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    The official NFL Thread

    Watching the extended highlights works for me with NFL - takes out all the ads and the time-outs. May lose some of the atmosphere and context of some plays, but i enjoy it.
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    The official NFL Thread

    Wow - that was a performance. So pleased for Cooper DeJean with that INT return, and Mahomes hasn't faced a D-line like that all year. I think the Birds took their foot off the gas and allowed Chiefs to gain a bit of a respectable score. Or maybe they got tired. Couple of weird flags - that pass...
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    The official NFL Thread

    Trouble is if KC win, we'll never hear the last of it! I think (hope) that Barkley, Smith. Brown, Goedart et al will be enough to cover for Hurts' weaknesses. The rookie-on-rookie match up between de Jean and Worthy will be interesting.
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    Things that annoy you

    As opposed to US supermarkets where you have 5 or 6 aisles devoted to absolute crap! I'm not sure where shmeee found that data. I looked this up yesterday and top of the self-sufficiency league in 2022 is Argentina, who produce 273% of their consumption.
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    Things that annoy you

    Absolutely spot-on! There is a whole "education piece" to be done with the UK population on that. But it is not helped by plant-based diets who import massive amounts of sweet potatoes, chickpeas, almonds (especially as almond milk), avo-bloody-cados, which have a devastating environmental...
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    Things that annoy you

    That would be a very interesting stat. I would also like to see how much we export (meat in particular) that we also import (e.g. lamb from NZ, chicken from god-knows-where, etc). France is FAR more self-sufficient than we are (being the closest to self-sufficiency in Europe), and has the...
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    Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already

    I hope the entire Arab world stands up to him and threatens to cut off the oil and gas supply to US and a total trade embargo. He clearly wants to add war criminal to his total crackpot persona (if he isn't already)! I wonder what the world's reaction would be if he said he would bring peace to...
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    Death List 2025

    John Cleese was only 36 and Prunella Scales 43 (though Sybil Fawlty was supposedly 34!) when Fawlty Towers was filmed. I assumed they were firmly middle-aged (50s generally)! Same with things like Terry & June. who were supposed to be in their late 40s, but could have easily passed for 60+. I...
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    Things that annoy you

    It's a combination of government giving incentives to landowners (including the county councils) to sell land for house building, and supermarkets not buying the best quality local produce from UK producers. In our village in the Vale of Evesham, one grower i was speaking to on Monday says the...
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    Things that annoy you

    Exactly! I am tall so overhang the end of many beds, and have big feet. spend the first half-hour pushing the duvet up to untuck it!
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    Things that annoy you

    I've had people (my Director being a prime example) saying "let's take this offline" (meaning an online meeting) in an in-person (i.e. offline) meeting. Beyond ridicule!
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    The official NFL Thread

    I think you are right about Ertz. He was very impressive, and has been during the Commanders' romp to the play-offs. Can't believe Philly let HIM go!
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    Israel - Palestinian Conflict

    You seriously need a history lesson.
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    The official NFL Thread

    I think Dallas Goedert is a more effective tight-end than Kelce currently.
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    The official NFL Thread

    It will be interesting to see how Hurts copes with the KC defense - he lost so many yards from sacks against the Rams, i think he may well panic as Allen did last night. My main reason for hoping for an Eagles win (other than that they are my boys) is to put Taylor Swift back in her box. It's...
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    The official NFL Thread

    So ... predictions for tonight? I don't think KC have really been challenged this regular season, so coming up against a strong Bills team with Josh Allen firing on all cylinders, although they got a bit lucky with that 2pt conversion miss by Baltimore last week. I think the NFC game is too...
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    Things that annoy you

    Essentially the Aussie rugby team!
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    The official NFL Thread

    Washington surprised me how effective they were in all departments. It wasn't even that close in the end, thanks to the bonkers second quarter. Hurts looked a bit of a liability for the Birds, with that safety and the number of yards he lost with sacks, but the defense stepped up and limited...
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    Death List 2025

    My sister was a big Osmonds fan back in the day - and not just Donny. Wayne was a real talent.
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    Evil Fuckers

    Nice to make him suffer a bit in the first instance!
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