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Drunkonyms
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probes » Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:10 pm
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A study in Germany has found there are 546 words which mean drunk, including .... .
The team believe this could be because of Britain's...
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I like the West Country term 'Spannered', oft heard around Bath, Brizzle, and in this case, Sh!t-n-Smellit*.
*As the locals refer to Shepton...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:32 pm
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Stupid Is As Stupid Does
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:13 pm
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Florida man calls 911, requests for meth to be tested for authenticity, police say #-o L-) :ymdevil:
SPRING HILL, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in...
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..and a really good defense lawyer would then win a counter-claim for victimization by the authorities for [ Insert not less than 3 -isms here ],...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:05 pm
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I need a Nav Aid, area nav, engineer?
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John Hill » Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:17 am
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I have some ESP32 and ESP8266 micro devices which are quite small (not really tiny) and include WiFi and various analog and digital IO.
We also have...
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I did not see an $$ figures but there is enough to convince that I could have more fun for the money elsewhere!
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Last post by John Hill
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:36 am
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Wot's for Tea, Ma?
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by henry crun » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:01 pm
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Am sat here at Castle Crun in front of a roaring log fire toasting hand-made crumpets and spreading them with gorgeous creamy local butter. Yummy!...
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Yes it is Hydro!
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Last post by EA01
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:41 am
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Limerick Thread
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OFSO » Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:30 pm
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When Liz Hurley got stuck in Antigua
She e-mailed our Woody what a pig you are
for BA are just wankers
They should all be on jankers
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Poor husband of prosthetic lady*
Felt the burden, heavy and weighty.
With bills piled high,
He let out a sigh,
Financial woes driving him crazy!...
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Last post by probes
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:07 am
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Aviation question, if you please.
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John Hill » Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:38 pm
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As our Link trainer replica gets closer to completion I am often asked questions which my aeronautical but non-flying career has not prepared me...
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Well of course our Link has ailerons and full flapping tail feathers too, as does our WWII original. This new one also has toe brakes and I suppose...
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Last post by John Hill
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:25 pm
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Animals Behaving Badly
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:16 pm
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Surfboard-stealing otter not taking the 'bait' as wildlife officials try to catch her
SANTA CRUZ - Catching a sea otter that's been pilfering...
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08:00 Fat cat Marlene given breakfast
08:45 I head out to car, off to gym. Marlene says still hungry, gets a top-up. I leave.
09:10 Rachael arrives...
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Last post by Karearea
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:44 pm
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I am glad I saved for my old age!
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John Hill » Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:03 am
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It comes to everyone, you eventually realize that saving for old age is not really necessary any more!
So here we are in 2024 and I have been...
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I note that the radio only plays Country.
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Last post by Woody
Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:31 am
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Buy your own airfield!
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John Hill » Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:16 am
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Airfield with sealed runway, house, hangar and clubhouse. Only 18,000 kms from London.
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Difficult, maybe, but apparently not impossible.
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:02 am
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Word of the day!
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John Hill » Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:34 pm
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'Prostrate' !!!!
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Some fellow with an expensive sounding accent was talking on Al Jazeera this morning, 'Direct from London' was indicated and he used the word several...
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:05 am
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Mr Bates versus The Post Office
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:04 pm
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Having watched the excellent ITV drama over the last four nights I was appalled by the way the Post Office and their CEO Paula Vennels handled the...
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The water industry in Australia and many other countries uses an excellent software suite for handling lots of data and doing many types of standard...
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Last post by Hydromet
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:43 pm
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A bit of a strange one.........
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John Hill » Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:50 am
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If you cross that ocean you find yourself in yesterday........!
(No comment on the cinematography or choice of music!)
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Excessive excitement!
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:33 am
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The New Football Thread
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admin » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:05 pm
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The new football thread where personal attacks will not be appreciated. Thanks muchly.
Admin/Alison
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Completely shocked about this
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Last post by Woody
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:09 am
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Do film makers have shares in electricity companies?
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unifoxos » Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:20 am
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I have been watching a number of box sets of police detective programmes recently and have noticed that, in almost all cases, when the scene is set...
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This could be just me, but I cannot stand the look of an unlit light fixture. We have all the lights on, first thing in the morning and last thing...
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Last post by Dushan
Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:49 pm
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Can I be unbalanced ?
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OFSO » Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:15 pm
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Came home after four weeks to a bitterly cold house with most, but not all, of the power on. Woodstove lit but couldn't get the balanced flue central...
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Reading the UK boiler regs., the maximum balanced flue length should be not more than ten metres. Every right angled bend adds a theoretical metre....
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Last post by OFSO
Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:14 pm
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Your New Vocabulary
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PHXPhlyer » Thu Sep 07, 2023 3:00 am
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Our fall new words drop is here!
The words don’t stop coming, so we’re updating the dictionary more frequently than ever. And not just with any...
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Rawgabbit and Curglaff made it to Wayne State University’s 2024 Word Warriors list
Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:25 pm
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Money
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OFSO » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:15 pm
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OK chaps and chapesses, thinking caps on.
Talking to my financial advisors this week, they pointed out that there are some excellent offers of...
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We are not rich, but really rich enough. I am sure we could have done much better over the years but really chasing the dollars did not interest me...
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Jan 09, 2024 7:03 pm
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Air photo interpretation
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Hydromet » Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:26 am
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I'm sure we have some people here who know a bit about aerial photo interpretation, so You may be able to assuage my and my neighbours' curiosity....
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There was nothing much there in the 1960s - I used to live just over a mile east of the point.
We used to go adventuring in the valley just east of...
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Last post by Hydromet
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:13 pm
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The Queen's Reading Room
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probes » Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:49 pm
For each re-read book there's an unread book says Sir Ian Rankin and feels slightly guilty.
I liked it. Must be getting old? #-o
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Last post by probes
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:49 pm
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DNA Testing in France
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llondel » Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:57 pm
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I read today that casual DNA testing is illegal in France. If a judicial process requires it then OK, but if you want to check that your father...
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There is a very old saying that It's a wise man who knows his own father . DNA testing brings in to sharp relief the truth of that saying.
The...
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Last post by Rossian
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:21 pm
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AI
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probes » Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:19 pm
- just askin', after taking a look and findin' some real good jokes on the topic :) - is there anything you've found useful with the AI-thingies,...
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Last post by probes
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:19 pm
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Link Trainer Project..
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John Hill » Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:01 am
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Likely lads working on our Link Trainer replica!
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Thanks for that interesting page.
So the RBI it is then. I have so far managed to almost totally avoid any flickering and I would like to keep it...
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:34 pm
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Taking aircraft under bridges
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llondel » Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:42 pm
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This one got stuck. It's a video clip on the BBC.
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The A5 Pass was a great place from which to wave up at car drivers, having just swung north and down after crossing Llyn Ogwen.
Several civvies have...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:48 am
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Q for Ricardian
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llondel » Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:42 am
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Here's one you can probably help with - a friend from a warm place is apparently visiting Orkney and Shetland in July and is wondering what to wear,...
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Eight :YMHUG:
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Last post by limeygal
Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:09 am
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Royal Tattoo Earls Court
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Alisoncc » Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:06 am
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Briefly watching the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2023 on the telly. I was in the band at RAF Locking and we got to do an intro at the Royal...
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Picking up on Jim's post. I once attended a day's training session of the Plymouth based gun crews, escorting a French submariner (who was still a...
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Last post by Rossian
Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:03 pm
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