About Me:
Single, over-60, SW England resident, with fairly wide range of interests & musical tastes - but I'd be no good in a pub quiz 'cos I know very little about TV, gadgets called i-something, competitive sports, many entertainments & "so-called celebrities!
Was on EP, but left it long before it closed. Won't touch Facebook & its ilk.
"Adult" themes: quite broad-minded, like nudity but not pornography. Against cruelty, and consider spanking as a game for consenting adults only.
I recognise a few in that table, and I use a few from time to time, but I think my "favourite" if I could be said to have one is printed round a coffee-mug that looks as if it was from a museum gift-shop or some-such.I'll try to reproduce i... moreI recognise a few in that table, and I use a few from time to time, but I think my "favourite" if I could be said to have one is printed round a coffee-mug that looks as if it was from a museum gift-shop or some-such.I'll try to reproduce it here, but it was not easy to transcribe as my edition of Word does not include the Equation Editor.... '
ʃdxdydzUδV + ʃdσU dV/dw - 4 πU’’ = ʃdxdydzVδU + ʃdσV dU/dw - 4 πV’ ….. (3’)
'I have no idea what it does, still less any idea how to calculate it if given the rest of the equations, purpose and values. I know only that it was quoted from the work of the English mathematician George Green, alongside a picture of a windmill commemorating his parents' milling business!I'll hazard a guess...
I think it means the sum of a certain two three-dimensional integrals and a negative pi term, is identical to the sum of a sort of mirror image of each of those three terms.&nbs... less
I think it will just fade away, though I believe the watchers have detected odd natural signals worth proper investigation.Even if identifiably artificial radio signals were detected the time between their origin and arrival here would be in many years, a... moreI think it will just fade away, though I believe the watchers have detected odd natural signals worth proper investigation.Even if identifiably artificial radio signals were detected the time between their origin and arrival here would be in many years, and the further away the source the fainter and less identifiable the received signals for a given transmitter power.The idea of communication relies on assuming both parties being at least equally, similarly and suitably highly developed technically, so that drastically lengthens the odds. It also assumes the listener realising the faint signal is artificial, understanding what it is and where it came from, and having a radio transmitter powerful enough to reply - each lengthening the odds still further. Even if it was possible though, it would be a remarkably disjointed "conversation" thanks to the distances involved. If the other planet is 20 light-years away then a single return would take 40 years - radio signals travel at the same speed as li... less
Our pharmacies and other shops that can open are not going that far, certainly not those in my locality, but do operate a one-in-one-out rule or similar controls. Larger premises have marked the floor with queuing points and one-way systems. One phy... moreOur pharmacies and other shops that can open are not going that far, certainly not those in my locality, but do operate a one-in-one-out rule or similar controls. Larger premises have marked the floor with queuing points and one-way systems. One physically very small food shop in our town has placed a table across the door to use as the counter, so you can't enter it.
Not in the long run, no, because the very big stores gravitate to very wide ranges of categories of goods, with narrow Head-Office selected* choices in each category, and no room for goods from small, independent manufacturers or suppliers.They are a... moreNot in the long run, no, because the very big stores gravitate to very wide ranges of categories of goods, with narrow Head-Office selected* choices in each category, and no room for goods from small, independent manufacturers or suppliers.They are also partly, though not wholly, responsible for hollowing out town-centres, making it hard for the remaining, small businesses to survive. It that does also depend on such matters as tax regimes: in Britain a system called the "Uniform Business Rate" is often singled out as particularly destructive. The only way these emporia help the shopper is providing a single-stop service, but primarily for customers with cars who can buy trolley-loads in one weekly or fortnightly trip.Now even they are facing competition, from the likes of Amazon. Schadenfreude? No, because a massive on-line company is even less likely to offer a wide choice; and once it gains a monopoly it can hike the prices and lower the choice and quality of service as much as i... less
Certainly very weird - and I can't see them being able to perform well with a mask making it hard to breathe heavily. Unless the face-covering is for when off-pitch/ track.
No I am not a fan of him! (Actually I don't like the word "fan" in politics. I prefer supporter - I know many do use "fan" but to me it is a show-biz word, and politics is not show-biz.)I don't understand American politics very well and as a foreigner too... moreNo I am not a fan of him! (Actually I don't like the word "fan" in politics. I prefer supporter - I know many do use "fan" but to me it is a show-biz word, and politics is not show-biz.)I don't understand American politics very well and as a foreigner too, I don't normally comment on them. I cannot judge how well or badly President Trump is administering the nation in the ordinary way, but I do worry about his reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic, including his evident dislike of scientific advice.The defendant must still have a fair trial, so to be fair to him, I know his election was close enough to be skewed by an arithmetical quirk of the system, but I also know he had a huge following of people to whom he promised to rejuvenate their industries. I do not know to what extent he has succeeded in that. I am also well aware he is not the only American unable or unwilling to grasp the realities of the pandemic around their own nation, let alone the world beyo... less
I've probably read Elegy In A Country Churchyard but so long back I don't really remember it. I suppose we can take some comfort though from the flower actually being coloured and scented to attract pollinating insects - so perhaps the talent of some of t... moreI've probably read Elegy In A Country Churchyard but so long back I don't really remember it. I suppose we can take some comfort though from the flower actually being coloured and scented to attract pollinating insects - so perhaps the talent of some of the human "flowers" does find its own expression, but not in a famous way.I worked for a company that did employ many women who were both attractive and very clever, and it was definitely for their qualifications and knowledge that they were employed and respected.My brother lives in Scotland where he met his wife, about 400 miles away so we don't see each other more than one or twice a year, but both sisters are within short walking distances. We don't see each other very often but at least it is easy for us to meet - well, not at the moment of course. less
Yep - hence my first response.You've reminded me though: - Mathematicians describe Pi as "irrational and transcendental"..... Naturally, that fits no family we know!
I do not know if or how it would work in your country, nor know your opinion on it - though I see you are no fan of your current President! Nevertheless, writing from a nation that does have a public health system, and looking beyond individual polit... moreI do not know if or how it would work in your country, nor know your opinion on it - though I see you are no fan of your current President! Nevertheless, writing from a nation that does have a public health system, and looking beyond individual politicians and the present pandemic's social and financial effects, there can be a grain of truth in it.If anything they are, or should be, mutually supportive. A healthy population is more productive and buying more than an unhealthy one, helping pay for a health system that does its best to prevent people from falling seriously ill - preventative medicine is both humane and cheaper for the tax-payer than curing medicine. It also frees more medical-care personnel, facilities and time for those whose illnesses (or injuries) are not preventable.No human-made system is ever perfect of course, and things can and do go wrong, but generally everyone involved does try to make it all work.As I say though, I do not know if it would or can work in the USA, irr... less
Something that made me question the warm-weather theory was the recent news that among the countries starting to ease their lock-downs is Iran, the worst-affected Middle Eastern, near-tropical country!I don't know the source of the theory, but I wond... moreSomething that made me question the warm-weather theory was the recent news that among the countries starting to ease their lock-downs is Iran, the worst-affected Middle Eastern, near-tropical country!I don't know the source of the theory, but I wonder if it was misunderstanding the point that sunlight and fresh air can disable or kill many micro-organisms. They can, but not very rapidly or reliably, giving the organisms some chance of finding new hosts.
