Jim Lynn
@jimlynn.uk
Old TV, Films, Software. https://vhistory.wordpress.com
Snopes confirms it! Dolly Parton wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day. #totp www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
Did Dolly Parton Write 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' in One Day?
The world-famous country music artist recalled having a "good writing day" in 1972.
www.snopes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Snopes confirms it! Dolly Parton wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day. #totp www.snopes.com/fact-check/d...
I'm really enjoying Wonder Man. I think it hooked me when Simon met Trevor for the first time, and told him how he watched him play Edgar Allan Poe in an episode of Omnibus - Something Ben Kingsley did.
Let's skate over how an American in his 20s saw a 1975 episode of a BBC documentary show.
Let's skate over how an American in his 20s saw a 1975 episode of a BBC documentary show.
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I'm really enjoying Wonder Man. I think it hooked me when Simon met Trevor for the first time, and told him how he watched him play Edgar Allan Poe in an episode of Omnibus - Something Ben Kingsley did.
Let's skate over how an American in his 20s saw a 1975 episode of a BBC documentary show.
Let's skate over how an American in his 20s saw a 1975 episode of a BBC documentary show.
We finally got around to watching the Only Connect final, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
But there was one connection on the second wall that led to a bit of a rabbit hole. (Spoilers ahead.)
We easily spotted some of the names played by Gary Oldman, but, I confess, one didn't jump out. /1
But there was one connection on the second wall that led to a bit of a rabbit hole. (Spoilers ahead.)
We easily spotted some of the names played by Gary Oldman, but, I confess, one didn't jump out. /1
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
We finally got around to watching the Only Connect final, and enjoyed it thoroughly.
But there was one connection on the second wall that led to a bit of a rabbit hole. (Spoilers ahead.)
We easily spotted some of the names played by Gary Oldman, but, I confess, one didn't jump out. /1
But there was one connection on the second wall that led to a bit of a rabbit hole. (Spoilers ahead.)
We easily spotted some of the names played by Gary Oldman, but, I confess, one didn't jump out. /1
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Forgot the tag. #totp
I think that video for Love Changes Everything was filmed at the big house where I worked at this time. ALW arrived in a helicopter, and they left the place in such a mess that the owners insisted on them sending in a team of cleaners.
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
January 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Forgot the tag. #totp
I think that video for Love Changes Everything was filmed at the big house where I worked at this time. ALW arrived in a helicopter, and they left the place in such a mess that the owners insisted on them sending in a team of cleaners.
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I think that video for Love Changes Everything was filmed at the big house where I worked at this time. ALW arrived in a helicopter, and they left the place in such a mess that the owners insisted on them sending in a team of cleaners.
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
They met Michael Ball backstage, and he apologised for the mess
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This must always, always, always be reposted.
Still the greatest video ever made. Sorry. I don't make the rules...
January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This must always, always, always be reposted.
I see the new Marvel show Wonder Man has just popped up on Disney+. And I'm quite tickled to see the two main characters are called Trevor and Simon.
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I see the new Marvel show Wonder Man has just popped up on Disney+. And I'm quite tickled to see the two main characters are called Trevor and Simon.
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He was bound to drop that scarf in some time zone or other.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
He was bound to drop that scarf in some time zone or other.
You can tell The Traitors is the biggest show on TV from the number of trails they showed before it.
January 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
You can tell The Traitors is the biggest show on TV from the number of trails they showed before it.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
Amazon Prime seem to have attached the description and metadata of Alex Garland's "Men" to Nic Cage's Dream Scenario. Most odd.
January 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Amazon Prime seem to have attached the description and metadata of Alex Garland's "Men" to Nic Cage's Dream Scenario. Most odd.
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Tom Baker is 92 today
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Tom Baker is 92 today
I'd strongly endorse this recommendation. It's huge fun, and my enjoyment was only increased by the fact a lot of it was shot in a big stately home where I used to work a long time ago.
Polite Society is on Film4, Wednesday night at 9pm and I'd hugely recommend it: teenage would-be stuntwoman plots to stop her older sister's wedding, having decided the bridegroom is secretly evil.
Enormous fun - this was my NYE film a couple of years ago.
Enormous fun - this was my NYE film a couple of years ago.
a woman dancing in front of a sign that says " no mercy "
Alt: Ria in Polite Society dancing to distract her enemies; text overlaid says " no mercy "
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January 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I'd strongly endorse this recommendation. It's huge fun, and my enjoyment was only increased by the fact a lot of it was shot in a big stately home where I used to work a long time ago.
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In honour of Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday tomorrow, I’ve made this: it’s my own interpretation of how Elvis’s version of I Will Always Love You MIGHT have sounded, if it had happened…
EVERYBODY re-post this so it reaches Dolly…
#dollyparton #elvis #coversongs
youtu.be/g6VWu-cpoEc?...
EVERYBODY re-post this so it reaches Dolly…
#dollyparton #elvis #coversongs
youtu.be/g6VWu-cpoEc?...
I Will Always Love You (imaginary Elvis version)
YouTube video by Mitch Benn Patreon
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In honour of Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday tomorrow, I’ve made this: it’s my own interpretation of how Elvis’s version of I Will Always Love You MIGHT have sounded, if it had happened…
EVERYBODY re-post this so it reaches Dolly…
#dollyparton #elvis #coversongs
youtu.be/g6VWu-cpoEc?...
EVERYBODY re-post this so it reaches Dolly…
#dollyparton #elvis #coversongs
youtu.be/g6VWu-cpoEc?...
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
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This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This thread is some of the most exceptional storytelling I've seen in ages?? wow. truly worth your time.