Re: Malapropisms

PS: While not malapropisms, I like changing words around to see how people will react. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, a long-passed US Supreme Court justice stated that free speech did not include, for example, using it to cause panic. Loosely quoted, he said that ‘[one] can’t cry out “fire!” in a crow...

Re: Malapropisms

Ringo Starr was also good at it - there`s even a technical term for it: Ringoism.

Examples are "Eight Days a Week", "A hard Day`s Night", "Tomorrow never knows".

Re: February threads being locked

Maybe you should have a gentle reminder that the moderators are volunteers and may have a live outside a.net. He might have had a better idea to spend the sunday than to sit in front of the screen and lock threads.

Seriously, what's the big deal here?

Re: Will there ever been a new greenfield major airport in the USA?

Solution : slow down world population growth and need for more travel and current facilities will meet the demand without expanding or building new airfields. The topic is about greenfield airports in the US. Since the US aviation industry is more domestically oriented than most other local aviatio...

Re: Time for Something lighter: Great Soups of the World

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Minestrone yet...

Apart from that, alot of the "simple" soups are just great soul kitchen, like a creamy pea soup, a cabbage soup or a spring vegetable soup.

Re: "Then Why Didn't You Stay in Mexico?"

Kiwirob wrote:

It’s a fair question.

Re: Nickname for the Embraer positions in AMS?

If I recall correctly the area was called "Fokker Farm".

As for Embraer, "Embraer Enclosure" - "Embraer Esplanade" - "Embraer Exile"?

Re: Past routes from Europe-Australia

In 1997 I flew VIE-KUL-MEL on a Lauda B777. I'm not sure anymore if we had an additional stop at SYD. ... Lauda didn't take delivery of their first 777 until September 1997, unfortunately the above mentioned schedules (Jan 89 and Oct 96) are the only International timetables on departedflights in t...

Re: Past routes from Europe-Australia

The Vienna route was originally started by Lauda Air (the original iteration, not niki or Laudamotion), and was flown on 763s via BKK IIRC - it was Lauda’s first route, as the Austrian Government hadn’t wanted to give the new Airline traffic rights to go up against the government owned OS. When Lau...

Re: Building a classic ‘Stack’ Hi FI system

I'm not familiar with the latest hifi but I would not limit myself to only one manufacturer. They should be compatible anyway, or aren't they? I just replaced a 20 year old Kenwood CD player with an older Technics player and am blown away with the even better sound... As for the speakers - this is o...

Re: BA plans to schedule A350 to USA in 2020

checklist350 wrote:

One half already mourns for the jumbo...while the other half is dancing on the designated grave of the whale. There is some irony somewhere in between.

Re: Should Boeing have increased the range of the 717 instead of developing the MAX?

aklrno wrote:

Has anyone considered re-engining the Wright flyer with perhaps a 10 foot fuselage stretch and a canopy over the added seats?

Re: Saudi aviation student kills four at U.S. Naval Base

DiamondFlyer wrote:

It won’t be in the media for more than a day, because it doesn’t fit the anti-gun agenda.

Re: Zimmerman Suing Trayvon Martin Family for $100mil

MSPNWA wrote:

If he's got a case, he's got a case...

Re: Zimmerman Suing Trayvon Martin Family for $100mil

DIRECTFLT wrote:

Black teens are just regular kids, except for ones that are gang members, and commit 1st degree murder on other kids/teens.

Re: any good movies you want to recommend

Of course I have. It's a rerun...

Re: any good movies you want to recommend

I got talked into seeing Ford VS Ferrari my husband picks one time, I pick the next time. I was pleasantly surprised that a racing movie could be so good. Great True story. I guess they are still making great movies. Hope this wasn't just a fluke. Please share great movies you've seen this holiday ...

Re: Cargo Ship Off Romania Capsizes

Really? I'm shocked!

Re: Cargo Ship Off Romania Capsizes

I don't know why but this story just reminded me of another big disaster which is the true reason for the National Day of Mexico, the Sinko de Mayo: A little known fact is that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condi...

Re: Annoying Office Sounds

I had a co-worker who produced every sound a human body is able to make during his workday (except for farts, thank heavens!) - slurping, breathing, rambling, burping, tapping on the desk, you name it. He even moaned while eating which led me to believe that his sex life was extremely limited. He to...

Re: Feature request: line wrap signatures

Easy solution: disable the display of signatures in your user control panel. They are annoying anyway, no matter how they are written.

Re: The Motorola RAZR Returns

I liked the old Razrs very much although I never had one. This new thing looks sharp (hehe) but since I pay only 200 $ every four years for a new smartphone it's out of my range.

Re: Airline still censoring movie content

When I flew on Afriqiyah from AMS to JNB via TIP they showed "Tropic Thunder". In the movie, not only scenes with women in bikinis were pixelated, but also whenever a male actor showed up in his undershirts!

Re: What is the status on London Heathrow's 3rd Runway?

I missed my first take-off ever the other day because the queue was so long at LHR that I fell asleep waiting and the A321Neo took off gently enough that I only woke up at top of descent ! 10 years and almost 12,000 posts and you flew in a plane for the first time the other day? Seriously? :eyepopp...

Re: 90s: The Sound of Stockholm

I never thought that something that bad could come from Sweden. So, they single-handedly snafued a whole decade of music...

Re: Could 767X accommodate a comfortable 2-4-2 economy class seating?

ostentatious wrote:

With thinner fuselage walls, 777X has a comfortable 3-4-3 economy class with 18' seats.

ostentatious wrote:

WDYT?

