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Afternoon chaps. Back to work after a few days in New York. Real life sucks.

Did you have to put a coat on in NY?

I'm not Albert Finney.

rick_dagless wrote:Did you have to put a coat on in NY?

It was -20 so a light windbreaker was required.

Although one of my mates decided that -20 at the top of the Rockefeller Centre was t-shirt weather. He's about 23 stone so his walrus like blubber was causing him to overheat.

I bet he fit right in, in the US then, mate.

Fattist fist.

Good start to the week, Rick. I particularly like the way you used 'fit right in' instead of 'fitted right in' in much the way an American might.

I am all about local vernacular to give my posts more layers, Galts.

Good weekend?

Morning all.
Bought some furniture from DFS yesterday. Obviously not delivered yet, but sofa so good.

Nice work, did you pay full price?

Of course not! It was all half price with 0% credit. Paid half up front and half over next 2 years.

Sounds like you got it at the right time, before their sale ends...

We've had an IKEA open about a ten minute walk from our flat. The traffic before was infamously terrible so might buy myself a Torholmen lounger and watch the road rage from a shady spot on the pavement.

General Knowledge
1 What is the name of the Netflix interactive film whereby you can choose the various paths that the film goes on?
2 Which scientific aid Invented by Dimitri Mendeleev is 150 years old this year?
3 How many wives did Henry the 8th have/
4 Which famous person is an anagram of "SWEATY KEN"
5 Apart from alpine events such as skiing which other sport takes place on a piste?
6 Rhinoplasty is a name for plastic surgery on which part of the body?
7 Which band played the halftime show at the superbowl at the weekend, getting very mixed reviews…
8 How many grooves are there on a std 45 RPM LP record?
9 Which famous Horror film, and its remakes, is loosely based on the crimes of Ed Gein and his family?/
10 How many English counties begin with the letter M

1. Black Mirror : (Something)
3. 6
6. Nose
7. Maroon 5
8. 1

4. Kanye West

1 What is the name of the Netflix interactive film whereby you can choose the various paths that the film goes on? - Bandersnatch
2 Which scientific aid Invented by Dimitri Mendeleev is 150 years old this year? - Periodic table
3 How many wives did Henry the 8th have/ - 6 Jules
4 Which famous person is an anagram of "SWEATY KEN" - Kanye West Jules
5 Apart from alpine events such as skiing which other sport takes place on a piste? - Fencing
6 Rhinoplasty is a name for plastic surgery on which part of the body? - Nose Jules
7 Which band played the halftime show at the superbowl at the weekend, getting very mixed reviews… - Maroon 5 Jules
8 How many grooves are there on a std 45 RPM LP record? - 1 Jules
9 Which famous Horror film, and its remakes, is loosely based on the crimes of Ed Gein and his family?/ Texas Chainsaw Massacre Galts
10 How many English counties begin with the letter M - 2 Merseyside and Middlesex

Actually, f*ck that. The Fredon hammock has caught my eye.

10 is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre though I think Buffalo Bill from Silence if the Lambs was partly based on him.

We will go for the one most associated with him...

Having googled Ed Gein, surely the answer is Psycho.

https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/texas-chainsaw-massacre-true-story

I think all of them are influenced, I just went for the one i most associated with him.

Dodgy quiz-mastering

This is why I try them out on people first... TBH this quiz is quite a laid back affair , so all good.

I have now filled it in

Is the below too clumsy a question for a quiz?

Which word can be used to describe a person, who believes that nothing is known or can be known about the existence of God

A bit-long winded and the comma isn't in the right place.

Hmm, I think you are right, and you are right about the comma.

I need a question where the answer ends in a "C" which can't be too tricky (the next question begins with a "C")

What type of Monday did The Bangles have?
What type of sex does Sting have?
Who won Wimbledon last year?

Cheers, I think my brain has just turned off today.

The Sting question is a goodie, though I can just see some questions flying back at me! I will use that at some point though. The Bangles one is probably best suited, plus I generally struggle to fin music questions to ask from my own brain.

Cheers for the help!

Great flirtation with the cricket thread, Galted.

Cheers, Flipper.
Expected a surge of congratulations for my excellent post but I was treated to the same contempt I receive on the rugby board.

I gave it the green mark via the small blue plus function. I only do that for quality ripostes of the very highest order.

Thanks, PJ. You've made it worth persevering with this forum.

I hope that Julius wasn't Gordon Banks.

Sad about Gordon Banks. He had great hands... but most of his bones in both hands were broken multiple times.
I read that in a book years ago next to a picture of him with those mutton chop sideburns. A true legend. RIP

I'm not Gordon Banks - a half-blind person could see that.

Morning, fist.

Morning Ricko. How's it going?

Sec*nt

Not too bad mate, lots of voluntary redundancies here at the moment, so lots of people just cocking around waiting to go, which always makes for a strange atmosphere.

I am not eligible so having to actually do some work.

Barring that, all good.

That's good for you.

Yes, a sign of the ever-changing times with people hired for specific contract work for a limited time... and all the uneasy chatter from people who aren't happy in their roles. It has to come to a head inevitably. Pretty cut throat world isn't it?

Indeed it is, which is why I tend to be very mercenary when it comes to jobs, and don't hang around for too long unless beneficial, it is a shame, but such is life.

Happily, my boss is offski, nice enough dude, but fairly old school when it comes to contract negotiations and dealing with third parties, and sharing information internally, so wont be sad to see him go.

offski. lol

Interesting political times here. Again.
A huge can of worms has been unnecessarily opened by the ALP over border control.
The LNP Government was just about dead in the water (no pun)... but now it has been handed a 6-pack of Lifesavers it seems.

Why would you do that? People are pretty sensitive about this issue and now it's back... front and centre.

A party without opposition is kind of pointless, I guess

So is a party without alcohol.

JuliusHMarx wrote:So is a party without alcohol.

Life is pointless without alcohol.

Spoken like a true Scot.

They don’t do bourbons well in this country.

Custard crèmes are fine though.

Fist.

They tend to melt in this heat, rick... although it's not so hot today.

Dolph, it's better to source your own premium brand of Bourbon and drink at home. A pity it's not Japan where you can leave your bottle at the bar.
The stuff you got (in a W'gong pub I presume; not in Dapto I hope!) was probably a poor bourbon substitute. They don't give a sh*t in some places. Notice how it's mostly all crap local beer on tap... with some experimental boutique brews which can be either hit or miss.

You need to head into some of the funkier bars in Sydney... near the Quay especially. They'll have the right poison for you.

There is a nice Japanese whiskey in the local boozer, which is very nice, I don't drink the hard stuff as a rule, but it tastes good.

rick_dagless wrote:There is a nice Japanese whiskey in the local boozer, which is very nice, I don't drink the hard stuff as a rule, but it tastes good.

Yeah, they don't know how to cut corners. They are so proud of their local sakes too.
Although I thought I wouldn't like the taste... it tasted great and went down so well. Such a smooth way to get smashed once in a while.

AFP - another farking palindrome