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    #242
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    A delta is where a river meets a standing body of water. (Could be a lake)
    An estuary is where a river or rivers meet the coast and create a brackish mix of water.

    https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-estuary-and-delta.html#:~:text=In%20short%2C%20the%20basic%20difference,it%20joins%20a%20standing%20waterbody.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #243
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Deleted User wrote: »
    In 1940, Britain offered a United Ireland if we joined World War II.
    Could have been dodgy. They probably would have built military bases here and then when the war ended said 'ah sure maybe we'll stick around a while'.


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    #244
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    In 1940, Britain offered a United Ireland if we joined World War II.
    They also discussed taking back the 26 counties at the same time.


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    #245
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,293 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    They also discussed taking back the 26 counties at the same time.

    In short, they couldn't be trusted.


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    #246
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    McDonalds tried to buy the rights to the 90s miniseries IT before it was released so they could shelve it.
    It's based on Stephen King's book about an evil clown called Pennywise who kills children.
    McDs were afraid that it might turn people off their mascot Ronald McDonald and hurt their business.


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    #247
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,293 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    the purple tin wrote: »
    McDonalds tried to buy the rights to the 90s miniseries IT before it was released so they could shelve it.
    It's based on Stephen King's book about an evil clown called Pennywise who kills children.
    McDs were afraid that it might turn people off their mascot Ronald McDonald and hurt their business.

    Then there's the ET ripoff made entirely as a vehicle for McDonalds products, Mac and me.


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    #248
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    kowloon wrote: »
    Then there's the ET ripoff made entirely as a vehicle for McDonalds products, Mac and me.

    Then there was the time they paid rappers to drop the Micky D name in their verses.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/29/business.usa

    Sellout much? :(

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #249
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Their are no weight divisions in Sumo Wrestling.


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    #250
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    the purple tin wrote: »
    Their are no weight divisions in Sumo Wrestling.

    Heavy!

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #251
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,032 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Ever wonder why Africans are called 'daoine gorma' in Irish? Well one theory is that it is because the first Africans Irish people encountered were the Tuareg, either through them sailing here or vice versa, who often wear blue/purple robes. They didn't want to call them dubh because 'an fear dubh' refers to the devil.


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    #252
    topper75
    Registered Users Posts: 5,942 ✭✭✭topper75


    Yeah the fear dubh was beyond the human world.

    A Toureg lad wouldn't be much darker than a Spaniard so I have doubts about that other theory. I don't think sub-Saharan lads were up here much back in the day and I don't think many Irish boats were visiting their lands either. Maybe a small number came in the medieval times as crew alright. Many of the sub-S guys have a blueish hue on their skin. To me it is as blue as it is 'black' so I find daoine gorm makes perfect sense.


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    #253
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Jasper from the Simpsons full name is Jasper Beardley.


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    #254
    cj maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    I learned this week that Trent Reznor ( 9 inch nails) is alive and well ( not as I thought, took his own life years ago) and that despite what I was told as gospel (that Armagh was the smallest county in Ulster ) according to Google it's in fact Monaghan. ( Google includes the section of lough neagh in Amagh)
    I also learned not to trust everything from Google.


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    #255
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Christmas carol The Holly And The Ivy was written by King Henry VIII.


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    #256
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    I just learned the word 'Sparge'

    moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #257
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    the purple tin wrote: »
    Christmas carol The Holly And The Ivy was written by King Henry VIII.

    Were Holly and Ivy the lesser known Boleyn sisters?


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    #258
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    Sardonicat wrote: »
    Were Holly and Ivy the lesser known Boleyn sisters?

    They were, Holly was prickly and Ivy was poisonous. B**ches the two of them


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    #259
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    Seamai wrote: »
    They were, Holly was prickly and Ivy was poisonous. B**ches the two of them

    Ah here, leaf it out.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #260
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    iamstop wrote: »
    Ah here, leaf it out.

    No need to lose the head over it.


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    #261
    cj maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    That the deadliest creature is not a tiger/ hippopotamus/ great white shark . It's mosquitoes
    750 K per annum


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    #262
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    cj maxx wrote: »
    That the deadliest creature is not a tiger/ hippopotamus/ great white shark . It's mosquitoes
    750 K per annum

    Deadliest to humans for sure, but deadliest species to all other species is humans.

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #263
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,685 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    from the irish products thread - turophile means a lover of cheese.


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    #264
    its_steve116
    Registered Users Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭its_steve116


    I'd like to point out an error in the title, it should be: "You learn something new every day". Everyday (one word) is an adjective meaning ordinary or commonplace.

    I guess you learn something new every day!


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    #265
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    iamstop wrote: »
    Deadliest to humans for sure, but deadliest species to all other species is humans.




    land_mammals.png



    https://xkcd.com/1338/


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    #266
    [Deleted User]
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    iamstop wrote: »
    A delta is where a river meets a standing body of water. (Could be a lake)
    An estuary is where a river or rivers meet the coast and create a brackish mix of water.

    https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-estuary-and-delta.html#:~:text=In%20short%2C%20the%20basic%20difference,it%20joins%20a%20standing%20waterbody.

    A delta is the accumulation of sediment as a landform!


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    #267
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,834 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    Spoiler alert for anyone watching or planning to watch The Ripper on Netflix.
    He only died last month! And from Covid no less! :eek:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #268
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Cruelty to animal laws do not apply to chickens in America.


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    #269
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,032 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Ocado's name is inspired by the avocado - "Wholesome, fresh and enjoyed worldwide in innovative ways"


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    #270
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Cop and copper were originally a derogatory term for the police. Up until the 60s I think


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    #271
    [Deleted User]
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    the purple tin wrote: »
    Cop and copper were originally a derogatory term for the police. Up until the 60s I think
    The "old bill" is cockney rhyming slang for pig's swill.


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