Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 5]
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Why the fk has my Youtube feed suddenly filled up with people playing fking bagpipes ?
And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
Dr Jekyll said:
Ditto the back of a bus.
There's also the expression 'still waters run deep'. Still waters don't run anywhere.
And when you run someone through with a sword you don't actually run through them. Anyway the proverb you mention may have a slightly different meaning in its original Latin.There's also the expression 'still waters run deep'. Still waters don't run anywhere.
Tyre Smoke said:
My dear old mum used to say someone was "belting along" when driving fast.
Is this a common expression, I've only heard her use it. And if a common term, where does it come from?
Not sure if it is common or where it comes from, but it’s a phrase I’ve used in the past. eg “The police were belting along the motorway after a black bmw…”Is this a common expression, I've only heard her use it. And if a common term, where does it come from?
wiggy001 said:
Tyre Smoke said:
My dear old mum used to say someone was "belting along" when driving fast.
Is this a common expression, I've only heard her use it. And if a common term, where does it come from?
Not sure if it is common or where it comes from, but it’s a phrase I’ve used in the past. eg “The police were belting along the motorway after a black bmw…”Is this a common expression, I've only heard her use it. And if a common term, where does it come from?
A belt is a whip (or a hit), and belting is what coachmen did to their horses to get them to go faster.
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
nonsequitur said:
CC. I'm shocked. Bed wrong and side spring to mind.
This made one come to mind, where does the phrase 'got out of bed the wrong side' come from? Surely, as long as your bed isn't pressed up against a wall it doesn't matter which sodding side you get out of it from?MartG said:
Why the fk has my Youtube feed suddenly filled up with people playing fking bagpipes ?
And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
It'll be my fault i'm afraid, i've just discovered The Red Hot Chilli Pipers (do Avicii) and think it's great.And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
I know this has been covered before, either in this thread or elsewhere on PH. And I can't claim I've always wanted to know the answer. However can someone explain in terms that this idiot would understand why PH close threads after 500 pages* and re-open another new thread? What's the technical difference (in simple terms) between 1 x 1,000 page thread and 2 x 500 pages?
*Other forum views are available, but the point holds
*Other forum views are available, but the point holds
basherX said:
I know this has been covered before, either in this thread or elsewhere on PH. And I can't claim I've always wanted to know the answer. However can someone explain in terms that this idiot would understand why PH close threads after 500 pages* and re-open another new thread? What's the technical difference (in simple terms) between 1 x 1,000 page thread and 2 x 500 pages?
*Other forum views are available, but the point holds
It's probably a limitation of the home-grown cobbled-together frankensoftware that runs the Gassing Station. Whether it be a hard limit, or just a case that really huge threads load more slowly or create a greater system load or something. *Other forum views are available, but the point holds
Whatever the reason, it's clearly a workaround that has been shown to be beneficial otherwise they wouldn't bother.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
basherX said:
I know this has been covered before, either in this thread or elsewhere on PH. And I can't claim I've always wanted to know the answer. However can someone explain in terms that this idiot would understand why PH close threads after 500 pages* and re-open another new thread? What's the technical difference (in simple terms) between 1 x 1,000 page thread and 2 x 500 pages?
*Other forum views are available, but the point holds
It's probably a limitation of the home-grown cobbled-together frankensoftware that runs the Gassing Station. Whether it be a hard limit, or just a case that really huge threads load more slowly or create a greater system load or something. *Other forum views are available, but the point holds
Whatever the reason, it's clearly a workaround that has been shown to be beneficial otherwise they wouldn't bother.
MartG said:
Why the fk has my Youtube feed suddenly filled up with people playing fking bagpipes ?
And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
That's strangely compelling. And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
davhill said:
MartG said:
Why the fk has my Youtube feed suddenly filled up with people playing fking bagpipes ?
And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
That's strangely compelling. And no, I haven't watched a bagpipe video recently...apart for this one perhaps, a few years ago... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXm8JdC4k4c ( no prizes for guessing why )
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