Things you've always wanted to know......

Anything goes in The Snug, General Discussion's rebellious little brother. An off-topic den of iniquity where any subject not covered elsewhere may be discussed. Well, anything except golf, Star Wars and Arsenal.

Moderators: Gnome, last.caress, Wilko1304, Rio, bristolhammerfc, the pink palermo, chalks

Post Reply
User avatar
ironstu
Posts: 1491
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:27 pm
Location: Sitting tight on the West Ham rollercoaster!

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by ironstu »

Why do lorries that are stopped in a lay-by on the motorway have one of the trailer doors open?
User avatar
whuben
Posts: 1876
Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:24 pm
Location: Gidea Park
Has liked: 2 likes
Total likes: 19 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by whuben »

ironstu wrote:Why do lorries that are stopped in a lay-by on the motorway have one of the trailer doors open?
Ive always assumed to show there is nothing in the back so dont bother robbing me
User avatar
DasNutNock
Posts: 12302
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:41 pm
Location: R Tape loading error, 0:1

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by DasNutNock »

ironstu wrote:Why do lorries that are stopped in a lay-by on the motorway have one of the trailer doors open?
Makes it easier to dump the bodies of their victims.
User avatar
screech
Posts: 5466
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:09 pm
Has liked: 5 likes
Total likes: 39 likes
Contact:

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by screech »

mainly curtain sided lorries do this as any would be thiefs can see that the lorry is empty
if the door is shut then anyone interested in the contents would slice the lorry curtain and have a peak inside
resulting in multiple slices in the curtains and it needing repairing at a cost to the driver
User avatar
pablo jaye
Posts: 11225
Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:08 pm
Location: Somewhere massive!
Has liked: 2563 likes
Total likes: 926 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by pablo jaye »

What size is the largest Anderson shelter ever constructed?
User avatar
Greatest Cockney Rip Off
Posts: 19295
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:29 am
Location: The oil drum in the Garden of England
Has liked: 338 likes
Total likes: 728 likes
Contact:

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by Greatest Cockney Rip Off »

pablo jaye wrote:What size is the largest Anderson shelter ever constructed?
Not an Anderson shelter as such ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... raids.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
User avatar
White Goodman
Making excuses in A&E
Posts: 18677
Joined: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:50 pm
Location: Inside NUMB's Cathy Newman's head...rent free
Has liked: 254 likes
Total likes: 276 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by White Goodman »

Why do you have to sign in to view Music, Film and TV and NUMB but not to see the Snug, GD or Sports Bar?
User avatar
delbert
Posts: 27178
Joined: Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:27 pm
Location: Barking, home of the slowly meandering Prius
Has liked: 699 likes
Total likes: 698 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by delbert »

pablo jaye wrote:What size is the largest Anderson shelter ever constructed?
That's a coincidence, I was only wondering about that the other day...... :D
User avatar
DasNutNock
Posts: 12302
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:41 pm
Location: R Tape loading error, 0:1

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by DasNutNock »

White Goodman wrote:Why do you have to sign in to view Music, Film and TV and NUMB but not to see the Snug, GD or Sports Bar?
I almost don't want to know, such is the length of time I've wondered this.
User avatar
vietnammer
Bucky the beaver
Posts: 31667
Joined: Sun Dec 08, 2002 2:31 am
Location: Those little golden birdies look at them
Has liked: 621 likes
Total likes: 579 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by vietnammer »

Not hard to answer. I've got several Anderson shelters in me back garden and they fit in nicely between me pansies and begonias. I like to sit in one at night and listen to Vera Lynn while my wife chucks rocks on the roof.
User avatar
simonirons
Posts: 6937
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:51 pm
Location: Grandads a liar
Has liked: 372 likes
Total likes: 159 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by simonirons »

And I addition to whites comments, why do I leave 'sign me in automatically each visit' checked but still have to submit my log in? :evil: ,
Last edited by simonirons on Wed May 10, 2017 12:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Johnny Byrne's Boots
Posts: 32136
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:19 pm
Location: Care home dodger
Has liked: 1788 likes
Total likes: 2073 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by Johnny Byrne's Boots »

simonirons wrote:And I addiction to whites comments, why do I leave 'sign me in automatically each visit' checked but still have to submit my log in? :evil: ,

