Today I Learned - Page 3

sexobon · 02-21-2014, 10:21 AM

Gravdigr · 02-26-2014, 02:16 PM

Word.

Sundae · 02-27-2014, 09:45 AM

Over here there is a zero alcohol/ driving lobby, but the general reason given is that too many people don't understand how much is too much. Tell people they can't drink AT ALL and and it's all much simpler. You drink, you drive, you've chosen to break the law.

I doubt it will get anywhere in this country though. We don't have a religious Right or a moral majority. Many many people drink and the Government earns £££s from it, thank you very much.

PS hello very quietly Labs.

limey · 02-27-2014, 10:39 AM

Today I learnt that you can burn things to charcoal in a microwave. In fact there were very nearly flames.

Lola Bunny · 02-27-2014, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Today I learnt that you can burn things to charcoal in a microwave. In fact there were very nearly flames.

Yes, I've set things into flames in the microwave before.

You know what else can burn things to charcoal? A toaster oven...well, a convection oven. Yups. I was baking a tray of taco shells and had forgotten about it. Became charcoal....black, crisp piles that emitted such black smoke that the entire inside of of the oven was covered a thick black layer of it. I was lucky that I didn't burn my place down.

DanaC · 02-27-2014, 11:00 AM

I've done that. With a jacket spud.

Sundae · 02-27-2014, 11:30 AM

I set sweet potato crisps alight. Or was it aubergine?
All I know is they ignited in the time it took me to cross my little kitchen in Leicester.

That was under the grill though.

Gravdigr · 02-27-2014, 01:48 PM

Today I learned that stern, tough guys aren't always quite so tough. Keep in mind, this is a 70 yo, high-school math teacher, Vietnam War veteran, no children, never married:

BigV · 02-28-2014, 09:53 AM

I love babies.

I used to volunteer at children's hospital, and I spelled parents too, but not with infants. Man, that looks like a prime assignment.

Gravdigr · 03-19-2014, 01:28 PM

Today I learned that a "lightly loaded" Boeing 777 is quicker than a lot of 'sports' cars.

0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds!

FYI - A 777-200 (the lightest (!) version) weighs 297,000 lbs - empty.

Carruthers · 03-19-2014, 05:01 PM

Today I learned that I am politically impartial.

It was budget day and I slept through most of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech and that of the leader of Her Majesty's loyal opposition.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2014, 05:03 PM

Are you sure you haven't just learned not to get excited about shit you can't do anything about?

Carruthers · 03-19-2014, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Are you sure you haven't just learned not to get excited about shit you can't do anything about?

You know Bruce, you might just have a point there.

monster · 04-01-2014, 09:30 PM

Today I learned that if you eat Swiss cheese then drink orange juice the resulting taste is reminiscent of vomit

Gravdigr · 04-03-2014, 11:44 AM

Kinda like cinnamon rolls and beer.

02-26-2014, 02:16 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Word. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-27-2014, 09:45 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Over here there is a zero alcohol/ driving lobby, but the general reason given is that too many people don't understand how much is too much. Tell people they can't drink AT ALL and and it's all much simpler. You drink, you drive, you've chosen to break the law. I doubt it will get anywhere in this country though. We don't have a religious Right or a moral majority. Many many people drink and the Government earns £££s from it, thank you very much. PS hello very quietly Labs. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-27-2014, 10:39 AM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Today I learnt that you can burn things to charcoal in a microwave. In fact there were very nearly flames. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

02-27-2014, 11:30 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I set sweet potato crisps alight. Or was it aubergine? All I know is they ignited in the time it took me to cross my little kitchen in Leicester. That was under the grill though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-27-2014, 01:48 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned that stern, tough guys aren't always quite so tough. Keep in mind, this is a 70 yo, high-school math teacher, Vietnam War veteran, no children, never married: __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-21-2014, 10:21 AM	#1
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793

02-28-2014, 09:53 AM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I love babies. I used to volunteer at children's hospital, and I spelled parents too, but not with infants. Man, that looks like a prime assignment. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-19-2014, 01:28 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Today I learned that a "lightly loaded" Boeing 777 is quicker than a lot of 'sports' cars. 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds! FYI - A 777-200 (the lightest (!) version) weighs 297,000 lbs - empty. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-19-2014, 05:01 PM	#11
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Today I learned that I am politically impartial. It was budget day and I slept through most of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech and that of the leader of Her Majesty's loyal opposition. __________________

03-19-2014, 05:03 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Are you sure you haven't just learned not to get excited about shit you can't do anything about? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-01-2014, 09:30 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Today I learned that if you eat Swiss cheese then drink orange juice the resulting taste is reminiscent of vomit __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-03-2014, 11:44 AM	#15
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Kinda like cinnamon rolls and beer. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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