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  1. Non sequitur

    1. ian

      ian

      I don't follow you.

  2. Have you noticed that the targeted advertising from Amazon, eBay , etc. is deeply flawed?

     

    They don't understand the difference between being interested in the GWR (like me for instance) and general interest in railways. So I keep getting offers for books about the Southern or the LMS, or heaven forbid, BR! (Urgh! :wink_mini:

     

    It's like sending an Arsenal supporter offers for Man City merchandise!

     

    I think this is a major failing for modern deep-profiled marketing and it should be sorted out!

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    2. mike morley

      mike morley

      I once worked for one of the biggest motorcycle dealerships in Europe.  I wasnt particularly surprised when I was told our service receptionist had been one of Back Street Heroes 'Readers Wives'.  The skirts she wore were so short it was difficult to find a safe place to look when she bent over the photocopier.

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Perhaps that should have been Friendly/supportive?

       

    4. DK123GWR

      DK123GWR

      Due to the number of adverts for Riley & Son that I have seen, I assume that the algorithms are also unable to distinguish between a desire to repair my 4mm:1ft locomotives and a desire to repair my 12inch:1ft locomotives.

  3. Ceci n'est pas une Minories

     

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Incroyable!!

    2. truffy

      truffy

      Zut alors!

    3. Compound2632

      Compound2632

      Seironim enu sap tse'n icec

  4. “You gotta get in to get out”

     

    Hooray for 6Music!

     

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      Not if you're in the cage

    2. richbrummitt

      richbrummitt

      Is that an infinite monkey cage by chance?

  5. Mr Pooter said this of his two friends, "Doesn't it seem odd that Gowing's always coming and Cummings' always going?"

    1. railroadbill

      railroadbill

      Seems less odd now  sadly. 

    2. Andrew Dobie

      Andrew Dobie

      That was my A-Level text - I loved it!

  6. Just when I think I'm winn-ing.

    When I've brok-en down the door!

    ...

    Arty-farty as hell , but great stuff for a sunny Sunday afternoon!

     

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      The ghosts of my life
      Blew wilder than the wind

    3. truffy

      truffy

      One of the great distinctive voices. And he can sing, which is quite a rarity.

    4. LNWR18901910

      LNWR18901910

      I'm still attempting to lose some weight. I can't go round working on an empty stomach looking like a bungled entry for a stuff-a-cushion competition, can I?

  7. That strange wine-y smell in the fridge was...

     

    Wine!

     

    What a waste! :sad_mini2:

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Not the defunct mouse complaining that he couldn't get into the shrink-wrapped cheese?

       

       

  8. I hope you are watching Channel5 at the moment, not reading this... :wink_mini:

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    2. Captain Kernow
    3. truffy

      truffy

      Slow telly? It’s either cricket or watching paint dry. But neither could be described as “stunning”.

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      Must admit I saw the listing and thought "maybe" then forgot to have a look.  Did they go all Potter over the Gelnfinnan Viaduct?

       

      Cricket is only "stunning" if you get hit by an errant six....

       

  9. Where’s Monty? D’yanknow I don’t like this other bloke.

    1. truffy

      truffy

      Burns? Python? Montgomery?

    2. LNWR18901910

      LNWR18901910

      He could've been a dog with glasses voiced by Griff Rhys Jones.

  10. Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are

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    2. jonny777

      jonny777

      Oi !

      If you are not careful you will be strapped to a chair and played Topographic Oceans in its entirety. 

    3. Harlequin

      Harlequin

      "Silly human, Silly human race."

       

      Says it all, really.

    4. steve22

      steve22

      "Look out, look out!  You're too Close to the Edge".

  11. "Hornby" with a "Haitch". :wink_mini:

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      You mean Hh-ornby?    With an Heffort?

  12. The internet seems to be slowing down all over! Is that because lots of people are now working from home?

     

    1. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      No they're online looking for toilet paper and gel

    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      And filling in time browsing RMweb!

       

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Sadly it is a Virus (probably Chinese). Ensure you cover your Camera 'hole' and change all your passwords.

      R. White.

  13. Somewhere in my house there is a small blue piece of plastic

     

    Without it I can't run any trains.

     

    It would hold a tiny SD card, so that I could plug that card into my computer, so that I could adjust the startup video settings, so that I could see what's on screen when my Pi-SPROG starts up. (The old screen died.)

     

    I wonder where it is...

    1. Harlequin

      Harlequin

      Woohoo! I found it in a small white box, in a tin, in a big brown box full of electrical bits.

       

      I am organised after all!

       

    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Definitely a hierarchical hardware storage methodology then....

       

      ( HHSM......  I'm liking it!)

    3. FoxUnpopuli

      FoxUnpopuli

      Was the box in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard'?

  14. I just dropped a tender handrail and heard it go "ping, ping, ping" on the tiled floor. It's nowhere to be found. What seemed like a great idea last night is now tainted with a sense of loss and disappointment...

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    2. sigtech

      sigtech

      I tend to'find' what i've just lost most times if I go down on hands and knees and carefully feel for the object- slowly and methodically around the area where it was lost, if no luck then widen search area and repeat... you've got more chance of finding it on a tiled floor than if it were on carpet; it's a matter of dogged persistence, methodical searching - and luck!

    3. Harlequin

      Harlequin

      I found it! :D

       

      So now I feel better about the original idea, which is why I was taking a tender apart in the first place. Will post more if it works out...

       

  15. By mistake usually...

     

    Click on someone's name or avatar and their profile page will open. At the top of the "Activity" area is an edit box with the legend "Write a public message on <member's> feed..." Type into that and hit "submit". (The word "public" is emphasized...)

    1. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Yes, I think most of the time it's actually intended to be a PM. I await with interest the day when a manufacturer uses the feature to inform Andy about a supersecret forthcoming announcement :D

  16. You had me at, “Art Deco Spaceship”! I want one!

  17. Is there any Tea on this spaceship?

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    2. Mark Saunders

      Mark Saunders

      They apparently have a tea party in America!

    3. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Yes but they throw tea into cold water

    4. ian

      ian

      Share and enjoy!

  18. RMWeb is more responsive than the Hornby website! :-) ThumbsUp!

    1. BoD

      BoD

      The Hornby website must be absolutely abysmal then

    2. Allegheny1600

      Allegheny1600

      It is!!!

      (absolutely abysmal, that is)

  19. I will do the brussels...

    But there's a bit of shunting I need to get finished first!

     

  20. James May, reassembler : Flying Scotsman - on now.

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Most enjoyable!

       

       

  21. Minimum Wage! Heeya!

     

  22. Baubles!

     

     

    I need more baubles!

     

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Swing 'em! :jester:

       

      Evidently there's a formula for calculating how many you need for a tree of a given size.  likewise for lights.  I prefer an elegantly chosen and perfectly positioned few...

       

      Its far easier to take 'em down in the New Year too.

       

  23. I'm sure the announcer just said, 

    "Michael Gove's Great Australian Railway Journeys"!

     

    I felt a great disturbance in the force...

     

  24. Badges - if you want them:

     

     

    1. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Many thanks - some people here might find these very useful.

  25. "Hello, Is this right room for an argument?"

     

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    2. KDG

      KDG

      I've told you once.

    3. BobM

      BobM

      Sometimes, they say silence is the best way to win an argument. So on that basis I've already conceded defeat....!

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      There's plenty of rooms full of of argument here, take your pick!

       

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