Odd factoids

[Ming the Merciless]

Batter took its name as when it was solidified it was an excellent material from which to whittle police truncheons.

Gravy is nothing more than a form of low far Bovril.

It was briefly banned in the 1970s when too many suspects were getting battered by police truncheons.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

It was briefly banned in the 1970s when too many suspects were getting battered by police truncheons.

Butter was also banned because certain "professions" were using it to lubricate items resembling truncheons. Plod had no idea how to handle things😱

 

[Drago]

Butter was invented by Sir Isaac Newton in 1978 as a high class lard substitute. Bread was invented by Josef Goebels in 1710 as a form of biodegradable kitchen towel.

Earl Sandwich was a kitchen cleaner working at a branch of Subway. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

After today's judgement on the High Court (true, for once) it can be revealed that Subway were the original owners of sugar plantations in W Indies.

(For the uninitiated it has been decreed that Subway bread contains 20% sugar.)

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Subway 'bread' isn't was the ruling.

 

[Drago]

Subways were so named because the human hobo turd from which they get their distinctive flavour was found in a subway.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

The inventor of the Subway sandwich was found dead when he accidentally drove his granary roll over a cliff.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Subways are best kept underground

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Paul Weller is the founder and CEO of Subway, the idea being inspired by a lunchtime sandwich break during the recording of "Going Underground"

The original concept of a shop selling only Jam sandwiches was subsequently modified.

 

[Drago]

Paul Weller invented the soldering iron.

 

[raleighnut]

Paul Weller invented the soldering iron.

Only because he played a Rickenbacker and it needed fixing so often if he'd played a Fender he would probably invented earplugs and if a Gibson he'd have invented the Truss.

 

[Drago]

Liz Truss suffered a hernia, but never wore a truss.

 

[bruce1530]

The original members of The Jam were the aforementioned Paul Weller (who invented the soldering iron), Stan Butler (who previously starred in “On the Buses”) and Bruce Forsyth (who holds the record for the World’s Longest Chin)

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Maaaaaaaartttttttttttttiiiiiiiiiii Kyyyyyyyyyyyyvvvvvvvvvvyyyyyyyyyyyggggggggggggnnnnnnnnnnn achieved a ski jump of 95 metres after reaching a terminal velocity of 72.4mph using Bruce Forsyth's chin as a ramp.

 

[Drago]

Bruce Forsyth is an undercover identity of Frederick Forsyth. The chin is prosthetic, and the wig is well, a wig. Anthea is his MI6 handler.