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[globegrecian]

Anyone living in No 92 should be VERY worried - the year they lost to Wrexham in the FA Cup.....

 

[Gozzer]

Every district in Plymouth is named after a cartoon dog. Mutley is probably the best known, but other examples are Ford, Ernesettle and Pluto.

 

[Gozzer]

Kelloggs are working towards producing a hard times breakfast cereal for the recession. The working title is Credit Crunch.

 

[Mr Jan Yeo]

Monty Python star Michael Palin died at the end of filming his 'Around the world in 80 days' series. Subsequent series' like Full Circle, Himalaya and Sahara have actually used hi-tech BBC robots known as Palindrones. The word also refers to words which are nearly the same spelt in reverse, for example 'tart' or 'hash'.

 

[Gozzer]

Everyone knows that Venice is slowly sinking and will eventually be covered by the sea, but did you know that Dawlish is rising at exactly the same rate and will eventually tower over the rest of Devon. You will need a cable car to get down to the beach.

 

[Gozzer]

Rap group NWA named themselves after their favourite airline, North West Airlines, in the same way that Dr Dre named himself after someone in the medical profession.

 

[fred binneys head]

Rap group NWA named themselves after their favourite airline, North West Airlines, in the same way that Dr Dre named himself after someone in the medical profession.

I thought NWA stood for No Wipes Allowed? They were hardcore nappy changers.

Dr Dre is so named as he has big nuts.

 

[LOG]

The nation's favourite soap, Imperial Leather, is known as Metric Leather outside of the UK.

A standard bar weighs 2 ounces, or approximately 56 grams.

 

[LOG]

Sales of second hand jigsaws has hit an all time low at James Morrison Toys & Games Ltd after the owner publically admitted that the pieces don't fit anymore.

 

[globegrecian]

The nation's favourite soap, Imperial Leather, is known as Metric Leather outside of the UK.

A standard bar weighs 2 ounces, or approximately 56 grams.

The same legislation applies to Imperial Mints which are known outside of the UK as Metric Mints.

There are also 2 fewer mints in a non-UK packet in order to make a nice, round decimal friendly 20 per pack.