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I have partial knowledge of most things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovTcEkvdWM

the whole thing is on YouTube

I will be watching bowfinger at 9 o'clock on itv4

Just seen a commercial for a Samsung washing machine or dishwasher...the voice from the off sounded a lot like Miranda Hart's. Does anybody know anything about this?

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 15th November 2013, 9:44 PM GMT

Just seen a commercial for a Samsung washing machine or dishwasher...the voice from the off sounded a lot like Miranda Hart's. Does anybody know anything about this?

Yeah, I heard that the other day. I'm pretty sure it's her. Samsung probably pay good money for that sorta thing...

Quote: Ben @ 15th November 2013, 9:47 PM GMT

Yeah, I heard that the other day. I'm pretty sure it's her. Samsung probably pay good money for that sorta thing...

But why not let her make a visual appearance? Strange.

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 15th November 2013, 9:51 PM GMT

But why not let her make a visual appearance? Strange.

Maybe her voice is enough to get people talking about the advert. Of course, you and I would never fall for that sort of gimmick, Gordon and... oh...

:D

We have the saying "It's a young man's game", but I'm not aware of there being a female equivalent. Or is there?

I generally just go with "I'm too old for this shit" - seems to cover it.

Pythagoras' Theorem: .........................24 words.
Lord's Prayer: ...............................66 words.
Archimedes' Principle: .......................67 words.
Ten Commandments: ...........................179 words.
Gettysburg Address: .........................286 words.
US Declaration of Independence : ..........1,300 words.
US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: ...7,818 words

EU Regulations on the Sale of CABBAGES: 26,911 words

:D

Alas, it is not true... http://www.snopes.com/language/document/cabbage.asp

Quote: Harridan @ 15th November 2013, 10:31 PM GMT

Alas, it is not true... http://www.snopes.com/language/document/cabbage.asp

I sort of thought that when I copied it off a FB post.

Too good to be true.

Us pensioners, I don't know, so easily duped by young people . . .

Random question of the day (or night in my case)

Does anyone know how live the Abbey Road crossing cam is?

Quote: Harridan @ 15th November 2013, 10:03 PM GMT

I generally just go with "I'm too old for this shit" - seems to cover it.

Never works with Mel Gibson though.

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 15th November 2013, 9:51 PM GMT

But why not let her make a visual appearance? Strange.

Because she'd want another £100k.
She does a fair bit of voice-work, as it happens.

There's also some very good impersonators than can be hired for less.

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