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Beam me up Scotty was never said in Star Trek.

Apologies if it's been mentioned already, but ....

"Play it again. Sam" isn't a line from 'Casablanca'.

The real lines are, "Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake ..." and, "Play it Sam. Play 'As Time goes by ...'"


And Oliver Hardy never tells Stan Laurel "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into ..."

[speedy_gonzales]

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Apologies if it's been mentioned already, but ....

"Play it again. Sam" isn't a line from 'Casablanca'.

The real lines are, "Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake ..." and, "Play it Sam. Play 'As Time goes by ...'"


And Oliver Hardy never tells Stan Laurel "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into ..."

Similarly, I've just found out I've been singing a certain Christmas carol wrong. In "we wish you a merry Christmas" apparently it's "good tidings we bring, to you and your kin"!!!
For 38 years I've been singing "good tidings we bring, to you and your king"!!! I'm 100% positive that's what was typed on the A4 sheets we got handed out at Christmas assembly, also a bit pee'd off that nobody corrected me until now!

[Colr]

A Jerusalem Artichoke is neither from Jerusalem nor is it an artichoke.

[Colr]

The Bayeux Tapistry is neither from Bayeux nor is it a tapestry.

[Colr]

A Guinea Pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. But you knew that!

[Pretty Boy]

I read today that after Kakas retirement this week every player from the famous Istanbul 08 Champions League Final has retired with the exception of Milan Baros.

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The only survivor from Custer's Last Stand was a horse ironically called "Comanche"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_(horse)

No he wasn't. Lots and lots of Sioux survived the battle.

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The Bayeux Tapistry is neither from Bayeux nor is it a tapestry.

And King Harold wasn't killed by an arrow in his eye.

He was hacked into handy bite-sized gobbets by a three Norman soldiers.

[Pretty Boy]

In 1923 a jockey won a horse race in New York despite dying mid race. He suffered a heart attack, the horse completed with him still on board and won by a head. He was discovered dead when connections went to greet the horse. He never weighed in but the result was declared official.

[snooky]

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No he wasn't. Lots and lots of Sioux survived the battle.

Aye, fair enough.
If I had been Mr Ed (aka Comanche), I would have played the obvious card too when I found myself surrounded.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Grimsby Town's stadium isn't in Grimsby, it's in Cleethorpes.

[heretoday]

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The Caley hotel has the original clock from when a railway station was on that site hanging on the wall in Peacock Alley.

I remember the old Caley Station. At Christmas they used to have a huge tree in the concourse with a model railway running round it.

[Scouse Hibee]

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I read today that after Kakas retirement this week every player from the famous Istanbul 08 Champions League Final has retired with the exception of Milan Baros.

2005?

[Scouse Hibee]

Cream is not used in a traditional Italian spaghetti carbonara.

[Colr]

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Cream is not used in a traditional Italian spaghetti carbonara.

It certainly isn’t!

[Pretty Boy]

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2005?

That's the one!

[sleeping giant]

A 12 lead ECG only has 10 leads.

[Swedish hibee]

Not all Swedish people have blonde hair & blue eyes.

*sorry if I've spoiled your day!!!*

[Jim Herriot]

Seeing as it's the solstice, I wish everyone a happy Saturnalia.

And then point out that Saturnalia is an anagram of Australian.

[jodjam]

One for the older Murrayfield ice hockey fans.

Ex racer Kyle McDonaugh was the inspiration for the movie Happy Gilmore

[Pete]

Black and white aren’t colours.

Some people say that white is no colour and black is every colour, while others say that black is no colour and white is every colour.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

If you melt dry ice into a bathtub, you can wash in it without getting wet.

[Eaststand]

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Similarly, I've just found out I've been singing a certain Christmas carol wrong. In "we wish you a merry Christmas" apparently it's "good tidings we bring, to you and your kin"!!!
For 38 years I've been singing "good tidings we bring, to you and your king"!!! I'm 100% positive that's what was typed on the A4 sheets we got handed out at Christmas assembly, also a bit pee'd off that nobody corrected me until now!

You think that's bad mate. I'm nearly 60 years old and despite me singing it in Churches, Party's, and any Festive get-togethers, I've only just been told that the correct wording for Jingle Bells isn't anything to do with Hertz or New Years Day :-0



Ha ha
Merry Xmas to everybody on here

GGTTH

[Future17]

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I read today that after Kakas retirement this week every player from the famous Istanbul 08 Champions League Final has retired with the exception of Milan Baros.

Carson is still playing.

[Geo_1875]

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You think that's bad mate. I'm nearly 60 years old and despite me singing it in Churches, Party's, and any Festive get-togethers, I've only just been told that the correct wording for Jingle Bells isn't anything to do with Hertz or New Years Day :-0



Ha ha
Merry Xmas to everybody on here

GGTTH

I had to think very hard there to remember the correct words.

[Caversham Green]

The common cold is actually a group of more than 200 different viruses and you're unlikely to get the same one twice.

I know this because I seem to be suffering from most of them right now.

[Eaststand]

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i had to think very hard there to remember the correct words.

:-)

ggtth

[danhibees1875]

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You think that's bad mate. I'm nearly 60 years old and despite me singing it in Churches, Party's, and any Festive get-togethers, I've only just been told that the correct wording for Jingle Bells isn't anything to do with Hertz or New Years Day :-0



Ha ha
Merry Xmas to everybody on here

GGTTH

Brilliant! I was singing that in the shower this morning and also came to realise that I've no idea what the "traditional" words are.

Is it "Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh"?

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Brilliant! I was singing that in the shower this morning and also came to realise that I've no idea what the "traditional" words are.

Is it "Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh"?

Aye, and if those are the real words, i think the Hertz / New Year version are better :-)

All together now...Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to...

GGTTH

[Colr]

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Brilliant! I was singing that in the shower this morning and also came to realise that I've no idea what the "traditional" words are.

Is it "Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh"?

Apparently, Jingle Bells is racist.