Fullerene Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 On 01/07/2016 at 03:42, Hedgecutter said: 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. .. actually this one might be true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Laurencekirk's name is a tribute to Laurence Olivier's movie biopic of snooker legend Kirk Stevens' 1984 televised 147. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortar Bored Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 .. actually this one might be true. Road signs have no shadow in extremely sandy areas due to shadow light refraction caused by sand crystals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Mortar Bored said: Road signs have no shadow in extremely sandy areas due to shadow light refraction caused by sand crystals. Sometimes true but not always 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortar Bored Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Sometimes true but not always Are you some sort of sorcerer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 34 minutes ago, Mortar Bored said: Are you some sort of sorcerer? The Sahara Desert has a strict "No Sorcerers" policy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 They're ok with Genies though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 2 hours ago, NewBornBairn said: They're ok with Genies though I don't know. Have you been there lately? If I were a genie (which I not) I would have second thoughts. Not very keen on special powers of any kind actually. They would eat Harry Potter alive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 In Disney's Aladdin, there is a split second scene where the blue genie has a Seattle Seahawks 'tattoo', placed by the animation team to wind up Robin Williams who was a big SF 49ers fan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Oh, at last, I found the original photo with the sign and the correct shadow. You know some people might have thought this one was a fake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 In the early 1960s the BBC had to censure Duncan Macrae's rendition of the "Wee Cock Sparra" as it included the verse "The Wee Cock Sparra was shagged to death by Michael Marra" and this was thought to be potentially libellous. A bootleg recording of the uncensored version is believed to have been smuggled out by Johnny Beattie who used to play it during the audience warm up prior to recording his show "Now You See It" on STV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sept 30th 1967. 7am. Tony Blackburn plays "Flowers in the rain" by The Move and Radio 1 is born. However...Sept 30th 1967. 6.41am. Listeners who tuned in early were treated to "Wee Cock Sparra" courtesy of Scottish sound engineer Archie Fraser during the last testing phase of 247 MW. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Duncan Bannatyne tried to come out as gay but was constantly laughed at as everyone thought it was a reference to his stint on Dragons Den. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The Prince of Wales owns all Herons in the UK and due to an outdated but still active law in Scotland, judges are entitled to hand out up to 5 yrs in jail for killing one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortar Bored Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The Prince of Wales owns all Herons in the UK and due to an outdated but still active law in Scotland, judges are entitled to hand out up to 5 yrs in jail for killing one. This came in particularly handy when I murdered Dr Brian Heron, sentenced to 5 years out in 2 1/2. That will teach him for saying my Acne looked terribly bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The Prince of Wales owns all Herons in the UK and due to an outdated but still active law in Scotland, judges are entitled to hand out up to 5 yrs in jail for killing one. In a related law on the Prince Of Wales' birthday each year, herons are legally permitted to enter any building on the Royal Mile and must be served a half pint of ale if they enter a licenced premesis. After midnight they can be chased out, this is known locally as the running of the herons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Elgin is the only town in the UK with an area below mean sea level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortar Bored Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Elgin is the only town in the UK with an area below mean sea level. Facts that may be true for this pish!Elgin, is 9 miles from the small village of Hopeman, which was named after a rare Bob Marley bootleg, "Give me Hope Man" the councillor that promoted the re-naming was latterly found to be a stoner, with certain "herbs" growing in his greenhouse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Elgin is so named after a mispronunciation when a Spanish visitor to King David I's court asked for a juniper flavoured local beverage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The Earl of Elgin invented the game of marbles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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