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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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No, but they can all be bartered for fuel.
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pcernie
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Lol, I googled it; the penguins were often used as fuel cos of their body fat and oily feathers. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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teamchelsea
Has a life
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I am literally rolling on the floor laughing, well I was before I recovered enough to type this  Is there a proper way to stack them on a fire - I've heard about the fuss Scandinavians make over logs!
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pcernie
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ProfessorF
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
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 And there are not many trees on the Falklands. Think I saw it on the one show last week but this article puts it better than I could.  | | | | Quote: In the 18th century, the whale oil industry was booming, and the Falklands had their fair share of whales. Not coincidentally, French, British, and Spanish groups began showing up on the islands to get in on the action. But whale oil isn’t exactly the easiest thing to produce. First, whales are brought ashore. Then their blubber is separated from their bodies, and the fat is rendered into oil in gigantic vats of boiling water. The Falkland Islands had plenty of whales, but they’re mostly void of timber, and burning whale oil to render whale oil seemed a little silly. So how did the settlers make their Falkland outposts survive? “François, throw another penguin on the fire!” Yes, as it turned out, penguins made surprisingly good kindling, thanks to layers of protective (and, apparently, highly flammable) fat beneath their skin. And it didn’t hurt that they’re so easy to catch. Penguins are flightless and unafraid of humans, so anytime the rendering fires got low, whalers simply grabbed a penguin or two and tossed ’em in. Read the full text here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/25973/ho ... z2VtUAthNp--brought to you by mental_floss! | | | | |
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oceanicitl
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_________________Still the official cheeky one
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Teamchelsea shows up to coincide with the return of a certain Chelsea manager.
Are... are you Mourinho?
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pcernie
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Yeah, I remember that. And I thought our TV was crap... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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jonlumb
Spends far too much time on here
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I'd watch a program about firewood over Britain's Got Talent et al.
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timark_uk
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Vivian Campbell's recovering from cancer.
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Mental note to avoid the Falklands has been made...
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
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You had any plans of going there?
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pcernie
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Yeah, saw that. ION, good point Mr Lumb! _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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teamchelsea
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@ The cheeky one - Thanks @ Veato - Can I just say that I am the Happy One
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I've done my best to live the right way
I get up every morning and go to work each day
But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold
Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode
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