luckymucklebackit Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The Twelve days of Xmas - Glasgow Pub Crawl style... On the 1st day of Christmas My true love gave to me, a wee heavy and a half pint On the 2nd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, two nips of gin On the 3rd day of Christmas My true love gave to me, three black and tans On the 4th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, four Baby chams On the 5th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, five Happy Days On the 6th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, six Carlsberg specials On the 7th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, seven rum & cokes On the 8th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eight nips of whisky On the 9th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, nine vodka'n'limes On the 10th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, ten creme de menthes On the 11th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, eleven Blue Lagoons On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me, twelve Alka Selzers As sung by Bill Barclay 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Kylestrome said: Americans were always good at geography: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559 "The department's online tariff tracker hosted a detailed list of goods the two nations apparently traded, including ducks, donkeys and dairy cows." https://www.boredpanda.com/americans-place-european-countries-on-map/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Some of these responses are classic Jim 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Kylestrome said: Americans were always good at geography: 1 hour ago, luckymucklebackit said: https://www.boredpanda.com/americans-place-european-countries-on-map/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Some of these responses are classic I'm guessing they weren't given a list of countries and this question was completely tabula rasa, which makes it much more difficult. (We also don't know how much time was allotted.) As someone whose last geography class was before the fall of the Soviet Union, it is challenging to even remember all of the names of the countries of the former USSR, particularly the fracturing of the former Yugoslavia in the wake of the Balkan conflict, without any reference. Then there's that whole Solvenia / Slovakia thing. I wonder if given the same question how many Britons would correctly identify the Kaliningrad Oblast? And what exactly is Macedonia called this week? Oh yes, "North Macedonia". Without being political, it would be interesting to see, a generation from now in a post-"B" word world, how a new generation of Britons would do. Edited December 19, 2019 by Ozexpatriate 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 Ticket from where?????? 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprintex Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Ticket from where?????? Hope one of the prizes is a bottle of antibacterial handwash Paul 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Ozexpatriate said: Without being political, it would be interesting to see, a generation from now in a post-"B" word world, how a new generation of Britons would do. There is a video clip doing the rounds showing people being asked to draw in the Anglo-Scottish border on an outline map of Great Britain. Most drew a line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. I am pleasantly surprised by how much of Europe was identified by Americans. Best wishes Eric 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Kylestrome said: Americans were always good at geography: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559 "The department's online tariff tracker hosted a detailed list of goods the two nations apparently traded, including ducks, donkeys and dairy cows." Wakander eh?! They're going on the "to do" list..... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9653497/British-have-invaded-nine-out-of-ten-countries-so-look-out-Luxembourg.html Jason 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Osgood Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 18/12/2019 at 11:18, kevinlms said: Still not required this time of year. Sorry grumpy today, as its been 40 degrees C in Melbourne today and the last thing on my mind is a heated seat! One full of ice cubes might be a better idea. 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 G'Day Folks 1 1 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Charles Dickens’s final Christmas turkey lost by Great Western Railway Rediscovered letter records that 30lb bird was dispatched by train but transferred to a replacement coach service that caught fire. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/18/charles-dickenss-final-christmas-turkey-lost-by-great-western-railway 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted December 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2019 10 hours ago, burgundy said: There is a video clip doing the rounds showing people being asked to draw in the Anglo-Scottish border on an outline map of Great Britain. Most drew a line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. I am pleasantly surprised by how much of Europe was identified by Americans. Best wishes Eric And many in Scotland draw it along Hadrians wall, solway firth to Newcastle ish.. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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raymw Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 could be messy if you fall asleep https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/new-sloping-toilet-aims-to-limit-employee-restroom-breaks/ar-BBY853G?ocid=spartandhp 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 G'Day Folks 2 1 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: This one reminds me of a radio discussion one morning about a ladies pair of leggings the waist band had written on it "I love animal".... ok this seems rather innocent until the length was just right for the cut points to product... "I love an" seam, "al" so there was a debate if these should be accepted as a return item to the clothing shop. If say it was an adult shop this would have been acceptable? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2019 Happy Christmas to everyone on RMweb! - Richard. 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eastwestdivide Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I started making a calendar mimicking old railway posters using my photos, but in the end decided I didn't want to be snarky all 365 days of the year, so here's a couple of the attempts: 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: I started making a calendar mimicking old railway posters using my photos, but in the end decided I didn't want to be snarky all 365 days of the year, so here's a couple of the attempts: You might like this: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators I once sent my sister a calendar made up from these when she was working in the corporate headquarters of a large Canadian company. She put it up at her desk (she was retiring in the next couple of years, so didn't care too much) and was amazed at the number of people who quietly asked her where she'd got it. Edited December 23, 2019 by pH 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozexpatriate Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, pH said: You might like this: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators Did you ever see the "Successories" posters that the "Demotivator" series ruthlessly parodies? They do retire posters eventually (a couple of my old favourites are long gone). This gem is still around though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 As someone who has worked in a Quality Assurance role for most of my working life, this one really resonates https://despair.com/products/quality?_pos=2&_sid=38f496ef7&_ss=r 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2019 Very festive, https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/christmas-eve-runners-create-route-17472217 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted December 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2019 40 minutes ago, newbryford said: Very festive, https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/christmas-eve-runners-create-route-17472217 Unfortunately old hat these days: https://mensrunninguk.co.uk/news/london-runner-creates-festive-strava-art/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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