RMweb Gold Nick C Posted August 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Hroth said: ...leave some sort of Will, either to set any surviving relatives at each others throat for decades to come... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115242/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Hroth said: But well balanced too, when you're dead its always Someone Elses Problem! All you have to do is remember to leave some sort of Will, either to set any surviving relatives at each others throat for decades to come or to keep your hard earned "estate" out of the hands of the Government... I have completed a will and arranged a cremation after I die (no funeral). Some items I have distributed to my friends and relatives rather than have the 'house clearance' vultures get their hands on it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Johnster said: Reg Shoe? No, no, he was just a zombie, on the side of the forces of law and order at that, one of the good guys. Zombies feature regularly in my nightmares and hypnopomnic hallucinations, I'm used to them, glad to see these familiar old friends in fact as it means the insides of my eyelids are not going to project anything worse at me. Zombies are dead, just haven't realised it yet and as their brains are deprived of freshly pumped blood are unlikely to. According to Gospel, Jesus was dead and then came back to life, I find really scary... The Romans had strict and sensible laws regarding disposal of the dead and I'm pretty sure Jesus was breaking several of them. When I'm dead, I intend to do absolutely nothing about the situation, being firmly of the opinion that dead people should stay properly dead and no mucking about. I'm sure somebody will be along to deal with me eventually, and ensure that I am suitably disposed of in a way consistent with public health and decency, and if not it probably means that I've been offed in a nuclear attack or asteroid strike or something and everyone else is brown bread as well, in which case it won't matter. And I for one welcome our new cockroach overloads and pledge to serve them in any way they see fit... Debatable that he would have been actually dead as he wasn't up there long enough. Crucifixion was a very long drawn out death. They were usually up there for weeks until they rotted like they were still doing in Britain in the Middle Ages. He was taken down almost immediately. Quote According to the Gospel of Mark, he endured the torment of crucifixion from the third hour (between approximately 9 a.m. and noon), until his death at the ninth hour, corresponding to about 3 p.m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus People are strapped up longer than that in certain clubs in Camden! Not trying to start a religious debate, just that I know a lot about Ancient History and part of my degree was about death rituals. Jason Edited August 17, 2023 by Steamport Southport 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Steamport Southport said: Debatable that he would have been actually dead as he wasn't up there long enough. Crucifixion was a very long drawn out death. They were usually up there for weeks until they rotted like they were still doing in Britain in the Middle Ages. He was taken down almost immediately. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus People are strapped up longer than that in ceratin clubs in Camden! Jason I bow to your knowledge about practices in certain Camden clubs... (whilst maintaining a Covid safe distance) 🤪 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hroth said: I bow to your knowledge about practices in certain Camden clubs... (whilst maintaining a Covid safe distance) 🤪 Probably all gone now. Replaced by Hipster juice bars and trendy shops. North London was great a few years. Loads of decent boozers and clubs full of old punks, metalheads, alternative types, etc. Now all foreigners and rich types (some both). Used to love sitting by the canal and having a few pints. I doubt many of us could afford a flat around there now, but I knew quite a few people with them which was handy for crashing in when going to gigs in London. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2023 I wonder if that place is real. Those signs look, well, non-permanent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 53 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: I wonder if that place is real. Those signs look, well, non-permanent. That looks fake. But a quick Google search suggests there is a genuine one in Belfast. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: But a quick Google search suggests there is a genuine one in Belfast. Here is the real one. Nice food. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, jbqfc said: Pardon the unintentional pun and sorry to be overly sensitive, but if it is for real, even after this length of time, it's in inappropriate 'bad taste' to use or advertise based on a disaster that cost over 1500 lives. Edited August 17, 2023 by BobM 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 17, 2023 Another pun on thai: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 15 hours ago, Hroth said: All you have to do is remember to leave some sort of Will, either to set any surviving relatives at each others throat for decades to come or to keep your hard earned "estate" out of the hands of the Government... Don't forget to get the lawyer to mention the "Trust Funds" in the Turks and Caicos islands. But do forget to mention the account numbers. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: I know a lot about Ancient History and part of my degree was about death rituals. Did you study in Hell, Hull or Halifax? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steamport Southport Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said: Did you study in Hell, Hull or Halifax? SACOS! School Of Ancient Civilizations and Oriental Studies! Part of The University Of Liverpool, but it was a separate school when I was there many moons ago. Now the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/ These are virtually the same modules I did, you pick and choose eight subjects per year and after the first year you tend to specialise more towards one main subject. There was a lot less "Classics" when I did it as that was a different subject. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/study/modules/#d.en.1044831 Seems interesting, but then you end up shovelling sand in the desert and digging up Roman roads in torrential downpours in Wales! Forgotten most of it on purpose. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: digging up Roman roads in torrential downpours in Wales! Ah, so you only do it in good weather then? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: School Of Ancient Civilizations and Oriental Studies! ... Seems interesting, but then you end up shovelling sand in the desert and digging up Roman roads in torrential downpours in Wales! I used to date an archaeologist. She was a lovely girl but her career was in ruins. Edited August 18, 2023 by AndrueC 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 My daughter, a very long time ago switched after two terms, from her first subject choice, to archaeology, at Durham Uni. She eventually had to do a practical, which turned out to be very hot and sandy, many miles up the river Nile. It was also run by an ancient "Woman in Tweeds" style of person. She did get her degree, but has never spoken of it since! 🙊 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2023 Given that Sheldon Cooper regards geology as 'the Kardashians of science', one wonders what he considers archeology as, the Philomena Cunk perhaps... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, The Johnster said: Given that Sheldon Cooper regards geology as 'the Kardashians of science', one wonders what he considers archeology as, the Philomena Cunk perhaps... The Philomena Cunk Award goes to "Social Science". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2E Sub Shed Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 The Head of "Modern Studies" at my Grammar school once informed our economics class that a sociology qualification could be obtained from the dispenser in any toilet cubicle in the school. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: SACOS! School Of Ancient Civilizations and Oriental Studies! Part of The University Of Liverpool, but it was a separate school when I was there many moons ago. Now the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/ These are virtually the same modules I did, you pick and choose eight subjects per year and after the first year you tend to specialise more towards one main subject. There was a lot less "Classics" when I did it as that was a different subject. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/study/modules/#d.en.1044831 Seems interesting, but then you end up shovelling sand in the desert and digging up Roman roads in torrential downpours in Wales! Probably trying to get more customers for Royal Liverpool University Hospital, for tropical and infectious diseases. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Has anyone seen the Whacky Signs Thread recently? I left it here but it seems to have been replaced by something even more incomprehensible. 4 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 Thread drift, don't you just love it? So lets drift back, this was on a motel room door at a place that I overnighted: 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: Thread drift, don't you just love it? So lets drift back, this was on a motel room door at a place that I overnighted: But what if you want to check out earlier? 🤪 Just a thought. Was that the Motel California? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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