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  1. johngalleyfan2

    johngalleyfan2 Well-Known Member

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    reading Wiz's posting of SL I suddenly thought "why do they call them stands when you actually sit?
    others are:....
    why is a towel dirty after a bath /shower when you have actually just washed yourself clean?

    ..? others?
     
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  2. wizered

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    A square boxing ring
     
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    A watertight contract with Sainsburys
     
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    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    Love, Honour and Obey ? <laugh>
     
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    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    Oktoberfest is actually in September
     
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  6. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    Why do Americans call stands, where you actually sit, bleachers. In fact I question everything to do with the Yanks.
     
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  7. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    Why do my friends to the south call their league champions "world champions" when they didn't invite any other countries, other than one Canadian team, to participate?
     
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  8. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    Or the NHL.....

    They forgot the I for 'Ice' as in Ice Hockey !
     
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  9. johngalleyfan2

    johngalleyfan2 Well-Known Member

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    :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl: <ok>
     
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    something that contains- raspberries, strawberries.kiwie fruit etc is called cider ?
     
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    why is the mem called a football stadium, dont get me started....
     
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  12. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    On the same vein of thought why are Rovers called a football team?
     
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  13. johngalleyfan2

    johngalleyfan2 Well-Known Member

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    DOG whisperer!
    is it ...

    sit
    or
    sit
    they always say be " firm with your command "
     
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