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Surely this cannot be true !!!

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Jac

Jac Report 25 Jun 2009 15:35

oh that did make me laugh - I nearly choked on my biscuit! pmsl)))))
Thanks for that.

Jac xxx

Deanna

Deanna Report 25 Jun 2009 14:53

SO............ what's wrong with that then?

I couldn't have done better myself!
Deanna X

tinkers

tinkers Report 25 Jun 2009 14:10

that is so funny thanx for sharing

MaryinSpain

MaryinSpain Report 25 Jun 2009 13:55

So pleased you had a good laugh Jean

Love Mary xx

JustJean

JustJean Report 25 Jun 2009 13:03

Mary, this has just had me ROFL... just what I needed thanks for sharing it....methinks a few answers are tongue -in-cheek......



Jean x

Lindy

Lindy Report 25 Jun 2009 13:00

lol...Mary~~~~~~~

Lindy ;)))

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 25 Jun 2009 11:18

Could believe some of them are genuine but some are a bit way out, thought even the most uneducated 16 year old would know what a condom is and would not know what a condominium is (let alone be able to spell it)!

However, they are very funny if not taken seriously.

Ann
Glos

MaryinSpain

MaryinSpain Report 25 Jun 2009 11:12

The following questions were set in last year's GCSE examination. These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists

Q. How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q. What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight

Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed

Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election

Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs

Q. What happens to your body as you age
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental

Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery

Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death

Q. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow

Q. How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow

Q. How are the main parts of the body categorised (eg the abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A,E,I,O and U

Q. What is the fibula
A. A small lie

Q. What does 'varicose' mean
A. Nearby

Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium

Q. Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean section'
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome

Q. What is a seizure
A. A Roman Emperor

Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport

Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas

Q. Use the word 'judicious' in a sentence to show you understand its meaning
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face

Q. What does the word 'benign' mean
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight

Q. What is a turbine
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head