tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post3288911404137778012..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Calm down. It's only: 1) some snow; 2) a comedy film and; 3) a songwriterDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-50857710634245899992010-01-20T20:25:01.041+00:002010-01-20T20:25:01.041+00:00Phil Brown (Hull City's Manager)recently claim...Phil Brown (Hull City's Manager)recently claimed his players were "a million percent behind him"! Where do you go after a million percent?Pinmonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868849157663555772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-73982079259563839802010-01-09T07:30:12.423+00:002010-01-09T07:30:12.423+00:00I always thought Elvis would have made a pretty go...I always thought Elvis would have made a pretty good music journalist, based on the liner notes for all his cd reissues.bob reamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269018867353555509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-50840569515652433762010-01-08T14:08:58.318+00:002010-01-08T14:08:58.318+00:00"Brilliant" always sounds like something..."Brilliant" always sounds like something an over excited teenager would say.<br /><br />Though "Anchorman" is very, very, very funny on the level of a "Blazing Saddles" or "Airplane" so I may have used that adjective to describe it myself.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-64155855271617310402010-01-08T09:20:33.054+00:002010-01-08T09:20:33.054+00:00Anchorman is "really funny", but what ma...Anchorman is "really funny", but what makes it brilliant is that it's almost all improvised. In my opinion, there are maybe only a handful of films that are funnier - and those were all made by, or star, Christopher Guest.Robert Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720595309485288447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-11997109733296470092010-01-07T11:01:33.483+00:002010-01-07T11:01:33.483+00:00Completely agree with the central thrust of this b...Completely agree with the central thrust of this blog, but Elvis Costello is better than Bechet, Bacharach, Bach, Brahms, Beethoven and even the Beatles. At least he was during what you once described on a Word podcast as his "3 year golden period".<br /><br />That may well be over-claiming, but it's my opinion, backed-up by the number of times the above artists has featured on my turntable.The Swiss Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-67555894128335635662010-01-07T10:29:19.430+00:002010-01-07T10:29:19.430+00:00Maybe when the legions saw every tenth person kill...Maybe when the legions saw every tenth person killed in front of them they were completely defeated or damaged beyond repair?Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-2304843772712247012010-01-07T10:17:43.941+00:002010-01-07T10:17:43.941+00:00the one that frustrates me is "decimate"...the one that frustrates me is "decimate". It is used by people to mean completely defeated or destroyed or damaged beyond repair. <br />It actually means "reduced by one tenth". Apparantly the Romans used to punish legions by lining up the men and killing every tenth soldier.Zero Albedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360462622215940169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-11269469446301117272010-01-07T10:04:03.686+00:002010-01-07T10:04:03.686+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.GRAVE LITTLE MAURICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935039586978728138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6509078352619045682010-01-07T08:21:30.515+00:002010-01-07T08:21:30.515+00:00Err ... Awesome!!?Err ... Awesome!!?mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-65804799887445698962010-01-07T07:33:00.568+00:002010-01-07T07:33:00.568+00:00I was discussing football in an idle moment at wor...I was discussing football in an idle moment at work the other day with a Liverpool supporter who described Fernando Torres as a "genius", rather than "one of the best strikers in Europe". But that's Scousers for you.Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743262251212584449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-11186427403884106402010-01-07T06:57:55.134+00:002010-01-07T06:57:55.134+00:00Aye, escalating hyperbole. It's "literall...Aye, escalating hyperbole. It's "literally" everywhere!<br /><br />The ones that currently irk me are "brave" and "heroic" when used in football commentary or reporting. If these words are appropriate, then which ones do we use when talking about someone that has, for example, risked their life in the theatre of war?smfifteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468550163136140715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-74652373255023287552010-01-07T00:11:50.398+00:002010-01-07T00:11:50.398+00:00I was driving around London today, yep, perfectly ...I was driving around London today, yep, perfectly possible, and was hugely frustrated by talk radio or news station which only talked about the snow. There isn't a huge amount to say. It's snowing! Do they sit in the studios going "Find me more snow stories now!"Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-79416250061535583892010-01-06T22:41:46.195+00:002010-01-06T22:41:46.195+00:00I considered watching BBC 1's 'Big Freeze ...I considered watching BBC 1's 'Big Freeze Special' to see what all the fuss is about, but couldn't face the prospect of all that whingeing. There's just a light dusting of snow where we are.<br /><br />Don't get Will Ferrell at all and Elvis is fine so long as he keeps away from the country and western.Malcolm Cinnamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120038732155986660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-34727914728563670792010-01-06T20:31:15.333+00:002010-01-06T20:31:15.333+00:00"Brilliant" is grossly over-used by the ..."Brilliant" is grossly over-used by the press, especially when talking about themselves: "our brilliant new section..." The front page of The Observer this week, used it to describe a young actress.<br /><br />I was taught that it should mostly be used when referring to something that's very bright.<br /><br />Can you tell that it's a personal bete noire?LeeJayWhistlingIsNotAnnoyingMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918116711259798827noreply@blogger.com