[savoche]

Ah, the joys of tinnitus... Years of loud music, firearms, loud music... Mine is a high-pitched whistle that is present 24/7/365.24, worse in the left ear.

For me, certain things can help to 'mask' it out. Bagpipes, didgeridoos, and some other oddball musical stuff - something about the frequency patterns gets into my brain and cancels out the whistle. Which is why my Youtube history has so many really weird music videos listed! Like this one:

Then this one might actually work as well. I had no idea they did throat singing in Sardinia/Sardegna before I bought a CD with these guys blindly back when good music shops still existed. I did not at all know what I had bought until I got home and popped it into the player. I couldn't stop laughing - and at the same time found the music very fascinating. Fascinating to the degree that my username is the name of one of the voices in the Sardinian song tradition

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[Racer X 69]

And people complain about bagpipes.

Sheesh!

[savoche]

People complain too much. They should solve the problem instead.

[tim60]

People complain too much. They should solve the problem instead.

Do you mean people are from England?

[savoche]

Do you mean people are from England?

They don't have a monopoly on complaining...

...while the Swedes (as opposed to the swedes) solve their problem by sending it on to others.

[RoxnDox]

Then this one might actually work as well. I had no idea they did throat singing in Sardinia/Sardegna before I bought a CD with these guys blindly back when good music shops still existed. I did not at all know what I had bought until I got home and popped it into the player. I couldn't stop laughing - and at the same time found the music very fascinating. Fascinating to the degree that my username is the name of one of the voices in the Sardinian song tradition

Tenore Su Remediu de Orosei -Su Dillu- - YouTube

Interesting, I had no idea throat-singing was found anywhere in Europe. That clip didn't have quite the right sound, but it does give me more to look for, thank you!!

[BigMackCam]

... recently bought an Aldi "Macaulay" brand to try... will report back

I'm reporting back on my Aldi-bought haggis, which turned out to be "Halls" and not "Macaulay" brand...

It was very nice indeed, but not as peppery as I'd have liked. I remedied that by seasoning my beef stock gravy with a healthy dose of freshly-ground black pepper, and that added the "kick" it needed.

Would have been nicer still with a small glass of decent single malt whisky, but it was a little early in the day for imbibing - even by my relaxed standards

[RoxnDox]

And now for something completely different...

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(hey, it's not bagpipes. Or haggis, lutefisk, vegemite, or any of those other ethnic "foods" this thread keeps mentioning!)

[aslyfox]

no matter how you look at it

Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved - The Washington Post

whether it was its demise and/or its sexless life caused by the treachery of the humans who lured it to its locale

sad news indeed

On Thursday, Friends of Mana Island posted an original poem dedicated to the lonely castaway:
To Nigel

You stayed awhile on Mana Island,
Attracted by your concrete mates

You built a nest, you did your best
But only Norman dropped on by.

We weeded, we painted, we sprayed guano around.
We hoped you’d find the real thing.

Three newbies arrived, a Christmas surprise,
But suddenly you are gone.

RIP ‘no mates’ Nigel

[

. . . Btw, there's a prize for coming up with a theme we haven't touched on yet. You can see it as part of the test.

and perhaps a new theme for the thread - Scientists misleading birds ?? ]

[MarkJerling]

no matter how you look at it

Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved - The Washington Post

whether it was its demise and/or its sexless life caused by the treachery of the humans who lured it to its locale

sad news indeed

On Thursday, Friends of Mana Island posted an original poem dedicated to the lonely castaway:
To Nigel

You stayed awhile on Mana Island,
Attracted by your concrete mates

You built a nest, you did your best
But only Norman dropped on by.

We weeded, we painted, we sprayed guano around.
We hoped you’d find the real thing.

Three newbies arrived, a Christmas surprise,
But suddenly you are gone.

RIP ‘no mates’ Nigel

[

and perhaps a new theme for the thread - Scientists misleading birds ?? ]

Pretty sad. Three other real birds have now nested there, so with luck Nigel's lone stand may yet bear fruit.

[aslyfox]

Laments for " No Mates " Nigel:

Glengarry's Lament - Bing video

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=British+Lord+Lovat%27s+Lament+Bagpipes+...9&&FORM=VDRVRV

as I understand it, the Scottish heritage is strong in New Zealand

[robtcorl]

as I understand it, the Scottish heritage is strong in New Zealand

Hope like heck we're not talking bagpipes too, if so, then no wonder gannet birds avoid the place.

[tim60]

I'm reporting back on my Aldi-bought haggis, which turned out to be "Halls" and not "Macaulay" brand...

It was very nice indeed, but not as peppery as I'd have liked. I remedied that by seasoning my beef stock gravy with a healthy dose of freshly-ground black pepper, and that added the "kick" it needed.

Would have been nicer still with a small glass of decent single malt whisky, but it was a little early in the day for imbibing - even by my relaxed standards

Halls was a brand of soft drink where I grew up. One of the local brands that the big US companies did not like to compete with, so bought them out, and flattened the market with their homogenised, any colour you like as ling as it is black, products.

[tim60]

no matter how you look at it

Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved - The Washington Post

whether it was its demise and/or its sexless life caused by the treachery of the humans who lured it to its locale

sad news indeed

On Thursday, Friends of Mana Island posted an original poem dedicated to the lonely castaway:
To Nigel

You stayed awhile on Mana Island,
Attracted by your concrete mates

You built a nest, you did your best
But only Norman dropped on by.

We weeded, we painted, we sprayed guano around.
We hoped you’d find the real thing.

Three newbies arrived, a Christmas surprise,
But suddenly you are gone.

RIP ‘no mates’ Nigel

[

and perhaps a new theme for the thread - Scientists misleading birds ?? ]

Can anyone find a prior reference to throat singing?

[tim60]

Defrosting the freezer this morning. Been meaning to do it for weeks. Saturday is good because the fridge is at its emptiest for the week, we go shopping for food on Saturday. Took the freezer stuff and put it in the other fridge and turned off the freezer with the frost. In 30 minutes lots of icy bits are falling off, so it is not taking as long as I expected. I should have the freezer back running abut the time MrsTim is getting up.