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BS: Happy Star Wars Day
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Subject: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 18 - 02:50 AM May the fourth be with you |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 May 18 - 03:20 AM Had a binge-watch of the three |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 04 May 18 - 06:09 AM Played the theme yesterday just to remind people in advance. Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 May 18 - 06:14 AM The departures boards at Heathrow are very well done today: Heathrow Departures Bravo! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: fat B****rd Date: 04 May 18 - 07:12 AM I've never seen Star Wars |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 18 - 10:55 AM I never saw an episode of Dallas! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 04 May 18 - 08:04 PM Star Wars is fun, but if I had to choose, it'd always be Star Trek for me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: robomatic Date: 04 May 18 - 08:14 PM "Firefly" for me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 23 - 10:37 AM Firefly was brilliant as was Serenity Anyway, once more May the Fourth be with you |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Donuel Date: 04 May 23 - 10:44 AM Space Operas rule |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Steve Shaw Date: 04 May 23 - 01:29 PM I've never watched Star Wars and I know nothing about it whatsoever. The other week I did accidentally watch that film with the huge spidery things with snakey arms that eventually died after throwing up out of their spaceship. I think it had Tom Cruise in it, a man about whom I know nothing. I've never watched a single minute of East Enders or the now-defunct Neighbours. I watched Star Trek a lot, and Doctor Who when I was little. This post contains no braggadocio. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Steve Shaw Date: 04 May 23 - 01:38 PM I watched "2001" several times and loved it, though I struggled to forgive Stanley for using the Blue Danube recording by the Nazi Herbert Von Karajan. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 23 - 02:47 PM You would like "The Orville" if you liked the original Star Trek, Steve. I just finished the first series and the nods to Star Trek are many. Seth MacFarlane, a TV genius in my opinion, had a lot to do with it as well as taking the lead role. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 16 May 23 - 04:51 AM During the first (UK) run of Babylon 5, I was contemplating the difference between it and Star Trek. I came up with the following definition:
Let battle commence. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 16 May 23 - 12:28 PM I can highly recommend "The Orville". Seth MacFarlane's new SciFi. Lots of nods to Star Trek and even one to Star Wars in the episode I saw last night :-D |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 17 May 23 - 04:57 AM I keep wanting to type Seth Lakeman instead of MacFarlane! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 22 May 23 - 06:58 AM The Orville just gets better and better. While the show is decidedly light and humorius, the topics covered are far deeper than you would imagine from a SciFi. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Donuel Date: 22 May 23 - 06:57 PM THE FLASH is coming. And now he's gone. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 24 - 05:56 AM It's here again! May the fourth be with you :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Donuel Date: 04 May 24 - 08:08 AM Dave has an adorable speech impediment. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: gillymor Date: 04 May 24 - 08:34 AM and right on it's heels is Thinco de Mayo. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 May 24 - 08:39 AM Thoughts on a creamy salad dressing? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 May 24 - 07:39 PM Happy St George's Day. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: keberoxu Date: 04 May 24 - 08:06 PM and isn't it supposed to be Shakespeare's birthday as well? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 05 May 24 - 03:16 AM What am I missing? I thought both St George and Shakespeare were celebrated on April 23. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 May 24 - 02:18 PM Yes, Shakespeare April 23rd, Also St George (in England where he's patron saint) Elsewhere in Europe his day is 5 May (Eastern Orthodox) and as he's not from England, their choice of date is equally acceptable. I first became aware of this reading Dracula (Chapter 1) Also 23 April would probably equate to 5 May if we hadn't chopped 11 days out of our calendar in 1752. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 May 24 - 02:40 PM Also 23 April would probably equate to 5 May if we hadn't chopped 11 days out of our calendar in 1752. Actually that bit is arse-backward. The start of the year (the 'quarter day') March 25th became April 6th giving us the start of the financial (tax) year when they chopped 11 days out of September 1752. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 05 May 24 - 02:44 PM Ah, OK. Nowt to do with May the Fouth then :-D Another weird thing about that calendar change is the UK financial year starting on April 6. It seems that new year used to be 1st of April before it was January. When the calendar changed, the UK government decided to keep the financial year where it was! So I was told anyway... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 05 May 24 - 02:47 PM Cross posted, Nigel. Saw you on dull men's group the other day BTW. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Manitas_at_home Date: 05 May 24 - 06:16 PM The new year was March 25th. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 May 24 - 07:45 PM The new year was March 25th. Yep, that's what I said at 02:40 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Dave the Gnome Date: 06 May 24 - 02:49 AM Ah, yes, the spring equinox. Of course. Still nowt to do with Star Wars day :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 09 May 24 - 12:51 PM It did get played at the start of the session in the Swan at Upton on the correct day. Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: Happy Star Wars Day From: Mr Red Date: 09 May 24 - 02:04 PM I took a photograph of this bumper sticker, but was at Upton Folk Festival on the Saturday so couldn't post that day. "Metaphors be with you" So what is Meta for? |
