The phrase whipping boy comes from when a member of the royal family would appoint someone to take the punishment for the member of the aristocracy. Apparently it was a much coveted role and many whipping boys went on to hold impressive titles
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25-12-2017 12:15 AM #541
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27-12-2017 08:17 AM #542
Enoch Powells famous speech never actually contained the phrase 'rivers of blood'.
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05-01-2018 11:50 AM #543
Packets of crisps always go out of date on the same day of the week - a Saturday.
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05-01-2018 07:15 PM #544
Russe Blanc is the only racehorse currently in training who's registered colour is white.
PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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05-01-2018 09:18 PM #545This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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05-01-2018 09:33 PM #546This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
White horses have pink skin (noticeable about the mouth and eyes) and are born with a white coat.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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05-01-2018 10:46 PM #547This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It’s truly an interesting fact and a useless piece of information.
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26-01-2018 04:41 PM #549
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26-01-2018 04:44 PM #550This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-01-2018 05:32 PM #551
A fire has burned beneath the mostly abandoned ex-mining town of Centralia in Pennsylvania since 1962. Interesting article about a church there on the BBC this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42781736
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26-01-2018 07:08 PM #552This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-01-2018 08:27 AM #553
The saying "give the whole nine yards" comes from the fact the ammunition belts on the P-51 Mustang were 9 Yards long.
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28-01-2018 05:54 PM #554
How do Sky Sports news get results from all the games on a weekend? Do they have a reporter at literally every ground that messages in with the scores?
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28-01-2018 06:13 PM #555This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
How does the snowplough driver get to his work in the morning?
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28-01-2018 06:24 PM #556This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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28-01-2018 07:25 PM #557This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A sensible move to ensure they can get on the road plowing/gritting straight away
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28-01-2018 07:29 PM #558This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I actually discovered one answer when I was visiting a pal out near Middleton/Gorebridge years ago. There's an enormous mountain of grit there....... with lots of yelly lorries.....beside some houses.
So... Midlothian's Mr.Plow stays at his work.
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28-01-2018 08:12 PM #559This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
My neighbour is my local gritter/plougher and he keeps the truck at his
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01-02-2018 01:42 AM #560
96% of the universe is made of stuff we can’t see or detect.
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01-02-2018 10:32 AM #565
"...As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know" - Donald Rumsfeld
In a nutshell Donnie Boy
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01-02-2018 07:59 PM #566This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-02-2018 11:53 AM #567
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The most common password used on the Internet is 123456
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20-02-2018 08:12 PM #568
Ewan McGregor’s brother Colin is a pilot in the Royal Air Force.
His RAF nickname is Obi Two.
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20-02-2018 11:38 PM #570
The last time a Premier League game was played without any substitutions being made was 22 March 2003 - Manchester United v Fulham
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