+MartyBartfast Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 butter. Stick with that thought but there's more to it. So is it the fear of finding spiders in your dairy products? No. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Isn't arachis a peanut? We're getting closer. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Don't tell me it's a fear of peanut butter? (MrsB's mind wanders towards changing nappies...) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Don't tell me it's a fear of peanut butter? (MrsB's mind wanders towards changing nappies...) That's part of it, but I need more detail.... Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Isn't arachis a peanut? This jogged my memory! Arachibutyrophopbia is fear of peanut butter! Quote Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 That's part of it, but I need more detail.... Having just googled the question. I think you are asking a lot. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 More specifically, the fear of being asphyxiated by falling into a vat of crunchy peanut butter. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 More specifically, the fear of being asphyxiated ... MrsB That's close enough for me, it's actually the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth DING to MrsB. Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Don't tell me it's a fear of peanut butter? (MrsB's mind wanders towards changing nappies...) That's part of it, but I need more detail.... Ooh that was harsh! Seeing as it is only a protoneologism. (See Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia) I'll survive... Edited for poor punctuation. (greengrocersapostrophobia) Edited November 1, 2007 by Dizzley Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 More specifically, the fear of being asphyxiated ... MrsB That's close enough for me, it's actually the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth DING to MrsB. But I was only joking! Dizzley got there before me anyway... over to him MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Oops! I wasn't expecting that. I'm back and awake now. A quick one then: which proverbs do the following abbreviations stand for: H H N F A A W S T W D M A R A S I T S N F H N W F L O O S O O M A ding for all five! Quote Link to comment
Nediam Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 H H N F A A W S T W D M A R A S I T S N - A Stitch In Time Saves Nine F H N W F L O O S O O M Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) H H N F A A W S T W D M A R - Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right A S I T S N - A Stitch In Time Saves Nine F H N W F L - Fair Hand Never Won Fair Lady (i thought it was maiden?) O O S O O M - Out of sight out of mind Edited November 2, 2007 by scanker Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 And...Hell Hath No Fury As(?) A Woman Scorned. Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 And...Hell Hath No Fury As(?) A Woman Scorned. There's still an error in one of them somewhere - very close though! (Been working)... Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 So there is...faint heart... Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 So there is...faint heart... Ding for you scanker! Well pipped at the post! Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Right then. Lorem ipsum .... What are the next three words? Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Gah! I just had to google them because it was (like the steering wheel down my trousers) driving me nuts. I knew the next one, but not the following two. That's me disqualified. Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 dolor sit amet Ding! In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum is standard placeholder text used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout. It is a form of greeking. Even though using "lorem ipsum" often arouses curiosity due to its resemblance to classical Latin, it is not intended to have meaning. Where text is visible in a document, people tend to focus on the textual content rather than upon overall presentation, so publishers use lorem ipsum when displaying a typeface or design in order to direct the focus to presentation. "Lorem ipsum" also approximates a typical distribution of letters in English, which helps to shift the focus to presentation. The most common lorem ipsum text reads as follows: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Ok - what do the following have in common - apart from the odd one out - and which one is it? Anguilla Bangladesh Bophuthatswana Cyprus Democratic Republic of Congo Guyana Indonesia Ireland Japan Malawi Montserrat Nepal New Zealand Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands South Africa Surinam Swaziland Uganda US Virgin Islands Zambia Quote Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Ok - what do the following have in common - apart from the odd one out - and which one is it? Anguilla ... snip Zambia They all have rectangular flags apart from Nepal whose flag consists of two triangles. Pretty sure that this isn't the answer you are looking for.... but it's right. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 They all have rectangular flags apart from Nepal whose flag consists of two triangles. Pretty sure that this isn't the answer you are looking for.... but it's right. You're right - and you're not right. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 They've all been under British rule at some time... except Nepal, which hasn't. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) Possibly....but not Ok - an additional (and fairly large) clue.... Article 9(1) of the United Nations' Geneva Convention on Road Traffic Edited November 3, 2007 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 You drive on the left in all the countries but......?........?........Bophuthatswana Wild guess. Quote Link to comment
