Maple Leaf Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 11 hours ago, New York Fleapit said: ''Sord'' Also ''Scon'' or'' Scone""? Scoon, if you come from Perthshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Morgan said: I assume that's a toothbrush? Unnions or Unyins? My wife tells me I say this wrong. I've even heard ung-yins. It's enough to bring tears to you eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: I've even heard ung-yins. It's enough to bring tears to you eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 16 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: I've even heard ung-yins. It's enough to bring tears to you eyes. No wonder you’re hiding your head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, New York Fleapit said: You tell ‘im. Honestly man, quite ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helzibob Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 13 hours ago, New York Fleapit said: ''Sord'' Also ''Scon'' or'' Scone""? Scon for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_hmfc Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Why is Sunday league so violent? Do the people playing it not want to be footballers so just spend the time actively trying to see who can get closest to assault as possible? I always thought it was full of players who wanted to make it as a professional but just needed to make their way up the leagues, but they spend so much time diving in and fighting that the only thing missing is Jerry Springer. Edited May 25, 2018 by peter_hmfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Idly looking out the window of a train and noticed there seem to be two types of pylons (the Beauly to Denny line). There are more of the ‘wires hanging from arms’ type than the ‘wires going straight through’ type but it all seems fairly random. What’s the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) On 24/05/2018 at 17:43, jb102 said: If you are a bonafide Gorgie laddie such as myself who has had the misfortune to live in Gullane it is known as Goolani. Winds up the hand wringing middle class made a few quid wallopers who have moved down from the town. Honestly I can’t wait to retire and move back. A friend from Bathgate was once asked directions to “you-fil” .... Turns out they were going to Uphall. Edited May 27, 2018 by FWJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 5/24/2018 at 17:21, Morgan said: I assume that's a toothbrush? Unnions or Unyins? My wife tells me I say this wrong. Ingins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, whodanny said: Ingins Twa pehs. A plain ane an’ ane ingin ane an’ aw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, FWJ said: Twa pehs. A plain ane an’ ane ingin ane an’ aw. Ingins is not exclusive to Dundee though. I come from north west Perthshire originally and it's pretty prevalent here too. Some infidels now call it Stirlingshire, the very thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, FWJ said: Twa pehs. A plain ane an’ ane ingin ane an’ aw. Good grief, I can understand that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 27 minutes ago, FWJ said: Twa pehs. A plain ane an’ ane ingin ane an’ aw. Thankfully I’ve been drinking and can actually understand that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 36 minutes ago, whodanny said: Ingins Yep, heard that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diez Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Ungyins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Highways and Byways said: Ungyins. I thank you That’s the closest to my way of saying it I’ve heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diez Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Morgan said: I thank you That’s the closest to my way of saying it I’ve heard. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 3 hours ago, FWJ said: A friend from Bathgate was once asked directions to “you-fil” .... Turns out they were going to Uphall. Need Gaelic assistance here. Original name for Uphall was ubhal (?spelling) meaning orchard. So I do wonder often if it should have pH pronounciation and not up hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, FWJ said: Idly looking out the window of a train and noticed there seem to be two types of pylons (the Beauly to Denny line). There are more of the ‘wires hanging from arms’ type than the ‘wires going straight through’ type but it all seems fairly random. What’s the difference? pylons are different due to the voltage that they carry being different. Edited May 28, 2018 by milky_26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, milky_26 said: pylons are different due to the voltage that they carry being different. But these are on the same line? There’ll be 3 of one sort and then one of the other or else two of the other - just random it seems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, FWJ said: But these are on the same line? There’ll be 3 of one sort and then one of the other or else two of the other - just random it seems? Perhaps it's some sort of code for aliens looking down from their UFOs? Like motorway markings, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 3 hours ago, redjambo said: Perhaps it's some sort of code for aliens looking down from their UFOs? Like motorway markings, perhaps? Like the order of washing on a line used as a signal in WW2? Could be..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, FWJ said: Like the order of washing on a line used as a signal in WW2? Could be..... Ah, now, you've piqued my interest. Is this true? Was it a French resistance thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, redjambo said: Ah, now, you've piqued my interest. Is this true? Was it a French resistance thing? I don’t know TBH - but I’ve heard references to it, maybe it’s a bit of an old-wives-tale, but compared to some of the exploits of the SOE it seems perfectly possible! Edited May 29, 2018 by FWJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Is it just me ( using I-phone or I-pad ) that has difficulty in getting the evening hibs to load when trying to read an article or is it just they have a piss poor web site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 3 hours ago, 3fingersreid said: Is it just me ( using I-phone or I-pad ) that has difficulty in getting the evening hibs to load when trying to read an article or is it just they have a piss poor web site ? Not just you. I've struggled today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Travelling down the A1 , kind of opposite the Queen Margaret uni , what is the big newish building ? It was lit up so brightly last night it was like a beacon for ET and his buddies to find planet earth . I've yet to have a passenger who knows what it is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 54 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: Travelling down the A1 , kind of opposite the Queen Margaret uni , what is the big newish building ? It was lit up so brightly last night it was like a beacon for ET and his buddies to find planet earth . I've yet to have a passenger who knows what it is . The Edinburgh And Midlothian RERC Project according to Google maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I think it is a new recycling centre https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/144m-recycling-plant-gets-council-green-light-1-3887795 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Cheers.?? , any benefit of recycling will be wasted on the electricity used by the looks of it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Why do some magnets resist others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Because they don't find them attractive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: Because they don't find them attractive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Z Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 47 minutes ago, iantjambo said: Why do some magnets resist others? Conventional magnets have two poles (all magnets do, really, but bear with me), so anytime you see one magnet repelling another it's because two like poles have been placed next to each other, either north next to north or south next to south. Flip one and they'll attract instead of repelling. But, many magnets we see these days though have undergone a manufacturing technique resulting in a Halbach array, which almost completely cancels the field strength for one of the poles. In reality they're a bunch of discrete magnets, with two poles, arranged together in a pattern that greatly reduces the magnetic force on one side. So they're sort of an artificially one pole magnet, and that's why you might have a situation where you've got two magnets that won't ever attract towards each other--they've both got strong fields of the same polarity, with weakened fields of the other polarity, so their repulsion overpowers their attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: Because they don't find them attractive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Why do folk on mobile phones walk around in circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 'cause they're Ringing someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: 'cause they're Ringing someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Morgan said: That the face someone makes when someone rings them unexpectedly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, gjcc said: That the face someone makes when someone rings them unexpectedly? So I've been told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 See yer 4k UHD TV's, do you need to set it to 4k? Just got a new one but it doesn't look like 4k. Netflix looks good but normal telly not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Pennywise said: See yer 4k UHD TV's, do you need to set it to 4k? Just got a new one but it doesn't look like 4k. Netflix looks good but normal telly not so much. The content needs to be 4k. Very little normal telly is shown in 4k. Netflix has some and BT Sport show some games in it but standard channels are still plain old HD whether you have a 4k tv or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: The content needs to be 4k. Very little normal telly is shown in 4k. Netflix has some and BT Sport show some games in it but standard channels are still plain old HD whether you have a 4k tv or not. The CICO principle — Crap In, Crap Out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Walking the dog over the Pentlands today and I got stung a few times with nettles , what I want to know is what’s in Doc Leaves that when rubbed on the sting takes the nip away ? I’ve done this for years and years and never found out why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 4 hours ago, 3fingersreid said: Walking the dog over the Pentlands today and I got stung a few times with nettles , what I want to know is what’s in Doc Leaves that when rubbed on the sting takes the nip away ? I’ve done this for years and years and never found out why I think it's just the moisture in the leaves that has a cooling effect on the hot sting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboy1982 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 5 hours ago, 3fingersreid said: Walking the dog over the Pentlands today and I got stung a few times with nettles , what I want to know is what’s in Doc Leaves that when rubbed on the sting takes the nip away ? I’ve done this for years and years and never found out why I think the best thing for a nettle sting is actually a nettle. However it’s inside the nettle and difficult to access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 52 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: I think it's just the moisture in the leaves that has a cooling effect on the hot sting. 31 minutes ago, jamboy1982 said: I think the best thing for a nettle sting is actually a nettle. However it’s inside the nettle and difficult to access. What’s bizarre is it’s stinging more now than it did hours ago ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Not so much something I've always wondered as I've only noticed it within the last few days. Why are there hundreds of cars parked to the side of the runway at Edinburgh Airport? It's the bit of land where all the private jets are usually stationed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Because based on the traffic chaos there about 4pm last night they couldn't get out of the place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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