tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post1335026235808011992..comments2024-03-09T10:15:15.542+00:00Comments on Some Kind of Explanation: Malcolm Gladwell and the Paramilitary BrowniesSome Kind of Explanationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06707578442940473698noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-85126676503937048202012-06-11T14:13:26.851+01:002012-06-11T14:13:26.851+01:00Have physicists solved the question of the origin ...Have physicists solved the question of the origin of the universe?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585133833298567699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-39493273351948417622012-06-07T16:51:13.459+01:002012-06-07T16:51:13.459+01:00Are bagpipes really the most difficult instrument ...Are bagpipes really the most difficult instrument to master?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585133833298567699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-5242919415545626102012-06-04T23:56:09.954+01:002012-06-04T23:56:09.954+01:00I receive 2 or 3 calls a day inviting me to change...I receive 2 or 3 calls a day inviting me to change my phone company, improve my credit, or take a cruise. I'm wondering why companies employ these callers if most people hang up. What is the ratio of "successful" calls to hang-ups?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585133833298567699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-49684202513617481642012-06-01T08:56:58.073+01:002012-06-01T08:56:58.073+01:00"Eventually in 1942 Churchill had Guernsey-Sm..."Eventually in 1942 Churchill had Guernsey-Smythe and 32 sten-gun wielding seven-year-olds dropped behind Japanese lines in the Malayan jungle with instructions to “give it a jolly good tidy and then hike home”"<br /><br />That explains what happened to Jim Thompson in the Cameron Highlands :)Paul Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062118167760725144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-27088743592857176662012-05-30T23:52:05.728+01:002012-05-30T23:52:05.728+01:00What came first: orange the fruit, or orange the c...What came first: orange the fruit, or orange the colour?geoff4https://www.blogger.com/profile/16200009676304620739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-28669305952060146872012-05-30T14:49:34.323+01:002012-05-30T14:49:34.323+01:00The answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...The answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is widely accepted by scientists and professional dog-walkers alike to be 42. However, I recently did the relevant calculation during a particularly intellectually inspiring episode of Loose Women and came up with the answer 'cribbage'. Can you confirm that this is correct?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093217954208767163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-32108538986076941422012-05-29T15:39:49.652+01:002012-05-29T15:39:49.652+01:00What noise annoys a noisy oyster most?What noise annoys a noisy oyster most?Lyndsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-87248511190348998572012-05-29T08:26:49.582+01:002012-05-29T08:26:49.582+01:00When will spats come back?When will spats come back?Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506676837709316803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-74505237232128749552012-05-25T23:53:50.308+01:002012-05-25T23:53:50.308+01:00Nature or nurture?Nature or nurture?Peggy Trytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073589011373336013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615292232154545857.post-47320369246368206212012-05-25T23:31:39.310+01:002012-05-25T23:31:39.310+01:001. If someone thinks you are off your trolley, is ...1. If someone thinks you are off your trolley, is there any way to convince them otherwise?<br /><br />2. If you write a question, but then realize you are not sure you have the grammar or sentence structure correct, should you delete the question or leave your ignorance on display for all to mock?<br /><br />3. Why is it windy today?<br /><br />4. Why aren't there more hedgehogs in the world?<br /><br />5. Why do I always run out of spoons long before it's time to turn the dishwasher on?Clangerfan1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08726108921598331518noreply@blogger.com