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Funny, I notice that quite often on this thread.

I can just hear Mike's wife saying that, too. (see closing credits) Now, if he'd just brought it to an operating session, we would have tested it for endurance.

I heard it once on the radio. The story is that Sullivan's music providers (library?) had a flood and all the parts were lost. It was recreated from the memories of the last players that had played it and a few musicians who had copied bits of for themselves. Edit: Wikipedia says that it was a fire a Chappell's and the reconstruction was by Sir Charles Mackerras.

Keith: Sullivan's Cello concerto?

There's a dental museum in Heidelberg. I hear people visit to see the historical plaque.

Sorry that Jason missed it when it happened. Their right to win it ever again was bargained away to achieve the free trade agreement. Apparently he’s given up on seeing the Blue Jays win the World Series so wants to devote himself to something that might actually be a success.

and the first member name in the archived pages is me! but under my old name. I chose that so that people might be more tolerant of what I didn't know. Only 10 years?

pH We found that you could see a mountain just ahead, drive 20 miles and it would be no closer.

I think the term "classical music" is like the term "train". On here, we know that a train needs marker lights at both ends, otherwise it's just a lot of cars. The layman calls anything on rails a train. Classical music is fairly precisely defined, especially if you're writing music exams. But the layman uses it for a much wider range.

My wife just found a wonderful phrase: "Accretion of Intention". She had a sign put on a bookcasefull of unread books. I'm putting it on 9 boxes of unbuilt kits.

The other year, one of the classical PBS stations played the theme for Angry Birds http://www.analekta.com/en/analekta_tv/angry-birds-video-by-angele-dubeau-la-pieta/ One of the announcements that strikes terror in the concert-goer's heart: "We are pleased to have the composer of the next piece in our audience tonight."

What did de Gaulle say when he saw the elephants coming over the hill? Voila les elephants coming over the hill. What did the elephants say when they saw de Gaulle? Nothing. They don't speak French. (That dates these jokes.)

Even with all the explanations, I still don't understand what Hornby Dublo has to do with it.

Bachmann are only licensed to sell Thomas in countries that don't know what OO is.

Were sets kept securely fastened together until remarshalled? Were loose coaches added outside the sets only?

I think I have 3 chassis with the gear split. Thanks for the reference.

O/T Years ago Punch did an issue on the North. In a survey to find out where "the North" was,the replies mentioned the next county, the next town, the next street, but never "here".

Jason: will the test model make it to any shows in Canada?

My sign says "Construction halted due to Industrial Action".

Lloyd: Changing to dead-frog points is the worst solution. The electrofrog section that would be dead is too long. Test your locos through some points as they come. If they don't stall and short out, you can use them that way. The problem is some stock that may have narrow gauge wheels that short between stock rail and the open point. (Both points are the same polarity). If you have shorting, you will need to separate the frog by breaking those wires and adding a switch to power the frog. Best is a switch on the point motor, but I have also used a microswitch pushed by the point tie rod. I think Peco's instructions cover this.

Comic strip from last week. Please read the readers' comments - they improve on the original. http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2014/11/08 My wife now uses the phrase "Tootsie Roll Emporium".

It's reported that the Pope has raised all the urinals in the Vatican. He said he wants to keep the Cardinals on their toes. When told to a group of teachers' wives, one wife wasn't laughing. She was asked if, possibly, she didn't know what a urinal was. "No, I'm not Catholic."

The entire area is different now. Mississauga has been almost completely developed and de-agriculturalized. If the accident happened today there would be major property damage and probably must human injury.

I'll bump this story again -- it's now been 35 years. One note: the woman who was mayor of Mississauga then, and has been since -- Hazel McCallion -- did not run in last month's elections. She's now 93.

She: Will you remember me tomorrow? He: Yes, of course. Will you remember me next month? Yes, I will. Will you remember me next year? I'll remember you forever. Knock, knock. Who's there? You've forgotten me already!