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shillelagh 02-12-2009 19:59

QI fact of the day
 
on the bbc website they have the QI fact of the day .. that is if you havent shrunk it .. well todays is ....

QI Fact of the Day

According to insurance statistics, the most dangerous cars are green and driven by the Chinese.


So how did they work that out .. from the delivery drivers from your local chinese .. Mayflowers delivery driver drives a silver car .. :D:D:D

Eric 03-12-2009 00:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 766905)
on the bbc website they have the QI fact of the day .. that is if you havent shrunk it .. well todays is ....

QI Fact of the Day

According to insurance statistics, the most dangerous cars are green and driven by the Chinese.


So how did they work that out .. from the delivery drivers from your local chinese .. Mayflowers delivery driver drives a silver car .. :D:D:D

I dunno ... maybe the Chinese govt. encourages dangerous driving as a means of population control.:confused: And green cars are hard to see, unless they have day time running lights.

MargaretR 03-12-2009 10:57

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I drove a bright green VW beetle for many years - had one shunt - the other car was a write off - but beetles were built like tanks:D

yerself 09-12-2009 20:39

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On QI last night,

"Madam, can I smell your pussy?"

"Certainly Not"

"Oh, it must be your feet then."

SPUGGIE J 09-12-2009 21:19

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Originally Posted by yerself (Post 768771)
On QI last night,

"Madam, can I smell your pussy?"

"Certainly Not"

"Oh, it must be your feet then."


That is older than well erm ..........................................

Mancie 09-12-2009 23:17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 766905)

QI Fact of the Day

According to insurance statistics, the most dangerous cars are green and driven by the Chinese.

This has been common knowledge for years..it's a well known fact that most people "in the know" steer well clear of Chinese people driving green cars. :)

shillelagh 18-01-2010 21:31

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Todays QI fact of the day ...

Wild boars can be repelled by playing Britney Spears's song "Oops!...I did it again" at them.


No wonder they can be repelled .. think the deaf are the only ones who can listen to that ...:D:D:D

DaveinGermany 22-01-2010 19:58

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"Hell is a place where the motorists are French, the Policemen are German & the cooks are English" Anon. :D :D :D

accyman 22-01-2010 20:18

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mcdonalds is teh worlds largest toy manufacturer.

whod have thunk it ? :)

yerself 22-01-2010 21:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J
That is older than well erm

Cashman?:D:D

DaveinGermany 24-01-2010 16:09

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Bife , is Portuguese slang for British males, leaning heavily on the British fondness for Roast Beef, our ladies are known as Bifas. :rolleyes:

accyman 25-01-2010 00:07

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Quote:

The Largest Vagina most likely belonged to Scottish giantess Anna Swan (1846-1888), a remarkable woman who set a number of records relating to her bulk. Born normally sized, she began growing at a prodigious rate in childhood, finally reaching a maximum height of 7' 8" at age 19. Capitalizing on her huge size, she joined a side show and toured the country, where she met and fell in love with Captain Martin Bates, another giant who measured over 7 feet tall. They wed in 1872, making them the tallest married couple in the world, a record that still stands today.
although not measured it is safe to assume it would take some licking :eek:

flashy 25-01-2010 07:14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 782071)
although not measured it is safe to assume it would take some licking :eek:


hahahahahaha

accyman 25-01-2010 07:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flashy (Post 782095)
hahahahahaha

stones in glasshouses ? :confused::D

flashy 25-01-2010 07:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 782097)
stones in glasshouses ? :confused::D

like you'd know :D

jaysay 25-01-2010 10:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 779627)
Todays QI fact of the day ...

Wild boars can be repelled by playing Britney Spears's song "Oops!...I did it again" at them.


No wonder they can be repelled .. think the deaf are the only ones who can listen to that ...:D:D:D

I always watch Britney Spears with the sound turned off:rolleyes:

DaveinGermany 25-01-2010 19:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flashy (Post 782098)
like you'd know :D

I think Flashy, he's attempting your Einstein quote :rolleyes:


"Imagination is more important than knowledge" seems to equate:)

DaveinGermany 25-01-2010 19:28

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The expression "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" comes from a time when land belonging to Westminster Abbey (dedicated to St.Peter) was sold to raise money for repairs to St.Pauls Cathedral.


