Author Topic: Your Wikipedia find of the week (Read 115349 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #125 on:** 10 September, 2012, 10:22:58 am »

Quote from: clarion on 07 September, 2012, 01:43:21 pm

Young Communist League, as any fule kno

Nah, that other thread has the real answer - it's the Yellowbelly Cyclists Legion.

Ham · « **Reply #126 on:** 10 September, 2012, 12:26:07 pm »

Quote from: Andrij on 08 September, 2012, 05:30:30 pm

Conflict Kitchen

Only around a 3 hour drive from my parents. May visit if they're still running next time I'm back in the US.

Before someone calls me mad, the trip would be combined with one or two minor detours along the way, such as visiting extended family.

Closed at the mo apparently .....http://www.conflictkitchen.org/

clarion · « **Reply #127 on:** 05 October, 2012, 12:12:36 pm »

Prompted by this:

Quote from: MattH on 05 October, 2012, 12:06:35 pm

Just found the 7" of this forgotten masterpiece, in the "Hooked on Classics" mould

I discovered that Brian Eno joined the Portsmouth Sinfonia!

Rhys W · « **Reply #128 on:** 10 October, 2012, 10:33:09 am »

This is gross and scary: Rat King.

Efrogwr · « **Reply #129 on:** 10 October, 2012, 12:26:43 pm »

That Fagging is no longer practiced in Our Great Schools.

Perhaps someone should tell Clegg Minor that he doesn't have to do it.

Efrogwr · « **Reply #130 on:** 11 October, 2012, 04:38:28 pm »

That Naga chillies are used as elephant repellent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/naga_bhut_jolokia/

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #131 on:** 11 October, 2012, 04:44:59 pm »

Not actually Wikipedia but a phrase from a song lyric which I intend to start using: Hotter than a $2 pistol. Seems to work for all meanings of hot.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #132 on:** 11 October, 2012, 05:47:43 pm »

Quote from: Efrogwr on 10 October, 2012, 12:26:43 pm

That Fagging is no longer practiced in Our Great Schools.

Perhaps someone should tell Clegg Minor that he doesn't have to do it.

I weas trying to explain the warming toilet seats duty to one of the younger girls at work. She didn't believe it. I can imagine Clegg warming Cameron's seat every time he needs to drop a copper bolt.

Adrian · « **Reply #133 on:** 11 October, 2012, 10:47:24 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 11 October, 2012, 05:47:43 pm

Quote from: Efrogwr on 10 October, 2012, 12:26:43 pm
That Fagging is no longer practiced in Our Great Schools.

Perhaps someone should tell Clegg Minor that he doesn't have to do it.
I weas trying to explain the warming toilet seats duty to one of the younger girls at work. She didn't believe it. I can imagine Clegg warming Cameron's seat every time he needs to drop a copper bolt.

That would be one of Osbourne's duties

Palinurus · « **Reply #134 on:** 24 October, 2012, 07:47:00 pm »

Today's featured article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Ali

Efrogwr · « **Reply #135 on:** 06 November, 2012, 04:01:32 pm »

According to Wikipedia, my Mum's home village, where I went to primary school, had/has a completely different dialect from the rest of Yorkshire. This is allegedly a result of nineteenth century immigration from the Black Country. I was aware of dialect variations, but never heard this one. I wonder if someone is putting inaccurate stuff on Wikipedia...

clarion · « **Reply #136 on:** 06 November, 2012, 04:05:16 pm »

There are villages in Kent with Yorkshire or NE dialect following migration of miners, so it's possible.

I don't know where in Yorkshire had focussed inward migration from the Black Country, but both my parents are from Dudley*, and they moved to Skipton.

* Actually, my mum was born in Bootle, but, as she moved to Dudley as a baby, it'd be quibbling to even mention it. In fact, forget I said anything

Basil · « **Reply #137 on:** 06 November, 2012, 07:00:01 pm »

Sort of like Corby, where the local accent is broad Scots.

billplumtree · « **Reply #138 on:** 06 November, 2012, 07:29:54 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 06 November, 2012, 04:05:16 pm

* Actually, my mum was born in Bootle, but, as she moved to Dudley as a baby, it'd be quibbling to even mention it. In fact, forget I said anything

Oh, too late, way too late. Bootle, Cumbria, or Bootle, Merseyside? Enquiring minds, and all that

clarion · « **Reply #139 on:** 06 November, 2012, 09:09:13 pm »

Merseyside. Well, she insists Crosby, until she's had a couple of glasses of wine. Then it's Waterloo. Then it's Bootle. Near Five Lamps, I think.

Efrogwr · « **Reply #140 on:** 07 November, 2012, 09:17:23 am »

Fear not Clarion! My Dad's sisters and brother were born in Liverpool: he too was a Darksider. However, he was born about as far east as possible without achieving civilisation (Colne).

Bledlow · « **Reply #141 on:** 13 November, 2012, 10:11:01 am »

Not really in a good way -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmedo,_Spain
Area
• Total   129.38 km2 (49.95 sq mi)
Elevation   740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total   3.897
• Density   0.03/km2 (0.078/sq mi)

Someone has taken a population figure from a Spanish source, & not changed the full stop thousands separator to a comma.

Spanish Wikipedia -
Superficie   129,38 km²
Núcleos de
población   Olmedo; Calabazas
Población   3.897 hab. (2011)
• Densidad   30,12 hab./km²

Wombat · « **Reply #142 on:** 13 November, 2012, 12:48:26 pm »

I've been there. Definitely more than 4 whole people there....

rogerzilla · « **Reply #143 on:** 20 November, 2012, 08:00:59 pm »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Wellington

The Duke of Wellington fought a duel*. While Prime Minister. They don't make them like that any more.

*OK, it was a bit "handbags at dawn" and neither of them was seriously trying to hit the other, but it's more interesting than PMQs.

Kim · « **Reply #144 on:** 18 December, 2012, 01:41:29 pm »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_analogy

clarion · « **Reply #145 on:** 18 December, 2012, 02:40:02 pm »

I had to explain basic hydraulics to someone the other day

Butterfly · « **Reply #146 on:** 18 December, 2012, 02:43:47 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 18 December, 2012, 02:40:02 pm

I had to explain basic hydraulics to someone the other day

Well, no-one ever taught me hydraulics. Science teachers were too busy trying to interest the class with stuff that goes bang to teach anything interesting to those of us who don't want things to go bang.

*hides under school bag with fingers in ears*

clarion · « **Reply #147 on:** 18 December, 2012, 02:45:05 pm »

Shh! I never mentioned your name. I think we can still keep it secret

Butterfly · « **Reply #148 on:** 18 December, 2012, 02:49:29 pm »

To be fair, there has never been a need for me to know how hydraulics (or electrics, or engines, or computers for that matter) work, so I have never needed to dig further. I wish I hadn't been totally put off science by the things that go bang faction though

clarion · « **Reply #149 on:** 18 December, 2012, 02:50:58 pm »

Fair point. Science is fun, though. I think we need to arrange for you to shadow Kim for a while