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anna matronic
26-03-2010, 09:55 PM
I learnt that I teach the son of the annoying fat bloke off the Nationwide ads who is also in Hustle :p
I just realised I might get to meet him at parents evening :)
Eye-dee
27-03-2010, 08:32 AM
what an unusual tack
i long ago discovered that when i'm in a bad mood people cross the road when they see me coming
i am average build possibly even slightly lighter than average
5 10
kind and considerate
but my irish heritage does light up my face and eyes when moody :clown:
and then i don't seem to need to speak :D
I think I've seen you
http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/17431.jpg
Eye-dee
27-03-2010, 08:32 AM
Oops, sorry that was so big
Barbara4003
27-03-2010, 09:52 AM
Today I've learnt that I can't be done with these 12.45 kick-offs.
Thrown me all out of sync.
Today I have learnt that it's a 12.45 kickoff !!!!
Barbara4003
27-03-2010, 10:09 AM
Today I have learnt that it's a 12.45 kickoff !!!!
:D
Gulp - there go all the plans for doing Manly Things.
Barbara4003
27-03-2010, 03:48 PM
Gulp - there go all the plans for doing Manly Things.
No excuse. You can just postpone all the Manly Things until this afternoon. Gives you more time to think about them and plan them, then decide you don't have what you need to complete said Manly Things :)
Nope - had a party this afternoon that the football had nixed, so can now go.
Result (unlike the football).
Barbara4003
27-03-2010, 05:34 PM
Nope - had a party this afternoon that the football had nixed, so can now go.
Result (unlike the football).
The football had nixed? :confused:
Can't work that one out.
Barbara4003
27-03-2010, 10:29 PM
Today I learnt that nixed is actually a word!
I've wasted, on and off, 5 hours trying to figure out what Maz meant to type instead of nixed, before doing what I should have done 4 3/4 hours ago and googled it, and it is a real word.
That's one to add to my vocabulary :)
I have learnt that Barbara learns best under her own steam.
Barbara4003
28-03-2010, 11:48 AM
Today I have learnt that the toilet roll have just put on the holder doesn't have any perforations, so leaves the end of the roll looking all tatty!
As if my Sunday could get any worse :sob:
JamTheEagle
28-03-2010, 11:59 AM
I just learned that Martin Olsson is a pretty good diver, however I don't care as he is in my fantasy team :p.
Barbara4003
28-03-2010, 02:05 PM
I'm learning a lot today.
I've learnt that whenever there is a hint of good news as far as Palace is concerned, people always love to stick some bad news in there, just in case we all get a little bit too happy.
Pee's me right off, it really does :hmph:
1f68
kitticat
28-03-2010, 02:44 PM
Where my sky plus stuff is :)
Psychokiller
28-03-2010, 02:47 PM
That the taxpayer is footing a £20m bill for a nonce to go on a jolly
http://www.protest-the-pope.org.uk/faq/
Ant.Palace
29-03-2010, 11:41 AM
That Babs can't pick up gauntlets. :(
She really does not like it you know.
So if you have any liking or respect for her, why not stop being nasty?
hmm.
hmm.What exactly is your point?
And when you have answered that - and think about it carefully before you do - please tell me why you have developed this fixation on me.
EagleSE24
29-03-2010, 12:04 PM
That my company now has a dress code!!! :eek:
Eye-dee
29-03-2010, 12:18 PM
That my company now has a dress code!!! :eek:
Undertakers?
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 12:20 PM
Today I've learnt a few things. But I'm not going to tell any of you what they are :D
Biggineagle
29-03-2010, 12:23 PM
I learnt that Barbara puts up with a load of unnecessary bollocks on here
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 12:25 PM
I learnt that Barbara puts up with a load of unnecessary bollocks on here
Probably no more than anyone else. But it's my choice whether to put up with it or not, and I am slowly coming to a decision.
Takes me a while but I get there in the end ;)
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:04 PM
That when I'm not well I start cleaning stuff.
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:05 PM
What exactly is your point?
And when you have answered that - and think about it carefully before you do - please tell me why you have developed this fixation on me.
I think Ant is still upset about the "82 films" debacle of last week, maybe you should cut him some slack for a bit?
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 02:06 PM
That when I'm not well I start cleaning stuff.
Do you want to tell us something?
That's what pregnant people do just before giving birth. I remember I got up at about 1.30 in the morning and cleaned the oven the night before Jennifer was born.
Which is why I only ever had one child. Couldn't cope with cleaning an oven again.
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:09 PM
Do you want to tell us something?
That's what pregnant people do just before giving birth. I remember I got up at about 1.30 in the morning and cleaned the oven the night before Jennifer was born.
Which is why I only ever had one child. Couldn't cope with cleaning an oven again.
