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When talking about Specsavers, I see their advertising talking about a special deal when you but two pairs of glasses. Why? What do you need two pairs of glasses for? It's not as if you wear you...

It's not "a slap after landing", it is a slap on landing which is that which helps break the fall. So it is not a sound effect as you say, but an integral part of the fall.

Have you seen the Ministry of Health ad on TV? The young girl throws the man to the floor. Nothing extraordinary about that. In judo you learn how to throw someone bigger than yourself, but what is...

Thank you, Wainui. I ran the tests and each one brought up a warning so I know that I am protected, It's great to have that peace of mind. I have passed that on to a couple of friends who I'm certain...

Thank you very much chief. Very interesting.:thanks Thanks also to Wainui and 1101. I have learnt a lot.

Thank you for your replies, everyone.

The consensus seems to be that I don't require a firewall as the Windows built in firewall which is all I need. I was told that a firewall was a good idea...

I have installed Tinywall firewall, but then I wanted to join a Zoom meeting and was unable to do so and because I did not know what to do. I wanted to go to the Zoom meeting so I uninstalled...

Thanks very much, Wainui. That's just what I wanted. Much appreciated.:thanks

We have moved and have been able to connect the laptop to the internet but although I have looked on Google I can't find anything to tell me how to connect our printer to the internet - at least that...

Think of all the good that amount of money could do.

USS Gerald R. Ford: The most advanced carrier of the US cost around $13.3 billion to build. And it's not only the cost of the ship. There is...

New Years Day has not always been regarded as the first day of the New Year. Many years ago the New Year began on March 25th.
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You obviously are very anti religion. That puts you up against organisations that are in the majority of the world's population. Just because you have no time for church going does not mean that...

Ha! Ha! Yes. I have heard that one as well. Used to take the occasional "maori day" off myself. I was REALLY sick! (Sick of work.):rolleyes:

You would not be allowed to call it that these days....

At least it means something to someone - it's a day off, a long weekend. That will give them time to go somewhere for a break, so it's not a total loss.:rolleyes:

Ah, now I know what you mean. I did not know they were called that. I wondered if that was another name for jiggers. Do they still use jiggers?

I think that you are right. It is tokenism.

But your "soon be as many Chinese as maori" is not as correct. They are Asian and not necessarily of Chinese origin. Taiwan is one small example.
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Why are they making such a fuss? They are treating it as if it is something new. But we have known about the pleiades cluster (also known as the seven sisters) for aeons. I don't see why we need all...

What are hi-rails and where did you see them?

Another question for those wise ones out there: All trains have a red flashing, warning (?) light on the last carriage. Why is that? It's not as if there is any other train anywhere near the rear of...

We rode the Eurostar from London to the Gare du Nord in Paris (about 20 years ago) via the Channel Tunnel - 300kph - 2½ hours. And like the TGV (as psycik says) the Eurostar is very smooth. It is...

They had a luggage compartment at the rear. I think that they carried small parcels as well. Certainly they delivered newspapers. I travelled between Ward (80km south of Blenheim) to boarding school...

And talking about that sort of thing, the following is what I learnt from a programme I watch - NASA's Unexplained Files:

The universe that we see when we look out to its furthest horizons...

I could not care less what you think of me. Your opinion is not at all important. To me you are a nobody. You do not count at all. Why should I worry what you think? I do not. So say what you...

You obviously did not read all of my post. I stated that 'I am not anti Yank as you may think - I am pro Kiwi. There's a big difference."

And have you noticed? Nothing has an affect anymore, neither is anything affected. They all have an impact. Everything is impacted upon. The Yank influence once more? What is happening to Kiwi...