RMweb Gold ikks Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2020 At Sydney’s Royal Easter Show in 2006, a massive woodchopper who goes by the simple name of Jed, takes all before him, winning every prize and cutting every log in record time. Everyone is stunned, because he’s never shown up in any wood-cutting competition before and no one has ever heard of him. “Where are you from?” one incredulous journalist asks. “I’m from the Simpson Forest,” says the axeman. “Don’t you mean the Simpson Desert?” “Well,’ the woodchopper says modestly. ‘That’s what they call it now.” 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Baby Deltic said: That is brilliant 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 My money’s on the one on the left... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 G'Day Folks I reckon the Blue one will win. manna 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I miss going to the submarine races. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I splashed out on some tickets but the company went into liquidation. steve 2 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, AndrewC said: I miss going to the submarine races. It is not so exciting since they banned the nuclear ones. However, to pep things up a bit there is talk of reinstating mines as course markers... Edited April 13, 2020 by Titan 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Rude word omitted...... Edited April 13, 2020 by newbryford 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, newbryford said: Rude word omitted...... Are you certain? Think you may need to do a recount just in case 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted April 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 Maybe a rivet counter can help. 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: Maybe a rivet counter can help. Do you know a good supplier? Putting "rivet counter" in the search box on the Eileen's Emporium website drew a blank. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 But what type would be best to adapt for counting holes, the modern digital, the older electro-mechanical, or the original manual type? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, petethemole said: But what type would be best to adapt for counting holes, the modern digital, the older electro-mechanical, or the original manual type? Hi Pete, It may even be possible to work out the number of holes by way of mathematical modelling, not that I have time to think this rubbish up you understand ! Gibbo. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold slow8dirty Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Baby Deltic said: Life is stranger than fiction https://internationalsubmarineraces.org/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 My son said, "What does natural selection mean?" I said, "It's easier if I show you rather than explain it.' So I showed him a YouTube video of a bloke jumping off a shed roof, head first onto the concrete at the side of a swimming pool. 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: My son said, "What does natural selection mean?" I said, "It's easier if I show you rather than explain it.' So I showed him a YouTube video of a bloke jumping off a shed roof, head first onto the concrete at the side of a swimming pool. Like when my lad asked why girls are called the Opposite Sex. Well, son; Whatever you want to do, they want to do the opposite... 3 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcredfer Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 44 minutes ago, Baby Deltic said: Wow!! What a great idea..... screws with a built in driver on the head. What a frustration for your thief, out with her/his {PC as always} screw driver set and - failure. By the time they have bought complete sets of both types, they would be carrying so much weight that the 20 police remaining in the country {best make that estimate 12, in the light of the latest topic which has gone viral} anyway, they would be able to see the villains staggering, to carry it all and just Nick em before they could even commit the intended crime. Julian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, jcredfer said: her/his {PC as always} There is a nice three-letter word that will do here: xyr. This is the form of xe used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Budgie said: There is a nice three-letter word that will do here: xyr. This is the form of xe used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. Aahh, yes, I had meant the gender of the, imaginary, burglar rather then the gender of the Principle Culprit, investigating officer, or even a preposition... {Oh dear, just which imaginations might just be sparked by that challenge opportunity?} Julian Edited April 13, 2020 by jcredfer looked for a better ... position 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted April 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2020 12 hours ago, Budgie said: There is a nice three-letter word that will do here: xyr. This is the form of xe used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. Or even better, 'their'. Third person singular for someone of unknown or unspecified gender. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Nick C said: Or even better, 'their'. Third person singular for someone of unknown or unspecified gender. That has pretty much become the normal usage. The neologisms have little chance against the extended meaning of an existing word that is already nearby in meaning. In language, it's survival of the fittest. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted April 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: That has pretty much become the normal usage. The neologisms have little chance against the extended meaning of an existing word that is already nearby in meaning. In language, it's survival of the fittest. It's not really an extended meaning - according to the OED the singular they dates back to 1375... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted April 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Budgie said: There is a nice three-letter word that will do here: xyr. This is the form of xe used after a preposition or as the object of a verb. Doesn't that discriminate against those with XX chromasones as opposed to those with XY? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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