Welll… Granny was from Limestone, Tenn, but the state from which the Clampetts moved to California was never mentioned; certain episodes suggested southern Missouri or northern Arkansas.
4 March 2017
this leaden paul
Limestone was the birthplace of Davy Crockett, beloved of mythmakers and Xmas cracker jokewriters alike; they named a forest in Texas after him, perhaps we could do the same for Robert Smith someday.
5 March 2017
dirk hofman
She saw what Arkansaw, boys ..
5 March 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Where Ku Klux Klan was established .
5 March 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Fraterville mining disaster is one of the most horrific of which I have knowledge .Community destroyed 3 men left alive in the town .Blast so violent that left most bodies headless and thus unidentifiable.
7 March 2017
peter mcornithologist
Home to the rather remarkable fainting goat, Lockdown leads to an increase in useless knowledge.
14 February 2021
paul F
No knowledge is useless as long as you find the right forum (eg pub quizzes or this website) to use them on. Although it can be a problem professionally when you have the kind of mind that prioritises remembering stuff about fainting goats to technical issues relevant to your job.
Since we appear to have kicked off on the goats, I might mention the Turkish Wall variety from ‘Bert Fegg’s Nasty Book for Boys and Girls’ (Palin & Jones): “Unfortunately incontinent, the Turkish Wall Goat is a constant hazard on the streets of Ankara. Its ability to climb any vertical surface and remain there for many weeks on end has rendered some side streets virtually impassable. Perhaps the worst feature of this antisocial animal is its habit of shouting at young women and making misleading statements about the present Turkish government.”
15 February 2021
IDIOT SAUL
Long before the first roastery opened up in the Keswick area, coffee was discovered by 9th century Ethiopian jumping goats. Abyssinia!
jodrell banksy
Tennesseeing is Tennebelieving.
4 March 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Jed Clampett .
4 March 2017
dr desperate
Welll… Granny was from Limestone, Tenn, but the state from which the Clampetts moved to California was never mentioned; certain episodes suggested southern Missouri or northern Arkansas.
4 March 2017
this leaden paul
Limestone was the birthplace of Davy Crockett, beloved of mythmakers and Xmas cracker jokewriters alike; they named a forest in Texas after him, perhaps we could do the same for Robert Smith someday.
5 March 2017
dirk hofman
She saw what Arkansaw, boys ..
5 March 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Where Ku Klux Klan was established .
5 March 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Fraterville mining disaster is one of the most horrific of which I have knowledge .Community destroyed 3 men left alive in the town .Blast so violent that left most bodies headless and thus unidentifiable.
7 March 2017
peter mcornithologist
Home to the rather remarkable fainting goat, Lockdown leads to an increase in useless knowledge.
14 February 2021
paul F
No knowledge is useless as long as you find the right forum (eg pub quizzes or this website) to use them on. Although it can be a problem professionally when you have the kind of mind that prioritises remembering stuff about fainting goats to technical issues relevant to your job.
15 February 2021
transit full of keith
My new second favourite kind of goat.
However, they have some way to go to knock the Vibrating Bum-Faced variety off the top spot. http://viz.co.uk/2014/10/19/vibrating-bum-faced-goats/
15 February 2021
dr Desperate
Since we appear to have kicked off on the goats, I might mention the Turkish Wall variety from ‘Bert Fegg’s Nasty Book for Boys and Girls’ (Palin & Jones):
“Unfortunately incontinent, the Turkish Wall Goat is a constant hazard on the streets of Ankara. Its ability to climb any vertical surface and remain there for many weeks on end has rendered some side streets virtually impassable. Perhaps the worst feature of this antisocial animal is its habit of shouting at young women and making misleading statements about the present Turkish government.”
15 February 2021
IDIOT SAUL
Long before the first roastery opened up in the Keswick area, coffee was discovered by 9th century Ethiopian jumping goats. Abyssinia!
15 February 2021