AlexN Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Aargh! Page flip . Sorry. 12 minutes ago, Procopius said: A...steam-powered guillotine? Ooh, so close - but no cylindrical smokin' fing1. Try again. Actually, it is more subtle than that, although it will be obvious when you see it. B R O A D hint: it's a linguistic thing. Damn, out o' 'likes' again. I had to skip a whole lot to get to the end. Soviet jet looking very nice indeed. What are your thoughts on the Trumpeter 1/32 (I know, wrong scale an' all that) Su-27B? Cheers, Alex. 1 Another Pratchett quote. Well, Pratchett quoting Sgt. Detritus the troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Just now, AlexN said: Soviet jet looking very nice indeed. What are your thoughts on the Trumpeter 1/32 (I know, wrong scale an' all that) Su-27B? I don't really know anything about anything outside of 1/72, I'm afraid. Best not to meddle in the devil's business. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Oh dear, I am forever cast into the outer darkness, lit by the fires o' hell and warmed by the kiss of near-absoulte zero temperatures. I even do 1/4.5 scale - not 1/48, 1/4.5. But that is because I am really weird. Have another guess. While all the Poms are asleep. That's another hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 13 minutes ago, AlexN said: Oh dear, I am forever cast into the outer darkness, lit by the fires o' hell and warmed by the kiss of near-absoulte zero temperatures. I even do 1/4.5 scale - not 1/48, 1/4.5. But that is because I am really weird. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 37 minutes ago, AlexN said: Oh dear, I am forever cast into the outer darkness, lit by the fires o' hell and warmed by the kiss of near-absoulte zero temperatures. I even do 1/4.5 scale - not 1/48, 1/4.5. But that is because I am really weird. Have another guess. While all the Poms are asleep. That's another hint. Not all of us are asleep. TonyT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Wide awake here in Scotland as well! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Me too, and my best guess is something to do with chickens. (Oz speak, chook = chicken) Maybe headless chickens? And now I have to get ready & go to work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Headless chooks while Poms are asleep? Must be the Aussie cricket team. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 hour ago, amblypygid said: Headless chooks while Poms are asleep? Must be the Aussie cricket team. Aaaaaaand we're back to Bodyline... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 46 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Aaaaaaand we're back to Bodyline... Harold Larwood & Douglas Jardine invariably referred to it as "Leg Theory". Only wingeing Aussies refer to it as "Bodyline" (despite their own fast bowlers adopting the tactic pretty much ever since when it suits them...) As an exiled son of Nottinghamshire whose father pretty much worshipped Larwood & Voce, don't get me started! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hmm...the Aussie Cricket team...I have to say that they are far too often too arrogant for their - and by association, our (that is, Aussies') own good. I quite enjoy seeing them taken down a peg or two (vide their recent ignominious deafeats at the hands of the Seth Ifricans - especially when they were going to wipe the fllor with 'such an inexperienced team', serve them jolly well right) -except, of course, when playing the Poms. That's Different. And thus I deftly deflect from the thorny topice of 'Bodyline'. Or not. Pete in Lincs has possibly got the closest with the chicken bit. The real answer is that whenever I hear or read the word 'lay' being used instead of 'lie' - almost always by Amerikanische persons, but latterly the disease is spreading in Oz, curse it - I invariably think of the (usually) person being described, and laying an egg. Of course, one can turn the tables on me and say that 'lie' reminds someone of the person described as telling untruths, and so the cycle of violence continues. It seems, in general, that English and Australians use the word 'lie', and Amerikans the word 'lay' to describe the same verb. I prefer 'lie', coz that's what I was brought up with. Anyway, my pathetic attempt at yet another obscure joke (which I delight in, because I'm weird) has backfired on me as usual, having had to use far too verbose an explanation. In penance, I shall go back a few pages and dispense a few 'likes'. That'll shut me up. Alex <-- not a comedian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 2 hours ago, AlexN said: The real answer is that whenever I hear or read the word 'lay' being used instead of 'lie' - almost always by Amerikanische persons, but latterly the disease is spreading in Oz, curse it - I invariably think of the (usually) person being described, and laying an egg. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) On 16/11/2016 at 3:44 AM, Procopius said: I don't really know anything about anything outside of 1/72, I'm afraid. Best not to meddle in the devil's business. Which actually translates as: "I'd love one but not on your nelly." "If I strolled through the door with one of those tucked under my arm,Mrs P would give me a really,really, very hard stare,much harder than the one she gave me when she caught me watching the t.v inflagrante AND I would be subjected to another serious beasting with the dustpan and brush........." Edited November 17, 2016 by Miggers 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Merely the dustpan and brush???? Methinks I will have to have a wee word with Mrs Miggers as to how recalcitrant ££££ spending males should be chastised! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 38 minutes ago, Ascoteer said: Merely the dustpan and brush???? Methinks I will have to have a wee word with Mrs Miggers as to how recalcitrant ££££ spending males should be chastised! Oh aye,Mrs Procopius is well versed in giving our edward a beasting with the dustpan and brush.Bristley end first.Most firmly. And my dear Deblet,Mrs Miggers keeps a very firm grip on the purse strings and is very adroit at diverting Miggers from his preferred course of action when he sees something he want's to spend his loot on 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Miggers said: Oh aye,Mrs Procopius is well versed in giving our edward a beasting with the dustpan and brush.Bristley end first.Most firmly. And my dear Deblet,Mrs Miggers keeps a very firm grip on the purse strings and is very adroit at diverting Miggers from his preferred course of action when he sees something he want's to spend his loot on Somewhere on the web there is a site called 'Modeller's Spouse' in which our significant others discuss us in unflattering terms and share tips on control strategies and behaviour modification. The CIA go there to take notes... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Somewhere on the web there is a site called 'Modeller's Spouse' in which our significant others discuss us in unflattering terms and share tips on control strategies and behaviour modification. The CIA go there to take notes... This is a picture I took last year at the IPMS-Butch O'Hare show near Chicago. I call it "Sad wives at the model airplane show". 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Procopius said: This is a picture I took last year at the IPMS-Butch O'Hare show near Chicago. I call it "Sad wives at the model airplane show". Even the chairs look folorn... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Eek! She looks lke she could be my sister! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 47 minutes ago, Procopius said: This is a picture I took last year at the IPMS-Butch O'Hare show near Chicago. I call it "Sad wives at the model airplane show"... Ever caught a glimse of yourself in the mirror at a shoe-shop? It cuts both ways 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Procopius said: This is a picture I took last year at the IPMS-Butch O'Hare show near Chicago. I call it "Sad wives at the model airplane show". I've got pictures of SWMBO with a similar expression at various RAF Leuchars Air Shows! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Col. said: Ever caught a glimse of yourself in the mirror at a shoe-shop? It cuts both ways Mrs. P buys a new pair of flats once a year, so unfortunately only one of us has any ammunition. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I painted the canopy the interior colour, so we're one step closer. Since I had some paint in the colour cup left over, I sprayed all of the joins to see how well I'd blended them in, and...uh...not well, let's leave it at that. I then quick popped on Facebook and saw that my younger brother is liking racist memes, so clearly 2016 is an unrelenting banquet of shame and despair. However, all is not lost, as apparently my son is a Time Lord: "Someone's coming! Vardans!" 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I was about to say "That's a very odd looking canopy", but when you mention that it's the cloak of a Time Lord, well... A. <--- not a Time Lord 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 He's a cracker isn't he. Though that lad is really going to love you one day when you whip out the old "Family Photograph Album" at his 18th birthday/wedding/ first child's christening or WHY and say "Look at him when he was little".................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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