The old Squeak thread has vanished I suspect on account of being so large rather than my poor jests. If it is the latter let me know.

Anyway I am partway through a semaphore marathon but I am starting to flag badly.

That, sir, is a good one!

I went to the bookshop and asked if they had any books on Schroedinger's cat. The clerk said he wasn't sure but if I looked I'd find out.

Coincidentally, I was in a library recently - I saw an altered trouser-leg on one of the shelves. There's a turn-up for the books.

Someone keeps leaving empty beer bottles inside my house. How rude.

It seems threads are now ordered by date of original post. Rats, especially old Agg, are very social and it is very important for them to engage with other vermin so I made this thread sticky. Agg doubtless would say "Got any yoghurt drops?"

How did it go Brink? The only time to be worried about a prostate exam is when the doctor has both hands on your hips.

How did it go Brink? The only time to be worried about a prostate exam is when the doctor has both hands on your hips.

How did it go Brink? The only time to be worried about a prostate exam is when the doctor has both hands on your hips.

I am hoping beyond hope they played this https://youtu.be/It7107ELQvY while you were undergoing the procedure.

It is very many years ago but at one time I did a fair bit of IP work on PSA as a marker. I can't remember the details. I rather think that the current UK position is that PSA is not regarded as a useful measure so I'd not get too concerned,

The acid test is the histology and you should have the news, hopefully good, about that fairly soon.

All this talk of IP + PSA is making me think of PRPNet.

All this talk of IP + PSA is making me think of PRPNet.

Intra-Poo and Poo Station Alpha?

Best not to delve too deeply into these things I suppose.

Has everybody seen "The Road To Wellville"? You can IMDB it but it doesn't really give you a good idea of what the film is, (and apparently what the real "Dr." Kellogg) was like.

Dr. Kill Log, more like.

Cryptic crossword clue of the day, given the EU debate:

Hates foreigners using phone boxes (10)

Hates foreigners using phone boxes (10)

xenophobes. Strictly should be "Hate foreigners ..." to match the plural in the solution.
- Iain

I can't do them without sitting down for hours, although I have plenty of rude suggestions for Russian genitalia (5,7); most of which are unsuitable for this forum.

Putin Vaginas? :double winking smiley:

Nigel?

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!
____________

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!

Seats for a congregation of white rats (4)

Surely a congregation of white rats would sit on pews.

By way of explanation to those who don't know since they are Pink Eyed Whites.

Two clergymen on a train.

"No, no, no that can't be right."
"Can I assist you?"
"Well I've been doing the crossword and I am stuck on the very last clue; 'Essentially feminine (4)'. I know that the last three letters are u, n & t."
"That'll be 'aunt' won't it?"
"My word! You are right! Have you an eraser?"

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!

Excellent news.

Do you feel you will be able to watch the movie Paul any time soon?

I think I'd been a member of AtP for more than a year until someone mentioned "pink eyed white" to me - I'd honestly assumed that Tim had owned a rat called Aggie, which smelled a bit.

I think I'd been a member of AtP for more than a year until someone mentioned "pink eyed white" to me - I'd honestly assumed that Tim had owned a rat called Aggie, which smelled a bit.

I think I'd been a member of AtP for more than a year until someone mentioned "pink eyed white" to me - I'd honestly assumed that Tim had owned a rat called Aggie, which smelled a bit.

I have no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God what a relief!

Given the clear facts now, but owing to the humour of AtP, can I just say that I am VERY disappointed that Brink doesn't have aggressive, terminal cancer?

I think I'd been a member of AtP for more than a year until someone mentioned "pink eyed white" to me - I'd honestly assumed that Tim had owned a rat called Aggie, which smelled a bit.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one to be so ignorant.

Given the clear facts now, but owing to the humour of AtP, can I just say that I am VERY disappointed that Brink doesn't have aggressive, terminal cancer?

Look, it's a controversial view and there is a massive grey area.

I'm confusing this with the EU referendum again, aren't I?

Given the clear facts now, but owing to the humour of AtP, can I just say that I am VERY disappointed that Brink doesn't have aggressive, terminal cancer?

Regarding the "brexit" vote, pardon this question from an ignorant American: will the vote be binding and final, or is it merely advisory and it is then up to Parliament to take official action?
--Gary

In my spare time I help blind children. I mean the verb not the adjective.

I just wish I had a video of the biopsy procedure to share with you all. LOL

I just wish I had a video of the biopsy procedure to share with you all. LOL

Dr: So Brink we are going to perform a prostate examination. If it gets uncomfortable at anytime let me know.

Sometime later.

Brink: Err. I am feeling a bit uncomfortable. Could you raise the lights and stop filming?

bwahahaha....Busted a gut on that one!

... and two bits of good news for me. I don't have bowel cancer! (I had a couple of days in hospital recently). The old cab is at last back on the road. I love the look, sound and smell of it and how it is a bit like driving an armchair. The dog'll be pleased too as we can go out into the countryside for our walks instead of just locally.

