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Mel recently pointed out that “the country with the longest name is.......The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.” I seem to recall a place in Wales with a rather long name -
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!
“Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is a large village and community on the island of Anglesy in Wales. It is alternatively known as Llanfairpwll, Llanfair PG, or
Llanfair¬pwllgwyngyll¬gogery¬chwyrn¬drobwll¬llan¬tysilio¬gogo¬goch. The long form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s, with 58 characters it is the longest place name in Europe and the second longest official one-word place name in the world.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!
“Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is a large village and community on the island of Anglesy in Wales. It is alternatively known as Llanfairpwll, Llanfair PG, or
Llanfair¬pwllgwyngyll¬gogery¬chwyrn¬drobwll¬llan¬tysilio¬gogo¬goch. The long form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s, with 58 characters it is the longest place name in Europe and the second longest official one-word place name in the world.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
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The word 'typewriter' is the longest word in the English Language that can be spelled using just letters from the top of the keyboard.
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“I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.”
― Bill Watterson
No more to be said - Eh?
― Bill Watterson
No more to be said - Eh?
Always be a first -rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
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instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
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Bill Watterson also said 'The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us'...I think he means us, as us on here Suffolkboy
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Ah! Mel,you have to be a Lowestoft/Pakefield person to understand our sense of humour.Mel wrote:Bill Watterson also said 'The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us'...I think he means us, as us on here Suffolkboy
Always be a first -rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
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The temperature of Uranus the 7th planet from the sun is minus 244 Celsius.
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Is that where you went today Mel? I look forward to seeing your pictures.
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Mel wrote:The temperature of Uranus the 7th planet from the sun is minus 244 Celsius.
I'm glad you included the "7th planet" part Mel ! because after a curry the thermometer would have been reading wrong
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[quote="nikkaiI'm glad you included the "7th planet" part Mel ! because after a curry the thermometer would have been reading wrong[/quote]
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Or even minus 224 CelsiusMel wrote:The temperature of Uranus the 7th planet from the sun is minus 244 Celsius.
http://space-facts.com/uranus/
I before E except after C - That's weird
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Better recalibrate my thermometermorty1753 wrote:Or even minus 224 Celsius
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Better make sure you re-calibrate it in the right place Mel. That link says the surface temperature is -197 degrees C.Mel wrote:Better recalibrate my thermometermorty1753 wrote:Or even minus 224 Celsius
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S t r e t c h e d - O y s t e r
You forget what you want to remember and remember what you would prefer to forget
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So - the 'Useless Information' is . . . just that!
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I hope soTrigger wrote:So - the 'Useless Information' is . . . just that!
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Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
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