Odd factoids

[Drago]

Sir Walter Raleigh invented the Grifter, which he named after his Father, Nigel Farage.

 

[srj10]

Sir Walter Rally invented off road motorsport.

 

[bruce1530]

Sir Waltzer Raleigh invented the fairground ride

 

[Drago]

On early versions of the waltzer riders actually had to dance a waltz as it went round. A later version, the tango-er, never caught on.

 

[Drago]

Tango was invented by Just Stop Oil as an alternative to oil based soft drinks such as Irn Bru. JSO took their corporate colours from rhe drinks orange hue.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The man that hurls the baton at the front of the Belfast marches is known as orange hugh.

 

[Drago]

Hugh Grant is the Father of Grant Mitchell.

 

[bruce1530]

Hugh Grant is a well known actor who features in many gentle romantic comedies.
His alter-ego, Huge Grant, is also a film star, but in a completely different genre of movies.

 

[Drago]

Famous Australian thespian, Huge Ackman, is actually quite small.

 

[Drago]

Queen Victoria refused to believe that thespians existed.

 

[bruce1530]

Queen Victoria was named after Victoria Station in London, where she was born.

 

[Drago]

Victoria Sponge cakes are made with car wash sponges. At least the ones made by my ex wife were.

 

[bruce1530]

Victoria Sponge was the wife of Private Sponge, who had a regular non-speaking role in "Dad's Army".

 

[Threevok]

Private Sponge was Victoria's Secret

 

[PeteXXX]

Victoria's Secret is that she had halitosis.