Stuff that keeps you awake at night

19 Sep 2008

Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom? dunno

19 Sep 2008

ok great cheers mate ya got me puzzled too now rolleyes

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

I know the answer to that, I asked a lock keeper just the other day! :smug: :giggle:

19 Sep 2008

and other things
What is the point, the raison d'etre of slugs and wasps? are they just here to annoy me?

19 Sep 2008

And speaking of water, I still can't get my head round the fact that the water we drink from the tap is billions of years old. That the amount of water on the planet is finite, there's never more nor less than has always been here since the planet was built by Barrett Homes prior to 1968. rolleyes

19 Sep 2008

speaking of water, why is it i can choose who to get my gas and electricity from but not my water, if i lived a mile down the road i'd pay about 30% less yet i'm sure they both still get it from a bloody huge puddle in wales somewhere

19 Sep 2008

Aye thats a good one to which the answer may be, that the water might be in some continuous circle being pumped under ground by the little umpa lumpa's from the chocolate factory dunno

(that was in answer to meaty's first question btw redface

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BUT....
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? blink

That keeps me awake for hours that one...

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
Aye thats a good one to which the answer may be, that the water might be in some continuous circle being pumped under ground by the little umpa lumpa's from the chocolate factory
BUT....
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

egg obviously

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

That's been answered by the brainboxes who specialise in evolution.
As birds evolved from reptiles it went...
Reptile => Egg => Chicken
...and as reptile wasn't stated in the question, egg is the winner!

19 Sep 2008

Quote by bouncy332
Aye thats a good one to which the answer may be, that the water might be in some continuous circle being pumped under ground by the little umpa lumpa's from the chocolate factory
BUT....
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

egg obviously
Mmmm but how did the egg get there?? Or are the chicken's tiny tiny dinosaurs!!

19 Sep 2008

actually i have got one that totally puzzles me
if rain is just water that was on the planet anyway just gets turned into clouds that then rain it back down surely there is room for it on the planet so why so many floods???
please b kind to me i'm just a ditzy blonde hairdresser

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
speaking of water, why is it i can choose who to get my gas and electricity from but not my water, if i lived a mile down the road i'd pay about 30% less yet i'm sure they both still get it from a bloody huge puddle in wales somewhere

I'd far rather have my water from Wales anyway.
But my water related gripe is that I have 2 entry points for my water and as such I can't have a water meter. The water board won't pay to move it to a single entry point and won't give me discount because I've applied for a meter but they can't fit it. Estimates are that my water usage is such that a meter would save me approx 75% on what I'm paying via water rates. mad

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
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I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

The egg
Mcdonalds do a sausage and egg mcmuffin from about 5am till am, but i don't think you can get chicken nuggets or a chicken burger till after wink

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
Aye thats a good one to which the answer may be, that the water might be in some continuous circle being pumped under ground by the little umpa lumpa's from the chocolate factory
BUT....
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

egg obviously
Mmmm but how did the egg get there?? Or are the chicken's tiny tiny dinosaurs!!
Cos the reptile laid the egg, but what hatched was the chicken (loosely speaking of course)

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
Aye thats a good one to which the answer may be, that the water might be in some continuous circle being pumped under ground by the little umpa lumpa's from the chocolate factory
BUT....
I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

egg obviously
Mmmm but how did the egg get there?? Or are the chicken's tiny tiny dinosaurs!!
there ya go hun in one
eggs were around way b4 chickens its all just evolution

19 Sep 2008

Quote by bouncy332
actually i have got one that totally puzzles me
if rain is just water that was on the planet anyway just gets turned into clouds that then rain it back down surely there is room for it on the planet so why so many floods???
please b kind to me i'm just a ditzy blonde hairdresser

If you have mashed potato and pour gravy over the top you get puddles, if you then move some of the spud or eat some of it, then the gravy pools into the spot you left.

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
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I have a better one what came first the chicken or the egg?? That keeps me awake for hours that one...

