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Geoff Hurst was banned from his local pub's Shove Ha'penny tournament after getting into an argument with the judge. She disallowed what would have been his winning 'shove', ruling that the ha'penny had stopped on the line while he claimed it was clearly over.

 

Ironically, the judge's grandfather was born in the Ukraine.

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The publication of the first book in Enid Blyton's "Famous Five" series was delayed for several years following an in injunction by Trading Standards Officers who disputed whether or not the five were at that point, truly "famous."

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Doctor & the Medics were once subject to legal action for not coming to the aid of an injured fan at one of their gigs in the 1980's.

 

The Judge found in the groups favour but criticised them for ignoring their Hippocratic Oath.

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The publication of the first book in Enid Blyton's "Famous Five" series was delayed for several years following an in injunction by Trading Standards Officers who disputed whether or not the five were at that point, truly "famous."

And when it finally appeared she was taken to court by hundreds of disappointed Hibs supporters claiming false advertising.

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P&B Posters Mortar Bored and Wunfellaf are banned from all 12 William Wilson bathroom showrooms in Scotland after playing an x-rated version of the game of thrones in the Perth Branch.

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British road signs are manufactured by a Spanish company who have supplied the same designs to Chad, Mali and Mauritania, hence the latter have 'British' signs through the Sahara Desert amongst other random places.

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The legendary Fountain of Youth is not in Florida, but in Coatbridge. It was discovered by the 1960s Celtic player John Hughes after he retired. He was able to use its waters to rejuvenate himself and follow a whole new football career before going into management, most recently with Inverness Caley Thistle.

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Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh is a favourite place for prostitutes to take their clients*, hence the famous street cry "Dae ye fancy some Greyfriars Boaby?" During a visit to the city in 1961 Walt Disney overheard this cry and asked his guide what it meant. Not wanting to upset the man who had given the world such family classics as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty (Disney's rabid anti-Semitism was not common knowledge at this time) his quick-thinking guide came up, on the spot, with a heartwarming tale of a faithful dog refusing to leave its master's grave. Disney loved the story and turned it into a film, and ever since then Edinburgh Council has had to pretend it's a true story dating back to the 19th century. The statue at the end of George IV Bridge was secretly installed one night and the public were informed that it had been, er, away for cleaning.

 

*Apparently.

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P&B Posters Mortar Bored and Wunfellaf are banned from all 12 William Wilson bathroom showrooms in Scotland after playing an x-rated version of the game of thrones in the Perth Branch.

Facts that are true thread for this pish! Edited by Mortar Bored
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  • 2 weeks later...

The live McWhirter twin invented the Zika virus under the watchful eye of sinister sports minister Seb Coe & Co in an attempt to make the GB teams medal tally far higher at this years Olympic Games. 

G-Bo 

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