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Post by vs on Dec 25, 2009 5:10:02 GMT 12
Thats all I could think of at the momment
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Post by lumpy on Dec 25, 2009 6:37:46 GMT 12
Tough choices but I voted Sea Fury , dont know why , but they are a spectacular aircraft to see ( and hear ) flying .
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2009 9:20:12 GMT 12
Hudson, no question. The rest are all ephemera.
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Post by lumpy on Dec 25, 2009 10:50:01 GMT 12
Hudson, no question. The rest are all ephemera. Eh ? ( I suppose I could get the dictionary out - but it is christmas )  |
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Post by yak2 on Dec 25, 2009 13:36:06 GMT 12
Some more ephemera..... Sabre Meatbox Warhawk Neptune Tracker C17 Tiger NH90  |
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Post by lumpy on Dec 25, 2009 14:52:01 GMT 12
Ok then , I got the dictionary out ---- nothing for ephemera , but ephemeral is short lived ? Still think Im missing something ?
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Post by stu on Dec 25, 2009 15:15:47 GMT 12
Ok then , I got the dictionary out ---- nothing for ephemera , but ephemeral is short lived ? Still think Im missing something ? From Wikipedia (it must be true, it was on the interweb). "Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved. The word derives from the Greek, meaning things lasting no more than a day." |
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Post by phil82 on Dec 25, 2009 15:48:55 GMT 12
You can only vote once, apparently, but having seen the CONSTELLATION, at Avalon, and the CANBERRA, I would spend good money to see them stun a New Zealand crowd!
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Post by lumpy on Dec 25, 2009 16:54:38 GMT 12
Ok then , I got the dictionary out ---- nothing for ephemera , but ephemeral is short lived ? Still think Im missing something ? From Wikipedia (it must be true, it was on the interweb). "Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved. The word derives from the Greek, meaning things lasting no more than a day." Thanks Stu , that seems to tie in my " short lived " definition . Still none the wiser on Daves use of the word though ?? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 26, 2009 11:21:39 GMT 12
None the wiser? Me neither. Put it down to Christmas beers. I meant to write a different big word entirely, but I should have simply written "the rest all pale in comparison to the mighty Hudson"
Ephemera is a word by the way. It's in the OED. It means things of only short term use. So yes, it wasn't the right word.
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Post by lumpy on Dec 26, 2009 11:34:52 GMT 12
Cheers Dave , I was thinking my confusion was because I'd too many Christmas bourbons ! ;D
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Post by angelsonefive on Jan 25, 2010 16:50:44 GMT 12
I would like to see a Boomerang....
And the Connie.
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