Rolling with The Nerdy Birds

Christmas hasn’t yet begun and office talk already starts moving towards the new year and resolutions that people are planning to make. How do you pick one? How do you keep it? How do you become a Unicorn trainer? What could Batman pants bring you in 2017? This and more covered in this Nerdy Birds episode!

So this is Christmas….what have you done….? Well, for the NerdyBirds, we’ve almost finished buying presents and are now trying to remember where we’ve left the Christmas wrapping paper. We discuss traditions and games, stockings and breakfast, wind up toys and more… Who insists on doing things the ‘traditional way’ in your house? Do you write to Father Christmas? Do you crack open the Bucks Fizz? Join the NerdyBirds for a chat about the best ways of celebrating…or at least the way we do things in our families!

It’s Christmaaaaas! And we’re stocking up on presents, wrapping up the best strategies and making naughty or nice with high street shops. Oh if only puns were decent presents; we could stop shopping already! We discuss secret Santas, the etiquette of buying joke presents, and how to get inspired. Fancy a soundtrack to your shopping list? Check out our themed Jukebox choices! Ready to put on some films to get you in the mood? Have a look at our very own countdown of the Twelve Days of Christmas by Mabel Yaffle! In fact, I might get some DVDs in the basket…that might finish off my Christmas shopping!

This week on Rolling with the NerdyBirds: Plague! Sniffles! Fever! A skeleton crew this week, we are looking at mad treatments, historical medicine, and old wives tales, in the hope of finding the cure for what ails you. Did you know an apple a day really can keep the doctor away? Did you know that carrots night actually help you see in the dark just a little bit better? Is it possible that these rhymes that sound like nonsense might really save your life? We certainly find some crazy treatments used by the Aztecs, the Greeks and ambitious mediaeval doctors. Bring out your dead…bring out your dead! Let us know your thoughts on Facebook and Twitter @RolltheDice2016.

NerdyBirds: it’s Black Friday! On this famous day of shopping and sales, the NerdyBirds discuss strategy, stories and stress. Are you a decisive shopper? Or do you spend hours hunting down the best bargains? Find out who is a rage-shopper and who insists on seeking opinions, even that of strangers. Will you be shopping on Black Friday? Let us know your best bargains @RolltheDice2016

The world is divided, unrest and intolerance more common than before, so the NerdyBirds are here to discuss….good manners! We talk about social situations and work issues, confess to some deeply concerning stalkerish tendencies, and just how often we interrupt each other (hint: a lot). We elect ourselves to be in charge of the world (hail the Council of Three) and lay out our political strategy regarding such hard hitting issues as proper use of cutlery, offensive t-shirts, and whether free speech is in fact free. Join us! Vote for us! (Don’t.) And contribute your own policy suggestions to our strategy team @RollTheDice2016!

This week, books and the ongoing evolution of stories translated into films. We look at some popular films that left their paper based origins behind, and some which maybe should have stuck closer to the letter… Let us us know your thoughts, reactions and share recommendations of your own on Twitter, @RolltheDice2016

This week, music! The best artists often overlooked, those albums that are rightly overlooked, bands popping up in unexpected places, and those songs you just can’t get out of your head. Join the NerdyBirds for musical chatter, recommendations and opinions as to whether once you pop, you just can’t rock…. Let us us know your thoughts, reactions and share recommendations of your own on Twitter, @RolltheDice2016

This week its Halloween! We have film recommendations, costume suggestions and makeup inspiration, all on a budget. – Check out our £1 Halloween makeup challenge here: Challenge: £1 Halloween Makeup – Find Mabel yaffle’s Halloween films here: Halloween Films – What to watch on October 31st – Check out our Halloween cocktails recipes here http://ww.rollthedice.org.uk/halloween-cocktails/ – Say hi on Halloween and show us your costumes on Twitter: @Rollthedice2016

This week, according to some quizzes, we are sexy lobsters who will die horribly by an animal attack in a Disney movie, while clutching our badly-organised handbags. Or at least some of us are. We turn to the best of Internet quizzes to determine our personality traits, our flaws, hopes and porn names. And learn which of us can get a perfect score on Roll the Dice’s hardest Harry Potter quiz ever…. (hint: nobody, ever)!

This week we get political. Starting with the maelstrom that is the US election, the disaster of Donald “I’m not misogynist honest” Trump, moving through female representation in tv, film, media and real life, and ending with the importance of feminist voices. Got a view? Let us know on Twitter @RolltheDice2016 or on Facebook.

This week we look at the upcoming TV and Netflix schedules with new releases and look back at some of our favourites. Who can wait for the new Sherlock episodes after seeing that trailer?! Listen to find out more and let us know your favourite TV shows in the comments!