Random Thoughts

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:02 pm

spot wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:57 am And I learned this week that the shell of the pistachio was originally dyed to disguise bruises acquired when picked, but now to conform with user expectation.

Is it that purply colour?

Post by **spot** » Sat Jun 26, 2021 3:05 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:02 pm
spot wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:57 am And I learned this week that the shell of the pistachio was originally dyed to disguise bruises acquired when picked, but now to conform with user expectation.
Is it that purply colour?

I'm sure different producers offer various shades. The local healthfood shop here currently has barrels in faded green, yellow or red.

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 pm

Why do Seagulls fly over the Sea?

Because if they flew over the Bay, they would be Bagels!

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:30 pm

There is no such thing as a grouchy old person.

The truth is, once you get old, you stop being polite.

And start just being Honest!

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:53 pm

cars wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:30 pm There is no such thing as a grouchy old person.

The truth is, once you get old, you stop being polite.

And start just being Honest!

My mom says that when you get old you have so many aches and pains and feel so bad that you get grouchy. But I agree with you, my mom just turned 90 and she says living to be 90 gives her the right to say anything she wants!

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:35 pm

So today Oct. 14 is Be Bald and Free Day ...and Dessert Day...and International Top Spinning Day... and Sight Day !

and tomorrow is National Grouch Day!

and I Love Lucy Day!

Post by **LarsMac** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:50 pm

Hope6 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:35 pm So today Oct. 14 is Be Bald and Free Day ...and Dessert Day...and International Top Spinning Day... and Sight Day !

and tomorrow is National Grouch Day! and I Love Lucy Day!

Can someone Love Lucy, and be a Grouch at the same time?

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:07 pm

LarsMac wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:50 pm
Hope6 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:35 pm So today Oct. 14 is Be Bald and Free Day ...and Dessert Day...and International Top Spinning Day... and Sight Day !

and tomorrow is National Grouch Day! and I Love Lucy Day!
Can someone Love Lucy, and be a Grouch at the same time?

Yes I think they can, look at Fred Mertz!

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:43 pm

Hope6 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:53 pm
cars wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:30 pm There is no such thing as a grouchy old person.

The truth is, once you get old, you stop being polite.

And start just being Honest!
My mom says that when you get old you have so many aches and pains and feel so bad that you get grouchy. But I agree with you, my mom just turned 90 and she says living to be 90 gives her the right to say anything she wants!

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:52 am

What Day do all the Chickens Hide?

FRY-DAY

Post by **spot** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:31 am

I was just reeding the Wikipedia article on the Liverpool vs Leeds FA cup final of 1965, the way one does.

Leeds were thugs the whole time Don Revie was in charge, but I quite like the grit of Bill Shankly here:

Five minutes into the match, Liverpool defender Gerry Byrne and Leeds captain Bobby Collins collided, which resulted in Byrne breaking his collarbone. As substitutions were not allowed, Byrne decided to continue playing. He was unaware of the extent of his injury, as manager Shankly decided against telling him.

That's back when men were men, I reckon.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:01 pm

What do lions call Antelopes

FAST FOOD

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:06 am

What do you call a priest that studies the law and becomes a Lawyer

A FATHER - IN - LAW

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:49 pm

Do you know what the largest Ant in the world is called

ELEPH-ANT

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:34 pm

Saw a Bumper sticker yesterday, it said:

Robots Might Build Our Cars,

But It Takes Skilled Human Hands,

To Keep Them Running Right!

(Rather True!)

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:50 pm

cars wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:34 pm Saw a Bumper sticker yesterday, it said:

Robots Might Build Our Cars,

But It Takes Skilled Human Hands,

To Keep Them Running Right!

(Rather True!)

With skilled human brains to back them up.

Post by **spot** » Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:34 am

A no-fly zone could be placed over Windsor Castle as part of a security review, Metropolitan Police has said.

The no-fly zone application, if successful, would prevent aircrafts flying up to 2,500ft above and 1.5 nautical miles around Windsor Castle

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... e-59927668

And Windsor Castle is 4 miles from Heathrow Airport? The castle is less than half a mile from the flightpath of both runways?

That'll be interesting then.

And the plural of aircraft is aircraft.

