You learn something new every day

[CatNamedRudy]

Have fun, Barney! Drink lots of Red Bull, that might help. It gives you wings, y'know.

I'm not a fan of Red Bull (I think it tastes like cough medicine) but those ads are funny.

[kat]

Have fun, Barney! Drink lots of Red Bull, that might help. It gives you wings, y'know.

quite literally, look up Mark Webber Valencia crash on youtube

[Dorset Girl]

I have learnt that some people can be unbelievably insensitive! Some bloke said the following line to my blind friend whilst she was travelling on a bus today:

Oh my God, you are quite good looking for a blind person. Do you want to feel my face?

There are so many things wrong with that sentence that I don't know where to start!

EDIT: Actually, I already knew people could be unbelievably insensitive, so technically this is on the wrong thread...

[cassius]

I have learnt that some people can be unbelievably insensitive! Some bloke said the following line to my blind friend whilst she was travelling on a bus today:

Oh my God, you are quite good looking for a blind person. Do you want to feel my face?

There are so many things wrong with that sentence that I don't know where to start!

EDIT: Actually, I already knew people could be unbelievably insensitive, so technically this is on the wrong thread...

That's incredibly insensitive.
I'm of Asian origin; when I moved into my last house I experienced racism until I moved. One remark can be accidental, but total ignorance seems to stick around.

[cassius]

Whilst discussing efficiency today I learned that during the thirties the British Railways Board painted one of it's fleet with a blue funnel without telling the driver and guard why. They never revealed the true purpose of the exercise, or why that particular engine was singled out, but they did record a one percent increase in efficiency.

< there you have it >

[kat]

Whilst discussing efficiency today I learned that during the thirties the British Railways Board painted one of it's fleet with a blue funnel without telling the driver and guard why. They never revealed the true purpose of the exercise, or why that particular engine was singled out, but they did record a one percent increase in efficiency.

< there you have it >

the fact that the words British Rail and efficent can be used in the same sentence without irony

[kat]

something vey random, I have the same size feet as Rubens Barichello (he mentioned it in an interview, honest)

[cassius]

Used to seeing foxes around the place these days, caught sight of a pair of probable males having a turf war on the rugby field last night. I've never heard such a sick noise before. A mix of high-pitched screaming and growling that drowns out everything else. Weird.

cassius

[Dorset Girl]

I've never heard foxes fighting, but badgers make a similar noise, I think. I remember a very surreal incident from my childhood... at 3am one morning, a badger got caught in a wicker chair in our garden. My dad went out, wearing only pyjamas, to try and free it - there followed a tug of war, which the badger won! It ran off, chair still attached, then got stuck in the fence. Tug of war no. 2 - this time the fence won and kept the chair.

[barnaclelapse]

One thing about cats I've learned over the years is that you can live two lifetimes and still hear a really scary fucking noise from two of them fighting that you've never before heard in your life.

[Agides]

One in five divorces in the US involve Facebook.

[barnaclelapse]

I'm not gonna lie. That's weirdly humorous to me.

[Dorset Girl]

One in five divorces in the US involve Facebook.

Funny you should say that... I would be getting divorced anyway, whether or not Facebook existed. However, it was through Facebook that I learned of my husband having gone straight into a relationship with someone else when he left - the person that he flatly denied having any interest in!

[barnaclelapse]

I wonder how many involve text messages.

[cassius]

I wonder how many involve text messages.

Does predictive text mean you knew all along?

cassius

[kat]

a Chrismassy one

it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day in Britain

[cassius]

a Chrismassy one

it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day in Britain

I'm glad I ate six earlier!

cassius

[kat]

a Chrismassy one

it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day in Britain

I'm glad I ate six earlier!

cassius

eugh hate the things

[Dorset Girl]

eugh hate the things

Me too!

Why is the (non-meat) stuff in them called 'mincemeat', whereas minced beef is just referred to as 'mince'?

[Moon-Crane]

I love sweet mince pies.

I think there was originally minced meat mixed with fruits and spices and other stuff in the original pies.

[Dorset Girl]

MC, I bet you're one of those sickening people who eats all kinds of sweet treats without putting on weight, aren't you? I hate you!

[cassius]

I love sweet mince pies.

I think there was originally minced meat mixed with fruits and spices and other stuff in the original pies.

These are all based on medieval pies and puddings. Spices and sugars mixed to achieve the desired effect according to budget. I have to admit the pies with custard in are a bit too far down the sweet line for me, but a good quality mincemeat filling has a good balance of sugar and spice.

cassius

[Mr Blue Sky]

I love sweet mince pies.

I love the ones with a thin pastry crust. Thick pastry is too cloggy - I tend to avoid those.

[cassius]

When someone says they are feeling a bit off colour, do not attempt a tongue sandwich with them even if it is New Year. What a stupid thing to do.

cassius

[barnaclelapse]

When someone says they are feeling a bit off colour, do not attempt a tongue sandwich with them even if it is New Year. What a stupid thing to do.

cassius

Yes it was.

Tsk tsk.