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Pete Zicato 12-08-2011 01:37 PM

Meanwhile in...
 
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Meanwhile in Scotland...

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Must be a bit windy there.

Rhianne 12-08-2011 01:54 PM

I wonder if it's significant that it is facing away from the wind? That picture was taken on the mainland just 15 miles or so from Limey. I don't think it's so bad here.

classicman 12-08-2011 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhianne (Post 778835)
I wonder if it's significant that it is facing away from the wind?.

I think when it stopped working it probably got turned around.
There are a couple in DE that face away from the wind when operational.

Sundae 12-08-2011 03:06 PM

It's windy here.
But Scotland got hit the worst.

Pete Zicato 12-08-2011 04:20 PM

Meanwhile in Australia
 
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ZenGum 12-08-2011 05:37 PM

:smack:

I suspect it is very significant that it is facing the wrong way. Either it's swivel jammed, causing the wind to spin the turbines backwards, or that is what the humans make it do when the fan malfunctions.

But ... damn, look at those greenhouse gas emissions, just LOOK AT THEM!

limey 12-09-2011 03:56 AM

Good spot, Pete, good call Rhianne. It was windy here yesterday. We had no electricity from 13.40 to about 21.30. We had a lovely twinkly evening in candlelight and firelight, dinner cooked on the calor camping stove which is seamlessly integrated into my kitchen for just such occasions, lovely Christmas music from the Pod-and-battery-powered-speakers low-fi.
All is calm today, all is bright ....

TheMercenary 12-09-2011 01:14 PM

Flame out!

glatt 12-09-2011 01:58 PM

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The footpath immediately around this stone retaining wall at the corner of Smith and Stuart Sts in central Dunedin was closed off yesterday after the wall began to bulge.

Dunedin City Council roading maintenance engineer Peter Standring said the council had been notified yesterday, but had no safety concerns about the situation.

It appeared the owner had taken all the correct precautions in having the area around the wall fenced off, he said.

Chief building control officer Neil McLeod said he had met the wall's owner, who had already contacted a structural engineer to inspect it.

It was not immediately clear what had caused the bulge, but he was satisfied the owner was being conscientious and everything that needed to be done had been, Mr McLeod said.

Gravdigr 12-16-2011 05:53 AM

Meanwhile, in Russia:



Poor bastard literally bounced off the ceiling. :lol2:

regular.joe 12-16-2011 06:06 AM

Here drink some pivo and change your shorts...ha ha ha ha.....

Lamplighter 12-18-2011 11:37 PM

Meanwhile in TEXAS
 
For all those folk who rally round the banner of capital punishment

NY Times
By JOHN SCHWARTZ and BRANDI GRISSOM
December 19, 2011

Exonerated of Murder, Texan Seeks Inquiry on Prosecutor
Quote:

AUSTIN, Tex. — A Texas man wrongfully convicted in 1987
of murdering his wife is scheduled to be officially exonerated on Monday.

For six years, the Williamson County district attorney, John Bradley,
fought the request for DNA testing, based on advice from Judge Anderson,
his predecessor and friend.

In 2010, however, a Texas court ordered the DNA testing,
and the results showed that Mrs. Morton’s blood on the bandanna
was mixed with the DNA of another man: Mark A. Norwood,
a felon with a long criminal history who lived about 12 miles
from the Mortons at the time of the murder.

By then, Mr. Morton had spent nearly 25 years in prison.

What is unprecedented is the move planned by lawyers for the man, Michael Morton:
they are expected to file a request for a special hearing to determine whether
the prosecutor broke state laws or ethics rules by withholding evidence

that could have led to Mr. Morton’s acquittal 25 years ago.
Maybe Morton will get Bradley and Anderson disbarred
for conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment !
Yeah...I know, that's not gonna happen...

.

classicman 12-19-2011 08:23 AM

This exemplifies the problems with our legal system. Instead of an actual search for the truth, they are simply trying to win.

glatt 01-04-2012 01:04 PM

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Spexxvet 01-04-2012 02:57 PM

Even stuffed with feathers, that horse wouldn't be light.

classicman 01-04-2012 04:19 PM

Isn't that Chuck Testa-cle?

Gravdigr 01-04-2012 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 785182)
Even stuffed with feathers, that horse wouldn't be light.

He can't be in that brigade, then, can he?

regular.joe 01-04-2012 09:22 PM

Not a desantnik.

Sundae 01-05-2012 10:06 AM

Are you sure that's not Sweden?
They have a Snel Hest meme...

In other news, we've been knocked about by high winds again last night and today.
Even we felt it in our protected location.

