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Urmstongran

Jeremy Hunt is the nephew of Virginia Bottomley.

Ooh, and of Peter Bottomley too presumably?

Urmstongran

HousePlantQueen

Urmstongran

Indeed HPQ It blew my mind a couple of years ago when I read it.
I’ve used it occasionally in conversation to illustrate the magnitude of difference.
I seem to have an empty seat next to me quite often these days.
Funny that…
🤣

As do I as I sit musing, looking at the scampo on the end of my fork ....longing for someone to come along and ask what I am eating

That really made me laugh! On a dreary day which happens to be the anniversary of the death of my mum six years ago. I miss her so much, especially these days with what we are confronted with at home. So a big thank you! Laughter really is the best medicine.

for you Urmstongran.

Oh, thank you, pen50. I’m behind the times as usual!

Maggiemaybe

The Mayor of Gibraltar is a former Miss World.

That was Kaiane Aldorino Lopez, actually 3 mayors ago. The current mayor is Carmen Gomez, herself a former Miss Gibraltar. There's a pattern in there somewhere...

springishere

Flammable means the same as inflammable.

i don't think that is quite correct.
technically, flammable means able to burn, such as wood or paper, when ignited.
inflammable relates to unstable compounds or materials that may spontaneously combust, without any source of ignition.

I'd forgotten that he had been a makeup artist glammagran and didn't know that about the tiger stripe.

I’ve just read in Dave Myer’s orbituary in the Times that when he worked as a makeup artist for the BBC he painted the stripe across the singer Adam Ant’s face. I knew you’d all love to know. 🤣

SeaWoozle

If you were to drive a car straight up, into the air, you'd be in outer space in an hour.

How many mph?

If you drive straight up from Wales, do you still have to stick to the 20mph limit?

If you were to drive a car straight up, into the air, you'd be in outer space in an hour.

Napoleon was scared of cats .

Camels do not store water in their hump despite Joanna Lumley telling us that in the last programme of her " spice trail " on TV. They store fat in their hump and water in their bloodstream .

Callistemon21

Yes, it would have happened. I guess the concept is that should the world start again from the beginning, but with humans (not all the stuff before!) there would be no physical proof.

4allweknow

In 50 million years Earth will not exist as the Sun will totally burn us up. All history will not exist.

Surely history cannot be deleted?

It happened, even if none of the reality still exists.

Goodness … we are a knowledgeable lot aren’t we! 😁
These have been fun to read.
I wonder how many of us thought about trying to lick our elbows …

Moth62

No-one knows what Albert Einstein’s last words were as, on his deathbed, he reverted to speaking in German, but his nurse did not speak the language.

I didn't know this!

No-one knows what Albert Einstein’s last words were as, on his deathbed, he reverted to speaking in German, but his nurse did not speak the language.

It’s impossible for you to lick your own elbow!!

You cannot be both depressed and grateful at the same time.

In 50 million years Earth will not exist as the Sun will totally burn us up. All history will not exist.

Apologies for the huge post. Thought I'd deleted some of it.

Not the last time I looked #Callistemon21. Here's another one he may be interested in from a friend of mine who is an environmental consultant.

Excessive groundwater extraction by humans over the period of 1993 to 2010 has caused a shift and displacement of approximately 31.5 inches in the Earth's rotational pole, according to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Letters. Through the extraction of roughly 2,000 gigatonnes of groundwater in this period, the shift has resulted in the Earth tilting by about 80 centimeters.

It was reported in the Journal of Geophysical Research letters.Excessive groundwater extraction by humans over the period of 1993 to 2010 has caused a shift and displacement of approximately 31.5 inches in the Earth's rotational pole, according to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Letters. Through the extraction of roughly 2,000 gigatonnes of groundwater in this period, the shift has resulted in the Earth tilting by about 80 centimeters.

Fascinating stuff. I admit I'm a saddo!

‘Riff-raff’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon and originally meant ‘sweepings of rags’.

Jeremy Hunt is the nephew of Virginia Bottomley.

Dragonflies have size legs, but can't walk.

60s pop singer Twinkle was the aunt of actress Fay Ripley.