Bits and Bobs 22 - Two Little Ducks

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 13:31

Malabar Front wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Have first round interview next week with Rolls Royce... SQUEEEE.

Cool. Now you can get them to work on putting dynamos on the wheels.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 13:34

Most excellent Mr K, good luck chap.

I bet the company car package is worth having.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6541

Aren't Rolls Royce Cars and Rolls Royce Engines and Turbines and Junk totally different now?

Anyway, jolly good luck old chap, and if you do get it, JC will want your staff discount on a Trent 1000 to power his PC's cooling fans.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 13:42

Best of luck Mr C.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 13:47

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Have first round interview next week with Rolls Royce... SQUEEEE.

Check the spelling!

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 14:05

BikNorton wrote:

My kingsize fitted sheets won't stay on my new kingsize mattress. I think because it's about a mile and a half thick, so the sheet corners barely reach down, and only then with He-Man levels of tensioning.

Sheet garters. Life saving.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 14:05

Trooper wrote:

My other half has got herself a job in Bedford hospital, which is only a 40 min train ride from my place, so she is finally moving down to live with me

Good news.
I'll take her out drinking when her shift is finished, if you want.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22294

Oh my, do you work there too? Or, God forbid, live in Bedford?

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 15:26

Squirt wrote:

Aren't Rolls Royce Cars and Rolls Royce Engines and Turbines and Junk totally different now?

They have been for years. Rolls Royce engineering is a fucking impressive company. Rolls Royce motorcars is a licence of the name used by BMW to make the cars.
There was a fantastic documentary on Rolls Royce engineering on TV about six weeks ago. It was impressive stuff and I highly recommend anybody with the merest interest in engineering try and find it on the internet and watch it.

Here you go.

http://www.geek-documentaries.com/engin ... et-engine/

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10098

It was about the Trent 1000 engine for the Airbus A380, wasn't it? At least, the thing I saw was. Mental physics, design and engineering. But ultimately still bolted together by a few blokes in a shed.

Edit: Ah, yeah, there you go in the edit.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16579

I think Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is currently delayed due to RR isn't it? Or at least they're trying to blame them for it.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10098

Oh, was it for the Dreamliner? Some gargantuan plane or other, anyway, and worth a watch.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 15:53

Yeah, I saw that documentary too; awesome engineering. Makes you proud to be British; at least we can still do something meaningful and hard, properly and with all good investment and immense expertise, that doesn't involve insurance price comparison sites, lending people money or suing them.

Mind you, I guess I would say that, as an engineer. Check out this link that someone sent me ages back, made me laugh anyway. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlJsPa6UwcM

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 17:40

Trooper wrote:

Oh my, do you work there too? Or, God forbid, live in Bedford?

I moved into my new house in Bedford on Tuesday

I did grow up around here, though, so I know what it's like and where not to go.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 18:20

Don't lie, we all know you're sleeping rough on the platform at King's X

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Mind that massive fire in Russia that never really got reported.
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010 ... -the-fire/
Sorry Dave

sdg · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 18:45

I go to college with the apprentices from BAE systems and was incredibly jealous when they started talking about jet engines and stuff, but then when they started talking about their apprenticeship and they are basically just getting trained as technical operators so I felt q bit smug.
Then I started Reading about the RR engineering apprenticeship and I felt very jealous again. What a start to your career if you're 16 or 17 and walking into that. Best of luck Mr Chris.
Anyway, I'm not an engineering/electrical apprentice anymore. My new site doesn't do multi skilled MAs and have streamed me into electrical, it was all finally sorted and confirmed properly this week

one day I'll be a kalmar!

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 18:55

The Elite Guild of kalmars offers all possible encouragement! :metul:

Malabelm · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 19:05

superdupergill wrote:

I go to college with the apprentices from BAE systems and was incredibly jealous when they started talking about jet engines and stuff, but then when they started talking about their apprenticeship and they are basically just getting trained as technical operators so I felt q bit smug.

Miss Malabar's ex did that, as a welder on planes. He watches a robot for £30k.

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Is it healthy for a postgraduate student-to-be* to be working on coursework several weeks before the course starts from last year's course outline, and having the intent to spend Saturday in the university library?

