h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Most people will have trouble understanding what a hadron is. However, if you describe it to them as an itty bitty race car driver, at least they'll have fun imagining it.

could have been some Roman's with a speech impediment building Hadrian's wall

I thought of that, too. Hadrian's heirs did pretty well, though. The wall was just sitting there not earning a dime, until someone 80 generations later gets the idea of renting out part of the wall as a store. He called it Wall Mart, and the idea took off!

there are quite a few houses just north and south of the wallthat have a brick or 2 from it

Just another brick in the wall.....

that's why we in Yorkshire are experts at dry stone wall buildingwe're that tight to buy cement

Couldn't you stick some leftover Yorkshire pudding in the cracks between the stones?

that's a thought

My sister in law always serves Yorkshire pudding at Christmas dinner. No one knows why she thinks we like it. ,tongueout>

just tell her

There's no need to hurry. One of these days, she'll get it right, and then we won't have to say anything.

http://www.auntbessies.co.uk/products/products_yp.php

I cheat

That's okay, Prof. The end result is fine either way.

I once tried to do my own, but failed miserably even following mam's advice

Poisoning your loved ones with ineptly made Yorkshire pudding is not the best way to go. It's a good thing you had a Plan B to fall back on.

birds liked them

I'll tell my sister-in-law that. She has a birdfeeder.

one dayI'll have a cookand a chauffeur,gardener,butler and then I'll wake up

You mean you would only have that much help in your dreams?

ok! plus a couple of au-pairs then