Anyone around?
Or are you all busy tucking into your Turkey Twizzlers?

What was your best ever result from either the casino or bookies?

Alt Q: Best ever British television drama.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:34, 53 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

The best ever result
Goes in the casino or bookies arse pocket. I have many vices but I never gamble.

Alt Q - Threads. 1983 or thereabouts and it still haunts me now.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:37, Reply)

Threads was the first thing I bought on ebay
I had a video recorder which would play both NTSC and Pal copies.

I remember watching it at school (we had notes sent home to get parental approvoal for us to see it). It was, at the time, haunting. Watching it years later and it was still good.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:41, Reply)

If I'm right about 1983
I was 15, and this might sound a bit like a self-righteous cliche but it changed my whole perspective on life.

I was growing up in a town entirely dependent upon nuclear capacity (Barrow-in-Furness) and I knew then that I wanted no part in it.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:53, Reply)

Word up Barrow

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:56, Reply)

Not much to big it up now
My parents still live there. I wouldn't go otherwise.

I live in Bradford now which possibly makes me some sort of awful town recedivist.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:01, Reply)

I go there now and again
Don't go into town, but I was at the Abbey for a cracking artsy thing this spring.
It has its pretty spots, but I hear all the yoofs have VD cos there's fuck all to do but rut.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:11, Reply)

I used to work in the Abbey Tavern
I grew up a mile down the road from the Abbey and then it was "oh, the Abbey."

If it wasn't in Barrow it would be one of the most visited places in the UK.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:17, Reply)

My only memory of Barrow.
Given I've never been there is this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=420UecB2YZQ&feature=related

Ring any bells?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:19, Reply)

Yes!
The guy who wrote the advert was called Mike Burns, and he was once a bus driver in Barrow.

His younger brother Dave (who I knew vaguely) was one of the animators for Gorrilaz.

That's about Barrow's only claim to fame, unless I become a mass murderer.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:26, Reply)

So
Did they rebuild the bus depot after the monster ate it?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:27, Reply)

No
It fell down in 1989 and there's now a DFS or similar on the site.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:32, Reply)

I'll bet the monster damaged the structure.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:34, Reply)

Possibly
I got out of the place in 1987.

It's not a bad town, but it lives somewhere back in time.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:46, Reply)

The Abbey Tavern!
I'm so sad it's closed.
That bloke with the dog and the Slovakian wife ruined it.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 21:20, Reply)

YouTube has the film in 13parts on it.
The text there suggests it's from 1984. But well guessed all the same.

I might have to watch it again now.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:58, Reply)

It scared me too.
Made it all too real.
( girlinthehole, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:04, Reply)

Granted, when we watched it at school everyone laughed
At the woman who pisses herself.

But it was dead scarey. Not all the kids had permission to see it in school either. Worried parents who didn't want their children to have any idea what was in store for them. Bless/
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:05, Reply)

I watched it for the first time about a year ago
it was available through google video in it's entirety. Definitely one of the most unsettling films I have ever seen. There's an earlier film along the same lines called The War Game, also chilling viewing.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:19, Reply)

I've been meaning to watch that for a while.
My parents still talk about it with fear.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:29, Reply)

I can't answer either of these so I'll post
this

another site said #14 looks like a monsters vagina
completely SFW btw
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:42, Reply)

wow
even if you felt like shit. You totally wouldn't if you saw that site
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:43, Reply)

That is brilliant.
It's almost like porn.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:43, Reply)

'I like this'

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:49, Reply)

I'M HOME!
Evening all. I worked in a bookies (well the tote) a couple of times. That's probably the most money I've got out of them
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:42, Reply)

I don't gamble.
Oranges are not the only fruit
Jewel in the crown
Any BBC adaptation of Dickens
( girlinthehole, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:55, Reply)

i feel bad I've never seen any of those

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:56, Reply)

nor threads

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:57, Reply)

Oranges was fantastic.
Favorite quote:

You don't need an airing cupboard when you have Jesus.
( girlinthehole, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:58, Reply)

I'd put the Michael Dobbs books
House of Cards and To Play The King (and Final Cut as well) as my favourites.

