Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 15th January 2018, 11:23 AMA Higher Call
Sounds great. Will read.
What are you reading right now? Page 228
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 15th January 2018, 11:23 AMA Higher Call
The true story of an American bomber plane flying over Germany in WW2 that was so battered the crew lost their way and were flying deep into Germany instead of home.
A German fighter plane was sent up to shoot them down but when the pilot saw the state of the crew and plane (and the 2 pilots looked each other in the eye) He instead told them to turn around and he escorted them out of Germany.They met 40 years later to tell their story.
Yes sounds like a good one. I'll add it to my huge list I never get round to reading.
Quote: Kenneth @ 1st December 2017, 12:46 PMAsterix and the Chariot Race.
Also, the new translator is not in the league of Anthea Bell (and the late Derek Hockridge). There's a serious error when the obviously British team in the race is referred to as Bretons. Bretons come from Brittany in France (Armorica in Gaul). Gah! Bloody hopeless.
Also, there is talk of chariot races in the Colosseum! No, no, no! The Colosseum was for gladiatorial combat and theater. Chariot races took place in the Circus Maximus. People who don't know basic dick about ancient history ought not to be writing/translating Asterix. Or at least the publishers should have someone with a f**king brain to spot and fix such egregious errors.
Right on the circus name but wasn't Brittany named after the Ancient Britons who settled there, thus making the French term Bretons for Britons correct?
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 17th January 2018, 7:58 PMRight on the circus name but wasn't Brittany named after the Ancient Britons who settled there, thus making the French term Bretons for Britons correct?
When we're writing or translating in English, Britons are Britons, and the Frogs in the northwest of France are Bretons.
Shaun Ryder's autobiography
Grade A f**kin head case
Quote: lofthouse @ 20th January 2018, 9:18 PMShaun Ryder's autobiography
Grade A f**kin head case
We know, but what about him?
Will Hay by Graham Rinaldi - nearly half way through this 430 page tome - very good!
Will! This is one for you.
'The Watcher' - Ross Armstrong. A bit odd in some ways but I'm getting used to it and preparing to be frightened.
Can't work ouf what the end will be.
Ouf? Is that some sort of Scotch word?
Kettle Pot 
Quote: Chappers @ 24th January 2018, 10:58 PMOuf? Is that some sort of Scotch word?
Yes. It means allchapsarearses.
Quote: Briosaid @ 25th January 2018, 12:00 AMYes. It means allchapsarearses.
But I was on your side. 
How to be Champion; Sarah Millican. (Her autobiography)
They were asking £20 for the kindle version when it first came out.
Then a tenner, and yesterday a special 3 hour sale of 99p - at which point, I jumped in.
Kathy Burke's appraisal was just 'dirty bitch'
I haven't read a book in a long while that is actually 'laugh out loud' funny.
I'm 4 or 5 chapters in and laughing at nearly every turn of the page.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 25th January 2018, 7:14 AMBut I was on your side.
Missed out the 'per'. 
Quote: Briosaid @ 25th January 2018, 11:47 AMMissed out the 'per'.
I think Freud would have summat to say about that. 