That explains all those brutality cases!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Yeah but can they beat my score on geo challenge??Quote:
10. Chimps can log on.
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That explains all those brutality cases!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Yeah but can they beat my score on geo challenge??Quote:
10. Chimps can log on.
French kiss or pecks on the cheek? Try French kissing an elephant and see what that's like. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I've never heard of this. How come they haven't asked me to be a policeman for a day? :DQuote:
2. Members of the public can be New York police officers for one day.
Boy there are statistics on everything these days.Quote:
3. The Catholic Church studies confessions.
Goodness gracious, I probably committ them all every week.Quote:
Traditionally, the seven deadly sins were considered: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth.
Technology is what wins wars. Fascinating video and article.Quote:
4. British "superguns" defeated the Spanish Armada.
His social skills realting to different people other than himself weren't too good either.Quote:
5. Hitler had bad table manners.
Now that was a great video. :)Quote:
8. Grizzly bears hate getting their ears wet.
Well that explains some of our lit net members. :D :DQuote:
10. Chimps can log on.
1. Nicolas Sarkozy collects stamps.
2. Doodling aids memory.
3. Peanut allergies have trebled in the past decade.
4. Wendy Richard was in Up Pompeii.
5. The biggest underground machine in the world mines salt in Cheshire.
6. There are two types of intelligence.
7. About 1,000 people in the UK lose their voice box annually.
8. Hitler spared Blackpool because he wanted to use it as his personal playground.
9. Fleeces were part of the acid-house scene in the 1980s.
10. Rio has a Sambadrome.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...ast_w_86.shtml
1. The Sun promised Graham Taylor they would never call him "turnip" again.
2. Barbie dumped Ken.
3. The average number of friends is 150.
4. Former Booker Prize chairman John Sutherland reads airport novels.
5. The key to climbing Kilimanjaro is walking slowly.
6. Marital stress hits women harder.
7. The record amount paid for a domain name is $14m for sex.com, in 2007.
8. Two people in three have lied about reading a book, to impress someone.
9. Corpus Christi college, Oxford, broke the rules when they won University Challenge 2009.
10. ...and so too did Christ Church college, Oxford, allegedly, when they won in 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a061560
:lol: Well that goes to show that Ken as metro man is not appealing to women. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
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Get back to being a man Ken. ;) And for God's sake, get rid of that ear ring. :D
My lit net profile page lists 142. And I know I have way more than eight in real life. So I got the average beat. :)Quote:
3. The average number of friends is 150.
Perhaps but it hits men harder in the wallet after the divorce. :DQuote:
6. Marital stress hits women harder.
Why does that sound like prostitution? :lol:Quote:
7. The record amount paid for a domain name is $14m for sex.com, in 2007.
I wonder about the people on lit net. :pQuote:
8. Two people in three have lied about reading a book, to impress someone.
1. Holding your hands up on a rollercoaster stretches the torso, enhancing the physical sensations.
2. We got Vikings wrong - new research at Cambridge University concludes they were more traders than raiders, who worked hard to settle into new societies as good immigrants.
3. Monkeys floss.
4. And ducks can be gay.
5. 'YR' was an abbreviation for "your" in the 17th and 18th Century too.
6. On 11 September 2001, WTC workers took an average of five to eight minutes to leave their desks - finishing e-mails, filing papers, and some went to the toilet.
7. And in 1985's Manchester Airport crash, some passengers stopped to take luggage out of the overhead bins as the plane burned on the runway.
8. A "sonic brand trigger" is ad-land's term for aural branding - such as BA's opera music or Intel's short string of beeps - used instead of jingles.
9. Electronic cigarettes exist.
10. Biggest first date faux pas? Clicking your fingers at the waiter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/10_things/
So does the rack, but we don't do that for fun. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Tell that to the French who bore the brunt of their "trading". :DQuote:
2. We got Vikings wrong - new research at Cambridge University concludes they were more traders than raiders, who worked hard to settle into new societies as good immigrants.
:lol: What??? With what, each other's tail? I saw the video by the way and that was disgusting.Quote:
3. Monkeys floss.
Gives a whole new meaning to "quack." :D (sorry only kidding.)Quote:
4. And ducks can be gay.
Oh, and all this time I thought it was short for "you retard." :pQuote:
5. 'YR' was an abbreviation for "your" in the 17th and 18th Century too.
