Meet at the Eros statue in London at 1 p.m. on Friday to go on the “pissed as newts” tour. I love how they use language over here, by the way. While walking around Cardiff yesterday I realized where a lot of those weird Web 2.0 names must have come from: Wales. The Welch language seems to be missing a few vowels. I should take a picture of a sign to show you what I mean.
Anyway, we won’t just visit pubs. Hopefully the locals will show us around some other fun things in London too, so if you’re not into getting “pissed like newts” please come along too. I promise not to get too out of control. After all, Maryam’s coming along and will slap me upside the head if I drink too much.
On other news, we’re off to London today. I just read all my feeds and put up a few dozen new items on my link blog. There’s lots of good blogging going on lately.
Hey, Anybody else going to the UK Firefox 2 Launch & Birthday Party?
http://www.firefoxparty.com/parties/view/13
Hey, Anybody else going to the UK Firefox 2 Launch & Birthday Party?
http://www.firefoxparty.com/parties/view/13
Darren: we are. That’s part of the “Pissed as Newts” tour.
Darren: we are. That’s part of the “Pissed as Newts” tour.
Here’s a good example of a Welsh sign - http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/52463/2/istockphoto_52463_welsh_sign.jpg
Have a safe journey and come visit again soon.
Here’s a good example of a Welsh sign - http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/52463/2/istockphoto_52463_welsh_sign.jpg
Have a safe journey and come visit again soon.
For those who don’t know where the Eros Statue is, here’s how you get there. Go to Picadilly Circus on the tube or bus. Then look for this thing:
http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/gallery/leicester-square-piccadilly-circus/eros.htm
Can’t miss it. I certainly won’t be.
For those who don’t know where the Eros Statue is, here’s how you get there. Go to Picadilly Circus on the tube or bus. Then look for this thing:
http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/gallery/leicester-square-piccadilly-circus/eros.htm
Can’t miss it. I certainly won’t be.
Tom, looking forward to seeing you.
Robert, yeah, that’s the kind of sign I was thinking of. Thanks! I hope to be back. Maryam’s brother lives in Newport, so it wouldn’t surprise me to be a regular visitor of Wales.
Tom, looking forward to seeing you.
Robert, yeah, that’s the kind of sign I was thinking of. Thanks! I hope to be back. Maryam’s brother lives in Newport, so it wouldn’t surprise me to be a regular visitor of Wales.
Welsh has seven vowels: a,e,i,o,u,w and y, so words full of ‘w’s and ‘y’s aren’t actually lacking in vowels even though they may appear so to English speakers.
Welsh has seven vowels: a,e,i,o,u,w and y, so words full of ‘w’s and ‘y’s aren’t actually lacking in vowels even though they may appear so to English speakers.
eifion: thanks, didn’t know that.
Actually, when I was talking with the guy who named Wifi, he said his firm keeps dictionaries of a ton of different languages. Often times they’ll find a good name from another language.
eifion: thanks, didn’t know that.
Actually, when I was talking with the guy who named Wifi, he said his firm keeps dictionaries of a ton of different languages. Often times they’ll find a good name from another language.
Oh a better landmark to meet at Hyde park being a bit big.
Robert just rember the traffic is on the other side of the road and the double deckers don’t take no prisoners.
Oh a better landmark to meet at Hyde park being a bit big.
Robert just rember the traffic is on the other side of the road and the double deckers don’t take no prisoners.
Don’t forget that the world’s longest domain name is Welsh: http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com.
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Don’t forget that the world’s longest domain name is Welsh: http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com.
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Hi there,
Just so you know, it’s not actually Eros that statue, but try asking for it by it’s real name (Agape I think) and you’ll never find it.
Hi there,
Just so you know, it’s not actually Eros that statue, but try asking for it by it’s real name (Agape I think) and you’ll never find it.
visit Tate Modern and try the big slides !
visit Tate Modern and try the big slides !
[...] Although… given that they’re meeting at 1pm, and most of us (surely) have to work at least a little later than that… by the time we were able to get stalky, they’d probably be onto about the 4th pub, which would mean both that we’d have to call Hugh to see where they were (which would kind of blow our cover), and that the conversation would surely be interesting! [...]
@Nick: Let’s check wikipedia!
Although known as the Statue of Eros, the figure itself is actually of the Angel of Christian Charity. When changing the name from the Shaftesbury Monument, the childlike statue complete with bow was mistaken for the Greek god of love, and since then the name has stuck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_%28Statue%29
@Nick: Let’s check wikipedia!
Although known as the Statue of Eros, the figure itself is actually of the Angel of Christian Charity. When changing the name from the Shaftesbury Monument, the childlike statue complete with bow was mistaken for the Greek god of love, and since then the name has stuck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_%28Statue%29
s/Welch/Welsh/
Welch means something else entirely…
s/Welch/Welsh/
Welch means something else entirely…
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