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Thanks all for a great start to the Spring Season. Le Mans was tough and I'm looking forward to the @Grebothreview. Initial standings after race one below. I should also give @Misneach_ a shout as technical issues ruined his qualifying and he was unable to start the race, sorry man. Position Driver Points Races 1 Greboth 25 1 2 JBR-Kiwi 20 1 3 phil_oi 15 1 4 Mikepjbell 12 1 5 JTLurch 11 1 6 TEENWOLF25 10 1 7 GazzaGarratt 9 1 8 slamminbones 8 1 9 Crispy 7 1 After race #11 Position Driver Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Total Pts 1 Greboth 25 25 20 25 20 25 25 25 15 20 20 245 2 JBR-Kiwi 20 20 25 20 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 245 3 Mikepjbell 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 10 12 159 4 phil_oi 15 12 12 12 n/c 12 12 n/a 11 12 9 107 5 GazzaGarratt 9 11 10 8 12 DNF 4 10 12 9 15 100 6 Crispy 7 8 8 11 11 10 9 11 9 11 n/a 95 7 slamminbones 8 10 7 10 10 9 5 8 7 7 8 89 8 JTLurch 11 n/a 11 n/a n/a n/a 10 9 n/a 15 10 66 9 TEENWOLF25 10 n/a 9 DNF n/a n/a 8 12 DNF n/a DNF 39 10 MadTitan n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a DNF 6 n/a 8 8 DNF 22 11 Lord Baguette n/a 9 DNF 9 n/a n/a DNF n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 12 Jordie n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 n/a 10 n/a 11 28 13 Diddums n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 n/a n/a n/a 6 n/a n/a 15 14 Misneach DNF n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0

Name: Deep Stone Crypt 🙂 Location: FG Server, Swamp OK OK, it's been a few days since I've built anything worth posting. After chatting with @GazzaGarrattthe other day, there was an expressed need to smelt IN the swamp area to make it easier. So I took the good work the gents did building the land bridge from our safe island to swamp and expanded upon it...just a bit. I may or may not have built an elevated walkway into the heart of the swamp where nothing can get you, but you can get them!! Oh yes, this swampy super highway does indeed connect nicely to our first major stone/wood creation. Designed by the famous Bearded Guru, The "Deep Stone Crypt House" was an abandon building, left by some unprepared Viking soul years ago. After the Beard saw the bones he knew what must be done to make this the ultimate work-from-home quarantine purchase. Approximately 6.7865% of the original structure remains, however he did leave a few walls for nostalgia. The weird angles of this one, along with being in the trees, proved to be a challenge but in the end the new owner will truly get a one-of-a-kind home. The lower level sports a fine patio overlooking the majestic swamp along with a sunken crypt for you to explore. Currently two floors with internal smelting on the lower level and a cozy sleeping quarters upstairs. Some appliances included, level 3 forge to tippy tap away and a bare bones workbench makes this new-to-market fresh while allowing for your personal touches. Don't take our word for it, come see yourself by taking the Swamp Portal on the left hand side of mead hall. Viking Realtors, your know our motto Loveheim, Laughheim, Pillageheim F...it's 1am, I need sleep....

