Odd factoids

[Drago]

Spike Milligans real name is Derek. Howevwr, he was an ardent admirer of the workmof Vlad the Impaler, and changed his first name in the great mans honour.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Vlad the Impala is a Russian antelope.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Vlad the ‘im Paler is always fainting at the sight of blood

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The moon is moving away from the Earth at a tiny, although measurable, rate every year. 85 million years ago it was orbiting the Earth about 35 feet from the planet's surface. Around that time Fergal Sharky released a song.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Fergal Sharkey is the stage name of an Irish stablelad by name of Alfred. He got his first break by buying a record company and promoting his own songs.

The original source of his wealth remains mysterious, but we can note that his name is an anagram of Alf! KEY!! Shergar!

 

[PeteXXX]

Fergal Sharky was the first in a long line of fish based singers & actors. Dolphin Lundgren, Ken Loach and Private Pike to name but a few.
Even politicians got in on the act with Amber Rudd!

 

[Drago]

Amber Rudd was going to be named after her Mums hero, Elmer Fudd. However, her father was rather drunk when he went to register the birth and had forgotten his false teeth...

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Amber Rudd was the inspiration for Boris's Covid travel traffic light :- Green, Amber, Rudd

 

[roubaixtuesday]

The late not much lamented Libyan dictator Muhammar Gaddafi was originally from Wigan. His favourite food was tripe and onions, so much so that he had the nation's capital renamed in honour of the dish, as Tripoli.

 

[PeteXXX]

When they started making bicycles, Tribanonions realised the name was a bit awkward so they shortened it to Onions.
They soon noticed their mistake and renamed it yet again.

 

[raleighnut]

When they started making bicycles, Tribanonions realised the name was a bit awkward so they shortened it to Onions.
They soon noticed their mistake and renamed it yet again.

So that's Shallot is it

 

[PeteXXX]

Shallot is very close to 'peace' in Hebrew.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

"Mushy Peace" was an ideology conceived by Tony Blair to achieve a messy compromise between Republicans and Unionists in Northern Ireland.

It followed coronation chicken as the second dish to celebrate a national event and to this day is still served in Fish and Chip shops in the glorious somewhat United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

[bruce1530]

Coronation Chicken was originally known as "Coronary Chicken", as the sauce was made from a blend of double cream, butter and lard, seasoned with a dash of curry powder.

 

[Drago]

Curry was invented by and named after the actor Tim Curry. He had been trying to develop a gunpowder made from herbal ingredients. While useless in bullets, to this day it is quite good at making peoples bottoms backfire.