[Joinee_EmilyTheBrave]

Well? What new/interesting things did you learn today?

I learned that Goodyear once manufactured an inflatable aeroplane. Which is ... handy?
Oh, and that Canadian banknotes have Braille on them.

This post has been edited by Joinee_EmilyTheBrave: 25 March 2009 - 11:30 AM

[Gold Joinee Mhairi]

i have learned that some people are complete idiots.

[Chairman 'Jamin]

That the praise of process and effort is much more productive in the devlopment of your child than that of their cleverness.


And that Cheese on cake tastes nice.

[Joinee Hathorn]

That learning about landfill is not very exciting.

[GJ Dandy David]

Cercueil is the French word for coffin.
Lots of boring law type things.

[Poohbah (Gsq)]

That the cost of living in Vancouver is about $1000 a month (according to one website I looked at, but I'm not sure how much I trust it).

Haha.. Siobhan... stop looking at me like that...!

[The silver washingup fairy]

That i can't roll cigarettes (i didn't nearly set fire to myself honest)

[DG Joinee NEMESIS]

Chairman'Jamin, on 25 Mar 2009, 04:55 PM, said:

And that Cheese on cake tastes nice.

Ah - one of the only reasons Christmas is worth while!

The washing up fairy, on 25 Mar 2009, 05:10 PM, said:

That i can't roll cigarettes (i didn't nearly set fire to myself honest)

Do we need to be doing some teaching when I get home.....???
Please tell me you've not smoked yet another 20 cigarettes in a day though!!!!

[Poohbah (Gsq)]

That the word 'avocado' comes from the Aztec word for 'testicle'.

[Sailor Joinee Crawshaw]

That Shakespeare invented the word "anchovy"

[Joinee Varwell]

iWeb is a pain in the backside, but in the end I can beat it.

[Silver Joinee Rachel]

If you yell REALLY LOUDLY at your printer not to run out of ink, it doesn't

[Joinee Scotch Mist]

Silver Poohbah, on 25 Mar 2009, 10:01 AM, said:

That the cost of living in Vancouver is about $1000 a month (according to one website I looked at, but I'm not sure how much I trust it).

Haha.. Siobhan... stop looking at me like that...!

Siobhan's searching would confirm that $1000 is about right. Vancouver is awesome.

I learned that June onwards shall be lots of fun

[Siobhán]

Joinee Scotch Mist, on 30 Mar 2009, 01:47 AM, said:

Siobhan's searching would confirm that $1000 is about right. Vancouver is awesome.

I learned that June onwards shall be lots of fun

I love researching things. And June. And that is nothing I have learned today. Am sure I'll learn something though.

[Rachel Rose]

A quote to remember from Confucius: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

[PJ Hannah B-R]

A quote that I saw on a wall on Secret Millionaire last night:

Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up

[Chez]

That tea tastes better when it's served from a tray with tinsel on it

And also that I am incredibly lucky.. even if at times I refuse to believe it.

[Lethal Biddle]

The Duchess, on 30 Mar 2009, 01:54 PM, said:

That tea tastes better when it's served from a tray with tinsel on it

DAMN IT! I'm such a fool!
I've been serving my tea cold & my revenge on a tray with tinsel on it.

What the triads must think of me...

[Chez]

GJ Biddle (ga), on 30 Mar 2009, 02:06 PM, said:

DAMN IT! I'm such a fool!
I've been serving my tea cold & my revenge on a tray with tinsel on it.

What the triads must think of me...

They think you are getting old.. and like your dad.....

[joinee_doug]

Confucius also say: Grease monkey who go to bed without bathing wake up oily in the morning.

[PSi Brake]

That there's a tunnel between London and New York:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7415911.stm

Excuse for a Transatlantic Meet?

[Platinum Joinee Plub]

I learned how to change the staples in our staple machine at work. And that you put ice on a bad back, not heat. D'oh!

[Joinee_EmilyTheBrave]

Wow, lots of new things

I learned that Earl Grey is supposedly citrusy flavoured. It was not, it was gross.

This post has been edited by Joinee_EmilyTheBrave: 22 April 2009 - 11:43 AM

[Angel Moon]

Papa Si Brake, on 30 Mar 2009, 07:15 AM, said:

That there's a tunnel between London and New York:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7415911.stm

Excuse for a Transatlantic Meet?

I like the sound of that. I also only just learned that. And I learned that to Brits pants means underwear, I must remember to say trousers. I liked learning this fact, for some reason it makes me smile.

EDIT to add I learned way more then I think I wanted to know about breastfeeding.

This post has been edited by moon_dancer: 22 April 2009 - 11:48 AM

[Joinee Butters]

I learned that when spanish women get married they don't change their surname, and the child of the marrage usually has a double barrel name, so what happens whee that child has a kid will it have like 4 names, then the child of that child have 8 names... and on... and on?...
(ignore spelling )

[Joinee_EmilyTheBrave]

What? Pants means underwear?
What kind of upside down world do you people live in?

[Joinee Butters]

Quote

That there's a tunnel between London and New York:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7415911.stm

Excuse for a Transatlantic Meet?

oooo interesting, I didn't know this. fun as

[Angel Moon]

Joinee Butters, on 22 Apr 2009, 04:49 AM, said:

I learned that when spanish women get married they don't change their surname, and the child of the marrage usually has a double barrel name, so what happens whee that child has a kid will it have like 4 names, then the child of that child have 8 names... and on... and on?...
(ignore spelling )

As far as the mexicans:

They stick a hyphen in the middle, so its ramirez-gonzales type thing. Then when they have kids, the kid gets the last one of each. so if a ramirez-gonzales (usually with the male as the last last name) and a gomez-sanchez marry the kid would be whatever first name gonzales-sanchez. or thats how one of my friends once explained it to me, they had those last names by the way this is a real example.

