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Message 1845482 - Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 18:35:15 UTC

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!
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Message 1845515 - Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 21:00:26 UTC

And then there's Australian Rules Football (also known as "Aerial Ping-Pong") that's played on cricket grounds in the off season here. ;-)

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Message 1845523 - Posted: 30 Jan 2017, 21:53:49 UTC - in response to Message 1845382.  

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 :-)
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Message 1845563 - Posted: 31 Jan 2017, 1:02:07 UTC - in response to Message 1845382.  

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. ;)
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Message 1845599 - Posted: 31 Jan 2017, 4:36:40 UTC

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!!!
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Message 1845602 - Posted: 31 Jan 2017, 4:43:55 UTC - in response to Message 1845599.  

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!!!

I think my ALLUVIUM trumps all those :-)
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Message 1845953 - Posted: 2 Feb 2017, 16:57:40 UTC

Dr. Dictionary Word of the Day last Friday:
shivoo

\shi-VOO\

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1. Australian. a boisterous party or celebration.

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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.
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Message 1846140 - Posted: 3 Feb 2017, 11:45:12 UTC

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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.

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Message 1846143 - Posted: 3 Feb 2017, 12:02:55 UTC - in response to Message 1846140.  

@ 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.

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. :-)

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Message 1846164 - Posted: 3 Feb 2017, 13:54:35 UTC
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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.

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Message 1847101 - Posted: 6 Feb 2017, 20:19:58 UTC
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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.

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"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 paralogizāre, from Greek paralogízesthai 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.

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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!"
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Message 1847147 - Posted: 7 Feb 2017, 0:42:32 UTC
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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
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Message 1847150 - Posted: 7 Feb 2017, 0:49:00 UTC

And here, all this time, I thought a brick was and is a rectangle...
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Message 1847204 - Posted: 7 Feb 2017, 9:39:52 UTC - in response to Message 1847198.  

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.
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Message 1847209 - Posted: 7 Feb 2017, 10:58:19 UTC - in response to Message 1847206.  

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.

I couldn't help but notice that in your photo, the corners are crumbling away. I do hope that is in no way a result of the recent election, and that the said building is in no danger of falling over??

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.
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Message 1847230 - Posted: 7 Feb 2017, 14:37:59 UTC - in response to Message 1847204.  

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.


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Another brick in the wall. ;)
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Message 1847250 - Posted: 8 Feb 2017, 3:16:24 UTC

Here's a saying I find funny

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Message 1847272 - Posted: 8 Feb 2017, 5:26:32 UTC
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The trouble with generalizations "All bricks have an indentation called a frog."


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Message 1847288 - Posted: 8 Feb 2017, 7:17:02 UTC

Now there's a proper brick. :-p

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Message 1847299 - Posted: 8 Feb 2017, 9:13:25 UTC - in response to Message 1847297.  

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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