Answers for my ponderings please

SPUGGIE J · 14-07-2009, 17:33

We say we are as happy as Larry so who is Larry?

If the French were not excellent cooks what would they be good at?

Why is a toasting fork?

How can we be green with envy when we cant go green?

How come we call blackcurrants black when they are deep purple?

What is blue murder?

Who is bloody Nora?

Does global warming mean Jack Frost will become redundant?

How can you fly by the seat of your pants without wings?

Where do you buy a sky hook?

How can you freeze the balls of a brass monkey?

Why a pig in a poke?

When was the Red Sea red And the Black Sea black?

How come public school gives a private education?

A sad film is a tear jerker so what is a tear jerker?

Has it ever rained cats and dogs?

How can we have a brain storm when the brain does not have weather?

Shudder and the saying is "someone has just walked over my grave" how
can this be if you are still alive?

How can we be "as thick as two short planks?"

shillelagh · 14-07-2009, 17:38

That last ones easy ... just look at yourself .....

Retlaw · 14-07-2009, 17:59

Got one for you Spuggie.

14 pounds make one stone, what stone was that who chose the stone, and who decided what one pound was.
now 8 of them stones makes a hundred weight, which is realy 112 not a 100. Then 20 of them hundred weights makes a ton. Who decided that 2240 of them original pounds should be called a ton.

Retlaw.

SPUGGIE J · 14-07-2009, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Got one for you Spuggie.

14 pounds make one stone, what stone was that who chose the stone, and who decided what one pound was.
now 8 of them stones makes a hundred weight, which is realy 112 not a 100. Then 20 of them hundred weights makes a ton. Who decided that 2240 of them original pounds should be called a ton.

Retlaw.

That might be one tat is lost in the mists of time. As for weight the only thing i am sure of is that the original kilogramme no longer weighs a lilogramme as it has been polished so often it is now lighter. India gave us the 0 for numeracy so for ease of use or to be a pain old Boneparte started metrics and left hand drive on the continent as he was left handed. Though this might be a conspiricy by the french.

Barrie Yates · 14-07-2009, 18:38

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

That might be one tat is lost in the mists of time. As for weight the only thing i am sure of is that the original kilogramme no longer weighs a lilogramme as it has been polished so often it is now lighter. India gave us the 0 for numeracy so for ease of use or to be a pain old Boneparte started metrics and left hand drive on the continent as he was left handed. Though this might be a conspiricy by the french.

The 0 comes from Arabic (although it represents 5).
The Frrench are very good at surrendering, and their cooking is overrated, sauces are good but that is to cover up the poor quality it covers

Retlaw · 14-07-2009, 20:23

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

old Boneparte started metrics and left hand drive on the continent as he was left handed. Though this might be a conspiricy by the french.

The metric system of measurement was dumped on us by a little Belgian git, frogs had nowt tu do wi it.
What beats me is the yanks driving on the wrong side, if you look at some of the old westerns they drove stagecoaches properly, driver in the right hand seat.

Retlaw

Royboy39 · 14-07-2009, 20:46

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

We say we are as happy as Larry so who is Larry?

If the French were not excellent cooks what would they be good at?

Why is a toasting fork?

How can we be green with envy when we cant go green?

How come we call blackcurrants black when they are deep purple?

What is blue murder?

Who is bloody Nora?

Does global warming mean Jack Frost will become redundant?

How can you fly by the seat of your pants without wings?

Where do you buy a sky hook?

How can you freeze the balls of a brass monkey?

Why a pig in a poke?

When was the Red Sea red And the Black Sea black?

How come public school gives a private education?

A sad film is a tear jerker so what is a tear jerker?

Has it ever rained cats and dogs?

How can we have a brain storm when the brain does not have weather?

Shudder and the saying is "someone has just walked over my grave" how
can this be if you are still alive?

How can we be "as thick as two short planks?"

And who the F... is Alice?

flashy · 14-07-2009, 21:34

when we swear why do we say 'pardon my french' when its english we are speaking?

are ALL swear words French?

Retlaw · 14-07-2009, 22:17

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Originally Posted by flashy

when we swear why do we say 'pardon my french' when its english we are speaking?

are ALL swear words French?

Most rudeness comes from france. As a race they are arrogant, especially with us Brits. Thats after changing their nappies and looking after them in two World Wars.

We also say french letters, they call them English caps.

Retlaw

Benipete · 14-07-2009, 23:54

Quote;Has it ever rained cats and dogs?

It has rained frogs here, and in Japan I believe Datsun Cogs.

mickmc · 15-07-2009, 04:38

Yessss........... and exactly what were... "the Knights in White, sat in"....????????

accyman · 15-07-2009, 05:05

We say we are as happy as Larry so who is Larry?

larry grayson he was extremely happy infact very gay

If the French were not excellent cooks what would they be good at?

surrendering

Why is a toasting fork?

that made no sensewhat so ever

How can we be green with envy when we cant go green?

if michael jackson can turn white we surely can turn green

How come we call blackcurrants black when they are deep purple?

deep purple were a rock band not a type of current

What is blue murder?

when an eskimo is murdered

Who is bloody Nora?

compos girlfriend after been hit by a lorry

Does global warming mean Jack Frost will become redundant?

who do you think frosts your freezer although frostless freezers are also endangering his job security

How can you fly by the seat of your pants without wings?

very large tin of beans and a lighter

Where do you buy a sky hook?

Abu Hamza will know

How can you freeze the balls of a brass monkey?

liquid nitrogen shoudl do the trick

Why a pig in a poke?

would you prefer to poke in a pig ?

When was the Red Sea red And the Black Sea black?

before political correctness

How come public school gives a private education?

it wouldnt be private if i told you

A sad film is a tear jerker so what is a tear jerker?

this guy again

Has it ever rained cats and dogs?

not untill i get my pilots licence no

How can we have a brain storm when the brain does not have weather?

of course it does have you never wondered wether or not to do somthing

Shudder and the saying is "someone has just walked over my grave" how
can this be if you are still alive?

your burried alive

How can we be "as thick as two short planks?"

be thick and have a schizophernic counterpart that is also thick

SPUGGIE J · 15-07-2009, 07:53

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

The metric system of measurement was dumped on us by a little Belgian git, frogs had nowt tu do wi it.
What beats me is the yanks driving on the wrong side, if you look at some of the old westerns they drove stagecoaches properly, driver in the right hand seat.

Retlaw

Thank you I stand corrected and learned something new.