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28 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Why do lifts have mirrors in them? 

In the early days, it may have been a distraction from the fear of being winched great heights in a box. It also makes the lift feel bigger and less claustrophobic.

Plus it is usually the last chance to make sure you're looking all spiffy before meeting people.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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5 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

why have i never seen a turkeys egg?

They can be had, if you go looking: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/clarence-court-seasonal-turkey-eggs/612895-130828-130829

I've never seen them on sale in a shop, though.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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34 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Why do airline pilots wear seatbelts 

Because they aren’t daft, they’ve no idea if it will crash either.

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1 hour ago, DavidM said:

Why do airline pilots wear seatbelts 

Thats a similar thought to why do passengers get given life jackets on planes? If a plane is plummeting towards the ground chances are a life jacket isn't gonna save you. If I remember rightly on an episode of QI they said that a life jacket has never actually ever been proven to have saved a life in a plane crash. I think they just keep them to make nervous flyers a bit happier more than anything. 

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25 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Thats a similar thought to why do passengers get given life jackets on planes? If a plane is plummeting towards the ground chances are a life jacket isn't gonna save you. If I remember rightly on an episode of QI they said that a life jacket has never actually ever been proven to have saved a life in a plane crash. I think they just keep them to make nervous flyers a bit happier more than anything. 

Do planes really need life vests?

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Every time I fly I remember the words of John Glenn.

" As I looked around my spaceship I realised that every piece part of the craft was there because it was the cheapest option."

Having worked for over 30 years at Rolls Royce on aircraft engines I know that to be true.

Ron Banks

Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow

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16 minutes ago, Bearman said:

Every time I fly I remember the words of John Glenn.

" As I looked around my spaceship I realised that every piece part of the craft was there because it was the cheapest option."

Having worked for over 30 years at Rolls Royce on aircraft engines I know that to be true.

Nearly 20 years on landing gear and can confirm same.

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9 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Thats a similar thought to why do passengers get given life jackets on planes? If a plane is plummeting towards the ground chances are a life jacket isn't gonna save you. If I remember rightly on an episode of QI they said that a life jacket has never actually ever been proven to have saved a life in a plane crash. I think they just keep them to make nervous flyers a bit happier more than anything. 

A bit like the 'don't have nightmares' tagline that they used to say on crime watch. They dropped it and people campaigned for them to bring it back, which they did.

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8 hours ago, voteronniegibbs said:

Why do folks go onto facebook and ask if anyone knows a local plumber?

I know, it's annoying.

Especially when I am looking for a sparky. 

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11 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

why have i never seen a turkeys egg?

I saw heaps of them when I had turkeys.Maybe there's a clue in there.

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11 hours ago, DavidM said:

Why do airline pilots wear seatbelts 

In case they have to brake suddenly.

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57 minutes ago, Farmduck said:

In case they have to brake suddenly.

Yeh , be an old bloke in a cap dawdling along in the plane infront 

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12 hours ago, Northern Eel said:

If you were to sit in a bath of baked beans for charity, how much would you need to raise before you break even?

or break wind?

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Why dio people complain about caravans causing traffic jams when there is always a clear road in front of me when I'm towing?

Bernard Manning lives! Welcome to be New RFL, the sport's answer to the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.
 
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Don't need to go to the Ganges for that now, think how much money that will save you.

Another Brexit Bonus!

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