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Lapp Dogs

Lapp Dogs

Mon, June 7, 2021Mon, June 7, 2021 Dr PaulDr Paul's Blog, Man In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on Lapp Dogs

I had a team in last Thursday at Newsroom called somethin like ‘Koldem Retillos’.I asked them what it means and they said it was Finnish for ‘Golden Retrievers’ Nice. But now I’ve looked up ‘Golden Retrievers’ on Google Translate and…

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Fact Check – Tony Christie is Agatha Christie’s Grandson?

Tue, January 26, 2021Tue, January 26, 2021 Dr PaulMan In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on Fact Check – Tony Christie is Agatha Christie’s Grandson?

Last night one of the quizzers informed us that Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie was the grandmother of Tony “Show Me The Way To Amarillo” Christie. Let’s see if it checks out, First stop is the Tony Christie Wikipedia page.…

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Man In Pub Fact – 698 Cities In China

Man In Pub Fact – 698 Cities In China

Mon, February 3, 2020Mon, February 3, 2020 Dr PaulMan In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on Man In Pub Fact – 698 Cities In China

Geezer says to me at the Tolbooth Tavern: “Go on – ask this: How many cities are there in China?” I said “What’s the answer” He said “Six hundred and ninety-eight. Go on – ask it.” Obviously I decline. I…

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The 46 States of The USA?

Mon, July 22, 2019Mon, July 22, 2019 Dr PaulFact Check, Man In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on The 46 States of The USA?

Classic Man In a Pub Fact from last night:, as given to me be a guy from Wales who was called Iuan or perhaps Euan or maybe Eion, but who definitely from Wales. “There are NOT 50 US states, there…

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Man In A Pub Fact Check – Susan Boyle

Tue, September 4, 2018 Dr PaulFact Check, Facts, Man In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on Man In A Pub Fact Check – Susan Boyle

Scene: last night at the Brass Monkey Leith. Three men at a bar. The chat turns, as it inevitably does in these situations, to Susan Boyle. One man lays out a fact: “Susan Boyle is the ONLY artist to ever…

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Bar Animal Cruelty Now, Etc.

Sat, July 8, 2017Tue, July 4, 2017 Dr PaulMan In A Pub FactsLeave a Comment on Bar Animal Cruelty Now, Etc.

Classic man-in-a-pub fact last week. There’s a guy in the pub who says he “used to work in television”. I don’t doubt him, sounds kosher enough but then I happened to play the TV theme tune for Skippy. This guy…

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Stuff I Learned At The Quiz This Week

Tue, April 11, 2017 Dr PaulDr Paul's Blog, Man In A Pub Facts, Team Names, TriviaLeave a Comment on Stuff I Learned At The Quiz This Week

Maggie told me at the Joker & The Thief that a man in the USA died from choking on a donut during a donut eating challenge. This turns out to be true. Detail: The donut was a half-pounder and the…

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Taller Than You Think

Tue, October 20, 2015Tue, October 20, 2015 Dr PaulDr Paul's Blog, Man In A Pub Facts8 Comments on Taller Than You Think

Man-in-a-pub facts are always worth writing down and checking. Sometimes I get great questions that way. For example, someone told me recently that TV presenter Jonathan Ross is unusually short. “Really?” I said, “I always thought he was quite tall?”…

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Fact Check: Do Pigeons Have Penises?

Thu, August 27, 2015Tue, October 20, 2015 Dr PaulDr Paul's Blog, Man In A Pub Facts4 Comments on Fact Check: Do Pigeons Have Penises?

A team at the Newsroom the other week dropped a bombshell when they told me that pigeons don’t have penises. What? Pigeons don’t have penises? Can this be true? Sounds like a man-in-a-pub fact to me. Time for some super-horny…

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A Man In A Pub Told Me… Part 1 (Platypus)

Fri, July 10, 2015Fri, July 10, 2015 Dr PaulDr Paul's Blog, Man In A Pub Facts4 Comments on A Man In A Pub Told Me… Part 1 (Platypus)

As a quizmaster, I frequently face men in pubs (women too but mainly blokes) who wish to tell me fascinating true and genuine facts. The usual idea is that I’m supposed to first be amazed and secondly throw their ‘fact’…

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This Week’s Quizzes

Mon 7 pm   – Brass Monkey Leith, Leith Walk, EH6 5BR

Mon 9 pm – Brass Monkey, Drummond Street, EH8 9TU

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Tue 6pm – Portobello Tap, Porty High St, EH15 1AW

Tue 7pm – Candy Bar, George St, EH2 4JN

Tue 8.30pm – Old Eastway Tap, Easter Road, EH7 5QH

Tue 9 pm – The Safari Lounge , Cadzow Place, EH7 5SN

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Wed 6 pm – The Joker & The Thief, Elm Row, EH7 4AQ

Wed 8.30 pm – Brass Monkey Shore, Queen Charlotte Street, EH6 7EX

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Thu 7 pm – The Strathie (Strathmore), Iona St, EH6 8SG
Thu 9 pm – The Newsroom, Leith St, EH1 3AT

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