* not me, unfortunately.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 20:08

Attachment:

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[edit]Oh. I only wanted the Xbox one. Stupid website.

sdg · **Posted:** Thu Sep 09, 2010 21:47

Heh, they're good Grim...

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Check out the poll on the right hand side on this page and then tell me which do you rather.

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:38

It's looking very likely that I'm going to move to Sweden in October. Very excited.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:40

Fanfuckingtastic, mate!

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:43

Warhead wrote:

Check out the poll on the right hand side on this page and then tell me which do you rather.

That reminds me.

Code:

Matt from London asks:
How much money do you think the bailed-out banks owe each UK taxpayer?
Nothing 2%
Less than £100 2%
£100 - £1000 22%
£1000 - £5000 30%
More than £5000 44%
Total votes: 343

Oh Mr Chris!

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6541

Huzzah! Become a troubled, brooding detective - they seem to get on well in Sweden.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:48

Anonymous X wrote:

Is it healthy for a postgraduate student-to-be* to be working on coursework several weeks before the course starts from last year's course outline, and having the intent to spend Saturday in the university library?

* not me, unfortunately.

Depends on the course. Is it about food or rude ladies?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Check out the poll on the right hand side on this page and then tell me which do you rather.

That reminds me.

Code:

Matt from London asks:
How much money do you think the bailed-out banks owe each UK taxpayer?
Nothing 2%
Less than £100 2%
£100 - £1000 22%
£1000 - £5000 30%
More than £5000 44%
Total votes: 343

Oh Mr Chris!

Did you completely miss my response to that the first time you posted it?

Here you go:

viewtopic.php?p=452920#p452920

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:51

nickachu wrote:

It's looking very likely that I'm going to move to Sweden in October. Very excited.

Ace!

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:11

nickachu wrote:

It's looking very likely that I'm going to move to Sweden in October. Very excited.

Why, that sounds better than open sandwiches.

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:13

I'm going to need to buy some thermals.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

And a new warranty on your night fishing tackle.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:33

DBSnappa wrote:

open sandwiches.

Rip off butties! Give me my other slice of bread you ponce mongers.

sdg · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:34

Do you have a job Nick? That's great news, I hope you don't beomce a snus user though. Or a ham in a tube user or whatever else it is you've become addicted to. How is the internet in Sweden?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:35

Smurf stunt double.

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:35

Nice one nickachu!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:36

He went to Sweden a boy... and now he returns as a man.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11845

Have you done your CV yet?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Don't move to Sweden until after the 16/17th October. kthxbai.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:45

We can all go the nickachus for Christmas!

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:54

No, no, no... erm.. yes?

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:55

And yes they have internet there... how much does a 360 weigh?

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:58

This sounds like the plotline of an adult movie*:

Telegraph wrote:

Angry female lawyers have complained that bored Belgian prison guards are forcing them to remove their bras by pretending that metal wiring and clasps in their underwear is setting off security scanners.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -bras.html

*and reads like an urban myth

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:05

Kern wrote:

This sounds like the plotline of an adult movie*:

Telegraph wrote:

Angry female lawyers have complained that bored Belgian prison guards are forcing them to remove their bras by pretending that metal wiring and clasps in their underwear is setting off security scanners.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -bras.html

*and reads like an urban myth

Quote:

"We have recently tested the metal detectors. They functioned perfectly," he said.

Indeed

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:59

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Check out the poll on the right hand side on this page and then tell me which do you rather.

That reminds me.

Code:

Matt from London asks:
How much money do you think the bailed-out banks owe each UK taxpayer?
Nothing 2%
Less than £100 2%
£100 - £1000 22%
£1000 - £5000 30%
More than £5000 44%
Total votes: 343

Oh Mr Chris!

Did you completely miss my response to that the first time you posted it?

Here you go:

viewtopic.php?p=452920#p452920

Yeah, you were wrong then, too.

Much like the 98% of the population that you said didn't exist.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

No, I wasnt. The whole point is the conflation of taxpayer and government. If you ask the question I set out and get a positive response, /then/ I'll be wrong.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

"owe each UK taxpayer" is completely black and white, dude.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Our entire system of justice is based on the principle that Kissyfur is wrong until proven otherwise, fool.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

"owe each UK taxpayer" is completely black and white, dude.

Not in the context of people confusing "taxpayer" and 'government", which was my point in the original discussion.

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