The last post is the WINNER!

[Stevicus]

Oh no, the exact opposite.

Really it's just rivalry and banter for no real reason other than North Vs South, we also have East vs West. And even fir example if a town has 2 (or more) football clubs, Manchester has united vs city, Glasgow has Celtic vs Rangers

All good fun until someone looses an eye

Yeah, we have a lot of that with sports rivalries. Most of the time it's friendly, although there have been some incidents of violence. Then there was the infamous 10¢ beer night: Ten Cent Beer Night - Wikipedia

And then also: Disco Demolition Night - Wikipedia

 

[sun rise]

Winning with a bag full of farmer's market veg and fruit.

 

[Stonetree]

 

[ChristineM]

Thats about right

 

[ChristineM]

Yeah, we have a lot of that with sports rivalries. Most of the time it's friendly, although there have been some incidents of violence. Then there was the infamous 10¢ beer night: Ten Cent Beer Night - Wikipedia

And then also: Disco Demolition Night - Wikipedia

Happens in france too.

There is a wonderful story sbout Monpazier and Villefranch. Rival towns both decided ro raid the other on the same night. Both were surprised when they reached their destination and found the town empty (they took different routes). Both ransacked the place and took what they wanted, headed home quite disappointed there was no fighting (again different routes).

Returned home to find their towns ransacked and emptied of valuables.

After much negotiation they returned all the stolen goods and called it quits.

This was 600 years ago, the rivalry still exists in rugby matches

 

[Stevicus]

Happens in france too.

There is a wonderful story sbout Monpazier and Villefranch. Rival towns both decided ro raid the other on the same night. Both were surprised when they reached their destination and found the town empty (they took different routes). Both ransacked the place and took what they wanted, headed home quite disappointed there was no fighting (again different routes).

Returned home to find their towns ransacked and emptied of valuables.

After much negotiation they returned all the stolen goods and called it quits.

This was 600 years ago, the rivalry still exists in rugby matches

I heard a story about the USC-UCLA rivalry, where some USC students broke into the UCLA newspaper, The Daily Bruin, and somehow made it so a number of issues were printed of false stories of the UCLA team players and coaches quoted as saying "we suck" and "we have no chance of beating USC; they're too great for us." It's mainly just pranks.

Although I do recall a recent incident where some rival fans of the LA Dodgers and SF Giants got into some confrontation and someone was actually killed. Sometimes it can get a bit nasty.

 

[ChristineM]

Winning with a bag full of farmer's market veg and fruit.

Did that this morning. Not really a farmer's market, but a procucers market. Many stall holders are farmers selling their produce.

Tonight had a wonderful dinner of warm fresh goats cheese and (homegrown) figs, black tomato and muscat grapes on red lettuce with a delicious crusty baguette. Followed by Charlotte strawberries and cream.

 

[sun rise]

Did that this morning. Not really a farmer's market, but a procucers market. Many stall holders are farmers selling their produce.

Tonight had a wonderful dinner of warm fresh goats cheese and (homegrown) figs, black tomato and muscat grapes on red lettuce with a delicious crusty baguette. Followed by Charlotte strawberries and cream.

And when you go to sleep tonight you can dream a wonderful dream (without the beard, of course):

 

[sun rise]

Also this

Wholesome Feline Memes for Hooman Cat Lovers Who Need a Mid Week Pick Me Up (August 16, 2023)

26 medical-grade prescription cat memes that'll take the edge off this week

amp.cheezburger.com

 

[Wu Wei]

I know that Google occasionally makes mistakes, they've spelled the name of the next village to us wrong, they won't fix their error and are waiting for the village to change it's name to what Google says it is.

However reality overrides Google and in this case the reality is real. Google is... Shock and horror... Correct. Of course you are entitled to believe whatever stupid thing you want to believe

I have seen and experienced horrific directions from google maps

 

[Wu Wei]

Methinks you just proved my point, thanks sweety

Never hurts to help

 

[Wu Wei]

Thats about right

You're talking France, right

 

[ChristineM]

And when you go to sleep tonight you can dream a wonderful dream (without the beard, of course):

No need to dream

 

[ChristineM]

You're talking France, right

England / British isles

 

[sun rise]

Cats approved this win

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how​

But of the 41 species of wild felines, the vast majority are about the size of a housecat. Few people have heard of the black-footed cat or the Borneo bay cat, much less the kodkod, oncilla or marbled cat. Clearly, the little-cat side of the feline family needs a better PR agent.


In theory, any of these species could have been the progenitor of the domestic cat, but recent DNA studies demonstrate unequivocally that today’s housecats arose from the African wildcat – specifically, the North African subspecies, Felis silvestris lybica.
...
Yet many domestics appear basically indistinguishable from wildcats. In fact, only 13 genes have been changed by natural selection during the domestication process.
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To signal friendly intentions, an approaching cat raises its tail straight up, a trait shared with lions and no other feline species.
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Evolution of a master manipulator​

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Cats similarly manipulate people with their purrs. When they want something – picture a cat rubbing against your legs in the kitchen while you open a can of wet food – they purr extra loudly. And this purr is not the agreeable thrumming of a content cat, but an insistent chainsaw br-rr-oom demanding attention.

Scientists digitally compared the spectral qualities of the two types of purrs and discovered that the major difference is that the insistent purr includes a component very similar to the sound of a human baby crying. People, of course, are innately attuned to this sound, and cats have evolved to take advantage of this sensitivity to get our attention.

 

[John53]

Nothing for breakfast and the shop doesn't open for 90 minutes.

 

[ChristineM]

Cats approved this win

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how​

But of the 41 species of wild felines, the vast majority are about the size of a housecat. Few people have heard of the black-footed cat or the Borneo bay cat, much less the kodkod, oncilla or marbled cat. Clearly, the little-cat side of the feline family needs a better PR agent.


In theory, any of these species could have been the progenitor of the domestic cat, but recent DNA studies demonstrate unequivocally that today’s housecats arose from the African wildcat – specifically, the North African subspecies, Felis silvestris lybica.
...
Yet many domestics appear basically indistinguishable from wildcats. In fact, only 13 genes have been changed by natural selection during the domestication process.
...
To signal friendly intentions, an approaching cat raises its tail straight up, a trait shared with lions and no other feline species.
...

Evolution of a master manipulator​

...
Cats similarly manipulate people with their purrs. When they want something – picture a cat rubbing against your legs in the kitchen while you open a can of wet food – they purr extra loudly. And this purr is not the agreeable thrumming of a content cat, but an insistent chainsaw br-rr-oom demanding attention.

Scientists digitally compared the spectral qualities of the two types of purrs and discovered that the major difference is that the insistent purr includes a component very similar to the sound of a human baby crying. People, of course, are innately attuned to this sound, and cats have evolved to take advantage of this sensitivity to get our attention.

And this is news?

 

[ChristineM]

Nothing for breakfast and the shop doesn't open for 90 minutes.

Bad planning

 

[John53]

Bad planning

I am ashamed of myself. I would make corn fritters but then there will be a mess.

 

[ChristineM]

I am ashamed of myself. I would make corn fritters but then there will be a mess.

The dog can lick up the mess