what I have learned today.

[JennyB]

"Dog and pony show" is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial ends.

Originally, I believe, a dismissive term for a travelling circus whose advertised animal acts did not live up to expectations.

[Mr Larrington]

From a van belonging to a supplier of windows I learned that “Dovey^* is gay LOL”.

* Or possibly Davey.  The author's finger-writing was not exactly the stuff of illuminated manuscripts.

[geraldc]

A sloth is in the same family of mammals as anteaters and armadillos, and not as I had previously thought a lazy monkey (or the hippy variant of a monkey)

[ian]

Another mammal fact for you: all the different species of porcupines aren't even vaguely related. Cuts down on the wedding invites.

[Giraffe]

Another mammal fact for you: all the different species of porcupines aren't even vaguely related. Cuts down on the wedding invites invitations.

"We don't invite those pricks..."

[Pingu]

If you happen to go to/through Garstang in Lancashire call  into Barton Grange Garden Centre - the ultimate urinal destination.

See  https://live.staticflickr.com/8546/8668399302_54b4685321_b.jpg   (Google "Barton Grange" and select images and you'll see a whole range - washbasins too in the same styles)

My daughter advised making a visit to the gents . ..  (I assume on information from her husband?)

Dobbie's Garden Centre, Furryboottoon:


IMG_3571 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[Paul]

Aha! Florinals.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Aha! Florinals.

[robgul]

If you happen to go to/through Garstang in Lancashire call  into Barton Grange Garden Centre - the ultimate urinal destination.

See  https://live.staticflickr.com/8546/8668399302_54b4685321_b.jpg   (Google "Barton Grange" and select images and you'll see a whole range - washbasins too in the same styles)

My daughter advised making a visit to the gents . ..  (I assume on information from her husband?)

Dobbie's Garden Centre, Furryboottoon:


IMG_3571 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Ah, that's worth a visit (I had to Google to find out that it was Aberdeen . .  and in the process found a website with the nicknames of lots of Scottish towns and cities)

[ElyDave]

My father took his old Anglia van to a mate's garage to have some work done. He came back in car - XK120! Couldn't shut the garage door as the rear end stuck out. Neighbours stopped talking to us (not all of them) then were shamefaced 2 days later when the Anglia appeared.
I didn't have a ride in the Jag as dad hardly dared to use it.

I have sat in a XK120, I always thought they looked awesome.  (particularly liked the headlights)  Driving them is apparently interesting as visibility is compromised.
The one I was in sounded like a box of spanners being shaken about, no idea if that is standard.

Don't say that, the XK 120 is my dream car, I just love those curves.

Or you could persuade me for a Daimler Dart

[T42]

If you happen to go to/through Garstang in Lancashire call  into Barton Grange Garden Centre - the ultimate urinal destination.

See  https://live.staticflickr.com/8546/8668399302_54b4685321_b.jpg   (Google "Barton Grange" and select images and you'll see a whole range - washbasins too in the same styles)

My daughter advised making a visit to the gents . ..  (I assume on information from her husband?)

Dobbie's Garden Centre, Furryboottoon:


IMG_3571 by The Pingus, on Flickr

The autoflush needs attention.

[T42]

Meanwhile I have learnt that the US pronunciation of oregano, which has always made me wince, is closer to its oríginal Spanish, Latin and ancient Greek pronunciation than ours.  Not that I'm going to change, though.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Meanwhile I have learnt that the US pronunciation of oregano, which has always made me wince, is closer to its oríginal Spanish, Latin and ancient Greek pronunciation than ours.  Not that I'm going to change, though.

I have a feeling this is often the case. Perhaps due to USanians thinking imported words are foreign whereas we Ukanians think because we're using them in English, they're English? We've surely had a thread on this...

[T42]

Meanwhile I have learnt that the US pronunciation of oregano, which has always made me wince, is closer to its oríginal Spanish, Latin and ancient Greek pronunciation than ours.  Not that I'm going to change, though.

