Author Topic: The "I'm Such a Fecking Div" Thread (Read 442947 times)

ian · « **Reply #1850 on:** 04 May, 2020, 09:47:43 am »

Quote from: hellymedic on 03 May, 2020, 07:25:32 pm

And the Bank Holiday is not till Friday, anyway...

A fact I only learned on Friday evening.

I will protest by working at a minimal pace today.

Ham · « **Reply #1851 on:** 04 May, 2020, 10:08:58 am »

You may have to change your "presence" status to say this, or people may not notice.

ian · « **Reply #1852 on:** 04 May, 2020, 11:02:02 am »

Indeed.

Currently running a python script and drinking coffee while reading a paper about a meta-evaluation of reassessment practices across Europe.

My god, I'm inadvertently multitasking.

PeteB99 · « **Reply #1853 on:** 04 May, 2020, 11:08:50 am »

My Nephew and his girlfriend had their wedding planned for May 2nd on the basis that today would be a bank holiday and everyone would have an extra day to recover. Then they changed the date of the bank holiday

and now it doesn't matter anyway.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1854 on:** 04 May, 2020, 07:34:46 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 03 May, 2020, 07:25:32 pm

And the Bank Holiday is not till Friday, anyway...

"Brian May Day" according to my Abandoned Mattresses of Walthamstow calendar

Kim · « **Reply #1855 on:** 04 May, 2020, 09:58:30 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 04 May, 2020, 07:34:46 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 03 May, 2020, 07:25:32 pm
And the Bank Holiday is not till Friday, anyway...

"Brian May Day" according to my Abandoned Mattresses of Walthamstow calendar

I assume that's traditionally celebrated with a morning of badger-saving, followed by a hair & guitar concert in the afternoon, before settling in for an evening of ~~swearing at clouds~~ astrononononomy?

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #1856 on:** 05 May, 2020, 08:00:17 pm »

Last week I tweeted about cooking Coq au Vin, which due to the way autocarrot works on my phone, it got changed to Cow au vin, which got me a few people sending me tweets that surely cow au vin is just Beef bourguignon.

Having made a delicious coq au vin, I decided that seeing as Beef bourguignon sounded like it might be tasty, I should cook that next. So I went to the supermarket, with a list, and bought everything I needed, apart from one small crucial ingredient, the beef.

I tweeted about this earlier, which has resulted in a number of people responding with guesses at the missing ingredient, meaning I have a mix of tweets that say "moooo", and the rest say "cow", which if you forget about the previous tweet just looks like a group of people calling me a cow...

I'm doing well this week...

J

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1857 on:** 06 May, 2020, 01:40:01 am »

It took me two readings of Neal Stephenson's Reamde AND 53% of the sequel Fall or Dodge In Hell before I worked out that Richard "Dodge" Forthrast's in-game/afterlife alter ego is called "Egdod" because it's his nickname spelled backwards

Beardy · « **Reply #1858 on:** 06 May, 2020, 08:09:12 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 May, 2020, 01:40:01 am

It took me two readings of Neal Stephenson's Reamde AND 53% of the sequel Fall or Dodge In Hell before I worked out that Richard "Dodge" Forthrast's in-game/afterlife alter ego is called "Egdod" because it's his nickname spelled backwards

I’ve only read¹ Reamde and didn’t know that there was a sequel, I must look. I haven’t seen that either.

1. But it occurs to me that I ‘read’ that story on Audible so won’t have seen Egdod written down. Not that I’d have noticed even then.

Kim · « **Reply #1859 on:** 08 May, 2020, 11:53:46 am »

Quote from: Kim on 04 May, 2020, 09:58:30 pm

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 04 May, 2020, 07:34:46 pm
Quote from: hellymedic on 03 May, 2020, 07:25:32 pm
And the Bank Holiday is not till Friday, anyway...

"Brian May Day" according to my Abandoned Mattresses of Walthamstow calendar

I assume that's traditionally celebrated with a morning of badger-saving, followed by a hair & guitar concert in the afternoon, before settling in for an evening of ~~swearing at clouds~~ astrononononomy?

Apparently not: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brian-may-hospital-gardening-accident-queen-instagram-a9504956.html

I assume the badgers got him...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1860 on:** 08 May, 2020, 12:50:08 pm »

Isn't it drummers who are supposed to have bizarre gardening accidents?

hellymedic · « **Reply #1861 on:** 08 May, 2020, 02:43:14 pm »

Wasn't it World Naked Gardening Day recently?

