Odd factoids

[roadrash]

Ed and David Miliband's brother, Steve, had UK top 10 hits with the songs The Joker in 1973 and Abracadabra in 1982.

best post of the thread right there

 

[Threevok]

It's actually unlucky to be superstitious

Unless you are Stevie Wonder

Then, it's quite profitable

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

James Watt invented the hearing aid

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ian Paisley invented the loud speaker

 

[Threevok]

Binoculars were invented by Pete Tong

Whose middle name is Ping

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ken Livingstone discovered Victoria Underground.

 

[Drago]

Ken Livingstone is the estranged wife of Dr Livingstone. At least, that's what I presume.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You need night vision goggles to read anything on the Dark Web.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

"Born to run" was an early Bruce Springsteen song inspired by Alf Tupper of the Victor.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The wife of Alf Tupper invented Tupperware.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Ian Paisley invented the loud speaker

I think history will record he also put the manual megaphone industry out of business.

 

[Jenkins]

Dec Ibel, a member of Ian Paisley's congregation, invented those little foam ear plugs.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Purchese is the word for when you purchase cheese. Often to be heard spoken by posh people who forget they are not in a cheese shop.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Dec Ibel, a member of Ian Paisley's congregation, invented those little foam ear plugs.

C. O'Goul also made a fortune selling his family's products to those in the Rev's front row.

 

[roadrash]

ian paisley was the first puppet made by spitting image