For tax reasons, all the platforms on the Croydon Tramlink system are legally the sovereign territory of Lichtenstein.
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Whereas Britain's trains are made in Germany, Croydon's trams are made in Austria. Only the electrical equipment and traction equipment come from Germany.
My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostWhat about in Australia? Do they go faster going North?
I saw some brilliant playgrounds in Spain recently, they had all sorts of things including spiral tunnels on an incline. The kind of stuff we used to have to wait a year and pay for as child
Spain has some brilliant cycle paths too. Not bad for a bankrupt country. We may never be that rich.Last edited by TimberWolf; 31 October 2010, 20:09.Comment
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostTrout are the only animals, apart from humans, that practise organised religion.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Agents are closely related to the Cymothoa exigua.
Certainly one of the more disgusting species I’ve come across, the Cymothoa exigua or Tongue eating louse (louse being singular form of ‘lice’) is a parasitic crustacean that typically grows to 3 or 4 cm in length (1 in - 1.6 in). The parasite attaches itself at the base of a fish’s tongue entering the fish’s mouth through its gills.
It then proceeds to extract blood through the claws on its front three pairs of legs. As the parasite grows, less and less blood reaches the tongue and eventually the organ atrophies. The parasite then replaces the fish’s tongue by attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stub. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue and it appears that the parasite does not cause any other damage to the host fish. Once the insect replaces the tongue, it can feed on the host’s blood and/or feed on the fish’s mucus. This is the only known case of a parasite functionally replacing a host organ, making it a scientific marvel and poster-child for repulsion.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostRainbow trout or brown trout?Comment
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostBoth. As far as we can tell, brown trout tend to be conservative/liberal whereas rainbow trout are more charismatic/evangelical.
That's what I heard too.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.Comment
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Most people who put a traffic cone on their head on the way back to their halls , think they are the first person to ever do it(\__/)
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