Newbornbairn Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Running was invented in 1742 by Thomas Running of Freuchie when he tried to walk twice at the same time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Freuchie train station has a grave of a former stationmaster beneath the tracks, with one of the sleepers doubling as a gravestone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Freuchie only exists on Tuesdays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Former The Caley player Richard Hastings once swam from Canada to Ireland and back when the Canada national team had a day off from a training camp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 The Battle of Largs was the result of a disagreement between King Haakon IV and Alexander III over whether the Clyde Riviera area was part of the West Coast. Haakon declared that it was, and if so should have been under Viking rule. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 27/10/2023 at 21:10, Hedgecutter said: The Battle of Largs was the result of a disagreement between King Haakon IV and Alexander III over whether the Clyde Riviera area was part of the West Coast. Haakon declared that it was, and if so should have been under Viking rule. Who won? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 When a 7th viking kingdom was established they became the viikings 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: When a 7th viking kingdom was established they became the viikings Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 37 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. Vikings were renowned for avoiding things in dozens owing to the pain in the arse of writing down the rune for the number 12. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 46 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. Facts you didn't make up thread for this pish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Facts you didn't make up thread for this pish Indeed. Didn't mean to derail the most excellent fibs thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. Vikings only had runes up to 33 because they had four leagues of twelve teams who played three times a season. It’s clear that’s how it should be! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. Black Lace used these runes as inspiration for the dance moves they use for Agadoo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. I suppose someone had to rune the conversation. (Reaches for coat....) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: I suppose someone had to rune the conversation. (Reaches for coat....) In the Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" they beam down to a planet and encounter a strange device (The Guardian of Forever) with various runes all around it. According to the script. The props department had no idea what runes were and so the scene has various ruins around the device instead. Oops. Yes, I know. "Facts I did not make up" for this pish. Edited October 30, 2023 by Fullerene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, Fullerene said: In the Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" they beam down to a planet and encounter a strange device (The Guardian of Forever) with various runes all around it. According to the script. The props department had no idea what runes were and so the scene has various ruins around the device instead. Oops. Yes, I know. "Facts I did not make up" for this pish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 14 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Excellent, had a wee chuckle at that. Except the Vikings didn't use Roman numerals. They used runes. Sorry to be a boring Monday morning basturt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 When Dundee City Council came into being in 1996, the remaining part of Forfarshire that was looking to form a new council of its own (wishing to use a different name for different borders) voted to use the name 'Angus' due to the popularity of AC/DC's Angus Young who was born in the area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 8 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: When Dundee City Council came into being in 1996, the remaining part of Forfarshire that was looking to form a new council of its own (wishing to use a different name for different borders) voted to use the name 'Angus' at the suggestion of AC/DC's Bon Scott who was born in the area. It was very nearly called Malcolm. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Fullerene said: FTFY ... until they realised that the area would commonly be referred to as 'Malky', i.e. headbutt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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