Quote: dellas @ August 26 2011, 6:58 PM BSTGeorge Formby was an anti-aparthied activist.
We have a statue of him in Wigan town centre. I say statue, it's more of a glorified action figure on a plynth.
Useless facts. Page 11
I've friends from Appeley Bridge, met them in Austria, very nice considering. 
I found out in a pub quiz this week that scotopic means night vision. I like facts where I only have to remember one word.
Quote: AJGO @ January 6 2012, 2:47 PM GMTa pub quiz
The rock 'n' roll lifestyle you lead, AJGO. *whistles admiringly*
I'll have you know Fay Ripley and Damian Lewis were there, so..um..er..
If you stand on the top of the Eiffel Tower you can see Dale Winton's ego mooching about on Clapham Common.
Quote: AJGO @ January 6 2012, 3:00 PM GMT
Two names always first down on my list of 'Celebrities I'd like to partake in a pub quiz with.' Christopher Biggins is third, in case you're wondering.
AJGO did you know, if you are on the Great Wall of China you can see the moon!
Quote: Rob H @ January 6 2012, 3:12 PM GMTTwo names always first down on my list of 'Celebrities I'd like to partake in a pub quiz with.' Christopher Biggins is third, in case you're wondering.
They weren't on my team. I don't know if they knew what scotopic means.
Quote: dellas @ January 6 2012, 3:18 PM GMT
*Excitedly books holidays before realising she's been had*
You know the guy who invented cats=eyes for road safety, he got done by the RSPCA!
And the next day, when the cat was walking away from him, he invented the pencil sharpener.
Rocker that is shocking!
Quote: dellas @ January 7 2012, 1:02 AM GMT
Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
That happened to me once. I turned around in my desk chair and a big white duck was staring at me through my bedroom window. It was sitting in our wheebarrow.