Author Topic: Your Wikipedia find of the week  (Read 115952 times)

Pancho

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #300 on: 16 April, 2014, 08:45:11 pm »
and (d) mental health problems.

NB. I'm not mocking mental health sufferers - some of those "Freemen on the land" types are genuinely not the full picnic.

Dibdib

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #301 on: 16 April, 2014, 09:00:11 pm »
and (d) mental health problems.

NB. I'm not mocking mental health sufferers - some of those "Freemen on the land" types are genuinely not the full picnic.

True, I was just being careful not to describe them as fuckwits - although vulnerable and desperate people are probably quite often targeted by the fuckwits trying to sell them bullshit template letters and e-books on how to get out of debt.

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #302 on: 28 April, 2014, 11:35:55 am »
There is a genetically-modified type of flax call 'Triffid'.

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In September 2009 it was reported that Canadian flax exports had been contaminated by a de-registered genetically modified (GM) variety, known as Triffid.
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clarion

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #303 on: 07 May, 2014, 06:31:37 pm »
Rick Allen, the one-armed Def Leppard drummer, now uses samples of his pre-accident acoustic drums triggered by his electronic kit.
Getting there...

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #304 on: 08 May, 2014, 12:00:09 am »
I am especially fond of pseudolegal woo, especially fuckwits like this:

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

It seems to be a pretty significant overlap with (a) recreational drug users, (b) people who feel that paying tax is optional, and (c) fuckwit conspiracy theorists.

I knew someone who was into the fmol stuff and used to go on for hours about how we don't have to pay tax or insure our cars and it's all a scam designed to keep us down, and we should all opt out of being governed.

I used to kill the conversation by pointing out that also meant he'd stop getting his benefits then.
Somewhat of a professional tea drinker.


Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #305 on: 21 May, 2014, 11:55:35 am »
The indicator switchgear of the Lamborghini Diablo originated in the Morris Marina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Marina
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Vince

  • Can't climb; won't climb
Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #306 on: 22 May, 2014, 10:12:45 am »
Earnest Martin Jehan, the first and only commander to sink a modern steel submarine with a sailing vessel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Martin_Jehan
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rogerzilla

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #307 on: 22 May, 2014, 08:09:06 pm »
In the same vein, "Mad" Jack Churchill.  Great name, better story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #308 on: 29 May, 2014, 01:01:48 pm »
In the same vein, "Mad" Jack Churchill.  Great name, better story.

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

Now there's a series of films waiting to be made.
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clarion

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #309 on: 03 June, 2014, 01:44:42 pm »
Probably a lot of people do know this already, but it was news to me that Geordi LaForge is Kunta Kinte.
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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #310 on: 04 June, 2014, 07:09:32 am »
On Barnum:

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At one point, Barnum noticed that people were lingering too long at his exhibits. He posted signs indicating "This Way to the Egress". Not knowing that "Egress" was another word for "Exit", people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit...and ended up outside.

 ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum%27s_American_Museum

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #311 on: 16 June, 2014, 02:59:27 pm »
Everyone knows about Munros, I'm sure many must have known about Marilyns, but I didn't http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_(hill)

Kim

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #312 on: 25 June, 2014, 09:14:23 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_pulling

Suddenly it becomes clear why geese have such an attitude problem...   :sick:

clarion

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #313 on: 25 June, 2014, 10:06:13 pm »
WTF? :o
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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #314 on: 26 June, 2014, 11:39:23 am »
A female Ruff is a Reeve.
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Wombat

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #315 on: 26 June, 2014, 01:42:01 pm »
Yeah, I knew that! 

How long have I waited to be able to say that?

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Regulator

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #316 on: 27 June, 2014, 12:43:07 pm »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill

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In July 1943, as commanding officer, he led 2 Commando from their landing site at Catania in Sicily with his trademark Scottish broadsword slung around his waist, a longbow and arrows around his neck and his bagpipes under his arm, which he also did in the landings at Salerno.

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In May 1940 Churchill and his unit, the Manchester Regiment, ambushed a German patrol near L'Epinette, France. Churchill gave the signal to attack by cutting down the enemy Feldwebel (sergeant) with a barbed arrow, becoming the only British soldier known to have felled an enemy with a longbow in WWII.



'Ard as nails, or what?

Jus to be pedantic, the photograph is actually of a training exercise...
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Pancho

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #317 on: 27 June, 2014, 04:45:53 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_pulling

Suddenly it becomes clear why geese have such an attitude problem...   :sick:

Excellent find. The village Summer Fete has been getting a bit staid recently. Just need some geese.

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #318 on: 07 September, 2014, 06:42:06 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon

This one comes with a neat practical demonstration

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #319 on: 28 October, 2014, 08:14:57 am »

Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #320 on: 28 October, 2014, 11:40:13 am »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill

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In July 1943, as commanding officer, he led 2 Commando from their landing site at Catania in Sicily with his trademark Scottish broadsword slung around his waist, a longbow and arrows around his neck and his bagpipes under his arm, which he also did in the landings at Salerno.

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In May 1940 Churchill and his unit, the Manchester Regiment, ambushed a German patrol near L'Epinette, France. Churchill gave the signal to attack by cutting down the enemy Feldwebel (sergeant) with a barbed arrow, becoming the only British soldier known to have felled an enemy with a longbow in WWII.

'Ard as nails, or what?
Ah yes, "Mad Jack". Lived to be about 90, which must have surprised a lot of people.


My find of the week - that the first female MPs were elected in Finland, in 1907, & that in that election 19 out of 200 MPs elected were women. The first election in the UK in which that percentage was exceeded was in 1997.  :facepalm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage#Finland
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JennyB

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #321 on: 29 October, 2014, 12:12:53 am »
HAI
       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOLCODE
       http://lolcode.org/1.2_spec.html
KTHXBAI

That takes me back!  A long time ago, when I had nothing better to do, I played a little part in speccing lolcode loops.  :facepalm:

But I had no hand in the LOLCAT BIBLE TRANSLATION  ;D
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Jaded

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #322 on: 29 October, 2014, 08:00:27 am »
lolcat bible. Supreme.
It is simpler than it looks.

Vince

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #323 on: 29 October, 2014, 01:23:53 pm »
During the war Merlin engines were built in the Cadbury factory in Keynsham.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerdale_Factory
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Your Wikipedia find of the week
« Reply #324 on: 29 October, 2014, 01:39:52 pm »
Keynsham.  Tell me more about Keynsham.

(Yes, I do know how to spell it,  thank you).
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