RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted October 1, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 1, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: Yes, but the domesticated Haggis (plural Haggi) were a hybrid created by mating a left screw Haggis with a right screw Haggis. This resulted in them having legs of equal length as can be seen in the photograph. In the wild the left screw Haggi had the shorter legs on the left and the right screw Haggi the shorter legs were on the right. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2023 I have to note that there is a definite similarity of appearance and expressions between the haggi and their (apparently sibling) owners. And what a magnificent display of headgear! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2023 4 hours ago, The Johnster said: I have to note that there is a definite similarity of appearance and expressions between the haggi and their (apparently sibling) owners. And what a magnificent display of headgear! Note that the male Haggi (right and centre in the photograph) are wearing bootees. For some reason this stops them making their mating call which has been likened to a cross between a piece of flinty chalk on a blackboard and an out of tune set of bagpipes. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2023 Also note the special headgear worn by the owners of the male haggi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Note that the male Haggi (right and centre in the photograph) are wearing bootees. For some reason this stops them making their mating call which has been likened to a cross between a piece of flinty chalk on a blackboard and an out of tune set of bagpipes. Well noted... Of course, traditional bagpipes are made from the skins of wild Haggi, their calls might: 1. Have initially inspired the manufacture of bagpipes, to 2. Move the Haggi down from the hills by the hagherds. Which explains why lowlanders find bagpipes (hagpipes?) distressing to listen to... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2023 57 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: Nothing wrong with that - the house is due to be knocked down in 6 months and the owner needs something quick to keep the dog in. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 5 hours ago, The Johnster said: I have to note that there is a definite similarity of appearance and expressions between the haggi and their (apparently sibling) owners. And what a magnificent display of headgear! Some say : There are also similarities between Selkirk and Norfolk. Relatively isolated rural communities, with not a lot to do on long cold winter nights. When the wildlife starts to look attractive and worth cuddling-up to. Dare I mention some parts of Wiltshire and Wales as well? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: Note that the male Haggi (right and centre in the photograph) are wearing bootees. Perhaps to keep them clean and tidy-like, ready for the annual Selkirk Agricultural Show and Championship? The Best In Show award was highly prized. That remind me, my wife once caused great mirth by proudly saying she'd won the Best Bitch In Show Award. She did (of course) mean our female dog had won the award, but ... 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2023 Cheers Darius 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius Nice to see that you get a replica of the Fat Dictator* to go with the set! * Though not his entourage of note-takers... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Hroth said: Nice to see that you get a replica of the Fat Dictator* to go with the set! Or is it a decoy Fat Dictator..? Cheers Darius 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 17 minutes ago, Darius43 said: Or is it a decoy Fat Dictator..? Cheers Darius Might be, no note-takers might indicate the junior decoy.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Something odd. Aldi now do Puffer Jackets for dogs! https://www.aldi.co.uk/large-reversible-dog-bomber-jacket/p/727511737911400 Note that they are reversable in case they become a Dog of Interest to the Police.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KeithMacdonald Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I have to confess I was worried at first, because there's a few well-known military sites near by. Quote Multiple people have reported hearing a large explosion near Oxford. Video and images taken from the A34 to the north-west of the city appear to show a bright flash shortly before 20:00 BST. Residents have reported power outages in Witney, Burford, Chipping Norton and Milton-under-Wychwood. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-66990100 But then .. Quote A statement from Severn Trent Green Power released just after 8.30pm on Monday confirmed a digester truck had been struck by lightning around 7.20pm. This took place at the Cassington AD Facility near Yarnton. The statement said: "We can confirm that at around 7.20pm this evening, a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility near Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was struck by lightning resulting in the biogas within that tank igniting. Boom! Oxfordshire Police have warned people not to try this at home. Especially, do not try eating large quantities of beans and then igniting your own biogas with a lighter. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2023 In answer to the above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GREgK90Nzw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius There is (was?) a whole thread on this a few days ago. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2023 7 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: I have to confess I was worried at first, because there's a few well-known military sites near by. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-66990100 But then .. Boom! Oxfordshire Police have warned people not to try this at home. Especially, do not try eating large quantities of beans and then igniting your own biogas with a lighter. Proof that god doesn't want us to recycle! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 This reminded me of my old folks... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DavidB-AU Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Two unrelated scenes from the same 1992 episode of The Bill. Who can work out the ironic connection? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted October 4, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) On shuttering around a site that has been vacant for at least five or six years - and no there wasn't anyone in the site when the snap was snapped. Edited October 4, 2023 by phil_sutters 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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