Granny Danger Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Fullerene said: The design for the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland that is used for nuclear research was based on the design for the Glasgow Underground. For several months scientists from around the world would visit Glasgow and travel on the underground to gain an understanding of how the collider would work. That sounds plausible as there is no other explanation for people wanting to visit Glasgow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 The Village People first met in a Greenwich Village bar called Weaara and would wear Rangers scarves and orange sashes before they went for the macho men costumes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 In the game show 15 to 1 the 15 wasn't actually set in stone. The shows producer asked a member of the audience to randomly pick a number from a hat and every week an audience member chose 15. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Erinsburgh, the fictional town where the tv soap neighbours is set, is so called because the person who came up with the idea was an scotsman from the town of Helensburgh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBo10 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Erinsburgh, the fictional town where the tv soap neighbours is set, is so called because the person who came up with the idea was an scotsman from the town of Helensburgh. Wife loves Neighbours. Just told her that wonderful “fact”. She’s bought it hook line and sinker and will no doubt spread that round her friends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, BigBo10 said: Wife loves Neighbours. Just told her that wonderful “fact”. She’s bought it hook line and sinker and will no doubt spread that round her friends. I’m away to post this in the lockdown achievements thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 4 hours ago, buchan30 said: Erinsburgh, the fictional town where the tv soap neighbours is set, is so called because the person who came up with the idea was an scotsman from the town of Helensburgh. FYI there is a place south of Sydney called Helensburgh but the stupid locals pronounce it Helensburg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 5 hours ago, BigBo10 said: Wife loves Neighbours. Just told her that wonderful “fact”. She’s bought it hook line and sinker and will no doubt spread that round her friends. Pics or gtf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 In 1861 in Tupelo, Wyoming, Willard ‘Bones’ Millard (pictured) was dug out of the cemetery and installed as Mayor to resolve a bitter dispute between two rival factions. He was subsequently re-elected twice and made an unsuccessful run for Congress. Contemporary accounts describe him as “charismatic” and “even-handed”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 22/04/2020 at 22:09, Fullerene said: The design for the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland that is used for nuclear research was based on the design for the Glasgow Underground. For several months scientists from around the world would visit Glasgow and travel on the underground to gain an understanding of how the collider would work. I used the Underground a lot in the early 1970's. Does CERN have a dark, musty smell in it's depths, and the smell of vomit on the stairs ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 5 hours ago, beefybake said: I used the Underground a lot in the early 1970s. Does CERN have a dark, musty smell in its depths, and the smell of vomit on the stairs ? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 A film celebrating courting in Glasgow in the 1980s is coming out. It is entitled, "Hey you boay ma pal wants tae get aff wae you." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Mick Jagger was inspired to write the Stones' classic during a visit to Aberdeenshire when he heard a farmer shouting to one of his workers, "Hey, McLeod! Get off of my ewe!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 The 1958 Cowal Games in Dunoon were held during an unusually hot sunny day. A piper from the Renton Pipe Band keeled over having suffered from heatstroke while playing Johnny Cope.. This was where the expression piping hot came from. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 25/04/2020 at 21:14, TheScarf said: In the game show 15 to 1 the 15 wasn't actually set in stone. The shows producer asked a member of the audience to randomly pick a number from a hat and every week an audience member chose 15. One day the TV scheduler indicated that he wanted a show that started at 12:45 and asked for ideas. Somebody thought this was a strange time to start a show and wrote back "Fifteen to One ?" The rest is history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Bamber Gascoigne took a gap year between high school and university in which he mostly spent his time outside Joan Collins London flat attempting to woo her by singing Oh My Darling Clementine accompanied by a variety of classically trained musicians. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 A pandemic can be cured by having conga lines in residential streets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I just invented a new word!Plagiarism 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I just invented a new word! Plagiarism 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: I just invented a new word! Plagiarism 15 minutes ago, GordonD said: I just invented a new word! Plagiarism I invented that word yesterday. You’re both copy cats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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