The "What I learned today" thread

Jesus trap.  Sure the bit going from black and white to colour was the big reveal of the time they colour could work in films.  

Attenborough or Kingsley?

+1

When did matching family (or partner) Christmas pyjamas become a thing 

Russia away game in Moscow 2011. Arrived at Hotel Sovietsky in Moscow at 4.30am or something, and couldn't be bothered checking in that night, as I knew there was a 24 hour bar in the hotel and also took an educational guess that there would be a few heads I knew still drinking there at 4.30am when I arrived. 

Sure enough, there were, and a great oul session between 5am and 1pm. Went to check in at around 1pm. 

English lad checking out. Me man at reception went off to get me bag from wherever. Me, looking at wall of fame opposite reception, says to English lad '' Hey John, who's the worst ***t on that wall, in your opinion ?''

Don't remember every photo on wall, but it was a very eclectic mix of far right politicians and film stars and rock/pop singers. There was Reagan, Thatcher, Caecescu, Chuck Norris, Clint Eastwood and Chris De Burgh, just to name a few. 

So me man looks it up & down and says '' Well, I guess you Irish boys would say Thatcher, but I'm going to go for Caecescu, he was a right bad ***t'' 

I says, ya, he was alright, but yer wrong, it's Chris De Burgh. 

Polite laugh from English John (my comment wasn't funny to be fair to him) but he's still staring at wall. Up in the very top left, there is a photo of (assasinated) ex Prime Minister of India, Idira Ghandi. 

He says to me '' Hey, look up there, top left, Ghandi. Not even the real fcuking Ghandi''

I said ''What real Ghandi do ya mean, Mahatma ?''

''Yeah, that's the bloke''

''Ah sure ya know the craic with him''

''Nah mate ?'' 

''One decent film.................''