North of the Stupid Line

Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment

11 May, 2008

Céline Dion

Posted by: Rob

I am fully aware that most people do not like Céline Dion. Indeed, at the mention of her name, most people pull a face and/or go “eeew!”.
However, I am a self-confessed fan of Céline, and have been so since 1996, which is when she released the single Think Twice, her first million-selling single in [...]

19 Apr, 2008

The Big Fight

Posted by: Rob

I am currently being exposed to the fervour of the Valleys that is Joe Calzaghe and his big fight against Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas, USA.
On the orders of my missus and the in-laws, I have subscribed to Setanta Sports for one month so that they can watch the big fight tonight on Setanta 1 [...]

15 Apr, 2008

Cage & Fish

Posted by: Rob

Rachel and I are currently ploughing our way through all five series of Ally McBeal. We’re currently on series 3, disc 4, if you really wanted to know.
The point of this post is to talk about Cage & Fish, the law firm in which the series is set and where Ally works. The [...]

09 Apr, 2007

The Sound of Music

Posted by: Rob

Everyone knows The Sound of Music. It was on BBC1 today for Easter Monday, and I watched it as there was nothing else on. It occurred to me as I watched it (and really enjoying it), that old adage: “They don’t make ‘em like that anymore”. The Sound of Music really is [...]

18 Dec, 2005

The X Factor

Posted by: Rob

Rachel and I spent a rather trashy and fun evening last night watching The X Factor Final on both ITV1 and ITV2 from 18:40 onwards. Although I agree with A that it’s a lot of nonsense, it is compulsive viewing. Rachel and I have been following the series since it started at the [...]



  • JGJones: Hear hear - I never understand those "fathers" myself either. My wife once said this quote to me which is very true: "Any man can be a father, but
  • Dafydd: JG: Point taken. Rob: you should have waited :-D
  • JGjones: Dafydd, Android phones are good - but the current hardware that's in UK sucks for them (they're nowhere near as powerful as the iPhone 3GS so you r

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Why North of the Stupid Line? It's quite simple: to signify an individual of subnormal intelligence and general social ignorance. This blog belongs to Rob Wilks (never!) who can be summed up thus: Deaf, married, daddy, happy chappy, smiley, solicitor, Welshman, Cymru.