Odd factoids

[roubaixtuesday]

"Come on Eileen" is the censored version of the porn song "Cum on Eileen"

 

[Chris S]

The Ryder Cup was named in honour of Winona Ryder. She steals the green jackets for the winners from shops.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Playing the clarinet has a different meaning in jazz clubs

 

[Chris S]

Playing the pink trombone has a different meaning in dodgy Amsterdam clubs.

 

[Drago]

Philip Schofield played the oboe at school. History does not inform us of the colour.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Michael Portillo wears the same colour trousers as his oboes

 

[Chris S]

 

[Drago]

In the old days people who couldn't afford a black and white tv licence had a black only licence. It didnt make for interesting viewing, but was strangely far more popular than mere radio.

 

[PeteXXX]

Policemen & women are looking younger and younger; in fact, potty training is included in the initial assessments. 👮

 

[Drago]

Police recruitment problems have become so acute that Chief Constables have started breeding them in-house.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

It's now so difficult to recruit that bosses are seriously considering removing the requirement to be named "Robert".

Hopeful candidate "Roz" was said to be over the moon.

John Peel's son stated that his father would be gutted that this didn't happen in his lifetime.

 

[Drago]

John Peel was born John Hitler, but as a teenager was so enamoured with the Peel P50 he changed his name to John P50.

 

[lenfield]

Hitler had a brother in Liverpool.
https://www.historyofliverpool.com/hitler-living-liverpool/

 

[lenfield]

Teabags were invented by accident. A tea merchant sent out samples in silk bags which people put in hot water without opening them.

 

[Drago]

The kinky sex pass time known as "tea bagging" evolved from the use of wetted down old tea bags to disguise stains on soiled Y fronts.