Good question!I have been retired for 3 years now, but thinking back over the work I did in various companies I think much of my work would adapt but would not disappear.Also some ancient trades as in your examples have found new, but very smal... moreGood question!I have been retired for 3 years now, but thinking back over the work I did in various companies I think much of my work would adapt but would not disappear.Also some ancient trades as in your examples have found new, but very small-scale leases of life. Some of that is driven by a wish to have something unusual or unique made by skilled people rather than just bland mass-produced items. Being surrounded by the latter, has if anything encouraged the desire for something of obvious quality, made by obvious skill - the personal touch.I don't agree with the "snob appeal" phrase - some wealthy buyers may be snobs but you don't need be a snob to be able to afford a horse and carriage or anything else individual. You just need to be well-off! I have a friend who owned two horses and she is by no means snobbish, but she did tell me it is an expensive hobby. (She was a teacher, her husband an IT manager in a scientific establishment - both now retired.) 'There are carriag... less
Thank you!Yes, the bit about Labradors and Volvos was invented by some satirist, I think.The Austrian-American actress Hedi Lamarr who was a mathematician too, or more accurately would have used a lot of maths in her work, for as well as h... moreThank you!Yes, the bit about Labradors and Volvos was invented by some satirist, I think.The Austrian-American actress Hedi Lamarr who was a mathematician too, or more accurately would have used a lot of maths in her work, for as well as her film work she also worked on defence electronics and was co-inventor of a very important technique that protects radio transmissions from electrical interference and eavesdropping.I have not seen the film but I have heard about the women mathematicians who worked for NASA. They performed very important work, and they do deserve better recognition. (I thought so too, when our Government and National Health Service established some pandemic-ready overflow hospitals, and called them Nightingale Hospitals. I though it would appropriate to name the individual ones - the first after Florence Nightingale, yes, but the next two after Mary Seacole and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. All three were involved with caring for the wounded in the Crimean w... less
Thank you Rosie!It's actually Friday evening now, as I don't come on here every day, but never mind!I have always had a broad general interest in science. I can't really say which would be the safer to explore, but a lot of deep-sea work is now done with ... moreThank you Rosie!It's actually Friday evening now, as I don't come on here every day, but never mind!I have always had a broad general interest in science. I can't really say which would be the safer to explore, but a lot of deep-sea work is now done with remotely-operated vehicles so if anything does go wrong, you might lose a very expensive machine, but no lives. They still do use special manned submarines though.One of the biggest surprises the oceanographers had was when they explore the ocean-bed geological features called "spreading ridges" - where the Earth's crust has split into two plates that are slowly drifting apart. The break is sealed as it happens by magma emerging from far below and solidifying; but these places also hold springs of very hot solutions of minerals dissolved from the rock. The geologists thought the springs would be barren, or have only very sparse life around them; so were startled and delighted to switch on the cameras and lights and see loads o... less
Isn't "The Eye of a Needle" in the original story the ancient, local nick-name for a real but very narrow gate that is said to still exist in the old part of Jerusalem, and genuinely impassable to a camel?I can't imagine Jesus would have us... moreIsn't "The Eye of a Needle" in the original story the ancient, local nick-name for a real but very narrow gate that is said to still exist in the old part of Jerusalem, and genuinely impassable to a camel?I can't imagine Jesus would have used a real sewing-needle as metaphor; but could well have used a local land-mark. It's been decades since I last read any part of the Bible, but I had the impression he used sensible, simple parallels with his audiences' daily lives, rather than flowery absurdities.As to the next-world fate of some modern politicians... They might fit through a narrow door bodily, but would their egos? less
Maurice is right on both counts. This particular strain is new to us but the Corona Virus itself is a common genus, so we don't yet know if we can reliably develop natural immunity - it probably also depends heavily on the individual, just as some people ... moreMaurice is right on both counts. This particular strain is new to us but the Corona Virus itself is a common genus, so we don't yet know if we can reliably develop natural immunity - it probably also depends heavily on the individual, just as some people seem unaffected by the common cold whilst others catch every cold going. That too is from a Corona virus strain!The Press, possibly pandering to or feeding a widespread public fear of genuine uncertainty, are on the whole notoriously poor at reporting anything scientific. There are exceptions, and I think most of the rest at least try to be honest, but like many of their audience they find science and scientific method hard to understand so cannot quote or summarise it properly. So the reporters and their readers miss or overlook the significance of "I think...", of the nature of philosophical and arithmetical uncertainty, of the difference between hazard and risk, of the contrast between numerical counts and %-ages, the power ... less
I don't know if anyone really knows, though I have read one point that when you live entirely submerged you are free of constraints that mean most of the larger land animals have essentially the same morphology: 4 limbs and a body all supported by&nb... moreI don't know if anyone really knows, though I have read one point that when you live entirely submerged you are free of constraints that mean most of the larger land animals have essentially the same morphology: 4 limbs and a body all supported by a skeleton of rigid bones articulated for movement, and a skin usually covered with fur or feathers - we are the exception. The reptiles have scales in place of hair. Whereas in the deep sea, anything goes as a far as style is concerned. Free-swimming fish and marine mammals have skeletons and are generally shaped for efficient movement through water, but the invertebrates don't need bother with such niceties! What's peculiar too is just how richly coloured are many sea animals, considering they live in a world that is colourful where shallow but becomes predominantly blue then dark with depth.At one time studying deep-sea animals could only be done by trawling the poor things up, but with modern equipment biologists can observe... less
I think it is one of the very few major exposures of that particular land-form. The English Channel version is buried in sand under a lot of sea-water - it was found by surveying with a special type of sonar that can penetrate the sand to find the solid g... moreI think it is one of the very few major exposures of that particular land-form. The English Channel version is buried in sand under a lot of sea-water - it was found by surveying with a special type of sonar that can penetrate the sand to find the solid ground below.The natural sciences including geology have always interested me - and many of the things they study are spectacular and beautiful as well as scientifically fascinating.
Thankyou!Some statistician in 1950s Britain made a similar calculation, of 2.4 children (for that time in the UK) - and probably lived to regret being so arithmetically exact with something that can only be counted in integers! At least 2.4 is to on... moreThankyou!Some statistician in 1950s Britain made a similar calculation, of 2.4 children (for that time in the UK) - and probably lived to regret being so arithmetically exact with something that can only be counted in integers! At least 2.4 is to only one decimal place, but still absurd and often lampooned in the 1960s along such lines as "The average English family has 2.4 children, a Labrador and a Volvo Estate". That particular car was associated with certain social stereotypes of the time.When I was at school we were handed a free mathematics newsletter called "Mathematical Pie" - designed to encourage our interest in maths by presenting us with all sorts of unexpected and intriguing mathematical facts and real uses, its history, puzzles etc. I see it's still published! Anyway, along the foot of each page were groups of digits - something like this: " ... 5462 1398 2966 ..." and so on. They were explained in one edition we had. The numbers were in a sequence that had started many... less
Thank you Rosie!Yes, it is easy to take for granted the things around you but I think we do generally appreciate what we have. I can't really say what is my favourite spot because there are so many, and so very different from each other you can'... moreThank you Rosie!Yes, it is easy to take for granted the things around you but I think we do generally appreciate what we have. I can't really say what is my favourite spot because there are so many, and so very different from each other you can't really compare or contrast them. The British Isles mainland is only about 600 miles "tall" from the Southern English coast up to the North coast of Scotland, and about 300 miles at widest East-West (across Wales and England), yet has among the world's most varied landscape for the same area - we don't have the extremes such as very high mountains, plains hundreds of miles wide, and deserts; but many of the lands that do have those seem to change far more gradually with distance. I have visited Norway several times, and although it certainly is a beautiful country, its basic characteristics don't alter significantly over that 600 miles stretch - even the villages all look much the same!So... favourites, e... less
Plenty of space debris but nearly all of it is orbiting the Earth and will eventually fall back to Earth. Luckily, most of it burns / melts and disintegrates while still at high altitude in the atmosphere; and with the sea covering two-thirds of... morePlenty of space debris but nearly all of it is orbiting the Earth and will eventually fall back to Earth. Luckily, most of it burns / melts and disintegrates while still at high altitude in the atmosphere; and with the sea covering two-thirds of the planet and a sizeable proportion of the land uninhabited, the chance of the big bits hitting anyone are low.You seem to imply a will to "kill" other planets or stars. Even if we had any reason to try it, we can't kill a planet of course, and certainly could not hurt a star; but there may come a time when Earthlings start extracting minerals from Mars or the Moon. At least they are barren so while the quarrying would spoil the place it won't harm anything outside of the quarries. I doubt we will see that time though.We tend to leave wrecked or worn-out space-probes around the Solar System, but anything beyond is too far away for us even to visit in any practical way, let alone harm. less
Of course, while I am all for planting trees and I do not mean pine monocultures all over the high moors and fells, what happens to the tree when it dies?In life it absorbs Carbon Dioxide and uses it to form plant proteins and sugars. After death of its l... moreOf course, while I am all for planting trees and I do not mean pine monocultures all over the high moors and fells, what happens to the tree when it dies?In life it absorbs Carbon Dioxide and uses it to form plant proteins and sugars. After death of its leaves or the entire tree, its proteins etc. break back down into simple compounds for release into the wilds, including... Carbon Dioxide!
I agree with your general point but usually, making any manufacturer responsible for collecting the waste packaging or other materials from its own products would be hopelessly impracticable and create far more environmental difficulties than it solves.In... moreI agree with your general point but usually, making any manufacturer responsible for collecting the waste packaging or other materials from its own products would be hopelessly impracticable and create far more environmental difficulties than it solves.Instead, the packaging and where applicable, product, materials should as far as possible be salvageable and be salvaged, but salvaged through separate bulk arrangements sending the waste directly to its own processors, as indeed does happen. If the manufacturers were made to take back their packaging etc. that would lead to all manner of practical difficulties for the retailers, and all the manufacturers could do is send the collected refuse to the same processors anyway. Some retailers in certain trades do dispose of the waste for you, but have to pass the resulting costs to the customer.Is unfair to put all the blame on the manufacturers or retailers for litter and other wilful acts of mis-disposal, though. That's like blamin... less
Costa, despite its cod-Italian name, is a coffee-shop chain that started in London, and was eventually bought by the fellow-British, brewer-turned-pub-owner Whitbreads. I don't know who owns it now - probably some anonymous international cabal of money-tr... moreCosta, despite its cod-Italian name, is a coffee-shop chain that started in London, and was eventually bought by the fellow-British, brewer-turned-pub-owner Whitbreads. I don't know who owns it now - probably some anonymous international cabal of money-traders!It's like any other supposedly trendy coffee-bar chain though: trading on a superficial air of sophistication and up to price rather than value.