With WandaVision wrapping up, I thought I'd do a thread about all the upcoming Marvel films and TV shows ('phase 4' and beyond) which I will try and keep as up to date as possible subject to updates from Disney. If you haven't already seen, over the next few years they have a huge array of projects in the works. Below I will list these in order with titles, brief descriptions, release dates if they have any, and my general thoughts on each one. Let me know below what your thoughts are and what you think you're looking forward to the most. I won’t be putting any comic book spoilers in for any of the stories, just potential vague potential plot points and references. WandaVision - 15 Jan 2021 TV Show - Currently about to wrap up with the finale tomorrow. Basic plot follows Wanda Maximoff dealing with the death of Vision at the end of Infinity War, as well as dealing with other past traumas. It is hard to say much of the plot without spoilers for those that haven't seen it (there is a separate thread for spoilers), but safe to say I think its a great 'experiment' by Disney, the writing and attention to detail is exceptional, and the acting by the 2 leads is second to none. Falcon and The Winter Soldier - 19 March 2021 TV Show - The next part of Disneys foray into MCU TV. Look like a much more basic, simpler, action-focused show based around Falcon and The Winter Soldier seemingly trying to take down Zemo (who is back from Civil War), as well as the government itself in the form of USAgent, a government controlled version of Captain America (played by Wyatt Russell). The show will revolve around Sams decision to take the shield given to him by Steve Rogers. I am not as hyped for this as I was WandaVision and Loki, as I am enjoying the more experimental, comic-booky craziness they are going for in the future, but I still think it will be a very good MCU action show if nothing else, with a little 'buddy-cop' vibe between the main protagonists. There are currently 2 trailers for this. Black Widow - 7 May 2021 Film - As most are aware this should have been released in May 2020, but for obvious reasons has been delayed. I am still skeptical whether this will actually release in May, and whether it will be on Disney plus or not. The film will be set between Infinity War and Endgame, following Natasha confronting her past, as well as revealing where / how she was trained, and meeting her 'family' a group of operatives who were all put together by the KGB as spies. The film includes another main Black Widow, The Red Guardian (Russians version of Captain America) and the main villain is Taskmaster. One of the cooler Marvel villains who can instantly mimic fighting styles of anyone he sees. I also think along with Scarlett Johanssons swan song as Black Widow, it will also be pseudo-origins story for the new Black Widow played by Florence Pugh. There are a few trailers for this already. Loki - 11 June 2021 TV Show - Out of all the shows coming this year, I am most hyped for this. Seemingly a story about the alternate Endgame version of Loki who stole the tesseract back in the alternate timeline. He gets captured by the TVA (Time Variance Authority) and is tasked with stopping other versions of himself causing havoc. Tom Hiddleston has always been great so it'll be great to see him back in action. Also this will go into more multiverse off the back of WandaVision, and may link to Dr Strange 2. There are already 2 trailers for this so check them out if you haven't! What If...? - Summer 2021 TV Show - Probably the most 'out-there' show they are doing, and also potentially has no connection to the main MCU itself, but is still on the list of projects. What If is a series of un-connected episodes showing scenarios we have already seen in the MCU, but twisted in a different way aka 'What if this happened instead'. Examples are What If T'Challa was taken by Yondu instead of Peter Quill, What If Peggie became Captain Britain instead of Steve Rogers, a What If Marvel Zombies storyline, as well as others. Some are original stories and some are adapted from one-off comics. These will all be animated and there is a trailer already on youtube. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings - 9 July 2021 Film - Technically the first ‘new’ film progressing the MCU forward in Phase 4. This will follow Shang-Chi, a skilled martial artist and will be the first Asian Marvel lead to date. An interesting character to do, as his origins and comics usually tie in with the Mandarin. We saw a version of him already in Iron Man 3, it will be interesting to see if they retcon it completely or try and fit it in somewhat with this storyline. The Mandarin uses the ‘ten rings’ as rings that have different powers. I think these were originally not used in Iron Man due to their similarity to the Infinity Stones. There should be a trailer for this very soon. Ms. Marvel - Late 2021 TV Show - The show will be an origins story for Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel, being the second main Asian comic book character on film, and first Muslim. The plot will follow her getting her powers (she is super stretchy), and probably the origins of her name. In the comics she idolises Captain Marvel so models herself after her. I actually think this may link to Falcon. Her powers come from these weird 'terrigenesis' crystals that create Inhumans. The Falcon plot has potential that they are trying to find these or at least they come across them at some point. If you have watched Agents of Shield, the crystals made an appearance there. Hawkeye - Late 2021 TV Show - New series starring Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, exploring his past as well as going back to the time he spent as ‘Ronin’ after the Infinity War snap took his family. It will also show his struggles with hearing loss and training the new Hawkeye, Kate Bishop. It will follow a comic series by Matt Fraction called ‘Hawkeye’ which is apparently one of the best one-off comic series ever written for Marvel. Eternals - 5 November 2021 Film - The third film of the year will feature an array of high profile names such as Angelina Jolie, Kit Harrington, Richard Madden and others. It follows the ‘Eternals’ a race of super-powerful beings that existed on earth thousands of years before humans and also were around at the same time. Not much is known of the plot, but speculation is it will look at how they helped shape mankind as they are now, and I think will potentially play into how some of the things in the modern day MCU came about, such as magic, mutants or inhumans. It is also rumoured we may see a young Thanos and pseudo-origins story for him. Spider-Man No Way Home - 17 December 2021 Film - The title was recently revealed as ‘No Way Home’ There has been lots of speculation that this will go down the Spider-Verse route, and