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  1. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    Us Brits have forgotten what a summer looks like it being so long since we had one. On the rare occasion we did actually have something resembling a summer, I have to agree a chilled beer could be enjoyed.......but not that 'orrible Fosters pee water you seem to adore over there :rolleyes: Jay.
  2. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    Have you ever had Guinness Foreign Extra Stout? It is 7.5% ABV and comes in 330cl bottles and tastes delightful, nothing at all like your typical draught Guinness. Jay.
  3. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    It's not so much 'warm beer', it's actually served at room temps. I prefer room temp beer but not so much in summer. This is why most responsible landlords keep their casks either in a chilled cellar or if propped on the bar, a chilling blanket in the warmer months. What I detest more than warm...
  4. mawnansmiff

    What Are You Listening To? - December, 2024

    Last night I enjoyed the last 3 of my new JJ Cale albums, cracking tunes but again woefully short in duration. Jay.
  5. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    I'm pretty sure that was trialled over here some years ago by Tesco (?) but for whatever reason it wasn't fully adopted. I too never put eggs in the fridge but I once had a ding dong with a girlfriend who insisted on putting a sliced loaf in the fridge. I tried to explain to her that it just...
  6. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    I remember when I tried to watch the boxset of The Wire I kept hearing folk being greeted with something that sounded like "o-ite". It took me a while to realise that what they were trying to say was 'alright?'. Maybe that's just a Baltimore thing as I never heard it any other time. Jay.
  7. mawnansmiff

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

    I can alter the PEQ to my heart's content via the YPAO, but as my system currently puts all the LFE into my front towers with twin bass woofers each, I'm quite content with it. If I can feel the bass in my bum and feet, that's good enough for me puffy. I do also have those pesky things called...
  8. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    Scroll up Michael....all will be revealed. Jay.
  9. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    For some reason I can't correct the above post. Basically it is the OED saying the ENGLISH pronunciation is thus, you mention the Welsh pronunciation. Jay.
  10. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    /ˈtʃuːdə/ CHOO-duh U.S. English /ˈt(j)udər/ TYOO-duhr
  11. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    That would be 'Londonspeak' and Irish respectively. For some reason Americans have a problem with the letter 'T'. Internet becomes innernet, duty become doody etc. I'd love to hear an American say "...yes, it's a metal medal he was awarded..." :) I once saw a Y/T video of the Tudor Pelagos...
  12. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    No Michael, we have humour, only illiterate Americans have humor ;) "Too much of it, and you'll dry out your skin and worse, you could darken your urine and can lead to dizziness and fainting...". Wrong again Michael, that would be the chlorine wash you keep ingesting. Oh, and my bathroom has...
  13. 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...
  14. mawnansmiff

    What Are You Listening To? - December, 2024

    Following on from the Anthology set by JJ Cale I ordered more CDs from him. Here are 2 of them. Really enjoyable tunes but woefully short albums. Jay.
  15. mawnansmiff

    It Stank That Bad?

    Do you remember some years ago, there was a huge furore when a pub landlord allegedly managed to salvage from his drain a dump that the then prince of Wales had deposited in one of his toilets after getting caught short during a visit? He said he was going to somehow preserve it then 'mount' it...
  16. mawnansmiff

    Picking on Brits a Bit

    So they just give everything a chlorine wash and cross their fingers and hope no one dies. Jay.
  17. mawnansmiff

    What Are You Listening To? - December, 2024

    Enjoyed some ivory tinklers last night. My journey into jazz is moving along quite nicely. Jay.
  18. mawnansmiff

    It Stank That Bad?

    I just remembered that I now have a smart phone with a camera :) This is my turtle/tortoise coprolite with Guinness beer cap for scale. Not a perfect pic but it seems to show it well enough. Jay.
  19. mawnansmiff

    It Stank That Bad?

    I have sitting on my windowsill a coprolite and I was assured it came from some turtle/tortoise like creature. How they determined that is anyone's guess. Funny looking thing, looks rather like fossilised foam. Jay.
  20. mawnansmiff

    What Are You Listening To? - December, 2024

    Following a post last month by @Christos D. Tsatsaronis about a Rory Gallagher tune I listened a bit more on Y/T and liked what I heard so ordered the album, so another useful tip from this Forum that will be played often. Jay.
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