Taken from "A Miscellany of Britain" by Tom O'Meara

Mancie 25-01-2010 21:30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 782277)
The expression "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" comes from a time when land belonging to Westminster Abbey (dedicated to St.Peter) was sold to raise money for repairs to St.Pauls Cathedral.


Taken from "A Miscellany of Britain" by Tom O'Meara

Not sure you are correct Dave... I thought it was robbing the Peter (Gas Meter) to pay Paul (the bloke who owned the off licence round the corner). ;)

cashman 25-01-2010 22:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 782328)
Not sure you are correct Dave... I thought it was robbing the Peter (Gas Meter) to pay Paul (the bloke who owned the off licence round the corner). ;)

thats what i always said, but then gas meters weren't around way back, so i'll give him that.:D

DaveinGermany 26-01-2010 19:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 782328)
Not sure you are correct Dave... I thought it was robbing the Peter (Gas Meter) to pay Paul (the bloke who owned the off licence round the corner). ;)

OK Mancie I'll allow some deviance on the ins & outs, it's probably a regional thing I would imagine. :) or a modern day equivalent:rolleyes:

shillelagh 28-01-2010 15:14

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Another one from the bbc ..

Top hats have been fashionable for almost 200 years, but when the first one was worn in 1797 by James Heatherington, he was immediately arrested and fined 50 pounds for behaving in a manner 'calculated to frighten timid people'.


When was the last time you saw someone wearing a top hat .. besides at a wedding ..

accyman 28-01-2010 16:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 783201)


When was the last time you saw someone wearing a top hat .. besides at a wedding ..

does the guy on the monopoly board count ?

DaveinGermany 28-01-2010 17:35

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 783201)
Another one from the bbc ..

Top hats have been fashionable for almost 200 years, but when the first one was worn in 1797 by James Heatherington, he was immediately arrested and fined 50 pounds for behaving in a manner 'calculated to frighten timid people'.


When was the last time you saw someone wearing a top hat .. besides at a wedding ..

Quite often over here (Germany) the chimney sweeps do, well some of them, usually the old boys "Masters in their craft" sort of thing wear them as a tradition :)

DaveinGermany 01-02-2010 19:28

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Today's quote "A broad definition of crime in England is any lower-class activity that is displeasing to the upper classes" Anthony Jay

shillelagh 01-02-2010 20:33

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todays on the bbc website:

25% of the world's sheep are fat-tailed.

There are in Arabia two kinds of sheep worthy of admiration, the like of which are nowhere else to be seen. One kind has long tails no less than four and a half feet long which, if they were allowed to trail along the ground, would be bruised and develop sores. As it is, the shepherds have enough skill in carpentry to make little carts for their sheep's tail. The carts are placed under the tails, each sheep having one to himself. HERODOTUS


so who gets close enough to the sheep to decide if theyre fat tailed .. and how ..
i can see this going to the over 18s ..

Neil 01-02-2010 20:45

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 784410)
i can see this going to the over 18s ..

It's easier to just slap you and remove it :p

shillelagh 01-02-2010 22:09

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you wouldnt and as its on the bbc website .. how can you say that its not suitable for aw ... especially as its in anything goes ..

Neil 01-02-2010 23:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 784434)
you wouldnt and as its on the bbc website .. how can you say that its not suitable for aw ... especially as its in anything goes ..

you said you were waiting for it to move to over 18's lol not me

DaveinGermany 02-02-2010 19:59

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so who gets close enough to the sheep to decide if theyre fat tailed .. and how ..
i can see this going to the over 18s ..