I'll never forget how happy I was when I saw her coming down the aisle towards me. My heart beat faster, it seemed to take forever but eventually there she was, standing beside me.
I gave her a loving smile and said "Erin, push the trolley over here. They're doing 3 cartons of beer for the price of 2!"

Well if that 'video' uses as much data as what I saw at Fri teatime I won't be going anywhere near it. I currently have no broadband 'til early next week due to some bugger up with BT so had to use my phone but exceeded mobile data so it's cost me extra. Got extra 2GB for £10 which hopefully will allow me to watch the Delta 4-Heavy this eve.

PG-wise manual sieving to the rescue although I risk continuing current BOINC cache for nothing as the units may not be able to be uploaded before the server purges them. I am hoping things will be up + working by Mega challenge (better bluddy not take that long to resolve!).

Where are you watching that Dave?

Incidentally while satellites are generally a nuisance for my astrophotography I align my telescope parallel to the polar axis. These days it takes me a minute or two but I think I always see at least one satellite in polar orbit when I do.

It should be live on SpaceFlightNow/NASATV with a big window starting from 18:51BST.

I was in a pet shop to buy some breeding birds.
When I went to pay, the assistant asked, "Have you got a store card."
I said, "No, but I did get a budgie very excited once."

I was in a pet shop to buy some breeding birds.
When I went to pay, the assistant asked, "Have you got a store card."
I said, "No, but I did get a budgie very excited once."

Oh boo hiss - took TheDawgz a couple of reads.

British humor and terms - go figure.

Keeper - one who tends to or looks after wild and stray vermin

British humor and terms - go figure.

Keeper - one who tends to or looks after wild and stray vermin

... and two bits of good news for me. I don't have bowel cancer! (I had a couple of days in hospital recently). The old cab is at last back on the road. I love the look, sound and smell of it and how it is a bit like driving an armchair. The dog'll be pleased too as we can go out into the countryside for our walks instead of just locally.

I drove the wrong way down a one way street in Wales the other day. A police officer flagged me down and said "Can you make a U turn?" I replied "Probably not, but I can make her eyes water."

Keeping a Novell Groupwise system at the same time as migrating over to 365. Making both work during it all is a pain! 12 hour days. :(

I drove the wrong way down a one way street in Wales the other day. A police officer flagged me down and said "Can you make a U turn?" I replied "Probably not, but I can make her eyes water."

This reminds me of a silly old joke: I was driving and made a U-turn where not allowed, and was pulled over by the police. "Don't you know the traffic rules?" I was asked. My answer was, "well officer, I didn't want to turn, but the sign said, No U Turn".
>> rim shot <<

Keeping a Novell Groupwise system at the same time as migrating over to 365. Making both work during it all is a pain! 12 hour days. :(

Novell? wow

Yep we used to use Rackspace as a mail provider and migrated to office365. Only thing I like about it is that for the right price you can keep office updated.

My 2003 Dell GX60 Celeron just died.

My 2003 Dell GX60 Celeron just died.

Random and off topic... I have no idea where to find belts for the motors on my robot.. It's an RB5X and I have now gotten everything to work, new batteries, the motors work, but the belts fell apart as soon as they started turning, and the rubber squished in my fingers.. This is what it looks like now.
http://i.imgur.com/drE7DaK.jpg

I started talking to a bloke in the pub last night. I told him about Erin and how beautiful she is. I took the nude picture of her out of my wallet and showed it to him. He said "If you think she is good looking you should see my wife." "Why?" I said, "is she a real stunner?" "Nope, an optician."

Some years ago I acted for a French motor company in discussions with a Japanese one. In my experience the Japanese are tough negotiators but very good hosts. This one proved to be the same. We came to a deal which ultimately was as good as either side could really have expected. I was entertained, very royally and thoughtfully, by my hosts. In deference to my client and, at considerable expense, they produced a bottle of a well known French anise flavoured liquor. I took a sip and broke wind. Loudly. I took another and the same thing happened. Worse on each occasion it made the distinct sound "honda" which was not the name of the Japanese company but rather that of a major competitor. I apologised and the senior man on the other side. "Don't worry. It is well known absinthe makes the fart go 'Honda'."

SAD truly SAD

SAD truly SAD

SAD truly SAD

TheDawgz must agree ...

Glass coffins... a good idea?

Remains to be seen.

Glass coffins... a good idea?

Remains to be seen.

Glass coffins... a good idea?

Remains to be seen.

Breaking News:

Alien invasion of Earth thwarted as they accidentally land in the UK and say "Take me to your leader".

Breaking News:

Alien invasion of Earth thwarted as they accidentally land in the UK and say "Take me to your leader".

One of the more amusing moments from my UK journey was when The Revenant Rat showed me the spot where Boris Johnson (former mayor of London, and once a candidate for Prime Minister) fell into a creek.

It was just by my house https://youtu.be/6H3ytL0lh0U . Reminds me of Nevil Shute.

Not Gary obviously to be clear. We loved to see him.