Is your browser set to clear cookies on exit?
User avatar
simonirons
Posts: 6937
Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:51 pm
Location: Grandads a liar
Has liked: 372 likes
Total likes: 159 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by simonirons »

Na, it's weird. - to be fair, I'm using Chrome, it does have a few little glitches similar so could be my end.
User avatar
sendô
Posts: 44309
Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:41 pm
Location: rubbing my eyes in disbelief - we've won a European trophy!
Has liked: 2426 likes
Total likes: 2637 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by sendô »

He's a question.

Whenever I fart it bloody well stinks. And I don't mean the usual *you fart it smells* kind of way, I mean almost every time I let rip it is proper clear the room kicking up. No matter what I've eaten - exactly the same food as the missus sometimes and yet hers smells like rose petals blowing in the wind by comparison.

What's the deal with that?
User avatar
Monkeybubbles
Posts: 13801
Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:00 am
Location: Rumble, Brighton, Tonight.
Has liked: 485 likes
Total likes: 1955 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by Monkeybubbles »

sendô wrote:He's a question.

Whenever I fart it bloody well stinks. And I don't mean the usual *you fart it smells* kind of way, I mean almost every time I let rip it is proper clear the room kicking up. No matter what I've eaten - exactly the same food as the missus sometimes and yet hers smells like rose petals blowing in the wind by comparison.

What's the deal with that?
Most likely your gut isn't able to process and absorb foods, especially carbohydrates, as efficiently as hers. As a result the food hangs around for longer and, essentially, ferments in your gut.

In a nutshell, you're a jessy and she's nails. Back out now, before it's too late.
User avatar
Monkeybubbles
Posts: 13801
Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:00 am
Location: Rumble, Brighton, Tonight.
Has liked: 485 likes
Total likes: 1955 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by Monkeybubbles »

I'm on my hols, and yesterday went for a swim in the crystal clear med. I saw some big fishy **** fish thing swimming around a little way below me. It was probably just a stickleback or something, but I karked my speedos anyway and doggy paddled back to shore as fast as my stumpy little legs would go.

Got me thinking that I'd never seen a sea monster like that (apart from your mum) in the water at Brighton, but maybe that's because the water there is like swimming in bowl of Baileys. You really can't see your hand in front of your face.

So how do the fish see?
1875Hammer
Posts: 177
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:50 am

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by 1875Hammer »

Monkeybubbles wrote:I'm on my hols, and yesterday went for a swim in the crystal clear med. I saw some big fishy **** fish thing swimming around a little way below me. It was probably just a stickleback or something, but I karked my speedos anyway and doggy paddled back to shore as fast as my stumpy little legs would go.

Got me thinking that I'd never seen a sea monster like that (apart from your mum) in the water at Brighton, but maybe that's because the water there is like swimming in bowl of Baileys. You really can't see your hand in front of your face.

So how do the fish see?
With their eyes?
User avatar
Hammer1972
Posts: 5752
Joined: Wed May 10, 2006 8:18 am
Has liked: 57 likes
Total likes: 213 likes

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by Hammer1972 »

Monkeybubbles wrote:
So how do the fish see?
And how do they breathe come to that? So many questions.
User avatar
WoodfordJnr
Posts: 478
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:58 pm

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by WoodfordJnr »

Hammer1972 wrote: And how do they breathe come to that? So many questions.
on this,

dolphins come up for air? does this mean they cant actually breathe underwater and can hold their breathe for extremely long lengths of time, or are they able to breathe in water and on land?
User avatar
DasNutNock
Posts: 12302
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:41 pm
Location: R Tape loading error, 0:1

Re: Things you've always wanted to know......

Post by DasNutNock »

WoodfordJnr wrote:dolphins come up for air? does this mean they cant actually breathe underwater and can hold their breathe for extremely long lengths of time, or are they able to breathe in water and on land?
Is this a wind up?
Post Reply