RMweb Premium petethemole Posted August 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: I hope nobody asks me to explain the rules of cricket? http://www.jokes.net/englishcricketandrain.htm 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, petethemole said: http://www.jokes.net/englishcricketandrain.htm You're getting warm, but not quite there yet. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2020 Furore in the Italian Parliament today, discussing the proposal banning Parmesan cheese with Minestrone soup. A spokesman said... "It's for the grater good".... 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said: Too true! I hope nobody asks me to explain the rules of cricket? This goes back to the 70s and you can still find it on tea-towels today. http://www.intermain.org.uk/john/what_is_cricket.php 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You should have seen the 3 rail versus 2 rail "discussions" of the 1940's makes the OO/EM/P4 version tame by comparison! Mike. What about Clockwork. A windup if ever there was. 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, NorthBrit said: What about Clockwork. A windup if ever there was. I think there has been a windup trainset. Hornby did one year's ago. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Popular Post J. S. Bach Posted August 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You should have seen the 3 rail versus 2 rail "discussions" of the 1940's makes the OO/EM/P4 version tame by comparison! Mike. A few years ago there was a similar discussion on one of the US model train forums that I am on. I got so fed up with the squabbling that I said t'l with all of you, I am going four-rail and posted a photo of somewhere on the London subway system that uses such a system. That caused a major hiccup in the postings. A few were speechless! I suspect some were so narrow-minded that they did not even know that London had subways! 6 4 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: I think there has been a windup trainset. Hornby did one year's ago. Bing!!! 1 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just now, J. S. Bach said: A few years ago there was a similar discussion on one of the US model train forums that I am on. I got so fed up with the squabbling that I said t'l with all of you, I am going four-rail and posted a photo of somewhere on the London subway system that uses such a system. That caused a major hiccup in the postings. A few were speechless! I suspect some were so narrow-minded that they did not even know that London had subways! It does. To cross under roads. Not counting the overpriced sandwich shop. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted August 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, NorthBrit said: Bing!!! Now you're talking: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: A few were speechless! I suspect some were so narrow-minded that they did not even know that London had subways! London also has the tube. What about the US concept of the "elevated subway" (eg Chicago) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Pfft. We had one of those. In other news. New film coming soon Harry Maguire and The Prisoner Of Mykonos 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Steamport Southport said: 1 minute ago, Steamport Southport said: In other news. New film coming soon Harry Maguire and The Prisoner Of Mykonos Ole! Ole! Ole! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 hours ago, CameronL said: This goes back to the 70s and you can still find it on tea-towels today. http://www.intermain.org.uk/john/what_is_cricket.php Excellent, thanks! Someone was inspired by that to write an extended version. Quote The abbreviated rules of cricket. You have two teams of 11 players in each team. One out in the field and one in, but only two players are in, the rest are out of the field. Each player that's in the side that's in goes out, in turn, and when the player is out they comes in and the next player goes in until they are out. When the bowler is running in, some of the players who are not in will start walking in. Then they walk out again. The players who are in run in between the stumps, except if one is run out. If they run into each other, they'll probably be out as well. If a player who's in runs in between the stumps hundreds of times, that's called outstanding, especially if they stays in, unless they are standing in for someone who's out. When they player is out, the players who are out run in to whoever got the player out. Then another player is in, until the side that is in is out of players who can be in. When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get players still in and not out, if they are in and out of time, or out of light in the ground. Then it's time to go in. When both sides have been in and out including the not outs, or you are out of time to play in, that's the end of the game. Then they all go in for tea and cake, until the tea or the cake's run out. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 That's a lot of "In, Out, In, Out". Maybe cricket would be a bit more audience-friendly with a bit of "Shake It All About" as well 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said: Pfft. We had one of those. In other news. New film coming soon Harry Maguire and The Prisoner Of Mykonos But we didn't call it a subway. ;) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted August 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: What about the US concept of the "elevated subway" (eg Chicago) 4 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Pfft. We had one of those. Yes indeedy! AKA The Dockers Umbrella. It claimed to be the first Electric Overhead Railway in the World! Wilfully dismantled in 1956 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 You can tell that painting is pre 1919 as something is in it that disappeared then. New Brighton Tower 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted August 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: You can tell that painting is pre 1919 as something is in it that disappeared then. New Brighton Tower I was going to mention that... Its in the big O! Pity that they demolished New Brighton Pier too. (I believe the row of buildings to the right was the "Ham and Egg Parade") Just think, nothing in that photo has survived to today... I like the Nobby in the foreground. Edited August 22, 2020 by Hroth Adding things 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Yes indeedy! AKA The Dockers Umbrella. It claimed to be the first Electric Overhead Railway in the World! Wilfully dismantled in 1956 If it was the first in the world, then you could with equal justification claim it to be the slowest... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Looks good... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 The overall speed of the Overhead was affected by the large number of stations... The later Southern terminus of the Overhead was actually underground... Dingle. On race days at Aintree, the Overhead at one time ran Its trains over the L&Y Tracks from Seaforth to Aintree...Overground.. So... Overhead, Underground, Overground... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted August 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Sarahagain said: Underground, Overground... There's a song about that! 4 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2020 Whats the difference between erotic and kinky? Erotic is where you use one feather, kinky is where you use the whole chicken. 1 1 2 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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