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**thunderfly** · September 7th, 2016, 07:45 PM

Although the RMS Titanic appears/appeared to have four funnels. It did in fact have just three. Three were proper funnels to vent smoke and steam from the engines while the fourth (at the back) was a 'false' funnel added just to make the ship look symmetrical.

**seldomseen** · September 8th, 2016, 05:02 AM

The 4th funnel was used for ventilation.

WURZ · September 8th, 2016, 10:25 AM

The White Swan Hotel is a hotel in the middle of the historic market town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

Its most distinctive feature is the Olympic Suite, a large room furnished with interior decorations from the RMS Olympic that are substantially identical to those aboard her sister ship, the RMS Titanic......................

**thunderfly** · September 8th, 2016, 01:54 PM

The term 'sniper' comes from the fact that snipe (the game birds) are extremely shy and nervous, and don't 'present' themselves to be shot at quite so readily as, say, grouse or pheasant. In order to hunt snipe, the hunter has to be very still and concealed very well before the birds will show up.

**tygrkhat40** · September 8th, 2016, 03:01 PM

And yet, the term "Snipe hunt" is applied to a foolish and pointless endevor meant to poke fun at an individual. But if you go on a true snipe hunt and bag some snipe, you're pretty good.

**Greenman** · September 8th, 2016, 07:28 PM

Did you know that the highest and most remote pub in Britain is the Tan Hill Inn. It is miles from nowhere and is isolated from local towns in the hills around the Dales of North Yorkshire. I visited it many, many years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Hill,_North_Yorkshire

Riley Owain · September 8th, 2016, 09:24 PM

Mary I nickname the bloody is not really fair as she was the least bloody of the Tudor monarchs and had far less people executed on average a year than the other Tudor monarchs. Both her siblings ( Edward VI and Elizabeth I ) and her father ( Henry VIII ) are far better candidates for the nickname bloody than Mary I.

Mary I was really no more bloody than any other monarchs of that period. And she is not even close the being the bloodiest monarch of England\Britain.

**chris chunt** · September 17th, 2016, 08:24 PM

The cat from Charley says was voiced by Kenny Everett

**Greenman** · September 18th, 2016, 02:32 AM

There was a dance tune made up of Charley Says in the 90s. I always found it rather sinister for something that was aimed at children.

**rosestone** · September 18th, 2016, 05:36 AM

If you combined all the computing power of every computer that existed 50 years ago, it would still be less powerful than one modern smart phone.

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WURZ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 332 Thanks: 4,270 Thanked 9,666 Times in 305 Posts	The White Swan Hotel is a hotel in the middle of the historic market town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Its most distinctive feature is the Olympic Suite, a large room furnished with interior decorations from the RMS Olympic that are substantially identical to those aboard her sister ship, the RMS Titanic...................... __________________ FTW..AFU

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September 7th, 2016, 07:45 PM	#4301
thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	Although the RMS Titanic appears/appeared to have four funnels. It did in fact have just three. Three were proper funnels to vent smoke and steam from the engines while the fourth (at the back) was a 'false' funnel added just to make the ship look symmetrical.

September 8th, 2016, 05:02 AM	#4302
seldomseen Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 38,203 Thanks: 127,400 Thanked 711,930 Times in 38,112 Posts	The 4th funnel was used for ventilation.

September 8th, 2016, 01:54 PM	#4304
thunderfly Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 896 Thanks: 6,620 Thanked 11,386 Times in 896 Posts	The term 'sniper' comes from the fact that snipe (the game birds) are extremely shy and nervous, and don't 'present' themselves to be shot at quite so readily as, say, grouse or pheasant. In order to hunt snipe, the hunter has to be very still and concealed very well before the birds will show up.

September 8th, 2016, 09:24 PM	#4307
Riley Owain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 131 Thanks: 0 Thanked 948 Times in 112 Posts	Mary I nickname the bloody is not really fair as she was the least bloody of the Tudor monarchs and had far less people executed on average a year than the other Tudor monarchs. Both her siblings ( Edward VI and Elizabeth I ) and her father ( Henry VIII ) are far better candidates for the nickname bloody than Mary I. Mary I was really no more bloody than any other monarchs of that period. And she is not even close the being the bloodiest monarch of England\Britain.

September 17th, 2016, 08:24 PM	#4308
chris chunt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,805 Thanks: 7,946 Thanked 36,406 Times in 2,765 Posts	The cat from Charley says was voiced by Kenny Everett

September 18th, 2016, 05:36 AM	#4310
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,952 Times in 2,261 Posts	If you combined all the computing power of every computer that existed 50 years ago, it would still be less powerful than one modern smart phone.