deipnosophist
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lol lol ...that's what I immediately thought
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Alanbileysfeathercut
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There are 2 billion pigs in the world
Philw
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Spah?
deipnosophist
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Spam was introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937. Hormel claims that the meaning of the name "is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives", but popular beliefs are that the name is an abbreviation of "spiced ham","spare meat", or "shoulders of pork and ham". Another popular explanation is that Spam is an acronym standing for "Specially Processed American Meat" or "Specially Processed Army Meat".
...or Something Posing As Meat
...or Something Posing As Meat
Philw
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Uh, yeam. I'h going witm tme excuse tmat I only mad a few mours sleep last nigmt...
hallamblue
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Spam
Spam eggs, beans and spam
Spam, spam, egg, chips and spam
Spam, spam, spam spam
Spam, spam, spam spam
Spam, spam, luverly spam
Spam eggs, beans and spam
Spam, spam, egg, chips and spam
Spam, spam, spam spam
Spam, spam, spam spam
Spam, spam, luverly spam
Elvis the pelvis
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How many made it to rank of Inspector mate ?
Elvis the pelvis
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Willy direction as well mate
deipnosophist
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The Sun loses 5.5million tonnes of mass every second
deipnosophist
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Ever wondered about tonne vs ton...and why a ton weighs differently in the US than in UK?
a tonne in US and UK is 2,204 pounds (known as a metric ton = 1000kg )
a ton in US is 2000 pounds (known as a short ton)
a ton in UK is 2240 pounds (known as a long ton).
"why the difference between US and UK/Commonwealth weights?" you ask:
well, 1kg =2.204 pounds, so the tonne's 2,204 pounds is easily derived and is the same in UK and US..
The short ton and long ton are both derived from being equal to 20 hundredweight (an old Imperial unit of weight). In US a hundredweight =100 pounds ...thus a US (i.e. short) ton is 20 x 100 = 2000pounds.
In UK a hundredweight is/was defined as being 8 stone. There's 14 pounds to a stone therefore 112 pounds in a hundredweight (i.e. 8 x 14).
20 hundredweight thus equals 20 x 112= 2240 pounds.
a tonne in US and UK is 2,204 pounds (known as a metric ton = 1000kg )
a ton in US is 2000 pounds (known as a short ton)
a ton in UK is 2240 pounds (known as a long ton).
"why the difference between US and UK/Commonwealth weights?" you ask:
well, 1kg =2.204 pounds, so the tonne's 2,204 pounds is easily derived and is the same in UK and US..
The short ton and long ton are both derived from being equal to 20 hundredweight (an old Imperial unit of weight). In US a hundredweight =100 pounds ...thus a US (i.e. short) ton is 20 x 100 = 2000pounds.
In UK a hundredweight is/was defined as being 8 stone. There's 14 pounds to a stone therefore 112 pounds in a hundredweight (i.e. 8 x 14).
20 hundredweight thus equals 20 x 112= 2240 pounds.
summerisle
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In 1890, 1 in 4 funerals in London came from the Workhouse.
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