I believe that'd be the Welsh then !!:smack: :D :D

Guess that's another group I've upset then !! :p

shillelagh 03-02-2010 21:45

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The late journalist Bill Deedes' father, Herbert, inherited Saltwood Castle and thousands of acres of Kent but, unable to cope with life after the Boer War, lost the lot. As his father had no money to educate him, Bill joined the Morning Post in 1931. He thus became the first member of his family for 500 years to do an actual job.

There is no such thing as fun for the whole family. JERRY SEINFELD

DaveinGermany 06-02-2010 18:23

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Did you realize, that a Country famous for its' Champagne, Cognac & Wines (France) has more "Whisky Distilleries" than Ireland ?? :cheers:

Neil 06-02-2010 18:35

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I think we should have a rule against mentioning France :D

Retlaw 06-02-2010 22:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 782348)
thats what i always said, but then gas meters weren't around way back, so i'll give him that.:D

Hoody Blell Cashy, how old are you, no gas meters back when, first gas meter I ever remember was back in 1935, you put pennies in a slot and turned a key, then a dial showed you how much you'd put in, emergency pennies were kept on a shelf next to the meter.
Retlaw.



Retlaw 06-02-2010 22:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 784648)
so who gets close enough to the sheep to decide if theyre fat tailed .. and how ..
i can see this going to the over 18s ..

I believe that'd be the Welsh then !!:smack: :D :D

Guess that's another group I've upset then !! :p

Wrong, its the Scots, thats why they wear kilts.

Retlaw.

DaveinGermany 07-02-2010 14:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 785598)
I think we should have a rule against mentioning France :D

Ok, I can live with that, should they need to be mentioned though for whatever reason can the term "cheese eating surrender monkeys" ( Quote from Jeremy Clarkson) be deemed acceptable ??? :rolleyes:


Chalk up another section of the populace: idunno: :bingobang

DaveinGermany 07-02-2010 14:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 785648)
Wrong, its the Scots, thats why they wear kilts.

Retlaw.


Those lousy slapper two timing sheep !!! :D Holiday fling was it ?? :biggrin8:

shillelagh 07-02-2010 14:42

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another one :D:D:D


The fathers of Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) and Louis Braille (1809-1852) were all cobblers.
My father had a profound influence on me: he was a lunatic. SPIKE MILLIGAN

Neil 07-02-2010 17:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 785808)
can the term "cheese eating surrender monkeys" ( Quote from Jeremy Clarkson) be deemed acceptable ??? :rolleyes:

If its good enough for the BBC how could we not accept it :D:D

DaveinGermany 07-02-2010 17:28

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 785884)
If its good enough for the BBC how could we not accept it :D:D

Good call, well considered & a sensible common sense decision made, you will go far young man :alright: continue your sterling work !!! :D :D

shillelagh 08-02-2010 16:14

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another one ..:D:D:D


US comedian George Carlin's mother took him and his five year old elder brother and ran away from his father when George was less than one year old. His father died when he was 10, although Carlin didn't remember him. Carlin claims his earliest memory is sitting in the family living room listening to a partial eclipse of the sun on the radio.
Whoever has not got a good father should procure one. FRIEDRICH NIETSCHE

Benipete 09-02-2010 14:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 786107)
another one ..:D:D:D


US comedian George Carlin's mother took him and his five year old elder brother and ran away from his father when George was less than one year old. His father died when he was 10, although Carlin didn't remember him. Carlin claims his earliest memory is sitting in the family living room listening to a partial eclipse of the sun on the radio.
Whoever has not got a good father should procure one. FRIEDRICH NIETSCHE

His father died when he was 10?:confused: How old was he when George was born?:confused::confused::D

shillelagh 10-02-2010 20:47

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another one folks .. :D:D:D

In Irish, fear means man and bean means woman.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. MARIE CURIE

shillelagh 11-02-2010 15:22

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another one :D:D:D:

Human beings are born with only two inbuilt fears: the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears are abnormal and have to be learned
Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really frightening. GERTRUDE STEIN.







Benipete 11-02-2010 15:38

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 786938)
another one :D:D:D:

Human beings are born with only two inbuilt fears: the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears are abnormal and have to be learned
Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really frightening. GERTRUDE STEIN.







