Re the brainteaser I posted yesterday. My answer is:
The city where Indiana Jones found the holy grail (the Last Crusade film) was the ancient city of Petra
The leader of the argonauts looking for the golden fleece was Jason
The Modern Prometheus is the subtitle of Frankenstein which was written by Mary Shelley
The godfather of punk was the title given to Iggy Pop
The connection between the four names in bold is that they were all animals in Blue Peter.
Short clip of how a dog's leg was saved after it had been broken by using a new technique. It's hope that the technique can be developed to treat people who have lost limbs through an exploding mine for instance,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/s...environment-42370415
El Loro posted:Yogi, I thought you might get more of the snow
It's starting to brighten up here and it looks as if there could be some blue sky coming.
I could make a snowman....if I wanted to 
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:Good morning everyone.
We got more snow overnight.
El, I only recently got an iPhone 6 as I tend to keep my phones for ages, so thatâs good news from Apple.
Have a good day, all
Me too Yogi. I had my Galaxy S4 for more than 3 years until I dropped it into the park pool when I was filming our family
Needless to say it was a âwrite-offâ
So I decided to go for an iPhone this time and went for the iPhone 10
@ The iPhone 10
El Loro posted:Re the brainteaser I posted yesterday. My answer is:
The city where Indiana Jones found the holy grail (the Last Crusade film) was the ancient city of Petra
The leader of the argonauts looking for the golden fleece was Jason
The Modern Prometheus is the subtitle of Frankenstein which was written by Mary Shelley
The godfather of punk was the title given to Iggy PopThe connection between the four names in bold is that they were all animals in Blue Peter.
My brain needs a lot of warning if itâs going to be teased
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Re the brainteaser I posted yesterday. My answer is:
The city where Indiana Jones found the holy grail (the Last Crusade film) was the ancient city of Petra
The leader of the argonauts looking for the golden fleece was Jason
The Modern Prometheus is the subtitle of Frankenstein which was written by Mary Shelley
The godfather of punk was the title given to Iggy PopThe connection between the four names in bold is that they were all animals in Blue Peter.
My brain needs a lot of warning if itâs going to be teased
I need a brain 
Yogi and Moonie . Here's another brainteaser from the same site they posted a couple of weeks ago.
The Wizard of Oz lasts 1 hour, 40 minutes. The Great Escape lasts 2 hours, 50 minutes. Starting at 10am on Christmas Eve, two friends watch one film each, on a loop. They stop watching when the films finish at exactly the same time. Will they miss the Queen's speech?
The Queen's speech is on Christmas Day at 3pm.
Thanks Moonie for prompting me to post this one - the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz is famous for needing a brain
I love the clip above ^^^ but we can't have that without this too
There was a 1925 silent version of The Wizard of Oz. It does not have a good reputation. You can watch it on Youtube. I won't post a link as it's unlikely to be worth spending an hour and 25 minutes watching it. It was directed by Larry Semon who was a silent film comedian but not as highly regarded as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd or Laurel and Hardy. The only reason for mentioning the film is that Oliver Hardy appears in the film (not Stan Laurel - the film was made before their partnership started).
The first full length film set in the land of Oz was a 1914 film called The Patchwork Girl of Oz. It wasn't a success. Although a version of it can be seen on Youtube, I won't post a link as it's of curiousity value only and isn't in good condition.
The most interesting thing about the film is that Hal Roach and Harold Lloyd appeared in it. Hal Roach became one of the major producers of comedy films. He came into an inheritance and started making comedies. In the early days he produced the early Harold Lloyd comedies with Lloyd as a character called Lonesome Luke, who was clearly modelled after the Charlie Chaplin character.
Roach's name will be recognisable by anyone who has seen a Laurel & Hardy film as he was their producer.
I hear that Rose Marie has died at the age of 94. She was in show business for 9 decades.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42511003
She was a regular in the Dick Van Dyke show (1961-1966) as Sally Rogers, a comedy show writer in his work place.
The Dick van Dyke show was one of the few shows we always saw when it was on television. Here's one of the episodes:
One of the best American comedy series of all time.
El Loro posted:Yogi and Moonie
The Wizard of Oz lasts 1 hour, 40 minutes. The Great Escape lasts 2 hours, 50 minutes. Starting at 10am on Christmas Eve, two friends watch one film each, on a loop. They stop watching when the films finish at exactly the same time. Will they miss the Queen's speech?
The Queen's speech is on Christmas Day at 3pm.
Thanks Moonie for prompting me to post this one - the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz is famous for needing a brain
Thanks El, I think 
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros 
Night owl hug for Summer
EL loved the Wizard of Oz as a child -brilliant clip
night yogi and summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone 
Milder and breezy here, some rain overnight.
