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billtheangler

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Boring old sod the wrong side of 50 who thinks the worlds problems are a lot clearer when you've a glass of red wine in your hand. Anything else you want to know? Drop me a line

  • Heat insulation, industrial.?

    I have a machine that runs at 160C. The heated plate is 6mm away from the control plate which houses the electronics. I have tried firefly and silicon as insulators but too much heat transference, any ideas on a better insulator? thanks

    3 AnswersEngineering1 decade ago
  • Don't know who this could be?

    When a certain dead celebrity’s will was found recently it was stated that as he had had that too much cosmetic surgery he would like his body to be melted down and made into plastic bags. That way he can cause children as much harm after death as he did before (allegedly)

    10 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Best Travel Insurance?

    Anyone know a reliable travel insurer (not the cheapest) as I've been hearing a lot of bad reports lately, thanks, Bill

    2 AnswersOther - Destinations1 decade ago
  • Womens Logic, or not?

    Jenny was trying to sell her old car. She was having a lot of problems selling it, because the car had 150,000 miles on the clock.

    One day, she told her problem to Jerry. He said, "There is a way to make the car easier to sell, but it's not legal." "That doesn't matter," replied Jenny, "if only I can sell the car."

    "Okay," said Jerry. "Here is the address of a friend of mine. He owns a car repair shop. Tell him I sent you and he will turn the counter in your car back to 25,000 miles. Then it shouldn't be a problem selling it."

    The following weekend, Jenny made the trip to the mechanic.

    About one month after that, Jerry asked Jenny, "Did you sell your car" "No," replied Jenny, "Why would I want to sell it? It only has 25,000 miles on the clock."

    15 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • quick .... before it starts?

    A man came home from work, sat down in his favourite chair, turned on the TV, and said to his wife,

    "Quick, bring me a beer before it starts,"

    She looked a little puzzled, but brought him a beer.

    When he finished it, he said, "Quick, bring me another beer. It's going to start,"

    This time she looked a little angry, but brought him a beer.

    When it was gone, he said, "Quick, another beer before it starts,"

    That's it!" She blows her top, "You b*stard! You waltz in! here, flop your fat *** down, don't even say hello to me and then expect me to run around like your slave. Don't you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron all day long?"

    The husband sighed............. "Oh hell, it's started"

    9 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Canadian Power supplies (amperage) help needed?

    We are developing a machine for Canada to be used in pharmacies and other shops which will pull 20 amps, will this be ok to plug in to their standard sockets. Thanks.

    3 AnswersOther - Electronics1 decade ago
  • Your call is important to us, please press..........?

    hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline……..

    -If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.

    -If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.

    -If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5, and 6.

    -If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.

    -If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the

    mother ship.

    -If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you

    which number to press.

    -If you are a manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, no one will answer.

    -If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.

    -If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the pound key until a

    representative comes on the line.

    -If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, telephone

    number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother's maiden name.

    -If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, s-l-o-w-l-y & c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y

    press 0 0 0 .

    -If you have bi-polar disorder, please leave a message after the beep or

    before the beep or after the beep. Please wait for the beep.

    -If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term

    memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.

    -If you have low self-esteem, please hang up. All operators are too busy to talk to you."

    -If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down & cry. You won’t be crazy forever.

    -If you are a blonde don't press any buttons, you'll just mess it up.

    14 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Now a Political Truth (if that's not an oxymoron)?

    An Israeli doctor said 'medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one person and put it in another and have him looking for work within 6 weeks'.

    The German doctor said 'that's nothing, we can take a lung from one person, put it in another and have him looking for work in 4 weeks'

    The English doctor said 'ha, we can take an a**hole from Scotland, put him in nNo 10 Downing street and have half the country looking for work within 24 hours'.

    9 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Political Correctness Gone Mad?

    Just been on the news that all pykies, gypsies and travellers are now to be called Caravan Utilizing Nomadic Travellers

    - bet this gets reported!!!

    14 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • A trip down memory lane?

    Do you remember when………..

    All the girls had ugly gym slips

    It took five minutes for the TV to warm up

    Nearly everyone's Mum was at home when the kids got home from school

    Nobody owned a thoroughbred dog

    When 6d was a decent allowance

    You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny

    Your Mother wore nylons that came in two pieces

    All your male teachers wore ties and female teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels and they threatened to keep children back a year if they failed. . . and they did it!

