Re: Nostalgia
vickiebee <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:47:10 -0500
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Sam Plusnet wrote: > On 23/06/2026 11:20, vickiebee wrote: >> Sam Plusnet wrote: >>> On 22/06/2026 13:15, vickiebee wrote: >>>> Sam Plusnet wrote: >>>>> On 18/06/2026 12:34, Andy Burns wrote: >>>>>> vickiebee wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm still here, just having having trouble with my eyes. >>>>>>> Something called Scintillating Scotoma! >>>>>> >>>>>> I get that once or maybe twice a year, my optiquack isn't >>>>>> concerned by it. >>>>>> >>>>> If there isn't (or hasn't been) a band called "Scintillating >>>>> Scotoma" then the world is a poorer place. >>>> ~~~ >>>> LOL! Thanks for sharing that. Hilarious! I love to play that game. >>>> Where have you been all my life? >>> >>> Sheffield Polytechnic, at point. >>> >> ~~~ >> Yep, leave it to the engineers, yet it lacks a certain wit and sparkle. >> What instrument did you play? >> v > The record player was the summit of my musical talents. ~~~ The same here, except they tell me I can sing. I used to tend bar at a little jazz club and the live band would encourage me to "sit in" on my breaks. I knew every Billie Holiday ballad by heart. What was the last bit of music that you bought? Mine was Diana Krall. Now, back on topic before the purists throw eggs at us. How do you peel an boiled egg without the white sticking to the shell? v - didn't mean to denigrate engineers, who are among my favorite people -- https://www.thefarside.com/