crankypig 457 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 A Barrel of monkeys is actually the correct term for a group of monkeys. Breaking wind helps reduce blood pressure ,so it's good for your health. Nowhere in the Bible does it say or suggest that angels have wings. More couples divorce in January than in any other month. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I had better not tell my Hubbs about the second one..............or there will be no peace! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 carni. If you are implying what I think you are implying, then tell Chris to sit a couple of tables away from us at the next meeting you attend. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 #1. Re angels..... I agree that generally speaking, angels do not have wings. The confusion occurs because of the seraphim (plural of seraph) and cherubim (plural of cherub). These creatures are said to be constantly with God and DO have wings - in fact the cherubim are said to have 2 pairs of wings (Ezekiel chapter 1) and the seraphim, 6 wings (Isaiah chapter 6). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 MargieH Its just something I read in a magazine...I don't own a bible so can't look it up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Drivers in china who dazzle other road users with full beam headlights are made to stare into the lights for a minute as punishment. A mans pea coat takes its name from the Dutch word pijjakker,which referred to the type of cloth it was made from. There are still 1,480 gaslights in Londons streets. There are an estimated 32,000 parakeets living wild in the uk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Who the heck counted those parakeets! LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 And how did they know where to look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^From a mate who lives in London follow the .......................noise....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Did you know that the fake snow in the Wizard of Oz film was made from white Asbestos?it was also used in a few other films Holiday Inn was one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow ....bet you tried! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 It's said that you lose up to 100 hairs a day when brushing/combing your hair. I don't believe that one,how can it be replaced fast enough? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Here's one that I have done a few times: The 1½ mile journey from Westray to Papa Westray in the UK’s Orkney Islands is the shortest scheduled flight in the world. The trip takes less than two minutes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Crankypig: It can't...ask any balding male! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Pigs can't look upwards? It's supposed to be because of the way their necks stop them lifting their heads up far enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I was listening to a program about the Red Arrows on the radio & it suddenly clicked why their called the Red Arrows, because they fly in an arrow formation & their red? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Hands up who remembers the Black Arrows? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I think they were the forerunners of the Red Arrows. I remember an aerobatic team when I was a child. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Did they used to fly the Folland Gnat? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 A friend of mine, no longer with us, was in a Vampire aerobatic team in the post war years. The team was initially called Dracula but I can find no mention of this - although there was a Black Knights team. They flew out of Odiham in Hampshire. He was a captain in the Army Air Corps but spent much time on secondment to the RAF. He was a fund of wartime flying stories and I did try to persuade him to write a book of his reminiscences. He told me he had the exciting experience of being sent to shoot up the gasworks in Calais at the age of 19! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, plantfit said: Did they used to fly the Folland Gnat? Rog They were what the Red Arrows originally used. The Black Arrows were Hawker Hunters. Used to see them at air displays in the late 1950s/early 1960s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 549 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I can remember the Black Arrows from when they used to perform at Hucknall in the 50s and 60s. They were a magnificent sight but very noisy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,711 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Remember the Black Arrows at Hucknall There are an estimated 38 lbs of Gold dissolved in every cubic mile of seawater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 There were a number of Hunter aerobatic teams, the most famous were the Black Arrows of No.111 Squadron. Their party-piece was a mass diamond loop consisting of 24 aircraft. They performed this at the Hucknall 1961 (I think) air display, though the number of aircraft might have been a little fewer. The Red Arrows with the Folland Gnats were preceded by the Yellow Jacks - Gnats painted all-yellow. In the late 1970s the Red Arrows changed to the Hawk, which they still fly. There were quite a few aerobatic teams in the 1960s, featuring Hunters, Lightnings, and Jet Provosts. The Fleet Air Arm had its own with Sea Hawks and then Scimitars, and the Army had a helicopter formation team. The photo shows me when I flew with the Red Arrers. What! You don't believe me? Would I lie to you? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Red Arrers you say Chulla. We believe you Mi duck. Chris says do any of you remember the 'Red Pelicans' in the 60s. He went to see them, but not sure where; perhaps Cosford. http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/history/teamhistory.cfm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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