maybe playing mote than 40 games in a season will become a problem

100%

Unless there is a raft of signings, which is unlikely.

Jimbo more likely to deport the squad than add to it.

Be living vicariously through you once again, Mr Kendall!

It all feels rather encouraging at the moment.

Don't bok it

Hello mate, I don't know Niall.

There used to be quite a few that came up on my facebook algo, Soi Dog Foundation, The Sound of Animals, Michael Chour, Bodhi Shelter Phuket etc.

Frankly, most of them have a screw loose, but in a great way. In a more selfless way than I could ever have. The one i support is Bodhi Shelter Phuket. Fantastic lady who gave up everything, literally a very plush life to spend it saving street dogs. I went a few times and helped and even a half day session knackered me. Dunno how she manages to do it all year round, non stop. It's a struggle for them physically, emotionally and financially.

Anyway great to see you pop in too! I hope you are well! There was a while we talked every day via Skype I think. I don't even know how many years since I even logged in. I'd have thought maybe close to 10. No clue what my login is.

What are you doing these days?

Sorry to hear about Max. My boys are getting old. One is so old I'm considering changing his name to Tikay.

Will you get another?

His instagram is fantastic, and 'Happy Doggo Land' feed well over a thousand dogs a day now across Koh Samui.

He has partnered up with quite a few other outfits across Thailand now, and with more Thai peoople involved they're getting some traction with the government to aid with sterilisations etc.

He started just feeding a few street dogs each day, and now it's a huge charitable organisation, he just lives with his 2 dogs and now that it has gotten so big he hates that he has to spend more time travelling around for meetings etc.

I get tired watching it, but can imagine it's much less manic than his old life as a city boy that drank far too much!

I was about a week ago years old when I found out Skype isn't even a thing anymore, so that's two of us... Last time I used it will have been about 10 years ago when I used to use it to call Vegas hotels to sort problems with bookings.

I'm still living the dream and have been promoted to chief driver since dad passed... I'm still in mortgages and just about keeping myselfy in takeaways and show tickets

He had the best run of the 3 we had, and just made it to 13, which is some going for a spaniel. Max was almost as old as Tikay at 91 in our years.

Probably not for the moment as mum still works part time, and I wouldn't be able to keep an eye on a younger one through the day. With Max it was ideal as he just slept all day and would only pop his head into the office for a treat

I imagine another will appear once she retires and is home all the time.

Incidentally, for those who have not seen them, the Tiny Desk Concerts, all of which are on You Tube, really are very good & feature some great bands.

Sadly, I'm not sure they are making any more, as they were on USA NPR (National Public Radio) & Mr Trump withdrew all funding for PBS & NPR shortly after taking Office.

But, as far as I'm aware, they are all still on You Tube, so a quick search should soon find them.

Agreed, some fantastic finds on there.

Dua Lipa's was great

Good to see Cosvaldo Ardiles making a return to the Internet Policeman streets

Even better to see things are going so well for you

As you're involved with dogs, I'm guessing you probably know Niall that runs 'Happy Doggo' over in Koh Samui, I have guessed?

I spend hours every week following along with his daily life since Max went over the rainbow bridge in the summer.

Absolutely wonderful to watch all the good he does, though there is a fair bit of bawling when some of them unfortunately pass away.

Great to see Cos posting.

I can relate to your post Marky, after we lost our Marbs I started to follow a turkish guy on YT called Walter Santi, named after his dog and first cat.

He's a big cat person and has about 18 indoor and outdoor cats, the outdoor are mainly strays who he looks after and they all get treated when needed and looked after. I think I'd love a house in the sun with fruit trees and cats.

It's definitely the highlight of my day following him as he feeds all the street dogs, and seeing all the dogs he's helping and I especially love the little 'retirement village' they have made at Happy Doggo land.

I'd love nothing more than the same, just a home full of dogs , though the retirement village would be more my speed nowadays, unless I had a walker

Damon Albarn is 57 (FIFTY SEVEN).

WTF?

Gotta be the coolest 57 year old on the planet. Even Thewy (similar age) is not that cool.

Noel & Liam have entered the chat!

Back to the 90s, just like that

Good to see Cosvaldo Ardiles making a return to the Internet Policeman streets

Even better to see things are going so well for you

As you're involved with dogs, I'm guessing you probably know Niall that runs 'Happy Doggo' over in Koh Samui, I have guessed?

I spend hours every week following along with his daily life since Max went over the rainbow bridge in the summer.

Absolutely wonderful to watch all the good he does, though there is a fair bit of bawling when some of them unfortunately pass away.

Am I insane by thinking every underdog on the main card of the UFC event on Saturday is value? some of these prices on the hype merchants who are favourites seem kind of crazy to me!

I've been waiting for a big spot to have a chunky bet against Paddy for years, but he's been slowly winning me over. I think those odds are still wrong, but some others (Allen v Silva) seem even more wrong...