Is that one from Japan?:confused::D:D

shillelagh 11-02-2010 15:46

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i was thinking more about the panic the researchers feel when their pint glass is nearly empty ....:D:D:D

Ken Moss 12-02-2010 08:50

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Slightly O/T, I never really understood the half full/half empty debate so one night in the pub we decided to sort it out once and for all. It was eventually concluded that it depends whether your glass is being filled or emptied at the time but I'm still none the wiser as to why that makes people either optimists or pessimists.

DaveinGermany 12-02-2010 22:11

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One for the researchers, some days ago someone mentioned they wished they could have an "ology", well Gentlemen you can :eek: in your line of work the title "Tegestology" should be quite suitable :) your qualifications should be quite literally lying around you !!! :D :D

shillelagh 16-02-2010 16:26

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another one for you ...

Deipnophobia is the fear of dinner party conversations.

All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears - of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words "Some Assembly Required". DAVE BARRY

I always thought that was being shy ... rather than Deipnophobia ... :D:D:D

MargaretR 16-02-2010 16:38

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 788316)
another one for you ...

Deipnophobia is the fear of dinner party conversations.

All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears - of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words "Some Assembly Required". DAVE BARRY

I always thought that was being shy ... rather than Deipnophobia ... :D:D:D

You were well fetched up then - taught not to speak with your mouth full.
I think that the guest opposite spraying his meal in your direction is enough to turn anyone deipnophobic

Benipete 16-02-2010 16:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 788316)
another one for you ...

Deipnophobia is the fear of dinner party conversations.

All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears - of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words "Some Assembly Required". DAVE BARRY

I always thought that was being shy ... rather than Deipnophobia ... :D:D:D

Make your mind up,see post #44:confused::D:D

Ken Moss 17-02-2010 19:56

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Triskeidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

Diphallic terrata is the condition of being born with two penises (penii?).

shillelagh 18-02-2010 16:11

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heres another one .. and you cant say anyone who's a member of this site has this fear ..:D:D:D

Allodoxaphobia is the fear of opinions.
I prefer my people to be loyal out of fear rather than conviction. Convictions can change but fear remains. JOSEF STALIN

SPUGGIE J 18-02-2010 19:45

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So what is the fear of following through when farting?

MargaretR 18-02-2010 19:49

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 789079)
So what is the fear of following through when farting?

"Your search - diarrheaology - did not match any documents".

PS diarrheaphobia does

SPUGGIE J 18-02-2010 19:50

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 789080)
"Your search - diarrheaology - did not match any documents".

Blast that is me goosed then :(

MargaretR 18-02-2010 19:53

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I should have searched for a phobia, not an ology

Try this
The Phobia List
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.

Ken Moss 19-02-2010 06:11

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Acrophobia is fear of heights, which remarkably few people know.

SPUGGIE J 19-02-2010 16:12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 789083)
I should have searched for a phobia, not an ology

Try this
The Phobia List
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.



Usually if constipated that might apply.

That is a certainty when being bombed by seagulls.

DaveinGermany 19-02-2010 18:12

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It appears that the high brow intentions of passing on gems of useless information has indeed "gone down the pan" & the expression "talking sh**e" seems to be taking on some significance. :)

shillelagh 19-02-2010 20:22

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heres another ...:D:D:D

Thassophobia is the fear of sitting. Papyrophobia is the fear of paper. Ecophobia is the fear of home. Euphobia is the fear of hearing good news.

If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost. LLOYD DOUGLAS

DaveinGermany 19-02-2010 20:46

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And Phobophobia ??? :D :D :D You guessed it a phobia of phobias :clown:

shillelagh 22-02-2010 21:36

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heres another ...:D:D:D

There are 47 species of feline, including lions, tigers, pumas, bobcats, ocelots, jaguars, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, lynxes and domestic cats.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece. LEONARDO DA VINCI

DaveinGermany 01-03-2010 18:51

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Been a bit quiet on here for a bit so time for some reanimation . :)

No word in the English Language rhymes with Pint, Diamond or Purple !! :D :D

Go on I know you'll be googling & looking in Dictionaries. :thankya:

Margaret Pilkington 01-03-2010 20:27

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or Orange!

