British lyrics

British lyrics

I just came upon a lyric I printed on a photo postcard for the Kirstyfest (Kirsty MacColl get-together) where we celebrated what would have been her 50th (2009). The line is so wonderfully British:

“Some lives read like a postcard and some lives read like a book. I’ll be happy if mine doesn’t read like a joke from an old Christmas cracker.”

Aside from that sentiment, what other lyrics can you think of that could only be written/sung by a Brit?

Edit: Spotify link to said song

u/VeneMage — 1 day ago

Static Reapers?

Any idea why these reapers weren’t moving? I was replaying the garlic adventure and using standard weapons, no stage options selected and no arcanas.

After this video I stepped into one of them and ofc insta-died.

Edit: question answered. I had Curse down to -100 which stops movement.

u/VeneMage — 3 days ago

How do you physically apply so many eggs?

I’ve come to the stage where I’ve done enough gold runs to have gone beyond the total amount that the app can show (iOS).

I’ve seen posts here where they’ve pumped a crazy amount of eggs into a character that many stats start in the 1000s.

I believe I have or can easily rerun enough for such amounts of eggs for a character. However, I find I can only add eggs via the vendor at the beginning of a stage and have to tap the option over and over again. I’m starting to think I’ll contract RSI or carpal tunnel syndrome trying to get even anywhere near the beginning of such egg stats.

Is there a mass-egg-add option anywhere to apply the crazy amount I’d like to pump into a character for laughs having completed every secret/unlocks? Or will I need to get one of those office toy birds that continually dip up and down to press the ‘Add egg’ option ad aeternum?

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u/VeneMage — 15 days ago

Coat of Arms unlock - help a guy going mad 😄

Update: Solved! I went through each listed ‘sub’ weapon and evolved them, then found coat of arms (and the other ‘collection’ weapons) available. Selected them in-game when they came up upon levelling and got the final Ode to Castlevania achievement at last! Thank you to everyone who posted ❤️

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I’ve looked again and again and I can’t see what else I need to do to unlock Cost of Arms? Should it appear in my collection when unlocked?

I may have looked so many times that I can’t see the forest for the trees and it’s driving me mad 😅. Could someone please look over my collection and tell me what missing?

u/VeneMage — 26 days ago

[Possible spoiler]Glitch or intended preventative for selling weapons?

Anyone else have this problem when trying to sell weapons? Playing on iOS.

u/VeneMage — 1 month ago
▲ 43 r/Enya

Backstory to what I call the ‘funky pattern photo’ plus a 2016 short interview with Enya

Searching for one of my favourite photos of Enya, I came across the photographer’s site to find he’d a whole page dedicated to the story behind the photo. Some nice exclusive session shots plus the newspaper interview it was made for:

Link to DamnUglyPhotography’s Enya Page

u/VeneMage — 1 month ago

Wtf is going on with my chests disappearing?

[Possible spoilers - not sure?]

I’ve tried the wiki and searching here but to no avail.

Something I’ve chosen/picked up is causing my chests to disappear. I see one near me (I got the tree arcana to see if that would help) - I get about two pixels toward it and suddenly I get several level-ups which breaks my pace. Once I finally dismiss those screens, the chest is gone?!

Pissing me off as I have three weps just needing their last evo for three unlocks. Please don’t tell me I’ve wasted thirty mins of my life for something I’ve unwittingly done? 😭

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u/VeneMage — 1 month ago

Why can’t I just enjoy the aroma of a scented candle on a summer’s evening without witnessing an agonising death every ten minutes?

I guess sandalwood and moth will be tonight’s aroma.

u/VeneMage — 2 months ago

Trapped in Neo Galuga

I have no idea how this happened but I seem to be stuck here. Annoying as I was going for the >!Big Fuzz achievement!<.

Pretty sure it’s unsalvageable but to save me another 20 mins of my life, any ideas to get my char outta there?

u/VeneMage — 2 months ago

What is this stage list pane about?

I’ve tried to search the wiki and this sub using terms like ‘map’ ‘stage’ ‘selection’ and so forth but frustratingly can’t find what I know is going to be a simple answer!

What is this pane telling me? What does it mean when a stage is checked? I can only see it represents something per character.

