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Forum: General Chat 21-03-2024, 14:38
Replies: 2
Views: 3
Posted By MoreJoe
Marbles lost.....Marbles recovered

So my seven year old Grandson asks me "Grandad can you explain Rugby to me?"
No problem says I. I played rugby for 4 years at Accrington Grammar School.
I explain the positions and the playing...
Forum: General Chat 05-01-2024, 02:37
Replies: 1
Views: 2
Posted By MoreJoe
Scary Moment

There is nothing scarier than that split second when you lose your balance in the shower and you think "They are going to find me naked."


-Joe
Forum: General Chat 04-01-2024, 14:58
Replies: 16
Views: 17
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: retlaw

Sad day for Accrington Web.
Walter was a rock.
Rest In Peace
Forum: General Chat 19-11-2023, 21:38
Replies: 1
Views: 2
Posted By MoreJoe
The First Family Car

Our family did not possess a car until 1956. Post WWII and public transportation was convenient, affordable and frequent. Then my dad bought a 1936 Ford 10. That's right. 1936. Imagine that. I...
Forum: General Chat 17-11-2023, 13:23
Replies: 50
Views: 51
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Suella Braverman

Watching this play out from a distance (USA) I am reminded of the "Yes Minister" TV series but without the humor and with less that half of the intelligence.

-Joe
Forum: General Chat 09-11-2023, 13:49
Replies: 6
Views: 7
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Memories of school

Oi!
Stand still laddie!
Forum: General Chat 09-11-2023, 13:48
Replies: 6
Views: 7
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Memories of school

How can you have any pudding
If you don't eat your meat?
Forum: General Chat 08-11-2023, 14:50
Replies: 1
Views: 2
Posted By MoreJoe
November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month

I just found out that November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month.


Cripes! I had forgotten all about that.


;-)


Joe
Forum: General Chat 05-11-2023, 00:49
Replies: 23
Views: 24
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: The new Beatles Song

Most of the fuss seems to be about the Dreaded AI contribution.
For me, I thought the song lacked the cheer and energy of the Beatles.
It seems to spring more from John's dreary "Working Class...
Forum: General Chat 28-10-2023, 14:31
Replies: 20
Views: 21
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Before all we Baby Boomers Shuffle Off

We were an industrial "Blue Collar" type of town.
Very few "White Collar" type workers.
And yet there were about six thriving tailors shops where you could buy your next "Best Suit". Dress codes...
Forum: General Chat 27-10-2023, 15:12
Replies: 20
Views: 21
Posted By MoreJoe
Before all we Baby Boomers Shuffle Off

Just take a few moments to catalogue the things we remember and the changes we have witnessed.
For instance I remember when the streets of Accrington were clear and uncluttered. Over the years we...
Forum: General Chat 06-08-2023, 10:51
Replies: 56
Views: 57
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Artificial Intelligence

Link to the Marc Andreessen conversation.




https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EWIFUOpaM9s7Pmei0r2C3?si=b01ad5e9f277479d
Forum: General Chat 06-08-2023, 10:47
Replies: 56
Views: 57
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Artificial Intelligence

Link to the Marc Andreessen conversation.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EWIFUOpaM9s7Pmei0r2C3?si=b01ad5e9f277479d

If it works?
Forum: General Chat 03-08-2023, 12:04
Replies: 56
Views: 57
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Artificial Intelligence

Marc Andreessen is one of the smartest guys I know. He is a pioneer of the early Internet days, a founder of Mosaic and the primary author of two of the most successful Internet Browsers in the...
Forum: General Chat 11-07-2023, 11:18
Replies: 16
Views: 17
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Anglo American View of Banks & Banking in 2023

Sadly another side effect of shopping with credit cards is that "Somebody" "Somewhere" knows exactly what you are buying and how frequently you buy it. "They" know what medications you are on, what...
Forum: General Chat 08-07-2023, 18:42
Replies: 16
Views: 17
Posted By MoreJoe
Anglo American View of Banks & Banking in 2023

I was born and raised in England and retaining a lot of my foundation I have grown up around the world and grown old in the USA. So please forgive any mixed use of language and terms.
Here in the...
Forum: General Chat 25-06-2023, 09:47
Replies: 3
Views: 4
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Russian Rumble

In most of my experience with the Russians I have found them to be very practical.
They don't do a lot of hypothetical worrying.
They prefer to deal with "What is" rather than fret over "What if?"...
Forum: General Chat 24-06-2023, 18:24
Replies: 3
Views: 4
Posted By MoreJoe
Russian Rumble

OK Boys and Girls it is time to keep our eyes on our nutty neighbors to the east.
Vlad's good friend seems to have had enough of him.
Mr. Prigozhin stopped by the Hertz Rent a Tank office in...
Forum: DVD/TV/Film Discussion 22-06-2023, 03:04
Replies: 5
Views: 6
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Memorable lines

Little Bill Daggett: "He was unarmed"
William Munny: "Well he should have armed himself if he is going to decorate his saloon with my friend."
Forum: General Chat 20-06-2023, 11:54
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Morbid Thoughts Views and Actions

I had my head X-ray ed and they found nothing. ......Curly Howard (American Genius)
Forum: General Chat 19-06-2023, 19:12
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By MoreJoe
Morbid Thoughts Views and Actions

"The End is Nigh"
Remember those old sandwich boards?
A much loved American philosopher once said "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
Lately I have been...
Forum: General Chat 18-06-2023, 16:39
Replies: 23
Views: 24
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Margaret Pilkington.

Amen Sister!
I pop in about once a week and, finding no new posts, pop out again.
My pops are getting fewer and farther between. (Must be old age?)
-Joe
Forum: General Chat 08-04-2023, 23:25
Replies: 3
Views: 4
Posted By MoreJoe
Missing Avatars....Missing Roy?

Some time ago I sent the following message to Roy.


Hi Roy,
Are all the missing avatars "Just a phase we are going through" ? Or do I need to take steps to replace mine?
I didn't think I would...
Forum: Anything Goes 22-02-2023, 23:04
Replies: 8
Views: 9
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Valentine's Day

Dear Margaret,
I was going to send you a dozen roses for Valentines but I am tapped out from New Year’s Day, Three Kings Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lunar New Year, Black History Month and...
Forum: General Chat 22-02-2023, 13:59
Replies: 82
Views: 83
Posted By MoreJoe
Re: Where have the blogs gone

As for accepting an invite to Hyndburn Chat I follow the dictum of Groucho Marx.
I would not join any club that would accept me as a member.
-Joe
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