Now i'm scared, I've got severe stomach cramps....and i just cleaned my oven!!!:eek:
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 02:11 PM
Now i'm scared, I've got severe stomach cramps....and i just cleaned my oven!!!:eek:
Boil the kettle and get some towels, just in case.
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:12 PM
Boil the kettle and get some towels, just in case.
Ok, I'll check if i'm 3 parts dilated.
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 02:14 PM
Ok, I'll check if i'm 3 parts dilated.
3 parts??? :D
They work in centimetres, as I remember.
DerbyGull27
29-03-2010, 02:17 PM
Not to go to Bodrum, Turkey again
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:18 PM
3 parts??? :D
They work in centimetres, as I remember.
I'm sure my ex-wife called it 3 parts, still got cramps though, if i am pregnant I wish it would hurry up.:(
Les Butler
29-03-2010, 02:19 PM
Ok, I'll check if i'm 3 parts dilated.
This is starting to gross me out...just have a crap !
I think Ant is still upset about the "82 films" debacle of last week, maybe you should cut him some slack for a bit?I stayed out of that to cut him some slack.
If we cut him any more he'll be a puddle.
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 02:21 PM
I'm sure my ex-wife called it 3 parts, still got cramps though, if i am pregnant I wish it would hurry up.:(
Maybe they do. I can just remember them saying <however many> centimetres dilated, and I was trying to think how big <however many> centimetres was, and would a babies head fit through that :D
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:24 PM
Maybe they do. I can just remember them saying <however many> centimetres dilated, and I was trying to think how big <however many> centimetres was, and would a babies head fit through that :D
I know how to do that, you ttake your middle and index finger and extend them as wide as you can with the index pointing away from the palm and the middle poiting toward the palm, keep them straight. Thats how you can tell when the head is about to breach.
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:25 PM
1f6f
This is starting to gross me out...just have a crap !
Les, I've been averaging one every 20 minutes since 7am this morning.
Les Butler
29-03-2010, 02:27 PM
Les, I've been averaging one every 20 minutes since 7am this morning.
No wonder you have been cleaning so much !
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:29 PM
No wonder you have been cleaning so much !
Would it help if i said i've been cleaning in 20 minute spurts?
Les Butler
29-03-2010, 02:32 PM
Would it help if i said i've been cleaning in 20 minute spurts?
:D You are sick.
Biggineagle
29-03-2010, 02:33 PM
My second had to be pulled out with a suction plunger on his head and chrome chains attached to the plunger. The Doc gave it some welly and voila!!
His head did look like a PCs helmet for a week.
Check the cupboard for a plunger ME
Maidstoned Eagle
29-03-2010, 02:39 PM
:D You are sick.
Thats what i've been telling you!
Barbara4003
29-03-2010, 04:19 PM
Today I've learnt that it doesn't really take much to make me happy :)
mrgins
30-03-2010, 01:17 AM
I'm sure my ex-wife called it 3 parts, still got cramps though, if i am pregnant I wish it would hurry up.:(
Dare we ask who the father is? Is the baby going to very tall and very strange?
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 03:47 PM
I feel compelled to post on this thread every day.
Today I learnt a lot of physics type things. Far too complex to try and explain to you all.
Nofishtoday
30-03-2010, 03:48 PM
I feel compelled to post on this thread every day.
Today I learnt a lot of physics type things. Far too complex to try and explain to you all.
we already know.:o
Maidstoned Eagle
30-03-2010, 03:49 PM
I'm still getting stomach cramps
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 03:57 PM
I'm still getting stomach cramps
Rather strangely I woke up with stomach cramps this morning.
Maidstoned Eagle
30-03-2010, 03:59 PM
Rather strangely I woke up with stomach cramps this morning.
Have you had a strong urge to clean the oven?
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 04:00 PM
I feel compelled to post every thread every day.
EFA
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 04:01 PM
Have you had a strong urge to clean the oven?
No, never. That's just weird.
Maidstoned Eagle
30-03-2010, 04:01 PM
No, never. That's just weird.
Well at least you know you're not pregnant. :(
Well at least you know you're not pregnant. :(Don't be sad ; it's not every man who is a medical marvel you know.
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 04:06 PM
Well at least you know you're not pregnant. :(
You only have to worry when you get labour pains.
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 04:06 PM
...........oh, and fight the urge to push.
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:08 PM
It's not just about cleaning ovens.
It's just cleaning in general.
With me it was the oven. Could be the kitchen floor for others.
You only have to worry when you get labour pains. http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/lorne-jackson/prescott_1396703c.jpg
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:11 PM
http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/lorne-jackson/prescott_1396703c.jpg
Crikey.