No idea as I don't own one, but I wished one would simply break down recently!I think the two girls who live a couple of doors away were getting lock-down cabin fever. They kept nagging their poor Alexa, "Alexa! Play xxxxx ! Alexa!""xxxx" was an... moreNo idea as I don't own one, but I wished one would simply break down recently!I think the two girls who live a couple of doors away were getting lock-down cabin fever. They kept nagging their poor Alexa, "Alexa! Play xxxxx ! Alexa!""xxxx" was any of a narrow range of the dreariest clone-pop-by-database I've heard. I had a mental image of me, in my own sun-kissed garden, cracking and yelling across the intervening garden,"Alexa! Play Dark Side of the Moon, Ace of Spades, and Gotterdamerrung! Alexa!" less
Are they suffering from a combination commercial-catering customers closing their doors, and a loss of food transport and processing businesses?Many dairy farmers in the UK are having to throw away a lot of milk thanks to the closures of restaurants... moreAre they suffering from a combination commercial-catering customers closing their doors, and a loss of food transport and processing businesses?Many dairy farmers in the UK are having to throw away a lot of milk thanks to the closures of restaurants and schools; but I cannot imagine any farmer would willingly "let what they grow rot in the field". It must be heart-breaking as well as bank-breaking to see all that produce wasted because the route from farm to shop has broken somewhere. less
I would not have seen the documentary but have read of them, and seen photographs, in a geology publication.The authors used the Washington Scablands as a dry-land example of the similar channels that have been discovered under later sediments in the... moreI would not have seen the documentary but have read of them, and seen photographs, in a geology publication.The authors used the Washington Scablands as a dry-land example of the similar channels that have been discovered under later sediments in the floor of the English Channel, which during the last Glaciation's much lower sea-level was a valley carrying a major river to the Atlantic.The surveying that revealed these led to a new theory that they were formed as were the Scablands, by an ice-dam breach; but which in our case also cut the gorge that became the Straits of Dover. less
I heard that report on our News, too, and wondered about the number - but what is the Canadian Government's definition of "assault weapon"? Any weapon designed for at least potentially injuring or killing a person is an "assault" weapon, so does their new... moreI heard that report on our News, too, and wondered about the number - but what is the Canadian Government's definition of "assault weapon"? Any weapon designed for at least potentially injuring or killing a person is an "assault" weapon, so does their new law cover all types whether firearms or others (knives, swords, for example)?If we take the narrow perception derived from the military term "assault rifle" I can't imagine that there are 1500 types even by individual make and model, but I don't understand why anyone would want a battlefield gun at home anyway. Except perhaps because they are afraid the bloke down the road has one as well... New Zealand followed a similar line after the mosque shootings in 2018 (I think the year's right). less
I certainly don't regard my home as a prison. We are under a national lock-down but I am not in quarantine, and go for a walk and local shopping on most days. I've also a small garden to potter in or just be lazy in, and a shed I use as a little workshop;... moreI certainly don't regard my home as a prison. We are under a national lock-down but I am not in quarantine, and go for a walk and local shopping on most days. I've also a small garden to potter in or just be lazy in, and a shed I use as a little workshop; and can find plenty to keep me occupied.Being retired helps in some ways because the lock-down has not affected my day-to-day home life very much.I am luckier than all those many cooped up with families in urban flats, so yes I count my blessings; but for me the problem is not of being stuck at home but the curtailed hobbies and social life. At least I am saving money I'll need when eventually I will be able to have some repairs to the house carried out, that are tasks for the professionals. less
London, by the city's size and status as capital, and its sheer number of monuments, museums, famous buildings etc.; though Britain generally is very rich in such things.
"Alleged" for the so-called "Bermuda Triangle" is right: it is a physically hazardous area of deep ocean under very variable weather, but neither mystical nor evil. I can't help feeling though that you are alluding to something rather closer to... more"Alleged" for the so-called "Bermuda Triangle" is right: it is a physically hazardous area of deep ocean under very variable weather, but neither mystical nor evil. I can't help feeling though that you are alluding to something rather closer to home and certainly not mystical even if it moves in mysterious ways!
I beg her pardon.Sorry about the long delay - I have not visited Answermug for some time.I did not know Lady Ga-Ga had had genuine problems but so often the combination of celebrity, psychology and television is not a happy one, hence my cynicism.As it ha... moreI beg her pardon.Sorry about the long delay - I have not visited Answermug for some time.I did not know Lady Ga-Ga had had genuine problems but so often the combination of celebrity, psychology and television is not a happy one, hence my cynicism.As it happens I have had clinical-psychological help, and it looks roughly similar to what you define in your question, though without "dialectical", a word which I had always previously only ever seen associated with certain political philosophies. I wasn't on telly about it though. less
I've enjoyed many holidays with no Internet, radio, music device or newspapers (I have no TV anyway) for up to three weeks. And my telephone, which is not an Internet device as far as I know, was switched off almost all of the time.
I might develop arthritis in my thumb.No-one who stops is going anywhere near Llanfair Clydogau - they are all going to Sutton St. Edmond.The distance between the driver's and passenger's seats is less than two metres.
From what I understand of it, although an individual flight by a long-distance jet aircraft does produce a considerable quantity of carbon-dioxide, overall, the total from air travel is a fairly small fraction of the total for transport generally.That doe... moreFrom what I understand of it, although an individual flight by a long-distance jet aircraft does produce a considerable quantity of carbon-dioxide, overall, the total from air travel is a fairly small fraction of the total for transport generally.That doesn't suggest complacency though - one could fairly question why so many business people for example, fly where and when a train would be just as efficient and less polluting, and not travelling at all would be even more efficient and even less polluting. (The train may travel at 100mph, the plane at 400mph... but depending of course on distance, that can be offset by such factors as distances from town to airport, and the enforced long waits in airports. New York to Los Angeles by air is one thing... but London to Manchester or even Edinburgh?) less
Geology, but I have a broad appreciation of the natural sciences generally.Also Engineering - which can be defined as applying scientific laws to practical purposes.
To answer the question...Geology and Physical Geography adopt local-language, daily names for specific things typical to or best displayed in those countries. Some examples:Wadi - Arabic (a gorge formed in arid deserts by flash floods)... moreTo answer the question...Geology and Physical Geography adopt local-language, daily names for specific things typical to or best displayed in those countries. Some examples:Wadi - Arabic (a gorge formed in arid deserts by flash floods). I think some types of sand dune are also described by their Arabic words.Oasis - Egyptian via GreekGeyser - IcelandicFjord - NorseSteppe - Russian / EurasianKarst - Slav. (from kras, describing landscape formed by soluble rocks, principally limestone.)Clint and Gryke - Northern English from Norse? (respectively, the slabs of rock and intervening open joints in the karst-feature called 'limestone pavement'. My mnemonic for remembering which is which, is "grinning gryke"!)Silurian, Permian, Jurassic, etc: geological time-divisions named after their type-areas, but not always obviously - those respectively cite Wales, Perm (in Russia), and the Franco / Swiss Jura region.Otherwise even many of the modern technical terms, including in field... less
Planets and stars form as slightly-flattened spheres, from accreting material; not from within themselves, which would require material to be produced from nothing! Asteroids tend to be irregular lumps, but they are more or less just huge boulders; p... morePlanets and stars form as slightly-flattened spheres, from accreting material; not from within themselves, which would require material to be produced from nothing! Asteroids tend to be irregular lumps, but they are more or less just huge boulders; possibly torn from planets or by a planet disintegrating under the pull of a huge neighbour to which it was drawn. I don't know why the Moon is spherical, unless it was torn from the Earth while that was still in its molten embryonic form, but the equivalents around other planets are spherical too.The Earth's internal heat is due to decay of radioactive isotopes. The Earth is an iron and nickel Core surrounded by molten but extremely viscous rock, the Mantle, topped by the relatively thin, solid Crusts (oceanic and continental). less
I was not aware Miss Stefani Germanotta is a research psychologist or behavioural scientist when not making money from trying to sing...Or was she talking about some form of clinical-psychological counselling she had gone through?
Oh yes, I think so too - not just Nazi Germany either. The Communist regimes between them killed even more, some deliberately, many by a mixture of dogmatic incompetence and sheer callousness.
It may mean they are carrying the virus but are now reasonably immune from it.If so that has worrying implications. The virus won't go away, but will become endemic, hence the tremendous efforts in many countries to develop a safe and effective ... moreIt may mean they are carrying the virus but are now reasonably immune from it.If so that has worrying implications. The virus won't go away, but will become endemic, hence the tremendous efforts in many countries to develop a safe and effective vaccine.
Did any of your neighbours receive these mystery "Love" letters?I wonder if it was someone local giving them to everyone in the area.I've not had anything like that, but like everyone else along here, have received two offers of help from o... moreDid any of your neighbours receive these mystery "Love" letters?I wonder if it was someone local giving them to everyone in the area.I've not had anything like that, but like everyone else along here, have received two offers of help from other residents in the street, one on a printed slip of paper, the other on a little card.
30 dead, is it, from the tornadoes?There must be many looking across the Atlantic, thinking of you and asking "What next?" on top of all your country's tragedies from the pandemic.
About Me:
Single, over-60, SW England resident, with fairly wide range of interests & musical tastes - but I'd be no good in a pub quiz 'cos I know very little about TV, gadgets called i-something, competitive sports, many entertainments & "so-called celebrities!
Was on EP, but left it long before it closed. Won't touch Facebook & its ilk.
"Adult" themes: quite broad-minded, like nudity but not pornography. Against cruelty, and consider spanking as a game for consenting adults only.
Just For Interest. Try it from your existing knowledge. No cheat... moreJust For Interest. Try it from your existing knowledge. No cheating by looking it up! Please: No publishing answers until I have given them in due course, to be fair to anyone else trying seriously to test or extend their own knowledge. 25 Basic Science Questions with an environmental slant, now you have saved the planet and whales, achieved zero-carbon by last Michaelmas, and are walking everywhere with a paper shopping-bag-for-life autographed by Aunty Greta.
No trick questions but some are worded slightly indirectly; most are simple , some obscure; but all are of upper school- or interested lay- level. I am of course aware there are Answermug users with a far deeper, possibly professional, knowledge of these subjects than mine! I would also agree that whatever is or is not happening in the world, we cannot be complacent. World-wide we are heading for very serious difficulties whatever those turn out to be; and as some of these questions suggest, neither the problems nor "ob... less
'Tis the time of year for ghost-stories, real and fictional myst... more'Tis the time of year for ghost-stories, real and fictional mysteries, myths and the like - ancient and right up-to-date. Test your own knowledge with these ten questions, just for fun ! (Hint: not all are "paranormal".1) In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the first manifestation experienced by Ebenezer Scrooge was;
a) Eerie echoes from the cellar, from him slamming his front door,
b) The face of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley,
c) The face of his deceased father.
2) In 1917, two young English girls took photographs of fairies widely acclaimed as genuine by photography experts and others including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Did they?
