Demitri_C Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 wondered how you get alopecia? doctors dont know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 wondered how you get alopecia? doctors dont know! Stress can apparently be a reason. What a horrible thing to get. Do bald men with comb-overs actually believe people are fooled into thinking they have a full, lustrous head of hair? Ask Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 East Dakota is now called Minnesota. They broke West Dakota up into Montana and Wyoming as it was too big on its own. *cough* What about Virginia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 5, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2013 East Dakota is now called Minnesota. They broke West Dakota up into Montana and Wyoming as it was too big on its own. *cough* What about Virginia ? She's fine, and sends her best regards to Eastern Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 East Dakota is now called Minnesota. They broke West Dakota up into Montana and Wyoming as it was too big on its own. *cough* What about Virginia ? IIRC West Virginia seceded from Virginia proper as they didn't want to be part of the confederacy. Shocking innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2013 We have all heard of North and South Caroliner but where is east and west Caroliner ?The same goes for south Dakota ? and east and west Virginiahttp://www.ecu.edu/http://www.wcu.edu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I did`nt know that,very interesting. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I often wonder, what's the fastest any VT'r has gone past either a Traffic Patrol / Officer car on the motorway, or an actual real police car? For me: Traffic Patrol, a respectful and steady 76.5 mph Police Car, just over 120mph - I was a reluctant passenger! They were clearly either ending a shift or we were going so fast they didn't see us.* * both the above claims are clearly fictitious and I would back down and admit to internet fantasy fibs should this become an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted June 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2013 Is the question with or without getting pulled? I once got stopped in Mozambique doing 150kph in a 50 zone. 1,000 meticais (£20) fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I'm not saying because I don't trust people searching the internet for my misdemeanours But let me just say, I was lucky not to be pulled over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2013 In 15 years driving I have amassed a grand total of 4 speeding points (that's 2x2pts and not at the same time). One was 37mph in a 30mph and the other was 57mph in a 30mph. Both of those '30' limits were classic Ireland. The latter (the 57) was a fully-functional dual-carriageway with no road works that has since had its speed limit increased and the other was a built-up main road that has had its limit increased to beyond my offence. I'd be reluctant to post here how fast I've gone while driving a car but the fastest I've been a passenger in a car on a public road was 167mph in a Porsche 911 on the Naas Road @ 3am (well before the road's recent upgrade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've only been pulled for speeding once. 47 in a 30. It was the Warwick road as it goes down towards Olton under the railway bridge. It's very very hard to drive at 30 there. It was summer, I'd just finished work at 1pm on a Friday and was very overexcited! 3 points and a fine. Well deserved. Lucky me, though, they forgot to put points on my license, somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) In 15 years driving I have amassed a grand total of 4 speeding points (that's 2x2pts and not at the same time). One was 37mph in a 30mph and the other was 57mph in a 30mph. Both of those '30' limits were classic Ireland. The latter (the 57) was a fully-functional dual-carriageway with no road works that has since had its speed limit increased and the other was a built-up main road that has had its limit increased to beyond my offence. I'd be reluctant to post here how fast I've gone while driving a car but the fastest I've been a passenger in a car on a public road was 167mph in a Porsche 911 on the Naas Road @ 3am. I've been pulled over twice, but no points. 1st was in Erdington. Pulled out of a road with all my mates in the car and just forgot to put my lights on. Was only 17. 2nd time was at like 2am, coming home from work. There's a 40 in Lichfield that turns into a 60 and I was doing 60 on it. The police car got right up my arse with no blues on, then suddenly turned them on. They knew what they were doing as well. Bastards. Edited June 6, 2013 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 In 15 years driving I have amassed a grand total of 4 speeding points (that's 2x2pts and not at the same time). One was 37mph in a 30mph and the other was 57mph in a 30mph. Both of those '30' limits were classic Ireland. The latter (the 57) was a fully-functional dual-carriageway with no road works that has since had its speed limit increased and the other was a built-up main road that has had its limit increased to beyond my offence. I'd be reluctant to post here how fast I've gone while driving a car but the fastest I've been a passenger in a car on a public road was 167mph in a Porsche 911 on the Naas Road @ 3am (well before the road's recent upgrade). I was up to 9 at one point back in my teens , but I was a pretty reckless driver ( as in speed , not driving style ) Now I'm older I'm still reckless but coppers let you get away with more when you are older than them not had any points for well over 10 years now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I wonder why people think Steve McQueen was a good actor/charismatic tough guy...to me, he's neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I wonder why people think Steve McQueen was a good actor/charismatic tough guy...to me, he's neither. I liked him,especially in "The Great Escape" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Why do people use silent letters ? I mean in names like Aaron,Zlatan and Dzeko even in a word like lamb. What is the point ? If the letter is not going to be pronunced then why have it at all ? Think how many trees could be saved in a few tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2013 Where is the silent letter in any of those names. Every letter in those names directly affects the pronunciation. As for the question in general, *shrug* I dunno. Individuality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 A lot of it came about when the first manual printing press' were used. The type setters used to add letters to words on important documents to make the page neater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 12, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2013 When did Aaron start being pronounced "Aran"? When I wor a lad it was pronounced "Air-un". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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