Questions Thread

[Zingari]

Why are women so obsessed with shoes ?

It can’t be anything to do with attracting men because even the dumbest bint must realise that shoes are the last thing a man looks at or even notices .

[Saxondale]

Why are women so obsessed with shoes ?

It can’t be anything to do with attracting men because even the dumbest bint must realise that shoes are the last thing a man looks at or even notices .

I have a theory about this:

Most women are obsessed with shoes because all other women are, so they think that they should be too.

Edited 29 February 2012 by BornBlue

[Saxondale]

Right, two genuine questions:

If I paint over surface mould on a wall, will it come though?

Why is some of my grass a bit yellow and dead looking at this time of year?

[Zingari]

Right, two genuine questions:

If I paint over surface mould on a wall, will it come though?

Why is some of my grass a bit yellow and dead looking at this time of year?

The mould will come back through ( presumably you have this problem in a damp room such as a bathroom) so it is best to buy some mould and mildew remover and try and get as much off as you can , then paint affected wall ( or ceiling ) with an anti mould paint which is available from places like BQ and it's supposed to last about 6 years , but we've only just done this so cannot vouch for it. It may be best if you use a dehumidifier too if you have a lot of dampness in the room.

edit; maybe Webbo has some tradesmen's tricks he may wish to share regarding this .

Maybe you've got some sort of wildlife ( foxes etc) pissing in your garden .

Edited 29 February 2012 by Zingari

[Webbo]

Right, two genuine questions:

Paint over surface mould on a wall, will it come though?

Depends on the cause, if you have damp coming through the wall the mould will return until the source of the damp is cured. If it's (more likely) mildew caused my condensation you can buy anti mildew paint which should do the trick;

Dulux decorator centre sell it for around £50 for 5litres, they can tint it to a wide range of colours.

Wash the walls down with diluted bleach before you paint.

Edited 29 February 2012 by Webbo

[Saxondale]

Cheers gents.

Yeah, it's surface mould from condensation from the bathroom. I've bought some mould-resistant paint.

Any tricks for getting it off? Or just mildew cleaner and elbow grease?

[Webbo]

Cheers gents.

Yeah, it's surface mould from condensation from the bathroom. I've bought some mould-resistant paint.

Any tricks for getting it off? Or just mildew cleaner and elbow grease?

I part bleach,i.e domestos ,4 parts water. Give it a bit of a scrub.

[Saxondale]

I part bleach,i.e domestos ,4 parts water. Give it a bit of a scrub.

Cheers.

[RonnieTodger]

Why are there so many bald men in the Kop?

[Webbo]

Why are there so many bald men in the Kop?

Watching city makes them pull their hair out.

[Zingari]

Why are there so many bald men in the Kop?

High levels of testosterone causes baldness so maybe it's full of machismos

[jonthefox]

Right then. Its my sons 13th birthday on the 30th, and i was wondering how you get a happy birthday mention over the tannoy.

I was thinking of the forest game as its nearer.

any ideas.

[Webbo]

Why has rugby not taken off in Northern Europe like it has in Southern Europe? You'd think that with bigger people and soft pitches it would be more suited to Holland or Germany than Italy or France.

[21st Century Fox]

Why has rugby not taken off in Northern Europe like it has in Southern Europe? You'd think that with bigger people and soft pitches it would be more suited to Holland or Germany than Italy or France.

I think its to do with where ex-pat Brits have taken up residence in the past and started clubs. Southern France and Italy being popular destinations. It's usually something like that. Also Rugby was very much a class game years ago, whereas football wasn't. It was also late going professional as a sport.

Edited 24 March 2012 by 21st Century Fox

[Zingari]

I don’t know much about astronomy and that, so this is probably a really dumb question.

If you look westward into the night sky tonight the reversed C shaped moon looks to be really low in the sky.

Is it normally this low ?

[Daggers]

Don't say Chicken Little was right all along?

[Zingari]

Don't say Chicken Little was right all along?

Well , hey diddle diddle , I think it looks low enough for a cow to jump over !

Edited 25 March 2012 by Zingari

[I am Rod Hull]

I don’t know much about astronomy and that, so this is probably a really dumb question.

If you look westward into the night sky tonight the reversed C shaped moon looks to be really low in the sky.

Is it normally this low ?

Saw it. It was one of those WOW moments that come around every few years.

[Jackirius]

I don’t know much about astronomy and that, so this is probably a really dumb question.

If you look westward into the night sky tonight the reversed C shaped moon looks to be really low in the sky.

Is it normally this low ?

http://earthsky.org/tonight

It's like the closest it will be for the year i think. Also should be able to see Jupiter & Venus apparently.

Unfortunately it's very cloudy in Norfolk and i have an east facing window so i cant be arsed to move rooms.

Edited 25 March 2012 by Jackirius

[Gold Coast Fox]

Did leicester have a tram line in the early 1900s??

Just found these picture on wiki when i was doing some leicester based web searching.

The amount of time i've spent right there waiting for a bus... amazing how different it looked (other than the train station)

Edited 26 March 2012 by Gold Coast Fox

[Len Finsbury]

Did leicester have a tram line in the early 1900s?? Just found these picture on wiki when i was doing some leicester based web searching. The amount of time i've spent right there waiting for a bus... amazing how different it looked (other than the train station)

I used to teach at Leicester College (the old Charles Keene) and the original main building at Abbey Park campus used to be the tram station. The cellar still has all the water pipes, or at least it used to. I think the place has been redeveloped.

[FoxyPV]

Does anyone hang to the right?

[StanSP]

Does anyone hang to the right?

Nah I'm alright.

[Saxondale]

I watched a documentary about the Falklands War earlier and they were talking about how bayonets were used in battle.

Now, this is something I've never understood. Why would you ever use a bayonet? Surely, as a soldier, you'd be better off shooting at your enemy from yards away than running at them. Conversely, if some chump was running at you with his bayonet fixed, you'd (at least try to) shoot at him before he got close.

Obviously, if you've run out of ammunition then it make sense. But, that aside, are there any military who'd care to explain?

[Libertine Dream]

I watched a documentary about the Falklands War earlier and they were talking about how bayonets were used in battle.

Now, this is something I've never understood. Why would you ever use a bayonet? Surely, as a soldier, you'd be better off shooting at your enemy from yards away than running at them. Conversely, if some chump was running at you with his bayonet fixed, you'd (at least try to) shoot at him before he got close.

Obviously, if you've run out of ammunition then it make sense. But, that aside, are there any military who'd care to explain?

I'm no expert on this but I'd guess it's a psychological thing as well. You're meant to charge in large numbers with bayonets making a fair amount of noise, this must shock opponents, move them on or when you get close obviously injure them. It's just a guess, and obviously if you've got no ammo it's pretty handy.

I also read recently that they used bayonets in Iraq on occasion and in Afghan in 06 or sometime around then and it worked slightly. I read that one guy got a medal for his actions during a bayonet charge too.