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Allan

Allan Report 9 Jun 2014 12:44

I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control, and I thought to myself. "Well this changes everything"

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 9 Jun 2014 13:48

How things have changed! When my daughter was in the late 1980s doing a librarian degree (think it changed its name halfway through to something more digital) here in the north, all the students went down to London to see a demonstration of a search engine!

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

Graham

Graham Report 9 Jun 2014 16:04

Where would you have to be to control the universe by remote? :-S

Allan

Allan Report 9 Jun 2014 21:33

In bed....I'm a megalomaniac who suffers from agoraphobia :-D :-D

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 9 Jun 2014 23:03

Didn`t know you had a fear of Spiders Allan . :-0

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

Allan

Allan Report 9 Jun 2014 23:06

Yes, I'm going to find out more on the Web :-S

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jun 2014 10:03

I t h o u g h t "A g o r a p h o b I a"

wasfearofopenspaces...??

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Allan

Allan Report 10 Jun 2014 10:07

It is, Bob, but I didn't want to upset Brian ;-) :-D :-D

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 10 Jun 2014 10:20

Don't insult my intelligence you two. Do you really think I didn`t know that .

Play on words, which both of you are quite artistes at in your own rights.
:-D :-D

For you information... Arachnophobia - Agoraphobia


Ps. I just fancy a cool glass of that famous Aussie Cider., quite hot here in Notts. :-D

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

Allan

Allan Report 10 Jun 2014 10:22

:-D :-D :-D

I did realise that, Brian :-D :-D

Graham

Graham Report 10 Jun 2014 10:23

I tried searching the web, but I kept finding loads of bugs :-S

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 10 Jun 2014 10:25

I know you both did Allan... the comment is meant for our avid readers ;-)

:-D :-D :-D

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jun 2014 10:27

nice to have a sense of humour...........


opens "Windows to let " Flies " out

closes windows and we're sweatin' agin...........life gets tedious don't it?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 10 Jun 2014 10:29

My dad had an early version of a remote control'''


"Nellie......make us cup of tea?"

"Nellie, where's my glasses"......??j

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Allan

Allan Report 10 Jun 2014 10:30

Lol, Bob and Graham.

I have some really good ones, but the phantom RR'r could strike at any time :-| :-D :-D