The Bluemoon interesting fact thread.

[bgblue]

Leslie Crowther invented the spatula.

Wasn't successful though as the price wasn't right.

Shame it was overlooked. I chortled :)

 

[brass neck]

A Wonderful World by Sam Cook was written by Herb Alpert of Spanish Fle trumpet fame

Hanz Zimmer who wrote the music to Gladiator and other film scores started of in the Buggles and also wrote the "Going for Gold" Theme tune.

The Tomato is the biggest selling Fruit in the country

England Suffered 2 Viking invasions. The 2nd one being the Norman Conquest as the Normans were Vikings who invaded and were eventually appeased by France who gave them a chunk of France, like we did.

 

[aguero93:20]

The word Goodbye is a shortened version of God bless you.

Pigeons and Seagulls are technically domesticated animals as if the human race ceased to exist, they would not be able to survive.

 

[monkey-trousers]

Assaulting your next door neighbour from behind, while he/she is urinating in a public house lavatory, is punishable by a custodial sentence in the UK, with NO chance of early release due to your address being next door to that of the complainant.

 

[The Flash]

The problems in the Middle East can only be solved 3 ways.

Nukes
Dialogue with nutters
Or banning all religion

 

[stony]

Sink pissing is more common amongst bluemooners than any other forumites.

 

[BWTAC]

Asking a female trumpet player in a brass band how often she practises her fingering technique is apparently neither big or clever.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

All popes shit in the woods and all bears are Catholics.....well somat like that!!

 

[Yaya_Tony]

Birds are the evolution of dinosaurs.

no they aren't :p

yes they are. look at ostriches

 

[BWTAC]

Birds are the evolution of dinosaurs.

no they aren't :p

yes they are. look at ostriches

She's just got her head in the sand.