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FACT ... Finding your Dream house in the location you require is impossible for what you can afford or can repay.... . :wink: :!:
You allways have to pee on my Bonfire... :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
love you Lynw, dont no why but we just do... :wink:
Sorry. :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thankyou though. Feel free to correct me any time Im wrong :wink: :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
medwaysv
30-04-06, 09:42 AM
Music trivia :D
The mott the hoople song "all the young dudes" was written by David Bowie.
The reason for him writing this was because he was a huge fan of Mott the hoople. Because of bad chart performance by afore mentioned group they threatened to split. David Bowie was devestated by the news and appealed for them not to. Thus making a deal with them to write the song and if it was a hit they would stay together. If not then so be it.
Not much I know but me being a fan of David bowie thought I'd share that with you :wink: :wink:
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Unless youre American in which case it happened last month. :P :D
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Unless youre American in which case it happened last month. :P :D
:roll:
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Unless youre American in which case it happened last month. :P :D
Lyn.... Which planet are you on??
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Unless youre American in which case it happened last month. :P :D
Lyn.... Which planet are you on??
I will resist the take the mick as it upsets you so. But Im on planet earth where the Americans write their dates in mm/dd/yy format. So 04/05/06 would be 5th April. Now which planet are you on? :wink: :P :lol:
Early this morning it was:
01:02.03
on the
04.05.06
:D
Unless youre American in which case it happened last month. :P :D
Lyn.... Which planet are you on??
I will resist the take the mick as it upsets you so. But Im on planet earth where the Americans write their dates in mm/dd/yy format. So 04/05/06 would be 5th April. Now which planet are you on? :wink: :P :lol:
:oops:
My apologies. I misenterpreted your comment
:oops: :D
:oops:
My apologies. I misenterpreted your comment
:oops: :D
No worries. :D
This is an interesting fact, well to me anyway.
5 May is a year to the day I was sacked from my old job at Wrekin Construction in Telford. Good riddance to them, I hated their ****ing job anyway, and I forced them to cough up :toss:
The Basket
04-05-06, 10:29 PM
Hayabusa was a name given to a Japanese WW2 single engined fighter
The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
Suzuki was formed by Michio Suzuki to make cotton loom machines in 1909.
Surprisingly, the engine can still be found in the GS500.
philipMac
04-05-06, 10:37 PM
Wrekin Construction in Telford.
Are you serious? There is a construction company called Wrekin? That is pretty funny.
Last contruction job I got fired off I took off my lid, and FLUNG it on the ground, but, it bounced up, and smacked into a load of pipes, knocking things over, and making a very loud noise. So every one looked. And I stormed off to my bike. :lol:
I was broke for that summer then. ****. Just as well my Computer Science post grad was free... :roll:
philipMac
04-05-06, 10:40 PM
I though Hayabusa meant Peregrine falcon in Japanese. :?
I though Hayabusa meant Peregrine falcon in Japanese. :?
One last corroboration of facts before I go to bed:
You are both correct on the Hayabusa. It is a plane and does mean peregrine falcon.
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Nakajima_Ki-43
Wrekin Construction in Telford.
Are you serious? There is a construction company called Wrekin? That is pretty funny.
Yes. Pronounced 'Ree-kin' - takes its name from the highest hill in Shropshire. In fact here's another interesting fact. On a clear day, you can see my house from the top, some 13 miles away to the west. Plus, the Wrekin is one of Europe's oldest hills, it's pre-Cambrian in origin. But my house is only 10 years old :lol:
It maybe a variation or a theme but
I was led to believe that Suzuki released the Hyabusa (yum! yum! :wink: ) after Honda brought out the Blackbird.
It may well be a Pregrine Falcon but another possible hyabusa translation is: a kind of bird that kills Blackbirds.
A very cunning advertising ploy from Suzuki :wink:
as for Planes..... aviation history was never my strong point! :wink:
:D
The Basket
05-05-06, 04:11 PM
Yes...Hayabusa does mean Pregrine Falcon in Japanese.
And thank you for telling me that I am right about the Nakijima :D I know far too much about aircraft which can be possibly healthy.
Kawasaki and Mitsubishi are other high street brands that made Jap WW2 aircraft.
Nakajima was named Fuji after the war and gives the world Subaru and dodgy baseball caps...with gold chains and sovreign rings as standard.
Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus and this is why it has stars in it's logo.
And thank you for telling me that I am right about the Nakijima :D
I was merely confirming it for others following PhillipMacs :? in his post. :wink: :D
Jelster
05-05-06, 05:26 PM
It maybe a variation or a theme but
I was led to believe that Suzuki released the Hyabusa (yum! yum! :wink: ) after Honda brought out the Blackbird.
It may well be a Pregrine Falcon but another possible hyabusa translation is: a kind of bird that kills Blackbirds.
The rumour behind this is that "the staple diet of the Peregrine Falcon is blackbirds". I would think that they target smaller birds myself, but it seems to be what fuelled this "Urban Myth".
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so ok, where's the facts lols???
kitty xx :-k :?
Skelmersdale has the 2nd biggest roundabout in Europe.
Skelmersdale has the 2nd biggest roundabout in Europe.
Glenrothes The largest roundabout in Europe is here...
Thanks to google. :wink:
now we can all sleep well.
Skelmersdale has the 2nd biggest roundabout in Europe.
Glenrothes The largest roundabout in Europe is here...
Thanks to google. :wink:
now we can all sleep well.
You just know what Im going to do dont you? :wink: :P :oops: :D :D :D
Would this be in Aberdeen by any chance? As per my google:
"More Aberdeen facts.... Mounthooly Roundabout, allegedly, is Europe's largest roundabout. Aberdeen is also home to Europe's largest manmade hole, at Rubislaw Quarry."
However, Google also finds this about the Arc de Triumph indicating the French believe they have the largest roundabout in Europe:
"The Arc is a fascinating sight. Located in the middle of Europe's largest roundabout, it is also the site of the last stage of the Tour de France every year. That alone probably makes it second in sights only to the Eiffel Tower."
as per here (http://community.iexplore.com/planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?JournalID=44320&EntryID=46772&n=Arc%20de%20Triomphe&t=Popular%20Sights)
Another sight has the roundabout in Lucarno in Switzerland as the largest.
Ill get me coat.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers Lynw, another bonfire extinguished..
I still think the Hardwick roundabout in King's Lynn is the biggest.. :wink:
Cheers Lynw, another bonfire extinguished..
I still think the Hardwick roundabout in King's Lynn is the biggest.. :wink:
Sorry. Maybe I should become a full time firefighter. I seem to be good at it. :P :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
The rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took their name from a high school teacher named Leonard Skinner who had suspended several students for having long hair. :lol:
Donald Ducks middle name is Fauntleroy..
Donald Ducks middle name is Fauntleroy..
:thumbsup: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
phew its hot in here.... someone lit a bonfire? :wink: :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
Donald Ducks middle name is Fauntleroy..
:thumbsup: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
phew its hot in here.... someone lit a bonfire? :wink: :P :lol: :lol: :lol:http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/templates/as-fireworks-anim-01.GIF :wink:
philipMac
08-05-06, 04:48 AM
Hugo Boss designed the German SS uniforms.
If were wondering why facists always had such natty costumes, 8)
The uniforms worn by the SS were designed by Hugo Boss.
As per page 1 PhillipMac - Sorry I just remember that being posted before. :wink:
Stormspiel
08-05-06, 09:24 AM
It maybe a variation or a theme but
I was led to believe that Suzuki released the Hyabusa (yum! yum! :wink: ) after Honda brought out the Blackbird.
It may well be a Pregrine Falcon but another possible hyabusa translation is: a kind of bird that kills Blackbirds.
The rumour behind this is that "the staple diet of the Peregrine Falcon is blackbirds". I would think that they target smaller birds myself, but it seems to be what fuelled this "Urban Myth".
.
Peregrines are capable of taking down pigeons :thumbsup: and do so regularly. Their staple diet is thrush's and blackbirds or starlings and other small birds. see here (http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12202-32592--CI,00.html) in particular the third paragraph.
Did I tell you that the Albedo of the Earth is 0.39?
Well I have now. :D
The word canter for the pace of a horse derives from the phrase Canterbury Gallop, referring to the one pace pilgrims rode to Canterbury. Other phrases referred to were the Canterbury pace and Canterbury trot.
Canterbury is actually related to the word from which we derive Kent too. Kent is derived from the "Celtic" term Canticum which is believed to mean coastal district.
