Posts by Pedigree-Pete

Re: Politically Correct Nelson at Trafalgar

Great, made my day too. Trafalgar Day is my Fathers birthday so I'm sure it'll raise a smile there too. Good job. Have an upvote.

PP

icon 'cause there's no shot glass for Rum.

Re: The Queen HAS got a criminal record

Pure Morecambe and Wise. Brilliant.

Re: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance

Obv. Subby MacSubFace. PP

Re: UK & Great Britain explained

I learnt something and I've been British (English) all my life. Thanks.

Tested for failure

As someone said in a different thread yesterday, it needs to be tested for unlikely fail situations. Not just the bleedin' obvious. PP

Re: And that, ladies and gentlemen...

Topical. We'll done sir!

"readout thingy"

Pleased to hear you got one. We've had a smart meter for about 8 months and in spite of numerous chases, still haven't received something that tells us what the smart meter is doing. PP

Talking of landing Harriers on things

Talking of landing Harriers on things, when I lived in East Anglia in the early 70s there was a local story that the dented barn (I think it was in Bainton) was dented because an RAF Wittering Harrier was lost in fog. Love to know if there's any truth in that. PP

Children & Pets

My children are just as important as my pets and I won't stand for anyone suggesting I treat the children poorly. :) PP

Re: Ironic...

You sort of beat me to it. I found more irony in the fact it belongs to a French company, YMMV. PP

"I wish I had a fiver for every time I....

Ah hem.... you guys do get paid for doing this don't you? PP

Holiday

Shame, I have a 350 mile drive on Friday. Hopefully, we'll get clear skies when we get there and I'll get to see the replay on Friday/Saturday. PP

Bemused much?

Am I the only one who finds the irony of BMEWS slightly amusing? PP

Re: This makes me wonder . .

Also, should have been meters, not KM. I'm sure 22,xxx miles isn't

35,786,000 metres. PP

Re: I use a Mr. Coffee, but no milk/cream

For prevention of scalding when making Black Tea just add cold water. Simples! PP

Re: Last Chance To See

No Air France employees yet but I think I've spotted a BA Marketing hack...PP

Re: Dear. God.

Upvote, failed at trying not to titter as instructed. PP

Small beer..

In a patent spat $24B US is not that big a story. PP

Transporter Room.

TOS didn't have site to site transport or some such. You had to be going to or from a transporter room. PP

Re: <3

I know you're talking phonetically, but if it's a contraction </pedant> shouldn't it be "ba'e. <\pedant>. PP

Re: My Pikachu

I'm so old I thought "My Pikachu" was a 70s hit for Alvin Stardust. PP

Walking....in the USA.

Last time I was in the US of A I took a Sunday stroll and had to wander out each evening to get food as the hotel had no restaurant. Also regular visits to the nearest gas station as they had a fine stock of Speckled Hen, Old Peculiar, 6X etc.

The local law enforcement turned up on the Thursday before my departure back to Blighty. I did enquire of the receptionist if all was well.

It only dawned on me half way across the Atlantic that the receptionists response of "the police had reports of a lurker" that there's a good chance it may have been me. I don't recall seeing many residents walking anywhere only the odd jogger and 1 or 2 cyclinsts IN A WHOLE WEEK. PP

Re: Easy way to avoid TV ads

Seconded. Cruise the Movie channels 00:00hrs to 04:00hrs and schedule to record them for later viewing. DVR has 3 "tuners" so lots of scope there. PP

Re: "Kleenex"

For our Merican friends and accuracy we Brits will say sticking plaster if there is any chance of confusion with wall plaster. Similarly, when we break a bone we have a plaster cast or just cast. (No not with a fly for trout and salmon!)

Re: Underwhelmed?

MHFW. If you shot that yourself, well done. Have one on me. PP

Politics.

As if someone in the porn industry would sink as low as it is necessary to be a politician. PP

TFTFY (incl spelling).

Depricated.

It's not just you. I hear Defecated when I see Deprecated. Also Shoplifter when I see a Shopfitters van. Thank Dog I'm not dyslexic.

Brain Surgery Ha HA....

+1 for the link. +1 for the original post tho'. PP

Re: Raspberry Pi founder Eden Upton

Perhaps they are saving him for the New Year Gongathon. PP