Groucho's Fact Hunt

[larbert toffee]

Je Tim ? Good sex change that.

He was a Celtic supporter.

 

[summerisle]

He was a Celtic supporter.

I take it you're not.

 

[larbert toffee]

I take it you're not.

Sorry if you didn't spot the sarcasm in my original post Summers the clues were there and I'm fully aware it was Je t'aime.

 

[summerisle]

Sorry if you didn't spot the sarcasm in my original post Summers the clues were there and I'm fully aware it was Je t'aime.

Nope, I blame Brexit.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Their sister was Jane Birkin who went on to have a controversial hit with Je Tim which was a song dedicated to her brother, who after swerving to avoid the fish van was battered against a wall.

lol
Scottish humour at its best

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Retired speed eater Peter Dowdeswell once supped 34 pints in 1 hour.

List of his ridiculous eating records here: http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/world-record-holders/131/peter-dowdeswell.aspx

 

[Eggs]

...every racehorse has its birthday on 1st January. Not a lot of people know that.

 

[Lickle eric]

Redrum is named because as a young un he was murder to work with.
Murder backwards.

 

[Groucho]

Redrum is named because as a young un he was murder to work with.
Murder backwards.

Not true;

“McEnery gave Red Rum his name by taking the last three letters of the names of his dam and sire respectively”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rum

 

[Runcornblue52]

Retired speed eater Peter Dowdeswell once supped 34 pints in 1 hour.

List of his ridiculous eating records here: http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/world-record-holders/131/peter-dowdeswell.aspx

You wouldn't want to be in his round !

 

[4737carlin]

Rambo got his name from a brand of apple called Rambo that David Morrell liked

 

[Lickle eric]

Not true;

“McEnery gave Red Rum his name by taking the last three letters of the names of his dam and sire respectively”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rum

I stand corrected sir.

 

[Bilko]

The 'pupil' of the eye is from the Latin pupilla, 'little doll', because we see a tiny reflection of ourselves when we look into another person's eyes.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Couple of shockers here.

Everton haven't won a derby at Anfield since 1999

And Dave Whelan broke his leg in a cup final.

 

[Lickle eric]

Dick Turpin was an apprentice butcher in London before his highwayman career.