The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 492

**judy84** · April 17th, 2018, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bloke57

The people who cleared up the muck and emptied the cesspits were known as "gong farmers".

I remember in Aust in the 1950s seeing fellas in vests and shorts running along the side of the street with a can from the dunnies on their shoulders and emptying it in a big truck. A bit like rubbish collection nowadays. I remember smiling as it slopped over the sides as they jogged along.

**Mal Hombre** · April 17th, 2018, 06:27 PM

I remember Clive James talking about "The Dunny Man" tripping over His bike while carrying a full can and about how "None of it...Missed Him"

**rosestone** · April 18th, 2018, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bloke57

The people who cleared up the muck and emptied the cesspits were known as "gong farmers".

(Scene of medieval England from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as King Arthur rides past)

Peasant #1 - Who's that?
Peasant #2 - I dunno, must be a king.
Peasant #1 - Why?
Peasant #2 - He hasn't got shit all over him.

I always enjoyed that as the definition of a king.

**Greenman** · April 18th, 2018, 07:03 PM

I wanted to know this for years and thanks to IMDB I know now.
The voice of the tape in 'Mission: Impossible was Bob Johnson for all 156 episodes of the 60's series and voice of the disc in the remake for 35 episodes in 1988. In all that time he was never credited.

**tygrkhat40** · April 21st, 2018, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bloke57

The people who cleared up the muck and emptied the cesspits were known as "gong farmers".

And there were those who went around and collected the contents of chamber pots, which was known as "night soil."

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Originally Posted by Greenman

I thought gong had some drug connotation I seem to recall an old jazz number called 'kicking the gong around' maybe that is where muck-raking came from as well.

"Kick the gong" was slang that referred to opium useage. Back in the day, one went to Chinatown to get opium and, you know, the Chinese use gongs. The song you're referencing is "Minnie the Moocher" One verse goes:

She messed around with a bloke named Smokey
She loved him though he was cokey
He tooke her down to Chinatown
And he showed her how to kick the gong around

"Muckraking" comes from a character in Pilgrim's Progress. I know that, because knowing that was worth $15,500 to me on Jeopardy!

**Greenman** · April 21st, 2018, 08:04 PM

Frank Skinner is a member of The George Formby fan club along with Harry Hill and former MP Ed Balls.

Myleene Klass as well as once being a member of Liberty X is a trained classical pianist and has her own late-night weekend shows on Classic FM radio station.

**bloke57** · April 21st, 2018, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Frank Skinner is a member of The George Formby fan club along with Harry Hill and former MP Ed Balls.

Our dear queen is also a fan, gawd bless 'er.

**Greenman** · April 21st, 2018, 08:46 PM

That she is.
Did you also know that stuntman Gary Connolly was dressed as the Queen for the Bond sequence which saw Her Maj jump out of a helicopter and parachute into the Olympic stadium(you didn't actually think it WAS her?-although some were fooled) but the story goes that he was lent one of her handbags for authenticity.

Estreeter · April 22nd, 2018, 08:24 AM

Salada Biscuit

Did you know it's impossible to eat an entire one without anything on it and swallow all of it in under a minute

**Mal Hombre** · April 22nd, 2018, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Frank Skinner is a member of The George Formby fan club along with Harry Hill and former MP Ed Balls.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bloke57

Our dear queen is also a fan, gawd bless 'er.

Prince Harry didn't appear to be enjoying the Formby tribute..

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