CameronL Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said: Mmm, tricky one! It's not Bananarama is it? 52 minutes ago, 2750Papyrus said: Bacharach? Or Bernstein? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 3 hours ago, exmoordave said: Last night a giant gorilla gatecrashed the world table tennis championships in China. The local media reported the event by saying that there was a King Kong Ding D o n g at the Hong Kong Ping Pong......... Our local media has just reported the story of an inmate who escaped from an asylum, sexually assaulted the staff at a launderette, and ran off into the night. The headline was... "NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS" 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, CameronL said: Our local media has just reported the story of an inmate who escaped from an asylum, sexually assaulted the staff at a launderette, and ran off into the night. The headline was... "NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS" So old it's rusty.... 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NIK Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Our nearest sewage works had an open day to allay local's fears. We went through the motions but exited relieved. 1 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 45 minutes ago, steve1 said: steve The wheels on the bus Come off the back All day long! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post KeithMacdonald Posted October 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2023 Patrick Collins came to church in the dead of winter without his hat and gloves. Father O’Brian asked “Where are your hat and gloves son?” Patrick replied “Would you believe it Father, I think someone stole my hat and gloves.” Father O’Brian was shocked. “Stole your hat and gloves? That’s a sacrilege. I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll give the sermon today on the Ten Commandments, and when I get to Thou Shalt not Steal, I’ll really lay it on thick. If the thief is in church, I’ll make him feel so guilty, he’ll give you your hat and gloves back.” The following Sunday Patrick shows up with his hat and gloves. Father O’Brian said “Ah, Patrick, I see my sermon worked, did it?” Patrick said “It sort of did Father.” Father O’Brian said “What do you mean by it sort of did?” Patrick said “Well, when you got to the commandment about not committing adultery I remembered where my hat and gloves were.” 4 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 25/09/2023 at 08:40, Ramblin Rich said: "Alternate reality" / "time paradox". Basically the plot of "Back to the future" and countless other time travel stories. One of my favourite examples of the genre (although Dan's relationship with the stepdaughter, Ricky, is slightly creepy). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted October 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) On 30/09/2023 at 19:26, JZ said: Hah that reminds me of a cartoon from an old computer magazine. It's very nerdy and it showed two cavemen standing in front of a cave wall with paintings on it. One of them has written 'PUSH BC; POP AF;RET Z' and is saying to the other one "I bet that'll confuse the archaeologists". Edited October 2, 2023 by AndrueC 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2023 Don't know about the archaeologists, it's confused the bejaysus out of me. Only joking, I do know that it's some sort of code! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Johnster said: Don't know about the archaeologists, it's confused the bejaysus out of me. Only joking, I do know that it's some sort of code! 🙂 It actually works on two levels. Firstly there's the idea of cavemen confusing archaeologists by making Latin script part of a cave painting. However there's also the technical aspect. What's written is in Zilog Z80 assembly language and if you understand that you'll find the three instructions somewhat bizarre 😜 (For the really technically minded). The idea of transferring the contents of a 16 bit general purpose register pair to the Accumulator and flag register then executing a return based on the state of the zero flag is freaky. Although all assembly language programmers know that there is a zero flag in 'F' I suspect most don't know which bit it is. The above looks like either a mistake or an exercise in the dark arts 😄 Edited October 3, 2023 by AndrueC 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, AndrueC said: 🙂 It actually works on two levels. Firstly there's the idea of cavemen confusing archaeologists by making Latin script part of a cave painting. However there's also the technical aspect. What's written is in Zilog Z80 assembly language and if you understand that you'll find the three instructions somewhat bizarre 😜 I thought it was 8086 (or 8088) based as the instructions are 16 bit and are accessing 16 bit registers and the stack. It's been ages (decades) since I wrote in assembler for either the Z80 or 808x processors and I can't remember the BC bit at all! Kev. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 5 hours ago, The Johnster said: Don't know about the archaeologists, it's confused the bejaysus out of me. Only joking, I do know that it's some sort of code! This one hasn't the foggiest! But at least the cavemen spoke in English rather than going "Ug" whilst trying to stop those Pterosaurs flying off with your fur bikini clad missus. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 Well, doesn't Z80 assembler belong in that period? 😃 Anyway I was a 6502 man (well, child at the time, and I never got very far with it, can't remember much about it other than some instructions could be a bit TAXing...) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said: This one hasn't the foggiest! But at least the cavemen spoke in English rather than going "Ug" whilst trying to stop those Pterosaurs flying off with your fur bikini clad missus. Proof that time travel is possible? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Proof that time travel is possible? 😁 The English have always spoke English. Saw it in a documentary about Cleopatra and some Romans. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Proof that time travel is possible? 😁 I sometimes think that the cavemen are among us. There's a toll bridge close to us and the staff in the booth seem to be incapable of communicating in anything but grunts. I feel like saying "Do you want the money or just the secret of fire?" 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, CameronL said: I sometimes think that the cavemen are among us. There's a toll bridge close to us and the staff in the booth seem to be incapable of communicating in anything but grunts. I feel like saying "Do you want the money or just the secret of fire?" Money & booths? Toll roads in Australia have been account or day pass only (the latter up to 3 days after travelling) since the late 1990s. You just drive past the automatic toll gantries at whatever the speed limit is, assuming no collisions/breakdowns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: The English have always spoke English. Saw it in a documentary about Cleopatra and some Romans. Brilliant! Starts off with wheels and ends up including Windows! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 3, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2023 18 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Money & booths? Toll roads in Australia have been account or day pass only (the latter up to 3 days after travelling) since the late 1990s. You just drive past the automatic toll gantries at whatever the speed limit is, assuming no collisions/breakdowns. Which on several occasions would leave me with no practical way of paying. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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