FrontPage Archive - February 2012
Created | Updated Mar 3, 2012
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1 February 2012
QOTD:“I find that just a single pint of beer has a VERY large affect on my ability to play the piano. … Before? Ray Charles. … After? Les Dawson.” – Mu Beta
2 February 2012
QOTD:“I'm refusing the tea this week on Jury Duty because it's served in polystyrene cups.” – Galaxy Babe
3 February 2012
QOTD:“… in films, rocks don't seem to come off well at all. Even in the Railway Children, which I re-watched recently, they are the baddies.” – Trillian's Child
4 February 2012
QOTD:“Could I please nominate Post 195 as an early entrant in the category 'most wanton cruelty to the humble apostrophe 2012'?” – Mu Beta
5 February 2012
QOTD:“My son spent an entire day sightseeing around Salisbury with a pair of pants on his head … We refer to this as The Day of the Headpants.” – kelli
6 February 2012
Walking Hadrian's Wall - Exploring Roman BritainOne of the northernmost fortifications of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall runs from sea to sea across England. Walk the National Trail and see the wall in all its moods and states.
How to Prevent a War Using Ordinary Household Objects - Jean Robert-Houdin and the MaraboutsSome defend the progress of civilisation with guns and armies. Learn how one man fought for Western civilisation using stage magic.
The Sir John Ritblat Gallery - The British Library's Greatest TreasuresThis gallery of the British Library in London contains some of the classics of literature.
QOTD:
“I've only ever seen one grouse. If I ever see a second one, I'll come back here and find out what to call them.” – paulh
7 February 2012
QOTD:“It's hard to think of Netherton as a village. I think of it more as a safari park.” – Edward the Bonobo
8 February 2012
QOTD:“I think I'd be Willy Whiskers the Moustachioed Explorer. I might go for sideburns too, and a pith helmet. Just so I can say Pith Helmet a lot during my act...” – Robyn Hoode
9 February 2012
QOTD:“Over this side of the pond if someone says they're a patriot critics call them nationalists. This isn't helped by people who are nationalists calling themselves patriots.” – Mr. Dreadful
10 February 2012
QOTD:“Cats are supreme beings that devour whatever please them. We, their bottom dwlling minions, are not to question that.” – dragonqueen
11 February 2012
QOTD:“I'm all stitched up like a kipper. I feel like the Frankenstein monster, with a big scar and sutures, although sadly I've no bolts coming out of my neck.” – Gnomon
12 February 2012
QOTD:“I see Pastey's trialling the new "Verbosity Filter"” – Icy North
13 February 2012
The Holy Grail - The Stuff of LegendsIs the Holy Grail relevant to modern society? Gnomon's Entry attempts to answer this question and much more. Read about the history of the Grail, its significance and the legends that surround this mystery.
Brits in Briars and Brambles - The Battle of New Orleans in Song'And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits wouldn't go...' This folk song has more to it than just mocking enemy troops. Read how a US history teacher reached his students through the medium of music.
Fish SpasYou will have have seen this new craze, sweeping through the High Street and Shopping Malls – this Entry will tickle more than your toes.
QOTD:
“He told his wife that he was studying European and Scandinavian traditional folk dance at night school. … The truth was that he was ogling lap and pole dancers in a Harrogate night club.” – Triquack
14 February 2012
QOTD:“I wonder if spiders have a sense of self.” – Rudest Elf
15 February 2012
QOTD:“Er....I need to use google in a less pornographic way, I think.” – Mu Beta
16 February 2012
QOTD:“"Would you mind driving way out beyond the other end of town to a particular little abattoir to pick up two twenty litre buckets of fresh pigs blood so I can make black pudding for U2 (yes, that U2) and their road crew? Oh, and you'll have to bring your own buckets."” – anhaga
17 February 2012
QOTD:“The other question I get asked is ‘what do you do with your son when you are at work?’ To which I answer…. 'chain him to the radiator and hope the dogs don’t steal his food'. Rather than the more truthful and saner ‘his dad looks after him’. Interestingly the looks of surprise are nearly as great with the second answer as the first …” – Storm
18 February 2012
QOTD:“Here I was thinking it would be a thread about female mud wrestling.” – Xanatic
19 February 2012
QOTD:“Finding Memo - an office adventure” – swl
20 February 2012
Russian Pancakes - How to Make Blini (and Tvorog) Without Mucking About with Yeast or Whisking Egg WhitesStarting with just a container of milk, learn how real Russians make both pancakes (blini) and cottage cheese (tvorog).
UCAS and UK University ApplicationsCongratulations to HonestIago on bringing this old Entry thoroughly up to date. Here's everything you need to know about applying for University in the UK.
What Do Scientists Know Anyway? - Systematic Review and Meta-analysisA study shows that eating chocolate is good for you. Another one says it is bad for you. So who to believe? This Entry shows how to compare scientific studies and find the truth.
QOTD:
“I want to meet whoever invented central heating and kiss them. On the mouth if necessary.” – Agapanthus
21 February 2012
QOTD:“I'm rather surprised by how noisy a mechanical valve is - he's not so much the Tinman as the ticking crocodile from Peter Pan!” – Beatrice De'Ath
22 February 2012
QOTD:“I'm always wondering where I left my tea, usually because I look down and see my mug empty and can't remember having drunk it so it must have wandered off somewhere...” – Pastey
23 February 2012
QOTD:“It's a little known fact that the speed limit in many states in the U.S. is set at 75 miles per hour precisely to prevent people from reaching 88 and disrupting the space-time continuum.” – Irving Washington
24 February 2012
QOTD:“My keyboard looks a bit like it's been attacked by a madman with a hammer. It's for this very reason that I've pried off all the keys that I don't need but are very annoying when hit by accident: Caps Lock, Alt Gr, Insert, F11...” – Mu Beta
25 February 2012
QOTD:“Whatever bacteria there are on my dishcloths are *my* bacteria, and I'm used to them by now.” – paulh
26 February 2012
QOTD:“I don't know why I'm making so many typing mistakes this lunch break. Perhaps my keyboard is offended that I'm experimenting with it.” – Trillian's Child
27 February 2012
Javelin - Olympic Spear-ThrowingIn this Olympic year, we give you the low-down on many of the Olympic sports. This week it is the turn of the Javelin, with this fine Entry by Researcher Nosebagbadger.
NepalThanks to Researcher sprout for updating our Entry on Nepal, that land of jungle and high mountains.
The 2004 Isle of Wight FestivalThe Isle of Wight was famous for its Rock Festivals back in the late 1960s. The tradition was re-established in 2004. Researcher Bluebottle gives all the details.
QOTD:
“I suspect that the night romance died you were probably taken in for questioning.” – McKay
28 February 2012
QOTD:“'But if I put it there, won't Uncle Fred be upset?'” – clzoomer
29 February 2012
QOTD:“It was probably hairballs from all the cats on the interwebs.” – Pink Paisley
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