A-Z Summer Holidays Part II
November 19, 2008 – 6:52 pm -***************************************************** Crying With Laughter is a dark comic British revenge thriller about a stand-up comedian whose life takes a turn for the worse. DVD release is next week, 23 August, and it's definitely a good film to try - watch the trailer to see what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHKbc-9ohPw ***************************************************** "They scream, they sing, they fall down, they take their clothes off, they cross-dress, they vomit. It is only the British people - not the Germans or the French" - Mayor of Malia, Crete ----------------------------------------------------- POPBITCH _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ | |__ (_) |_ ___| |__ | '_ \ / _ \| '_ \| '_ \| | __/ __| '_ \ | |_) | (_) | |_) | |_) | | || (__| | | | | .__/ \___/| .__/|_.__/|_|\__\___|_| |_| |_| |_| 19.08.10 ISSUE 511 Free every week: to subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.popbitch.com To send us stories email: hello@popbitch.com * A-Z Summer Holidays Part II * Inc: baboons, Falco, Sex On The Beach * Real names of the Europoppers ----------------------------------------------------- >> Jin Fizzle << Celebrity mustelid goes to otter heaven Jin, the New Zealand otter who fled her zoo and went on a 26 day search for freedom, made her last appearance in Popbitch only last week. We bring you the sad news that Jin has died. Mustelid gossips are already pointing their fingers at Bud, her mate of six months, but there's no evidence yet to support these unfounded otter allegations. As a mark of respect Popbitch will not come out next week. See you on 2 September. ----------------------------------------------------- >> N is for... << Numbers: * Holiday trips abroad: 1971 - 6.7 million 2008 - 69 million 2009 - 58.6 million (thanks, bankers) * In 1950s a two-week summer package holiday cost £35 per person - 1/5th of the average annual salary. * In 2010 the average annual salary is just over 25k so a comparable package holiday would be 5k. * Throughout the last decade Spain, France and the USA were the most popular countries for UK (Spain + France accounts for 38% of travel). * In 2009 only Jamaica, Lithuania and Egypt reported a rise in British visitors. * In 2009 27,272 Brit passports were lost or stolen abroad. Visitors to Spain, Thailand, Pakistan and Cyprus needed most Foreign Office help and 994 Brits were arrested abroad on drug offences. ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 95 Music: Boom Boom Boom - Outhere Bros, Children - Robert Miles, Alright - Supergrass http://bit.ly/aiLc5D Summer of 95 News: Sony Playstation launched; Lara Croft becomes famous. ---------------------------------------------------- >> O is for... << OMG! * In a recent study by Texas A & M University, nearly all hot tubs house some type of microbial growth - 95% had bacteria derived from faeces. * Lifeguards that watch over splashpools at the bottom of flumes need to change over four times more frequently than at regular pools because the chlorine content in the air is higher. (Because people on slides enter the water bot/knob/fanny first at a higher velocity, which means more germs, which needs more chlorine.) * There is no chemical which can turn bright red when someone pees in a swimming pool. * When you smell chlorine at a swimming pool it means there's not enough in the pool to kill the germs. ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 96 Music: Na-Na-Na-Na-Na Gala - Freed >From Desire: http://bit.ly/9o2RYl Summer of 96 News: Eric Robert Rudolph sets of a bomb at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. ---------------------------------------------------- >> P is for... << Punch The world's longest running Punch and Judy show is in Llandudno, North Wales, and has been going since 1850. Richard Codman set up his 'Professor Codman's Wooden Headed Follies' show in 1860. The Codman family say they have barely changed the show except to cut the running time by half to 35 minutes for "parents' attention spans". ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 97 Music: Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back, Dario G - Sunchyme, Double 99 - RIP Groove, Sex on the Beach - T-Spoon http://bit.ly/cnEto3 Summer of 97 News: Tony Blair is elected PM at start of summer and Princess Di dies at the end. ---------------------------------------------------- >> Q is for... << Quite icky The FDA reports say that many airlines store food at improper temperatures, use unclean equipment and employ workers who practice poor hygiene. At some, there were cockroaches, flies, mice and other pests. http://www.airlinemeals.net/index.php Quite small The Hobbit House bar in Manila is owned, run and staffed by dwarfs. Not hobbits. http://bit.ly/aDxmhW ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 98 Music: House music all the way: David Morales, Mousse T, Stardust http://bit.ly/dzU1cX Summer of 98 News: Bill Clinton fesses up to the Lewinsky affair. ---------------------------------------------------- >> R is for... << Real Names of the Europop stars: Ryan Paris - Fabio Roscioli Turbo B out-of-Snap - Durron Butler F R David - Elli Fitoussi Falco - Johann Hölzel Whigfield - Sannie Carlson Names you didnt think would be real: Gala - Gala Rizzatto Spiller - Cristiano Spiller Spagna - Ivana Spagna Radio 1 Roadshows The first Roadshow was on Monday 23 July 1973, in Newquay, Cornwall, hosted by Alan Freeman. The last was In Brighton, summer 1999, with Chris Moyles. And Cast and B*witched. No wonder it ended: http://radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/roadshow.htm ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 99 Music: ATB - 9AM, Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby, Len - Steal My Sunshine, Bran Van 3000 in LA, Eiffel 65 - Blue, Lou Bega - Mambo no 5, DJ JEan - The Launch, Enrique - Bailamos http://bit.ly/cpMvGC Summer of 99 News: A solar eclipse takes place. Liz Jones takes the day off in order to stay home and protect her cat's eyes. ---------------------------------------------------- >> S is for... << Sex on the beach a) Illegal - as in Dubai: Michelle Palmer and Vince Acors were fined, given three months in jail and deported in 2008. b) Legal - as in cocktail 45ml peach schnapps 45ml vodka 60ml cranberry juice 60ml orange juice 60ml pineapple juice Orange slice and cherry garnish Recipe: Pour all liquid ingredients into shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake. Garnish. Drink. Sandy Lane If there's one hotel to avoid in the world, it's Sandy Lane in Barbados. It was the scene of that photo which has given Private Eye a 16 year-running Andrew Neil joke. Every year you are likely to find Andrew Neil, Michael Winner, Simon Cowell, Philip Green, Piers Morgan, Cilla Black, Amanda Holden, Elton John and possibly Gary Lineker, Davina McCall and Tiger Woods. --------------------------------------------------- Summer of 00 Music: Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out, Bomfunk MCs - Freestyler, and Sophie met Spiller http://bit.ly/be7CTB Summer of 00 News: Sarah Payne's body found. Dr. David Kelly's body was found on same date - 18th July - in 2003. Oooo. ---------------------------------------------------- >> T is for... << Towers Blackpool Tower was opened in 1894, inspired by the Eiffel Tower. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. Brighton used to have a tower - the New Brighton Tower was completed in 1900 and at the time, the highest building in England. People were stopped from going to the top of the tower during the first World War and it started to rust. The owner couldn't afford the maintenance so it got dismantled and the tower was gone by 1921. Testicles There is a testicles festival in Rock Creek Lodge, Clinton, Montana in August: http://www.testyfesty.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 01 Music: Backyard Dog - Baddest Ruffest, DJ Pied Piper is Lovin' It, Shakira, Supermen Lovers - Starlight, Weezer - Holidays In The Sun http://bit.ly/a7Pwy4 Summer of 01 News: Paul Burrell charged with theft, the Hamiltons are falsely accused of sexual assault and Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman divorce. ---------------------------------------------------- >> U is for... << Unfortunate Summer Holiday Destinations: 1) Lenin World http://www.grutoparkas.lt/index-en.htm 2) Suffolk Sands Caravan Park, next to one of Europe's largest container ports. http://is.gd/dhq04 3) Fantazy Land, Egypt http://bit.ly/d1hTrR ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 02 Music: DB Boulevard - Point Of View, Las Ketchup - Asereje: http://bit.ly/d9VAZ1 Summer of 02 News: Soham murders. Tama-chan, an Arctic bearded seal, is discovered in a river in Tokyo. ---------------------------------------------------- >> V is for... << Vetoing clothes