Limericks can only be purchased in one flavour. The days of the lemonrick and orangerick are long gone.

The House of Lords was reformed specifically to ameliorate a common ailment amongst the hereditary peers, that of a strained larynx which in severe cases led to amputation of the head (eg King Charles I). Only those peers who could repeatedly say the word "house" without ill effects were permitted to retain their seats, and a breeding programme to eliminate the worst excesses of this dangerous accents has been instituted.

Weston-super-mare is named after a race horse............

Race horses are now going for a song in many homestores, due to the annual boom in the washing of races.

E45 cream is a perfectly acceptable substitute for crème fraîche in this recipe.

[Dunx] what IS ecky thump? my northern housemates won't tell me...

</lie>[nights] Listen to this, although quickly before it expires!<lie>

Constantly thinking of the word "pumpernickel" is a sign of a well-adjusted personality.

"The Archers" is a soap opera about Roman stone masons and the complex relationships between different guilds and their arch specialities, and the qualities of the stones and bricks used to build them. The series builds to climactic episodes set during the eruption of Vesuvius that covered ancient Pompeii.

Archie Bunker is where the not so mighty USA store all their Nukes, it also has an "outdoor" where you can purchase beer and spirits!