The really really boring and totally pointless snippets of information thread XXIII
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The really really boring and totally pointless snippets of information thread XXIII
PS there are no such things as sea cocks on Merchant Ships anyway.
230,000 and oneth post.
Buggah! one forgot,that's me post count back to zero
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Florida
Age: 70
Posts: 32
Hooray, finally got onboard early enough to get a bigger cabin, and above the waterline.
(I see the phantom had the last laugh, let's hope it went down with the ship)
FSL-What happened to Adam? Did he finally catch that milk bottle?
(I see the phantom had the last laugh, let's hope it went down with the ship)
FSL-What happened to Adam? Did he finally catch that milk bottle?
OLD RED DAMASK
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lancashire born. In Cebu now
Age: 68
Posts: 368
Ooooh this will take looking around to orientate myself.
Igor has come to help sort out the boarding passes.
Gretchen has re-appeared.
and Magda.
Found an Igor impostor though lurking near the gangplank.
Think I might have to google that word, sounds painful
Igor has come to help sort out the boarding passes.
Gretchen has re-appeared.
and Magda.
Found an Igor impostor though lurking near the gangplank.
can even see the nebulosity in his sword
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Come to think I have three full photo bucket albums only I cant access the first one as I forgot the password, I was always forgetting the password
I think Mr Gainsey opened it got me and I used to ask him.
I think Mr Gainsey opened it got me and I used to ask him.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult
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Location: On the western edge of The Moor
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Nice an clean and smelling of fresh paint here
Make the best of it Capt, wet & windy here so could be heading your way
Another starry night,the Hunter looms large
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Certainly just hand over yer wallet to the purser and sign these here articles.
Look you can even post vid or sound clips from Photobucket
Wish I could get my kit to issue a sound like that
Hmmm, that didn't work proper,it linked direct to me album,one of me enemies could insert some rude photos in same,best delete it.
Hmmm, shall try this one.
Nope that's the same.
Look you can even post vid or sound clips from Photobucket
Wish I could get my kit to issue a sound like that
Hmmm, that didn't work proper,it linked direct to me album,one of me enemies could insert some rude photos in same,best delete it.
Hmmm, shall try this one.
Nope that's the same.
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I go out for the day and when I come back all is changed.
No idea where my cabin is, can't find the bar and my sock drawer is nowhere to be seen.
I suppose I'll find my way around with the help of the insomnia fairies during the night
No idea where my cabin is, can't find the bar and my sock drawer is nowhere to be seen.
I suppose I'll find my way around with the help of the insomnia fairies during the night
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Hmmm, a interesting QI snippet,there was no word for the colour orange in the olden days,not until the actual orange arrived on these shores,ergo the orange is not thusly named because of its colour the colour was named after the fruit,anything before it appeared that was orange was just called red.
Pilot of the Airwaves
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Evenin all.
See my old cumfy leather chair has made it over, so I'll settle in for the night, after a slight over indulgence of curry. Nice multi coloured pump and gadget button console to play with as well.
Seems,as a result of the size of the curry dose, I must issue a wind warning for the second evening on the trot.
See my old cumfy leather chair has made it over, so I'll settle in for the night, after a slight over indulgence of curry. Nice multi coloured pump and gadget button console to play with as well.
Seems,as a result of the size of the curry dose, I must issue a wind warning for the second evening on the trot.
OLD RED DAMASK
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lancashire born. In Cebu now
Age: 68
Posts: 368
Hmmm, a interesting QI snippet,there was no word for the colour orange in the olden days,not until the actual orange arrived on these shores,ergo the orange is not thusly named because of its colour the colour was named after the fruit,anything before it appeared that was orange was just called red.
Fingers crossed hard tonight. Been after info from R&D for ages to finish off the new manual, yes the one I spent 5 weeks on last year. Big boss even complains he is not privy to meetings across there. No info still he tells me to email them demanding answers as they are the ones pushing for the final version. Email tonight totally lambasting my manual saying x is wrong y is wrong z is wrong. My boss and big boss not copied, forwarded on telling them everything is BS. Told them if I reply will lose the plot totally.
So fingers very hard crossed for tonight so my reply will be **** you lot!
Other than that raining as usual.
No escape, I tell you.
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Don't think they had seven colours before Newton,if I recall correctly blue wasn't regarded as a separate colour in really ancient times, twere just a shade of red,tiz solution to the mystery as to why they called Sirius, "Red Sirius in ancient texts and as we all know Sirius looks blue not Red.
However stars can change colour,they can turn from blue to red when they reach old age,what they cannot possibly do is change from red to blue.
However stars can change colour,they can turn from blue to red when they reach old age,what they cannot possibly do is change from red to blue.