    When being sent to the head's study was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home

    You got your windscreen cleaned, oil checked, and petrol served, without asking, all for free, every time. And you didn't pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot

    Washing Powder (OMO) had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box

    It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents

    When a Ford Zephyr was everyone's dream car...

    and people went steady

    No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked

    Lying on your back in the grass with your friends

    and saying things like, 'That cloud looks like a...'

    Playing cricket with no adults to help the children with the rules of the game

    Bottles came from the corner shop without safety caps and hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger

    Mr Pastry, 6.5 Special, The Army Game , Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Emergency Ward 10, the Lone Ranger, Hancock's Half hour, Trigger Sgt. Bilko and You're never alone with a Strand

    Telephone numbers with a word prefix...( Mayfair 3489). Party lines.

    Peashooters, Andy Pandy, Green Shield Stamps, Hi-Fi's & 45 RPM records, 78 RPM records!

    Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'?

    'Race issue' meant arguing about who ran the fastest? Catching tiddlers could happily occupy an entire day?

    The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was 'chickenpox'

    Having a Weapon in School meant being caught with a catapult

    Saturday morning television wasn't 30-minute commercials for action figures

    Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles?

    The Worst Embarrassment was being picked last for a team

    Cigarette cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle

    Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin

    Water balloons were the ultimate weapon

    Basically we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we survived because their love was greater than the threat.

    As well as summers filled with bike rides, cricket, Hula Hoops, skate hockey and visits to the pool, and eating lemonade powder or liquorice sticks.

    Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, 'Yes, I remember that'?

    If you can remember most or all of these, Then You Have Lived!!!!!!!

    9 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Open office.org in Finnish?

    When I load a stick into my computer (with an excel programme) it shows as open office.org which would be ok but the top toolbar is in Finnish (tiedosto, muokkaa etc.) how do I convert these to english as the only instructions I can find are in Finnish.

    Thanks.

    2 AnswersOther - Computers1 decade ago
  • Fuerteventura at Christmas?

    Have just booked a week at Fuerteventura at Christmas - anyone been there and knows what the weather and atmosphere is like there.

    4 AnswersChristmas1 decade ago
  • Many a true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

    Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven , God went missing for six days. Eventually, Archangel Michael found him on the seventh day resting. He enquired of God, 'Where have you been?'

    God pointed downwards through the clouds. Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, 'What is it?'

    'It's a planet,' replied God, 'and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance.'

    'Balance?' inquired Michael, still confused.

    God explained, pointing down to different parts of the Earth,

    'For example, North America will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while South America is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot, and Russia will be a cold spot. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people.'

    God continued, pointing to the different countries.

    This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice.'

    The Archangel , impressed by God's work, then pointed to another area of land and asked, 'What's that?'

    'Ah,' said God. That's the North of England, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful people, seven Premiership football teams in the North West alone, and many impressive cities; it is the home of the world's finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, explorers and politicians. The people from the North of England are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found travelling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as speakers of truth.'

    Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, 'But what about balance God, you said there will be BALANCE!'

    God replied very wisely, 'Wait till you see the kind of people I'm putting in the South of England

    14 AnswersJokes & Riddles1 decade ago
  • Pensions - marriage or living together?

    I am 60, in full time employment and my 'new' partner is 65, how will it affect her state pension if we marry, or is it financially best to just live together?

    - and will the circumstances change when I retire?

    Thanks

    2 AnswersPersonal Finance1 decade ago
  • Can You Get A Divorce If Your Still Sharing The Same House?

    If both partners are willing, is it possible for a divorce if you are still living together? (uk)

    12 AnswersMarriage & Divorce1 decade ago
  • 2D Drawing?

    can anyone please tell me of a decent, EASY, 2D drawing package, Thanks, Bill

    2 AnswersSoftware1 decade ago
  • latest De Nero, Pacino film?

    saw a clip recently but can't find it again or remember the title, any help please, thanks

    4 AnswersMovies1 decade ago
  • C.A.D. - Solid Works into another cheaper system?

    I have a file of solid works drawings that I wish to modify, I do not have a C.A.D. system at the moment but am looking for one where I can transfer the solid works drawings for modification.

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks

    1 AnswerSoftware1 decade ago
  • eating out - Enfield?

    could anyone with local knowledge please tell me of any nice romantic decent eating places around the Enfield area - thanks

    4 AnswersLondon1 decade ago