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[Theodoric]

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.

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]

you are as old as you feel

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"!!

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by Graham

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

some times that is the case

[Sipowicz]

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

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Graham

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

In that case, I'm 42

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Graham

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

Just imagine that line followed by the words "Your Honour"

[Sipowicz]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

In that case, I'm 42

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

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

In that case, I'm 42

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

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

Originally Posted by Ramrod

In that case, I'm 42

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

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]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

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.

Originally Posted by Theodoric

We want proof (preferably photographic) of this claim!

Speak for yourself..

[Atomic22]

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]

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

[Chimaera]

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?