Biker, Happy Joan of Arc Day!

[crosslandkelly]

Ah. Popeye. Haven't seen him in years, loved him as a kid. Cheers. I think this is the very first animated Popeye.

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[crosslandkelly]

That sounds darn tasty, haven't had meatloaf in yonks, will have to make it again sometime. You got your own recipe ?

No, straight from a cook book.

Had a great evening, just winding down with a glass of Rose, and listening to Tubular bells 2.
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[Goatboy]

No, straight from a cook book.

Had a great evening, just winding down with a glass of Rose, and listening to Tubular bells 2.

Did your fish cakes turn out OK? I always have to be careful with chilli so that it doesn't overpower the fish in Thai ones. But then I'm not a great heat fan - like aromatics but not lots of heat.

Tubular Bells 2 - not listened to Mike Oldfield for a while. Will give that a wee listen.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Fishcakes were great. Secret is very little chili in the fishcakes, but lots in the side relish That way you can add heat to the fishcakes as wanted.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Mike Oldfield is a musical god. IMHO.

 

[belzeebob23]

A couple of pics from yesterdays bimble at the Greenock Cut.

Bob

 

[Goatboy]

Biker, It Must Be True It's In The Sun

Biker, on this day in 1835 - the New York Sun publishes Moon hoax story about John Herschel, which became known as The Great Moon Hoax.
"The Great Moon Hoax" refers to a series of six articles that were published in The Sun, a New York newspaper, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and even civilization on the Moon. The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel, perhaps the best-known astronomer of his time.
The story was advertised on August 21, 1835, as an upcoming feature allegedly reprinted from The Edinburgh Courant. The first in a series of six was published four days later on August 25.

The headline read:

“

GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIESLATELY MADEBY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, L.L.D. F.R.S. &c.At the Cape of Good Hope[From Supplement to the Edinburgh Journal of Science]

”

The articles described fantastic animals on the Moon, including bison, goats, unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids ("Vespertilio-homo") who built temples. There were trees, oceans and beaches. These discoveries were supposedly made with "an immense telescope of an entirely new principle."
The author of the narrative was ostensibly Dr. Andrew Grant, the travelling companion and amanuensis of Sir John Herschel, but Grant was fictitious.
Eventually, the authors announced that the observations had been terminated by the destruction of the telescope, by means of the Sun causing the lens to act as a "burning glass," setting fire to the observatory.
According to legend, the The Sun's circulation increased dramatically because of the hoax and remained permanently greater than before, thereby establishing The Sun as a successful paper. However, the degree to which the hoax increased the paper's circulation has certainly been exaggerated in popular accounts of the event. It was not discovered to be a hoax for several weeks after its publication and, even then, the newspaper did not issue a retraction.
Herschel was initially amused by the hoax, noting that his own real observations could never be as exciting. He became annoyed later when he had to answer questions from people who believed the hoax was serious.

Birthdays.
1530 - Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible], 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84)
1819 - Allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency
1930 - Sean Connery, actor (James Bond)
1938 - Frederick Forsyth, author (Day of the Jackal, Deceiver, Odessa File)
1954 - Elvis Costello, [Declan Patrick McManus], rock vocalist
1958 - Tim Burton, Burbank California, American film director (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands)

Deaths.
1867 - Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791)
1900 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher, dies at 55
1901 - Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificed her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever
2012 - Neil Armstrong, American astronaut, dies from heart surgery complications at 82

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[crosslandkelly]

Haha, great moon story.



25 August 1998

Russian Soyuz TM-27 Returned To Earth From The Mir Space Station After 207 Days At Mir Space Station

Russia launched Soyuz TM-27 spacecraft that ferried Cosmonauts and supplies to the Russian Mir Space Station. It was the 33rd expedition to Mir. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 29, 1998. The main mission was to exchange one crew member, carry out French mission PEGASE, and conduct routine science experiments.

The launching crew of Soyuz TM-27 was Commander Kazakhstan Talgat Musabayev, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin, and Research Cosmonaut Léopold Eyharts (France). On the return flight Yuri Baturin returned to earth while Léopold Eyharts remained on the Mir Space Station.

TM-27 docked with Mir. The crew repaired the Spektr solar panel and installed a new VDU station orientation system.

Both Cosmonauts and Astronaut Andy Thomas (arrived on STS-89) became the 25th resident crew. Eyharts landed on 19 February 1998 with the Soyuz TM-26 spacecraft.

Russian Soyuz TM-27 returned to earth on August 25, 1998 after 207 days and 3284 earth orbits.

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[crosslandkelly]

A couple of pics from yesterdays bimble at the Greenock Cut.

Bob

Nice pics Bob. Was the weather okay? it pi553d down here yesterday, for much of the day.

 

[belzeebob23]

Tee shirts all the way except when we stopped for a break. Not much sun, ideal walking weather.
Bob

Nice pics Bob. Was the weather okay? it pi553d down here yesterday, for much of the day.

 

[Goatboy]

Great pics Bob, like the ickle fluffy duckies! How was the birthday tea afterwards? What you have?

 

[belzeebob23]

Chicken Liver Pate
with fruit chutney and toast.. Starter
and
Black Pudding Salad
mixed leaves with a delicious dressing, warm pieces of black pudding,
crispy bacon bits, topped with a soft poached egg,
grated parmesan and served with boiled potatoes
Bob

Great pics Bob, like the ickle fluffy duckies! How was the birthday tea afterwards? What you have?

 

[belzeebob23]

like the ickle fluffy duckies
Got to go for the cute vote
Bob

 

[Goatboy]

Sounds a good tea, making me hungry between you and Uncle Scald Enroll Sky.

Saw the ickle duckies on the August Photo thread - so you're definitely going for the cute vote then

 

[belzeebob23]

Yip it might melt the hearts of those ruff tough bushcrafters or more likely they will all be planing duck for dinner
Bob

 

[crosslandkelly]

Funny you should say that, I was just thinking about a Sunday roast.

 

[Goatboy]

Yip it might melt the hearts of those ruff tough bushcrafters or more likely they will all be planing duck for dinner
Bob

The thought of a rich unctuous cherry sauce hadn't crossed my mind!

 

[Goatboy]

Sunday 10:18AM the two Colin's have the same idea again.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Sunday 10:18AM the two Colin's have the same idea again.

Are we sure we're not victims of one Kribe's dastardly E S P experiments.

 

[Goatboy]

Are we sure we're not victims of one Kribe's dastardly E S P experiments.

So this is why we haven't heard from him since the 18th, he's been in his laboratory. The twisted evil sub-genius.