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AndrewS May 2017 1:09pm, 4 May 2017 355 posts	0 AndrewS @Fragile isn't modern technology marvelous?
Markymarkmark May 2017 4:28pm, 4 May 2017 5,136 posts	0 Markymarkmark AndrewS I read that as "modem technology". I'm blaming the font and spacing. #shouldagonetospecsavers
Velociraptor May 2017 4:30pm, 4 May 2017 36,148 posts	0 Velociraptor Just how much my oldest bibshorts give me a cartoon-style Great British Bahookey
TomahawkMike May 2017 5:31pm, 4 May 2017 309 posts	0 TomahawkMike That there are two birds called WHIO and HOIHO in NZ
NDWDave May 2017 5:29pm, 5 May 2017 2,976 posts	0 NDWDave It is international day of the midwife today
Velociraptor May 2017 1:25pm, 9 May 2017 36,161 posts	0 Velociraptor I'm not working this Thursday I had known that at some time, but then I forgot.
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2017 2:58pm, 10 May 2017 1,761 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend That the hook thing on the gate is called a cabin hook.
GlennR May 2017 7:46am, 11 May 2017 27,361 posts	0 GlennR That BP used to be the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Markymarkmark May 2017 9:44am, 11 May 2017 5,165 posts	0 Markymarkmark [Presumably that's APOCryphal, Glenn? ;-)] That there's a rough relationship between the Fibonacci sequence numbers you can roughly convert miles to Km (or vice versa). i.e. (ignoring the first bit when I know the numbers anyway!) 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21.... (It's accurate enough for my purposes when I'm actually running - the precise maths is too hard when I'm tired!)
GlennR May 2017 9:48am, 11 May 2017 27,363 posts	0 GlennR en.wikipedia.org Surely it's much easier to multiply by 1.6?