interesting facts about birmingham

[mowgli]

Before we all go to brum for the karting bash, I thought I'd start a thread to give non midlanders an insight into the legendary city.....


1. the main shopping centre is named after a daddy cows bottom.

2. there are more miles of canals in brum than in venice

3. the karting centre is a part of the Wheels project. it was funded by the government because they misheard a brummy talking about it & thought it was a project about 'Whales'

4. the 'kipper tie' is a local beverage made from boiling dried leaves & then adding milk & sugar.

5. the words 'yam', 'yom', & 'yow' translate as 'you' in English.

6. neither the NEC or Birmingham Airport are in birmingham.... they are in solihull

7. pork scratching is not a sport or pastime

[General Baxter]

yur right r kid,

8. EDIT, just read the rules lol

[mowgli]

1. they put up a giant ferris wheel, unlike the 'London Eye' it is called the Birmingham 'Eye up'

2. Rome was founded by romulus & remus, two boys brought up by wolves.
Brum was founded by a man brought up by wolves, but then his family moved to West Bromwich............

[General Baxter]

9 - theres hardly and Jewelry in the jewelry quarter lol

[Southie]

Did you build Birmingham. This knowledge is unheard of.

Wikipedia is it lol

Edit: Wiki question for Baxter :D

[General Baxter]

no we can just smell the curry and scratching from where we live lol

[mowgli]

10. they don't hold a nativity in brum cos they can't find three wise men & a virgin

11. according to tradition, you can tell a brummie cos he has a shamrock in his turban

12. upper gornal is not a sexual position

[Southie]

no we can just smell the curry and scratching from where we live lol

I just had a curry and tasted f"ck all like Birmingham.
Smelt like burn't tarmac though, it must have been joyriders who delivered it lol

[Andy]

Ive had a night out down Broad Street when i was working away there years ago.Was a top night out,ended up spending time in "the rocket" lol (Is it still called that/there?)
Had to be on site at 7 i got back to 't digs at half 4:tard:

[meritlover]

i was just passing through and wondered where the interesting facts were?

a 'daddy cow' is called a bull

[Fridge]

The bull ring is home to the bobbley selfridges, as well as the infamous rotunda which is now being re-developed into luxurious living acomodation....... during the credit crunch....... well done.
Is it true it stoped rotating because the IRA put a bomb in the mechanism?

That question if for Mowgli, font of all yam-yam knowledge.

[Mike]

13. Its a ****hole of a city

14. Its a native home for Taliban

[Sloth]

the png karting bash members aint getting home, brummies are that thick all they can steal are nova's lol

[Mike]

the png karting bash members aint getting home, brummies are that thick all they can steal are nova's lol

wouldnt be so sure about that shag.

[Sloth]

ahhh i guess there teaching car theft in schools down there now.

[mowgli]

The bull ring is home to the bobbley selfridges, as well as the infamous rotunda which is now being re-developed into luxurious living acomodation....... during the credit crunch....... well done.
Is it true it stoped rotating because the IRA put a bomb in the mechanism?

That question if for Mowgli, font of all yam-yam knowledge.

I think that was the post office tower that had its rotary top blown up, it is in london, a town in the south of england.
the rotunda was the target of the birmingham pub bombings, in the early seventies killing dozens & injuring hundreds. the pubs were actually in part of the rotunda complex

[skidmarkz]

how old are you mowgli ? you know far too much mr yoda

[Sloth]

he's 897, "when you this age are, as old as me you will look"

[mowgli]

how old are you mowgli ? you know far too much mr yoda

I am 40 & I am very good at internet searches.......

[General Baxter]

i think we even had a car fire lol

[Sloth]

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[Spudly]

i think we even had a car fire lol



Im certain thats what it was, made me jump when it went bang (tyres bursting at a guess)

[mowgli]

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well from the colour of the smoke, either there was a car on fire, or they were electing a new pope....