BORED! A question & a challenge

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #1 31-07-2009, 06:47 PM

By my count this is the 25th night of 100% cloud cover in my neck of the woods. Rather than drink too much I thought I'd throw out a couple of things:
1-Why are Telescope shops only open during the day?
and
2- How many space-based foods (plants and animals accepted) can you think of?
I'll start. Star Anise. Sunfish. Moon Pie.
Im sure there are more but my astro-spuds need turning.

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #2 31-07-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

By my count this is the 25th night of 100% cloud cover in my neck of the woods. Rather than drink too much I thought I'd throw out a couple of things:
1-Why are Telescope shops only open during the day?
and
2- How many space-based foods (plants and animals accepted) can you think of?
I'll start. Star Anise. Sunfish. Moon Pie.
Im sure there are more but my astro-spuds need turning.

1. So they can use thier own products in thier own time.

2. Star Fruit, eh? ...

mozzie (Peter) · #3 31-07-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

By my count this is the 25th night of 100% cloud cover in my neck of the woods. Rather than drink too much I thought I'd throw out a couple of things:
1-Why are Telescope shops only open during the day?
and
2- How many space-based foods (plants and animals accepted) can you think of?
I'll start. Star Anise. Sunfish. Moon Pie.
Im sure there are more but my astro-spuds need turning.

weve had a great run with fine weather for a while know

its still a job for telescope shops they need time off and away from sales and that telephone
and space food sticks choclate and caramel
mozzie

Kal (Andrew) · #4 31-07-2009, 07:20 PM

mars bars!
pluto pups

Robh (Rob) · #5 31-07-2009, 07:56 PM

Sunflowers
and if brand names are allowed ...
Starburst lollies
Galaxy fruit and nuts

Regards, Rob

Darth Wader (Wade) · #6 31-07-2009, 08:05 PM

Sun Rice (If we're allowing brand names!)
Jupiter Log (Not sure if they still make them, was a health food bar)
Milky Way

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #7 31-07-2009, 08:28 PM

Excellent!! Brand names are indeed permitted.
I considered Venus Fly Traps, but even at a stretch, no one would consider them food

I don't know if they have them here but in the UK you can buy Galaxy Bars.
So "foreign muck" counts too.

I still think you'd sell more high-end telescopes if you had evening viewings. But then, I'm such a sucker for glass and metal, I just walk into a shop and say "Sell me stuff!"

mental4astro (Alexander) · #8 31-07-2009, 08:36 PM

Saturn- an australian tomato variety!

dalemadison · #9 31-07-2009, 09:16 PM

Marsipan ?

DavidU (Dave) · #10 31-07-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dalemadison

Marsipan ?

stephenb (Stephen) · #11 31-07-2009, 09:41 PM

Do Milky Bars still exist? Remember the "Milky Bar Kid" anyone?

Sunnyboys? (I think only Victorians know the triangular-shaped frozen iceypole by this name http://www.sunnyboy.com.au/).

p.s. Can anyone correctly describe the shape of a Sunnyboy? A Quadhedron?

mental4astro (Alexander) · #12 31-07-2009, 09:57 PM

We NSW boys & girls also are fond of Sunnyboys, many a penny saved during summer school holidays to run down to the shops to score one. Their shape is a tetrahedron,

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DavidU (Dave) · #13 31-07-2009, 10:02 PM

Ah yes Sunnyboys
I got a "free" once, it had blue printing on the silver inside it

stephenb (Stephen) · #14 31-07-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mental4astro

We NSW boys & girls also are fond of Sunnyboys, many a penny saved during summer school holidays to run down to the shops to score one. Their shape is a tetrahedron,

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tetrahedron

Mental, we are sliding down a dangerous path here of going off-topic, reminiscing about more simpler times, school holidays, spending a bob (or 20c) at the local milk bar. Kids miss out on all that these days. Arrrh don't get me started.

stephenb (Stephen) · #15 31-07-2009, 10:04 PM

David I remember that!! didn't you have to pull back a flap, or fully rip them open to reveal "free" printed on the inside? Struth, now your reactivating some brain cells at this end, mate.

Back on topic, wasn't/isn't there a brand of lady's razor blades called "Venus"?? (female IIS members, feel free to buzz in anytime on this one)

mental4astro (Alexander) · #16 31-07-2009, 10:22 PM

Eating razor blades is not something I did as a kid,

. Each to their own, I suppose.

'Moon & stars', a variety of watermelon. Has a dark green skin with small & large bright yellow spots. Big & tasty. Hmmm, summer can't get here soon enough...

DavidU (Dave) · #17 31-07-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by glenluceskies

David I remember that!! didn't you have to pull back a flap, or fully rip them open to reveal "free" printed on the inside? Struth, now your reactivating some brain cells at this end, mate.

You got it ! You ripped it open.
We also had milk delivered to school, everyone got a small bottle at play lunch. I used to enjoy flicking the gold aluminium milk bottle caps across the school yard and risk the cane !
Imagine what would happen to a teacher who hit or caned a student today