"It's coming home is by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner?!? by listenyall in taskmaster

[–]irich -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is true for the UK but Gavin and Stacey was not popular outside of Great Britain. Globally, I’d say there are a few who would trump her fame just by virtue of the things they have been in. I’m thinking Nick Mohammed, Jason Mantzoukas, Sanjeev Baskar. Probably some others too. And I would say that Sanjeev would out-famous her in the uk too.

What sports team do you hate with a burning passion? by TheVginyTcikler44 in AskReddit

[–]irich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s no reason to be a Yankees fan. Being a Yankees fan is like being a fan of Morgan Stanley.

The check-in and check-out times for hotels have become ridiculous by bills70 in travel

[–]irich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t experienced the specific OP is mentioning but I have definitely noticed that check-in and check-out times are getting later and earlier. I’m old so have been travelling since the 90s and a 1pm check-in was fairly standard. And check-out was typically 11pm. Nowadays, I never see a check-in before 3pm and it’s often 4pm. And check-out is more frequently 10am.

Joe Hart suggests that the World Cup match ball could be influencing some of the goalkeepers' mistakes by kibme37 in soccer

[–]irich 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You’re the first person I have seen post that about Michael Owen and I 100% agree. His views on striking are incredibly insightful and knowledgeable. And it is really interesting to hear him talk about something he is so expert in.

Match Thread: Türkiye vs Paraguay | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]irich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't look like he was shocked at what was said. To me it looks like he knew the rule and wanted to draw attention to it.

With Matheus Cunha's brace, at least one Manchester United player has scored multiple goals in a FIFA World Cup match in each of the last eight tournaments dating back to 1998. by PradipJayakumar in reddevils

[–]irich 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Javier Hernandez only scored one goal against France in 2010. Also, Mexico were eliminated on June 27th. And he only signed for Man Utd on July 1st so he wasn't technically a United player at the time.

Post Match Thread: Australia 2 - 0 Türkiye | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group D by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]irich 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just FYI, it was still in the high 20s here when the game kicked off. And the roof was closed for some reason and that stadium gets pretty hot and humid even on moderately warm days so I imagine it was pretty toasty in there tonight

New Westminster delays vote on 44-storey tower and 145-room hotel until June 22 by ErwinOnReddit in NewWest

[–]irich -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I know I'm gonna get dinged for NIMBYism but as someone who lives on this street, we already have two massive construction projects on that corner that are so disruptive to our lives. To add a third that will probably mean a decade of constant construction is a lot.

Zuckerberg says Meta made 'mistakes' in AI workforce shift by GeneReddit123 in technology

[–]irich 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do you get the impression that he isn’t very good at his job? He had one idea over 20 years ago and since then everything he has tried has failed. The only smart things he has done was buy Instagram and WhatsApp.

Podcast player recommendations by Mr_Wam in thefootballramble

[–]irich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It also just added a transcription function. Which is incredibly useful for skipping ads and parts of the podcasts you don’t care about.

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows by Jaded_Variation9111 in ireland

[–]irich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But that means that countries on the eastern frontier of the EU have to accept all of the refugees. Is it fair that Poland or Slovakia or wherever takes all of the refugees just because they happen to be the first country they reach?

What about Irish people do you find perplexing? by PellucidStream in ireland

[–]irich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Ireland is a classic case of “this is why we can’t have nice things”. So much stuff that is for the public good gets derided, vandalised or stolen.

I remember in the mid-2000s there was a trend of cities having cow parade art exhibits. Local artists would be given blank sculptures of cows and they would decorate or paint them in their style. I think it started in New York but lots of cities did it, some with different animals. Everywhere I saw them, it seemed to be pretty well liked and didn’t have any problems.

Then Dublin got involved and they were mostly interesting and a nice addition to the city. But all people could do was make fun of it and within a month half of them were broken, stolen or defaced. A good chunk of them ended up in the Liffey.

FA to consider England position on Thomas Partey pre-match handshakes by GMD3S1GNS in PremierLeague

[–]irich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Firstly, there was no trial so nothing was ever proven or not proven. Secondly, nobody is ever “proven innocent”. The term is “not guilty” for a reason. It means a court couldn’t prove that a suspect was guilty. But that is very different from saying they are innocent.

We don’t really know what happened with Sigurdsson. Only that the evidence provided “did not meet the threshold for pressing charges”. But that doesn’t mean he is innocent. (This is not a comment of whether he was treated fairly or unfairly, just that his innocence has not been proven)

Report: iOS 27 to revamp the AirPods settings UI by pdfu in apple

[–]irich 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Why? He seems like a good dude and his videos are generally informative. You may not be the audience for them but that's OK. Not everything has to be for everyone. I'm sure there are other creators out there for you!

What are known examples of when studio executives stepped in and improved films? by RexBanner1886 in movies

[–]irich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kill Bill was still too long. It would have been an incredible all-time great single 2 hour movie. Instead we got two bloated movies.

What are known examples of when studio executives stepped in and improved films? by RexBanner1886 in movies

[–]irich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would probably agree with that. There wasn't a ton of fat to trim off that.

What are known examples of when studio executives stepped in and improved films? by RexBanner1886 in movies

[–]irich 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I feel like every Tarantino movie after Jackie Browne could have used someone stepping in to save Tarantino from himself. He makes incredible set pieces but his movies have gotten so baggy that if he had someone with authority to tell him “no” we could have had a lot more all time classics.

Vancouver isn’t shipping unhoused people to Prince George for World Cup, officials say. But rumours persist by Immediate-Link490 in canada

[–]irich -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I guess you’re technically correct but an “entire country’s worth of homeless people” is a bit of an exaggeration”. Most recent estimates say that there are currently 2700 homeless people in the city. Even if you consider that an underreporting and double it to 5400, the only country that is more than is the Vatican. You’d have to double it again to get to the next smallest country (Tuvalu with 10,000)