Olympic commentator and clinical informatician. Consultant @InvitaIntel. Trustee @BartsHeritage. President @CastleDoreRC. Archivist @Leander_Club.
Henley-on-Thames, GBR
Joined August 2011
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Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
From Caversham to Canada. One of the Olympic rowing coaches behind Britain's Paris pair and four takes charge of Rowing Canada Aviron's development pathway.
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Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
So the @BBCSport website reports on @RowingIreland silver medals at #WorldRowingChamps today but nothing on @BritishRowing history-making Lauren Henry winning a 1st ever W1X gold nor both M8 & W8 winning silver???
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
When I had my extensive education at Miss Perunia’s Academy for Young Ladies (1 day) I was taught that when a posh kitty (like me) reaches 10 years old they must be presented to society as a debutante at a grand ball! Friends, I will be 10 next week! Someone organise a party!
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Hugely impressive win by @BritishRowing M4- at #ERCHVarese when you consider all 4 of the crew were making their senior international debut’s and GB’s World Champion M4- are away training for the World Champs
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Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, once traveled to Switzerland. When he arrived, he took a taxi and the driver told him he wouldn't charge him if he autographed a book.
Conan Doyle, surprised, asked the taxi driver how he knew he was a writer, and the taxi driver replied: "Easy, your shoes are covered in dust that isn't from here. From the pattern of your shoes, I see that they are English shoes. So it's English dust. You have an ink stain on your toes, so you are a writer, a British writer."
Shocked, Conan Doyle replied: "You are smarter than Sherlock Holmes."
"Yes sir, and your suitcases clearly have Arthur Conan Doyle written on them."
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
Apparently Dart Totnes in the Thames Cup at #HRR26 are rowing in a boat from 2003….is this the oldest boat being used at the Regatta this year? @HenleyRegatta
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A great #WRCLucerne for @BritishRowing with 6 Golds (W1X, PR1M1X, M4-, W4X, M4X, W8) 1 silver (M8) and 1 bronze (W4-) Next up #HenleyRoyalRegatta #Rowing
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Un père a dit à son fils : « Tu as obtenu ton diplôme avec mention. Voici une Coccinelle Volkswagen que j’ai achetée il y a de nombreuses années... Il a plus de 50 ans, mais avant de te le donner, emmène-le dans une concession en centre-ville et demande combien ils te proposent. »
Le fils est allé chez la concession, est revenu voir son père et a dit : « Ils m’ont proposé 10 000 $ parce que ça a l’air très usé. » Le père a dit : « Emmène-le dans un prêteur sur gages. »
Le fils est allé au prêteur sur gages, est revenu et a dit : « Ils ne m’ont offert que 1 000 $ parce qu’ils disent que c’est trop vieux. »
Finalement, le père a demandé à son fils d’emmener la voiture dans un club de voitures classiques pour la montrer là-bas. Le fils a pris la voiture jusqu’au club, est revenu et a dit : « Des gens au club m’ont proposé 100 000 $ ! car c’est une voiture très rare et recherchée parmi les membres. »
Le père dit à son fils : « Je voulais que tu comprennes que le bon endroit t’apprécie de la bonne manière. S’ils ne te valorisent pas, ne sois pas en colère ; ça veut juste dire que tu n’es pas au bon endroit. Ceux qui connaissent votre valeur sont ceux qui vous apprécient vraiment. Ne reste jamais dans un endroit où ils ne reconnaissent pas ta valeur ! »
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
All change for the 2nd World Rowing Cup in Plovdiv, the first appearance of the USA, ITA and CHN teams, but no GB, GER, NED, FRA, IRL or ESP. Only 4 of the medallists from the 1st World Cup in Seville will be competing in Bulgaria #WRCPlovdiv #rowing worldrowing.com/event/2026-w…
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Sex After Death...
A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other if there was sex after death. Their biggest fear was that there was no after-life at all.
After a long life together, the husband was the first to die. True to his word, he made the first contact. “Judy, Judy.”
“Is that you, George?"
"Yes, I've come back like we agreed."
"That's wonderful!? What's it like?"
“Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex. I have breakfast and then it's off to the golf course. I have sex again, bathe in the warm sun and then have sex a couple of more times. Then I have lunch, you'd be proud, lots of greens. Another romp around the golf course, then pretty much have sex the rest of the afternoon. After supper, it's back to golf course again. Then it's more sex until late at night. I catch some much-needed sleep and then the next day it starts all over again.”
“Oh, George, are you in Heaven?"
"No, I'm a rabbit in Kansas."
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
Good controlled race from Lauren Henry in the 1st semi of the W1X. Alos a great performance from Emma Lunatti who becomes the 1st Frenchwoman to make an A final in the W1X since 2022 #WRCSeville #Rowing
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
@EnvAgency please can you answer the OURCs Rowing Sabbatical Officer about when she will get river restriction notices from the Harbourmaster for Summer Eights, starting Saturday 23rd May?
Both she and I have tried to get an answer from the office and it's urgent. R. Quarrell.
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
This morning, a 65 year-old man woke up in the early hours and heard thieves in his garage.
He called the police. Unfortunately, the officer on the phone told him they don't have any police officers free at the moment.
The guy hung up and then called again in a moment and tells the officer:
* it's about these thieves in my garage.
Don't bother coming anymore i’ve shot them.
After literally 2 minutes, 4 police cars, Armed response, counter terrorists, ambulances turned up,..... Thieves were obviously caught.
Police officers had a chat with the gentleman
Officer says - " You said you shot them! "
Gentlemen - " And you said you don't have a free police car "
Credit: Rudes On a roll
- @MrPitbull07
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
Arthur is 75 years old...
He’s played golf every day since his retirement 15 years ago.
One day, he arrives home looking downcast.
“That’s it,” he tells his wife. “I’m giving up golf. My eyesight has become so bad that once I hit the ball, I couldn’t see where it went.”
His wife sympathises and makes him a cup of tea.
As they sit down, she says, “Why don’t you take my brother with you and give it one more try?”
“That’s no good,” sighs Arthur, “your brother is 85. He can’t help.”
“He may be 85,” says the wife, “but his eyesight is perfect.”
So the next day, Arthur heads off to the golf course with his brother-in-law. He tees up, takes a mighty swing and squints down the fairway. He turns to the brother-in-law and says, “Did you see the ball?”
“Of course I did!” The brother-in-law answers. “I have perfect eyesight.”
“Where did it go?” Arthur asks.
“I don’t remember.”
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly."
The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal.
When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience."
Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable.
When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates.
I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped.
The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault."
I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology."
Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident.
Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize."
I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time."
They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again."
I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes.
© 6IX.
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
Three old Grandmas, were sitting on a bench outside the nursing home when an old Grandpa walked by.
One of the old Grandmas yelled out, 'Hey, we bet we can tell exactly how old you are!'
The old man said, 'There is no way you can guess my age!’
One of the Grandmas said, 'Sure we can! Just drop your pants and undershorts and we can tell your exact age.'
Embarrassed, but anxious to prove they couldn't do it, he dropped his drawers.
The Grandmas asked him to first turn around a couple of times and then jump up and down several times.
Determined to prove them wrong, he did it.
Then they all said in unison, 'You're 87-years-old!'
Standing with his pants down around his ankles, the old gent asked, 'How in the world did you guess my age?'
Slapping their knees, high-fiving and grinning from ear to ear, the three old ladies happily crowed.....
'We were at your birthday party yesterday.'
Robert Treharne Jones retweeted
I never wanted to believe my dad was stealing from his road maintenance job, but when I got home, all the signs were there.