Just in case you want to check Ritchie,
http://www.etymonline.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=canter
:wink: :P :lol:
Did I tell you that the Albedo of the Earth is 0.39?
Well I have now. :D
Thank's to Vangellis, I knew that...
The word canter for the pace of a horse derives from the phrase Canterbury Gallop, referring to the one pace pilgrims rode to Canterbury. Other phrases referred to were the Canterbury pace and Canterbury trot.
Canterbury is actually related to the word from which we derive Kent too. Kent is derived from the "Celtic" term Canticum which is believed to mean coastal district.
Just in case you want to check Ritchie,
http://www.etymonline.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=canter
:wink: :P :lol:
Why would I want to check It, Your a woman, and you woman are always right.. :wink:
Why would I want to check It, Your a woman, and you woman are always right.. :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Not always. :wink: :P :lol:
Filipe M.
08-05-06, 05:21 PM
Not always. :wink: :P :lol:
Is that a fact too? :lol: :lol: :lol:
philipMac
08-05-06, 07:49 PM
The uniforms worn by the SS were designed by Hugo Boss.
As per page 1 PhillipMac - Sorry I just remember that being posted before. :wink:
You are right. Oops.
Maybe that means we have posted all the facts, and we have looped around to the begining again.
Emm. Fact... fact... struggling...
OK, the new post doc in our lab... his brother sets up Coulthards Red Bull-Ferrari. His job is reviewing and interpreting the telemetry data, and converting this into car setup.
I was wondering why this Marco guy was wairing Ferrari clothing... and it transpired it was old pit uinform stuff he robbed off his brother.
Weak fact though.
Why would I want to check It, Your a woman, and you woman are always right.. :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Not always. :wink: :P :lol:
Not always. :wink: :P :lol:
Is that a fact too? :lol: :lol: :lol:
FACT... Lynw is not always Right....... Only most of the time.. :wink:
Anonymous
09-05-06, 05:46 AM
The WW2 Mustang fighter plane may have been the first jet-assisted fighter plane. Through careful design of the ducting, it gained a small but useful speed advantage over its rivals, from the jet effect of hot air exiting from the radiator.
Godikus
09-05-06, 10:08 AM
Scientific research has been found to be a leading cause of cancer in rats
Scooby Drew
09-05-06, 11:01 AM
Some kind of farm yard animal (i think it's cows) can go up stairs but not down again... So if one wandered into your house and decided to take a peek upstairs, you would need a crane and a wall opener to get them out
Some kind of farm yard animal (i think it's cows) can go up stairs but not down again... So if one wandered into your house and decided to take a peek upstairs, you would need a crane and a wall opener to get them out
Its cows... its the way the knees bend. Can go up, but not down.
Can go up, but not down.
I know a few girls like that.
FACT
Scooby Drew
09-05-06, 01:21 PM
Some kind of farm yard animal (i think it's cows) can go up stairs but not down again... So if one wandered into your house and decided to take a peek upstairs, you would need a crane and a wall opener to get them out
Its cows... its the way the knees bend. Can go up, but not down.
And an ostrich's knees bends the opposite way to ours
wyrdness
09-05-06, 01:47 PM
Attila the Hun died of a nosebleed on his wedding night.
Attila the Hun died of a nosebleed on his wedding night.
:shock: I was not aware of that !
Anonymous
09-05-06, 11:00 PM
Attila the Hun died of a nosebleed on his wedding night.
Bloody hell!
Jack Daniels died of his own bad temper.
Attila the Hun died of a nosebleed on his wedding night.
Bloody hell!
woah unlucky!!!
pigs cant look up at the sky!
HP sauce takes its name from the Houses of Parliament
HP sauce takes its name from the Houses of Parliament
On a technicality, yes:
The original recipe for HP Sauce was invented and developed by Harry Palmer, from whom the initials "H. P." derive. It was first known as "Harry Palmer's Famous Epsom Sauce". Palmer, an avid gambler at the Epsom races, was forced to sell the recipe (to cover his debts) to F.G. Garton, a grocer from Nottingham. F.G. Garton's Sauce Manufacturing began to market HP Sauce in 1903. Garton called the sauce HP partly due to its local reputation, but also because he had heard that a restaurant in the Houses of Parliament had begun serving it. Garton sold the recipe and HP brand for the sum of £150 and the settlement of some unpaid bills to Edwin Samson Moore.
