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There is a town called after a spitting game introduced by the Romans. Hetton le Hole. The Romans stood in a circle spitting (hetton) into a hole in the ground and got a point for each successful het

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on No Sigma USB Dock for Pentax??? at 15/09/2013 - 19:14

I think all these shots are stunning. Great subjects for trying out the lens on and I think you have captured their characters perfectly.

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Mediaeval Portraits, DA*50-135 at 15/09/2013 - 13:55

Miss the Sunday sessions when all the pubs had dishes of pickled tripe, black pudding, cheese and salty biscuits, pickled onions and salted nuts all free. Of course you didn't have to think whether anyone had washed their hands after a visit to the toilet

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Another pointless thread at 15/09/2013 - 13:45

In the days of real draught beer from wooden barrels any publican visiting another pub would order the "ordinary" as it was called here, the reason being the slops always went back into the "Best Scotch" as it was 2d a pint more
A funnel, with holes at various heights in the spout, and filter paper to fit were available so the finings in the barrel were not "disturbed" All tricks of the trade to generate maximum profit.

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Another pointless thread at 15/09/2013 - 13:21

I nominate #1 for this week's competition: 88 two...

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2013 - In pictures at 15/09/2013 - 12:09

Weren't Watneys the first to introduce the Party Seven can? Only opened as a last resort

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Another pointless thread at 15/09/2013 - 11:16

Good shots under the circumstances. I thought the last one was very well done, is it DS doing Karaoke

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on singers from the ship at 15/09/2013 - 10:27

greynolds999 wrote:
And the chat's better here too!

...and you're not trying to listen to a conversation over the noise of the the "music" and/or Hen Party participants screeching and such like

Am I starting to get old

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Another pointless thread at 15/09/2013 - 07:43

Because the pubs that are open are filled with 20 something getting ratted on vodka

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on Another pointless thread at 14/09/2013 - 22:43

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Thanks I'll look into that. It would be handy to know what
distance bird shots etc.were.

But does it matter when your shots are razor sharp anyway :

Comment by tyronet2000 posted on No Sigma USB Dock for Pentax??? at 14/09/2013 - 22:27

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