3) What is so unique about the sea area often called the ‘Bermuda Triangle’, to lead to its reputation?... less
The following are all genuine quotes from a mail-order household... moreThe following are all genuine quotes from a mail-order household gadgets catalogue, dated, "Christmas 2019". The prices are reduced by 20% in that edition, with the full price also given in the booklet, as legally required. See how many flaws you can spot in them, and identify them: none are above school-level physics. One statement is correct but simply a definition, the rest are all dubious to say the least. If you counting, some are repeated from item to item, but I counted around 10 specious statements. 1) and 2) are from the section's introduction.So spend almost £162 and you, your family and your precious electronic equipment will all be safe... won't they? '1) “… noticed your mobile phone gets hot during long calls? The heat is actually thermal radiation… several types of radiation that it emits. …. All … personal electronic devices … emit harmful radiation” '2) The lab-tested shielding membrane built into ... less
Unwanted striking-though of part of message, appearing automatic... moreUnwanted striking-though of part of message, appearing automatically when I press Send: reason and how to remove it, please? (Tried "Help" but that's all artificial FAQs, so no help!)
A review on the radio this morning, of the day's papers, touched... moreA review on the radio this morning, of the day's papers, touched on the tale of a woman who smashed her children's iPhones, with the result that their family became much happier, more cohesive and communicative.It also produced two other, conflicting third-party results; one promoting wanton waste, both sharing a theme of utter childishness and stupidity. One of these results was a (sadly predictable?) barrage of insults and abuse on social media. The other was confessions of similar actions, with some owners admitting to throwing their instruments under vehicle wheels (did they clear up the mess?) or into canals (more litter - a few prosecutions would not come amiss).By all means get rid of the device you felt apparently necessary to own in the first place, but wouldn't it far more constructive to sell it, or at least give it away, than wantonly destroy a costly, perfectly serviceable, instrument someone else could use, and perhaps use rather more sensibly?For the record, I have a basic port... less
Generally I ignore the side-bar ads though I know they pay ... moreGenerally I ignore the side-bar ads though I know they pay for the site. However I couldn't let this go without comment.It was a list of assorted suggested uses for the well-known water-repellent, WD-40, shown by its Material Safety Data Sheet to be a mineral-oil based mixture.As wells as the ingenious and the blindingly obvious ideas, the advertising feature suggested using it as an adjunct to toilet cleaners, and for cleaning shower-heads. In other words, squirt mineral-oils down the drain, despite consistent, highly publicised warnings not to do so at all from chemical manufacturers, regulatory bodies and water companies!Come on AnswerMug, get that nonsense off the site and advise WD-40's manufacturers that some ignorant advertising company is promulgating a highly irresponsible (and in some countries possibly illegal) misuse of their chemicals. less
Such as portable telephones? Bounced into buying a brand new por... moreSuch as portable telephones? Bounced into buying a brand new portable telephone - I need only to make voice calls and text messages, and then briefly and infrequently; I am not one of those teenage girls who spend all day acquiring RSI by tap-tap-tappety-tap on little blocks of plastic. Nor do I believe in walking round supermarkets and into pedestrians by concentrating on shouting at a block of plastic glued to the ear. - I ended up with a nightmarish contraption, an LG something-or-other: the model label is inside, found only by taking the back off and removing the battery.Its text feature is better than the old multi-letter press-buttons, but that's about it....It took me a while to find instructions (see above on identifying it, as I'd lost the packaging), but these revealed the telephone aspect is only peripheral. LG lists it as an application rather than main function.It's also bulky, so less portable than the previous generation, at about twice the area; and surpri... less
I quote from an item on the BT Internet's news service:"Accordin... moreI quote from an item on the BT Internet's news service:"According to NetMarketShare, Windows 7 remains the most popular operating system on PC, with 44.81% of the market share in February 2018. WIndows 10 is slowly increasing but still comes in second with 28.19%. "I do not question the statistics, but does anyone else see the flaw? You will if you are not so taken in by advertising blurb that you fail to realise what is carefully concealed.
A typical board track-game has a single, rigid route of numbered... moreA typical board track-game has a single, rigid route of numbered squares, controlled by die throws, with certain actions given in some squares - e.g. "Snakes & Ladders". One track from start to end even if you must return somewhere, miss a turn or advance N squares, etc. as ordained when landing on those given pointsNow set the game on THREE separate, identically-sized, rectangular boards of 3:2 proportions; EACH marked off into 6 squares by a longitudinal centre-line and two cross-lines at thirds length. Label the boards (for this question on the game's geometry) A, B and C. Label each meeting-point of line and edge, 1 - 6, consistently on all 3 boards so every "port" is unique, A1 to C6.Do that with the individual board in landscape mode; 1 on the left-hand end, number clockwise so the RH end is 4, round to 6 at bottom left. All 3 boards the same apart from identity-letter. The track is drawn on these lines such that when one board is set against the othe... less
I've known MS operating systems since Microsoft-DOS (Disc ... moreI've known MS operating systems since Microsoft-DOS (Disc Operating System) days: I've used DOS, 3.1, 5, NT, XP (I think MS' best), now 7, and have had an unfortunate brush with 10.Also used briefly, a SUN computer giving a half-way house between command-line and windows (not "Windows TM") screens; and my first PC was an Amstrad with CP/M O.S. BTW the windows "graphical user interface" as it was pretentiously called, was IBM's invention, not µSoft's Has MS lost its way with WIN-10 though? -- The home-page of my ISP, BTInternet, always has links to sets of instructions to deal with all sorts of obviously common WIN-10 problems that should be minimal or non-existent if the system was designed, written and tested properly before publication. -- A correspondent on another forum tells me his computer often freezes with the floods of WIN-10 automatic "up-dates" over which the user has no control - to be fair he also said the Internet speed is ver... less
Unless of course you want to buy something!However... Unless&nbs... moreUnless of course you want to buy something!However... Unless the company is Hewlett-Packard and you want to buy their printer cartridges because the blighters have programmed their printers to reject refills and third-party ones. I've tried their sales web-site - it does not work.Definitely though if the printer has suddenly decided to crop randomly, images put into documents; and you'd like the manufacturers' help in putting it right. (This is what inspired me here - I found the HP Printer sites b++++y useless and very patronising, so marked its customer-satisfaction questions one-star only and told 'em so in the 'Comments' box.)Definitely if you wish to solve a service problem with an ISP (BT in my case).Or need help with specialist software that does work, but you can't understand how to use particular features because the officially-written pdf manual doesn't tell you, and the supposed training CD contains curious errors that result in you deleting the exercise it's had yo... less
As a club committee-member preparing for the AGM I took every ca... moreAs a club committee-member preparing for the AGM I took every care to save my Report as a Word document (.doc) so the Secretary and others can collate it with other Officers' Reports. So what did M-Soft do? Only converted it automatically to a b++++y docx image! I can't even edit it, if I wanted to, on my own PC because it's now read-only and in only WordPad. It took me ages to find it because Windows had saved it as a so-called "down-load" even though on the originating PC, and not in my chosen directory and folder. If I want to convert a docx file to a doc format for further editing or collating, I'd have to pay an expensive subscription to Adobe for the converter - I don't trust Adobe anyway because its Flashplayer for a start, never loads properly. Over £30 a month I think, for something I'd need only a few times a year. This was never previously necessary - saved files stayed as you chose, in the folder you chose. It's a scam! less
Answering another question just now, I scrolled down to the ramm... moreAnswering another question just now, I scrolled down to the rammel that infests the bottom of the screen below the AnswerMug window. Among the usual collection of insignificant rhubarb necessary only to fund AM, was this gem I quote as accurately as I can. Below a portrait of a smiling, attractive woman was the caption: "Top Ten Dating Sites In Abbotsbury"Abbotsbury is a village in West Dorset (England), famous for its Swannery; but whether it is the dating capital of Britain, I cannot say.Who the Hell designs these advertisements? less
I'd not heard Breitbart (sounds German) until a guest on today's... moreI'd not heard Breitbart (sounds German) until a guest on today's BBC Radio 3's Private Passions briefly mentioned being viciously attacked by this "outfit" he called it, after he had given a lecture by invitation on the International Law aspects of climate-change, to the UK's Supreme Court.Our Supreme Court is the UK's top appeals court. It is not the same as the US one although misleadingly copying the name, and until recently was The Law Lords, judges also sitting in an advisory capacity in the House of Lords, but separated fairly recently for clearer separation between Parliament and Judiciary. Cases that reach that high, beyond Appeal Court level, may well test the Statute Law as well as the facts of the individual case. Further of course, these lawyers may have to advise Parliament on international law: the UK is a signatory to and active in, an enormous number and range of treaties, organisations and agreements. The guest was the British barrister Philippe Sands, a leading expert o... less
I need to establish if one particular UK agent for a particular ... moreI need to establish if one particular UK agent for a particular software company, is still trading.I tried to e-post to him a simple sales question, but it bounced, and I can't determine if that means the address no longer exists.I need only to ask the software firm itself two basic questions: "Is ...... still one of your UK agents; if so is the e-post address I'd used, current?"You'd think they be pleased to help what might mean another sale, but no... Customers do not matter to the IT trade beyond the purchases. After that you're on your own and if you have problems with the quality of the goods or services, or you need technical advice ... tough.I have tried the publisher's own web-site but it carries no contact details whatsoever. Lots of product ads; but no phone number, no e-mail address, no postal address. Instead, as with so many other IT and telecomms firms, it fobs you off with a list of set technical questions and a supposed "users' forum" (these admit... less
I've had problems with e-posted 'Word' and 'Excel' files being c... moreI've had problems with e-posted 'Word' and 'Excel' files being converted to a strange default file-type signified by an 'x' after the normal suffix. These are locked, un-useable images.I need occasionally to collate reports etc to help me at a club's committee meetings. These arrive as e-post attachments from different people so in a mixture of styles, software editions and files, but I want to put them in one neat style in one document I can print and archive properly. Today I tried to save two, both .pdf files so images unreliable to print, and difficult or impossible to edit, place in or render compatible with, proper documents.However, whatever handles pdf files offers saving them in several other forms including ".doc", even offering British rather than US English, though that would not have mattered there. Only, the "Convert" button merely opens a sales page expecting me to pay £££/month to subscribe to an outfit called Adobe for what should be a basic MS-"Wi... less
Come on someone, put me out of my misery! Well, all right, ... moreCome on someone, put me out of my misery! Well, all right, it's not that dramatic and certainly not serious. I'm just intrigued, in a totally light-hearted way.So:What on Earth is that Sandra & Woo cartoon at the head of the page about?We see a young woman who, to use the correct, modern Claire in the Community lingo, seems to suffer from Acute Species Dysphoria; and her boyfriend, a nut-cake addict who believes he can cast magic spells with ordinary cutlery. I hope the so-called "religious right" don't get him - you know, the supposedly-grown-ups who had severe attacks of the vapours over the children's Harry Potter stories. Go on - I don't get the joke! Does it refer to an American children's game or something?:-)))PS: Claire in the Community: a BBC Radio Four situation-comedy that started as, and still is, a newspaper cartoon strip, about a team of urban social-workers and their own personal problems, sorry, "issues". Claire is the team-leader who prissily spouts all the rig... less
Like many sites this is partly supported by companies placing ad... moreLike many sites this is partly supported by companies placing advertisements in the margins of the Home and other pages. Some are eerily local to you as user: one waffles about " Opticians... " apparently threatened by some technical development in their trade. I saw one regularly on EP, telling me things like "Sarah lives four miles from you" - it was a lie of course, but it opened a dating-site that showed it knew roughly I live, within perhaps 50 miles anyway. The advertising-agencies use your approximate location bought or gleaned from the web-site. One though, advertised a "Simple trick to see if you've ever had PPI" (Payment Protection Insurance, usually for mortgages.) I know I do not, and when I did I was not a victim of a miss-selling racket the banks ran for a while, but I selected it out of curiosity. My security software 'Bulldog' promptly leapt up, snarled at it as dangerous, and blocked it.Possibly, Bulldog is very wary of anything mentioning money on non-https web-sites ev... less
What's happened to the location in the profiles? The profile for... moreWhat's happened to the location in the profiles? The profile form asks for it but it no longer appears on the public information part. Or have I missed something?
