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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Shameless steal from somewhere, but it appealed to me. Add 'ing' to the title of a film or book and give the strap line or blurb.
My favourite do far - Das Booting: a German man starts his computer.
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Athrawes
Ship's parrot
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Stardusting - the Lives and Loves of Celestial Housekeepers!
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Explaining why is going to need a moment, since along the way we must take in the Ancient Greeks, the study of birds, witchcraft, 19thC Vaudeville and the history of baseball. Michael Quinion.
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Sipech
Shipmate
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Schindler's Listing - it could be a film about a ship leaning to one side or about the flotation of Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik on the stock exchange.
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betjemaniac
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Ill Met By Moonlighting - one man's life takes an unexpected turn when his secret other job is discovered by his boss
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And is it true? For if it is....
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jacobsen
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Pride and Prejudicing - the return of the Fascists - Be Very Afraid!
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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marzipan
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Hooking - Peter Pan grows up and joins a rugby team
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formerly cheesymarzipan.
Now containing 50% less cheese
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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The Crowing - Tory MPs celebrate their election result in this documentary.
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Might as well ask the bloody cat.
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
Shipmate
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The Colour of Magicing - an introduction into cake decorating using a new brand of pre-coloured frosting.
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Might as well ask the bloody cat.
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Piglet
Islander
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Fifty Shades of Greying
More than you ever wanted to know about hair-colouring products.
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoning -- the Philosopher was caught in flagrante delicto.
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"...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe."
~Tortuf
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Sipech
Shipmate
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The Curious Incident of the Dogging in the Night-Time: There are strange goings-on in the car parks of Buckinghamshire...
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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A Man for All Seasonings about a Chef in an Indian restaurant.
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"...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe."
~Tortuf
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Slaughterhousing Five -- a select group are sent to meet a rather unpleasant fate.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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The Booking of Life- the queues for reincarnation are dreadful. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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Oliver Twisting - the latest television dance contest.
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"...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe."
~Tortuf
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
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Jusassic Parking - The velociraptors are OK, but have you seen a T.Rex trying to put a BMW into reverse?
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Faradiu, dundeibáwa weyu lárigi weyu
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
# 1916
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The Africa Queening - who knew that a 125 minute film about an obscure move in chess could be so riveting?
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Faradiu, dundeibáwa weyu lárigi weyu
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Sipech
Shipmate
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earthing - a fascinating voyage through a plug.
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I try to be self-deprecating; I'm just not very good at it.
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Albertus
Shipmate
# 13356
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TV programme rather than a film but One Man and his Dogging - actually, I think that one's probably already out there in the murkier reaches of Freeview
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My beard is a testament to my masculinity and virility, and demonstrates that I am a real man. Trouble is, bits of quiche sometimes get caught in it.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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A Manning and a Woman -- The true story behind Bradley Manning's sex change.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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Legally Blonding, a documentary about the training and tribulations of hair dressers.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Brenda Clough
Shipmate
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Of Mice And Manning, a sequel to A Manning and a Woman up above. In which Bradley Manning confronts the pests in the basement of his house.
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Science fiction and fantasy writer with a Patreon page
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Albertus
Shipmate
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Kill Billing - Michael Moore's latest polemic arguing for free-at-the-point-of-use medical care.
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My beard is a testament to my masculinity and virility, and demonstrates that I am a real man. Trouble is, bits of quiche sometimes get caught in it.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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Gone With the Winding -- a clock that graced Tara's halls for years suddenly disappears after being wound.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Porridge
Shipmate
# 15405
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Outing of Africa: the fraught tale of a fiercely homophobic African cleric who falls deeply in love with a fiercely homophobic African politician.
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Spiggott: Everything I've ever told you is a lie, including that.
Moon: Including what?
Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie.
Moon: That's not true!
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Lord of the Ringings: Evil telemarketer tells how he rose to the top of his profession.
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Let's remember that we are to build the Kingdom of God, not drive people away - pastor Frank Pomeroy
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Meike
Shipmate
# 3006
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Mobbing Dick: A modern adaption of Richard II.
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“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Meike
Shipmate
# 3006
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*adaptation
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“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Sipech
Shipmate
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The Corpsing Bride - A young woman cannot keep a straight face on her big day.
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I try to be self-deprecating; I'm just not very good at it.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheAlethiophile
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Pigwidgeon
Ship's Owl
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The Odessa Filing - a really boring book about dealing with paperwork in the Ukraine.
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"...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe."
~Tortuf
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jacobsen
seeker
# 14998
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Harry Potter and the Ordering of the Phoenix
Encyclopedia of Magical birds, their care and training.
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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The Maltese Falconing -- Chronicle of how inhabitants of a Mediterranean archipelago enjoy hunting with raptors.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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L'organist
Shipmate
# 17338
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Far from the Mad Crowding
See how little it takes for an overfull commuter train to become a scene of unspeakable carnage.
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Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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jacobsen
seeker
# 14998
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Mansfied Parking
A study of urban traffic patterns in the North of England
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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L'organist
Shipmate
# 17338
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... then there's Tom Sharpe's Wilting
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Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Karl: Liberal Backslider
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# 76
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quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Mansfied Parking
A study of urban traffic patterns in the North of England
AhEM
Midlands please. It's a dump but it's our dump. The northerners have Rotherham.
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Might as well ask the bloody cat.
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Albertus
Shipmate
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A Handful of Dusting - Evelyn Waugh does a little housework.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Briefing Encounter. How to bring that touch of drama to the weekly staff meeting.
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Oscar the Grouch
Adopted Cascadian
# 1916
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West Siding Story - An exhaustive and exhausting documentary on the intricacies of shunting trains.
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Faradiu, dundeibáwa weyu lárigi weyu
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Bleak Housing
an in-depth look at Cold-war era apartment blocks in Dresden
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- insert randomly chosen, potentially Deep and Meaningful™ song lyrics here -
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Meike
Shipmate
# 3006
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
The Odessa Filing - a really boring book about dealing with paperwork in the Ukraine.
Customers who bought this item also bought the Collected Works of Clive Stapling Lewis.
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“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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jacobsen
seeker
# 14998
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Heating and dust
The handbook of allergies and how to avoid them
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But God, holding a candle, looks for all who wander, all who search. - Shifra Alon
Beauty fades, dumb is forever-Judge Judy
The man who made time, made plenty.
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Baptist Trainfan
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quote:
Originally posted by Oscar the Grouch:
West Siding Story - An exhaustive and exhausting documentary on the intricacies of shunting trains.
I want it!
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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The Seven Year Itching -- a bored husband contracts a really **bad** skin rash.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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Baptist Trainfan
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# 15128
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A Man for all Seasonings - a herb expert gives useful tips which will enliven your culinary efforts and make your tastebuds tingle.
[ 05. June 2015, 15:16: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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The Birdings - a small midwestern US town has a sudden, terrifying influx of amateur ornithologists.
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This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Meike
Shipmate
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Taxing driver - Film about a mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran in New York, who’s futile software download attempts feed his urge for violent action.
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“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Nenya
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A Room With A Viewing - a landlord contemplates letting one room of his property.
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They told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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quote:
Originally posted by Nenya:
A Room With A Viewing - a landlord contemplates letting one room of his property.
or the local undertaker opens up a new wing on his premises.
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"I take prayer too seriously to use it as an excuse for avoiding work and responsibility." -- The Revd Martin Luther King Jr.
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