Jennings

I got through the day OK. I have put a match report in my blog. Sore head.

Great band. Liverpool had a great music scene in the early eighties. The Bunnymen;The Icicle Works...any remember the Pale Fountains? They were class!!

LOL! Imagine how extreme it was...that Melchy himself thought it had gone too far!

Negged. It's 'Knobhead'.

Doh! missed that. I am not a buff and not a conspiracy theorist, but have always thought that it was Oswald acting alone...but I would like to see this documentary. I'll go search for a torrent.

I have heard sex is amazing. I know someone who has done it.

I went a few years back to a summer meeting at Cartmel. I had the wife and kids and it was going to be really expensive for us all to get in. It's worth taking th kids as there is a fairground there at the summer meet. The bloke on the turnstile said to me "Just hang around for the first couple of races then get in free." So I did. I had a bout 40 quid to punt with. Unfortunately the kids pestered me to go on the fair rides and every penny went on the fair. I didn't put a single penny on a bet. Ahhh, but was it worth it to see their little faces. No it f@cking wasn't!

It doesn't bother me who Gerrard wants to win. However I have a lot of friends playing for Barce - so I want Barce to win. I would go further to say that anyone playing against Utd is my friend and I want them to win.

Doesn't matter. Mrs Jennings will still put the wrong fuel in; whichever side it is on.

Shit that made me laugh...definitely worth posting twice.

I just bought a D40 from a dude at work for £150. Used it on hols, looks ok. I just use the auto modes for now. Hoping to get an eye for it, but not looking to get too advanced.

We can play him up front with Cherno Samba.

Welcome JMJ. I don't think there is any corruption in terms of referees and results.

You lot are clearly braver and funnier than me. I have written a very 'safe' speech. I am not a funny guy. I am not going to start trying to be funny in front of 200 people. I heard someone tell me that they put a joke in their speech and when they delivered it absolutely no one laughed. The orator paused waiting for laughter...but the silence was deafening. He then continued "...but seriously...". Oh the shame! I am sure that will happen to me. ...or else I will get heckled by the Bride's incredibly funny 'Uncle Knobhead'. ...or else I will actually feint and people will think it is part of the act. ...oh fuck this is terrible. ...hang on...need the loo.

Cheers for the help guys. I have done the best man job before...and this is the genuine truth…once I had delivered my speech and I sat down (incidentally to a wall of silence). After a minor ripple of stunted applause had finished, my mate’s dad thought some words of encouragement were in order. He hesitatingly said ”well at least you didn’t feint!”. The only saving grace of my speech was that I hadn’t collapsed while delivering it. I think this has psychologically scarred me.

I know it is a misnoma but I am best man for my brother on Saturday. I should be looking forward to the wedding, but the speech is hanging over me like the sword of Damocles. My brother is a funny guy. He tells funny stories and has great wit but has never done anything worthy of articulating to 200 close family and friends. I have written my speech out but it is rubbish. Woe is me. Any advice gratefully received.

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Welcome to the forum Sandman. A good player - but not a best fit for the problems positions we have, IMHO.

Come out to Play-ay.

You gotta love the Major, had some great dialogue... The Major: Strange creatures, women. I knew one once... striking-looking girl... tall, you know... father was a banker. Basil: Really? The Major: Don't remember the name of the bank. Basil: Nevermind. The Major: I must have been rather keen on her because I took her to see... India! Basil: India? The Major: At the Oval... fine match, marvellous finish... now, Surrey had to get thirty-three in about half an hour... she went off to powder her... powder her hands or something... women... er... never came back. ... The Major: I do wish I could remember her name. She's still got my wallet.

The Elton John one is class.

Yes he was. Bloody Hell Shanks69, you know your onions!! He spoke very well about the impact of Hillsborough - it clearly affected him. he had very kind words about Liverpool generally and StevieG in particular. He came across as a bit of an egotist to me tbh, but to his credit he seem to genuinely want to improve football. He preferred to apply common-sense in decision making and not just stick to FA policy - which doesn't necessarily fit the spirit of a particular game or indeed the game generally.

I read these on holiday last week. They weren't earth shattering by any means - and I can't be arsed to post a full review. One thing that struck me was how much impact comments by managers affected them. For example a compliment from a top manager (especially Ferguson), was lapped up by both officials. This must have had an impact on decisions. This isn't a dig at any individual manager - merely an assumption that the refs liked the adulation from the high profile club staff and this would influence close decisions.