Pombal Stoat
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Holidayer, drone pilot, old git, collector of watches. Living in the Emerald Isle.
Listening to Tom Holland's "In The Shadow of the Sword".
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Listening to Tom Holland's "In The Shadow of the Sword".
They probably are.
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
They probably are.
That sounds like a good listen.
Just got it on Audible. 👍
It will be right up after Tom Holland.
Just got it on Audible. 👍
It will be right up after Tom Holland.
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
That sounds like a good listen.
Just got it on Audible. 👍
It will be right up after Tom Holland.
Just got it on Audible. 👍
It will be right up after Tom Holland.
The collapse of the wool industry in the 1960's saw Tilburg lose it's "wool capital of the Netherlands" crown, but they still celebrate their proud heritage and odd nickname in some quite unusual ways.
So, if you ever meet someone from Tilburg, you might jokingly say "Oh, you're a jug pisser".
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So, if you ever meet someone from Tilburg, you might jokingly say "Oh, you're a jug pisser".
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November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The collapse of the wool industry in the 1960's saw Tilburg lose it's "wool capital of the Netherlands" crown, but they still celebrate their proud heritage and odd nickname in some quite unusual ways.
So, if you ever meet someone from Tilburg, you might jokingly say "Oh, you're a jug pisser".
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So, if you ever meet someone from Tilburg, you might jokingly say "Oh, you're a jug pisser".
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One of the wool cloth making processes is "felting" where heat, friction and chemicals are used to open up the wool fibre. It used to be called "matting", and the chemical used was human urine.
The urine was provided by the locals, which earned them the nickname "Kruikenzeiker", jug pissers.
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The urine was provided by the locals, which earned them the nickname "Kruikenzeiker", jug pissers.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
One of the wool cloth making processes is "felting" where heat, friction and chemicals are used to open up the wool fibre. It used to be called "matting", and the chemical used was human urine.
The urine was provided by the locals, which earned them the nickname "Kruikenzeiker", jug pissers.
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The urine was provided by the locals, which earned them the nickname "Kruikenzeiker", jug pissers.
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Nothing much of note went on in Tilburg until collectives of sheep farmers decided not to sell their wool, but to process it on their own looms.
By the 17th century there were some 300 looms.
By 1881 there were 145 woollen mills, and Tilburg was known as the wool capital of the Netherlands.
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By the 17th century there were some 300 looms.
By 1881 there were 145 woollen mills, and Tilburg was known as the wool capital of the Netherlands.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Nothing much of note went on in Tilburg until collectives of sheep farmers decided not to sell their wool, but to process it on their own looms.
By the 17th century there were some 300 looms.
By 1881 there were 145 woollen mills, and Tilburg was known as the wool capital of the Netherlands.
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By the 17th century there were some 300 looms.
By 1881 there were 145 woollen mills, and Tilburg was known as the wool capital of the Netherlands.
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Wordle (Dad, I fink I got it wrong again) Trivia!
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Come with me to the town of Tilburg in the Netherlands.
A municipality of some 220,000 souls, known (officially) as Tilburgers.
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Come with me to the town of Tilburg in the Netherlands.
A municipality of some 220,000 souls, known (officially) as Tilburgers.
1/4
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wordle (Dad, I fink I got it wrong again) Trivia!
@martian-observer.art
@callie99.bsky.social
@ghobubo.bsky.social
@mrlepus.bsky.social
@lillieg.bsky.social
Come with me to the town of Tilburg in the Netherlands.
A municipality of some 220,000 souls, known (officially) as Tilburgers.
1/4
@martian-observer.art
@callie99.bsky.social
@ghobubo.bsky.social
@mrlepus.bsky.social
@lillieg.bsky.social
Come with me to the town of Tilburg in the Netherlands.
A municipality of some 220,000 souls, known (officially) as Tilburgers.
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OK Evri, let's not get carried away.
It's a pair of hair straighteners for the wife, not a division of crack combat troops for the front.
It's a pair of hair straighteners for the wife, not a division of crack combat troops for the front.
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
OK Evri, let's not get carried away.
It's a pair of hair straighteners for the wife, not a division of crack combat troops for the front.
It's a pair of hair straighteners for the wife, not a division of crack combat troops for the front.
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
How come your names are OK, but mine and Phil's aren't?
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
How come your names are OK, but mine and Phil's aren't?
I believe the RN traditionally wear the poppy tucked into the bow of their cap tally.
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I believe the RN traditionally wear the poppy tucked into the bow of their cap tally.
Won't somebody think of our poor, defenceless...
*checks notes*
...medical research ostriches.
*checks notes*
...medical research ostriches.
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Won't somebody think of our poor, defenceless...
*checks notes*
...medical research ostriches.
*checks notes*
...medical research ostriches.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
That explains a lot.
