The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 350

**Greenman** · April 10th, 2014, 08:13 PM

90m chocolate eggs will be eaten in this country this Easter-that's a lot of chocolate bunnies, eggs and other assorted forest creatures

**henryf** · April 10th, 2014, 09:01 PM

Cadbury's produce 300 million creme egg a year.

**pierrelm** · April 10th, 2014, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

What do the songs "Brain Salad Surgery" by ELP, "Waiting for the Sun" by the Doors and "Sheer Heart Attack" by Queen have in common?

All are title track to albums that do not appear on the album that shares the name. "Brain Salad Surgery" is on Works II, "Waiting for the Sun" is on Morrison Hotel and "Sheer Heart Attack" is on News of the World.

You can add Led Zeppelin's 'Houses of the Holy' to that list - it eventually surfaced on Physical Graffiti

'Brain Salad Surgery' is a euphimism for fellatio.

**ManofKent** · April 11th, 2014, 11:02 AM

Rhode Island is the only state in America that begins with the letter R.

(I saw this on a game show the other night).

**tygrkhat40** · April 11th, 2014, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pierrelm

You can add Led Zeppelin's 'Houses of the Holy' to that list - it eventually surfaced on Physical Graffiti

'Brain Salad Surgery' is a euphimism for fellatio.

I did not know about "Houses of the Holy," merci, pierre.

"Brain Salad Surgery" is a more subtle reference to fellatio than the original title of the album: Whip Some Skull on Yer.

**richardoe** · April 11th, 2014, 06:10 PM

Rhode Island is also the longest state, its correct name id Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. It was also the first of the 13 colonies to declare its independence from Great Britain and the last of the 13 to ratify the constitution.

**GailFan** · April 12th, 2014, 12:05 AM

According to Wikipedia, mass commercial Spam turns 20 today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurenc..._Martha_Siegel

**Greenman** · April 12th, 2014, 08:53 PM

Whereas canned meat Spam has been around a lot longer 75 years, and was a personal favourite of the Monty Python team.

**rustler** · April 13th, 2014, 10:55 AM

Spam

I've tried to forget the stuff. I always hated it. Give me good old corned beef any day, so long as it isn't that wafer thin 'cardboard' that the school dinner ladies called corned beef!

Oh, and it must be Brazilian too, I have never bought Argentinian corned beef since the Falklands War. But that is a reflection on me, not a statement about the taste of it!

**Mal Hombre** · April 13th, 2014, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustler

Spam

I've tried to forget the stuff. I always hated it. Give me good old corned beef any day, so long as it isn't that wafer thin 'cardboard' that the school dinner ladies called corned beef!

It is uncommonly good in fritters,though..
Mmmm....Spam Fritters...

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