AngleIron 01-03-2010 21:19

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 793345)
Been a bit quiet on here for a bit so time for some reanimation . :)

No word in the English Language rhymes with Pint, Diamond or Purple !! :D :D

Go on I know you'll be googling & looking in Dictionaries. :thankya:


Well I might ..Then again I Mint' not..lol... 1 down 2 to go!!!!!!!

Benipete 02-03-2010 11:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 793345)
Been a bit quiet on here for a bit so time for some reanimation . :)

No word in the English Language rhymes with Pint, Diamond or Purple !! :D :D

Go on I know you'll be googling & looking in Dictionaries. :thankya:

Don't need to as I Hirple all the time:tongueout:D:D

AngleIron 02-03-2010 14:52

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lol...:D:D

DaveinGermany 02-03-2010 17:47

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Angle Iron, Benipete you two really need some electrocution lessons, you really do !! :D :D

katex 02-03-2010 20:29

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And month and silver. :)

Benipete 03-03-2010 04:52

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 793672)
Angle Iron, Benipete you two really need some electrocution lessons, you really do !! :D :D

KURPLE - how's that then:rolleyes::D:D

Now put your cap on and stand in the corner:D:D

DaveinGermany 03-03-2010 17:36

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 793765)
KURPLE - how's that then:rolleyes::D:D

Now put your cap on and stand in the corner:D:D

I'll let you have that one, although it isn't out of the pages of the "Concise Oxford", credit where it's due you dragged it out of somewhere "Urban", you hip & down wiv da kids or wot Man !! :hippy:

Benipete 03-03-2010 17:53

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 793996)
I'll let you have that one, although it isn't out of the pages of the "Concise Oxford", credit where it's due you dragged it out of somewhere "Urban", you hip & down wiv da kids or wot Man !! :hippy:

No I went to Skerton school in Lancaster and passed G C E 's when they had a meaning.:rolleyes:
We took them at the age of 15 in those days:theband::D:D

DaveinGermany 03-03-2010 18:03

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Originally Posted by Benipete (Post 794008)
No I went to Skerton school in Lancaster and passed G C E 's when they had a meaning.:rolleyes:
We took them at the age of 15 in those days:theband::D:D

Ahh....... GCE's & O'levels, I remember those. Ask the kids now & they'll ask you what songs have they done ? or what computer game's it from. I don't know the loss of a generation. :(

DaveinGermany 03-03-2010 19:45

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Anyway to get back on track, did you know ? the "RED SEA".......... isn't !! :D:D

Benipete 03-03-2010 20:03

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It most certainly is.:mosher:

Margaret Pilkington 03-03-2010 20:19

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and the Black Sea isn't either......though the Dead Sea maybe.:)

Benipete 03-03-2010 20:55

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 794056)
and the Black Sea isn't either......though the Dead Sea maybe.:)

They all:mosher: are:rolleyes:

shillelagh 03-03-2010 21:00

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ok folks a new one for you ...

In ancient Greek, paignia dorkalidon (lit. 'antelope playthings') are dice made from the vertebrae of a gazelle.

Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.


now try saying paignia dorkalidon when you've had a few in the railway ... :D:D:D

DaveinGermany 05-03-2010 22:13

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Trivia (a Roman Goddess) to whom sacrifices were offered at crossroad. Due to travellers engaging in gosssip at such places, her name Trivia (3 roads coming together) became associated with such information.

(taken from "The ultimate loo book"" by Mitchell Symons. :biggrin8:)

DaveinGermany 14-03-2010 20:05

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How about ya Shill ? or are you waiting for St.Pats on Wednesday ? :D :thepint:

shillelagh 14-03-2010 20:22

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here you go dave .. another from the bbc website ...

Only two people have ever won both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and Al Gore (1948-).