E-posted notifications. These used to have direct links to AM - ... moreE-posted notifications. These used to have direct links to AM - you still had to sign in but at least the links worked. They no longer work. The most recent was from Just Asking, and reads "Click here to reply / profile / 145." It is not a link, and I have not been able to find the message on Am itself.The message does not tell me how to find "/profile/145". It does not tell me whose profile. Why have those links been cut and why do notifications still carry an instruction to use them?Member IndexThe list is and always was purely random by default, but offered Aphabetical and Recent sorting options. You could find individuals on the Membership list by choosing "Alphabetical", estimating which page number carrying the name, then homing in from there by the page-number arrows. Why have these index options been removed?
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I recognise a few in that table, and I use a few from time to ti... moreI recognise a few in that table, and I use a few from time to time, but I think my "favourite" if I could be said to have one is printed round a coffee-mug that looks as if it was from a museum gift-shop or some-such.I'll try to reproduce it here, but it was not easy to transcribe as my edition of Word does not include the Equation Editor.... '
ʃdxdydzUδV + ʃdσU dV/dw - 4 πU’’ = ʃdxdydzVδU + ʃdσV dU/dw - 4 πV’ ….. (3’)
'I have no idea what it does, still less any idea how to calculate it if given the rest of the equations, purpose and values. I know only that it was quoted from the work of the English mathematician George Green, alongside a picture of a windmill commemorating his parents' milling business!I'll hazard a guess...
I think it means the sum of a certain two three-dimensional integrals and a negative pi term, is identical to the sum of a sort of mirror image of each of those three terms.&nbs... less
I think it will just fade away, though I believe the watchers ha... moreI think it will just fade away, though I believe the watchers have detected odd natural signals worth proper investigation.Even if identifiably artificial radio signals were detected the time between their origin and arrival here would be in many years, and the further away the source the fainter and less identifiable the received signals for a given transmitter power.The idea of communication relies on assuming both parties being at least equally, similarly and suitably highly developed technically, so that drastically lengthens the odds. It also assumes the listener realising the faint signal is artificial, understanding what it is and where it came from, and having a radio transmitter powerful enough to reply - each lengthening the odds still further. Even if it was possible though, it would be a remarkably disjointed "conversation" thanks to the distances involved. If the other planet is 20 light-years away then a single return would take 40 years - radio signals travel at the same speed as li... less
Our pharmacies and other shops that can open are not going that ... moreOur pharmacies and other shops that can open are not going that far, certainly not those in my locality, but do operate a one-in-one-out rule or similar controls. Larger premises have marked the floor with queuing points and one-way systems. One physically very small food shop in our town has placed a table across the door to use as the counter, so you can't enter it.
Not in the long run, no, because the very big stores gravitate t... moreNot in the long run, no, because the very big stores gravitate to very wide ranges of categories of goods, with narrow Head-Office selected* choices in each category, and no room for goods from small, independent manufacturers or suppliers.They are also partly, though not wholly, responsible for hollowing out town-centres, making it hard for the remaining, small businesses to survive. It that does also depend on such matters as tax regimes: in Britain a system called the "Uniform Business Rate" is often singled out as particularly destructive. The only way these emporia help the shopper is providing a single-stop service, but primarily for customers with cars who can buy trolley-loads in one weekly or fortnightly trip.Now even they are facing competition, from the likes of Amazon. Schadenfreude? No, because a massive on-line company is even less likely to offer a wide choice; and once it gains a monopoly it can hike the prices and lower the choice and quality of service as much as i... less
I don't think it was seen generally as either "blessing" or "cur... moreI don't think it was seen generally as either "blessing" or "curse"; but perhaps as a reminder that a virus is no respecter of person or rank.
No. A virus is not complicated enough to be of variable strength... moreNo. A virus is not complicated enough to be of variable strength. Same strain, same illness.
Certainly very weird - and I can't see them being able to ... more Certainly very weird - and I can't see them being able to perform well with a mask making it hard to breathe heavily. Unless the face-covering is for when off-pitch/ track.
No I am not a fan of him! (Actually I don't like the word "fan" ... moreNo I am not a fan of him! (Actually I don't like the word "fan" in politics. I prefer supporter - I know many do use "fan" but to me it is a show-biz word, and politics is not show-biz.)I don't understand American politics very well and as a foreigner too, I don't normally comment on them. I cannot judge how well or badly President Trump is administering the nation in the ordinary way, but I do worry about his reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic, including his evident dislike of scientific advice.The defendant must still have a fair trial, so to be fair to him, I know his election was close enough to be skewed by an arithmetical quirk of the system, but I also know he had a huge following of people to whom he promised to rejuvenate their industries. I do not know to what extent he has succeeded in that. I am also well aware he is not the only American unable or unwilling to grasp the realities of the pandemic around their own nation, let alone the world beyo... less
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I've probably read Elegy In A Country Churchyard but so long bac... moreI've probably read Elegy In A Country Churchyard but so long back I don't really remember it. I suppose we can take some comfort though from the flower actually being coloured and scented to attract pollinating insects - so perhaps the talent of some of the human "flowers" does find its own expression, but not in a famous way.I worked for a company that did employ many women who were both attractive and very clever, and it was definitely for their qualifications and knowledge that they were employed and respected.My brother lives in Scotland where he met his wife, about 400 miles away so we don't see each other more than one or twice a year, but both sisters are within short walking distances. We don't see each other very often but at least it is easy for us to meet - well, not at the moment of course. less
Yep - hence my first response.You've reminded me though: -... moreYep - hence my first response.You've reminded me though: - Mathematicians describe Pi as "irrational and transcendental"..... Naturally, that fits no family we know!
I do not know if or how it would work in your country, nor know ... moreI do not know if or how it would work in your country, nor know your opinion on it - though I see you are no fan of your current President! Nevertheless, writing from a nation that does have a public health system, and looking beyond individual politicians and the present pandemic's social and financial effects, there can be a grain of truth in it.If anything they are, or should be, mutually supportive. A healthy population is more productive and buying more than an unhealthy one, helping pay for a health system that does its best to prevent people from falling seriously ill - preventative medicine is both humane and cheaper for the tax-payer than curing medicine. It also frees more medical-care personnel, facilities and time for those whose illnesses (or injuries) are not preventable.No human-made system is ever perfect of course, and things can and do go wrong, but generally everyone involved does try to make it all work.As I say though, I do not know if it would or can work in the USA, irr... less
Something that made me question the warm-weather theory was the ... moreSomething that made me question the warm-weather theory was the recent news that among the countries starting to ease their lock-downs is Iran, the worst-affected Middle Eastern, near-tropical country!I don't know the source of the theory, but I wonder if it was misunderstanding the point that sunlight and fresh air can disable or kill many micro-organisms. They can, but not very rapidly or reliably, giving the organisms some chance of finding new hosts.
