If we’re widening the thread topic away from merely stuff to do with ‘spots’ to stuff that ‘has enormous quantities of pus (as well as pain)’, has ‘permanent consequences of both a physical and psychological nature’, will ‘make you wince &/or puke’, and has a healthy dose of ‘medical negligence’...
Remember the 'thumbs down' emoji? That was something similar to what you suggestion (without the auto-banning functionality). Our experience was that it was abused by a number of posters; albeit some of whom are no longer members of this manor.
He was a lot less, err, full in those days, and so got away with it!
I’ve never seen von Otter live either; lovely voice, and such a repertoire. Yes, she must be nearing retirement, Google tells me she’s 69. Enjoy Grimes. Lyon is a lovely city.
Sadly, I disagree. It probably was the best idea that that lot have had - not just this week; the best idea they’ve ever had.
I mean, as ideas go, it’s a pretty shit one, I grant you, but nonetheless it just about qualifies as an idea and so is probably the best one they’ve ever had, simply due...
Well, it would indeed be bad form. I used ‘except’ because all 3 times I’ve been I had to extricate chancers from my good view seat. It’s the only ground where I have a 100% record of needing to do that.
She’s astonishing, but I’d still place Joyner-Kersee above her: 1 silver, 2 gold at the Olympics (yes, worse than Thiam), and, critically for me, World Record holder @7291, vs Thiam’s 6880 yesterday, which is itself the best score in 2024.
A few times in the late 80s/early 90s I did London-NYC to see Pavarotti at the Met. I particularly remember him in Trovatore and a mind-blowing Rigoletto (with a very decent Gilda sung by June Anderson on her Met debut).