It's a whaaaaaaat?!!???!!1 I thought it was about playing the drums! :o :D
Similarly I only found out the true meaning of Peter Gabriel's song Sledgehammer a few months ago (it's another "song about ****ing", to paraphrase Steve Albini)
I was shocked when I found out that 'Golden Brown' by the Stranglers WASN'T actually a song about Marmite. :o
well there is a difference between the shiny side and the dull side...
one side is dull and the other side is shiny :D
I saw that on "how it's made". Apparently because there is only a limit to how thin they can roll the aluminium foil, ie the gap between two rollers, the last time they roll it, they fold it in half and then roll it again making it half the thickness. The dull sides are the sides which were together.
Recently I'd been listening to the Album Frankie Goes to Hollywood a lot and it got me thinking 'You know after all these years and all the hype I've still never watched that Frankie Goes to Hollywood film'. I now find out there never was one was there?
Sorry to dispell another one, but there is no album called "frankie goes to hollywood,". That was the name of the group. Their first album was welcome to the pleasure dome, second one was Liverpool.
You're obviously too young to remember all the fuss.:D:D:D
Also, I always made sure that the shiny surface of tinfoil was on the inside any anything I put in the over. It turns out there is no difference between the shiny and dull side, its just how it comes out of the machine.
Who the heck told you that? There is most definitely a difference, given that the shinier side "inside" reflects the heat better. I use it all of the while for cooking steaks for instance. The shinier on the outside gives a rarer steak in the same part of the oven for the same amount of time. The missus likes her's well done whilst I like one medium to well done and doing it this way does it a treat with the minimum amount of faff.
Found out about a year ago that one possible meaning for the word "Posh" was from the sailing days.
Cabins would be booked as "Port Out. Starboard Home". Which meant the cabin on the shadier side of the ship, which were more desirable and cost more.
But this originated in the 1930's, by which time the word "Posh" was already in use. However the above derivation is still the best answer anyone can give as to where the word "Posh" comes from.
Also read that 3 scientists had "cured" a baby born with HIV. The doctors themselves have said that they don't want to use the word "cure" yet, but the child is now nearly 4 years old, shows no sign of HIV and no longer needs treatment. Interestingly enough, all 3 scientists are women and 1 of them has the surname "Gay". Odd how words just seem to become associated sometimes.
I also recently became aware of Benfords Law - which is extremely interesting, but not quite as much so as Brannigans Law - Sham-pag-un anyone? :D
Found out about a year ago that one possible meaning for the word "Posh" was from the sailing days.
Cabins would be booked as "Port Out. Starboard Home". Which meant the cabin on the shadier side of the ship, which were more desirable and cost more.
But this originated in the 1930's, by which time the word "Posh" was already in use. However the above derivation is still the best answer anyone can give as to where the word "Posh" comes from.
Way after the song came out (maybe longer than 10 yrs?)
I realized that in Ebeneezer Goode's chorus he is saying:
E's are good
E's are good
as in drugs
the bloke singing managed a night club in london , the end on tottenham court road. a friend dj'd there for a bit.
as for the line "got any vera's".. vera lynn's = skins = rizzla paper.
right you bunch of mockney wannabe's.. london does have slang much like anywhere else.. but most of the proper east end lot did the "white flight" to essex or well out of london.
his life-long friend George Underwood did it; he punched the 14 year old David Jones in the eye in a row about a girl.
George illustrated some of Bowie's best album covers (Man Of Words, Man Of Music; Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust) and also the promo material for Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour.
The back cover for Man Of Words Man Of Music is interesting in that it was orginally drawn by Bowie, but recommissioned and produced by George for the final cover - many of the images on the cover would be reused by Bowie in his videos and live shows over the next 30 years, notably the pierrot comforting his mother.
his life-long friend George Underwood did it; he punched the 14 year old David Jones in the eye in a row about a girl.
George illustrated some of Bowie's best album covers (Man Of Words, Man Of Music; Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust) and also the promo material for Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour.
The back cover for Man Of Words Man Of Music is interesting in that it was orginally drawn by Bowie, but recommissioned and produced by George for the final cover - many of the images on the cover would be reused by Bowie in his videos and live shows over the next 30 years, notably the pierrot comforting his mother.
Also read that 3 scientists had "cured" a baby born with HIV. The doctors themselves have said that they don't want to use the word "cure" yet, but the child is now nearly 4 years old, shows no sign of HIV and no longer needs treatment.
Depends on whether the baby actually had HIV or just the mother. Surprisingly HIV (nor any actual blood) crosses the placenta, so if there's no tearing or bleeding at birth, the baby doesn't catch it. With a huge does of anti-viral drugs as well, less than half of babies born to HIV infected mothers actually catch it. The problem in poor countries is they have no alternative to breast feeding, which eventually will pass enough on to cause infection.
