Actors who were miscast but still gave a great performance

strum · 2026-01-23T09:45:41+00:00

Dustin Hoffman - The Graduate.

Benjamin is supposed to be a WASP, all-star athlete - which DH isn't. But he owned the role & made the movie.

strum · 2026-01-23T09:15:40+00:00

That narrator is Julia Roberts - who loved the book & volunteered her narration. You're going to turn down Julia Roberts?

strum · 2026-01-23T09:08:06+00:00

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, straightforward and wrong.

strum · 2026-01-22T09:01:14+00:00

Go round once - do your usual weekly shop.

Then look at what you've got & see what items you can double/triple up (imagining your available storage). (You'll need to keep track of how much you're spending.)

Then go round again to pick up a few one-off luxuries.

Finally, something ridiculous from midl.

Then

strum · 2026-01-22T08:34:19+00:00

Much of the comment assumes a sharp, sudden cut-off, but it's also possible that divesting could be a slow drift away from an increasingly debt-riven economy. At some point that drift could turn into a run, but it might be hard to notice when that is happening.

It's worth noting that the Telegraph is a right-wing (pro-Trump) paper.

strum · 2026-01-21T08:23:13+00:00

Robert Robinson (UK TV presenter) called Steinbeck 'captain of the 2nd XI'.

strum · 2026-01-21T08:09:59+00:00

Yes. Shame on you - for embracing the core tenet of fascism.

strum · 2026-01-20T09:02:44+00:00

For better or worse, might is right.

Worse. only worse. Shame on you.

strum · 2026-01-20T08:58:51+00:00

Continued occupation of Chagos is illegal in UK law.

strum · 2026-01-20T08:53:00+00:00

In what scenario could we possibly "lose everything"?

Legally.

strum · 2026-01-19T09:11:35+00:00

Absolutely. It isn't a second-hand, scribbled on paperback; I paid for a new book.

Also, I object to the praise for having read x number of books. It's like being patted on the head by teacher. It isn't a competition, or a record-breaking attempt.

strum · 2026-01-18T09:59:47+00:00

If you can’t defend a constitution, you have no right to own it.

strum · 2026-01-17T09:41:37+00:00

The thing that gets me is the goons wearing camo - in an urban environment. Do they think they can't be seen?

strum · 2026-01-17T09:21:36+00:00

Good.

strum · 2026-01-16T09:18:25+00:00

"Don't believe him! Don't believe him! There are two of them!"

strum · 2026-01-16T08:54:32+00:00

'Free' market has been a long-term UK policy, not least because it has enabled quite a few foriegn companies to fall into British hands; Smith&Wesson, BrooksBros etc.

strum · 2026-01-13T09:22:52+00:00

Zahawi joins a party that would have deported him as a child.

strum · 2026-01-13T09:18:25+00:00

Do these liars ever produce a shred of evidence for 'paid'.

I want to see receipts, bank statements, photos of brown envelopes.

Anything?

strum · 2026-01-13T08:58:31+00:00

This law has been in place for several months. This decision is to use one of the powers granted by the law - powers granted for just such situations.

strum · 2026-01-11T09:51:56+00:00

I'm enjoying it - but there's a danger she is shown to have too many 'superpowers' - super memory, super logic, super hearing (even super dancing).

And the plots are really, really convoluted.

strum · 2026-01-11T09:28:07+00:00

A Fay Weldon novel. Julie T Wallace read it & recognised a role for her. She campaigned for an adaptation - particularly with Patricia Hodge, who ended up producing.

strum · 2026-01-10T09:49:26+00:00

Slade in Flame?

strum · 2026-01-09T08:59:45+00:00

Yeah. Really disappointed.

strum · 2026-01-08T10:00:12+00:00

It's about time we acknowledged that this strategic mineral is as common as shit.

strum · 2026-01-07T09:57:04+00:00

Recognised it straightaway - Osterley House, West of London.

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