Wingnut Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 It also said on the telly, that Silver was faster than the speed of light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is that "quick silver" or Tonto's mate's horse?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 First type of damp course was slate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 For get the speed of light or how fast does a rain drop fall, here?s another question, but I will be polite? How fast does something go when people say ?It went like s**t of a shovel?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Depends on the consistency of the s***t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ask the Poo fans, they tend to throw an awful lot of it at football matches, in particular at United games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Don't ask me why but I have just googled the 's**t and shovel' quote to see it where it originated from Only feasible one I've found so far is..... In the days when trains had a driver and a fireman to load coal and it was necessary to answer a call of nature you would s**t on the coal shovel and then throw it in the fire as quick as possible because of smell and hygiene. As the shovel had coal dust on it, the s**t did not stick. Interestingly the same shovel could be cleaned with steam and could be used to cook bacon and eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I recall a Welsh train driver who had trouble doing that - his name was Die Reer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 A little Australian S****y Ditty from 1940 When I was young and had no sense I bought a fiddle for eighteen pence But the only tune that I could play Was "s**t on the shovel and throw it away" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Don't ask me why but I have just googled the 's**t and shovel' quote to see it where it originated from Good research Dizzy? I am no mathematician, so to work out distance and speed, you would have to know what the approx' distance the shovel was from the furnace/boiler hatch, and how long it took the s**t to leave the shoval and enter the furnace/boiler hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ask the council, they are experts on part of the topic and no doubt have volumes on the subject for anyone's perusal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Do they keep a log?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 This topic appears to have gone down the pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 This topic appears to have gone down the pan ...it's more of a chain re-action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Here we go again! Now I'm feeling flushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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