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm

So,
Are you a "cautious defensive" driver, or a "assertive offensive" driver? Have you ever gotten any "tickets" for violations of the rules?

Me, "defensive" driver, allowing for "other's" mistakes and or inconsideration. "Never" any violation tickets. Never any accidents!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:33 pm

cars wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm So,
Are you a "cautious defensive" driver, or a "assertive offensive" driver? Have you ever gotten any "tickets" for violations of the rules?

Me, "defensive" driver, allowing for "other's" mistakes and or inconsideration. "Never" any violation tickets. Never any accidents!

Mix of both, I think, I'd have to ask a passenger.

Can I answer the tickets or violations in a few weeks? Something might be in the post, I might have been caught speeding just after New Year

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:16 pm

Betty Boop wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:33 pm
cars wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm So,
Are you a "cautious defensive" driver, or a "assertive offensive" driver? Have you ever gotten any "tickets" for violations of the rules?

Me, "defensive" driver, allowing for "other's" mistakes and or inconsideration. "Never" any violation tickets. Never any accidents!
Mix of both, I think, I'd have to ask a passenger.

Can I answer the tickets or violations in a few weeks? Something might be in the post, I might have been caught speeding just after New Year

Those sneaky buggers, are you talking about those "traffic cams"? If you are, we have them here too, I have a friend who is going to fight that in court soon.
(Good Luck, hope they missed you)

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:50 pm

cars wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm So,
Are you a "cautious defensive" driver, or a "assertive offensive" driver? Have you ever gotten any "tickets" for violations of the rules?

Me, "defensive" driver, allowing for "other's" mistakes and or inconsideration. "Never" any violation tickets. Never any accidents!

Well, I'm kinda an "Assertive Defensive" sort.

I drive pretty fast, but never rudely. And am always looking out for those other type of drivers.

I have gotten speeding tickets a few times.
One in London area from those speed cameras. The ticket showed up in my mail with a rather polite but insistent notice that I submit the fee, should I expect to have the privilege of driving in the UK on my next visit.
Once, driving through Austria, I was going along, minding my business when the guy just jumped out in the middle of the road holding a sign. I started to go around him, but noticed his uniform and slowed down. He then became very insistent that I stop. I did so. He was actually disappointed to find that I was not German (in spite of the license plate on the car.) His English was almost as bad as my German.
The speedometer said I was going about 75, and the officer insisted I was going 120. We had a long talk, and then he pointed out the switch on the Speedometer to change from MPH to KPH. it seemed my German Co-worker had changed it while he was driving the car in the UK.
Hmmm. We all had a good laugh, and he wrote me a ticket to pay at the next town.

I once got three speeding tickets in as many months.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:26 am

cars wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:16 pm
Betty Boop wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:33 pm
cars wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:26 pm So,
Are you a "cautious defensive" driver, or a "assertive offensive" driver? Have you ever gotten any "tickets" for violations of the rules?

Me, "defensive" driver, allowing for "other's" mistakes and or inconsideration. "Never" any violation tickets. Never any accidents!
Mix of both, I think, I'd have to ask a passenger.

Can I answer the tickets or violations in a few weeks? Something might be in the post, I might have been caught speeding just after New Year
Those sneaky buggers, are you talking about those "traffic cams"? If you are, we have them here too, I have a friend who is going to fight that in court soon.
(Good Luck, hope they missed you)

It was a police van with a laser on a bridge. I might have noticed just in time, the landrover who overtook me had slammed on his brakes and I glanced around quick wondering why he'd done that, then I spotted the van on the bridge in horror and slowed myself down pretty quick too. I was doing 80 ish the landrover must have been doing 100, he sped past me. Maybe they were more interested in the landrover, lets hope so. Never been caught speeding before.

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:34 pm

So, do folks in UK complain about these traffic cams violating their privacy?

Post by **spot** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:38 pm

Practically nobody does, they improve civil behavior wherever they're used and that's a good thing.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:34 pm

LarsMac wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:34 pm So, do folks in UK complain about these traffic cams violating their privacy?

There are guidelines saying how they should be used and the only bitching I’ve heard is when they break their own rules.

