Groucho's Fact Hunt

[Groucho]

In the latest in a series of interesting musical facts (that I shamelessly pinch off Snelly @Bryan) - Eric Clapton's Tears In Heaven fits over Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town.

 

[Groucho]

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

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Kone career laid bare

 

[Groucho]

"Keith" has been found to be the least sexy English male name.

Sorry all you Keith's out there, of which I know two in the world.

I am very fond of them both, but neither float my boat sexually, it must be said (sorry @bluejock lol)

 

[blue61]

If the sheets on your toilet roll are out of sync, just take one layer over the top and behind the roll and both layers will be back on track.
Courtesy of Blue Peter 1972

 

[Groucho]

If the sheets on your toilet roll are out of sync, just take one layer over the top and behind the roll and both layers will be back on track.
Courtesy of Blue Peter 1972

Nice one, but you want top tips for that; http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/top-tips-of-grandoldteam.67963/

Good advice all round though.

 

[edge]

the + and = signs were invented by a welshman Robert Recorde, as in 1 welshman + 1 sheep = ?

 

[Groucho]

 

[Whitebootman]

Karaoke means empty orchestra in Japanese.

In the Arctic, the sun sometimes appears to be square.

The original story from “Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights” begins, “Aladdin was a little Chinese boy.”

Oh no he wasn't!

It is believed that the first pantomime ever performed was staged at Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in 1714, and was called Harlequin Sorcerer. It was produced by actor John Rich, who is credited with giving pantomime its name.

 

[Groucho]

Oh no he wasn't!

It is believed that the first pantomime ever performed was staged at Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre in 1714, and was called Harlequin Sorcerer. It was produced by actor John Rich, who is credited with giving pantomime its name.

Fair do's mate.

I'm always open to correction lads.

 

[Bilko]

the name of the magic spray used in the world cup is 9.15 spray,9.15 being the measurement in meters of 10 yards.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Help me Groucho

Does hay fever give you the following?

Cough, sneezing, sore throat and loss of voice?

Thinking it may be that but just wanted a second opinion

 

[Groucho]

Help me Groucho

Does hay fever give you the following?

Cough, sneezing, sore throat and loss of voice?

Thinking it may be that but just wanted a second opinion

Yes mate, if severe enough.

However, before all of the smart-Alec's start, yes, these are all actual early symptoms of AIDS. And a cold. And flu.

Seriously though, take an anti-histamine, and it should sort you. Any one you can buy is fine, I prefer Cetirizine or Loratidine, as Piriton knocks me out. It works well though. Also, get some of that Beconase nasal spray, and use it in conjunction with the tablets. Works for me.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Yes mate, if severe enough.

However, before all of the smart-Alec's start, yes, these are all actual early symptoms of AIDS. And a cold. And flu.

Seriously though, take an anti-histamine, and it should sort you. Any one you can buy is fine, I prefer Cetirizine or Loratidine, as Piriton knocks me out. It works well though. Also, get some of that Beconase nasal spray, and use it in conjunction with the tablets. Works for me.

Cheers mate

I can safely say it isn't AIDS

 

[Groucho]

Neil Armstrong went through U.S. customs in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the way back from the moon.

The rings of Saturn are only 30 feet thick.

Figs have dead wasps inside them.

At launch, the iPhone had the same computing power as NASA in 1969 when it launched the historical manned mission to the moon.