:wink: :P :lol:
HP sauce takes its name from the Houses of Parliament
On a technicality, yes:
The original recipe for HP Sauce was invented and developed by Harry Palmer, from whom the initials "H. P." derive. It was first known as "Harry Palmer's Famous Epsom Sauce". Palmer, an avid gambler at the Epsom races, was forced to sell the recipe (to cover his debts) to F.G. Garton, a grocer from Nottingham. F.G. Garton's Sauce Manufacturing began to market HP Sauce in 1903. Garton called the sauce HP partly due to its local reputation, but also because he had heard that a restaurant in the Houses of Parliament had begun serving it. Garton sold the recipe and HP brand for the sum of £150 and the settlement of some unpaid bills to Edwin Samson Moore.
:wink: :P :lol:
i'm gonna forward that on to Chris Evans at Radio 2 !! he told me fibs yesterday!! :D
a partial fib anyhoo!
Andromeda is the only galaxy visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere.
Mizar in the constellation of Ursa Major is actually a double star. The Romans and other ancient armies used this as an eyesight test.
Unsurprisingly perhaps it follows that Mizar was the first binary star system to be seen by a telescope confirmed by Galileo in 1617.
Mizar was used in Star Trek to create a race of green, humanoid pacifists called Mizarians.
Just found out the name of Sirius, belonging to the brightest star in our sky, is actually derived from Greek meaning Glowing.
:D
The Basket
11-05-06, 09:18 PM
The SV650S K5 will get stuffed by an Aprilia Tuono 1 litre.
I won't even bother next time. :D
philipMac
11-05-06, 10:08 PM
The SV650S K5 will get stuffed by an Aprilia Tuono 1 litre.
I won't even bother next time. :D
Depends on whos driving :wink:
Mate of mine hockeyed a blade out of it on his RD350 on the back roads in the Dublin mountains. :shock:
Jeremy Irons is a sound bloke, and he bought an Island that he lives on in Roaring Water Bay off the west of Cork called Castle Island, and he drinks in the pub on Sherkin Island. And he plays the Bazouki. :)
Jesus. My facts are crap now. I'll get my coat.
Godikus
11-05-06, 10:10 PM
chuck noris could beat a brick wall at tennis
philipMac
11-05-06, 10:19 PM
chuck noris could beat a brick wall at tennis
Indeed.
Chuck Norris also holds copyright on each one of the many ways to skin a cat.
And the chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain.
And when Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.
The Basket
11-05-06, 10:19 PM
Off the lights I mean :wink:
The rider looked a good'un so can't even say my skill would have made the difference.
It is quite sad to see me black jet turn into a black slug. :shock: :?
I'll stick to micras and scooters for my traffic light fun.
Sirius is in the 'Big Dog' constellation and is the hunting partner of Orion.
It has a cultural significance as in Egyptian times, Sirius over the horizon meant the nile will flood. I think it also comes from the phrase 'Dog Days' as days of summer as it's appearance means beginning of summer.
Sirius is also often mistaken for UFO's as it is low in the horizon and is bright and seems to shine different colours. This multi coloured effect is because of the atmosphere at the low horizon at our latitiude.
philipMac
11-05-06, 11:19 PM
Off the lights I mean :wink:
Oh right. Yeah, I would imagine that there might be some killage there. Did you keep the front wheel fairly down? If he gets the jump over the first 100 meters on you at all its bye bye time.
Some nutcase passed me on a 250cc moped this morning. I followed him a bit, but then decided now was not a good time for death with me.
Having heard my first cuckoo today, it started me thinking about whether the word cuckold was also related. [Sorry I find the etymology of words interesting. :oops: :P :D ] Turns out my suspicions are right.
Word History: The allusion to the cuckoo on which the word cuckold is based may not be appreciated by those unfamiliar with the nesting habits of certain varieties of this bird.
The female of some Old World cuckoos lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving them to be cared for by the resident nesters. This parasitic tendency has given the female bird a figurative reputation for unfaithfulness as well.
Hence in Old French we find the word cucuault, composed of cocu, “cuckoo, cuckold,” and the pejorative suffix -ald and used to designate a husband whose wife has wandered afield like the female cuckoo.
The name cuckoo derives from Greek kokkyx via the latin cuculus. :D
philipMac
14-05-06, 04:45 PM
A Meteorite hitting the earth would be a bad thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JHdYBet_4Q&feature=TopRated&page=1&t=t&f=b)
Video clicky end of worldy Japanesey thing.
