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Look Charles the Jean Luc Picard joke is over.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link

throng not thong

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link

And rubbish not great.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:48 (twenty years ago) link

No greater rubbish
was presented to thee
You wanted a thong
in the throng of a bong...song.

Heard recently from my roomate from Wales about how he'd heard that many Brits relocate to Florida. That struck me strange as I'd never heard of that phenomenon before. How come I can't name a single good band from Florida, then? Not saying there aren't any, you understand, but I've never heard of one.

― Bimble (bimble), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:23 (twenty years ago) link

...good band from Florida...
The ratio isn't good: Florida - Search and Destroy

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link

Wow. You're right. If Tom Petty is the most recognizable artist people can name from Florida, OUCH.

― Bimble (bimble), Monday, 17 May 2004 20:45 (twenty years ago) link

'Hot.' Hah. Most Brits don't know the meaning of the word 'hot.' Try going to Brisbane in summer, or driving through the Northern Territory, or walking past Katrina Warren on the street.

― Always Winter Never Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link

But not having air conditioning everywhere, pumping out all the hot air into the streets, probably makes cities in the UK not so hot.

It's horrible in Hong Kong at the height of the summer. It's hot enough as it is, but then you get all the hot air from air conditioning, and it's unbearable to walk around outside.

― jellybean (jellybean), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

hot is better than cold though.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah. English summers are pretty perfect. If it's too hot, just open a window...

― jellybean (jellybean), Monday, 17 May 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link

without air-con there is no relief

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago) link

xpost oh i borrowed mike jone's racket for the day! i should come and get mine back one day though before the next tennis... the racket must be missing the sight of me in shorts looking perfect in most ways (xxxpost)!

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 09:50 (twenty years ago) link

who? mike jones? you goin' golfing with magno later?

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago) link

http://ilx.wh3rd.net/userinfo.php?username=MichaelJ

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:18 (twenty years ago) link

OH THANK FUCK IT'S RAINING AGAIN! I WAS REALLY SCARED THE FLOWERS WOULD DIE AND WE'D TURN INTO LOBSTERS AND ALL THE DOGS IN ENGLAND WOULD DIE IN PEOPLES CARS! ALL THIS BLOODY CUNTING SUNSHINE! I'M WRITING TO MY MP - THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS INSUFFERABLE 20 DEGREE HEAT!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:47 (twenty years ago) link

Well there is. First, you can stop using centigrade so everyone will know you're talking about 68 degrees. Otherwise, half your audience won't know that there is either irony or delusion (or both) in your post.

Later we'll get down to business.

― Skottie, Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:00 (twenty years ago) link

Celsius rocks you are all faranheit fagz

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:04 (twenty years ago) link

when did they decide to change it from centigrade to celsius and why I wonder? It makes more sense than fahrenheit because 0 is freezing temperature 100 is boiling point. The average human body is about 38 deg c, the equivalent of a hot bath or a very hot day in the south of France.

How does fahrenheit work? (I'd actually like to know what it's based on.)

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:10 (twenty years ago) link

We should just use Kelvins. Science would be much less confusing without this variation between Fahrenheit, Centigrade and Kelvins

― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:12 (twenty years ago) link

Just realised I have a cook book at home that gives temps in celsius only but goes on about eggplant and zucchini. odd.

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:15 (twenty years ago) link

Celsius rocks

we should not refer to the Centigrade scale as Celsius. Celsius did devise a scale with one hundred units txixt the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water, but on his scale, 100 was the melting point of ice and 0 was the boiling point of water! Another Swede, Linnaeus, better known as the devisor of biological binominal taxonomy, devised the scale with 0 as the colder temperature, so we should we really refer to the Linnaeus scale and °L.

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:16 (twenty years ago) link

...can I put in a good word for the Reaumur scale?

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:18 (twenty years ago) link

yes, you may. off you go,

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:27 (twenty years ago) link

eleven years pass...

'I wish it would rain'

― cod latin (dog latin), Thursday, 2 July 2015 08:30 (eight years ago) link

'I'M BOILING'

yes it's called summer ya ding dong

― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 July 2015 08:53 (eight years ago) link

I'm going to have to go home and water the plants

― cod latin (dog latin), Thursday, 2 July 2015 08:56 (eight years ago) link

Euphemisms ahoy.

― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 July 2015 09:09 (eight years ago) link

i really hate the meme of "london is hotter than rio, miami, kingston on-thames is hotter than kingston jamaica!!" - it's not a fucking competition

― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Thursday, 2 July 2015 09:19 (eight years ago) link

yes it is

― transparent play for gifs (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 July 2015 09:37 (eight years ago) link

I'm pretty sure it's hotter than Lerwick today, unsure about Rio, Miami et al.

― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 July 2015 11:23 (eight years ago) link

"hey look we're more affected by global warming than you" [cut scene to Kiribati underwater]

― never heard of this Mark Knobfler bloke (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 2 July 2015 12:02 (eight years ago) link

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