Here's the thing about Lennon, though. He totally did beat his wife and fight with his friends. He was a post-war working class orphan. Marrying young, hitting your wife and getting in fights was very, very normal. But he worked his whole life on trying to be better. By 1967 he was singing about how he regrets that…

My kid's watching Seth Meyers and Colbert and Trevor Noah insult Trump daily, by way of YouTube. Because they both explain and satirise politics. Both of those things are important.

Malicious slapstick pranks?

OF COCK!

You're not wrong. And King Kong is definitely a sympathetic and ultimately tragic character, but the plot dynamics of him snatching Fay Wray are totally steeped in implicit racial fears. Doesn't make him the Bad Guy.

Gay panic is the term that stuck and I agree it's not the best, but it isn't so much about fear of gays. It's about fear of one's self being interpreted as gay, which makes the mere presence of cock an uncomfortable thing. It's that "NO HOMO!" feeling mined for laughs. In this case the cock is less mere than…

Look, it's fine. I actually enjoyed the movie as a silly thing. In total, I liked the movie, it was pretty funny and i laughed. There is no ill-will here.

This elephant cock thing is coming up repeatedly (yes, I know) in these comments, so as one of the few who actually saw this movie, it's totally "gay panic". The joke is: OMG big cocks! Pointed my way! That's the whole joke.

The Talking Heads - i'd always heard them mentioned as part of the CBGB crew along with Blondie and The Ramones, and I was aware that they were mainstream popular in the eighties. So well into my thirties I assumed they were pop-punk or just pop like Blondie. Holy shit was I wrong. They're Bowie-level phenomenal.

So, with his nose?

How does he smell?

You know what? A lot of people think they don't like Brussels sprouts but usually they've only had them boiled or steamed. Raw Brussels sprouts are delicious sliced thin in a salad, like a better cabbage. Or roasted with salt and balsamic vinegar. They are unfairly maligned.

I stopped gaming after the Nintendo 64 because I didn't enjoy the shift toward 3D worlds…

One of my greatest pop culture moments: I accidentally discovered Patti Smith live in concert. I'd kinda heard the name but didn't know anything, then went to see Bob Dylan and she was his support act. Blew my mind - she did a finale of Paint It Black that I'll never forget.

Nobody ever remembers Doctor Snuggles.

I enjoy that you enjoyed writing about it.

Ooh, if you like Shetland you should check out Hamish Macbeth. It's like a nineties version of Shetland but with a young Robert Carlyle!

That's awful. Hope you're fully recovered soon. I had a similar thing about ten years ago, spent four days on a mattress outside the bathroom door. For quick access.

Aww, Six Feet Under was a really good show for a while.

That's great. Appreciate the explanation.