Did I mention about Nevil Shute?

As pertains to a Seinfeld episode - "No VOTES for YOU"

Just a quick update. My PG output has dropped to zero because my in-laws are visiting and staying in the server room^H^H^H^H I mean, "guest room."

I will also be packing up to move from Moscow before long, so I doubt that I'll be doing much crunching until our move is complete later this year.

I'm going to try to spin up some birds for the challenges as they come up, but I'll be on the road so it'll be catch as catch can. I'm so close to my next milestone of 300,000,000!
____________

Proud member of Team Aggie the Pew

"Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen."
"We must know, we shall know."
- David Hilbert, 1930

Anyone seen the Prof around? I was kinda of hoping of hearing stories of his US visit and some political insight. Oh yep and how he was going to fade Z-san.

...Oh yep and how he was going to fade Z-san.

...Oh yep and how he was going to fade Z-san.

??

Ahhhhh, gotcha. Yes, it should be excellent.

...Oh yep and how he was going to fade Z-san.

??

Iain having hijacked EPCC's new computer v Z-san's magnificent arsenal. It has got to be a pleasure to watch.

Ahhhhh, gotcha. Yes, it should be excellent.

So, light-hearted post alert, relating to nations squeaking unto nations:

I notice that Anthony said "faucet" in the other thread - English/British people say "tap", in this context. Faucet does exist in British English but I can't really think of where or when a modern-day English person would use it. Again, not a criticism, I've got American relatives and (probably goes without saying...) watch a hell of a lot of US TV, and so have noticed it before.

To deepen the discussion, most British people say "I'm going to run a bath.", meaning that they are going to "run" the "tap(s)". older, and/or very posh English people don't say that, they say "I'm going to draw a bath.", meaning that they are going to "draw" water into the bathtub. It seems very much like a victorian thing, when people were afraid of speaking about going into the toilet... or indeed, as Americans usually say, the "bathroom". That can create confusion in England/Britain, because a "bathroom" is a room with a bath/shower plus a toilet and sink in it, whereas "The toilet" often refers to a room in a house which only contains a toilet and sink. If I'm at my parents', I'll say "Going to the bog.", if I have to say anything at all. That's where I assume it's the same as the US, i.e. you talk however you and your parents usually talk. But if I'm in a pub/bar/restaurant, and I have to ask a member of staff where things are, I'd say "Hello, sorry, where are the toilets?", which I think is where most US people would use "bathroom", isn't it?

I know US people don't exclusively say "...the bathroom", of course, it depends where you are and who you're with, just like anywhere in the world. I also realise that this is hardly a new topic, and has been done to death. But it's twenty past one in the morning, and I've just typed a load of stuff about toilets, and I'm not going to delete it now.

I do say faucet from time to time but I also have been known to say, "turn off the sink". When watering the garden I usually say, "turn on the hose" or "turn on the spigot". My parents say tap and tap water but that's the generation born in the 1940s.
I tap a keg or a kidney or someone's shoulder, that's about it. :)
____________

When I met the Revenant Rat we had a few exchanges of "two people separated by a common language". No worries (ooh, invoking Australia); it all worked out great.

Now if I get into the Tokyo marathon in February, I might be in a world of hurt. Stay tuned...

--Gary

I notice that Anthony said "faucet" in the other thread - English/British people say "tap", in this context. Faucet does exist in British English but I can't really think of where or when a modern-day English person would use it. Again, not a criticism, I've got American relatives and (probably goes without saying...) watch a hell of a lot of US TV, and so have noticed it before.

One of the odder things about different usages of words are that of meals in the UK.

My mother came from a very poor family and her mother was very proud that at least the children all had shoes. My mother married into a "higher social class". My father grew up in a relatively well-off middle class family (although I think his family found war time rationing much harder than my mother's but that is a story for another day). Erin like my father married into a "lower social class".

All have breakfast.

As soon as possible after noon my mother would have dinner. My father would lunch shortly before one. Erin's lot would lunch but probably rather later and more heavily than my father.

Occasionally Erin's family have tea in the form of nice light sandwiches and tea that looks like well you guess but not as strong and brown as a proper cup. My mother and father would both drink tea throughout the day.

By around 1800 my mother is looking for her tea which would be her most substantial meal of the day. My father would have dinner ideally rather later and it would be the same sort of meal as my mother. Erin's family will from time to time have dinner which is a formal meal taken with guests. If it is family they have supper taken at a point when I am liable to be gnawing at a dog's leg through hunger. And incidentally my mother and Erin's family would not hesitate to pick up an animal leg and gnaw it but my father's family would be mortified by that. His family but none of the others have special cutlery for fish.

My parents would use a serviette but Erin's family use napkins. The only difference is the name.

I think everyone thinks everyone else is an uncouth fool but all put up with the others and seem to get along very well.

My parents would use a serviette but Erin's family use napkins. The only difference is the name.

Speaking of "whilst", we only have "while" in Canada.

Speaking of "whilst", we only have "while" in Canada.