That was scary :eek:
little al
30-03-2010, 04:11 PM
http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/lorne-jackson/prescott_1396703c.jpg
Les Dawson lookalikey:lux:
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:25 PM
I've just learnt that my baby isn't very well in Canada :sob:
little al
30-03-2010, 04:27 PM
She has a big strong lumberjack to cuddle up to. She'll be fine :p
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:29 PM
She has a big strong lumberjack to cuddle up to. She'll be fine :p
Well actually she can't be that bad as she is nagging me about finding her a kitten for when she comes home :D
Well actually she can't be that bad as she is nagging me about finding her a kitten for when she comes home :DCanadians have told her that eating a live kitten cures a cold?
strawberry mivi
30-03-2010, 04:35 PM
Not to go to Bodrum, Turkey again
Why, why, why?
We go in August.
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:35 PM
1f42
Canadians have told her that eating a live kitten cures a cold?
She doesn't have anything as minor as a cold! She has strepa-something-or-other.
Sounded a bit serious when she first told me, until I realised it just meant a sore throat.
So the kitten lives!
Maidstoned Eagle
30-03-2010, 04:36 PM
It's not just about cleaning ovens.
It's just cleaning in general.
With me it was the oven. Could be the kitchen floor for others.
I did the floors today!:sob:
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:38 PM
I did the floors today!:sob:
Oh dear Lord :(
Barbara4003
30-03-2010, 04:59 PM
The stretch marks will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Poor, poor Pete :(
jjeagle
30-03-2010, 05:06 PM
The stretch marks will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Poor, poor Pete :(
Blimey!! How big is his kitchen?
Ant.Palace
30-03-2010, 10:20 PM
Tonight i learnt making a big paper machete egg using a baloon as a template takes all bloody evening!
Biggineagle
31-03-2010, 06:23 AM
That Ant cant spell papier mache;)
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 06:36 AM
That Ant cant spell papier mache;)
Maybe he actually does have a paper machete.
Biggineagle
31-03-2010, 06:46 AM
Maybe he actually does have a paper machete.I never thought of that, its something I can see him possessing.
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 07:18 AM
That Ant cant spell papier mache;)
I knew it was wrong, but I just couldn't figure it out. :clown:
kitticat
31-03-2010, 07:21 AM
She doesn't have anything as minor as a cold! She has strepa-something-or-other.
Sounded a bit serious when she first told me, until I realised it just meant a sore throat.
So the kitten lives!
Would she like a really cute black fluffy one who likes to climb curtains and doors? he is a little bit tempremental but he's only playing
Adlerhorst
31-03-2010, 07:33 AM
She doesn't have anything as minor as a cold! She has strepa-something-or-other.
Sounded a bit serious when she first told me, until I realised it just meant a sore throat.
So the kitten lives!Given we all know how you worry
http://www.cks.nhs.uk/patient_information_leaflet/streptococcal_infections
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 07:53 AM
Given we all know how you worry
http://www.cks.nhs.uk/patient_information_leaflet/streptococcal_infections
I'm not looking at that.
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 09:00 AM
Given we all know how you worry
http://www.cks.nhs.uk/patient_information_leaflet/streptococcal_infections
There was nothing there :(
Does that mean she has an unidentifiable, really rare infection?
That's eased my worries :sob:
E_girl
31-03-2010, 09:30 AM
That yoghurts can splat you when you remove the lid :D
little al
31-03-2010, 09:32 AM
That yoghurts can splat you when you remove the lid :D
Does it look rude?
E_girl
31-03-2010, 09:33 AM
Does it look rude?
Nah, got my left sleeve and desk - as opposed to bottom half
little al
31-03-2010, 09:43 AM
Boo.:(
Doris.x
31-03-2010, 03:31 PM
That I've lost all interest in work!
mrgins
31-03-2010, 03:33 PM
that Doris is a slow learner!
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 03:33 PM
That Doris has red undies.
Sweetpea!
31-03-2010, 03:34 PM
That Doris has red undies.
Are those the ones you sent her for Valentines day?
Doris.x
31-03-2010, 03:37 PM
That Doris has red undies.
That Maidstoned can't keep a secret!
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 03:39 PM
hehehehehe
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 03:40 PM
Are those the ones you sent her for Valentines day?
i sent you the red ones at Valentines, i sent Doris the purple ones.
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 03:42 PM
I don't think I've learnt anything today :(
Doris.x
31-03-2010, 03:43 PM
I've learnt that I never received the purple undies Maidstoned sent me :sob:
Purple's my favourite colour :(
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 03:44 PM
1fce
I'll get you some more.
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 03:44 PM
I don't think I've learnt anything today :(
An oak tree won't produce acorns until it's around 50 years old.
Sweetpea!
31-03-2010, 03:45 PM
I've learnt that I never received the purple undies Maidstoned sent me :sob:
Purple's my favourite colour :(
& I never received the red ones.
Have we learnt that he a little lier?
