1/16/2024 at 4:02 PM, BomberPat said:

I've read somewhere (now acutely aware that I'm doing the Stephen Fry Countdown theme thing) that it's one of the most requested song for British funerals, and I can definitely see it.

I can think of four funerals that I've been to where they've played Always Look On The Bright Side of Life, and I'm pretty sure I've had it suggested to me by funeral directors, like it's their go-to "lighthearted, non-religious" song.