feature Andrew Garfields and Toby Maguire Spider-Men in some capacity. My hope is, however, if they are in it, it is only a brief cameo as this should still be a full Tom Holland Spidey story. I think the ‘No Way Home’ aspect will be him getting stuck in another reality, potentially Sonys Venom-verse as a way of getting the characters together. Moon Knight - 2022 TV Show - This one I think I am looking forward to maybe more than the other shows in 2022. Moon Knight is sometimes dubbed Marvels answer to Batman, although much lesser known. Similar in that he is wealthy, and in most incarnations has now powers like Batman. The main difference is that his origins are interesting. Potentially visited by an Egyptian God which tells him what to do after an accident. It is unclear though whether his mental state is like, sometimes having split personality in the comics. Could be a good show that deals with a superhero that has a genuine mental illness. Ethan Hawke has signed on as the villain. She-Hulk - 2022 TV Show - Tatiana Maslany has signed on to play the Jennifer Walters version of She-Hulk, a lawyer specialising in superhuman related legal cases. Her cousin is Bruce Banner, of which Mark Ruffalo has also been cast in the show. I assume, like the comics, she gets her powers through a blood transfusion from him. She is permanently big and green but no where near as physically strong as the hulk, but still very strong. I will assume that this may play into getting Spider-Man out of some predicament in court, perhaps to do with Mysterio. Potentially she may also cross paths with Daredevil from the Netflix Marvel shows, as they now own the character again. Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness - 25 March 2022 Film - Probably, for me, the biggest film they have coming out, and potentially the one with the biggest consequences for the MCU as whole. It is likely this will be a direct sequel to WandaVision, and maybe also Spider-Man 3. The rumoured villain is Nightmare and / or Mephisto, although more likely a character which is both combined. Scarlett Witch will also be in the film. There is potential for huge multiverse crossovers, alternate characters, weird dimensional beings, the list goes on. Thor: Love and Thunder - 6 May 2022 Film - The next instalment in the Thor franchise, thankfully being directed by Thor Ragnaroks Taika Waititi, who basically turned the character from mediocre and boring to someone people love. The story will include Gorr the God Butcher, a strange alien character who basically goes round killing god-like characters, played by Christian Bale. The Guardians of the Galaxy will also play a small role, and also Natalie Portman will be returning and playing a female version of Thor. It will be interesting to see how they write this in, and whether this will be an ending to Hemsworths character, or they will both exist going forward? Time will tell. The Guardians of The Galaxy Holiday Special - Late 2022 TV Show - A one off special riffing the Star Wars holiday special from the 80s, which was basically a single one off Star Wars show that was god awful. I think this will be basically a one off jokey comedy kind of show that won’t have any real consequence for the MCU. James Gunn the Guardians director made a music video to go with Guardians 2 which is worth watching, so it makes sense he is making something like this. Black panther II - 8 July 2022 Film - Its a shame we lost Chadwick Boseman too soon, as he would have been heading another the second film in the franchise. Disney have said they will not recast him, so they will have to use an existing MCU character to replace him. The likely candidates are Shuri or Killmonger. Plot details are thin but due to a small reference in Endgame to an earthquake, this was an event that preceded Namor attacking Wakanda, so he has the potential to be the villain. He is basically Marvels version of Aquaman. Captain Marvel 2 - 11 November 2022 Film - She was never my favourite character from the start, due to bad interview appearances and just being a bland character overall. I hope she improves going forward. No plot details but rumoured that they are casting someone to play Blue Marvel, again with similar powers to her and Photon, who will almost certainly also be in the film. Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania: 2022 Film - The third film in the Ant Man franchise will see him and The Wasp teaming up again and it looks like they will be spending a large majority of the film in the quantum realm. It is likely this film will also have big consequences for the MCU, as they have said that Kang The Conqueror will make his debut in the film. A huge Avengers and Fantastic 4 villain that uses time travel and time manipulation. It is almost 100% likely he will be around for many years in the MCU. ‘If you mess with time it tends to mess back’ - Tony Stark. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 - 2023 Film - It looks like this will continue after whatever adventures they have in Thor 4, with Thor potentially joining them in Guardians 3. Plot details are scarce, but it is likely the film will be introducing Adam Warlock, after being teased in the after credits of Guardians 2. They will also be exploring Rockets origins. One thing James Gunn has confirmed, however, is that this will mark the end of this current iteration of the team. Fantastic Four - TBA Film - Currently on the list but has no date. Fantastic Four will be rebooted again for the MCU, hopefully done much better than the previous versions. I think they need to shy away from the origins and get straight into it like they did with Spiderman Homecoming. Secret Invasion - TBA TV Show - Secret Invasion will be all about the skulls, and them secretly invading earth for a number of years, becoming high ranking members of society, and even becoming superheroes. It will be interesting to see who will end up being a skull the whole time if anyone was? I guess the story will focus on the hero’s trying to work out who the skulls were and removing them one by one. Ironheart - TBA TV Show - An actress called Dominique Thorne has been cast as Iron Mans spiritual successor, Ironheart. In the comics she is a super genius just like Tony, and ends up designing her own suits. It will be interesting to see whether this character has anything to do with his empire going forward. Armor Wars - TBA TV Show - I assume this show will tie directly into the events of Ironheart. It is currently unclear which way round the shows will air. This will be all about the struggle between powers to get their hands on Tonys arc reactor and suit tech. Don Cheadle has been confirmed to return as War Machine. It is likely that Normon Osbourne will make an appearance in Spider-Man, and eventually be involved with armor wars and secret invasion.

