Things you've always wondered about but couldn't be bothered to find out

[Maple Leaf]

1 hour ago, Konrad von Carstein said:

US radio stations with a jumble of letters what do these weird names mean?

 

They don't have a meaning, per se.  When a radio station in North America is given a licence to broadcast, they are assigned a series of letters as a form of identification.  The letters are random, but the first letter will identify the country the station is registered in.

 

A similar process is used for aircraft registration. 

[Boof]

2 hours ago, been here before said:

 

Its the imitials of the radio stations name.

 

 

 

I believe (but may be wrong) that all commercial US stations start with W if east of the Mississippi and K if west.

Canadian ones will begin with C. There is one from St Louis...K-RAP  

[jambo89]

10 hours ago, been here before said:

 

Its the imitials of the radio stations name.

 

 

I’d have thought this.

 

Like msnbc or CNBC or BBC

[¼½¾]

9 hours ago, Boof said:

 

I believe (but may be wrong) that all commercial US stations start with W if east of the Mississippi and K if west.

Canadian ones will begin with C. There is one from St Louis...K-RAP  

In the early days of radio, there was a conference where countries were assigned code letters. The USA were given K, W, A and N.  You're right about K & W and the Mississippi. A and N were used for military purposes.

[Boof]

2 hours ago, Lemongrab said:

In the early days of radio, there was a conference where countries were assigned code letters. The USA were given K, W, A and N.  You're right about K & W and the Mississippi. A and N were used for military purposes.

 

Older readers may recall an American comedy programme set in a radio station - 'WKRP in Cincinnati'.

[RobboM]

1 hour ago, Boof said:

 

Older readers may recall an American comedy programme set in a radio station - 'WKRP in Cincinnati'.

KACL in Seattle in Frasier

[been here before]

4 hours ago, Lemongrab said:

In the early days of radio, there was a conference where countries were assigned code letters. The USA were given K, W, A and N.  You're right about K & W and the Mississippi. A and N were used for military purposes.

 

A pal of mine is  the morning DJ on W.O.L.D. He used to bevvy a bit, made his voice  go low so the bosses punted him from his old job as they like the young sound these days.

 

He then drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma doing a late night talk show but he's made his way back up. Makes some extra money doing High School hops but he's starting to think it might be time to start that record store.

 

He reckons it keeps him young. He feels all of 45 but going on 15.

Edited July 23, 2021 by been here before

[Boof]

15 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Why are some months popular for girls names (April, June) whereas other aren't (not many Decembers kicking about)?

 

I suppose September to December are just named after numbers.

 

I know a few Mays and Julies as well as those you mentioned. No January, February or March lasses, though.

 

Augusta...? Don't know any personally, but guess there might be some.

[Maple Leaf]

32 minutes ago, jonesy said:

Why are some months popular for girls names (April, June) whereas other aren't (not many Decembers kicking about)?

 

My wife, May, has wondered the same thing. 

 

Similarly, why are some plant names popular female names ... e.g. Rose, Violet, Daisy, Lily .... but other plant names ignored? No-one wants to be Turnip, Carrot, Potato?  Botanic discrimination, if you ask me.

[superjack]

32 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

My wife, May, has wondered the same thing. 

 

Similarly, why are some plant names popular female names ... e.g. Rose, Violet, Daisy, Lily .... but other plant names ignored? No-one wants to be Turnip, Carrot, Potato?  Botanic discrimination, if you ask me.

Who wants to be officially named as a vegetable?🤔

[Samuel Camazzola]

4 hours ago, Boof said:

 

I suppose September to December are just named after numbers.

 

I know a few Mays and Julies as well as those you mentioned. No January, February or March lasses, though.

 

Augusta...? Don't know any personally, but guess there might be some.

January Jones. Hollywood actress. 😉 

[Maple Leaf]

5 hours ago, superjack said:

Who wants to be officially named as a vegetable?🤔

 

A parent can get with anything these days, and their poor child is stuck with their nonsense for a lifetime.  Some "celebrity", whose name I choose not to remember, has given her child a name that is unpronounceable  symbols.  The pretentious clown needs to get a grip.  There is also a young woman on the LPGA tour whose name is Lee6.  Yes, there's a 6 there. 

