Couple of quizzes to keep you entertained. There are no real rules; I will post the answers after a suitable period of time. Discussion is permitted.
Cwiz 1: Prisons
1. In which novel did Edmond Nantes escape from the Chateau d’If?
2. In which prison was the Marquis de Sade incarcerated?
3. Which South African prison was named after the Afrikaans word for seal?
4. Which Cavalier poet wrote, “Stone walls do not a prison make”?
5. Which US prison took its name from pelicans?
6. Who wrote
I never saw a man who looked,
With such a wistful eye,
Upon that little tent of blue,
Which prisoners call the sky.
7. Tartarus was a dungeon in Greek myth; for whom was it built?
8. Frank Darabont directed which prison movie?
9. Which isolated UK prison opened in 1809 to house Napoleonic War prisoners?
10. In 1952, the Kray twins were held in which historic prison?
This cwiz is courtesy of ProfessorPineapple
Cwiz 2: Scrambled Plays
1. Forgoing toadwit
2. Meth cab
3. Née in lewd farmyards
4. Limp agony
5. Anal seas fathomed
6. Sex up or die
7. A Leo knocking bar
8. See earthling games
9. I scorn hero
10. Sole had soul
Ovally Balls 
What’s the line on modelling…?
“all models are wrong but some models are useful”
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Trisk:
“Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.”
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Donna Summer’s I Feel Love is number 4 in the Graun’s countdown of the “100 Greatest UK number Ones”. So far the Top 10 has been pretty good (although not necessarily what I would have picked) – apart from yesterday’s choice.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/02/the-100-greatest-uk-no-1s-no-4-donna-summer-i-feel-love
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BB – no3 will be Baby Shark, no2 Gina Gee Oooh Aah, no 1 will be crazy frog.
Innit.
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Please, please, please, craigs. It’s Gina G. Show a bit of fucking respect to the First Lady of Pop.
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She’s not even the Hundred And First Lady of Pop.
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Good point. First Lady of Pop makes her sound like the consort of the President of Pop.
Empress of Pop is a better fit.
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If you must pop records, shouldn’t 99 Red Balloons be at the sharp end?
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Pfft. Load of hot air, brookter.
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Brookter – the German version. Or this version.
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Tomp – had a massive crush on Gina G growing up (Karl). Maybe it’ll be Cotton Eye Joe instead.
Just watched the video and plan to invent a time machine so I can punch a 15 yro Craig’s inna face.
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15 yro Craig’s could probably beat the crap out of 37 yro Craig’s so it would have to be a very quick materialise, punch, and then press the button to go back to 2020 ASAP.
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Aah, 15 years old. Here mine.
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Altho, to be fair, I was 8 when that came out. Don’t make much difference, still have a crush on her now :)
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If you could stay in 1996, would you? All other things being equal (I. E. Family and friends magically go back too).
It was probably the peak of civilisation when you really think about it.
7 years to the only rwc that actually counts. And you would have 20 – 25 years to look forward to Brexit and the Coronavirus!!!
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1996?
twas a harsh introduction to the reality of working life for a young chimpster. University to to crawling around the guts of a drilling rig in the north sea on 12 hour shifts. Then off to the middle of the arabian peninsula desert for a dose of heat exhaustion and wondering what the hell I’d gotten meself into.
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then a split up with long term girlfriend soon after even though we were living together. Which was awkward.
So think I can best describe 1996 as character building.
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1998-2000 were awesome though. Magnificent years for me personally.
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‘then a split up with long term girlfriend soon after even though we were living together. Which was awkward.’
Although to be fair I was away most of the time in various locations which was part of the issue.
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Early noughties were probably peakier civilisation-wise than 1996 from a UK POV. A few major blots on the copy sheet though.
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Yeah, like Scotland becoming shite at rugby…..
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1996.
Apart from Euro 96 nowt to report. Although it may have been the summer I knew Clint Boon from the Inspiral Carpets for a bit.
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Chimpie – I’m not saying you’d re live them as a cria. Just take your current situation and plonk it in 1996.
You could even punch your younger self inna face.
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I suppose this is pre AOD times so I may need to rethink.
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Negatives: No netflix, or much of an internet, no OB
Positives: No star wars prequels
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OB?
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Or sequels.
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OB
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Ahhhhh.
OB.
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Oldham Breweries
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1996 was the year that TFI Friday started. Accursed.
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1986 was a year and a half – it was when Noel Edmonds tried to make it big Stateside, in the City of Angels:
https://franticplanet.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/when-noel-tried-to-crack-america/
(SPOILER ALERT: Americans have a better idea of televisual entertainment than the British so Noel came back tail between legs to Blighty to pollute our screens for years and years and years)
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OT, you’ll like that site.
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That article is brilliant. To think Noel had a career lasting decades somehow.
You are right, TomP. I have found another way of gleefully wasting time.
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The Noel’s House Party and Bruce Forsyth’s Saturday Night are two of my favourites so far. Also, Miss GB 1984, which has a screengrab of Herr Flick of the Gestapo off-duty.
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@TomP
Just wasted 30 mins over there – some great stuff ..on the other hand I’d thankfully forgotten a lot of this and not sure I’m that grateful to be reminded…..
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1996 was one of the shittest years in my life: dumped, only got weekend visitation of my son, lost my uni ‘job’ and started a 17 month run unemployed. Found out lots of my ‘friends’ were arseholes. Lost a home series to the All Blacks for the 1st time. Nope, Craigs, you can keep it. Not sure there was a single decent choon either.
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I was back at uni – doing a masters.
Do I go back to 35 again…. or do I return with knowledge accumulated since ?
In any case – probably not 1996… maybe a year in the 80s or in the “noughties”…..
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‘Not sure there was a single decent choon either.’
Pfft. Peter Andre released ‘Mysterious Girl’ in 1996
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Outkast released an album that year so there must have been some.
It was when I did my PGCE. Had a job interview in a school near Watford and stayed at a friend’s home in St Albans. His mum made a souffle for me. He complained that she’d never done the same for him.
The kids at one of the schools I did practice in thought I looked like Jarvis Cocker ( I didn’t) so I got respect when JC did that thing to Michael Jackson.
I lost the cred when I told the kids that the Ant’n’Dec sketch show was good cos it ripped off Harry Hill jokes for the yoof. They didn’t know who Harry Hill was.
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Oooh, 1996 first visit to NZ.
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Seems to be some confusion here. No one has to relive 1996. Just go and live there.
The other you would also be having a miserable time there, presenting the option of punch them inna face. The appealing option which started this speculation.
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Sbt – omc appears to have the charisma of a box of camera film from 1996.
At least Pharell and Robert Thicke looked like they enjoyed filming the video for Blurred Lines.
Tres bizarre.
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This came out in 96
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Had quite a nice time that there year , Craigs. Had 2 new ligaments put in knee, bought shiny new motorcycle, had insurance cancelled, couldn’t ride it until points off next year, so grabbed a backpack and went hiking in NZ and Tasmania to try and wear out new polycarb ligaments. Wouldn’t want to punch 30 year old me in the face either, would get my ass kicked.
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SBT – ow!!!
Did you like Gina G at 30? If so then it may be worth the risk.
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I’ve heard the BBC are re-booting a much-loved children’s tv show.
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You’ll know the theme tune.
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Byker
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Byker
Byker
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