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Jimmy2Feet
10-01-11, 05:04 PM
then again thinking about it, what about dumbo.....does flying not count!! :)
Elephants are the only Animal that can't jump.....
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511fND0dNuL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Jimmy2Feet
10-01-11, 05:48 PM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511fND0dNuL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
:winner:
The smallest pollen of any plant is from the Forget-me-Not, at 4.4 microns across.
Its only twice the size of the E-coli bacteria!
Now that's interesting!
Now that's interesting!
:rolleyes:
At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal.
Jimmy2Feet
24-01-11, 01:23 PM
188? really!! i think that is close if nopt louder than a 747 taking off! (dont quote me on that tho!)
obveously its at too high a frequency for up to hear properly!
BernardBikerchick
24-01-11, 01:33 PM
FACT - Tomatoes squirt a long way when you bite into them ! I have just proved this at work !! lol
tinpants
02-02-11, 11:31 PM
Concentration Camps were "invented" by...
The British. In fact, I think they were the idea of one Winston Churchill.
Concentration Camps were "invented" by The British
Dunno where you got that from but according to Wikipedia the Americans and the Spanish used them before the British did in the Boer war.
Wikipedia isn't always correct though.
davepreston
03-02-11, 06:54 AM
getting there but its only the phrase concentration camp that was invented by the british
areas of living and working enviroments combined ,with whole sale slaughter inclueded has been around for eons, particularly the anceint egyptions are well noted for it
and they are somewhat older than the british nation
hth
davepreston
15-02-11, 07:02 AM
the harrier jumpjet is one of the few aircraft with "compase" 4 point landing wheel layout eg one on nose, 1 rear, and 1 on each wing ,so n,s,e,w so to speak
this was done to aid vertical takeoff and landing ,but this triate has not continued onto the new f35 which has standard layout
guess who's back at warton lol
Grant66
15-02-11, 08:47 AM
Welcome back to sunny Warton.
Get yourself over to south-side, its the 2nd day of JCB modification of the (2 built & 1 accepted by the MoD) Nimrod MR4a, history in the making :(
In my current location & time is it Tuesday 15th February 2011.
punyXpress
15-02-11, 10:05 AM
Forty years ago we went decimal.
Petrol was 3 gallons for £1 so you'd brim a just-on-reserve SV tank.
Welcome to the world of inflation.
also: Well Done dp - you always were a result! ;)
davepreston
15-02-11, 03:49 PM
Welcome back to sunny Warton.
Get yourself over to south-side, its the 2nd day of JCB modification of the (2 built & 1 accepted by the MoD) Nimrod MR4a, history in the making :(
why do i have a picture of you and ratty walking into the hanger with a hammer shouting "we built it so we'll break it" lol
Bluefish
16-02-11, 08:12 PM
Men can tolerate more pain than women, guys, Reeder does not come under the heading of men so don't worry ;)
punyXpress
19-02-11, 12:25 PM
10 years ago Foot-and-mouth struck.
Cramped our style for a while, but was ruinous for farmers.
punyXpress
05-03-11, 10:01 PM
5th March 1936 - maiden flight of the Supermarine Spitfire.
One of the most graceful ( unless your mount wore the swastika ) ever to roam our skies!
BernardBikerchick
06-03-11, 02:59 PM
ok i don't post much coz i don't much !!!
but ..
No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
Blueberry juice boosts memory
When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut
ok i don't post much coz i don't much !!!
but ..
No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
Blueberry juice boosts memory
When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut
Define normal
BernardBikerchick
06-03-11, 03:13 PM
Define normal
deffo NOT me hehehehe pmsl
Define normalIts been proved on TV, that if the paper is frankly huge, like football pitch sized, it can go to 8 folds, but even an A0 size sheet can not be folded in half more than 7 times.
I often write on football field sized bits of paper.
Jimmy2Feet
08-03-11, 12:05 PM
Its been proved on TV, that if the paper is frankly huge, like football pitch sized, it can go to 8 folds, but even an A0 size sheet can not be folded in half more than 7 times.
Was that Mythbusters by chance? also not only was it really large, but they also really thin, and they used a steam roller to fold the edges!!!!
punyXpress
08-03-11, 12:07 PM
Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day - what do you have on yours?
Lemon juice and sugar - FACT.
Jimmy2Feet
08-03-11, 12:11 PM
Lemon juice and sugar - FACT.
+1
every now and again a little nutella!
Jimmy2Feet
08-03-11, 12:26 PM
pancakes are vile things
get out!!!
Tom, you're not welcome here. This is factual information only.
davepreston
08-03-11, 05:10 PM
one can of beer weighs 13.1 ounces , i weigh 2688 ounces (12 stone)
so i would have to drink 205.19084 cans to drink my own body weight in beer
roll on st paddies day
That a typical Friday night, isn't it Dave?
