Odd factoids
- Thread starter Blue Hills
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Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Helicopters in the Southern Hemisphere have their tail rotors on the opposite side to helicopters in the Northern Hemisphere.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Silvio Berlusconi is Steven Seagal's Dad. The resemblance is uncanny.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I certainly remember 1 in 14 million originally, but I recall a proposed change of rules worsening the odds to 1 in 60 million. Haven't participated in years so don't know if the change ever happened.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Eric Pickles real name is Eric Brown, but he changed it in honour of his favourite sandwich garnish.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
He also has a cousin north of the border called Scotch Egg
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
I thought England had to buy it.
jefmcg
Guru
You are correct. GOOGLE, damn you!
The odds I quoted were based on 49 numbers, turns out it's been 59 for several years.
Seriously, what sort of idiot buys a lottery ticket?
So ....
I apologise. I think this is probably correct. I can't be arsed to do the calculations again to see if it is.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Mordor is in Wales, where it is known locally as Bangor.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
classic33
Leg End Member
Doubts exist as to whether London is part of England.
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
Someone I used to work with didn't buy a lottery ticket but did watch the show, checking the numbers he'd written on a piece of paper. Now, it was very unlikely that his numbers would come up, but even so.........Seriously, what sort of idiot buys a lottery ticket?
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Drawing a picture of a yacht on a piece of paper.
