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[Perun]

I find the difference between Malta and Cyprus quite remarkable. Is there a mountain region in Cyprus where it actually gets cold on a regular basis, or is the record a result of many coincidental factors causing this outlier?

Also, the position of the marker for the Norwegian record is inaccurate. It should be in Karasjok, further east.

The Troodos mountains get fairly high, I think.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

The Troodos mountains get fairly high, I think.

I read up on that, the highest peak is 1962 meters above sea level. That does help.

 

[Black Wizard]

Work Christmas meal is tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it. There could be a lot of too.

 

[phantomoftheicarus]

I was the only one not invited to the fencing clubs Christmas meal

 

[Saapanael]

I find the difference between Malta and Cyprus quite remarkable. Is there a mountain region in Cyprus where it actually gets cold on a regular basis, or is the record a result of many coincidental factors causing this outlier?

Yup, I knew that negative degrees haven't been recorded in Malta but that it's so far separated from the rest of Europe is remarkable.

On the topic of temperatures, my father's father, who lives in Siberia, called one winter many years ago and said: "Today is the same temperature as on the day I was born: -43C."

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Work Christmas meal is tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it. There could be a lot of too.

Ours seems to have been replaced by a New Years party, and just like the Christmas party has used to be in November, the New Year party will be two weeks into the new year. And I'm probably going to be away on a work trip, and miss the whole thing ...

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

On the topic of temperatures, my father's father, who lives in Siberia, called one winter many years ago and said: "Today is the same temperature as on the day I was born: -43C."

What did he do?

 

[Magnus]

the fencing clubs Christmas meal

Shish kebab?

 

[Saapanael]

I don't know that well, he's been living there all my life.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

The British one is Braemar. The Danish one could be Fanö.

I think the UK one is Altnaharra, is it not?

 

[Black Wizard]

I think the UK one is Altnaharra, is it not?

Altnaharra is in Sutherland, not Aberdeenshire.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Altnaharra is in Sutherland, not Aberdeenshire.

Uh, yeh, I didn't actually look at the geographical location, I just looked at the temperature. And I just looked it up too; didn't release the record was jointly held by Braemar & Altnaharra. Every day's a school day on MaidenFans.

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

Please move these to the Rant Thread.

 

[Brigantium]

Pitt the Embryo.

 

[Black Wizard]

Lewis Hamilton referred to the town he grew up in, Stevenage, as "the slums". The local council is unhappy about this comment of course, but I think the worst thing is that it's grossly patronising towards people who live in genuine slums in cities like Sao Paulo or Bombay. What a fucking stupid thing to say with a microphone in your face.

 

[Night Prowler]

Ugh I can't stand Hamilton. I stopped watching F1 once he first became champion.

 

[Black Wizard]

Racist.

 

[Night Prowler]

Annoying-ist, more like.

 

[Brigantium]

He's a bit of a prat.

 

[Wogmidget]

He's a bit of a prat.

He's a lot of a prat

. . . and I find his taste in clothing highly questionable