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  1. Jennifer, you did the same mistake as me. An erronous 'e'. Scotch can only be made in Scotland. It's Whiskey with the extra letter 'e', is made elsewhere, historically Ireland. As for which is better, that's not my tipple, so I can't comment. This is what the BBC Good Food Guide had to say about it. Whisky’ derives from the Gaelic term usquebaugh which translates as ‘water of life’. Uisge means water. Beatha means life. It’s a term used for many types of invigorating spirits over time, for example Eau de Vie. In modern usage, whisky is from Scotland and whiskey is from Ireland. The difference comes from the translation of words from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic forms. In the late 1800s, Scottish whisky was also very poor quality therefore the Irish producers wanted to differentiate their product. These days though, both Scotch and Irish are two of the greatest spirits on the planet.
  2. Two rhymes this Christmas/NYE and 3 splendids...can't be bad. Thanks Alfred, this was another rush job. Gulp! A typo: twice? Ermm, that's gonna involve a visit from the grammar cops, then death by bagpipes, at the gallows. I don't like Scotch, Whiskey or Bourbon: so the only single malt I'd drink is a pint of ale. Port and vodka, will do nicely too!🍷 (A good writer needs a better editor)
  3. Yes Jennifer, you asked for it...challenge accepted! English translation used, as this is easier for me. Apologies to George and Robbie Burns and the original writer. I have inserted a particular Eejit into this poem; that should please George. Beat that Rabbie! As I'm English: NYE, is not the same as Hogmanay. The english never had to go 400 years without Christmas First footing, cleaning out the fireplace and burning juniper is a very Scottish tradition. Dipping into the icy Scottish waters around the Queensferry area is a Looney Douk idea. You, Alfred and George are welcome to dissect this one, only 360 odd days to go, before the next first footing: so plenty of time to polish, then rehearse this one. (Well that's 5 hours of Monday evening, that I'll never see again) Scansions get lost in the bottom of a very large glass! That's my excuse, Your Honour! Auld Lang Syne: the eejit Should fossil fuels be welcome not. Whiskey will do fine! Should fossils fuels be welcome not You could just bring wine! CHORUS: “Forsake this wild time of year Forsake your party night!” Eejitus bah-humbugium Fuming, sulking all night. And surely I’ll burn juniper! And surely you’ll burn thine! Is he allergic to happiness? Such, A grumpy old swine. Have you have swept out the old grey coals, and cleaned the mantel piece? But why are you covered in soot? I shan’t inquire. We too have dipped into the Forth, In minus eight or nine; Our clothes around us have not thawed Stood next to your fire And where’s ma towel, you Looney Douk? Bah-hum's not a friend o’ mine! And he’ll forsake all good-will, that, Grumpy stripey swine.
  4. ...wonderful cliffs too, very reminiscent of the British railway posters of that era. The red paint, makes it jump out of the picture.
  5. Alfred, I do believe you've cracked it. Good work Sir. I had to look up that word...Although I'm sure Jennifer doesn't want to go shopping for a wet & dry carpet cleaner! It's not her fault. It's Georges's! Scansion NOUN the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm. "the verse defies easy scansion" the rhythm of a line of verse. "triple scansion"
  6. The poem, mask or virus..? Please not the last one! LOL
  7. Nice job Chris. Does this match up with any real company livery? Was it done with the isometric grid? My only critique, is the low contrast between the land and sea. The plane and bus icons are really cute, but I would prefer it if they were a different colour as the people who read these maps , are generally in a rush. I do like a good map, they really do make a difference. OS maps should really be global in my view. Do you know of these lads on YouTube? They do videos on maps and trains. Enjoy! Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are MAP MEN! Two men with a passion for geography have joined forces to make a YouTube series all about the world's weirdest and funniest maps. JAY FOREMAN - @jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES - @markcooperjones Geoff Marshall, has quite a few feats up his sleeve when it comes to travelling by train and tube. He even made a map of the Underground using people! Hope you find these channels interesting.
