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Oh. Any time they say, "You only use 10% of your brain."

Okay I watched a TV series called Red Eye, which is a thriller mostly set on an aeroplane flying non-stop from London to Beijing, and I...

It more made me think, "Oh, a new Mac user." My nitpick is something I've said many times; that the movie "Starship Troopers" isn't a...

Die Hard 2 starts off at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, west of Washington DC. John McClane picks up a PacBell cell phone to call...

I wanted to start a thread about your pointless and ridiculous nitpicks of TV shows, movies and books. This includes ones where you...

No, I noticed the St Paul’s thing as well, because one of my nieces nearly went there. I was also one of a few people who noticed that...

I’ve read the book but not seen the series, so I’m not sure how they differ, though IIRC Adam Kay (the author) was an executive...

It’s worse being somewhere like NZ or Canada which uses British words for several things but then calls crisps chips. (NZ and Australia...

The counties of Devon and Cornwall organised a huge music festival with tribute bands of both The Jam and Cream. The festival was called...

When was the last day it didn’t rain? I feel like it’s been raining forever.

The character types (the lady, the maid, the dwarf), the trickery by women (even for reasons Walter finds pardonable, which honestly...

William Morris is acknowledged to have been inspirational to the Inklings in general. The Lady in TWBtW, with her dwarf servant, bears a...

I can imagine Lewis reading that bit out down the pub and all the other Inklings groaning at the really obvious reference. Rather like...

Very explicit influence, yes.

Wow, I bounced off The Light Brigade and returned it to the library, I should see if I can find it again and give it another go. Also...