It's not 'Send', it's the 'Culture Cup', stupid.

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Have I missed it?

It's very tempting, LD, but he is a mate and it would be very awkward if it went viral which I think it would.
It might work recording the sound and keeping the camera off him.

You're gonna need a bigger port...

Try as we might, none of us will ever michaels it like sean.

RIP Bill Paxton. Best actor of my generation.

Alas poor Julius 'Bill' Paxton Marx. Sean knew him well.

Alas poor Julius "Gerald Kaufmann" Marx - I knew him well.

Morning notches, you get more sleep Shah?

A fair bit but gotta make this a regular thing. Need a few weeks of this with a lot of gym work and a lot less w*nking. Will force myself to stay awake during the day from now on so I crash out when I hit home every night. How was your weekend?

My weekend was good cheers, fairly hectic but all good fun.

Busy as hell this week though, which is no bad thing.

Have to go out tonight too which I could do without to be honest.

Morning. I'm not La La Land's hopes of winning Best Picture.

Morning, I'm not Bill Pullman.

superflyweight wrote:Morning, I'm not Bill Pullman.

Fair enough. We'll make a note of that for when he dies.

In the meantime i'm not Bill Paxton

It was a (poor) joke about the fact that Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton often get confused for the other.

Should be much easier to tell the difference now.

superflyweight wrote:It was a (poor) joke about the fact that Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton often get confused for the other.  

Should be much easier to tell the difference now.  

That's a cop-out.

LesserFly and I don't allow cop-outs.

Gutentag Notches

All good in the hoods?

Good in this hood mate. You?

Not bad. 2nd good sleep in a row. If I keep this up I will begin to look my age rather than like Julius. Need some food now. Did last night go ok?

Last night went well cheers mate.

Getting nervous for the game tonight now

rick_dagless wrote:Last night went well cheers mate.

Getting nervous for the game tonight now

Did I miss something?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:Last night went well cheers mate.

Getting nervous for the game tonight now

Did I miss something?

Rick has joined the local action netball team

Good luck rick. Hope you don't end up in A&E too often.

Cheers Jules, they build them hardy in The North, not like those namby pamby saffas.

How are we all today?

I see everyone is busy winding truss up, which is fairly worthwhile to be fair.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwiHNo98q4

Man does good work

Morning Shah, how did you even get to that link?

I've been building some stuff like wardrobes, chest of Drawers etc etc. In the process I broke the handle on one of my hammers and wanted to find a way to repair it as it's hard to get this type of heavy hammer again. So that got me onto how to make a handle on the lathe and then onto other things made on the lathe. Weird but I like the quirks of wikipedia and youtube, you end up learning stuff you didn't even know existed.

You have a lathe?

rick_dagless wrote:You have a lathe?

Yup, Dad brought it home after his workplace went bust - they couldn't even afford to call in someone to clear their building once they sold it and told everyone to take something home. Dad brought home about 190k worth of tools and machinery but was too thick to sell it and buy a house. Feckin dopey c*nt.

I should add it's a milling lathe for metalworking but with a few adjustments can be used for woodworking.

Fair play, the only people I know with one never use it, one of my mates was supposed to make me a cue, and I am still waiting 10 years on....

rick_dagless wrote:Fair play, the only people I know with one never use it, one of my mates was supposed to make me a cue, and I am still waiting 10 years on....

Are you sure he wasn't going to make you a queue? Because it would explain everything.

You can lose 8 days of your life to youtube.

Ever left a chuck key in the lathe and then turned it on Shah?

It's f*cking scary.

ShahenshahG wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:Fair play, the only people I know with one never use it, one of my mates was supposed to make me a cue, and I am still waiting 10 years on....

Are you sure he wasn't going to make you a queue? Because it would explain everything.

That deserved to be posted in the cup in its heyday.

Tattie Scones RRN wrote:You can lose 8 days of your life to youtube.

Ever left a chuck key in the lathe and then turned it on Shah?

It's f*cking scary.