+scanker Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) double post Edited November 3, 2007 by scanker Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ding for the first bit - but not the odd one out - which doesn't just drive on the right but has banned right hand drive cars from the roads. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ding for the first bit - but not the odd one out - which doesn't just drive on the right but has banned right hand drive cars from the roads. I think Japan drive on the same side as us (left). Quote Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ok - what do the following have in common - apart from the odd one out - and which one is it? ......... US Virgin Islands .......... As both the US and British Virgin Isles are cojoined they drive on the right but using left hand drive cars! Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Getting closer (sort of) - but no ding yet Quote Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Ok - what do the following have in common - apart from the odd one out - and which one is it? ......... US Virgin Islands .......... As both the US and British Virgin Isles are cojoined they drive on the right but using left hand drive cars! OK so what about the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they drive on the left but mostly using right hand drive cars. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) OK so what about the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they drive on the left but mostly using right hand drive cars. DING - but for all the wrong reasons. They drive on the right, AND right hand drive cars are now illegal....... edited 'coz I got my left and right mixed up Edited November 4, 2007 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+Dizzley Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 OK so what about the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they drive on the left but mostly using right hand drive cars. DING - but for all the wrong reasons. They drive on the left, but right hand drive cars are now illegal....... Well that sounds like total chaos, but predictable! I hear that the UK will make moves towards driving on the right... next 01/04 the trucks move over, 2009 the buses... Quote Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) DING - but for all the wrong reasons. OK then what do Aldwych and Down Street (both in London) and Merkland Street in Glasgow have in common? - Jango shuffles off to find an anorak Edited November 4, 2007 by Jango & Boba Fett Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 DING - but for all the wrong reasons. OK then what do Aldwych and Down Street (both in London) and Merkland Street in Glasgow have in common? - Jango shuffles off to find an anorak I know, I know. Aldwych and Down St are closed Tube stns. Down St is on the piccadilly - near Hyde Park(?) and the Aldwych is ... on the Aldwych. Also on the piccadilly. Aldwych station is still there and is used as a filming location. It's on a spur so trains don't run there. The Down St platforms are still there I used to try to spot them when I used the piccadilly years ago. I've never heard of Merkland St but I guess it's an abandoned station in Glasgow. Quote Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I know, I know. Aldwych and Down St are closed Tube stns. I've never heard of Merkland St but I guess it's an abandoned station in Glasgow. DING !!! Merkland Street is indeed an abandoned Subway station in Glasgow Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 OK here's mine: Which global (non-gumboot-related) brand/corporation arose from humble beginnings as a gumboot manufacturer? Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Dunlop? Nope, not Dunlop. I'd extend "non-gumboot-related" to "non-rubber-products-related". Quote Link to comment
+dino-irl Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Danm*......Durex was going to be my next guess edit.....boy I hate the automatic anti-swearing thing! Edited November 5, 2007 by dino-irl Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 OK here's mine: Which global (non-gumboot-related) brand/corporation arose from humble beginnings as a gumboot manufacturer? Can we assumed by 'gumboots' you mean wellies? Wild stab in the Dark... Boots? Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Can we assumed by 'gumboots' you mean wellies? Wild stab in the Dark... Boots? No, not Boots. Gumboots ... wellies ... well, I'm not sure of the precise difference - but rubber boots were manufactured by them at the beginning of the last century ( amongst other things ) but the boots have caught the imagination as part of the company history. Hint - the people manufacturing said rubber footwear would have referred to them as neither wellies nor gumboots. Edited November 5, 2007 by Team Sieni Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 OK more info: Their very first business was paper milling, but they moved into gumboots soon after. You may own one of their products yourself, and you almost certainly know someone who does! Quote Link to comment
+JackieC Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Barbour ?? (wax jacket company) Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Nope, none of those. Their products are a long way away from wellies now. The footwear operations were sold in 1989 as they concentrate on their core product - at which they are very successful. Quote Link to comment
+JackieC Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 One more go and then I'm googling it (so I can try to concentrate on work). I'll go for IKEA (cause I'm giving up on the wellies bit , and there are lots of paper mills in scandanavia). Off to google now!!!!! Quote Link to comment
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