Odd factoids
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Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Corriearklet is the word describing the moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognise each other and immediately pretend they haven’t, to avoid the embarrassment of having to continue recognising each other the whole length of the corridor.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Oddly enough my cat purs at 65 cycles per second, the same as a Lamboughini engine, so is being euthanised by Italian engineers on monday morning.
classic33
Leg End Member
Traditionally, in olden days it was believed that Saturdays were the appropriated days to hunt down Vampires. Because, on Saturdays, they are restricted only to their coffins and are not allowed to get out.
In the Balkans tradition, those who are born on Saturdays are entitled to become vampire hunters as they can see vampires.
In the Balkans tradition, those who are born on Saturdays are entitled to become vampire hunters as they can see vampires.
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Famous last words.
"I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with A". Harold Godwinson.
"I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with A". Harold Godwinson.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
This where the band "Vampire Weekend" got their name from.
Contrary to popular belief, none of the band are believed to be actual vampires.
There you go again. Who is ever going to believe that made up rubbish ?
classic33
Leg End Member
Bubbles float to the bottom then?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
When first run the hedges had only just been planted so it was much easier.
Before the days of TV cameras, it was not unknown for horses and riders to hide inside the massive hedge at Beecher’s Brook as they jumped it during the first lap. These horses and jockeys would have a chance to get their breath back, while the rest of the field raced round the course. They would rejoin the race during the final lap, giving them an unfair advantage.
The introduction of TV cameras, action replays, and the reduction in size of the hedges has meant that this practice is now very uncommon, but it has been suggested that 2002 winner Bindaree was significantly absent during much of the race.
The introduction of TV cameras, action replays, and the reduction in size of the hedges has meant that this practice is now very uncommon, but it has been suggested that 2002 winner Bindaree was significantly absent during much of the race.
During the first post-war Gand National, in 1946, a 100-1 outsider “Gullible Cyclist” shocked the crowd by leaving the course near the first fence. The horse and jockey then caught a bus to the finish line, where they rejoined the race, coming second by a short head.
The Jockey Club attempted to disqualify the horse and rider, but amazingly they discovered that these actions were not explicitly banned by the rule book. “Gullible Cyclist” won the second prize purse, but the on-course bookies refused to acknowledge this and pay out.
There was a subsequent riot in Liverpool, and the bus company’s garage was set on fire.
The Jockey Club attempted to disqualify the horse and rider, but amazingly they discovered that these actions were not explicitly banned by the rule book. “Gullible Cyclist” won the second prize purse, but the on-course bookies refused to acknowledge this and pay out.
There was a subsequent riot in Liverpool, and the bus company’s garage was set on fire.
