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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
And strict "Rugby" (of either code) is "Rugby Football". And lest we forget there are quite few "local" variations on football even within this small island: Eaton, Harrow, Atherstone to name but three. The majority of these local "variations" are somewhat more violent, require much larger forces. These variations are often played on a somewhat unconventional "field", for example Atherstone's variation uses the streets of the town, which may, or may not, be emptied of spectators for the duration of the game, and spectators may be recruited by a team during the game, just by passing the ball to them! Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
And then there's Australian Rules Football (also known as "Aerial Ping-Pong") that's played on cricket grounds in the off season here. ;-) Cheers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
We never thought our local club would ever be dubbed Giant Killers. If we get Man U in the 5th round, I think that will be it :-( Nope, Arsenal instead, say bye bye to the F.A. Cup :-) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
We never thought our local club would ever be dubbed Giant Killers. If we get Man U in the 5th round, I think that will be it :-( Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, oops, nope, that's Me. ;) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Not a chance, do you propose taking the "i" out of potassium, sodium, and magnesium as well. You forgot titanium... Ok W.K.... I will bet you a pile of PLATINUM that, were you plagued with the dreaded BOTULINUM virus in your DUODENUM, or perhaps in your JEJUNUM, and you couldn't be cured by a tincture of MOLYBDENUM or cured by drinking a MAGNUM of champagne, that you would have better things to complain about than my glorious 'Murrican dialectal efficiency!!! Good day, sir!!! |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Not a chance, do you propose taking the "i" out of potassium, sodium, and magnesium as well. I think my ALLUVIUM trumps all those :-) |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Dr. Dictionary Word of the Day last Friday: shivoo \shi-VOO\ noun 1. Australian. a boisterous party or celebration. Quotes For the New Year's shivoo the settlers all saved up, and they all dressed up. -- D. H. Lawrence, The Boy in the Bush, 1924 Origin of shivoo Shivoo, like many slang words and colloquialisms, has no solid etymology. It originated in Australia at the end of the 19th century. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20153 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
@ Chris Automotive talk. A fender is a body panel usually located above a tire. Unless it is a guitar. Lol. It does not fend off any real collisions. If that happens then it gets replaced. A bumper is a bumper. Usually located in the fore and aft positions on a vehicle. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
@ Chris We here call them guards, bumpers are always good though. ;-) Here also a hood is a bonnet, a trunk is a boot, gasoline is petrol (short for petroleum), what we call gas here is either LPG or LNG, I could go on, but I'll leave some for another time. :-) Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
We have station wagons over here too Chris, in fact I've owned a few, and my current 1 is very much like this that I've now had for over 17yrs now (though my front has suffered quite a bit of 'roo damage over the years, Falcon 7/'roo's 0). The great part about it is that I can carry 5 very large adults in comfort with miles of leg/shoulder room (Wiggo' fortnightly 80km/50M trip into town and back), or fold down the back seats and roll out my swag with more than enough room to accommodate my 1.9m frame fully stretched out without touching anything (Wiggo's fishing trips), or load it up with building materials, even 4'x8' sheets of plywood fit in with ease (Wiggo in construction mode). It'll also tow 1.5 tonne trailer load or caravan with ease with its big 4L straight 6. It may use 10-11L/100kms of 95 octane E-10, but it's very low on maintenance/service costs compared to smaller vehicles over these long distant country roads I travel. It'll also passes B Doubles with ease and regularly does out here. Cheers. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Okay, I'm in a bit of a ... well, quandary isn't quite the right word, but I can't think of what is.* Anyway, today's Dr. Dictionary Word of the Day: paralogize \puh-RAL-uh-jahyz\ verb 1. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions. Quotes "A brick," he retorted, "is a parallelogram; I am not a parallelogram, and therefore not a brick ..." "Charley Lightheart, you paralogize." -- Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Mystery, 1907 Origin of paralogize Paralogize entered English from Medieval Latin paralogizÄre, from Greek paralogÃzesthai meaning “to reason falsely.†It's been used in English since the late 1500s. I am slightly puzzled by the quote. Is the speaker of the last sentence the same person as before, or is it another person responding to the first (who is, therefore, Charley)? If the latter, I have to disagree, given the definition. To me, the first speaker is being logical. * Dither, perhaps. [edit] Yes, I have considered the scene where The Doctor(4) is explaining human logic to Davros. "Elephants are pink. Tillie is an elephant, therefore Tillie is pink." "Logical," Davros responds. "A human says, 'elephants aren't pink.'" "Aargh!" David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Graham Middleton Send message Joined: 1 Sep 00 Posts: 1517 Credit: 86,815,638 RAC: 0 |
Hmmm, David, Could it be that the first speaker is referring to alternate meanings of the word "brick"? From the date, I believe that at about that time, and for some time after, the term "brick" could also mean a stout or supportive fellow, so he could be a brick, without being a parallelogram. Thus the statements almost create a pun. editted to fix my poor typing Happy Crunching, Graham |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
And here, all this time, I thought a brick was and is a rectangle... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19012 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
A brick is officially a cuboid, an object that has 6 faces, and angles at 90 degrees. It is also a prism because it has the same cross-section along a length. In fact it is a rectangular prism. It is correct that each of the sides of a brick is a rectangle. Not all bricks are prisms, the top and bottom faces have indents to strengthen the bond when building. Accrington NORI engineering brick. Reported to be the worlds hardest and strongest brick and used to support the Empire State building in New York. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19012 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
All bricks have an indentation called a frog. Firstly it creates an indentation in the brick and saves the brickmaker material. It also reduces the drying and firing time of the bricks. The recess also makes the bricks lighter and easier to grasp, and a recess for the mortar, resulting in a stronger bond between bricks. Usefully, it also provides a very suitable location to stamp the makers name into every brick produced. That brick is probably at least 40 years old. The NORI brick works closed in the 70's I think. The site has cleared and is now a modern housing (dog kennel size) estate. The NORI name was taken over by Hansons, but that brick works, the old REDAC (Red Accrington) works is mothballed awaiting pick up in building construction. N.B. If you obtain, or have to work on a building made from NORI or Enfield engineering brick and plan on drilling holes in the walls. Then buy your masonry drill bits in packets of 10 or more. You will need them, don't plan on a drill bit lasting more than 4 holes. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
A brick is officially a cuboid, an object that has 6 faces, and angles at 90 degrees. It is also a prism because it has the same cross-section along a length. In fact it is a rectangular prism. It is correct that each of the sides of a brick is a rectangle. Another brick in the wall. ;) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Here's a saying I find funny "Squaring the circle" |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
The trouble with generalizations "All bricks have an indentation called a frog." |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Now there's a proper brick. :-p Cheers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24877 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Somebody watched The Chase yesterday.] Incorrect. Was actually in South London with my little nieces so enjoyed time with them rather than watching tv. I actually took it from a recent speech by a politician :-) |
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