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:56 pm

Here, folks whine about how these cameras are violating our privacy.
Though I have yet to figure out how that works, since they are all out there on the public streets.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:14 am

LarsMac wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:56 pm Here, folks whine about how these cameras are violating our privacy.
Though I have yet to figure out how that works, since they are all out there on the public streets.

I have a problem when they rig the cameras up to face recognition software and actively track your movements (and that’s not just councils and government, there are even some shop chains that have been shown to be pulling tricks like that).

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:32 am

I needed some help with my computer yesterday.
I used to ask Greg , I'd forgotten he'd gone.
Made me sad again.
Did that after hearing a joke a couple of years ago. I thought i should save it for Dubs, he'd appreciate a good joke.......oh well.

Post by **LarsMac** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:51 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:32 am I needed some help with my computer yesterday.
I used to ask Greg , I'd forgotten he'd gone.
Made me sad again.
Did that after hearing a joke a couple of years ago. I thought i should save it for Dubs, he'd appreciate a good joke.......oh well.

I know that feeling.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:21 pm

Im sorry Lars

Post by **LarsMac** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:39 pm

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:21 pm
Im sorry Lars

Thank you, and likewise.

By now, I suspect that most of us have those moments.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:40 am

LarsMac wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:39 pm
magentaflame wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:21 pm
Im sorry Lars
Thank you, and likewise.

By now, I suspect that most of us have those moments.

Actually, I havent yet with my brother because I hardly saw him when he was alive. Once those who are in charge of his affects put him in the ground there will be some closure of sorts. It's been 7 months and I feel nothing. When my sister sends all his pictures then maybe I'll have memories. But until then ....meh. I'm also getting pics of myself. I always told my boys there are no pics of me growing up...seems there are. Who knew lol

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:42 am

Never trust a train.............they have Loco motives

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:09 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:42 am Never trust a train.............they have Loco motives

That stopped me in my tracks

Post by **spot** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:31 am

I disapprove of humour. I have never encouraged the practice, I deplore the trivialism, the mandatory encouragement, the lowering of moral standards, the false sense of camaraderie engendered. None of this is worthy of the potential each participant might otherwise reach by self-improvement and serious engagement.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:33 am

Did one get out of the wrong side of bed?

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:32 pm

"If you lose your sense of humor, it's just not funny anymore."
Wavy Gravy

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:12 pm

Don’t take life so seriously, it’s not like you are going to get out alive.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:30 am

Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:09 am
magentaflame wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:42 am Never trust a train.............they have Loco motives
That stopped me in my tracks

So you're station -ary

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:40 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:30 am
Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:09 am
magentaflame wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:42 am Never trust a train.............they have Loco motives
That stopped me in my tracks
So you're station -ary

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:42 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:30 am
Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:09 am
magentaflame wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:42 am Never trust a train.............they have Loco motives
That stopped me in my tracks
So you're station -ary

Nah, ‘ary’s me mate, I’m the Fat Controller

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:44 pm

You dont strike me as one with a liverpudlian accent.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:03 am

magentaflame wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:44 pm You dont strike me as one with a liverpudlian accent.

Wot me? I talk propper I does

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:05 pm

Thought for the day:

Create your own Sunshine!

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:54 pm

cars wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:05 pm Thought for the day:

Create your own Sunshine!

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:42 am

I love that song.

Create my own sunshine? ........Wouldn't the Feds be after me once I've purchased the ingredients?

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:45 am

cars wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:05 pm Thought for the day:

Create your own Sunshine!

thinking of the thought for tomorrow in relation to today...........it was yesterday so don't worry about it.

that was deep even for me

Post by **spot** » Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:53 am

Besides, anyone creating their own sunshine would have a SWAT team at their door before nightfall.

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:25 pm

spot wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:53 am Besides, anyone creating their own sunshine would have a SWAT team at their door before nightfall.

I keep forgetting the language difference in countries. From what I'm gathering from your comments, is sounds like your are talking about what we call "MOONSHINE here!

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:24 pm

cars wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:25 pm
spot wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:53 am Besides, anyone creating their own sunshine would have a SWAT team at their door before nightfall.
I keep forgetting the language difference in countries. From what I'm gathering from your comments, is sounds like your are talking about what we call "MOONSHINE here!

Oops, I thought they were going to spark up their own fusion reactor