trisonic Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) To quote the late, great, Eric Morecombe "there's no answer to that..." L\ iD Oh, yes there is, it's "Do you have the Scrolls?" at which Eric replies "No, I always walk like that.." Best, Pete. Edited December 23, 2013 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 In sympathy with the traditional seasonal entertainment... Oh, yes there is, Oh No there isn't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 In sympathy with the traditional seasonal entertainment... Oh No there isn't... Behind you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Howzat - small = 1, 4, 3, 2, 6, OWZTHAT large = L.B.W., BOWLED, NO BALL, CAUGHT, STUMPED, NOT OUT Yes, sadly I've kept my set for 50 years or so, and they live in my desk drawer. Bill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Interesting. I thought there was no "3" but two "1"s....... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Morning all! Just finished sifting through, and tagging, my photos from the photo round last night, so stay tuned for a blog entry in a few. It's been good to be out spotting for a change as I really had not been able to get to that since our move... Some final purchases for our contribution to the Christmas dinner will need to be made today as I figure the stores will be totally overrun tomorrow, and have no inclination of treating myself to that... Edited December 23, 2013 by 1216 025 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) I seem to remember a cricket game using brass 'die' "Tap and die".........The most dangerous engineering workshop process ever! Breaking news: "Dyed die, die!"......What a wonderful language. Edited December 23, 2013 by Debs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 Morning all. Wet and windy and forecast to be wetter and windier later We all enjoyed the Hobbit film yesterday, considerably more than the film critic who had reviewed it in the newspaper! Aditi now seems to be planning menus that read like computer programs IF ...THEN ... ELSE to take account of people arriving, early, staying longer or suddenly changing food preferences. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 "Tap and die".........The most dangerous engineering workshop process ever! Breaking news: "Dyed die, die!"......What a wonderful language. and dice can be something to do with gambling or vegetables. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2013 Here you go for a couple of nocturnal ferrophile imagery: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/74/entry-13004-a-case-of-nocturnal-ferrophilia/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 Breaking news: "Dyed die, die!"......What a wonderful language. If the plural of mouse is mice and louse lice, why isn't the plural of house hice? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 One does live in a hice; otherwise known as Buckingham Palace. HMQ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2013 One does live in a hice; otherwise known as Buckingham Palace. HMQ Is there any etymological relationship between hice and vice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Good grief, postings are in overdrive... After being together for 23 years, Mrs S and I discovered something new about ourselves. Every year Jack has bought the Christmas Turkey and Christmas Dinner has been a feast. I happened to watch the One Show a couple of nights ago and a young girl who had been homeless and was writing a blog showed how she could prepare a sumptuous Christmas Lunch for £3.50 a head. The key element was a roast chicken not a turkey and one guy sat at the table couldn't tell the difference. Talking about it we realised that for all the years we have been together, Jack had only been cooking a turkey because she thought I liked it... I actually prefer chicken as turkey can be quite dry. Needless to say this year we have a chicken. No wonder there are wars in the world when it took 23 years to resolve a simple misunderstanding... Edited December 23, 2013 by gordon s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 Morning, heavy rain and wind due later ( the latter could also be dependent on my lunch) realised last night that there were a couple of items we had forgotten to get, so I was up and in waitrose for 0800 and left at 0820. All done and sorted and the festivities start today in earnest today with visitors etc. Enjoy the day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Morning All! A wet & windy one like most of the rest of the UK I guess. Yesterday was glorious though, clear sunny skies, little wind and not too cold. Should be like that here in Slapding for Christmas Day it seems, so it'll be out with the new Brasher Hiking Boots for a post lunch 7 mile walk and back to a nice fire, port and stilton! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Morning all. Going to be a wet one across much of the country today, I imagine. Gordon, I believe the secret to getting the turkey dry is to start the cooking of it early - around September. If you're one of a growing number of Brits who are getting a taste for moist food then simply chuck in a 1/4 bottle of white wine into the pan. As for left overs I'll be checking out Nigella's website for ideas for cold turkey. Have a nice day everyone. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris56057 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Morning all, having frequented the forum for a quite a while- but nice to pop back! Hope everyone has an enjoyable day, I'm starting reading for my dissertation... Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, the plural of grouse is...? Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, the plural of grouse is...? Ed Gripers ??? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 and dice can be something to do with gambling or vegetables. or death. .. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, the plural of grouse is...? Ed Women. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 Where's the "oooh you're taking a chance there" button?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, the plural of grouse is...? Ed Exactly! According to Railway World (Ian Allan) about 1969 that's where the word comes from. A couple of numbersnatchers in the heather or whatever near Ribblehead Viaduct, waiting for the train to snap it, disturbed a pair of grouse which took off with a flurry of wings etc. Allegedly the chaps looked at each other and said "Grice"! Good to see ERs descending (?) into Pre-Xmas euphoria. Love NHN's pics of the Santa hats on the little diesels etc. Peter (Slapding) - Brasher boots are a very fine make, but is 7 miles sensible if they are brand new? Are they 3- or 4-season? The latter can be a bit tough to adjust to! Cleaner Alison has not been as productive in readying her home as she had wished, so has asked to move her Xmas Eve cleaning of my place to Boxing Day. Not a problem - but I'm out of eggs, which she sells me, so no smoked salmon & scrambled eggs with fizz Xmas Morning! First time in many years. Still, she is cooking dinner for me later the same day. Big picture, Dudley, big picture. Hope your final prep goes well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 So, the plural of grouse is...? Ed Duck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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