Drawing the line at too large Tesco sign

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Thomson and Five

I've recently bought a Thomson Freeview recorder box -- maybe not as good as Sky+, but if you don't opt for a Sky channel, Rupert Murdoch charges you £10 a month for the priviledge of recording on the box.

So, the Thomson version is an adequate replacement if you can live without Sky Sports, although why they ask you to leave it on Channel 5 for its first hour of use is beyond me. Do they have a deal to boost audience figures?

What does...

... the "W" on Gordon Ramsay's chin stand for?

Pierre Issa

Sometimes you remember reading something yonks ago, but then can't find any concrete info on the subject.

According to my memory - unless I was dreaming - South African footballer, Pierre Issa, was suspected of wearing a headset during a World Cup game, and was in communication with his manager on the touchline. Did this actually happen?

YouTube: Pierre Issa gets dropped!

Michael Winner looks like...

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Why is everything so small?

I recently saw the Angel of the North, up in Gateshead, and was surprised it wasn't as big as I imagined.

I was even more surprised to read that the Statue of Liberty is not as tall as the angel's wing span. Titchy.

Idle thought of the day

I do not know when I first heard of "paedophiles", but has the word replaced one I was brought up with - "strangers"?

Do children today still get warned about accepting sweets from strangers? Or is it all about paedos?

Incidentally, here's the latest on Gary Glitter from The Daily Telegraph: Gary Glitter flees hiding place and plans life abroad

Dave TV channel and its very very bad ad break editing

Why oh why of why oh why, are the advert breaks on Dave so appallingly edited?

For example, on Who's Line Is It Anyway, the presenter will announce the next round, then the adverts will begin. When the programme resumes, it will be halfway through the next round.

So shockingly bad, it's almost good.

UPDATE! Dave says:

Dear Miscellanean,

Thank you for your email.

Thank you for your comments. We strive to edit programmes so they appear seamless and do not affect the editorial quality of the programme.

We do acquire most of our programming, so it is possible that this show’s editing was carried out by an outside production company.

We are sorry to hear that on this occasion the edit affected your enjoyment of the show, and we will feed back your comments.
Kind regards

The UKTV Team

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