Caryl

Hi and welcome. If you go up to the User Control Panel (top left of screen) and add your location to your profile it helps people see where you are if you ever require more personal assistance (like swapping plants, fish etc).

The Babel Fish is small, yellow, leech-like, and is a universal translator which simultaneously translates from one spoken language to another. When inserted into the ear, its nutrition processes convert sound waves into brain waves, neatly crossing the language divide between any species you should happen to meet whilst travelling in space. Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation. Arthur Dent, a surviving Earthling, commented only 'Eurgh!' when first inserting the fish into his ear canal. It did, however, enable him to understand Vogon Poetry - not necessarily a good thing. The book points out that the Babel Fish could not possibly have developed naturally, and therefore proves the existence of God as its creator. However, as Man points out, God needs faith to exist, and this proof dispels the need for faith, therefore causing God to vanish "in a puff of logic".

I don't think the Babel fish helps with understanding Vogon poetry as nothing does that! Oh freddled gruntbuggly, Thy micturations are to me As plurdled gabbleblotchits On a lurgid bee That mordiously hath bitled out Its earted jurtles Into a rancid festering [drowned out by moaning and screaming] Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts And living glupules frart and slipulate Like jowling meated liverslime Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes And hooptiously drangle me With crinkly bindlewurdles, Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon See if I don't.

So you wouldn't like the Babel fish either huh? :lol:

ouch!

aff ee oh sem eeon and that other one :lol: Definitely dah nee oh dahling

Lucky you! I assume you will be travelling complete with camera? :lol:

It was (and still is) a giant millipede. Same as LAs except more compacted body parts (and a few more legs) :lol: It was very hard to the touch and I don't know how squishable it would be, although a good stomp would do it in I am sure. It was very friendly and didn't bite anyone.

Then I think Russell is the most appropriate suggestion so far :lol:

We got to play with one of these in Scotland... Must be a relative :lol:

The Greek letter is Beta though, not betta

Rotala

Aren't goths supposed to have the heavy black eye makeup too?

My husband promptly said "string" and "spot" :roll: :lol: My age is showing if I suggest Gidget :lol: Goldilocks is a good idea for daughter and GI Joe would be an easy one for your husband to find a costume. If your son goes as a goldfish we want pics! Mind you, we will want pics anyway. Got enough fur material for a gremlin? We have a great dress up shop here and the staff are really good at outfitting you for whatever occasion.

Orville

My first killie was A scheeli. A lovely fish and easy to look after and breed.

I baked things Grant likes but I don't so I won't be tempted to eat them myself :lol: Peanut Brownies, coconut biscuits, bran muffins, sultana cake and oat and honey biscuits. Helen brought date scones and Sally made a lovely fruit cake (like Christmas cake) with ginger in it. I am helping to eat the bran muffins though as they do not keep well and go mouldy pretty fast. My kids used to call them fluffin muffins or poo pellets :lol:

Wee is right. That's just about all they do! :lol:

That gravel is the same as the one I use. All the Canterbury shops sell it and I believe it is locally sourced. I bought mine bulk from Redwoods.

Bud has his own little claw-held computer (with wireless access)

Murphy's Law eh? I am staying up the other end of the house with the heat pump since the gas fire in the lounge keeps going out Guess it has blocked jets or something (no it isn't out of gas :lol: ). Gas man is very busy (aren't they always?) so no idea when he will be able to come and clean it out. Looking on the bright side - it is very expensive to run so we will be saving money. :roll:

I don't buy the ready made tank and stand units available in lfs as I do not like the look of them (and I think they are overpriced). I get my tanks made by a glazier (cheaper too) then have a stand made.

So, what sort of filtration are you running? 8)

For those who may be wondering who these people are... Jane (aka Jane in here :lol: ) is the FNZAS treasurer and her husband, Craig, is aka suphew. Wok wouldn't she have to have 9 more within 12 months for them to count? I don't think you ought to mention that within her hearing just at the moment :lol:

What a neat video! My BNs have never laid eggs where they can be seen