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Trivial useless information thread

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Sooperhoop, Feb 25, 2013.

  1. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Just a few facts you may or may not know:

    Harry Redknapp's birthday is March 2nd
    Mauricio Pochettino's birthday is March 2nd
    Saints v QPR is on March 2nd
    The odds on that are 133,401-1

    Since QPR joined the Football Leqgue in 1920 they have never played a league game against another team with 'Rangers' in their name. This season was the first time two teams with 'Rangers' in their name have ever met in a Scottish League match when Berwick Rangers met Rangers.

    It's a quiet day at work...
     
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  2. Kilburn

    Kilburn Well-Known Member

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    I have 3 daughters born in the first 15 days of March - what are the odds of that?
     
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  3. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    472 minutes...




    Since we scored at home...




    Just another bit of useless trivia...
     
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    If my auntie had a dick she'd be my uncle
     
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  5. Woodyhoopleson

    Woodyhoopleson Well-Known Member

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    When my right arm is fully extended to the side, I can measure 1 meter exactly from left nipple to right pointing finger tip. I use this natural phenomena pretty much every day of my life.
     
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  6. Star of David Bardsley

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    Unless I'm mistaken that should be 15 cubed divided by 365 cubed, or 27/389017 to you and I.
     
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  7. rangercol

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    And I've sat through each and every ****ing one of them!
     
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  8. rangercol

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    One of my favourite birds of prey is the Sparrowhawk. It's species name is: Accipiter nisus, from the Accipitridae family.
     
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  9. Busy Being Headhunted

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    my mums birthday is also 2nd March, i'm sure you are all interested to know that <laugh>
    happy birthday <gift>
     
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  10. Didley Squat

    Didley Squat Well-Known Member

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    I too have three ( adult ) children and get this ............ they were all born at a very early age!:wink:
    sorry ................
     
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  11. Shawswood

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    Twice with a sparrowhawk, (but mostly blackbirds and smaller birds) colliding with my windows. Some survive, but I'm sure become easy prey for whatever is around. Any ideas on preventing this? Kids get upset.
     
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  12. Loveitupthebush

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    Kilburn is at his most productive and and very randy early June.
     
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  13. FinnHoop

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    cover up all your windows with cardboard sheets :bandit:
     
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  14. NorwayRanger

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    Beat me to it. June is Kilburn's lucky month <laugh>
     
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  15. QPR999

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    I once held the record as the youngest person in the whole wide world.
     
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  16. KentGaz

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    The Who never had a UK No.1 single
     
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  17. jeffranger

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    i've got 4 weddings to go to in the next year, daughter, son & two nephews, started saving.
     
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  18. rangercol

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    This is a surprisingly common problem and there's no easy solution. Some people try a picture of a bird on each window persuades birds to not fly into them. Mixed results as far as I know. Basically anything that changes the perception that there's nothing there.
     
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    32 games since a goalless draw between Barca and Real Madrid.
     
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  20. Uber_Hoop

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    If you pick a guinea pig up by its tail it's eyes pop out.
     
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