cuthound Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, Murflynn said: seen on the back of an articulated truck in the 1970's: CAUTION LIVESTOCK 40 FEET LONG ooh err, guv'nor Perhaps an early attempt at importing hormone injected beef from tzhe US of A? ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murflynn Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 I recall a documentary made in the USA that dealt with wild boars mating with domestic sows that had been bred to a huge size and had escaped. apparently the feral offspring were more than slightly scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 hours ago, doratheexplorer said: I've never moored there, because I simply can't work out where the visitor mooring is supposed to be. My point exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davem399 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 35 minutes ago, Murflynn said: apparently the feral offspring were more than slightly scary. And the citizens of the USA voted for one of them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, davem399 said: And the citizens of the USA voted for one of them! Strictly speaking, they didn't (3m more people voted for Hillary Clinton) but owing to the vagaries of the electoral college system, one got elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: Strictly speaking, they didn't (3m more people voted for Hillary Clinton) but owing to the vagaries of the electoral college system, one got elected. Well if we are doing pedantry. No mention was made of a majority. The statement stands because citizens of the US did in fact vote for Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said: >>Well if we are doing pedantry<< ..then "the citizens" implies all of them. Which they didn't. Meanwhile back somewhat nearer to the original topic, I can't be the only boater who is waiting to be asked, when on a service mooring "Will you be long?" The answer (in our case) is "About 48ft 6in". 3 hours ago, Murflynn said: CAUTION LIVESTOCK 40 FEET LONG Long, even for a reticulated python! https://www.livescience.com/34444-biggest-snake-largest-snake-longest-snake.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 21 hours ago, matty40s said: Barcelona 2020, 2 days before they had their first mainland Covid case... Queen Street West, Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: ..then "the citizens" implies all of them. Which they didn't. Well no because all of them are not entitled to vote so that went without saying. Edited October 21, 2020 by The Happy Nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: ..then "the citizens" implies all of them. Which they didn't. Meanwhile back somewhat nearer to the original topic, I can't be the only boater who is waiting to be asked, when on a service mooring "Will you be long?" The answer (in our case) is "About 48ft 6in". Long, even for a reticulated python! https://www.livescience.com/34444-biggest-snake-largest-snake-longest-snake.html It did not say 'the citizens' but merely 'citizens', clearly implying just some of them. (proportion unspecified) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said: Well no because all of them are not entitled to vote . Er, no. Were that the case, no one would vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Just now, Athy said: Er, no. Were that the case, no one would vote. Forgive me Sir. It should of course been. 'Not all of them are entitled to vote'. I'll write it out 100 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murflynn Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said: Forgive me Sir. It should of course been. 'Not all of them are entitled to vote'. I'll write it out 100 times. and if you tie 4 pens together and do it in quadruplicate you will be awarded another 300 lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said: Forgive me Sir. It should of course been. 'Not all of them are entitled to vote'. You are, of course, correct. As you have realised the error of your ways, no further action will be taken. 1 minute ago, Murflynn said: and if you tie 4 pens together and do it in quadruplicate you will be awarded another 300 lines. I tried that wheeze once, on one of the rare occasions that, as a schoolboy, I did anything wrong. frankly, it was so blasted cumbersome that it would have been quicker to use just the one pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st ade Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Athy said: I tried that wheeze once, on one of the rare occasions that, as a schoolboy, I did anything wrong. frankly, it was so blasted cumbersome that it would have been quicker to use just the one pen. I did that - tied five pens together - got as far as "I must not deliberately push" (times 5) then realised the sentence I'd been given to write was longer than one line so I needed to leave alternate lines blank for the rest of the sentence. Gave up and did it longhanded... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, 1st ade said: I did that - tied five pens together - got as far as "I must not deliberately push" (times 5) then realised the sentence I'd been given to write was longer than one line so I needed to leave alternate lines blank for the rest of the sentence. Gave up and did it longhanded... These teachers aren't as daft as they look, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st ade Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Athy said: These teachers aren't as daft as they look, you know. I'll give him credit - he handled it in an educational fashion (I think I was seven at the time). He looked at me, smiled and said "can you see a problem with your way?" "No...... Oh..... yes" "Now start again and do it properly" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Mike Todd said: It did not say 'the citizens' but merely 'citizens', clearly implying just some of them. (proportion unspecified) ? Erm - either you are right, or my computer has inserted the word "the" in post no.204. Go on, have another look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_V Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) On 21/10/2020 at 08:50, doratheexplorer said: I've never moored there, because I simply can't work out where the visitor mooring is supposed to be. My point exactly A new posting, nothing to do with the above Edited October 22, 2020 by ditchcrawler 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: My point exactly A new posting, nothing to do with the above My Favourite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murflynn Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 how about the infamous illuminated sign on the M4 that for many years displayed the message: THIS SIGN IS NOT IN USE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Goliath said: My Favourite ? Reminds me of the old adage: "Meetings should comprise an odd number so that decisions can be made by majority vote. But remember that three's a crowd" Perhaps democracy should be replaced by benevolent dictatorship - the only problem is who decides what is 'benevolent'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murflynn Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: Reminds me of the old adage: "Meetings should comprise an odd number so that decisions can be made by majority vote. But remember that three's a crowd" Perhaps democracy should be replaced by benevolent dictatorship - the only problem is who decides what is 'benevolent'? may I propose Justin, the Vagabond, Churchie and the WC. they are all opinionated and clearly ready to dictate but I'm not quite sure about the benevolence factor in the cases of more than one of them. Edited October 23, 2020 by Murflynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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