Harold Hill, even though that's not a tube station, and it's not written in capitals:westham,eggyandchips wrote:I thought I spotted a London Underground tattoo on Jonjo Shelvey on the box the other day. Anyone got an idea what station it is?
Things you've always wanted to know......
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Was DL on last weeks episode of The Graham Norton Show?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check it out from 42:30
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check it out from 42:30
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Neither is it written in the correct font (Johnston).
Amateur.
Amateur.
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Where does the phrase "Jesus Christ on a ****ing bike" or "Christ on a bike"?
Just saw it in the match thread and made me laugh (even though it was after Randolph had ballsed up for their 2nd).
Just saw it in the match thread and made me laugh (even though it was after Randolph had ballsed up for their 2nd).
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Party on Waynewestham,eggyandchips wrote:Was DL on last weeks episode of The Graham Norton Show?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check it out from 42:30
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Has human hair started growing faster? There a proliferation of Turkish Barbers in my town. We used to have 3 barbers shops max in the town, we now have 6 with another one due to open and all 4 of the new shops are Turkish.
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Due to terrorism issues, the economy in Turkey around the tourist resorts sadly has pretty much halved over the last few years. I suspect there's quite a few come over to join the families already here to try their luck here. Without typecasting it's that or a restaurant/ takeaway as something they know well.Francoisvander or else wrote:Has human hair started growing faster? There a proliferation of Turkish Barbers in my town. We used to have 3 barbers shops max in the town, we now have 6 with another one due to open and all 4 of the new shops are Turkish.
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Metrosexuals.Francoisvander or else wrote:Has human hair started growing faster? There a proliferation of Turkish Barbers in my town. We used to have 3 barbers shops max in the town, we now have 6 with another one due to open and all 4 of the new shops are Turkish.
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Crossed eyed people. How does that work, do they see two images?
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Yes. Everybody with 2 eyes sees 2 images.sendô wrote:Crossed eyed people. How does that work, do they see two images?
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Yes, but they can't focus both eyes on the same point can they? So they're two completely separate imges, rather than with most people it's the same thing viewed from slightly different angles?
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Back to the barbers issue, there is some kind of traditional 'thing' about Turkish Barbers. Barbers in Saudi would advertise themselves as Turkish. I've noticed for some years that (as said above) the number of these gaffs has grown in the UK. It's not so much Turkish as Kurdish (it seems). I used to get me buzz-cut from a Turkish bloke in Loughborough and me last one from a place called Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) in Sheffield.
Then again I used to go to a bloke called Lucas in Romford and he was Armenian
Then again I used to go to a bloke called Lucas in Romford and he was Armenian
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The brain does a lot of the work in "fusing" both images together - presumably cross-eyed people's brains have to work harder to create a 3D picture of the world around them?sendô wrote:Yes, but they can't focus both eyes on the same point can they? So they're two completely separate imges, rather than with most people it's the same thing viewed from slightly different angles?
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sendô wrote:Crossed eyed people. How does that work, do they see two images?
Actually most of the time we don't "see" anything! Our brains paints a picture in our mind of what we believe to be there until we notice something new. That is why things appear to "pop up" in places and surprise us.1875Hammer wrote:Yes. Everybody with 2 eyes sees 2 images.
In fact when you turn your head (with open eyes) your brain 'turns off' your eyes completely. Otherwise you would experience motion sickness. (Doing this in new environments causes the brain to apply a type of correction similar to 'image stabilisation' found in cameras today). What you think you are seeing during this time is in fact recent memories of the various view points. That is why you can not scan a room you have never been in before as quickly as a familiar room. It's also why you sometimes find your car keys or phone where you think you have already looked!
But I have seen West Ham win the FA Cup… at least I think I have
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sendô wrote:Yes, but they can't focus both eyes on the same point can they? So they're two completely separate imges, rather than with most people it's the same thing viewed from slightly different angles?
What normally happens is that the brain suppresses the image of the weaker eye. (A lot depends on theDasNutNock wrote: The brain does a lot of the work in "fusing" both images together - presumably cross-eyed people's brains have to work harder to create a 3D picture of the world around them?
disparity between the visual acuity of each eye) resulting in the condition called amblyopia (lazy eye)
where the vision in the weaker eye is poor at best near-blind at worst. Fusion of the two images is highly
unlikely unless the problem is dealt with in childhood.People with amblyopia struggle to judge distance and depth.
Speaking personally, I was embarrassingly bad at small ball games like tennis, and I cannot hang a picture "straight" or cut straight or plane level. The act of reading is very tiring, for some reason.
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Solar Panels
Anyone got them on the roof, if so how much does it cost, how much does it save and how long before you see a return on the cost?
Anyone got them on the roof, if so how much does it cost, how much does it save and how long before you see a return on the cost?
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in england? about 832 years i'd guess.westham,eggyandchips wrote:how long before you see a return on the cost?
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Need to do some maths chap.westham,eggyandchips wrote:Solar Panels
Anyone got them on the roof, if so how much does it cost, how much does it save and how long before you see a return on the cost?
Area you can cover and so amount of kwh expected to be generated in a year - divided from current cost of electricity, knowing roughly how much you use in a year, plus install costs.
There's also the option of exporting to the grid, if they'll have it.
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