Author Topic: Questions you wonder about but have never asked. (Read 13334 times)

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #30 on** September 05, 2015, 09:56:30 pm by Bentley Bullet »

Why don't Binns sell bins?

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tommy toes · « **Reply #31 on** September 05, 2015, 10:50:27 pm by tommy toes »

Why are turkeys called turkeys?

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #32 on** September 06, 2015, 12:14:14 am by Bentley Bullet »

Why don't British Home Stores do mortgages?

Filo · « **Reply #33 on** September 06, 2015, 12:30:09 am by Filo »

Quote from: Bentley Bullet on September 06, 2015, 12:14:14 am

Why don't British Home Stores do mortgages?

And why do Boots not sell Boots?

Sammy Chung was King · « **Reply #34 on** September 06, 2015, 02:35:19 am by Sammy Chung was King »

When did a shower area become a F***ing wet room?

Why did Radio Hallam stop covering football on the radio, and play crap tunes instead? ?

Donnywolf · « *Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 11:42:49 am by Donnywolf* »

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)

Dutch Uncle · « **Reply #36 on** September 06, 2015, 01:24:11 pm by Dutch Uncle »

Where is Haverfordeast?

Filo · « **Reply #37 on** September 06, 2015, 01:51:24 pm by Filo »

Why do airlines supply a lifebelt instead of a parachute?

Hounslowrover · « **Reply #38 on** September 06, 2015, 02:04:55 pm by Hounslowrover »

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.

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #39 on** September 06, 2015, 02:26:19 pm by Bentley Bullet »

Why don't they put one gigantic parachute on top of the plane?

glosterred · « **Reply #40 on** September 06, 2015, 03:38:36 pm by glosterred »

Why do people ask questions that are never answered?

drfchound · « **Reply #41 on** September 06, 2015, 08:07:22 pm by drfchound »

Quote from: IDM on September 04, 2015, 08:37:50 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.

BobG · « **Reply #42 on** September 06, 2015, 09:10:26 pm by BobG »

Error.....

Bob

BobG · « **Reply #43 on** September 06, 2015, 09:11:42 pm by BobG »

Quote from: Bentley Bullet on September 06, 2015, 02:26:19 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

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #44 on** September 07, 2015, 03:16:03 pm by Bentley Bullet »

Yet another one of my ideas that someone has beat me to the patent!

albie · « **Reply #45 on** September 07, 2015, 06:12:59 pm by albie »

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?

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #46 on** September 07, 2015, 07:00:24 pm by Bentley Bullet »

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.

IDM · « **Reply #47 on** September 07, 2015, 07:05:59 pm by IDM »

When did Oil of Ulay become Oil of Olay, and did anyone notice?

Did they get bought out by a Spanish company?

Donnywolf · « **Reply #48 on** September 07, 2015, 07:55:25 pm by Donnywolf »

Quote from: 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?

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

And NO

2 Answered in one go !

IDM · « **Reply #49 on** September 07, 2015, 08:12:01 pm by IDM »

Spanish company, Olay?

Donnywolf · « **Reply #50 on** September 07, 2015, 09:00:57 pm by Donnywolf »

Quote from: IDM on September 07, 2015, 08:12:01 pm

Spanish company, Olay?

Aye I missed it first time round !

Muttley · « **Reply #51 on** September 07, 2015, 09:40:24 pm by Muttley »

Why do northerly winds blow from north to south but if I drive in a northerly direction I'm going from south to north?

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #52 on** September 07, 2015, 09:48:04 pm by Bentley Bullet »

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)

NickDRFC · « **Reply #53 on** September 07, 2015, 10:56:57 pm by NickDRFC »

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!

RobTheRover · « **Reply #54 on** September 08, 2015, 07:40:11 am by RobTheRover »

Quote from: 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!

You always go up to the capital.

Solved.

Not Now Kato · « **Reply #55 on** September 08, 2015, 10:16:03 am by Not Now Kato »

Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

The Red Baron · « **Reply #56 on** September 08, 2015, 10:34:03 am by The Red Baron »

Quote from: Not Now Kato on September 08, 2015, 10:16:03 am

Why, no matter what colour food you eat, is poo always brown?

Unless you're a dog, of course!

Not Now Kato · « **Reply #57 on** September 08, 2015, 12:15:55 pm by Not Now Kato »

Quote from: The Red Baron on September 08, 2015, 10:34:03 am

Quote from: Not Now Kato on September 08, 2015, 10:16:03 am
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.

RobTheRover · « **Reply #58 on** September 08, 2015, 12:31:41 pm by RobTheRover »

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.

Glyn_Wigley · « **Reply #59 on** September 08, 2015, 12:51:09 pm by Glyn_Wigley »

Quote from: Not Now Kato on September 08, 2015, 10:16:03 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.

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