tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90363012024-03-23T08:51:28.406-09:00heardsaidStuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-80214633784337280382007-10-15T01:15:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.678-09:00I refer of course to money.<a href="http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/odd-numbers/2007/10/10/the-economics-of-stripping">The Economics of Stripping</a>. According to researchers at University of New Mexico strippers make more money when they're ovulating, because it's at the time when men find them most attractive: "Surprisingly, Miller found that strippers who were in the estrus phase made $354 per shift compared to $90 during the luteal phase and $170 more than during the menstrual phase. The use of birth-control pills didn't help results, with woman on oral contraception earning about $80 less per shift."Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1160868267143963962006-10-14T14:22:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.675-09:00UsedFAQsWhilst HeardSaid is taking a sabbatical, we recommend <a href="http://www.usedfaqs.com/"><i>UsedFAQs</i></a> which posts random answers from Frequently Asked Questions on a variety of subjects. [<a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/mefi/12865">via</a>]Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1156110339437316122006-08-20T12:45:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.672-09:00Fake MoneyDid you know every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury? [Nope, we didn't Fran, thanks!]Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1139675074616782972006-02-11T07:23:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.670-09:00Gullible?<a href="http://www.gullible.info/">Website that's similar to HeardSaid</a>, and to be honest they're posting more often. [<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/49090">via</a>]Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1138629683084467782006-01-30T05:00:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.161-09:00wharfThe word "wharf" stands for "<span style="font-weight:bold;">W</span>are <span style="font-weight:bold;">H</span>ouse <span style="font-style:italic;">A</span>t <span style="font-weight:bold;">R</span>iver <span style="font-weight:bold;">F</span>ront".Shazzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171957906971257196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1132356425965667652005-11-18T14:24:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.668-09:00Strange ReaganWhen Ronald Reagan was given his first tour of the White House after being made president of the US he demanded a visit the war room he'd seen in Stanley Kubrick's film <i>Dr. Strangelove</i>. He was somewhat annoyed to discover it had been built on a soundstage.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1124650852376442432005-08-21T09:59:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.147-09:00Ant FarmersLeafcutter ants are the only species on the planet, apart from humans, to cultivate their own food. The ants, usually found in the rainforests and other tropical areas of America, grow a special fungus in their nests.<br />They get their name because they cut pieces of leaves which they harvest in the fungus gardens. The fungus is then used for food.Ian Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021761730116036226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1119642533612283582005-06-24T10:47:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.666-09:00Belly BombIf a human being were to eat black pudding followed by king prawns and washed down with a glass of milk, due to the un-stable chemical mixture now sitting in his or hers gut, the poor individual's stomache would literally explode within a matter of minutes ! [Ugh -- thanks Franchesca]Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1119468938744003232005-06-22T10:34:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.663-09:00SpookyIn the Steven Spielberg film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' during the scene when we've discovered that Roy has built a scale model of Devil's Point in his living room, the television is on and we can hear the sound of a postman calling at a front door. He says: "I have a package for Gillian Anderson." <br /><br />The actress Gillian Anderson would later play Dana Scully for nine years on 'The X-Files'.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1119127743045839922005-06-18T11:47:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.661-09:00CrispyA new Franchesca fact. Did you know that a human being can safely live on a diet of one packet of regular crisps a day because of their high fat and water content.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1117836789240325612005-06-03T13:12:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.659-09:00Eh?Alexander Graham Bell's wife was deaf.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1117478577284475322005-05-30T09:40:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.138-09:00Free TravelWhile the London Metropolitan Police have free transport on the trains, buses and underground systems of London - the same is not true of the British Transport Police (who enforce the law on those same systems).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1117289387770928182005-05-28T05:05:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.656-09:00Hello and welcome to ...<a href="http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-5-channel-4.html">A great example from Music Thing</a> of how sometimes it's vitally important to keep your copyright. The man who composed the four notes which used to appear on Channel Four's logo (Daaa-daaa-da-daaaa) became very rich indeed. "Every time that sequence was played, David Dundas was paid £3.50. Every week, for ten years, Dundas received a cheque for £1,000 from Channel Four. "Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1116971283297025582005-05-24T12:42:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.654-09:00One with the forceHere is a scene from the shooting script of <i>Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith</i> which explains the one thing many fans had been dying to know. Why do some Jedi's burn up whilst others just fade away?<blockquote>222 INT. POLIS MASSA-OBSERVATION DOME-NIGHT<br /><br />On the isolated asteroid of Polis Massa, YODA meditates.<br /><br />YODA: Failed to stop the Sith Lord, I have. Still much to learn, there is ...