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[Mel]

Latest post of the previous page:

If you have £1,785 of savings, you are richer than half of the world's population.

[Dave]

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.

[seagull]

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.

Hmm ropes tied on bed there more than good nights sleep

[boatbuilder]

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.

Hmm ropes tied on bed there more than good nights sleep

Would you be speaking from experience, seagull?

[seagull]

As the bard said TO be or not to be now that’s a Hard ? Unfortunatly like my bad back my memory flopped years ago. but wondering Bit rope traction on the old back good pull some say you up and running again.Anyone tried bed like that intresting let us all know

[Mel]

Iceland has more volcanoes than footballers.

[Dave]

US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.

[Mel]

Christmas Crackers were originally called 'bangs of expectation'.

[Dave]

Christmas Crackers were originally called 'bangs of expectation'.

'Let's pull a bangs of expectation' doesn't have quite the right ring to it somehow, Mel.

[Mel]

Leopard urine smells of popcorn.

[morty1753]

Today is unique in the UK

Today is the only day that every child was born in the 21st century and every adult was born in the 20th century

[Mel]

Today is unique in the UK...

Good one Morty1753

1% of the static on an un-tuned TV is radiation from the birth of the Universe.

[Dave]

IT is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. No one is sure what the punishment for this particular offence would be.

[boatbuilder]

IT is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. No one is sure what the punishment for this particular offence would be.

Being resurrected as a Prime Minister, maybe?

[Trigger]

IT is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. No one is sure what the punishment for this particular offence would be.

Re: “It is illegal to die in Parliament? Answer: No.”

“The issue of dying in Parliament appears to arise from the idea that anyone who dies in a Royal Palace is eligible for a state funeral. We have not been able to trace any such law, and neither have the House of Commons authorities. Under the Coroners Act 1988, the coroner of the Queen's household has jurisdiction over an inquest into a death in a royal palace. However, state funerals are not mandatory.”
(Taken from an informal document which has been produced by the Law Commission’s Statute Law Repeals team to answer some of the queries that they regularly receive about alleged old laws.)

Sorry, Dave!

[Dave]

Sorry, Dave!

I shall have a word with Google, Trigger, it's not the first time it's led me up the garden path.