Today I Heard.....

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
... some gentle cheeping, of the 'feed me now!' variety.

Being in the kitchen at the time, this caused me to search the premises for the source - all the internal doors are open this time of year and the sound was not very directional. It seemed quite plausible that somebody had popped in when the outside doors were also open - this has happened before.

Eventually, I found the source, a blackbird chick, sitting on the kitchen windowsill (outside) and cheeping at me, tapping the glass impatiently.

I blame the parents.
 

Mudgie

Well-Known Forumite
Wait until there's twenty four of them and make a pie.
"Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie" reminds me that many years ago a neighbour might give the time as "five and twenty past" whatever hour but that parlance might have completely died out by now.
 

BobClay

Well-Known Forumite
What is wrong with people ? 24 hour clock. No a am/pm ambiguity. 5 am ... 0500 hours. 5 pm ... 1700 hours.

SHAPE UP !!

Otherwise, it's out back, brick wall .... powder puffs at short range, or even worse ... a season ticket to Disneyland.

:P:facepalm:
 

staffordjas

Well-Known Forumite
What is wrong with people ? 24 hour clock. No a am/pm ambiguity. 5 am ... 0500 hours. 5 pm ... 1700 hours.

SHAPE UP !!

Otherwise, it's out back, brick wall .... powder puffs at short range, or even worse ... a season ticket to Disneyland.

:P:facepalm:
Still converting to..." 23 o'clock, so that's 11pm ' here..

I still work in feet & inches , and ozs and pints as well.

And work out how many miles ive got to the gallon by converting the litres at the pump...

Ain't changing now.

Only thing I can associate how far 100, 200, 400 metres is , is by thinking back to my racing days around Rowley Park running track.
 

Mudgie

Well-Known Forumite
What is wrong with people ? 24 hour clock. No a am/pm ambiguity. 5 am ... 0500 hours. 5 pm ... 1700 hours.

SHAPE UP !!

Otherwise, it's out back, brick wall .... powder puffs at short range, or even worse ... a season ticket to Disneyland.

:P:facepalm:
Bob,
No.
Tell me "1700 hours", I won't remember if it's 5pm or 7pm and am likely to be two hours late.
Never any trouble with the proper "5pm".
 

BobClay

Well-Known Forumite
Today is the Summer Solstice. You're all probably scratching your heads trying to figure what the time is because there's two of everything on silly 12 hour clocks, but you should know what the Summer Solstice is.

If not ...... :eek: .... we're going to need a bigger back yard, a bigger brick wall ... and a whole pile of bigger powder puffs.

I'll give you a clue .......

WINTER IS COMING. :P
 

Mudgie

Well-Known Forumite
Today is the Summer Solstice. You're all probably scratching your heads trying to figure what the time is because there's two of everything on silly 12 hour clocks, but you should know what the Summer Solstice is.

If not ...... :eek: .... we're going to need a bigger back yard, a bigger brick wall ... and a whole pile of bigger powder puffs.

I'll give you a clue .......

WINTER IS COMING. :P
Yes, the nights are drawing in now.
 

Mudgie

Well-Known Forumite
Wrong. In fact sunset which is at 21:37 today (in Stafford), remains the same time until 30th June.
With it being the same till 30th June I thought only a pedant would argue with me, and I did wait until after noon before commenting.
 

staffordjas

Well-Known Forumite
Today is the Summer Solstice. You're all probably scratching your heads trying to figure what the time is because there's two of everything on silly 12 hour clocks, but you should know what the Summer Solstice is.

If not ...... :eek: .... we're going to need a bigger back yard, a bigger brick wall ... and a whole pile of bigger powder puffs.

I'll give you a clue .......

WINTER IS COMING. :P
I ain't got a clue what the summer solstice is. Hubby won't tell me as he says he doesn't believe I don't know . He's just told me to" ask the druids" ...

I've always thought it was something to do with witches.As long as it doesn't affect my cider drinking ..... as you can probably have guessed, this 'Inches cider' is going down well! :D
 

Glam

Mad Cat Woman
I ain't got a clue what the summer solstice is. Hubby won't tell me as he says he doesn't believe I don't know . He's just told me to" ask the druids" ...

I've always thought it was something to do with witches.As long as it doesn't affect my cider drinking ..... as you can probably have guessed, this 'Inches cider' is going down well! :D
You're right @staffordjas
It not only involves much drinking of cider, you are meant to venture out at Midnight on the Summer Solstice whilst wearing a wreath of Ivy round your head, all the while chanting to the Moon God. Dancing round a large Oak tree, It is meant to bring on a good harvest for the coming months.

It can also be used as a fertility dance, this is an evening ritual, it involves sacrificing a soul to the man of fire, while paying homage to the Gods of your ancestors. You have to copulate openly in the fields, teach others of the phallic association of the Maypole, and place toads in the mouths of the ill to cure sore throats.
All the while denying the very existence of the human sacrifice. It culminates in the head of the ''man of fire'' collapsing in flames, revealing the setting sun.
 

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
You're right @staffordjas
It not only involves much drinking of cider, you are meant to venture out at Midnight on the Summer Solstice whilst wearing a wreath of Ivy round your head, all the while chanting to the Moon God. Dancing round a large Oak tree, It is meant to bring on a good harvest for the coming months.

It can also be used as a fertility dance, this is an evening ritual, it involves sacrificing a soul to the man of fire, while paying homage to the Gods of your ancestors. You have to copulate openly in the fields, teach others of the phallic association of the Maypole, and place toads in the mouths of the ill to cure sore throats.
All the while denying the very existence of the human sacrifice. It culminates in the head of the ''man of fire'' collapsing in flames, revealing the setting sun.
That's Castletown for you.
 
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