23 Mar 2011, 10:04 pm
Some things never change, eh? 
23 Mar 2011, 10:08 pm
tis sadly true, but some things do.
24 Mar 2011, 3:09 am
Butterflies
A Monarch butterfly can travel for 62 miles without stopping
In German, a butterfly is a tagfalter (day-hinge) and a moth is a nachtfalter (night-hinge)
In Malay, a butterfly is a kupu-kupu and a kupu kupu malam is a prostitute (or 'night butterfly')
Lord Rothschild (1868-1937) had a personal collection of 2.5 million butterflies, the largest collection in the world
24 Mar 2011, 10:21 am
Bach
QI Fact of the Day
The German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born in 1685, the same year as Handel and Scarlatti. He was the father of 20 children.
QI Quote of the Day
I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
24 Mar 2011, 6:55 pm
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26 Mar 2011, 7:11 am
just fished this out of the wrong planet musicians showcase where it received no criticism or praise whatsoever lol.
"hey all. i have a myspace music page with just the 4/5 tracks on there..
1st track was written by me & a tutor called Calvin..
second track ( i think ) is 2 tracks of roughly 2 mins each, written by myself, Calvin & a few other very tired ppl on a 24hr recording session..
the 3rd track is a bluesy guitar duel between me & another tutor called Marcus.. with Calvin walking the bass & an old friend (who just so happens to look like John henry bonham) on drums.. that was fun.
& the 4th track was something again co-written by me & tutors, although it was originally recorded with "Rap" vocals & i don't like rap at all so i asked for an instrumental version et voila.
hope you enjoy the music, maybe let me know what you think..
thanks lol nearly forgot www.myspace.com/thegingerbreadconspiracy "
thought i'd post it here..
especially since nobody's posted in a while..
enjoy or don't, it would be interesting to hear opinions but i won't 'hold my breath'
26 Mar 2011, 7:14 pm
26 Mar 2011, 7:32 pm
I believe it was on Qi where the link between carbon monoxide and ghost sightings was mentioned. (Oh yes, related to the fact that rumors that a house is haunted will decrease the value of it in the U.S.)
In one famous case, carbon monoxide poisoning was clearly identified as the cause of an alleged haunting. Dr. William Wilmer, an ophthalmologist, described the experiences of one of his patients in a 1921 article published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. "Mr. and Mrs. H." moved into a new home, but soon began to complain of headaches and listlessness. They began to hear bells and footsteps during the night, soon accompanied by strange physical sensations and mysterious figures. When they began to investigate, they found the previous residents had experienced similar symptoms. Upon examination, their furnace was found to be severely damaged, resulting in incomplete combustion that produces carbon monoxide and forcing most of the fumes into the house rather than up the chimney.[5] After the stove was fixed, the family fully recovered and did not experience any further unusual events.
As an aside, I have an irrational fear of carbon monoxide poisoning and insisted that we get a new furnace when we bought this house.
26 Mar 2011, 7:53 pm
thanks Zen, maybe carbon monoxide accounts for the eerie quiet of this thread of late.
barleycorns were mentioned on the show too, leading to some hilarious Phil jupitus ad-libing
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