Author Topic: A random thread for small entertainment things not warranting their own thread.. (Read 286592 times)

PeteB99 · « **Reply #1625 on:** 10 May, 2020, 10:30:40 am »

Royal Albert Hall At home sessions

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/series/royal-albert-home

Tonight (May 10th 19.30)

Richard Thompson

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #1626 on:** 27 May, 2020, 01:19:45 pm »

MrsC has turned into a potter, with some success. Producing stuff with worth selling:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CharlyHamlynCeramics

Etsy shop has been up for about 5 days. Three sales, one commission so far.

T42 · « **Reply #1627 on:** 27 May, 2020, 01:50:28 pm »

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1628 on:** 27 May, 2020, 02:59:54 pm »

They do look good. Is it easy to find kiln space?

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #1629 on:** 27 May, 2020, 03:23:26 pm »

We are very lucky; our landlords have a pottery onsite. She pays them for use (calculated by weight of pottery).

It is the first time in her life she has had time to do anything like this. Bird spreading her wings.

citoyen · « **Reply #1630 on:** 27 May, 2020, 08:16:13 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly-YHT on 27 May, 2020, 01:19:45 pm

MrsC has turned into a potter, with some success. Producing stuff with worth selling:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CharlyHamlynCeramics

Etsy shop has been up for about 5 days. Three sales, one commission so far.

They're rather nice!

I always have mixed expectations when someone points me at an etsy link but you're right that they are definitely saleable.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1631 on:** 27 May, 2020, 08:27:14 pm »

Love the blue glazed ones! Very professional looking.

Soaplady · « **Reply #1632 on:** 30 May, 2020, 07:06:51 am »

Very nice. She may not be looking to do something different, but if she is, yarn bowls are a thing, with a big potential customer base...

T42 · « **Reply #1633 on:** 30 May, 2020, 08:36:41 am »

Quote from: Soaplady on 30 May, 2020, 07:06:51 am

Very nice. She may not be looking to do something different, but if she is, yarn bowls are a thing, with a big potential customer base...

And the longer the customers use them, the bigger their bases become...

IGMC

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1634 on:** 31 May, 2020, 12:28:01 pm »

Blurring out brand names. Why do they bother? It's obvious that bloke's drinking a can of ~~Brown Cow~~ Red Bull*. And why are they so crap at it that in one shot you've got a blurry mess and in the very next the words "Western Star" written in large friendly letters on the bonnet of a lorry.

* the idiot

andrewc · « **Reply #1635 on:** 01 June, 2020, 11:43:16 pm »

Matt Johnson (TheThe) has been unwell

https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/matt-johnson-the-the.241382/#post-4007315 but hopes to make a good recovery. Another brilliant musician who's stuff I've listened to for years, but never seen live. Hope the chap is OK.

WARNING - gruesome pic.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1636 on:** 17 June, 2020, 04:12:00 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFrsBMXipDk&fbclid=IwAR1EPxxHOIzZH-nI9eC6qv033ANKLSrEZdFVzbVBxeoIdQ6NV_gP-GQbH9k

Jan drew my attention to this. Rather well-done, I thought.

citoyen · « **Reply #1637 on:** 18 June, 2020, 11:04:50 am »

I'm doing a zoom quiz for the family next week. Age range is pre-teen to mid-70s so coming up with a range of questions to suit the whole group is tricky. I'm quite pleased with the picture round though - here it is, if anyone fancies testing their knowledge of animated dogs...

(I might change no.3 - or at least change the picture so it's different answers for the character/tv show name. Ideally need to find a different pic for no.6 as well, for one that includes the third character.)

T42 · « **Reply #1638 on:** 18 June, 2020, 11:22:48 am »

Wot no Droopy?

citoyen · « **Reply #1639 on:** 18 June, 2020, 11:50:39 am »

Quote from: T42 on 18 June, 2020, 11:22:48 am

Wot no Droopy?

One of many omissions... Could easily have run it to 20 questions, or more, but it might all start to get a bit painfully drawn out.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1640 on:** 18 June, 2020, 11:54:43 am »

I feel it's not complete without Scooby. But 10 is quite enough.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1641 on:** 18 June, 2020, 02:30:17 pm »

5/10. I'm obviously channelling the wrong zeitgeist again.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1642 on:** 18 June, 2020, 02:30:47 pm »

I knew 1, 2 & 7. Anything after 1970 and I've no chance. Should work for your geriatrics, C.

andrewc · « **Reply #1643 on:** 18 June, 2020, 02:51:23 pm »

With a bonus point if anyone can name Hector's feline friend

I got it wrong, I thought she was Kiki, but that's the frog ! I'm a silly old Hector.....

Pingu · « **Reply #1644 on:** 18 June, 2020, 11:57:20 pm »

7/10

I only know no. 10 from street art by Losthills in Furryboottoon, e.g. this in a place I occasionally frequent:

IMG_0712_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Steph · « **Reply #1645 on:** 26 July, 2020, 09:57:11 am »

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/02/25/simply-17-of-the-worst-book-covers-on-amazon/?fbclid=IwAR0RTvSbNDvB3eOp3QaQyIPGJO1O1JWaG0snfpX0L78L38mwJFrD3QhbPu8

citoyen · « **Reply #1646 on:** 26 July, 2020, 11:12:27 am »

Quote from: Steph on 26 July, 2020, 09:57:11 am

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/02/25/simply-17-of-the-worst-book-covers-on-amazon/?fbclid=IwAR0RTvSbNDvB3eOp3QaQyIPGJO1O1JWaG0snfpX0L78L38mwJFrD3QhbPu8

Voluspa: A Magical World... Where Strange Genetic Experiments With Cats Are Acceptable

Steph · « **Reply #1647 on:** 26 July, 2020, 12:25:22 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 26 July, 2020, 11:12:27 am

Quote from: Steph on 26 July, 2020, 09:57:11 am
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/02/25/simply-17-of-the-worst-book-covers-on-amazon/?fbclid=IwAR0RTvSbNDvB3eOp3QaQyIPGJO1O1JWaG0snfpX0L78L38mwJFrD3QhbPu8
Voluspa: A Magical World... Where Strange Genetic Experiments With Cats Are Acceptable

That thread is the book cover equivalent of those people where you ask yourself "What on Earth do they see when they look in the mirror?"

Main reason almost all of my books use a landscape picture I took myself, with three exceptions where I posed objects.

Steph · « **Reply #1648 on:** 26 July, 2020, 12:27:01 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 18 June, 2020, 02:30:17 pm

5/10. I'm obviously channelling the wrong zeitgeist again.

Seven for me. I would have liked to have seen Custard's friend.

citoyen · « **Reply #1649 on:** 26 July, 2020, 03:18:43 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 26 July, 2020, 12:27:01 pm

I would have liked to have seen Custard's friend.

Funnily enough, I made a couple of changes and very nearly included that one but changed my mind. This is the version I actually used for the quiz:

pictures

For those who are still interested...

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