The second meaning of the word forge is idiomatic. It follows from the primary sense of the word and means to 'form or make, especially through concentrated effort, pressure or heat.' Therefore something could be 'forged in battle' or ' forged through mutual trust'.

Call me when you can forge birch.

Meh ... still not as good as the Cockney Rebel version.

'Don't use mouthwash directly after brushing teeth.'

No definitive proof? What's the alternative, the 'intelligent light' theory?

I remember reading about shelled WW2 soldiers that, while awake, exhibited paralysis consistent with spinal cord injury but were able to move freely when sleeping. Is that conversion disorder?

This guy is a dedicated slacker. He built this to fool his boss and goof off at work.

Often when an employee leaves a company there are tasks to be completed and information to be handed over to a colleague or a successor. Simply taking off under those circumstances borders on unethical and is guaranteed to honk off a manager.

Huh? What swooshed over who's head?

Apple is roughly worth 3% of the US, or 20% of the UK.

Awesome. I'll take Bond upgrade - an ejector seat, ideal for tiresome minions.

The Welsh have written a letter to Parliament claiming a "good faith belief" that the target site has infringed on their content.

Yeh, what have the National Professional Anglers Association ever done for us?

More like the Italian Job ...

I guess the post festive season could be depressing for those poor unfortunates who don't have their BIRTHDAY (yay!!!) in January.

If you like this, yo've gotta check out 'Graveland' by Jim 'The King' Brown. It's a concept album featuring a presumably dead Elvis covering songs from other artists who have also died. Kinda fun ...

I enjoyed smoking. I started smoking when I was quite young and was never even considered quitting.

I just feel sad for all those aliens who were not made in the likeness of God.

To put it in perspective, the nearest galaxy to us is 2.5 million light years away while the KOI-961 solar system is 'only' 120 light years away. So, while travel to another galaxy is practically impossible, it is conceivable that a multi-generational spaceship mission to another inhabitable planet could be mounted…

Yeh, it's god-awful small affair ...