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Dammit show, you are supposed to be crazy and funny and stupid. You are not supposed to have me bawling my eyes out over the 'waiting for the train' conversation. (in my defense, Mother's Day is this weekend and my own mother got on her train 26 years ago, so I'm a bit raw)

IIRC, that red dress - the amorphous dress - was designed by Esme Young from The Great British Sewing Bee. Its pattern was one of the challenges in a recent series of Sewing Bee.

Just finished reading 'Geneva' by Richard Armitage (yes, the actor guy) It was quite good actually. Some nice twists and turns and at one point I did shout out "You devious bastard!" as one chapter revealed the reason for an earlier incident in the book. I did of course end up 'hearing' half of it in his voice (alternate chapters are first person from different characters POV), so I probably should have just sprung for the audio book instead. (read by Richard Armitage and Nicola Walker)

Given the choice between surgery in an unsterile environment and letting somebody bleed out, operating is going to be the better option because the patient can always be pumped full of antibiotics afterwards. I would say though that the morgue instruments are likely to be sterilized between uses. Maybe there's no danger of infection, but they'd want to avoid any possibilty of cross-contamination between bodies which might compromise test results on blood or tissue etc.

Tony and Ziva had the type of chemistry that leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. Jimmy and Jess are both kind people and their relationship reflects that.

I would support compulsory voting in my country, as long as there was a 'none of the above' box to tick or something to confirm that you were abstaining, rather than just not bothering to vote.

That Irishman is Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the head of the Irish Government, who was representing the country on the traditional Saint Patrick's Day visit. Not to be mistaken for the ignorant gobshite Conor McGregor who was apparently invited to the White House by Trump and who does not represent the country, only the worst parts of it. It should be hardly surprising that one adjudicated rapist invited another.

IIRC, it's not that they'll have to pick them up, it's that they'll have to count them all. "One, ah ha ha, two, ah ha ha..."

They never think the leopard will eat their face.

I sort of half miss the clip show episodes that nearly every show used to have. It was usually the only chance I had to get a second look at many episodes, as my local channels rarely re-ran shows. Okay, so there were pretty much only two storylines used* (character has amnesia or is in a coma), but I still liked it for the most part. *The main exception being Xena Warrior Princess which had a heck of lot more variety in its clip shows.

Jimmy actually didn't make his first appearance until nearly the end of the first season (ep 21 of 23). McGee first showed up in episode 7.

TJ Hooker is being rerun on Legend TV in the UK and I am really enjoying the opportunity to rewatch it. I'm also have a new found appreciation for Adrian Zmed's acting ability - The Empty Gun, and The Survival Syndrome come to mind. To be fair, when I was watching the episodes first, I was in my early teens and his acting ability wasn't what I was 'appreciating' about him! 😉 I did find a fairly recent interview with him on YouTube where he says that he didn't choose to leave the show as such. Apparently it was cancelled after the 4th season and he got offered the job hosting Dance Fever. Then by the time the show was rescued by another network, he was already under contract and couldn't return to TJ Hooker.

What's it they say, every accusation is a confession? Just because you don't have flexible bosses who give you the option to work from home, doesn't mean you have to take it out on those more fortunate.

I admit that I was expecting JD's jacket to bite the dust or be sacrificed in some way before the end of the episode, just because he liked it so much. At one point the subtitles were along the lines of 'zips and unzips obnoxiously'. I do like the humor in this show. Any other fans of 'A Country Practice' watching this, or was I the only one shouting 'Molly!' at the screen when Diana (the widow) showed up?

I'm pretty sure there's a difference between renaming something because you want to stop being racist and renaming something because you're a petty vindictive narcissistic arsehole of a gombeen man. Toronto isn't covered by the FAA though.

On threads, apparently the current popular one is vanceisalyingbawbag

No, they're not, because after they finish taping S4, they have to go and do all the special effects for all the episodes and that can take months. Season 1 aired in May 2022. Season 2 aired in June 2023. If it hadn't been for the strikes, then season 3 would likely have aired in May-June 2024 and we'd be waiting for season 4. My guess is that we'll get season 3 in May of 2025 and season 4 in May 2026. (give or take a few weeks). That's a reasonable interval, especially because it's on a streaming service and the episodes are readily accessible to rewatch.

I'm sure the leopards will be knocking on their door soon enough.

Trump demands apology from 'nasty' Washington Bishop after plea for him to have 'mercy' https://www.thejournal.ie/washington-bishop-urges-trump-to-have-mercy-6600600-Jan2025/ what an absolute snowflake.

Post filming special effects. The on camera stuff takes a normal length of time, but all the effects to be added is what causes the delay between filming and release.

We saw how that worked with Helly last season. Innie kept trying to quit but Outie overruled her. Obviously the circumstances were a little different, but I can see the same thing happening for any of the others - although they might be a bit less mean about it.

Live Aid?

Your husband might also qualify for an Irish passport on the same grounds.

Translation, you don't have anything. You're just looking forward to 'owning the libs' Ah well, at least the leopards won't be going hungry.

The problem with a weapon is getting access to it when you need it. How easy is it to get a gun from a bag, or even from a holster if it's under a buttoned up coat, when you're in a hurry. The best thing about self-defence classes is that it makes you think about how you can react if attacked. I read in a survival book that when you get on an aeroplane, you should run through a plan of what you'll do after an emergency landing "undo seat belt, stand up, move to the exit" etc, because if you've run through it in your mind before the event, then you're more likely to be able to follow the plan after the event. Same thing applies to self defence. An attacker already knows what they're going to do, but if you've already thought of a response to it beforehand, it'll be easier to implement it.