You learn something new each day.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Dotsie » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:48 am
Another couple of female astronomers are Annie Jump Cannon (spectral classification) and Henrietta Leavitt (variable stars). They both had crappy jobs, but science was definitely the winner there.
What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Bouncy Castle » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:52 am
Just learned that Flic in French is Police.
Gotta love Google!
(Having a convo on Twitter with DJ Simon Bates.
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Gotta love Google!
(Having a convo on Twitter with DJ Simon Bates.
)Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by chris.ph » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:41 pm
i remember him when he was just young master bates 
measuring intelligence by exam results is like measuring digestion by turd length
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Who's Wee Dug » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:27 pm
Bit of a Jo Arthur was he Chris. 
He willnae tak' a drink! I think he's deid! , on the other hand though A Midgie in yir hand is worth twa up yir kilt.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Bouncy Castle » Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:05 pm
chris.ph wrote:i remember him when he was just young master bates
Now now.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by steeljam » Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:52 pm
Rosalind Franklin doesn't get the recognition for her work in discovering the structure of DNA. In many articles she is never mentioned.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Sister Jennifer » Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:02 am
mephitic. I regularly get a nostril full of mephitic odours at work. My new favourite word, thanks Q!Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Bouncy Castle » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:13 pm
Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
The rest of us are a bit crap.
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by raptornx01 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:11 pm
all this time, and I had no idea that you can highlight text and drag it to a new spot. I've always just backspaced to delete everything and retyped if i made a mistake. 
Grudge rhymes with fudge
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Del » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:16 pm
Exciting huh Bouncy. Saw it on Facebook. My two favourite things! Trains and Discworld!
Just keep swimming... just keep swimming.. just keep swimming....
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Del » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:19 pm
Sister Jennifer wrote::D mephitic. I regularly get a nostril full of mephitic odours at work. My new favourite word, thanks Q!
My new fav word too..... seriously..... I am going to shadow that child and find out what the heck she is eating!!!!! We all had to leave the house the other day!
Just keep swimming... just keep swimming.. just keep swimming....
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by raptornx01 » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:06 am
I learned there is a service where you can buy custom comments for your youtube videos? 
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by chillicamper » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:58 am
Del wrote:
Exciting huh Bouncy. Saw it on Facebook. My two favourite things! Trains and Discworld!
Can't wait!
If you like trains Del, this runs about 1/2 mile from our house. Real Ale trains - sitting drinking beer whilst looking at steam trains
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/section ... ale-trains
Wooden stuff at www.iwoodlovethat.co.uk
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Dotsie » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:34 am
I would like to know why newbies now have orange usernames 
Is it all of them? Or have they just chosen to be orange?
Is it all of them? Or have they just chosen to be orange?What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!
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Re: You learn something new each day.
by Bickaxe » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:54 am
Maybe they've been Tango'd?
Fiendish til the en-
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