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[Meenzer 14242]

32 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Him and his mate, both obsessed with Chess, were sat in the lobby of a hotel, trying to outdo each other last Christmas 
 

The manager threw them out saying,

” Sorry, no chess nuts boasting in an open foyer”. 

 

[trophyshy 6518]

1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Him and his mate, both obsessed with Chess, were sat in the lobby of a hotel, trying to outdo each other last Christmas 
 

The manager threw them out saying,

” Sorry, no chess nuts boasting in an open foyer”. 

Foyers never close marra.  

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

19 minutes ago, trophyshy said:

Foyers never close marra.  

Check mate, marra. 

[trophyshy 6518]

My mayuts a Croat.  Marra. 

[RobinRobin 9722]

3 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Him and his mate, both obsessed with Chess, were sat in the lobby of a hotel, trying to outdo each other last Christmas 
 

The manager threw them out saying,

” Sorry, no chess nuts boasting in an open foyer”. 

[Isegrim 9045]

 

[Dazzler 6362]

3 hours ago, Isegrim said:

 

My personal favourite

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

Kangaroo stampede interrupts golfers…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-68501403
 

The bloke actually says “fair dinkum” 

[sammynb 2934]

5 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Kangaroo stampede interrupts golfers…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-68501403
 

The bloke actually says “fair dinkum” 

 

Well they are from Melbourne!

No doubt he's into aerial ping pong and all.

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

1 hour ago, sammynb said:

 

Well they are from Melbourne!

No doubt he's into aerial ping pong and all.

Carlton or Collingwood? 

[RobinRobin 9722]

5 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Carlton or Collingwood? 

Need to see if he has any teeth before we can rule out Collingwood.

[sammynb 2934]

8 hours ago, RobinRobin said:

Need to see if he has any teeth before we can rule out Collingwood.

If he's got a meth habit he's most likely from Geelong but just tells people he's from Melbourne.

 

BTW @Monkeys Fist there's still a few other teams in Melbourne that play that ridiculous fucking game.

Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs aka Fitzroy (I had a mate who supported them and literally died of a heart attack after they finally won a trophy after 50 years), St Kilda, Essendon, Melbourne, North Melbourne and Richmond.

It's such a provincal game that 10/18 team in a national league come from one city with just 5 million people, fucking stupid.

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

I’ve pitched a “Super Sat’da” competitive giant leek growing league to Sky , with teams made up of the various different allotment associations in Eshinton and Bairdlintin. 
 

They told me never to contact them again. 

[RobinRobin 9722]

14 hours ago, sammynb said:

If he's got a meth habit he's most likely from Geelong but just tells people he's from Melbourne.

 

BTW @Monkeys Fist there's still a few other teams in Melbourne that play that ridiculous fucking game.

Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs aka Fitzroy (I had a mate who supported them and literally died of a heart attack after they finally won a trophy after 50 years), St Kilda, Essendon, Melbourne, North Melbourne and Richmond.

It's such a provincal game that 10/18 team in a national league come from one city with just 5 million people, fucking stupid.

[Alex 31346]

That international rules or whatever it’s called where they combine Aussie Rules and Gaelic Football btw. Does that still exist? What a parcel that is 

[ewerk 27277]

Nah, a lot of people over here lost interest in it so it hasn't been on for a few years now.

[RobinRobin 9722]

13 hours ago, ewerk said:

Nah, a lot of people over here lost interest in it so it hasn't been on for a few years now.

Think the Irish got sick of the Aussies kicking shit out of them 

[Christmas Tree 4005]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5DqGsqM2BM/?igsh=MWh1dDgxdXp1ajEybg==

 

Edited March 28 by Christmas Tree

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-68695712
 

Shitty pants time. 

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

On 28/03/2024 at 15:59, Christmas Tree said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5DqGsqM2BM/?igsh=MWh1dDgxdXp1ajEybg==

 

He’s thinking 

“ Two heads are better than one”

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/big-cat-british-countryside
 

 

@Renton, sorry mate, there’s a black panther/leopard knocking about in the Lake District. 
 

These lads are almost as dangerous as seagulls, so be careful 

[Monkeys Fist 39367]

Great article here about the threat to the Pacific North West of America and Canada from the Cascadia Subduction Zone. 
 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one
 

 

It’s a tectonic fault line about 80 miles offshore, running from Northern California up to Vancouver Island. 
 

Unknown until about 40 years ago, its cycle of activity runs roughly on a 250 year pattern, and it’s now 100 years overdue. 
 

When it does go, and it will, it’s going to be catastrophic- the land will drop by approximately 6 feet and rebound westwards for about 30-100 feet. 
 

That will cause a Tsunami which will hit land approximately 15 minutes after the quake. ( A wave anywhere between 20-100 feet is expected, depending on local topography). 
 

“Kenneth Murphy, who directs FEMA’s Region X, the division responsible for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, says, “Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.”
 

In terms of preparation in the US, it’s basically …

 

Within the inundation area, any survivors can expect no power for 6 months, no mains water for over 1-3 years, no permanent hospital facilities for 3+years. 
 

 

 

[Alex 31346]

2 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Great article here about the threat to the Pacific North West of America and Canada from the Cascadia Subduction Zone. 
 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one
 

 

It’s a tectonic fault line about 80 miles offshore, running from Northern California up to Vancouver Island. 
 

Unknown until about 40 years ago, its cycle of activity runs roughly on a 250 year pattern, and it’s now 100 years overdue. 
 

When it does go, and it will, it’s going to be catastrophic- the land will drop by approximately 6 feet and rebound westwards for about 30-100 feet. 
 

That will cause a Tsunami which will hit land approximately 15 minutes after the quake. ( A wave anywhere between 20-100 feet is expected, depending on local topography). 
 

“Kenneth Murphy, who directs FEMA’s Region X, the division responsible for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, says, “Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.”
 

In terms of preparation in the US, it’s basically …

 

Within the inundation area, any survivors can expect no power for 6 months, no mains water for over 1-3 years, no permanent hospital facilities for 3+years. 
 

 

 

They’ve got Tsunami zone warning signs up when you drive along the west coast of Vancouver Island. I didn’t actually realise the threat was quite so localised though. When I saw them I assumed it was just because there’s lots of potential for earthquakes in the pacific which could trigger a Tsunami and they were being cautious after the massive Indian Ocean one 

[aimaad22 3693]

They've got tsunami zones marked out in Oregon too, public warning systems and all that. Mind you there's still schools, hospitals and what not within those areas so not sure exactly how seriously they are prepared.

 

The general American attitude is probably a bigger threat than lack of preparedness tbh. In Texas they seem to be pretty well prepapred for extreme weather, and north Texas does get a lot of it. Sirens go off for hail, tornados. You also get alerts on your phone, and they tell you exactly what the threat and danger is and what time exactly the storm will be where in the area. Quarter size hail, golf ball size, baseball size. Doesn't stop some from pulling out their trucks and driving off as the alarms are going off  Just yesterday Dallas got battered by hurricane force winds. I looked out the window for a brief moment and in that time saw at least 3 people get into their trucks, one of them literally feet away from a place where the roof was flapping and about to come down.   

 

 

[aimaad22 3693]

You know the season is over when MF digs up 9 year old articles. It is a pretty good one though to be fair to him.