And the air speed of a fully laden swallow is ..............? Martin does it again ;-)
OT but hopefully interesting
Jul 22, 2006
29 Replies
Now now lads....getting potentiall vulgar here. I know a fully laden swallow is downing a pint in one, and is an art, but asking about the air speed???????
The correct response of course is; African or European?
Or indeed Supermarine.
Im going to have to go and watch The Holy Grail again now.
m> Im going to have to go and watch The Holy Grail again now.
At last, a true believer!
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Don't bother. The answer's 42
John
That's "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" you dipstick :-))
Martin P
Dipstick? Ah yes,
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"The most familiar example is the dipstick in an internal combustion engine, which is a metal strip or.........."
Well done Martin, a subtle but excelent link back to engines.
John
did you not forget this as the bottom of the page :-)) In British Slang, the term 'Dipstick' is used to describe someone of inferior intellect. "That referee is a right dipstick".
Martin P
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