[MarkJerling]

Besides that, it's s***ing!

Lots of ice making happening in the Robert Bosch fridge, but thus far no s**w.
Might have a gin and tonic after my bike race tonight. That will use a little of the ice.

[MarkJerling]

No doubt, as we move into autumn, the campers at parliament may go home.

[bertwert]

No doubt, as we move into autumn, the campers at parliament may go home.

Cold weather didn't stop people camping (to put it politely) out there up this way...

(Must shut up before I get banned )

[tim60]

That's the exact temperature of the inside of our Robert Bosch freezer!

Would it be different if you had a Fisher and Paykel?

[tim60]

Cold weather didn't stop people camping (to put it politely) out there up this way...

(Must shut up before I get banned )

Staying in a mobile home is not camping. Camping is staying in a tent.

Get your definitions right.

[StiffLegged]

Would it be different if you had a Fisher and Paykel?

Or a Smug Smeg?

[slartibartfast01]

Or a Smug Smeg?

That reminds me

Youtu.be

Youtu.be

[tim60]

That reminds me
https://youtu.be/GQ-S6SiLhrs

So “smergherd” is supposed to be some kind of insult.

[slartibartfast01]

So “smergherd” is supposed to be some kind of insult.

Have you been taking it as a compliment?

[tim60]

No.

Not heard it before. Sheltered life.

[slartibartfast01]

No.



Not heard it before. Sheltered life.

Early series of Red Dwarf are classics, you should give them a try. Series 4 is excellent.

[Racer X 69]

The end of an era, I remember the great excitement at the first Jumbo Jets.

The bridge that crosses the yet unfinished freeway in this photo of the rollout of the first 747 is where I was last Sunday. The fuel dock is to the left, just out of the picture.

[Tako Kichi]

So “smergherd” is supposed to be some kind of insult.

ROFL....you could say that yes!

True story.....when they were filming the early Red Dwarf shows they wanted a swear word or phrase they could get past the pretty stringent censorship rules on British TV at the time but the writers/producers couldn't think of anything suitable. The great Craig Charles a.k.a. 'Dave Lister' chimed in with a comment that back in Liverpool they had a phase for someone who was an idiot or a 'waste of time' and that was 'smeghead'. The writers/producers had never heard the term before and asked Craig if he was sure it was safe to use and he assured them it was a term local to Liverpool and no-one else would understand it! So they adopted the word and used it in many forms in the show, 'smeghead', 'smeg-off', 'smeggin' this or that, it was basically used as a replacement for a common 4-letter swearword that starts with 'F'!

It was only months (possibly a year plus) later and long after the series had become hugely popular that the writers/producers discovered to their horror that they had been duped by Craig and the term was extremely rude and offensive!

It is in fact a shortening of the medical term 'smegma' and Goggling that can lead you into a very dark place! Here's a quick definition if you are interested: Smegma Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The fact that the writers/producers used the term for months before they found out and were then forced to keep using it because it worked in the show makes it extra funny when you hear it used.

[CharLac]

The Boston Baked Bean people did "win". In any event there are more interesting things to consider. Like the engineering behind this contraption.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Very cool!

[CharLac]

The end of an era, I remember the great excitement at the first Jumbo Jets.

My Dad, who worked for DOT as it was called back in the day (federal transportation department), was working at Dorval Airport in Montreal when the first Jumbo landed. He and others were invited to hop aboard for a "first flight". I remember he had a plaque somewhere commemorating the event.