ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
The mum of Steve Smith, the Aussie cricketer, comes from Kent and so Smith could have qualified to play for England.
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Groucho's Fact Hunt
- Thread starter Groucho
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Marianne Faithful and Anita Pallenberg laid down the 'woo-woos' on sympathy for the devil
Whistlin' Dixie
Player Valuation: £50m
Aphids (Greenfly) are pregnant from birth.
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
Has been my fav thread since it was first posted,some great stuff in here if you've time to read it.
It is quicker to walk from Leicester square tube station to Covent garden tube station than to catch the tube itself,distance above ground is less than 300 yards.cheaper also !.
It is quicker to walk from Leicester square tube station to Covent garden tube station than to catch the tube itself,distance above ground is less than 300 yards.cheaper also !.
James Coburn turned down the 'Man with no name' role because the fee of $20,000 was too small...so who do you know who would do it for 20grand...try Clint Eastwood.
Frank Sinatra, who had done a detective role before turned down Dirty Harry as he was catching some stick for his alleged mafia connections and thought it would be bad for his 'Image'
Frank Sinatra, who had done a detective role before turned down Dirty Harry as he was catching some stick for his alleged mafia connections and thought it would be bad for his 'Image'
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £20m
Obesity is contagious.
A recent experiment took pairs of human twins, in which one twin was fat, one lean. Samples of their gut microbial flora were then transferred to pairs of germ-free mice. In each case, the mice with the 'fat bacteria' became obese, the other one stayed lean.
All part of research into the microbiome - the ecosystem of bacteria we have in our guts. Weighs in at about a kilo, all told, and has massive genetic diversity. Advances in genetic technology means we're only just starting to put a dent in understanding how it interplays with human health, but seems certain to be v important in metabolic conditions like obesity and diabetes.
A recent experiment took pairs of human twins, in which one twin was fat, one lean. Samples of their gut microbial flora were then transferred to pairs of germ-free mice. In each case, the mice with the 'fat bacteria' became obese, the other one stayed lean.
All part of research into the microbiome - the ecosystem of bacteria we have in our guts. Weighs in at about a kilo, all told, and has massive genetic diversity. Advances in genetic technology means we're only just starting to put a dent in understanding how it interplays with human health, but seems certain to be v important in metabolic conditions like obesity and diabetes.
jaspercabbage
Player Valuation: £6m
Yes, but we wouldn't want him in our team as he's not a proper Englishman ......... erm
'His endless talk of violent "jihad" so alarmed worshippers at the local mosque, that they took out a restraining order against him'
Frank Sinatra was also the name in mind when they wanted to make Die Hard, many many years before it came to fruition as an action film.
Deep Purples classic - Smoke on the Water.
Was inspired by real life events. In December 1971 the band where at Rolling Stones mobile recording studio at Montreux in Switzerland. The recording studios was part of the Montreux Casino.
Whilst there, Frank Zappa played a gig at the Casino theatre, when a member of the audience fired a flare gun into the ceiling setting fire to the theatre.
A few days later Deep Purples bassist, Roger Glover had a dream that he and fellow band members had watched the smoke from the fire drifting over Lake Geneva as they stood on the Hotel balcony . He subsequently used the dream as an inspiration to write the song.
Was inspired by real life events. In December 1971 the band where at Rolling Stones mobile recording studio at Montreux in Switzerland. The recording studios was part of the Montreux Casino.
Whilst there, Frank Zappa played a gig at the Casino theatre, when a member of the audience fired a flare gun into the ceiling setting fire to the theatre.
A few days later Deep Purples bassist, Roger Glover had a dream that he and fellow band members had watched the smoke from the fire drifting over Lake Geneva as they stood on the Hotel balcony . He subsequently used the dream as an inspiration to write the song.
Yorkie
Player Valuation: £35m
On from there: The plumb line got its name because it was generally a lead weight, Lead in Latin was Plumbum. Also where we get the chemical symbol for Lead: Pb
Who should we blame then?
Bruce Johnston, according to Google, as he sang the original.
Someone called Bruce Johnson.
Additionally, "Blame It On The Boogie" was written by a man called Michael Jackson, but he wasn't related at all to the Jackson's. He recorded his own version, it's decent.