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Pub Bigot 1:40 Thu Jun 17
The things you learn, eh!?
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Some useless things I've learned recently.
Alan Curbishley's real name is Llewellyn. Growing up in Forest Gate, it's easy to see why he changed it to Alan.
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Des Lynam is an Irishman. I didn't think there was a man more English than good old Des, but as it turns out, he's from County Clare.
You chaps?
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Dandy Lyon
1:45 Thu Jun 17
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Pope John Paul II was a Harlem Globetotter
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Come On You Irons
1:48 Thu Jun 17
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I was surprised when I first discovered George Orwell's first name was Eric Arthur BLAIR and that he studied at Eton.
Could argue he was the ultimate champagne socialist, but that's bollocks as he was a genuine, principled man of his word. Slummed it with poor folks taking on menial jobs and fought on the front line against Fascism in the Spanish Civil War.
A legend of a man.
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Coffee
1:55 Thu Jun 17
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Come On You Irons 1:48 Thu Jun 17
And died of TB, I think?
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gph
1:59 Thu Jun 17
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Eric Blair was a trained assassin, to be unleashed on the Nazis should they ever invade the UK. Part of a special unit.
Alongside Michael Foot.
*struggels very hard to imagine Michael Foot as James Bond*
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Kaiser Zoso
1:59 Thu Jun 17
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Warren Beatty is Shirley McLaine’s brother
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ironsofcanada
2:01 Thu Jun 17
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Famously John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison.
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cholo
2:01 Thu Jun 17
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Before he was famous, Joe Cocker used to babysit a young, fellow sheffieldite Jarvis Cocker. Although the two are not related.
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riosleftsock
2:03 Thu Jun 17
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Actor Jimmy Stewart was a decorated WW2 vet. He served in the AAF and flew over 20 combat missions in Germany and was awarded 2 DFCs and a Croix de Guerre
Cary Grant's real name was Archibald Leech
Rock Hudson died of bumaids
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cholo
2:10 Thu Jun 17
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David Niven also served in ww2 and was enlisted in the GHQ Liaison Regiment which served in several important theatres including operation overlord.
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Dandy Lyon
2:16 Thu Jun 17
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The bass player in Suede is the brother of Richard Osman the big fella from the tellybox
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Mr Kenzo
2:19 Thu Jun 17
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A Blue Whale on average has a 2.5m penis and can ejaculate 20 Litres of Gup in one shot. No wonder the sea is so salty
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Aalborg Hammer
2:20 Thu Jun 17
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Christian Bale is Welsh
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ironsofcanada
2:21 Thu Jun 17
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riosleftsock 2:03 Thu Jun 17
James Doohan (Scotty in Star Trek) was on Juno Beach and was shot six times, his cigarette case probably saved his life but he lost his finger.
https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2018/06/james-doohan-hand.jpg
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Worst Case Ontario
2:25 Thu Jun 17
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Christopher Lee (Gandalf) was in the SAS.
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Crassus
2:25 Thu Jun 17
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The wonderful Johnners of cricket fame and the Grenadier Guards, was awarded the Military Cross during WW2
A man of anecdote, one of my favourites of his was delivered whilst under officer training at Sandhurst - presented with a hypothetical battle scenario where his armour was confronted by over whelming Panzer odds he was asked what steps he would take
'Bloody great big ones sir, in the opposite direction!'
Come the time he clearly did otherwise
RIP Sir
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ironsofcanada
2:27 Thu Jun 17
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Worst Case Ontario 2:25 Thu Jun 17
The nerd in me can't help it - Saruman.
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Worst Case Ontario
2:31 Thu Jun 17
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I'm sure he is after some of the scraps he must've seen.
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El Scorchio
2:45 Thu Jun 17
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Trevor McDonald's real name isn't Trevor at all. It's George.
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ironsofcanada
2:46 Thu Jun 17
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Topically, apparently I wasn't paying attention and Aymeric LaPorte is suddenly Spanish.
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Iron Duke
2:52 Thu Jun 17
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Upton Park FC won Olympic gold for Great Britain in 1900.
Although they had nothing to do with West Ham United, I will still give us credit for winning both the World Cup and Olympic gold in football.
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