<br /><br />QUI -GON: (V.O.) Patience. You will have time. I did not. When I became one with the Force I made a great discovery. With my training, you will be able to merge with the Force at will. Your physical self will fade away, but you will still retain your consciousness. You will become more powerful than any Sith.<br /><br />YODA: Eternal consciousness.<br /><br />QUI-GON: (V.O.) The ability to defy oblivion can be achieved, but only for oneself. It was accomplished by a Shaman of the Whills. It is a state acquired through compassion, not greed.<br /><br />YODA: . . . to become one with the Force, and influence still have . . . A power greater than all, it is.<br /><br />QUI-GON: (V.O.) You will learn to let go of everything. No attachment, no thought of self. No physical self.<br /><br />YODA: A great Jedi Master, you have become, Qui-Gon Jinn. Your apprentice I gratefully become.<br /><br />YODA thinks about this for a minute, then BAIL ORGANA enters the room and breaks his meditation.</blockquote>Considering the big long list of things which aren't explained it's odd that this couldn't be worked in somehow. Then again, check out of that <i>exposition</i>... [via <a href="http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com/2005/05/end.html">Amygdala</a> via <a href="http://soreeyes.org/">Sore Eyes</a>]Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1116710200740637862005-05-21T12:16:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.136-09:00Machu Picchu Should you find yourself at the top of Machu Picchu and suddenly worried about whether you left the gas on, don't fret. You can call home on your mobile phone. Yes, that's right, there's a signal. <br /><br />Which is more than I can say for the train route from Bournemouth to Derby. (Thanks Dave!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1116529452175101712005-05-19T10:04:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.133-09:00Damselflies go like shit off a stickDamselflies can fly 15m in a single second from a standing start, and can reach a top speed of 40 mph.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1116427328946006702005-05-18T05:41:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.131-09:00Naked Mole RatsNaked mole rats are fossorial (live underground) and have a fairly consistent temperature.<br /><br />They have no circadian rhythm and sleep/wake when it suits them. This occurs on no particular schedule at all.pennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727291511829658991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1115756948132887112005-05-10T11:22:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.651-09:00NumbersThe Globe Theatre, the original in the 1600s, had a capacity crowd of three thousand. There were only two hundred thousand people in London at the time so it would take just seventy-five performances before everyone in the city had seen one of Shakepeare's newest.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1115337020490341462005-05-05T14:50:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.128-09:00On election nightThe Welsh Assembly is the only elected body in the Western world, if not the world, to have a 50/50 split between men and women members. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114970678299175852005-05-01T09:04:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.126-09:00Happy May Day!The use of 'mayday' as a distress call originated with the French <em>m'aidez</em> (help me) or <em>m'aider</em> (to render help to me), and has nothing to do with the ancient spring festival or the international working class holiday. <br /><br />Although if you want to dance around a big pole whilst your ship sinks, that's up to you. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114969738216906642005-05-01T08:48:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.123-09:00A pigeon pairWhen pigeons mate, the female lays two eggs - one male and one female. When the eggs hatch, the chicks grow up together and, eventually, mate to produce two eggs - one male and one female.<br /><br />Which explains why pigeons are so stupid. They've got to the bottom of the gene pool and have started drilling. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114923871102210262005-04-30T19:53:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.121-09:00Special Crossover UnitRichard Belzer plays Detective John Munch on the series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". The character originated as a regular cast member of "Homicide: Life on the Street". Two cop shows, two colons, one Munch. A character from one show landing a prime spot on another show that's not a spin-off is unusual in an of itself.<br /><br />Belzer as Munch has recently become the most prolific character in prime time TV history, having appeared on six different series: Homicide, SVU, the original Law & Order, The X Files, the short-lived The Beat and most recently in an episode of Law & Order's newest franchisee, Trial by Jury.<br /><br />Self pimp - <a href="http://home.vicnet.net.au/~kwgow/crossovers.html">Crossover Grid</a> and <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/tommywestphall/">Live Journal community</a> to discuss Crossover Grid.crossovermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114463960560618122005-04-25T12:18:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.649-09:00CoinageFranchesca writes: "Whilst realizing I have no money, for some reason I decided to add up each demomination of coins and notes in the UK to see how much I would have if I had one of each. Oddly enough it works out at £88.88p . Try it urself if you dont believe me ... and don't forget like most people do, the £2 coin!"Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114463859589791922005-04-25T12:14:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:49:46.646-09:00i-equineIn 1967 at the height of the foot and mouth epidemic, horse racing was banned. The authorities resorted to electronic races with imaginary horses, but to give an extra level of authenticity on BBC's Grandstand, Peter O'Sullivan was drafted in to commentate on these unreal events. Footage exists of him getting excited over a close finish between two horses which didn't exist.Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036301.post-1114462657679959352005-04-25T11:57:00.000-09:002016-01-30T00:54:21.119-09:00Little Ghengises everywhere!It is estimated that one in two hundred modern Mongol men can trace their genetic heritage back to Ghengis Khan. Now that is what I call putting it about a bit. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2