One of the more unusual atlases
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59151209

@El Loro posted:

One of the more unusual atlases
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59151209

Fun way to spend a pandemic

I bought one of those odd maps for my Grandaughter, it shows all the towns of myths and legends on it
and one for my son with rude named places

Well done Cheltenham on your 2-0 win 👏

We could only manage a 0-0 draw away at Blackpool despite 22 shots on goal

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

Night EL birthday boy moonsieee slim

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy morning with rain expected this afternoon, still very cold.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

A very cloudy day here, no frost due to the cloud.

I hope everyone has a good day

@Moonie posted:

Well done Cheltenham on your 2-0 win 👏

We could only manage a 0-0 draw away at Blackpool despite 22 shots on goal

Thanks Moonie A pity that your team couldn't provide you with a birthday win

BBC clip above of the launch of the spacecraft sent off this morning to bump into the moon of a small asteroid.
Not known what will happen when it hits. might have no effect, might change its orbit, might cause it to break up if it turns out not to be solid.

I hope it's not where the Clangers live

@El Loro posted:

BBC clip above of the launch of the spacecraft sent off this morning to bump into the moon of a small asteroid.
Not known what will happen when it hits. might have no effect, might change its orbit, might cause it to break up if it turns out not to be solid.

I hope it's not where the Clangers live

I used to love the clangers.... My Grandma knitted me one

I watched the news clip on the Beeb this morning

Good afternoon Buddies

Not to bad a start to the day here. In fact the sun is making an occasional appearance. A high of 8 degrees is forecast

Have a great day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Thanks Moonie A pity that your team couldn't provide you with a birthday win

At least we didn’t suffer our 6th away defeat in a row. Every cloud has a silver lining

@Moonie posted:

At least we didn’t suffer our 6th away defeat in a row. Every cloud has a silver lining

Apparently "every cloud has a silver lining" is derived from a poem by John Milton called "Comus: A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634", Haven't searched for the poem as it is lengthy. Masques were a form of entertainment for royalty consisting of acting and music, the actors wearing masks.

@El Loro posted:

Apparently "every cloud has a silver lining" is derived from a poem by John Milton called "Comus: A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634", Haven't searched for the poem as it is lengthy. Masques were a form of entertainment for royalty consisting of acting and music, the actors wearing masks.

As always and I never get tired of saying this, you are a mind interesting information El

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@Moonie posted:

As always and I never get tired of saying this, you are a mind interesting information El

and me moonsieee - EL you are brilliant

@El Loro posted:

fantastic video EL loved that -so powerful

night EL moonsieee slim

Good morning everyone it's a sunny day today which will make a pleasant change.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Sunny here and cold so some ground frost around.

I hope everyone has a good day

The Tolkien Estate has blocked a crypto-currency called JRR Token as the product infringed the author's trademark:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373968

@El Loro posted:

The Tolkien Estate has blocked a crypto-currency called JRR Token as the product infringed the author's trademark:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373968

Quite right to in my opinion

Good afternoon Buddies

Its a cold but sunny start to the day here. Quite breezy too

We had a frost too

Only a high of 5 degrees expected today here

Have a super day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good afternoon Buddies

Its a cold but sunny start to the day here. Quite breezy too

We had a frost too

Only a high of 5 degrees expected today here

Have a super day everyone

Frost has gone from here since I posted. a high of 6° forecast for here.

@El Loro posted:

Frost has gone from here since I posted. a high of 6° forecast for here.

The frost has gone here too El

This was mentioned on Radio 4 today.

Which of these is "bouba" and which is "kiki" ? These are words which were invented for an experiment.

Wiki page about the experiment to read once you've decided which is which:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

@El Loro posted:

This was mentioned on Radio 4 today.

Which of these is "bouba" and which is "kiki" ? These are words which were invented for an experiment.

Wiki page about the experiment to read once you've decided which is which:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

In the whole of China there are only 200 surnames. One of those surnames is used by 85% of the population

@Moonie posted:

In the whole of China there are only 200 surnames. One of those surnames is used by 85% of the population

It's normal for people from around the world to come to this country to train to become a chartered accountant. So I knew a couple of student accountants from that part of the world, one had the surname Wong and the other Li, both very common surnames there.

@El Loro posted:

It's normal for people from around the world to come to this country to train to become a chartered accountant. So I knew a couple of student accountants from that part of the world, one had the surname Wong and the other Li, both very common surnames there.

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

The Tolkien Estate has blocked a crypto-currency called JRR Token as the product infringed the author's trademark:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373968

Spot on EL -right thing to do

@El Loro posted:

This was mentioned on Radio 4 today.

Which of these is "bouba" and which is "kiki" ? These are words which were invented for an experiment.

Wiki page about the experiment to read once you've decided which is which:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

that was really interesting / fascinating EL

night EL moonsieeee  velvet

Good morning everyone it's a very wet and windy day today with a yellow warning in place for high winds today and tomorrow.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here and rain likely. Forecast to be rather windy throughout tomorrow morning and very cold, with wind chill -4 °. At this level some sleety rain.

I hope everyone has a good day

The 3,000 year old Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, Egypt has been opened to the public with a grand opening.
This is a 30 minute clip of the best moments of the ceremony.

@Moonie I think you will be interested in this. The Copa Libertadores final between Brazil's Palmeiras and Flamengo will be shown live on BBC iPlayer and online on Saturday from 19:45 GMT. I hope your team does well this evening

@El Loro posted:

@Moonie I think you will be interested in this. The Copa Libertadores final between Brazil's Palmeiras and Flamengo will be shown live on BBC iPlayer and online on Saturday from 19:45 GMT. I hope your team does well this evening

Thanks for the The Copa Libertadores info El

We need a win badly