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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "

Virus threads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?

Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "

Lol I live in Hampshire and it's always confused me too. Also, the package never reached me? Where's my pony?

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Hampshire derives its name from the settlement that is now the city of Southampton. ... The old name was recorded in the Domesday book as Hantescire, and from this spelling the modern abbreviation "Hants" derives.

Isn’t google wonderful.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "

Nerd

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester

I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short

Nerd "

Right back at you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?

Lol I live in Hampshire and it's always confused me too. Also, the package never reached me? Where's my pony?"

I want a pony too, that doesn’t make sense to me, why no one has bought me a pony, and a tiara!

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short

Nerd

Right back at you "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "

I never knew this, thanks

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Some old ways still stand the test of time, change of language, we are an odd country

Hants is short for Hampshire as back in the day, many moons ago, it was called Hantescire hence Hants for short "

Stop Making Sense !

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx"

It can be ! Why don’t they get back together, makes no sense to me

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?

Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday "

Yes ! Those chin-breathers.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

THE WORLD!! The world doesn't make sense!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?

Virus threads "

A land from which there is no return...

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Gibberish....makes no sense to me

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill "

Luco-Girl ! Hand of steel and iron like grip, no top she can’t pop.

But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Gibberish....makes no sense to me "

Tank top red cheese, yes !

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill "

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"THE WORLD!! The world doesn't make sense!"

You are being held in a queue. All the answers will be with you shortly.

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Why I have a pony in my back garden.......

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier."

I haven’t had it in years - might get a bottle later on to find out if my manly opening skills are still up to scratch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier."

They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore

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By *izzy.miss.lizzyCouple
over a year ago

Pembrokeshire


"THE WORLD!! The world doesn't make sense!"

So much this

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why I have a pony in my back garden......."

Please take it to Hants ASAP, Kitty and Fallen Angel will pay on delivery.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Anger

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx"

Me too, which I've got on cd, and was listening to on YouTube yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-1PXYM135I

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.

They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore "

My childhood memory is that Lucozade was about 97% sugar so what’s in there now ? Makes no sense to me.

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Toe hair , finger hair, ear hair, pubes.. why..??

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx

Me too, which I've got on cd, and was listening to on YouTube yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-1PXYM135I"

I love the Concert Film so much I bought the T-shirt.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

Luco-Girl ! Hand of steel and iron like grip, no top she can’t pop.

But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids. "

If the grip fails then back in the day a swift rap with a hammer to knock off the top or now, a sharp kn*fe to break the seal

Aye same, you could hear the bottle before you saw it due to the crinkle wrap (gift wrapping) around it

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Bills

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Anger"

Sometimes unavoidable but yes, always feels like a waste of energy afterwards. Love and peace, Yas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.

They removed a lot of the sugar from lucozade, maybe that is why they aren't as powerful anymore

My childhood memory is that Lucozade was about 97% sugar so what’s in there now ? Makes no sense to me. "

Not sure, but they had to stop using it to diagnose gestational diabetes because it no longer had enough sugar in it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Toe hair , finger hair, ear hair, pubes.. why..??

"

I read a quote once that you knew God has a sense of humour when he starts taking head off your hair and putting it in your ears.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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But also thanks for a lovely memory trigger - my Grandad always bought us Lucozade when we were sick as kids.

If the grip fails then back in the day a swift rap with a hammer to knock off the top or now, a sharp kn*fe to break the seal

Aye same, you could hear the bottle before you saw it due to the crinkle wrap (gift wrapping) around it "

I can literally hear it now...I loved my Grandad a lot so this is making me very happy.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?"

It’s all double Dutch to me.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?"

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem "

And didn’t William of Orange invent Lucozade ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why I have a pony in my back garden.......

Please take it to Hants ASAP, Kitty and Fallen Angel will pay on delivery."

Are we sharing , the pony I mean

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem

And didn’t William of Orange invent Lucozade ? "

We come full circle. (Don’t tell granny, she loves a cum circle (or “Dewey Donut” as she calls it))

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem "

Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.

The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.

Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.

You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"Lucozade bottles make no sense to me.

Always been a pick me up tonic since I was a kid, but even when you are well you need some superhero power strength to try and get the top of, absolutely no hope when ill

The new bottles are next to impossible to open. The old style seem to be easier.

I haven’t had it in years - might get a bottle later on to find out if my manly opening skills are still up to scratch. "

Get the Cherry Lucozade

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem

Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.

The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.

Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.

You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce."

I like a bit of that on me asparagus

P.s. I like this thread as I am learning stuff

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

What doesn’t make sense to me is how I can officially only have 6 people round my house tomorrow yet there will be thousands of people literally on top of each other at Wembley.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem

Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.

The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.

Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.

You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce.

I like a bit of that on me asparagus

P.s. I like this thread as I am learning stuff "

Me too - together we’re making sense out of nonsense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That "ye olde" is actually pronounced "the old"

The y is actually an old English letter not used anymore said as a th. And the e is silent

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

"

SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?

