I thought I start an"I'm going a little mad thread".....

[Flay]

I met a police inspector in a novel who told me that they're a good way to murder people:
Stir crystals into a sherry trifle, serve, stand clear and lo & behold he/she will explode in a few minutes. Job done.

Sadly Mrs Flay dislikes trifle

[Count Boso]

Sadly Mrs Flay dislikes trifle

I saw it on social media, inspector. I don't know who he is but I think he may be a fan of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast (hope that helps).

[MrGongGong]

I don't know if this was madness or genius.

A small area of my lawn sits over unremovable concrete covered by just a few inches of soil which dries out. So I had the inspired idea to mix in lots of the water-retaining granules used in hanging baskets (I hadn't used them before and was unaware of their extraordinary hydrophilic powers), and I replaced the square of turf.

After watering, to my amazement, each granule magicked into a 1cm cube of jelly and the turf levitated itself, bouncing back when I attempted to tread it down, like a trampoline!

So thinks: do I remove the soil/jelly mix, or should I make the whole lawn like this: a novel sprung lawn?

You might like this

Here's the paper about the process

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Inside-the-intimate-zone%3A-The-case-of-aural-in-Stavropoulos/08fbbc82107991c5ed83b2aa8e50a25f065fa641

Here's the sound that started this off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaWWia3RZA4

Then how to record the sound as if your head was inside the pan


And here's the composition made from recordings of the balls (this is a stereo version, i've heard 5:1 and 8 channel ones and I think there is a binaural one somewhere)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIvhBEy2710

[Jonathan]

Well thanks everyone (I think...) I'm somewhat confused now. At least it's Friday...

[Serial_Apologist]

An account of this morning's conversation in Forest Hill Sainsbury's between myself and the young guy on the counter.

Me: Ill have two of those 10 Motives on that middle shelf, please. How much?

Him: £12,60.

Me: (tapping in my Pin) - Did anyone ever tell you you have a strong resemblance to someone famous on TV?

Him:.......................er, no?

Me: That guy who used to be in Monty Python?

Him: Sorry?

Me: You know, Monty Python's Flying Circus?

(I was unsuccessfully trying to remember Eric Idle's name; well, you know how it is...)

Him: Never heard of it, sorry.

Me: There's me thinking everybody had. Never mind, I can't remember his name in any case!

He really could have passed for Eric Idle's twin brother!

Sad - in more ways than one!

[eighthobstruction]

....Yes we are part of that charmed priviledged pampered generation....and the yute of today have no idea what we are talking about....Albatros on a Stick....Jumpers for Goalposts....Queuing for Tickets....Doing my own brakes....Home and Colonial....COOP Divi'....Bakers Van....Pig Bin....

[Dave2002]

https://youtu.be/wrqW_BZu5Xk

[cloughie]

....Yes we are part of that charmed priviledged pampered generation....and the yute of today have no idea what we are talking about....albatross on a Stick....Jumpers for Goalposts....Queuing for Tickets....Doing my own brakes....Home and Colonial....COOP Divi'....Bakers Van....Pig Bin....

Careful not to disrespect Peter Green’s memory!

[cloughie]

An account of this morning's conversation in Forest Hill Sainsbury's between myself and the young guy on the counter.

Me: Ill have two of those 10 Motives on that middle shelf, please. How much?

Him: £12,60.

Me: (tapping in my Pin) - Did anyone ever tell you you have a strong resemblance to someone famous on TV?

Him:.......................er, no?

Me: That guy who used to be in Monty Python?

Him: Sorry?

Me: You know, Monty Python's Flying Circus?

(I was unsuccessfully trying to remember Eric Idle's name; well, you know how it is...)

Him: Never heard of it, sorry.

Me: There's me thinking everybody had. Never mind, I can't remember his name in any case!

He really could have passed for Eric Idle's twin brother!

Sad - in more ways than one!

I’ll just settle for not knowing what 10 motives are - sounds like it should be a laxative!

[eighthobstruction]

I’ll just settle for not knowing what 10 motives are - sounds like it should be a laxative!

....i was wondering....didn't like to ask....

[Flay]

.....COOP Divi'....

Green Shield stamps...

[eighthobstruction]

Green Shield stamps...

....milk tokens....(Blue for silver top, red for semi skim)....

[eighthobstruction]

Green Shield stamps...

....the corporation rent man, the insurance man, brush man....[the reddle man teehee}

[johncorrigan]

....the corporation rent man, the insurance man, brush man....[the reddle man teehee}

Cod liver oil and orange juice! So famed up here that they wrote a song about it!

[Serial_Apologist]

....the corporation rent man, the insurance man, brush man....[the reddle man teehee}

Kleeneze, on your doorstep!

Mum: "Is that the Kleeneze man?

Me: "Admit it: you like his Norfolk accent!"

Mum: "Shh, don't you go telling Daddy, now!"

Apparently now online!