hk blues Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Fullerene said: It went on for 11 seasons. The Korean War that it related to only lasted 3 years. (Although some claim it never ended.) Funnily enough, I watched it a couple of nights ago for the 1st time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 11 hours ago, Fullerene said: It went on for 11 seasons. The Korean War that it related to only lasted 3 years. (Although some claim it never ended.) But the Korean War was fought all the time, not half an hour a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, GordonD said: But the Korean War was fought all the time, not half an hour a week. And it didn't have a laughter track 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: And it didn't have a laughter track Quote The laugh track is also omitted from some international and syndicated airings of the show; on one occasion during an airing on BBC2, the laugh track was accidentally left on, and viewers expressed their displeasure, an apology from the network for the "technical difficulty" was later released, as during its original run on BBC2 in the UK, it was shown without the laugh track. UK DVD critics speak poorly of the laugh track, stating "canned laughter is intrusive at the best of times, but with a programme like M*A*S*H, it's downright unbearable."[13] M*A*S*H (TV series) - Wikipedia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I liked the Futurama pisstake- the Alan Alda character was a robot called I-Hawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 You can sail from the UK to New Zealand in a straight line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: You can sail from the UK to New Zealand in a straight line. Flat earther found. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 The Spanish word for pomegranate is Granada. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Fullerene said: The Spanish word for pomegranate is Granada. The Spanish word for grenade is granada…too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 11 hours ago, TxRover said: The Spanish word for grenade is Granada … too Useful to know when Spanish airport security ask if you are carrying any fruit or vegetables 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 58 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Useful to know when Spanish airport security ask if you are carrying any fruit or vegetables The good news is hijack is secuestrar or piratear…so it’s OK to yell hello at Jacques across a Spanish security checkpoint. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 The word 'Nevada', i.e. the driest state in the US that is characterised by desert and semi-arid land, means snow-covered in Spanish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 The word "Idaho" has no meaning at all. People thought it was some Native American Indian word but actually it is not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: The word "Idaho" has no meaning at all. People thought it was some Native American Indian word but actually it is not. Perhaps it derived from the first person to have to pay for sex in that state 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Lionel Richie's song "All Night Long (All Night)" has some African-sounding lyrics in it, but they are gibberish. No meaning at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 When people describe very cold snowy ice places as being dry, it’s actually an accidental ruse by eminent scientist Sir William Kelvin. He once made the joke in a lecture and everyone believed him so he thought he would play along. On his death was his final words were “how can cold snowy icy places be dry, they’re made of water you utter trumpets, arrggghhhh”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: When people describe very cold snowy ice places as being dry, it’s actually an accidental ruse by eminent scientist Sir William Kelvin. He once made the joke in a lecture and everyone believed him so he thought he would play along. On his death was his final words were “how can cold snowy icy places be dry, they’re made of water you utter trumpets, arrggghhhh”. I think there is always a confusion about the words wet and dry. Do they relate to the presence or absence of a liquid or do they relate to the presence or absence of water? For example, "Dry cleaning" does involve the use of liquids but none of them are water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 5 hours ago, scottsdad said: Lionel Richie's song "All Night Long (All Night)" has some African-sounding lyrics in it, but they are gibberish. No meaning at all. Similarly Vincent Van Gogh did some paintings that were inspired by Japan and appear to have some Kanji symbols. However these squiggles are not actual words in any language. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 39 minutes ago, Fullerene said: I think there is always a confusion about the words wet and dry. Do they relate to the presence or absence of a liquid or do they relate to the presence or absence of water? For example, "Dry cleaning" does involve the use of liquids but none of them are water. I’ve just realised this isn’t the “facts you made up” thread. What a silly c**t I truly am. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: Lionel Richie's song "All Night Long (All Night)" has some African-sounding lyrics in it, but they are gibberish. No meaning at all. "Jambo" is Swahili for "Hiya" so I'm going for false. It's also Scots for "yo-yo diddies" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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