I think you might be confusing Christopher Lee with Saruman as he was even older so might possibly have known everyone!
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I think you might be confusing Christopher Lee with Saruman as he was even older so might possibly have known everyone!
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Oh, the irony.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Swan Vestas matches took their name from the Roman Goddess Vesta, guardian of Rome's eternal sacred flame (tended by the Vestal Virgins)
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
Sort of, but no. Timezones are a useful but arbitrary political thing. There are more than 24 timezones. E.G. Burma has a +/- 30min offset from the usual timezones and it's not alone. As far as Antarctica is concerned, the only recognised timezones are from the 7 countries that have a claim under the Antarctic treaty. The feet in different days bit is technically right though.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
AKA a backward step.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
That sounds good, no-one could say I'm late...
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
So is bungalow, pyjamas, khaki, juggernaut, dumdum (as in bullet) and doolally.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Water only freezes at zero degrees Centigrade because of the impurities that it contains. Pure water freezes at -42 degrees Centigrade.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
The liquid needs something for the first ice crystal to bond to. So without a small impurity the ice can’t form.
But once it freezes it won’t melt again until 0c.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
The world's only Cornish pasty museum is in Real del Monte, Mexico, which is twinned with Redruth in Cornwall.
classic33
Leg End Member
In 1836, a sewer worker accidentally stumbled upon an old drain that led directly into the Bank of England's gold vault. Little did he know that this chance discovery would soon become a remarkable tale.
The worker, realizing the significance of his find, composed letters to the bank's directors. In these missives, he politely requested a meeting inside the vault, specifying that he would emerge from the floor at a time of their convenience. The directors, likely intrigued and perhaps a touch bewildered, agreed to the unusual rendezvous. And so it was that the sewer worker, like a character from a whimsical novel, popped up from the vault floor to greet the astonished bank officials.
The worker, realizing the significance of his find, composed letters to the bank's directors. In these missives, he politely requested a meeting inside the vault, specifying that he would emerge from the floor at a time of their convenience. The directors, likely intrigued and perhaps a touch bewildered, agreed to the unusual rendezvous. And so it was that the sewer worker, like a character from a whimsical novel, popped up from the vault floor to greet the astonished bank officials.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
A male bee has no father and can't have sons, but he has a grandfather and can have grandsons.
