what I have learned today.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

[rafletcher]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

That makes two of us.

[ian]

I knew that, but only because I drove through there, and it says so on the road signs. It makes the Ozarks look affluent. It's apparently the 'southest bit of the south' which may not be an advert. Presumably, it's named because it's the alluvial plain between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers.

[Mr Larrington]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

I also though this until quite recently and wondered what the hell all those bluesmen were doing up in Clarksdale if they were originally from south of New Orleans.

[Kim]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

That makes two of us.

Three.  Or maybe four.

[ian]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

I also though this until quite recently and wondered what the hell all those bluesmen were doing up in Clarksdale if they were originally from south of New Orleans.

To be fair, there's not a lot south of New Orleans unless you like salty water, mud, and pollutants.

[T42]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

That makes two of us.

Three.  Or maybe four.

Or five.

[Paul]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

That makes two of us.

Three.  Or maybe four.

Or five.

No, it's definitely three. Or maybe four.

Unless you're adding yourself, in which case it's four.

Or maybe five.

[Canardly]

That Brexit is currently costing the UK about £800 million a week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/22/business/brexit-uk-economic-damage/index.html

[ElyDave]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

That makes two of us.

Three.  Or maybe four.

Or five.

No, it's definitely three. Or maybe four.

Unless you're adding yourself, in which case it's four.

Or maybe five.

PLus another one, however many that is

[ElyDave]

I learnt today in an internal training/talking shop session that I know far more than I thought I did about the technicalities of NIMS Allocation Verification, which we are about to start for phase IV of EUETS.  And yes, we still have to do it even if BREXIT 

Roll on no break between here and 31st May

[Mr Larrington]

I've always thought the Mississippi Delta referred to the delta of the Mississippi River. It doesn't.

I also though this until quite recently and wondered what the hell all those bluesmen were doing up in Clarksdale if they were originally from south of New Orleans.

To be fair, there's not a lot south of New Orleans unless you like salty water, mud, and pollutants.

Troo dat, as I believe they say in those parts, but there is a road on the map running down the west side of the Mighty Mississippi to the coast.  Fortunately the only time I was in those parts I didn't have time to go down that way and be mightily disappointed.

[ElyDave]

I have taken a helicopopter from Port Fouchon, then Fens are interesting by comparison

[Beardy]

The Fens have daffodils. Well they do at this time of year.

[pumpkin]

That not all quick links are created equal. A 10 speed sram may be different in pin length to a kmc/shimano one and certainly to a kmc/campagnolo which has shorter pins again (for ultra narrow chains). So luckily I had a 9 speed sram that works fine. The 10 speed sram will work in an 11 speed chain as will the 10 speed campagnolo. Who would have thought that 0.1 or 0.2mm may be the difference between a phone call to get home or a 2 min stop for a quick change. I shall ensure I only carry the right link(s) appropriate to the chain fitted (normally a new one from ebay, make immaterial)

[Auntie Helen]

That the German word for 'sloth' (the creature) is 'Faultier' = lazy animal..

[hellymedic]

I had never heard of breast ironing till yesterday.
The practice and its motivation do not increase my admiration for fellow humans.

[spesh]

That tensions between India and Pakistan recently took a very surreal turn.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/16/india-and-pakistan-have-been-ringing-each-others-doorbells-and-running-away-7391879/

Like the Ministry of Silly Walks-off they have every evening at the Wagah-Attari border ceremony, I suppose it beats lobbing ordnance at each other.

[Cudzoziemiec]

That Michael Gove has a dog called Snowy. Which made me realize that he does bear a bit of a resemblance to Tintin. (I learnt this from my son's paper round. He tells me about the contrasting reports of the same news in the Mail, Guardian – about 50% each of his round – the i, Times and Mirror. The one house that takes the Telegraph didn't get a delivery today for some reason. And the local papers report on Bristol City's new club badge.)

[Paul]

That tensions between India and Pakistan recently took a very surreal turn.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/16/india-and-pakistan-have-been-ringing-each-others-doorbells-and-running-away-7391879/

Like the Ministry of Silly Walks-off they have every evening at the Wagah-Attari border ceremony, I suppose it beats lobbing ordnance at each other.

Apparently “The nuclear rivals have been conflicting about Kashmir since 1947”

 

[Formerly Known As]

In German the name Juncker means something akin to nobleman or lord.

The same word is also a Hungarian vernacular term for someone who likes to fiddle with their trouser vegetables for pleasure.  Whilst this was news to me, it was not terribly surprising.

[TheLurker]

...Whilst this was news to me, it was not terribly surprising.

Not being terribly well up on middle European history is it reasonable to infer that this is from the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire and that high ranking members of the Austrian part of the "alliance"* were not viewed with much esteem by the Hungarian part of the "alliance"?


*Alliance as in the political equivalent of a corporate buy-out.

[Canardly]

That Guy Gibson VC DFC and bar and lots of other awards, was actually shot down in the Netherlands by a Lancaster gunner in error, who thought they were being attacked.

[Deano]

There's a massive overflow pipe between Kielder and the Tees
 It's only been used twice.

http://www.visitkielder.com/about-us/how-it-all-works

[pcolbeck]

There is a UK catfish preservation society:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-47759215

God knows why anyone would want to preserve an introduced invasive species of fish that's butt ugly, can grow to 8 feet long and eats just about anything.