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #1862 on:** 08 May, 2020, 02:46:09 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 08 May, 2020, 02:43:14 pm

Wasn't it World Naked Gardening Day recently?

Saturday...

J

andrewc · « **Reply #1863 on:** 08 May, 2020, 07:17:20 pm »

Atishoo! I should have dusted before I turned that fan on.......

pcolbeck · « **Reply #1864 on:** 09 May, 2020, 07:58:47 am »

If your other half asks you to sharpen the edging shears.
If you say yes and think this will be a good way to test that new Trend diamond file Amazon delivered earlier in the week.
Its probably not a good idea to run you finger along the edge you just filed to see if its sharp now.
If perchance you do not follow this advice you better have some plasters to hand in the garage.

Diamond files make stuff very sharp very quickly !!

DAMHIKT

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1865 on:** 09 May, 2020, 02:09:13 pm »

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1866 on:** 09 May, 2020, 02:16:59 pm »

Ooh I want one of these now.
https://www.trenddirectuk.com/fts-ks-fast-track-knife-sharpener-kit

I only have a steel at the moment..

hellymedic · « **Reply #1867 on:** 09 May, 2020, 02:37:25 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 09 May, 2020, 07:58:47 am

Its probably not a good idea to run you ringer along the edge you just filed to see if its sharp now.
If perchance you do not follow this advice you better have some plasters to hand in the garage.
Diamond files make stuff very sharp very quickly !!

My Daddy tells me Rabbis performing Tasks with Blades tested them on fingernails...

Suspect thumbnails were used more as these are thicker and more easily aligned to a blade.

Seems wise...

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #1868 on:** 09 May, 2020, 03:40:31 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 09 May, 2020, 07:58:47 am

If your other half asks you to sharpen the edging shears.
If you say yes and think this will be a good way to test that new Trend diamond file Amazon delivered earlier in the week.
Its probably not a good idea to run you ringer along the edge you just filed to see if its sharp now.
If perchance you do not follow this advice you better have some plasters to hand in the garage.

Diamond files make stuff very sharp very quickly !!

DAMHIKT

I have first hand experience of this, specifically my left hand, shall I show you the scars? :p

J

hellymedic · « **Reply #1869 on:** 10 May, 2020, 02:15:54 am »

Food cans at this address are far more likely to cause me a cut than any knife...

T42 · « **Reply #1870 on:** 10 May, 2020, 08:03:51 am »

Paul Sellers: https://youtu.be/KD8BVZ15C6E

Did this with MrsT's shears, which she leaves outside on an old barbecue all year round. It worked.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #1871 on:** 10 May, 2020, 10:27:21 am »

Quote from: hellymedic on 09 May, 2020, 02:37:25 pm

Quote from: pcolbeck on 09 May, 2020, 07:58:47 am
Its probably not a good idea to run you ringer along the edge you just filed to see if its sharp now.
If perchance you do not follow this advice you better have some plasters to hand in the garage.
Diamond files make stuff very sharp very quickly !!

My Daddy tells me Rabbis performing Tasks with Blades tested them on fingernails...

Suspect thumbnails were used more as these are thicker and more easily aligned to a blade.

Seems wise...

This is a standard test when sharpening straightrazors. Very very lightly drag blade across nail; it should 'grab' all the way. Any blunt spots are felt as a change of resistance.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #1872 on:** 10 May, 2020, 11:09:27 am »

Quote from: T42 on 10 May, 2020, 08:03:51 am

Paul Sellers: https://youtu.be/KD8BVZ15C6E

Did this with MrsT's shears, which she leaves outside on an old barbecue all year round. It worked.

Yes it was Mr Sellers who persuaded me to buy a diamond file.

Jurek · « **Reply #1873 on:** 10 May, 2020, 11:48:22 am »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 09 May, 2020, 02:16:59 pm

Ooh I want one of these now.
https://www.trenddirectuk.com/fts-ks-fast-track-knife-sharpener-kit

I only have a steel at the moment..

You'll be better off with a couple of Japanese water stones and a leather strop.
In that 'sharpness' demonstration at the end of the video, they're cutting through what is quite a rigid/thick piece of card - which isn't difficult to do.
When I've sharpened my main knife using the above kit, it's sharp enough to do that using a piece of newspaper.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1874 on:** 10 May, 2020, 11:57:08 am »

How does a neophyte learn to use a water stone properly? Any good resources on you tube? (There are loads but what's good?)