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 03:50 PM
An oak tree won't produce acorns until it's around 50 years old.
I think I knew that already.
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 03:51 PM
& I never received the red ones.
Have we learnt that he a little lier?
Or that there are two cross dressing postmen serving BBSers.
Doris.x
31-03-2010, 03:52 PM
& I never received the red ones.
Have we learnt that he a little lier?
I have learnt that Sweetpea is really perceptive :p :D
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 03:53 PM
I think I knew that already.
I bet you forgot.
(you failed the things i have learnt today quiz appallingly!)
BringBackSasa
31-03-2010, 03:54 PM
Stavros works in Poundland.
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 03:56 PM
I bet you forgot.
(you failed the things i have learnt today quiz appallingly!)
I had forgotten that I knew it.
It can't be something I've learnt if I knew it already, even if I didn't remember that I knew it.
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 04:04 PM
I have learnt that Sweetpea is really perceptive :p :D
I have learnt what to send Doris and Sweetpea for Valentines next year.
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 04:06 PM
I had forgotten that I knew it.
It can't be something I've learnt if I knew it already, even if I didn't remember that I knew it.
Here- knock yourself out.
http://www.ilovecheese.co.uk/CheeseFacts.html
There must be something in there you don't know or have forgotten about.:p
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 04:14 PM
Today I learnt that in 1987, a 1,400-year-old piece of cheese was unearthed in a Tipperary bog in Ireland. It was still edible :eek:
Which would indicate that someone actually ate a piece of it :eek:
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 04:22 PM
Today I learnt that in 1987, a 1,400-year-old piece of cheese was unearthed in a Tipperary bog in Ireland. It was still edible :eek:
Which would indicate that someone actually ate a piece of it :eek:
See, I knew you'd find something. :D :p
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 04:24 PM
Today I have learnt that skunks love cheese. It seems Cheddar is their favourite.
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 04:26 PM
Today I have learnt that skunks love cheese. It seems Cheddar is their favourite.
You could have saved that for tomorrow. ;)
Barbara4003
31-03-2010, 04:28 PM
You could have saved that for tomorrow. ;)
Good thinking.
I'll save my other cheese facts for another day :p
little al
31-03-2010, 04:37 PM
Penis's produce cheese.
Ant.Palace
31-03-2010, 04:50 PM
Penis's produce cheese.
You learnt that today?
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 04:50 PM
Penis's produce cheese.
You should start selling it, you'd make a fortune.
selhurstparkflyer
31-03-2010, 04:50 PM
Penis's produce cheese.
And skunks love your cock.
Excowboy
31-03-2010, 04:52 PM
You should start selling it, you'd make a fortune.
We've found the answer to Palace's financial problems -
The Thornton Heath Helmcheese Factory.
Maidstoned Eagle
31-03-2010, 05:01 PM
We've found the answer to Palace's financial problems -
The Thornton Heath Helmcheese Factory.
Unfortunately it would be "littlealbellendcheeseshoppeaberdeencoziliveinaberd eensoihavetocallitthat"
FORZA SELHURST
31-03-2010, 05:27 PM
Unfortunately it would be "littlealbellendcheeseshoppeaberdeencoziliveinaberd eensoihavetocallitthat"
'I can't believe it's not Cheese' works better I think.
Excowboy
31-03-2010, 06:36 PM
'I can't believe it's not Cheese' works better I think.
How about 'I can't believe it's not septic' ?
Sweetpea!
01-04-2010, 09:00 AM
I have learnt what to send Doris and Sweetpea for Valentines next year.
Arr but what sizes would you buy ;)
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:39 PM
Another non-learning day.
Although I did realise, rather than learn, that my mum is becoming more like the gran in the Catherine Tait Show - without the swearing.
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Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:41 PM
Another non-learning day.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(and you'd have a sore throat).
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:43 PM
Surely that depends how hot you like your coffee?
I might only need to yell for 6 years and 4 months to get mine to the right heat.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:50 PM
Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:50 PM
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:50 PM
A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:51 PM
Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:51 PM
The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:52 PM
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:54 PM
Antony - enough already!
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:54 PM
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:55 PM
Antony - enough already!
:lux: :lux: :lux: :lux: :lux:
Have you jewish descent?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:56 PM
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth.Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:56 PM
Not that I know of - I haven't a clue why I put that :D
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:56 PM
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:57 PM
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:57 PM
I have learnt that I am bored and need entertaining.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:58 PM
Not that I know of - I haven't a clue why I put that :D
But have you learnt anything now?
(some of these 'facts' look a bit dubious).
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:58 PM
I have learnt that I am bored and need entertaining.
Isn't Kitti there yet?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 03:59 PM
or are you bored of her already?
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 03:59 PM
Isn't Kitti there yet?
No. I'm picking her up at 7.30.
