Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Backtracking tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 This was back in the days when there was no bridge and you had to be ferried through the fog across the river on a punt, by a mysterious man in a cloak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: This was back in the days when there was no bridge and you had to be ferried through the fog across the river on a punt, by a mysterious man in a cloak. 112199[/snapback] Who had an 'uncanny' knack of getting you to the other side without mishap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Beautiful stuff - we've come full circle! It's the circle of life. It's the wheel of fortune. More pearls from Bill Bryson by the way - if you extended both arms outwards to represent the age of the earth, human existence would only be represented by the very end of one fingernail - the way he described it, it could be wiped out with the swipe of a nail file. So there you go - I'm turning into the "did you know?" man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: Beautiful stuff - we've come full circle! It's the circle of life. It's the wheel of fortune. More pearls from Bill Bryson by the way - if you extended both arms outwards to represent the age of the earth, human existence would only be represented by the very end of one fingernail - the way he described it, it could be wiped out with the swipe of a nail file. So there you go - I'm turning into the "did you know?" man. 112202[/snapback] There's some humans we could do with getting rid of in this manner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: This was back in the days when there was no bridge and you had to be ferried through the fog across the river on a punt, by a mysterious man in a cloak. 112199[/snapback] There was a bridge before my time - the Italians built one around 100 AD "Pons Aelius" was the first name for the Toon remember "Pons Aelius United doesn't have QUITE the same ring mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 It was the Romans actually, Italy didn't exist then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: Beautiful stuff - we've come full circle! It's the circle of life. It's the wheel of fortune. More pearls from Bill Bryson by the way - if you extended both arms outwards to represent the age of the earth, human existence would only be represented by the very end of one fingernail - the way he described it, it could be wiped out with the swipe of a nail file. So there you go - I'm turning into the "did you know?" man. 112202[/snapback] Bill Bryson's obviously never seen Wacky-very stubby little arms and horrendously long, grubby fingernails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Silence, heemasex! I think it's a pretty good analogy - he does another one talking about the time on earth taken as a normal day. The dinosaurs were around for 45 minutes, you'll be interested to hear. They turned up around 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Silence, heemasex! I think it's a pretty good analogy - he does another one talking about the time on earth taken as a normal day. The dinosaurs were around for 45 minutes, you'll be interested to hear. They turned up around 10pm. 112215[/snapback] That's been used by loads of other people. We've been around for a few seconds if I remember rightly. Anyway, look at the plight of him. Propa mong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 alex said: Gemmill said: alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Silence, heemasex! I think it's a pretty good analogy - he does another one talking about the time on earth taken as a normal day. The dinosaurs were around for 45 minutes, you'll be interested to hear. They turned up around 10pm. 112215[/snapback] That's been used by loads of other people. We've been around for a few seconds if I remember rightly. Anyway, look at the plight of him. Propa mong 112220[/snapback] One minute and 17 seconds I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: alex said: Gemmill said: alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Silence, heemasex! I think it's a pretty good analogy - he does another one talking about the time on earth taken as a normal day. The dinosaurs were around for 45 minutes, you'll be interested to hear. They turned up around 10pm. 112215[/snapback] That's been used by loads of other people. We've been around for a few seconds if I remember rightly. Anyway, look at the plight of him. Propa mong 112220[/snapback] One minute and 17 seconds I think. 112223[/snapback] Well, that's a few seconds isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Silence, heemasex! I think it's a pretty good analogy - he does another one talking about the time on earth taken as a normal day. The dinosaurs were around for 45 minutes, you'll be interested to hear. They turned up around 10pm. 112215[/snapback] Just in time for kicking out time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 alex said: It was the Romans actually, Italy didn't exist then 112208[/snapback] Are you saying Rome isn't in Italy? I'm sure that most of the folk that visited around that time weren't born and bred within the Rome city limits.............. I think a lot of them were Portuguese TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Very good book, and analogy for that matter, back in your box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Rob W said: So adding the "Un-" in this case is not a negative but an emphasis 112161[/snapback] Not according to the OED, where are you getting that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 DotBum said: alex said: Just the sort of daft analogy that I would expect from that tit Bryson tbh 112205[/snapback] Very good book, and analogy for that matter, back in your box! 112234[/snapback] Now we just need Renton here to form a triumvirate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Pah, you plebs and your popularist tastes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 53517 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Read the book, bummer boy! It's packed with "did you know?" facts. In fact I think you're a bit jeal that I've unleashed a few in the last few days before you've got to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Gemmill said: Read the book, bummer boy! It's packed with "did you know?" facts. In fact I think you're a bit jeal that I've unleashed a few in the last few days before you've got to them. 112249[/snapback] Might give it a go actually. I'm not touching another of his travel books with a barge pole though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 DotBum said: Rob W said: So adding the "Un-" in this case is not a negative but an emphasis 112161[/snapback] Not according to the OED, where are you getting that from? 112236[/snapback] I think its in the Cambridge Encylodpeia of English - the use of negatives in dialect or non RP speech as an emphasis - I will check and get back to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Rob W said: DotBum said: Rob W said: So adding the "Un-" in this case is not a negative but an emphasis 112161[/snapback] Not according to the OED, where are you getting that from? 112236[/snapback] I think its in the Cambridge Encylodpeia of English - the use of negatives in dialect or non RP speech as an emphasis - I will check and get back to you 112256[/snapback] I'd look into that, looks like you've been sold a knock-off. I might not have made it clear above, but the Oxford English verified my explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 DotBum said: Rob W said: DotBum said: Rob W said: So adding the "Un-" in this case is not a negative but an emphasis 112161[/snapback] Not according to the OED, where are you getting that from? 112236[/snapback] I think its in the Cambridge Encylodpeia of English - the use of negatives in dialect or non RP speech as an emphasis - I will check and get back to you 112256[/snapback] I'd look into that, looks like you've been sold a knock-off. I might not have made it clear above, but the Oxford English verified my explanation. 112259[/snapback] fine - I stand corrected - always willing to learn sommat new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I thought you were never wrong though Rob *bookmarks page* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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