Facts you've learnt from comedy programmes Posted Mon Oct 16 19:31:31 BST 2000 by Justin

"Madrid is the only capital city of Europe which is not situated on a waterway." (Mr Don & Mr George, 1993)




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Posted By Justin on Mon Oct 16 19:33:16 BST 2000:

A La Recherche De Temps Perdu is a very long book, far far too long to be summarised in 15 seconds. (Monty Python, 1972)


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Posted By Justin on Mon Oct 16 19:34:15 BST 2000:

Tolstoy got the idea for the title "War & Peace" from the song "War, what is it good for?". (Seinfeld, 1994)


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Posted By TJ on Mon Oct 16 20:11:43 BST 2000:

The Egyptians worshipped cats because they were funny.


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Posted By 'Squidy' on Mon Oct 16 20:18:13 BST 2000:

Eating turkey at Christmas is like nailing an egg to the cross.


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Posted By 'Jon' on Tue Oct 17 08:32:46 BST 2000:

The Germans started WW2 (Fawlty Towers).


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Posted By TJ on Tue Oct 17 08:43:38 BST 2000:

If you fall through a bar, you will end up featuring in an endlessly repeated clip that causes millions to erupt with laughter on a regular basis, and not with serious spinal injuries as you might have expected.


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Posted By 'Stuart O' on Tue Oct 17 11:04:23 BST 2000:

Anthony has to do everything round here.


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Posted By 'Mike J' on Tue Oct 17 11:39:32 BST 2000:

The Greeks gave us the word 'economics' And also 'genoymeen'. But we gave that one back.


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Posted By Mr Griffiths on Tue Oct 17 13:25:10 BST 2000:

Rabbits have an average weight.


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Posted By 'Squidy' on Tue Oct 17 15:00:31 BST 2000:

Chocolate Mousse from a bowl is nice but to pour it on a person is demented.


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Posted By Ewar Woowar on Tue Oct 17 15:35:06 BST 2000:

The ingredients of a Waldorf Salad.

Actually, I've learned loads about American culture from watching The Simpsons and South Park.


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Posted By 'The Sailor' on Tue Oct 17 18:13:57 BST 2000:

The Germans have no word for 'fluffy.'


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