Fullerene Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 hours ago, BillyAnchor said: Glen Campbell was sunk in a US navy ship off the coast of Kintyre. He managed to make land and was taken in by a benevolent Campbelltown baker called Archie Wallace. He worked the night shift for 18 months where he would talk to the local Argyll police night shift who would often wander in during a quiet night for a cup of tea and a tipsy cake. Once he had saved enough money he hitchhiked to Prestwick and flew home where he began a career as a singer. His song "Wichita Linesman" was originally written about a match official from Wishaw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, Fullerene said: His song "Wichita Linesman" was originally written about a match official from Wishaw. He died heartbroken in 2017 after FIFA requested he re-write it as Wichita Assistant Referee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Glen Campbell died of Alzheimer's disease in 2017. This might explain the time he wrote a strongly worded letter to the West Highland Gazette demanding to know how it could possibly be the fault of his family that there was not a McDonald's restaurant in Glencoe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) Cambeltown was invented in 1863 by Henry Ford when he built a factory there manufacturing components for engines. Edited June 11, 2020 by NewBornBairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Cambeltown Loch was originally full of whisky run off from the nearby Cambeltown Distillery which was notoriously leaky. This was only fixed after the Proclaimers, famously teetotal, penned a massive hit titled "Cambeltown Loch I wish you weren't whisky, cos I could then drink you dry" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) When humans walk through woods or forests, trees will often mock, insult or use threatening language towards us but we can't hear it as, at 2 Mhz, it is beyond our hearing range. Prof. Doug Sax of the University of California has recorded various trees using special equipment including Big Leaf Maple "f**k off you baldy c**t", California Box Elder "You suck! Just die you waste of space!" and Western Juniper "I hate your stinking guts!". Edited June 11, 2020 by Ya Bezzer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Ya Bezzer! said: When humans walk through woods or forests, trees will often mock, insult or use threatening language towards us but we can't hear it as, at 2 Mhz, it is beyond our hearing range. Prof. Doug Sax of the University of California has recorded various trees using special equipment including Big Leaf Maple "f**k off you baldy c**t", California Box Elder "You suck! Just die you waste of space!" and Western Juniper "I hate your stinking guts!". He demonstrated his equipment to Marvin Gaye, who was inspired to write "I Heard it Through the Grapevine". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 A family member going through Prince's basement found a transcript of a musical he had written but never taken further. The entire play was written around Boney M songs and involved an albino German midget called Freda who was gored by a runaway rhino outside a Boney M concert in Stuggart. The musical remains, as far as we know, untitled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 08/06/2020 at 22:38, Fullerene said: The latest controversy with this thread are all to do with some post concerning a giraffe. That post has now been removed. Please continue to use this thread as before but avoid any mention of giraffes. Thank you. You're having a giraffe, surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 11/06/2020 at 06:05, Fullerene said: His song "Wichita Linesman" was originally written about a match official from Wishaw. Incorrect. The lyric is : "I am a linesman at Ross County......." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellinwigan Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 An often forgetten fact is fish have 13 fingers. The fish producers at Birds Eye frozen foods usually pack them in boxes of 10..the 3 remaining fingers are boxed up and sent too Buckingham Palace for the Queen who has then for her dinner every Friday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 In Flemish, the word “Bruyne” means “Gerbil”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, Tony Ferrino said: In Flemish, the word “Bruyne” means “Gerbil”. My wee cousin's gerbil is called Kevin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 My wee cousin's gerbil is called Kevin.He’s sure to go to heaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Although best known for her wonderful rendition of We'll Meet Again, Vera Lynn was also an accomplished song writer, responsible for the classics Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Day Trip to Bognor and U2's hit single With or Without You. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Although best known for her wonderful rendition of We'll Meet Again, Vera Lynn was also an accomplished song writer, responsible for the classics Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Day Trip to Bognor and U2's hit single With or Without You. Of course “Vera Lynn” was a stage name She’d had a successful career in burlesque striptease as “Vera Von Linn” But such was the taboo about erotic entertainment that nobody who recognised her from those performances would say so Except Spike Milligan and everyone thought he was joking 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Shirley Bassey’s new stage name is BAME Vera Lynn. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Male otters can smell disappointment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) The Legion D’oner was originally established by Napoleon in 1796 as an award for Calais’ top Kebab restaurant. Edited June 18, 2020 by Tony Ferrino 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Although best known for her wonderful rendition of We'll Meet Again, Vera Lynn was also an accomplished song writer, responsible for the classics Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Day Trip to Bognor and U2's hit single With or Without You. Vera Lynn is a massive fan of Thrash Metal. Guitar in hand - she's away. Her initial rendition of "We'll meet again" was rejected and she was told to tone it down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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