The egg
Mcdonalds do a sausage and egg mcmuffin from about 5am till am, but i don't think you can get chicken nuggets or a chicken burger till after wink

B******

:kick: :fuckinghell: :laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:

19 Sep 2008

Quote by Peanut
actually i have got one that totally puzzles me
if rain is just water that was on the planet anyway just gets turned into clouds that then rain it back down surely there is room for it on the planet so why so many floods???
please b kind to me i'm just a ditzy blonde hairdresser

If you have mashed potato and pour gravy over the top you get puddles, if you then move some of the spud or eat some of it, then the gravy pools into the spot you left.
still confused sounds even more complicated that way lol

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

For those that don’t know!
Canals are manmade waterways, ones with locks go uphill the locks are there to keep the water in to assist in navigation up stream. The water is tidal if the locks were not there the water would flow out on the low tide and halt the navigation process up stream until high tide.
Well something like that!
How clever am I? lol

Am I still a dimwit?
:lol:

19 Sep 2008

I have one that also puzzles me why does buttered toast always lands butter side down when you drop it? :huh:

19 Sep 2008

Quote by Theladyisaminx
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

For those that don’t know!
Canals are manmade waterways, ones with locks go uphill the locks are there to keep the water in to assist in navigation up stream. The water is tidal if the locks were not there the water would flow out on the low tide and halt the navigation process up stream until high tide.
Well something like that!
How clever am I? lol

Am I still a dimwit?
:lol:
clever girl ty hun thats that one sorted :lol:

19 Sep 2008

Quote by Theladyisaminx
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

For those that don’t know!
Canals are manmade waterways, ones with locks go uphill the locks are there to keep the water in to assist in navigation up stream. The water is tidal if the locks were not there the water would flow out on the low tide and halt the navigation process up stream until high tide.
Ah but how do you get down hill then??
Well something like that!
How clever am I? lol

Am I still a dimwit?
:lol:

19 Sep 2008

Quote by Theladyisaminx
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

For those that don’t know!
Canals are manmade waterways, ones with locks go uphill the locks are there to keep the water in to assist in navigation up stream. The water is tidal if the locks were not there the water would flow out on the low tide and halt the navigation process up stream until high tide.
Well something like that!
How clever am I? lol

Am I still a dimwit?
:lol:
Not clever enough to explain where the water comes from or goes to biggrin

the locks just let water in from the highest point. if you want to go down a level you go in and let the water out till you sink enough, to go in you let it in till you float enough....but where the feck does it come from and go to? banghead

19 Sep 2008

Quote by mollman1
I have one that also puzzles me why does buttered toast always lands butter side down when you drop it? :huh:

If cats always land on their feet and buttered toast always lands buttered side down, what happens if you gaffer tape a piece of buttered toast butter side up and the back of a cat and drop it? wink

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
I have one that also puzzles me why does buttered toast always lands butter side down when you drop it? :huh:

If cats always land on their feet and buttered toast always lands buttered side down, what happens if you gaffer tape a piece of buttered toast butter side up and the back of a cat and drop it? wink

Pussy on toast???????

19 Sep 2008

Quote by bustylady40
I have one that also puzzles me why does buttered toast always lands butter side down when you drop it? :huh:

If cats always land on their feet and buttered toast always lands buttered side down, what happens if you gaffer tape a piece of buttered toast butter side up and the back of a cat and drop it? wink

Pussy on toast???????
:lickface:

19 Sep 2008

I've often wondered why do nipples become erect at the most inopportune moments?

19 Sep 2008

Quote by bustylady40
I've often wondered why do nipples become erect at the most inopportune moments?

Such as?....... rolleyes

19 Sep 2008

Quote by meat2pleaseu
Questions like
I live near a canal with lots of locks, so where does all the water at the top end of the canal come from and where does it go when it gets to the bottom?

For those that don’t know!
Canals are manmade waterways, ones with locks go uphill the locks are there to keep the water in to assist in navigation up stream. The water is tidal if the locks were not there the water would flow out on the low tide and halt the navigation process up stream until high tide.
Well something like that!
How clever am I? lol

Am I still a dimwit?
:lol:
Not clever enough to explain where the water comes from or goes to biggrin

The sea :lol:
the locks just let water in from the highest point.
er no from the lowest point!
if you want to go down a level you go in and let the water out till you sink enough, to go in you let it in till you float enough....but where the feck does it come from and go to?
Think of locks as steps going up! :lol:
Comes up on a high tide from the sea and goes back to the sea on a low tide! rolleyes

The loxk is there to keep the water in, if there were no locks up stream on a low tide would be a mud bank.
who said I was a dimwit? :smug:
banghead

:therethere:

19 Sep 2008

another question for you
where the hell is pete sw? dunno

i was chatting to him about car stuff and he went awol, i buggered off to bed and i've not seen him since...you don't think he's still sat there waiting for me to reply do you? biggrin