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Title: Questions you wonder about but have never asked.
Post by: RobTheRover on September 03, 2015, 12:35:28 pm
Why do dogs wipe their feet after a dump?
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Post by: Filo on September 03, 2015, 12:37:10 pm
Why do dogs wipe their feet after a dump?

Because they struggle to wipe their arse :)
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Post by: Filo on September 03, 2015, 12:38:22 pm
What did cats shit in before there were litter trays?
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Post by: Muttley on September 03, 2015, 12:47:19 pm
Why do McDonalds sell a Big Mac and not a Big Mc?
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Post by: Dare to dream! on September 03, 2015, 01:03:36 pm
What would happen if you put a chameleon on a mirror? KP.
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Post by: The Red Baron on September 03, 2015, 03:14:30 pm
Why do Rovers always start the season with a thin squad? Oh, hang on...  ;)
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Post by: SoundbiteBarmyArmy on September 03, 2015, 03:26:15 pm
Who cleans up guide dogs' shit!?
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Post by: nightporter on September 03, 2015, 03:47:59 pm
If a plumber works Bank Holiday does he get paid Time an a turd?
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Post by: keith79 on September 03, 2015, 05:08:34 pm
How come  bottled water cost more than milk?
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Post by: River Don on September 03, 2015, 07:13:10 pm
Who cleans up guide dogs' shit!?

Guide dogs are trained to go in the same place in the garden. The blind person cleans it up.
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 03, 2015, 11:34:14 pm
One answered!  Not bad, so far.
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Post by: knockers on September 04, 2015, 06:58:06 am
Is Copps is Magic scared of dogs?
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 08:10:22 am
Is Curtis Main a footballer? :scarf:
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 04, 2015, 08:19:00 am
Before the invention of the Drawing Board where did we used to go back to ?
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 08:21:56 am
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 08:26:51 am
What did cats shit in before there were litter trays?

easy that one, the neighbour's garden!
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 04, 2015, 08:27:10 am
When did anyone on here last buy a Hot Cake ???     (no anti Centreplate jokes please !!!)
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 04, 2015, 08:28:16 am
Is Curtis Main a footballer? :scarf:

Just for RTR ... YES and he has the Pay packets to prove it !
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 04, 2015, 08:31:14 am
What did cats shit in before there were litter trays?

easy that one, the neighbour's garden!

2 solved.
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 04, 2015, 09:03:31 am
Why don't Selfridges sell fridges?
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 09:10:01 am
Was "Annie" actually OK?
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Post by: Glyn_Wigley on September 04, 2015, 09:31:50 am
What would happen if you put a chameleon on a mirror? KP.

Depends if it changes mood when you do it. That's why it changes colour, not the myth that it does so to blend in with its background.
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 04, 2015, 10:57:56 am
Was "Annie" actually OK?

She was.  Michael wasnt like other guys.

3 solved.
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Post by: Sandy Lane on September 04, 2015, 12:59:40 pm
When did swamps become wetlands ? And when did slippery roads become black ice?
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Post by: River Don on September 04, 2015, 02:11:11 pm
Why does BBC Radio Sheffield late morning, over 70s radio chat show presenter Rony Robinson persist with pop hits from the likes of Luther Vandross and T'Pau, when clearly his audience would prefer to hear Acker Bilk and Harry Belafonte?
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 02:13:40 pm
When a small child draws a picture, there is a green strip at the bottom that is grass, and a blue strip at the top that is the "sky".  What is the space in between?
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 04, 2015, 02:17:40 pm
When a small child draws a picture, there is a green strip at the bottom that is grass, and a blue strip at the top that is the "sky".  What is the space in between?

Air.  Another answered
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Post by: idler on September 04, 2015, 04:12:53 pm
Horizon?
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Post by: drfchound on September 04, 2015, 08:26:51 pm
Before the invention of the Drawing Board where did we used to go back to ?




The tablet i should think.
Thinking about it, that one has probably kind of gone full circle now.
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Post by: IDM on September 04, 2015, 08:37:50 pm
Who actually was it, that left "MacArthur ParK" out in the rain?
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 05, 2015, 09:56:30 pm
Why don't Binns sell bins?
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Post by: tommy toes on September 05, 2015, 10:50:27 pm
Why are turkeys called turkeys?
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 06, 2015, 12:14:14 am
Why don't British Home Stores do mortgages?
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Post by: Filo on September 06, 2015, 12:30:09 am
Why don't British Home Stores do mortgages?