If it at least gives you a laugh, these are my thoughts so far: the stage they’re unlocked - no. Stages in which they can be played (no, all can play all stages). Stages completed (but what constitutes completed, especially as I select Endless most of the time).

u/VeneMage — 2 months ago

Looking for a domestic air conditioning unit, just enough to cool a standard lounge or bedroom.

I’ve looked up a few, but either the site seems a bit offish or if I go through the horrors of Amazon and such, the reviews just don’t seem genuinely from actual buyers. Very AI-type wording.

With heatwaves no doubt to come, can anyone recommend an affordable a/c unit that cools decently, and that I could carry from room to room?

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u/VeneMage — 3 months ago

Looking for a domestic air conditioning unit, just enough to cool a standard lounge or bedroom.

I’ve looked up a few, but either the site seems a bit offish or if I go through the horrors of Amazon and such, the reviews just don’t seem genuinely from actual buyers. Very AI-type wording.

With heatwaves no doubt to come, can anyone recommend an affordable a/c unit that cools decently, and that I could carry from room to room?

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u/VeneMage — 3 months ago
▲ 138 r/CasualUK

I’ve just now realised that I think I have unwittingly initiated a very British social experiment…

Following an earlier post of mine: ( https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/s/X5t3INmNG5 ), I thought it’d be nice to leave out some coloured chalks in a spontaneous desire to give a bit of fun to anyone passing by. I live right by a very popular footpath for both locals and tourists.

I’ve had to pop out for a bit and naïvely smiled to myself wondering what fun this might result in - especially from any little ones passing by.

And then… well. My more realistic and cynical adult mind suddenly realised a tad later that I could have enabled those of a more impish nature to leave their … somewhat unwanted marks.

Results may well prove interesting as a litmus test of sorts. But now I can’t deny I’m thinking this wasn’t the brightest of ideas.

What do you guys think I’ll come back to later today? I’m just thankful that it’ll only take a strong blast from the hose and perhaps a broom to erase any rascally messages or - god forbid - pictures.

😬

u/VeneMage — 3 months ago

Made a little chalk run for my niece when she’s over tomorrow (BBQ and paddling pool to boot ☺️)

Totally stole this from u/tranquilovely - thank you for the inspiration and help for my usually unartistic hands!

Covered up my niece’s name. (ETA, she’s 3 and two-thirds.).

(ETA 2: I am pitifully devoid of artistic (drawing) talent. It might give you all a chuckle to know I had to plan it and practise drawing it all on a notepad beforehand with help from OOP’s artwork and googling for templates! I think I ended up throwing away around a dozen pages because I couldn’t even muster up the simple cartoon dinosaur without trying over and over again 😅. This better stick in her core memory or dammit, I’ll be showing her the pictures over and over just to be sure she can say what an amazing uncle I am whenever comes the time for her to deliver my eulogy 😂.)

(Original post that inspired me: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/s/VJfw8yocgB)

u/VeneMage — 3 months ago

Helping remembering the name of a UK comedy/drama series

Hope things the right sub.

I’ve been looking for the name of a UK tv series and have only the following to give from what I can remember:

- Produced somewhere around the late 80s to mid 90s

- The protagonist was some kind of businessman, I thought it was George Cole. If not him, someone similar looking

- What I think was part of the opening credits, was a recall of the beginning of it all. The protagonist (perhaps antihero?) is in a boat on a river, passing under a bridge. At the same time the ashes of an old lady are scattered above him and some of it lands in his mouth. The ghostly face of said departed lady appears as an overlay on screen, cackling as this seems to me she has some kind of possession over him, or at least enables her to haunt him.

I’ve tried IMDB and googling and dreaded AI, but I seem to have either overlooked it or drawn a blank. All help appreciated x

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u/VeneMage — 3 months ago

(Having completed all the DLCs) I’m at the stage where the Moongolow stage is showing a ‘!’ - so as I know there must be a relic or other big item there.

Nothing in my map. Went cruising all around to no avail. Consulted the wiki and found out I should be able to buy two discs from Xanthia to the left of the stage.

I don’t know if I’m being dumb, but I’ve combed all of the left side of the stage and can’t find her? I wonder if I’ve just looped by her by chance?

Any advice? Should she appear on the map? Or perhaps another step I need to take to have her appear?

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u/VeneMage — 4 months ago