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Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 10th, 2019, 9:04 am
by scotia
AndyPandy wrote:
Snorvey wrote:(and don't you mean latitude?!)

Probably. I always get then mixed up.

It's one of the tudes anyway.


Latitude has an 'a' in it. 'a' for 'across'.


You're welcome.

But it also has a u in it which could mean up

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 10th, 2019, 9:38 am
by bungeejumper
scotia wrote:
AndyPandy wrote:Latitude has an 'a' in it. 'a' for 'across'.

But it also has a u in it which could mean up

Not to mention a d. :(

I find these helpful rules work best when there isn't an a in the day of the week.

BJ

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 10th, 2019, 9:52 am
by AleisterCrowley
If you can remember your own name you can remember lat/long
OK, if you have to check a slip of paper in your wallet when asked for your name, you may struggle

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 10th, 2019, 10:57 am
by scotia
AleisterCrowley wrote:If you can remember your own name you can remember lat/long
OK, if you have to check a slip of paper in your wallet when asked for your name, you may struggle

A name label inside one's jacket is also helpful
(edit - I changed the "your" to "one's" - just in case it looked personal :) )

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 10th, 2019, 12:10 pm
by UncleEbenezer
scotia wrote:But it also has a u in it which could mean up

Needs the u to fit the thread title.

I'll get me coat. If only I can remember my own name, so I know what label to look for.

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 14th, 2019, 2:18 pm
by stewamax
scotia wrote:Ah - but when you reach an over-mature age, and you are with your GP who is testing your mental abilities - how will you answer the question - which side is your filler cap on? That one comes just before he asks you to count down from 100 in steps of 7.

I would be more worried if my GP asked me "what side do you dress, Sir" - unless my mental abilities has degenerated so much that I has confused him with my tailor.

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 14th, 2019, 2:52 pm
by bungeejumper
stewamax wrote:I would be more worried if my GP asked me "what side do you dress, Sir".

I think I'd be inclined to say "DRESS? The wild side, of course. And what's all this Sir business?" Ought to shut him up for a minute or two. :lol:

BJ

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 14th, 2019, 7:58 pm
by stewamax
bungeejumper wrote:And what's all this Sir business?" Ought to shut him up for a minute or two

Respect Sir, respect. Too much informality these days. Comes of sparing the rod etc.
When I was young, a damned good flogging never came amiss.
My hero is Eton's Dr Keate (qv).

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 14th, 2019, 8:42 pm
by scotia
stewamax wrote:Respect Sir, respect. Too much informality these days.

Its changed days - but I draw the line when the prostate consultant tries to shake my hand. You never know where its been - well actually, you do.

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 18th, 2019, 9:37 pm
by UncleEbenezer
Snorvey wrote:A toilet designed to slope downwards slightly, making it uncomfortable to sit on for more than a few minutes, has been pooh-poohed on social media.

The toilet design has an upper surface that slopes downwards at a 13-degree angle.


Ugh.

But surely most of us are of an age to have learned hovering above the seat, when the vast majority of public loos were so unsavoury as to deter one from any kind of contact.

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 18th, 2019, 10:34 pm
by tjh290633
UncleEbenezer wrote:
Snorvey wrote:A toilet designed to slope downwards slightly, making it uncomfortable to sit on for more than a few minutes, has been pooh-poohed on social media.

The toilet design has an upper surface that slopes downwards at a 13-degree angle.


Ugh.

But surely most of us are of an age to have learned hovering above the seat, when the vast majority of public loos were so unsavoury as to deter one from any kind of contact.

I've never forgotten one in Kano Airport, Nigeria. The wild life in it was enough to put you off your urgent need.

TJH

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 22nd, 2019, 9:24 am
by kiloran
Snorvey wrote:After today, the Northern Hemisphere starts it's long tilt back towards the sun again.

[pedant mode]
The tilt doesn't change. It's the movement around the orbit of the sun which results in the northern hemisphere being angled towards the sun
[/pedant mode]
Having said that, the rain does seem a wee bit warmer today

--kiloran
(sorry Snorvey, feeling a bit fractious this morning with the thought of hitting the shops)

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 23rd, 2019, 9:18 am
by sunnyjoe
Earliest London sunset was 13th December and latest sunrise will be 31st December
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/london?month=12

Why are these not on the winter solstice?
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/e ... -time.html

Completely unrelated, perihelion will be on 5th January
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsis#Ear ... d_aphelion

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 23rd, 2019, 9:45 am
by UncleIan
sunnyjoe wrote:Completely unrelated, perihelion will be on 5th January


That's the bit between your bum hole and your baw bag isn't it? I didn't know it had a day. I suppose everything has to have a day these days. International Day of the Gooch. Nice.

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: December 23rd, 2019, 12:32 pm
by sunnyjoe
UncleIan wrote:
sunnyjoe wrote:Completely unrelated, perihelion will be on 5th January


That's the bit between your bum hole and your baw bag isn't it? I didn't know it had a day. I suppose everything has to have a day these days. International Day of the Gooch. Nice.


Astronomical taint

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: January 20th, 2020, 12:32 am
by scotia
Snorvey wrote:A state of emergency has been declared in Canada after severe snowstorms hit Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland: St. John's: (capital city) 47º 57' N, 52º 74' W

God bless the North Atlantic Drift.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us- ... y-declared

And Paradoxically global warming has weakened the cold current return path down in the depths - and if this weakening continues this ocean circulation system could cease, making the climate in the UK like Labrador.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/08/weakening-of-gulf-stream-could-bring-colder-uk-winters

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: January 20th, 2020, 12:41 am
by servodude
scotia wrote:
Snorvey wrote:A state of emergency has been declared in Canada after severe snowstorms hit Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland: St. John's: (capital city) 47º 57' N, 52º 74' W

God bless the North Atlantic Drift.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us- ... y-declared

And Paradoxically global warming has weakened the cold current return path down in the depths - and if this weakening continues this ocean circulation system could cease, making the climate in the UK like Labrador.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/08/weakening-of-gulf-stream-could-bring-colder-uk-winters


indeed that's a big part in why the parlance has changed from "global warming" to "climate change"
- it's a balance, and a very fine one at that

- sd

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: January 20th, 2020, 1:30 am
by UncleEbenezer
scotia wrote:And Paradoxically global warming has weakened the cold current return path down in the depths - and if this weakening continues this ocean circulation system could cease, making the climate in the UK like Labrador.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/08/weakening-of-gulf-stream-could-bring-colder-uk-winters


This has been known (as a possibility) for a long time. It was early 1998 I wrote about it in material that went into high schools throughout Europe, from where at least some of a generation now nearly 40 will have seen it 8-)

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: February 9th, 2020, 9:22 am
by bungeejumper
Snorvey wrote:Blimey, the English get a bit of weather and they're practically wetting themselves :lol:

You're still on yellow, dude. Down here in amber country, we're walking at 45 degrees to the vertical and there are some quite large lumps falling out of our softy southern trees. (Outside our window, a 150 foot sequoia.)

Point taken about the fuss they're making in the south-east though. The BBC's pic of serious rail disruption near Sevenoaks, caused by a flyaway trampoline landing on the tracks, was something of a classic.

Image

BJ

Re: Things that make you go oooh thread....

Posted: February 9th, 2020, 9:29 am
by Leothebear
Yeah and it'll probably take all day to clear it.

I'm seriously worried my bins will blow over. It's no joke Snorvey!