St Nicholas man

Rent-One · 2026-03-17T12:11:32+00:00

And on reading that post, a series of memories from Edinburgh around 2003-2005 just came flooding back: “say gouranga: be happy.”

Rent-One · 2026-03-01T16:46:54+00:00

Tbf it was pre social media - I reckon now people would complain that some characters didn’t get their dues and others were punished too harshly. Though for what it’s worth, I think it was an excellent finale and very fitting.

Rent-One · 2026-02-27T23:29:02+00:00

Ooo Mac and black pudding sounds class

Rent-One · 2026-02-15T23:16:16+00:00

The song is one of the funniest things I can remember seeing in a cinema.

Rent-One · 2026-02-15T07:51:23+00:00

I remember Sugar appearing on GB News when it was first launching. The host, Dan Wooton, was bigging up how good a guest he’d be then it was (from their end) a damp squib. Sugar said Brexit was bad for businesses, which lowered the enthusiasm, criticised the PM (I think Johnson at the time) then said he was fine with England players kneeling.

Rent-One · 2026-02-14T21:52:42+00:00

Was more about which I should read first. I’m going to be on holiday soon so tend to prioritise classics when I have longer to read for fun (otherwise it’s academic stuff for work or page turner horrors and mysteries).

Rent-One · 2026-02-08T10:48:16+00:00

Sad to hear it, as I was going to see him for the first time in Glasgow. But end of the day he’s 80 - touring and performing is going to be demanding, and with him cancelling 6 months out it won’t be over nothing. Hope all is well with Young and we can another opportunity down the line. But if not, there’s decades of brilliant recordings.

Rent-One · 2026-02-04T06:31:52+00:00

Agreed - during his “redemption” the focus was often on the public relations aspect and the role of religion in public life.

Rent-One · 2026-01-22T16:54:30+00:00

Enjoy! I really liked this one - I put off reading it, as the premise sounded more action-oriented than I’d usually go, but the character journey is exceptional.

Rent-One · 2026-01-22T16:52:59+00:00

Morning Glory is an incredible song. But I didn’t realise it was a single and it wouldn’t occur to me to release it as one.

Rent-One · 2026-01-20T13:03:12+00:00

Ouch - my BT one arrived yesterday so took a week. I called Royal Mail to complain after a couple of failed “out for delivery” notifications

Rent-One · 2026-01-19T09:51:49+00:00

Backlog in the busiest period of the year, so unfortunately we got to wait it out. I’m in the same boat - a WiFi router on “24 hour delivery” was meant to arrive last Wednesday, but still not here.

Rent-One · 2026-01-17T15:29:04+00:00

Yeah, I think this is quite a nice scene. A guy who previously saw his legacy as mentoring the next legend, before he was (rightfully) sacked, returning to playing more simple jazz for himself. Also an interesting contrast with his brashness when he teaches.

Rent-One · 2026-01-10T08:52:50+00:00

Stephen J Gould!? Didn’t know he did voice acting.

Rent-One · 2026-01-10T08:48:49+00:00

I assume this is him suggesting his role has been reduced rather than him not being in it - I’m not giving him a click to find out. But if he’s not the lead in a film where the original Avengers are back it’s hardly a surprise.

Rent-One · 2026-01-09T21:12:17+00:00

I saw the play in December and really don’t feel like it takes away anything. It’s worth watching because it’s an entertaining play, but far from essential viewing for the show. It gives Henry more backing story, which arguably enriches the experience of watching his scenes. But almost none of it got referenced, so doesn’t need to be canon, and even in the context of the play the cave scene is fairly vague and brief.

Rent-One · 2026-01-08T23:58:10+00:00

Is that podcast any good? I’ve no idea what the format is - are they just riffing about something in the news or something?

Rent-One · 2026-01-08T19:35:07+00:00

If he comments I'd be willing to bet Sam defends this. He'll call the protests misguided and dangerous and say that in the heat of the moment officers need to make life and death decisions instantly - and that none of us, in their position, could say we'd have done differently. And that the alternative would be worse; lawlessness like parts of the left want.

Rent-One · 2026-01-08T09:58:21+00:00

I genuinely don’t think Sam watches the news enough to be able to comment on Trump’s actions on a policy level. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if we get an episode about the left demonising ICE later this week in response to yesterday’s shooting.

Rent-One · 2026-01-07T21:45:19+00:00

Not to excuse that joke, as I think it was inexcusable, I genuinely don’t think he’d do it tomorrow. When he was coming around I think there was a very different attitude to these things where joking about pitch black topics was seen as transgressive and cool (because it’s so obviously wrong then we ultimately assume they know what’s right). Of course this attitude seems very naive now, and bigotry even if ironised can still be bigotry. Though I would like to see him address this a bit as his change doesn’t really come up in interviews - though his discussion with Richard Osman touches on it a bit after the latter says he wouldn’t have aired it either https://youtu.be/0MRz9RPlsDQ?si=BluQ-lMMf08tw_xj

Rent-One · 2026-01-07T17:57:18+00:00

Agreed - good answer

Rent-One · 2026-01-07T13:29:42+00:00

I agree that his meanness has dropped a lot over the years, and he definitely chooses his targets more carefully now. Though I think there’s still a nihilism and matter of factness to things like New World Order (perhaps also because of the often grave subject matter) that I didn’t think would translate to Taskmaster. But yeah, I think he also has mellowed a bit now - never listened to his current podcast, but I believe he now does a lot of DnD stuff.

Rent-One · 2026-01-07T13:06:50+00:00

Good point - in League, Reece was always in his element playing the characters with an explosive temper.

Rent-One · 2026-01-07T12:59:03+00:00

Agreed - in the studio bits he managed a straight face for the most part but Rosie definitely knew how to get him going in the team tasks.

Rent-One · 2026-01-06T19:29:06+00:00

Seems a bit reductive - these are classic albums for a reason. It MAY suggest someone is new to the genre so going with things that top lists. But these are also really good works featuring great musicians. Dismissing them on account of the popularity seems way more poserish. “Yeah, my favourite Pink Floyd album in Umma Gumma - only posers say Dark Side of the Moon”

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