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  1. mikerc

    The real Superb Owl Day

    Happy birthday @Bubble181! I hope you got more than just a stick.
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    Advent Calendars

    Anyone else got themselves an advent calendar this year? If so, post here & tell us all about them - what's behind each door? Pictures? Chocolate? Cheese? Something else? Do you make your own calendars for friends/family? Definitely tell us about them then. I admit I hadn't bothered with...
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    [Brazelton] Tony Stark

    Because the Battle of Earth officially took place on 17th October 2023, so ahem... Tony Stark died today after using the Infinity Stones to reverse the Snap. He is survived by his wife Pepper, biological daughter Morgan, artificial "children" Friday & Karen and his kinda sort of kid Peter. He...
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    [Brazelton] Pele

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    [Soccer] Euro 2020 (2021)

    I have set up a Halforums pool for predictions on this at https://www.tournamentfootball.co.uk/en/euro2020/pool/halforums & will be providing a £25 Steam digital gift card for the winner. 2 things to note: 1) You need to have all your predictions in before the first game kicks off at 21:00...
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    [Brazelton] HRH Prince Philip

    Died peacefully in his sleep at 99. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11437314
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    [Thread Game] What would you swear on?

    In light of the Marjorie Taylor Greene video in the political forum I was wondering in the (extremely unlikely) event of any HF'er ever getting elected to public office what would you use to swear in on? Just for fun so even if your country doesn't do that, post here anyway. My pick - A Brief...
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    [Brazelton] Argos catalogue

    This is one that only other British forumites will get, but for almost 50 years British children have made up their Christmas list by circling the things they wanted in the Argos catalogue and now it has published its last edition. Only the Bible was believed to be in more UK homes than the big...
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    [Brazelton] Ian Holm

    Died at 88 of a Parkinson's related illlness.
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    What is the best version of the Enterprise?

    Since I was discussing this with someone IRL & they were clearly wrong I'm putting this here & hoping for a more sensible result. (It's clearly the A)
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    [Question] New Headphones

    My headphones on my PC have broken & I'm in the market for new ones. Any recommendations HalForums? I prefer over ear ones to in ear headphones. Comfort is main priority with sound quality a close second. I rarely use Discord or voice chat so mic quality isn't a major concern. Also, I wear...
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    Formula One

    Do we not have a thread for this? Ah, well... Williams team - at least things can't get any worse Baku - hold my beer.
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    [Soccer] World Cup 2018

    Okay, let's make a new thread for this. And we start with the news that the day before the World Cup starts, 2 days before their first match Spain have sacked their manager. Because that's how you prepare for the biggest sporting event in the world. :facepalm:
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    [Brazelton] Stanislav Petrov

    For those that don't recognise the name he was the Russian officer in charge of the nuclear early warning system when it "detected" an American launch on Russia. If it wasn't for him refusing to pass that information on because he realised it was a system malfunction there would have almost...
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    [Brazelton] Tobe Hooper

    Not a good couple of months for horror fans. First Romero, now Hooper. :(
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    [Bug] Occasional Login Problems

    First thing I do when I log on is mouse over the Alerts tab. Sometimes when i do this I get a pop up box saying "You must be logged in to do that" & prompting me for my u/name & p/word. I know I've logged in correctly because it's telling me how many alerts I have before I do that. Doesn't...
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    [Brazelton] Jim Delligatti, Inventor of the Big Mac

    Arguably the most iconic food of the 20th century. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98
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    Shooting at shopping centre in Germany

    Police have cordoned off the area, reports of multiple deaths (one confirmed - so far), multiple injuries and police believe they are dealing with more than one attacker.
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    Open Letter to Connor

    So there was this woman named Ashley who got chatting with a guy called Connor on Bumble, which is a dating app. Early on in this coversation Ashley asked Connor what he did for a living. It's a fairly common question between new acquintances. One of those little rituals that greases the...
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    Terrible event on this day in history

    239 years ago a bunch of uppity colonials decided to quit on the British Empire. This has almost universally come to be thought of as "a bad thing". The former colonists would Found a country that would be thought of by other countries as as consisting of a bunch of overweight, none too bright...
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