They're fed up of visitors and their bad jokes????After almost a thousand years, the Austrian village of Fucking is changing it's name. Is nothing sacred these days?
Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name
Mayor says residents, known as Fuckingers, ‘have had enough of visitors and their bad jokes’www.theguardian.comAustrian village of 'Fucking' decides to change its name | DW | 26.11.2020
The long-suffering residents of the small Austrian village of Fucking have confirmed that, from January 1, the town will be known as Fugging. Fans of unusual place-names will mourn the loss.www.dw.com
I looked hard but failed to spot Old Slave on that outside riverside terrace, probably because it was mid-winter. It was a favourite watering hole in the early '60s when my parents met other grown-ups who lived in Oxford, but the two nippers, me and my cousin, were confined to those outside tables, or more likely, sitting on that wall with legs dangling over the river.Returning to the UK - Oxford in 1963
I am so glad to have sparked fond memories. In later years, Inspector Morse and Lewis frequented The Trout while solving cases. Who knows, someday soon Musa and Jack might have some real ale there?I looked hard but failed to spot Old Slave on that outside riverside terrace, probably because it was mid-winter. It was a favourite watering hole in the early '60s when my parents met other grown-ups who lived in Oxford, but the two nippers, me and my cousin, were confined to those outside tables, or more likely, sitting on that wall with legs dangling over the river.
As for the restaurant fare, ours would be a glass of lemonade and a bag of crisps.
I had no idea the food was like that, children were not allowed in pubs in those days, and I would imagine my parents would have thought it a bit pricey, Berni Inns being more their style.
And no, I didn't try to tickle a trout!
the 'generative adversarial network' concept can lead to some very interesting results.Amazing and creepy
Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? (Published 2020)
The people in this story may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter or Tinder. But they don’t exist. They were born from the mind of a computer, and the technology behind them is improving at a startling pace.www.nytimes.com
York Minster?One Cathedral contains 60% of all remaining British Medieval glass. Which one?
More ramblings from an old codger "who was there"Eating unusual foods, Soho Style 1954
I was born in the mid-50s. Both my parents were first generation American-born and both were Catholic. Its amazing how the Church did influence our diets back then. There was no meat on Fridays (all year!) and forget about it during Lent except on Sundays. I guess it was OK to sin on the Lord's day...And when it came to our own kids, pasta was a staple, and they were proficient with chopsticks very early on.