Quizzy '10'

A swamp throbble reciprocator is ?

   a) A part used in stereo systems in the 1960s.

or b) A part used in a Segway personal transporter.

or c) A part used in a Brussels sprouts harvester.

or d)  A part used in a Rockwell Retro Encabulator.

or  e)  A part that never existed.

Vince, that is correct. Very well done.

In 1967, Jay Rosenberg wrote a small book called "Impoversished Students' Book of Cookery, Drinkery and Housekeepery." In it he wrote,

"To impress a young woman, build a stereo system, twiddle the knobs and talk about the swamp throbble reciprocator." There is no such thing as a swamp throbble reciprocator .

Retro Encabulators don't exist either.Comedians made spoof videos about them.

  Thanks , but I was really only admitting to my total ignorance .

        Had an idea so let's see how we do-

               I can do sums and you can wind me up but do not mistake me for a can of Coke. 

  Oh WELL DONE John, did not know if I had given enough info- obviously did. Have you ever used one? I have seen one back in the day but never used on e myself.

           Had someone in the shop today, must have been as into aviation as you are. He did say there maybe an issue keeping the Vulcan aloft. Also reckoned they might be trying to get the 2 flying Lancasters to do a fly over while the third one does it's taxi run- that would be one for the camera!! 

Lincolnshire Steam Railway at Ludborough near Louth has a 40's weekend early in September and one of the volunteers was telling us a week or so ago that they reckon to have secured both Lancasters and a Spitfire for a flypast. So that will be worth going fpr. Also the Hull Veterans weekend early Sept supposed to have the Battle of Britain flight doing a pass.