Odd factoids

[Drago]

Wayne Rooney's hair transplant is a direct bloodline relative of Bruce Forsyths wig.

 

[classic33]

Wayne Rooney's hair transplant is a direct bloodline relative of Bruce Forsyths wig.

Both of which were created by the same person!

 

[graham56]

You can buy a mountain bike in Amsterdam .....eh?

 

[raleighnut]

You can buy a mountain bike in Amsterdam .....eh?

Some of the coffee shops are quite 'high' I understand.

 

[david k]

The recent Netflix show 'drug lords' was largely disappointing as it covered the managers of many high street pharmacys

 

[david k]

Canada Dock, in Liverpool again, was the most heavily bombed place in the UK during the second world war. It is thought that Hitler particularly disliked the Canadian Prime minister because his name was Lyon King, but was unable to get his bombers to fly all the way to bomb Canada, so resorted to bombing the dock instead. Hitler always disliked animated films

Liverpool was the second most bombed area of the UK, but it was kept from the media as they didn't want nazis to know it was being successful. Bombed mainly for its ports, but surrounding areas also got bombed usually due to inaccurate bombers

 

[Fonze]

Female wolf is called a she-wolf ..

 

[Dave7]

Research just completed shows that excessive amounts of typical Spanish food such as paella, calamari and sangria (its food to some people) causes damage to the canal which runs from throat to inner ear.
It is for that reason that, when on holiday, you ask a local for a directions they do not immediately hear you. You then have to say it louder and slower.
Adding 'O's to words such as whicho wayo should I turno.....does not apparently help much.

 

[Dave7]

Liverpool was the second most bombed area of the UK, but it was kept from the media as they didn't want nazis to know it was being successful. Bombed mainly for its ports, but surrounding areas also got bombed usually due to inaccurate bombers

Another fact. In Wallasey/Liverpool^Birkenhead lots of small roads lead at right angles down to the prom. Some of these were mistaken for dockyard slipways and were inadvertantly bombed. One example was Parry St were I was born (even though it was half a mile from the prom).

 

[Drago]

During the war, Spike Milligan flew as bomber crew. On one mission they emptied their bombers toilet over some town or another, and the Hun complained to the RAF via the Swiss, about the chemical weapon attack and subsequent breach of the Hague Convention.

 

[classic33]

Liverpool was the second most bombed area of the UK, but it was kept from the media as they didn't want nazis to know it was being successful. Bombed mainly for its ports, but surrounding areas also got bombed usually due to inaccurate bombers

The Luftwaffe bombed Dublin, believing it to be Liverpool. Confusion caused by the radio beams used to indicate being over the target being "diverted".

 

[Fonze]

Keeping on the war theme .. Dads Army ..
Captain Mainwairings first name was ........ George ..
How many knew that ? Eh ..

 

[Drago]

It also comes out, eventually, that Sgt Wilson had been a Captain in WWI, and was a highly decorated soldier. So, although Capt Mainwaring outranked him, Sgt Wilson was vastly the more experienced and decorated soldier, which must have rankled the character somewhat.

 

[Threevok]

As you may know, the PPI deadline is just over a year away and the companies involved are already looking for other business opportunities to fill the void.

One company in particular, is looking at supplying a service that traces and contacts all your previous sexual partners, should you contract a sexually transmitted condition, but are either too busy or embarrassed to do all the leg work yourself.

haveigotsti.com goes live 19th August 2019

 

[Profpointy]

During the war, Spike Milligan flew as bomber crew. On one mission they emptied their bombers toilet over some town or another, and the Hun complained to the RAF via the Swiss, about the chemical weapon attack and subsequent breach of the Hague Convention.

Wasn't that Michael Bentine? Spike was an artlleryman.

I do like the story of when Spike first met Harry Secombe. Spike's howitzer hadn't been set up properly and rolled down an embankment past Secombe's unit who'd stopped for a breather. Spike runs down asking "anyone seen my gun?" Secombe instantly replied "dunno, what colour was it?"