A Meteorite hitting the earth would be a bad thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JHdYBet_4Q&feature=TopRated&page=1&t=t&f=b)
Video clicky end of worldy Japanesey thing.
hmmmmmmmmm not sure about that. Not that it would particularly matter much. We'd all be dead from the tidal waves and earthquakes something that size approaching the earth would cause anyway. :D
Also you may want to edit your link. So it just goes direct to youtube and not sensible erection. You may find that would get blocked for people viewing it at work tomorrow. :wink: Anyone who does find it blocked - Ive edited the link in this post to go direct to youtube. :)
philipMac
14-05-06, 05:46 PM
A Meteorite hitting the earth would be a bad thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JHdYBet_4Q&feature=TopRated&page=1&t=t&f=b)
Video clicky end of worldy Japanesey thing.
hmmmmmmmmm not sure about that. Not that it would particularly matter much. We'd all be dead from the tidal waves and earthquakes something that size approaching the earth would cause anyway. :D
Also you may want to edit your link. So it just goes direct to youtube and not sensible erection. You may find that would get blocked for people viewing it at work tomorrow. :wink: Anyone who does find it blocked - Ive edited the link in this post to go direct to youtube. :)
Oh right. Good call.
Here is another fact of the day then. A three hour general anesthetic followed by copious vicodins and various other meds screw up your ability to think and do things.
Sensible is a great site though. Tons of interesting things there. 8)
General anesthetics are mad. Its like being dead for a few hours. And then you wake up with a pretty woman watching you, and a view of the East River and NYC stretching away. And then you go straight back to sleep, thinking, I preffered where I was 5 minutes ago.
The actors union Equity doesn't allow two members to have the same name
The sea cucumber startles its enemies by shooting their digestive organs out of their rear ends.
:shock:
Fact!
sharriso74
16-05-06, 11:18 AM
The sea cucumber startles its enemies by shooting their digestive organs out of their rear ends.
:shock:
Fact!
Similar thing happened to me after a prawn dansak. Very startling!!!!!!
The Peregrine Falcon has been logged by radar reaching speeds of 114mph, wonder if he'll contest that speed in court :)
DanDare
16-05-06, 02:40 PM
The Peregrine Falcon has been logged by radar reaching speeds of 114mph, wonder if he'll contest that speed in court :)
What car was it driving! :lol: :lol:
The Peregrine Falcon has been logged by radar reaching speeds of 114mph, wonder if he'll contest that speed in court :)
What car was it driving! :lol: :lol:
It was on a Hayabusa chasing a Blackbird :lol: :lol:
On a reasonably topical note before the film opens in a couple of days:
The word cipher derives from Arabic meaning zero. It originally meant that until it meant any numeral then from French and Italian it became used to mean "coded message" - this being supported in literature back to 1528.
Humans have used ciphers for thousands of years. In fact the Hebrews were using Atbash up to 600 years BCE. It is even recommended in the Kama Sutra as a method for lovers to communicate secretly.
It was the discovery of a coded message authorising a plot against Elizabeth from Mary Queen of Scots which led to her execution after it was deciphered.
Cryptography differs from steganography in that in the first the message itself is not hidden but is encoded by whichever cipher is used. Steganography looks to hide the message itself so its only known to the receiver. Herodotus mentions this back in 440BC when referring to using wax tablets to hide messages.
The other method reported was a slave of Histaeus had his head shaved. A message was then tattooed onto his head, his hair would grow back and he would then set off to deliver the message.
A far cry from these days on nigh on instant communications. :D
DanDare
17-05-06, 10:44 AM
Superglue was developed by the Americans during the Vietnam war as a way of temporarily closing wounds on the battlefield.
getting the short end of the stick -
In the "olden days" Candles were expensive to make, so often reeds were dipped in tallow and burned instead. When visitors came, it was the custom for guests to make their exit by the time the lights went out. Therefore, if your host didn't want you to stay very long, he would give you a "short stick."
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb" :D
sharriso74
17-05-06, 11:26 AM
And now we're not allowed to beat them Ah the 1400's a far more enlightened age
The Basket
17-05-06, 11:31 AM
The most expensive road bike is a Harley sold for $800,100 to David P. Steiner on E-bay as part of the Tsunami relief fund. It was made famous on the Jay Leno show in the States.
