Groucho's Fact Hunt

[bigjonny]

Hewey Lewis's band 'The News' were originally called 'Clover' and were Elvis Costello's band on his first album, 'My Aim is True'.

Saw them at The Empire in the ‘70s , can’t remember who they were the support for.

 

[Pilks]

When people write 'Ye', as in 'Ye Olde Inn' or some such, the Y isn't in fact a Y at all. It's an old English character called a 'thorn', which was pronounced 'th'. A bit like the german symbol for a double 's' which looks a little like a capital B.

So, when you see 'Ye Olde...' written down, it is actually 'The Olde...'

 

[Kurt.]

When people write 'Ye', as in 'Ye Olde Inn' or some such, the Y isn't in fact a Y at all. It's an old English character called a 'thorn', which was pronounced 'th'. A bit like the german symbol for a double 's' which looks a little like a capital B.

So, when you see 'Ye Olde...' written down, it is actually 'The Olde...'

Whoulda Yunk

 

[chrismpw]

J.M. Barrie made the name Wendy up solely for the book Peter Pan. On that note, Shakespeare certainly produced over four hundred new words or terms.

There may be more based on changes of nouns into verbs or adjectives et al. but in his literature there are over four hundred completely new uses of vocabulary.

Examples include: amazement, anchovy, bedroom, birthplace, bump, control, dawn, downstairs, embrace, fixture, green-eyed glow, impartial and outbreak.

I'm writing a book at the mo. Well, in reality I'm writing the sequel, maybe one day I'll show it a publisher - but I'm pretty sure I've made up a fair few words too, but not necessarily deliberately! lol

 

[Seathestars]

I'm writing a book at the mo. Well, in reality I'm writing the sequel, maybe one day I'll show it a publisher - but I'm pretty sure I've made up a fair few words too, but not necessarily deliberately! lol

Go for it. Have you read the story behind Watership Down? It’s very nice.

 

[chrismpw]

Go for it. Have you read the story behind Watership Down? It’s very nice.

I didn't know there was one. I don't breed much at the mo as I find delving into my imagination and spewing words onto a page far more engaging.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

I still fancy debbie harry of blondie.

 

[goodisonopheliac]

That a death metal cover of Eiffel 65's Blue (Da Ba Dee) exists.

Man utd players didnt like jose

In other news, water is wet.

 

[chrismpw]

T.I. just L. that today is Thursday.

Not Friday ffs.

 

[degsy]

A thread for interesting tidbits that you’ve just learned...

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TIL, Thomas The Tank Engine is based on a fictional island in the Irish Sea called ‘The Island of Sodor’.

I think it was a question on Pointless or something, but I was amazed. Not only does it sound like a territory out of Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, it also seems like overkill to make up a fictional island for a kids story about talking trains and a fat barstard controller.

TIL; that this thread is half and half of 'breaking news nobody else is interested in' and @Groucho's facts thread

 

[Seathestars]

The Chinese have landed on the dark side of the moon.

Got to say, when I went out this morning there was a bit of a nip in the air.

 

[Ihaters]

Beef Monster Munch are as nice as I remember

 

[Rugby Toffee]

How argumentative people can get over shopping trolleys

 

[SiEdmo]

I heard that too. My thought was it was a bit of a sinister sounding name for a young kids thing. More a name befitting Skeletor I figured.

quite fitting name I think, its a sinister show, there is articles online detailing some of the horrendous stuff glossed over in a nice shiny child friendly way

- Henry bricked into a tunnel for not wanting to get his paint wet "for always and always and always" and then ringo goes "and kids I think he deserved his punishment.....don't you"
- The trains are racist against diesel trains
- The trains get threatened with the scrap yard where they remove their faces if they are not 'really useful'

probably lots more too haha

 

[Frang]

The Chinese have landed on the dark side of the moon.

Got to say, when I went out this morning there was a bit of a nip in the air.

Mate?