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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 8:53:54 PM   
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King George V? or Prince of Wales.


I hereby invalidate this vote, as it contains TWO guesses.

Forum 'guess that .....' decorum dictates only one vote per post.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 8:54:47 PM   
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In the long tradition of this forum, what ship is this?





The Prince of Wales?














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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 8:55:15 PM   
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In the long tradition of this forum, what ship is this?




King George V? or Prince of Wales.
warspite1

You know nothing

It is of course, as Canoerebel pointed out, Angus Mutsu after whom the Yamashiro was named.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 8:56:13 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:04:56 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:10:58 PM   
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It is of course HMS King George V - or KGV to her friends .

"Her" friends? Should King George V (or KGV) have-in reality-been Queen George V (or QGV to her friends)?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:12:54 PM   
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No peeking now. From the picture below, name the two sisters that served in one of the navies in WWII





Bonnie Strait and Priscilla Peninsula? The latter was renamed after marriage.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:14:29 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:15:11 PM   
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It is of course HMS King George V - or KGV to her friends .

"Her" friends? Should King George V (or KGV) have-in reality-been Queen George V (or QGV to her friends)?
warspite1

There are some who call ships 'it' and not 'she'. Don't know why, whether its PC or whatever, I am sure there is no single reason and each to their own.

But to me, ships are ladies and after over 50 years on this planet, I am not changing now .


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:16:23 PM   
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Sister battleships Littorio & Vittorio Veneto



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Correct. I guess it was the twin 15-inchers that gave it away?


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:17:00 PM   
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No peeking now. From the picture below, name the two sisters that served in one of the navies in WWII





Bonnie Strait and Priscilla Peninsula? The latter was renamed after marriage.
warspite1

So close..... but no cigar.....


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:28:20 PM   
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Or, being a Gorn, you could just eat the butterflies!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:44:50 PM   
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First Chipping Sparrow this year.





we have a lot of Confederate Violets here. Very edible. People use to dip them, and other flowers, into a sugar and egg white mixture to put on cakes.

Some Violets will flower underground.

Dandelions, Violets, Nettles and Plantain are all on the menu. Redbud flowers also.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 9:48:55 PM   
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No peeking now. From the picture below, name the two sisters that served in one of the navies in WWII



warspite1

I'll leave this overnight before posting a clue (in the unlikely event that that proves necessary).


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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 10:14:26 PM   
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No peeking now. From the picture below, name the two sisters that served in one of the navies in WWII





Sicily Tyson must be one. I don't know the other.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 10:20:55 PM   
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In the long tradition of this forum, what ship is this?




King George V? or Prince of Wales.


Yeah, I guess you'd be right in both cases.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 10:40:10 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 10:40:49 PM   
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King George V? or Prince of Wales.


I hereby invalidate this vote, as it contains TWO guesses.

Forum 'guess that .....' decorum dictates only one vote per post.

A pox on thee, heathen savage. May the Bluebird of Happiness find the top of your head repeatedly.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 10:40:58 PM   
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A Gorn on British TV:
https://twitter.com/8outof10cats_tv/status/507962857523535874

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 11:25:54 PM   
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King George V? or Prince of Wales.


I hereby invalidate this vote, as it contains TWO guesses.

Forum 'guess that .....' decorum dictates only one vote per post.

A pox on thee, heathen savage. May the Bluebird of Happiness find the top of your head repeatedly.


Did you notice that my next post (which was my second guess) was the Prince of Wales? But, as I didn't put two guesses in the same post, I think that passed muster.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/29/2017 11:43:13 PM   
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Warspite - while being towed by United States Navy tugs she broke all tow lines and drifted sideways through the Straits of Messina




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 12:47:15 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 1:02:56 AM   
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King George V? or Prince of Wales.


I hereby invalidate this vote, as it contains TWO guesses.

Forum 'guess that .....' decorum dictates only one vote per post.

A pox on thee, heathen savage. May the Bluebird of Happiness find the top of your head repeatedly.


Did you notice that my next post (which was my second guess) was the Prince of Wales? But, as I didn't put two guesses in the same post, I think that passed muster.

Circumstances prevented me from making a 2nd post, so I economized.
Do you have any idea just how much Carbon Dioxide your 2nd post released into the atmosphere? Consider yourself chastised (or Chastained, if you like Jessica).

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 1:06:06 AM   
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That looks like a BSH.

Could you enlighten me? Is she a British Super Hottie?

Sincerely,

Clueless in the USA

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 1:40:20 AM   
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Warspite and Valiant


Warspite - while being towed by United States Navy tugs she broke all tow lines and drifted sideways through the Straits of Messina




Which one is Warspite and which one is Valiant? Oh, never mind. I'll investigate!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 2:00:20 AM   
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That looks like a BSH.

Could you enlighten me? Is she a British Super Hottie?

Sincerely,

Clueless in the USA


The British Standard Handful, or BSH, is a measurement of breast size. It is a pure measure of volume; issues of shape and form must be considered separately.

One BSH is defined as the amount of breast that could be held by Henry VIII's right hand. In the same way that the average foot is less than a foot in length, the 'British Standard' handful is noticeably larger than the standard British hand. This is not necessarily a bad thing — after all, being short changed is more disappointing than receiving slightly more than anticipated.

The BSH is a far more convenient unit for real world use than its metric equivalent, the cubic metre. Just as it is far easier to ask for a pint of beer than 0.568 litres, one BSH is a much more manageable quantity than 3.1*10-4m3 or 310cm3. This is one of the reasons that the imperial system remains more popular for measuring breasts (the other being that physicists have little to no use for this unit).

In its pure form, the BSH refers to the size of an unrestrained, unsupported breast in its natural state. However, with the appropriate qualifiers it can also be used in refer to apparent size after enhancements (for example, via a padded bra).

In the United States, the Britney is the more popular unit. Unfortunately, the value of the Britney fluctuates depending upon season and outfit. Nor is there a standard Britney locked in a hermetically sealed vault in Paris — this is very much a unit which can be adapted to suit the occasion rather than an objective measure.

Source : https://everything2.com/title/British+Standard+Handful

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 2:22:26 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 2:39:50 AM   
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one BSH is a much more manageable quantity than 3.1*10-4m3 or 310cm3.


I think you'll find the unit in question for 1.0 (or 3.1)*10^-4 m is *not* a cm, but a dmm. 1.0 (or 3.1)*10^-2 m is a cm.

As you were.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 2:51:02 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 3/30/2017 4:25:56 AM   
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one BSH is a much more manageable quantity than 3.1*10-4m3 or 310cm3.


I think you'll find the unit in question for 1.0 (or 3.1)*10^-4 m is *not* a cm, but a dmm. 1.0 (or 3.1)*10^-2 m is a cm.

As you were.

I think due to the nature of the dimensions in question the matter calls not for calculations, but for close inspection!

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