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This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "
Virus threads  |
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People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?
Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday  |
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "
Lol I live in Hampshire and it's always confused me too. Also, the package never reached me? Where's my pony? |
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Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short  |
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Hampshire derives its name from the settlement that is now the city of Southampton. ... The old name was recorded in the Domesday book as Hantescire, and from this spelling the modern abbreviation "Hants" derives.
Isn’t google wonderful. |
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"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "
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"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short
Nerd "
Right back at you  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?
Lol I live in Hampshire and it's always confused me too. Also, the package never reached me? Where's my pony?"
I want a pony too, that doesn’t make sense to me, why no one has bought me a pony, and a tiara! |
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"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short
Nerd
Right back at you "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "
I never knew this, thanks |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country
Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "
Stop Making Sense ! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?
Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday "
Yes ! Those chin-breathers.  |
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Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?
Virus threads "
A land from which there is no return... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill "
Luco-Girl ! Hand of steel and iron like grip, no top she can’t pop.
But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill "
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier."
I haven’t had it in years - might get a bottle later on to find out if my manly opening skills are still up to scratch. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier."
They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.
They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore "
My childhood memory is that Lucozade was about 97% sugar so what’s in there now ? Makes no sense to me.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx
Me too, which I've got on cd, and was listening to on YouTube yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-1PXYM135I"
I love the Concert Film so much I bought the T-shirt. |
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
Luco-Girl ! Hand of steel and iron like grip, no top she can’t pop.
But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids. "
If the grip fails then back in the day a swift rap with a hammer to knock off the top or now, a sharp kn*fe to break the seal
Aye same, you could hear the bottle before you saw it due to the crinkle wrap (gift wrapping) around it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.
They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore
My childhood memory is that Lucozade was about 97% sugar so what’s in there now ? Makes no sense to me. "
Not sure, but they had to stop using it to diagnose gestational diabetes because it no longer had enough sugar in it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Toe hair , finger hair, ear hair, pubes.. why..??
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I read a quote once that you knew God has a sense of humour when he starts taking head off your hair and putting it in your ears. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids.
If the grip fails then back in the day a swift rap with a hammer to knock off the top or now, a sharp kn*fe to break the seal
Aye same, you could hear the bottle before you saw it due to the crinkle wrap (gift wrapping) around it "
I can literally hear it now...I loved my Grandad a lot so this is making me very happy. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem "
And didn’t William of Orange invent Lucozade ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Why I have a pony in my back garden.......
Please take it to Hants ASAP, Kitty and Fallen Angel will pay on delivery."
Are we sharing  , the pony I mean |
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem
And didn’t William of Orange invent Lucozade ? "
We come full circle. (Don’t tell granny, she loves a cum circle (or “Dewey Donut” as she calls it)) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem "
Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.
The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.
Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.
You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.
Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill
The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.
I haven’t had it in years - might get a bottle later on to find out if my manly opening skills are still up to scratch. "
Get the Cherry Lucozade |
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem
Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.
The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.
Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.
You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce."
I like a bit of that on me asparagus 
P.s. I like this thread as I am learning stuff |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem
Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.
The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.
Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.
You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce.
I like a bit of that on me asparagus
P.s. I like this thread as I am learning stuff "
Me too - together we’re making sense out of nonsense. |
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"Holland or Netherlands
So why are they Dutch?
Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem
Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.
The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.
Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.
You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce."
Netherlands / Holland name is a long story.
As for Dutch that’s the English fault, we called anyone that spoke a Germanic language Dutch. Over time the Germans became German and well those from the Netherlands (which Holland is part of) never lost the nickname. |
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "
Well now you mention it... Why is Oxfordshire abbreviated to oxon? Makes no sense at all.
And why did I used to be young fit and healthy and now I'm old fat and grumpy? Makes no sense. |
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"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.
SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name "
There is no such thing as a Seagull.
There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"That "ye olde" is actually pronounced "the old"
The y is actually an old English letter not used anymore said as a th. And the e is silent "
I didn’t know that. So how did that disused ‘y’ become our modern ‘y’ pronounced ‘why’ ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"What doesn’t make sense to me is how I can officially only have 6 people round my house tomorrow yet there will be thousands of people literally on top of each other at Wembley. "
Agreed but what doesn’t make sense to me is that there’ll be literally no-one on top of each other at my house. |
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How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt |
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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt"
Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!  |
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt
Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon! "
Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working |
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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago
Nottingham |
"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt
Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!
Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working "
Just tell him to be grateful that English is his first language & not a secondary one! |
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"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?
Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday "
Couldn't agree more! It's like putting your underwear on but leaving your cock hanging out |
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"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.
SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name
There is no such thing as a Seagull.
There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull "
But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt
Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!
Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working "
I think it's a brilliant question - he's obviously inherited your lively brain. I'm going to think hard on an answer. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?
Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday
Couldn't agree more! It's like putting your underwear on but leaving your cock hanging out "
That sounds like a Fab photo challenge |
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?
Well now you mention it... Why is Oxfordshire abbreviated to oxon? Makes no sense at all.
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Had to Google and apparently it derives from Latin word meaning 'of Oxford' and entered popular usage through it's association with the University. |
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt"
My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.
In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.
I think |
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt
My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.
In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.
I think "
I’ll try but don’t think it will wash |
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"Hampshire derives its name from the settlement that is now the city of Southampton. ... The old name was recorded in the Domesday book as Hantescire, and from this spelling the modern abbreviation "Hants" derives.
Isn’t google wonderful. "
I always wondered about this too! |
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"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.
SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name
There is no such thing as a Seagull.
There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull
But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ?"
But if, as you say, they are 30 miles inland, then they cannot be Seagulls as the location does not fit the descriptor you are using. There is no species of gull in the world called “seagull”. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ?
But if, as you say, they are 30 miles inland, then they cannot be Seagulls as the location does not fit the descriptor you are using. There is no species of gull in the world called “seagull”. "
Yes, that makes sense but now my head seems to hurt again. Those screeching towngulls at 5am every morning don't help either. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
They were too close to the door to close it.
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt
My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.
In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.
I think "
Heteronyms (words spelt the same but pronounced differently).
It is probably all about context as stated above. The other words in the sentence provide the context for the brain to decide which word is pronounced which way. |
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"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all
Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you "
This has become like a viz top tips page |
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"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.
Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire."
Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works ! |
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"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all
Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you
This has become like a viz top tips page"
I love those !
'Save money by only putting batteries in your clock when you wish to know the time' |
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "
Shortened version of Oxfordshire is Oxon. Nope, I've no idea why. |
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"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.
So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?
Shortened version of Oxfordshire is Oxon. Nope, I've no idea why."
Ah, we cracked this earlier- it's from Latin meaning 'Of Oxford' and was made popular by the University. |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me. "
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me.
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then "
Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish. |
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
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Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !! |
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"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.
Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire.
Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works ! "
My actual address.... |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me.
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then
Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish."
Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x |
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"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.
Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire.
Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works !
My actual address...."
Wow, that really does makes no sense. I wonder if people in Derby are listed as Nottinghamshire ? |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me.
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then
Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.
Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x"
Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare. |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me.
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then
Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.
Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x
Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare."
. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x |
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"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!"
Totally agree with this. I spoke to a new driver about this and they actually said it’s safer because it leaves lane 1 free for traffic to join from on-slip roads.
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"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American
Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct. "
Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel... |
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over a year ago
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"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!
Totally agree with this. I spoke to a new driver about this and they actually said it’s safer because it leaves lane 1 free for traffic to join from on-slip roads.
(I refrained from punching him squarely in the face)"
I think a punch would be a little OTT but maybe just a hard slap . The trouble is they stay in the middle lane for the next 22 miles between junctions! The police announced a few years ago that they were going to start handing out fines to middle lane morons, I wonder just how many people have been given a ticket? I could have handed out about 500 yesterday alone |
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"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American
Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct.
Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel..."
Phonetically the Americans are saying it correctly. The Brits say left as, in the military, the lower ranking officer would always be on the left of the senior officer. Also to do with old English pronunciation |
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"Why bottle water has a use by date on it
Bottled water has never made much sense to me.
Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then
Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.
Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x
Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare.
. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x"
The South and East of England are hard/very hard water areas. |
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Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.
Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x
Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare.
. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x
The South and East of England are hard/very hard water areas."
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Yes, I live in very hard water area but I've never minded the taste, but as Nora says if you're used to soft water then I'm sure you notice a quality difference. |
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"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!"
If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong
You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco
Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?
...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!
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"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American
Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct.
Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel...
Phonetically the Americans are saying it correctly. The Brits say left as, in the military, the lower ranking officer would always be on the left of the senior officer. Also to do with old English pronunciation "
Thanks again SC. If I'm ever on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, will you please be my 'phone a friend' ? |
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If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong
You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco
Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?
...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!
C"
Ouch That's not good, I'm glad you're ok. If we could identify all these tw*ts then yes, make them drive little circus cars for a year while suitably dressed in clown outfits. |
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By *ean counterMan
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"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!
If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong
You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco
Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?
...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!
C"
Oh I gave up yesterday and spent most of the journey driving in the inside lane at 60mph, nearly 400bhp and Im doing 60mph ! Quite relaxing really though |
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Oh I gave up yesterday and spent most of the journey driving in the inside lane at 60mph, nearly 400bhp and Im doing 60mph ! Quite relaxing really though "
Sometimes it's fun on The Road to Nowhere |
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