Must warn you... he does go to York in the first episode.

York, eeek!  

Does it help if you call it Yoric? or however they spell it?

That could help 

Terry Nutkins!

I have spammed facebook with otter pics today in tribute. It seemed the right thing to do. (Well, I say spammed, I did 5.)

Its really sad isn't it  

Incredibly. 66 is no age at all.

It is 

I'd seen him pop up in a few documentaries recently, and obviously remember him from TRWS. I hadnt known that he devised that show too.

Just found that out the other day too.... just as well he did. He basically discovered Chris and Michaela too.

Did he? He was a good judge cos they've been around a long time.

Well, he hired them for TRWS... pretty much it...

Doesn't Neil look the part? Can't wait

He certainly does!

My surname can have either English or Irish roots, and I'm hoping it's the Irish version because it's from their Gaelic.. meaning Viking. I want to be a Viking!

 lol

 Good chance you have Viking ancestors!

Also, Scots, Irish and Scandinavians have one thing in common - the Romans never conquered us. We were too wild for 'em.

Aye. Whaus like us? (ignores italian side for that *ahem*)

 oh yeah i forgot

Was good. Walking on the frozen lake was a bit scary.

It was a bit. Didn't like the look of that fermented pork either.

I guess the pork is the same principal as shasimi (sp?)/fish-based sushi. Not keen on pork though, closest I get is black pudding.

Hitch I hope this won't affect our friendship which means a lot to me. You've never asked any questions about me , but heres a bit

https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/disp...t/291915001109911605

You're someone I wasn't lucky enough to meet in my RL...theres^^^  some info about me to explain my circumstances though and I hope you keep posting  *please*

(((((Rosie)))))

I was thinking about you last night because one of my upstairs neighbours took a flaky (police didn't come near you'll be "surprised" to hear).

Yes, take it your MP... take it to as many people as you need to get something done.

I know I don't ask questions often... I'm not one for prying, don't really share stuff either (except the silly stuff, of course). Just know if you need to talk about something... just so it's not bottling itself up... i'm here... i'll even send you my phone email if you want?

Ah Hitch you're cool, the coolest online and offline person I know ...

You must have been curious but you never once asked or ever made feel uncomfortable..

Thanks for the hug (( ))) 

Lets move on... Neil Oliver eh?

 He likes raw meat... ye Norse Gods! I still like him. 

Yes, to Neil and his manly raw meat eating!

On that note ... I'll say goodnight... [ I have dreamt of a wildman Neil before  ]

*Shuts curtains*   

'Night Hitch

night night! Happy Neil dreams!

 lol

 Niiiiiight Hitch *coff * I hope I  have a racy dream.. Neil... mud hut and me etc* 

Been watching splatalot on cbbc recently... you'd think with my recent viking thing i'd fancy the viking, but no... i like the barbarian.  (even though, the viking is very nice and has promised to umm... beat up {to a cbbc level} dick and dom for me the next time he's over... *ahem*)

Posting this to alert you to the new avatar (Crow T. Robot), it's a bit dark bit he's not creepy.

I like your new avatar Hitch  and also thanks for the PM

Is Splatalot good? CBBC seems to produce some good stuff.

Its good to have stuff to take your mind off things  I recently bought my first ebook "Wolf Hall" which is excellent. Also took another subscription with lovefilm.com and watched Kick-Ass on it. Great movie but the little girl in it swears like anything 

Thank you. I loved that show (mst3k) in the 90s.

No bother on the pm... send a test just so I can make sure you wont get sent to spam or something.

I have loads of ebooks from the "free classics" or "99p special offers" bits. Tight Scot is tight. *nods*

She does a bit. I was very disappointed with that film... the Glen Michaell (of Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade fame) cameo got cut!

You knew it before the film Hitch?

Its usually a disappointment, I hate to think what the upcoming Judge Dredd will be like . [Probably worse than the Stallone abomination] I remember the original comic book, that and Strontium Dog were ace.

kick ass? no... I just knew that they had filmed scenes with Glen Michael because the (I think) writer was Scottish and about my age.

Yes, it's generally the case. The only live action Discworld adaption I like is Going Postal, and that's a book I really don't care for. I haven't seen the Judge Dredd with Stallone... I can't comment. The new Total Recall looks bad though.

Yep Total Recall   there was no need for a remake plus it looks awful.

What will I do with my Lovefilm subscription... Any good films you recommend which I mightn't have seen yet? I must admit I enjoyed Kick Ass though its not the sort of thing I usually go for [I don't like violence]. But the mood I'm in at the moment... Korean horror films would probably hit the spot 

Something to lose myself in... Maybe I should finally start Game of Thrones?

Game of thrones yes. Asian horrors, umm... ringu, dark water. That's about all I've watched.

If you haven't seen Castle of Cagliostro, do so. I love Jigen. *nods*

Eh? explain it cos it sounds good. Sounds Spanish which is always a good start

Actually Japanese... It's a Lupin the Third anime, but, it's directed by Hayao Miyazaki (anime god) so it's a tad gentler than other Lupins. Cagliostro is a fictional European country. It's based on the French Arsene Lupin stories.  I love Lupin animes and I love Miyazaki animes... imagine how I feel about the 2 combined? lol

I rewatched something else the other night you may like. Kikujiro no Natsu ("Kikujiro's Summer" sometimes just Kikujiro), a Beat Takeshi movie, rather sweet. Plus it has two of my favourite gurads from Takeshi's Castle in it... maybe a bit too much of one of them. lol

I'm gonna have to look that up.

But if you like it no?

I find it hard to warm to Japanese anime. I guess being younger than me, you have grown up on it?

i guess so. Mysterious Cities of Gold and a version Wizard of Oz were big when I was wee.

I think when most people think of anime they are envisioning Dragonball Z, Pokemon or giant Mechas fighting.

(been having my monthly pre thingie headaches these past few days)

Oh no those monthly shenanigans are no fun  Hope you feel better.

Speaking of feeling better I invested in a new magnetic exercise bike. Its brilliant and has 16 resisitance levels. Going for a good workout on that while watching a movie /iplayer and I'm right as rain. [better for taking your mind off things than downing Scotch + meds like I did last week lol  ].

The computer says I worked off a shedload of calories so either I'm quite fit or its faulty.

Much better thanks.

Well done! I'd like to be that motivated but alas...

I remember seeing a story in the paper once. A woman won a costume from here favourite sci-fi show, so she sat on a exercise bike in front of a tv, watched the whole series on dvd a few times... and lost loads of weight so she could wear it.