You missed out "The Colossal Bell End" which is part of his official title.
Odd factoids
- Thread starter Blue Hills
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booze and cake
probably out cycling
..its coz it was dark innit, and back then there was no leccy, and if its too dark to tell the time or date its easy to lose track. I guess its like Strava, if it aint recorded it never happened
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
During the dark ages the war lords demanded that their enemies wear hiviz the easier to see and kill. Their enemies realising it had yet to be invented gave them the two finger salute in reply.
classic33
Leg End Member
The French kept one each time.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The town of Sandwich in Kent is not edible.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Santa (as we know him today) is a representation by the Coca-Cola company, and would have looked completely different, if the inventor had been able to procure barrels painted another colour - other than red.
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
During the Kent drug wars, Sandwich was nearly toast, when hoodlums held the region to ransom by putting a nuclear bomb in a nearby resort, demanding the right to sell drugs.
Hence the nearby town of Battle cry, "deal or no Deal"
jefmcg
Guru
This very much predates the dark ages, and surely qualifies as hi-viz
Hiding on the battle field was long regarded as cowardice.
also
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Both Santa and Fire Engines are red, because red molecules are smaller, and thus create less friction which helps them travel faster.
jefmcg
Guru
That's a myth distributed by the PR department of Coke each Christmas, and happily reproduced by reporters so thy can finish up their daily column inches quota and get to the pub.
https://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Sorry, I did not know that all facts here had to be accurate.
In which case, I retract all my previous comments (apart from the "napple" one, which is partly true)
jefmcg
Guru
God no! I am liking the fake ones as much as the real ones. - and as I admitted up thread, I googled "teat owl".
But I like to nip this particular one in the bud, as it has way too much traction in the popular imagination and I do not like or understand how this brown flavoured sugar water has gained so much cultural real estate.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
McDonalds was initially a workers co-operative, started to feed the masses by Ramsey McDonald during the great depression.
Meanwhile Burger King is owned by Paul King, who set the business up after failing to match the chart success of 'Love and Pride' with his later music.
Meanwhile Burger King is owned by Paul King, who set the business up after failing to match the chart success of 'Love and Pride' with his later music.
jefmcg
Guru
It takes at least 3 kg of olives to produce a litre of olive oil.
Similarly for baby oil.
Similarly for baby oil.
