http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 08:49:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39028 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:06:37 +0000 IABP 39028@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In terms of measuring how famous I am, I'd say I'm definitely Belgium. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39027 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:59:37 +0000 De-scribe 39027@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Didn't they subsequently introduce the new flexible "small country" unit of measurement which can be used to describe anything from an arse* to, well, a small country?</p> <p>*(c. Noel Hannon) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39024 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:53:20 +0000 the coarse whisperer 39024@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><em>Technically</em> 0.6666… Belgiums. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39023 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:51:57 +0000 riesler 39023@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>OK, a telescope the size of <strike>Wales</strike> Belgium. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39022 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:47:20 +0000 the coarse whisperer 39022@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Scientists don't use Wales as a unit of measurement anymore, since we went metric it's a Belgium. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39021 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:43:26 +0000 riesler 39021@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Macroscope? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39017 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:21:29 +0000 IABP 39017@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Colossuscope </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39016 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:18:04 +0000 Rowly 39016@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I thought Wales was a telescope </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39012 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:12:14 +0000 riesler 39012@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A telescope the size of Wales? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39003 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:33:57 +0000 flyerblade 39003@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Construction of the new telescope was started under its acronym FOHT but had to be stopped after fellow scientists argued that using the name "Fuck-Off Huge Telescope" undermined their respectability. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-39001 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:23:07 +0000 Rowly 39001@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>How about<br /> SUPERCHILE,TELESCOPIC,EXPERT,ASTRI,DISHIOUS </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-38998 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:15:03 +0000 dicky37 38998@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'd plump for 'ginormous', if that's how you spell it... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=14405#post-38997 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:54:55 +0000 flyerblade 38997@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Important cutting-edge work into solving the mysteries of the origin of the universe has ground to a halt.</p> <p>It has been revealed that construction of a new telescope in Chile, larger than the current largest has had to be halted whilst astronomers search for a new superlative to name it after.</p> <p>One astronomer explained: "We started looking for the superlative way back when we were using the Very Large Telescope. Of course now we're using the Extremely Large Telescope to look for the superlative but despite its expected size, it's very difficult to find. To be honest we'd settle for a nice big adjective right now." </p>