The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 422

**Greenman** · July 8th, 2016, 06:53 PM

For those of you who remember Big Break, when Jim Davidson was popular and presented this BBC 1 snooker-based quiz show of the 90s might recall the theme tune "Snookering you tonight!" Well, it is actually called 'It's only a game' and was created for a character called The Snooker Player for a West End musical theatre production in the 80s called 'The Hunting of the Snark', based on a nonsense poem/story by Edward Lear(The Jumblies and Jabberwocky) It was sung incidentally by the late Kenny Everett who took on the role for a while.

**Gladys Allova** · July 8th, 2016, 08:57 PM

The Big Break theme tune was recorded by Captain Sensible (real name Ray Burns)

lead guitarist with The Damned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpuzSPmsNzQ

as a fan of Deltic Diesel Railway Engines, has a train named after him on Virgin railways

was appointed as 'Minister for Outer Space' by Screaming Lord Such in the 1990s
& formed the Blah Party in 2006

Quote:

"we believe that voting is an important part of the democratic process, and we want the Blah! Party to be the party of protest; a channel through which the people of the U.K. can vent their dissatisfaction at nonsensical everyday things, and protest against the government and the current crop of political parties."

He remains an active member of The Damned since he joined them in 1976, they still tour to this day

(& beyond)

**Greenman** · July 8th, 2016, 09:13 PM

Loved his solo stuff including 'Happy Talk' and 'Glad It's All Over' which was a sort of anti-war song in the 80s. 'Happy Talk' incidentally was first featured in the 1950's musical 'South Pacific'

Bill derBerg · July 8th, 2016, 09:14 PM

The mask worn by Michael Myers in the Halloween movies is a William Shatner mask. The prop department painted it white and teased the hair to give it that signature spooky look. Mr. Shatner has said he is flattered that they used his likeness.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/trivia

**wimbo77** · July 8th, 2016, 09:31 PM

Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is still the only champion at Wimbledon to have won the title without losing a set. He achieved it with his first one in 1976.

**Greenman** · July 8th, 2016, 10:59 PM

Here's an interesting Wimbledon fact about Ivan Lendl-now Andy Murray's coach again. He once won a diamond-studded racquet and of course won loads of tournaments but he NEVER managed to win the one title that eluded him-Wimbledon Championship although he made a few finals. No wonder he always looked pissed off

**old alal** · July 9th, 2016, 07:00 AM

Some people are just better on clay than grass........

Potters for example!

**rosestone** · July 9th, 2016, 07:14 AM

Brian May from Queen has a phd in astrophysics.

**trailmaster** · July 9th, 2016, 12:54 PM

Did you know that the professional pro American football team The Chicago Bears won both of their Superbowl playoff games by "shutout". This means that the opposing team was not able to score one point. This record has stood since 1985 and may not be broken in my lifetime!!

Go Bears!!!

**tygrkhat40** · July 9th, 2016, 01:37 PM

There have only been three times in NFL playoff history where there were two shutout games in the same postseason; 1970, 1985 and 2000. The 1985 Bears are the only team to have two shutouts in the same postseason. In addition, the LA Rams also recorded a shutout in the 1985 postseason.

Trailmaster, here are two more unbreakable records the Bears own: Most tie games in a season (6) and most consecutive tie games (3). Both records were set in the 1932 season and two of the tie games were scoreless.

July 8th, 2016, 06:53 PM	#4211
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	For those of you who remember Big Break, when Jim Davidson was popular and presented this BBC 1 snooker-based quiz show of the 90s might recall the theme tune "Snookering you tonight!" Well, it is actually called 'It's only a game' and was created for a character called The Snooker Player for a West End musical theatre production in the 80s called 'The Hunting of the Snark', based on a nonsense poem/story by Edward Lear(The Jumblies and Jabberwocky) It was sung incidentally by the late Kenny Everett who took on the role for a while. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

July 8th, 2016, 09:13 PM	#4213
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	Loved his solo stuff including 'Happy Talk' and 'Glad It's All Over' which was a sort of anti-war song in the 80s. 'Happy Talk' incidentally was first featured in the 1950's musical 'South Pacific' __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

July 8th, 2016, 09:31 PM	#4215
wimbo77 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 9,115 Thanks: 130,160 Thanked 144,381 Times in 9,160 Posts	Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is still the only champion at Wimbledon to have won the title without losing a set. He achieved it with his first one in 1976. __________________

July 8th, 2016, 10:59 PM	#4216
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,507 Times in 19,356 Posts	Here's an interesting Wimbledon fact about Ivan Lendl-now Andy Murray's coach again. He once won a diamond-studded racquet and of course won loads of tournaments but he NEVER managed to win the one title that eluded him-Wimbledon Championship although he made a few finals. No wonder he always looked pissed off __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

July 9th, 2016, 07:00 AM	#4217
old alal Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,197 Thanks: 22,904 Thanked 35,082 Times in 3,165 Posts	Some people are just better on clay than grass........ Potters for example! __________________ Old alal's First Rule Of Breasts To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. When you've seen one pair of breasts.........you want to see every pair of breasts!

July 8th, 2016, 09:14 PM	#4214
Bill derBerg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: My own little reality. Posts: 1,257 Thanks: 17,648 Thanked 18,325 Times in 1,256 Posts	The mask worn by Michael Myers in the Halloween movies is a William Shatner mask. The prop department painted it white and teased the hair to give it that signature spooky look. Mr. Shatner has said he is flattered that they used his likeness. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/trivia

July 9th, 2016, 07:14 AM	#4218
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,954 Times in 2,261 Posts	Brian May from Queen has a phd in astrophysics.

July 9th, 2016, 12:54 PM	#4219
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,888 Thanks: 1,328,972 Thanked 707,166 Times in 60,062 Posts	Did you know that the professional pro American football team The Chicago Bears won both of their Superbowl playoff games by "shutout". This means that the opposing team was not able to score one point. This record has stood since 1985 and may not be broken in my lifetime!! Go Bears!!!

July 9th, 2016, 01:37 PM	#4220
tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,323 Times in 9,629 Posts	There have only been three times in NFL playoff history where there were two shutout games in the same postseason; 1970, 1985 and 2000. The 1985 Bears are the only team to have two shutouts in the same postseason. In addition, the LA Rams also recorded a shutout in the 1985 postseason. Trailmaster, here are two more unbreakable records the Bears own: Most tie games in a season (6) and most consecutive tie games (3). Both records were set in the 1932 season and two of the tie games were scoreless. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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