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Thread Author: L'escargot	Replies: 17

New Sun 5 Feb 12 08:49   Coordinated Universal Time - L'escargot

Why is Coordinated Universal Time abbreviated to UTC and not CUT? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 08:52   Coordinated Universal Time - Bromptonaut

French influence - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 09:09   Coordinated Universal Time - L'escargot

>> French influence - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time >> I'm pleased we had our say, even if only partially. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 09:26   Coordinated Universal Time - Manatee

IIRC the French have been trying to disconnect time from Greenwich for a while. I am taking up the longbow, so I can tell them about it when I visit them. I have almost perfected the traditional display of bow-drawing digits already. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 5 Feb 12 09:27   Coordinated Universal Time - Pat

UTC = Universal Time Co-ordinated. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 10:12   Coordinated Universal Time - CGNorwich

Why are you called 'L'escargot' and not "The snail". Was the naming committee stacked with those dastardly foreigners? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 13:28   Coordinated Universal Time - Cliff Pope

L'escargots are edible. Not common or garden snails. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 17:14   Coordinated Universal Time - CGNorwich

Au contraire. The French eat the common or garden snail- "le petit gris" as well a the larger Roman Snail. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 5 Feb 12 13:29   Coordinated Universal Time - devonite

Why are you called 'L'escargot' and not "The snail" Cos he`s called LES and he`s GOT a CAR!! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message       5

New Sun 5 Feb 12 17:01   Coordinated Universal Time - Roger.

>> Why are you called 'L'escargot' and not "The snail" >> >> Cos he`s called LES and he`s GOT a CAR!! ;-) .................and sometimes he's OT. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 09:26   Coordinated Universal Time - L'escargot

>> Why are you called 'L'escargot' and not "The snail" I was conceived in the back of a Citroën TUB 11 van, parked on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. The van was so slow that my parents (Alphonse and Cécile) affectionately called it L'escargot. I chose that as my forum name in fond remembrance of my late parents. ;-D Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 09:46   Coordinated Universal Time - CGNorwich

Excellent! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 10:20   Coordinated Universal Time - Armel Coussine

Coordinated Universal Non-Greenwich Time. Good acronym. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 20:43   Coordinated Universal Time - WillDeBeest

I was conceived in the back of a Citroën TUB 11 van... Blimey! I'll file that one under Things I'd Never Have Guessed. Bravo! Is the TUB 11 the one from the Clouseau films, with the corrugated sides? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 20:55   Coordinated Universal Time - Zero

>> I was conceived in the back of a Citroën TUB 11 van... >> >> Blimey! I'll file that one under Things I'd Never Have Guessed. Bravo! >> >> Is the TUB 11 the one from the Clouseau films, with the corrugated sides? Nope, the Clouseau ones were Citroën H vans The Citroën TUB Traction Utilitaire Basse was pre war and flat sided, not corrugated like the H van Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 6 Feb 12 20:59   Coordinated Universal Time - Armel Coussine

Couldn't help noticing the gastropod's smiley in bold print... is he necessarily telling the truth? Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 7 Feb 12 08:49   Coordinated Universal Time - L'escargot

>> Couldn't help noticing the gastropod's smiley in bold print... is he necessarily telling the truth? Zut alors et sacré bleu! I bet my parents are turning in their grave. :-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 7 Feb 12 21:42   Coordinated Universal Time - WillDeBeest

Two parents, one grave? They're not still in that van, are they? }:---) Reply to this message | Report message