Naked Wales is a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

Not to some of us!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 8:48 AM on July 22, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 5:03 AM on July 12, 2008

Fabulous links, many thanks shothotbot!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 2:21 AM on June 17, 2008

Rokusan: Is there some kind of law protecting the school from prosecution here? Because if not, that seems like a pretty damning quote to me, the juror.

I mean, this is the Land of Litigation, right? If anyone can sue for emotional distress, ever, isn't this a textbook example?

A woman in the midlands of England has received a "five-figure compensation sum" for being questioned during a police/hospital training... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 12:46 PM on June 13, 2008

Hogshed, I hear that Mrs Trellis has written in with an offer to make the cucumber sandwiches ;-)

I'm so sorry to hear about his death. He was a wonderful man, has given millions of people across the world many, many hours of entertainment and is irreplaceable.

We're adopting a lovely big hairy rescue old english sheepdog tomorrow, I think we have call him Humph in his honour.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 6:23 PM on April 25, 2008

(sorry, Hogshead).

A collection of Bushisms from ISIHAC and a live recording of ISIAC.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 6:31 PM on April 25, 2008

Such a wonderful story, thank you!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 10:23 AM on March 9, 2008

Previously, related and related. But still worth an FPP because his work is wonderful!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 10:18 AM on February 22, 2008

"He finds the whole concept of mortgages quite amusing." Smug git.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 7:10 AM on February 20, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 6:31 AM on February 11, 2008

A second Welsh win in the Six Nations and now this? My cup runneth over. Diolch Abiezer!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 8:25 AM on February 9, 2008

Oh dear, the bottom of every page in Anna : or, memoirs of a Welch heiress is missing :-( (.pdf, .rtf and .txt versions). Anyone know of a complete version? I'm hooked!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 12:23 PM on February 9, 2008

Thank you languagehat, I thought it was just me. I guess it's because the only digital form that exists is the one at Lyfrau o'r Gorffennol or Books from the Past?
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 4:42 PM on February 9, 2008

The disco videos to beat them all: Hippo & Dog sing The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Kozo does La Vida Loca, aka The Thong Song.

I don't get out much.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 5:57 PM on February 4, 2008

Fascinating story, thank you Kattullus.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 8:18 AM on January 19, 2008

Belle and Sebastien! Great post, thank you muchly hurdy gurdy girl!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 11:08 AM on January 16, 2008

Heh, I was just going to post a link to the BBC Radio 4 version read by Rhys Ifans to be broadcast this evening (and then available for 7 days).
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 5:15 AM on December 25, 2007

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:29 PM on December 24, 2007

Ah yes! I remember getting one of these a long while back and loving it too.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 10:31 AM on December 20, 2007

Children in Indonesia are having far too much fun. Someone should put a stop to this.

Oh yes, this one's definitely my favourite so far.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 1:19 AM on December 19, 2007

From the first article:

"In Washington, some guy threw a pipe and it hit me right between my eyes," he told Michael Parkinson two years later. "They made me feel about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit."

I remember that show! One of the other guests was Angie Dickinson, already a little bemused at the language being used by Billy Connolly on national television, she completely fell apart with laughter at... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 7:58 AM on December 3, 2007

Great post brautigan. But ye cannae let a BC post go by without a little D.I.V.O.R.C.E. :-)
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 8:03 AM on December 3, 2007

Lovely pictures and captions!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 7:22 AM on November 28, 2007

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 12:50 PM on November 23, 2007

I'd forgotten about this site, thanks Gyan!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:25 AM on November 22, 2007

"I'll enjoy horizontal scrolling when the wheel in my mouse works that way."

Works fine with my £5 generic mouse.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 12:34 AM on November 23, 2007

Not a trace of blood & gore but Picnic at Hanging Rock did it for me as a teenager.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 8:32 AM on November 7, 2007

Great post, thank you! Reminds me in a roundabout way of the days when the British comedian Peter Cook would call in as "Sven" to the Clive Bull show on London's LBC station. I've not listened to the station in a long time but there used to also be an elderly lady late-night caller by the name of "Babs" who I always wondered about.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 1:13 PM on October 16, 2007

BBC Radio 4 have marked the occasion with a documentary, Well Met in Woolton.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:49 AM on July 6, 2007

cmonkey, thank you for the link to the earlier post, there are some wonderful first lines in there:

"On most women flesh was flesh, but on her it was an invitation to dine." -- Mickey Spillane

"It wasn't a dark and stormy night. It should have been, but that's the weather for you" - Good Omens.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 10:25 AM on May 31, 2007

Another bleeding ear fan here too - great post miss lynnster!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:28 AM on April 7, 2007

My lips are puckered and I await my lovespoons with anticipation :-)
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 4:25 AM on January 26, 2007

When I heard this first thing on Radio 4 I went and checked that it wasn't 1 April and time for another spaghetti tree style story.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 5:05 PM on January 15, 2007

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 2:03 PM on January 10, 2007

She din't always look like Lily Munster - Wow!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 2:05 PM on January 10, 2007

To date I've been happy with a mix of Pandora and the excellent MeFi Music playlists but I really like FineTunes - thank you for the link, petsounds!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:27 AM on September 23, 2006

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:12 AM on August 31, 2006

IMDB lists his real name as: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford.

Is that a typo? I though it was Gwyllym ... Ford?
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:14 AM on August 31, 2006

(I mean an IMDB typo, not RavinDave's)
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:15 AM on August 31, 2006

Brilliant, thank you peacay!

I'm intrigued to know the story behind the
"Lady Mr. Sheldon brought over". Lots to read this weekend methinks.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:23 PM on August 18, 2006

Santana's Abraxas (might be NSFW).
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 5:18 AM on August 12, 2006

Not safe for work? What year is this, where am I? Art not safe for work;>

My motto is to err on the side of caution lately having had a "black mark" for posting a boobie link elsewhere. I wanted to throw my teddy in the corner and have a hissy fit but the forum is waaaay too useful so I apologised and um, now the NSFW tag is my best friend :-)
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:14 AM on August 12, 2006

I don't think I've ever watched a cricket match before but got caught up in the England v Pakistan test last weekend because of him. Great post nthdegx!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 3:26 PM on July 31, 2006

Cockfosters!
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 2:06 PM on July 20, 2006

Laura Speaks Dutch and the unintentionally(?) funny Maximillian Ward trying to learn Dutch.
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 11:36 AM on July 15, 2006

For UK customers interested:

Money Saving Expert article plus forums discussion 1 and 2

but...

Bank bars overdraft charge rebels (BBC).
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 7:09 AM on June 17, 2006

Viral or not, it's huge fun, thanks for posting christy.

I like the little touches such as this from the "Brecon Beacon Herald":

"... Not only was her front garden strewn with seven different varieties of fruit but her beloved gnome “Nigel” lay wounded, beaten by a bevy of fresh fruits."

"Mrs Davies has put the remnants of "Nigel" the gnome for sale on internet auction site... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 4:32 PM on May 25, 2006

Good old BBC Four (must be all of three years old now). The best channel on the telly anywhere in my humble opinion.

As far as the Beeb going worldwide I believe there is a concerted effort to make as much content available as possible but to a UK audience only (i.e. a licence fee paying one). Maybe an international licence fee would help?

I often find it funny when some people moan like fuck for paying £10 a month or thereabouts for the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 7:38 AM on May 7, 2006

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posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 1:09 PM on April 5, 2006

um... sorry benjonson, I misread your question :-(
posted to MetaFilter by ceri richard at 9:37 AM on March 4, 2006