Odd's BT char, Merdyn, has the Talent. There's an RP just starting between BT and Band on this subject. As far as I know, he's the only one in the whole PSW.

I'll read over the rest again later as I'm not in RP mode this weekend, recovering from yesterday's craft fair! 

Does it have a single lead actor?

Hmm so having referred to that old thread mine goes like this:

Grandmentor - Lanfir (Green)

Mentors - as an Accepted ongoing, Lor (Brown? Green? one of the two.) and, originally as an Algai, Corki (Warders)

Me - Taymist

Mentees - Taluka_Sedai (this was when I was a White. I think she went inactive and when she returned was assigned to poetstorm instead because I was no longer active. She  may have had a name change too but not 100%), Tynaal Consen (Red), Jadira Paerael (I think she went Yellow), Maera (Aspie)

(Apologies to those who see this twice but obviously not everyone is in all Clubs and the WT is every bit as much about Service as the Band is about military service!)

Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth. It commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. We hold Remembrance services at 11am on the second Sunday in November, nearest to Armistice Day.

Armistice Day is, of course, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Today, I remember the following people.

My paternal Grandfather, Hallie James, who served with the Canadian North Nova Scotia Highlanders and died in combat in Holland, 1945.

My maternal Grandfather, Jack Burton, who served at various times with the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Derbyshire Constabulary and R.E.M.E. He then served post war with the Special Investigation Branch in Berlin, hunting war criminals and bringing them to justice. 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

- Laurence Binyon

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On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War. The union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth. It commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. We hold Remembrance services at 11am on the second Sunday in November, nearest to Armistice Day.

Armistice Day is, of course, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Today, I remember the following people.

My paternal Grandfather, Hallie James, who served with the Canadian North Nova Scotia Highlanders and died in combat in Holland, 1945.

My maternal Grandfather, Jack Burton, who served at various times with the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Derbyshire Constabulary and R.E.M.E. He then served post war with the Special Investigation Branch in Berlin, hunting war criminals and bringing them to justice. 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

- Laurence Binyon

Quote

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War. The union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

lmao Elgee... right?

Judging by the change to "guest" he got his accounts sorted out lol.

Welcome back, Caladesh. I only know the name from the Timeline too, as Jagen mentioned. I joined DM in 2006 so missed all that excitement. We've moved from the forums boards to the Clubs as of a few months ago, so we're still here just in a slightly different format. Shout out if you need anything. You should find most of the info you need on our Welcome Inn and Dragon Reborn OOC boards or on the PSW --> Wikia 

Is it part of a series/franchise of films?

11 hours ago, imlad said:

How about fans of serialised coffee comercials? 

 

Ha ha, I didn't think anyone outside the UK would be aware of the Gold Blend ads. They were seriously popular here. Him and Sharon Maughan... gosh, such a blast from the past. Very canny piece of advertising that was. 12 freaking installments too lol. 

*helps self to the tea* 

2. Is it a block buster movie?

2 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

The genre questions really threw me for a loop! Your initial No made it hard! Was it sci-fi-comedy-horror but not very scary/sci-fi/funny?

 

Once I saw Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking barrels I kinda focused on that because it's a very 'hollywood film', but British. ?

 

Yeah, it got compared to Tarantino films a lot on release, understandably. But it harks back further than that to much older black and white British crime capers. It's filled with clever, dark humour that's very funny, but I wouldn't put it in the comedy genre specifically. That threw me for a loop, hence the initial confusion.

That 'holywood' feel is what made me struggle with Elessar's question as well, about being an indie film. Technically, being so low budget and Guy's first movie, it could be classed as indie, but it's too mainstream/known for me to have said yes to that one. Such a cult classic now.

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Btw, 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' sounds gloriously like a perfect spaghetti western movie title, don't you think? ? 

That's kind of the idea behind it actually. It's a bit of a 'showdown'.

I haven't seen it yet but it's on my list to catch up with. Good to hear a positive response from the get go.

Thanks, Elessar. You all did great with the questions. I really agonised over 2 or 3 of the answers because, when not literally specified by IMDb, they are very dependent on personal perspective/experience. Probably just me overthinking though.

lol yes, you're correct, it is indeed Lock, Stock. Well done, Sin. Last second save.

2 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

 Does the movie have an IMDB user rating of 8.2 or higher?

Yes

On 11/1/2019 at 8:55 PM, Liitha said:

Also *hands Tay tea and cookies*

You realise I'm just going to follow you round the boards looking for tea and treats? lol

Finished binge watching Season 2 of Jack Ryan on Prime on Saturday and Sunday. Only 8 episodes so rather flew past. I'm very happy to say that it stood up to a comparison with Season 1; equally enjoyable, equally tense and emotional with a good twisty turny plot, great story telling. Fab casting again, great to see Anthony Head turn up in a bit part (for the Buffy and Merlin fans out there). Definitely on my list of must watch programmes now.

5 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

Per IMDB is the film any of the following Genres: Comedy, Drama, or Thriller?
(Overlap is on purpose)

Yes

5 hours ago, Elessar said:

Is the movie set before the 1970s?

No.

22 hours ago, Quibby said:

Use staples instead.  They don't pull through flesh as easily.

That wins the internet for the month. 

3 hours ago, Elessar said:

Is the movie's director British?

Yes.

3 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

Was the movie released after January 1st, 1994?

Yes.

14 hours ago, Elessar said:

Is it an indie movie (non-mainstream) not that well known among the general public?

No.

9 hours ago, Elessar said:

Does the movie have an IMDB user rating of 7.0 or higher?

Yes

15 hours ago, SinisterDeath said:

Is the movie Rated G, PG, or PG13 in America?

I already answered the PG13 question based on the IMDB rating. 

No to the others as well.