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True ones please. Samuel Goldwyn of Metro Goldwyn Mayer films is offically named Samuel Goldfish. When he emigrated to the US from Poland, his actual name was Schmuel Goldfisz. The immigration officail misheard it as Samuel Goldfish which he remained for some years. Notta Lotta People Know That.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:34 - Jan 21 with 1813 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:29 - Jan 21 by Wilkinswatercarrier
In Albania, during the Communist rule of Enver Hoxha (1946-1985), up to a third of the population was either imprisoned or in internal exile at any one point.
The maths doesn’t add up on that.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 18:56 - Jan 21 with 1677 views
If somebody travelled on a spacecraft traveling at 99.5% the speed of light, upon their return, if 10 years had passed on Earth, the traveler would have aged only 1 year during their journey.
When Salman Rushdie worked in advertising he came up with the slogans ‘irresistibubble’ for Aero chocolate and ‘naughty but nice’ for fresh cream cakes.
There’s a ‘weight watchers putting a fatwa out on him’ joke here somewhere.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 09:47 - Jan 27 with 1281 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 00:09 - Jan 27 by DannyPaddox
When Salman Rushdie worked in advertising he came up with the slogans ‘irresistibubble’ for Aero chocolate and ‘naughty but nice’ for fresh cream cakes.
There’s a ‘weight watchers putting a fatwa out on him’ joke here somewhere.
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 23:59 - Jan 26 by NewBee
While "Go to Work on an Egg" is attributed to Fay "Life and Loves of a She-Devil" Weldon.
Meanwhile, I heard the other day that India has 100,000 different varieties of rice.
And it was on Radio 4, so it must be true.
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Reminded me that 'A year in Provence' and 'Wicked Willie' author Peter Mayle was responsible for a slogan. I had to look it up, but:
A 1972 advertising slogan written by Mayle for Wonderloaf Bread was used as a football chant by supporters of Tottenham Hotspur, and became the basis of the song "Nice One Cyril".
Which of course led to:
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:31 - Jan 27 with 1124 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 16:29 - Jan 21 by Wilkinswatercarrier
In Albania, during the Communist rule of Enver Hoxha (1946-1985), up to a third of the population was either imprisoned or in internal exile at any one point.
In the song move closer made famous by Phylis Nelson , did she ever get arrested for loving an alsation ?
Cannon balls were stored on deck stacked in a holder made of brass which was known as a "monkey". In very cold weather the brass would contract and the balls would fall off, hence "being cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 18:28 - Jan 27 with 896 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:27 - Jan 27 by PinnerR
Cannon balls were stored on deck stacked in a holder made of brass which was known as a "monkey". In very cold weather the brass would contract and the balls would fall off, hence "being cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 17:27 - Jan 27 by PinnerR
Cannon balls were stored on deck stacked in a holder made of brass which was known as a "monkey". In very cold weather the brass would contract and the balls would fall off, hence "being cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
Debateable.
As the link below demonstrates, the term "monkey" had a number of different applications at sea.
But this source also has the following: "The first recorded use of the term 'brass monkey' appears to dates to 1857 when it was used in an apparently vulgar context by C.A. Abbey in his book Before the Mast, where on page 108 it says "It would freeze the tail off a brass monkey."
However it goes on to say: "It has often been claimed that the 'brass monkey' was a holder or storage rack in which cannon balls (or shot) were stacked on a ship. Supposedly when the "monkey" with its stack of cannon ball became cold, the contraction of iron cannon balls led to the balls falling through or off of the 'monkey.' This explanation appears to be a legend of the sea without historical justification. In actuality, ready service shot was kept on the gun or spar decks in shot racks (also known as shot garlands in the Royal Navy) which consisted of longitudinal wooden planks with holes bored into them, into which round shot (cannon balls) were inserted for ready use by the gun crew. These shot racks or garlands are discussed in: Longridge, C. Nepean. The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships. (Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981): 64." https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alp
Sorry - yours is a much better story!
