Nathan's Corner
Quote: Beatles
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
And little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a mac
In the pouring rain, very strange
Quote: WizardForgive the slight change of topic, but as long as we're dissecting music lyrics, what is a "mac," as found in the following lyrics to Penny Lane. Hope OD sees this.
Probably related to this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Macintosh
Quote: WizardForgive the slight change of topic, but as long as we're dissecting music lyrics, what is a "mac," as found in the following lyrics to Penny Lane. Hope OD sees this.
http://songmeanings.com/m/songs/view/905/
The entry titled “umm...” says a mac is a raincoat. So he’s either saying he’s not wearing a raincoat when it’s raining or he doesn’t wear a condom when he’s going to pound town.
As already indicated 'a rubberised waterproof raincoat' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackintosh More popular in the 60's.Quote: WizardForgive the slight change of topic, but as long as we're dissecting music lyrics, what is a "mac," as found in the following lyrics to Penny Lane. Hope OD sees this.
Also slang term for a condom, but not when that song was written. 'on with the mac and down to business'
Funniest definition of mac from Urban Dictionary...
"Overpriced pieces of sh1t that cost $500+ more then a computer with the same specs, can't play games, non upgradable, can't use 90 percent of general software, does less."
Also in that brilliant song, Penny Lane, the lyrics "Four of fish and finger pies" which was pretty risque back then.
"The mysterious lyrics "Four of fish and finger pies" are British slang. "A four of fish" refers to fourpennyworth of fish and chips, while "finger pie" is sexual slang of the time, apparently referring to intimate fondlings between teenagers in the bus shelter, which was a familiar meeting place."
Back when I was a kid, inflation had taken it's toll on the price of fish and chips. When I was six, it was still possible to buy 'a six of chips' from the chip shop and fish was a shilling. That's 2 1/5 pence and 5 pence respectively in latest currency.
By 1970, Fish and chips was about 25 pence. This week I paid £7 for fish, chips and mushy peas from the local chip shop (take out, of course)
Quote: NathanI'd like to start a little subsection. Who is in your Avatar? There are obvious Avatars such as Mr. V's Mad TV Alfred Neumann Avatar but many Avatars are not as obvious. So, who is in your Avatar? :)
Ok.
http://a-team.wikia.com/wiki/John_"Hannibal"_Smith[/
Quote: prozema
I always thought that was YOU in your Avatar, which is why I said some Avatars are obvious.;)
Quote: OnceDearAs already indicated 'a rubberised waterproof raincoat' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackintosh More popular in the 60's.
Also slang term for a condom, but not when that song was written. 'on with the mac and down to business'
Thank you for the clarification. I hear rubberized raincoats are actually rather chic in the UK. True?
Quote:while "finger pie" is sexual slang of the time, apparently referring to intimate fondlings between teenagers in the bus shelter, which was a familiar meeting place."
Sounds like what we called the "stink finger."
Quote: NathanQuote: prozema
I always thought that was YOU in your Avatar, which is why I said some Avatars are obvious.;)
I'm much better looking irl.
Quote: NathanThere are obvious Avatars such as Mr. V's Mad TV Alfred Neumann Avatar but many Avatars are not as obvious.
I'd heard of Mad TV but do not recall having watched it.
No, I chose my avatar based upon the fact that I'd read Mad Magazine while growing up, and it helped to formulate my world view.
If you want in on the cooperation game, you need to get over there and say you are in. FREE MONEY.
Quote: WizardAs I always say, for recreational gambling, think of it as entertainment and stick to a budget accordingly.
At the risk of sounding judgmental, I must say your vocabulary and English are about three standard deviations on the right side of the bell curve for a lottery player. Usually, I never hear the word "earmark" outside of Washington DC congressional budget negotiations. Please take it as a compliment.
Speaking of compliments, I have been out of town but did notice the comparison of my Wizard caricature to that of Dean Martin. Thank you for the kind words, although I'm sure Dean would be very insulted at the comparison.
I wonder if I should get that logo updated. It was based on how I looked about a dozen years ago.
Yes, my Dean Martin comparison to your Avatar was a compliment. :) You are welcome. :(
Quote: NathanQuestion about Back To The Future movie. Marty goes back in time to 1955, for a week, not changes 1985 into 1955. Wouldn't his parents in 1985 wonder where he went for an entire week? I mean, I'd be worried sick if I didn't know where my 17 year old son was for an entire week!
Didn't he return the same evening in 1985 when he left? I think when he left the mall was called "Twin Oaks" but when he returned it was "Lone Oak," or something like that, because they crashed into one of the trees when they went back in time and killed it.
