tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post115797822106411535..comments2024-03-25T12:35:51.518+00:00Comments on The Spoons That Are My Ears!: At the Risk of Repeating...Rhys Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018333653034645125noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1158090011907968772006-09-12T20:40:00.000+01:002006-09-12T20:40:00.000+01:00two words!!! i know far more than that, i'm almost...two words!!! i know far more than that, i'm almost speechless.......<BR/><BR/>MorganHuw Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175513101850694788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1158076132264549512006-09-12T16:48:00.000+01:002006-09-12T16:48:00.000+01:00Hey Morgan said his first two words!:-)Hey Morgan said his first two words!<BR/>:-)Rhys Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018333653034645125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1158071992420727662006-09-12T15:39:00.000+01:002006-09-12T15:39:00.000+01:00You can borrow my mangonel if you like, I'd offer ...You can borrow my mangonel if you like, I'd offer you my bricole but the wheels fell off (as my wife always tells me, if you don't use it, you'll only lose it) however, that's another story...<BR/><BR/>Re: Von Braun, why can't I get anymore toothbrush heads for my Braun electric toothbrush? That's what I'd like to know... flipping Germans (don't mention the war), all Vorsprung durch and not enough Technik if you ask me.Bob Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141837277102776901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1158053924588295022006-09-12T10:38:00.000+01:002006-09-12T10:38:00.000+01:00I'm not going to use a trebuchet in Swansea. I mig...I'm not going to use a trebuchet in Swansea. I might use an onager instead. Or maybe a ballista.<BR/><BR/>It's true I'm thinking about moving to propellant based launches... but only when I've got Von Braun to help me.Rhys Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018333653034645125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1158011015404549682006-09-11T22:43:00.000+01:002006-09-11T22:43:00.000+01:00He used a trebuchet in Portugal, or so I hear.He used a trebuchet in Portugal, or so I hear.Mr Frictionlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536072497601449830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157998285371244652006-09-11T19:11:00.000+01:002006-09-11T19:11:00.000+01:00So to launch these books of yours do we need to br...So to launch these books of yours do we need to bring any sort of propellant with us?Bob Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141837277102776901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157995937809615772006-09-11T18:32:00.000+01:002006-09-11T18:32:00.000+01:00It also sometimes obscures the letter "i" in "posi...It also sometimes obscures the letter "i" in "position", but not all the time...Mr Frictionlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536072497601449830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157995894079333462006-09-11T18:31:00.000+01:002006-09-11T18:31:00.000+01:00One line runs from Oslo to Bombay, the other from ...One line runs from Oslo to Bombay, the other from Titan to Ganymede. There is a third line which is dead straight but has no fixed postion, meaning it can be used for all sorts of purposes, all of which are over enthusiastically political and contentious.Mr Frictionlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536072497601449830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157987745636126082006-09-11T16:15:00.000+01:002006-09-11T16:15:00.000+01:00But along which lines? Parallel lines that meet at...But along which lines? Parallel lines that meet at infinity? Wavy lines?Rhys Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018333653034645125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157987411097328232006-09-11T16:10:00.000+01:002006-09-11T16:10:00.000+01:00Well, not willy/fanny touchy friendly. More along ...Well, not willy/fanny touchy friendly. More along the lines of nodding and saying "really, how interesting" and meaning it.Mr Frictionlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536072497601449830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157984166749374212006-09-11T15:16:00.000+01:002006-09-11T15:16:00.000+01:00But how friendly? That's the question!But how friendly? That's the question!Rhys Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018333653034645125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444659.post-1157983112785298402006-09-11T14:58:00.000+01:002006-09-11T14:58:00.000+01:00A book launch you say? In Swansea? Must have escap...A book launch you say? In Swansea? Must have escaped from the zoo.<BR/><BR/>Make sure you introduce us to everyone you can Rhys, this week I'm feeling friendly.Mr Frictionlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536072497601449830noreply@blogger.com