Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 2]

[Sway]

Ayahuasca said:

Sway said:

Eastern Europeans in recent history had far more access to potatoes.

Not in Latvia.

Fully expecting a whoosh parrot, but why?

Just done a google, and all it comes up with is loads of potato jokes, with no explanation of why that's the case...

[LordGrover]

Please, don't get 'em started.

[Berz]

marshalla said:

When did Starfleet adopt the USS Enterprise's crest as the Starfleet crest ?

2270 according to http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Starfleet_insignia

[lord trumpton]

How do people send a text SMS that when recived does not reveal a number, just a name or brand?

[mybrainhurts]

After consuming beer/wine/tea/coffee, my pee smells of pee. After consuming soup, my pee smells of soup. Why?

[Benni]

Maybe it was pea soup ?

[Blib]

How did people reach high up stuff before ladders were invented?

[Einion Yrth]

Blib said:

How did people reach high up stuff before ladders were invented?

They didn't, that's why they invented ladders.

[Fishtigua]

Einion Yrth said:

Blib said:

How did people reach high up stuff before ladders were invented?

They didn't, that's why they invented ladders.

And by just using their noggins.

[scarble]

gwm said:

In addition to diet points, they are generally far more "feminine" in the traditional sense. Especially when it comes to clothes, dressed up to go to the shops and not going for "comfort" with their onesie/ sweatpants.

Now, onesies are an abomination and instant turnoff, but sweatpants?
Although I'm not convinced by the validity of the original assumptions regarding women of any particular decent. Perhaps this view has been formed through over exposure to internet pornography?

Ayahuasca said:

Not in Latvia.

Careful, we'll all be banned

[shakotan]

jdw100 said:

StevieBee said:

To keep the programme schedules in order.

Without a three or four minute break, the programmes would bunch up leaving an odd time slot at some point during the day which would be difficult to fill using a standard timed TV show.

Out of interest, as I don't really watch TV and have never had Dave, Discovery or the like, what do they show in these gaps instead...a blank screen, test card, station ident?

Adverts, just like everyone else.

[jdw100]

shakotan said:

jdw100 said:

StevieBee said:

To keep the programme schedules in order.

Without a three or four minute break, the programmes would bunch up leaving an odd time slot at some point during the day which would be difficult to fill using a standard timed TV show.

Out of interest, as I don't really watch TV and have never had Dave, Discovery or the like, what do they show in these gaps instead...a blank screen, test card, station ident?

Adverts, just like everyone else.

Maybe I'm missing the point but the answer above was in response to the question:

'Late at night, why do programmes on TV channels such as Dave or Gold continue to have breaks when they have no ads to show'

Implying that there are no ads. So I'm asking what do they show instead of ads.

[SpeckledJim]

jdw100 said:

shakotan said:

jdw100 said:

StevieBee said:

To keep the programme schedules in order.

Without a three or four minute break, the programmes would bunch up leaving an odd time slot at some point during the day which would be difficult to fill using a standard timed TV show.

Out of interest, as I don't really watch TV and have never had Dave, Discovery or the like, what do they show in these gaps instead...a blank screen, test card, station ident?

Adverts, just like everyone else.

Maybe I'm missing the point but the answer above was in response to the question:

'Late at night, why do programmes on TV channels such as Dave or Gold continue to have breaks when they have no ads to show'

Implying that there are no ads. So I'm asking what do they show instead of ads.

If the deals are similar to radio, there will be an 'at least' promise - across different bands of time.

So advertisers will buy 'at least X plays in prime time per month, and 'at least' Y plays off-peak.

[kowalski655]

Well Im watching a late night recording of Scorpion (I know!!) and ITV2 had no ads,just the station ident and some of their own ads for other st programmes. Very quick to fast forward through

[Blib]

Einion Yrth said:

Blib said:

How did people reach high up stuff before ladders were invented?

They didn't, that's why they invented ladders.

Well, Mr clever cloggs. If they didn't have ladders, how did that stuff get up there in the first place?

Ha!

[LordGrover]

A bit dull in SF, is it?

[scarble]

Bees. Why do you think bee populations have been stedily declining since the invention of ladders?

[Blib]

LordGrover said:

A bit dull in SF, is it?

Yesterday, I cycled over the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito. Here's a photo of the city skyline from said bridge.

[walm]

I bet it was lovely and sunny in Sausalito though?
Did you go to "Hamburgers"? Amazing place.

[Blib]

walm said:

I bet it was lovely and sunny in Sausalito though?
Did you go to "Hamburgers"? Amazing place.

No & no and I got soaked. Today is glorious. Off to muir woods and thence to Calistoga.

Enough of this.