Author Topic: Little Eye On The Provinces  (Read 378669 times)

Torslanda

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1075 on: 18 February, 2016, 08:59:31 pm »
^^ Hacked again? ^^
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Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

ElyDave

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1076 on: 19 February, 2016, 06:20:57 pm »
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/BREAKING-Man-orange-underpants-blocking-traffic/story-28768283-detail/story.html

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1077 on: 20 February, 2016, 08:09:24 am »
It is in Pennsylvania, so he is probably American.
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meddyg

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1078 on: 21 February, 2016, 09:51:33 pm »
re Somerset Yoghurt attack; I did read down to see what the good readers thought; they were as appalled as I was

"Firstly, I think everyone should stop milking this for a cheap gag. It's given me a real sour taste in the mouth. The road's been closed to allow the forensics team to investigate the cream scene. On interviewing the chief detective, they said "nothing's got past ur eyes. It's obviously part of the bigger movement - we are after the big cheese"... They won't get a-whey with this one! Poor woman, curdled with fear."

'Some guy had the cheek to throw yogurt at that woman? How dairy?'

'It's this kind of unprovoked aggression that makes my stomach churn'

These people are obviously very cultured!!


Guy

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1080 on: 24 February, 2016, 11:24:02 am »
Quote
Man carrying gnome sparks police alert on M60 in Greater Manchester
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35648583

Unfortunately, the headline is more interesting than the story
"The Opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject"  Marcus Aurelius

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1081 on: 26 February, 2016, 02:10:57 pm »
Some kindred spirits here (if at work, warning some "rude words")...
http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/what-rudest-addresses-buckinghamshire-10953650


Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1082 on: 26 February, 2016, 03:05:01 pm »
Some kindred spirits here (if at work, warning some "rude words")...
http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/what-rudest-addresses-buckinghamshire-10953650

I fails to mention Cockshoot Hill, althopuh I don't think any property actually has an address there - the lower slopes have been retitled Chickadee......   But Cockshoot Hill car park is a well know "dogging" spot. Trufax.
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hellymedic

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1085 on: 04 March, 2016, 12:25:24 pm »
From my Twitter feed:

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1086 on: 04 March, 2016, 12:35:02 pm »
Saw this about the Isle of Man yesterday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-35706002

Couple of things puzzled me

While it doesn't say whose WW2 bomb it was the IoM isn't the kind of place you would bomb by accident unless you were very lost.

And 2 I didn't think there was anything worth bombing on the IoM anyway.
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.”
― Douglas Adams

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1087 on: 04 March, 2016, 02:00:22 pm »
From my Twitter feed:


This can't be so? Gef the talking mongoose beats Cav as the Isle of Mans greatest ever beast!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gef

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1090 on: 07 March, 2016, 10:13:35 am »
Biggleswade has it's own radio station!

http://www.bigglesfm.com/

(I haven't listened yet. I'm not sure I dare!)
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Regulator

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1092 on: 11 March, 2016, 07:29:03 am »
Saw this about the Isle of Man yesterday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-35706002

Couple of things puzzled me

While it doesn't say whose WW2 bomb it was the IoM isn't the kind of place you would bomb by accident unless you were very lost.

And 2 I didn't think there was anything worth bombing on the IoM anyway.

The Isle of Man had several RAF training bases during WW2 - including a bomber training station.

It was also targeted several times.  Although Orford Ness is often most commonly linked with the development of radar, a lot of the R&D actually went on the Isle of Man. 
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1093 on: 11 March, 2016, 10:00:56 am »
Saw this about the Isle of Man yesterday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-35706002

Couple of things puzzled me

While it doesn't say whose WW2 bomb it was the IoM isn't the kind of place you would bomb by accident unless you were very lost.

And 2 I didn't think there was anything worth bombing on the IoM anyway.

The Isle of Man had several RAF training bases during WW2 - including a bomber training station.

It was also targeted several times.  Although Orford Ness is often most commonly linked with the development of radar, a lot of the R&D actually went on the Isle of Man.

The nearest RAF station was on the other side of the island from where the bomb hit - about 7 or so miles IIRC
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.”
― Douglas Adams

Pancho

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1094 on: 11 March, 2016, 10:20:46 am »
I don't think bomber crews liked lugging undropped bombs home and, if they would ditch them pretty randomly if they couldn't find their target. At least that's the story that I was told to explain the bomb crater in a field in our village - miles from any potential targets.

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1095 on: 11 March, 2016, 10:56:18 am »
Yes I think you're right. A heinkel probably didn't fancy going all the way to Belfast so just unloaded them on the IoM
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.”
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1097 on: 19 March, 2016, 06:19:04 pm »

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1098 on: 19 March, 2016, 06:41:43 pm »