[Tazio]

On 23/07/2021 at 12:46, been here before said:

 

A pal of mine is  the morning DJ on W.O.L.D. He used to bevvy a bit, made his voice  go low so the bosses punted him from his old job as they like the young sound these days.

 

He then drifted on down to Tulsa, Oklahoma doing a late night talk show but he's made his way back up. Makes some extra money doing High School hops but he's starting to think it might be time to start that record store.

 

He reckons it keeps him young. He feels all of 45 but going on 15.

All that work on the post and everyone ignores it. Damned shame. 

[Savage Vince]

7 hours ago, jonesy said:

Why are some months popular for girls names (April, June) whereas other aren't (not many Decembers kicking about)?

 

I know a wee girl called Winter. 

[been here before]

23 minutes ago, Tazio said:

All that work on the post and everyone ignores it. Damned shame. 

 

Philistines man, Philistines.

[Cruyff]

The three shells in Demolition man, I still can't figure out how that works. Answers on a postcard. 

[Samuel Camazzola]

2 hours ago, Maple Leaf said:

 

A parent can get with anything these days, and their poor child is stuck with their nonsense for a lifetime.  Some "celebrity", whose name I choose not to remember, has given her child a name that is unpronounceable  symbols.  The pretentious clown needs to get a grip.  There is also a young woman on the LPGA tour whose name is Lee6.  Yes, there's a 6 there. 

The 6 is only an identifier. When she was on the Korean Tour, she was one of several with the same name. The oldest had '1' added and with her being the sixth oldest '6' was applied. 

[Maple Leaf]

30 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

The 6 is only an identifier. When she was on the Korean Tour, she was one of several with the same name. The oldest had '1' added and with her being the sixth oldest '6' was applied. 

 

Thanks. 

 

On JKB, every day is a school day.

[Greedy Jambo]

1 hour ago, Cruyff said:

The three shells in Demolition man, I still can't figure out how that works. Answers on a postcard. 

 

I think you've just got to scrape the shit off your arse with them. 

[Cruyff]

4 minutes ago, Greedy Jambo said:

 

I think you've just got to scrape the shit off your arse with them. 

aye, but it's obv not as easy as that because there's 3 of them. 

[FWJ]

Is there a term for words like unique or infinite - where what it’s describing either is or isn’t?

 

[RobboM]

4 hours ago, FWJ said:

Is there a term for words like unique or infinite - where what it’s describing either is or isn’t?

 

I got a tenner from Private Eye for an entry in Commentatorballs recently

Jim McInally
BBC Radio Scotland
"The dugouts are quite unique here, I think Elgin City’s are just the same"

Also, nb I'm not a mathematician BUT there are many infinities .... and they are not equal but are all the same size!

https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-measure-infinities-find-theyre-equal-20170912/

[FWJ]

47 minutes ago, RobboM said:

I got a tenner from Private Eye for an entry in Commentatorballs recently

Jim McInally
BBC Radio Scotland
"The dugouts are quite unique here, I think Elgin City’s are just the same"

Also, nb I'm not a mathematician BUT there are many infinities .... and they are not equal but are all the same size!

https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-measure-infinities-find-theyre-equal-20170912/

🤣

 

The maths / infinity stuff just makes my head spin....

[Samuel Camazzola]

Back in the day (either late 80s or early 90s), the Scottish Premier Division was sponsored by 'Fine Fare'. Who were/are they? 

[been here before]

1 minute ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Back in the day (either late 80s or early 90s), the Scottish Premier Division was sponsored by 'Fine Fare'. Who were/are they? 

 

Supermarket.

[Samuel Camazzola]

Just now, been here before said:

 

Supermarket.

Cheers. We're they taken over by another company or just disappear?

 

I remember the programmes always displaying their name but never questioned who they were. 

[milky_26]

4 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Cheers. We're they taken over by another company or just disappear?

 

I remember the programmes always displaying their name but never questioned who they were. 

gateway bought them out in 88

[Samuel Camazzola]

3 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

gateway bought them out in 88

👍 

[¼½¾]

9 hours ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Cheers. We're they taken over by another company or just disappear?

 

I remember the programmes always displaying their name but never questioned who they were. 

Before Fine Fare they were Coopers then Coopers Fine Fare.

[Samuel Camazzola]

6 hours ago, Lemongrab said:

Before Fine Fare they were Coopers then Coopers Fine Fare.

Cheers!

[Herbert.]

On 08/07/2021 at 12:36, Boof said:

 

"Bob"...  

 

 

I'm trying to domesticate a seagull at work. I feed it meatballs and yesterday it was boiled eggs that I forgot about the other day. 

[Herbert.]

On 24/07/2021 at 20:46, Cruyff said:

The three shells in Demolition man, I still can't figure out how that works. Answers on a postcard. 

 

 

I always thought of ice cream scoops.

[Ominous]

20 hours ago, milky_26 said:

gateway bought them out in 88

What happened to Gateway?. Did they go bust or get bought over by someone else.

[been here before]

22 minutes ago, Ominous said:

What happened to Gateway?. Did they go bust or get bought over by someone else.

 

Did they not become Somerfield?

[milky_26]

3 minutes ago, been here before said:

 

Did they not become Somerfield?

yep who then IIRC were part bought by the co-op

[Alex]

10 hours ago, Ominous said:

What happened to Gateway?. Did they go bust or get bought over by someone else.

Was the jingle "Gateway, all you want from a store and a little bit more" or Safeway's all you want from a store and a little bit more"?

[been here before]

11 minutes ago, Alex said:

Was the jingle "Gateway, all you want from a store and a little bit more" or Safeway's all you want from a store and a little bit more"?

 

Safeway, everything you want from a store and a little bit more.

 

****in hell I didnt even know I knew that so as to forget it 😆

[Alex]

4 minutes ago, been here before said:

 

Safeway, everything you want from a store and a little bit more.

 

****in hell I didnt even know I knew that so as to forget it 😆

Cheers, for some reason that had popped into my head recently.

[Ominous]

20 hours ago, Alex said:

Was the jingle "Gateway, all you want from a store and a little bit more" or Safeway's all you want from a store and a little bit more"?

Haven't a clue I only remember the sign was green and I think yellow too. I only ever seen one down at Stranraer.

[weegranty]

Was there not a Gateway on Dalry road? Or was it Fine Fare?

[Byyy The Light]

1 hour ago, weegranty said:

Was there not a Gateway on Dalry road? Or was it Fine Fare?

Def a Gateway

[¼½¾]

2 hours ago, weegranty said:

Was there not a Gateway on Dalry road? Or was it Fine Fare?

It might have been a Fine Fare before it was a Gateway. I think Gateway, who later changed their name to Somerfield, bought out Fine Fare.

[Maple Leaf]

If you were asked to build a box, or even buy a box, that was big enough to hold one million one-pound coins, how big would the box need to be?

[obua]

16 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

If you were asked to build a box, or even buy a box, that was big enough to hold one million one-pound coins, how big would the box need to be?

1150mm x 1150mm x 1200mm high.

[hughesie27]

30 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said:

If you were asked to build a box, or even buy a box, that was big enough to hold one million one-pound coins, how big would the box need to be?

Surely depends how you arrange the columns and rows?

[Tazio]

3 minutes ago, hughesie27 said:

Surely depends how you arrange the columns and rows?

The box could be a variety of different shapes but the internal volume will always be the same. 

[hughesie27]

Just now, Tazio said:

The box could be a variety of different shapes but the internal volume will always be the same. 

Correctemundo

[FWJ]

On 08/08/2021 at 22:20, Alex said:

Cheers, for some reason that had popped into my head recently.

Now try to get it out of your head!

(33 seconds in)

[obua]

30 minutes ago, obua said:

1150mm x 1150mm x 120mm high.

 

[Maple Leaf]

49 minutes ago, obua said:

1150mm x 1150mm x 1200mm high.

OK.  How did you arrive at a box that size, roughly a 4-foot cube?