What have you always wanted to know?

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I was wondering today whether GPs see other GPs if they are ill? Can anyone tell me? I'm assuming yes as they wouldn't be allowed to prescribe medications for themselves?

What other random things have you always wondered/wanted to know?

@Confusedandshaken No people where certainly older before their time years ago.
George and Mildred is an example.He was only 44 or so when it was aired.Now looking back on it he seems much older.More like what i would expect somebody in their late 50s,early sixties to be like.

I know because it was on the telly the other day and i googled it.And we where only saying how much older and "settled" they looked.

OMG this is the best thread ever it so fits with my autism. Not that I want to go off on a tangent but I'll answer the GP issue, yeah they see other GPs usually from another surgery other than their own unless they are isolated somewhere remote then they will list at same surgery. My friends a GP she also regularly disagrees with her GP and always insists on a second opinion. She knows the rules and where she can go if she disagrees so that's helpful.

Teacher question. It depends on the teacher I suppose we had two kids in my class at school whose dad was the teacher and mum a dinner lady, they called them Miss and Sir, while at school but obviously slipped up on occasion.

My tangent for the day however is My dog thinks she's a rabbit and my rabbit thinks he's a dog, best of friends but my issue is doggy kicks exactly like a rabbit, not biting like dogs do or even scratching or barking, I wouldn't mind those things, but she kicks like a bunny, with both back paws and a lot of force for a Yorkshire terrier. Not an issue when she needs to defend herself but not the best when your snuggled up on sofa on a night and she decides she wants space. I know really it's my fault for letting we become best friends with a rabbit that's the same size as her but any idea how to stop her, I have bruised on my bruises right now.

@VEGAS2016

I've heard that years ago anal sex was used as a form of contraception

“Up the bum, no harm done” as they say round ‘ere

I also know of a Turk who said couples would have anal sex premaritally so the woman would ‘technically’ be a virgin on her wedding night.

""I'm in Spain now, I better speak like this" - you are aware this is not even how it works for humans?"

I never said it was, did I?

"I think the hypothesis would be that dogs might imitate other dogs they hear, and it's conceivable that over time dog populations in different countries might drift apart in the the way they bark."

OK, but why would it be on a country basis was my question or correspond to human languages?
The link you posted to suggested the cows were imitating their humans, which I had never considered.
Also, these are mainly sounds rather than words like in a language so I wouldn't have expected there to be accents and dialects.

@lurkingfromhome

I’ve wondered for years what the going rate for a celeb appearing on a panel show is. If you show up and do your bit on a 30 minute show like Would I Lie To You or QI or whatever, how much would you clean up? I’m assuming enough to make a tidy old living.

Yes! I've always wondered this, and whether they get paid for doing charity specials. Also, how much do jobbing actors get paid, like ones you see in dramas, not the main stars but the 'background' cast

There are several goals from yesteryear when a forward heads the ball out of the goalies hand and rolls it into the empty net.

1958, Bolton v Man Utd, United's Goal Keeper, Harry Gregg, caught the ball in mid air, Bolton's centre forward Nat Lofthouse shoulder charged the ball in Gregg's hands, he and the ball ended up over the goal-line, Gregg unconscious. The goal was allowed because apparently Gregg's feet were off the ground.
After retirement Lofthouse ran a pub and Gregg went in, ordering a drink. Lofthouse served him and said it was on the house, We don't charge goal-keepers here!

@AndromedaGal

What is the purpose of life? I mean, that's the biggie isn't it? We don't have much time here, and we leave as we arrived - with nothing but our souls. So what is all that about?

Why did God (if there is a God) put a snake in the garden to tempt Adam & Eve after creating the Garden of Paradise? For what specific reason did he create the "chaos" element which is what the snake embodies?

Answer me those two

If we only ever did exactly what we were made to do, we would not be people. We would be like all the other animals, acting on instinct rather than making decisions. Or we would be automatons, only following god's instructions - again, not making any decisions for ourselves. A totally uncreative world.

By introducing the element of chaos, God gives us the opportunity to choose our actions and make our own decisions. This allows us to be creative.

Thanks for the reminders about condoms- I had genuinely forgotten about them. The situations I'm envisaging are more passionate and immediate though. I suppose there might be a lot of "getting off at Edge Hll" too, i.e. pulling out before the male climax?

Which means that the purpose of life is to find out the purpose of life: be creative, try, explore.