No - because i'm not a f*cking idiot. But I have seen it on youtube along with other Darwin award contenders.

Maybe we had our wires crossed Shah, I will give them a nudge.

Morning Galts/TSRRN

Morning, Dagless.

Do you know where I can get a lathe?

And a key?

How many lathes can a chuck key chuck?

Morning Rick

How was the game last night?

Nerve wracking but came good in the end.

Stayed out much later than normal though, so today has been a drag.

How you getting on?

rick_dagless wrote:Nerve wracking but came good in the end.

Stayed out much later than normal though, so today has been a drag.

How you getting on?

Were you playing against Sean?

Not bad mate cheers.

After Scotland's result against Wales on Saturday, being at work has been satisfying this week. Although speaking to some of my staff, we didn't beat Wales, we only scored more points than them.

The welsh are all giddy as it is St Davids day, they are off their heads on leeks...

You going to bother rucking against us in the Calcutta Cup?

It's our area of strength Rick so I would certainly hope so.

As I mentioned on the match thread earlier, I would rather we not contest the scrums and dance around your backline instead (minimum 1 metre from Danny care).

Well should be the tightest game for a while.

Anyway, we have to be careful discussing sports on here.

So if you have any Winkle anecdotes that would be great.

I don't, but as it is St David's Day, I've fished out some sic[interesting] facts:

1) The exact date of his birth is unknown, but David is said to have been born around the year 520 – some 1,500 years ago.

2) David was reputedly born on the Pembrokeshire cliffs during a wild thunderstorm.

3) David became known as Dewi Dyfrwr (David the Waterdrinker) because of his modest monk’s diet of bread and water. Even meat and beer were forbidden.

4) According to legend, David was a miracle maker: he was said to have been able to restore a blind man’s sight and bring a child back to life by splashing the boy’s face with tears.

5) While preaching to a crowd in the village of Llanddewi Brefi, David is thought to have performed his most famous miracle: some of the crowd were finding it difficult to hear the sermon, when a white dove landed on David’s shoulder. As it did, the ground on which he stood is said to have risen up to form a mighty hill, making it possible for the gathering crowd to finally see and hear him. The dove became St David’s emblem, often appearing in his portraits and on stained-glass windows depicting him. Today, a church stands on the crest of the special hill.

6) The tenor Dewi Sant bell in the cathedral weighs 2,700lbs! (ASTONISHING!!)

7) The nickname ‘Taffy’ for a Welshman links back to St David as the original and ultimate Welshman – the term dates to the 17th century and derives from ‘Dafydd’, the Welsh for David.

8) Many today mark St David’s Day by wearing a leek or a daffodil, the national emblems of Wales, or by displaying the flag of St David, which features a yellow cross on a black background. Schools across Wales hold festival celebrations, with a number of children dressing in traditional costume – a black hat with white trim; long skirts and shawls. Many boys, meanwhile, will wear a Welsh rugby or football shirt. Many schools across the country will also hold an Eisteddfod (a traditional festival of Welsh poetry and music) on this day.

And last, but certainly not least:

9) A number of Wales’s heritage sites are open for free on St David’s Day 2017 (Wednesday 1 March), as part of Cadw’s St David’s Day celebrations – including St Davids Bishop’s Palace.

So get yourself down/across/up to Wales today......it'll be very special indeed.

rick_dagless wrote:

So if you have any Winkle anecdotes that would be great.

Mines massive and it ain't made of plastic.

Top facts TS RRN, good effort. Wales is full of special, that's for sure.

Tino! me old china plate, good to see my favourite runcornian back from the dead....

How you didding mucker?

rick_dagless wrote:Top facts TS RRN, good effort.  Wales is full of special, that's for sure.

Tino! me old china plate, good to see my favourite runcornian back from the dead....

How you didding mucker?

Pretty good mate, you?

How is my favourite Flotellian?

All go mate, change of job, moving house etc... Probably a lot less hassle than 18 kids though.

Did you do anything about the arthropod studies? Or are you back in the rat race?