[Bruvva]

What are your favourite pieces of trivial information?

For me it's :

1) Dave Pearce appeared on Public Enemy's "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back"

2) Chas and Dave played on an Eminem track, "My Name Is" to be precise.

[Johnny Karate]

Bob Holness was the first James Bond.

[foot-loose]

Was he naked in it?

[Johnny Karate]

not sure, hang on I'll google it...

[Johnny Karate]

there's an urban legend that he played the saxophone for "Baker Street" as well.

[Bruvva]

Bob Holness was the first James Bond.

On radio wasn't it?

[foot-loose]

Bob Holness, naked, playing the saxophone. Get that image into your head.




I'll have a P please...

[Johnny Karate]

Bob Holness was the first James Bond.

On radio wasn't it?

Yeah It was on radio I believe..

Bob Holness, naked, playing the saxophone. Get that image into your head.

I'll have a P please...

That'll be hard to shift from my mind... I'm imagining a dirty movie close up shot...saxophone kicks in, camera zooms out.... Bob's there, nude, with his leg up on a leather armchair, playing the saxophone part. Eyes closed.

[foot-loose]

You paint a pretty picture. Some may call it a 'dirty movie'. Others may call it 'art'.


My piece of trivia:

Bagpipes were invented to mimic the mating call of the scottish Haggis. It helped the clansmen catch them.

[MK Chris]

I thought it was to mimic a strangled cat.

[foot-loose]

Thats what we tell people so they don't come looking for them.

It's like the opposite of Nessie.

[Bonanzoid]

I've seen one once, but only once. I was at a log cabin near Loch Ness in Winter, and lo and behold, there was one scuttering between gorse bushes. It was reet good.

[foot-loose]

You are lucky then, most of them hibernate in winter!

[MK Chris]

Charlalottie, did you know the word "gullible" has been taken out of the dictionary?

[foot-loose]

Charlalottie, did you know the word "gullible" has been taken out of the dictionary?

Your the sort of guy that tells people lies about Santa not existing - aintcha!

Of course Haggi* are real!


*plural of haggis - personally I prefer Haggapee.

[catherine]

Personally, I prefer to call It crap on a plate.