I've been out shopping with my friend all afternoon, which was fun, but now I'm home and I'm bored.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:01 PM
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:02 PM
The rest-
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.
Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson".
In "Casablanca", Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam".
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
The mask used by Michael Myers in the original film "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
James Doohan, who plays Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, is missing the entire middle finger of his right hand.
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury.
The city with the most Roll Royces per capita: Hong Kong
Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
Cost of raising a medium-sized dog to the age of 11: £4000
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
The term "whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got the "whole 9 yards."
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The US Interstate road system was designed so that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
The cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of fuel that it burns.
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine
You can tell from the statue of a mounted horseman how the rider died. If all four of the horse's feet are on the ground, he died of natural causes. One foot raised means he died from wounds suffered in battle. Two legs raised means he died in action.
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Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:06 PM
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee
How brilliant! :lux:
Sandowneagle
01-04-2010, 04:07 PM
I have learnt that I am bored and need entertaining.
The average mans willy in the UK is 3.5 inches when floppy.
Would that help with your boredom?!
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:08 PM
You can tell from the statue of a mounted horseman how the rider died. If all four of the horse's feet are on the ground, he died of natural causes. One foot raised means he died from wounds suffered in battle. Two legs raised means he died in action.
That's not true.
Alan Davies said that on QI and Stephen Fry said it wasn't true.
QI is consistently full of falsehoods
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:09 PM
The average mans willy in the UK is 3.5 inches when floppy.
Would that help with your boredom?!
Would that apply to a foreign man visiting the UK, do you think?
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:10 PM
QI is consistently full of falsehoods
Yes, I've learnt that.
But not today.
I do think that thing about the statue is false, though.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:13 PM
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee
How brilliant! :lux:
False too-
Divorce in Saudi Arabia is primarily the man’s prerogative. Women’s rights in this regard are so limited that they are almost impossible to exercise. To gain a divorce, women, unlike men, must prove harm or fault by the spouse, be able to pay compensation, face the risk of losing custody of children, and be able to convince an all-male judiciary. The problems are compounded by severe restrictions on women’s movement, total dependency on male relatives and social stigma attached to divorce.
A woman's testimony does not carry the same weight as that of a man. In a Shari'a court, the testimony of one man equals that of two women.
Female parties to court proceedings such as divorce and family law cases generally have to deputize male relatives to speak on their behalf.
So, to answer your question, women in Saudi Arabia can get divorced technically speaking, but without the husbands support in such an action it is highly unlikely to succeed.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards, Wendy
Source(s):
Amnesty International
* 3 years ago
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:15 PM
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
this is true though.
I like that. :)
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:16 PM
False too-
Divorce in Saudi Arabia is primarily the man’s prerogative. Women’s rights in this regard are so limited that they are almost impossible to exercise. To gain a divorce, women, unlike men, must prove harm or fault by the spouse, be able to pay compensation, face the risk of losing custody of children, and be able to convince an all-male judiciary. The problems are compounded by severe restrictions on women’s movement, total dependency on male relatives and social stigma attached to divorce.
A woman's testimony does not carry the same weight as that of a man. In a Shari'a court, the testimony of one man equals that of two women.
Female parties to court proceedings such as divorce and family law cases generally have to deputize male relatives to speak on their behalf.
So, to answer your question, women in Saudi Arabia can get divorced technically speaking, but without the husbands support in such an action it is highly unlikely to succeed.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards, Wendy
Source(s):
Amnesty International
* 3 years ago
Oh darn it. I'd just put my order in for the black dress and veil, too :hmph:
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:16 PM
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
this is true though.
I like that. :)
But cross your t's and tittle your i's doesn't have the same ring.
Although, thinking about it, I quite like that :)
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:18 PM
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
True too.
anna matronic
01-04-2010, 04:18 PM
You can tell from the statue of a mounted horseman how the rider died. If all four of the horse's feet are on the ground, he died of natural causes. One foot raised means he died from wounds suffered in battle. Two legs raised means he died in action.
That's not true.
Alan Davies said that on QI and Stephen Fry said it wasn't true.
Really dumb question from the history teacher but dying in battle and dying in action are the same thing?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:18 PM
I wonder how long a tick is then?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:19 PM
Really dumb question from the history teacher but dying in battle and dying in action are the same thing?
I should think so.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:19 PM
Really dumb question from the history teacher but dying in battle and dying in action are the same thing?
I think one is subsequently dying in battle, as in someone gets injured and dies a few days after, and the other is actually dying at the scene of the battle.
Maybe.
Perhaps.
Who knows?
:)
Sandowneagle
01-04-2010, 04:19 PM
Would that apply to a foreign man visiting the UK, do you think?
I think so, it's the weather you see.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:22 PM
1f65
I think so, it's the weather you see.
