Re: The "did you know?" thread

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 11:54

'alphabetically' is longer

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 11:55

Did you know sharks are immune to all known diseases? Including Humans.

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 11:56

Did you know 13 people die every year from vending machines?

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 11:57

Did you know every day 7% of the US eats at McDonalds? That surprises me not.

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 11:59

skully wrote:Did you know 13 people die every year from vending machines?

why can't one of them be Andrew Wilkie?

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Nov 2011, 12:30

Did you know the French tried to f*ck our bid over there and then? As soon as the posts started to flow, they F'd us right bullseye in the ginch.

by Allan D Wed 23 Nov 2011, 13:54

skully wrote:Did you know the word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'?

That's pretty underhunded.

by Allan D Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:01

The number "forty" is the only one, when written out in English, which has all of its letters in strict alphabetical order.

by WideWally Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:11

skully wrote:Did you know the word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'?

What about the word Underpund?

e.g. "The forum was underpund today because both lardy & Peter failed to put in an appearance."

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:17

Onomatopoeia is the word with the joint most vowels in a row. Can you name the others? Do you GAF?

by WideWally Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:20

That word in the Old McDonald Had A Farm song?

by WideWally Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:25

That great Australian bush call - Cooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Nov 2011, 14:44

I've heard the bush call, I thought that was your way of chatting up women?

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:26

Brass Monkey wrote:Onomatopoeia is the word with the joint most vowels in a row. Can you name the others? Do you GAF?

Hawaiian? No.

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:33

Did you know the word facetious is the only word with all the vowels and in the correct alphabetical order.

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:34

lardbucket wrote:
Brass Monkey wrote:Onomatopoeia is the word with the joint most vowels in a row. Can you name the others? Do you GAF?

Hawaiian? No.

Queue? Also no.

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:34

skully wrote:Did you know the word facetious is the only word with all the vowels and in the correct alphabetical order.

what about abstemious?

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:35

I'll take your word for it. I was bluffing.

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:36

and another ... half-serious?

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:40

skully wrote:I'll take your word for it

aye, it's a word you've probably never heard directed at you ...

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:41

The "did you know?" thread - Page 3 Mcenroe

"You CANNOT be serious."

by lardbucket Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:42

that photo really is evocative of a 2 year old's tanty

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 19:43

Which was his specialty move.

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 20:15

Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.

by skully Wed 23 Nov 2011, 20:16

Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament?

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