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:27 - Jan 28 with 611 views
Our late queen called the royal family “The Firm” I thought she'd made that up but… In Victorian times Gilbert & Sullivan were the first satirists, lampooning everyone - navy, army, government etc. They didn't like the 1855 Limited Liability laws so wrote Utopia Ltd and mocked these laws. One one line is, limited liability ? Whatever next, the royal family ltd ? “ King George liked it, so it became the norm. Dunno if King Charles will use it.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:40 - Jan 28 with 599 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:27 - Jan 28 by colinallcars
Our late queen called the royal family “The Firm” I thought she'd made that up but… In Victorian times Gilbert & Sullivan were the first satirists, lampooning everyone - navy, army, government etc. They didn't like the 1855 Limited Liability laws so wrote Utopia Ltd and mocked these laws. One one line is, limited liability ? Whatever next, the royal family ltd ? “ King George liked it, so it became the norm. Dunno if King Charles will use it.
George wasn't on the throne in 1855. Victoria, 1837-1901
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:57 - Jan 28 with 538 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:40 - Jan 28 by GaryHaddock
Doing some work with the Blackwall tunnel today.
Found out the reason it’s kinked / curved is because if you put horses in a straight tunnel they bolt uncontrollably towards the light.
Whereas at Bank Station on the Central Line Underground, the platforms are notably curved, rather than straight.
This is because the Bank of England insisted that the line/station (built 1900?) must avoid being tunnelled directly under the BofE's vaults i.e. where they keep the gold.
I also read somewhere (I think) that when the underground lines were first being built, the locomotives were causing so much vibration and noise etc, that the potential damage to buildings above was so great that the whole concept was in danger of being stopped.
So the engineers then replaced the locomotive engines at the front and back of the trains with smaller ones spaced along the trains' length, thereby spreading the load and reducing the vibration etc.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:01 - Jan 28 with 526 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:56 - Jan 28 by PinnerR
George wasn't on the throne in 1855. Victoria, 1837-1901
True, but isn't it possible that George V (1910-1936) liked the term when he saw it at a later performance and popularised it i.e. before Elizabeth II?
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:06 - Jan 28 with 522 views
Paul Weller of THE JAM is really John Willim Weller on his birth cert, the family decided to go with Paul but never officially changed it. the drummer of The Jam Rick Buckler has a twin brother Peter . DC Lee is really Denise Sealey .
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:11 - Jan 28 with 506 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:06 - Jan 28 by themodfather
Paul Weller of THE JAM is really John Willim Weller on his birth cert, the family decided to go with Paul but never officially changed it. the drummer of The Jam Rick Buckler has a twin brother Peter . DC Lee is really Denise Sealey .
And the lead singer of The Clash wasn't born Joe Strummer, either.
His real name was Harry Strummer.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:17 - Jan 28 with 481 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:06 - Jan 28 by themodfather
Paul Weller of THE JAM is really John Willim Weller on his birth cert, the family decided to go with Paul but never officially changed it. the drummer of The Jam Rick Buckler has a twin brother Peter . DC Lee is really Denise Sealey .
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 11:57 - Jan 28 by NewBee
Whereas at Bank Station on the Central Line Underground, the platforms are notably curved, rather than straight.
This is because the Bank of England insisted that the line/station (built 1900?) must avoid being tunnelled directly under the BofE's vaults i.e. where they keep the gold.
I also read somewhere (I think) that when the underground lines were first being built, the locomotives were causing so much vibration and noise etc, that the potential damage to buildings above was so great that the whole concept was in danger of being stopped.
So the engineers then replaced the locomotive engines at the front and back of the trains with smaller ones spaced along the trains' length, thereby spreading the load and reducing the vibration etc.
Not secure enough to keep International Rescue out of the vaults.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:30 - Jan 28 with 429 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:19 - Jan 28 by MrSheen
Not secure enough to keep International Rescue out of the vaults.
Maybe it's just me, but I didn't realise just how bloody heavy Gold is until I visited the Museum in the Bank of England where they have a machine which allows you to lift an ingot. Strewth!
Googling reveals that at 19.3g/cc, it is nearly twice as heavy as Lead (11.4g/cc), and if you've ever had to shift even a small sheet of Lead you'll know how heavy that stuff is.
While Platinum at 21.45g/cc is heavier than both, making it the heaviest metal.
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How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:34 - Jan 28 with 418 views
How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:01 - Jan 28 by NewBee
True, but isn't it possible that George V (1910-1936) liked the term when he saw it at a later performance and popularised it i.e. before Elizabeth II?
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