  8. Just for you, the newly edited version. Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree It's Bah Humbug From him to me Oh misery guts Oh misery guts That smile you'd crack Is hard as nuts You've had enough Of Christmas cheer Face masks slipping Another tier. Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree Why do you bring him Such misery? It's not as if He had to clean That carpet crawling With needles green Oh Affinity Oh Affinity Without Eejits Where would we be?
  9. I know a certain orange and white gerbil, who fits that bill to a T.
  10. "Only a mother would find this plane beautiful". Anon I definitely agree, with that mother. This forum needs a bigger hangar for all these amazing birds. Well done Epakcor.
  11. Yes, I forgot to add the letters est, to the word small. Blame it on the Baileys.
  12. It's been a while, since I was there. Does this explain the change in pets, seeing as the Affinity team seem to be a bit feline fixated? Should I ask where the gerbies went?
  13. Sometimes restrictions, such as colour, texture, format, media etc can actually trigger the brain to unleash the hidden talents. This might not have worked as well, if the animation software was better to work with. (And now for something completely different) Happy New Year, may it be Covid and restriction free.
  14. This was one of those silly ideas that just needed to be done. My partner has 4 gerbils and her sister has a single male hamster. So I thought it would be funny to knock up a rough and ready card, based on my photos and a stock picture of the web. To make it look more studenty, I made the photos look cheap 'n' cheerful, stuck on the main picture, with Dymo tape styled messages from each rodent, pasted onto something resembling a cork board. Not one to plagiarise, honest...some of the messages might look familiar. Yes, everybody loved it.
  15. Oh, Kasper, Kasper, Kasper! Have you been OD'ing on the Monty Python boxsets again? The joke about taking of the masks-is-too-much-like-hard-work-to-animate was pure genius! I must admit to needing the subtitles, damn those face masks, making conversations difficult!
  16. Is this creative enough for you?
  17. Jennifer (or should that be Ed?) for that. The pickier the better, I won't improve otherwise. Glad my late night, rough draft of a poem was good enough to awaken the ghosts-of-journalists passed. Every good writer needs a better editor...you're hired! Who wants to read Christmas card ditties in January? I did this in about 30 minutes, as it was getting late. I understand what you said about the whole syllable and rhythm trick to produce the correct stanza (I hated poetry at school, it just wasn't my thing, comedy was!). The inclusion of the word 'new', although one syllable too many was shoved in to demonstrate the frustration of having to put up with three changes of tier in as many days...grammar vs feeling vs flow. This is what I call the Armstrong Syndrome, (that's Neil: not some liar called Lance) where the exclusion of one extra word can change the whole line and possibly context. Always a bane! Up there with Shelly and Keats...wow, thank you for that. I did throw in a Peter Gabriel/Genesis reference with his Carpet Crawlers single. Showing my fondness for throwing in the odd paper trail. Thumbs up for that pun about the spruce and needless. Let's see how George enjoys this. Thanks for the feedback and tutoring.
  18. Great work George! Jennifer, you've started a whole new idea for Eejit themed Christmas cards, so here's my tuppence/2 cents worth... (This terrible rhyme below was being sung(?) on that wee sweetie's doorstep, through muffled face-masked, choir singers. Might explain why he's not a happy chappy.) Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree It's Bah Humbug From him to me Oh misery guts Oh misery guts That smile you'd crack Is as hard as nuts You've had enough Of Christmas cheer Face masks slipping And another new tier. Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree Why do you bring him Such misery? It's not as if He had to clean That carpet crawling With needles green Oh Affinity Oh Affinity Without Eejits Where would we be? (If you're gonna throw tomatoes at me, please use fresh...not tinned ones!)
  19. Absolutely, I can see a demand for quick and easy tutorials like this. A massive confidence booster to those who want to get started straight away.
  20. Ren, those clouds really give it some atmosphere, how did you do that? We need more planes in these froums.
  21. The orange hues on the playing cards are amazing.
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