Poor foreign men :(
Or is it?
Not having a ruler handy, I can't visualise 3 1/2".
anna matronic
01-04-2010, 04:24 PM
Poor foreign men :(
Or is it?
Not having a ruler handy, I can't visualise 3 1/2".
Just over 8 centimeters :eek:
The average willy when erect is 5-6 inches.
I heard Chinese and Indian men have small willies.
Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
This one is a myth - the voice of ET was a heavy smoker called Pat Welsh - and that tends to call all the others into question for me.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:26 PM
Just over 8 centimeters :eek:
The average willy when erect is 5-6 inches.
8 cms doesn't mean much to me, either.
I'm useless trying to visualise sizes and distances.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
.Actually this one isn't true either. Whilst no-one knows the answer for certain, it is a fact that the word predates the vehicle ; it comes from WW1 in fact.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:29 PM
I'm sure I used to know where the word Jeep came from, but I can't remember.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:32 PM
This one is a myth - the voice of ET was a heavy smoker called Pat Welsh - and that tends to call all the others into question for me.
I did say quite a few of the 'facts' looked dubious Maz. If this thread has taught me anything, it's to not trust a fact until i've checked it out first.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury.
.And these two are myths as well/
Mel Blanc spat carrots out during filming so he could speak the script.
And the second is a myth as well, as basic maths demonstrates.
Don't you think if you are going to copy and paste all of this you should care that at least some of it is true?
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:34 PM
Today I have learnt that I cannot trust Ant with his 'facts'.
thefox
01-04-2010, 04:35 PM
The average mans willy in the UK is 3.5 inches when floppy.
Would that help with your boredom?!
Blimey ! How cold is the weather there now ?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:35 PM
And these two are myths as well/
Mel Blanc spat carrots out during filming so he could speak the script.
And the second is a myth as well, as basic maths demonstrates.
Don't you think if you are going to copy and paste all of this you should care that at least some of it is true?
Sorry, i was just trying to relieve Barbara of her boredom.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:36 PM
Today I have learnt that I cannot trust Ant with his 'facts'.
Stopped you being bored though. :(
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:38 PM
Sorry, i was just trying to relieve Barbara of her boredom.
You succeeded for about 30 seconds.
But a good try :p
Fat men can't draw apples.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:39 PM
You succeeded for about 30 seconds.
But a good try :p
I won't bother next time. :hmph:
:D
E_girl
01-04-2010, 04:39 PM
I have learned that Sandown has a little willy
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:39 PM
Fat men can't draw apples.
A duck's quack does not echo.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:40 PM
Fat men can't draw apples.
Is that true though?
And why can't they?
Why does being fat affect their ability to draw an apple?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:40 PM
Is that true though?
And why can't they?
Why does being fat affect their ability to draw an apple?
:rolleyes:
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:40 PM
I have learned that Sandown has a little willy
Only when in the UK though :D
Why does being fat affect their ability to draw an apple?There are many mysteries of the mind that are not yet fully understood.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:41 PM
:rolleyes:
Why the roley eyes?
It was a perfectly legitimate question.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:42 PM
There are many mysteries of the mind that are not yet fully understood.
Now that is a real fact.
Excowboy
01-04-2010, 04:42 PM
Today I learnt there are such things as jazz apples.
Delicious - taste like pimms
1f7c
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:43 PM
Why the roley eyes?
It was a perfectly legitimate question.
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98091
E_girl
01-04-2010, 04:43 PM
Only when in the UK though :D
He's out of the UK a lot - this explains it.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:44 PM
Today I learnt there are such things as jazz apples.
Delicious - taste like pimms
I had an apple once that tasted like a pear.
It was really nice, seeing as I don't actually like apples, but I can't remember what it was called.
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:44 PM
There are many mysteries of the mind that are not yet fully understood.
You're talking about Barbara aren't you?
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98091Spoilsport.
:D
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:45 PM
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98091
Oh.
Why have I never noticed that thread?
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:46 PM
Spoilsport.
:D
:D
Sorry.
:D
Sorry.We could have had her going for ages on that...
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:48 PM
We could have had her going for ages on that...
Oops.
Deleted that in time :D
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:50 PM
We could have had her going for ages on that...
I'm going home soon though. Apologies.
(I'd have thought my 'duck's quack doesn't echo' response would have given it away)
Sandowneagle
01-04-2010, 04:51 PM
Just over 8 centimeters :eek:
The average willy when erect is 5-6 inches.
I heard Chinese and Indian men have small willies.
i'm going to stop eating curries.
Oops.
Deleted that in time :DWhat did you call me??
Ant.Palace
01-04-2010, 04:52 PM
Oops.
Deleted that in time :D
Damn, what did we miss?
E_girl
01-04-2010, 04:53 PM
i'm going to stop eating curries.
