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Theodoric

10-05-2004 21:06

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A forlorn hope has nothing to do with hope, forlorn or otherwise. It comes from the Dutch, verloren hoop, meaning the lost troop. It described the body of men, generally volunteers, who charged into the breech made in fortifications. If you survived (quite unlikely), there was a good chance of promotion. The French equivalent is les enfants perdus, the lost children.

yesman

10-05-2004 21:42

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

And that you can fit the frequency of the sound emitted by said cricket to the ambient temperature by means of an Arrenhius plot.

If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees.

strange

sir_drinks_alot

10-05-2004 21:46

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you are as old as you feel

Graham

10-05-2004 22:42

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Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

you are as old as you feel

I thought it was "you are as old as the woman you feel"!! :naughty:

sir_drinks_alot

10-05-2004 23:00

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Originally Posted by Graham

I thought it was "you are as old as the woman you feel"!! :naughty:

some times that is the case :naughty:

Sipowicz

10-05-2004 23:03

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Did you know....... that the Beatles "White Album" was the first ever double "pop" album! (or so I am led to understand!)

Ramrod

10-05-2004 23:07

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Originally Posted by Graham

I thought it was "you are as old as the woman you feel"!! :naughty:

In that case, I'm 42 :naughty:

danielf

10-05-2004 23:09

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Originally Posted by Graham

I thought it was "you are as old as the woman you feel"!! :naughty:

Just imagine that line followed by the words "Your Honour" :disturbd: :erm:

Sipowicz

10-05-2004 23:10

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

In that case, I'm 42 :naughty:

and I'm 39, but I look 25 !!!! (lol)

sir_drinks_alot

10-05-2004 23:14

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

In that case, I'm 42 :naughty:

and am 21 :naughty: lol don't tell the boss about the wondering hands now will you ;)

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Originally Posted by Sipowicz

Did you know....... that the Beatles "White Album" was the first ever double "pop" album! (or so I am led to understand!)

yep that's right it was and what a Kick ass Album it was to

Graham

11-05-2004 03:24

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

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I thought it was "you are as old as the woman you feel"!!

In that case, I'm 42 :naughty:

But is that age or bust size...?!?!? :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Ahem, moving swiftly back on topic before I get into any more trouble...!

Did you know that the "Traditional Ploughman's Lunch" was actually the creation of marketing company in the 1970's to encourage people to eat pub food.

Stuart

11-05-2004 09:16

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

:sorry: so am I :)

I thought you were self employed. Mind you, even if you are, you still have to stick to opening hours.

I am at work till 9 today.

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

We want proof (preferably photographic) of this claim! :D

Speak for yourself..

Atomic22

11-05-2004 18:54

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Originally Posted by yesman

In 1696, a window tax designed to hit the rich was introduced. Many responded by blocking up windows. The tax was doubled in 1784, and abolished in 1851.

this window tax was the originator of the saying "daylight robbery" as the more daylight you let in , the more the taxman robbed you

Theodoric

11-05-2004 21:08

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There is a small village in Sweden that has no less than 4 of the chemical elements named after it.

Chimaera

11-05-2004 21:12

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Originally Posted by Theodoric

There is a small village in Sweden that has no less than 4 of the chemical elements named after it.

Do tell - what is it called then?