No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

shillelagh 14-03-2010 20:23

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well to say ive ran for being a councillor and failed twice i must say (before anyone else gets in with it) .. i mustnt have dieted enough ..:D:D:D:D:D

shillelagh 14-03-2010 20:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 797262)
How about ya Shill ? or are you waiting for St.Pats on Wednesday ? :D :thepint:


im a lancashire lass with irish ancestry .. though it is northern irish .. mother and father from co armagh .. which you may know the area .. i'll come up with something for st paddys day ..

like guinness in ireland tastes nothing like the guinness you get over here ... mind you it tastes horrible anyway .. preferred Black Bush over the black horrible stuff .. expensive tastes i have ... :D:D:D but thats my irish cousins fault he introduced me to that ..

shillelagh 16-03-2010 01:01

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got these from this website: ireland facts

In olden days, a pig was often allowed to live in the house with the family on an Irish farm. He (or she) was commonly referred to as "the gentleman who pays the rent."

The longest place name in Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway. Try saying that when your drunk .. i cant even say that when im sober ..:D:D:D

"11th Night" is a celebration still widely observed by Protestant groups in northern Ireland, who build huge bonfires across the country on the night of July 11th. The fires are lit on the night before the July 12th commemoration of William of Orange’s defeat of King James, a Catholic, in 1690 in the Battle of the Boyne. The battle took place near Drogheda, north of Dublin.

An odd Irish birthday tradition is to lift the birthday child upside down and give his head a few gentle bumps on the floor for good luck. The number of bumps should allegedly correspond to the child’s age plus one.

and finally a little poem that was taught to me at the age of 13 by a b&b owner in ballycastle ...

If you werent so Ballymena
With your Ballymoney
You'd have a Ballycastle
for your bloody home!!!!

shillelagh 16-03-2010 10:50

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another one for you :D:D:D

Gerald R Ford (1913-2006), 38th President of the USA, is the only US President who was never elected as either President or Vice President.

I guess it just proves that anyone in America can be President. GERALD FORD

shillelagh 17-03-2010 21:24

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An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'.Hugh Leonard

There are so many strange things in the world beyond our knowledge, and maybe there are ghosts too, though I do not understand why they should come back to this world when they have gone from it. Peig Sayers

My grandmother made dying her life's work.Hugh Leonard

there is a village in Kerry called Inch and on a road sign outside the village there is this "Inch 1 Mile".

Irish aviation fact = Shannon became the worlds first duty free airport in 1947

Bushmills, Couny Antrim is the Worlds Oldest Whiskey Distillery based on the undisputed fact that a seven year licence to distil dating from April 20th 1608 is attributed to the distillery. Located near the village of Bushmills in Co. Antrim. It is though that distilling may have begun on the site as early as the thirteenth century, but the first permit was granted by James VI and I to Sir Thomas Phillipps, a local landowner, in 1608.

Irish Quotes from Famous Irishmen

DaveinGermany 18-03-2010 20:01

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Are you aware that the "Shillelagh" isn't what it appears to be ? :D


Is Your Shillelagh a Sham?
by Bridget Haggertyhttp://www.irishcultureandcustoms.co...kthornHead.jpg

In his very informative book, Things Irish, Anthony Bluett writes that according to a leading folklore authority, the short, stubby blackthorn cudgel sold to tourists as the "ancient Irish shillelagh" has no tradition in Ireland at all.

What I have mistakenly called a shillelagh all these years was once a very popular weapon in 19th-century London. Very handy to have - but not something the Irish would have used at that time, or earlier. Their weapon of choice would have been a cane made from oak, blackthorn, ash or holly.



Information from the "Irish culture & Customs" web site :)

sitehttp://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Shillelagh.html

shillelagh 18-03-2010 21:43

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Are you aware that the "Shillelagh" isn't what it appears to be ? :D


Is Your Shillelagh a Sham?
by Bridget Haggertyhttp://www.irishcultureandcustoms.co...kthornHead.jpg

In his very informative book, Things Irish, Anthony Bluett writes that according to a leading folklore authority, the short, stubby blackthorn cudgel sold to tourists as the "ancient Irish shillelagh" has no tradition in Ireland at all.

