Cadbury Moose
@cadburymoose.bsky.social
Alces alces chocolatus
Thanks to @cavyherd for the avatar.
Background image from IWM Duxford.
Tsundoku brown belt.
If you can ping the SecUnit it's way too late
No DMs please: I can't be bothered to set up a VPN to circumvent the Online Stupidity Act.
Thanks to @cavyherd for the avatar.
Background image from IWM Duxford.
Tsundoku brown belt.
If you can ping the SecUnit it's way too late
No DMs please: I can't be bothered to set up a VPN to circumvent the Online Stupidity Act.
Paddington intensifies.
(Don't forget Lady Mondegreen, either.)
(Don't forget Lady Mondegreen, either.)
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Paddington intensifies.
(Don't forget Lady Mondegreen, either.)
(Don't forget Lady Mondegreen, either.)
About the same as this moose, then. 3:O)>
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
About the same as this moose, then. 3:O)>
Possibly because of the production volumes? If they're supplying the US Army some will eventually be sold off as surplus, supplied to rifle clubs, etc. as it approaches the end of its (military) shelf-life. It's bound to be more "available" and probably cheaper than commercial (civil) production.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Possibly because of the production volumes? If they're supplying the US Army some will eventually be sold off as surplus, supplied to rifle clubs, etc. as it approaches the end of its (military) shelf-life. It's bound to be more "available" and probably cheaper than commercial (civil) production.
Original incident was in the 1990s, but there have been more recent ones. (It's "celluloid", not "cellulose" - big difference!)
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottis...
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottis...
Coastguard issue warning as deadly WW2 ordnance washes up on Scots beach
Bombs made of highly toxic phosphorus, benzene and cellulose have been washing up on Scots beaches as officials warn the public to stay away
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Original incident was in the 1990s, but there have been more recent ones. (It's "celluloid", not "cellulose" - big difference!)
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottis...
www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottis...
Ah. They dumped the unused stock off the Scottish coast - and this was (relatively) fine until someone ran a (buried) underwater pipeline through the site and a quantity floated to the surface and were washed up on beaches. 3:O(>
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ah. They dumped the unused stock off the Scottish coast - and this was (relatively) fine until someone ran a (buried) underwater pipeline through the site and a quantity floated to the surface and were washed up on beaches. 3:O(>
"Razzles", washed up from the Beaufort Dyke dumping ground?
Not nice. 3:O(>
Not nice. 3:O(>
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Razzles", washed up from the Beaufort Dyke dumping ground?
Not nice. 3:O(>
Not nice. 3:O(>
The exploding dung, on the other hand...
"It was a case of instead of bullshit baffles brains, it blew them up." (...from either "Winston Churchill's Toyshop" (by R.S.MacRae), or "The Secret War" (by Gerald Pawle) if I remember correctly.)
3:O)>
"It was a case of instead of bullshit baffles brains, it blew them up." (...from either "Winston Churchill's Toyshop" (by R.S.MacRae), or "The Secret War" (by Gerald Pawle) if I remember correctly.)
3:O)>
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The exploding dung, on the other hand...
"It was a case of instead of bullshit baffles brains, it blew them up." (...from either "Winston Churchill's Toyshop" (by R.S.MacRae), or "The Secret War" (by Gerald Pawle) if I remember correctly.)
3:O)>
"It was a case of instead of bullshit baffles brains, it blew them up." (...from either "Winston Churchill's Toyshop" (by R.S.MacRae), or "The Secret War" (by Gerald Pawle) if I remember correctly.)
3:O)>
Railway locomotive tenders were the main target, I think,
and large lumps of boobytrapped coal for ship boilers.
Neither of these are useful today, of course. 3:O)>
and large lumps of boobytrapped coal for ship boilers.
Neither of these are useful today, of course. 3:O)>
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Railway locomotive tenders were the main target, I think,
and large lumps of boobytrapped coal for ship boilers.
Neither of these are useful today, of course. 3:O)>
and large lumps of boobytrapped coal for ship boilers.
Neither of these are useful today, of course. 3:O)>
Just about anything can be a boobytrap, and even a smooth tarmac or concrete road may have a mine hidden underneath it.
(During WW2 there were mines disguised as animal droppings,
explosives hidden in dead rats, lumps of coal, bars of chocolate, you name it and someone will have boobytrapped it.)
(During WW2 there were mines disguised as animal droppings,
explosives hidden in dead rats, lumps of coal, bars of chocolate, you name it and someone will have boobytrapped it.)
