Spotty's Little Known Facts

[KeyserSoze]

Who needs to ride a motorbike when you can jump a shark?

[thebish]

the recent use of the phrase "not a sausage" led me to wonder about the origin of the phrase... I mean - why would the very least thing you might expect to find be a sausage anyway???

turns out (according to one theory) that is originates with cockney rhyming slang..

not a sausage - sausage and mash - cash - meaning "I have no cash" - subsequently widened to mean I don't have anything...

[Gary the Enfield]

THE FONZ NEVER RODE A MOTORBIKE!

Henry Winkler,the 70's/early 80's king of cool, when asked what was his favourite motor bike, said,: " I never rode a motorbike. I was pretty good at cleaning one and sitting on it, but I never rode it..!" Now there's a little known fact and a bubble burst...

I think his memory's not what it was TD.....

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[thebish]

furthermore...

Cockney rhyming at cash machines

A cash machine operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its ATMs in east London.

People using Bank Machine's ATMs can opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.

As a result they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will have to select how much sausage and mash (cash) they want.

The rhyming slang prompts will be available from five cash machines in east London for three months.

Other rhyming slang prompts people can expect include a speckled hen (£10), while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.

Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, said: "We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.

"Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."

The ATMs displaying prompts in Cockney are all free to use, although the majority of the group's cash machines charge a £1.50 fee.

[Prufrock]

Another one for the list. F*cking wankers. 'We're zany, we are'. That's what I want from a financial transaction, an element of wackiness.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

THE FONZ NEVER RODE A MOTORBIKE!

Henry Winkler,the 70's/early 80's king of cool, when asked what was his favourite motor bike, said,: " I never rode a motorbike. I was pretty good at cleaning one and sitting on it, but I never rode it..!" Now there's a little known fact and a bubble burst...

I think his memory's not what it was TD.....

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nahhhh, clearly a stunt double.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

the recent use of the phrase "not a sausage" led me to wonder about the origin of the phrase... I mean - why would the very least thing you might expect to find be a sausage anyway???

turns out (according to one theory) that is originates with cockney rhyming slang..

not a sausage - sausage and mash - cash - meaning "I have no cash" - subsequently widened to mean I don't have anything...

ahem, I believe you are referring to a post what I posted. And yes, I had no idea I was talkin' Cockerney. A Little known fact indeed you've uncovered.

[Bruce Rioja]

Cozy Powell's last words were "Oh shit".

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Cozy Powell's last words were "Oh shit".

That Great British institution, wikipedia has this to say

"Powell died on 5 April 1998 following a car accident while driving his Saab 9000 at 104 mph (167 km/h) in bad weather on the M4 motorway near Bristol.

Powell was dating a married woman who was having troubles with her husband. Upset, she phoned him on 5 April 1998 and asked him to come quickly to her house which was approximately 35 miles away. As he was making the drive to her house she phoned him again and asked "Where are you?" He informed her he was on his way and then she heard him say "Oh shit!" followed by a loud bang. Powell was ejected through the windscreen and died at the scene. According to the BBC report, at the time of the crash Powell's blood-alcohol reading was over the legal limit, and he was not wearing a seatbelt, in addition to talking with his girlfriend on his mobile phone. The official investigation also found evidence of a slow puncture in a rear tyre. It was suggested, that this could well have caused a sudden collapse of the tyre with a consequent loss of control of the car."

well I didn't know that.
What I want to know is how they know he was travelling at 104 mph. A bit specific don't you think?

[Montreal Wanderer]

Cozy Powell's last words were "Oh shit".

I have a feeling he might not be unique in that regard...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

It is a little known fact that British and US companies dominate the global advertising industry. For example ~ 90% of adverts shown on Indian TV last year were made by British or American companies.
They do however have a different strategy for their various audiences: Ogilvy and Mather, for example, pride themselves on their understanding of the Indian psyche and quite often deliver messages with a unique magical-reality twist that the average Westerner would find hard to comprehend.
But they have recently had to apologize for an ad they created on Indian TV for Kurl-On mattresses (whose general theme proclaims mattresses so comfortable that users "bounce" up after landing on them). Previous ads in the series have featured Steve Jobs and Mahatma Gandhi, without their permission it must be added. The latest in the series is a cartoon and, incredibly, shows the Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai shot in the head before "bouncing back" after landing on a Kurl-On mattress.

[Lord Kangana]

\stop letting your wishy washy yoghurt knitting liberalism get in the way of commerce.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

\stop letting your wishy washy yoghurt knitting liberalism get in the way of commerce.

Sorry.

Can you imagine, over here. Ad starts, girl wanders by; girl gets shot in the head; girl in hospital recovers with a big X shaped plaster over bullet wound; music starts up "who gives you Xtra"; fade out to Halifax logo.

[Lord Kangana]

Have you seen the shite on our telly recently?

[Gary the Enfield]

Have you seen the shite on our telly recently?

You should try dusting it once in a while.......

[malcd1]

Have you seen the shite on our telly recently?

You should try dusting it once in a while.......

[thebish]

FACT

[Prufrock]

JD Salinger fought in the D-Day landings (with the manuscript for Catcher in the Rye in his backpack!)

[Lord Kangana]

Pah, I can beat that one hands down.

Richard Todd (the actor) played his commanding officer in The Longest Day (the film) and somebody else played him. As in, he was there, and then acted in the film of him being there. As someone else.

[Nicko58]

Strawberries are not berries, but bananas are.