Would swap chicken balti for something else pie-wise at matches too
Biggineagle
01-04-2010, 04:54 PM
I had an apple once that tasted like a pear.
It was really nice, seeing as I don't actually like apples, but I can't remember what it was called.
Pineberry A peculiar new type of fruit will soon go on sale that looks like a white strawberry and tastes like pineapple.
Sandowneagle
01-04-2010, 04:54 PM
I have learned that Sandown has a little willy
You're in bloody trouble!
I'm taking the egg back.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:54 PM
What did you call me??
I was questioning your 'fact' about a gram of sugar weighing less than a gram of salt.
But then I realised they weren't real facts, so deleted it so I wouldn't look stupid :)
I was questioning your 'fact' about a gram of sugar weighing less than a gram of salt.
But then I realised they weren't real facts, so deleted it so I wouldn't look stupid :)Quite.
And even more questionable would have been the fact that in my entire life I have never said, written or otherwise claimed that a gram of sugar weighs less than a gram of salt.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 04:59 PM
Quite.
And even more questionable would have been the fact that in my entire life I have never said, written or otherwise claimed that a gram of sugar weighs less than a gram of salt.
On that thread you wrote:
'Actually a gram of sugar weighs less than a gram of salt...
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 05:03 PM
No I didn't.
Yes you did.
http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98091
Post No. 15.
You quite clearly wrote that.
You quite clearly wrote that.No I didn't.
That's a fact.
End of.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 05:09 PM
No I didn't.
That's a fact.
End of.
Oh ok then. You didn't.
Crikey. I wouldn't want to get in a row with you :eek:
Even though you did write that or someone logged in as you and wrote it
Even though you did write that or someone logged in as you and wrote it
No, no that didn't happen either.
It is a fact that women called Barbara hallucinate on the internet.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 05:17 PM
1fa5
No, no that didn't happen either.
It is a fact that women called Barbara hallucinate on the internet.
That's not a fact.
It may be a fact that women called Barbara get confused on the internet.
Hallucinate? Not so much.
That's not a fact.
As much of a fact as most of Ant's.
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 05:20 PM
As much of a fact as most of Ant's.
Well, yes. But Ant has been totally discredited.
Never again will I get sucked in by one of Ant's 'facts'.
anna matronic
01-04-2010, 11:12 PM
There is another me in the world. I thought I was the only one :sob:
http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/files/36/93/03/000039336/kk6.pdf
Second picture down on the left. Back row 3rd weird kid from the right :D
Barbara4003
01-04-2010, 11:28 PM
Tonight I learnt that if I go out, to check that Mr B has a key to get in before I go.
Oops :D
Maidstoned Eagle
02-04-2010, 05:39 AM
Today I learnt that I haven't got over my food poisoning episode.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 09:42 AM
Today I've learnt that human beings are very complex.
I've actually always known it, but I think the more I write it, the more I'll convince myself it really is true :)
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 10:33 AM
A wonder rather than a learnt.
What is the fascination about four poster beds? Why do people always say 'Oooh, a four poster bed'? What difference does it make?
It's a bed.
Shouldn't there be a Things I Have Wondered About Today thread?
(As well as a Things I Have Wandered About Today thread and a Things I Have Blundered About Today thread).
little al
02-04-2010, 10:44 AM
I wondered lonely as a cloud.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 10:46 AM
Shouldn't there be a Things I Have Wondered About Today thread?
I think there is one.
I was just being lazy.
little al
02-04-2010, 10:48 AM
Who posted on this thread top 10.
Total Posts: 7,217
User Name Posts
Barbara4003 1,384
Ant.Palace 821
Maz 459
little al 331
Lizzy 314
Maidstoned Eagle 293
Eye-dee 225
Doris.x 223
kitticat 207
anna matronic 185
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 10:56 AM
Who posted on this thread top 10.
Total Posts: 7,217
User Name Posts
Barbara4003 1,384
Ant.Palace 821
Maz 459
little al 331
Lizzy 314
Maidstoned Eagle 293
Eye-dee 225
Doris.x 223
kitticat 207
anna matronic 185
:(
What can I say?
It's when things like that are pointed out to me that I seriously think about resigning from the BBS.
I'd rather be made redundant and get a pay-off, but I don't think that's going to happen :(
little al
02-04-2010, 11:28 AM
Don't be silly woman.
Ant.Palace
02-04-2010, 11:41 AM
Who posted on this thread top 10.
Total Posts: 7,217
User Name Posts
Barbara4003 1,384
Ant.Palace 821
Maz 459
little al 331
Lizzy 314
Maidstoned Eagle 293
Eye-dee 225
Doris.x 223
kitticat 207
anna matronic 185
I think i'm actually catching Barbara up! :D
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 11:48 AM
I think i'm actually catching Barbara up! :D
I'm making an Easter resolution to stop posting as much.