Griff 01-05-2012 07:03 PM

I'm wondering if its an anti-poaching tool? Weren't the Russians having a problem with people shooting the wild horses around Chernobyl?

Gravdigr 01-14-2012 06:41 AM

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Gravdigr 01-21-2012 04:08 PM

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classicman 01-21-2012 04:13 PM

Good one!

ZenGum 01-21-2012 06:06 PM

Ouch ... :lol:

Wait .."Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club"? Wtf?

Lamplighter 01-25-2012 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato (Post 778832)
Meanwhile in Scotland...

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Must be a bit windy there.

By coincidence ???
Maybe Limey or others can fill us Yanks in on what is (likely) to happen with this...

Christian Science Monitor
Bryan Kay
January 25, 2012

Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it?
Quote:

With a vote on Scotland's independence from the UK becoming more inevitable,
Scots want to know how an independent Scotland would pay its bills.

With the pro-independence Scottish Nationalist Party now in control of the Scottish parliament
in Edinburgh for the first time, the idea of independence is gaining traction.
First Minister Salmond vowed when his party won in 2011 to hold
a referendum on independence before the end of his term.

But British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ruling coalition in London said
earlier this month that Scotland's devolved parliament does not have the constitutional powers
to call a referendum, or to dictate its terms, sparking a heated debate.

glatt 01-25-2012 02:09 PM

I dunno. Maybe we Yanks can fill them in on what it takes to break away from Mother England.

Lamplighter 01-25-2012 02:14 PM

:D

Sundae 01-25-2012 02:28 PM

Cameron was rumoured to be offering the Scots a vote for independence.
But the referendum must be with the next 18 months, is legally binding and is all-or-nothing.

That would have been a huge gamble for Alex Salmond, who promotes a middle of the road solution which means more devolution (Scotland gaining more powers of self-government). This is the only middle of the road thing about him; he wants to get people who aren't hardcore nationalists on his side.

It's an extremely complex issue, as if Scotland does gain full independence it will affect the Armed Forces, the NHS, banking, the Houses of Parliament and the House of Lords, the Monarchy, the BBC, the Union Jack and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Salmond is countering with a consultation paper suggesting a referendum in 2014, with a devolution-max option, where Scots can opt out of much of the control Whitehall currently has. As above, he is worried he will be defeated in an all or nothing vote.

There are various strands to this, including whether ex-pats can vote. Sean Connery has been very vocal about Scottish independence, but every radio interview I've heard with a Scot just derides him. He doesn't live here (Scotland), he doesn't work here and he doesn't pay taxes. Fuck his opinion. Oh and he once dated my Granny. She could have married him you know.

They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing.

I can't see that dividing small countries into smaller countries makes sense.
It's like subsistance farming.
With Scotland's lower population per square mile I think they benefit from being part of the UK.

Parliament might feel a long way away if you're in the Hebrides, but so will Edinburgh. The UK as it stands definitely benefits from having Scotland as part of the Union. I believe Scotland does too. Alex Salmond vehemently disagrees, but he is a man I would not trust as far as I can spit. And being a lady, that's only into a handkerchief.

Anyway, that was Scottish Independence Lite.
I am more than happy to take a backseat if and when Scots (both born and implanted) air their views.

Rhianne 01-25-2012 03:07 PM

Nothing wrong there other than that Salmond would be for independance in preference to any 'middle-of-the-road' solution.

Sundae 01-25-2012 03:10 PM

Of course. But he wants a halfway house to bring the voters along with him.

Lamplighter 01-25-2012 03:47 PM

Nice post, Sundae. Thx.

BigV 01-25-2012 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae (Post 790644)
snip--

They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing.

--snip

Bottled off the stage... ha!

Like this?


Urbane Guerrilla 01-27-2012 09:43 PM

Spearmint Rhino is a strip-club franchise in the US, Zen. Oxnard has one. Only strip club I've ever seen that had ivy-covered walls.

ZenGum 01-27-2012 09:57 PM

Thanks. Does the name make any more sense over there?

classicman 01-27-2012 10:04 PM

no, but to be accurate - Spearmint Rhino operates throughout the United States,
Canada, United Kingdom, Central Europe, Russia and Australia.

Gravdigr 01-30-2012 03:28 PM

Meanwhile, in Daytona, Florida...

I love that little old lady.

infinite monkey 01-30-2012 03:43 PM

Little old lady who?

Sorry, didn't mean to yodel at you.

I just think of little old ladies being like 80 or 90. My mom, 71, doesn't even qualify. ;)

Mostly I just wanted the yodel joke.