Bet that first drag is a real shocker. ;)Quote:
9. Electronic cigarettes exist.
And here I thought it was dropping your pants at dinner. :lol:Quote:
10. Biggest first date faux pas? Clicking your fingers at the waiter.
1. Wuthering Heights is known as Les Hauts de Hurlevents in France.
2. The shoes that take Dorothy back to Kansas were originally silver.
3. Champagne that's 184 years old can still have a few bubbles left in it.
4. Elephants can be pink.
5. False memory is called confabulation.
6. Mining output fell more in the periods before and after Mrs Thatcher, than during her time as prime minister.
7. Kim Jong-il likes pizza. North Korea's first pizzeria has opened.
8. Parts of cremated bodies are recycled.
9. Monkeys in Thailand use public transport.
10. You should warm up before gardening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/10_things/
Where do they keep their tokens? and how do they know when to ring the bell (to stop)? Are they dressed? I remember the buses required shoes and shirts. This is very confusing? Where are they going, to work? a day out in the city?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
What were they red? They turned red when she stepped into a bucket of paint. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I bet it tastes like it was a 184 years old. :sick: Actually it reminds me of me, an old fart. :pQuote:
3. Champagne that's 184 years old can still have a few bubbles left in it.
After enough martinis anything can be pink. ;)Quote:
4. Elephants can be pink.
Oh then my wife should call me Confabulate for all the erroneous things I've said. :DQuote:
5. False memory is called confabulation.
And if the chef makes it too cheesey, it's fifty years in prison. :)Quote:
7. Kim Jong-il likes pizza. North Korea's first pizzeria has opened.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust...let me have a recycled bust.Quote:
8. Parts of cremated bodies are recycled.
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9. Monkeys in Thailand use public transport.
They are shorter than the 4 foot height requirement and pass as ugly children. :D Dressed? Have you ever known a monkey to be modest? Their little ding-a-lings flop around. :lol: Work? Of coure they are off to monkey business. :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
1. Tits are also known as bumbarrels.
2. The Daily Sport website is banned in the House of Commons.
3. Teenagers don't like pink light.
4. Crabs feel pain.
5. Britons spend six months of their lives queueing.
6. A broken heart is known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and it can be cured.
7. Britney Spears's family comes from Tottenham in north London.
8. People like their tea to have a temperature of 56-60C.
9. Hyenas have the strongest jaws in the animal kingdom.
10. Charles Darwin loved eating vegetables.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/
:lol::lol: I'm not even going to touch that. It's funny enough on its own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
And here I thought teens liked everything pink. Guys and gals. ;)Quote:
3. Teenagers don't like pink light.
God I hate standing in line. I've no patience for it.Quote:
5. Britons spend six months of their lives queueing.
Really? I like mine hotter than that I think, though I've never measured the temperature.Quote:
8. People like their tea to have a temperature of 56-60C.
Unless you've been bitten by your wife. :lol:Quote:
9. Hyenas have the strongest jaws in the animal kingdom.
1. The song Agadoo by Black Lace is originally French.
2. There are 19 countries in the G20.
3. The American signal to stop is a cross of the forearms.
4. It requires 60 tonnes of paint to paint the Eiffel Tower.
5. Eating custard cakes daily does not prevent a very long life.
6. Chicks count.
7. Michelle Obama does high fives.
8. When photographing a group of heads of state, the host should stand in the centre at the front and next to him should be the longest-serving leaders.
9. Too many grapefruits is bad for you.
10. The police tactic of confining demonstrators in a confined space is called kettling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/
No wonder we're in this economic mess. They can't even count straight. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
That must be some formal signal. I don't recall ever seeing it in everyday practice. That video was humorous though.Quote:
3. The American signal to stop is a cross of the forearms.
Holy smoke, that's a lot. But yeah I believe it.Quote:
4. It requires 60 tonnes of paint to paint the Eiffel Tower.
That was interesting. The best one was the woman who recommended donkey milk for longetivity. :lol: Now where am I supposed to get donkey milk?Quote:
5. Eating custard cakes daily does not prevent a very long life.
Can they count to 20? If so, sign them up to head our world economic team. Our human kind can't seem to count that far. :DQuote:
6. Chicks count.
Sounds like a kindergarten picture. Same thing actually. ;)Quote:
8. When photographing a group of heads of state, the host should stand in the centre at the front and next to him should be the longest-serving leaders.