Dave20046
08-03-11, 06:49 PM
****, it's pancake day!!! -thanks people, that was a close one
one can of beer weighs 13.1 ounces , i weigh 2688 ounces (12 stone)
so i would have to drink 205.19084 cans to drink my own body weight in beer
roll on st paddies day
can probably round it up to 206 or 207 if you included the weight of the tins in your original sum Dave. Or would that be one too many?
A rabbit's scrotum is in front of his penis.
wyrdness
25-03-11, 12:37 AM
A rabbit's scrotum is in front of his penis.
I will bear this information in mind next time I'm in bed with a rabbit.
davepreston
25-03-11, 07:14 AM
guy survives freefall from 18,000 feet with no chute
http://www.britain-at-war-magazine.com/news/defying-belief-18000ft-without-a-parachute
did they have the lottery back then
Bluefish
26-03-11, 11:35 PM
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Dave20046
27-03-11, 04:27 PM
The governor of California used to do some action films.
davepreston
27-03-11, 04:42 PM
ronald regan was in cowboy movies
Dave20046
27-03-11, 05:29 PM
yeah but everyone knows that
The male European rabbit flea has the “most complicated genitals in the world. These are adorned with springs, levers, hooks, barbs and all sorts of twiddly bits. Here is a precision instrument that seems better suited to telling the time than depositing sperm.”
1 in 10 000 female chickens change sex to become male.
punyXpress
01-04-11, 10:13 AM
What it is to be the only ckoc in the henhouse! :D
Dave20046
01-04-11, 02:51 PM
Squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run
grh1904
04-04-11, 12:04 PM
Contrary to general public belief, Lands End is NOT the most westerly point in mainland UK, it is in Scotland!!!
http://www.lochabergeopark.org.uk/Pages/Most_Westerly_Point.asp
punyXpress
04-04-11, 12:11 PM
. . . nor is it the most southerly.
grh1904
04-04-11, 12:30 PM
Legal and fiscal system
In France, in exceptional cases it is possible to marry a deceased person with the authorisation of the President of the Republic.
:confused::confused::confused::confused: WTF???
found the above on here.......
http://www.eupedia.com/france/trivia.shtml
punyXpress
04-04-11, 02:06 PM
Necrofillya Rules KO!
Contrary to general public belief, Lands End is NOT the most westerly point in mainland UK, it is in Scotland!!!
http://www.lochabergeopark.org.uk/Pages/Most_Westerly_Point.asp
How come Land's End is further west on my map then?
grh1904
04-04-11, 03:12 PM
How come Land's End is further west on my map then?
probs cos they just show GB in a straight up n down sort of way, when it's more of a 10 to 4 (to describe it in clock face terms),
Edinburgh on the east coast is actually further west than Bristol!!!!!!!!!.
maybe its because lands end is actually known as the most South-Westerly point on the british isles :)
DarrenSV650S
05-04-11, 05:45 PM
How come Land's End is further west on my map then?
What map are you using??
blue curvy jester
07-04-11, 09:59 AM
Jack daniels claimed welsh heritige
The social cost of a hip fracture - excluding the potentila loss of earnings for a realtive to provide care - is £25,424
and that hip fractures as a result of falls cost the UK £725,928,865 per annum
Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.
Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.
can you imagine the amount of loo roll and toilet duck needed!
Hugo boss was the original designer of the nazi uniforms.
xXBADGERXx
01-05-11, 07:02 PM
False . He supplied uniforms for the SS and the Nazi Youth , he never designed them , just manufactured them .
False . He supplied uniforms for the SS and the Nazi Youth , he never designed them , just manufactured them .
Ahh fair enough then, same difference though :P
On another note,
If you took all the urine the world produced in a day it would take 15mins to flow over niagara falls!
northwind
01-05-11, 07:35 PM
And the queue for the boat tours would be shorter
would you get p*ss wet through if you stood there? :p
^ i laughed :)
Light can go around bends and not just in strait lines. We know this due to be able to see a star that was directly behind the sun. Therefore gravity can bend light.
Also we dont just have the 5 senses we were always told we had (touch, smell, taste etc) But more like 20-30 and others argue many more! eg being able to know where your hand is even with your eyes shut!
punyXpress
02-05-11, 11:09 AM
That would be the incorrectly named ' Common Sense ' ?
Bluefish
02-05-11, 05:51 PM
And some peeps have a sense of direction.
daveyrach
05-05-11, 02:26 PM
^ i laughed :)
Light can go around bends and not just in strait lines. We know this due to be able to see a star that was directly behind the sun. Therefore gravity can bend light.
Also we dont just have the 5 senses we were always told we had (touch, smell, taste etc) But more like 20-30 and others argue many more! eg being able to know where your hand is even with your eyes shut!