Good question!I have been retired for 3 years now, but thinking ... moreGood question!I have been retired for 3 years now, but thinking back over the work I did in various companies I think much of my work would adapt but would not disappear.Also some ancient trades as in your examples have found new, but very small-scale leases of life. Some of that is driven by a wish to have something unusual or unique made by skilled people rather than just bland mass-produced items. Being surrounded by the latter, has if anything encouraged the desire for something of obvious quality, made by obvious skill - the personal touch.I don't agree with the "snob appeal" phrase - some wealthy buyers may be snobs but you don't need be a snob to be able to afford a horse and carriage or anything else individual. You just need to be well-off! I have a friend who owned two horses and she is by no means snobbish, but she did tell me it is an expensive hobby. (She was a teacher, her husband an IT manager in a scientific establishment - both now retired.) 'There are carriag... less
Thank you!Yes, the bit about Labradors and Volvos was invented b... moreThank you!Yes, the bit about Labradors and Volvos was invented by some satirist, I think.The Austrian-American actress Hedi Lamarr who was a mathematician too, or more accurately would have used a lot of maths in her work, for as well as her film work she also worked on defence electronics and was co-inventor of a very important technique that protects radio transmissions from electrical interference and eavesdropping.I have not seen the film but I have heard about the women mathematicians who worked for NASA. They performed very important work, and they do deserve better recognition. (I thought so too, when our Government and National Health Service established some pandemic-ready overflow hospitals, and called them Nightingale Hospitals. I though it would appropriate to name the individual ones - the first after Florence Nightingale, yes, but the next two after Mary Seacole and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. All three were involved with caring for the wounded in the Crimean w... less
Thank you Rosie!It's actually Friday evening now, as I don't com... moreThank you Rosie!It's actually Friday evening now, as I don't come on here every day, but never mind!I have always had a broad general interest in science. I can't really say which would be the safer to explore, but a lot of deep-sea work is now done with remotely-operated vehicles so if anything does go wrong, you might lose a very expensive machine, but no lives. They still do use special manned submarines though.One of the biggest surprises the oceanographers had was when they explore the ocean-bed geological features called "spreading ridges" - where the Earth's crust has split into two plates that are slowly drifting apart. The break is sealed as it happens by magma emerging from far below and solidifying; but these places also hold springs of very hot solutions of minerals dissolved from the rock. The geologists thought the springs would be barren, or have only very sparse life around them; so were startled and delighted to switch on the cameras and lights and see loads o... less
Isn't "The Eye of a Needle" in the original story the ancie... moreIsn't "The Eye of a Needle" in the original story the ancient, local nick-name for a real but very narrow gate that is said to still exist in the old part of Jerusalem, and genuinely impassable to a camel?I can't imagine Jesus would have used a real sewing-needle as metaphor; but could well have used a local land-mark. It's been decades since I last read any part of the Bible, but I had the impression he used sensible, simple parallels with his audiences' daily lives, rather than flowery absurdities.As to the next-world fate of some modern politicians... They might fit through a narrow door bodily, but would their egos? less
Maurice is right on both counts. This particular strain is new t... moreMaurice is right on both counts. This particular strain is new to us but the Corona Virus itself is a common genus, so we don't yet know if we can reliably develop natural immunity - it probably also depends heavily on the individual, just as some people seem unaffected by the common cold whilst others catch every cold going. That too is from a Corona virus strain!The Press, possibly pandering to or feeding a widespread public fear of genuine uncertainty, are on the whole notoriously poor at reporting anything scientific. There are exceptions, and I think most of the rest at least try to be honest, but like many of their audience they find science and scientific method hard to understand so cannot quote or summarise it properly. So the reporters and their readers miss or overlook the significance of "I think...", of the nature of philosophical and arithmetical uncertainty, of the difference between hazard and risk, of the contrast between numerical counts and %-ages, the power ... less
I don't know if anyone really knows, though I have read one... moreI don't know if anyone really knows, though I have read one point that when you live entirely submerged you are free of constraints that mean most of the larger land animals have essentially the same morphology: 4 limbs and a body all supported by a skeleton of rigid bones articulated for movement, and a skin usually covered with fur or feathers - we are the exception. The reptiles have scales in place of hair. Whereas in the deep sea, anything goes as a far as style is concerned. Free-swimming fish and marine mammals have skeletons and are generally shaped for efficient movement through water, but the invertebrates don't need bother with such niceties! What's peculiar too is just how richly coloured are many sea animals, considering they live in a world that is colourful where shallow but becomes predominantly blue then dark with depth.At one time studying deep-sea animals could only be done by trawling the poor things up, but with modern equipment biologists can observe... less
I think it is one of the very few major exposures of that partic... moreI think it is one of the very few major exposures of that particular land-form. The English Channel version is buried in sand under a lot of sea-water - it was found by surveying with a special type of sonar that can penetrate the sand to find the solid ground below.The natural sciences including geology have always interested me - and many of the things they study are spectacular and beautiful as well as scientifically fascinating.
Thankyou!Some statistician in 1950s Britain made a similar calcu... moreThankyou!Some statistician in 1950s Britain made a similar calculation, of 2.4 children (for that time in the UK) - and probably lived to regret being so arithmetically exact with something that can only be counted in integers! At least 2.4 is to only one decimal place, but still absurd and often lampooned in the 1960s along such lines as "The average English family has 2.4 children, a Labrador and a Volvo Estate". That particular car was associated with certain social stereotypes of the time.When I was at school we were handed a free mathematics newsletter called "Mathematical Pie" - designed to encourage our interest in maths by presenting us with all sorts of unexpected and intriguing mathematical facts and real uses, its history, puzzles etc. I see it's still published! Anyway, along the foot of each page were groups of digits - something like this: " ... 5462 1398 2966 ..." and so on. They were explained in one edition we had. The numbers were in a sequence that had started many... less
Thank you Rosie!Yes, it is easy to take for granted the things a... moreThank you Rosie!Yes, it is easy to take for granted the things around you but I think we do generally appreciate what we have. I can't really say what is my favourite spot because there are so many, and so very different from each other you can't really compare or contrast them. The British Isles mainland is only about 600 miles "tall" from the Southern English coast up to the North coast of Scotland, and about 300 miles at widest East-West (across Wales and England), yet has among the world's most varied landscape for the same area - we don't have the extremes such as very high mountains, plains hundreds of miles wide, and deserts; but many of the lands that do have those seem to change far more gradually with distance. I have visited Norway several times, and although it certainly is a beautiful country, its basic characteristics don't alter significantly over that 600 miles stretch - even the villages all look much the same!So... favourites, e... less
Plenty of space debris but nearly all of it is orbiting the... morePlenty of space debris but nearly all of it is orbiting the Earth and will eventually fall back to Earth. Luckily, most of it burns / melts and disintegrates while still at high altitude in the atmosphere; and with the sea covering two-thirds of the planet and a sizeable proportion of the land uninhabited, the chance of the big bits hitting anyone are low.You seem to imply a will to "kill" other planets or stars. Even if we had any reason to try it, we can't kill a planet of course, and certainly could not hurt a star; but there may come a time when Earthlings start extracting minerals from Mars or the Moon. At least they are barren so while the quarrying would spoil the place it won't harm anything outside of the quarries. I doubt we will see that time though.We tend to leave wrecked or worn-out space-probes around the Solar System, but anything beyond is too far away for us even to visit in any practical way, let alone harm. less
Of course, while I am all for planting trees and I do not mean p... moreOf course, while I am all for planting trees and I do not mean pine monocultures all over the high moors and fells, what happens to the tree when it dies?In life it absorbs Carbon Dioxide and uses it to form plant proteins and sugars. After death of its leaves or the entire tree, its proteins etc. break back down into simple compounds for release into the wilds, including... Carbon Dioxide!
I agree with your general point but usually, making any manufact... moreI agree with your general point but usually, making any manufacturer responsible for collecting the waste packaging or other materials from its own products would be hopelessly impracticable and create far more environmental difficulties than it solves.Instead, the packaging and where applicable, product, materials should as far as possible be salvageable and be salvaged, but salvaged through separate bulk arrangements sending the waste directly to its own processors, as indeed does happen. If the manufacturers were made to take back their packaging etc. that would lead to all manner of practical difficulties for the retailers, and all the manufacturers could do is send the collected refuse to the same processors anyway. Some retailers in certain trades do dispose of the waste for you, but have to pass the resulting costs to the customer.Is unfair to put all the blame on the manufacturers or retailers for litter and other wilful acts of mis-disposal, though. That's like blamin... less
Costa, despite its cod-Italian name, is a coffee-shop chain that... moreCosta, despite its cod-Italian name, is a coffee-shop chain that started in London, and was eventually bought by the fellow-British, brewer-turned-pub-owner Whitbreads. I don't know who owns it now - probably some anonymous international cabal of money-traders!It's like any other supposedly trendy coffee-bar chain though: trading on a superficial air of sophistication and up to price rather than value.
