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

[knarfeng]

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All Hail The Captain,

I believe it also stands as Hawaiis hardest to pronounce word..
he is a flying stomach.

The language of Hawaii has many words which don't translate well into a standard alphabet. It is amusing to listen to Google Maps as it makes a feeble attempt at pronouncing the street names. (But i have the same amusement when home in San Diego as the English speaking version of Google slaughters the pronunciation of Hispanic street names.)

 

[cudgee]

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All Hail The Captain,

I believe it also stands as Hawaiis hardest to pronounce word..
he is a flying stomach.

Another thing that they are really good at.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Another thing that they are really good at.

We hear them but the bloody magpies always chase them off. So we end up with magpies and snakes around the house but no burras

 

[cudgee]

magpies always chase them off.

As you know Maggies are very territorial. They will defend their patch at all costs.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

As you know Maggies are very territorial. They will defend their patch at all costs.

Yep, although there’s one less at the moment. Somehow Basil managed to catch one in the yard yesterday.

 

[btb01]

As you know Maggies are very territorial. They will defend their patch at all costs.

I learned that from an episode of Bluey.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I learned that from an episode of Bluey.

It is no joke that people wear fake eyes and things poking out everywhere on the back of their bike helmets during spring. Not me though, I’d rather hold my pride and risk being swooped.

This is a magpie lark, but same difference. Australia is a great place to holiday with your family

 

[meako]

The language of Hawaii has many words which don't translate well into a standard alphabet. It is amusing to listen to Google Maps as it makes a feeble attempt at pronouncing the street names. (But i have the same amusement when home in San Diego as the English speaking version of Google slaughters the pronunciation of Hispanic street names.)

Then of course there's Welsh.

 

[meako]

It is no joke that people wear fake eyes and things poking out everywhere on the back of their bike helmets during spring. Not me though, I’d rather hold my pride and risk being swooped.

This is a magpie lark, but same difference. Australia is a great place to holiday with your family
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One of the Firies I worked with cycled to work....quite a distance Gerringong to Wollongong via Bombo.
The journey took him past the lair of a Magpie...The notorious and frankly psychotic "Bombo Bomber"...this bird hated cyclists.Even with cable ties supaglued to his helmet the thing would swoop savagely down to attack. Its very dangerous to try avoiding whilst cycling in traffic. So he came up with the idea of weaponising the hedghog like helmet by glueing scalpel blades to each cable tie....He arrived at work one day only to find dried blood ,feathers and clods of magpie meat hanging from the blades. Nevertheless it was waiting for him on the way home....

 

[cudgee]

Nevertheless it was waiting for him on the way home....

I'd want them in the trenches with me. They are smart, intelligent, tough and fiercely loyal.

 

[meako]

We feed them on the back balcony....the male has begun mimicking the voice of The Countess...as can be heard in this little concert he gave....mimics other birds...but near the end...drops the pitch for a split second and it is the sound of her voice....he's learning.

 

[cudgee]

We feed them on the back balcony....the male has begun mimicking the voice of The Countess...as can be heard in this little concert he gave....mimics other birds...but near the end...drops the pitch for a split second and it is the sound of her voice....he's learning.

Brilliant.

 

[screened porch]

.the male has begun mimicking the voice of The Countess...as can be heard in this little concert he gave....mimics other birds...but near the end...drops the pitch for a split second and it is the sound of her voice....he's learning.

Unnatural monster.

 

[screened porch]

Unnatural monster.

The bird, that is, not Meako.
That last post of mine was so memorable, I had to come back and see what I said.

 

[Peregrin]

Some birds waiting for me to fill the feeders earlier.

An uninvited visitor showed up looking for lunch.....

 

[Chui]

Very nice, Gary - similar scenario to what we have had (seldom though) in the past...

…here’s the sweet innocent finches feeding



……..and the villain, hiding in plain sight…! (same tree)



Peregrin

 

[screened porch]

I like hawks, though I'm more of a chicken myself.

 

[mbkr]

I like hawks, though I'm more of a chicken myself.

Anything that eats mice is A-OK with me.

Except snakes*

... Hawks eat snakes too

*Apologies to Boris and our local herpetologist meako

 

[cudgee]

Anything that eats mice is A-OK with me.

Except snakes*

... Hawks eat snakes too

*Apologies to Boris and our local herpetologist meako

 

[meako]

Don't worry about Boris. He's in disgrace.
The weekend away for my 60th..you might recall the City Stock down the drain debacle..was topped off when we got home after 4 days away with the live rat I gave to the
hungry looking 7ft serpent the day we left...having been killed and left to fester in the heat uneaten. NO SOUP FOR BORIS until December....and thats why live feeds are bery much frowned upon. My bad for not checking...they usually last maybe 1 hour.