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My friend's nickname is "The Computer". It has nothing to do with his intelligence, he goes to sleep if left unattended for 10 minutes.

A policeman was patrolling a rural area. At nearly midnight, he sees a couple in a car, on Lovers' Lane, with the interior light brightly glowing. He carefully approaches the car to get a closer look. Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine. He immediately notices a yo...

I've been watching my weight. It's still there.

When we moved to this remote island (Stronsay, Orkney) in 2004 we were still on BT dial-up but primitive broadband in the form of the BT "frog" arrived a year or so later. Because of the island's telephone exchange we were never going to get anywhere near the theoretical max of 7.5 Mbs but we gritt...

When we moved to this remote island (Stronsay, Orkney) in 2004 we were still on BT dial-up but primitive broadband in the form of the BT "frog" arrived a year or so later. Because of the island's telephone exchange we were never going to get anywhere near the theoretical max of 7.5 Mbs but we gritte...

British Pathe - Aphrodite's Island
My best overseas tour 1965-67 at Akrotiri. 4 watches covering 24/7 so no nasty station duties to bother us.

Albert Einstein was a genius but his brother, Frank, created a monster

What could possibly go wrong?

Teacher: Give me a sentence using the words defence, defeat and detail.

Student: When a horse jumps over defence, defeat goes before detail.

My friend was parked outside an Aldi waiting for his wife to finish shopping. He was watching a woman who couldn't remember where she parked. Every time she held her remote in the air, he honked his horn.

Two ladies were gossiping:
First lady: "What's the worst thing your husband's said to you while you were having sex?"
Second lady: "Hi darling, I'm home!"

English can be weird, though it can be understood through tough, thorough thought

Many years ago a neighbour of a friend went round the bend and disappeared for weeks leaving her front door open. Nothing was ever stolen from the house. I was carted off to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in the air ambulance last month (see The Ricardian Saga in Sick Bay & Health Issues) and was away fr...

My sister lives in Perth WA and used to live in Bunbury as did my late mother:

Artemisia Blythe from PerthNow.com.au:
May 11, 2024 12:20PM
"WA has been hit with extreme weather events over the last couple of days, including a freak tornado in Bunbury causing damage to at least 40 houses."

CharlieOneSix wrote: ↑

Thu May 09, 2024 10:09 pm

It was 21.7C today at home some 20 miles SW of Aberdeen. That's what counts as a heatwave in these parts.

About 11C with drizzle up here, haar descended in the early evening. Very dreich!

The cattle have been released from the barns where they've spent the winter. They were so excited at first but it is quite chilly and its been drizzling on and off all day and, just to make the picture complete, the haar has clamped down this evening. Yes, I noticed that 'your' flight had to head b...