Odd factoids

[Seevio]

It is alleged that Brooklyn Beckham is so named as that was where he was conceived. This, however, was not a new concept as the parents of John Lennon, Charles de Gaulle and John F Kennedy were also stuck for something to do after flight cancellations.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Sadly Brian Leeds Bradford never made it to receive the public recognition he so richly deserved.

 

[Drago]

Bradford is a strange town. The water of the Bradford Beck wad used to make Becks beer, a local favourite. One unfortunate side effect is that chemical waste within the beer turned its drinkers a bit strange, and after a while the began to prefer the company of men, if you catch my drift. After a while these men became known as Bradfords, and eventually 'Brad' became a very popular name among those with that particular preference.

Men that lived near the river Quentin and the river Dominic were similarly affected.

 

[PeteXXX]

Carl's Berg was the name of an iceberg that floated down the River Nene during the Great Freeze of 1876.
To commemorate this event, a lager brewing site was built next to the place where the berg finally melted.

 

[Drago]

Carl, who famously discovered the 1876 iceberg, now identifies as Carla and is very happy indeed in the womens prision.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

The beer brewed from the 1664 iceberg was a peculiar yellow colour. It tastes just as you might expect yellow ice (or snow) to taste.

 

[Drago]

Yellow snow is most usually found in arctic leper colonies.

 

[PeteXXX]

The beer brewed from the 1664 iceberg was a peculiar yellow colour. It tastes just as you might expect yellow ice (or snow) to taste.

Carl's Berg based their flavour on this!!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Stella Artois was a 19th century con artist who used to sell glasses of her own piss to make ends meet. It was said to taste better than Carlsberg and soon became a firm favourite in the back streets of Paris.

 

[Drago]

Stella Street was Stella Artois' ill fated attempt to create a rival soap to Coronation Street. Sadly a very low budget meant all the characters had to be played by Stella and her friend Arthur Guinness.

Nevertheless, Guinness' acting was praised and after changing his name to Alec went on to star on stage and screen.

 

[bruce1530]

Alec Guinness's real name was Arthur Fartysniffer. However, when he tried to become an actor, he found that there was already a performer with that name, so Equity rules required him to change his name.

He met the Equity agent in the "Star and Luvvie", a well known watering hole next door to the Old Vic. The Equity agent asked him to pick a new name at the same time as the barman asked him which beer he wanted. His response of "I Like Guinness" was misinterpreted by the equity agent.

 

[Drago]

The Old Vic is thus named as the building is made entirely from Vic's Sinex nasal sprays glued together.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Patrons are said to come out on a high after visiting to see plays at the Old Vic. The real reason is above.

 

[Drago]

Vic Reeves is Christopher Reeves' younger brother.

 

[Chris S]

In some Yorkshire dialects 'bar' is pronounced 'bah'. One of my gym instructors actually does this