Groucho's Fact Hunt

[summerisle]

I demand the introduction of the beard tax.

foreign | Coin Collectors Blog

Notes, news, and information about numismatic collecting from a collector.

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[chrismpw]

I demand the introduction of the beard tax.

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Typical if the government wanted to shave more off our earnings.

 

[summerisle]

To combat the plague

 

[summerisle]

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Ever wondered how many Elm trees are left in the UK? Well someone has made a map:

Elms Map | The Conservation Foundation

https://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/elms-map/ DO NOT EDIT OR DELETE PAGE

conservationfoundation.co.uk

Number of mature elms is reckoned to be in the 100s - two in Liverpool are in Sefton Park and on a roundabout in Old Swan.

 

[degsy]

The Iconic opening chord in 'A Hard Days Night' is actually a combination of chords



George Harrison’s Fadd9 played on his 12-string Rickenbacker, Lennon’s Fadd9 played on his Gibson J-160E and McCartney’s single note (D) played on his Hofner 500/1 bass

Bachmans clip above 98% nails it but not quite.
Could be that in the studio That George Martin added an F with a G on top on the piano

 

[summerisle]

 

[degsy]

Netflix has responded to a new report that found its depictions of smoking tripled last year by pledging to eliminate smoking in all TV programming rated TV-14 and below or PG-13 and under for movies. The pledge comes just one day after the premiere of “Stranger Things,” the streamer’s most popular show, which is singled out in the report as one of the top three offenders in onscreen portrayals of cigarette smoking. The top two are “Orange Is the New Black” and “Fuller House,”
Then we have...
Arthur C Clarke's 1990 book 'The Ghost From The Grand Banks' where one of the supporting character's job is removing all cigarrtte smoking from films.

 

[summerisle]

After being alerted that John Aldridge was planning a visit

 

[summerisle]

The epithet 'chickenshit' originated as slang during WW1. It was used by American soldiers to describe the gold braid of officers, sewn on the arms or epaulets.

 

[GwladysPhil]

After being alerted that John Aldridge was planning a visit

What if you stink of urine?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Groucho]

What if you stink of urine?

Asking for a friend.

That’s Sammy Lee out then.

 

[summerisle]

These are the kind of facts we need.

 

[kev]

These are the kind of facts we need.

That's a lot of bills come the end of the month

 

[degsy]

These are the kind of facts we need.

As King he must meet more people than he can remember names for so it makes sense, especially after a few ales. But walk in the 'William Room' and its a piece of piste...yo Will, hi Willy, looking good Bill, hey William, fetch us another bevy etc.