Nov 2013
1:43pm, 15 Nov 2013
230 posts
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Ceratonia
CStar, Chris Evans & cars in general certainly leave me cold and I agree that Children in Need could do with a bit of a rethink.
However, I know (not well) the person who made the bid in question - a very pleasant, incredibly hard-working man, whose work has changed the lives of almost everyone in the world in a small way. Doubt he's had time for charitable endeavours until the last year or so, but his wife has filled her days with voluntary work with children for the last 15+ years. I'm glad that the money has gone to charity - it's certainly not been pissed away. He's always been very careful to avoid ostentatious shows of wealth (you should see some of the jumpers he wears...) and I really, really doubt he wants to rub anyone's face in it.
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Nov 2013
1:51pm, 15 Nov 2013
70,879 posts
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GregP
I've arrived late at the Chris Evans fan club, but I'm a member all the same.
Perhaps we need a 'people who are often thought of as twerps but are actually decent sorts' wire.
We just need a name for it.
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Nov 2013
2:17pm, 15 Nov 2013
2,324 posts
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CStar (600)
Ceratonia, Don't get me wrong. I think it is fantastic that he wants and is able to do this. And I have no money envy (well not much anyway ) and I'm definitely not getting at him personally. I just feel the way this bit of CIN is done now by the BBC is all wrong, particularly in times when a lot of people are really struggling.
Actually I like Chris Evans too, it's just the whole tone of the thing for me.
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Sep 2015
7:29pm, 25 Sep 2015
32,836 posts
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Velociraptor
That alleged poem about being an old lady and wearing purple.
There is no level on which it isn't rubbish.
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Sep 2015
8:38pm, 25 Sep 2015
77,673 posts
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GregP
It was kind of poignant around the time of admitting women to the episcopate if you send long enough in church politics.
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Oct 2015
11:19am, 26 Oct 2015
77,859 posts
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GregP
Sam Smith.
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Oct 2015
12:01pm, 26 Oct 2015
1,688 posts
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Red Ant
I'll second that GregP... his songs set my teeth on edge
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Oct 2015
1:39pm, 26 Oct 2015
10,467 posts
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Wriggling Snake
Paula Radcliffe, she needs to be removed from athletics punditry.
Sam Smith beer is pretty poor too, cheap though.
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Oct 2015
2:31pm, 26 Oct 2015
32,927 posts
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Velociraptor
I might have said Sam Smith 6 months ago, but it's fashionable to slag him off now.
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Oct 2015
2:33pm, 26 Oct 2015
77,861 posts
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GregP
I hadn't heard of him six months ago though.
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