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Post by questa on Jan 29, 2019 22:49:54 GMT
I'll slip a file in a cake for you and picket the prison with a sign, "Mark is Innasent"
I haven't really thought about Anyporter's voices. I delight in whatagain's occasional re-phrasing of English which is often more meaningful than the expected wording.
Mark, this is your polite but no-nonsense voice, formal, assertive and factual,no emotions, remaining on subject, references ready... I bet it is a different voice when you are spinning yarns around a campfire to a bunch of "Townies" The nearest I can get is Stanley Baker in "Zulu" but deeper tones.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 30, 2019 12:41:08 GMT
Stanley Baker? More Jasper Carrott....
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Post by onlyMark on Jan 30, 2019 22:43:23 GMT
He's a Brummi! More like Geoffrey Boycott.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 31, 2019 12:53:59 GMT
He's a Brummi! More like Geoffrey Boycott. Nothing like Boycott at all! Definitely Midlands.
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Post by questa on Jan 31, 2019 23:10:06 GMT
Describing Boycotts's radio commentaries is the only time I can remember when I have actually used the word "QUERULOUS". What does it take to make him happy?
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Post by patricklondon on Feb 1, 2019 7:32:53 GMT
Describing Boycotts's radio commentaries is the only time I can remember when I have actually used the word "QUERULOUS". What does it take to make him happy? He's a Yorkshireman. Never happier than when querulous.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 1, 2019 11:25:43 GMT
Describing Boycotts's radio commentaries is the only time I can remember when I have actually used the word "QUERULOUS". What does it take to make him happy? He's a Yorkshireman. Never happier than when querulous. He’s happy when he’s talking about himself.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 1, 2019 17:41:12 GMT
Poor Mark, lost in the dust of an accent discussion...
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Post by onlyMark on Feb 10, 2019 3:12:58 GMT
Postcard from Colombia - Ayup. Ist tha reit? Now in Cali. Food good. Hotel noisy. Glad you're not here.
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Post by mossie on Feb 10, 2019 8:15:15 GMT
So am I, trust you are partaking of the marching powder so you can spread yourself round the place and let us see what sort of a misbegotten dump it is.
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Post by onlyMark on Feb 11, 2019 13:17:39 GMT
I'm mooching around for sure.
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Post by onlyMark on May 7, 2019 15:47:50 GMT
From a bird's eye perspective, this is Lusaka city centre. Flat, dusty and fairly unattractive. There are patches of green as you go further out and most of the roads have trees along their edges - but - there is a decongestion project going on at the moment and a lot of the trees are being cut down for road widening. The very opening of the two minute video shows, barely discernible, the railway running north to south. At 13 seconds it cuts to the main north/south road (looking south) and shows the tall building with the red signs on the top again as a few seconds ago. This road is Cairo Road - the road and the railway were instigated by Cecil Rhodes and was supposed to run from Capetown to Cairo. It is a dual carriageway and you will find it is of standard width - as are many town/city centre roads in southern Africa - the standard being that it is possible turn around a trek wagon pulled by a team of oxen, in one move. What you see for those few seconds is the entirety of the dead centre of the city. Quite unimpressive and an area I tend not to visit after the first few times. It is called the CBD, the central business district. The film must have been shot before the rains as everywhere does look particularly dry and brown. You can see how flat the whole place is. At 1:39 you start to see a large black windowed building. I live within a short walk of this. At 1:42 you get a shot of the building and on the horizon far right, you can see several tall building in the distance. This is where the drone has just come from in the centre. Close by to the building are a couple of shopping malls I tend to frequent and have mentioned in posts before. For orientation -
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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2019 16:10:03 GMT
Interesting. As cities go, I've seen far worse and not just in Africa.
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Post by bjd on May 7, 2019 17:59:22 GMT
Yes, it looks pretty good as a city. Lots of trees too. I hope it's as pleasant close up.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 8, 2019 15:38:24 GMT
That's what I noticed, too -- the number of trees. Still, I get the feeling that Mr. & Mrs. onlyMark didn't roll into town, then stop and breathe as one, "Ohhh ~ our dream city!"
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Post by kerouac2 on May 8, 2019 16:52:50 GMT
There are trees in the residential areas, but let's not overdo it -- downtown, the trees are few and far between except for that one big avenue.
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Post by onlyMark on May 8, 2019 18:21:48 GMT
Tree are an integral part of the city and unfortunately, few are native trees. I'm not sure at all which are which but I do know many types have come from elsewhere and planted many, many years ago. Nevertheless they form many pretty roads, but as K2 says, in the residential areas. Close up it is very pleasant and if the roads were maintained better it would be ideal, though don't expect pavements either. I admit that we saw this city as an 'easy option' after being in the Middle East and it has turned out to be so. Frustrating at times but never too large to get around nor traffic as bad as many capital cities. Pollution is minimal as well.
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Post by questa on Feb 29, 2020 5:43:31 GMT
I saw on TV that the Queen and top royals are continuing a tree planting project started by Edward. The aim is to have a belt of forest wending around the world in a continuous form touching on all the countries in the old empire. That may explain the narrow strip of trees where it is.
Well, how do you feel about pulling off the greatest stunt since Hannibal crossed the Alps with 3ooo heffalumps? Getting Robert as set up as you did was brain-snappingly fast. It was great to see the support you were getting from the Anyport crew. I hope you enjoy your break.
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 6, 2020 21:05:14 GMT
Did I not spot this post Questa? Sorry. Yes I did enjoy my break and I am grateful for the support without a doubt. Getting him set up was challenging and for reasons as mentioned because of language and finding out how their systems worked. My involvement was mainly prodding and poking at the right points.
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