JohnM Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Padge said: Under the ...And Other Things banner of the topic. You cannot see light. Then why did John Belushi in the Blues Brothers church scene shout "I have seen the light" People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, JohnM said: Then why did John Belushi in the Blues Brothers church scene shout "I have seen the light" Neither Ackroyd nor Landis are scientists, if Bob8 had written it, then it would have been correct "I have seen the absorption of light" 1 3 Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, JohnM said: Then why did John Belushi in the Blues Brothers church scene shout "I have seen the light" Because John Belushi had ingested so many substances by that point in his life, he probably could see light. And plenty of other things too. 2 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Australia has 3 internal territories; the Northern Territory (Darwin etc), Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and Jervis Bay Territory. The vast majority of Australians have no idea about the existence of Jervis Bay Territory even though it’s less than 3 hours south of Sydney and there are large signs saying “you are now leaving NSW”. Around 300 to 400 people live there. It’s not on maps used in schools, it’s not mentioned in school classes, it’s not a drop down option for deliveries when online shopping. It’s the persona non grata of the Territories. It has great camping facilities and beautiful beaches. Edited March 9, 2021 by Copa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Padge said: Neither Ackroyd nor Landis are scientists, if Bob8 had written it, then it would have been correct "I have seen the absorption of light" At which point, I was led to this bizarre publication. https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Rejection-Big-Bang-Theory/dp/1986907376 People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 hours ago, marklaspalmas said: Not true. Yama is mountain, as in many Japanese names. Many Japanese called Mt. Fuji "Fiji-Sama", sama being an honorific suffix greater than the normal 'san' Curse you, QI, with your quite regular incorrect facts !!!!! 1 1 "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Copa said: Australia has 3 internal territories; the Northern Territory (Darwin etc), Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and Jervis Bay Territory. The vast majority of Australians have no idea about the existence of Jervis Bay Territory even though it’s less than 3 hours south of Sydney and there are large signs saying “you are now leaving NSW”. Around 300 to 400 people live there. It’s not on maps used in schools, it’s not mentioned in school classes, it’s not a drop down option for deliveries when online shopping. It’s the persona non grata of the Territories. It has great camping facilities and beautiful beaches. So you're told, nobody can find them, can't put it in a satnav can yer. Edited March 9, 2021 by Padge 1 Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, JohnM said: At which point, I was led to this bizarre publication. https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Rejection-Big-Bang-Theory/dp/1986907376 He doesn't like paragraph breaks, does he? "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 hours ago, JohnM said: Then why did John Belushi in the Blues Brothers church scene shout "I have seen the light" Because There's a Darkness on the edge of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Pronunciation of Shrewsbury and Sowerby Bridge still need to be confirmed. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 07/03/2021 at 15:25, Graham said: ... then there’s the lakes in the Lake District... there’s sixteen of them... Only Bassenthwaite Lake is officially a lake by name the others are meres or waters. eg Windermere rather than Lake Windermere. To be fair to common sense though saying that does distinguish it from the town of Windermere which is not a lake! Mere means lake, so Lake Windermere should be only be called Windermere, same as Grasmere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Copa said: Australia has 3 internal territories; the Northern Territory (Darwin etc), Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and Jervis Bay Territory. The vast majority of Australians have no idea about the existence of Jervis Bay Territory even though it’s less than 3 hours south of Sydney and there are large signs saying “you are now leaving NSW”. Around 300 to 400 people live there. It’s not on maps used in schools, it’s not mentioned in school classes, it’s not a drop down option for deliveries when online shopping. It’s the persona non grata of the Territories. It has great camping facilities and beautiful beaches. Is the reason behind this could be because it's an Australian Naval protection, used for fire practise? It does have it's own airport though. (JBT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Sounds like the ideal spot for a nuclear power station. People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 hours ago, JohnM said: Sounds like the ideal spot for a nuclear power station. I like the fact that the two spots proposed by the NSW government for a nuclear power station to supply electricity to the NSW grid were both outside of NSW territory - Jervis Bay and a site in the ACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 5 hours ago, tim2 said: Curse you, QI, with your quite regular incorrect facts !!!!! FWIW, I was told that Japanese people never call it Fuji-sama, and that in the name Fuji san, the san does not have its normal meaning of an honorific title. The kanji character to represent yama/mountain is used in writing, but pronounced as san. Or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, JonM said: I like the fact that the two spots proposed by the NSW government for a nuclear power station to supply electricity to the NSW grid were both outside of NSW territory - Jervis Bay and a site in the ACT. Presumably, there was another proposal where they just drew a mushroom cloud on Melbourne. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bleep1673 said: Is the reason behind this could be because it's an Australian Naval protection, used for fire practise? It does have it's own airport though. (JBT) There are two small villages populated by indigenous Australians. I’ve been for a jog down a road to one of the villages and there’s a large sign saying visitors are not permitted. It’s a village on private property. Much of Jervis Bay Territory is national park and as you enter the territory you are stopped at a booth generally manned by local indigenous people who charge the national parks visitors’ fee to enter. The last time I was at a beach there a submarine cruised up and stopped just off the beach. Edited March 9, 2021 by Copa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnoco Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Pronunciation of Shrewsbury and Sowerby Bridge still need to be confirmed. I used to work there and I was reliably informed by locals that it is Saw-be Bridge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Pitcairn - and let's not dig too deeply into that territory's recent past too much - has a population of 43. It counts as a proper legislature and so elects an Island Council to be its Parliament. The Island Council has 10 members. Which is equivalent to the House of Commons having 16,275,000 MPs. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnoco said: I used to work there and I was reliably informed by locals that it is Saw-be Bridge. Yeah that's what I got corrected to say. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Ye Olde Tea Shoppe is pronounced The Old Tea Shop. It's just an old English spelling of the exact same words. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Padge said: Ye Olde Tea Shoppe is pronounced The Old Tea Shop. It's just an old English spelling of the exact same words. I had an English teacher who was so pleased the day he stopped the lesson to explain the existence of THORN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 16 hours ago, JonM said: FWIW, I was told that Japanese people never call it Fuji-sama, and that in the name Fuji san, the san does not have its normal meaning of an honorific title. The kanji character to represent yama/mountain is used in writing, but pronounced as san. Or something like that. Yeah, also not true. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 This thread seems to be Uninteresting Trivial Facts in another guise, but that oldie withered a while ago. When you hold your breath and it starts to hurt, that is your body telling you to get rid of the carbon dioxide, not a sign you need oxygen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 The facts on here are far too interesting to go in the Uninteresting Trivial Facts Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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