Useless Trivia

[Bertros Bertros]

I think it's written "St", but the name is "Saint" (hence the full stop after the contraction). Pedantically, you could say that the sign has none of the letters of the word "mackerel" in it. The name, however, does.

It is still a fascnating fact, and one of the most magnificently useless I've ever seen.

I'll eat heavycola's hat if you can find me one instance of St John's Wood, London anywhere on the internet as "Saint John's Wood". Here this should get you started - http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=f ... gle+Search

[jonesthecurl]

I think it's written "St", but the name is "Saint" (hence the full stop after the contraction). Pedantically, you could say that the sign has none of the letters of the word "mackerel" in it. The name, however, does.

It is still a fascnating fact, and one of the most magnificently useless I've ever seen.

I'll eat heavycola's hat if you can find me one instance of St John's Wood, London anywhere on the internet as "Saint John's Wood". Here this should get you started - http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=f ... gle+Search

I haven't really got time to sit here typing this let alone google for St. John's Wood.
But my point is simple - if this wasn't an abbreviation, it would be "ST John" not "ST. John".

Have you ever been to Saint Reatham by the way?

[The1exile]

I think it's written "St", but the name is "Saint" (hence the full stop after the contraction). Pedantically, you could say that the sign has none of the letters of the word "mackerel" in it. The name, however, does.

It is still a fascnating fact, and one of the most magnificently useless I've ever seen.

I'll eat heavycola's hat if you can find me one instance of St John's Wood, London anywhere on the internet as "Saint John's Wood". Here this should get you started - http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=f ... gle+Search

Devils advocate: http://www.islington.gov.uk/directories ... 6c805a5343

[The1exile]

after using "Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter" as an insult in one of his plays, Shakespeare wrote a little known work rating the latent terror in each letter (unsurprisingly rating x first, while l, remarkably enough, came third).

[Dancing Mustard]

In London, if during the course of an arrest the arresting officer's helmet is removed from his head, then the apprehended suspect is entitled to several hundred pounds of compensation for attempted unlawful arrest. This is the product of old Victorian legislation which lays down strict regulations on the correct dress for police constables in all of the Metropolitan Boroughs.

On the other hand due to ancient laws relating to clan-policing, in Scotland the police are permitted to arrest you for any reason they choose so long as they are wearing the same pattern of tartan as you. Suspects not wearing tartan are exempt from this provision

[DAZMCFC]

George Washington, though the father of the US, never actually had any kids.

is this because he was a jaffa or was he Clark Kent?

[DAZMCFC]

Salford is the biggest City not to have a professional football club(in Britain).

[Minister Masket]

This is a shameful rip-off of my "Did you know that?" thread that I started.

[sam_levi_11]

This is a shameful - of my "Did you know that?" thread that I started.

did you know that we dont care?


Hull was, before being promoted this season, the largest city in europe not to have had a top flight football team

[t-o-m]

my birthday is on july 25th

but thats not useless trivia!

[jonesthecurl]

my birthday is on july 25th

but thats not useless trivia!

My son's is the day before.

[The1exile]

The late medieval tibetan ruler Radarzat (sic) was killed by chamberlains while attempting to worship an elephant.

[suggs]

I thought that was his nephew, Gzdarkant. And are you sure it wasn't donkeys?

[suggs]

my birthday is on july 25th

but thats not useless trivia!

It is, however, a good example of the importance of safe sex.

[got tonkaed]

I thought that was his nephew, Gzdarkant. And are you sure it wasn't donkeys?

I tried to find a donkey related death statistic...but could not find anything more reliable than the old rumor that more people die per year via donkey than via airplane crash...which was apparently not possible to verify.

[suggs]

Must have been elephants then. Apologies.

[sam_levi_11]

following t-o-m's idea,

my birthday is august the 12th. ill be 18.

[t-o-m]

my birthday is on july 25th

but thats not useless trivia!

It is, however, a good example of the importance of safe sex.

im shocked and appauled

[sam_levi_11]

come on pompey >>>>..

[rhoges6]

my birthday is on july 25th

but thats not useless trivia!

frankly it doesn't do anything for me. but in case i don't see you on the 25th, happy birthday!

Kurt Suzuki and Shane Victorino were both born in the same town in Hawaii.

[jonesthecurl]

"Lord of the Flies" was published in the same year as the first part of "Lord of the Rings".

[suggs]

Toliken first conceived of The Hobbit whilst experimenting with LSD with Auldous Huxley.

[jonesthecurl]

Toliken first conceived of The Hobbit whilst experimenting with LSD with Auldous Huxley.

first publication of the Hobbit - 1937
invention of LSD - 1938
discovery of LSD's pyschadelic properties (Dr Hoffman's bike ride) - 1943.

[V.I.]

"jonesthecurl" reveals self as perennial douchebag - 2008

"jonesthecurl" chokes to death on ham sandwich - 2010

Enjoy the rest of your time here, Mama Cass.

[jonesthecurl]

"jonesthecurl" reveals self as perennial douchebag - 2008

Far, far too late - I dun that long long ago.