Odd factoids

[Seevio]

An additional reason that Links Body Spray failed was that of the somewhat limited market initially, a high proportion tended to crash soon after application. Users, mostly unaccustomed to the severe lube effect, found their arms spinning uncontrollably causing loss of balance.

This of course only applied to armpit application. It was fine on the chain.

 

[Chris S]

South Africans wear woolly hats and no socks.

 

[Chris S]

Not only did my former manager look like Kenneth from Benidorm but she acted like him as well.

 

[bruce1530]

Benidorm, a quaint fishing village on the east coast of Spain, was initially modelled on Blackpool, also a quaint coastal fishing village. The Spanish planners looked enviously at Blackpool's success in attracting a high-class tourist clientele, and attempted to emulate this, proposing the construction of the "Benidorm Tower". This, however, was vetoed by the Mayor of Benidorm, who was adamant that there would be no high-rise buildings in his town.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Blackpool's name comes from a notorious Dutch pirate, "Blake Poel", from whom over 90% of current inhabitants trace their lineage after his tyrannical rule of rape and pillage.

Blake himself was made famous as the inspiration for the BBC Sci fi series "Blakes Seven"

 

[raleighnut]

The name Dublin is actually derived from Black Pool in Gaelic

 

[Ming the Merciless]

South Africans wear woolly hats and no socks.

Geordie girls wear fur coats and no knickers

 

[Drago]

Geordie girls are in fact boys in drag.

 

[bruce1530]

Geordie Girls (born George Girls) was the 3rd mayor of Newcastle

 

[CharlesF]

South Africans wear woolly hats and no socks.

That’s not odd, that’s high fashion!

BTW no socks is actually “tubeless” - that’s an odd fact.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Gandhi had the world's largest collection of socks and ties.

 

[Drago]

Socks originated during the grear war. In order to keep morale up the British government started a campaign for women to knit condoms for the troops. Some bright spark stretched one iver his feet for a laugh, and socks were born.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A day on Venus lasts 116.75 Earth days. Could be a long shift at work.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Socks originated during the grear war. In order to keep morale up the British government started a campaign for women to knit condoms for the troops. Some bright spark stretched one iver his feet for a laugh, and socks were born.

Hiking socks were originally winter condoms designed for year round outdoor sex.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

True story....many years ago during the Aids crisis the Government of the day held a National Condom Day. Council workers visited all shops, offices, factories etc., dishing out free condoms.
That night we were doing an overnight 50 mile fell run. On top of Pen y Ghent at 2 AM I got out a dozen condoms and we blew them up like balloons. We wedged them on the summit wall and left them for the early Saturday trippers to find.

That was 30 years ago and we still talk about it. We are sick!!!