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The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread
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All this talk of Scotland brings back memories of my NC500 trip last September
the weather was mainly cloudy, but the sun was shining not far from us (somewhere up on the East Coast)
the weather was mainly cloudy, but the sun was shining not far from us (somewhere up on the East Coast)
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Tedx wrote:A few days ago, these were someone's pride and joy...
Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi you're my only hope?
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This might have been on here before as it is from a year-or-three back (I haven't trawled back to look).
I was playing Worldle, which is a kind of geographical version of Wordle, and failed to identify a territory's silhouette. When this happens I am in the habit of spending 10 minutes or so looking at the satellite imagery, maps, and potted history of the place.
In this case it was the Faroes. I couldn't help but notice some very, very long road tunnels connecting the various islands. One of them had a flipping roundabout under the sea! This is a picture of it.
It, and indeed other parts of the tunnel, have been artistically decorated and illuminated by a local artist. The locals refer to it as the jellyfish roundabout apparently. A Norwegian firm, I believe, made it using the drill and detonate technique of tunnelling.
Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
Chris
From https://highways-news.com/stunning-unde ... out-opens/
I was playing Worldle, which is a kind of geographical version of Wordle, and failed to identify a territory's silhouette. When this happens I am in the habit of spending 10 minutes or so looking at the satellite imagery, maps, and potted history of the place.
In this case it was the Faroes. I couldn't help but notice some very, very long road tunnels connecting the various islands. One of them had a flipping roundabout under the sea! This is a picture of it.
It, and indeed other parts of the tunnel, have been artistically decorated and illuminated by a local artist. The locals refer to it as the jellyfish roundabout apparently. A Norwegian firm, I believe, made it using the drill and detonate technique of tunnelling.
Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
Chris
From https://highways-news.com/stunning-unde ... out-opens/
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csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
I guess Vikings must have seen a few islands so might have kept a simple word for one; it's the one letter word ö in modern Swedish
Possibly similarly reasoning could apply behind their use of öl for beer
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csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
Methinks more strictly island (singular). The plural would append a bit more. Adding the "s" in English is probably wise!
See also, for example, the "ey" of Orkney.
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servodude wrote:csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
I guess Vikings must have seen a few islands so might have kept a simple word for one; it's the one letter word ö in modern Swedish
Possibly similarly reasoning could apply behind their use of öl for beer
That's a bit optimistic.
Swedish öl, despite its obvious common origin with english "ale", tends to be something to avoid. Unless perhaps you have a homebrew from someone of English or German influence - or somesuch.
Hmmm. Or (come to think of it), that may be long-outdated comment ...
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UncleEbenezer wrote:servodude wrote:csearle wrote:Another thing I learnt is that Faroe Islands is a tautology as the "oe" bit derives ultimately from a word meaning Islands. In the shipping forecast the sea area is therefore just called Faeroes.
I guess Vikings must have seen a few islands so might have kept a simple word for one; it's the one letter word ö in modern Swedish
Possibly similarly reasoning could apply behind their use of öl for beer
That's a bit optimistic.
Swedish öl, despite its obvious common origin with english "ale", tends to be something to avoid. Unless perhaps you have a homebrew from someone of English or German influence - or somesuch.
Hmmm. Or (come to think of it), that may be long-outdated comment ...
I used to buy Spendrups Gold from a newsagent in Sheffield in preference to the Carling that appeared to be the other option they had. But when living in Sweden our beer was normally bought in Denmark
Not had much of any recent output (and I can't believe that sugar cider stuff is exported).. I did try some Omnipollo at a festival - but it was some DIPA thing that I can't really remember - I know it had a kick though
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Down at the beach.
And....I thought he was nabbed by the neighbours moggie the other day but he's still alive.
And....I thought he was nabbed by the neighbours moggie the other day but he's still alive.
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Tedx wrote:
<Snip pic>
Jeff Bezos taking off in the background?
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servodude wrote:Tedx wrote:
<Snip pic>
Jeff Bezos taking off in the background?
They light it up on special days throughout the year. Ocassionally in pink for some female oriented event or other.
Anyway, it looks like a giant pink dildo (no other way of putting it I'm afraid). To me it does anyway. And most of the rest of the local population - apart from the town's 'organisers of stuff' (every town /village has them) who don't seem to see it at all.
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Tedx wrote:servodude wrote:Jeff Bezos taking off in the background?
They light it up on special days throughout the year. Ocassionally in pink for some female oriented event or other.
Anyway, it looks like a giant pink dildo (no other way of putting it I'm afraid). To me it does anyway. And most of the rest of the local population - apart from the town's 'organisers of stuff' (every town /village has them) who don't seem to see it at all.
"Cock of the North"?
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From today's BBC pictures.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65256485
Murdo the Highland Coo gets a brush
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65256485
Murdo the Highland Coo gets a brush
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I got some video of Orcas yesteday, an early sighting this year in NE Scotland. Below is a cropped image of the tall fins of two huge bull Orca, quite a distance off Kinnaird Head Lighthouse. There were maybe 8 killer whales in the pod.
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