Things I wish I knew

[The Camel]

1. Why doesn't snow melt as soon as the temp goes above freezing? Last week after the snow at the weekend, it nearly all thawed away within 24 hours, yet one little patch, not in the shade, steadfastly remained for nearly a week despite temps reaching 7 or 8 degrees. Why?

2. Why do you weigh exactly the same after having a crap as before?

3. Why doesn't the water in the Hoover Dam evaporate when temps are like 40 degrees plus?

4. Why do so many people follow religions when there zero evidence that there is a God. Are people really that gullible?

5. Why do so many people support the big clubs, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. Isn't the fun of supporting a football team expericiencing the ups and downs of a local team, with success being even more sweet when you very expericence it? And you actually go to games, rather than watch on tv, living 200 miles away from your teams home ground?

[millidonk]

1 - dunno
2 - you don't
3 - it does, like millions of gallons a year
4 - yes they are that gullible
5 - where grew up, family, friends, fav player, local team is shit. etc.

[Marky147]

1. No idea.

2. I don't, have known myself to lose 2lb+

3. See 1

4. See 3

5. I wasn't into Football as a kid, a friend at school was an Everton fan so I kind of followed them for a few weeks... My uncle, who ran my Dad's snooker club at the time had been a united fan for 20+ years, he insisted I support United and bought me a kit etc. I wasn't sure why I'd listened at first because I don't remember them doing too well, but was rewarded with an FA Cup in 1990 and never questioned my uncle again

I used to fly up occasionally for games, but have never been a proper 'fan' like yourself and nowadays it would be too much hassle for me to go. I envy the guys in some ways who trek around the country supporting their club, but I truly am an armchair fan now and much prefer NFL to football anyway!

[outragous76]

1. Something to do with it being ice rather than snow... thats all i can offer

2. You dont, house scales variance

3. It does

4. I believe the answer is LOL religion

5. Persuasive family on impressionable youngsters  (who does Jake support?)

[AndrewT]

1 - Because a ghost lives there
2 - Because you're a ghost
3 - Hoover Dam full of ghosts
4 - To spite Kinboshi
5 - Something about ghosts

[The Camel]

5. Persuasive family on impressionable youngsters  (who does Jake support?)

He keeps saying "Chelsea" when asked, but I hope/trust/believe he's saying that just to wind me up.

I'll have to batter it out of him otherwise.

[outragous76]

5. Persuasive family on impressionable youngsters  (who does Jake support?)

He keeps saying "Chelsea" when asked, but I hope/trust/believe he's saying that just to wind me up.

I'll have to batter it out of him otherwise.

It's amazing how fast a child can change its mind

After not eating for a week (ty John bishop)

[Jon MW]

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5. Why do so many people support the big clubs, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. Isn't the fun of supporting a football team expericiencing the ups and downs of a local team, with success being even more sweet when you very expericence it? And you actually go to games, rather than watch on tv, living 200 miles away from your teams home ground?

All the people who question why people don't support their local team seem to believe that this is the only reason why supporting a football team is fun.

You still get up's and down's from any team - but if you don't grow up in a household (or a even a whole city) where being an avid football fan is the norm you could just look at who plays consistently entertaining football and support them rather than a local team who play terribly.

Or it could just be like I did, support Man U because a girl I fancied when my family moved to Hastings supported them 

Ultimately I think a genuine fan is someone who actually cares whether the team wins or loses, and it's irrelevant how they started supporting them.


NB: Although I suspect in many cases I would suggest - 'follows' would be a better term than 'supported'

[david3103]

1. Because snow is white, it is very reflective and so bounces away most of the sunlight which would otherwise warm it up. It the snow partly melts and then re-freezes, the new crisp outer layer will help it last even longer. In this situation, only a warm air mass will be really effective in melting the snow.

2. You don't

3. It does, but there's a lot of water ...

4. If God didn't exist we'd have to invent him.

5. For all sorts of reasons. Equally puzzling is why do some people feel obligated to support small local teams and spend their lives and their disposable income following them? Oh, and how many Darlington or Hartlepool or followers also own a replica shirt for one of the Big Six, or Barca/RM?

[The Camel]

1. Because snow is white, it is very reflective and so bounces away most of the sunlight which would otherwise warm it up. It the snow partly melts and then re-freezes, the new crisp outer layer will help it last even longer. In this situation, only a warm air mass will be really effective in melting the snow.

2. You don't

3. It does, but there's a lot of water ...

4. If God didn't exist we'd have to invent him.

5. For all sorts of reasons. Equally puzzling is why do some people feel obligated to support small local teams and spend their lives and their disposable income following them? Oh, and how many Darlington or Hartlepool or followers also own a replica shirt for one of the Big Six, or Barca/RM?

One of the best things about moving up here, was the amount of support I saw for the local team.

Darlo were terrible even before their current plight, but the kids in the town centre were more likely to be wearig a Darlo shirt than any other team.

Compared to everywhere else I've lived, it was a refreshing change.

[david3103]

1. Because snow is white, it is very reflective and so bounces away most of the sunlight which would otherwise warm it up. It the snow partly melts and then re-freezes, the new crisp outer layer will help it last even longer. In this situation, only a warm air mass will be really effective in melting the snow.

2. You don't

3. It does, but there's a lot of water ...

4. If God didn't exist we'd have to invent him.

5. For all sorts of reasons. Equally puzzling is why do some people feel obligated to support small local teams and spend their lives and their disposable income following them? Oh, and how many Darlington or Hartlepool or followers also own a replica shirt for one of the Big Six, or Barca/RM?

One of the best things about moving up here, was the amount of support I saw for the local team.

Darlo were terrible even before their current plight, but the kids in the town centre were more likely to be wearig a Darlo shirt than any other team.

Compared to everywhere else I've lived, it was a refreshing change.

I moved north in late 1987 and watched Darlington at The Feetham's in their Conference Season. It was great fun as they rolled over most visiting teams with style and panache aplenty. Keeping their fulltime squad obviously helped.
Still haven't been to The Safecracker's Stadium, not even when Northampton Town (my home town club) visited. It's the only ground in the North East where I've not supported The Cobblers, and that includes having seen them at Roker Park and Feethams

[RED-DOG]

2- I take it you are getting off the scale to have a crap?

[The Camel]

There's more:

6. Is "a lot" one word or two? What about "thankyou"?

7. Why are people rude to strangers when it doesn't benefit them at all? Some bloke was driving down the road, slowed his car down, unwound his window and shouted "you fat *****" to me a couple of weeks ago. Why would he do this?

8. WTF causes some traffic jams? No roadworks, no crash, no nothing, yet traffic is at a standstill. Then 10 minutes the road is clear.

9. Why do people leave football matches with 5 minutes to go? Would they leave the cinema 5 minutes before the end of a film just to "beat the rush"?

10. Why is airline food notjust shit, but really shit? Can't they just buy loads of ready meals from Sainsburys and heat them up? Only £3 a time. First class passengers could have M and S ready meals.

[The Camel]

11. Why is the word ***** censored on Blondepoker? I mean, we're all adults and it's an important part of the vocabulary.

[RED-DOG]

11. Why is the word ***** censored on Blondepoker? I mean, we're all adults and it's an important part of the vocabulary.

It's because ***** doesn't want ****** the *** to ******.