There are certain medications where people are told to not eat grapefruits at all.Quote:
9. Too many grapefruits is bad for you.
Sounds like a border collie and sheep. :)Quote:
10. The police tactic of confining demonstrators in a confined space is called kettling.
Hey Virgil,
Your commentary on these entries has become a regular addition to this thread. I am sure people are looking forward to reading them! :p
Thanks. I get a kick out of turning something witty out of a news item.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
1. Breaking wind is a bookable offence in football.
2. Black soldiers fighting for the Free French Forces were removed from the unit which led the liberation of Paris to ensure a "whites only" victory.
3. Many of the mosques in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way.
4. Britain pays an annual sum to Ireland to cover healthcare costs of Irish workers who have returned home.
5. Jellied hoof meat from horses is a delicacy in Siberia.
6. Potholes are aggravated by cold weather.
7. Car ownership in India is about nine per thousand people.
8. Mexico City was once a floating city.
9. Six percent of England's streets are littered with rubber bands.
10. More than 97% of all e-mail traffic is spam.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/10_things/
:lol: What? I guess they have to make sure they don't eat beans the night before. Now how did that rule get into the books? So I take it that silent but deadly is the best type to let out. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
That is disgraceful. Nothing more needs to be said. And though that article refers to European soldiers, Americans were just as disgraceful in their dealing of balck soldiers.Quote:
2. Black soldiers fighting for the Free French Forces were removed from the unit which led the liberation of Paris to ensure a "whites only" victory.
It's quite possible that my wife and I will be going to Kazakhstan, which is close to Siberia, in the near future and it seems that they eat horse meat there too. Must be a regional thing. Poor horsies. :(Quote:
5. Jellied hoof meat from horses is a delicacy in Siberia.
Oh God don't I know it. We have potholes all over the place right now. A lot seems to depend on the average winter temperature. If you live in a place that oscillates between above freezing and below freezing (like here in the US northeast) the pot holes are worst. Water gets underneath the surface, freezes, and breaks up the street.Quote:
6. Potholes are aggravated by cold weather.
Yeah and now it's sunk. Someone let the air out of the raft. ;)Quote:
8. Mexico City was once a floating city.
Reminds me of my sixth grade class. We (the bad boys like me :D) use to bring rubber bands to class and when the teacher turned her back we used to fling them. We used to have rubber band fights. Now I bet all those rubber bands in the English streets are due to the sixth grade boys. :pQuote:
9. Six percent of England's streets are littered with rubber bands.
*sigh* I certainly get a lot. But it's not that high.Quote:
10. More than 97% of all e-mail traffic is spam.
When I was at college we had part of a course dedicated just to this subject - the problem is they are not properly compacting or not using true Gran A for backfill. The potholes will still occur but the severity can be reduced if you use the correct construction techniquesQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Not trying to pick a fight or anything, but what is the difference between eating the meat of a cow and eating the meat of a horse besides the thing that horses are cuter/more noble/can be given human properties more easily/whatever? I vaguely remember that you were quite anti-vegetarian in some topic so why such a change of statement? I might of course be mistaken, in that case, deep apologies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
:lol: Horses are cute. :D I am anti-veg, or to be more accurately I'm carnivorous. ;) I guess the real answer is custom. I am unaccustomed to eating horse meat. Actually if I had a cow for a pet it would be difficult for me to eat beef. I could never slaughter an anmal if I had to do it myself. It's a good thing we have supermarkets. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
1. Squatters take over islands, as well as homes.
2. White wine has more calories than red wine.
3. Some ants reproduce without sex.
4. About 15% of the world's wine bottles have screw caps.
5. If you list your religion as Jedi on the census, the Office of National Statistics will class this as atheist.
6. Pandas prefer artificial sweetener to sugar.
7. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animals.
