Games & Recreation Pointless Trivia

[Pakenhamsaint]

Perhaps it should become a sister city with the town of Condom in France.

Should sister city with the town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

 

[Norwegian Blue]

In Britain, the day after 2 September 1752 was 14 September, as they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar over 150 years after the papists on the continent.

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Some of the most interesting astronomical objects are those catalogued by Charles Messier.

However at the time Messier was an enthusiastic comet hunter and he compiled his list to consist of objects that weren't comets, and we're consequently not noteworthy.

That's right folks, M31 was deemed uninteresting.

 

[worbod]

King Moody, who played Shtarker in Get Smart, later played Ronald McDonald in TV commercials.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Y can be called a semi-vowel, so I won't get technical.

There is only one word in the English language that contains neither a vowel or a Y.

There's a word in mathematics - 'nth'. I had to google to make sure it qualified, but it does

 

[True__Believer]

Bananas share 50% of their genes with humans

Keeping to the banana topic, banana plants are actually classified as herbs.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Being a Scrabble player doubtlessly you'll know that qi is the only word that doesn't require a u after the q.

qat

 

[Illinois Nazi]

In Britain, the day after 2 September 1752 was 14 September, as they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar over 150 years after the papists on the continent.

Bummer if your birthday was September 3.

 

[lewigie]

Churchill had plans drawn up for "Operation Unthinkable", an attack by the Western Allies on the Soviet Union, to take place immediately following Germany's surrender.

It was abandoned after his chiefs reported they couldn't support the plan and its "fanciful" chances of success. Despite the loss of over 12 million men, Soviet ground forces in Europe still outnumbered Western Allies 3 to 1.

Classic Britain.

 

[Nothing]

Being a Scrabble player doubtlessly you'll know that qi is the only word that doesn't require a u after the q.

As well as the aforementioned qat there are numerable others, the three most common that I play are SUQ, QAID and QADI. Also words like burqa. And whilst qwijibo might not be in there, QWERTY is.

 

[Gough]

As well as the aforementioned qat there are numerable others, the three most common that I play are SUQ, QAID and QADI. Also words like burqa. And whilst qwijibo might not be in there, QWERTY is.

I stand corrected, I was thinking of two letter words I guess, when you have that annoying q and no u.

 

[worbod]

This is my 1871st post.

Quite pointless, extremely trivial.

 

[True__Believer]

Three toed sloths only defecate once a week. In order to do this, they need to climb down to ground and usually go in the same place. Nearly 50% of all deaths occur during this weekly ritual.

 

[Falchoon]

As well as the aforementioned qat there are numerable others, the three most common that I play are SUQ, QAID and QADI. Also words like burqa. And whilst qwijibo might not be in there, QWERTY is.

qis and qin would be the 2 most popular, after qi qat

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Three toed sloths only defecate once a week. In order to do this, they need to climb down to ground and usually go in the same place. Nearly 50% of all deaths occur during this weekly ritual.

Yeah it would be a s**t time to die.

 

[worbod]

The act of moving the cue back and forth across your hand a few times before you strike the ball in a game of snooker (or pool or billiards) is called feathering.

 

[treefingers]

The act of moving your dick back and forth across your hand a few times before you strike the ball in a game of snooker (or pool or billiards) is called wanking.

 

[Ashton Agar]

The act of moving your dick back and forth across your hand a few times before you strike the ball in a game of snooker (or pool or billiards) is called wanking.

Not sure whether intended or not.

 

[True__Believer]

Not sure whether intended or not.

 

[Shane Hird]

Quickly becoming one of my favourite threads this...

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Doss is a friend of mine.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Doss is a moderator, Shell is not.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Driving was done on the left-hand side of the road in Sweden until 1965. The conversion was done on a weekday at 5pm when all traffic stopped to switch sides. This time was chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would've gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realise the day of the changeover.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Mexico once had three presidents in one day. Francisco Madero was overthrown in a coup as well as the Vice-President and Attorney General leaving Foreign Minister Pedro Lascurain in charge. He was then asked to resign 45 minutes later giving General Victoriano Huerta presidency.

 

[The Passenger]

Driving was done on the left-hand side of the road in Sweden until 1965. The conversion was done on a weekday at 5pm when all traffic stopped to switch sides. This time was chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would've gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realise the day of the changeover.

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