I finished 'The Wild Bunch' on emulation a few years back after years of trying back in the day. (Used the strength cheat from the Tipshop as I always ended up running out of strength while moving between the towns).
I was glad to have finished it, but I don't know if it was worth all the effort!
Also I only realised a few days ago who the "Jon" in Jon and Vangelis is... I'll Find My Way Home was on the radio and I was thinking "That doesn't half sound like Jon Anderson out of Yes" before the penny dropped...
A bit off topic but i told my mum that Lorraine Cheshire is Peter Kay's sister back in 2001 when she had a bit part in Phoenix Nights.
I forgot about it till she said about her looking more like her brother Peter as she gets older after seeing her in Trollied recently. I neglected to tell her i'd made it up and agreed.
If you don't know who Lorraine Cheshire is she played Eddie's wife Joan in Early Doors and is now in Trollied as one of the customer service girls.
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WHAA??
I just learned that Bucks Fizz made a good song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZL3UgncfJc
Someone ban him. Please?
;-)
one side is dull and the other side is shiny :D
I was shocked when I found out that 'Golden Brown' by the Stranglers WASN'T actually a song about Marmite. :o
I saw that on "how it's made". Apparently because there is only a limit to how thin they can roll the aluminium foil, ie the gap between two rollers, the last time they roll it, they fold it in half and then roll it again making it half the thickness. The dull sides are the sides which were together.
Sorry to dispell another one, but there is no album called "frankie goes to hollywood,". That was the name of the group. Their first album was welcome to the pleasure dome, second one was Liverpool.
You're obviously too young to remember all the fuss.:D:D:D
I realized that in Ebeneezer Goode's chorus he is saying:
E's are good
E's are good
as in drugs
Nooo! I loved that song. I remember recording it from an AM radio station and playing the hell out of the tape over and over listening to it.
Who the heck told you that? There is most definitely a difference, given that the shinier side "inside" reflects the heat better. I use it all of the while for cooking steaks for instance. The shinier on the outside gives a rarer steak in the same part of the oven for the same amount of time. The missus likes her's well done whilst I like one medium to well done and doing it this way does it a treat with the minimum amount of faff.
Cabins would be booked as "Port Out. Starboard Home". Which meant the cabin on the shadier side of the ship, which were more desirable and cost more.
But this originated in the 1930's, by which time the word "Posh" was already in use. However the above derivation is still the best answer anyone can give as to where the word "Posh" comes from.
Also read that 3 scientists had "cured" a baby born with HIV. The doctors themselves have said that they don't want to use the word "cure" yet, but the child is now nearly 4 years old, shows no sign of HIV and no longer needs treatment. Interestingly enough, all 3 scientists are women and 1 of them has the surname "Gay". Odd how words just seem to become associated sometimes.
I also recently became aware of Benfords Law - which is extremely interesting, but not quite as much so as Brannigans Law - Sham-pag-un anyone? :D
I love phrases.org.uk for things like this :)
the bloke singing managed a night club in london , the end on tottenham court road. a friend dj'd there for a bit.
as for the line "got any vera's".. vera lynn's = skins = rizzla paper.
right you bunch of mockney wannabe's.. london does have slang much like anywhere else.. but most of the proper east end lot did the "white flight" to essex or well out of london.
Oooooo! I'll be spending a long time on there!! :smile:
Rip
Did you know that David Bowie has 1 pupil that is permanently dilated?
Yeah I heard about that on the radio
George illustrated some of Bowie's best album covers (Man Of Words, Man Of Music; Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust) and also the promo material for Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Tour.
The back cover for Man Of Words Man Of Music is interesting in that it was orginally drawn by Bowie, but recommissioned and produced by George for the final cover - many of the images on the cover would be reused by Bowie in his videos and live shows over the next 30 years, notably the pierrot comforting his mother.
Good stuff. Never knew this!
- IONIAN-GAMES.com -
I was glad to have finished it, but I don't know if it was worth all the effort!
Me neither - my moment of revelation also came in the late nineties, when I joined an existing pub quiz team called 'Jeremy Beadle's Withered Hand'.
lol
When I was 9-13 I was short sighted but didnt want to wear glasses out of embarrassment, so I missed a lot of these subtle details.
I would re-watch movies with me glasses on and catch loads of details I'd missed before.
I forgot about it till she said about her looking more like her brother Peter as she gets older after seeing her in Trollied recently. I neglected to tell her i'd made it up and agreed.
If you don't know who Lorraine Cheshire is she played Eddie's wife Joan in Early Doors and is now in Trollied as one of the customer service girls.
Or as my mom would say youll cop it!
nose bleeds.. commonly ya supposed to lean back..
nope, lean forward apparently as it stops choking / clears the nose
If that was true then you would be a successful realist, invalidating the premise. :grin:
/Pedro