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Suffering is a small village just south of Fering, Glouscetershire. As you can probably tell the name derives from a **isation of the words South and Fering. It was this accusation of **isation though that brought on the sory tale of the terrible Fering wars of 1742 when Noffering, Weffering and Effering were razed to the ground and wiped from history by the 'good' folk of Suffering.
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Whilst on a world tour of 'Hart to Hart live' with husband Jonathon , Jennifer Hart got involved in one of those show-biz type parties and met up with former jump jockey Bob Davies ( alledgedly) The result was young Adam Hart-Davies. Adam attempted to follow in his fathers footsteps but grew too heavy to ride , he then tried his hand at detection but without his 'dad' Jonathon by his side he was useless. He now runs ' The Freeway home for dogs' in Arizona
next - The Grand Canyon |
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luff - my Gran was born in Suffering
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dcfc - my ghast is flabbered i had no idea any such place actually existed :O
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The Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the world if only because it was made by only a hundred Chinese labourers with only 2 JCBs and a supply of pickaxes and took 40 years to completely dig out. Originally intended to be a simple drainage channel, in true US tradition the planners ambitions took hold and they saw the tourist possibilities that were in store. JCB themselves were so impressed that they planned a similar even bigger landmark near their factory in Staffordshire but were refused planning permission by local councillors
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Alton Towers was a 70s British sitcom written by and starring Stephen Fry. It was set in a hotel in Uttoxeter. The opening frame of each episode displayed the hotel sign with the letters jumbled up. One example was WORST TOE NAIL. The show was cancelled following complaints from Catalonians about racist treatment handed out to the waiter how was from Barcelona.
Next: Racism |
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Racism is a word known worldwide associated with people of different cultures and creeds supposedly not getting along.
However the word racism is derived from the aboriginis in Western Australia who used to hold a sporting contest every 4 years. events included kangaroo boxing, koala kicking and of course the famous Botany Bay relay which entailed racing British convicts round the harbour. Next: Captain Cook. |
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Captain James Cook in 1747 was the first person to ever change his name by deed poll, taking a 'C' out and swapping it for an extra 'O'. This was because embarrassingly no-one knew how to pronounce 'Ccok'
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I saw Lady Penelope?
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Mark Lawrenson is well known as a TV pundit with a slight speech impediment. However Mr Lawrenson was once manager at Oxford United and wanted to resign John Aldridge from Liverpool. Mr Lawrenson Went into chairman Robert Maxwells office and said "i'm resigning ...." before he could finish Mr Maxwell replied "accepted". With that Mr Lawrenson started a career in the media.
Next:Match of the day. |
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The famous Match of the Day theme tune contains more more 'dums' in its lyrics than other piece of music. Originally written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was known to hum the tune to himself constantly while composing and it is still the official song of his favourite team FC Salzburg to this day
next: The Sound of Music |
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Just as a woman has no beauty unless she is seen, and a tree makes no noise falling unless someone hears it; the sound of music is a fallacy, since music has no sound. Sound exists only in the ear(s) of the person who hears, and doesn't exist at all for deaf people. MGA, who produced the musical, were unaware of their mistake when they had already printed the tickets for the premiere. To this day, it is regarded as one of the most successful box office fallacies along with Top Gun.
Next: Milk run |
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Up in the Alps of Switzerland There are thousands of cows that have disabled hooves. So to save problems getting the cows down for milking the Swiss farmers invented a drainage system that when the cow is milked the milk is poured into the drain and transfered down to the farmer. This exercise is known as a milk run.
Next:Milk bottle tops. |
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There was a worldwide shortage of milk bottle tops in the late 1970s due to them being pinched and contributed to Blue Peter appeals. Although most widely known for helping to provide ponies and guide dogs it is still privileged information that the BBC actually required them for their special effects department where they were melted down and used as Cybermen uniforms and formed into the Liberator spaceship in Blakes Seven.
The Milk Marketing Board tried to hide the seriousness of the situation by blaming Blue Tits and were forced into developing the Tetra Pak system as an answer to the crisis. Putting out a contract on Simon Groome was also discussed but shelved at the last minute next: Blue Tits |
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no tittering allowed it would seem
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Blue t1ts were all the rage in Britain in the 90s. Hundreds of stunning young girls took off their blue bikini tops and had fake ones painted on. Some went further, and also replaced the bottom part with paint. These girls even went shopping with their blue t1ts and shaved pussies on display. It proved to be a very frustrating time for men. For although they could see t1ts and pussy, they weren't the colour that normally got them excited.
Next: Pluto |
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Pluto is sometimes known as the dog planet.