Even stranger they pledge allegiance to the king of Spain in their national anthem

Under Napoleonic rule the whole country was known as Holland.

The Netherlands used to be the Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule.

Dutch could be a corruption of Deutsch as they are a Germanic people.

You could call them Hollandaise but then they'd be a sauce."

Netherlands / Holland name is a long story.

As for Dutch that’s the English fault, we called anyone that spoke a Germanic language Dutch. Over time the Germans became German and well those from the Netherlands (which Holland is part of) never lost the nickname.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "

Well now you mention it... Why is Oxfordshire abbreviated to oxon? Makes no sense at all.

And why did I used to be young fit and healthy and now I'm old fat and grumpy? Makes no sense.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name "

There is no such thing as a Seagull.

There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Whether middlesex actually exists or not.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

"

Aye but not far from the river that they follow

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"That "ye olde" is actually pronounced "the old"

The y is actually an old English letter not used anymore said as a th. And the e is silent "

I didn’t know that. So how did that disused ‘y’ become our modern ‘y’ pronounced ‘why’ ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"What doesn’t make sense to me is how I can officially only have 6 people round my house tomorrow yet there will be thousands of people literally on top of each other at Wembley. "

Agreed but what doesn’t make sense to me is that there’ll be literally no-one on top of each other at my house.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Whether sex actually exists or not. "

I’ve asked myself that a lot during lockdown.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt"

Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon! "

Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working

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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!

Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working "

Just tell him to be grateful that English is his first language & not a secondary one!

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By *agicfingers1Man
over a year ago

near Brighton


"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?

Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday "

Couldn't agree more! It's like putting your underwear on but leaving your cock hanging out

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name

There is no such thing as a Seagull.

There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull "

But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

Dude come on! We don't need this brain pain on a Saturday afternoon!

Haha I need an answer to silence a teenager and his daft questions, just because isn’t working "

I think it's a brilliant question - he's obviously inherited your lively brain. I'm going to think hard on an answer.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"People who wear face masks round their chin or under their nose.. I mean WHY? Why bother putting it on?

Can't wait for them to disappear forever so my brain hurts less everyday

Couldn't agree more! It's like putting your underwear on but leaving your cock hanging out "

That sounds like a Fab photo challenge

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?

Well now you mention it... Why is Oxfordshire abbreviated to oxon? Makes no sense at all.

"

Had to Google and apparently it derives from Latin word meaning 'of Oxford' and entered popular usage through it's association with the University.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt"

My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.

In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.

I think

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.

In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.

I think "

I’ll try but don’t think it will wash

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth


"Hampshire derives its name from the settlement that is now the city of Southampton. ... The old name was recorded in the Domesday book as Hantescire, and from this spelling the modern abbreviation "Hants" derives.

Isn’t google wonderful. "

I always wondered about this too!

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Seagulls, when I'm 30 miles from the sea.

SEAgulls ! The clue is in the friggin name

There is no such thing as a Seagull.

There are Herring Gulls, great black-backed gulls, black-headed gulls but nowhere is there a seagull

But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ?"

But if, as you say, they are 30 miles inland, then they cannot be Seagulls as the location does not fit the descriptor you are using. There is no species of gull in the world called “seagull”.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"

But isn't seagull the common dictionary name for birds living near the sea ? And not in Romford ?

But if, as you say, they are 30 miles inland, then they cannot be Seagulls as the location does not fit the descriptor you are using. There is no species of gull in the world called “seagull”. "

Yes, that makes sense but now my head seems to hurt again. Those screeching towngulls at 5am every morning don't help either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How does your brain know how to read a word that is used twice in the same sentence but means something else entirely ?

The bandage was wound around the wound.

The farm was used to produce produce.

They were too close to the door to close it.

I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt

My completely non expert answer would be memory and our ability through practice to make sense of complex sentences as we go.

In these examples none of the alternative meanings would make best sense if you swapped them so we correctly apply right meaning in right context.

I think "

Heteronyms (words spelt the same but pronounced differently).

It is probably all about context as stated above. The other words in the sentence provide the context for the brain to decide which word is pronounced which way.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

..

I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all "

Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all

Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you "

This has become like a viz top tips page

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

..


"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all

Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you "

That may be the best advice ever

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.

Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.

Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire."

Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works !

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I don’t understand why I keep going out with my clothes on inside out. That makes no sense at all

Snip the labels out and no one will notice, not even you

This has become like a viz top tips page"

I love those !

'Save money by only putting batteries in your clock when you wish to know the time'

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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Why bottle water has a use by date on it

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ? "

Shortened version of Oxfordshire is Oxon. Nope, I've no idea why.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"This week I had to send a parcel to Hampshire, but the abbreviated address for Hampshire is Hants. I'm sure there's an archaic reason but still it hurt my wee brain.

So what in the world or your life just makes no sense at all at the moment ?

Shortened version of Oxfordshire is Oxon. Nope, I've no idea why."

