John Gentleman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 03/01/2024 at 21:09, superjack said: When he bought stonehenge it would have looked quite different to how it looks now. After 1918, it was rebuilt as most of the stones were lying flat. As a result, most of stonehenge standing stones are seated in concrete amd it was only rebuilt how they think it was meamt to look. Have the 'Scottish' stones' (Callanish, Stenness) been propped up to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 16 hours ago, jamboj said: France's longest land border is with Brazil And France’s only land border with the Netherlands is on an island in the Caribbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, John Gentleman said: Have the 'Scottish' stones' (Callanish, Stenness) been propped up to? Something I wondered too. Even the ones in Newbridge🤔https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1374797536 Edited January 14 by henrysmithsgloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 8 hours ago, John Gentleman said: Have the 'Scottish' stones' (Callanish, Stenness) been propped up to? No, they're still in their natural position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It's possible to sail from the UK to New Zealand in a straight line without ever touching land...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Most dogs communicate with each other with morse code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Daktari said: It's possible to sail from the UK to New Zealand in a straight line without ever touching land...... You can get from Lisbon to Pyongyang in North Korea and only change train 3 times. Lisbon to Hendaye in France, Hendaye to Paris, Paris to Moscow, Moscow to Pyongyang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 These maps may or may not be true. I haven't looked them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Males in the UK are 22 times more likely to be circumcised than males in Ireland. According to a paper written in 2016, 0.93% of the Irish male population was circumcised, compared with 20.7% of the UK male population. Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision | Population Health Metrics | Full Text (biomedcentral.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 5 minutes ago, Ulysses said: Males in the UK are 22 times more likely to be circumcised than males in Ireland. According to a paper written in 2016, 0.93% of the Irish male population was circumcised, compared with 20.7% of the UK male population. Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision | Population Health Metrics | Full Text (biomedcentral.com) Another custom Israel and most of their neighbours share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 12 hours ago, Tazio said: You can get from Lisbon to Pyongyang in North Korea and only change train 3 times. Lisbon to Hendaye in France, Hendaye to Paris, Paris to Moscow, Moscow to Pyongyang. For anyone interested in doing this, the Paris-Moscow train was suspended during Covid and the suspension has remained since the Russia-Ukraine war took off again. Interestingly, the train gets jacked up in Brest, Belarus, so that the wheelsets can be changed from European standard track gauge to Russian gauge. https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/paris-to-moscow-express.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, redjambo said: For anyone interested in doing this, the Paris-Moscow train was suspended during Covid and the suspension has remained since the Russia-Ukraine war took off again. Interestingly, the train gets jacked up in Brest, Belarus, so that the wheelsets can be changed from European standard track gauge to Russian gauge. https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/paris-to-moscow-express.htm i remember when travelling from Warsaw to Kiev on a train for a Scotland game (Robbie's only cap) they stopped us on the border and we went for a pint in the station while they jacked up the carriages and changed the wheels, asked the guard why they were a different gauge and he told me it was to prevent invasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Hannibal said: i remember when travelling from Warsaw to Kiev on a train for a Scotland game (Robbie's only cap) they stopped us on the border and we went for a pint in the station while they jacked up the carriages and changed the wheels, asked the guard why they were a different gauge and he told me it was to prevent invasion. He was spot on it seems. The Russian track gauge, 1,524 mm, was determined by Russian Emperor Nikolay I, deliberately chosen differently from the European railway track gauge of 1,435 mm, which was established by that time, because "[...] if any enemy from Europe shall fight against us, he will not travel on our railway...". https://1520.ru/about/track/?language=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_ft_and_1520_mm_gauge_railways Edited January 15 by redjambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 hours ago, rudi must stay said: Most dogs communicate with each other with morse code The Dachshund being the most prolific……I heard 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, highlandjambo3 said: The Dachshund being the most prolific……I heard 😁 Don't give up the day job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddysBar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, highlandjambo3 said: The Dachshund being the most prolific……I heard 😁 Surely Dalmatians are the most proficient in morse😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 .-- --- --- ..-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 22 hours ago, Ulysses said: Males in the UK are 22 times more likely to be circumcised than males in Ireland. According to a paper written in 2016, 0.93% of the Irish male population was circumcised, compared with 20.7% of the UK male population. Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision | Population Health Metrics | Full Text (biomedcentral.com) Had a thought, is it more than. A coincidence that the majority circumcision countries originally were sandy ones? That stuff gets everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Tazio said: Had a thought, is it more than. A coincidence that the majority circumcision countries originally were sandy ones? That stuff gets everywhere. Ow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 One of my all time favourites https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/06/memory-transfer#:~:text=McConnell%2C an assistant professor of,unraveling the mystery of memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Another humdinger https://thedogueshop.com/dogue-s-blog/blog/dogs-read-human-emotions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 hours ago, Tazio said: Had a thought, is it more than. A coincidence that the majority circumcision countries originally were sandy ones? That stuff gets everywhere. Another interesting fact regarding circumcising , you have 40% less chance of catching hiv ( if you have u safe sex like ) if you are cut . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 20 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Another interesting fact regarding circumcising , you have 40% less chance of catching hiv ( if you have u safe sex like ) if you are cut . Meant “ don’t “ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 30 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Another interesting fact regarding circumcising , you have 40% less chance of catching hiv ( if you have u safe sex like ) if you are cut . And more pertinent to he majority of the population countries where it is the norm have much lower incidences of cervical cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, Tazio said: And more pertinent to he majority of the population countries where it is the norm have much lower incidences of cervical cancer. Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 17 hours ago, PaddysBar said: Surely Dalmatians are the most proficient in morse😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 14/01/2024 at 20:58, rudi must stay said: Most dogs communicate with each other with morse code Speaking of Morse code, the theme tune of the old sit com 'Some Mothers do 'ave 'em' (Google it kids...) was based on the morse code for the letters of the title of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Since he's already been mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 In 1999 sky diver Joan Murray survived falling 14,500ft in North Carolina after both parachutes malfunctioned. She landed directly on a mound of fire ants with doctors believing that the 200+ stings by the ants caused an adrenaline spike that kept her heart beating and saved her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 16/01/2024 at 19:05, JudyJudyJudy said: Another interesting fact regarding circumcising , you have 40% less chance of catching hiv ( if you have u safe sex like ) if you are cut . That leaves 60%. A dice not worth rolling, I'd have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 16/01/2024 at 19:37, Tazio said: And more pertinent to he majority of the population countries where it is the norm have much lower incidences of cervical cancer. Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 16 minutes ago, John Gentleman said: Link? Just google (other search engines are available) it and there are quite a few reports out there. Obviously as it’s an ongoing research there are varying views from different circumstances such as number of sexual partners in men and differing rates of the presence of HPV. https://srh.bmj.com/content/familyplanning/35/1/5.full.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Mickey1874 posts more links on this board than every other member of every other message board in the world combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 The life of a rifle barrel is about 6 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 The International Dateline crosses the equator 3 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Dawnrazor said: The life of a rifle barrel is about 6 seconds. I read than and went "erm, what??" then I thought about it and it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Dawnrazor said: The life of a rifle barrel is about 6 seconds. 29 minutes ago, Tazio said: I read than and went "erm, what??" then I thought about it and it makes sense. Lost me on this 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Just now, superjack said: Lost me on this 1. A bullet will be in the barrel for an incredibly short time, and a lot of shots fired to add up to 6 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Depending on various things, barrel length, care and cleaning, caliber, cartridge, how hot the round is loaded, but, 6 seconds will take maybe 3000 shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: Depending on various things, barrel length, care and cleaning, caliber, cartridge, how hot the round is loaded, but, 6 seconds will take maybe 3000 shots. Actually no, that would probably be a spell in the pokey Edited January 17 by il Duce McTarkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 King Henry VIII had at least 4 Grooms of the Stool, whose role in life was to wipe his fat manky arse. He knighted 3 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 minutes ago, the posh bit said: King Henry VIII had at least 4 Grooms of the Stool, whose role in life was to wipe his fat manky arse. He knighted 3 of them. Is 'knighted' rhyming slang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 29 minutes ago, the posh bit said: King Henry VIII had at least 4 Grooms of the Stool, whose role in life was to wipe his fat manky arse. He knighted 3 of them. Henry VIII only had 4, or possibly 3 wives, depending on which branch of Christianity you follow. It was never 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 54 minutes ago, JWL said: Henry VIII only had 4, or possibly 3 wives, depending on which branch of Christianity you follow. It was never 6. It was indeed 6. 3 were annulled though. So, legally you are correct, but in practical terms he married 6 women and had them as wifes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_of_Henry_VIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, Dawnrazor said: The life of a rifle barrel is about 6 seconds. Excellent, that means my car is only several weeks old, rather than 4 years then. I like this warped way of counting lifespan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 minutes ago, redjambo said: Excellent, that means my car is only several weeks old, rather than 4 years then. I like this warped way of counting lifespan. Yep, get it sold now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periodictabledancer Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 12/01/2024 at 06:01, Samuel Camazzola said: As well as being the most westerly US State, Alaska is also the most eastern. And northern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said: Actually no, that would probably be a spell in the pokey Took me a few minutes to get that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 hours ago, the posh bit said: King Henry VIII had at least 4 Grooms of the Stool, whose role in life was to wipe his fat manky arse. He knighted 3 of them. Arise Sir Shitesalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, periodictabledancer said: And northern. And closest to Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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