hk blues Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 4 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I'd often wondered why marmalade was called that other than just 'orange jam', and now I know: I always understood it was because sailors would have it at sea as it was good for seasickness. Mar being French for sea and Malade being French for sickness. Turns out this is bollocks as French for sea is Mer, not Mar which I already knew. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 4 hours ago, hk blues said: I always understood it was because sailors would have it at sea as it was good for seasickness. Mar being French for sea and Malade being French for sickness. Turns out this is bollocks as French for sea is Mer, not Mar which I already knew. Probably still correct, and resulting from someone making a grammatical misunderstanding at some point in history, a la Dumbarton in Dunbartonshire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 5 hours ago, hk blues said: I always understood it was because sailors would have it at sea as it was good for seasickness. Mar being French for sea and Malade being French for sickness. Turns out this is bollocks as French for sea is Mer, not Mar which I already knew. It was originally Orange Jam, but the Labelles objected that the song title didn't sound cool enough. And so Lady Orange Jam became Lady Marmalade, and orange jam manufacturers across the world adopted this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Just realised Germany also play in purple. ( I thought Hungary were doing really well) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 To produce one AI picture takes the same energy as half the charge of a mobile phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 9 hours ago, hk blues said: I always understood it was because sailors would have it at sea as it was good for seasickness. Mar being French for sea and Malade being French for sickness. Turns out this is bollocks as French for sea is Mer, not Mar which I already knew. However Scousers would be convinced of that rational. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 12 hours ago, hk blues said: I always understood it was because sailors would have it at sea as it was good for seasickness. Mar being French for sea and Malade being French for sickness. Turns out this is bollocks as French for sea is Mer, not Mar which I already knew. There is a Scots legend that it was named after Mary Queen of Scots. She was ill and someone gave her orange jam which made her better. "Marie malade" in French means "Mary's ill". If you go to Avebury (older than Stonehenge, free, and you can go right up to the stones) then you find that some archaeology in the 1920s was paid for by a descendant of the Keillor family of Dundee, famous for marmalade. There's a pub in the middle of the stone circle too. It served a no bad pint what I remember. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: It was originally Orange Jam, but the Labelles objected that the song title didn't sound cool enough. And so Lady Orange Jam became Lady Marmalade, and orange jam manufacturers across the world adopted this. Cunk on food? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 6 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Just realised Germany also play in purple. ( I thought Hungary were doing really well) I made this schoolboy error as well. Cheered a Germany goal. A double schoolboy error, when I thought it through, as obviously a Germany win was good for Scotland. Just stop my drink. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 14 hours ago, scottsdad said: It was originally Orange Jam, but the Labelles objected that the song title didn't sound cool enough. And so Lady Orange Jam became Lady Marmalade, and orange jam manufacturers across the world adopted this. 'Things you made up' thread for this pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 2 hours ago, hk blues said: 'Things you made up' thread for this pish. To be fair, half of what I post is just made up pish. Now, I'm away back to my hot tub party with the surviving members of Little Mix. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 9 minutes ago, scottsdad said: To be fair, pretty much all of what I post is just made up pish. Now, I'm away back to my hot tub party with the surviving members of Little Mix. FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 4 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: N'wut! Does Axl Rose drink Sweetheart Stout? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 20 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: He's got his own name tattooed on his upper arm. How odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Donald Sutherland played Willem Reich in the "Cloudbursting" video 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 On 21/06/2024 at 07:53, Peil said: He's got his own name tattooed on his upper arm. How odd. His real name is Bill Bailey. He must have thought about the tattoo when he opted for a shorter stage name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 There are no easy games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 50 minutes ago, Fullerene said: There are no easy games. unless you play a cat at Jenga 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 The mythical Japanese 'Shirime' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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