Mine's Sofology Neal, A tv advert character:Quote: NathanI'd like to start a little subsection. Who is in your Avatar? There are obvious Avatars such as Mr. V's Mad TV Alfred Neumann Avatar but many Avatars are not as obvious. So, who is in your Avatar? :)
A sloth, of course and a real laid back guy with a beer belly. Just like me, except I'm working on the beer belly.
Quote: OnceDeara real laid back guy with a beer belly. Just like me
We Americans use the expression "beer belly" because we drink mostly beer, not ale.
I understand that you live in England.
I wonder whether in England the beverage of choice typically quaffed is called / identified as an ale as opposed to a beer?
Quote: Nathan
Question about Back To The Future movie. Marty goes back in time to 1955, for a week, not changes 1985 into 1955. Wouldn't his parents in 1985 wonder where he went for an entire week? I mean, I'd be worried sick if I didn't know where my 17 year old son was for an entire week!
Marty had seen him killed, which was why he took Doc's DeLorean and sped away into the past, leaving Doc there. But when Marty got back, he grabbed Doc, and Doc came to, showed him the bulletproof vest he was wearing under his labsuit, and the torn and repaired letter Marty had left him, warning him the terrorists were coming for him that night.
So nobody, including his parents, knew he had ever been gone.
Quote: Wizard
That's probably a genuine Mackintosh. Her Majesty spends a lot of time in Scotland where it rains a lot.
Quote: WizardDidn't he return the same evening in 1985 when he left? I think when he left the mall was called "Twin Oaks" but when he returned it was "Lone Oak," or something like that, because they crashed into one of the trees when they went back in time and killed it.
"Twin Pines"
then
"Lone Pine"
Today it is probably on a dead mall series on YT.
Quote: MrVWe Americans use the expression "beer belly" because we drink mostly beer, not ale.
I wonder however whether in England the beverage of choice typically quaffed is called / identified as an ale as opposed to a beer?
I thought ale was a type of beer.
I can’t figure out why this won’t post using my normal methods.
Anyways my avatar is just a funny dirty meme that I like.
'Beer' in the UK generally refers to top fermenting darker colored* ales as opposed to the lighter colored* bottom fermenting lagers which are popular in mainland Europe and America. Generally, what you call beer, we call lager. British Beer is generally 'Bitter', 'mild', or 'Pale ale' ( stout or Guiness popular some places is served either chilled or cold ). These English Beers finish maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation. Lagers are carbonated artificially at the pump or bottling plant. . . Which is why a recent CO2 shortage in the UK and mainland Europe is leading to rationing of Lager beers by wholesalers.Quote: MrVWe Americans use the expression "beer belly" because we drink mostly beer, not ale.
I wonder however whether in England the beverage of choice typically quaffed is called / identified as an ale as opposed to a beer?
We tend to like beer served at cellar temperature about 53° F whereas lagers are served colder at about 40° F
Lager beers are for hot days in the garden, or when on vacation* on the Spanish coast.
Germanic countries are a bit exceptional and have some very strict laws around what can go into beer: Nothing but water, hops and malt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Germany
Beer belly is the characteristic shape of the belly of a beer drinker, with its high visceral fat and possibly swollen liver.
Maybe, because we Brits tend to be a fair bit lighter than our US cousins, our beer bellies are more conspicuous. E.g. I'm generally thin, barely any subcutaneous fat, weigh under 190lb but look at me from the side and I could be 4 months pregnant.
$:o)
*In deference to you guys, I'm trying to learn your language.
Quote: PokerGrinderhttps://imgur.com/a/yFRYi4p
I can’t figure out why this won’t post using my normal methods.
Anyways my avatar is just a funny dirty meme that I like.
I've never looked at your avatar up close. I'm sitting in a hospital with Mom waiting for the doctor, and you made me laugh out loud - not just LOL Thanks.
Knew I liked you.
Indeed. Beer encompasses Lagers, Ales, and lots of other subsets.Quote: prozemaI thought ale was a type of beer.
Quote: OnceDearMine's Sofology Neal, A tv advert character:
A sloth, of course and a real laid back guy with a beer belly. Just like me, except I'm working on the beer belly.
OK, For a short while, I've changed my profile pic. I wonder if anyone notices the difference.
Quote: OnceDearQuote: OnceDearMine's Sofology Neal, A tv advert character:
A sloth, of course and a real laid back guy with a beer belly. Just like me, except I'm working on the beer belly.