And why do Boots not sell Boots?
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Post by: Sammy Chung was King on September 06, 2015, 02:35:19 am
When did a shower area become a F***ing wet room? :headbang:

Why did Radio Hallam stop covering football on the radio, and play crap tunes instead? ?
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 06, 2015, 07:13:31 am
In Rugby Union there is a London Welsh London Scottish and London Irish but is there :

a London English and are there

any Edinburgh Cardiff or Dublin English(es) ?




(BTW Tremendous game at Knights yesterday going down 33-35 to one of the above)
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Post by: Dutch Uncle on September 06, 2015, 01:24:11 pm
Where is Haverfordeast?
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Post by: Filo on September 06, 2015, 01:51:24 pm
Why do airlines supply a lifebelt instead of a parachute?
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Post by: Hounslowrover on September 06, 2015, 02:04:55 pm
I've no idea really, but f you crash on land, little chance of survival, if you crash at sea, chance of survival and a lifebelt.  I assume parachuting over sea with loads of passengers and no life belts would also lead to drownings etc and little knowledge of how scattered the survivors are.  I assume there are no parachutes because there would not be enough time to kit everyone out and get them out of the plane.
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 06, 2015, 02:26:19 pm
Why don't they put one gigantic parachute on top of the plane?
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Post by: glosterred on September 06, 2015, 03:38:36 pm
Why do people ask questions that are never answered?

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Post by: drfchound on September 06, 2015, 08:07:22 pm
Who actually was it, that left "MacArthur ParK" out in the rain?




Someone left the cake out in the rain.

McArthur Park was melting in the dark.
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Post by: BobG on September 06, 2015, 09:10:26 pm
Error.....

Bob

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Post by: BobG on September 06, 2015, 09:11:42 pm
Why don't they put one gigantic parachute on top of the plane?

Someteimes they do BB!! Really. There was an incident down here sometime in the last 12 months where a small plane got into some reight difficulty with its engine. So the pilot banged on the button, out popped the parachute and down the plane came. It ended up in some bloke's back garden!

True story.

Does that count as another one answered?

BobG
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 07, 2015, 03:16:03 pm
Yet another one of my ideas that someone has beat me to the patent!  :crying:
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Post by: albie on September 07, 2015, 06:12:59 pm
Why did the "Personel" dept become "Human Resources"?

While we are at it, what would football managers step up to, if they didn't have a plate to do the job?
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 07, 2015, 07:00:24 pm
I can answer the first question. The 'Personnel' dept often consisted of one person who used to act as mediator between management and shop floor workers, representing the rights of the latter and standing for fair play.

The 'Human Resources' dept  consists of about 10% of the white collar staff and acts entirely for the management, explaining the management's rights, and the shop floors lack of them.
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Post by: IDM on September 07, 2015, 07:05:59 pm
When did Oil of Ulay become Oil of Olay, and did anyone notice?

Did they get bought out by a Spanish company? :chair:
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 07, 2015, 07:55:25 pm
When did Oil of Ulay become Oil of Olay, and did anyone notice?

Did they get bought out by a Spanish company? :chair:

Yes - I noticed. It was around the time Jif became CIF !

And NO

2 Answered in one go !
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Post by: IDM on September 07, 2015, 08:12:01 pm
Spanish company, Olay?
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Post by: Donnywolf on September 07, 2015, 09:00:57 pm
Spanish company, Olay?

Aye I missed it first time round !
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Post by: Muttley on September 07, 2015, 09:40:24 pm
Why do northerly winds blow from north to south but if I drive in a northerly direction I'm going from south to north?
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 07, 2015, 09:48:04 pm
Why do you travel UP north and DOWN south, unless you're on a train, in which case you travel DOWN north and UP south?

(This is a question that I already know the answer to)
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Post by: NickDRFC on September 07, 2015, 10:56:57 pm
I've never heard that said about trains, but (straying slightly here) my older brother, who has lived in London for some years, now says "I'm going back down to Doncaster this weekend. Really grinds my gears - me and my other brother still go back up to Doncaster and will continue to do so!
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 08, 2015, 07:40:11 am
I've never heard that said about trains, but (straying slightly here) my older brother, who has lived in London for some years, now says "I'm going back down to Doncaster this weekend. Really grinds my gears - me and my other brother still go back up to Doncaster and will continue to do so!

You always go up to the capital.

Solved.
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Post by: Not Now Kato on September 08, 2015, 10:16:03 am
Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?
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Post by: The Red Baron on September 08, 2015, 10:34:03 am
Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

Unless you're a dog, of course!
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Post by: Not Now Kato on September 08, 2015, 12:15:55 pm
Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

Unless you're a dog, of course!

