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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 10:19 7 Jan 2025
Well Brian, I think Gary Players' famous line (attributed to him, anyway) stands as a counterpoint to that view: The more I practice, the luckier I get. |
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Reply | Your best and worst ever QPR moment witnessed as a fan and as an armchair fan !!
at 13:49 5 Jan 2025
I take it you mean those in reverse order!
I would also say Vauxhall Motors at home was my worst moment. Very hard to pick a single best moment, but I'll go for something that happened before a match. And that was standing outside the Weld with Kensalriser and seeing the wave of jubilant fans along Uxbridge Road that told us the news we'd all been waiting for: no points deduction! What followed was an afternoon and long evening of unbounded joy.
That or our promotion at Hillsborough and the aftermath....
Or the Wembley play-off final...... |
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Reply | Snowing
at 13:09 5 Jan 2025
You're the same age as me, and likewise, I have absolutely no recollection of this at all.... did it actually happen?? Although I have to admit my memory of what I was up to at that age is a bit fuzzy, well, certainly regarding weather, although I do remember my having a bloody fantastic summer! |
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Reply | Snowing
at 10:06 5 Jan 2025
Mild and very wet in West London. Would much rather it was snowing. |
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Reply | Half decent tv
at 10:03 5 Jan 2025
Just finished American Rust on Prime. It's a slow-burner of a crime drama set in the decaying post-industrial landscape of Western Pennsylvania - the rust belt. Starring the excellent Jeff Daniels as the small town chief of police, it's dark, atmospheric and twisty as feck. Recommended.
PS - for some reason you have to pay (not a lot, 6.99 I think) for season 1 - I took the punt because a friend recommended it - but season 2 is free. However, after enjoying the entire first season without adverts, I just couldn't take their gaudy intrusion any more and coughed up the extra couple of quid for the pleasure of watching without ads. Perhaps that was part of their fiendish plan, but I have to say it really improves the watching experience. |
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Reply | Famous QPR Fans
at 17:11 31 Dec 2024
Nigel Spackman was a big Clash fan. Allegedly. |
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Reply | Johnnie Walker RIP
at 17:10 31 Dec 2024
Always thought Johnnie was a cut above as a DJ, and had great taste. RIP fella, you've earned it. |
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Reply | Storm ...
at 10:25 31 Dec 2024
I love a bit of arcane information, cheers Colin.
From the Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/hoisting-the-cones-1.94499
By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS
"IN 1859, after a series of disastrous gales in which many ships and lives were lost, Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy of the British navy was given the difficult task of using available scientific knowledge to provide warnings of severe weather for the use of ships at sea.
To this end, FitzRoy organised a network of 40 weather stations around the Irish and British coastlines. They provided him with daily weather reports by telegraph, and although his forecasting methods were primitive by today's standards, by 1861 a system was in place. When gales were expected, warnings were telegraphed to ports and harbours around the country, and within 30 minutes appropriate signals were prominently displayed on shore to relay the word to passing ships. It was the beginning of shipping forecasts as we understand the term today.
The signals displayed were of a semaphore type, and were hoisted on a tall mast ashore to allow mariners to take note and exercise the necessary vigilance. If gales were expected from a generally northerly direction, for example, a black cone 3 feet high and 3 feet wide at the base, was raised upon the mast this was a "North Cone". If on the other hand the gales were expected from a southerly quarter, a "South Cone" was hoisted - a cone with its apex pointing downwards.
Other patterns had meanings which quickly became standard and widely understood; "a "drum" or cylinder, for example, was sometimes used to indicate successive gales from varying directions. At night red lights were used to indicate the relevant shape - a triangle of lights to form a cone, and four lights arranged in a square to indicate a drum. In all cases the signal was lowered when the wind dropped below gale force, provided no further gales were expected within six hours. A signal still in evidence after the wind had dropped, however, was to be interpreted as a sign that any abatement was only temporary.
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"Storm cones" continued in regular use at ports and coastguard stations around Britain until the early 1980s. They are responsible for the quaint phraseology heard until comparatively recently on British shipping forecasts which advised, for example, that "South cones are being hoisted". In general, however, the use of both the cones and the phraseology they engendered have died out with modern improvements in communications, although cones are still displayed occasionally by yacht clubs on a voluntary basis for the information of the casual passer by."