Lamplighter 01-30-2012 03:45 PM

IM, that's a strange and wonderful mind you have there ! ;)

glatt 01-30-2012 03:47 PM

Yeah.

I'm picturing Heidi yodeling in the mountains of Switzerland now.

infinite monkey 01-30-2012 03:47 PM

Thank, Lamp. :blush:

glatt: I looked for a lederhosen smilie. Are lederhosen appropriate? Do Swiss wear them? Or just germans? I don't know, and I'm part Swiss.

edit: there was a lederhosen looking hat guy, but it turned out he was a smoking pimp.

Pete Zicato 03-04-2012 09:50 PM

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ZenGum 03-10-2012 09:15 PM

Too political for the Weird News thread, this one ain't doin much....


Meanwhile, in Iraq:

Quote:

Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style
Sat, Mar 10 12:11 PM EST

By Ahmed Rasheed and Mohammed Ameer

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 14 youths have been stoned to death in Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shi'ite militants against youths wearing Western-style "emo" clothes and haircuts, security and hospital sources say.

Militants in Shi'ite neighborhoods where the stonings have taken place circulated lists on Saturday naming more youths targeted to be killed if they do not change the way they dress.

The killings have taken place since Iraq's interior ministry drew attention to the "emo" subculture last month, labeling it "Satanism" and ordering a community police force to stamp it out.
I kept expecting the punchline and the link to The Onion, but nope, that's from Reuters. More at http://mobile.reuters.com/article/id...20310?irpc=932

I'm conflicted about this. I mean, emos are kinda annoying whiny brats, but you know, maybe just a light beating or something. Give them some scars they can really enjoy sulking about.

Gravdigr 06-07-2012 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 800925)
...maybe just a light beating or something. Give them some scars they can really enjoy sulking about.

Maybe they could burn 'em, you know, just a little.

Gravdigr 06-07-2012 05:07 PM

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DanaC 06-07-2012 05:49 PM

Haggis!

(Boom! Boom!)

ZenGum 06-08-2012 08:25 AM

Double haggis.

How long since women actually wore crazy A-line skirts like that? did they ever?

Gravdigr 07-06-2012 03:58 PM

Meanwhile, in Australia...

Gravdigr 08-04-2012 04:52 PM

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tw 08-05-2012 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 823097)
Meanwhile, in Heaven...

War creates hell ... even in heaven.

Trilby 08-06-2012 07:30 AM

Hell is other people.

Even in heaven.

Gravdigr 08-31-2012 04:45 PM

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I must profess ignorance...I don't get the one for Germany.

monster 08-31-2012 08:19 PM

There is no litter in Germany.

BigV 08-31-2012 08:46 PM

it's sparkling clean

Gravdigr 09-02-2012 04:51 PM

Really?

Wow.

glatt 11-09-2012 07:57 AM

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Griff 11-09-2012 04:35 PM

Ha!

Gravdigr 11-10-2012 02:39 PM

I bet he's a real bear to travel with.

ZenGum 12-12-2012 10:48 PM

Meanwhile, in Outback Australia.... the lake catches fire, and can't be put out.

Quote:

Firefighters in far western New South Wales are frustrated by a bizarre blaze that has been burning on and off for weeks under a dry lake.

About two months ago crews were called out to Lake Woytchugga, about five to 10 kilometres west of Wilcannia.

Chris Favelle, who manages the Rural Fire Service's far west team, said the sight that greeted them was certainly curious.

"We just got a call to the lake and sent our brigade as we normally do," he said.

"I think they were fairly perturbed to find that it appeared that the lake edge was on fire."

Since then, firefighters have tried digging up the hot ground and flooding it, but the smoke keeps coming back.

They suspect it could be being fuelled by ancient organic matter that just keeps smouldering.

"It's a lake bed that's only got water in it after floods and those sorts of things," Mr Favelle said.

"So we've tried everything from flooding the area with water, taking water tankers in and just flooding it, through to trying to dig a breaker around the area and contain the fire within a set location.

"Lately we've tried actually digging up the hot ground and trying to extinguish it that way but it just seems to keep going on us at this point in time."
More at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-1...d-lake/4424436

Lamplighter 12-12-2012 11:18 PM

Z, call the oil companies... they will frack it out.



Back in the late 50's, I made a trip through Wyoming,
where they had a similar fire burning underground in veins of coal.
It went on for miles and had been burning for years.
Now it's being strip mined... for example here

Gravdigr 01-21-2013 05:00 PM

Sounds like a naturally-occurring mulch fire.


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