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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 24 Jun 2010 18:15

At 6 min & 7 sec after 5am on the 9th of August this year, it will be 05:06:07 08-09-10.
(note the US date notation)

similarly it works for september too.....08-09-10
Just a useless fact!!

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 26 Jun 2010 15:18

Only 5% of those who can donate blood

skwirrel

skwirrel Report 26 Jun 2010 19:16

Doesn't seem very many Col

Gill

Dermot

Dermot Report 28 Jul 2010 19:29

Researchers investigating Scotland's biting midges have found that the insects like to attack tall men and large women.

Dermot

Dermot Report 29 Jul 2010 08:20

Italian hardly existed as a language at the beginning of the 13th century.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 29 Jul 2010 09:15

seeing the way that Italians(at least, the ones I know)"talk with their hands," I presumed that that they HAD perfected sign language....LOL

Dermot

Dermot Report 30 Jul 2010 14:25

Historians, like newspaper editors, record the exceptional simply because it is interesting. It's a cosmetic art.

Dermot

Dermot Report 31 Jul 2010 10:43

'The Fables of Bidpai' were translated into English from a Spanish translation of a Latin translation of a Hebrew translation of an Arabic translation of a Pahlavi translation of the supposedly original Sanskrit.

(The Story of Civilisation - Will Durant).

Dermot

Dermot Report 5 Aug 2010 14:38

Taxi fares to the fayre are far from being fair.

Dermot

Dermot Report 6 Aug 2010 21:54

Apparently, there are over 86 million bicycles in Japan.

Beverley

Beverley Report 9 Aug 2010 10:05

The difference between 'flammable' and 'inflammable'

Flammable means - catches fire easily
Inflammable means - catches fire easily

Dermot

Dermot Report 9 Aug 2010 11:59

Peter Crouch is innocent.

Dermot

Dermot Report 11 Aug 2010 08:25

"Britain's oldest house found in North Yorkshire. Discovery of 10,500-year-old dwelling, with post-ice age creature comforts, challenges views of earliest Britons".

Also found inside the front door were loads of TV Licence reminders.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 11 Aug 2010 09:51

if you have a problem with ants and dont want to use insectides......

get some icing sugar, and some bicarbonate of soda( baking powder) mix a small amount of each, together and sprinkle it around their run.

they will cart it off, and as the particles are of similar size, they cant tell difference between sugar and soda and when eaten,they will develop co2 gas in their bodies which will kill them..........safely.
Bob

Dermot

Dermot Report 11 Aug 2010 13:59

Exeter has 136 sets of traffic lights which the authorities intend to switch-off at night - cost savings.

Dermot

Dermot Report 18 Aug 2010 11:10

In Japan, it is considered inelegant for ladies to show their teeth when smiling.

OK girls - practice in front of a mirror.

Dermot

Dermot Report 20 Aug 2010 19:41

Every three days, a human stomach gets a new lining.

Enjoy your supper!

Dermot

Dermot Report 6 Sep 2010 21:15

Trains delayed - passengers late.
Late trains - passengers delayed.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 6 Sep 2010 23:42

I DID Hear that Somerset are going to beat Pakistan by 5 wickets next week, but thats just a rumour,

also the yanks want to put the Queens head on one of their new dollar bills........Ok with me, if we can put their president back on our marmalade jars

Dermot

Dermot Report 7 Sep 2010 10:40

Bob - behave!