Right, well the other 95% are now watching football. What shall we talk about? :)
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Right, well the other 95% are now watching football. What shall we talk about? :)
Well I'm reading a biography of the British Nobel-winning physicist, Paul Dirac.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
That might be interesting Barry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Insanity! There is no safe age for this dangerous loony's release.
https://www.itv.com/news/central/202...estershire-dna
He's in an open prison right now and has been out on day release a few times.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Open prisons are the ones where people actually break into the prison to attend the parties. So he could pretty much walk out any time anyway.
I'm sure the parole board knows what they are doing although seems to me like it's really not worth taking the chance with someone like that.
I'd go for death sentence for some crimes :sofa:
Is this really news? Does anybody over the age of eleven give a toss?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57849880
dont remember it last time around; sure this time will be similarQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nobody under the age of 30 will remember it.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
But who (over 30) could forget this classic?
https://i.ibb.co/ys24hN8/clippy.jpg
low lying places near rivers, sea. mountains etc are becoming very dangerous what with the low orbit of moon and global warming
https://forum.whichmobilitycar.co.uk...xsqne9eeqv.png
Golden rule. Don't live by water or unstable slopes.
yeah dont live at bottom of hill, move to the top. last man standingQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
whoo hoo - I became a granddad, for the first time, at 03.09 this morning :mex:
congrats; its a nice feeling.. hope you see him/her soon.
Cheers Grant, hopefully later today if all goes well with post natal checks:)
Grand daughter - Elsie
Nice one Guy! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
Still using 2G or 3G devices? They may not function soon.
https://www.publictechnology.net/art...nd-3g-networks
https://www.reuters.com/technology/b...5g-2021-07-14/
That trusty old mobile phone you rely on may soon be a goner!
Great opportunity then to ditch them altogether, and regain you life!;)
No idea what 'G' my old thing is (late 90s vintage, early days of the Internet) - anyone?:)
Marco.
Awesome news, mate. I wish Elsie a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life:)
Marco.
Is it as nice as gaining a wee niece?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
not quite;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
yours is pre G. its clockwork:ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
My old LG KC550 is fifteen years old and has 2G connectivity. I hardly use it and it's still like new, but I guess I'll need to look for something else at the appropriate time. I won't wait until the last knockings, as I expect there'll be a mad rush for new phones and prices will zoom. I'd put money on that!
I'll simply do without one (or borrow Del's, if I needed to), as I *refuse* to own a smartphone.
If I ever did do though [very unlikely indeed], I'd ensure that every single 'app' was removed from its memory at the shop where it was bought, and I'd never use it for any purpose (buying stuff, etc) where my number could be misused by any third parties for advertising purposes or other nefarious reasons, so it would simply be used, very occasionally, to make and receive calls, to a very select few, just as my current one is!:)
Marco.
dont need to do that and in fact you cant.. but just ensure data, bluetooth and wifi are all off. it will just be a phone then
Haha - amazing it's still going though, eh? Wonder how many modern mobiles would last for over 20 years?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Same battery, too!!
Marco.
Good idea, although when Del got her last phone from the O2 shop, the staff removed a lot of shite she didn't want, so I think with some things it can be done.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
yeah some stuff can be but some cant. You can also either not set up for sms messages etc or just switch off notifications and there are lots of settings you can shitch things off etc. Obviously if you dont give out the number then few if any will try to contact you tho..lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Thanks Marco, much appreciated sentiments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Just when you've got rid of the ankle biters, and are looking forward to enjoying life on your terms, IT STARTS AGAIN! Only kidding mate, I'm pleased for you. Got four panlids meself :)Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
Just shaved my head. Gone from about 4mm stubble to nil. Feels cooler! :)
be careful in the sun - surprising how much protection even 4mm stubble gives yer bonce :pat:
Not as much as a hat. I keep out of the sun anyway, I don't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
felt very hot when i was out back there although its only supposedly 21c . was going to take car out but wont bother
The temperature is down to a mere 32C now :rolleyes:. And the mutt is hogging the air cooler! :)
Shave the dog down to nil. He might give up the air cooler then :)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Shave that wiry fluff around yer balls too, if you want to be even cooler:DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Marco.
Matron did that yesterday. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
New hope for America as their children learn to speak correctly thanks to Peppa Pig:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainm...?ocid=msedgntp
'I can attest to this. My children were saying “lift” and “holiday”. My son had a little British accent for a bit too.'
''My daughter definitely now says "holiday" instead of "vacation" and "trolley" instead of "shopping cart" as a result of her countless Peppa Pig binge days''
Now all they need to do is correct their spelling of certain words, and to re-value 'billion' and 'trillion'. :D
Though to give them their due, it is because Americans chose English rather than German as the national language (and it was a close run thing), that English has now become a global lingua franca (if that makes sense).
Maybe in a hundred years time Mandarin will become the new lingua franca - or should that be 'lingua sinitica'?
na, the yanks and russians will waste china if that looks like happening :lolsign: anyway i doubt i will be around to see the explosions
I'll be happy if people stop commencing conversation with "So" and in some cases, ending it with "innit"!
‘Like’ seems to be the new ‘you know’.
innit annoying to start a sentence with so;) this way, whats not to like?
yes, very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Starting any sentence with "So" is, I think, just a passing (but annoying) affectation - it is a chance for the respondent to think about a reply. It replaces "Um" and "Well" in that respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
"Innit" is just an inarticulate shortening of "isn't it", and to use it as a sentence terminator presumably means "isn't that right?", or "isn't that true?"; neither of which are necessary.
Spoken language evolves and changes all the time; sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. At the moment it is changing for the worse: by politicians, by journalists and those fond of neologisms ( such as "-gate" to denote an embarrassing situation - an American import). The 'street speak' of the younger generation is just one manifestation of language evolution.
One particular manifestation of this, which I find annoying is the 'upward inflection' - making every sentence sound like a question.
It's said in CSI quite a lot, but that started over 20 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I don't mind it actually.
Ah - so like many annoying things, it came from America. :D
Was it originally "is that not so"? or have I seem too many period dramas :scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The modern vernacular might be "ain't that right"........................innit? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by guy