bickster Posted April 23 Moderator Share Posted April 23 As the quiz question standard goes. What do the letters in ASDA stand for? And the answer is nearly always given as Associated Dairies WRONG! It stands for Asquith and Dairies (so the DA does come from Associated Dairies) but the Asquith is the name of the other company that merged with Associated Dairies to form the supermarket chain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 25 Moderator Share Posted April 25 Fred West's ashes were scattered on the beach at Barry (not an) Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, bickster said: Fred West's ashes were scattered on the beach at Barry (not an) Island I know he wasn't very nice, but that seems a harsh punishment for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) In Elizabethan times the rose was the first purpose built theatre. They built small clay boxes, similar to a child's piggy bank. Except these could not be opened without smashing them.Everyone paying an entry fee put their coins into these clay boxes. The money was taken to a room a the back of the theatre and smashed open to count the days takings. This room was called the box office. Still stands today. Edited April 25 by colhint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 On 18/04/2024 at 05:09, OutByEaster? said: That does rather beg the question, who was Jan Berry? The formal meaning of the phrase 'beg the question' is to assume the answer in a question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 20 hours ago, bickster said: Fred West's ashes were scattered on the beach at Barry (not an) Island Which in a strange twist of fate, means he could potentially now be under my greenhouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 26 Moderator Share Posted April 26 48 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Which in a strange twist of fate, means he could potentially now be under my greenhouse. You also have a much greater chance than most of us of having ingested his DNA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 30 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30 1000000000000066600000000000001 is a prime number...it is also a palindrome. It's called 'Belphegor's prime.' 'Belphegor' refers to one of the Seven Princes of Hell (due to the '666' in the middle & the 13 zeroes on either side). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted April 30 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30 A part of California is further north than a part of Canada. The northeastern end of Tennessee (part of "The South") is closer to Canada than to the Southwestern end of Tennessee. The point in the US that is nearest to Africa is in the state of Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Back in the days must have been the sixties or seventies. Record producers would send their demos to music moguls. Now these moguls would have bouncers or security at the office, nothing to with music. Like much of the security at the time, mature boring and grey suits and ties. The moguls would play the demo a few times and invite the staff to listen. If they liked it they would think it had a chance in the charts. However if the old farts on the door were whistling the tune a few days later, they knew it would do well. In fact it was deemed to have passed The Old Grey Whistle Test. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 18/04/2024 at 03:49, mjmooney said: I didn't know that. Definitely QI for the likes of you and me. EDIT: But wasn't it load that Econoline van? It is load 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted May 25 Popular Post Share Posted May 25 Totally useless information. Anything recently posted in the transfer thread. Just full of certain people's fantasy wish lists, no concrete info whatsoever. Utter ballcocks. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) Sue Nicholls, who plays Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street father was Lord Harmer-Nicholls, Conservative MP for Peterborough between 1950-1974. In the 1966 general election he held his seat by just 3 votes- after 7 recounts. Seven. Edited July 1 by The Fun Factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dog Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: Sue Nicholls, who plays Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street father was Lord Harmer-Nicholls, Conservative MP for Peterborough between 1950-1974. In the 1966 general election he held his seat by just 3 votes- after 7 recounts. Seven. Incredible trivia that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dog Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I've no idea if this is true, but it's on wikipedia so it's true enough for me. Also, I imagine it might have already been posted, but I'm not searching, I'm too tired and emotional following the Barkley announcement. Axel Tuanzebe broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to individually clear a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, while in Los Angeles on Manchester United's pre-season tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I've Never seen a seagull in a tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 7 hours ago, T-Dog said: I've no idea if this is true, but it's on wikipedia so it's true enough for me. Also, I imagine it might have already been posted, but I'm not searching, I'm too tired and emotional following the Barkley announcement. Axel Tuanzebe broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to individually clear a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, while in Los Angeles on Manchester United's pre-season tour See him hitting hippos with his head and with his feet, Everybody's dancing to the Tuanzebe beat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted July 2 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted July 2 10 hours ago, T-Dog said: I've no idea if this is true, but it's on wikipedia so it's true enough for me. Also, I imagine it might have already been posted, but I'm not searching, I'm too tired and emotional following the Barkley announcement. Axel Tuanzebe broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to individually clear a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, while in Los Angeles on Manchester United's pre-season tour 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 12 hours ago, Kingman said: I've Never seen a seagull in a tree! Duhhh... There are no trees in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 2 VT Supporter Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, TreeVillan said: Duhhh... There are no trees in the sea. Yes there are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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