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Jan 14, 2019 13:49:18 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 14, 2019 13:49:18 GMT
Apparently the first single to enter the UK "Hit Parade" and go straight to number 1 was Lonnie Donegan with "My old man's a dustman"
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Jan 14, 2019 15:30:17 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 14, 2019 15:30:17 GMT
Apparently the first single to enter the UK "Hit Parade" and go straight to number 1 was Lonnie Donegan with "My old man's a dustman" It was Elvis Presley with Jailhouse Rock two years previously. If you want to be really pedantic it was Al Martino's Here is my Heart in 1952 as he topped the first ever chart. |
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Jan 14, 2019 15:46:12 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 15:46:12 GMT
Apparently the first single to enter the UK "Hit Parade" and go straight to number 1 was Lonnie Donegan with "My old man's a dustman" It was Elvis Presley with Jailhouse Rock two years previously. If you want to be really pedantic it was Al Martino's Here is my Heart in 1952 as he topped the first ever chart. To be even more pedantic, wasn't it Here In My Heart? |
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Jan 14, 2019 16:50:20 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 14, 2019 16:50:20 GMT
It was Elvis Presley with Jailhouse Rock two years previously. If you want to be really pedantic it was Al Martino's Here is my Heart in 1952 as he topped the first ever chart. To be even more pedantic, wasn't it Here In My Heart? was the B side, charting the break up of the relationship and culminating in the singer cutting out his own beating heart and sending it to his lover in a tea caddy. |
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Post by LandieMark on Jan 14, 2019 18:08:06 GMT
Got to love the Big Bang Theory.
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Jan 14, 2019 20:44:52 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 14, 2019 20:44:52 GMT
Easter is coming! On Saturday I saw Valentine's Day cards on sale, and on my way home from work this evening I saw that my local Sainsburys has half an aisle of Easter Eggs on sale  |
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Jan 16, 2019 14:34:54 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 16, 2019 14:34:54 GMT
Apparently the first single to enter the UK "Hit Parade" and go straight to number 1 was Lonnie Donegan with "My old man's a dustman" It was Elvis Presley with Jailhouse Rock two years previously. If you want to be really pedantic it was Al Martino's Here is my Heart in 1952 as he topped the first ever chart. Apparently this must be in dispute as the source I heard it from is supported here (linky above): "Dustman" became the first UK record to go straight in at #1 on the singles chart and was also the first comedy tune to top the chart. It also reached #1 in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. |
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Jan 16, 2019 15:50:38 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 16, 2019 15:50:38 GMT
It was Elvis Presley with Jailhouse Rock two years previously. If you want to be really pedantic it was Al Martino's Here is my Heart in 1952 as he topped the first ever chart. Apparently this must be in dispute as the source I heard it from is supported here (linky above): "Dustman" became the first UK record to go straight in at #1 on the singles chart and was also the first comedy tune to top the chart. It also reached #1 in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Indeed, that site is even in dispute with itself: www.songfacts.com/facts/elvis-presley/jailhouse-rockJailhouse Rock is certainly the one that's always quoted as being first to No. 1, and as it was released 2 years earlier than My Old Man.. I've always gone with it - certainly at pub quiz nights anyway. EDIT: The devil is in the detail; My Old Man was not the first song to enter the UK chart at No.1 as per the OP. It was, however, the first UK single to enter the chart at No.1. Jailhouse Rock was a US single entering the UK charts at No.1 |
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Jan 16, 2019 16:21:16 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 16, 2019 16:21:16 GMT
Incidentally Chris, do you have difficulty climbing into your Captur? We have a little fella in our office - he's not Oompaloompa small but he's definitely borderline Hobbit - and I just noticed he's got side steps/ running boards on his. I hadn't realised they were so high.
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Jan 16, 2019 18:30:51 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 16, 2019 18:30:51 GMT
Incidentally Chris, do you have difficulty climbing into your Captur? We have a little fella in our office - he's not Oompaloompa small but he's definitely borderline Hobbit - and I just noticed he's got side steps/ running boards on his. I hadn't realised they were so high. Nope, I just slide my bum onto the seat. No running boards fitted to my Captur, they were/are an optional extra/accessory and I believe that they are decorative rather than functional. Humph should be able to confirm this |
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Jan 18, 2019 8:58:10 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 18, 2019 8:58:10 GMT
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Jan 18, 2019 10:08:35 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 18, 2019 10:08:35 GMT
It's quite depressing that we have so little imagination - and I count myself in that as our Qashqai is grey. There was also an article on the BBC that the colours that depreciate least are orange and yellow. I suppose it's a chicken and egg scenario - manufacturers only produce a limited range of "safe" colours because we won't buy anything adventurous, or is it the other way round? |
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Jan 18, 2019 13:13:42 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 13:13:42 GMT
Little known fact: buy a car in a fast depreciating colour and you'll always find it quickly in a busy car park. Elvis said that and he always bought pink cars once he'd made a few bob off My Old Man's a Dustman.
