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On 04/04/15 11:11, Stephen wrote
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> As Henning Wehn has just said on the radio. Interesting. ;-)
>
> I'll match your internet browsing and raise you a bluegrass version of
> the Sailor's Hornpipe.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V39rKSOQFjc&feature=player_detailpage#t=33
>
>
>
Are you sure you meant that one?
John
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On 04/04/2015 10:08, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 08:48, Stephen wrote:
> <big snip>
>
>> * Better than remembering what you were doing when someone died.
>>
>
> I dunno, mate. I was telling her a joke, she smiled and said 'I've heard
> it before'. That's how I remember her: a smile on her face.
>
What are you on? :-)
I want some of it. ;-)
>> ** That’s how they were rated back then. The more transistors the better
>> the radio.
>>
>
> What's a transistor? I'm still trying to get to grips with this
> new-fangled valve technology.
>
Don't. I did valve theory at sixth form college.
There are a lot of very sharp volts around.
Just wait until they develop extracting power from the vacuum
fluctuation. Then it will be worth your while.
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Stephen
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On 04/04/2015 11:19, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 11:11, Stephen wrote
>>
>> As Henning Wehn has just said on the radio. Interesting. ;-)
>>
>> I'll match your internet browsing and raise you a bluegrass version of
>> the Sailor's Hornpipe.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V39rKSOQFjc&feature=player_detailpage#t=33
>>
>>
>>
>
> Are you sure you meant that one?
>
> John
>
Makes a change from this old chestnut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZyNtZtSqE
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Stephen
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On 04/04/15 11:22, Stephen wrote:
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> Makes a change from this old chestnut:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZyNtZtSqE
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>
..and the rest of the world thinks that we Brits are weird. Can't
understand myself :-D
John
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On 04/04/15 11:37, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 11:22, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> Makes a change from this old chestnut:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZyNtZtSqE
>>
>>
>
> ...and the rest of the world thinks that we Brits are weird. Can't
> understand myself :-D
>
> John
>
Oops. Insert 'it' between understand and myself
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On 04/04/15 11:19, Stephen wrote:
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> Don't. I did valve theory at sixth form college.
>
> There are a lot of very sharp volts around.
> Just wait until they develop extracting power from the vacuum
> fluctuation. Then it will be worth your while.
>
<prods shiny spike on bottom of valve>
Aieeeeee!!!! <bounces around room>
John
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On 4-4-2015 12:42, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 11:19, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> Don't. I did valve theory at sixth form college.
>>
>> There are a lot of very sharp volts around.
>> Just wait until they develop extracting power from the vacuum
>> fluctuation. Then it will be worth your while.
>>
>
> <prods shiny spike on bottom of valve>
>
> Aieeeeee!!!! <bounces around room>
>
Somehow, this reminds me of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
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On 04/04/2015 11:38, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 11:37, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 04/04/15 11:22, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>> Makes a change from this old chestnut:
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cZyNtZtSqE
>>>
>>>
>>
>> ...and the rest of the world thinks that we Brits are weird. Can't
>> understand myself :-D
>>
Me neither. (with the "it")
Interestingly(?) Henning Wehn a German comedian who makes a living
telling jokes in English to the English. Has just broadcast a show about
speaking English as a foreign language in England. This btw includes
Americans and Australians. :-P
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pbwjp
>> John
>>
> Oops. Insert 'it' between understand and myself
>
No need. It makes perfect sense as it is. ;-)
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Stephen
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On 04/04/2015 11:42, Doctor John wrote:
> On 04/04/15 11:19, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> Don't. I did valve theory at sixth form college.
>>
>> There are a lot of very sharp volts around.
>> Just wait until they develop extracting power from the vacuum
>> fluctuation. Then it will be worth your while.
>>
>
> <prods shiny spike on bottom of valve>
>
You are holding it upside down. The shiny spike is at the top of the valve.
Get the wee man to operate it for you.
> Aieeeeee!!!! <bounces around room>
>
Is the room okay?
And you are banned from working with tools. :-)
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Stephen
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On 04/04/2015 12:01, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Somehow, this reminds me of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
More like a day trip to Bedlam. If you ask me.
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