Pajaholic Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) A hovercraft -- IIRC, the one that Sir Christopher Cockerell used to demonstrate the concept to the World at large. Edited to add: when will I ever learn to answer first and edit to add any interesting facts! Edited November 24, 2012 by Pajaholic Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 Wow, two pretty quick answers, both right but Mellers just sneaked in first. DING Quote
+mellers Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 I popped this word in to one of my cache logs yesterday to describe myself: "Entomophobe". What does it mean I have an irrational and excessive fear of? Quote
Pajaholic Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 Given that 'Entomology' is the study of insects, I suspect that you have an irrational fear of insects. Quote
+mellers Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 Given that 'Entomology' is the study of insects, I suspect that you have an irrational fear of insects. DING Quote
Pajaholic Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 Thanks. Next question: Who or what is a Caspian Sea Monster? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 25, 2012 Author Posted November 25, 2012 9001st reply on this thread! It's an ekranoplan Quote
Pajaholic Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 DING! is a YouTube of one in action. These craft are also known as "Wing in Ground Effect" (or WIG) craft and are legally classed as boats/ships even though they fly. Over to Simply Paul. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 28, 2012 Author Posted November 28, 2012 Thanks. My brother's a big fan of ground-effect craft. There is a reason they never caught on though; inefficient. Sticking with unlikely transport, what method of postal delivery was unsuccessfully trialed in the Outer Hebrides in 1934? Quote
+TheOldfields Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Hmmm. I'll take a stab at SealPost . Quote
+The Patrician Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Do I recall seeing some archive footage of a rocket? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 post office Now you're just being daft Quote
+Pharisee Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 How about putting a letter in a small wooden boat, chucking it into the sea and hoping someone, somewhere will find it..... or is that way too far fetched? Quote
+maxx borchovski Posted November 29, 2012 Posted November 29, 2012 I cannot decide if they tried a small bottle thrown into the sea, utilising the sea currents or taping the mail to the backs of geocachers and hiding caches near peoples homes then let nature take its course... But in reality i think it was rockets too. Quote
dodgydaved Posted November 29, 2012 Posted November 29, 2012 How about putting a letter in a small wooden boat, chucking it into the sea and hoping someone, somewhere will find it..... or is that way too far fetched? Hey John - have you been reading the news from the Hampshire coast? :ph34r: Quote
+Simply Paul Posted November 29, 2012 Author Posted November 29, 2012 Much as I've enjoyed the wrong answers, this one was the first correct one: Do I recall seeing some archive footage of a rocket? Read more. Over to you Patrician. Quote
+The Patrician Posted November 29, 2012 Posted November 29, 2012 Much as I've enjoyed the wrong answers, this one was the first correct one: Do I recall seeing some archive footage of a rocket? Read more. Over to you Patrician. Ta! What connects Ohio, Malta and Ledbury? The answer should, perhaps, be on a pedestal. Quote
+paulemma Posted November 30, 2012 Posted November 30, 2012 Didn't HMS Ledbury help a tanker called Ohio into Malta in the 2nd world war? (Vague memories from History at school) Not sure what Pedastal has to do with it though? Quote
+sdg2g08 Posted November 30, 2012 Posted November 30, 2012 Pedestal was the operation in which the above occured Quote
+The Patrician Posted November 30, 2012 Posted November 30, 2012 Didn't HMS Ledbury help a tanker called Ohio into Malta in the 2nd world war? (Vague memories from History at school) Not sure what Pedastal has to do with it though? DING! Malta saved! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pedestal "The attempt to run some fifty ships past bombers, E-boats, minefields, and submarines has gone down in military history as one of the most important British strategic victories of the Second World War. However, it was at a cost of more than 400 lives, with only five of the original 14 merchant ships reaching the Grand Harbour." I recently found the book "Destroyer Captain" by Roger Hill, the captain of Ledbury in a charity shop. Ohios's bows were badly damaged and the ship would not steer, Ledbury and another ship went alongside and between them got her and her vital fuel into Malta. Roger Hill died in New Zealand aged 91. His ashes were scattered over Grand Harbour in 2002. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted December 6, 2012 Author Posted December 6, 2012 Well done paulemma. However, the 'one week to post a question' rule is now in operation; anyone can jump in with one. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 OK then, What was the first UK Christmas number one single? Artist and song. Quote