I know I've said that before, but I am going to really, really try this time.
I just need to find something to occupy my spare time.
Ant.Palace
02-04-2010, 11:51 AM
I'm making an Easter resolution to stop posting as much.
I know I've said that before, but I am going to really, really try this time.
I just need to find something to occupy my spare time.
Don't be silly, most people enjoy your posts.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 11:53 AM
Don't be silly, most people enjoy your posts.
It's not that.
I just think I'm spending too much time on it.
Example.
Mr B just told me divorce papers will be filed if I don't get up to Sainsbury and get some food.
I'd rather sit and post on there than do that! In fact, I'd rather pull my finger nails out than do that :(
Ant.Palace
02-04-2010, 11:58 AM
It's not that.
I just think I'm spending too much time on it.
Example.
Mr B just told me divorce papers will be filed if I don't get up to Sainsbury and get some food.
I'd rather sit and post on there than do that! In fact, I'd rather pull my finger nails out than do that :(
Well it's better than being on facebook like my wife. :D
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 12:32 PM
I've found out something really, really shocking and really do not know what to do.:(
It's not that.
I just think I'm spending too much time on it.
I think you are right.
But that doesn't mean you have to leave.
1d73
I've found out something really, really shocking and really do not know what to do.:(Cup of tea.
Big think.
kitticat
02-04-2010, 01:42 PM
I have learnt today my parents have there radio tuned to kiss :eek: :eek:
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 02:25 PM
I think you are right.
Oh thanks :(
Don't think I meant it negatively you know.
Maidstoned Eagle
02-04-2010, 02:46 PM
That the bloke who took the Tennis girl pic died last week.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1262998/Martin-Elliot-man-cheeky-Tennis-Girl-picture-dies-63.html
Maidstoned Eagle
02-04-2010, 02:48 PM
Mr B just told me divorce papers will be filed if I don't get up to Sainsbury and get some food.
My ex wife actually mentioned the BBS in our divorce papers.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:07 PM
My ex wife actually mentioned the BBS in our divorce papers.
It wasn't because I was on the BBS.
It was because he was hungry.
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:14 PM
It wasn't because I was on the BBS.
It was because he was hungry.
Is he not able to do the shopping himself? If he were that hungry, he would!
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:15 PM
Cup of tea.
Big think.
I don't drink tea - but have had coffee and a big think. Still don't know what to do. Or, should I just leave it be?
I know though that knowing what I have been told, I need to do something drastic now.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:17 PM
Don't think I meant it negatively you know.
Not sure how to take it other than negatively, really.
Anyhow, you're probably right so I'll take your advice.
I usually do :)
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:18 PM
Is he not able to do the shopping himself? If he were that hungry, he would!
He didn't want to go on his own because he never buys what we actually need, so I said I'd go with him, but he meant right that minute, whereas I didn't :D
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:19 PM
I don't drink tea - but have had coffee and a big think. Still don't know what to do. Or, should I just leave it be?
I know though that knowing what I have been told, I need to do something drastic now.
No point leaving it if it will play on your mind.
Follow your instincts. If you need to do something about it, do it.
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:21 PM
No point leaving it if it will play on your mind.
Follow your instincts. If you need to do something about it, do it.
It is annoying it being Bank holiday weekend. Which means - I have longer to think.
Barbara, I going to PM you.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:22 PM
It is annoying it being Bank holiday weekend. Which means - I have longer to think.
Barbara, I going to PM you.
OK.
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:28 PM
PM sent :(
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:33 PM
I think I have just shocked Barbara into complete silence. Sorry.
I think I have just shocked Barbara into complete silence. Sorry.Or that may be my fault.
Sorry.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:39 PM
I think I have just shocked Barbara into complete silence. Sorry.
No, you're ok.
It did shock me but takes a lot to silence me ;)
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:48 PM
Or that may be my fault.
Sorry.
No, you didn't shock me either.
I can't think of the word, but it isn't 'shock'.
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:48 PM
Thanks Barbara:)
Quality Care Commission is the answer to your last question. Been there, without any joy.
Barbara4003
02-04-2010, 04:50 PM
Thanks Barbara:)
Quality Care Commission is the answer to your last question. Been there, without any joy.
MP it is then. That's the only other thing I can think of. Pretty dire situation though. I don't envy you one bit :(
MicksSis
02-04-2010, 04:57 PM
MP it is then. That's the only other thing I can think of. Pretty dire situation though. I don't envy you one bit :(
Thank you. I'll speak to my sister over this weekend.
Little Al and Doris - thank you both. xx
Eye-dee
02-04-2010, 06:29 PM
That the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry :(
Today's day at work went tits up from the start :sob:
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