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- 19:54 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: IVDP glasses and square stems
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9154
Re: IVDP glasses and square stems
It also forces your finger to the slot point, which may not naturally be where your fingers would lie.
- 19:51 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Apostrophe crimes
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Re: Apostrophe crimes
Or perhaps "would be satisfied automatically" to avoid the split.
- 19:49 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: The 2014 Harvest
- Replies: 101
- Views: 33058
Re: The 2014 Harvest
I heard that a butterly landed on a leaf in New Zealand this afternoon so it should all be fine,DRT wrote:Is it too early to look for weather patterns in the Sahara to extrapolate the likelihood of slingshot hurricanes causing it to rain on the 28th of September and spoil the harvest?
- 19:45 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
I think you could have pop'n'poured a traditional Warre LBV, just as I have; perhaps even the same one, a W82LBV ?
- 16:38 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
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Re: One quiz at a time
I'm going to give you that. From 9pm until midnight Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth and the Sun, Earth and Jupiter are in alignment, in that order. It is known as Opposition and is the best time to view Jupiter from Earth, provided the sky is clear. My completely inadequate photographic ca...
- 16:33 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Free yourself from the Apple chains, I say... (though tbh I'd avoid windows 8 as well; it's getting to be a nightmare out there right now!)LGTrotter wrote:But I didn't, can't get used to this poxy iPad.
C'mon Mr. D, I have minutes to waste, and no question to risk getting right.
- 16:30 Sun 05 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: IVDP glasses and square stems
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9154
Re: IVDP glasses and square stems
Personally I'm not a fan of the square-stemmed with notch glasses. I'm not sure I can be a lot more specific than that I find the the smooth stem much more comfortable to hold than the corners and notch. Of course, I realise that others may need the notch in order to ensure that they always hold the...
- 23:22 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
It certainly is; There is a bottle of F77 on there, with tasting notes from Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, Neil Martin and AHB - and AHB's score is the lowest of the lotDRT wrote:Is it a bottle of Port with a tasting note from AHB in the description?
DRT's question.
- 21:37 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Nope, no guesses approaching the right answer yet... Clue: The TPF member is mentioned by TPF name, not "real" name, and not just Christian name. The reference is NOT a co-incidence, either. p.s. Have just been out for food with friends, and have another friend coming over shortly, so will...
- 18:47 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
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- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Not Tom, and not fireworks.
Clue: The TPF member is NOT the seller.
Clue: The TPF member is NOT the seller.
- 17:19 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Derek's telescope? Selling his tube *wags little finger* to get a bigger one. Julian. Selling his big empty tubes. Me selling off my collection of hand-tooled vintage jokes. No, none of the people mentioned, and the "why" does not involve the girth of any TPF member's tube. Question remin...
- 16:35 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
is it page 252 yet...? (no)
- 16:34 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
So to recap, we've been told that 1945 is not far wrong, but that it's not 1948. It isn't Fonseca, Graham or Taylor, but Croft is 'close'. Taking that literally, the closest other house to the Croft quinta at Roêda is Dow. Is it a Dow 42? Go back a couple of posts; Alex confirmed the vintage was '...
- 16:30 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Just seen Alex's second clue (posts crossed), so am assuming it is my turn:
I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?
I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?
- 16:21 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Pointless Statistics
- Replies: 251
- Views: 211395
Re: Pointless Statistics
Interesting statistics as always, thank you. I'm particularly impressed with: In 2013 I wrote 496 tasting notes on 495 different bottles of port not only by the huge variety of ports within a year, but that you also seem to have almost avoided any duplication of tasting notes whatsoever! Also your &...
- 16:15 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Then I'll guess you mean close alphabetically rather than TFP and go for Cockburn 1947?AHB wrote:Right vintage. Close on the shipper, although not as close as Croft.DRT wrote:Delaforce 1947?
- 14:31 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Fonseca '48?
- 10:29 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
DRT wrote:Let's try to narrow the field of possibilities:
Was it from the 1963 vintage?
DRT wrote:Was it from the Christmas tasting at The Bell?
DRT wrote:Older than 1955?
All very helpful for the team reaching the answer, but... where are your guesses, sir?!DRT wrote:Older than 1950?
- 10:24 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
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Re: One quiz at a time
Croft '50
- 00:39 Fri 03 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
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Re: One quiz at a time
Graham 1948
- 21:22 Thu 02 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Holy moly... I go away for a few hours and...
AHB's question.
AHB is close enough to take it; it was acid for a new, but supplied dry, empty battery - a replacement motorbike battery for an old 125cc I have just taken out of storage for a friend.AHB wrote:My guess - acid to top up an old lead-acid battery.
AHB's question.
- 17:31 Thu 02 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
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Re: One quiz at a time
No, no deaths nor crime of any kind are currently or planned to be involved!LGTrotter wrote:Phil; because you finally through with one of your relatives. And this is all part of an elabourate alibi.
- 16:43 Thu 02 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
New question: Why did I buy acid this morning?
- 15:59 Thu 02 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
Is it shipping forecast times?jdaw1 wrote:Phil has a record of being better at musing than guessing.jdaw1 wrote:If there is a guess in PhilW's most recent reply, it isn't sufficiently explicit.
- 11:19 Thu 02 Jan 2014
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: One quiz at a time
- Replies: 9703
- Views: 1811153
Re: One quiz at a time
So the sequence is to do with weather, the numbers being minutes is not far wrong and the eighth number in the sequence is predictable. So, chaps, what is constant about the weather? It could be something constant with that sequence (e.g. shipping forecast timing), or also not constant and these ar...