Monkeybubbles wrote:Drury Lane ham. Why Drury Lane?
Maybe because it's a Sainsbury's product and their first store was in Drury lane?
Just a thought.
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Monkeybubbles wrote:Drury Lane ham. Why Drury Lane?
It's the old name for the cord used in firearms (hence the name "matchlock") and also the length of time it burned (hence the term "quick match" and "slow match").pablo jaye wrote:Why are matches called matches? It was a question on Pointless tonight and the chemist who invented them initially called them 'friction lights'.
There were no poncy marketing and brand consultants in those days, so who coined the name?
Rhyming slang for skiving.westham,eggyandchips wrote:Where does the term "ducking and diving" come from?
The reason why they say 99.99% is because they can prove this amount of bacteria has been killed, the remaining 0.001% they cannot prove as they do not have the technology to see smaller bacteria yet.jastons wrote:Bleach and anti bacterial cleaning products claim to kill 99.9% of all known bacteria. Where do they get this number from, and can they prove it?
Weren't they known as 'Lucifers' at one time?pablo jaye wrote:Why are matches called matches? It was a question on Pointless tonight and the chemist who invented them initially called them 'friction lights'.
There were no poncy marketing and brand consultants in those days, so who coined the name?
Our freezer does......................but the handle has broken off and it is a swine to open (chest freezer)westham,eggyandchips wrote:Why do most fridges have internal lighting and freezers dont?
Probably because you are more likely to get something out of the fridge for a midnight snack than the freezer, unless it's ice cream, therefore needing a light to see what you want.westham,eggyandchips wrote:Why do most fridges have internal lighting and freezers dont?
If you have no bike license at all, the minimum you'll need is a CBT (days course, cost around £100)Burningaham wrote:vintage bikes - anyone have any knowledge about registration?
I might buy another Scooter & it is registered in 1962 as a 150cc, but has been fitted with a modern 125cc engine. I know it is tax exempt - I don't think it is MOT exempt as it would need to be pre-1960
My question is, what level of license is needed to ride it - registered as 150, but is actually 125?
& if I needed to, could I re-register it as a 125, but keep the original registration as 1962?
When they sit on a single wire, there's no notable potential difference between their two feet. Current just continues to pass through the cable, rather than the higher resistance of the bird's body.rigoberts song wrote:Why can birds sit on high voltage cables and not get electrocuted?