Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you

focuszing723

And other stuff.

orraloon

focuszing723 said:

Frogs want to escape from your had when caught, while Toads will quietly sit there without struggling.

Evenin' fz, return key busy tonight then?

Last week I evicted a small toad from my garage, from a then damp and now less so corner after workz done. Indeed once caught it stayed still in my hand and even after I put it down on the ground in the hedge line.

focuszing723

orraloon said:

focuszing723 said:

Frogs want to escape from your had when caught, while Toads will quietly sit there without struggling.

Evenin' fz, return key busy tonight then?

Last week I evicted a small toad from my garage, from a then damp and now less so corner after workz done. Indeed once caught it stayed still in my hand and even after I put it down on the ground in the hedge line.

Nice, a smashing sight, Orraloon.

rjsterry

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

kingstongraham said:

People taking photos of the Mona Lisa.

You can get a studio quality photo of any tourist attraction in the world these days. Taking a censored one yourself is more about recording that you were these. The older you get the more you will value having done so.

it's great for people like me who forget where they've been.

I took a photo of the queue.

That feels like a decent reflection of the experience. Next you'll be telling me that you don't understand the people who queue up at Kings Cross for their Harry Potter photo

No, i get that. At least that's a photo of them, not just the most famous picture in the world.

Not sure I get the Mona Lisa at all.

On the other hand, I remember walking into York Museum, and a painting of an un-named woman staring straight at me from a 400-year-old canvas (I've no idea who the painter was) stopped me dead in my tracks. I'd been bewitched by someone who had been dead for nearly four centuries.

Saw a tweet the other day from someone who had found a Victorian portrait in a gallery that was the absolute spit of her, which must have been unnerving.

pinno

rjsterry said:

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

kingstongraham said:

People taking photos of the Mona Lisa.

You can get a studio quality photo of any tourist attraction in the world these days. Taking a censored one yourself is more about recording that you were these. The older you get the more you will value having done so.

it's great for people like me who forget where they've been.

I took a photo of the queue.

That feels like a decent reflection of the experience. Next you'll be telling me that you don't understand the people who queue up at Kings Cross for their Harry Potter photo

No, i get that. At least that's a photo of them, not just the most famous picture in the world.

Not sure I get the Mona Lisa at all.

On the other hand, I remember walking into York Museum, and a painting of an un-named woman staring straight at me from a 400-year-old canvas (I've no idea who the painter was) stopped me dead in my tracks. I'd been bewitched by someone who had been dead for nearly four centuries.

Saw a tweet the other day from someone who had found a Victorian portrait in a gallery that was the absolute spit of her, which must have been unnerving.

I wonder if by coincidence, they are related.

mrb123

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

kingstongraham said:

People taking photos of the Mona Lisa.

You can get a studio quality photo of any tourist attraction in the world these days. Taking a censored one yourself is more about recording that you were these. The older you get the more you will value having done so.

it's great for people like me who forget where they've been.

I took a photo of the queue.

That feels like a decent reflection of the experience. Next you'll be telling me that you don't understand the people who queue up at Kings Cross for their Harry Potter photo

No, i get that. At least that's a photo of them, not just the most famous picture in the world.

Not sure I get the Mona Lisa at all.

On the other hand, I remember walking into York Museum, and a painting of an un-named woman staring straight at me from a 400-year-old canvas (I've no idea who the painter was) stopped me dead in my tracks. I'd been bewitched by someone who had been dead for nearly four centuries.

Yeah, I had that experience when I saw Meditazione by Hayez in Verona. Might have just been because she had one of her knockers out though.

First.Aspect

Ze Fallen Madonna with ze big boobies.

mrb123

rjsterry

pinno said:

rjsterry said:

briantrumpet said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

kingstongraham said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

kingstongraham said:

People taking photos of the Mona Lisa.

You can get a studio quality photo of any tourist attraction in the world these days. Taking a censored one yourself is more about recording that you were these. The older you get the more you will value having done so.

it's great for people like me who forget where they've been.

I took a photo of the queue.

That feels like a decent reflection of the experience. Next you'll be telling me that you don't understand the people who queue up at Kings Cross for their Harry Potter photo

No, i get that. At least that's a photo of them, not just the most famous picture in the world.

Not sure I get the Mona Lisa at all.

On the other hand, I remember walking into York Museum, and a painting of an un-named woman staring straight at me from a 400-year-old canvas (I've no idea who the painter was) stopped me dead in my tracks. I'd been bewitched by someone who had been dead for nearly four centuries.

Saw a tweet the other day from someone who had found a Victorian portrait in a gallery that was the absolute spit of her, which must have been unnerving.

I wonder if by coincidence, they are related.

Someone has collected a few together.

https://www.liveabout.com/art-museum-doppelgangers-4154789

focuszing723

The concept of hot cross buns?

focuszing723

It's global parity day today for all things Earthly, it's going to kick right off. I'm intrigued by the wonderment of the Universe, Planets n $h1t.

capt_slog

focuszing723 said:

It's global parity day today for all things Earthly, it's going to kick right off. I'm intrigued by the wonderment of the Universe, Planets n $h1t.

Yep, me too.

When I retired I bought a telescope. I think a lot of people did during lockdown, they were like rocking horse poo for a while (new). Mine was a second hand bargain.

The furthest object (a galaxy) I've seen so far is 126 million light years away.

But seeing the 'ears' on a little blob that is Saturn is a great thrill too.

pinno

I'm lucky enough to live away from urban lights and last night the stars were stunning with no moon to spoil them.

focuszing723

capt_slog said:

focuszing723 said:

It's global parity day today for all things Earthly, it's going to kick right off. I'm intrigued by the wonderment of the Universe, Planets n $h1t.

