Odd factoids

[Drago]

French Fries are made from fried frenchmen.

 

[raleighnut]

Weetabix is actually derived from Wee ta bix , which is French for yes to biscuits.

Weetabix was originally insulation in 'wattle and daub' houses but because the Rats ate it someone decided to try it themselves.

 

[Drago]

Wattle and daub was originally made from a mix of sawdust and Marmite that had gone beyond its use by date.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Marmite is the world's only extra- terrestrial foodstuff. It's made from martian mites, hence the name.

 

[Drago]

E.T. was not actually extra terresteial. He was actually a born in Chernobyl.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Drago designed the infamous Kentish Tartan.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

"Kentish tartan" is an olde insult aimed at Scottish highlanders.

As in "Feck off you tartan Kents"

 

[bruce1530]

“Wattle & Daub” was a live/studio album recorded by U2 in 1988.

 

[Drago]

U2 are actualy retired U2 pilots. Bono was shot down over China and tortured for several years, hence his badly damaged voice.

 

[raleighnut]

E.T. was not actually extra terresteial. He was actually a born in Chernobyl.

Is that near Dudley?

 

[PeteXXX]

Is that near Dudley?

Dudley has a very funny, but diminutive, Moore nearby..

 

[Drago]

Duddley Moore was Roger Moore's Mother.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Be careful saying our Duds was smooth Rog's Ma, as it can cause you to repeat post, similar to when you've eaten too many sprouts.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Roger Moore's first starring role was as a model for "Roger the Dodger" in the Beano.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Old Ruby Tuesday, "she would never say where she came from" letting people think it was gay Paris, but we all know that was "cobbles" and that she was really from Roubaix.