Ah, we cracked this earlier- it's from Latin meaning 'Of Oxford' and was made popular by the University.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it"

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me. "

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then "

Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Holland or Netherlands

So why are they Dutch?"

Holland is a part of the Netherlands, even though we used to play them at football when they were called Holland, but it's all Double Dutch to me

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby


"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.

Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire.

Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works ! "

My actual address....

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then

Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish."

Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why is my address Nottingham, Derbyshire.

Its just weird as Nottingham is in Nottinghamshire not Derbyshire.

Your actual address or on here ? I know on Fab I'm apparently in the East Midlands so who knows how their satnav works !

My actual address...."

Wow, that really does makes no sense. I wonder if people in Derby are listed as Nottinghamshire ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then

Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.

Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x"

Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then

Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.

Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x

Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare."

. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx"

So did I...

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx

So did I... "

Yeah but you will only read this once in a lifetime

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American

Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct.

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent


"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!"

Totally agree with this. I spoke to a new driver about this and they actually said it’s safer because it leaves lane 1 free for traffic to join from on-slip roads.

(I refrained from punching him squarely in the face)

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx

So did I...

Yeah but you will only read this once in a lifetime "

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American

Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct. "

Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel...

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering


"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!

Totally agree with this. I spoke to a new driver about this and they actually said it’s safer because it leaves lane 1 free for traffic to join from on-slip roads.

(I refrained from punching him squarely in the face)"

I think a punch would be a little OTT but maybe just a hard slap . The trouble is they stay in the middle lane for the next 22 miles between junctions! The police announced a few years ago that they were going to start handing out fines to middle lane morons, I wonder just how many people have been given a ticket? I could have handed out about 500 yesterday alone

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch


"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American

Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct.

Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel..."

Phonetically the Americans are saying it correctly. The Brits say left as, in the military, the lower ranking officer would always be on the left of the senior officer. Also to do with old English pronunciation

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

This bloody thread made me watch that Talking Heads on Prime again and liked so much I'm going to buy it now on disc. Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why bottle water has a use by date on it

Bottled water has never made much sense to me.

Move down south and taste the water out of the tap and compare it to where you live. It will make sense then

Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.

Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x

Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare.

. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x"

The South and East of England are hard/very hard water areas.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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Its worse in the South or better? I'm in Essex and it's good here, or my tastebuds are possibly rubbish.

Awful here. And I used to live in Essex and it was bad there. It’s lovely in Manchester. Totally different x

Ah, my bud then. Although I do usually filter. When I come to MLS I'll be bringing samples to compare.

. Maybe because I lived in Manchester and moved down south that I noticed the difference. I only drink bottled I don’t like it out of the tap here x

The South and East of England are hard/very hard water areas."

Morning

Yes, I live in very hard water area but I've never minded the taste, but as Nora says if you're used to soft water then I'm sure you notice a quality difference.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire


"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!"

If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong

You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco

Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?

...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!

C

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why ‘Lieutenant’ is pronounced ‘Left-tenant’ in English, and ‘Loo-tenant’ in American

Staunchly patriotic, but I think the Yanks have got it correct.

Yes because Lieu is pronounced 'Loo' in English, no ? Another mystery for Fab eggheads to unravel...

Phonetically the Americans are saying it correctly. The Brits say left as, in the military, the lower ranking officer would always be on the left of the senior officer. Also to do with old English pronunciation "

Thanks again SC. If I'm ever on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, will you please be my 'phone a friend' ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"This bloody thread made me watch that Talking Heads on Prime again and liked so much I'm going to buy it now on disc. Haha "

I count that as a win for the thread, they were a brilliant band.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong

You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco

Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?

...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!

C"

Ouch That's not good, I'm glad you're ok. If we could identify all these tw*ts then yes, make them drive little circus cars for a year while suitably dressed in clown outfits.

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering


"Why the f*** 70% of drivers sit in the middle lane of the motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane? These are the morons that cause congestion as its illegal to undertake them so therefore they are turning a 3 lane motorway in to a dual carriageway! THEY SHOULD BE SHOT !! ok, rant over-_ean counter whos just driven 50 miles down the M1 !!

If only we drove bumper cars, we should be able to give them a little push where they belong

You could always create your own extra lane, like the nutter who overtook me while I was full speed in the outside lane the other day - almost scra.ping paint between me and the Armco

Did I miss something in the highway code, is my confusion of the week?

...and now, why I can't use the word scra.ping on here without causing filters to block my innocent word!

C"

Oh I gave up yesterday and spent most of the journey driving in the inside lane at 60mph, nearly 400bhp and Im doing 60mph ! Quite relaxing really though

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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Oh I gave up yesterday and spent most of the journey driving in the inside lane at 60mph, nearly 400bhp and Im doing 60mph ! Quite relaxing really though "

Sometimes it's fun on The Road to Nowhere

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By *onguesandpunsMan
over a year ago

East Midlands


"I thought it was about Talking Heads Album xx"

Stop making sense! Stop making sense! Stop making sense, making sense!

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