Yep, me too.

When I retired I bought a telescope. I think a lot of people did during lockdown, they were like rocking horse poo for a while (new). Mine was a second hand bargain.

The furthest object (a galaxy) I've seen so far is 126 million light years away.

But seeing the 'ears' on a little blob that is Saturn is a great thrill too.

That sound great, it is incredible when you look up at the starry night.

focuszing723

pinno said:

I'm lucky enough to live away from urban lights and last night the stars were stunning with no moon to spoil them.

Have you manage to catch any Auroras there yet? That must be a great sight too.

Munsford0

I'm told the best way to view the planets is to bend down and look backwards between your legs. If you're lucky you may catch a glimpse of Uranus.

focuszing723

Munsford0 said:

I'm told the best way to view the planets is to bend down and look backwards between your legs. If you're lucky you may catch a glimpse of Uranus.

Rubbish, I never saw Sir Patrick Moore do that once!!!!

capt_slog

focuszing723 said:

capt_slog said:

focuszing723 said:

It's global parity day today for all things Earthly, it's going to kick right off. I'm intrigued by the wonderment of the Universe, Planets n $h1t.

Yep, me too.

When I retired I bought a telescope. I think a lot of people did during lockdown, they were like rocking horse poo for a while (new). Mine was a second hand bargain.

The furthest object (a galaxy) I've seen so far is 126 million light years away.

But seeing the 'ears' on a little blob that is Saturn is a great thrill too.

That sound great, it is incredible when you look up at the starry night.

It is.

You can do it very cheaply if you choose. There are some bargains on Facebook marketplace. I picked mine up for £60

briantrumpet

Putting Co-op 'chocolate milk' on my unsweetened muesli... (I bought it the day before The Funeral, as *all* the other milk had gone).

I'm intrigued, because it's not actually as revolting as I feared it might be.

mrb123

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63065942
Is it just me or was Nazanin's show of solidarity with the women of Iran a bit half hearted? She cuts off about half an inch of split ends. The only thing she forgot was to blame the UK government.

Pross

Decided this was more intriguing than annoying but was a bit of both.

I went to the Indian to pick up a takeaway as it’s my eldest’s birthday. There was a bloke in front of more ordering and his total bill came to £17 something. The takeaway does a discount of 10% for orders over £20 so he then spent several minutes trying to decide what he could add to his order to take it over the magic £20 mark.

He ended up ordering onion bhajis that were £2.60 giving him the 10% discount but leaving his total bill higher than it was originally in return for some bhajis he hadn’t originally wanted. Why would anyone do that?

The annoying element was that I had gone in to pick up a pre-ordered meal and had to stand there for ages while the moron dicked about ‘saving’ a few pence.

pinno

focuszing723 said:

pinno said:

I'm lucky enough to live away from urban lights and last night the stars were stunning with no moon to spoil them.

Have you manage to catch any Auroras there yet? That must be a great sight too.

Bloody hell no. During summer, there were dates that the Aurora could be seen in this corner of SW Jockland and on all those dates - cloud.. Much pixxed off. I would love to go to the Arctic circle in Norway to get a proper display.

pangolin

Pross said:

Decided this was more intriguing than annoying but was a bit of both.

I went to the Indian to pick up a takeaway as it’s my eldest’s birthday. There was a bloke in front of more ordering and his total bill came to £17 something. The takeaway does a discount of 10% for orders over £20 so he then spent several minutes trying to decide what he could add to his order to take it over the magic £20 mark.

He ended up ordering onion bhajis that were £2.60 giving him the 10% discount but leaving his total bill higher than it was originally in return for some bhajis he hadn’t originally wanted. Why would anyone do that?

The annoying element was that I had gone in to pick up a pre-ordered meal and had to stand there for ages while the moron dicked about ‘saving’ a few pence.

You should have just bhajid in front.

rjsterry

Why apple crumble so effectively absorbs microwave radiation and converts it to heat.

pinno

rjsterry said:

Why apple crumble so effectively absorbs microwave radiation and converts it to heat.

'Tis true and much better and less soggy re-heated in the oven.
My apple trees have been mowstly picked and we have had crumble all week: with custard, with vanilla ice cream and tonight was whipped cream.

rjsterry

Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.

pinno

rjsterry said:

Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.

I can see how sour cream would go well with it.
I reduce the sugar and add golden syrup + oats. Also ground cloves and nutmeg.

pblakeney

pinno said:

rjsterry said:

Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.

I can see how sour cream would go well with it.
I reduce the sugar and add golden syrup + oats. Also ground cloves and nutmeg.

I like a bit of cinnamon and sultanas, with either double cream or ice cream.
Hmmmm. Could be on the cards for the weekend.

pinno

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

rjsterry said:

Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.

I can see how sour cream would go well with it.
I reduce the sugar and add golden syrup + oats. Also ground cloves and nutmeg.

I like a bit of cinnamon and sultanas...

What's that - a crumble strudel?

pblakeney

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

rjsterry said:

Mrs RJS experimented with adding dark chocolate chips to one this week, which was very tasty. Personal preference is to have it with sour cream and add a bit of granola into the crumble for extra crunch.

I can see how sour cream would go well with it.
I reduce the sugar and add golden syrup + oats. Also ground cloves and nutmeg.

I like a bit of cinnamon and sultanas...

What's that - a crumble strudel?

Pretty much! 😃