The death of Brigitte Bardot necessitated the update of this marvelous chart. Only three people mentioned in Billy Joel's banger "We Didn't Start The Fire" are still alive. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…
For those now asking, I really do keep a list I’m always updating of old-timey words that need protecting or we risk losing them
A.I won’t know what Loosy Goosy means or what context to label an altercation as a brouhaha (or kerfuffle)
Anything to add to?
@DavidPr47064029@ActivePatriotUK Yes - 2 people. Daughter-in-law’s Dad won £3.8m on lottery lucky dip, and neighbour won £1m on the ‘millionaire maker’.
I’ve always wondered about the lottery and Euro millions itself. As I also know no one directly who has ever won … and for all the years it’s been running and the number of millionaires it’s had win each week - I would have thought I’d come across stories of people who know people who have. Let’s run a poll …
Do you know anyone directly who’s ever won big on the national lottery- (if 30 million people say no, then we know it’s a scam for real and can stop wasting our money on it).
@GWRHelp Hello - my son left his coat on the train today. He got off at Blackwater - train heading to Reading. He’s submitted a lost property form. Can anyone confirm if the coat has been picked up please?
Rashad Sweeting could’ve played it sensible but he went for the 180 instead🎯
So, as thanks for being a legend and triggering another £1,000 donation from us to @prostateuk, we’re making the one-off pledge to pay his travel costs to and from the Bahamas.
Fair play Rashad.
@NicNic711 Sileo gel from the vet was the answer for our terrified boy. Have to go easy with it as he was really quite stoned for a while but it stopped the pacing and the shaking. For context, we have 2 dogs and the other one isn’t at all bothered by fireworks.
Thanks to everyone (almost everyone) that commented. I started replying but there’s too many. So, I tried her thunder shirt, pet remedy, safe space, blanket etc none worked. We have vet Monday so will ask for something. For those that assume she’s untrained, she is 🤷🏼♀️
Thanks again to the poxy fireworks, we have a panting, pacing, terrified girl who will again be awake ALL NIGHT waiting for the next explosion, that’s 4 nights in a row now, even using ‘pet remedy’ spray on her bandana 😡😡😡
@russell_kane@oasis I went to Reading Festival last weekend… Amazing time slightly marred by the young lad in an Ikea bucket hat asking if me if I ‘felt a bit out of place’ as I was standing there waiting for the Prodigy to come on. I’m 50.. 🤷🏻♀️
You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished?
This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone.
Why?
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@thisstuartlaws I saw something that said USB stands for ‘Upside down bastard’ and due to that I now accept that it’s the job of the usb to be tricky and I don’t try to fight it!
@drvolts I went to buy a car I wanted. I was a cash buyer and didn’t want any warranty extras etc... Long story short, it was clear they really didn’t want my business and that buying the car on finance would be preferred. I walked out without the car, and with no regrets. Vultures!
Y'all, I just got back from a car dealership. Holy shit. I thought, "maybe my stereotypes are outdated, maybe it's not so bad any more."
It's ... so much worse. I couldn't believe it. I have to rant a bit.
They sat down to breakfast. Tigger took a large mouthful of honey… and he made exploring noises, and considering noises, and what-have-we-got-HERE noises… and then he said:
“Tiggers don’t like honey.”
“Oh!” said Pooh, and tried to make it sound Sad and Regretful. ~A.A.Milne