Odd factoids

[Drago]

Otis Reading was not from Reading at all, but his manager did not think the name Otis Staines would catch on.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Eton Mask

Was a public school boy who is believed to now be Banksy, but due to the mask, we can’t be sure.

 

[bruce1530]

"Banksy" is really Michael Banks, the youngest son of the Banks family in Mary Poppins. After filming was complete, 9-year-old Michael decided to spurn conventional society, he refused to follow his father into the banking industry, and eventually found employment as a cleansing operative with Lambeth Council. It was while jetwashing graffitti-covered walls that he discovered his love for street art.

 

[Drago]

The Lambeth walk came about as most pearly Kings and Queens have terrible piles.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The piles of money were the inspiration for Harry Enfield‘s Loadsa money character.

 

[Drago]

Royal Enfield motorcycles are named for Harry Enfield.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Harry Enfield is the father of prince Harry, and named his motorcycles after his son.

 

[Drago]

Prince Harry of The Netherlands is gay. While this is not a problem for us enlightened folk, the Daily Mail do refer to him in their chipwrapper as Mince Harry.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Prince Charlie was a coke addict, and holds the world record for snorting the longest line at one of the legendary garden parties.

 

[Drago]

The artist formerly known as Prince started out in business with a range of canned fish products.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Canned fish were a band popular in the 1960s.

 

[Drago]

The 1960s were the decade in which the fascist government of Jeremy Corbyn came to power in Belgium. The Pinko forces invasion of Luxembourg was the act that trigerred WWII and prompted Prime minister Rod Hull's "Emu will fight on the beaches" speech.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Luxuryberg is an Island in Monaco and consists mostly of Hermes handbags. The bags were used to great effect in the Hand bag wars of WW II.

 

[Drago]

Early hand bags were made from the scrotum of convicts. Those sentenced to transportation were given the choice - handbag or Oz. Most chose the handbag option.

 

[Tribansman]

Handbags at dawn started life as a euphemism for early morning rumpy pumpy between consenting males