bizarre user names amongst us............
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The 6 didgit number is pretty meaningless, but the three sets of two digits are very appealling figures (to a letch anyway
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Oh and Bushwacker Bob was coined by my (adult) kids. Its sort of derogatory as they generally take the mick out of my extreme camping, but they refer to Ray Mears as Bushwacker Bob as well and I'm thick skinned so I don't care
Sorry! My full nickname is Jakunenkami, but I forgot I dropped the 'Kami' as I couldn't be bothered with the whole thing when I set up my profile on here...
BorderReiver because I am originally from the Scottish borders.
The Reivers were raiders who carried out raids across the border into England.
We don't bother now as we have taken over the government.):
The Reivers were raiders who carried out raids across the border into England.
We don't bother now as we have taken over the government.
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RAPPLEBY2000 said:
Appleby
Äpple = Apple
By = Village
So it becomes more like Apple village.
The name "Viking" came mostly because I was the first scabdinavian here on the forum and wanted something to show that and in the same time a name that was easy to remember. a funny thing is that you write viking the same way in swedish too.
ESpy said:There is an old joke which gets across the difference between data and information quite well:
362632 is data.
36-26-32 - now *that* is information...
S'all about context.
I like the way you start at 36. A man after my own heart
Bill
A Tantulus is a lockable contraption for holding bottles of spirits to prevent consumption by third parties.Tantalus said:do we get penalised for not telling?
bad Tant
I had presumed it was because your old,tight and full of booze! :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:
well ya are half right , your chances of getting a drink out of me are very slim indeed
havent had one meself for over 9 years lol
Tantalus was a figure out of greek mythology who was punished in an unusual way
hungry and thirsty he was chained to a rock in a pool of water
with a grapevine growing just over his head
cept when he reached for the grapes they blew out of reach
and when he bent to the water for a drink it blew just out of reach as well
which is where the english tantalise comes from
a couple of years ago when i found myself homeless jobless with no support or possible future and suffering from depression, when 6 months before it had all been within reach, i felt a lot like poor old Tantalus
i think the drinks cabinet you are talking about was glass fronted and called a tantalus cos people could see the drinks but not reach them
now i jus keep it cos a lot of my friends know it and it reminds me that things are a little better than they were
Tant
havent had one meself for over 9 years lol
Tantalus was a figure out of greek mythology who was punished in an unusual way
hungry and thirsty he was chained to a rock in a pool of water
with a grapevine growing just over his head
cept when he reached for the grapes they blew out of reach
and when he bent to the water for a drink it blew just out of reach as well
which is where the english tantalise comes from
a couple of years ago when i found myself homeless jobless with no support or possible future and suffering from depression, when 6 months before it had all been within reach, i felt a lot like poor old Tantalus
i think the drinks cabinet you are talking about was glass fronted and called a tantalus cos people could see the drinks but not reach them
now i jus keep it cos a lot of my friends know it and it reminds me that things are a little better than they were
Tant
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Appleby
Äpple = Apple
By = Village
So it becomes more like Apple village.thanks for that viking! :biggthump
how do you pronounce it in swedish?
is it like the german word "Apfel"?
Ok, I might look a bit like Orinocco, but my name actually comes from one of my other hobbies, where I spent a certain amount of time comparing Wombles to Vampires. It's short for Womble of Darkness.
