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pffffft Posted Apr 25, 2005
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Pah! Dost thou question my most excellent sources?
You sir can put your lime in your Coconut.
And yes you can have a piece of 'wind'. Other acceptable terms are chunk, slice or portion.
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Apr 25, 2005
Fact: The collective noun for most things is 'a bunch'.
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 25, 2005
The song you are thinking of is The Banana Boat Song. Harry Belafonte sings it...
Useless fact: The actor Alan Arkin is credited (with others) with writing the song.
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pffffft Posted Apr 25, 2005
*salutes*
fanu
A Belafonte is also the name of a Siege Engine designed in the mid 17th Century in Spain.
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pffffft Posted Apr 26, 2005
make a fact up, me, never
*clears throat*
Oh Bratislokia, Great Bratislokia
Bratislokia we love you.
ooh aah Bratislokia, Great Bratislokia
Bratislokia we love you.
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Yelbakk Posted Apr 26, 2005
Bratislokia does not exist today, nor was it the former USSR. If, indeed, it did exist and had existed, it would have done so as merely a part of the former USSR, rather than being the former USSR.
Bratislava, on the other hand, does exist.
The non-existant Bratisloika and the existant Bratislava have the following features in common:
Neither were the USSR.
Neither were part of the USSR.
Neither are located in Australia.
Neither are known for their beautiful coastlines.
Both are featured in this thread.
Y.
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pffffft Posted Apr 26, 2005
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oh yeah, well how do you explain the second stanza of the National Antem then...
Bratislokia, Great Big Bratislokia,
Our fine sandy beached friend
Bratislokia, Great Big Bratislokia
Our fiiiiiine saaandy beached frieeeeeendddddddda!
And besides, without a beautiful coastline how else could there be the famous Bratislokian Great Red, the only breed of shark that is actually able to vomit underwater.
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Yelbakk Posted Apr 26, 2005
Ah, seems like you got me there... Incidentally, does Bratislokia share a border with Molvania?
(http://www.jetlagtravel.com/molvania)
Y.
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Apr 26, 2005
Hail, hail Freedonia! - From the Marx Bros' 'Duck Soup'.
I've never been do any of those countries - but I did spend a very pleasant fortnight in San Serif.
Idea for the Laos Tourist Agency:
T-shirts saying 'My folks went to Vientiane and all I got was this Laotian T-shirt'
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Apr 26, 2005
Did you stay in Uppercase or Lowercase?
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Rod, Keeper of Pointless and/or funny discussions or statements Posted Apr 26, 2005
Finland is the country that hosts most world championships in the world. Among many many others there are the following (and yes, these are real championships):
-airgitare championship
-icehole swimming
-sauna sitting (or bathing, not sure in english)
-mobilephone trowing
-anthill sitting (naked)
-muscito killing
-wife carying competition
...
Rod
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Apr 27, 2005
Biathlon always seems an odd one to me: Cross-country skiing and shooting. A sport tailor made to be won by members of the Scandewegian military.
And why does the British army have a bobsleigh team, for heaven's sake? It's hardly a military skill.
'OK, chaps. Let's sneak up on them by building a giant trench in the snow, covering its surface with hard ice and sliding down it dead fast'. I mean, all you'd have to do would be to wait at the bottom with a machine gun.
Remember when John Noakes showed off his bruised arse on live children's TV?
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WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Apr 27, 2005
No, no, no it's competeing in such sports as Dwarf Throwing and Bog Snorkling that has made this country great, oh and Obnail Boot Shin Kicking, shandy drinking Southerners not allowed.
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 27, 2005
Yea.. for the southerners you could have the Scrumpy Walk... After 4 pints, whoever can walk to the door wins.
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Baron Grim Posted May 4, 2005
The first leavened breads may have resulted from the bakers using their feet to kneed the dough... the yeast between their toes provided the leavening.
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YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." Posted May 4, 2005
The entire length of the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903, (120ft), is shorter than the length of the cargo hold of the USAF's C-5B Galaxy transport aircraft.
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- 1922: Edward the Bonobo - Gone. (Apr 25, 2005)
- 1923: Baron Grim (Apr 25, 2005)
- 1924: pffffft (Apr 25, 2005)
- 1925: DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1926: DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1927: pffffft (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1928: Yelbakk (Apr 26, 2005)
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- 1931: Edward the Bonobo - Gone. (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1932: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1933: pffffft (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1934: Rod, Keeper of Pointless and/or funny discussions or statements (Apr 26, 2005)
- 1935: DA ; Simply Vicky: Don't get pithy with me! (Apr 27, 2005)
- 1936: Edward the Bonobo - Gone. (Apr 27, 2005)
- 1937: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Apr 27, 2005)
- 1938: Baron Grim (Apr 27, 2005)
- 1939: Baron Grim (May 4, 2005)
- 1940: YalsonKSA - "I'm glad birthdays don't come round regularly, as I'm not sure I could do that too often." (May 4, 2005)
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