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Jan 18, 2019 13:31:30 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 18, 2019 13:31:30 GMT
Little known fact: buy a car in a fast depreciating colour and you'll always find it quickly in a busy car park. Elvis said that and he always bought pink cars once he'd made a few bob off My Old Man's a Trash Collector. FYP |
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Jan 18, 2019 13:32:07 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 18, 2019 13:32:07 GMT
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Waste disposal operative, get it right !
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Jan 18, 2019 13:49:32 GMT
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Post by Alex on Jan 18, 2019 13:49:32 GMT
^ Waste disposal operative, get it right ! Operative? Thought they were technicians these days! |
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Jan 18, 2019 15:21:00 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jan 18, 2019 15:21:00 GMT
My dad has just swapped the Mondeo for a Kuga Vignale. I saw it for the first time yesterday. It’s not my cup of tea, but I can see why he and his wife like it at their age.
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Jan 18, 2019 15:30:39 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 18, 2019 15:30:39 GMT
My dad has just swapped the Mondeo for a Kuga Vignale. I saw it for the first time yesterday. It’s not my cup of tea, but I can see why he and his wife like it at their age. Oohhh burn.....  |
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Jan 18, 2019 15:47:26 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jan 18, 2019 15:47:26 GMT
My dad has just swapped the Mondeo for a Kuga Vignale. I saw it for the first time yesterday. It’s not my cup of tea, but I can see why he and his wife like it at their age. Oohhh burn..... 😂 Luckily, it’s black, not grey. |
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Jan 19, 2019 18:21:13 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 19, 2019 18:21:13 GMT
If vehicle exhausts are supposed to be so bad for our health to the extent that the Government is trying to demonise diesels, why does said government allow new housing developments to take place alongside existing motorways and railway tracks?
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Jan 19, 2019 19:19:37 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 19:19:37 GMT
True dat.
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Jan 23, 2019 18:37:12 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 23, 2019 18:37:12 GMT
Why am I not surprised that I have received an email from my bank stating that one of the "bonuses" I get from my paid premium account is being dropped with immediate effect - the free hot drink from Patisserie Valerie (one per day, every day of the year)
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Jan 23, 2019 18:50:45 GMT
Post by Martin on Jan 23, 2019 18:50:45 GMT
Isn’t that because they’re closing down? Or heading quickly that way?
Have you ever used it? Assuming it’s Barclays, I get that plus other benefits such as the dining card and English Heritage membership, but I cant remember using them other than the English Heritage once, so wouldn’t pay.
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Jan 23, 2019 21:05:58 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 23, 2019 21:05:58 GMT
Assumption correct, and I've used it about 3 times in maybe 6 or 7 years (once was in Swindon).
As I said, I'm not surprised that they have had to withdraw this offer
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Jan 23, 2019 21:33:01 GMT
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Post by michael on Jan 23, 2019 21:33:01 GMT
They haven’t withdrawn it, Patisserie Valerie has gone bust. I’ve got the same card and it was useful at Kings Cross.
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Jan 23, 2019 21:49:59 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jan 23, 2019 21:49:59 GMT
Not a card, an App on the phone and it's no longer valid WEF today
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Jan 24, 2019 9:59:39 GMT
Post by johnc on Jan 24, 2019 9:59:39 GMT
I think it's a real shame that Patisserie Valerie has gone into Administration. There is a chance that the better and busy shops will survive. When they opened at first, in London, they were great but since they tried to expand all over the country at top speed, the quality has slipped and by taking more marginal sites, they just aren't busy enough.
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Jan 24, 2019 13:07:40 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 13:07:40 GMT
The one in Bath always appears to be packed to the gills whenever I've looked in the window at those cakes.
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Jan 24, 2019 13:40:03 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 24, 2019 13:40:03 GMT
As long as Greggs survives I'll be happy.
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Jan 31, 2019 1:32:27 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 1:32:27 GMT
You know when you buy a spicy whatever from a supermarket they have the chilli sign on it, 1 chilli is mild, 3 chillies is hot? I had a curry earlier from Waitrose that had 5 chillies on it. Bloody hell! Made me nose run a bit!
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