Struggled for starters tonight and couldnât remember cannolis for love nor money. Didnât think Iâd scrape 21 / 120pts at the halfway mark so happy overall. #UniversityChallenge
Remembering Express Yourself, Madonnaâs eighties anti-Valentineâs Day empowerment banger
Don't go for second best, baby.
If youâre pro capital punishment youâre a nasty little fucker and you want to have a long hard look at yourself.
I had the day off work today for the dentists cos I thought it would be an extraction but I got a filling instead 𼳠Watched Slow Horses - Good Listened to a radio doc on Threads - Brilliant And for some reason I watched Mortal Engines - Mostly rubbish.
Gave tonight a good bollocking for a series high of 29/190 Would have loved to get a 30 but I donât know where anything is mined apparently. Dubious about what America called New Wave but thatâs another conversation #UniversityChallenge
From what I can remember, I learned the hard way. Got bought an electric shaver as a teen, pressed too hard and made my top lip bleed. I think I started wet shaving about the age of 17, someone either on tv or irl told me not to move the blade across my face.
Nails tonight. Livid I couldnât get Rhapsody In Blue out in time and that I changed my poet from Whitman to Frost cos I had too long to think about it. 11/60pts #UniversityChallenge
An excellent new film by @Roisin_Agnew gave me the perfect excuse to write about the broadcasting ban I grew up in AND speak with Chris Morris about the Day Today sketch which remains its biggest cultural legacy. On democracy, voice actors, and helium. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
A new film looks at the restriction of broadcasting on named political groups in Northern Ireland â and the actors and comedians who benefited
Not too bad, 20/140. Felt like I could have got one or two more but either delighted to see Aber mentioned. Did you get chlamydia? Or were you just happy with pegging? #UniversityChallenge
