RMweb Premium Reorte Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 3 hours ago, JZ said: Love it. Yep, there's more to life than just money! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) So true. And I don't eat cheese. Edited December 29, 2023 by newbryford 2 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westernfan Posted December 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2023 A man got onto a bus with both front pockets of his trousers full of golf balls and sat down next to a beautiful blonde. The puzzled blond kept looking at him and his bulging pockets. Finally, after many glances from her he said, "It's golf balls." The blonde continued to look at him, thinking deeply about what he had just said. Finally, unable to contain her curiosity any longer, she said, "Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?" 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 hours ago, JZ said: Love it. People do find it difficult to do even approximate price comparisons in their heads, especially when units are not equivalent... Oh well.... Time for another CRACKER JOKE!!! Q: Who is Rudolphs favourite pop star? A: Beyon-sleigh! Highlight, etc... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 6 hours ago, JZ said: Love it. As I pointed out earlier wine was sold in pints and half pints. Just not in bottles. Most wine sold in pubs came in casks and later in plastic gallon containers. It was only when wine bars started to spring up everywhere that bottled wine became a thing. Don't people remember wine on draft (usually Liebfraumilch)? BTW the government don't do surveys. YouGov is nothing whatsoever to do with the government. It's a company that conducts surveys for advertisers and lobbying groups and should be treated with caution. So for 98% of people reacting one way or another to a survey means that a lot of people have filled in that survey after being directed to it by a Facebook or Twitter campaign. Dave Gorman did an episode on YouGov. Worth a watch as it shows how pointless they are. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: As I pointed out earlier wine was sold in pints and half pints. Just not in bottles. Most wine sold in pubs came in casks and later in plastic gallon containers. It was only when wine bars started to spring up everywhere that bottled wine became a thing. Don't people remember wine on draft (usually Liebfraumilch)? BTW the government don't do surveys. YouGov is nothing whatsoever to do with the government. It's a company that conducts surveys for advertisers and lobbying groups and should be treated with caution. So for 98% of people reacting one way or another to a survey means that a lot of people have filled in that survey after being directed to it by a Facebook or Twitter campaign. Dave Gorman did an episode on YouGov. Worth a watch as it shows how pointless they are. Maybe not surveys, but they do do consultations here’s the one I mentioned https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/choice-on-units-of-measurement-markings-and-sales/outcome/choice-on-units-of-measurement-consultation-response and a screenshot from it showing the 98.7% happy to keep metric measure nothing to do with yougov. Andi Edited December 29, 2023 by Dagworth 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Don't people remember wine on draft (usually Liebfraumilch)? I'd rather forget Liebfraumilch, if you don't mind. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Don't people remember wine on draft (usually Liebfraumilch)? No, not remembering was the point... (Apologies for milching my previous joke.) Edited December 29, 2023 by Compound2632 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Melrose Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Ah the days of Mateus Rose, Hirondelle (use Google translate if your French isn't up to it) and Spanish Burgundy . . . And Watney's Red Barrel. of course! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 15 hours ago, BR60103 said: There is a steam railroad that travels behind Mt Rushmore to give you that view. There is also one (not sure about the motive power) that is at Stone Mountain. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Dagworth said: and a screenshot from it showing the 98.7% happy to keep metric measure That feels like reading more in to it than is reasonable. The largest number is for the status quo, and there's a lot of imperial in that (propose chanigng all road signs to kilometres and see how far that gets you, even among those odd people who insist on measuring their height in metres). All it really says is that people don't like change, a sentiment I can usually get fully behind. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 mm to the foot, there is a good compromise for the metric v imperial debate. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, Hibelroad said: 4 mm to the foot, there is a good compromise for the metric v imperial debate. Apparently the Navy uses kiloyards, which seems to be a compromise designed to annoy everyone! 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmoordave Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Now back to the jokes...... Just got fired from my job as a set designer........... I left without making a scene..... 2 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, exmoordave said: Now back to the jokes...... Just got fired from my job as a set designer........... I left without making a scene..... Get a job at Kwik Fit. You can retire on the first day. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 29, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Hroth said: Q: Who is Rudolphs favourite pop star? https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/read-this/70-christmas-cracker-jokes-that-are-so-bad-theyre-funny-3058132 What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?A Christmas Quacker! Who’s Rudolph’s favourite pop star?Beyon-sleigh! Why has Boris Johnson bought mistletoe this year?Because he’s tired of being in the single market! What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert?Lost Why has Santa been banned from sooty chimneys?Carbon footprints Which of Santa's reindeer has the best moves?Dancer! Why was the turkey in the pop group?Because he was the only one with drumsticks! What do you get if you put a bell on a skunk?Jingle smells What is white and minty?A polo bear Edited December 29, 2023 by Colin_McLeod Added some samples. 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 29, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Reorte said: Apparently the Navy uses kiloyards, which seems to be a compromise designed to annoy everyone! And also the Nautical Mile which is 2.02537 kiloyards 😀 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted December 29, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Reorte said: propose chanigng all road signs to kilometres and see how far that gets you, In Ireland 20th January 2005 all speed limit signs were changed to km/h overnight. They still drive like the clappers. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted December 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2023 At the risk of being political - Truss gets to give honours ? Must be a joke. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 9 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: There is also one (not sure about the motive power) that is at Stone Mountain. Originally steam, now diesel. Previous and current locos described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Mountain_Scenic_Railroad 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Reorte said: Apparently the Navy uses kiloyards, which seems to be a compromise designed to annoy everyone! 5 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: And also the Nautical Mile which is 2.02537 kiloyards 😀 There is a story, possibly (probably?) apocryphal about the use of a early computer to calculate range (in miles) and height of trajectory (in feet) for US army heavy guns. Having done this, and seen how appreciative the Army was of the information, the group thought that the US Navy might find the information useful as well, so sent them a copy of their results. This was returned with a note saying that, since the Navy calculated in nautical miles, the information as presented was useless and would remain so unless ranges could be calculated in nautical miles. The computing group did send a new set of information with ranges in nautical miles - and maximum heights of trajectory in negative fathoms! 2 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aardvark Posted December 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2023 An ancient Greek walks into his tailor's shop with a pair of torn pants. "Euripedes?" says the tailor. "Yes, Eumenides" replies the man. 2 2 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/read-this/70-christmas-cracker-jokes-that-are-so-bad-theyre-funny-3058132 What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?A Christmas Quacker! Who’s Rudolph’s favourite pop star?Beyon-sleigh! Why has Boris Johnson bought mistletoe this year?Because he’s tired of being in the single market! What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert?Lost Why has Santa been banned from sooty chimneys?Carbon footprints Which of Santa's reindeer has the best moves?Dancer! Why was the turkey in the pop group?Because he was the only one with drumsticks! What do you get if you put a bell on a skunk?Jingle smells What is white and minty?A polo bear Welcome to the Dark Side! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted December 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Welcome to the Dark Side! I think you‘re all crackers. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis Halkis Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 hours ago, aardvark said: An ancient Greek walks into his tailor's shop with a pair of torn pants. "Euripedes?" says the tailor. "Yes, Eumenides" replies the man. I like Greek jokes! Here is two more; Why did a lot of people get parking tickets when Persephone was taken to the Underworld? Demeter wasn't functioning. Did you hear about the war between Greece and Turkey? The Turks were lobbing hand grenades; the Greeks were pulling the pins and throwing them back. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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