The little comic book geek in me is so happy to be alive for this.

This man gets it right here. I would love another Pacific campaign CoD. W@W was still one of my favorite CoD games. If I had to pick my perfect CiD game it would be more like MW3. Tons of maps and guns at launch. With the customization of the last MW with the gunsmith. Fun kill streaks. The same style specialist as MW3. My biggest thing is no fucking skill based match making.

Charlie was a Communist so probably not 😅

Sorry Phil, couldn't resist😎

Ask me which horse for the 2.30 at Haymarket and I'd be just as confused. Let us know how you get on, we might all learn something 🙂

If i'm honest Tommy @BO7H B4RRELS , I have no idea where to start with this stuff. I've usually played a blind eye to all of it. How did you all find out where to start?

Ah you can't get anything past Philly 😂

I was happy with 5th place until now.. 11 points? Why the odd number? 😭

Do any of you guys trade bitcoins or stocks? I'm just getting into it recently. I've got 3 or 4 friends who just started to so we are all learning together. I'm not doing anything crazy, just putting a little money into bitcoins and stocks, nothing that will hurt me if I lose it all. Right now I'm using Coinbase for my bitcoin trading and tomorrow I'm planning on using Webull for stocks. I'm not 100% sold on Webull because they don't do fractional shares. Should I go with Robinhood or something else? I'll be starting the stock trade portion tomorrow. Thoughts? Anyone else?

