Urban myths

[Deleted member 77198]

Boggart Hole Clough is named after the boggart that used to live there.

The River Irwell had to be exorcised to rid it of a black shuck.

There are ghosts on the runway at Manchester Airport.

 

[Barcon]

Cat food, minge, sandy tongue

 

[Bill Walker]

Cat food, minge, sandy tongue

Shouldn't this be in the "cheese, drink and album" thread ?

 

[bluemoon32]

So what did DAZ mean then?

Drag artist zealot

 

[Packrat]

Something completely different to Fairy.

That's a Bold statement.

Remember OMO in the odd window of some married quarters in Germany.

 

[fanatic1]

1963 Gene Pitney's best known hit: 24 Hours from Tulsa - great record. In fact he was on a UK theatre tour in 2004 when he died unexpectedly prior to a concert in Cardiff. Some anorak did the maths and did in fact ascertain that Pitney did in fact meet his demise 24 hours from Tulsa. Timeline: Taxi to Cardiff International airport - delay (night time) ,1st available flight to Atlanta (American air hub), flight time, delay 1st flight connection to Tulsa flight time: Total 24 hours.

 

[East Level 2]

1963 Gene Pitney's best known hit: 24 Hours from Tulsa - great record. In fact he was on a UK theatre tour in 2004 when he died unexpectedly prior to a concert in Cardiff. Some anorak did the maths and did in fact ascertain that Pitney did in fact meet his demise 24 hours from Tulsa. Timeline: Taxi to Cardiff International airport - delay (night time) ,1st available flight to Atlanta (American air hub), flight time, delay 1st flight connection to Tulsa flight time: Total 24 hours.

Those delays seem a little convenient.
The day after Pitney died one of his relatives asked the funeral director how long would it take to make a coffin.
The director replied "Seven days from oak, but twenty-four hours from balsa."

I'll get me coat.

 

[Bill Walker]

1963 Gene Pitney's best known hit: 24 Hours from Tulsa - great record. In fact he was on a UK theatre tour in 2004 when he died unexpectedly prior to a concert in Cardiff. Some anorak did the maths and did in fact ascertain that Pitney did in fact meet his demise 24 hours from Tulsa. Timeline: Taxi to Cardiff International airport - delay (night time) ,1st available flight to Atlanta (American air hub), flight time, delay 1st flight connection to Tulsa flight time: Total 24 hours.

Hahaha

 

[northendenton]

In Captain Pugwash there were characters called Master Bates and Seamen Stains

Roger the cabin boy

 

[shemnel]

Nottingham Universities have a ratio of 5:1 women to men.

The flakes of gold in Goldschlager cut the inside of your throat so that the alcohol gets in to your system quicker.

that second one is a classic. amazing.