No idea as I don't own one, but I wished one would simply&n... moreNo idea as I don't own one, but I wished one would simply break down recently!I think the two girls who live a couple of doors away were getting lock-down cabin fever. They kept nagging their poor Alexa, "Alexa! Play xxxxx ! Alexa!""xxxx" was any of a narrow range of the dreariest clone-pop-by-database I've heard. I had a mental image of me, in my own sun-kissed garden, cracking and yelling across the intervening garden,"Alexa! Play Dark Side of the Moon, Ace of Spades, and Gotterdamerrung! Alexa!" less
Are they suffering from a combination commercial-catering custom... moreAre they suffering from a combination commercial-catering customers closing their doors, and a loss of food transport and processing businesses?Many dairy farmers in the UK are having to throw away a lot of milk thanks to the closures of restaurants and schools; but I cannot imagine any farmer would willingly "let what they grow rot in the field". It must be heart-breaking as well as bank-breaking to see all that produce wasted because the route from farm to shop has broken somewhere. less
I would not have seen the documentary but have read of them, and... moreI would not have seen the documentary but have read of them, and seen photographs, in a geology publication.The authors used the Washington Scablands as a dry-land example of the similar channels that have been discovered under later sediments in the floor of the English Channel, which during the last Glaciation's much lower sea-level was a valley carrying a major river to the Atlantic.The surveying that revealed these led to a new theory that they were formed as were the Scablands, by an ice-dam breach; but which in our case also cut the gorge that became the Straits of Dover. less
I heard that report on our News, too, and wondered about the num... moreI heard that report on our News, too, and wondered about the number - but what is the Canadian Government's definition of "assault weapon"? Any weapon designed for at least potentially injuring or killing a person is an "assault" weapon, so does their new law cover all types whether firearms or others (knives, swords, for example)?If we take the narrow perception derived from the military term "assault rifle" I can't imagine that there are 1500 types even by individual make and model, but I don't understand why anyone would want a battlefield gun at home anyway. Except perhaps because they are afraid the bloke down the road has one as well... New Zealand followed a similar line after the mosque shootings in 2018 (I think the year's right). less
I certainly don't regard my home as a prison. We are under a nat... moreI certainly don't regard my home as a prison. We are under a national lock-down but I am not in quarantine, and go for a walk and local shopping on most days. I've also a small garden to potter in or just be lazy in, and a shed I use as a little workshop; and can find plenty to keep me occupied.Being retired helps in some ways because the lock-down has not affected my day-to-day home life very much.I am luckier than all those many cooped up with families in urban flats, so yes I count my blessings; but for me the problem is not of being stuck at home but the curtailed hobbies and social life. At least I am saving money I'll need when eventually I will be able to have some repairs to the house carried out, that are tasks for the professionals. less
London, by the city's size and status as capital, and its ... moreLondon, by the city's size and status as capital, and its sheer number of monuments, museums, famous buildings etc.; though Britain generally is very rich in such things.
"Alleged" for the so-called "Bermuda Triangle" is right: i... more"Alleged" for the so-called "Bermuda Triangle" is right: it is a physically hazardous area of deep ocean under very variable weather, but neither mystical nor evil. I can't help feeling though that you are alluding to something rather closer to home and certainly not mystical even if it moves in mysterious ways!
I beg her pardon.Sorry about the long delay - I have not visited... moreI beg her pardon.Sorry about the long delay - I have not visited Answermug for some time.I did not know Lady Ga-Ga had had genuine problems but so often the combination of celebrity, psychology and television is not a happy one, hence my cynicism.As it happens I have had clinical-psychological help, and it looks roughly similar to what you define in your question, though without "dialectical", a word which I had always previously only ever seen associated with certain political philosophies. I wasn't on telly about it though. less
I've enjoyed many holidays with no Internet, radio, music device... moreI've enjoyed many holidays with no Internet, radio, music device or newspapers (I have no TV anyway) for up to three weeks. And my telephone, which is not an Internet device as far as I know, was switched off almost all of the time.
I might develop arthritis in my thumb.No-one who stops is going ... moreI might develop arthritis in my thumb.No-one who stops is going anywhere near Llanfair Clydogau - they are all going to Sutton St. Edmond.The distance between the driver's and passenger's seats is less than two metres.
From what I understand of it, although an individual flight by a... moreFrom what I understand of it, although an individual flight by a long-distance jet aircraft does produce a considerable quantity of carbon-dioxide, overall, the total from air travel is a fairly small fraction of the total for transport generally.That doesn't suggest complacency though - one could fairly question why so many business people for example, fly where and when a train would be just as efficient and less polluting, and not travelling at all would be even more efficient and even less polluting. (The train may travel at 100mph, the plane at 400mph... but depending of course on distance, that can be offset by such factors as distances from town to airport, and the enforced long waits in airports. New York to Los Angeles by air is one thing... but London to Manchester or even Edinburgh?) less
Geology, but I have a broad appreciation of the natural sciences... moreGeology, but I have a broad appreciation of the natural sciences generally.Also Engineering - which can be defined as applying scientific laws to practical purposes.
To answer the question...Geology and Physical Geography adopt&nb... moreTo answer the question...Geology and Physical Geography adopt local-language, daily names for specific things typical to or best displayed in those countries. Some examples:Wadi - Arabic (a gorge formed in arid deserts by flash floods). I think some types of sand dune are also described by their Arabic words.Oasis - Egyptian via GreekGeyser - IcelandicFjord - NorseSteppe - Russian / EurasianKarst - Slav. (from kras, describing landscape formed by soluble rocks, principally limestone.)Clint and Gryke - Northern English from Norse? (respectively, the slabs of rock and intervening open joints in the karst-feature called 'limestone pavement'. My mnemonic for remembering which is which, is "grinning gryke"!)Silurian, Permian, Jurassic, etc: geological time-divisions named after their type-areas, but not always obviously - those respectively cite Wales, Perm (in Russia), and the Franco / Swiss Jura region.Otherwise even many of the modern technical terms, including in field... less
Planets and stars form as slightly-flattened spheres, from accre... morePlanets and stars form as slightly-flattened spheres, from accreting material; not from within themselves, which would require material to be produced from nothing! Asteroids tend to be irregular lumps, but they are more or less just huge boulders; possibly torn from planets or by a planet disintegrating under the pull of a huge neighbour to which it was drawn. I don't know why the Moon is spherical, unless it was torn from the Earth while that was still in its molten embryonic form, but the equivalents around other planets are spherical too.The Earth's internal heat is due to decay of radioactive isotopes. The Earth is an iron and nickel Core surrounded by molten but extremely viscous rock, the Mantle, topped by the relatively thin, solid Crusts (oceanic and continental). less
I was not aware Miss Stefani Germanotta is a research psychologi... moreI was not aware Miss Stefani Germanotta is a research psychologist or behavioural scientist when not making money from trying to sing...Or was she talking about some form of clinical-psychological counselling she had gone through?
Oh yes, I think so too - not just Nazi Germany either. The ... moreOh yes, I think so too - not just Nazi Germany either. The Communist regimes between them killed even more, some deliberately, many by a mixture of dogmatic incompetence and sheer callousness.
That's as bewildering as it is dreadful, and only the perpetrato... moreThat's as bewildering as it is dreadful, and only the perpetrator can explain his actions - that's if he knows his motives.
It may mean they are carrying the virus but are now reasona... moreIt may mean they are carrying the virus but are now reasonably immune from it.If so that has worrying implications. The virus won't go away, but will become endemic, hence the tremendous efforts in many countries to develop a safe and effective vaccine.
Did any of your neighbours receive these mystery "Love" letters?... moreDid any of your neighbours receive these mystery "Love" letters?I wonder if it was someone local giving them to everyone in the area.I've not had anything like that, but like everyone else along here, have received two offers of help from other residents in the street, one on a printed slip of paper, the other on a little card.
30 dead, is it, from the tornadoes?There must be many looking ac... more30 dead, is it, from the tornadoes?There must be many looking across the Atlantic, thinking of you and asking "What next?" on top of all your country's tragedies from the pandemic.
StrictChristianParenting
Why does correcting have to be by violence? And if that's a quote, no, I don't accept the say-so of unknown Late Bronze Age tribal elders!
September 1, 2016
tate99
Greetings Tate99 from a fellow Briton (S> Dorset) and nudist!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 29, 2016
MistyGoddess
Welcome to AM - and to a goodly number of us interested in spanking whether we advocate or oppose it in reality or think it best kept as a game for consenting adults!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
(also in UK)
July 29, 2016
timothy in London
Thank you for the compliment, Timothys Knickers. I should say I am not a full cross-dresser but like occasionally to wear a nightdress or miniskirt, at home only. Much of the time, if warm enough, I like to be nude or nearly so.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
May 17, 2016
Capes
Hello Capes.
Welcome to Answer Mug!
Durdle here: 64 nearly, also a Briton (in Dorset), here similarly.
My profile groups list gives you some idea of me but I am happy to chat on many other topics too if they interest me and I feel I know enough about the topic. I will add that despite the implications I don't like the idea of spanking children, especially with any weapon, but feel the traditional spanking has a place for adults, as long as it's consensual!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
VPLUK
I don't even try to look convincing - I don't cross-dress often and than only partly, in the home. liking the feel of the garments. Sometimes sleep in a nightie.
July 29, 2016
Marc
Not so much a comment as a question, Marc. I am uneasy to say the least about spanking children but what of adults feeling they need similar punishments in a therapeutic way?
July 29, 2016
harbourboy
Hi Harbourboy.
Welcome... come on then, elucidate on your specialist subjects!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
Steve Tomms
Hello Steve.
UK too - Dorset in fact. And like to be nude or, occasionally, in panties.
As for human behaviour - yes, I agree it is fascinating... and bewildering at times, frustrating at others, but never the same twice!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Uncle UK
Welcome to AM, Dominic, as one of the rather few fellow-Britons on here (I live in South of England). I am not sure about the spanking of children, though I've nothing against adults being spanked if they wish, erotically or as therapeutic punishment.
Regards,
Durdle.
September 6, 2016
NudiSuzie
Hello NudieSuzie.
Thankyou - would love to be your friend!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
August 31, 2016
Tawser22
What's your take on adult, consensual, spanking?
September 9, 2016
RB1954
May I ask, what is your take on adult, consensual spanking, e.g. in a "DD" relationship or as a sort of punitive therapy?
September 9, 2016
harry
Hello Harry.
Greetings from Dorset!
Lubrication by Beer - definitely. Naturism - Oh yes. Spanking - well, I don't support genuine CP but have been fascinated by it since boyhood, and later by the adult-fun variety.
