No Such Thing As A Guide Dog Called Neil is the 417th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 1st episode of the ninth year, and the 10th episode of 2022. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the Ulster Hall in Belfast.
Description[]
Live from Belfast, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss e-mail, y-fronts and MRI scanners.
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Facts[]
- During the Festival of Britain in London in 1951, children would deliberately go missing because the local police station where they waited for their parents had the capital's best collection of comic books. (Harkin)
- In the 1990s, a British bank set up a computer system so they could write to all their wealthiest customers at once. Unfortunately, due to a rogue bit of placeholder text they started sending out letters which began: "Dear Rich Bastard".[1] (Murray)
- When leaving the Norwegian military, soldiers must now hand over their used underpants and socks for the next recruit to wear.[2] (Schreiber)
- It takes 2 to 4 months to train a dog to keep still in an MRI scanner.[3] (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- This is the 22nd episode of the Nerd Immunity tour.
Notes[]
- ↑ Snopes.com: ‘Dear Rich Bastard’ Letter [direct source]
- ↑ Military.com: Norway Tells Conscripts to Return Underwear After Service
- ↑ "Clinical Findings in Dogs Trained for Awake-MRI" by Gregory S. Berns, Mark Spivak, Sarah Nemanic, Nicole Northrup (article) [direct source]