8. Being sorry originally meant to be distressed and sad.
9. About one in 30 people suffers from agoraphobia.
10. A thrown shoe is considered an insult in India, as well as the Middle East, where George Bush famously dodged a lobbed loafer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/
ooh, ooh, Can I take over a carribean island by squatting? Please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
That's actually surprising. The common knowledge I was under had it the other way around. Actually this web site has it the other way around:Quote:
2. White wine has more calories than red wine.
http://www.davidstuff.com/wine/calories.htm. Now one can't just say red wine versus white. Each individual vintage can be dry or sweeter than another or even its vintage. A dry white most likely has less sugar than a sweet red and vice versa. I guess they are roughly the same and not worth having calorie count as a deciding factor in selecting one. I prefer red. :)
:lol:Takes all the fun out of it.Quote:
3. Some ants reproduce without sex.
And they are not usually a bottle you would want. ;)Quote:
4. About 15% of the world's wine bottles have screw caps.
:lol: Some of those fans really have it as a religion, don't they.Quote:
5. If you list your religion as Jedi on the census, the Office of National Statistics will class this as atheist.
No wonder they can't reproduce. ;) Maybe they should talk to the ants.Quote:
6. Pandas prefer artificial sweetener to sugar.
Just ahead of man, who is fifth. :D Seriously, I know, and I really do feel guilt in eating pork. They are intelligent animals, unfortuantely very tastey. The article doesn't say what the other three are. Would have liked to know.Quote:
7. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animals.
Not it's a form of fake apology. :pQuote:
8. Being sorry originally meant to be distressed and sad.
Acutally this was sad. The human brain is so mysterious and we have just started to touch the surface of how it works.Quote:
9. About one in 30 people suffers from agoraphobia.
I don't know, could be a badge of honor in some quarters. :DQuote:
10. A thrown shoe is considered an insult in India, as well as the Middle East, where George Bush famously dodged a lobbed loafer.
1. Five trees make an orchard.
2. Matthew Parris once ran the London Marathon in 2hrs 32m, the fastest by an MP.
3. Paper can be made from wombat excrement.
4. Robin Hood had no Maid Marian in the early days.
5. British consumption of poultry increased 25-fold between 1950 and 2000.
6. Video Killed the Radio Star was inspired by a JG Ballard short story.
7. Wine varies in taste from day to day.
8. French women are the lightest in the EU. British women are the heaviest.
9. The Sun is dimmest it has been for a century .
10. There's a swear word in The Beatles' Hey Jude.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...ast_w_91.shtml
Why not four or six? Who decided this for everyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
If he's anything like our politicians, he was probably running for his life from his constituants. ;)Quote:
2. Matthew Parris once ran the London Marathon in 2hrs 32m, the fastest by an MP.
:lol: I've seen some papers where the writing matches the paper material. :DQuote:
3. Paper can be made from wombat excrement.
well, he had to steal enough before he could afford a maid. Then later he got a butler.Quote:
4. Robin Hood had no Maid Marian in the early days.
I wonder if this has anything to do British being the heaviest in the EU. :P (see below)Quote:
5. British consumption of poultry increased 25-fold between 1950 and 2000.
What a crock. I thought this was going to talk about howwine might vary in taste after the bottle's been openned. But it says this: "Her theory is that wine is a living organism that responds to the Moon's rhythms in the same way that some people believe humans do." :alien::alien: What new age nonesense.Quote:
7. Wine varies in taste from day to day.
I guess they don't have chickens in France. :D Wth all the British women on this forum, I better be very very careful with what I say here. :lol:Quote:
8. French women are the lightest in the EU. British women are the heaviest.
I can't find it. Here are the lyrics:Quote:
10. There's a swear word in The Beatles' Hey Jude.
Quote:
Hey jude, dont make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey jude, dont be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey jude, refrain,
Dont carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Hey jude, dont let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
So let it out and let it in, hey jude, begin,
Youre waiting for someone to perform with.
And dont you know that its just you, hey jude, youll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.
Hey jude, dont make it bad.
Take a sad song
and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then youll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.
Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude...
10) It is there Virgil, in the song that is - not in the lyrics :p Find the song and listen to it around 3 minutes in. Right after "remember to let her under your skin". If you want to hear it, you'll hear it. If you don't, it is just a meaningless little noice and totally non-offensive ;)
Why thank you Saphire. Yes I played it. It is totally meaningless. So what makes them think it's swear word? I can't make it out. Can you tell me what it is. Here's the you tube video. You can't even read Paul's lips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXG83p2nkHw
It is supposed to be the f-word...a bit of an inside joke I guess... Just to see whether they could do it (and thus making it so unrecognisable) :)
Thanks. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
I think what they mean is that there should be at least five tree to consider a group of trees "an orchard".Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
It is similar to definition of a town or city, I guess.I think it is only in the original recording. Here is the original story:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
http://timesonline.typepad.com/comme...ong-i-was.htmlQuote:
I have just been enjoying Here, There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick, the man who was the engineer on Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road, along with many other Beatles tracks. For aficionados it is an unmissable book, a superb account of their work in the studio.
