Today I learned...

[Jazzy G]

I've got the same birthday as Dina Meyer who played Dizzy in Starship Troopers and Detective Kerry in the first 2 and a bit Saw movies amongst other roles. 

[Surf Digby]

Today I learned that what I thought was a bell tower on top of my primary school is no such thing.

It actually houses an air raid siren. Fancy none of the teachers ever telling us that?

[I Bent My Wookie]

Today I learned the kid that Eden Hazard punted in the ribs in 2013 at Swansea for lying on the ball created the vodka brand Au, that has become pretty popular with nightclubs and students the last few years.

Always figured he was an academy boy, but his dad was one of the Directors at Swansea.

[Devon Malcolm]

2 hours ago, Shy Dad said:

Today I learned the kid that Eden Hazard punted in the ribs in 2013 at Swansea for lying on the ball

#JusticeForHazard

[SuperBacon]

Former Lib Dem leader Menzies "Ming" Campbell competed in the 1964 Olympics and was a seriously quick sprinter, running the 100m in 10.2 

He once beat OJ Simpson in a race and was known as the "fastest white man on the planet" for a while.

Good work Ming old boy!

[Carbomb]

...that Austin Powers originated from a band that Mike Myers had formed with, among other people, Susannah Hoffs of the Bangles in the late 80s/early 90s, called "Ming Tea". He performed under the name and character of Austin Powers, and she performed under the name "Gillian Shagwell".

[Keith Houchen]

37 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

...that Austin Powers originated from a band that Mike Myers had formed with, among other people, Susannah Hoffs of the Bangles in the late 80s/early 90s, called "Ming Tea". He performed under the name and character of Austin Powers, and she performed under the name "Gillian Shagwell".

Their song “BBC” is a banger and is on the Austin Powers soundtrack. 

[wordsfromlee]

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers used to go out with Mel C from the Spice Girls. One of the songs on Californication is about their break up. I've already forgotten which song it was as RHCP are complete dog shit.

[Mark Impact]

1 hour ago, wordsfromlee said:

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers used to go out with Mel C from the Spice Girls. One of the songs on Californication is about their break up. I've already forgotten which song it was as RHCP are complete dog shit.

Emit Remmus from Californication wasn't it?

[wordsfromlee]

1 minute ago, Mark Impact said:

Emit Remmus from Californication wasn't it?

[Carbomb]

2 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

Their song “BBC” is a banger and is on the Austin Powers soundtrack. 

I didn't realise that was them! It is indeed a banger. And remarkably prescient, given how many BBC channels there are now that weren't around at the time of the song.

[LSM]

Today I learnt that America had plans to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon! Had to look up some background on it, this comes from Wikipedia:

 

"Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force. 

The aim of the project was to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon, which would help in answering some of the mysteries in planetary astronomy and astrogeology. If the explosive device detonated on the surface, and not in a lunar crater, the flash of explosive light would have been faintly visible to people on Earth with their naked eye. 

This was meant as a show of force resulting in a possible boosting of domestic morale in the capabilities of the United States, a boost that was needed after the Soviet Union took an early lead in the Space Race and was also working on a similar project."

Edited August 4, 2021 by LSM

[Your Fight Site]

WTF?!

“The Russians are beating us to the Moon. What can we do that will get Americans back on side?”
“Detonate a nuclear bomb up there?”

[Cousin Jim Bob]

On 7/5/2021 at 9:43 PM, wordsfromlee said:

Now this could be complete bollocks as this is all my own research. And by research I mean 10 minutes browsing Wikipedia, but...

From 1990 until their title was overtaken in 2009 by Dizzee Rascal when he released Tongue n' Cheek - which contained four number one singles - the most successful British rapper was... John Barnes. Three Top 5 singles, one being a Number One, 28 weeks total in the charts. Stormzy has only just about equalled his record in 2019 but even he didn't have his first three singles in the Top 5.

Sorry to debunk this but various members of So Solid Crew would have that beat. I can't remember any of their rappers names but Blazin Squad somehow had 7 top 10 songs including a number 1 as well. If we are vearing of into rappers in boybands territory as well it gets worse for Barnes if you count J from Five and Tony from East 17.

[stewdogg]

2 hours ago, Cousin Jim Bob said:

Sorry to debunk this but various members of So Solid Crew would have that beat. I can't remember any of their rappers names but Blazin Squad somehow had 7 top 10 songs including a number 1 as well. If we are vearing of into rappers in boybands territory as well it gets worse for Barnes if you count J from Five and Tony from East 17.

Were So Solid Crew and Blazing Squad rappers? They were more like garage MC’s? 
 

Edit - think one of them was called Kenzi and was banging Katie Price for a while

Edited August 5, 2021 by stewdogg