dee_62 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Joey Barton was in the Liverpool end at the heysel disaster Neil Ruddock was in the stern end at the Zeebrugge disaster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Jamie Vardy would not be the superstar he is today had he not followed his lifestyle guru's advice 5 years ago, former glamour model turned lifestyle guru Linda Lusardi (née Ramsbottom) took up the lifestyle guru route when the bottom fell out of her own career (no pun intended, if I'd have wanted to pun it, I'd have said "tits up"). Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Pigeons have no polar magnetic sense, which explains a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 In 50 years time, a new magnetic East pole will appear and all birds in the UK will end up flying to Scarborough for the winter. ETA except pigeons. Your timing normally impeccable this time my friend is way out, by over 75 years. Seagulls have to be imported to Blackpool under the cover of dark from Scarborough & Skegness respectfully, due to the magnetic East pole that was created after the Cold War. (Wiki fact #153). There are 2 trains designated for this duty, they are disguised as mail trains, the irony of this is that they are known colloquially as "pigeon post", but as correctly stated above pigeons have no such East pole homing device. Current pigeon fanciers now have to fit their pigeons with a tiny satnav device (available from Halfords) to enable this much acclaimed sport to continue it's popularity. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 In 50 years time, a new magnetic East pole will appear and all birds in the UK will end up flying to Scarborough for the winter. ETA except pigeons. Work on this has already started, with scientists hoping to centre it on Białystok due to the lack of bird diversity in the area. Quite why they will fly to Scarborough instead is currently unclear and the subject to much speculation in ornithological circles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Windows 10 looks virtually identical to Windows 7 and it is very easy to set everything up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Autistic people are immune to Measles, Mumps and Rubella. A fact that has led some confusion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Over a lifetime, women's high heels cost the average man £1200 in taxi fares he wouldn't have forked out for otherwise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It is not possible to swim the English Channel (from England to France) in less than 52 minutes because of the 30mph speed limit. No such restrictions apply from the French side. Sometimes you have to wonder who won the war? Grimbo -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It is not possible to swim the English Channel (from England to France) in less than 52 minutes because of the 30mph speed limit. No such restrictions apply from the French side. Sometimes you have to wonder who won the war? Grimbo Your re-collection of D-Day must be different from mine. I think they used boats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Your re-collection of D-Day must be different from mine. I think they used boats. Aye but where you there? Check the Guinness book of records, my friend. I rest my case. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Blackadder Goes Forth was originally written about the building of the Forth Rail Bridge. However, residents of North Queensferry successfully petitioned the BBC arguing that the script went over the top glorifying the contribution of (South) Queensferrians, while in actual fact most of those who were displaced, maimed or died during construction were Fifers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It is not possible to swim the English Channel (from England to France) in less than 52 minutes because of the 30mph speed limit. No such restrictions apply from the French side. Sometimes you have to wonder who won the war? Grimbo I always thought the restrictions applied both ways but because travelling from France you were hitting speeds in kmph (48) as opposed to mph (30), it was always quicker coming back. In addition, due to Scots miles being longer than English miles, many English holidaymakers used to travel up to Edinburgh before heading to the Continent, saving themselves a fortune in petrol and shortened journey times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I always thought the restrictions applied both ways but because travelling from France you were hitting speeds in kmph (48) as opposed to mph (30), it was always quicker coming back. In addition, due to Scots miles being longer than English miles, many English holidaymakers used to travel up to Edinburgh before heading to the Continent, saving themselves a fortune in petrol and shortened journey times. I always wondered what the conversion rate was from Scottish to Engkish in miles. The return journey north for me is always longer, I assume (rightly) that if you look on a map or atlas Englond is always downhill from Scotland, so it's the laws of gravity innit. Grimbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 In addition, due to Scots miles being longer than English miles, many English holidaymakers used to travel up to Edinburgh before heading to the Continent, saving themselves a fortune in petrol and shortened journey times. Steve Cram's early fame came from the fact that he could get from Newcastle to Carlisle faster than a train by merely going by Perth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryHill Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Polythene Tarpaulin is 10% kitten skin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I always thought the restrictions applied both ways but because travelling from France you were hitting speeds in kmph (48) as opposed to mph (30), it was always quicker coming back. In addition, due to Scots miles being longer than English miles, many English holidaymakers used to travel up to Edinburgh before heading to the Continent, saving themselves a fortune in petrol and shortened journey times. It's quicker going to Calais from Dover because it's downhill. That's why they have the speed restrictions to stop massive ferries losing control and smashing into France. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Gordon Ramsey has played for Rangers FC. Keith Floyd played for Aberdeen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Marie Osmond appeared on Saturday Kitchen and said her idea of Food Hell was a Killie Pie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 During the 1970s, to enhance his popularity in Uganda, Idi Amin decreed that each Christmas, the Equator (instead of being the straight line around the globe) would "bend" around Kampala for a 7 day period. This allowed a number of his generals to claim tax relief on their lootings earnings due to a lower tax band in the Southern Hemisphere whilst at the same time allowing children the fun of watching the water drain the "wrong" way around the open sewers in the school playgrounds. Following his death in Libya, the Equator has never again been moved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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