06 Jun 15
Originally posted by FMFA. Ignorance of world history.
A: Many reasons but one of them is the need to be one's own boss.
Q: Why are British people brought up seemingly unaware of the fact that 75% of the Western Front for most of WW1 was manned by the French army?
Q. When Sir Winston Churchill said: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” to what event did he refer?
Originally posted by Great Big SteesA: I have a soft spot for Jean Luc Ponty.
Q: Who here loves fiddleheads?
Q: Most Americans believe that World War Two started in 1941; does this mean that, if the U.S. had NOT joined the war, and despite the fact it involved nearly every country in the world, Americans would NOT be calling it a "World War'" now?
Originally posted by FMFA: My wife and I had gone on a trek that took us a lot longer than we had planned on and used up all the water we were carrying. We did however have some maple syrup that we used as a stopgap measure till we were able to find actual water. Boy was that ever the wrong thing to do. About 4-5 hours later we came upon a brackish pond and used the water therein (after using our water purifier). Maple syrup makes you thirstier.
A: One of my sons never has. He always pours whatever it is into a glass. He also never shares a straw.
Q: Can you remember the most desperately awaited and sorely needed glass of water you've ever drunk?
Oooops forgot the question. 🙄
Q: Have you ever stripped on top of a mountain and afterwards caused, by that nudity, an earthquake?
Originally posted by Great Big SteesA. Not yet.
A: My wife and I had gone on a trek that took us a lot longer than we had planned on and used up all the water we were carrying. We did however have some maple syrup that we used as a stopgap measure till we were able to find actual water. Boy was that ever the wrong thing to do. About 4-5 hours later we came upon a brackish pond and used the water t ...[text shortened]... ave you ever stripped on top of a mountain and afterwards caused, by that nudity, an earthquake?
Q. Have you?