what I have learned today.

[Mr Larrington]

That "Bride Of Frankenstein" star Elsa Lanchester was from Lewisham.

[T42]

That's why it takes so long to warm up a studio audience - procachinnation is the thief of time.

[nicknack]

I thought that a punk band called Ted Turd and the Toolsheds was a joke, made up by one of my mates. I have learned that it was a genuine band.

Indeed. From round here. Some old acquaintances of mine.

[Efrogwr]

I thought that a punk band called Ted Turd and the Toolsheds was a joke, made up by one of my mates. I have learned that it was a genuine band.

Indeed. From round here. Some old acquaintances of mine.

I just looked you up in the members list; you are in Kent. My mate was a student at Canterbury. It makes sense now!

[PeteB99]

Novichock was the name of one of Pavlov's dogs.

[T42]

Make it fit at A and it will no longer fit at B. Make it fit at B and it will no longer fit at A. Redo from start.

[Ham]

Rather much linked to something like the above, I have learned that it is a good idea to check your squares every now and again to see if they are still square.

[Cudzoziemiec]

That Charles Richardson, engineer on the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway in 1863 and the Severn Tunnel in 1886, also invented the spliced cricket bat and bowling catapult.

[Kim]

That Charles Richardson, engineer on the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway in 1863 and the Severn Tunnel in 1886, also invented the spliced cricket bat and bowling catapult.

Presumably an invention that was promptly banned in the manner of the UCI and recumbent bicycles, on the grounds that it would make cricket too exciting.

[Cudzoziemiec]

There's a firm down the road from me that makes them. I'd like to say it was the Richardson Proprietary Bowling Catapult Company, but actually it has the oh so inventive name of Bola.

[orienteer]

Surely it should be Batta 

[ElyDave]

Surely it should be Batta 

Surely that would be the Richardson Proprietary Ball Hitting Machine?

[Tim Hall]

Surely it should be Batta 

Some years ago on an FNRTTC, his Legship had us stop somewhere near Tilbury at the site of the Bata shoe factory and gave a marvellous lecture about modernist architecture and Company towns.

[hatler]

Surely it should be Batta 

Some years ago on an FNRTTC, his Legship had us stop somewhere near Tilbury at the site of the Bata shoe factory and gave a marvellous lecture about modernist architecture and Company towns.

As the years roll by I wonder how many still know who that is.

[Jurek]

Surely it should be Batta 

Some years ago on an FNRTTC, his Legship had us stop somewhere near Tilbury at the site of the Bata shoe factory and gave a marvellous lecture about modernist architecture and Company towns.

As the years roll by I wonder how many still know who that is.

Many.

ETA To very loosely paraphrase someone, I forget whom - Wowbagger can probably help out: Once you've been for a bike ride with someone, you have a friend for life.

[rogerzilla]

I broke my phone screen* on Sunday and it's away for repair (actually on the way back already, they've done it).  In the meantime I foolishly opened Facebook on a normal browser.  It's like standing behind a bin lorry and asking the driver to engage the tipper function.  The adblocker (AdBlock Ultimate in this case) was overloaded and Firefox locked up completely.  Moral: if you must use Faecebook, only do it on a phone and with Ublock Origin or similar weapons-grade ad-blocking enabled.

*Galaxy S8, would be £240 but I have finally found a use for the mobile phone insurance that comes with my current account!

[Mr Larrington]

I broke my phone screen* on Sunday and it's away for repair (actually on the way back already, they've done it).  In the meantime I foolishly opened Facebook on a normal browser.  It's like standing behind a bin lorry and asking the driver to engage the tipper function.  The adblocker (AdBlock Ultimate in this case) was overloaded and Firefox locked up completely.  Moral: if you must use Faecebook, only do it on a phone and with Ublock Origin or similar weapons-grade ad-blocking enabled.

*Galaxy S8, would be £240 but I have finally found a use for the mobile phone insurance that comes with my current account!

This Unit uses and recommends the FB Purity browser add-on.

[Basil]

That the Balti Triangle no longer exists.
Chum of mine went to Birmingham last week to visit old mates and found no balti houses on either Ladypool Rd or Stoney Lane.  He says they've all become steak houses and the like.  Seems that's what the young trendy Asians are into now.

[spesh]

That the Balti Triangle no longer exists.
Chum of mine went to Birmingham last week to visit old mates and found no balti houses on either Ladypool Rd or Stoney Lane.  He says they've all become steak houses and the like.  Seems that's what the young trendy Asians are into now.

The classic Goodness Gracious Me sketch about going out for an English after a few lassis springs to mind. 

[Guy]

Not so much learned today, but had the lesson reinforced today

The "Intelligence" bit of Intelligence Corps does not necessarily mean what the dictionary thinks it does

[Andrij]

Hence the classic example of an oxymoron: "military intelligence"?

[spesh]

Hence the classic example of an oxymoron: "military intelligence"?

E.g. the GRU? 

[rogerzilla]

That the Balti Triangle no longer exists.
Chum of mine went to Birmingham last week to visit old mates and found no balti houses on either Ladypool Rd or Stoney Lane.  He says they've all become steak houses and the like.  Seems that's what the young trendy Asians are into now.

Not the Hindus, presumably?

[ian]

That I really shouldn't have drunk that much gin yesterday evening.

[ElyDave]

just how effective my B&M Luxos really is, I was out before sun-up this morning. 

Mor night rides to come I think