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Von Due · 01-22-21, 09:10 AM

Both Aluminum and Aluminium, and Alumium according to the guy who first described its properites, are correct spellings.

Von Due · 01-22-21, 09:16 AM

In many countries, the names of the basic notes are A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Other countries don't know the alphabet and name them A, H, C, D, E, F and G.

Platapus · 01-22-21, 09:28 AM

This is a two-fer

The giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests has a name—Scabby.

Who knew that there was a giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests

Who knew that it had a name

Who cares? :P

Jeff-Groves · 01-22-21, 10:25 AM

Up until the 1860's it was a widely accepted theory that life could not exist below 300 fathoms.

Aktungbby · 01-22-21, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Due

Both Aluminum and Aluminium, and Alumium according to the guy who first described its properites, are correct spellings.

EGAD ya illiterate bugger!

I've spent my morning coffee sipping looking at the quite controversial matter extensively and the bottom line is Both refers to two, not three, things. better: "Either" or "A triumverate": Aluminum and Aluminium, and Alumium according to the guy who first described its properties, are correct spellings." https://forum.wordreference.com/thre...-words.624855/

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-eq...ith-an-example

Egad! another useless fact!

Jimbuna · 01-22-21, 12:36 PM

People used to answer the phone by saying "ahoy" instead of "hello."

vienna · 01-22-21, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

This is a two-fer

The giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests has a name—Scabby.

Who knew that there was a giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests

Who knew that it had a name

Who cares? :P

Are you saying we really couldn't give a rat's...?...

<O>

Jimbuna · 01-23-21, 06:56 AM

Rainbows were called "bows of promise" in Victorian English.

Platapus · 01-23-21, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vienna

Are you saying we really couldn't give a rat's...?...

<O>

Uh.... yeah

Platapus · 01-23-21, 07:36 AM

The computer Trackball was invented in 1946 and was originally considered a military secret.

Jimbuna · 01-23-21, 12:08 PM

Queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic.

Jeff-Groves · 01-23-21, 01:34 PM

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.

Pennsylvania was the first colony to legalize witchcraft.

Platapus · 01-23-21, 02:39 PM

When the computer mouse was invented, it was called the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System."

Jimbuna · 01-24-21, 09:12 AM

Dolphins give each other names.

Platapus · 01-24-21, 11:37 AM

The Vatican Bank is the world's only bank that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.

01-22-21, 09:28 AM	#228
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,975 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	This is a two-fer The giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests has a name—Scabby. Who knew that there was a giant inflatable rat that shows up at union protests Who knew that it had a name Who cares? :P __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-22-21, 10:25 AM	#229
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Up until the 1860's it was a widely accepted theory that life could not exist below 300 fathoms. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-22-21, 12:36 PM	#231
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	People used to answer the phone by saying "ahoy" instead of "hello." __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-23-21, 06:56 AM	#233
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rainbows were called "bows of promise" in Victorian English. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-23-21, 07:36 AM	#235
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,975 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The computer Trackball was invented in 1946 and was originally considered a military secret. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-22-21, 09:10 AM	#226
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,662 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Both Aluminum and Aluminium, and Alumium according to the guy who first described its properites, are correct spellings.

01-22-21, 09:16 AM	#227
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,662 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	In many countries, the names of the basic notes are A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Other countries don't know the alphabet and name them A, H, C, D, E, F and G.

01-23-21, 12:08 PM	#236
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-23-21, 01:34 PM	#237
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance. Pennsylvania was the first colony to legalize witchcraft. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask. Last edited by Jeff-Groves; 01-23-21 at 01:54 PM.

01-23-21, 02:39 PM	#238
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,975 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When the computer mouse was invented, it was called the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System." __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-24-21, 09:12 AM	#239
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dolphins give each other names. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-24-21, 11:37 AM	#240
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,975 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Vatican Bank is the world's only bank that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.