1. Are supermarket flowers dyed? Some look so garish.

2, How are the shop roses grown with their stems so straight? This can't be natural. 3, There's a cherry tree in my front yard; there are many beautiful cherry trees in my road ~ there are never any cherries, though,

I want to ask something but its offensive please can someone answer in the spirit it was intended?! I want to know if religious people actually hear God like in an actual voice way,Like He would drop in and in your mind he would strike up a conversation with you.I hear of Priests and Nuns etc who have had the calling to serve God but how?Sorry dont mean to be offensive but would love to know,

I’ll never know😁 - but I’d LOVE to feel what it’s like to spend the day being incredibly strong and muscular, really naturally athletic, agile and fast without a pick of fat on me.
It must feel fantastic.

@lilywilllywoo, I don't know precisely, but I do know that you get paid more for a speaking role, hence the apparent psychic ability to communicate when buying stuff in shops etc. Lots of nodding and smiling.

Benvolio
My question: why did westerners in the 70's all decide orange, brown and lime green were lovely for clothes and interiors? And, despite a lifetime of laughing at massive naive flowers and avocado bathrooms, do I suddenly think they look cool? Is it perimenopause like everything else?

I don't know the answer but I do know I had wallpaper on one wall in my kitchen in the 70s which had 'massive naive flowers' in the colours you describe, with variations in the orange/flame parts, and many was the time I had to show bumble bees the way out through the open window as they were obsessed with trying to get into the centre of them I seem to remember this happened when the sun was shining onto that particular wall.

what happened on the fishing trip

I've known a few 'jobbing' actors, all of whom worked regularly. They all had multiple jobs. They couldn't make a living just from being regular background. Only those who had regular speaking roles made enough from acting that they didn't need extra non-acting jobs to get by.

Panel shows like HIGNFY take a lot longer than 30mins to film. A 30minute show can take 3 hours to film. What you watch is heavily edited. So it's a full evening's work for the performers and crew.

How do veterinarians have conversations with their doctors, and vice versa? Do they talk like any other patient/client, or do they use medical speak and translate for each other? Also, how well could a vet actually treat a human, in an emergency? (I mean a hypothetical society has collapsed, there are no doctors, someone has appendicitis scenario. I know its not legal for vets to treat humans).

Havent read the full thread. Yes I think GPs see others GPS if they are ill. I was quite upset when I learned that my usual gp was leaving our surgery as the other GPS at that surgery were really rubbish. She then recommended another gp surgery saying that's the one that she goes to and they have helped her a lot throughout the years and specially when she had a problem with her back. GPS are also not allowed to prescribe for themselves so it makes sense that they'd have to see a gp .

@Toomuchtrouble4me

I’ll never know😁 - but I’d LOVE to feel what it’s like to spend the day being incredibly strong and muscular, really naturally athletic, agile and fast without a pick of fat on me. It must feel fantastic.

I’d love to know what it’s like to be beautiful. Like, properly, traditionally, Grace Kelly type beautiful. I’ll never know

Why do a group of women living closely together end up with co-ordinated menstrual cycles?

Dilbertian, I've read somewhere recently that that's a myth.

@IntermittentParps

Dilbertian, I've read somewhere recently that that's a myth.

I've also read that it's a myth. The old explanation was so that they'd be fertile at the same time when the male of the house could come home and fertilise them!

"I’d love to know what it’s like to be beautiful. Like, properly, traditionally, Grace Kelly type beautiful. I’ll never know grin"

Luckily there's a thread on here about it. Basically quite a few women are posting 'I'm beautiful and xyz' and many others going 'No, I don't believe you'.

@ChrissyPlummer

Not as deep as some but I’ve always wanted to know the name of the hymn in the ‘Well Catered Funeral’ episode of ‘Open All Hours’. Have asked a few people and no one knows it.

I’ve never understood the door riddle thing either.

I've had a listen to it, and tried putting the words into Google, but haven't come up with anything. Either it was written for it, or isn't one that's sung much.

I think you'd need a very comprehensive hymn book, or a bit of luck!

"Also, how well could a vet actually treat a human, in an emergency? (I mean a hypothetical society has collapsed, there are no doctors, someone has appendicitis scenario. I know its not legal for vets to treat humans)."

I wouldn't hesitate to go to a vet in this situation. We're basically pretty similar to other mammals aren't we and vets have to deal with lots of different species, not jus one.