Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
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coppernorks said:
Well quite, what evidence can be found for that sweeping statement ?
What with some UK born citizens happily dodging paying NI and Income Tax
[ stand up that Kaye Adams, what a hero you are ] I seriously doubt the average
Somalian or Latvian immigrant is voluntarily paying for their keep.
And to turn your words back on you, what evidence can be found for that sweeping statement?What with some UK born citizens happily dodging paying NI and Income Tax
[ stand up that Kaye Adams, what a hero you are ] I seriously doubt the average
Somalian or Latvian immigrant is voluntarily paying for their keep.
Do you read the Daily Mail by any chance?
coppernorks said:
Well quite, what evidence can be found for that sweeping statement ?
What with some UK born citizens happily dodging paying NI and Income Tax
[ stand up that Kaye Adams, what a hero you are ] I seriously doubt the average
Somalian or Latvian immigrant is voluntarily paying for their keep.
I doubt the average Somalian or Latvian is an illegal immigrant. Unless the Latvian arrived this year, they would have under freedom of movement so would have no trouble finding a regular job. The average Somali in my area is probably working as a taxi driver, so would probably have a typical taxi driver's approach to paying tax.What with some UK born citizens happily dodging paying NI and Income Tax
[ stand up that Kaye Adams, what a hero you are ] I seriously doubt the average
Somalian or Latvian immigrant is voluntarily paying for their keep.
All those foreigners, coming over here doing the jobs that most British people don't want to do, of doing s better job on those that they do, paying their taxes, and being better citizens than some natives because, for them as immigrants, being in the UK is a privilege not a right.
Shocking.
Shocking.
Why have humans evolved in such a way that children, who have f
k all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
k all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
Doofus said:
Why have humans evolved in such a way that children, who have fk all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
Do you just sit there and scratch your head thinking up questions to post on this thread? k all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
It's "Things you always wanted to know the answer to" not "Things I scratched my head (or arse) for a while and then typed some random s
t anyway" Clockwork Cupcake said:
Doofus said:
Why have humans evolved in such a way that children, who have fk all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
Do you just sit there and scratch your head thinking up questions to post on this thread? k all of value to add to the world, have boundless energy, whereas adults, who have to hunt and gather, need a nap after taking the fking bins out?And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
It's "Things you always wanted to know the answer to" not "Things I scratched my head (or arse) for a while and then typed some random s
t anyway" sicarumba said:
This one is a little odd, and don't read it if you're squeamish or something. It also takes a few things into account which may need a bit of imagination. But I still would like to know the answer!
If you close your eyes and hold your hands out in front of you, you know where your hands are. If you prick your finger, maybe dig your thumbnail into your index finger, you feel the pain from your hand and you know your hand is out in front of you, so you feel the pain from out in front of you. If on the other hand you get a pain in your stomach, you know where it's coming from and you instinctively cover your stomach.
If you were able to numb your skin such that you could make an incision across your torso and remove your intestines without pain, hold your intestines out in front of you and then dig your thumbnail into them (which does give the sensation of pain, the numbing only applied to the skin to allow this experiment), would you feel the pain out in front of you or would you feel it where your intestines normally live?
My view is you feel the pain on the intestine rather than inside. Supporting evidence :If you close your eyes and hold your hands out in front of you, you know where your hands are. If you prick your finger, maybe dig your thumbnail into your index finger, you feel the pain from your hand and you know your hand is out in front of you, so you feel the pain from out in front of you. If on the other hand you get a pain in your stomach, you know where it's coming from and you instinctively cover your stomach.
If you were able to numb your skin such that you could make an incision across your torso and remove your intestines without pain, hold your intestines out in front of you and then dig your thumbnail into them (which does give the sensation of pain, the numbing only applied to the skin to allow this experiment), would you feel the pain out in front of you or would you feel it where your intestines normally live?
Trust me.. when that exposed piece of intestine was touched I definitely felt it.
gobuddygo said:
In the old gameshow Bullseye, if the contestants decided to gamble and score over 101 in the final round and win the speed boat/caravan/holiday, did they also keep the other items they won on the prize board, Google is not helpful neither is my memory.
No - that was the whole point of the gamble. The money they won was safe but the gamble was to either take home the prizes they'd won (for keeping "out of the black and in the red, there's nothing in this game for two in a bed") or risk them against going for the star prize with 101 or more with 6 darts, non dart player throwing first.Evoluzione said:
Doofus said:
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
It isn't your bodies fault that you choose to sleep lying down, the fault lies in your brain.It’s annoying that there’s no one perfect sleeping position.
SpeckledJim said:
Evoluzione said:
Doofus said:
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
It isn't your bodies fault that you choose to sleep lying down, the fault lies in your brain.It’s annoying that there’s no one perfect sleeping position.
You don't have to do it, you can opt out and sleep a different way.
Many years ago it was the norm to sleep sitting up and some people still do.
Doofus said:
Evoluzione said:
It isn't your bodies fault that you choose to sleep lying down, the fault lies in your brain.
I just wonder why, after all this time, the brain and the body haven't come up with a better solution.
Edited by Evoluzione on Sunday 28th February 10:14
Evoluzione said:
SpeckledJim said:
Evoluzione said:
Doofus said:
And if humans are so well evolved, how come our shoulders are always in the way when we're trying to sleep?
It isn't your bodies fault that you choose to sleep lying down, the fault lies in your brain.It’s annoying that there’s no one perfect sleeping position.
You don't have to do it, you can opt out and sleep a different way.
Many years ago it was the norm to sleep sitting up and some people still do.
Which is why so many four poster beds are oddly proportioned iirc. I also like the king doing his job in bed, much better than an uncomfortable throne.
Did the egyptians actually sleep on these or only when they were dead?
48k said:
gobuddygo said:
In the old gameshow Bullseye, if the contestants decided to gamble and score over 101 in the final round and win the speed boat/caravan/holiday, did they also keep the other items they won on the prize board, Google is not helpful neither is my memory.
No - that was the whole point of the gamble. The money they won was safe but the gamble was to either take home the prizes they'd won (for keeping "out of the black and in the red, there's nothing in this game for two in a bed") or risk them against going for the star prize with 101 or more with 6 darts, non dart player throwing first.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff