Odd factoids

[colly]

If there really are infinite universes with infinite possiblities. There will be a universe where infinite universes are not possible. This might be it.

 

[colly]

We drive on the left side of the road because of the Romans. Europe drives on the right side of the road because Napolean wanted to piss off the Catholic Church.
Sweden and Britain were never invaded by Napolean hence we both retained the left side of the road. (until Sweden deserted to the right in 1967)

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Pure finders were (usually) women in the 18th and 19th centuries who collected dog poo for selling on to tanneries. Unscrupulous ones used to add sawdust to the poos to increase the weight and volume which is where the expression "cutting the crap" comes from.

 

[colly]

Mixing bleach and vinegar. DO NOT DO THIS.

Not unless you want to die a very unplesant death and you want to inhale chlorine gas.

 

[Salty seadog]

Bryan Ferry invented a special type of boat to 'Ferry' people across relatively short sea journeys. Being the conceited sort that he is, he named the type of boat after himself.

Brian....? Yes that is conceited.

 

[colly]

Bryan McBryonyface I think you will find.

 

[classic33]

Mixing bleach and vinegar. DO NOT DO THIS.

Not unless you want to die a very unplesant death and you want to inhale chlorine gas.

Did you get the lid off the bottle though?

 

[colly]

Eventually.

 

[david k]

We drive on the left side of the road because of the Romans. Europe drives on the right side of the road because Napolean wanted to piss off the Catholic Church.
Sweden and Britain were never invaded by Napolean hence we both retained the left side of the road. (until Sweden deserted to the right in 1967)

We also drive on the right ............when viewed from straight on

 

[classic33]

We drive on the left side of the road because of the Romans. Europe drives on the right side of the road because Napolean wanted to piss off the Catholic Church.
Sweden and Britain were never invaded by Napolean hence we both retained the left side of the road. (until Sweden deserted to the right in 1967)

Nothing to do with having your "sword hand" on the outside, ready for defence.

 

[colly]

Yeah but.....that was like.....a Roman thing...

 

[Drago]

The Bloodhound Gang have given up their dreams of a 100mph car and habe returned to their comedy rock act.

 

[david k]

The factually accurate and real documentary 'the office' was so bad they called it a mockumentory which went on to kick start many mockumentory comedy programmes

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Pontius Pilate was Scottish

The story of Pilate's Scottish origins was set out most fully in an article published in the New York Times on 15 January 1899. It seems that between the Romans' first incursion into Britain and their later invasion, Ceasar Augustus dispatched envoys to establish diplomatic relations with some of the important British and Caledonian chieftains. These included a Caledonian chieftain called Metellanus, whose stronghold was at the head of Glen Lyon. A member of the Roman delegation to Metellanus's tribe fathered a child with a Caledonian woman, and this child subsequently returned to Rome with his father (and, possibly, his mother), and was brought up as Pontius Pilate.

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/pontiuspilate.html

 

[bruce1530]

Pontius Pilate was originally named Pontius Pirate, but it was changed after young Pontius developed a speech impediment.