leopardml2341 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I do have to ask if the sparkly unicorn is OO or P4. S'pose it depends on the size of its hooves. Hat, coat and I'm off :-) I see the urine extractors have taken over this thread completely. Is that in itself a 'negative' thing though ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dickerson Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You will all think differently tomorrow, when our negative waves EAT THE SUN. Only buying these special magic beans, for special sparkly people - a snip at £10 for 3 - can you stand any chance of it returning. Did I say £10? Sorry, I meant £20, as they're artisanal. To you - £50 for 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2015 Or you could buy special glasses off the internet to look for the sun. Saturday delivery guaranteed. In the meantime, lie back in your deckchair and catch as many rays as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5cL-h3Pj1o Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2015 We've had the sparkly unicorns and the cuddly kitten, here's the adorable little girl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxEX3kynkOo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCR Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 i liked the kitten until i found out it was a GWR kitten. That has just ruined the kitten for me. do you think it's an express passenger kitten? it seems to be missing the brass collar round the top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2015 Having skim read these 12 pages of assorted negativity...I'm off to hit the "ignore this topic" so it doesn't pop up on my screen again...Pip Pip!. JF I find it rather like the motto of 'The News Of The World' - which said (for the information of younger readers) 'All human life is there'. Now while this thread lacks stories about the nefarious goings-on of scout masters and vicars or instances of 'our reporter made his apologies and left' some of it is probably just as laughable or crazy as some of the stories my gran used to read out of the NOTW while we were sat at Sunday dinner (what posh folk called lunch). However things have definitely taken a further turn for the better on this page as we now have a cuddly kitten and a sparkly unicorn - the latter leaving me looking forward to an erudite post explaining how it was so nearly adopted as the new BR emblem in 1948. No disrespect at all to Andy's original post as I'm sure he's not the only one becoming increasingly fed-up with the naysayers and prophets of doom or the death of our hobby but it is nice to see the lighter side emerging as an antidote to those who seemed intent on adding to the misery - maybe they should have made their apologies before they left? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2015 Maybe the force of darkness have been well and truly defeated. Tolkein must have scripted it. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2015 we now have a cuddly kitten and a sparkly unicorn - the latter leaving me looking forward to an erudite post explaining how it was so nearly adopted as the new BR emblem in 1948. See post No 299 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 do you think it's an express passenger kitten? it seems to be missing the brass collar round the top The trouble with GWR kittens is that they all look the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I see the urine extractors have taken over this thread completely. Ahh! Is this an opportunity for a new industrial business to be included on the layout - tanks - separators - Heaters - filters - etc - possibly in conjunction with a GERN plant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I thought this was quite apt: http://www.despair.com/social-media-venn-diagram.html With all this talk of sparkly unicorns and kittens and GWR kittens, there must be space on that for Imgur - as long as there's a banana for scale. ...and for those not in the know: www.imgur.com Enter with care, it is addictive... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 However things have definitely taken a further turn for the better on this page as we now have a cuddly kitten and a sparkly unicorn - the latter leaving me looking forward to an erudite post explaining how it was so nearly adopted as the new BR emblem in 1948. I believe it was considered as a way of brightening up post-war Britain, but at the time animated GIF technology was not advanced enough for a practical locomotive-mounted solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It could be worse - http://slash7.com/2006/12/22/vampires/ Not spotted too much of the above on here, so far. Best wishes, Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2015 Or cute kittens. Maybe we should troll this thread with kitten pictures to help de-negitify the curmudgeons. Doesn't everyone have one in their modelling stash? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Doesn't everyone have one in their modelling stash? That's your modelling stash? I thought I had a pretty modest one, but there's certainly no room for a cat in it. You've almost got room to swing one in there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I find it rather like the motto of 'The News Of The World' - which said (for the information of younger readers) 'All human life is there'. Now while this thread lacks stories about the nefarious goings-on of scout masters and vicars or instances of 'our reporter made his apologies and left' some of it is probably just as laughable or crazy as some of the stories my gran used to read out of the NOTW while we were sat at Sunday dinner (what posh folk called lunch). However things have definitely taken a further turn for the better on this page as we now have a cuddly kitten and a sparkly unicorn - the latter leaving me looking forward to an erudite post explaining how it was so nearly adopted as the new BR emblem in 1948. No disrespect at all to Andy's original post as I'm sure he's not the only one becoming increasingly fed-up with the naysayers and prophets of doom or the death of our hobby but it is nice to see the lighter side emerging as an antidote to those who seemed intent on adding to the misery - maybe they should have made their apologies before they left? if i may be so bold, i think this thread is exactly what Andy wanted, it is full of the people who do not want and do not like negativity and it is giving them a space to show that we look on the bright/ humourous side of things. The important thing is to remember to take this in to other threads to negate the effects of the moaning posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2015 You will all think differently tomorrow, when our negative waves EAT THE SUN. Only buying these special magic beans, for special sparkly people - a snip at £10 for 3 - can you stand any chance of it returning. Did I say £10? Sorry, I meant £20, as they're artisanal. To you - £50 for 2. But today is World Happiness Day, so if we all think happy thoughts the Sun will return. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MPR Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2015 do you think it's an express passenger kitten? it seems to be missing the brass collar round the top Ah, the cat-puchon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Don't do Unicorns but this must be a close relation. The cat, the one in my avatar, has appeared on here before so apologies to those who have seen her efforts with hanging basket liner. Getting back nearer to the topic. When the Hornby K1 appeared I made a comment about the tender being of an unusual type for most of the class for most of their lives. It attracted some verbal abuse and I was accused of enjoying picking out faults. I saw no point in providing any follow up information given that attitude. In the reviews that I have read only Model Rail jumped straight in with an endorsement of my comment. When the J15 appeared I made several comments concerning the combination of features that Hornby had depicted on the various issues. Various people modified their models and several replied in a positive manner to my comments. I then attempted to modify mine by blatantly pinching ideas from other contributors. I made a mess of certain parts and openly stated so in my post. I then received a truly amazing number of positive comments. Can East Anglian branch line modellers be so much more friendly and supportive than those rom other areas? Or is there some hidden agenda. I have also been accused of being a member of the AYAS. (Andy York Appreciation Society) In my day job I worked in QC. I have attended snagging and hand over meetings involving major construction projects. For over 30 years it was my job to find faults. It was also my job to put things right. Here is a plane ticket to X come home when the client is satisfied. Given that brief you had to find problems very quickly and kick a few backsides to get things done. It does make me come across as rather blunt at times. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dickerson Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 But today is World Happiness Day, so if we all think happy thoughts the Sun will return. Pete Gosh, I actually thought it was the 17th (it was announced on the radio). There were all these people in green hats down the pub who'd drunk all the Guinness by 7pm, so I naturally assumed... Oddly, in the lecture room down the corridor there would appear to be a training day involving positive thinking. They're going to miss the eclipse. If they could see it anyway. Which they can't. Tee hee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 It's not a true GWR kitten or it would have been in broad gauge. Nik Only if was a Gooch designed Kitten, if it is (as I suspect) a Collett designed Kitten, the spacing between all 4 paws will be standard. Anyway, I'm not going to get the Kitten, it's got those flaming design clever whiskers and at that price ("free to a good home") I'd expect individually applied whiskers. Disgusted in Dorset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2015 Can you get kittens produced to 'design clever'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2015 New thread: Default stances of positivity: "We've never had it so good" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Wonder what ever happened to the Telford gnome. He was about as negative as they come. a curmudgeon's curmudgeon in fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2015 ^^^ I'd forgot about him, I will be more than happy to forget about him once again! By the way, I had to google those big horsehead sculptures pictured earlier - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kelpies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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