The C8RKH 10 Day Quiz

[Dan E]

So as the title says this is a 10 day long quiz to find if anyone can find a subject that that old TLF fav @C8RKH doesnt have an opinion on 😂.

Now Andy I am looking for you to win this and your reward will be a bottle of wine of your choice at the TLF Christmas do, plus an excellent Christmas hat and a cuddle from Bibs* 

So I need to set some ground rules: This can be any subject, person, country, car, animal, paving slab, art installation, etc, etc. But there are a few exclusions which are as follows

1: Brexit

2: Audi's

3. 2 plus 2 seater sports cars

4: Builders

5: Insurers

6: Teetotallers 

7: Anyone on benefits

8: Corbyn

9. Me (🤣)

10. Or my wife

So I would like to start with the following subject please Mr @C8RKH  

1. Egg Timers either of the sand, digital or mechanical 

*Subject to the usual terms, conditions, covid social distancing rules oh and agreement of our leader 

Right I'm off see you in 10 days and 365 pages

  

[C8RKH]

Egg timers, now don't get me started on egg timers. By digital are you referring to battery or mains powered, or maybe even solar or all three. For God's sake can't you even get your requirements specific? I'm surprised your wife puts up with you but I am sure we will get around to her by Monday morning.

Personally, the sand ones I find are a bit of a faff. I prefer to use the countdown function on my mobile phone as that is very accurate. But that's only if you've got an Android phone and free range eggs. Apple shite is not compatible with free range eggs, just slave labour farmed eggs from chickens that are electrocuted within an  inch of their lives daily as @Barrykearley wired up the shed...

Mechanical ones I would avoid. Unless you're like @Sparky and good with your hands. Just ask Tracey she'll confirm. However, the downside with the mechanical ones, as you recently found out @Dan E is that when they go wrong you need to take them to Watford Exotics to get them serviced and repaired. And that, yikes, ain't cheap! However, the upside is that @alias23 is working on a new, revised sand holder design that provides an easier flow for the sand and thus boils your eggs faster.

The digital ones are just like Audi's. look great outta the box but you soon realise you were overcharged for a piece of shit that breaks down more regularly than the manual one and often doesn't indicate correctly the time. Indicators it would seem are a common problem with Audi's and digital egg timers. 

The preferred option is to ditch the boiled egg and therefore the timer. At our age @Dan E we really should be preparing for the future and reducing the clutter for the kids to car boot when the inevitable happens. Get a mug, half fill it with water, crack your egg in it, then nuke it in the microwave for 1 minute. No need for an egg timer and a perfectly created, runny yoke, poached egg without the taste of vinegar. A result your soldiers will delight in dipping into to.

[Dan E]

Excellent start but complete failure on my part ☹️😂😡

[C8RKH]

Bit like me wiring a plug then!

[Bibs]

Bit like @Dan E wiring a plug too

[Sparky]

Fluffy kittens?

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

If I remember correctly, he took a fair bit of persuading on here to buy his first Evora, so he can be turned.

[C8RKH]

I

[Barrykearley]

2 hours ago, C8RKH said:

Bit like me wiring a plug then!

Mate - you don’t wire them 🤪

[Dan E]

3 hours ago, Sparky said:

Fluffy kittens?

This is an excellent point everyone loves a kitten especially a fluffy one 

[Barrykearley]

[Dan E]

5 hours ago, Bibs said:

Bit like @Dan E wiring a plug too

I struggle with that stuff,  I know you cut the green and yellow one out. What’s the point of that we live on Earth ( sorry Cpc, so we can add a few quid) 

Off topic sorry, , @C8RKH has not answered the fluffy kitten one, I believe he is struggling, only 9 days to go and I get his 410 

[C8RKH]

Fluffy fcukin' kittens. Really!

Well for a start they are a bloody pain in the arse. I mean, when they are in there they scratch like crazy for about 4 minutes. Then nothing.  What's that all about?

And as for the fluff, what are you supposed to do with that? I mean. It gets everywhere. I mean everywhere. 

Anyway. Humans are meat eaters. I just don't get the whole "pet" thing. I mean for a start, you buy the thing. A bit like you'd buy a steak. But then you spend money keeping it alive. Pampering it. Spoiling it. Spending more money on it. I mean, it's just a lamb with fur isn't it.  When was the last time you saw a farmer molly coddling a bloody lamb?  

