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Incorrectly named, as they are most often found on the pavement.
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is the only thing that prevents them from healing over.
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ELASTOPLAST
" Elastic Bandage Tape Designed to help provide the elasticity needed for dynamic pressure dressing. Conforms to difficult areas. White. next: The Clangers |
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The Clangers were invented one afternoon in a University Halls of Residence serving area when the woman who was responsible for the starters, who looked like Benny Hill in a tabard with a sour face, was christened the Soup Dragon by the serried ranks of the student body.
By the time they had got to the chocolate sponge pudding and custard course, 27 episodes had been written and commissioned by the BBC. Next: Welsh Onion Cake |
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Like any other onion cake in appearance, but they have to be storded seperately to keep them from singing
Next Formula 1 |
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Stored Separately!!!!
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The price of a 3" square advert on the side of a formula 1 car would be sufficient to wipe out the national debt of all the developing countries.
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John Edwards trained outsider Formula One was the principal miscrient in causing a false start in the 1993 Grand National and making the race void
Next: Giuseppe Verdi |
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Giuseppe Verdi had no success until he translated his name into Italian. Originally Joe Green of Leeds, as soon as he translated his name he had massive success with his opera "Hey, Ida!" set in ancient Eccles.
They used it to open the Suez Canal, you know. Next: Camelhair |
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Used as a bonding agent in the struts of old bactrian fighter aircraft.
Next Going round in circles. |
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Going round in circles, avoiding answering the question, is an euphemism for any TNS/RWZ post.
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Next.
The Filter Effect |
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A filter effect consists of a series of graphics operations that are applied to a given source graphic to produce a modified graphical result. The result of the filter effect is rendered to the target device instead of the original source graphic. This has resulted in the freedom of over 27 specially trained chimpanzees who previously had to perform this task.
They now all live together in a small bungalow in Braintree, Essex. Next: Homer Simpson |
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Loves donuts.Mmmmm.
Went into space.Didn't take a toothbrush but smuggled a bag of crisps onboard and munched them to the tune of "Blue Danube" Next:Charlotte Church's mobile bill |
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Just in..
"It was good news today for Charlotte Church's Uncle William who having been confined to a bean bag, as suddenly found his feet again after losing them 5 years ago at a Mud Concert" Next Glam Rock |
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Glam Rock was replaced as a fishing area on the weather forecast in 1982 by Hotpoint Automatic.
Next: White dog turds |
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Can't step outside your door for tripping over them, they're absolutely everywhere. You never used to see them.
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It was Lenny Bennet who started the rumour that Bob Holness played the sax on the original version of Baker Street.
Next: Streetfighter |
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The role played in Streetfighter the Movie by Kylie Minogue was originally to be played by Lisa Riley, but she was too busy running the New York marathon.
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Next: Jaffa Cakes
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This thread has 500 posts. Amazing Fact.
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Customs and Excise spent 3million on a court case to establish whether a Jaffa cake was a cake or a biscuit. After 11 weeks the trial was abandoned after the judge dunked the evidence in his afternoon tea.
Next: The Phantom Flan Flinger |
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Flan flingers as a general rule are quite easy to spot - the genius was to employ a Phantom to do it - those flans just came out of nowhere.
Next: Mini Skirts |
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As confirmed by Bob Mortimer on Shooting Stars, the official minimum length of a mini-skirt is half an inch below minge base.
Next: Ulrika Jonsson |
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Forum Big-hitter Bertram has actually been married to the Swedish lovely for about 5 years but has not actually noticed due to the fact that he spends every waking hour arguing the toss with his cyber nemesises, copying and pasting for England and swatting his enemies with a subtle mix of clever wordsmithery and pedantic codswallop.
Despite this she still loves him and actually had a baby some weeks ago and although Bert doesn't know yet he has been slightly alarmed about the amount of cabbage leaves and breast pumps at the back of his fridge. Next: Codswallop |
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The European Golf Tour is to be known as 'The Codswallop Tour' from now on.
Next: Garbage |
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Garbage is very starnge stuff,
Our councul wants us to sort it for the , claiming it will save the envirinment, then along come a petrol driven vehicle, 6 MPG or so, costing 45,000+. Next, Prince Albert Tajer Decorations |
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Prince Albert Tajer, a painter and decorater from Balham in South West London, was a little know pretender to the throne who surfaced in the summer on 1902. When his claim was resoundly dismissed he had no option but to carry on with the family business. He was actually rather good, achieving wide acclaim in areas as far away as Clapham.
Next: Corned Beef |
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Contrary to its name, "corned" beef does not actually contain corns -- since 1979, EEC regulations have permitted the use of the cheaper verrucas instead.
Next: Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt |
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Richard Davies who appeared on television in Oh No! It's Selwyn Froggatt, Don't Wait Up, Yes Minister, Boon, Dr Who, One Foot In The Grave and The Bill. Was in fact a professional Scarecrow before embarking on his glittering life in TV.
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The 4-4-2 formation was originated in Forfar, Scotland and is an early form of the Highland Fling...Mel Gibson performed it during a scene in Braveheart
next: Leper colonies |
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Brought in by the Soviets during the 60's in an attempt to dent Western domination of lepping events at the Winter Olympics. Sadly, the manifest drugging of those spotted with young talented lepers brought the sport into disrepute and is now only comeptative in doubles events.
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Sher Bert is a singing couple from Liverpool
Sher is well known Bert is lesser known. Next Liverpool Trios |
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The Liverpool Trios is one of the foremost Ten Pin Bowling competitions in Great Britain. However the tournament was thrown into major controversy recently when one of the Outer Hebrides trio was found to be a sheep.
Next: Ornothology |
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Not to be confused with Oranithology,
this is the filming of two ladies and 3 tongues, an art form, some would say. Next blue Minx @ Yarmouth |
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..a great band ...thought theyd passed away in the 60s ...Allwe need is a great big onion !!....
...next .....Taj Mahal |
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Taj Mahaal used to be called the TAJER MAHAL, but queen victorai was not amused, so the snipped part of the Tajer off,
Not a lot of ppeople know that, Next - Favourite food of Indian Catholics ( begins with P ) |
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pope pure¿..a great meal eaten by all ....take one freshly ground pope add a stick of celery to the parsons nose and cook over a high flame for 2 minutes .....best with *****...
next ......South Stack Lighthouse |
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Last year a man in Ugglebarnby, North Yorkshire, became the first Briton to legally marry a pot noodle.
Next: lemonade. |
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oops excuse me SDK
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