Odd factoids

[Markymark]

Golfers are, quite rightly, at much greater risk than people in comas.

I thought your Thames quip was my post of the day, but this has surpassed.

See how good you can be when you don't have the politics section to drain you!

 

[Dirk]

The annual World's Biggest Liar competition is being held today at the Red Lion Inn, Gainsborough.

 

[Dirk]

At the risk of appearing slightly arrogant but pitching it at my specific audience here, what you have clearly failed to notice is that I am always that good, in any environment.

Appearing?!

 

[Andy_R]

If you buy a lottery ticket on Saturday lunchtime you've more chance of dying, by any means, than of winning the same evenings draw.

There is a 100% probability that you are going to die, and not to put a damper on things, but we are all already dying anyway.

 

[Dirk]

There is a 100% probability that you are going to die, and not to put a damper on things, but we are all already dying anyway.

There's more chance of me dying whilst reading your post, than winning the Lottery.*


*I don't do the lottery.

 

[Blue Hills]

In 1950s italy, such was the still powerful influence of the church, it was, apparently, quite common for young women to indulge in anal sex as a way of preserving, in their minds, their virginity.

Source: an interesting well researched book on the Montesi case.

Il caso montesi is referenced in fellini's la dolce vita

 

[Threevok]

I'm staying tight-lipped on that one

The Mods will be on me like a shot

 

[craigwend]

Apple make the best phones.

Phones make terrible Apple's

 

[Dirk]

Oranges aren't the only fruit.

 

[Threevok]

If you can keep a chicken in the freezer for up to three months, how come all mine were dead, the morning after I put them in there ?

 

[Andy_R]

You can use vacuum flasks to keep hot things hot, or cold things cold, but you can't use one to do both at the same time.

 

[Andy_R]

Oranges aren't the only fruit.

Oranges aren't fruit. They're Trump eggs.

 

[NorthernDave]

When I was a child, a circus came to town. One of their star exhibits was “the smallest pony in the world”. Some local neer-do-weel’s stole it, and kept it in their bath.

When police arrived to question him, he stated "That's My Little Pony"

And ducks. I was once escorting a party of French schoolchildren through Green Park, past the lake where mummy duck was swimming along with her little ducklings in a row behind her, when a pelican came up behind them and nabbed the last duckling in the line. The weirdest thing was that the mummy duck and all the other ducklings didn't react at all or even seem to notice, just carried on swimming. Despite the screams of teenage French girls that must have been ringing in their ears.

On a similar note, I was once at a falconry display when a pigeon started to fly past. The raptor took the pigeon out in an impressive tactical strike, much to the horror of the party of school children who were also watching.

Standing at the North Pole every way you look will be South.

What about if you look straight up?

 

[Dirk]

What about if you look straight up?

Standing at the North Pole every way you look will be South.

Even if you look up?

You got me there.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Hercule Poirot wears a Homburg hat.