Top quality BBC stuff at its very finest.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:00, Reply)

Here I am, Jeff
I had the reheated leftovers of a delicious Thai green curry I made last night, thank you very much. Afraid I'm not a gambler so can't answer the second question.

Alt Q: Haven't watched that many, but I got hooked on State of Play a few years ago. Disappointing ending, but thoroughly good otherwise.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 19:59, Reply)

I loved State of Play.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:00, Reply)

I never saw the film they made of it more recently
But I can't imagine it would be as good, not least for having Russell Crowe in the lead role rather than John Simm.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:06, Reply)

Does "Blackpool" count?
Not exactly a drama but it was superb.

The follow-up on BBC4 recently was even better.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:05, Reply)

I've not seen Blackpool
What was it all about?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:06, Reply)

I've been to blackpool
it was about lots of lights and a coach in a traffic jam
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:07, Reply)

Cracking
David Morrisey, David Tennant, Ralph Little - some others.

It was a sort of musical comedy about Blackpool. There was a serious storyline behind it but every so often the characters would burst into song.

Difficult to describe but worth looking up.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:12, Reply)

I second this
it was awesome. The follow up, 'Viva Blackpool', was a bit pants though.
(berk, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:13, Reply)

I liked it
There were bits lacking, but David Morrissey just made it good.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:20, Reply)

I will investigate.
Thanks for the tip.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:14, Reply)

If you find nothing else
Find Ralph Little and David Tennant doing a version of The Smiths -"The boy with a thorn in his side."

Magnificent.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:29, Reply)

Because I am so good to you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8tY8zElvRw
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 22:44, Reply)

I enjoyed it.
In the line of "future Doctors being hot", I also enjoyed Party Animals.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:28, Reply)

I've never been to a casino
and the most gambling I've done recently was eating coleslaw that was four days past its use-by.

I liked Our Friends In The North and really want to watch it again. The cast in that was outstanding.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:27, Reply)

I just had my first food for over 24 hours
and I learnt the word "to fart" in Ancient Greek today.

Alt: I'm not sure what TV I really watch.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:33, Reply)

Hello, how are you?
Did you learn this word in the course of doing something or do classics scholars do the same as everyone else when they get a new dictionary?
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:42, Reply)

Nope, it'll be in my exam :D
The play's not as raunchy as the one where my name is from, but it is funny.

I'm good thank you. And you?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:47, Reply)

Dandy
I've had one of those 24hr not-really-a-cold-but-kind-of things, but I'm feeling much better now thank you. What's the play?
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:55, Reply)

The Frogs, by Aristophanes
God of Drama goes to the Underworld, highjinks ensue.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:56, Reply)

Man I totally had that today
I was sure I was going to be super-ill tomorrow but I actually seem to have got better.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 22:50, Reply)

Placed 15th in a 2500 person poker tournament online
although I only won $75. Since it was free to enter it was the achievement rather than the reward that was good.

Moneywise, I turned $300 into $2000 by doubling up 3 times through the same guy in a ring game. That was more luck than skill though, as he let me know vigorously and thoroughly for some time.

Betting is for idiots who lose or very very smart people who win, not really much middle ground.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:35, Reply)

Does a 'ring game'
Involve rimming?

Sorry.

That's quite a good result, 15th. Was that online?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 20:37, Reply)

that would be the "online" part of the subject line
I'd like to play in a huge real tournament, but I'm not really all that good. A ring game is like a pick-up game: you sit down while the game is going on with any amount of money up to the table limit, get that much in chips, and play with that. Leave when you like, convert chips back to money. With a tournament you pay a fixed buy-in and get a fixed return depending where you finish.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 22:49, Reply)

Only casino in Madeira
Never played and came out £1000 up after playing on the automatic roulette machine thingy - YAY!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 1 Oct 2010, 9:31, Reply)