Odd factoids
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Condoms were invented by ex Met Commisioner, Sir James Condon, as waterproof covers for police custodian helmets.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Truncheons too
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Truncheon meat was a staple lunch for police officers during WW2.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
The euphemism "Love Truncheon" comes from the marketing of Truncheon meat during the war, when the population realised Truncheon meat was manufactured from minced horse penis.
Drago
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Male horses do not have genitalia. What is commonly mistaken for a penis in fact a vestigial 5th leg.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
A Corn Con is a person who pretends to be a farmer to get subsidies.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
A Corn Cob is a male Swan fed entirely on Green Giant.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Schoolboys are now banned from doing work experience as studio hands for ITV.
Not because of you-know-who, but because their acne makes Holly feel queasy.
Not because of you-know-who, but because their acne makes Holly feel queasy.
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twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
The difference between Brussel Sprouts and Bogies is that schoolboys won't eat sprouts
Connie Booth, latterly an actor in Fawlty Towers, acquired her stage name following a mis-spent youth, where she encouraged unsuspecting gentlemen to take all of their clothes off in photo-me machines in railway stations. The photos were subsequently used for blackmail and extortion. This photo booth con inspired her stage name for her subsequent acting career.
