Does anyone agree that there is a need for forum space to mention all those things that are of interest in the short term but, would not necessarily sustain a half a dozen or a dozen comments.
For example: Yesterday was the last day of the Six Nations rugby competition. Only of interest perhaps, to few on these Forums. I’d like to have placed a reminder but couldn’t find the last Six Nations subject, so didn’t bother.
Another example: Lord Neuburger, President of the Supreme Court mentioned that it was desirable that people should not be prevented from venting their often frustrated opinions on contentious issues for fear of condemnation. He thought that commentators who were opposed, were inhibited by the prospect of disapproval, from discussing rascism, homosexuality, ordination of females etc.
My Six Nations snippet was that it was a generally good result. Ireland won (by points difference) the Six Nations title from England. England won the Triple Crown and France was beaten ! Result.
By: John Green - 24th March 2014 at 17:29
There were two items in the news to-day that I though would tweak the imaginations of my fellow seekers after truth:
“Men who become fathers (late in life) have uglier children !
So that’s what happened.
The story is that if Dads have children rather later than they should (age 40 plus) the chance of having delinquent genetic mutations are greatly increased.
An associate professor in anthropology at the University of Vienna has found “a significant negative effect between paternal age and facial attractiveness”.
“Someone born to a father of 22 years is 5 – 10% more attractive than someone with a 40 year old father and the difference grows with the age gap.
I have just two comments: How do you measure attractiveness and my father was ten years old when I was born !
By: Lincoln 7 - 23rd March 2014 at 19:31
YES. I did, but did you also see the follow up Ad, the bloody cat ate the bird………………………….:highly_amused:
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: John Green - 23rd March 2014 at 16:08
Has anyone yet seen the ‘budgie/cat’ TV ad ? If that doesn’t turn you into marshmallow I don’t know what will.
By: Lincoln 7 - 21st March 2014 at 17:47
Don’t know John, but Moggy only shuts the doors when things are said that youngsters on the Forum can read and understand. It would therefor appear to be “Unforumable” Now theres a new word for you.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: John Green - 21st March 2014 at 12:32
Breaking news. I see that there has been a closure.
Does anyone know what the objection was ? Was it ‘Swedish’ or ‘voyeur’ or both, in the same title !
By: John Green - 21st March 2014 at 10:52
There is news that Ebbsfleet on the North Kent coast is to be the site of a new garden city presumably on the lines of Welwyn and others.
This must be a second new beginning for Ebbsfleet which is reputed to be the place where England first became established around 450 AD. It is recorded that Ebbsfleet was the location for the landing of two Danish or North German traders named Hengest and Horsa who, arriving from Jutland; present day Denmark and North Germany, together with their followers, established one of the first permanent settlements.
Raiders from Jutland had been engaged in profitable hit and run raids along the South and East coast of England for the preceeding two centuries and had established small settlements few of which had proved to be permanent.
For Ebbsfleet, the wheel turns a bit of a circle !
By: John Green - 20th March 2014 at 17:11
This may surprise some. There is a rather magnificent statue of Alan Turing, mathematician and cryptographer in Surrey University, Guildford.
George Osborne, Chancellor, has announced that there is to be founded a new center of excellence in computer science and data analysis. This center will be called the Alan Turing Institute. An amount of £42 million will be used to fund the new Institute which will be located within one of our major universities – to be decided.
In view of past events was there ever a more worthy expenditure of taxpayers cash ?
By: John Green - 20th March 2014 at 16:28
There are few limits to human ingenuity. My commuting motorway is the M27 – when it is working. When it works it is very slow, that is, the bit between Portsmouth and Southampton and a bit further. When it is not working, which is usually every day especially when wet, it is very slow, in fact, very often stopped.
Caroline Dinenage the able and seductive MP for Gosport, mentioned the matter of the M27 in the House complaining rightly about daily congestion occuring on the 25 mile section of the road between Portsmouth and Southampton, a journey that should take no more than about 20 minutes but, frequently takes one hour.
It is said that road commuters from the Jute (New) Forest area around Lymington avoid the worst of the congestion by catching the Lymington ferry to Yarmouth, I.of W, then hopping a taxi or bus to Ryde, boarding the fast hovercraft to Southsea and then making their onward connection.
All of which seems a bit extreme but, according to interviews with commutors actually works. Stephen Hammond, the Transport Minister, says that a scheme is being prepared which will allow use of the hard shoulder during busy times. Well, that’s an excellent typically British solution.
By: John Green - 20th March 2014 at 16:08
Re 21
Perhaps Webbie runs a dating agency. Makes sense.
By: John Green - 20th March 2014 at 16:07
Jim.
Re 22
I don’t know what others think? It pretty much speaks for itself. Fixing a screw? It has a certain, shall I say ring, to it ?
I don’t think screws break so one really can’t fix them.
By: Lincoln 7 - 20th March 2014 at 14:52
Re 19
Jim, don’t mention it to a soul ! None of us know just when the info might come in useful.
Don’t know about SCREWFIX John, wouldn’t know what to do if it were handed to me on a plate.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Lincoln 7 - 20th March 2014 at 14:49
Hi John, I thought the Divorce Firms Ad may well be of use, to U Know Who, soon……….:D.Does Webbie put these specific Ads on here, knowing somthing we don’t?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: John Green - 20th March 2014 at 10:24
Re 19
Jim, don’t mention it to a soul ! None of us know just when the info might come in useful.
By: Lincoln 7 - 20th March 2014 at 00:09
I just noticed 2 adverts on the Forum, one was for SCREWFIX, and the other was a Divorce Lawyers Firm, funny how each compliments the other.
Well done Webbie, or didn’t you notice?…..:D
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Lincoln 7 - 18th March 2014 at 21:27
[QUOTE=John Green;21 most of their lives are dominated by things all pink and frothy. That’s the way it should be.[/QUOTE]
Not ALL things Pink and Frothy John, would you like to re phrase that bit?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: charliehunt - 18th March 2014 at 19:06
Quite so. My grandson is certainly not pink and frothy!:eek:
By: John Green - 18th March 2014 at 18:48
My newspaper carries an article about gender preferences for children. This is linked to a drive to encourage more children to pick up a book and read. Some specialists have asked that book publishers should not differentiate gender preferences by their choice of book jacket.
This hasn’t fooled the little ones. Boys are buying only those books that appeal to them and girls the same. What’s that I can hear ? Stating the bleedin’ obvious. Quite.
I have two girl grandchildren who are so thoroughly girlie girls – thank goodness, that most of their lives are dominated by things all pink and frothy. That’s the way it should be.
By: 91Regal - 18th March 2014 at 17:31
John
I think your request for an ENT specialist has fallen on deaf ears…..anyway, here’s something for the guy with a big opinion of himself
By: John Green - 17th March 2014 at 20:45
RE 12
Charlie,
I mentioned WaxOyl because if there was any corrosion present I’m led to believe that this product would deal with it as well as the wax occasionally present in the ear.
Are there any ENT specialists who are members ? Do you dispense free advice ?
By: Lincoln 7 - 17th March 2014 at 19:26
I suffer from “Selective” hearing, funny how it only kicks in when the wife speaks….Should I WAX lyrically now..:D
Jim.
Lincoln .7
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