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Go rogue and work from the Library :thumbup:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:59 pm Go rogue and work from the Library :thumbup:
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:19 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:12 am I bought 3 books by Iain M Banks as people rave about him. I've tried 1-2 of his previously and felt i recall they were mostly gibberish, but thought i'd give them a go as they're highly regarded. Again though, it's just gibberish and complete random bollox, it's not like it draws you into an imaginary world as it throws in far far too many things that you don't know who's human shaped, robot, anything else.. or where they are in terms of planets, universe, it's just way too random.

I'm going back to death and violence.
I loves M Banks, got them all.

If you want sci-fi with a bit of death and violence, try Neal Ashers Agent Cormac series, starting with Gridlinked.

John Scalzi's Old man's war series is good too (little bit less death than Asher tho)
No you haven't, because I've got some of them.

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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:53 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:51 pm There's a big building near my house that lets you have books for free. Madness.
I bet you have to take them back when you've read them tho'

Rather than putting them on a shelf behind you for Teams calls so you look well read.
Mine all go to the charity shop after reading... well, apart from these 3 which are going before reading :D
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Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV.
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Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:24 pm Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
And her name?
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weeksy wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:29 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:24 pm Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
And her name?
No idea.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:32 pm
weeksy wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:29 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:24 pm Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
And her name?
No idea.
If you'd have found out her name and looked her up, you might find she is actually an expert? I've heard a lot of male commentators spout a ton of clichés and be incredibly annoying!! :lol:
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Noggin wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:18 am
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:32 pm
weeksy wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:29 pm

And her name?
No idea.
If you'd have found out her name and looked her up, you might find she is actually an expert? I've heard a lot of male commentators spout a ton of clichés and be incredibly annoying!! :lol:
She hasn't played the men's game at top level.

When I'm watching MotoGP I want someone like Hodgy commentating. Someone I've followed 30 years.

Not some club racer.

Suzi Perry does the linchpin very well, but leaves the expert bits to Hodgy & co.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:22 am
Noggin wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:18 am
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:32 pm
No idea.
If you'd have found out her name and looked her up, you might find she is actually an expert? I've heard a lot of male commentators spout a ton of clichés and be incredibly annoying!! :lol:
She hasn't played the men's game at top level.

When I'm watching MotoGP I want someone like Hodgy commentating. Someone I've followed 30 years.

Not some club racer.

Suzi Perry does the linchpin very well, but leaves the expert bits to Hodgy & co.
WTF. She may have won multiple world cups as a woman which makes her every bit an expert in football. Sarina Wiegman is the Englands womens manager, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarina_Wiegman won multiple trophies, managed the Netherlands and England in euros and world cups... is she not an expert then because she's not played as a man ?
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Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:22 am
Noggin wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:18 am
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:32 pm
No idea.
If you'd have found out her name and looked her up, you might find she is actually an expert? I've heard a lot of male commentators spout a ton of clichés and be incredibly annoying!! :lol:
She hasn't played the men's game at top level.

When I'm watching MotoGP I want someone like Hodgy commentating. Someone I've followed 30 years.

Not some club racer.

Suzi Perry does the linchpin very well, but leaves the expert bits to Hodgy & co.
Has she played the womens game at top level? I mean, they do play more football and less falling around pretending to be injured :angelic-green: :angelic-green:

:lol: :lol:
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I'm not sure any commentator is needed.

I've managed to watch football matches at the ground, been to GPs and other motorsports events without commentaries and it's been fine.

There's the odd gem of course, "the batman's Holding the bowler's Willey but Tommy Cooper did comedy so much better.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:22 am
When I'm watching MotoGP I want someone like Hodgy commentating. Someone I've followed 30 years.
I've heard expert commentators talking absolute bollox. They don't have exclusive rights on accuracy, or any guarantee of it.
Even bland can be a type of character :wave:
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Horse wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:12 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:22 am
When I'm watching MotoGP I want someone like Hodgy commentating. Someone I've followed 30 years.
I've heard expert commentators talking absolute bollox. They don't have exclusive rights on accuracy, or any guarantee of it.
Let me interupt myself?
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I never have the volume up when watching football. I dont mind the pundits before the match male or female but during the game they are all annoying.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:24 pm Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
You really are quite the misogynist aren't you. I mean how dare they leave the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant that's what they should be.
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Felix wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:01 pm I never have the volume up when watching football. I dont mind the pundits before the match male or female but during the game they are all annoying.
Me too.I tend to turn the screen off as well which makes for an even better experience when the football is on...;)
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cheb wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:27 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:24 pm Unknown footy expert commentators.

I'm all for equal rights, but for equal skills.
Just watching the footy and the expert is some lady I've never heard of.

If I'm watching any sport, I want to know and respect the expert's opinion to add to the enjoyment.
She might be very nice, but full of clichés and annoying

I'm all for lady presenters etc, but not the experts

So I've swapped to South African TV with English feed.
You really are quite the misogynist aren't you. I mean how dare they leave the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant that's what they should be.
There was nothing sexist at all, Ask a grown up to help you understand.

I'd be happy for Jenny Tinmouth to commentate on BSB as she's been there and got the t-shirt. Same with Marie Costello at the TT.