After all, a rack of ribs is a rack of ribs..... 

 

 

Boy, am I gonna get flamed by the pussy boys for this post....  But a challenge is a challenge

 

Note: no fluffy kittens have been harmed in the research for this post. And no fluffy kittens have been eaten nor any part of them used for this post, therefore this post is 100% certified Vegan

[Barrykearley]

[Dan E]

I hate to sound like every football commentator but “quality “ 👌

There is someone out there that will do you 🤣

Someone, please 😛

[Escape]

The migratory routes of the African swallow.

You're not interested in birds, are you Andy?

[Colin P]

Nicola Sturgeon, now I fully realise that this one will be really easy for him, but I'm feeling mischievous and kind of revelling in the fact that he will now get absolutely no work done today 

[Chillidoggy]

2 hours ago, Escape said:

The migratory routes of the African swallow.

You're not interested in birds, are you Andy?

African or the European swallow?

[C8RKH]

I find Europeans tend to swallow.  Nuff said.

[Barrykearley]

Ummm Nicola Sturgeon 

 

[Dan E]

Looks like his stumped at Sturgeon 🤩

[Sparky]

Naked kittens?

[C8RKH]

1 hour ago, Sparky said:

Naked kittens?

Perfect. No need to singe the hairs off and BBQ ready out of the bag.  Where's the hot chilli Wuhan sauce....

[Barrykearley]

Kitty sushi 👍

[C8RKH]

Wee Nikki Acipenseridae.

One of the most switched on Politicians in the UK when it comes to an ability to duck accountability for anything (as everyone knows it is all Westminster's fault) and take credit for everything, including when Westminster get it right for the UK and Scotland.  A canny politician who knows how to spin a good story and spin away from a disaster. Totally dedicated to one cause, that she calls Independence for Scotland. I call it the Bankruptcy of a nation.

She does not want to a be a part of a union with the rest of the UK, but craves a to be in the European Union. She bemoans that Westminster has too much power, despite significant (and often under used) powers being transferred under devolution and eagerly anticipates and some would say relishes the prospect of handling fiscal control, border control, economic control and even national security to a foreign based federation of countries that she will join as something like the 23rd out of 26 in terms of economic and population size.  She will go from being a significant player in UK politics with significant powers, to sitting at the end of the table fighting for scraps after the European mighty have long since left having gorged themselves on the veritable buffet that was laid out on the said table. This situation she will claim as a significant victory for Scotland but at what cost.

• Loss of fiscal policy making control
• Acceptance of the Euro and a minimum circa 10% devaluation of all property, savings etc - i.e. the people of Scotland's wealth
• A hard border with the rest of the UK and restrictions of movement that will see significant disruption with her biggest trading partner
• The creation of an embittered and deeply divided "nation "

All of this will come after what, 12 years of an SNP Government that has delivered:

• The biggest national debt measured against GDP in the UK and one of the largest in the whole of Europe
• The weathering of a financial crises (remember some of the biggest culprits where Scottish HQ'd banks) and a pandemic thanks to the significantly deeper pockets and economic power of the wider UK - there is no doubt Scotland could not have got through either of these events, let lone one of them, alone
• Falling investment and standards in the NHS against other UK nations
• A significant reduction in Educational attainment, taking the leading performing nation in the UK down the league table
• A deepening of poverty, including more children than ever in poverty and a significant widening of the attainment gap between the classes
• The destruction of morale and performance amongst the teaching and police professional

Now of course, as explained at the start. Despite having the devolved powers and a significant real terms increase in budget, remember, this canny and clever politician has a golden get of jail free card as (altogether now) "it's all Westminster's fault" and in particular the nasty Tories and that muppet Johnson!

Of course, all of this is in my very humble opinion and I accept that there will be many who think that she, and her party, have done a wonderful job. Just like there where many who were convinced Corbyn would have been a superb Prime Minister.

I do of course wish her well and a long and happy, healthy life.  Ideally starting next year with a lovely retirement after being battered (metaphorically speaking, in no way physically as that would just be wrong)  at the Scottish Elections. However, I do realise that at this point I have drunk far too much coolaid and need to come down from my resultant sugar rush.

Good night.