fatfingers Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Its illegal to sell fried fish on a Sunday in England... sausage and chips are allowed however! It is illegal to be drunk in a pub! Thats me being a persistant law breaker then! In England a pregnant woman has the right to urinate wherever she wishes! Its also allowed for all English males to urinate behind a wheel of his vehicle so long as he rests his right hand on it! I assume they mean the wheel.... And finally.... It is illegal for 10 year old boys to see a naked mannequin in England! Gotta love the laws of England Regards, Steve 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 17:12, Tony C said: On a similar note, is someone from Goole known as a Goolie? Sorry, that may not travel across the pond! Reminds me that if Americans come from America, why don’t Canadians come from Canadia? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Contrary to popular belief the Highland bagpipe was never banned after the Jacobite rebellion. The myth comes about because of the case of one piper captured as part of the Jacobite garrison at Carlisle who was sentenced to death for being an enemy Jacobite not for being a piper. His defence was that, as a piper, he was not a combatant but this was not accepted by the judge who declared that, as musicians were members of armies they would be dealt with as members of armies. He referred to the Bagpipes as an instrument of war rather than a weapon of war. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Whofan said: why don’t Canadians come from Canadia? That'd really confuse things,worth mentioning though is Candia used to be the official name for Crete when it was part of the Republic of Venice..... Edited October 13, 2019 by Vince1159 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Eh? It was a fair while ago Pete,from the 13th to the 17th century.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Bigdave22014 said: There are as many atoms in a teaspoon of water as there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic. I demand a recount! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Vince1159 said: That'd really confuse things,worth mentioning though is Candia used to be the official name for Crete when it was part of the Republic of Venice..... I didn"t know that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Gorby said: I demand a recount! Off you go then old boy. Do let us know.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Whofan said: I didn"t know that! commonly used phrase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 9:25 AM, Bullbasket said: I knew a man with a wooden leg named Peter. I don't know what he called the other leg. John, John,John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Beardie said: He referred to the Bagpipes as an instrument of war rather than a weapon of war. To any deprived and twisted soul who can't recognize the sweet skirl of the 'pipes as anything but a shrieking caterwaul...that might, alas, seem an apt description. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Bigdave22014 said: Off you go then old boy. Do let us know.... I may be gone some time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 John Cleese and Peter Cook "Interesting Facts." Selwyn 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Here's an interesting fact - Every photon that reaches Earth from the Sun has spent approximately a million years inside the Sun. That photon (or any photon from the sun) was released when two hydrogen atoms were fused together into a Helium atom. It starts it's life as a deadly and very high energy Gamma ray. It then has a million year long struggle to make it's way to the surface of the star losing energy all the way until it's just a bog standard visible light photon before takings it's final 8 and a bit minute journey to Earth. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I have completed 23 models so far this year. Please note that not all of these were started this year 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 09:14, Black Knight said: In the UK a person may drive a car whilst nude, except for wearing shoes. A driver must wear shoes whilst driving Not according to the RAC though if barefoot you must be in control of the vehicle https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/road-safety/driving-without-shoes-is-it-illegal/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 10:20, Bigdave22014 said: Resisting arrest is not in itself an arrestable offence (although you can be charged with it). It has been known to have other outcomes too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 55 minutes ago, Selwyn said: John Cleese and Peter Cook "Interesting Facts." Selwyn I was at that show. I don't think I've ever laughed more in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) On 10/13/2019 at 10:10 AM, Selwyn said: John Cleese and Peter Cook "Interesting Facts." Selwyn Thank you for that! Quote Cleese: Shall I tell you something? You're one of the most boring, tedious, uninteresting, monotonous, flatulent, flat-headed, cloth-eared, swivel-eyed, fornicating little gits I ever lay eyed on. Cook: Is that a fact? Edited October 16, 2019 by dnl42 Corrected per bhouse and Ratch :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Not exactly a fact but after reading Beardies last post mentioning atom's one thing that's always fascinated me is 'Schrodingers Cat'.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Beardie said: Here's an interesting fact - Every photon that reaches Earth from the Sun has spent approximately a million years inside the Sun. That photon (or any photon from the sun) was released when two hydrogen atoms were fused together into a Helium atom. It starts it's life as a deadly and very high energy Gamma ray. It then has a million year long struggle to make it's way to the surface of the star losing energy all the way until it's just a bog standard visible light photon before takings it's final 8 and a bit minute journey to Earth. Where does it go after us & for how long does it go on, does it eventually stop, if so does it slow down first or just come to a sudden stop? More questions than answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Well that depends on what it hits. If it hits a plant it is absorbed as the energy needed for photosynthesis. If it hits our eyes we absorb it into our eyes, on our skin it is sensed and absorbed as warmth. A photon is simply a packet of energy. If it doesn't hit anything it will travel clear across the universe. When a telescope looks at a galaxy at the other side of the universe, over ten billion light years away it is capturing photons that have travelled unimpeded for more than ten billion years at 300,000 kilometres per second. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I hope you don't mind me putting this on here Beardie... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 hour ago, JohnT said: Not according to the RAC though if barefoot you must be in control of the vehicle https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/road-safety/driving-without-shoes-is-it-illegal/ Another UK difference then, as it is illegal in N.I. as per convictions for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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