Odd factoids
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Rishi Sunak was originally named Richi Sunak but it was thought that was too much of a give away as to how wealthy he is.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
The hamster wheel was invented for hamsters who didn’t like training outdoors in the winter. It was soon adopted by humans and renamed the turbo.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Given the turnover of Prime Ministers which seems to be a thing these days he's applied by deed pool to be called Rishi Sunoff
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
PG tips is an ancient drink made from tea bark by monkeys and best served in the afternoon.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
You are not allowed to fart at a Star Trek convention
The correct terminology is "Depressurize cargo bay two"
The correct terminology is "Depressurize cargo bay two"
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Gavin Williamson used to sing in Take That.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Bully for him
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
The correct spelling is Walliamson, Gavin being the love child of David Walliams and Icelandic Diva Bjork; the Icelandic connection explaining both the patronymic and his legendary singing ability.
Of course, when previously fireplace salesman of the year, his singeing ability was equally legendary.
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
The reason that pharaohs were shown with their arms crossed on their sarcophagae is because of the Egyptian belief that the afterlife had a whole lot of water slides.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
If you've ever thought that the wonders of Egypt are so amazing they're almost beyond belief, you'd be right.
"E-Gypt" is in fact an early example of a virtual reality construct, created by a child prodigy in the Romany - "Gypsy" - community in late victorian times. It's preserved to this day in a caravan just outside Basingstoke, where a light show - "pharos" - using 3-D daguerreotypes are projected to pretend an ancient civilisation.
"E-Gypt" is in fact an early example of a virtual reality construct, created by a child prodigy in the Romany - "Gypsy" - community in late victorian times. It's preserved to this day in a caravan just outside Basingstoke, where a light show - "pharos" - using 3-D daguerreotypes are projected to pretend an ancient civilisation.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Not only that, but they were built on a remote island archipelago and only recently relocated to Egypt as a tourist attraction because it was thought that the gullible tourist wouldn't see that Faroes was spelled differently in each case. Did they think we were stupid eh?