What I have mistakenly called a shillelagh all these years was once a very popular weapon in 19th-century London. Very handy to have - but not something the Irish would have used at that time, or earlier. Their weapon of choice would have been a cane made from oak, blackthorn, ash or holly.



Information from the "Irish culture & Customs" web site :)

sitehttp://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Shillelagh.html


you mean something like this ... :D:D:D my cousin made it for my dad when he was ill one year .. brought all the way back from ireland .. and its lived in the living room ever since ... and no one ever notices it .. now if some of my visitors had known that was there ..i wonder if id have had the conversations that ive had ... by the way it does hurt .. have been swiped round the back of the legs in my younger years by my granny in northern ireland .. she had one!!! :D

shillelagh 18-03-2010 21:54

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and also ....

Origins and History of the Shillelagh Stick
Sticks have been used as weapons since fighting began, however the skilled use of hardwood clubs by the people of Shillelagh led to these clubs to be called Shillelagh's by Richard II in 1395. With the dispersion of these peoples through the ages the term Shillelagh spread throughout Ireland and the new world in reference to a weighted fighting stick.

When it became illegal for any Irish person to carry a weapon their Shillelagh's were often elongated to appear as a walking stick but were just as effictive a weapon when the need arose. These irish who emigrated to America enjoyed the right there of all men to carry arms and Shillelagh's became very promenant in the faction fights in the turbulant years of the young United States. Many Irish Americans can remember this kind of Shillelagh in use or will have heard stories about them while most English and Irish people will remember them as walking sticks or lucky charms from home.

Shillelagh Sticks

DaveinGermany 19-03-2010 20:06

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Heinrich Heine, a German Poet who died 1856, left everything to his wife with the proviso she re-marry the reason being "So there will be at least one man to regret my Death" :confused: :D

shillelagh 29-03-2010 19:13

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i liked the quote at the end of it ...:D:D:D

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Germany (1500-58) was said to have spoken French to men, Italian to women, Spanish to God and German to horses.

All skill is in vain when an angel pees in the touchhole of your musket. GERMAN PROVERB

shillelagh 04-04-2010 22:44

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another one ...

During World War II, Germans owned most of the delicatessens along the coast of Long Island, New York. It was not uncommon for U-boats patrolling the Atlantic to surface and send a dinghy ashore to pick up breakfast.
America is a mistake, a giant mistake! SIGMUND FREUD





DaveinGermany 05-04-2010 10:42

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There appears to be a rather "Teutonic" theme just of late on this side :)

Having a poke at the "Hermans" a truly British Pastime long may it remain so :D

shillelagh 05-04-2010 13:23

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another one ...

All centipedes are predators. They kill their prey with poisonous claws attached to their heads. The Giant Centipede is 30cm long and kills small mammals and reptiles. It is extremely painful to be bitten by one.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. OMAR BRADLEY (1893-1981) US general

shillelagh 17-04-2010 16:33

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heres another ..

Goldfish are much more intelligent than they look and enjoy music.

Goldfish don't bounce. BART SIMPSON

shillelagh 20-04-2010 15:12

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Nobody knows where the word "golf" comes from.

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. DAVE BARRY

shillelagh 23-04-2010 21:49

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so which numbskull repealed it ...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::D



King James II of Scotland (1430-60) made golf illegal on pain of death.

Golf always makes me so damned angry. KING GEORGE V of England (1865-1936)

shillelagh 24-04-2010 12:03

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Approximately 20 million golf balls are lost in water hazards on British golf courses every year.

One of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball. DON CARTER

DaveinGermany 25-04-2010 19:43

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Nobody knows where the word "golf" comes from.

The Dutch claim it ! Golf was first mentioned in the Netherlands around 1297 & it is presumed to be a corruption of the Dutch word " Kolf " which means club or bat. :D Or so they maintain ! ;)


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