Silly things you notice...

[kev1974]

northwest monkey said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Do you suppose the bloke that carved the name stood back & went Doh!

I can't see this one - what's up with it?

Heathcote / Heathcoat

[karona]

kev1974 said:

Heathcote / Heathcoat

Which do you suppose came first?
Heathcote is the correct spelling.

[jdw100]

northwest monkey said:

I can't see this one - what's up with it?

You need to go to Spec Savers.....

[northwest monkey]

jdw100 said:

northwest monkey said:

I can't see this one - what's up with it?

You need to go to Spec Savers.....

Good point.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

karona said:

kev1974 said:

Heathcote / Heathcoat

Which do you suppose came first?
Heathcote is the correct spelling.

The street name must have been there before the building (I'd guess)

[wibble cb]

eybic said:

"Interesting" body facts:

Your foot is approximately the same size as the distance from your wrist to your elbow

Your height is approximately the same as the span of your outstretched arms finger to finger

Unless you're "powerfully built" then your neck is about half the circumference of your waist

Re the 2nd one, my wingspan is wider than I am tall......not very many people are built this way.

[wong]

wibble cb said:

Re the 2nd one, my wingspan is wider than I am tall......not very many people are built this way.

Do you have Marfan's syndrome?

[xRIEx]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

karona said:

kev1974 said:

Heathcote / Heathcoat

Which do you suppose came first?
Heathcote is the correct spelling.

The street name must have been there before the building (I'd guess)

When the street and the building were named, chances are standardised spellings didn't exist so it wouldn't have really mattered and the concept of "correct" spelling didn't really apply. A situation we sadly seem to be returning to.

[anonymous-user]

eybic said:

"Interesting" body facts:

Your foot is approximately the same size as the distance from your wrist to your elbow

And that measurement is called a cubit, fact fans.

[wibble cb]

wong said:

wibble cb said:

Re the 2nd one, my wingspan is wider than I am tall......not very many people are built this way.

Do you have Marfan's syndrome?

yep.....!

[AndrewCrown]

The little push tabs on the ends of boxes of aluminium foil or cling film...hold the roll in place...took me until 40 to discover this...

[Einion Yrth]

DrSteveBrule said:

eybic said:

"Interesting" body facts:

Your foot is approximately the same size as the distance from your wrist to your elbow

And that measurement is called a cubit, fact fans.

Nope, that's from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.

[talksthetorque]

The Orbitel logo on old Orbitel GSM phones was designed by a bloke called Chris Drake.

He only went and snuck his initials on it!

[Big Rod]

vtecyo said:

austinsmirk said:

ok, you cannot sneeze without closing your eyes.

You can, it's just quite difficult.

I have done this.

[xRIEx]

Big Rod said:

vtecyo said:

austinsmirk said:

ok, you cannot sneeze without closing your eyes.

You can, it's just quite difficult.

I have done this.

So have Mythbusters, I believe.

[Greg_D]

Corpulent Tosser said:

I will try that tonight

and???

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

xRIEx said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

karona said:

kev1974 said:

Heathcote / Heathcoat

Which do you suppose came first?
Heathcote is the correct spelling.

The street name must have been there before the building (I'd guess)

When the street and the building were named, chances are standardised spellings didn't exist so it wouldn't have really mattered and the concept of "correct" spelling didn't really apply. A situation we sadly seem to be returning to.

Nah, they ain't that old!

[Terminator X]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Same bloke probably carved this (just a few hundred yards away)

Er that's how they spelt jail in the olden days

TX.

[Shakermaker]

Terminator X said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Same bloke probably carved this (just a few hundred yards away)

Er that's how they spelt jail in the olden days

TX.

Yes, but if you look closely, it seems that it originally said "Goal" rather than "Gaol" and they've had to go over the top.

[Pixel Pusher]

Shakermaker said:

Terminator X said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Same bloke probably carved this (just a few hundred yards away)

Er that's how they spelt jail in the olden days

TX.

Yes, but if you look closely, it seems that it originally said "Goal" rather than "Gaol" and they've had to go over the top.

Glad he remembered the O in county then.