"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Jack Black said:
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I've always found it somewhat bizarre that Peter Wyngarde's character 'Jason King' was the basis for the en masse decision of 70's parents to name their male offspring 'Jason', therby re-popularising a rather obscure christian name :confused: :eek:


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Will Power said:
They're probably defending their nests at breeding time? The Hooded Crows we have here are really particular about defending nests in May/June and will swoop down if you linger:D Their beaks and claws are no joke:eek:

On the other hand, being in Aus...that Magpie might just be an individual nutter who's been at the Grog;):cool::D:D

Magpies here are not pleasant birds, they kill songbirds and rob nests of eggs and chicks remorselessly- I try to 'deter' them whenever possible;)
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Finally! I remembered the name of it...Comic Strip Presents ..Detectives on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ...most amusing..

The Aussie Maggy is defending it's nest and young around September.
Either that or it's miffed because it doesn't rank in the top 30 most dangerous Aus wildlife. That said , when you hit the traffic on pushy riding to work and the helmet attack starts ....dayynger!!
interestingly these magpie have a wonderfully beautiful lilting warbling musical song.
 
So it is hurricane season here. We've got out first tropical storm coming:

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School is cancelled tomorrow due to the likelihood of tropical storm winds and a good amount of rain.
 
JTB_5 said:
Thank you, I'll try. It looks like the worst will be west of us. I'm hoping it fizzles rather than grows, but at present they think it may increase to a category 1 hurricane by landfall.
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Yikes! I'm glad we don't have hurricanes in California, and out tornadoes are super small. We just have to ride the earthquakes :)
 
waverave said:
For any of you who went to college right after high school...I envy you. I joined the military right out of school and then right into a career. I have been chipping away at college ever since. Now, here I am damn near 50 and trying to finally finish up my BS. So instead of spending time enjoying this beautiful Sunday by perusing my knife collection or maybe cleaning up a few knives or maybe even going for a hike or something leisurely...here I am trying to comprehend Applied Statistics :) My brain is looking at me like I'm freaking crazy and I have to agree.
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I went to college right out of high school and I still stunk at Statistics! :rolleyes:
 
JohnDF said:
Yikes! I'm glad we don't have hurricanes in California, and out tornadoes are super small. We just have to ride the earthquakes :)
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Don’t y’all have fires to worry about, too?

Fodderwing said:
You better batten down the hatches Joshua. Your tropical storm is bringing us three days of possibly heavy rain. Stay safe.
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Thanks! We cleared the toys from the yard and bring a planter inside the garage. Hopefully our old oaks won’t drop any big limbs.
 
JTB_5 said:
So it is hurricane season here. We've got out first tropical storm coming:

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School is cancelled tomorrow due to the likelihood of tropical storm winds and a good amount of rain.
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Stay safe Joshua :thumbsup:

Prester John said:
Magpies gotta eat....
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It's the sheer cheek of them, attacking something several times bigger than themselves, that p's me off most! Ever since the rise of YouTube, it seems like everything thinks it's a darned Honey Badger! o_O :p :thumbsup: I was tempted to punch a large gull which stole my doughnut the other year - thought it might not go down well though! :eek: :rolleyes: :D :thumbsup:
 
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