Goodwill and Custard !!!

[liketocook Profile]

The interesting fact, to me anyway , I uncovered today (research for a family Christmas Quiz rather than anything untoward with the out of school club accounts ) was that the phrase "Cooking the books" is from an old usage (16th Century?) of "to cook" meaning to falsify or change how something is presented.

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

It's Day 6!!

So .......

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY?????

Let's see! *opens door*

Did You Know that carrying a stolen potato in your pocket was an old English treatment for rheumatism?

And if you were caught you got a roasting

'Till next time!!!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

It's Day 7 - which means we've had a WHOLE WEEK of factoids already!

So ...........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY??

*opens door*

Now THIS is interesting!

Did You Know that in 2020, following an incident on a bus, Transport for Greater Manchester stated that live snakes are not acceptable Covid face coverings!

Darn! I'll have to use a cloth mask instead!!

'Till next time!

[Gruney2 Profile]

Excellent! Thank you.

[Suffs Profile]

[Pepper Pig Profile]

Poor snake.

[Seatallan Profile]

I remember that story!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... r-54163293

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Even less acceptable if you have been following Doctor Who

Though I did spend 2 episodes wondering what was scary about a Grand Servant, the McGyver effect that helps distinguish V, P, and B let me down

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

It's Day 8!

So ..........
WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY????

Let's see, shall we? *does a little dance & opens door*

Did You Know that the term 'parliament' for a group of owls was invented by the author C. S. Lewis?

That one was a hoot, wasn't it?

'Till next time!

[Pampy Profile]

I feel quite certain that a parliament of owls would do better at governing the UK than the one we currently have!

[Renee Profile]

Gosh - I knew all of those three!
My sister uses an eye cream made from snail mucus - yuck!

I knew about that, Pampy, but does it work?

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!

It's Day 9!

So ........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY???

*opens door*

Did You Know that Moby Dick has been translated into emoji?

I wonder how many squid that cost?

'Till next time!

[Suffs Profile]

[Pampy Profile]

Gosh - I knew all of those three!
My sister uses an eye cream made from snail mucus - yuck!

I knew about that, Pampy, but does it work?

She say it does - I'm not going to try it to find out

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!

Condiments of the Seasoning!

it's Day 10!

Now, just in case we don't get access to the Advent Calendar over the weekend, we are going to be naughty again and open 3 doors!

So ............

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY??

For Day 10

Did you know that every year approximately 1000 people in the UK are injured by their Christmas tree??

Life's not fir sometimes!

For Day 11

Did You Know that male Hooded Seals attract mates by inflating the lining of one nostril and forcing the air out of the other?

Whatever turns you on, I suppose!

And finally, for Day 12

Did you Know that tsetse flies, spiders and sharks all make milk?

Shark milk? Sounds fishy to me!

'Till next time!

[Earthmaiden Profile]

Did You Know that male Hooded Seals attract mates by inflating the lining of one nostril and forcing the air out of the other?

Sounds like the kinda guy I'd attract

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

It's Day 13!!!

So ........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY?

Did You Know that it's impossible for even the largest whale to swallow a human?

One man who claimed he has survived being swallowed by a whale later admitted he'd made the story up as part of a lying contest!

A whale of a tale!

'Till next time!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!

It's Day 14!

So ...........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY????

Let's see *does a little dance, then opens door*

Ooh this is interesting.

Did You Know that you can get squirrel-proof bird food? It's coated in chili. Squirrels can't stand the heat, but birds can't taste it, so they can feed in peace.

Not such a bird-brained idea, is it? (tho some birds are quite clever)

'Till next time!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!

It's Day 15!!!

So ..........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY???

Did You Know that when you eat a raspberry, you are not eating one fruit, but a whole bunch of them? Rasps are aggregate fruits - each little bumple on a raspberry is an individual fruit.

So now you know!

'Till next time!

[Grasshopper Profile]

Goodwill And Custard!!!

It's Day 16!!

So ..........

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOOR TODAY????????

*opens door*

Did You Know that most spiders are afraid of ants?

See - even spiders are scared of something!

'Till next time!