AVFC_Hitz Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: But I don't know Atlantic! I also assumed something to do with Atlantis but I'm not sure where it's from From 'the sea near the Atlas mountains' later when the realised the ocean was 'kin huge they kept the name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Zen Posted April 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2022 One for the boring thread, I’m sure, but etymology is a subject on which I can spend hours down wikipedia rabbit holes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, El Zen said: One for the boring thread, I’m sure, but etymology is a subject on which I can spend hours down wikipedia rabbit holes. Especially backronyms and folk etymologies that people insist are true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, El Zen said: etymology is a subject on which I can spend hours down wikipedia rabbit holes. Yeah I love Egypt as well. All the pyramids and mummies and stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Surely Bernie is the ultimate little bloke with a statuesque wife. So Mrs Ecclestone, what attracted you to your billionaire elderly husband? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Xela said: Surely Bernie is the ultimate little bloke with a statuesque wife. So Mrs Ecclestone, what attracted you to your billionaire elderly husband? Nah she's got sidepods where they shouldnt be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 If i'd got access to firearms, like I would in the States, would I have killed myself by now? I do ponder that sometimes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Just now, Xela said: If i'd got access to firearms, like I would in the States, would I have killed myself by now? I do ponder that sometimes. You ok fella? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, Seat68 said: You ok fella? All good here thanks chap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 So, less of a suicide ponderance, more a freak bum play accident scenario? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: So, less of a suicide ponderance, more a freak bum play accident scenario? It would never be advisable to put a gun near a very active turd volcano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted April 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Silvers said: Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Because I use Lynx Africa 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted April 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? They long to be close to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2022 Does anyone know why The Indian Ocean is called The Indian Ocean? I'm sure there must be a simple explanation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 6, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2022 Picture, if you will, an island. And on this island is a lake. And on this lake is an island. And so on. What I wonder is: what is the highest number of such nested iterations that occurs in the real world? And where is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Picture, if you will, an island. And on this island is a lake. And on this lake is an island. And so on. What I wonder is: what is the highest number of such nested iterations that occurs in the real world? And where is it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_islands_and_lakes Quote Islands in lakes on islands in lakes on islands in lakes[edit] Only one lake is known to have such islands.[citation needed] Name In lake On island In lake On island In lake Country Size (km²) Coordinates Notes Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Lake Yathkyed Canada 62°39′04″N 97°47′14″W [16] Moose Boulder was claimed to exist in the seasonal pond of Moose Flats on Ryan Island in Siskiwit Lake on Isle Royale in Lake Superior in the United States.[17] In 2020, an expedition to the island found that it was a hoax, as apparently was the seasonal pond. What a hilarious prank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: Picture, if you will, an island. And on this island is a lake. And on this lake is an island. And so on. What I wonder is: what is the highest number of such nested iterations that occurs in the real world? And where is it? If you were asking about islands in the stream,you could ask K.Rogers and D.Parton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 6, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 minute ago, PussEKatt said: If you were asking about islands in the stream,you could ask K.Rogers and D.Parton. Actually, it was seeing a reference to that song that made me think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 15 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? If they are parrots, she is a pirate. If they are vultures, she is a zombie. If they are storks, she is very fertile. If they are caged canaries, she is a coal miner. If they are emus, she is the president of the Rod Hull Fan Club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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