Popular Post luckymucklebackit Posted April 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 02/04/2023 at 23:55, KeithMacdonald said: It could be done, with some historical validity! 😀 See Stonehenge Mililary Railway, at its full extent, between 1916 and 1921. Along with the Stonehenge Aerodrome. https://www.sarsen.org/2013/03/the-stonehenge-railway.html Then there was this one (allegedly) 8 2 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F-UnitMad Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 5 hours ago, newbryford said: Yes, I was... 🙄🙄🤦♂️ (well it was my lad actually, but he was only 5 at the time & it wasn't all his fault anyway!) 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 7 hours ago, newbryford said: Must have been a Smokey Joe.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, Hroth said: Must have been a Smokey Joe.... Or a mainline 56, fastest loco I ever owned 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted April 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) On 02/04/2023 at 15:19, PhilJ W said: I wonder if anyone has modelled a Neolithic stone circle on a layout? Not a stone circle but I did have a single standing stone on my previous layout. Edited April 5, 2023 by AndrueC 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, AndrueC said: Not a stone circle but I did have a single standing stone on my previous layout. Oh! Goodness gracious me! What have you done??..... Previous posts about ancient stone circles, Stonehenge, putting them on layouts..... All attracting attention, and you just posted a picture of one of their stones. The Druids aren't exactly known for sympathy for their sacrificial victims, so you'd best get a good supply of paracetamol in..... just sayin', eh??? ☠️ 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, jcredfer said: All attracting attention, and you just posted a picture of one of their stones. Careful now! It might be one of the Stonehenge Railguns! https://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/how-much-energy-it-takes-to-power-stonehenge-railgun/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIK Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) After Nicola Sturgeon announces she is going to learn to drive police arrest her husband before she can act as getaway driver. Edited April 6, 2023 by NIK 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIK Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) A couple boarded an Australian train carrying a Platypus. They ordered a vegemite sandwich from the buffet and the chef put it on the bill. Edited April 6, 2023 by NIK 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 What has the gas board and a toucan got in common? They can both shove their bills up their @rse.... 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 3 hours ago, NIK said: A couple boarded an Australian train carrying a Platypus. Unfortunately, carrying a Platypus on a train is cruel and sadly true. They don't handle contact with humans well at all, so there are fears for this specimen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus 1 2 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 16 hours ago, Dagworth said: Or a mainline 56, fastest loco I ever owned Did it have a Blyth Power nameplate? 😉 steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 2 hours ago, kevinlms said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus It figures: Quote It is one of the few species of venomous mammals, as the male platypus has a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom, capable of causing severe pain to humans. Well, it does live in Australia! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2023 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: It figures: Well, it does live in Australia! Not all animals down under are venomous though - in fact none of the top three are - the most dangerous animals (presuambly not including Humans...) in Australia are Horses, Cows and Dogs... https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/03/here-are-the-animals-really-most-likely-to-kill-you-in-australia/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Nick C said: Not all animals down under are venomous though True. Some just drop on you from trees 😉 1 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, franciswilliamwebb said: True. Some just drop on you from trees 😉 True, but they can be easily avoided by spreading Vegemite behind your ears and affecting an Australian accent so that they don't know you're a tourist. 1 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nick C said: Not all animals down under are venomous though - in fact none of the top three are - the most dangerous animals (presuambly not including Humans...) in Australia are Horses, Cows and Dogs... https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/03/here-are-the-animals-really-most-likely-to-kill-you-in-australia/ Horses, cows and dogs (and humans, even Aboriginal Australians) are all invasive though (in the case of the humans, a somewhat long time ago). Of the most dangerous indigenous Australian animals, what are the top three, and are any venemous? Edited April 6, 2023 by Ian J. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Nick C said: True, but they can be easily avoided by spreading Vegemite behind your ears and affecting an Australian accent so that they don't know you're a tourist. Don't forget the cork hat, but increasingly today, you can only buy them from tourist trap shops! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 South Africa is trying to get in on the act - !https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/snake-on-a-plane-south-african-pilot-finds-cobra-under-seat/102199822 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Nick C said: Not all animals down under are venomous though … But, given the large number that are, is it not safer to assume that all are, unless and until proved otherwise? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted April 6, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Nick C said: True, but they can be easily avoided by spreading Vegemite behind your ears and affecting an Australian accent so that they don't know you're a tourist. 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: Don't forget the cork hat, but increasingly today, you can only buy them from tourist trap shops! And singing Waltzing Matilda as you wander round , 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) I went on a stag party last year. As it was the groom's second marriage and none of us were in the first flush of youth he decided to keep it civilised. He therefore asked the best man to arrange a booze cruise on the local canal (on the understanding no-one tried to throw him overboard). The best man did a great job - we were picked up by chauffeured minibuses, driven to the wharf and set off on the leafy waterways of rural Cheshire. The boat was lovely - operated by a husband and wife team who respectively piloted the boat and ran the bar. There was a selection of delicious finger foods provided, and one of our number, a keen singer and guitarist, regaled us with songs as we sailed along. We saw buzzards soaring overhead, swans gliding majestically past and kingfishers darting over the water in a flash of glittering blue. Feeling that I needed to show some appreciation for the wonderful trip, I popped up onto the stern and asked the owner if I could buy him a drink. He said he couldn't have much as he was driving, but graciously accepted a half of bitter. When I took it up to him I noticed a strange shape behind us in the evening gloom. As time passed it grew closer until we could make out what it was. A nun in a rowing boat, stroking frantically to catch up with us. The owner was as puzzled as I was, so I went below again to ask if anyone knew what this was all about. On hearing of our strange pursuer, the best man exasperatedly smote his forehead. "Oh, I am an idiot, " he said. "I shouldn't have made the booking for half past nine." "What booking?" we demanded to know. "The stripper." Edited April 7, 2023 by CameronL Typo 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2023 It took a while, but it just now sank in. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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