Losing an engine is one thing, but LOSING an engine is a much more serious matter.
Losing an engine is one thing, but LOSING an engine is a much more serious matter.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
That explains a lot.
Losing an engine is one thing, but LOSING an engine is a much more serious matter.
Losing an engine is one thing, but LOSING an engine is a much more serious matter.
Why would I want to connect with thousands of fat, lazy, bad photographers, who have more equipment than talent? 🤷♂️
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Why would I want to connect with thousands of fat, lazy, bad photographers, who have more equipment than talent? 🤷♂️
Slaughterhouse was good.
Everyone was dressed in a blood stained butchers apron, and was wearing a pig mask.
I think I spoiled it for them by shouting "HERE PIGGY PIG PIG! THE BIG BAD WOLF HAS COME TO GET YOU!"
And "DELIVERANCE TIME PIGGIES. WEEEEEEEEE WEEEEEEEEE!"
Everyone was dressed in a blood stained butchers apron, and was wearing a pig mask.
I think I spoiled it for them by shouting "HERE PIGGY PIG PIG! THE BIG BAD WOLF HAS COME TO GET YOU!"
And "DELIVERANCE TIME PIGGIES. WEEEEEEEEE WEEEEEEEEE!"
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Slaughterhouse was good.
Everyone was dressed in a blood stained butchers apron, and was wearing a pig mask.
I think I spoiled it for them by shouting "HERE PIGGY PIG PIG! THE BIG BAD WOLF HAS COME TO GET YOU!"
And "DELIVERANCE TIME PIGGIES. WEEEEEEEEE WEEEEEEEEE!"
Everyone was dressed in a blood stained butchers apron, and was wearing a pig mask.
I think I spoiled it for them by shouting "HERE PIGGY PIG PIG! THE BIG BAD WOLF HAS COME TO GET YOU!"
And "DELIVERANCE TIME PIGGIES. WEEEEEEEEE WEEEEEEEEE!"
Took my granddaughter to Farmaphobia.
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Took my granddaughter to Farmaphobia.
Built in 1989 by Ron Gustafson, who got the idea after the wind chill in Cut Bank hit −64 °F (−53 °C).
The claim "Coldest spot in the nation" however is disputed. Not least by Alaska.
The Cut Bank penguin should not be confused with the one in Innisfree, Albert, made for the film "Cut Bank".
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The claim "Coldest spot in the nation" however is disputed. Not least by Alaska.
The Cut Bank penguin should not be confused with the one in Innisfree, Albert, made for the film "Cut Bank".
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October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Built in 1989 by Ron Gustafson, who got the idea after the wind chill in Cut Bank hit −64 °F (−53 °C).
The claim "Coldest spot in the nation" however is disputed. Not least by Alaska.
The Cut Bank penguin should not be confused with the one in Innisfree, Albert, made for the film "Cut Bank".
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The claim "Coldest spot in the nation" however is disputed. Not least by Alaska.
The Cut Bank penguin should not be confused with the one in Innisfree, Albert, made for the film "Cut Bank".
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Wordle "Last place" Trivia.
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Shamelessly lazy one today.
The world's largest penguin is in Cut Bank, Montana.
It's 27 feet high and weighs 5 tons.
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@ghobubo.bsky.social
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@lillieg.bsky.social
Shamelessly lazy one today.
The world's largest penguin is in Cut Bank, Montana.
It's 27 feet high and weighs 5 tons.
1/2
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wordle "Last place" Trivia.
@martian-observer.art
@callie99.bsky.social
@ghobubo.bsky.social
@mrlepus.bsky.social
@lillieg.bsky.social
Shamelessly lazy one today.
The world's largest penguin is in Cut Bank, Montana.
It's 27 feet high and weighs 5 tons.
1/2
@martian-observer.art
@callie99.bsky.social
@ghobubo.bsky.social
@mrlepus.bsky.social
@lillieg.bsky.social
Shamelessly lazy one today.
The world's largest penguin is in Cut Bank, Montana.
It's 27 feet high and weighs 5 tons.
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When it looks picturesque and deserted on IG pics, but you turn up to find out it's an overcrowded tourist trap.
Or to put it another way; exactly my reaction when I went to Mostar.
Or to put it another way; exactly my reaction when I went to Mostar.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
When it looks picturesque and deserted on IG pics, but you turn up to find out it's an overcrowded tourist trap.
Or to put it another way; exactly my reaction when I went to Mostar.
Or to put it another way; exactly my reaction when I went to Mostar.
I love how some of the insects there drink by letting the fog condense on their bodies.
Their example has lead to a whole industry of "fog harvesting"
Their example has lead to a whole industry of "fog harvesting"
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I love how some of the insects there drink by letting the fog condense on their bodies.
Their example has lead to a whole industry of "fog harvesting"
Their example has lead to a whole industry of "fog harvesting"