Odd factoids

[Bonefish Blues]

The breeders never showed again, and emigrated.

 

[classic33]

Spam was invented in 1937 by Jay Hormel, who was looking for a way to sell the underused shoulder portions of hogs.

But his product was just one of many spiced ham products on the market. When Hormel's product started losing market share to other meatpackers, he decided to distinguish his brand.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Ablaut Reduplication:

Strange language protocol which dictates that in any duplicating word combination the 'I' sound or the 'e' sound is always first before an 'a' or 'o' sound.

Thus, you cannot have:

Zag zig

Kat kit

Dally dilly

Saw see

Chat chit

Song sing

Etc

 

[raleighnut]

Ablaut Reduplication:

Strange language protocol which dictates that in any duplicating word combination the 'I' sound or the 'e' sound is always first before an 'a' or 'o' sound.

Thus, you cannot have:

Zag zig

Kat kit

Dally dilly

Saw see

Chat chit

Song sing

Etc

What about Pong Ping, the game of trumping in an elevator then sending it to the ground floor, great fun in the 600+ flat Tower block I once lived in.

 

[Drago]

Trumping is named in the honour of his lordship, Donald Trump, who used to celebrate having sex with porn stars by squeezing out a celebratory fart.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Trumping is named in the honour of his lordship, Donald Trump, who used to celebrate having sex with porn stars by squeezing out a celebratory fart.

Now you're taking the piss.

Oh wait...

 

[bruce1530]

Farts were invented by famous scientist Michael Fartaday, who’s farts were so regular (at exactly 12 noon each day) they were used to calibrate ships’ chronometers.

 

[classic33]

Farts were invented by famous scientist Michael Fartaday, who’s farts were so regular (at exactly 12 noon each day) they were used to calibrate ships’ chronometers.

Later used in his early attempts at creating carbonated water.

 

[Drago]

Water was invented by the Welsh prime minister, Julius Hitler, as a cheap and plentiful substitute for gravy.

 

[bruce1530]

Water was invented by, and named after, Sir Water Raleigh, who also invented the British Bicycle.

 

[Threevok]

Sir Walter Raleigh was famous for his chopper

 

[raleighnut]

Sir Walter Raleigh was famous for his chopper

Aye he could slice vegetables faster than any cook in the navy.

 

[Threevok]

Aye he could slice vegetables faster than any cook in the navy.

Although he got a little ropy, if he went above 17 knots

 

[classic33]

Romanian librarian Avram Iancu, who last year swam across the English Channel without a neoprene suit, has managed yet another great performance: he managed to swim 2,800 km along the River Danube without thermal protection. He thus became the first person in the world to complete this swimming race without a neoprene suit or other aid items.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Bees can't see the colour red