The French Riviera in the 1950s made nude beaches popular. San Gregorio in California is USA's oldest nudist beach (1967). The first nudist club in Britain was established in Wickford, Essex in 1924. The club was called The Moonella Group, from the name of the owner of the campsite, Moonella. Britain's first nude beach opened in Brighton, 1979. It took until the 1980s for naturism to get big in Poland. Chalupy beach became the centre for the naturist community, and spawned a big East European summer hit: Chalupy Welcome To: http://bit.ly/aUMlXV FYI: Family Fortunes asked "Name an item of clothing you might wear on a nudist beach": Top Answers: Sandals, watch, hat. ---------------------------------------------------- Summer 03 Music: Room 5/Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv R Kelly - Ignition Remix http://bit.ly/bUO57d Summer of 03 News: 10th Aug is the hottest ever day in UK at 101F. ---------------------------------------------------- >> W is for... << Working By the 1920s a week's paid holiday in the UK was normal. The USA waited til 1950 before granting eight days public holidays. Since 2000 a UK employee is entitled to 28 days annual leave (inc. national holidays) Where are they now * Snap played Glastonbury this year: http://bit.ly/bgjrVN * Black Box are re-releasing Ride On Time and playing in The Netherlands in October: Tickets: http://www.martiniplaza.nl * Dario G, Pitbull and TKZee made the Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Mascot song - Game On http://bit.ly/9awxVr ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 04 Music: Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme http://bit.ly/cP61Wq Summer of 04 News: Flash flooding in Boscastle ---------------------------------------------------- >> X is for... << X is for X rated Club 18-30 began in 1965 when it took 580 fun-seekers to the Costa Brava. (You can actually go on a 18-30 holiday if you're 17 but you need a signed permission slip.) Wet t-shirt contests and shot-drinking congas started to look old hat a few years back when Faliraki, Greece, hit the news with scenes of Brits shagging in the streets and holiday reps performing sex acts on each other in bars. But its popularity dropped after a series of rapes and murders. Malia, Crete, has been the recent X-rated holiday destination of choice: http://nyti.ms/9plozV ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 05 Music: Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha http://bit.ly/dzCE9K Summer of 05 News: Brian Harvey from East 17 is run over by his own car while he was driving it. He blames a baked potato. ---------------------------------------------------- >> Y is for... << Y Viva Espana Celebrating the trend to holiday in Spain, this song spent six months in the UK charts in 1974-75. It was sung by a Swedish singer, Sylvia Vrethammar. "Oh this year i'm off to Sunny Spain Y Viva Espana I'm taking the Costa Brava 'plane Y Viva Espana If you'd like to chat a matador, in some cool cabana And meet senoritas by the score, Espana por favor." ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 06 Music: Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child http://bit.ly/b99CBq Summer of 06 News: The WAGs descend upon the World Cup. ---------------------------------------------------- >> Z is for... << Zoos * Port Lympne Wild Animal park: probably the UK's best baboons. Go say hello to Gorby, star of Popbitch's Badger vs Baboon book: http://bit.ly/9nnXuF * Breakfast with birds in Port Douglas, Aus. http://bit.ly/b5vI79 * Albino wallabies in Hampshire: http://bit.ly/adt0Mc * Take a look at San Diego Zoo on Panda cam: http://bit.ly/dBv5um ---------------------------------------------------- Summer of 07 Music: Groove Armada feat Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya: http://bit.ly/cVvwfy Summer of 07 News: John Smeaton "sets aboot" a terrorist on fire at Glasgow Airport. ---------------------------------------------------- >> End Bit << Stuff about Popbitch * Email stories, gossip: hello@popbitch.com * Subscribe or unsubscribe here: http://www.popbitch.com * Popbitch is published by Popdog Ltd. * Web hosting by: http://del.co.uk * Mail by aysabtu ************************************************** Thanks to: AM, LM, SW, CL, ************************************************** Old Jokes Home: Q: What do you call a woman with two c**ts? A: N-Dubz. Still Bored? 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