Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

I greatly admire Elon Musk as I'm sure lots of people do.

His space rockets are wiping the floor with old technology. The video clip of his two long slim SpaceX Falcon Heavy Side Rocket Boosters coming back down to earth and landing side by side on their landing pads, both at the same time, has to be seen to be believed. It is utterly incredible, totally insane and a wonder to behold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-pfzKbh2k

"The falcons have landed!"

MaxK spot on with the post about student debt: "MaxK - 21 Feb 2018 19:27 - 80200 of 80211"

However it is never and was never really a debt and only when you earn above £25k pa will deductions be made to repay the debt that never really was a debt as they were always willing to right it off. It is, as always was nothing more than a political tool that was badly presented, which in turn has given JC and Co the ability to offer so called Free Uni education.

Why call it debt when you say you do not have to repay it if you so structure your life to avoid doing so.

Lots of stuff out there now about the new 2018 F1 cars. eg, Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull, Ferrari.



Haven't seen anything from McLaren yet. Of course, they will have a new Renault engine for 2018 and so hopefully, will be a lot more competitive.......hopefully. And do notice the new "halo".

F1, as racing goes, is a bit 'roundy -roundy' but it does have lots of technology and lots of pezazz! But possibly no 'grid girls' anymore. 'Grrrrrrr!' about that, IMHO.

It was always nice to lots of very nice crumpet about the F1 scene. Hope they don't go away completely and they give the ladies a proper job to do instead of just 'standing around adding to the scenery'.

Quote: “We’re 100% committed to looking into grid girls and making them a more relevant part of the competition rather than just holding a board and standing next to a car,” he says.

“We want to make them fully integrated into the programme and change the perception of what their involvement in the sport is. We haven’t quite cracked what this will look like, but we’ve recognised we need to become more progressive there.”

They can hold a board next to my car any time, even if one does look remarkably like my grand-daughter.
That british racing green is timeless. Maybe we can do away with the great egos and go driverless too.

You can now type 'speed test' into Google and test your Internet speeds.

I'll take the brunette...and the blonds.....

Clocktower.

Unfortunately, the debt doesent just fade away, the taxpayer is on the hook for the snowflakes worthless degrees.

It's a nice little earner for the banks. Borrow money at near 0%, and lend it out on guaranteed repayment loans at 6% .. I'd have some of that, but of course, no chance for us punters.

One to warm you up on these cold winter nights...
Medieval times...
King to new mistress :...I can't see you tonight ...you see... poker game ...you know... cards...that sort of thing....tomorrow perhaps...
Mistress....ohhh...(disappointed but with a smile)....
....Servant comes rushing in(to the King).....your Highness....something going on...up in your new mistresses pad...euuhh sorry I mean..maiden's pad....
...What ?...exclaims the sovereign !..
King rushes up to the top of the castle ....bursts in....and behold :
Three of his loyal knights....all standing starkers beside his newly found mistress !...
Galahad ! Lancelot ! Arthur !...what are you all doing here ?...
To the mistress :...didn't I please you on our first night ?....yes Sire says the mistress,
and the second night ...didn't I satisfy you ?....ohhhh...Yes Sire...
Well what's going on and why are they all standing together (pointing at the three)...
Well Sire...forgive me....but I wanted three nights in a row........
the mistress replies...

Ah well.

:-)

Tee hee hee

Knights, Knaves, Jokers

Suppose you are visiting an island populated by knights who always tell the truth, knaves who always lie, and jokers who can do either.

You meet three islanders named Ellis, Farin, and Gobi. They make the following statements:

Ellis says: Farin is a joker

Farin says: Gobi is a joker

Gobi says: Ellis is a joker

Qn. If you know for sure that only one islander is a joker, then how many of the islanders are knights?

Here are the possible solutions. Which one is right?

1. None of them are knights
2. One of them is a knight
3. Two of them are knights

Good night.

Little wonder the midget wants to give them the vote ..



Scottish 16-year-olds sitting their exams 'have reading age of only 13'



By Auslan Cramb, Scotland correspondent and
Simon Johnson
22 February 2018 • 6:00am




Many 16-year-old pupils sitting their National exams have the reading ability of a 13-year-old or lower, according to a damning literacy study that prompted intensified criticism of the SNP’s decade-long education record.

The literacy and assessment provider Renaissance UK said secondary school pupils in Scotland were not reading challenging enough books and potentially harming their ability to properly understand exam papers.

It is calling for more dedicated time for reading in secondary school after looking at the reading performance of 29,524 pupils across Scotland for the What Kids are Reading Report.

The study found an emphasis on literacy development in primary schools which sees pupils...



More if you sign up: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/22/scottish-16-year-olds-sitting-exams-have-reading-age-13/

May it have something to do with having 30 different languages to deal with in the classroom MaxK nowadays , just guessing .

Many 16-year-old pupils sitting their National exams have the reading ability of a 13-year-old or lower ...... and across engalnd or even uk as a whole, many aren't even that accomplished

overall, attainment across the immigrant sector is probably much higher for many, especially from the subcontinent or further afield, come from cultures with high aspirations for their children

Cynic

Interesting read. Know anything about writing?

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only that when i learned, biros were forbidden .... in fact, once we were past the pencil stage, we were taught to write using dip-pens - they were great as darts too :-)

numeracy is even better targeted, as many children only know that a % is a button on their calculator and the application of even basic mental arithemetic would leave them floored

I used to scotch together pens and pencils so I could write my lines out quicker........didn't fool the teacher though....ended up getting more.....

Is this you cynic back in your school days ?

those don't make good darts .... dip-pens with mapping nibs were the best, and pretty lethal too

MaxK - It does as far as those that have used the money wisely. The government can devalue what they might owe to the Banks etc. at any time they wish, in the same way as the pound in your pocket 50 years ago bought a lot more than it does today.

Money is all a matter of trust and in itself is worthless, it is the biggest fraud of all, and when the trust goes, so goes the paper in your pocket and the numbers on any bank statement that you may have.