Odd factoids

[Ming the Merciless]

Ronald Reagan used to be called Ronald McDonald. But he changed his surname when people just kept calling him a clown and laughing during his presidential election campaign.

 

[Seevio]

Ronald Reagan was made president because Bonzo was out signing autographs when party recruiters came round to sign him up.

 

[PeteXXX]

President Carter was paid peanuts 🥜

 

[Drago]

A documentary film was made about an attempt to assassinate the president. It was called Get Carter.

 

[bruce1530]

Get Carter was the original working title for the "Wonderwoman" TV show, starring Lynda Carter.

 

[Drago]

Russ Abbot5 sidekick, Blunderwoman, was in fact Eric Pickles in a leotard.

After the sad demise of Abbott in the Last of the Summer Wine terrorist atrocity, Pickles reinvented himself as Big Daddy.

 

[bruce1530]

Russ Abbot was not a real abbot, he was actually a friar. He trained in a fish and chip shop in Nuneaton, but never completed his apprenticeship.

 

[Drago]

Karen Carpenter sadly died as a result of none eaten.

Conversely, Eric Pickles went to Eaten College.

 

[Chris S]

Fast food restaurants were originally known as 'Dine & Dashes'.

 

[Drago]

Fast Food is thus called because of the speed is rushes through your digestive system and out your bum.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

KFC is an abbreviation for its effect, Kan’t Fookin’ Poo

 

[bruce1530]

Despite the name, Fried Chicken is illegal in Kentucky, where the chicken is a protected species.

 

[Drago]

Kentucky is the old Saxon name for Kent.

 

[bruce1530]

The Saxons were known for making loud music while participating in hallucinogenic herbs.

This is where the phrase "Saxon drugs and rock and roll" comes from.

 

[Drago]

Long haired rocking pensioners, Saxon, all met while working for a table salt manufacturer.

They were invited to form a factory band and named themselves after their employer, Saxa. Alas, they were all near illiterwtand spelled Saxa as Saxon. The name had to remain after several pounds had been spent having band T shirts printed.