Odd factoids

[Mad Doug Biker]

Stunt riders on days of yore did not get their title because they did stunts, but rather because poor nutrition had sounded their growth. BMX was thus invented to serve the stunted, latterly the stunt, market

To many, the Penny Farthing afforded the closest they would ever experience to flying.

 

[Drago]

Penny Farthings did not get their name due to the relative sizes of their wheels, a la the coins of that name.

The original was invented by Penelope McArmwrstler of Leeds in 1403 in order to speed her to the Peasant and Horsewhip in time for last orders, whereupon she would down 8 pints of Courage bitter and release the resulting flatulence during the ride home.

Thus this style of bicycle became known as the Penny Farting.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Penny Farthings did not get their name due to the relative sizes of their wheels, a la the coins of that name.

The original was invented by Penelope McArmwrstler of Leeds in 1403 in order to speed her to the Peasant and Horsewhip in time for last orders, whereupon she would down 8 pints of Courage bitter and release the resulting flatulence during the ride home.

Thus this style of bicycle became known as the Penny Farting.

The resulting flatulence was why the 'Safety Bicycle' was invented.
The theory was that if you were going to follow through, at least it would be closer to the ground, therefore potentially causing less splatter/mess.

An unforseen consequence of this was that many pieces of verge, field or farmland beside roads or cycletracks became less fertile as a result, because of reduced 'spread'.
This is something which many local councils have only recently started to reverse through planting wild flower verges and 'rewilding'.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The mudguard was originally called the flatulent guard, invented in 1404 after the peasants revolt.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Anyway, changing the subject:

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The pheasants revolt occurred on August 12th 1342, when, due to some magnificent tactics and strategy; all the nobility blasted each other to pieces. The pheasants have celebrated it as the glorious 12th ever since.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Motorbikes originally had Ashtrays, but they were quickly discontinued for obvious reasons!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The company that made ash trays for motorbikes then moved onto chocolate fire guards for fires. They are now looking at organising a piss up in a brewery.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The company that made ash trays for motorbikes then moved onto chocolate fire guards for fires. They are now looking at organising a piss up in a brewery.

They also made Tartan paint and Skyhooks for a while too

 

[HMS_Dave]

The company that made chocolate fire guards have a subsidiary based in China making Spanners and Wrenches for DIY Car Mechanics.

 

[Drago]

China is entirely made from porcelain. It was ruled until recently by King Armitage and Queen Shanks.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Queen Shanks promised great reforms but was just a flash in the pan

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Queen Shanks promised great reforms but was just a flash in the pan

The people saw through her tissue of lies and was flushed out

 

[Drago]

Queen Shanks moved her lover into the Palace with her husbands knowledge. Their domestos arrangements were very odd.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Her lover was called Ball Cock and he often hid in the water closet