A thread for asking useless questions

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Originally posted by Don Atkinson:
Remember, the Swedish also drove on the left until 1967.

I read the other day actually that the reason the Swedish made the switch was to avoid a spate of accidents caused by the fact that most Swedes owned left-hand-drive cars!

Of course there is one other country in Europe where motorists drive on the left - Ireland!

Cheers,

Jon

Not sure anyone answered the "TC>Top Cat" question. It's a sign of familiarity to abbreviate a person's name. So only a close friend would be allowed the familiarity of using the abbreviation. Christoper>Chris, Johny>Joe, David>Dave. Susan>Sue. William>Bob. Top Cat>TC. All are examples of familiar abbreviaton. If your boss was called David you'd be careful not to use the term "Dave" until you had been given sufficient status to do so. Usually by personal invitation. Familiar is obviously rooted in "family". Therefore familiar is specifically a close family name. Except by invitation.

You can call me Nime.

Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?

Regards
Clive

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nime:
Not sure anyone answered the "TC>Top Cat" question.

As I said

"Top cat, the most effectual Top cat
Whose intellectual close friends get to call him T.C.
Providing its with dignity"

Why was the title of the show changed to "Boss Cat" when aired on British TV?

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Originally posted by Don Atkinson:
Remember, the Swedish also drove on the left until 1967.


I read the other day actually that the reason the Swedish made the switch was to avoid a spate of accidents caused by the fact that most Swedes owned left-hand-drive cars!

Of course there is one other country in Europe where motorists drive on the left - Ireland!

Cheers,

Jon

I've just read somewhere that Britain has agreed after some European ruling to change our driving to the righthand side.

The Government has decide to ease us into it gently... it has ruled that buses, lorries and white vans are to start next month, and then if succesful cars to follow the month after

Regards
Clive

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I read the other day actually that the reason the Swedish made the switch was to avoid a spate of accidents caused by the fact that most Swedes owned left-hand-drive cars!

By 1967 nearly all (if not actually all) swedish vehicles were left hand drive. I don't know why Sweden wound up like that ie lhd vehicles on the lhs of the road????

But it did make overtaking a bit more entertaining, especially on those oil-bound gravel roads in the Swedish forests.


Cheers

Don

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I've just read somewhere that Britain has agreed after some European ruling to change our driving to the righthand side.

The Government has decide to ease us into it gently... it has ruled that buses, lorries and white vans are to start next month, and then if succesful cars to follow the month after

Similar situation to Nigeria then.....

which decided to 'phase-in' its change-over, over a two-month period....

"odd numbered vehicles this month"........"even numbered vehicles next month"

Only in Nigeria it was obviously just a joke....

Whereas a European Ruling......No! No! No!....

Cheers

Don

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Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?

Because Canadian teams get to play in it too. Which makes it a World Series obviously.

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Because Canadian teams get to play in it too. Which makes it a World Series obviously.

Of course it makes perfect sense now!

Here's another one... Why do the winners of the "Superbowl" call themselves "world champions"? when there's not a Canadian team in sight.

Regards
Clive

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?


It was sponsored by American newspaper 'The World'.

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Originally posted by Malky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?


It was sponsored by American newspaper 'The World'.

All my experiences of the US press (especially the TV) are that there is not a world outside the US.

Where ?

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Originally posted by Malky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?


It was sponsored by American newspaper 'The World'.

The new world series, perhaps

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Originally posted by Expat in Oz:

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Originally posted by Malky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?


It was sponsored by American newspaper 'The World'.

All my experiences of the US press (especially the TV) are that there is not a world outside the US.

Have a read of the International Herald Tribune (though it's gone markedly down hill since the New York Times bought out the Washington Post's share), it has more international coverage than any British daily.

It's OK if yer happen to live in a Time Warp, or are sitting on a beach somewhere, But I gave it up years ago, it's not current, and it's relatively expensive (crossword's good though) even after many a pencil rubbing out as its past around the cove !

Fritz Von New York Times great for fantasy 'news' as well innit

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Originally posted by cunningplan

What came first the chicken or the egg?? Does anyone know by the way?

Regards
Clive

The egg came first. A mutation occured and the first chicken were hatched.

But did the seasoning precede the ommelette ?

mutation = rooster

Here are 2 for you.
1.the origin of the word 'Nightmare'
2.The phrase 'Dropping off' to sleep.

Dan

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Originally posted by Tam:

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Originally posted by Expat in Oz:

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Originally posted by Malky:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cunningplan:
Here's one for our American cousins... Why is your baseball final called the "World Series" when only American teams play in it?


It was sponsored by American newspaper 'The World'.

All my experiences of the US press (especially the TV) are that there is not a world outside the US.

Have a read of the International Herald Tribune (though it's gone markedly down hill since the New York Times bought out the Washington Post's share), it has more international coverage than any British daily.

Yes I have had that one delivered to my hotel room many a time. Did not grab me I am afraid and did not seem to me to have the quality of international coverage of the broadsheet British press.

I had the sense that when people were holidaying they bought it purely to 'Pose' and show everybody how clever they are, in contrast to the brilliant Ozzy T-Shirt I once saw sporting 'Don't Ask' on the front.



Fritz Von I'm a Bancock Post man mesen

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Originally posted by Expat in Oz:
Yes I have had that one delivered to my hotel room many a time. Did not grab me I am afraid and did not seem to me to have the quality of international coverage of the broadsheet British press.

Really? I haven't read it for about 5 years, but it used to be quite good.

I must say though, I get most of my international news from the Economist (they were running stories about, for example, Dafur months before anyone else seemed to have noticed).

Barring the Eye of course, and with them both being periodicals, innit

What actually did come first.. The chicken or the egg?

Birds are Dinos if I recall, & I bet they spread alot of shit all over the world too !!!