Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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Radio 4's science programme 'Material World' is one of my faves.

I usually download the podcast and listen to it while I'm in a cash game, waiting for aces.

This week's prog offers, among other things, "The definitive guide to the big bang".  

Will someone cleverish have a listen and then explain a couple of things for me. (First 15 mins)

TIA.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9sl7

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Radio 4's science programme 'Material World' is one of my faves.

I usually download the podcast and listen to it while I'm in a cash game, waiting for aces.

This week's prog offers, among other things, "The definitive guide to the big bang".  

Will someone cleverish have a listen and then explain a couple of things for me. (First 15 mins)

TIA.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r9sl7

You mean you don't listen to strategy? How disappointing 

I understand that even less than the big bang theory. 

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Kizzy just brought me her pink bunny with the chewed off foot.

I think that means I'm forgiven.

Click to see full-size image.

[titaniumbean]

I read recently that the 'your water has to be boiling' thing for tea was now wrong. The article, probably in the Telegraph, suggested that the advice stemmed from a period when tea wasn't of the same high quality that we now enjoy and that having the water boiling helped.

can't find the article atm but did find this which may help for those of you who drink tea

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8577637/How-to-make-the-perfect-cup-of-tea-be-patient.html

Most of my family are very fussy when it comes to how they like their tea.

My brother John for instance likes his medium strength with 5 sugars and less than a quarter of a teaspoon of milk.

There is a woman at an office that I visit occasionally and she makes the most awful tea because she doesn't give it enough time to brew, so last time I went I asked her to just leave the bag in mine and I would sort it out myself.

Off she went into the kitchen and reappeared almost instantly with cups of tea for everyone except me.

"I've left yours with the bag in like you asked" she said.

After about 5 minutes, I strolled into the kitchen get my tea, and found a mug with a tea bag in it. No water, just a tea bag. 

looooooooooooooooooooooool

[Rod Paradise]

Oh dear!

It was 7 O'clock in the morning when I came home last night and I was cream crackered.

All the girls were away for various reasons, so there was no one at home to greet me except the dog. She needed to go out to answer a call of nature, so I sat on the bed fully clothed, waiting for her to bark to be let back in. (She's never out for more than a couple of minutes when the weather is this cold.)

The next thing I knew it was 12:30pm and I was waking up in bed, fully dressed. I got up and opened the door to find a very disgruntled Yorkshire terrier standing on the doorstep.

If Yorkshire terriers could fold their arms across their chest and pout, that's what she would have been doing.

As it is, I'm getting the silent treatment.

At least she's not a cat......

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Played Cash at the Alea last night. It was a great, bantertastic game, the only problem was, we were sat directly in front of a fruit machine.

Every 5 minutes or so, the fruit machine would make an ear splitting siren sound, followed by a fanfare of trumpets. It was so loud, it actually caused peoples chip stacks to fall over.

At about 3am, one poor guy, a farmer by day, could stand it no longer. Face purple, he jumped up and and screamed at the machine.

"Right you bastard, I'm going home to get my shotgun. If you're still here when I get back, Ill blast you right into Hell."

Eventually we did manage to calm him down and he sat back in the game. However, I noticed that he had developed quite a pronounced facial tic.

If he comes back next week with a bulge under his overcoat, I'm leaving early.

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Oh dear!

It was 7 O'clock in the morning when I came home last night and I was cream crackered.

All the girls were away for various reasons, so there was no one at home to greet me except the dog. She needed to go out to answer a call of nature, so I sat on the bed fully clothed, waiting for her to bark to be let back in. (She's never out for more than a couple of minutes when the weather is this cold.)

The next thing I knew it was 12:30pm and I was waking up in bed, fully dressed. I got up and opened the door to find a very disgruntled Yorkshire terrier standing on the doorstep.

If Yorkshire terriers could fold their arms across their chest and pout, that's what she would have been doing.

As it is, I'm getting the silent treatment.

At least she's not a cat......

Haha!

Dogs are crap at holding grudges.

I just have drop the words "Kizzy is such a good girl" into my conversation, and she's putty in my hands.

She pretends to be sulking, but her tail gives her away.

[mondatoo]

Thoughts on this ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9953874/North-Korea-puts-rocket-units-on-alert-to-attack-US.html

[Redsgirl]

Kizzy just brought me her pink bunny with the chewed off foot.

I think that means I'm forgiven.

Click to see full-size image.

Kizzy's pink bunny is actually a pig.

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Thoughts on this ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9953874/North-Korea-puts-rocket-units-on-alert-to-attack-US.html

It might be true, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

Or, it might be American propaganda, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

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Kizzy just brought me her pink bunny with the chewed off foot.

I think that means I'm forgiven.

Click to see full-size image.

Kizzy's pink bunny is actually a pig.

But it's got big ears and fluffy feet. 

[Kev B]

Thoughts on this ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9953874/North-Korea-puts-rocket-units-on-alert-to-attack-US.html

It might be true, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

Or, it might be American propaganda, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

Saw this on the news and they say the only place the misslies will actually reach is South Korea. Oh Shit !!!!!

[mondatoo]

Thoughts on this ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9953874/North-Korea-puts-rocket-units-on-alert-to-attack-US.html

It might be true, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

Or, it might be American propaganda, in which case I think "Oh Shit!"

Saw this on the news and they say the only place the misslies will actually reach is South Korea. Oh Shit !!!!!

Yeah, in that story it says they could possibly also reach Japan, they could also have long range missiles that these experts are unaware of ?

My first thought was Holy Shit so pretty similar

[Redsgirl]

Kizzy just brought me her pink bunny with the chewed off foot.

I think that means I'm forgiven.

Click to see full-size image.

Kizzy's pink bunny is actually a pig.

But it's got big ears and fluffy feet. 

It has medium sized ears, a snout and its one remaining foot is obv a trotter.
As one of the forums 'go to' people for animal identification, you should hang your head in shame.

[Rod Paradise]

The recent snowfall has caused some concern for the peregrines on Derby Cathedral. It's egg laying time, but snow's not the ideal nesting material:



An attempt was made to clear the snow.....



Time will tell if the efforts were successful.

3 eggs as of this morning