My local bus stop

Graham · August 12, 2020, 05:42:35 AM

where is all the rain you guys are supposed to be having?

Bealman · August 12, 2020, 05:48:19 AM

We've had quite a bit! Eased off today though.

Bealman · August 16, 2020, 09:44:16 AM

Furry mothership hanging over the bowlo today.

Looks a bit like a giant paramecium!

MinZaPint · August 16, 2020, 10:57:25 AM

Quote from: Bealman on August 16, 2020, 09:44:16 AM
Furry mothership hanging over the bowlo today.

Looks a bit like a giant paramecium!

Well that got me! had to look that one up!

you could have just said it was a genus of Unicellular Ciliates

Cheers David

railsquid · August 16, 2020, 11:21:43 AM

Quote from: MinZaPint on August 16, 2020, 10:57:25 AM
Well that got me! had to look that one up! you could have just said it was a genus of Unicellular Ciliates

What's the reception like on those?

tutenkhamunsleeping · August 16, 2020, 11:34:02 AM

Quote from: railsquid on August 16, 2020, 11:21:43 AM
Quote from: MinZaPint on August 16, 2020, 10:57:25 AM
Well that got me! had to look that one up! you could have just said it was a genus of Unicellular Ciliates

What's the reception like one those?

Bright, spacious and generally welcoming, lovely deep carpet but the chairs are a little uncomfortable.

Bealman · August 17, 2020, 05:34:04 AM

I'd start to really worry if I saw a giant Euglena up there!

Bealman · August 26, 2020, 01:39:16 AM

Not a lot of activity at the bus stop last night, in fact a bit sad, really. Just a snack packet of questionable content, and an earthworm in it's death throes, unfortunately, top right.

themadhippy · August 26, 2020, 02:16:32 AM

QuoteI'd start to really worry if I saw a giant Euglena up there!

If its got an axe be careful

joe cassidy · August 26, 2020, 11:33:38 AM

How did that Biltong get from South Africa to your bus stop, or is it 'roo biltong?

P.S. - saw a news report a couple of days ago about kangaroos playing in the snow ?

Bealman · August 26, 2020, 11:54:26 AM

Yeah, it's snowing in the mountains.

But I don't know what Biltong is!

Never come across it until the bus stop!

weave · August 26, 2020, 12:37:09 PM

Hi George.

It's disgusting. It's some sort of dried meat and tastes like a sweaty sandal sole. Apparently, translated from Afrikaans, it means 'buttock tongue'. I rest my case

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Cheers, weave

port perran · August 26, 2020, 12:51:42 PM

Quote from: weave on August 26, 2020, 12:37:09 PM
Hi George.

It's disgusting. It's some sort of dried meat and tastes like a sweaty sandal sole. Apparently, translated from Afrikaans, it means 'buttock tongue'. I rest my case .

Cheers, weave

I can eat most things (with the exception of marmite and liquorice ) but I definitely draw the line at biltong.
Tried it once and didn't like it.
Weave's description is spot on.

Trainfish · August 26, 2020, 12:57:54 PM

You're all weird! Biltong is excellent and if you get a good one it can last for hours. The good stuff isn't cheap though

joe cassidy · August 26, 2020, 01:02:25 PM

I love biltong.

In English we would call it "beef jerky", in the US pemmican.

In South Africa it's available in different flavours - beef, kudu, assorted other "game" - and different consistencies ranging from teeth-breaking dry sticks to melt-in-your mouth soft slices.

You can buy it at the airports in SA but hide it in your dirty undies if you bring it to Europe as it's forbidden to import it.

Sorry Veronica from South Africa if you are suffering withdrawal symptoms in the Isle of Wight.