@velvet donkey posted:Good
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet, Ros and Moonie
Hug for any night owls
Noite Yogi
night yogi moonsie velvet summer if you are around
Good morning everyone it's a little brighter this morning. We had storms rumbling around most of yesterday and like you said Yogi it's been very close.
Enjoy your day everyone 
Advance warning. Locally here, there are thunderstorms forecast from later on Wednesday through to Friday morning with 90mm of rain. Thursday evening from 21.00 to 24.00 there could be nearly 40mm. If that happens there will be many homes flooded due to flash flooding. So if I'm not around here on Thursday or more likely Friday you will know why. Hopefully, it won't be as bad as that.
You stay safe whatever. I've noticed it's problematic down there
I think I'm going for Aladdin Sane today but hope all are Hunky Dory.
Take care
Not a big Bowie fan, I've seen him, but he rejected a knighthood. Good standard.
@velvet donkey posted:You stay safe whatever. I've noticed it's problematic down there
I think I'm going for Aladdin Sane today but hope all are Hunky Dory.
Take care
Thanks
Video on BBC site of a reverse waterfall in Australia:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...-australia-53733550/
Caused by strong winds blowing the water upwards over the cliff edge.
@El Loro posted:Video on BBC site of a reverse waterfall in Australia:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...-australia-53733550/
Caused by strong winds blowing the water upwards over the cliff edge.
Thatâs a very strange phenomenon 
@Moonie posted:
That's why there could be bad thunderstorms here. Met Office shows them here for tomorrow afternoon, BBC shows them almost all the time from tomorrow evening through to Friday morning. Very different forecasts with the BBC one a lot worse than the Met one.
@El Loro posted:That's why there could be bad thunderstorms here. Met Office shows them here for tomorrow afternoon, BBC shows them almost all the time from tomorrow evening through to Friday morning. Very different forecasts with the BBC one a lot worse than the Met one.
Letâs hope the Met office one prevails then El 
@El Loro posted:The weather site which had been showing 90mm of rain from Wednesday night to Friday morning has changed the forecast to 40mm. Thursday night still very wet but 19mm rather than 40mm. Very wet but a lesser risk of many homes being flooded due to flash flooding,
At least itâs good news re the flash flooding El
The UK's first Dutch-style roundabout (at Cambridge) had to close due to damage the day before it was due to be officially opened.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...bridgeshire-53736468
The idea is that pedestrians and cyclists have priority over motorists. As you can see in the photos in the article there are zebra crossings for pedestrians. The roundabout has an outer red circular lane for cyclists and an inner ordinary circular lane for motorists.
@El Loro posted:The UK's first Dutch-style roundabout (at Cambridge) had to close due to damage the day before it was due to be officially opened.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...bridgeshire-53736468
The idea is that pedestrians and cyclists have priority over motorists. As you can see in the photos in the article there are zebra crossings for pedestrians. The roundabout has an outer red circular lane for cyclists and an inner ordinary circular lane for motorists.
Very colourful El 
A man is currently on trial on charges of contaminating food and blackmail, Baby food jars with slivers of metal in found by 2 customers of Tesco and he's accused of demanding money from Tesco to reveal to them which stores had these jars 
Trial is continuing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...incolnshire-53737345
The pseudonym which he is accused to have been using was ""Guy Brush and the Dairy Pirates".
I hope if he's found guilty, they'll lock him up and lechuck the keys away. That's not a typo. If you've ever played any of the Monkey Island adventures games over the years, you'll get it.
@El Loro posted:A man is currently on trial on charges of contaminating food and blackmail, Baby food jars with slivers of metal in found by 2 customers of Tesco and he's accused of demanding money from Tesco to reveal to them which stores had these jars
Trial is continuing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...incolnshire-53737345
The pseudonym which he is accused to have been using was ""Guy Brush and the Dairy Pirates".
I hope if he's found guilty, they'll lock him up and lechuck the keys away. That's not a typo. If you've ever played any of the Monkey Island adventures games over the years, you'll get it.
What a thoroughly despicable human being. I agree with you re the sentence, if he is found guilty El
Evening all
Rain in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon.
We had a great day with the tiddlers who were on fine form.
As far as that blackmailer is concerned, If convicted, I agree they should throw away the key
I hope youâve all had a good day.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for any night owls
@Yogi19 posted:Evening all
Rain in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon.
We had a great day with the tiddlers who were on fine form.
As far as that blackmailer is concerned, If convicted, I agree they should throw away the key
I hope youâve all had a good day.Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for any night owls
Hi Yogi
We have rain this evening but no thunderstorms, as yet
Iâm glad you had a great day with the little ones ððð
night yogi moonsie velvet summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone it's a little misty this morning with hopefully a dry day to follow.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone
Hot and sunny here. Thunderstorms are probable. Met Office has a thunder symbol for an hour later this morning and for a couple of hours during the afternoon. BBC has them constantly from 14.00 this afternoon to 10.00 Friday morning.
I'm glad you had a good day with the tiddlers, Yogi
I hope everyone has a good day
Disney has ended the historic 20th Century Fox brand name:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53747270
The film part of the company is 20th Century Studios and the television part 20th Television.
The Fox part of the brand name came from the old William Fox/Fox studios.
Logos used back in 1914 so silent:
20th Century Pictures was created much later in 1933. Their logo used at the time:
The two studios merged in 1935.
The main award at the annual Cannes film festival is known as the Palm d'Or.
For the last 20 years they've also had a Palm Dog award.
This year had to be different so they decided to award the award for the best film performance since 2001. No prizes for guessing the judges' choice
IMDB has a clip about this:
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3312369177
Clip also has Toto from The Wizard of Oz and also mentions Rin-Tin-Tin who was the first canine star. "Where the North Begins" can be seen on Youtube but there's no sound track.
25 books written by women but published using male pen names have been republished with their real names. The best known of the 25 is Middlemarch written by Mary Ann Evans with the pen name George Eliot:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-53755117
An image of the 25 books:
The BBC article doesn't mention that Mary Kingsley was the younger daughter of Charles Kingsley (best known book "The Water Babies". She used the pen name Lucas Malet.
@El Loro posted:25 books written by women but published using male pen names have been republished with their real names. The best known of the 25 is Middlemarch written by Mary Ann Evans with the pen name George Eliot:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ent...inment-arts-53755117
An image of the 25 books:
The BBC article doesn't mention that Mary Kingsley was the younger daughter of Charles Kingsley (best known book "The Water Babies". She used the pen name Lucas Malet.
You got one over on the BBC then El? 
@Moonie posted:You got one over on the BBC then El?
Not really. When I was a child I read Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies. I also read Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Both books were written for children but a long time ago. Mary Lamb was Charles's sister. So when I saw the name Mary Kingsley, I initially confused her with Mary Lamb. I then found that Mary Kingsley was Charles Kingsley's younger daughter.
(they have no connection with Ben Kingsley, that's not his real name)