Re: Best Etihad Livery just arrived

It could use a lot more of red. Liverpool red...

Re: Oil Rigs With Public Observation Decks

Not an oil rig, but a wind turbine with a public observation desk:



https://begehbarewindenergieanlage.jimdo.com/english/

Re: Digital camera for a camera-inept birdwatcher

OK, some points: - More MP does not automatically equal better quality (and that's what you're looking at, right?). Having said that, 20 MP is decent enough for almost every case. - Birdpicturing is one of the more ambitious exercises in amateur photography. Besides a big focal length you also need ...

Re: Trump Humiliated Live by Spacewalking Women Astronauts

Well, these women were lucky that they are currently in a non-grabbable orbit. I'm sure they preferred to talk with him from a safe distance instead of having to pay a visit to his office. But the real sad thing about this story is - that it is still a story. Why can't we just get over the fact that...

Re: Geographic places often mispronounced

How in the hell does one get "Wooster" out of Worcester? I had assumed it was pronounced war-kester. Ask the locals.... As nice as the English language is, pronunciation consistency is not its strength. Just because the is a certain order of letters that you know from another word it does...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Flanker7 wrote:

I would say

England
New Zealand
Wales
South Africa

Re: Geographic places often mispronounced

Well, in case of your no. 3, I'd say the locals are darn wrong... As for no. 4, I'd pronounce it "Wooster". I remember that's the way the English city of the same name is pronounced.

Re: Workplaces that have no dress code (or allow jeans) for when meeting clients

I work in the renewable energies industries. I haven't had a tie or a business suit in ten years. And I love it. A tie just keeps your blood from flowing into the brain. 95 % of those I work with have no ties, either. (The remaining 5 % were bankers, you guessed right...) Lately I had a job intervie...

Re: Kindle ‘converted to print’ books

Support your local dealer! That way you can also make sure to get books according to your preferences. Amazon already has enough business, they don't need you, but your local bookstore does.

Re: Recommend A Slide Scanner Under £400

Scanning is a lot of work and effort. If you have a large quantity of slides, it may make more sense to send them out to a professional scanning house (they still exist!) versus investing the money into a slide scanner. And if you have a smaller quantity of slides to scan it makes even more sense t...

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

Great match between France and Argentina! France dominated the first half and then Argentina hit the pedal to the metal and lost the game by a few centimetres with the last kick. Now waiting for the first highlight - All Blacks vs Springboks! A question ahead on the Haka - why does only New Zealand ...

Re: Historic NYC Building to be Possibly Demolished

The link doesn't work for my region. Which building are you talking about?

Thanks
Bart

Re: Rugby World Cup 2019 Discussion Thread

As a former SA resident (for three years) and proud wearer of a Springboks jersey when I exercise, my sympathies are for them, of course. I couldn't follow the latest news closely - coverage of rugby is close to zero in my country - but I suspect that the All Blacks will defend their title. Not the ...

Re: Best (warm) places in Europe to visit in February?

What about Nice / Cannes / Cote d'Azur? It's not too warm at that time of the year but can be very pleasant, and definitely not too crowded...

Re: What's your ringtone?

The classic ringtone from an analogue telephone. It's the most discreet ringtone I can think of and I don't want to get on other people's nerves. Besides, all those public "fun things" like special ringtones or signatures are only funny once. After the second time they are mostly just anno...

Re: Plane spotting - Air Force One at G7

It would have been nice if the names of the airports would have been mentioned instead of those obscure IATA codes. I'm betting that 99 % of the readers have to look up the codes.

Rant over.

PUF = Pau Pyrenees
XMJ = Mont-de-Marsan Air Base

Re: Trump wants to buy Greenland

Trump aside, what is the issue with the US buying Greenland? Purely from a geopolitical point of view I see advantages for both the US, Denmark & the EU. Russia and China will probably increasingly be flexing their muscles in the region. There can be no "Trump aside" because the whole...

Re: Trump wants to buy Greenland

The funniest part of it was that he actually said in his tweet that "Denmark is a very special country with incredible people"... Who does he think actually believes his superior sucking? As a Dane I wold be extremely annoyed by this kind of brown-nosing.

Re: Titanic discoverer to search for Amelia Earhart plane

tu204 wrote:

It's been 85 years. After the decay wouldn't it be like looking for a needle in a haystack?

Re: Can, or will, the SS United States be used again?

Tugger wrote:

She deserves the dignity of returning to the sea as a reef and not going to Alang to be shredded.

Tugg

Re: American Airlines flight attendant bitten by emotional support dog

Super80Fan wrote:

Well, to be fair, most regional FA's tend to whine more about doing their job over their mainline counterparts even though they voluntarily signed up to be a FA.

Re: First Class Declining

If somebody needs to work while he is eating he's got some serious and bigger problems than having to decide if sitting in J vs. F is better or worse. I guess it depends on your line of work. I do it all the time, but then again, I drive a truck for a living. Buddy of mine is a flight dispatcher, h...

Re: First Class Declining

How relevant is the work space issue for how many of us now work? For most of us our work now just consists of a tablet or laptop. In J you are fine with that, on Air Canada (airline I fly the most) you can have the meal off to the left/ right of you and laptop in front. I have never flown F so can...

Re: SNA-takeoff procedure oddity

They can hold the brakes during a max performance take off it can warm the brakes up a bit . ... That would defy all the laws of thermodynamics. In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!! Answer of the day! On topic: How do pilots decide to leave the gears down for a longer time? I assume t...