Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

A bloke I worked with in the '70s, landed a job as a Navigator on a North Sea, oil rig, supply ship.

One of his comments to me that comes to mind, was "Sometimes it gets very interesting!"

Another mate, who did two stints in Antarctica, said that their supply ship got blown five days off its course!

I've been in 7m-9m seas and would never want to come across a 17m wave. I have seen some monsters at Nazaré, in Portugal.

"A council has nearly finished building a £51million 'park and ride' site that critics claim will not be used 'for years' because there is no road into it.
The 850-space car park off the A40 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire was finished in January - apart from some landscaping works - and was promised to cut congestion in the area by a third."

Promises Promises! IT didn't say WHEN

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

"A council has nearly finished building a £51million 'park and ride' site that critics claim will not be used 'for years' because there is no road into it.
The 850-space car park off the A40 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire was finished in January - apart from some landscaping works - and was promised to cut congestion in the area by a third."

Promises Promises! IT didn't say WHEN

Well it did cut congestion orright


A bit of the olde "Build a Park n Ride & they will come" flannel
Obviously brains in their arses.

The headline has more to do with politics than reality. The park and ride is part of a larger project of road improvements attached to adding 20k of houses that will access via the road. As always the opposition claims it is in the wrong place and not an appropriate solution for the area

Originally Posted by 3toes

The headline has more to do with politics than reality. The park and ride is part of a larger project of road improvements attached to adding 20k of houses that will access via the road. As always the opposition claims it is in the wrong place and not an appropriate solution for the area

Surely you jest? Sensationalist misinformation and politics in the media! Who would ever have thunk it?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Surely you jest? Sensationalist misinformation and politics in the media! Who would ever have thunk it?

Jest? I thunk some other stuff is pure comic classics Try "########## has been mocked by experts after suggesting that Darwin's theory of evolution has been debunked. The broadcaster made the comments on The Joe ######## Experience podcast, where he also claimed UFOs are piloted by 'spiritual entities' that have hidden headquarters on Earth. 'There's no evidence of evolution,' ######### said."

Some of the best and brightest Trivia is best served with a cool beer and a smile or a cup of tea for this time of day

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Jest? I thunk some other stuff is pure comic classics Try "########## has been mocked by experts after suggesting that Darwin's theory of evolution has been debunked. The broadcaster made the comments on The Joe ######## Experience podcast, where he also claimed UFOs are piloted by 'spiritual entities' that have hidden headquarters on Earth. 'There's no evidence of evolution,' ######### said."

Some of the best and brightest Trivia is best served with a cool beer and a smile or a cup of tea for this time of day

here he also claimed UFOs are piloted by 'spiritual entities' that have hidden headquarters on Earth. 'There's no evidence of evolution,' ######### said."

Ah ha, that would/could explain the Mysterious comings & goings & the disappearing into solid earth Hills & rocks in moi backyard behind the Dunny at night of lil'ol silver wannabee space ships. Wouldn't it?

A few Yagi antennas & flashing beacons have sprung up & I reckon I hear voices on top of the mound. Does this make me an idjit or just my new Govt. supplied out of tune/sync. hearing Aids?

The toothbrush was invented in Tasmania. If it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush.