Keith Houchen

5 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

I'm pretty sure that a thread of "Dogs I would bang" is something that the UKFF has moved on from. 

I'm sure that was the subtitle of DA MELTZ show about Pro Wrestling EVE.

Unpopular opinion, but I thought his Oldboy was equal, if not better than the original.

4 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

But they always have old fogies and druggies in them so I've never ventured in.

Sorry about that [/Devon Malcolm}

3 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

I'm not really a Spike Lee fan. I mean, obviously Do the Right Thing is great but everything else I've seen by him has always felt short of something. I'm looking forward to this but I'm also expecting to be disappointed.

Ironically, he is a bit Tarantino for me.  His films invariably suffer when he casts himself.  Malcolm X lost a star from me because he gave himself a good sized supporting role.

8 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

Is Manchipster Plaice any good? I don't go in there because of that name but also there's never anyone in there which is never a good sign. Wright's are brilliant though but it's always packed now.

They aren't as good as Wrights, but very few are.  I think because MP is really small and tucked away from a street worths of chicken shops it gets overlooked.  I've had a one of two average ones from there but generally they're very good.  Plus you get some of those flat thin circle chips that you don't see any more.  Eh what were they all about?  Flat round chips?  Remember them eh?

If it was him, he'd have a tattoo on his arm of a red lipstick, that's what the best ref's do.

At least in Manchester city centre you have Wrights Traditional near Albert Square, which are amongst the best chips I've ever eaten, and near Shudehill and The Printworks there is the double punned Manchipster Plaice.  We often have one or the other when in town as a treat.

51 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Bobby’s

On 8/14/2018 at 7:24 PM, Keith Houchen said:

10 minutes ago, tiger_rick said:

It's all good fun until Kane rips the door off the carriage.

All abord the Hell Noooooooo train

25 minutes ago, Otto Dem Wanz said:

Call me a killjoy but I couldn't think of anything worse (or potentially dangerous) than those lot coming on my train.

 

To really heel it up he should have opened some Monster Munch.

23 minutes ago, Callum1993 said:

 Unbelievable if true. 

Surely it's the complete opposite?

1 minute ago, Devon Malcolm said:

This might be a regional thing

I think so, just like chippy's round Chorlton don't seem to do roe either.  Could be worse, they could be Southern.

Chippys were the only place that did kebabs when I were a lad, we didn't have bespoke kebab shops that you liberal elites had.

I don't see Doner kebabs there, chips and done meat is a chippy staple.  

Where is the best place to get a couple of cheap nights (and days) for Disneyland Paris?  Something on a tight budget would be nice, seems to be out of my price range, even in Winter.

Yeah, the good thing is you don't need the job, per se, but I hope the cards fall in your favour.

Staff turnaround in kitchen work is massive, they are used to people not returning after a shift, for instance, so fixed hours are rare.  Also you mentioned about not wanting to work evenings or weekends.  That's when the majority of work is.  Don't know if things have changed but most people I know who were in the restaurant game worked split shifts which are a bastard.  Unless it's somewhere like a school that won't be open in the evening then you'll be sound.

I'd stick to your current job for a bit longer to be honest.

Today I Learned the woman who sings/freestyles on Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In The Sky sang the theme to the awful TV show "Butterflies", and she successfully sued and had her name added to the writing credits of the aforementioned Floyd song.

9 minutes ago, Gus Mears said:

Not trying to go full Adam Bowler, but I've always been of the impression that Chinese restaurants doubling as fish bars are a bit shit. Might just be local experience, but it's a real challenge to get both right in the same place.

Given the option, I tend to go for the "Chippy only" places.  The aforementioned Baths Supper Bar was ran by a Chinese family but it had no Chinese dishes on the menu, which was a bit odd.  It was a straight up chippy.  Jin Ho did decent enough chips but the curry sauce was the kicker there.

There are a few chippy's up here that are on Just Eat, but the beauty of the chippy is it's usually pretty cheap so I'd never hit the minimum order.

Baths Supper Bar is the best one near me, kebab meat and chips every time.  When I can't be arsed going there, it's off to Royal Cod for sausage, chips and curry sauce.  Although they lose points for not knowing what roe is.  Although, you may remember this from a previous chippy discussion, I did ask them what the difference between their English and Irish curry sauce was.  The Irish is a spicy version.

Without invoking Brexit, Chinese chippies are ace too.  Jin Ho near me do a great chips, sausage and curry sauce.  It's the sauce they use in their curries as opposed to a side and it's well skill.

1 hour ago, Onyx2 said:

Oh I'm beside myself with anticipation being a fucking huge Star Wars mark

On 8/14/2018 at 7:24 PM, Keith Houchen said:

4 minutes ago, Accident Prone said:

But I'll probably feel the same way about Ghostbusters in a few years.

You'll be quoting Melissa McCarthy with the best of them!

Also has Bill Duke and Jóhann Jóhannsson's last soundtrack?  It's a yes from Kool Keith!  I'm sure we had a brief discussion about it before but I'd forgotten all about it.  Nice one, @Guy Bifkin

The Hitman's Bodyguard.

Decent enough Odd Couple type film, thought there was genuine chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson, with the latter seeming to be really enjoying himself.  I did love the scenes in Coventry though, even if it did look a bit like Kensington.

2 minutes ago, Fog Dude said:

You're right. I was maybe drawing an inference that wasn't quite there

I am and you were.

3 minutes ago, Fog Dude said:

It is an error that the newspaper in question was clinging to frequently late last year, mind you.

Totally irrelevant here though.

3 minutes ago, Fog Dude said:

If however, he was saying that the left-wing credentials of Sánchez can only be measured by his attitude towards Catalonia

Again, he isn't.  You're saying he is.

It's a really interesting subject though, isn't it?  I'm kinda of the position that Europe needs less borders, not more, but it's such a complex issue.  Can you recommend some good reading material on it?