Phoenix 1011001-The Binary resurrection

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:41 pm

not him, it is right sort of era to warhol.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:05 pm

Paul Jackson-Pollock ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:29 pm

not him either. btw, those lollies are not american.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:33 pm

Wild stab, on the basis the name sounds vaguely Hispanic: Dali?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:42 am

all power to Weyland. it was dali.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:52 am

Oh bugger, I didn't think that was going to be right, so I didn't think of a question.

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(after looking on Wikipedia) Okay, seeing as there's been a few on-this-day questions recently, here's another one: The word "Dord" caused someone great embarasment on this day (28th Feb) in 1939. How?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:49 pm

i read about this a while ago. it was a dictionary compiler who wrote on an entry slip 'D or d' meaning an abbreviation for dead or died. but the sub-editor read it as Dord and the word was included in the dictionary output. iirc it was many years before anybody questioned the validity of Dord.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:56 pm

Yup, took them until a good five years after printing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dord

Over to Istenem.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:32 pm

cheers. eleanor simmonds is the dwarfy swimmer who "captured the nation's heart with her gutsy display in the paralympic pool". and she is quite charming.

which BBC comedy box set was she hoping for for Christmas?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:26 pm

Ever Decreasing Circles ?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:28 pm

The Brittas Empire?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:38 pm

Not to be intentionally Un-PC, Red DWARF ?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 pm

neither of those, the reason i found it amusing is that the show has a character who is nearly a dwarf too.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:40 pm

If it is modern, I am clueless, but LITTLE Britain !

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:23 pm

Top Gear?