Harley-Davidson donated the 2005 FLHR Road King and some of the celebrities that signed the bike were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Gordon, Donald Trump, Denzel Washington, Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore, and many others.
tinpants
17-05-06, 09:08 PM
The Peregrine Falcon has been logged by radar reaching speeds of 114mph, wonder if he'll contest that speed in court :)
If it was a Peregrine Falcon then it will by definition be a female, not a male. The species is a Peregrine. The gender is falcon.I think!!
Peregrine is the fastest moving bird in the world reaching speeds of up to 350 kph (217 mph) when stooping after prey. To enable it to breathe at this speed, it has special baffles on its nostrils which control breathing. The high speed stoop means that whilst hunting by this method the peregrine must catch its prey on the wing to avoid injuring itself on impact.
The name peregrine comes from the verb to peregrinate, meaning to wander, and it seems that the peregrine was so called because of its habit, out of the breeding season, of moving to where food is plentiful. This ties with the German name Wanderfalke.
The peregrine has been popular as a falconers bird for centuries and was once protected by Royal decrees, reserving it for use by kings and nobles. Since the war, trained peregrines have been used at many military airbases to clear runways of birds.
The falconers term tiercel gentle for the male peregrine comes from tierce meaning third, due to the male being a third smaller than the female, and gentle from the Middle Ages concept of gentilesse meaning nobility of character.
according to RSPB site (http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/p/peregrine/index.asp)
:wink: :)
sharriso74
18-05-06, 11:47 AM
[quote]The high speed stoop means that whilst hunting by this method the peregrine must catch its prey on the wing to avoid injuring itself on impact.
217mph into the ground if it only injured itself it'd be lucky. Falcon jam anyone
PS. Falcon is the species.
Peregrine the name for that variant its latin name being Falco peregrinus.
The Merlin is also a Falcon and named Falco columbarius. The Kestrel is of the same family - Falco tinnunculus
Re the Kestrel a few facts from that RSPB site:
Kestrel is the only raptor in Britain to hunt by persistent hovering. The only other raptor that sometimes hovers is the buzzard.
Kestrels have a proportionately long tail, which distinguishes them from other falcons, but can sometimes be confused with a sparrowhawk.
Many kestrels from north-west Europe winter in the UK, while only very few British birds migrate to the continent for the winter.
Shake and Vac.....
Elvis Costello wrote the song to the ad, and his Dad was the guy in the R. Whites Lemonade ad.
FACT
People who search for existence of the Yeti, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster etc are called cryptozoologists.
The word derives from crypto which is greek for hidden, and means effectively these people are looking for "hidden" animals.
By hidden animals its meant those thought to exist but which there is no conclusive proof, or those thought to be extinct from which various sightings are still reported.
:D
Today it rained...
I cleaned the bike....
Outside....
in the rain....FACT.
Today it rained...
I cleaned the bike....
Outside....
in the rain....FACT.
Snap...
but I finshed her off in the garage..... :twisted: ohhhh errr vicker. :oops:
The first Eurovision song contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland in 1956.
Britain has won the contest 5 times, and come second 15 times.
Ireland are the only country to have won it three times in succession.
:D
Quiff Wichard
21-05-06, 12:30 PM
Lynne- I enjoy these - that you post- please continue-
(see at least someone is interested matey !)
Ok I suposee I had best post a fact !!!......( I got loads ouuta the independant little book of facts book)
TOPICAL ONE FOR LYNNE WHO IS WELL READ (HAVING NO TV)
37%OF 12- 74 YEAR OLDS IN THE UK DID NOT BUY ANY BOOKS AT ALL IN 2005
Quiff Wichard
21-05-06, 12:33 PM
Jon Pertwee served as an officer aboard HMS Hood, adn was lucky enough to be on shore leave when she was sunk by the Bismark with only three survivors.
Denholm Elliot served with the RAF and was sot down during a bommbing mssion over Denmark. He saw out the last three years of the war in a POW camp in Silesia.
Murray Walker drove a tank during WWII.
Christopher Lee served as a Flight Lieutenant, as well as with Intelligence and Special Forces in the Western Desert, Malta, Sicily, Italy and Central Europe.
Actor Richard Todd served with 6 Para (I think) and fought at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day.
