Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[classic33]

Don't be silly: antelopes can't sew.

Can bee's spell?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Can bee's spell?

How should I know? Ask them.

 

[DaveReading]

Can bee's spell?

No, but they can punctuate.

 

[mistyoptic]

No, but they can punctuate.

I blame predictive text for a lot of extraneous apostrophes

 

[Alex321]

Why is it a bee?

Spelling bee
Sewing bee etc

Why is it always a bee, why not an antelope?

Etymology[edit]​

Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together for communal work, like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. According to etymological research recorded in dictionaries, the word bee probably comes from dialectal been or bean (meaning "help given by neighbors"), which came from Middle English bene (meaning "prayer", "boon" and "extra service by a tenant to his lord").

 

[Chris S]

Do women still regard firemen as 'hunky' now that the institutionalised misogyny in the fire service has come to light?

 

[sevenfourate]

How thick must the person have been who coined the term "Quad Bike"?

Quad - short for Quadricycle (4 wheels). Bike - short for Bicycle (2 wheels).

So it is a 4-wheeled 2-wheeled vehicle

Quad referring to 4. Bike I presume: because it has bars for steering - not a wheel.

Quad-bike users on the road are however mostly thick: granted.

 

[Alex321]

Quad referring to 4. Bike I presume: because it has bars for steering - not a wheel.

Quad-bike users on the road are however mostly thick: granted.

Why would bars for steering make it a bike?

Bike is short for bicycle. You could put a wheel in place of the bars and it would still be a bike.

 

[Drago]

Jurassic Park. The dinosaurs always get loose and start eating people. Why haven't they learned this yet?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Jurassic Park. The dinosaurs always get loose and start eating people. Why haven't they learned this yet?

If you are in a horror film, LISTEN TO THE MUSIC!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Also, if you find yourself as the villain in a Bond Movie, just shoot the smug twat when you have the chance and stop fannying about, trying to show how clever you are or whatever.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Also, if you find yourself as the villain in a Bond Movie, just shoot the smug twat when you have the chance and stop fannying about, trying to show how clever you are or whatever.

As Eli Wallach in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly put it
"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk" !

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

As Eli Wallach in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly put it
"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk" !

Exactly!
Many a Villain killed by their own mouth and ego.

 

[Jameshow]

Do women still regard firemen as 'hunky' now that the institutionalised misogyny in the fire service has come to light?

Feminist is never seen in a bad light or toxic placed in front of it!!

 

[Yellow Fang]

The Three Musketeers: how is it they never use their muskets? They sword fight all the time.