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I always liked Freddie, how dare you.........

I liked Freddy too....still like him.

Why don't you like him anymore?

Because you said he poisons people.........

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Manure... An interesting fact

Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course.. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the instruction ' Stow high in transit ' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Stow High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.

Neither did I.

I had always thought it was a golf term.

This is the greatest post ever........

Manure... An interesting fact

Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course.. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the instruction ' Stow high in transit ' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Stow High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.

Neither did I.

I had always thought it was a golf term.

This is the greatest post ever........

No, there was a better one in 2008.

Actually, reminds me of a story my brother told me: Some people here may very well be able to verify (or poo poo) it.

Apparently, in the 60's/70's, after some hue and cry about drug culture and flower children roaming SE Asia, Western tourists that looked hippy had "SHIT" stamped in their passport and (apparently) this was an acronym for "suspected hippy in transit".

If I poo po'ed on that post how on earth would I ever clean the dam_n keyboard.............Not a good start to the year Harky, best be back to that dark place at the top of the Board where you seem to get away with such outrageous ideas

Eek is no more!

Today Estonia joins the Euro Zone and their currency has changed to the Euro.

This means their old currency the Kroon is phased out.

The kroon is coded - EEK.

From Wiki -

The kroon (sign: kr; code: EEK) was the currency of Estonia for two periods of the country's history; it was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2011

Eek is no more!

Today Estonia joins the Euro Zone and their currency has changed to the Euro.

This means their old currency the Kroon is phased out.

The kroon is coded - EEK.

From Wiki -

The kroon (sign: kr; code: EEK) was the currency of Estonia for two periods of the country's history; it was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2011

Brave man describing eek as an old kroon.....................( tin hat on, change of undies and hide under the stairs )

I would just like to same that I have just discovered Ardbeg whisky. I have been a lover of a drop of the old Irish in many forms over the years and found a great deal of the stuff north of the border pales in comparison. However, Ardbeg from Islay is the dogs gonads. If you haven't tried it ( even Moss you old leprechaun you), you will not be disappointed.

Peaty, meaty and powerful enough to make your eyes water......Happy New year.

I would just like to same that I have just discovered Ardbeg whisky. I have been a lover of a drop of the old Irish in many forms over the years and found a great deal of the stuff north of the border pales in comparison. However, Ardbeg from Islay is the dogs gonads. If you haven't tried it ( even Moss you old leprechaun you), you will not be disappointed.

Peaty, meaty and powerful enough to make your eyes water......Happy New year.

Am I likely to find it in Phuket?

I would just like to same that I have just discovered Ardbeg whisky. I have been a lover of a drop of the old Irish in many forms over the years and found a great deal of the stuff north of the border pales in comparison. However, Ardbeg from Islay is the dogs gonads. If you haven't tried it ( even Moss you old leprechaun you), you will not be disappointed.

Peaty, meaty and powerful enough to make your eyes water......Happy New year.

Am I likely to find it in Phuket?

The ten year old at the airport perhaps. tap a friend on the way in.

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The Welsh (slang) word for microwave is Popty ping

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Sex doll 'not a flotation device'

A bizarre decision to ride an inflatable doll down a flood-swollen Yarra River blew up in a woman’s face yesterday when she lost her latex playmate in a rough patch.

The incident prompted a warning from police that blow-up sex toys are "not recognised flotation devices’’.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/river-rescue-as-sex-toy-ditches-rider-20110117-19sra.html

So what use are the things? :unsure:

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Here are the 10 rudest countries on Skyscanner’s list:

1. France

2. Russia

3. United Kingdom

4. Germany

5. Others ???????

6. China

7. United States

8. Spain

9. Italy

10. Poland

The countries voted least rude were:

25. Japan

26. Denmark

27. Canada

28. New Zealand

29. Indonesia

30. Portugal

31. Thailand

32. The Philippines

33. Caribbean region

34. Brazil

CNNGo Weekly Edition <cnngo.com>

I would just like to same that I have just discovered Ardbeg whisky. I have been a lover of a drop of the old Irish in many forms over the years and found a great deal of the stuff north of the border pales in comparison. However, Ardbeg from Islay is the dogs gonads. If you haven't tried it ( even Moss you old leprechaun you), you will not be disappointed.

Peaty, meaty and powerful enough to make your eyes water......Happy New year.

Am I likely to find it in Phuket?

The ten year old at the airport perhaps. tap a friend on the way in.

I'm not sure we should be publishing info on how to pick up ten-year-olds at the airport.

That's the sort of thing that gets us Brits a bad name

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/546394-alcohol-obsession-by-foreigners-in-thailand/

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Fact: Listerine will heal athletes foot.

Also will deodorize stinky flip-flopped feet.

Fact: Listerine mouthwash will heal athletes foot.

Also will deodorize stinky flip-flopped feet.

I see you got your twitchy eye back, Pete. Great! bah.gif

E: Clarification

I see you got your twitchy eye back, Pete. Great! bah.gif

E: Clarification

Ping, thanks mate.

Found it last nite, but it would not install, but seems turning the machine off, did the trick.

I feel me again....have a cheer up.... he he hedrunk.gif

Atleast it's original, insofar as TV is concerned. Too many duplicates around with other avs. Can be cornflusing...

Atleast it's original, insofar as TV is concerned. Too many duplicates around with other avs. Can be cornflusing...

I use it in "that other place" too.

Where is Harcourt and Old Croc's avatars? ..and i only just found out that im an old kroon :o

Where is Harcourt and Old Croc's avatars? ..and i only just found out that im an old kroon ohmy.png

The last site upgrade (???????) stuffed lotsa avatars.

Yes, it always pays to keep copies of that sort of thing - I was genuinely surprised by how many people did not...

Once again showing my ignorance - but I'm afraid you'll need to translate that post for us mere mortals, Onions. (Even in Bedlam, there needs to be some sort of meaning to a post.)

Those numbers make no sense. HOwever..

42

Does.

I was trying to express a feeling .

I was trying to express a feeling .

This is facts here. Keep your feelings to yourself, or crowded MRT trains

O410E , was not allowed when I applied for personal reg plate 7 years ago.

Now I see sum other &lt;deleted&gt; has it.

Seems thet liked and used it themselves

FACT, there are sum shytes out there.

I think the new generation has forgotten what 0E stands for.

(And most of them wouldn't know what a good one was anyway).

I think the new generation has forgotten what 0E stands for.

(And most of them wouldn't know what a good one was anyway).

Mine was brilliant, 2 years based in London, travel as wanted.

Oh for one nought e......

O....4......1.......0.........E

Which is often abundant on your, Big Overseas Experience.

The Big OE is not what it was back in the days of travelling to the UK, by ship.

Get a job, not a problem those days..... 50s & 60s.

Thems was da days..... air travel has spoilt it, tho' backpacking mostly makes up for it.

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