CameronL

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3

18 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

One thousand pages and this is the level we're at?

Some things don't improve with repetition. If you look at the amount of effort dung beetles put in to be satisfied, fulfilled little bugs at the end of it all they still spend all their time pushing balls of cr*p about.

(Is there a metaphor there?)

1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

Where's this?!

 

I'm unattended.....

Milnthorpe, Cumbria. Near to the only set of traffic lights in the village. 

Bear in mind you have to have enough hair to leave a mullet once it's been cut, so there might be a problem if you're not like this to start with...

14 hours ago, Vistisen said:

Oh Cod, not again! nothing but fish puns for the next few pages. 

What's the manta with that? Do you think we need to ray-z the tone above excruciating fish puns? Don't skate around the subject.

2 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said:

Thankfully , this is the plaice for that kind of statement

And gags like that are whelk-ome too. That Rich, eel mussel in on any chances.

SWMBO: "It must be a hairdresser's."

Me: "Or a fishmonger. "

On a short break with SWMBO in the Lake District,  and visited the South Lakes Safari Zoo. They have a rhino there with a head at each end...

On 31/03/2024 at 22:23, 5944 said:

Matthew 18:20. And Jesus said: "For where two or three are gathered together in my railway room, I am there among them, AND I'M DRIVING."

One here from The Defence Journal. It had me believing it for a minute.

4 hours ago, TravisM said:

saw this today on a model railway shop facebook page and I nearly spat my cornflakes out.  They are very, very naughty people

The problem is, that's quite believable, which is what makes it a good spoof. If it was really implausible no one would fall for it. 

Like a merger of the EM Gauge Society with the Scalefour Society, for instance.

1 hour ago, Tim Dubya said:

What's the palaeontological equivalent of a rivet counter?

They exist in all walks of life.

1 minute ago, kevinlms said:

I don't think this really meets the thread title!

 

That's evolution in action. If he managed to get it started it would certainly prevent him passing his genes on to the next generation. 

I fell asleep with my eyes wide open watching the England vs Brazil football match last night, but I did notice that out of the Brazil squad, eight players had a single name ending in -o (Danilo, Beraldo etc). This habit seems to go back as far as I can remember Brazil in football (back to Rivellino and Jairzinho in the 60s). It made me wonder if users of this parish could adopt usernames ending in -o for a little bit of Brazilian cool.

So, you could show your love of a particular one of the Big Four - Elemesso, Eleniaro, Essaro or GeeDubwaro. Or if your modelling preference was before 1923 you could be Pregroupinho, Emarro, Aycharo, or even Elbyesseearo. 

You could make reference to your scale of preference: Aycho, Scaylo or Gaijnarro. 

You could even salute your favourite engines: Paniero, Jinteo, Foremtio or Ayteffo. (Maybe fans of Class 37s or 08s might balk at Tractorro or Gronko). 

It just occurred to me that this is far from a new idea. In fact, Hornby did it in 1938 (Dublo),

Best wishes all

Cam

(Brazilian name: Notymorcasho)

On 14/03/2024 at 10:37, kevinlms said:

Let's see anybody pick the salad out of that one. The real challenge would be to wrap it in greaseproof paper "To Go".

21 hours ago, TEAMYAKIMA said:

I have been quietly working on some relatively minor issues which came to light at the Abingdon show and some longer term issues which we are finally able to deal with. 

 

Consequently, I am pondering a (rather anal) issue which I've had at the back of my mind for some time. Should the layout attempt to be be 100% accurate or should the layout have some 'artistic license'? And if so, how much? 

 

I'm mainly thinking of the choice of locomotives. The first priority has always been reliability and that has largely now been achieved with the large range of locos in my collection. Let's face it, by 2001 the vast majority of China Rail trains were hauled by green DF4B's and yet I have tried to vary things by including locos which you MIGHT have seen in 2001, rather than locos you were likely to see in 2001. 

 

Having thought about it, I think I will tip the balance slightly more to what you would have definitely seen in 2001 rather than what you might have seen if you were very lucky. The change won't be great, let's say from 60/40 to 70/30.  I'll simply prioritise the usual and keep the unusual in reserve if things go wrong or just to spice things up. 

12 hours ago, ColinK said:

Go for variety, that will keep more people interested.

Your layout is set in China! I doubt that many of The Elucidated Brethren of the Counted Rivet will be informed enough to take you to task over your choice of locos. Indulge yourself.

22 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

WARNING WARNING!

The AA have warned that anyone travelling in icy conditions

should take a shovel, blankets/sleeping bag, extra clothing

(including scarf, hat & gloves), 24 hour supply of food & water,

de-icer, rock salt, torch, spare battery, petrol can, first aid kit

and jump leads.

 

I felt like a right on the bus!
 

You think you had problems? Imagine what my last bike ride was like.

In spite of tight security, the team bus for Manchester City's trip to the match with Liverpool this afternoon has been  revealed....

13 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

I see Dave Rowntree (the drummer in Blur) is standing as a Labour Party candidate at the General Election. Is he quite right for that job?

 

 

After all he lives in a house, a very big house in the country!

 

 

🤣

To reference another Blur song, might it end in the Death of a Party?

On 24/02/2024 at 07:40, billbedford said:

And there's the Richard Montgomery just off Sheerness 

And also The Castilian off the North Coast of Anglesey. I knew someone who dived it in the early 80s, before the exclusion zone was set up. He came up with a shell, and reasoned that the propellant would have lost its bang and so only the percussion cap would still be live. So, he thought the best way to make it safe was to half bury it point down in his garden and throw rocks at it until he set the cap off. Fortunately a neighbour spotted this and called 999. The police turned up with a bomb disposal unit from RAF Valley.

His first name was Ivor, so of course he was known as "Ivor the Diver". After this the nickname became "Ivor the Survivor".

You'll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again - Jimmy Buffett

4 hours ago, Stray said:

A man in a bar spotted a beautiful woman sitting on her own. She had a notebook in front of her and was watching the other drinkers and occasionally making notes. He plucked up his courage and asked if he could buy her a drink. She accepted and, drinks bought, he joined her  at her table.

The conversation turned to why she was making notes and she said that she was observing the couples and the people who obviously wanted to be. He asked why, and she replied that she was  a psychologist specialising in the psychology of sex.

"Do you know a lot about sex then?" he asked. 

"Loads," she replied. "I could tell you all sorts."

"Like what?" he enquired.

"Well, I'll tell the best two races for good sex in the world - the Irish and the Native Americans. Oh, by the way.... you never mentioned your name. What is it?"

"Geronimo Murphy."

4 hours ago, ian said:

But just what did they do in Gomorrah?

I don't know, but the name sounds like what they caught from doing it