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I remember way back,probably 60s , Blackpool Tower zoo had a gorilla in a cage which I can only describe as a cell. It even had a concrete bed and pillow. It just lay there with one arm propping his head up. It was doing life in solitary for no crime. I' ll never forget the sadness and resignation in its eyes. If I could see it was out of order ss a kid why couldn't the zoo owners? Coin I guess.
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I remember when I was about 15, I wrote to Gerald Durrell and asked him for a job in his zoo. Twat never replied. His loss.
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Plus zoos keep endangered species alive. I still find zoos a top day out. Great for kids and adults. Also they are becoming more responsible and animal friendly all the time.
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5 salmon, five grilse and half a dozen sea trout. In the past you could catch that amount in a day. No exaggeration. But Salmo Salar is in big trouble as a species. Its now officially an " endangered" species. The salmon are now much smaller and painfully thin. Do you remember the plump salmon , bursting with flesh and eggs? They now look like kelts. There's too much waged against them.....polluted rivers, far more frequent storms and droughts,. Warmer rivers and seas and farmed salmon. The wild fish pass the salmon cages and pick up disease. They also hybridise with escaped farmed fish
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Yep, season opens on Feb 25th.
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Well I'm with Greyman. Any b*****d wants to fight us, just tell us the date, the time and postcode. Be warned. Old boys fight rough.
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Some beauties there. Leopards are my favourite big cats. They really punch above their weight.
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I keep keep coming back to this point. But why do members get so irate about Greyman pursuing his hobby? He definitely does not need me to have his back. He's ferocious when he gets going and a match for anybody.lol. But gets loads of aggro. He tootles along, does his thing, not harming anybody. Why do people get so angry ?
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Thats right mate. Senior moment.
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No on both counts. I think the monkeys were phased out long before I was born on animal welfare grounds. From the monkeys point of view it must have been strange hurtling along at breakneck speed over fences.
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Lions and leopards can interbreed. The offspring are known as leptons. They have spots. Possibility the marozi were hybrids ? At Belle Vue zoo in Manc circa 1950s there was a magnificent ligon, a hybrid between a lion and and a tiger.
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I didn't know that. When I was a kid, I had a book in which there was a famous painting depicting Indian Sultans with their hunting cheetahs. I remember thinking 'I'd love to see that'. It off topic, but they used to race greyhounds over fences at Belle Vue in Manchester with monkeys as jockeys. The monkeys had jockey's caps and silks on. I hope the greyhounds were well muzzled....could become a bit gory.
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Never,ever. Seen clips. It's a resounding no from me. Miserable feckin southerners. Get yourself out on the slop instead of watching women stuff. My other claim to fame is I've never seen Star Wars either. There's no weirdness in Star Wars that can compete with THL.
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Dunno. I've honestly never watched it.
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But you will have heard him . He sings the Go Compare jingle on the telly.
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He lecherously said he'd like to " spit roast" a fellow 'Strictly' star whilst appearing on stage for a cast photo shoot. Blokes like that always make me want to body swerve them. Creepy feckers. It's counterproductive for them as well. Blokes making dirty jokes full of innuendo in mixed company never actually get anywhere with women because it acts as a red flag for them. Somebody should give him a slap. Followed by a second guy giving him a slap. He should then be asked to " go compare" the pain.
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Every day is a school day.
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Funny thing tribal loyalties. When Man U played Rangers on Thursday, I got two separate calls from old classmates from the 50's. Both were about Ranger fans managing to buy tickets for the Stretford End and causing mayhem provoking fights with Man U fans. I don't know how true it is but they said an eighty year old had been taken to hospital and later died. I felt like, even though I'm75 I should jump in my car and go and defend the Stretford End.Lol In the end I went to bed with my cocoa. There's always been aggro with Rangers and Man U. It might be religious, Man U were ori
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That's my guess too. Imprinted in the nightmares of every forward who played against him. Principal character in every forward's PTSD flashback.
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I can remember my dad having a bolt action .22 rifle. I don't think you even needed a firearms licence back in the 50s. He used to take off on a weekend on a motor bike, and come back Sunday day with all sorts: moorhens, coots,( quite tasty) hare,rabbit and anything else he could come across, like farmers hens and ducks. Once he came back with a sheep lol. He would sell some and we would eat some. He was a skilled snarer of rabbits and hares and general survivor. I remember one Christmas we were flat broke. Christmas Eve, I was 5., I heard a commotion and got up hoping I would spy Santa. It
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You are right there. People sit about too much, eat too much and then complain of psychological problems. As James Brown sang: " Git up offa that thing/ And dance till you feel better".
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No mains power yesterday and overnight. Lots of trees down and lorries blown over on the M6 near Scottish border. Fortunately I have a generator as we often lose power supply. Unfortunately I picked up two,waifs and strays from the cottage down the road. Two ladies in their late 80s. I went to check on them and brought them back to ours. One of them was with it and good company, the other has dementia. She insisted on smoking in the house and moaning non stop. Normally I would be strict and ask her to smoke outside but since there were 90mph wind gusts, I couldn't. House stinks of tobacco smok
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You're not listening to the the THL massive mate. It's just going to be a bit blowy. Calm down. Calm down. I've been a bit hysterical too. I was supposed to be guiding some punters goose shooting. I've rang them and cancelled. It will be impossible for us to walk on the shore and equally impossible for the geese to fly . Any that do get airborne would be slaughtered. Hardly sport. f**k that. I'm staying in bed. The met office is expecting record breaking wind speeds for Ireland tomorrow and I'm not far from the Emerald Isle. It's going to be be rough.
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Or, JFK was the first Catholic president which upset wasp (white anglo saxon protestant) America deeply. Who knows the truth? Whatever the reason, the movers and shakers wanted him dead.
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Red warning for areas of the UK. I've been tying whatever I can down. I'm very exposed as I live near the shore. Got the generator primed and checked my emergency heating and cooking gear. Pissing down now, + mph winds to follow. Hold on to your hats and stay safe gents.