Not sure I'd be wanting to lump against Paddy, but I'd have it closer to a flip than I would 2/1, for sure.

Think a Derrick & Arnold double is prob what I'll try to pay for my takeaway with on Saturday, though.

[Will next door be doing anything this summer around the WSOP?]

Haven't been over for nearly 3 years, but need to make a trip out before 2028 to keep my 'comp' status alive with MLife.

Will next door be doing anything this summer around the WSOP?

Will likely only pop over for a week, but will probably plan it around something in the WSOP as I'm in Cardiff when the UFC card is on.

Hi Mark.

I retired last May so I've no idea what Sky Poker's Vegas plans are this year. They still invite me to SPT's which is very kind of them, so if I get another invite in the near future (if indeed SPT's continue) I'll ask.

I plan to go across though, hopefully the same sort of thing as last year, 3 or 4 weeks whilst the various Omaha stuff is on, mainly Big O & a bit of Mixed Game stuff, which I've become partial to, especially 2-7 Triple Draw & the like.

I'd book it now if I could, but it depends when my favoured stuff will be running. Last year they front-loaded the Series with all the Big O & Omaha Mix stuff & the other Rooms all followed suit, so it was perfect for me, & I'm hoping very much they do the same this year. I have no interest in playing any NLH over there (maybe a Seniors or two but that's it) as I'm completely shite at NLH & it does not give me the buzz & zing that the Big O & Mixed Game stuff does.

All health permitting, obv, but at the mo I seem to be in acceptable if not decent nick.

How are you coping these days?

I did recall you'd finally taken a well overdue foot off the gas and moved onto the golf tour, but as you'd been there so long wasn't sure if they'd have you helping unofficially.

I couldn't do that long now, and the last time we went after dad passed I was done in after two weeks, and didn't even drink.

I've got some rooms booked on random dates in June/July, but will obv cancel/rebook if anything crops up that takes my fancy.

Can't remember the last time I played, but would likely be dipping into the dark arts if I did play anything. At least I've got a built-in excuse when I get rinsed in those, as I've only been playing 5 minutes

Not long now, and you're probably racking up some serious miles on the course which will keep you in good nick for some traipsing around Vegas come June!

Must be up to about 30 MRIs now, and they've still not found a brain, but all good other than that!

I did reply to your kind message, once I realised that I had been logged out after not being on for a period of time, I guess 

Haven't been over for nearly 3 years, but need to make a trip out before 2028 to keep my 'comp' status alive with MLife.

Will next door be doing anything this summer around the WSOP?

Will likely only pop over for a week, but will probably plan it around something in the WSOP as I'm in Cardiff when the UFC card is on.

Cheers the hotel has rescinded the ticket

If they had not, is there any chance the parking company would ever pursue it beyond a few letters?

I've not had one I had to pay since I lived in London, but for the price, I've always been in the pay and forget about it camp.

Obv makes me part of the problem, rather than the solution, though. I didn't have the patience to be worrying about going back & forward with some parking firm

Who the hell has 100 bottles of perfume?

Mr Stinky?

Call me Pepé Le Pew

must have been manky147 in a past life

Indeed I was... One of the old Laddies players used to call me that when we played there!

My old man (Micky) was 'minky'

[fragrance channels]

Wait a minute.

You Tube fragrance channels are a thing?

And you WATCH them?

Say it ain't so.

Quite a big thing, too.

Not so much anymore, but I still dip in and out occasionally.

It was the rona times, wasn't much else to do apart from the tubes

[I've got about 100 bottles of fragrance to do the same with]

Hey blondites,have been sorting through my 7" singles and i have 5 boxes (approx 2500) that i no longer have room for.

Mainly Pop from 1960s-1980s in varying degrees of quality , mostly VG.

If you fancy selling them on Ebay or if any of you have children or Grandchildren who are getting into vinyl and would like to give them a boost, hit me up.

No charge although you will have to collect NR19

Merry Christmas

Boo

Surely worth keeping hold of them and finding some form of music shop that buys/sells vinyl?

Get a few quid in the sky for a nice summer jaunt somewhere if nothing else?

I've got about 100 bottles of fragrance to do the same with, but posting/packing stuff is so much agg for me. I think I'm going to get my friends' son to sell them for me, and we'll just carve up once they're gone

Happy Xmas, mate!

Whoa there, hold up.

You have 100 (ONE HUNDRED) bottles of fragrance? Who the hell has 100 bottles of perfume?

There has to be some moody activity going off there.

Explain.

Probably closer to two than one, having a guess

I have about 30 that I use through the year, and ~50 in a drawer.

Then I have a big plastic tub that I've been intending to sell for a couple years.

Boredom during the rona started it, I'd only ever had 3-4 different at a time over the last 25 years.

I got into a few fragrance channels on YouTube, started buying a few different ones and then really got into it by 2021!