@slimfern posted:

Whilst I had the wall screen on I watched this...
It was very funny Especially the train journey Well I guess you can call it a train as it had an engine and coaches,(literally) but not quite up to todays standards...
When they hand moved the track to divert the donkey and then going through the tunnel...and the old man that threw rocks at the engine driver to get logs. Ha! it made me laugh.

I did wonder at the stunts and whether Buster did them himself as some looked dangerous.

It was well worth the watch Thank you El

I'm glad you liked "Our Hospitality"

I was amused by the little dog following the train

Buster Keaton did do those stunts in that film and in other of his films, some of which were very dangerous. He was a film pioneer of stunt work Jackie Chan has done his own stunt work in films and critics have compared him to Buster Keaton.

Keaton came from a vaudeville family and was appearing with his parents on stage at the age of 3 as "The Three Keatons". Their act was rather rough to say the least though he never came to any harm, He actually enjoyed it to the point of laughing but he realised that as a result the audience laughed less which is why he adopted that deadpan expression seen in his films.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@El Loro posted:

Recent BBC article with clip and photos on aurora hunters:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...nds-islands-60028525

gorgeous EL -the Lossiemouth one is my fave

@slimfern posted:

Music share...a favourite to get going to of a morning.

love this slim -gorgeous -one of my favourites

night EL slim moonsieee

Good morning everyone there's a  few hints of sun today to brighten the gloom of grey clouds.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Some hazy sunshine here at present but forecast is for cloud, slightly warmer than recently.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Its cool but with a blue sky and sunshine

Nothing much planned for today

Enjoy your day everyone

Gloucester quartet setting a new world record (yet to be confirmed) for playing a board game continuously for over 85 hours (for charity):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-60129636
Never heard of Dune as a board game before - it is based on the book.

@El Loro posted:

Gloucester quartet setting a new world record (yet to be confirmed) for playing a board game continuously for over 85 hours (for charity):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-60129636
Never heard of Dune as a board game before - it is based on the book.

We as a family play a lot of board games, although we haven't got Dune and our games aren't usually that long unless we have to stretch over a couple of days because of work schedules
I believe Dune to be a film too.

@slimfern posted:

We as a family play a lot of board games, although we haven't got Dune and our games aren't usually that long unless we have to stretch over a couple of days because of work schedules
I believe Dune to be a film too.

Many years ago at Christmas time I would spend time at my parents house with my brother playing board games such as Cluedo and Scrabble. Continuo was another one as was Boggle.

We also played a word game we called stars and dots. It was based on a long lost game and uses just paper and pencils/pens. One of us (almost always my dad) would decide on a word of 5 letters (all different letters). We would take turns to call out a word. If a letter was in the right position, that was a star, if a letter was in the word but not the right position, that was a dot. For instance if Dad decided on PIANO and I said VIOLA he would say 1 star (for I) and 2 dots (for A & O).
The game predates the Mastermind range of games including the Word one which only has 4 letters so is easier.

Yes, Dune was made into a film and was remade last year. I didn't like the book or the original film so doubt if I'll ever watch the remake.

night EL slim moonsieee

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

Have a peaceful night everyone

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day again but with stronger winds.

Last week we were all watching a huge bird which sat in a tree across the valley for hours. We speculated what on earth it could be, it was so big. I see from our local FB page that it's an eagle! Evidently they have a breeding programme in Wales and this bird must have flown over from there. We're right opposite the coast of Wales and this would have been the first place he/she stopped. They said it was on Winterwatch.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, forecast to become sunny, not too cold.

I hope everyone has a good day

@El Loro posted:

Many years ago at Christmas time I would spend time at my parents house with my brother playing board games such as Cluedo and Scrabble. Continuo was another one as was Boggle.

We also played a word game we called stars and dots. It was based on a long lost game and uses just paper and pencils/pens. One of us (almost always my dad) would decide on a word of 5 letters (all different letters). We would take turns to call out a word. If a letter was in the right position, that was a star, if a letter was in the word but not the right position, that was a dot. For instance if Dad decided on PIANO and I said VIOLA he would say 1 star (for I) and 2 dots (for A & O).
The game predates the Mastermind range of games including the Word one which only has 4 letters so is easier.

