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[slemslempike]

My main pleasure in Taskmaster now is being delighted every time something goes wrong for Ian. It would be nearly the only pleasure, but I do still like Lou a lot. Despite this I remain optimistic that it is a mere blip, and have applied for tickets for the studio record of the next series.

I like Dakar. My French class is going quite well - two men were jumped into our class when their level was cancelled, so I'm always not the worst, which I enjoy. I did end up in a very polite argument with my teacher during a mock interview because he kept trying to do ending FGM wrong.

My current televisual obsession is Shameless (the UK one). There are lots of problems with it but I still love them.

Comments

[ankaret]

Peter, who is the least noticing of social nuances person ever, actually paused Taskmaster early in this series (the first group task, I think) to rant about what an arse Ian was being.

Meanwhile, I have just discovered via Wikipedia that he is involved in a hidden camera show which brings magicians into schools under the guise of supply teachers, which as someone with such a phobia of close up magicians that I once had to flee a work do of Peter's in tears on unexpectedly sighting one makes me like him even less. (I don't mind magicians on stage, and have actually reacted with equanimity when unexpectedly asked to get up on stage and say left or right when a magician was slamming his hand down on cups, one of which had a spike underneath, but the idea of a lot of people gathering round and staring at me while someone else mucks around with my perceptions makes my flesh creep)

[antisoppist]

What is it about computing people and work parties and close-up magicians? Flesh creeping solidarity.

[slemslempike]

That is exactly the kind of thing I want uld EXPECT from Ian.