Khana Lagur

Maybe best you get checked out for catalepsy... which is what... ... the guy in this film suffered from. Funny, but that film is also one of my abiding memories of childhood. I remember the guy woke up years after his burial in the crypt which he'd equipped with all sorts of escape means that failed him. IIRC his last one was a rope that rang a bell but he'd been in there so long it frayed and snapped when he pulled it. The thing that sticks mainly in my mind about that film, though, was the gravedigger who used to constantly whistle the Molly Malone tune. The title of the thread is an interseting one, though. I was originally a behavioural psychologist and establishing stuff like this was a key aspect of understanding what makes people behave the way they do. But you will generally get an entirely different answer if you ask the same question using different specific words eg: 1) phobia 2), worry 3) fear. No-one on here (so far) has listed being controlled as their biggest fear - probably because they focus to much on irrational fear, such as phobias.

It's the various newspapers and news organisations that fund the likes of Reuters and Press Association. They effectively 'own' them collectively by employing them to cover the stories they don't have direct access to work up themselves. The BBC take their news lead from the Daily Mail & Telegraph. They follow up what the Mail & Torygraph run with, as they are the only two dailies that have any journalistic strength.

Wasn't a fan as such because for someone with such a distinctive voice I actually thought he wasn't much of a 'singer'. But in terms of creativity, musicality and as a lyrcist he was right up there with the best. I can remember clearly the first time I heard Life on Mars I thought fukk, he's singing about cops bashing people and dancing cavemen and that's what got me into his lyrics. As far as I'm concerned he got his creative influence from the time he spent living in Edinburgh

Did you catch the vagina sculpture casting session the last time?

I know a few people both past at present around the Scotsman group and they say it's a disaster that's getting worse with time. The Eve News is (according to them) down to about 22,000 a day (paid for) and the Scotsman not much more. Eve News used to be a great local paper with one of the most respected business sections in the country in it outside the Evening Standard, but it was cut down then eventually dropped, which probably wasn't a great idea in a city with a strong business community that were very loyal readers. Bit of a fall from grace for a newspaper group (Scotsman, News, SoS) that used to be owned by a couple of reclusive billionaires and called up the Queen to open their shiny new landmark offices to be now renting a couple of floors in an anonymous '60s office block. The Herald and Scotsman should have seen the trends coming and merged in the early naughties to create a strong national paper that represented Scotland's interests, not their own. But they were too focused on trying to shore up their own wee crumbling empires to move with the times. But, hey, we can all thank them for the legacy they created: Roden and Torrance and a few others who now probably regard themselves as being on the fringe of the Scottish establishment.

A generation is the length of time between Scotland qualifying for major football tournaments. Therefore, we can all guess the number but no-one can actually give a definitive answer.

I suppose a living in a city depends on many things but after affordability I'd probably say age has a big significance. Lived in London twice (10 years apart) and enjoyed both spells for very different reasons. London is full of shyte but I don;t think anyone could argue against it being one of the best cities in the world. I've been lucky enough to have lived in a few great cities and the order I'd put them in for no reasons other than them being the best for me in terms of experience are: New York Munich London Hong Kong Toronto Glasgow Frankfurt But the best city I have ever lived in is Edinburgh.

We in the West have better haircuts. This is really just classic Western hair imperialism at work - trying to force western hair staples like back-combing, wet-look and the Mullet on a pesant population. We can't exploit their assets (as they have none) but we can exploit their deep (but as yet unawakened) desires to have fashionable hairstyles. Once big Kim visits the first Toni & Guy franchise to open in Pyongyang and the national newsreader sports a Siouxsie Siuox style it'll be like the gold rush. Something as simple as a decent haircut will be the key that opens the doors of North Korea to democracy and western capitalism.

Then you have to wonder why they've not asked FIFA to take down the Scotland v Serbia (Mar 26) announcement on their website. Mind you, FIFA have more to worry about than an up-to-date website right enough. I've no real doubt it's the Czechs and the SFA simply asked them to take notice of the fixture down until they have all the details at our end sorted. Once that is in done big Daryl will open the information floodgates.

I doubt he'll be as unburdened as he'd maybe like to be, but not because of all the claimed centralist control freakery that's claimed by some people. He's too experienced to go too far off-message. He'll realise he's got a good opportunity to address the concerns of people about the SNP, indy, Labour's impending implosion etc and I'm sure he'll see it for the chance that it is. Wonder if he'll get the chance to offer any horse racing tips or comment on the Hearts line-up.

Yes, I did. Thanks for your concern

Judy, the BBC receptionist tasted her first teacake ever - 'gooey' but likeable. Pics on Twitter. Old Boydy - 'we're in Britain, 55% of Scots wanted to be in Britain. I'm a Tory, not a nationalist. I sent a box today to the Labour man - what's his name? (He meant Corbyn. Though J eremy Vine struggled to recall his name as well). Lion still on the box. Claims the word 'mallow' has always been on it, not teacake. We've got a full page 3 in the London Times today - that's worth £5000 to me'. Summary - doesn't seem to care as long as product sells. Pat Kane - Perplexed rather than bothered - (thou sounded more so because he's never received a free box). In terms of debate - worthless. Jeremy called it an avuncular conversation. In terms of marketing value to Tunnocks - probably another £5000's worth. I gave up before the callers were released on us. Winner - Tunnocks.