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Just about anything can be a boobytrap, and even a smooth tarmac or concrete road may have a mine hidden underneath it.
(During WW2 there were mines disguised as animal droppings,
explosives hidden in dead rats, lumps of coal, bars of chocolate, you name it and someone will have boobytrapped it.)
(During WW2 there were mines disguised as animal droppings,
explosives hidden in dead rats, lumps of coal, bars of chocolate, you name it and someone will have boobytrapped it.)
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Beat this moose to it! I was trying to find the poster generator and getting nowhere.
Well Done!
3:O))>
Well Done!
3:O))>
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Beat this moose to it! I was trying to find the poster generator and getting nowhere.
Well Done!
3:O))>
Well Done!
3:O))>
The victors write the history. (In Churchill's case, literally.)
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The victors write the history. (In Churchill's case, literally.)
Someone/something forgot to turn left at Albuquerque?
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Someone/something forgot to turn left at Albuquerque?
If they're behaving like bandits and wearing masks, they should be treated like bandits.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If they're behaving like bandits and wearing masks, they should be treated like bandits.
- Changed a gas mantle.
- Put a shilling in the electricity meter to turn the lights back on.
- Pressed Button 'B' to get your money back.
- Actually 'spent a penny' (1d.) to use the toilet.
- Put a shilling in the electricity meter to turn the lights back on.
- Pressed Button 'B' to get your money back.
- Actually 'spent a penny' (1d.) to use the toilet.
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
- Changed a gas mantle.
- Put a shilling in the electricity meter to turn the lights back on.
- Pressed Button 'B' to get your money back.
- Actually 'spent a penny' (1d.) to use the toilet.
- Put a shilling in the electricity meter to turn the lights back on.
- Pressed Button 'B' to get your money back.
- Actually 'spent a penny' (1d.) to use the toilet.
Ah, I have difficulty remembering which is which (come of being an ageing moose) Max is #Notmycat and Napoleon is l'Empereur (or l'Empurreur?), Cecelia is the Tortie and troublemaker/Chaos Goblin. I think?
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Ah, I have difficulty remembering which is which (come of being an ageing moose) Max is #Notmycat and Napoleon is l'Empereur (or l'Empurreur?), Cecelia is the Tortie and troublemaker/Chaos Goblin. I think?
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40 bucks in a week, even with pretty good sales, is simply untenable.
Never mind getting internet: I have had to spend my insurance money on living expenses and last month's bills are due.
Weekends are traditionally my best moment to catch up, but so far we're far from home.
DAY GOAL: 0/1000
Never mind getting internet: I have had to spend my insurance money on living expenses and last month's bills are due.
Weekends are traditionally my best moment to catch up, but so far we're far from home.
DAY GOAL: 0/1000
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
40 bucks in a week, even with pretty good sales, is simply untenable.
Never mind getting internet: I have had to spend my insurance money on living expenses and last month's bills are due.
Weekends are traditionally my best moment to catch up, but so far we're far from home.
DAY GOAL: 0/1000
Never mind getting internet: I have had to spend my insurance money on living expenses and last month's bills are due.
Weekends are traditionally my best moment to catch up, but so far we're far from home.
DAY GOAL: 0/1000
Max has finally let you get up, then? 😺
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Max has finally let you get up, then? 😺
It's the same with lots of the "Made in China" stuff - missing parts, design changes that no longer match the instructions. (Why have I got parts left over but can't fit the ****ing wheels?)
Nothing about "the bolts must go _this_ way round". <tightens bolt, there's a "crack", dome pops off> Etc.
Nothing about "the bolts must go _this_ way round". <tightens bolt, there's a "crack", dome pops off> Etc.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's the same with lots of the "Made in China" stuff - missing parts, design changes that no longer match the instructions. (Why have I got parts left over but can't fit the ****ing wheels?)
Nothing about "the bolts must go _this_ way round". <tightens bolt, there's a "crack", dome pops off> Etc.
Nothing about "the bolts must go _this_ way round". <tightens bolt, there's a "crack", dome pops off> Etc.
Max raises the "and just where do you think _you're_ going" flag.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Max raises the "and just where do you think _you're_ going" flag.
This moose would ROLF if they weren't so effing stupid (and bigoted/racist/misogynist/fascist and lots of other words ending in -ist). 3:O(>
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This moose would ROLF if they weren't so effing stupid (and bigoted/racist/misogynist/fascist and lots of other words ending in -ist). 3:O(>