Author Topic: what I have learned today. (Read 858956 times)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #3225 on:** 15 February, 2019, 08:10:38 pm »

That Asda sell large Valentine's garden gnomes. Get them while you can, they're reduced.

Basil · « **Reply #3226 on:** 15 February, 2019, 08:17:07 pm »

I am a Valentine's gnome.

T42 · « **Reply #3227 on:** 16 February, 2019, 10:12:14 am »

Quote from: rafletcher on 15 February, 2019, 10:58:00 am

That "Alexa" will respond to the name "Alexei" when it is used on the TV.

After watching an episode of The Americans with bits in Russia, I reckon it would also respond to a Russian saying "Oleg".

Deano · « **Reply #3228 on:** 16 February, 2019, 03:18:34 pm »

Farndale was nearly a massive reservoir: https://northyorkmoorsnationalpark.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/what-might-have-been/

Andrij · « **Reply #3229 on:** 16 February, 2019, 09:55:04 pm »

"Cloud cuckoo land" comes from The Birds by Aristophanes.

L CC · « **Reply #3230 on:** 16 February, 2019, 11:09:31 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 16 February, 2019, 03:18:34 pm

Farndale was nearly a massive reservoir: https://northyorkmoorsnationalpark.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/what-might-have-been/

I already knew this. Has Mr Smith never discussed it with you, over Beer? He loves this stuff.

T42 · « **Reply #3231 on:** 17 February, 2019, 09:30:42 am »

Quote from: Andrij on 16 February, 2019, 09:55:04 pm

"Cloud cuckoo land" comes from The Birds by Aristophanes.

I like the German version, Wolkenkuckucksheim.

Beardy · « **Reply #3232 on:** 17 February, 2019, 07:41:48 pm »

That the starting salary for a Crossrail train driver is £60k pa. Blimey, I think I’ve been in the wrong job for 40 years.

Vince · « **Reply #3233 on:** 17 February, 2019, 08:17:32 pm »

I just learned, right now, while reading this thread, that I can ~~scroll~~ zoom on the mousepad if I use two fingers at the same time!

Deano · « **Reply #3234 on:** 17 February, 2019, 09:27:18 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 16 February, 2019, 11:09:31 pm

Quote from: Deano on 16 February, 2019, 03:18:34 pm
Farndale was nearly a massive reservoir: https://northyorkmoorsnationalpark.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/what-might-have-been/

I already knew this. Has Mr Smith never discussed it with you, over Beer? He loves this stuff.

Me too! But I guess the subject of abandoned infrastructure projects never came up.

orienteer · « **Reply #3235 on:** 18 February, 2019, 10:30:17 am »

Quote from: Vince on 17 February, 2019, 08:17:32 pm

I just learned, right now, while reading this thread, that I can ~~scroll~~ zoom on the mousepad if I use two fingers at the same time!

Me too!

pumpkin · « **Reply #3236 on:** 18 February, 2019, 10:32:00 am »

That I am the wrong age to be thrashing up cragg Vale into a headwind and when I catch a group who are moving at a good pace not to sit in the bunch for the last 1km and get some shelter. Also when heading home, the young lady in front is pedalling a single chainring (36?) kinesis poss 9 speed at a good cadence. that same headwind and the slight uphill means I can't really get past her so why have I got 2 chainrings? I could poss. be better having 12-27 and either a 38 or 36 and just spin. Certainly for the terrain around Lancs/W.Yorks I feel that may be the way to go.

Torslanda · « **Reply #3237 on:** 18 February, 2019, 10:50:13 am »

There is so much sense in the last post! Truth spoken!

May I suggest an 11-32 in your chosen flavour of cassette and a long(er) cage mech to cope?

Ham · « **Reply #3238 on:** 18 February, 2019, 11:26:52 am »

That the name of the big furry thing you see on a microphone to cut down the wind noise is a dead cat, the same smaller version for a DSLR equivalent is a dead kitten.

T42 · « **Reply #3239 on:** 18 February, 2019, 01:05:09 pm »

Finistère is being invaded piecemeal by 30 cm Garfield telephones. Around 200 different bits thereof came ashore in 2018, presumably from a container lost overboard in the 1980s.

rafletcher · « **Reply #3240 on:** 20 February, 2019, 02:54:26 pm »

What "scrobbling" is.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Scrobble

T42 · « **Reply #3241 on:** 20 February, 2019, 05:12:22 pm »

No relation of nurdling, then.

Butterfly · « **Reply #3242 on:** 20 February, 2019, 06:04:28 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 20 February, 2019, 05:12:22 pm

No relation of nurdling, then.

Pingu · « **Reply #3243 on:** 21 February, 2019, 09:20:37 pm »

Quote from: Ham on 18 February, 2019, 11:26:52 am

That the name of the big furry thing you see on a microphone to cut down the wind noise is a dead cat, the same smaller version for a DSLR equivalent is a dead kitten.

I thought it was a Dougal.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #3244 on:** 22 February, 2019, 11:25:46 am »

That Cholsey, just east of Didcot and possibly known to forumites who've been to Watlington camping, is named for an island (an ey or eye) belonging to King Cole.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #3245 on:** 24 February, 2019, 04:47:24 pm »

Kangaroos are left-handed.

T42 · « **Reply #3246 on:** 24 February, 2019, 05:17:27 pm »

They're in the southern hemisphere so they're laevorotatory. Natural, innit?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #3247 on:** 24 February, 2019, 09:10:51 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 24 February, 2019, 05:17:27 pm

They're in the southern hemisphere so they're laevorotatory. Natural, innit?

Are boxing kangaroos Southpaws?

T42 · « **Reply #3248 on:** 25 February, 2019, 08:42:20 am »

Or Ozzies who work for Amazon?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #3249 on:** 26 February, 2019, 03:30:01 am »

El Salvador has the world's highest per capita consumption of Worcestershire Sauce.