The answer to the Wizard of Oz/Great Escape brainteaser. WOZ 100 minutes, GE 170 minutes. Back to school days - the least common multiple of 100 and 170 is 1700. 1700 minutes = 28 hours 20 minutes. So starting on 24 December at 10.00 am results in an end time of 25 December 2.20 pm, 40 minutes before the 3.00 pm start of the Queen's Speech.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning 
weâve got laying snow here thatâs now melting, Itâs been cold but beautful
How are we all doing?
Good morning everyone
It feels a bit milder this morning so maybe the snow will disappear.
Summer, how are you and your mum, are you feeling better.
El, just reading the answer to the teaser made my brain hurt
Off to visit my mum and dad this morning, then middle son will be visiting us later on.
Have a good day, all
Good morning everyone, still very high winds here and it definitely still feels cold.
Enjoy your day everyone
An interesting BBC clip but a strong warning not to even try watching it if you can't stand heights or have vertigo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/w...-asia-china-42522614
Very grim news story from the States about how playing one of those violent computer games (Call of Duty in this case) online between two men lead the police shooting dead a third man who had nothing to do with the game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/w...-asia-china-42522614
I don't play that sort of game as it repels me - I think it's a military shooting game originally set in WW2 though many sequels since. Games typically rated 18 because of realistic violence.
El Loro posted:Very grim news story from the States about how playing one of those violent computer games (Call of Duty in this case) online between two men lead the police shooting dead a third man who had nothing to do with the game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/w...-asia-china-42522614
I don't play that sort of game as it repels me - I think it's a military shooting game originally set in WW2 though many sequels since. Games typically rated 18 because of realistic violence.
And yet everyone buys it for their underage children...
Good evening gang Iâve finished work for a couple of days, yippee!!!!!
My mum is feeling much better thank you. I was great yesterday but spent the night coughing and have a very painful sore throat today. It seems that every time I start to feel better, I have a relapse. But such is the case for everyone else who has it too 
Iâve never known a December like it
yogi i hope youâve had a good day, are you celebrating Hogmanay?!
Evening all
El, Iâve never played any of those computer games.
Aww Summer, it sounds like your immune system needs a boost
We donât really bother with NY but we are taking PB to a panto tomorrow night, along with middle son and DiL.
At 22 months, BB is too young to go this year but he should be able to go next year.
~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:Good evening gang
My mum is feeling much better thank you. I was great yesterday but spent the night coughing and have a very painful sore throat today. It seems that every time I start to feel better, I have a relapse. But such is the case for everyone else who has it too
yogi i hope youâve had a good day, are you celebrating Hogmanay?!
Hi Sweet
Pleased your mum is feeling better 
Awww sorry youâre not feeling well though 
ðĪ
My sister has had that too Sweet. She thought she was over it but it came back
Now here friend has it too.
Yogi19 posted:Evening all
El, Iâve never played any of those computer games.
Aww Summer, it sounds like your immune system needs a boost
We donât really bother with NY but we are taking PB to a panto tomorrow night, along with middle son and DiL.
At 22 months, BB is too young to go this year but he should be able to go next year.
ðŪ that should be fun for you and PB Yogi ð
Oh thatâs exciting yogi! I hope you all have a fabulous time at the panto 
sweet dreams moonie
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:Evening all
El, Iâve never played any of those computer games.
Aww Summer, it sounds like your immune system needs a boost
We donât really bother with NY but we are taking PB to a panto tomorrow night, along with middle son and DiL.
At 22 months, BB is too young to go this year but he should be able to go next year.
ðŪ that should be fun for you and PB Yogi ð
Moonie posted:As I was just passing through, I will wish you all nite nite, sleep well, sweet dreams
She does enjoy the panto and joins in everything.
Looking forward to next year when BB can come along too
Night night, sleep well, Moonie
~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:Oh thatâs exciting yogi! I hope you all have a fabulous time at the panto
sweet dreams moonie
Thanks Summer, Iâm sure weâll all enjoy it
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros
night yogi and summer
El Loro posted:An interesting BBC clip but a strong warning not to even try watching it if you can't stand heights or have vertigo:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/w...-asia-china-42522614
my knees went weak EL- wow
Good morning everyone
Weather is wet and very windy.
Got a busy day ahead, hope you all have a good day
Good morning everyone
It's wet and windy here as well.
Yogi, I hope your day goes well and that you and your family enjoy the panto
Summer. that recurring bug sounds rather like the one I and many others had in this part of the country a year ago. I hope you are better soon
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, a bit grey but dry so far this morning - it can't last! 
I hope you all enjoy the panto Yogi, which one are you seeing?
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone
Slight breeze and grey sky bit the sun is attempting to break through. I have just been down the garden to peg some washing out. While it is cold itâs not to bad
Yogi, I hope you all enjoy the pantomime
It will be interesting to hear what PB makes of it
Have a good day Buddies
Apparently there are plans over the next few years for Gloucester to have the UK Retail Innovation Centre, It will be the national centre for testing and developing robotic security guards and holographic virtual employees. The intention is for this to be done by 2025.
