I watched it because Irma La Douce was mentioned in loads of US movies and comedies I've seen over the years but, holy heck, it was not what I expected. And, as you say, very long.

Robert Graves Quote Professor Edgeworth, of All Souls', avoided conversational English, persistently using words and phrases that one expects to meet only in books. One evening, Lawrence returned from a visit to London, ...

The only time I've seen it used was in Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves who recorded a testy exchange between T.E. Lawrence and Prof Edgeworth of All Souls - libquotes.com/robert-grave...

Me either. I played a bit of the Judge Dredd rpg as a kid but would have much preferred to be a bounty hunter. The early series in 2000AD was fabulous.

I didn't realise I had Christmas food rules until I read this - turns out I do. Perhaps advent calendar chocolates are the gateway drug for this...

Yeah, I go back and read it now and again and there are so many insights that are increasingly relevant. Not least the ending about human contact.

I read it an age ago but it has definitely haunted me ever since. Genuinely odd in places. Memorable and vivid like most of Crowley's output.

Same here - went in expecting standard scary ant movie and it zoomed off in a very strange direction. There are scenes of it I can still recall very clearly.

Why am I only learning about this organisation now? iapsop.com

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What could possibly go wrong?
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Lordy, that'll be useful. Just browsing it answers so many questions and good that it steers away from the base coat and wash combo.

Fab, that looks so far up my alley it is practically knocking on my door. At night.

No and I'm wondering if you are whispering that message.

I wonder how they judge that and can you train for it? I'm wondering if there is the occult equivalent of a gym in the town where you have to book time in a pentacle.

Yeah, it was a surprise to me too. I like that the town has embraced the excommunication too.

Trasmoz - Wikipedia

Picking up something I saw on Futility Closet - the Spanish village of Trasmoz is the only one cursed by the Catholic Church - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasmoz

I regularly fail them which does make me wonder if I'm human.

Easy. Close Colin, Foreground Fiona, Barely Buckled and, that meal to end all meals, the Cheesy Comestible.

Yes, this is me. Does that help? Perhaps this will. "Jon, Jon with your trousers on".