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You mean direct to the nether regions??!

I won't - I've got my rose-tinted goggles on the hall table!

barkingmad wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:08 pm

And it’s just possible “sidevalve” witnessed the whole episode........

Thankfully I was spared that particular treat!
I've not been following the Salmond case.. but I suspect the outcome will be a "Not Proven" verdict.

At night I hope!

Here's a gif that contrasts the size of Australia with other regions..

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:03 pm

come the divorce.

As sure as eggs are eggs..

Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans RIP .. https://cdn2-img.pressreader.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?regionKey=bOuFpbueFqC8S0EayYszhA%3D%3D After presenting me with my brevet in 19woppity-wop, he went on to have a glittering career! He was also the guest of honour at an infamous Dining In...

TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:58 pm

G-CPTN wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:44 pm

How on Earth (pun) did cartographers like Mercator have the knowledge to conceive a World map?

The original Mercator Map... a lot of terra nova and terra incognita there...

We call that Scotland today...

<Tin hat on, awaiting incoming>

Hi Tango, I think you've misunderstood my post in some way. Not sure what this supposed "practical joke" was? The photo I posted was of "New Assembly".. (apparently so-called because that was where the Lancasters were assembled 40 years previously). Here's another photo of that Lancaster assembly li...

Quelle surprise..!

Apparently a global shortage of masks is being anticipated and here's an alternative low cost solution that might appeal to some here (Where's Slasher when you need him?)

Question of the day: Looking the the fixture list, I see England's final match on 14th March is in Rome - while Ireland visit Paris.
What risk is there that one or both of these matches will be postponed?

How long will it be before the Queen calls him in for a quiet word or three?

Thanks for that PN.. The Gare de Lyon is home to the fabled " Train Bleu " restaurant, and a visit there has been on my bucket list for years. https://www.francetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/C01L9736.jpg I don't doubt that Capetonian will be along shortly to tell me that he's been there and e...

I can't open the BBC thing.. what is it?

Another larger-than-life former astronaut - mentioned in "Riding Rockets" is 'Hoot' Gibson (F-14s)..

Welcome Maryanne.. I'd like to get that in before the heavy mob arrive!
I've a question about a person I'm researching who died in Tasmania that I'll ask you once the dust has settled.
SV