bickster Posted April 21, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Former referee Jon Moss (now of the PGMOL) owns a record shop (The Vinyl Whistle) in Leeds. I thought that was well known? Certainly is amongst the vinyl enthusiasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, bickster said: I thought that was well known? Certainly is amongst the vinyl enthusiasts I'm not a vinyl enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2023 Britain has wild populations of wallabies. Since the late 1800s small groups have sustained themselves after escaping zoos and private collections across the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 31, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, Chindie said: Britain has wild populations of wallabies Just a short evolutionary hop to a new uk species of macropod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 31, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2023 55 minutes ago, Chindie said: Britain has wild populations of wallabies. Since the late 1800s small groups have sustained themselves after escaping zoos and private collections across the country. I knew that but I was shocked to discover that the Derbyshire colony is now thought to be extinct 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, bickster said: I knew that but I was shocked to discover that the Derbyshire colony is now thought to be extinct They could only take so many generations of locals **** them before being assimilated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 19/04/2023 at 12:07, BOF said: Attempting to beat Ken Warby's current water speed record of 317.596mph has a 100% fatality rate. The record has stood since 1978 and since then only 2 people have made any attempt to break it. Both men crashed and died. Lee Taylor in 1980 and his wasn't even an actual attempt. It was a demonstration that went wrong. And Craig Arfons crashed in 1989 at over 350mph. Does that count though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 1, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Does that count though? I think it has specific rules, about a certain distance and they may have to do it in both directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Yep, the official speed is the average of two runs up and down (there and back) the same course. Any idiot can be fired across a lake at 350mph, the skill is in managing it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Just now, chrisp65 said: Yep, the official speed is the average of two runs up and down (there and back) the same course. Any idiot can be fired across a lake at 350mph, the skill is in managing it twice. The first time you can see where you are going. The second time you can see where you have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withes_shin Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 An anagram of mother in law is woman hitler If you increased the size of a snooker ball to the size of the earth, the earth with all its mountains and valleys would have a smoother circumference than the snooker ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 1, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Does that count though? The speed doesn't count, but the attempt does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 21/04/2023 at 02:53, mjmooney said: I'm not a vinyl enthusiast. More of a latex man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Newcastle is further west than Southampton. (Thanks Reddit) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: Newcastle is further west than Southampton. (Thanks Reddit) Seems so! Edited June 2, 2023 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: Newcastle is further west than Southampton. (Thanks Reddit) Isn't this very well known amongst atlas enthusiasts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, hogso said: Isn't this very well known amongst atlas enthusiasts? <shrug> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2023 If we're doing this map stuff, Lands End has no claim to fame. It is neither the most southerly part of mainland Great Britain (Lizard Point) nor the most westerly (Corrachadh Mòr) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, bickster said: If we're doing this map stuff, Lands End has no claim to fame. It is neither the most southerly part of mainland Great Britain (Lizard Point) nor the most westerly (Corrachadh Mòr) Its claim to fame is that it is one of two points on the mainland that are furthest apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Norway and North Korea are only separated by 1 country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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