In a sad sign of the times we live in, apparently Ruth Jones of 'Gavin and Stacey' and Damon Allbran will be reading the Shipping Forecast tomorrow. I know, I'm a curmudgeonly old so and so... |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 10:11 31 Dec 2024
Nailed on from the moment they announced him. Feel sorry for the Plymouth fans who had him foisted upon them. |
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Reply | Famous QPR Fans
at 09:35 31 Dec 2024
I'm a bit confused GroveR, why would Glenn be playing bass on a Clash song? Are you confusing him with Paul Simenon, perchance? Legend has it that it was actually Topper Headon who played the bass on Rock the Casbah, but apparently he now says it was Norman Watt Roy...
Sidebar: I saw the Blockheads play at the Water Rats Kings Cross, what a band. Norman was incredible. I think he also played with Wilko Johnson.
Anyway, as you were... |
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Reply | Famous QPR Fans
at 15:28 30 Dec 2024
Who cares about the other ones when we've got Xylo. |
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Reply | Budgies vs Rs Match Thread
at 15:20 29 Dec 2024
Got to say, as soon as I saw Madsen preparing to come on I feared the worst. What does this bloke offer? As many others have said, Field going off, followed by Morgan (who were both very good), and then Smyth (who was decent), changed the game. But at least Madsen could have put himself about a bit, tried to tackle someone or something. With both Frey and Saito ineffective, we were clinging on and it really didn't help that Varane played like an idiot. I suppose you could say he's young and inexperienced, but Madsen doesn't even have that excuse.
Nevertheless, that first half performance was encouraging and we'd have all taken a point before the game etc. etc. etc. Bring on the Twotford. |
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Reply | AI
at 14:40 29 Dec 2024
Well I've got to say, that ChatGPT prediction is looking even more incredible. Four predictions in a row right, three results exactly right, and the Swans result only a goal out. Pretty amazing.
Must have been the question I asked ;-)
Here they are again:
Bristol City vs. QPR
Bristol City has been inconsistent, but at home, they tend to be tough to beat. Given QPR’s recent improvement, a 1-1 draw seems plausible.
QPR vs. Preston North End
Preston's form has dipped lately, while QPR’s recent home performances have been solid. Prediction: QPR win 2-1.
Swansea City vs. QPR
Swansea has been strong at home recently. Considering QPR’s away record, this might be a tough match. Prediction: Swansea win 2-0.
Norwich City vs. QPR
Despite QPR’s convincing win over Norwich at home, Norwich will aim for revenge. This could be tight. Prediction: 1-1 draw.
It's got us winning on Wednesday. Let's hope it stays true to form.
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Reply | AI
at 09:10 23 Dec 2024
Yes |
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Reply | AI
at 16:41 22 Dec 2024
Interesting to note that ChatGPT got its first two predictions absolutely bang on:
Bristol City vs. QPR
Bristol City has been inconsistent, but at home, they tend to be tough to beat. Given QPR’s recent improvement, a 1-1 draw seems plausible.
QPR vs. Preston North End
Preston's form has dipped lately, while QPR’s recent home performances have been solid. Prediction: QPR win 2-1. |
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Reply | Spirituality, transcendence, mortality
at 13:59 20 Dec 2024
From my favourite Bowie album, maybe my fave album full stop, Hunky Dory, I've always loved this song, its lyrics seem pertinent...
Quicksand
I'm closer to the Golden Dawn
Immersed in Crowley's uniform
Of imagery
I'm living in a silent film
Portraying Himmler's sacred realm
Of dream reality
I'm frightened by the total goal
Drawing to the ragged hole
And I ain't got the power anymore
No, I ain't got the power anymore
I'm the twisted name on Garbo's eyes
Living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm destiny
I'm torn between the light and dark
Where others see their targets, divine symmetry
Should I kiss the viper's fang?
Or herald loud the death of Man
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah
I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man
Just a mortal with the potential of a superman
I'm living on
I'm tethered to the logic of Homo Sapien
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation
Of bullshit faith
If I don't explain what you ought to know
You can tell me all about it on the next Bardo
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought
And I ain't got the power anymore
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah
Don't believe in yourself, don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah... |
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