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**ing Your Leg' is a highly advanced yoga position that can enable some practitioners to reach the ninth level of spiritual harmony. Based on years of watching animal techniques it requires enlightened individuals to take a break from their levitating and to release either leg in an upward motion while looking forward to the sky with ones tongue out reciting sacred mantras thus releasing all of the bodys bad energy. The Dalai Lama, Richard Gere and Johnny Vegas are all known to be keen devotees of this position.
Next : Aromatherapy |
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blimey - wheres this been?
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Aromatherapy is commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicines. This involves patients sitting in a room with a Ben Elton lookalike who constantly repeats the phrases - 'ooh you smell gorgeous' and 'i bloody hate thatcher' until they either get better or die.
Next: Crumpets |
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Although the use of the word crumpets in modern parlance is widely believed to be attributable to Reg Varney it is in fact of French origin. While studying for his role in On The Buses, Reg used to relax by reading Moliere, in whose works rakes of the time were commonly to be found asking 'ou se trouve la crompette?' to their manservants before going on seedy nighttime sojourns through Paris. Crompettes were common in French society and similar phrases can easily be found by thumbing through the works of Voltaire, Flaubert, Dumas and Sacha Distel
next: The Count of Monte Cristo |
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Monte Cristo attended school in ancient Southern Portugal. His teacher regularly asked the class to count to 20, and Monte took to this like a duck to water. Not satisfied with 20 or even 30, Monte set out to count to 100. However, when he reached 100, he thought he might as well keep going to see how far he could reach. After 3 years, he reached 1 billion, but the temptation was always to go on for more. Naturally his other studies suffered. A tragedy occurred when his mother increased his pocket monet from 13 yetis to 16 yetis. This made poor Monte lose count when he was around 258375194856377. Monte committed suicide by jumping off the newly built Ifal Tower.
Next: Car Registration |
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Car registration takes an irritatingly long time when you are not the owner, it's not your car and by a further stroke of very bad luck, you don't seem to have the right paperwork.
next: bad luck |
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Bad luck can take many forms, for example when you are halfway through composing an erudite, witty yet informative post when
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Next: snow.
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Snow co-incidence that I've got the top 3 threads.
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Next: puns
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"You don't get many of those to the pun", you will often have heard, when someone is referring to a barmaid.
Pun is the unit by which mammary glands, or fun pillows, are weighed. Next: Mammary |
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Mammary refers to the art of being a perfect mother in Italy. Based largely around their ability to cook, the best sign of a signora making the mark is when their offspring quote ' justa likea mammma usedta makea' thus making them eligible for a mammary diploma.
The equivalent for men is known as poppadom Next: When In Rome.... |
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When in Rome take an Italian phrase book. It's a known fact that most Romans speak Italian. Julius Caesar, however was the one exception choosing to speak Xi, a rare variation of the tongue spoken by the San people of Botswana. These people are often refered to as Bushmen.
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Bushmen are part of an elite group of men who declare their sexual preferences by describing the particular attribute to which they are attracted, such as Legmen, Breastmen, Arsemen and Fluffyfourleggedwoolysheepmadeuptolooklikecatherinezetajonesmen. The last faction are particularly prevelent around the aberystwyth area.
Next: The British Legion |
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Legion, also known as Galadene demon, or "Lots" is a demon found in the Bible in Mark 5;9
The British Legion is a somewhat similar demon, which can be translated as , "Tony" - his number is 222 and is in his third term making his new number "666". He lives at number 10 Next" Numbetr 10" |
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A number 10 at my local Chinese is a portion of Prawn Crackers , apparently it used to be that watery Chicken and Sweetcorn soup but no-one liked it . As number 10 is a lucky number in my village they changed it to a more popukar appetiser in a bid to get returning custom.
Next - Crispy Noodles |
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Crispy noodles are currently being used by the Chinese to test their nuclear weapons. The noodles are sprayed white put in the warheads and fired. Lucky for us this morning the Chinese forgot to arm the warheads this morning and left the white noodles in..
Next. Snowmen. |
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I built myself a very large snow woman this morning. So much more satisfying than a snowman somehow...
next: LARGE women |
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Large Women was the less than successful sequel to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. It chronicled their plight in later life as they succumbed to 'water retention' through eating too much blueberry pie and their subsequent trials at Weight Watchers. A final part to the saga was shelved as a result until it was discovered many years later by the editor of Viz who created a longstanding comic strip based on the stories.
next: Newcastle Brown |
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The label from a bottle of Newcastle Brown makes an excellent substitute car tax disc should it expire when your short of the readies required for a legitimate one.
Next: Womens' sports events. |
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Women's sports events are designed for inferior built people who don't seem to be able to be able to last the distance or run as fast as others. Examples are Englands cricket team. Englands football team and paul Eddery.
Next: Animal Olympics. |