I always know where my hand is with my eyes shut, its at the end of my arm! :D
Littlepeahead
06-05-11, 02:06 PM
If you buy a packet of chocolate mini rolls in a promotional 6 for the price of 10 pack then the 4 free ones don't contain any calories.
xXBADGERXx
06-05-11, 02:09 PM
Women are born liars when it comes to free Chocolate
tinpants
06-05-11, 02:12 PM
If you buy a packet of chocolate mini rolls in a promotional 6 for the price of 10 pack then the 4 free ones don't contain any calories.
PMSL!!! You bloody wish!!!!
I refer you to Badger's post above...
DarrenSV650S
06-05-11, 02:41 PM
If you buy a packet of chocolate mini rolls in a promotional 6 for the price of 10 pack then the 4 free ones don't contain any calories.
You paid for the price of 10 and got 6? And you think you got 4 free? :rolleyes:
Littlepeahead
07-05-11, 07:42 PM
You paid for the price of 10 and got 6? And you think you got 4 free? :rolleyes:
£1.35 seemed like good value. And when we put them down the front of Bernard Biker Chick's T-shirt the lads seemed quite happy to retrieve them.
xXBADGERXx
07-05-11, 07:44 PM
£1.35 seemed like good value. And when we put them down the front of Bernard Biker Chick's T-shirt the lads seemed quite happy to retrieve them.
Did they go back in for those 2 peanuts she was smuggling ?
tigersaw
09-05-11, 10:52 PM
I ate a whole pack of beetroot this morning, and now my wee wee is bright pink!
metalangel
18-05-11, 05:34 PM
They don't sell many hatchbacks in Thailand, most cars have a proper trunk and lid. Opening a hatchback causes all the cool air conditioned air to get flushed out...
xXBADGERXx
18-05-11, 05:35 PM
I reckon it`s cos they are too short to reach the opened Hatchback once it has come to a stop
They don't sell many hatchbacks in Thailand, most cars have a proper trunk and lid. Opening a hatchback causes all the cool air conditioned air to get flushed out...
Same in America
BigBaddad
18-05-11, 08:23 PM
I ate a whole pack of beetroot this morning, and now my wee wee is bright pink!
My kidney stones have a similar effect.
Brettus
13-06-11, 01:34 PM
Permanent marker used on a whiteboard can be erased by writing over it with a normal dry wipe marker and then wiping it off. Who knew?
I knew. Did this last month at work.
xXBADGERXx
13-06-11, 05:11 PM
Npwn that`s gonna spoil all my fun at work now :)
Fruity-ya-ya
13-06-11, 09:00 PM
kangaroo farts are methane free thanks to a particular bacteria in their stomachs
Read more: Scientists to Make Cows Fart Like Kangaroos to Cool the Planet | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World (http://inhabitat.com/scientists-to-make-cows-fart-like-kangaroos/#ixzz1PBy3CD5z)
Specialone
13-06-11, 09:01 PM
They do fart but keep them in their stomach pouches so nobody knows its them ;)
andrewsmith
13-06-11, 09:05 PM
I fart and it stinks :lol:
Kangaroos fart and its loud
The Idle Biker
13-06-11, 09:07 PM
I very rarely fart, even after a night on the lash.
Don't know why, maybe I have Royal blood, as they don't either. That's interesting isn't it?
Specialone
13-06-11, 09:25 PM
I'm a gas machine.
Me too, i reckon between 100-200 a day :cool:
andrewsmith
13-06-11, 09:32 PM
Me too, i reckon between 100-200 a day :cool:
He means Marlbro's and not farts
Specialone
13-06-11, 09:39 PM
He means Marlbro's and not farts
Nope farts, i also have different notes as well, youre probably too young to remember jonny briggs, but that is what my wife calls my trumpet ones lol
Shawthing
16-06-11, 08:57 PM
US congressman has admitted sending lewd pictures. Bare chest and bulging boxers.
The guy's name Anthony WEINER !;)
You couldn't make it up!
It takes 5kg of wild fish to make 1kg of farmed salmon
Specialone
16-06-11, 11:33 PM
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence
we have 'the rule of thumb'
Specialone
16-06-11, 11:34 PM
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Specialone
16-06-11, 11:35 PM
Coca-Cola was originally green.
The Idle Biker
17-06-11, 07:20 AM
Coca-Cola was originally green.
The Coca Cola factory reportedly jet wash the lorry engines with Coke because it is a great degreaser.
The Coca Cola factory reportedly jet wash the lorry engines with Coke because it is a great degreaser.
Doesn't do much on chain wax :rolleyes:
andrewsmith
17-06-11, 09:10 AM
Coca-Cola was originally green.
And made with an extract of cocoa plant which is also the active consituent of cocaine
Specialone
17-06-11, 12:33 PM
The Coca Cola factory reportedly jet wash the lorry engines with Coke because it is a great degreaser.
Actually according to mythbusters on discovery, this is an urban myth, when they tested it, it performed worse than a cheap engine degreaser.
I fancy the red head lady from myth busters. She's a weirdo, but strangely alluring.
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