I'ts a long long time since I last saw white dog poo.  They must have had a very differet diet back when I was a lad.  :P
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 08, 2015, 12:31:41 pm
It's bones.  Dogs dont live off scraps any more and bones are disappearing from their diet.  If I give my dog a big bone we get a white "present" left for us the next day.
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Post by: Glyn_Wigley on September 08, 2015, 12:51:09 pm
Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

It's because of the iron from the old red blood corpuscles that have been broken down and replaced. The iron has mixed with oxygen in the body before being excreted.

in effect, your turds are rusty.

True.
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Post by: IDM on September 09, 2015, 08:51:40 am
Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

It's because of the iron from the old red blood corpuscles that have been broken down and replaced. The iron has mixed with oxygen in the body before being excreted.

in effect, your turds are rusty.

True.

I had a cracking ruby last night, but am suffering today.  Not so much rusty, more like shitting nails!

Sorry for sharing that :chair:
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Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on September 09, 2015, 11:42:16 am
Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.
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Post by: Muttley on September 09, 2015, 12:32:04 pm
Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

Because if we drank halves we'd be called girls.

Solved.
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Post by: The Red Baron on September 09, 2015, 12:59:42 pm
Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

You'd look a bit silly drinking beer out of a spirit glass!

Beer is a long drink and needs to be drunk in a reasonable quantity.
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Post by: RobTheRover on September 09, 2015, 01:00:29 pm
Like a gallon or two
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Post by: Bentley Bullet on September 19, 2015, 11:39:47 pm
Fork lift trucks have rear wheel steering to enable better manoeuvring. Why aren't  cars made the same?
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Post by: Filo on September 20, 2015, 12:28:48 am
Fork lift trucks have rear wheel steering to enable better manoeuvring. Why aren't  cars made the same?

Because Women would never be able to drive
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Post by: BobG on September 20, 2015, 10:24:13 am
I didn't know they could drive Filo!

BobG - ducking extremely quickly! Sorry girls. It's just too good an opportunity fora giggle.



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Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 03, 2015, 09:36:02 pm
Why is the Moon sometimes like the size of a tennis ball, and other times the size of a great big beach ball?
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 04, 2015, 12:01:54 am
Because I'm inside your head!!!!
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Post by: The Red Baron on October 04, 2015, 12:49:35 pm
Why is the Moon sometimes like the size of a tennis ball, and other times the size of a great big beach ball?

I think it depends on how close it is to the Earth. The moon's orbit is elliptical, rather than circular.

Last Sunday I saw it while driving home and it was huge.
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 04, 2015, 05:48:49 pm
Perigee-apogee does have an effect but it's only the odd few percent. The big apparent differences are more about the position of the moon in the sky. When the moon is close to the horizon, you have familiar objects to compare its size to. And generally, your brain sees the moon as relatively large. When it's high in the sky, there is no frame of reference and your brain interprets it as being relatively small.

Have a look next time you see the moon high up in the sky. It never looks as big as it does near the horizon, but the actual size on any given night is effectively constant v
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Post by: i_ateallthepies on October 04, 2015, 06:44:25 pm
Isn't it affected by the fact that close to the horizon the magnifying effect of the atmosphere is greater?
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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 04, 2015, 07:41:24 pm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion
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Post by: roversdude on October 05, 2015, 07:01:10 am
Why do we drink beer in pints? Just a general one I wondered.

Because if we drank halves we'd be called girls.

Solved.

So what are females called in Barnsley - they all drink from pint glasses
Oh I think I know answer to that
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Post by: RedJ on October 05, 2015, 08:52:20 am
Why do we call someone "late" when they've died?
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Post by: tommy toes on October 05, 2015, 09:53:16 am
Why have people begun saying 'Right from the get-go' when it's easier to say 'Right from the start.'
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Post by: Mike_F on October 05, 2015, 10:42:51 am
Why do we call someone "late" when they've died?

IIRC they're not "late" until their funeral has taken place. Without googling I'm going to take a stab at it being derived from "laid to rest".
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Post by: IDM on October 05, 2015, 11:21:38 am
Why are politicians referred to as "The Honourable..." or "The Right Honourable.."  when they clearly are often far from honourable?
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Post by: The Red Baron on October 05, 2015, 11:43:07 am
Why are politicians referred to as "The Honourable..." or "The Right Honourable.."  when they clearly are often far from honourable?

Rightly or wrongly MPs are considered  "Honourable" until proven otherwise. Right Honourable means that they are a member of Her Majesty' Privy Council. It recently came up in reference to Jeremy Corbyn, who is now eligible for membership, and whether he would swear the oath of loyalty.
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Post by: BobG on October 05, 2015, 10:23:35 pm
I think I'd be pretty good at swearing an oath of loyalty.  I'd probably have to think which of the many suitable words I'd want to use though. I think four letter ones often sound the best don't you?

BobG