Questions that need to be answered

[Taipan]

Was that the trees a rustling? Or the hinges of the gate? Or Ernies ghostly goldtops a rattling in their crate?

[cheb]

Dunno, have a look in settings for your chosen ring tone.

[mangocrazy]

Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost over night?

[Saga Lout]

Why did Bristol get the honour of becoming rhyming slang for thruppenies? Why not Manchester or Leicester or Swansea or Cardiff or... (I've run out of City football teams )?

"Look at the magnificent Manchesters on that bird!"

[Yambo]

What was clockwise and anti clockwise called before clocks were invented?

[Cousin Jack]

What was clockwise and anti clockwise called before clocks were invented?

Right hand down a bit and left hand down a bit.

[JackyJoll]

What was clockwise and anti clockwise called before clocks were invented?

Or were clocks named after the clockwise way they turned…?

[JackyJoll]

Why did Bristol get the honour of becoming rhyming slang for thruppenies? Why not Manchester or Leicester or Swansea or Cardiff or... (I've run out of City football teams )?

"Look at the magnificent Manchesters on that bird!"

Big Bristols!

[Saga Lout]

Widdershins is anti-clockwise. I don't know if it predates clocks but it does have an old fashioned ring to it.

[Mr. Dazzle]

What was clockwise and anti clockwise called before clocks were invented?

Right Hand threads tighten when you turn them clockwise, but they're not called clockwise threads. Somehow it seems correct that they're turning 'right', but they're not - they're going in a circle The top of the circle you're looking at moves to the right maybe?

[David]

What was clockwise and anti clockwise called before clocks were invented?

Widdershins and....?

Spin and anti spin?

[Taipan]

Why did Bristol get the honour of becoming rhyming slang for thruppenies? Why not Manchester or Leicester or Swansea or Cardiff or... (I've run out of City football teams )?

"Look at the magnificent Manchesters on that bird!"

Tis a good question. More amusing is kids and adults calling each other berks in the 70s, even on TV, when its actually rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt = C**t!

[Jody]

When will people designing car parks realise that cars are no longer the same width they were in the 60's ??

[Treadeager]

Why did Bristol get the honour of becoming rhyming slang for thruppenies? Why not Manchester or Leicester or Swansea or Cardiff or... (I've run out of City football teams )?

"Look at the magnificent Manchesters on that bird!"

Tis a good question. More amusing is kids and adults calling each other berks in the 70s, even on TV, when its actually rhyming slang for Berkshire Hunt = C**t!

Cockney rhyming slang innit.... Bristol Cities.....!

[Count Steer]

In following up the 'Why Bristols?' I found 'Bristol-milk' but it's not to do with Bristols. It was sherry (17th century), I suppose 'cos a lot of it landed there.

'Bristol fashion' obvs just means 'in good order' and not frilly bras. Maybe they had time to furl all the sails neatly and do a bit of deck swabbin' etc in the long voyage in from the coast.

[Mr Moofo]

In following up the 'Why Bristols?' I found 'Bristol-milk' but it's not to do with Bristols. It was sherry (17th century), I suppose 'cos a lot of it landed there.

'Bristol fashion' obvs just means 'in good order' and not frilly bras. Maybe they had time to furl all the sails neatly and do a bit of deck swabbin' etc in the long voyage in from the coast.

Bristol City - Titty

[Mr. Dazzle]

Guessing you all missed Sagas reference to other FCs that end in "city".

I also guess "Bristol Cities" rolls off the tongue easier.

[Count Steer]

In following up the 'Why Bristols?' I found 'Bristol-milk' but it's not to do with Bristols. It was sherry (17th century), I suppose 'cos a lot of it landed there.

'Bristol fashion' obvs just means 'in good order' and not frilly bras. Maybe they had time to furl all the sails neatly and do a bit of deck swabbin' etc in the long voyage in from the coast.

Bristol City - Titty

Yes....but the original question was why Bristol and not, say, Manchester, Swansea or Norwich etc? It could have been any city. I suppose a 'berk' type word could have been conjured up from any famous hunt too. I guess some thing are what they are because that's just what are.

[Horse]

Bristol rolls off the tongue

Fnarr

[Treadeager]

Guessing you all missed Sagas reference to other FCs that end in "city".

I also guess "Bristol Cities" rolls off the tongue easier.

Swansea only became a city in 1969 . Bristols were bristols long before that !