+maxx borchovski Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 The very first, needs to be an oldie... I'd say Cliff Richards Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Older than that. (If you can imagine such a thing) Quote
+MTH Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 I'll guess at Bing Crosby - White Christmas Quote
+The Patrician Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? I have no idea who sung it, or even if it has ever been in the charts! Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 On another forum, someone posted a link that told you what was the number one single on the day you were born. However, I was born before the start of the UK charts, which was in November 1952. From that thread I found that the first UK number one ever was Al Martino with "Here in my Heart". I'm hoping it was still number one that Christmas and hence was the first UK Christmas number one. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 On another forum, someone posted a link that told you what was the number one single on the day you were born. However, I was born before the start of the UK charts, which was in November 1952. From that thread I found that the first UK number one ever was Al Martino with "Here in my Heart". I'm hoping it was still number one that Christmas and hence was the first UK Christmas number one. DING! Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Thanks. Having listened to that song, I must say that it's not my favourite Christmas number one! Continuing; who in the following year (1953) had the most UK number one singles and also the most successful single of the year with a song that Elvis Presley later covered? Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 Perhaps a clue is in order: This artist is probably one of the better-known singers of the 1950s and one who contributed to the soundtrack of the odd spaghetti western or two. Quote
+The Patrician Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Perhaps a clue is in order: This artist is probably one of the better-known singers of the 1950s and one who contributed to the soundtrack of the odd spaghetti western or two. About all I can think of is Bill Haley or Perry Como (neither of who seem to fit your clue, so having guessed I will now Google!). Edit to say - I see I'm wrong..... Edited December 11, 2012 by The Patrician Quote
+Pharisee Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 I was only a wee lad then but I remember my mum having a real thing about Frankie Vaughn... was it him? Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Unfortunately, he's not the Frankie in question! Quote
+mellers Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Unfortunately, he's not the Frankie in question! Well then, I'm going to guess Frankie Lane Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Close enough for a DING! Frankie Laine had three singles that reached number one in 1953: "I Believe", "Hey Joe", and "Answer Me". "I Believe" was the most successful single that year, spending at least 16 weeks (some references say 18) at number one, and was later covered by Elvis. Quote
Pajaholic Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Spaghetti westerns? Oops! I have an unfortunate habit of referring to all westerns of that era as "spaghetti westerns" no matter who directed them or where they were filmed -- particularly if Clint Eastwood starred (which he did as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide, for which Frankie Laine sung the title song). Other Frankie Laine songs include Jezebel, Wanted Man, High Noon, and Cool Water, which seem appropriate for that genre. According to Wikipedia, "He sang well-known theme songs for many movie Western soundtracks, including 3:10 To Yuma, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Blazing Saddles, ..." It was only a clue, but probably would have been better if I'd omitted the word "spaghetti"! Quote
+mellers Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Which reputable British news and current affairs programme broadcast a now famous fictitious (April Fool's Joke) story about the Swiss Spaghetti Tree Harvest in 1957? Quote
+TheOldfields Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Hurray! To continue the April Fools theme, what was the name of the island featured in a 1977 Guardian supplement, that moved around the oceans of the world. Quote
+maxx borchovski Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Tracey Island is the only island I can think of from then. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted December 14, 2012 Posted December 14, 2012 San Serife gets a ding! Most of the fake names were based around printing terms that were not widely known at the time. Quote
+MTH Posted December 14, 2012 Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) With 21st December rapidy approaching a timely question. Who in the 1980s (and again in the 1990s) had a minor hit with "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)". Edited December 14, 2012 by MTH Quote
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