Cornish Steve

Check again in a few months' time. Things may look a little different by then.

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Ah, but Lukaku was a close second.

My grandad was a very cruel man. This was always a puzzle because his many brothers and sisters were all wonderful people. No doubt he was the anomaly because of his experiences in WW-I. How do you react when all that's visible between you and the enemy lines are bits of tree covered with bits of human bodies? I remember once that the children who lived next door let their rabbit out to play, and it escaped into grandad's garden to eat his lettuces. He caught it, wrung its neck, and threw it over the wall for the children to find. There's no excuse for that, and no excuse for the many other cruel things he did, but, looking back, I can partly understand the reason why. The war, and those who fought in it, must have completely changed everything - not just then but for the next two generations.

I didn't realize this until recently, but this was about the average height of women prior to 1900. My own mother, born and raised in extreme poverty, was likewise very short. The reason, of course, was the same: poor nutrition as a child.

I was driving in Virginia and listening to the game via the radio option at the evertonfc website. The commentators gave MOTM to Lukaku, which I should have explained.

Introduced as the new manager of Real Sociedad, David Moyes boldly claimed that La Liga is much better than the Premier League. So that's another bridge he's burned behind him! http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30045838

My grandfather recorded many of his WW-I experiences on cassette tape, and they make fascinating listening. Social pressure in Britain pretty much forcing teenagers to sign up under age and the army telling them to lie about their age Seeing farmers in France riding in vehicles powered by one or two dogs running in wheels, rather like hamsters Being surprised that French men and women in every village urinated in public Having donkeys pull all the big guns up hills Watching an impressive cavalry attack halted almost instantly by German machine gun fire Men being forced to drink a tablespoon of brandy a few minutes before going over the top at the Battle of the Somme Any man who didn't leave the trenches and run to the German lines was shot there and then The sergeant major who gave the order later being found drunk from finishing off the same brandy (and not going over the top) Lying in a crater with two dying men as Germans were close enough to hear them talking Being only one of a handful from the unit that survived that failed attack at the Somme Having to use mirrors to view the German lines, with the Germans using them as target practice Preferring to face the Saxons since they were quiet - only to have upper-class officers insist they fire on them Watching rats climb in and out of dead bodies in the trenches or uncovered during bombing

http://www.toffeetalk.com/index.php?/topic/26737-the-vaults/?p=434984

Have you read Massie's 'Dreadnought'? It's great reading.

Father Christmas is all smoke and mirrors????!!!

I couldn't stand it, but my dad would be glued. He'd laugh every time that an opponent went for Mick McManus' cauliflower ears.

Immaturity showing. You don't quote your boss' private words to the press, especially when it's likely to upset your teammates.

You mean how Lukaku was MOTM against Lille despite scoring no goals!

Bong. TT Law strikes again.

Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1" ToffeeTalk Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of "Lukaku is shit" being mentioned approaches 1"

Time will tell, but I do find this a strange one. From Moyes' perspective, though, it must have its attractions: proving that he can take a team near the bottom, have them survive, and then make them a difficult team to beat. It's probably the best path back to a decent job in the English Prem.

I just looked in the classifieds: "used Ford Fiesta, phenomenal engine, incredible power." It's how you justify the selling price. Would you buy if it read "always in the shop, constantly going in the wrong direction"?

The other thing we've seen a lot of this year is snakes. I'm not a big lover of them myself, but my youngest son is really into them and knows all the types we see around here. Once, after parking the car on the driveway, two yellow-and-black snakes blocked my way to the house. It turns out they are garter snakes and not venomous. There was also a green snake in our back yard, and it's not uncommon to see a king snake. The largest this summer, though, was a rat snake - at least five feet long. Mind you, they are good to have around because they feed on some of the venomous snakes in this area. The most notable discovery, though, was found by the heating maintenance guy. He went up into the loft to check our heating systems and found a rather large snake skin up there. We think it's from a rat snake, but I'm none too pleased to have a large snake slithering around up there.

At this point, you're doing rather well and don't need those honesty bonus points.

She is very placid. We were there yesterday for two hours, and she enjoyed being held and seemed non-plussed about this world. He sister, on the other hand, was bouncing off the walls. Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

(Just spotted that I "did a Louis".

Thank you for pointing out my error - and, especially, for your honesty. My day was a little busy, and I muddled your prediction with that of BlueBlood, but all is corrected now.

We've moved ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham.

And here she is - at a few minutes old.