GordonD Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Jack Steedman, former chairman of Clydebank FC, was a secret agent with MI6 just after the war. Some of his exploits were dramatised on TV, but for security reasons the name of the character had to be changed slightly, to John Steed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutankhamen Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 17 June 2020 at 21:31, Tony Ferrino said: In Flemish, the word “Bruyne” means “Gerbil”. Walloons come from Wallonia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 30/06/2020 at 16:29, D.A.F.C said: On 30/06/2020 at 13:15, Fullerene said: Actor John Lithgow is married to Lynn. She is originally from Bathgate. Cousin of Ben Nevis .. and Glen Coe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Mallaig in Scotland is twinned with Miyarm in Japan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Prince Andres did not commit any I just can't finish that sentence, sorry i'll go back to more believable facts you made up as soon as I can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Roy Castle's son Bernard was an extra in the film 'Scum" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 hours ago, BillyAnchor said: Roy Castle's son Bernard was an extra in the film 'Scum" His other son Urquhart worked at Tourist Information in Drumnadrochit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Roy Castle's son Bernard was an extra in the film 'Scum"His other son Stirling was in braveheart 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 His third son, New, was a big fat c**t that drew the dole whilst wearing cheap football tops from Sports Direct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Roy's father was from Arran and the girls often commented, in Scots, on the quality of his penis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Roy's appearance in "Doctor Who and the Daleks" won him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 1964. I made that up. It was 1965. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The original spellcheck system for computer word processors was invented by a German named Otto Krekt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: The original spellcheck system for computer word processors was invented by a German named Otto Krekt. He came up with the idea when his teacher asked him to "spell Czech". German humour I guess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Boris Becker won a reader voted contest as the World's sexiest man that appeared in a German newspaper der Daily Kampf that is often compared to the Daily Mail. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 MC Beaton once submitted the manuscript to a Hamish Macbeth detective novel entitled "Death of a Peado". The publisher had to refuse to go ahead with a printing after lawsuits from 17 separate BBC household name personality/celebrity types who all felt it was written about them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Due to a misunderstanding, Brian Blessed auditioned for the part of Hamish Macbeth. It was a very short audition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcleanscontacts Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Glenrothes is actually the official capital city of both Scotland and the UK, and will be European city of culture in 2027. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Pitlochry is an anagram of Arsenal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Pitlochry is twinned with Blair Atholl. Basically they liked the idea of having a twin town but realised the budget for it was a bit small. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Rangers supporter Alastair Campbell recently had a tattoo of Bears Pakora on his left bicep after craving it during isolation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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