Yes, Dune was made into a film and was remade last year. I didn't like the book or the original film so doubt if I'll ever watch the remake.

Backgammon is top of my list for games, but Scrabble is up there

I've never heard of Stars and Dots before, it does sound like Mastermind the way you have described it, we still have that in the colour range not letter

One game I've never learnt to play is chess...my husband taught all the children, but never quite got round to me
We used to play cards a lot, Cribbage, Bezique and Bridge when friends came over for an evening. Was cheaper and far less hassle than getting a babysitter in and going out

@squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day again but with stronger winds.

Last week we were all watching a huge bird which sat in a tree across the valley for hours. We speculated what on earth it could be, it was so big. I see from our local FB page that it's an eagle! Evidently they have a breeding programme in Wales and this bird must have flown over from there. We're right opposite the coast of Wales and this would have been the first place he/she stopped. They said it was on Winterwatch.

Enjoy your day everyone

Have you tried to get a photograph of it Squiggle?

@slimfern posted:

Backgammon is top of my list for games, but Scrabble is up there

I've never heard of Stars and Dots before, it does sound like Mastermind the way you have described it, we still have that in the colour range not letter

One game I've never learnt to play is chess...my husband taught all the children, but never quite got round to me
We used to play cards a lot, Cribbage, Bezique and Bridge when friends came over for an evening. Was cheaper and far less hassle than getting a babysitter in and going out

We played Scrabble as well
My parents never played Backgammon as it had connections with gambling and they were opposed to gambling in any form. They never went to the church fête as the entrance ticket had a number on for a potential prize. My brother is also opposed to gambling in any form. Result is that although I'm not as opposed as my parents or my brother, I'm hardly a gambler. So years ago I was doing some work for a business when I was newly self-employed, they had an internal lottery, I bought a ticket and forgot about it. Then I was told that I had won the top prize. I turned it down and said that it could be raffled off amongst the staff. Prize was a weekend break in Paris so I would have difficulty with telling my parents about it without telling a lie. Wasn't that much of a prize though as it was just for one person
(my mother was totally opposed to gambling as she had a friend whose husband was a gambling addict resulting in them going bankrupt)

@squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day again but with stronger winds.

Last week we were all watching a huge bird which sat in a tree across the valley for hours. We speculated what on earth it could be, it was so big. I see from our local FB page that it's an eagle! Evidently they have a breeding programme in Wales and this bird must have flown over from there. We're right opposite the coast of Wales and this would have been the first place he/she stopped. They said it was on Winterwatch.

Enjoy your day everyone

Oh, wow, how lucky are you?

Good afternoon Buddies

An overcast start to the day here. A little breezy but not to cold. Now the sun is out, still not much warmer but nevertheless dry

Have a grand day everyone

@El Loro posted:

We played Scrabble as well
My parents never played Backgammon as it had connections with gambling and they were opposed to gambling in any form. They never went to the church fête as the entrance ticket had a number on for a potential prize. My brother is also opposed to gambling in any form. Result is that although I'm not as opposed as my parents or my brother, I'm hardly a gambler. So years ago I was doing some work for a business when I was newly self-employed, they had an internal lottery, I bought a ticket and forgot about it. Then I was told that I had won the top prize. I turned it down and said that it could be raffled off amongst the staff. Prize was a weekend break in Paris so I would have difficulty with telling my parents about it without telling a lie. Wasn't that much of a prize though as it was just for one person
(my mother was totally opposed to gambling as she had a friend whose husband was a gambling addict resulting in them going bankrupt)

I've been to Paris a number of times to visit my brother...you didn't miss much by not accepting your prize El

I know the dice that come with Backgammon are for gambling, but have never used them.
I don't mind buying raffle tickets if the 'cause' is a good one, in fact I've held them at our centre before now for Macmillan nurses and other local charitable organisations. All the prizes were donated to us from various businesses. It's a nice way of bringing a community together.
I've known folk who have become addicted to gambling and ended up losing their families as well as there income/jobs, it's not a nice thing to witness. Addiction isn't nice in any form and yet can be very easy to fall into.

