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  1. mawnansmiff

    They Want My Blood.

    This morning I got two, yes two identical letters from the NHS extolling the virtues of diagnosing all manner of future ailments by looking at my blood. Things like (some) cancers were mentioned, dementia and related conditions along with various others and guess what.....they even offered me a...
  2. mawnansmiff

    SSD or HDD For Archiving Music: Advice Please.

    In an attempt to reduce my ever growing mountain of CDs I've taken to ripping them to FLAC files then burning them onto USB sticks to plug into my AVR. I chose to use 32gb sticks so as to keep track of which group was on which stick, such as all Floyd, Tull & Zeppelin on one stick, Dire Straits...
  3. mawnansmiff

    Fare Dodger Clings On To 175mph Train.

    Some numpty in Germany who was travelling 'free' (ie he had not bought a ticket), got off at a scheduled stop for a smoke break only to take too long so he clung onto the train as it left the station, reaching speeds of up to 175mph :eek: "...the train powered on towards Nuremberg at up to...
  4. mawnansmiff

    I'm Really Struggling To Sympathise With This Woman.

    For 18 months, a seemingly intelligent French woman genuinely believed she was in a relationship with actor Brad Pitt. She was so convinced of this she paid out around £700,000 to 'him' despite they never meeting nor speaking :oops: I know these scams are old hat but I thought these days folk...
  5. mawnansmiff

    A Question For The Forum Brainiacs.

    These last few days I've been teaching myself how to condense my still expanding CD collection onto USB pendrives and I have to say I'm rather impressed with my progress thus far. However, last night whilst listening to some funky guitar tunes by one Bill Frisell, I got to thinking about what I...
  6. mawnansmiff

    There's no Cure for Stupid #136.

    Some pillock in Melbourne decides on setting alight a fast food outlet only to set himself aflame instead. In his panic he has to strip off his burning clothes as his bemused pal looks on. Police are seeking anyone with roasted nuts :rolleyes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm21n77rdz1o...
  7. mawnansmiff

    Anyone See Anything Odd in this Picture.....

    ....or is it just me? This in not a trick question, it's a picture lifted from a BBC news article today about a stowaway who died in the landing gear well of this plane. There's just something not quite right to my eyes. Jay.
  8. mawnansmiff

    Who Would Be In Your Dream Rock/Blues Band?

    After watching the excellent Mick Fleetwood And Friends DVD where Mick is joined by many artists from the rock music scene to play tunes by Fleetwood Mac's founder Peter Green. There are about 20 musicians from around the world appearing on stage, some for just one song, some for several. This...
  9. mawnansmiff

    Selling Off Bulk Aged Loose Tobacco Query.

    I had to give up my smoking about 5 years ago and have a mass of aged loose tobacco that I know I'll have trouble shifting simply because it is in large jars, the weights being 750g, 500g and 400g mostly. The tins would be no problem. Unfortunately most of the loose is in the larger 750g jars...
  10. mawnansmiff

    Anyone Tried 3D Immersive Sound (Dolby Atmos etc) at Home?

    In May last year I decided to upgrade my ~12 year old Yamaha AVR with a new model. The old one worked just fine, I just fancied a newer model and so bought their Aventage A-3060 which was their flagship model upon release. The problem was that to install it properly meant I had to go about some...
  11. mawnansmiff

    New Jack Daniel's Release: Very Tasty Indeed!

    Following on from a suggestion by Michael aka @cosmicfolklore regards Jack Daniel's release of their 'Triple Mash', I checked it out on Amazon and lo and behold, it was on special offer. £31:35 down from £40:99 so I plumped for one. The night before its arrival I popped open a bottle of JD...
  12. mawnansmiff

    This is just Bananas #2.

    Some loon has just forked out $6.2m for a .35c banana cray An 'artwork' titled 'Comedian' has just been bought by a cryptocurrency dealer so who is the comedian here, the 'artist' or the buyer? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy87202v43no Jay.
  13. mawnansmiff

    Bulleit Bourbon/Rye Gripe.

    Ever since I 'discovered' bourbon & rye via this Forum I have bought several hundred bottles over the last 8 or 9 years of various brands and enjoyed each and every one of them. Last night I discovered amongst my stash a long forgotten about bottle of Bulleit Bourbon (thought I'd drunk it an...
  14. mawnansmiff

    This is Just Bananas.

    Some Swedish lady politician claims to suffer from 'bananaphobia' so certain areas of the Government building have to be 'banana-proofed' so as she can get along with official business. I wonder if it's catching as amazingly another female Swedish politician also claims to suffer from the same...
  15. mawnansmiff

    RIP Timothy West Aged 90.

    This news came as a bit of a shocker. The star of both stage and screen, he came to my notice as the lead in the hugely hilarious comedy series Brass where he played the social climbing patriarch Bradley Hardacer, father of numerous very odd children. He was of course married to Prunella...
  16. mawnansmiff

    Psst: Wanna Buy Some Mouldy Cheese?

    Thieves have made off with some 22 tons of cheese worth more than £300k from a warehouse in London. Now I'm no thief nor am I a fence so I struggle to think what these thieves might do with their ill gotten gains. Perhaps a raid on the Branston Pickle factory will be their next hit? I adore...
  17. mawnansmiff

    Covid Booster Jab Woes.

    Yesterday afternoon I was blessed (?) with a visit from a very pretty district nurse who had come to give me my annual Covid booster & flu jabs. I got a new one this time, Novavax I think she said. One in each arm, the process was as smooth as silk. I expected to feel a little 'iffy' later in...
  18. mawnansmiff

    Hats Off to First American Conker Champion.

    We used to play conkers in school and I remember one lad called Higgins kept winning despite using the same conker over and over again. It turned out his father has fashioned him a piece of Bakelite into a conker that of course was nigh on unbreakable :oops:. Needless to say he got his...
  19. mawnansmiff

    Chilli Powder Recipe Please?

    Rather than buy in another large bag of ready blended chilli powder I'd like to have a bash as knocking up my own. I believe I have all the necessary ingredients (cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin, coriander, black pepper & white pepper & garlic powder), I just need to know the ratios. I...
  20. mawnansmiff

    Whole Cashew Nuts: To Roast or Not to Roast?

    I've been buying raw cashew nuts for some while now for adding to my curries. They come in large bags from Amazon and I stick them in a blender and jar up the results to be used as and when. Thing is, I'm not getting that lovely creamy cashew nut flavour from them and wondered if perhaps...
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