This morning I read Emerick's account of the recording of Hey Jude.
Emerick wasn't the engineer on the track - the recording didn't begin at Abbey Road - but he was called in to fix problems caused by technical deficiencies at Trident Studios.
He notes that when he listened to the mix, in the third verse:
Right between the lines "The minute you let her under your skin/ Oh, then you begin" you can clearly hear Paul curse off mic saying 'F****** hell!"
Apparently this exclamation was caused by McCartney playing a duff note on the piano.
The Beatles knew it was there, but John Lennon insisted it stay. He wanted it low in the final mix so that while most people wouldn't realise it was there, the Beatles could enjoy it.
And so it stayed. And when I put down Emerick's book I realise that the expletive can be heard, really quite clearly. You can hear it from minute 2:56 of the song.
1. Diamonds can be blue.
2. Birds can dance.
3. You can get a driving licence and credit card in the name of Pudsey Bear, but not a passport.
4. The annual salary for the Poet Laureate is £5,750.
5. Many mosques in Mecca point the wrong way for prayers.
6. Flu vaccines are grown in chicken eggs.
7. An outbreak of swine flu in 1976 killed one person but a vaccine to combat it killed 25.
8. Adults who are sexually attracted to teenagers are called hebophiles.
9. David Attenborough doesn't own any pets.
10. Prince was born with epilepsy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...ast_w_92.shtml
I find number 7 to be particularly interesting in light of recent events. I'll have to share that one with the nurses where I work :P
3. What?! seriously? Is that someone's actual name? How on earth did that one even show up on the list O_o
Pudsey Bear is the mascot for "Children in Need" in the UK:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../6f/CiNbbc.png
At university, I had a Prof whose surname was Bear so it might be possible to get away with it but for passport they want to see the Birth Certificate, of course.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Ohhh okay that makes more sense. It seemed so random when I first read it!
These are some pretty interesting lists
And so can old lady's hair coloring, but does that make it natural? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I claim I can dance too but no one else seems to agree. :pQuote:
2. Birds can dance.
I would like to see Pudsey driving. :D No wonder those London drivers were so wild. They'll give anyone a licence.Quote:
3. You can get a driving licence and credit card in the name of Pudsey Bear, but not a passport.
That's it? Seems hardly enough to live on.Quote:
4. The annual salary for the Poet Laureate is £5,750.
Who says they're really praying? :brow:Quote:
5. Many mosques in Mecca point the wrong way for prayers.
Gives a whole new meaning to mischief night (day before Halloween) where they throw eggs. :)Quote:
6. Flu vaccines are grown in chicken eggs.
Sounds just like the over reaction we are having now.Quote:
7. An outbreak of swine flu in 1976 killed one person but a vaccine to combat it killed 25.
If I had my way, I would call them castrati. :flare:Quote:
8. Adults who are sexually attracted to teenagers are called hebophiles.
The dirty little secret is that the pets own him. :DQuote:
9. David Attenborough doesn't own any pets.
Prince was born with a lot of problems, the least of which is epilepsy. :lol:Quote:
10. Prince was born with epilepsy.
:lol: Virgil, you are such a smarta** and I find you quite funny :P
Which bird would you be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
;)
:lol: Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stargazer86
The cuckoo bird. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
1. There is a real place called Hicksville.
2. Britain once sent an envoy with a quadruple-barrelled name to Moscow - Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurley Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax.
3. Sikhs do not have to wear motorcycle crash helmets.
4. Napoleon wrote chick-lit.
5. John Prescott's toilet seat broke twice.
6. Tom Hanks watches "Loose Women".
7. Youth hostelling was invented in Germany in 1912.
8. The use of the word "rat" as an insult in English goes back at least until the 16th Century.
9. Two main muscles are used for smiling - the zygomatic muscle turns the corner of the lips up and the orbicularis oculi crinkles the corners of the eyes.
10. Birds are actually really rather clever.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...his_t_15.shtml
All birds? I would beg to differ... Chickens are considered birds, but they are really not clever. Would turkeys be birds as well? Because I hear they're some of the dumbest animals....Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Crows are really clever though.