@slimfern posted:

I've been to Paris a number of times to visit my brother...you didn't miss much by not accepting your prize El

I know the dice that come with Backgammon are for gambling, but have never used them.
I don't mind buying raffle tickets if the 'cause' is a good one, in fact I've held them at our centre before now for Macmillan nurses and other local charitable organisations. All the prizes were donated to us from various businesses. It's a nice way of bringing a community together.
I've known folk who have become addicted to gambling and ended up losing their families as well as there income/jobs, it's not a nice thing to witness. Addiction isn't nice in any form and yet can be very easy to fall into.

I've known people whose addiction destroyed them and caused hardship and distress for their families

@El Loro posted:

I've known people whose addiction destroyed them and caused hardship and distress for their families

Over 2% of the world population has an alcohol or illicit drug addiction.

World gambling statistics show that around 26% of the population gamble.
That means around 1.6 billion people worldwide gamble and 4.2 billion gamble at least once every year.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@slimfern posted:

I've been to Paris a number of times to visit my brother...you didn't miss much by not accepting your prize El

I know the dice that come with Backgammon are for gambling, but have never used them.
I don't mind buying raffle tickets if the 'cause' is a good one, in fact I've held them at our centre before now for Macmillan nurses and other local charitable organisations. All the prizes were donated to us from various businesses. It's a nice way of bringing a community together.
I've known folk who have become addicted to gambling and ended up losing their families as well as there income/jobs, it's not a nice thing to witness. Addiction isn't nice in any form and yet can be very easy to fall into.

Tam O'Shanter is the greatest poem written to booze, worldwide - ever.

And I've seen aces beaten by seven two offsuit. Usually mine   

@squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day again but with stronger winds.

Last week we were all watching a huge bird which sat in a tree across the valley for hours. We speculated what on earth it could be, it was so big. I see from our local FB page that it's an eagle! Evidently they have a breeding programme in Wales and this bird must have flown over from there. We're right opposite the coast of Wales and this would have been the first place he/she stopped. They said it was on Winterwatch.

Enjoy your day everyone

yes it was -fantastic squiggle -you are so lucky

night EL slim moonsieeee velvet

@velvet donkey posted:

Tam O'Shanter is the greatest poem written to booze, worldwide - ever.

And I've seen aces beaten by seven two offsuit. Usually mine   

Good morning everyone it's a cloudy day with only a hint of sun this morning with thick cloud for the rest of the day.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Starting to cloud over here, must have been a cold night as there's ground frost.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning troops and Chieftain of the Pudding Race. That's El     

We got Shakespeare in school when we had Burns on our doorstep. Criminal.

Hope all are hunky dory   

Good morning Buddies

A cloudy but dry start here. Occasional sunshine. Not to cold

Hi Velvet

Good to see you again

Have a great day everyone

Alright Moons            

@velvet donkey posted:

Good morning troops and Chieftain of the Pudding Race. That's El     

We got Shakespeare in school when we had Burns on our doorstep. Criminal.

Hope all are hunky dory   

All's OK here and I hope you are
"Ode to a Haggis" of course and was Robbie Burns night on Tuesday I've no Scottish ancestry to my knowledge but I knew someone who said that she was descended from Burns

I'm not a great flag bearing Scot by any means El. But there were some cool dudes looking back.

Andy Murray's a pest - easy.

@velvet donkey posted:

I'm not a great flag bearing Scot by any means El. But there were some cool dudes looking back.

Andy Murray's a pest - easy.

Shouldn't that be ...SIR Pest 

I know. His mum is busy doing a housing development under the pretence of  a museum in Dunblane.

That's a hotel check out       

And feck the bill. Total chancers.

@velvet donkey posted:

Alright Moons            

That’s good

@velvet donkey posted:

I know. His mum is busy doing a housing development under the pretence of  a museum in Dunblane.

That's a hotel check out       

And feck the bill. Total chancers.

How does that work then?

Name     

There was a wee bit of a revolt about that. But you know planners, lawyers and greased hands.

Feck it sue me.