Army_Air_Force Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why are there so many webpages dedicated to broadband connection problems?! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 2:14 PM, ckw said: That story was doing the rounds at my university (University College Dublin) back in the '80s - some of us pinned our hopes on it being true 😁 Cheers Colin Haha. And what about the one where the prospective student enters the room and finds the interviewer seated behind his desk, reading a newspaper. "Make an impression!" says the interviewer, from behind the newspaper. So the student walks forward, takes out his lighter and sets fire to the newspaper. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 01/12/2021 at 14:44, bootneck said: I shall start off with the Fairey Firefly U.8 pilotless drone ....... why was it a two-seater? Couldn't resist to answer: it does not state "man"less, two lesser civilians suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-is-still-paying-rent-to-the-queen-on-a-property-leased-in-1211 This fits this thread well. It summarises exactly what continentals find weird in British culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Y chromosomes? Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Steben said: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-is-still-paying-rent-to-the-queen-on-a-property-leased-in-1211 This fits this thread well. It summarises exactly what continentals find weird in British culture. I wonder what the queen does with the axe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why is there only 1 word for 'Thesaurus'? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why do we have to wipe our backsides when we go but dogs don't...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circloy Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Head in the clouds. said: Why do we have to wipe our backsides when we go but dogs don't...... Why do cats lick them of course the latin alphabet begs 2 questions: X. Y? Y Z? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Back in the days when state pensions were paid in cash and collected from the post office.... Why were there always a queue of pensioners 15 minutes before the post office opened? Were they worried the post office would run out of money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why do Airfix bother with the annual Advent calendar when all we do is whinge about it?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why will an old dog lay in the sun and lick his genitals? Because he can. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Daddy-long-legs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Y-fronts? 🩲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Y not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Robert said: Why are there indicators on cars if people do not use them. ...or mirrors.... I blame it on a spelling mistake on the lease form. EGO instead of ECO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 8:01 AM, Seahawk said: Allegedly this was a (the?) question one year in Cambridge philosophy tripos final exams. Equally allegedly, one student wrote, “Why not?” And got a First. No, not sure I believe it either. That actually happened in my college Philosophy class, he was the only student to get an “A” on his final exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Viking said: Why is there only 1 word for 'Thesaurus'? Alternativewordsbook 3 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: Why do we have to wipe our backsides when we go but dogs don't...... Go where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 1:26 PM, upnorth said: If the flight recorders are typically the only thing that survives a plane crash, why dont they make the whole plane out of the same stuff the flight recorders are made from? Why do they call them black boxes when they're really orange. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Why do BMWs have indicators? 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 When I lose something why do I only find it in the last place I look and never the first place? I've tried looking in the last place first but that never seems to work. Duncan B 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckw Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 39 minutes ago, Duncan B said: When I lose something why do I only find it in the last place I look and never the first place? I've tried looking in the last place first but that never seems to work. I've started to continue searching for the item after I've found it - if keep extending the search time I hope to move the success rate a lot closer to the first place I look. Cheers Colin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 14 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: Why do we have to wipe our backsides when we go From my experience of model shows i would suggest that not all people do! 😬 Regards, Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) On 01/12/2021 at 14:01, Seahawk said: Allegedly this was a (the?) question one year in Cambridge philosophy tripos final exams. Equally allegedly, one student wrote, “Why not?” And got a First. No, not sure I believe it either. The version we had going around was. For a philosophy exam the essay question was : "what is courage?" And one student wrote: "This" with the rest of the page blank...🙂 Nick Edited December 3, 2021 by Fnick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Why does the Drive-Thru self banking teller machine have braille on the keypad? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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