OK, For a short while, I've changed my profile pic. I wonder if anyone notices the difference.
Ywah, I noticed that's a blurry mess. No idea and miss the other already.
Quote: beachbumbabsQuote: OnceDearQuote: OnceDearMine's Sofology Neal, A tv advert character:
A sloth, of course and a real laid back guy with a beer belly. Just like me, except I'm working on the beer belly.
OK, For a short while, I've changed my profile pic. I wonder if anyone notices the difference.
Ywah, I noticed that's a blurry mess. No idea and miss the other already.
Blurry mess was deliberate. In High def you might regret seeing it. Plus i wanted to stymie those who'd reverse image search it (Image search thought it was 'Girl' and in higher def thought it was Christmas Decoration.)
Blame bbb for what It's about to become...
Quote: PokerGrinder
I can’t figure out why this won’t post using my normal methods.
Anyways my avatar is just a funny dirty meme that I like.
There ya go. It is funny.
Quote: prozemaI always sneak a flask of rum into the movie theater. A $7 soda makes me mad, but a $7 giant rum and diet makes me happy.
LMAO! :D
Quote: OnceDear'Beer' in the UK generally refers to top fermenting darker colored* ales as opposed to the lighter colored* bottom fermenting lagers which are popular in mainland Europe and America. Generally, what you call beer, we call lager. British Beer is generally 'Bitter', 'mild', or 'Pale ale' ( stout or Guiness popular some places is served either chilled or cold ). These English Beers finish maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation. Lagers are carbonated artificially at the pump or bottling plant. . . Which is why a recent CO2 shortage in the UK and mainland Europe is leading to rationing of Lager beers by wholesalers.
We tend to like beer served at cellar temperature about 53° F whereas lagers are served colder at about 40° F
Lager beers are for hot days in the garden, or when on vacation* on the Spanish coast.
Germanic countries are a bit exceptional and have some very strict laws around what can go into beer: Nothing but water, hops and malt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Germany
Beer belly is the characteristic shape of the belly of a beer drinker, with its high visceral fat and possibly swollen liver.
Maybe, because we Brits tend to be a fair bit lighter than our US cousins, our beer bellies are more conspicuous. E.g. I'm generally thin, barely any subcutaneous fat, weigh under 190lb but look at me from the side and I could be 4 months pregnant.
$:o)
*In deference to you guys, I'm trying to learn your language.
It’s no different in America. There’s a massive craft beer culture here that has sprung up in the past 10-15 years. Ales, mostly IPA’s, are extremely popular among craft beer drinkers.
Light lagers (Miller,Coors, Budweiser) are still by far the most popular beers here, but they’ve lost a huge amount of market share to smaller craft breweries.
It’s always referred to as beer though, reguardless of the type.
Quote: mipletMy avatar is of me from 10 years ago.
OMG... That's the same way most women do online dating.
Quote: prozemaOMG... That's the same way most women do online dating.
I read somewhere that some 47 year old creep tricked a 16 year old into coming to his house in Florida when she lived in New York. They had been dating online, and he sent her his 17 year old yearbook from the 80's,(She didn't know it was from the 1980's)and she commented, "He looked dorky, but extremely cute. At his house she was shocked to see a man who was older than her father, clearly not a 17 year old boy just a year older than her. She instantly realized he had tricked her and in hindsight she presumably realized that the reason he looked dorky in his Yearbook picture was because it was from 30 years ago) and she tried to run away but was raped and kidnapped. Luckily she was able to call her Mom to get her out of this creep's house and her Mom had him imprisoned for the rape and kidnap of a Minor.
Quote: billryanSounds like a Mann Act violation.
True, the man's acts violated her.
Quote: prozemaThe 47 year old was a guy and 16 year old was a female? Does it play out different if the ages / genders are reversed? I think it does.
Meh, maybe if a 27 year old woman raped and kidnapped a 16 year old boy, people would take it more lightheartedly, like ,"Wow, he's so lucky, this 27 year old woman is hot!" But a 47 year old woman doing this would elict more disgust like,"Gross! She's old enough to be his mother/very young grandmother!(There was a mother and daughter who both had given birth in their early teens, making her mother a grandmother around 31.)
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda.Quote: NathanI was SO close to winning... I should have advanced play both 865 and 39 and I'd have been about $64 dollars richer! :/
Quote: OnceDearShoulda, Coulda, Woulda.
This is exactly why I feel that Advance drawings are the key. ;) I knew those numbers were coming up soon I just trolled myself by not making just those two numbers advanced for a week and playing a bunch of random numbers instead all willy nilly.
