A thread for unusual but true stories viz
That Hugo Boss designed the Nazis' uniforms in the 1930's ?
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A thread for unusual but true stories viz
That Hugo Boss designed the Nazis' uniforms in the 1930's ?
From the 20s onwards. He was a member of the party also.Quote:
Originally Posted by pollution
The company used forced labour and prisoners of war. Surprised this isn’t better known really!
I thought it was? It's not really a secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy74
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The original Thomas Crapper toilet and sink etc is still in the directors bathroom in the Jenners building.
Fanta started life in nazi Germany as they couldn't get coca cola due to a trade embargo.
It's short for fantastich.
Maybe I'm a little late to the party on this one, but is that where "crapper" comes from?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Yes I believe it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by danhibees1875
If it wasn't for Churchill we'd all be drinking the stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onceinawhile
And now we've got a lot of Orange fantasists 'defending' his statueQuote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
:greengrin
Still on a fashion theme.... did you know that Tommy Hilfiger is a direct descendent of Robert Burns.
Given Burns' love of ****ging, should we be surprised?Quote:
Originally Posted by HibbyDave
There is just over 600 living direct descendants of Burns.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
He “got about a bit” 😀
Fortunately for the world they turned out to be not as smart as they looked.Quote:
Originally Posted by pollution
On the ancestry theme, the musician Moby is a descendant of Herman Melville who wrote Moby Dick - hence the assumed name. The appendage is thought to be natural though.
I just read Moby Dick a couple of weeks ago. Had seen movie(s) in the past but the book gets your imagination going.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caversham Green
On the Moby theme, he was in a hard-core punk band called the vatican commandos in the early 80sQuote:
Originally Posted by Caversham Green
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Still with music ( sort of).
Did you know that you cannot hum and pinch your nose closed at the same time!
Also, your thumb is the same length as your............. nose😀
Try putting tip of your thumb between your eyes and check.
Certain members of MI5 are actually trained as locksmiths, when securing venues, hotels etc for conferences they attempt to pick the locks on bedrooms conference room doors etc to see how secure they are.
Dont know if anyone else has tried this , but I can :greengrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by HibbyDave
Sounds like it comes from the same source as "if you let your tongue hang out and say oranges, then it sounds just like gullible" so I passed. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
Thats me been humiliated a few times tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
In fairness some of them were before I started reading .net