It's got a new 6V6 map and they're making a Strike version of Miami but in the day time. Plus loads of shite they'll want us to buy in the store. I don't even know why I'm posting this as I haven't played the game at all this year 🤷‍♂️

I mentioned this last Friday and I don't think anyone in the party has been watching it so for those that aren't - you should be and those that are - you're awesome. It follows an alien (Alan Tudyk - Firefly, A Knights Tale, Dodgeball, Conman) who has crash landed in Colorado where he takes over the identity of a small town doctor and helps to investigate a murder while trying to complete his mission. Resident Alien (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb WWW.IMDB.COM Created by Chris Sheridan. With Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund. It follows a crash-landed alien named... Tudyk fits the role perfectly as the alien who has studied humans (mostly through Law and Order) but doesn't really understand. The writing is brilliant; a mix of drama and dry comedy though the comedy is often deadpan and a out of the blue as Tudyk. There isn't many "comedies" that I find actual laugh out loud funny but this is one.

Liverpool lose a 5th straight home game in the league for the first time in their history! Can’t believe it really but serious questions must be asked if Klopp and some of their big names. They don’t appear to have the depth as some anticipated and many top players are pushing 30. The could miss out on Europe altogether .

I know right, we are in a golden age of Marvel right now

The funny thing is, I suspect people have been doing this for centuries. In the 1800s the sending of moralistic letters to newspapers by people showing how moral they were to each other is even and mocked featured in David Copperfield by Dickens when he introduces Mrs Micawber. I love me some Dickens.

Unfortunately most of the people who bitch and whine about such things on Twitter like this incident are the ones that actually have a Prime subscription and are avid users of such services which includes Twitch. They don't seem very vocal in their virtue signalling when it comes to important matters so they latch onto stupid things like this. It's all fake rage really for social media brownie points. Kinda reminds me about the modern slavery situation against BooHoo in Leicester where the very people that were furious about it were the very ones still happily shopping with them months later. I saw an Amazon advert the other day showcasing a fleet of pristine electric vans whilst my poor old courier turns up in a rustbucket 1996 Ford Transit😂

WaW was my very first COD, it will always be dear to my heart. Started off a noob with a .70 KD and getting smashed for a few months. By the end of its year I had doubled my KD to 1.40 and was a 10 prestige. Was able to get dogs consistently and was a competent player. I played COD 4 a few months before MW2 to prepare for MW2. MW3 was awesome because it's the COD I spent the most time with the FG forum folk. Destruction INC [DI] Chris, Tommy (Both Barrels) and many other fabulous people on XBOX 360 at the time. But yeah that Pacific era is what I crave. Modern, Futuristic, WW2 has been saturated and done to death. Like I say the maps were iconic and the guns were great and unique.

You're dumb hahahaha. But, let's make it a sign for full effect. Hahaha.

I'll go for 5th again then next race, make it even again haha. Think I was helped by my pit though, might not be as lucky!

For other races each Tuesday makes sense. Not for this league one though. We can still have fun most of the night then and I don't think Qualifying will always be in the same order as we think when I can see many people improving week on week!

Points are listed in the Spring Season thread along with future race calendar. 5th place was excellent 🙂

What are peoples thoughts on having reverse grid order based on previous race, rather than qualifying?

Tbh I don't remember Hitler having a blue tash either.

Whooo top of the table, season one is over. GG all 😆

Just swap the picture of Hitler for Charlie Chaplin then everyones happy

I don't know where you find these people James but I'll say this much. Amazon has some very shitty employment practices that actually have a material impact on many people's lives. So its a real shame the energy is not directed there, to things that actually matter.