I'll give you an unbiased report once it's finished

The medal count is irrelevant. Medals only equal tangible success and only one team can be tangibly successful in any single tournament. What makes a winner isn't developed on a football field - it's something that's either in your head or it's not. It's something Jock Stein and SAF both knew. What was their total medal count as players?

About to be discussed on R2 in a few mins if anyone's interested.

Am I the only Scot that has never had any of these products? I'm not a sugar fan, so don't eat sweets, cakes etc (beer sugar is fine, tho). I'm guessing, but old Boydy is knocking on a bit now and is maybe he's fearful that he'll go to his grave minus a knighthood for services to obesity and diabeties, not to mention his promotion of the Union (which the UK's honours system seems to have carelessly overlooked). This might just be a move to push a claim in next year's honours.

IMO the reason we don't qualify is because too many of our players simply don't have a winning mentality. You don't need to be a star to be a winner, you just have to believe you're worthy and capable of winning. The tiring way we blame bad luck for ongoing failure tells me all I need to know about the mental dynamic among the squad and management.

I met Shakey on a flight to New York once and I asked him if he still makes records. Said he still did but doesn't need to as that Xmas song rakes him in £50,000+ a year in royalties alone. Good live band too. Don't let a certain member of the Heb TA who has been out with her hear you saying that. Three Xmas crackers... The Season's Upon Us Merry Christmas White Christmas

Saw TC a few weeks back at Whistle Binkies and he had the place jumping. If I survive Hogmanay, a New Year's Day party and the Rezillos gig on the 2nd I'll go along. Pretty sure Andy Chung's on the bill as well.

The one with the t-shirt was the last one (scarf maybe the one before that). I got my last pack in mid-Feb.

But if he had done that he'd have had to also explain why the number of people taking part in any sport had risen, why people walking at least 30 mins had risen, why the number taking part in keep-fit/aerobics had risen, why those weight training had risen, why those running/jogging/cycling had all risen. But that doesn't fit his agenda - he's simply used the most dramatic figure as an excuse to try and give the dwindling ranks of Scottish Tories a wee Xmas boost. Maybe fewer people in Scotland are dancing because they swapped it for pounding the streets to get the indy message out there. Or maybe because a lot of people who regularly danced were old unionists who have now died. Now if we could prove that it really would be a nice wee Xmas boost.

It doesn't, mate. All it does it alter one of the different definitions of 'money supply' (which varies according to individual countries). Money supply has no direct correlation to any currency's value. Only demand can strengthen a currency. In the simplest terms, because it is a major exporter (similar to Australia, Japan and Canada). Such economies have huge money flows because buyers have to buy in the currency of that country. The world buys a lot of food and livestock from NZ. So essentially, the eight major currencies are the largest exporters or the most stable economies (UK, USA, Euro, Swiss). Currency (unlike the stock markets) is an auction market. Price will only move to wherever the next available limit order (an existing offer to buy or sell) is available and can be filled. By that I mean if the current price is 2.27 (NZ) and someone wants to buy £100m of NZ dollars the price will move to wherever that order can be fully filled (eg: £15m sitting at 2.27, £30m at 2.28, £15m at 2.29 and £40m at 2.30 - the price will go to 2.30). That is why when there are big orders to be filled prices move sharply. And this is also why central banks will be reluctant to chase their currency if it's falling rapidly (or rising rapidly). The Swiss and Japanese used to do it regularly but it's not really done much now as they know they are fighting fire. If there economy ois otherwise stable, it's largely pointless. Currenty is primarily to facilitate global trade - only approx 18% of the market is speculative. I know that doesn't fit in with many people's narrative but them's the facts. And while many people might see the $1 trillion of speculative trade per day as nasty, bad men gambling you might want to have a think about what rate you'd get for your holiday money or your new Honda if that liquidity wasn't there.

Interesting turns this thread has taken. Now we're on currency it's quite clear that not many people have the foggiest idea about it. If you can't explain to someone why the New Zealand dollar is one of the world's major currencies then - with all due respect - you really need to stop trying to second guess things like currency runs, speculation and central bank interventions.

Having worked within some of capitalism's most prolific realms, I know only to well where its tentacles spread into. But having also worked in behavioural psychology before that, I also know only too well that lying isn't driven by capitalism, nor is it a symptom of it. Lying has been inherent in humans since day one.

If Strachan doesn't realise that we need a bolder approach to away games then we'll struggle to finish 2nd place. He has to realise that one away win is worth more points than two away draws and not play the opponent, not the occasion. He shit it after seeing we were lucky to get away with a point in Warsaw after having a go at them and changed his approach in Dublin and Tbilisi. He played tor two points in these games and got one out of six when he should have been aiming for six. Shit ting yourself isn't a strategy for success. If he changes our away game strategy then I do think we can get to the play-off.