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Diogenes 27 May 2:01pm, 27 May 2025 92,099 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes The peninsula south of Chichester which holds the Witterings and Selsey is called the Manhood peninsula (but not because of its shape, it is a corruption of Manwood).
cackleberry 27 May 3:06pm, 27 May 2025 5,133 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry That this place exists. Which led me to Googling why a street in Ipswich would be named after fossilised shite. Turns out, the area was known for its fertiliser factories, in particular digging the coprolite material out of the river mud and using it to make even more potent fertiliser. Delightful.
Cheeky’s Dad 27 May 7:40pm, 27 May 2025 6,676 posts	Quote Pin Cheeky’s Dad Not a popular street name, I'm guessing
57.5 Degrees of Pain 27 May 8:12pm, 27 May 2025 28,710 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain cackleberry wrote:That this place exists. Which led me to Googling why a street in Ipswich would be named after fossilised shite. Turns out, the area was known for its fertiliser factories, in particular digging the coprolite material out of the river mud and using it to make even more potent fertiliser. Delightful. Fisons I presume.
cackleberry 27 May 8:44pm, 27 May 2025 5,134 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry 57.5 Degrees of Pain wrote:cackleberry wrote:That this place exists. Which led me to Googling why a street in Ipswich would be named after fossilised shite. Turns out, the area was known for its fertiliser factories, in particular digging the coprolite material out of the river mud and using it to make even more potent fertiliser. Delightful.Fisons I presume. That's the one.
Fizz :-) 28 May 9:12am, 28 May 2025 9,552 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) Coincidentally, I found out yesterday that fossilised vomit exists and is called regurgitalite.
cackleberry 28 May 10:16am, 28 May 2025 5,136 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry Ahhhh gross. "Things you wish you didn't know..."
GordonG 28 May 12:22pm, 28 May 2025 10,891 posts	Quote Pin GordonG Fizz :-) wrote:Coincidentally, I found out yesterday that fossilised vomit exists and is called regurgitalite. Isn't the fish (whale?) version of this valuable and sought after?
Velociraptor 28 May 12:29pm, 28 May 2025 75,526 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor GordonG wrote:Fizz wrote:Coincidentally, I found out yesterday that fossilised vomit exists and is called regurgitalite. Isn't the fish (whale?) version of this valuable and sought after? Ambergris. Some of you may be wearing it
Cheeky’s Dad 28 May 12:34pm, 28 May 2025 6,678 posts	Quote Pin Cheeky’s Dad I think you mean ambergris which comes from sperm whales - not exactly vomit but in that ball park and yes, very valuable. Ambergris isn’t itself fossilised but fossilised examples have been found (if hat makes sense)