Chatting - I can be chatty!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 28, 2016
french_delph
Hello French_Delph.
I don't favour spanking children but if it must be done I think it must be by hand only, and only enough to make the point. Am interested in spanking generally and think it has a place for adults who feel they need a little discipline and punishment.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
fatherfigure
I'm probably of similar age to you then, my fascination with spanking goes back to boyhood but no I don't think the world would be better for beating children! And yet...
Adult, consensual spanking - fine, and it's odd that now I feel I ought receive the occasional, belated spanking, firm hand not weapon, I did not receive and would not have wanted in boyhood, for immature failings I believe originated at that time!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 29, 2016
Legion
Hi Legion!
I reckon your Miss Hamilton might have done me some good! (Doubtless others too!)
Cheers,
Durdle
July 30, 2016
Michael
18 and 20. Adults, with the full choice of protection from assault by law.
September 1, 2016
Stonehenge43
Hello Stonehenge.
Welcome! I'm 64 and an ex-EP user but left it when parts of it started to become really sleazy or stupid. My profile gives a fir idea but I'm happy to chat about a wide range of subjects in which I am interested or can give reasonably knowledgeable facts or opinions.
You mention Adultmug. I know what you mean. I ignore the worst, some of which I find unpleasant, but do dip into some of the other threads on it. I'm slightly bi and interested in nudity and adult-consensual spanking, so am not quite a shrinking violet.
I did make one or two penfriendships (e-mail) from EP but they've fizzled out, thanks to losses in house moves, changes of computer and perhaps laziness by me!
How about you? Your interests, music etc?
Best Wishes,
Durdle. (after Durdle Door).
July 30, 2016
Eva amirhom
A sad story, Eva. Yes, you were wrong to do what you did but you have realised that, not everyone in the world will hate you, and I hope you will find forgiveness and happiness.
Durdle.
July 29, 2016
Stonehenge43
I would be very happy to chat about whatever we find of mutual interest, but I can't send a private message unless I add you as a friend first. may I do so, please?
regards,
Durdle
September 9, 2016
sjf47
welcome to AM and its Naturist section!
AM Male, 63 and live in Dorset.
Cheers,
Durdle
July 28, 2016
Pofan1201
That's not "spanking" , that's whipping, and cruel! What effect did it have on you in adult life?
August 14, 2016
Pofan1201
Hi Pofan.
Interesting: many people who admit they were beaten severely as children become adults either wanting to give or receive similar in games between consenting adults, or are turned off spanking and CP entirely.
You evidently became sexually submissive, but were you aroused by either the whipping or the submission at the time or in remembering it later?
Sorry, I'm not quite clear by what you mean as a "switcher" - switching between what?
I appreciate bare bottoms including my own as well, but unfortunately mine has aged with me and is now a bit soft and sagging.
Regards,
Durdle
August 15, 2016
Pofan1201
Thank you very much Pofan. Would love to be friends with you!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
August 15, 2016
Elshara Silverheart
Thank you for the compliment Elashara. I'm not sure what it means, but please do tell me what in particular influenced you.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
June 9, 2016
sp4sp4
Hello Sp4sp4. I too was on EP, though I left it well before it folded. "Drawn too deeply." I know the feeling. I think I was tempted too far into some EP fora, so am becoming fairly selective on what I view on here and chosen "stop following" on some already. Is this why you've not listed any groups? You have a point, using private e-mails.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Stuart
Hi Stuart. Thank you very much for your greetings, and have mine to you!
I oppose real CP but have been interested in spanking since boyhood, and have enjoyed quite a few gentle, erotic, spanking games.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Aaron
I couldn't agree more about being naked, Aaron!
Joanne1966
Love to be in a night-dress or nude. I like Sharon1717's comment too!
September 9, 2016
Sophronius Pupoid
Thank you very much for your comment! Sophronius.
Yes, my nickname is from Durdle Door. One of my sisters held her wedding-reception at Pennsylvania Castle, well before it reverted to a private house. The new owners have hosted garden fetes there though.
'Moonfleet' was one of our set books at school, and I remember the passage about the two leading characters escaping from Ringstead (I can't remember if that name was used in the book) by using a very steep cliff path. That path, or an equivalent, exists, up White Nothe, some 400 feet high, and someone showed it me a few years ago. I was glad to have climbed it, but I found it frightening and would not care to try it again!
The normal path from the car-park to that area of beach is gentler and not at all exposed.
I suppose I'm nearly local! Our family moved to Weymouth in 1959, when I was 7, when Dad's work was moved.
September 22, 2016
Nudistdad
Hello and Welcome, Nudistdad.
I'm single but not a father (seem to be collecting quite a tribe of first and grand nephews & nieces though!); but like you enjoy being nude around the home. There is a naturist beach not far from me, and I used to visit it fairly often, but I have leg problems now that make the long, steep path to it a bit too much. Can still be undressed at home, as I am now, though!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
August 14, 2016
Donny
I oppose using CP on children - especially the sort of gratuitous violence with assorted weapons described on the site - but what is your take on adult-only, consensual spanking, be it erotic, for some sort of punitive therapy or stress-relieving, curiosity or indeed to reprise personal or vicarious past experiences?
Regards,
Durdle.
September 9, 2016
caned4doz
Hello Caned4doz.
Overlapping (!) interests. I'm not as educated as you. Don't smoke, but do drink (moderately) and not religious. Am interested in science and have a wide range of musical tastes though can't play an instrument. Fitness more by walking and manual work and play than by speed!
I too am interested in discipline and do have regressive tendencies and sometimes feel I ought to be spanked for my immature faults.
July 29, 2016
caned4doz
Hello Caned4Dozen.
Thank you for the Friend request - certainly! This site is confusing - I've not managed to work out how the Friends and Messages parts work!
Anyway I think this part is public. For example I can see the messages between you and Forever shorts, on this page. AM does not seem to have a private-message system, at least not obviously so. All it does it let you separate individual conversations from the forum section.
I will say I oppose genuine CP - some of the accounts on this site are of frankly appalling cruelty. Yet it was seeing one or two real instances at school, and finding descriptions and images in history-books, that nurtured my interest.
The regressive streak I said I have surfaced really quite recently, in my 50s I think, although I had experimented with self-spanking since "discovering" it in my teens - when no doubt I had a rather more smackable bottom than now, had the right circumstances to introduce me to spanking fun, come along!
August 1, 2016
caned4doz
I advocate discipline - a system of behaviour - but not in its euphemistic malapropism for corporal punishment of children. However I believe for a consenting adult, there need be no bar beyond sensible, individual boundaries to being spanked ( or slippered or caned) appropriately in a therapeutic or punitive sense, as well obviously as purely erotically. In the last situation it might even be a foreplay activity. Similarly, some adults find release in being under regressive discipline, with or without physical punishment.
(Discipline and punishment are NOT synonyms: the latter is for wilful breaking of the former.)
September 7, 2016
Cravingyourtouch
Welcome Cravingyourtouch.
Mot only the women of the household who would benefit from a little suitable discipline at times!
Regards,
Durdle
(in Dorset)
July 29, 2016
spanko28
Do you like adult (consensual) spanking too?
September 9, 2016
NaughtyNicola
About You: sexiest lingerie a gurl can find - indeed, and very nice too!
September 1, 2016
NaughtyNicola
A pleasure Nicola - and I like your profile picture too!
September 7, 2016
NaughtyNicola
Not a full cross-dresser myself and I've few femme clothes, but I like to sleep in a nightie now and then, or wear something at least like a loose-fitting miniskirt. Love to be nude, too! The long-legged lass in that Timothy's Knickers pic fg5 you've commented on, looks as if she's about to be spanked!
September 7, 2016
Killkenny11
That's two of us from Dorset , then, Kilkenny!
Welcome to AnswerMug!
Cheers,
Durdle - and I won't need to explain my inspiration for that nick-name.
July 29, 2016
SJS
Hello SJS
I'm uneasy about the idea of spanking children - discipline yes, punishment or at least a reprimand if they break that discipline yes, but need it be physical punishment? If it does I would hope it be by hand only, not weapons as some parents seem to think clever, and only enough to make the point. What of adult, consensual spanking though! I can see that as therapeutic or stress-relief, and eminently suitable for someone who is of middle-age upwards but rather immature or regressive.
Regards,
Durdle
(Dorset - as the nickname may have suggested!)
July 30, 2016
tonyparker1
Hello Tonyparker1
Thank you for the invitation.
I too was on EP but abandoned it a few years ago. I'm a little older at nearly 64, also short and slim, well, nearly slim. Slightly bi, and enjoy being nude though knee troubles limit my excursions such as to an unofficial naturist beach not far from my South Dorset home. Also interested in spanking fun.
Various interests and fair range of musical tastes.
Best Wishes,
Durdle
(my nickname is from a feature on the Dorset coast.)
July 29, 2016
tonyparker1
Hello Tonyparker.
I thought I'd left a message but it doesn't appear here so perhaps I didn't.
Anyway your Profile Information describes me too, almost exactly - I am 64, and with a slight tummy.
I live in S.Dorset - hence my nick-name (from famous coastal feature).
Welcome to AM!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 30, 2016
softlywaking
Thank you for the compliment, Softlywaking.
Regards,
Durdle.
June 14, 2016
missspanking
Welcome to AmswerMug, Missspanking.
No shortage of people here interested in spanking, whether approving or not of beating children, or are like me, approving only of adult consensual spanking.
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 29, 2016
2Pink1s
Thank you for that brief private chat this afternoon. It was unexpected and I enjoyed it though I don't really understand how to use it.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
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