Interstingly Richard Todd plays Maj John Howard (who commanded the initial glider assult at Pegasus Bridge and heroically held the bridges afterwards) in the film "The Longest Day".
I am unsure who plays Richard Todd in the film :D
noooo that was in "The eagle has landed"
hee hee i jest
wyrdness
21-05-06, 12:39 PM
Tony Hart was an officer in the Gurkhas during WWII.
Lynne- I enjoy these - that you post- please continue-
(see at least someone is interested matey !)
Thanks. I have plenty of "interesting" facts swimming in my head and I seem to be able to memorise lots of trivia :oops: . :D
TOPICAL ONE FOR LYNNE WHO IS WELL READ (HAVING NO TV)
37%OF 12- 74 YEAR OLDS IN THE UK DID NOT BUY ANY BOOKS AT ALL IN 2005
:shock: :?
Now thats shocking. To me at least. I cant imagine not having a book on the go.
I wonder how much of thats because people now use the internet? Ive worked with computers since 1986 and I still hate reading long texts on screen.
Ok some more random facts thats come into my head this afternoon:
The patron saint of Motorcylists is St Columbanus. His patronage, perhaps unsurprisingly given how weather orientated motorcycling is for some :wink: :P :lol: , also covers flooding. :D
St Cecilia is the patron saint of music.
St George was believed to have been Cappadocian and born in the 3rd Century AD. He grew up devoutly Christian but joined the military hence him being seen as a soldier saint.
Following Diocletians edict to persecute Christians, he refused and admitted his belief. It is then alleged he was then tortured and executed and became a martyr for the Christian cause. He was canonised by Pope Gelasius between 492-496 AD.
The legend of St George is believed to have reached England in the 12th Century by returning Crusaders. It was Edward III who made him patron saint of England.
Places St George is also a patron of are Georgia and Liguria which also bear in their flags the red cross on white background.
St George is also venerated by muslims as al-khadr, especially in Palestine and around Jerusalem.
:D
A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar.
cool that isnt it?!!! :D
Samnooshka
22-05-06, 02:15 PM
A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar.
cool that isnt it?!!! :D
The question isn't about how cool it is, but how bored someone must be to have to count them all :P
Scooby Drew
22-05-06, 03:34 PM
As Lynn was chatting about saints, I have just read loads on St Andrew (too much put here) so here's a quick bite:
One legend concerning St. Andrew is that when the Pictish King Angus, faced with a large invading army, prayed for divine guidance, a saltire (the diagonal cross) appeared in the shape of a white cloud against the blue sky. Angus won a decisive victory and decreed that Andrew would be the patron saint of his country. It was not until after Robert Bruce's victory at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314) however, that the Declaration of Arbroath named St. Andrew the patron saint of Scotland forever and the Saltire became the national flag in 1385.
Jon Pertwee served as an officer aboard HMS Hood, adn was lucky enough to be on shore leave when she was sunk by the Bismark with only three survivors.
Denholm Elliot served with the RAF and was sot down during a bommbing mssion over Denmark. He saw out the last three years of the war in a POW camp in Silesia.
Murray Walker drove a tank during WWII.
Christopher Lee served as a Flight Lieutenant, as well as with Intelligence and Special Forces in the Western Desert, Malta, Sicily, Italy and Central Europe.
Actor Richard Todd served with 6 Para (I think) and fought at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day.
Interstingly Richard Todd plays Maj John Howard (who commanded the initial glider assult at Pegasus Bridge and heroically held the bridges afterwards) in the film "The Longest Day".
I am unsure who plays Richard Todd in the film :D
noooo that was in "The eagle has landed"
hee hee i jest
When the mighty Hood sank, she went with over 1400 lives in a matter of minutes. In fact, one of the three survivors, who had been high up in the superstructure in a sort of 'spotting' position started climbing out of a window as the ship heeled over. As he got his legs out of the window, he water was rising above his knees. He was over 60 feet above the main deck! :shock: This guy is still alive today.
The Basket
22-05-06, 10:59 PM
The three stars of Orion's belt are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.
Some people think they are represented by the pyramids at Giza as they have similar positions.
The Hood exploded and this why there were few survivors. The Bismarck didn't and this is why there were more survivors from the German ship. Even though it was hit with everything the RN had. 115 survivors were picked up. There were more in the water but a U-boat alert meant the rescue was cut short.
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