DATE: 3rd March 2021 SESSION: Week 4 Day 2 CALORIES: 2900kcals OHP strict/push press 3 sets 3/3 @72.5kg FEELINGS: I backed off the strength and chased a pump today, Monday was a hard session so I just did some dumbbell work today for chest and back. I did do my 3/3 press session to try and stimulate some overhead gains but nothing major. Got a great pump and some serious cramp later in the day! Winner. IMG_1311.MP4

I agree with a lot of what others have mentioned already. I might be in the minority here, but I would fancy the next COD more in the World At War style. I want a Pacific/Gulf Pearl Harbor style with mostly Japanese and American guns. A few German, Russian and British weapons sprinkled in. No AK-47,74u or MP5'S. I want a simple 3 perk loadout and I want weapon attachments to feel specific and I DON'T want the guns to be generic with mono surpressors and agent field grips and no stock on everything. Launchers and specials get attachments. It's ridiculous you can run 6 perks so you are immune to explosives/tactical equipment. You get scavenger and another perk whilst also being silent and being off the radar. I think WaW is underated, the maps were awesome and some of the maps had tanks and they weren't a problem like more recent COD'S. I don't want cheesy specialist operators and advantages that heavily change the flow of the game. Boots on the ground please. I don't know why Treyarch haven't used WaW maps, only 2-3 in all this time. Whilst BO1 Firing Range, Summit,Jungle, Nuketown are constantly done. Even BO 2 maps haven't been done much. So yeah simplicity is the key for me as well and lot's of maps at launch and through the life cycle. 2-3 new maps every season.

The key's to success: 1. Find foods you enjoy and can rotate around that work towards your goal. Lean proteins, fruits and veggies, carbs and fats. 2. Find a way you LIKE to train. There is no right or wrong way. Movement is movement. Do that a lot. 3. Measure your steps, the easiest way to burn excess calories is with steps as everyone can go for a walk. Want to burn some more calories and shed some fat, increase your steps by 1000 a day for a week and watch what it does. Easy.

Hm. Do I do the same? Not really. And, I'm going to speak from my best mental health days, which also happened to be my fittest days. (This is something I am getting back to currently) Diets are... not a great thing. At all. I don't necessarily believe in diets. Because long term, they don't work. I think "protocols" that are 21 day/30 day long that are designed properly are building blocks. What does that mean? If at the end of your 21 days or your 30 days, you don't know how to live life without being on those super strict rules, then you learned nothing. If that protocol helped you figure out your trigger foods, your sensitive foods, and/or foods that just makes you feel better or worse, then use that as your foundation to figure out what works for you. People forget that not every guideline works for everyone. For example, I can't eat a banana without putting on like 2lbs the next day (which is probably from inflammation from eating it), but Carl can. I can eat rice without issue, but Carl cannot necessarily. I have people who can digest soy perfectly fine and meet their goals; I can only consume soy (because I love tofu) in moderation. Now, when I'm at my best both mentally and physically, no, I do not necessarily restrict. You can't have a life and being on a "diet". It doesn't work. I make better choices. And, I find balance. It was not until I really delved into the CrossFit/Paleo world that fitness and nutrition started to make sense. There's a sort of saying that "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change." We talk about 80/20 (80% on point, 20% cheat). We talk about what works for us (I may lean heavily into Whole30 to see stark results or just to reset my taste buds, but I'll still have a piece of chocolate after a meal to signal my brain that I'm done eating). The people who designed Whole30 don't do it all the time and changed their relationship with food. That's the biggest thing. You have to change your relationship with food. I met up with a former co-worker on Saturday. When we worked together, he asked me for help in getting fit. I said I would, but he would have to pay attention and follow what I gave him. Do it for 30 days, then see how he feels. It's been 4 years since then. Those 30 days, he learned what worked for him and what didn't. He ended up changing how he eats, but he never feels restricted. He found a workout regimen he enjoys. @Middle Class Caveman - works extensively with people on body comp and workouts. He has a much deeper understanding of what it takes. TLDR --> Diets don't work. Lifestyle changes do. You need to find out what your body needs. Working with people who understand how food works makes a difference.

@RenFengge he had to have eye surgery because he has to much extra skin around his eye lids and they were rolling back and his eyelashes were stabbing his eyes causing small cuts on his eyes leading to alcers in his eyes so to correct it he basically had plastic surgery and had the extra skin removed around his eyelids and now instead of rolling in they roll out like there suppose to. He goes gets his stitches out in about 10 days. That was Tuesday when he had surgery.