Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[CanucksTraveller]

Why do people have cats without fur?

Some people actively covet guinea pigs with no fur as well. Strange things!

 

[Poacher]

The duty payable on a 75cl bottle of 40% spirit is £8.52, so why is e.g. alcohol-free gin as expensive (if not more!) as the alcoholic version?

 

[Chromatic]

The duty payable on a 75cl bottle of 40% spirit is £8.52, so why is e.g. alcohol-free gin as expensive (if not more!) as the alcoholic version?

It costs more than £8.52 to get the alcohol out??

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It costs more than £8.52 to get the alcohol out??

Rubbish - I can get the alcohol out of a bottle of whiskey easily - and I don't even charge for it!

to be serious - I think they charge for it because they can

what I want to know is why - once they have got all the alcohol out of wine or beer (and probably whiskey but I haven;t bought that) do I still need someone to come over and authorise me to buy it at the self service in Tesco
The label specifically says ZERO ALCOHOL - but it requires authorisation to purchase due to it being alcoholic

 

[matticus]

Some people actively covet guinea pigs with no fur as well. Strange things!
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I think these are actually pachyderms of some sort.

No need to thank me.

 

[mistyoptic]

Some people actively covet guinea pigs with no fur as well. Strange things!
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The fur comes off when they're cooked, too

 

[Tim Bennet.]

One thing that has bothered me for a long time, is the harshness of 'Natural Justice'.

Even in the hot, tropical southern States of the USA, many of the bridges have a warning sign saying "Bridge Freezes Before Road".
For years I could never resist shouting a warning to the rest of the cycling group as we sweated our way past these signs in 100 degree heat and humidity. There was no malice intended, and I understand the underlying physics, but I simply found the signs in a Florida context amusing.

Fast forward many years and I'm back in the UK. On a winter ride through the Dales I'd spent the day constantly on guard for black ice but a mile or so from home and back at sea level, I finally started to relax. Cup of tea, warm shower . . . shoot . . . I'm on the ground and it hurts! Silverdale railway bridge is not 'skewed', but has a right turn on and a left turn off. Not that I did the left turn as I'd hit the deck and bounced into the limestone parapet. As I staggered to my feet it was obvious the bridge was sheet ice from one side to the other.

To this day I still think 5 hours in casualty, my winter riding clothes in tatters and the bike scratched and group set ruined was too harsh a comeuppance for my very mild mocking of those American signs.

 

[Moon bunny]

Some people actively covet guinea pigs with no fur as well. Strange things!
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They look like miniature hippopotamuses.

 

[matticus]

They look like miniature hippopotami.

Ahem!!!

 

[swee'pea99]

When you get a 'fee to pay' card from the postie, and know you have to pay the £2 because it might be important and not what it of course proves to be - Auntie Edna's Christmas card.

 

[Chris S]

What exactly is a flying ****?

 

[DaveReading]

It has four letters, and I rarely give one.

 

[classic33]

What exactly is a flying ****?

Spoiler: One of these?

 

[Profpointy]

As dinosaurs were probably warm blooded [generally accepted] why are they still referred to as reptiles? They might share some characteristics to reptiles but cant they have a classification of their own.

It's ok to still call them reptiles if, and only if, you classify birds as reptiles. And if you don't, consider birds reptiles, then it becomes a bit of a nonsense category anyway

 

[Profpointy]

When quoting car boot space , why it is done in litres? Who is going to fill his car boot with water?

Isn't a litre just 1000 cubic centimeters?

Didn't used to but they changed it so is now