[GJ Drought]

HM the queen wants me to have sex

the royal airforce have a sense of humor

the tax payers are paying for me to have sex

almost certainly there are soldiers in afganistan cursing for me having sex and them not having flak jackets

the government would rather have me abroad and shot at than ruining their statistics on the dole

envelopes sent from the royle airforce smell neither of perfume or aftershave which in both cases is a massive bonus

i dont trust royle airforce issue condoms

...it could be a grenade

its not treason to mention sex and the queen in the same sentence on a public forum because i have recieved no feedback from the queens aids

the queens aids may not read public forums

im still alive, so its probably not a grenade,

i desperatly desperatly need a job ( one that doesent involve sex or being shot at)

This post has been edited by SJ Buzz Drought: 22 April 2009 - 12:09 PM

[Sailor Joinee Crawshaw]

moon_dancer, on 22 Apr 2009, 12:48 PM, said:

I like the sound of that. I also only just learned that. And I learned that to Brits pants means underwear, I must remember to say trousers. I liked learning this fact, for some reason it makes me smile.

Depends where your from, in Burnley we say Pants (american meaning) and underpants (i.e underwear)

[Sailor Joinee Crawshaw]

Joinee Butters, on 22 Apr 2009, 12:49 PM, said:

I learned that when spanish women get married they don't change their surname, and the child of the marrage usually has a double barrel name, so what happens whee that child has a kid will it have like 4 names, then the child of that child have 8 names... and on... and on?...
(ignore spelling )

My mum hyphened her maiden name with my dads (who also took her name) when they got married.

In my family tradition states that sons take their fathers first names as their second name and as such:
Me= Daniel Garry Haywood-Crawshaw
My brother= Scott Garry Pascoe-Crawshaw
Dad= Garry Alan Haywood-Crawshaw (Now re-married and is Pascoe-Crawshaw)
Grandad= Alan Michael Crawshaw
Greatgrandad- Michael John Crawshaw



I think its switzerland where the last name is basically telling the person whos son or daughter you are so:
Me- Daniel Garryson
Dad- Garry Alanson
Grandad- Alan Michaelson

For the women:
Jade Lindasdaughter
Linda Silviasdaughter
Silvia Jannetsdaughter

SJ Buzz Drought, on 22 Apr 2009, 01:08 PM, said:

i dont trust royle airforce issue condoms

No one trusts military condoms- they cut corners everyhere else and buy cheap stuff- why not now?

P.s. if they split an you have a kid from an accident- can you sue the raf for faulty kit???

[Captain K]

Sailor Joinee Crawshaw, on 23 Apr 2009, 11:22 PM, said:

I think its switzerland where the last name is basically telling the person whos son or daughter you are so:

They certainly do that in Iceland. I love the spelling - Bjorksdottir for example

[joinee Éli]

Captain K, on 23 Apr 2009, 11:24 PM, said:

They certainly do that in Iceland. I love the spelling - Bjorksdottir for example

They do that in Sweden too! One of my favorite authors is Lars Gustaffson.

This post has been edited by joinee Éli: 23 April 2009 - 10:30 PM

[Joinee Evan]

I learnt that between 1850 and 1910, the amount of people in Europe living in cities grew from 19 per cent to 41 per cent. That's the Industrial Revolution folks.

[joinee danni]

I learnt that most nurses hate having to take blood from peoples hands as it is one of the most painful places to do so

[Timothy Goose]

I learnt that Casanova and Beu Brummel both probably had syphilis and chronic depression.

And old condoms were HUGE and probably used by femidons and should only be worn for the skankiest of prostitutes.

[Lethal Biddle]

Captain James Amazing, on 24 Apr 2009, 12:06 AM, said:

And old condoms were HUGE and probably used by femidons

Femidons? Female gangster bosses?

I learned that Amazon is my trusty friend.

[joinee_doug]

The teenage elephant mum at our local zoo is pregnant again and expecting about a year from now.

[RJ Cooley]

how to spell 'Chernobyl'.


edit: Ooooh, youknow what I did learn for the first time the other week - Dick Whittington was a real person! I always assumed he was just a pantomime character.

Apparently when they opened his tomb for restoration, it was empty apart for a mummified cat...

This post has been edited by RJ Cooley: 21 November 2011 - 10:03 PM

[Joinee Hathorn]

You can't rely on others to make the tea.

[PJ Hannah B-R]

The origin of gay people being known as faggots. It's pretty horrid.

[Ruby Brownlock of Overhill]

I have learnt the posh names for long and short sightedness - myopia and hypertomia, I think. I only learnt it because I asked somebody if they had seen my Topic bar. My Topic sounds like myopic. This led to a conversation about all things optical, and some things French.

[HJCotW Spacemonkey]

GJ Hannah B-R, on 21 November 2011 - 10:38 PM, said:

The origin of gay people being known as faggots. It's pretty horrid.

Is it a burning thing? Or something to do with liver?

Don't you dare make me Google it...

MoT
HJCotW

[PJ Hannah B-R]

When they used to burn witches they'd also burn homosexuals. But they weren't worthy of a stake do they'd be thrown at the base of the fire with the bundles of kindling, faggots. Hence flaming faggot.