I have a feeling this is often the case. Perhaps due to USanians thinking imported words are foreign whereas we Ukanians think because we're using them in English, they're English? We've surely had a thread on this...

Or the USAnians having large populations of Italians and Hispanics to put them right.

[FifeingEejit]

My MP's name is David Duguid, one of the 6  in Scotland.
Speaking to a farmer today I learned his surname is pronounced "jewkit" which fits well into local speak. 

I've lived here for > 40 years and would claim to understand the local tongue fairly well.

Ye need tae gie the caledonia bank a ca'

https://youtu.be/m1832rkuNis

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[Clare]

Who (what) David Agnew was.

[Basil]

The origin of the word tyre.  (Sorry if I am the only person not to have realised this.)

The iron band around the wheel that tied it together.

[Mr Larrington]

That “Wild Side Of Life” was not an original by teh Mitey QUO at all, after DJ Random played a version at me by a Ms J Joplin.  Ms Joplin was already dead well before teh QUO's version broke cover.

[citoyen]

The origin of the word tyre.  (Sorry if I am the only person not to have realised this.)

The iron band around the wheel that tied it together.

Never heard that one before. Just looked it up* - apparently etymologically linked to 'attire'. Would never have guessed that!


*whenever I read an interesting fact on the internet, even if I trust the person quoting it, I look for an independent source for verification. It's so easy to get caught out otherwise...

[robgul]

The origin of the word tyre.  (Sorry if I am the only person not to have realised this.)

The iron band around the wheel that tied it together.

So, you watched The Repair Shop too? 

- being pedantic the wheelmake bloke's use of the bandsaw wasn't too good, the upper bearing on the blade should be just above the surface of the work-piece . . . he had a good 3 or 4" of space - not lethal but reduces stability on the blade.  Just saying.

[T42]

Moth fur is acoustic camouflage to hide them from bat sonar.  Thus readeth out MrsT from summat on her computer.

[andytheflyer]

The origin of the word tyre.  (Sorry if I am the only person not to have realised this.)

The iron band around the wheel that tied it together.

So, you watched The Repair Shop too? 

- being pedantic the wheelmake bloke's use of the bandsaw wasn't too good, the upper bearing on the blade should be just above the surface of the work-piece . . . he had a good 3 or 4" of space - not lethal but reduces stability on the blade.  Just saying.

Being an avid viewer of Engels Coach Shop on YT, and seeing how much specialist kit he has to build a wheel, I was surprised that they could attempt to build a wheel in the Repair Shop.  I think they had some outside kit too that we didn't see - like the tenoning machine they need to put the tenons on the spokes, and the dividing head to put the mortices in the hub.

Whatever, RS has to be the best programme for years.  Long may it continue.  If only for my weekly fix of Suzie......

[rafletcher]

  If only for my weekly fix of Suzie......

I think that belongs in the "You know you're middle aged when..." thread 

[Tim Hall]

The origin of the word tyre.  (Sorry if I am the only person not to have realised this.)

The iron band around the wheel that tied it together.

So, you watched The Repair Shop too? 

- being pedantic the wheelmake bloke's use of the bandsaw wasn't too good, the upper bearing on the blade should be just above the surface of the work-piece . . . he had a good 3 or 4" of space - not lethal but reduces stability on the blade.  Just saying.

Being an avid viewer of Engels Coach Shop on YT, and seeing how much specialist kit he has to build a wheel, I was surprised that they could attempt to build a wheel in the Repair Shop.  I think they had some outside kit too that we didn't see - like the tenoning machine they need to put the tenons on the spokes, and the dividing head to put the mortices in the hub.

Whatever, RS has to be the best programme for years.  Long may it continue.  If only for my weekly fix of Suzie......

The Engels Coach Shop steel tyre (or tire) heating up gadget is the best. Two oxyacetylene(?) torches playing on a slowly rotating steel tyre, powered by goodness knows what, while Mr Engels wanders around doing other stuffs.

[Ham]

I  have learned about Martin "Sinker" mahogany

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/140610/