Mike's World (brain farts and other adventures)
Monday
Zhuji City in China is responsible for 30% of the worlds sock production
Tuesday
In South Korea it is commonly believed that sleeping with an electric fan on is a risky business and the news often reports on “fan death” incidents. According to the rest of the world this is merely an urban myth.
Wednesday
Electric Eels are techincally not eels, they have more in common with catfish.
Thursday
Elephantitus technically would be inflammation of the elephant. The actual disease that gives you legs of some magnitude is elephantiasis.
Friday
Mexico let in the first goal of this years World Cup, but also let in the first goal ever in a World Cup. Morocco incidently were the first African side to get a point in a World Cup. Until today No team had defended 104 or lower in a Twenty20 game anywhere in the world. Today Somerset did!
Saturday
Today I learnt that at the time of the Rorke’s Drift it was impressive if you could fire three shots in a minute.
Sunday
The Ghana national football team are known as the Black Stars, presumably a reference to the national flag.
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It usually involved a housemate Who the others would always berate We’d hope some had nookie And we’d bet at the bookie For the winner who I’d always hate…
So its come to this one last boring time That a bunch of good for nothing slime Will live everyday In the same way It really is a televisual crime(Indonesian Version)
Alkisah ada seekor bekantan, Asalnya dari Kalimantan, Bentuk hidungnya mesum, Tapi baunya harum, Lebih harum dari ratu selatan.(English Version)
There once was a proboscis monkey, That in Kalimantan you could see, He had a rude nose, But smelt like a rose, Unlike the Queen of the South who was smelly.
Tuesday
Today I clarified what the batsman scores in cricket if the fielder catches the ball and touches the boundary (or crosses). As I thoought logically it is a six.
Wednesday
I found out that not only is Keifer Sutherland not at all american (canadian more like) he was born in London.
Thursday
World cup squads must have 3 keepers who are not allowed to play anywhere else but in goal. North Korea have only named 2 keepers and have a striker who is only allowed to play goalkeeper instead of a third keeper. The chuckle brothers have won both opportunity knocks (in 1967) and new faces (in 1974).
Friday
Yesterday was Fronleichnam, a holiday in some parts of Germany, mainly catholic parts. It is the feast of corpus christi or the “Solemity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ”
Saturday
Cricket is becoming more popular in France, and in France you can be out jdg (jambe devant guichet). Incidently French cricket is probably not played in France.
Sunday
In the final episode of the final series of 24 the clock counts from 3 to 0 indicating the end of some sort of era probably.
This method has been tested on a blob of marmitey cheese and does indeed work