Mystery hour - Why are mens trouser parts called flies?

James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Global

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.5 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2012

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Why do men get a shiny head when they go bald? Why do they put water bottles by tyres in Madeira? Why do drummers put the sticks under their nose and how do they know how much mileage a footballer covers in a match?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Being an actor, I find it easy to switch.
0:02.4	One minute, I am an impulsive detective.
0:05.1	Then...
0:06.0	A ferocious tiger.
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0:28.4	See sky.com forward slash mobile.
0:31.8	The promise that I issue to you is that by 1 o'clock today today you will know more than you do now.
0:38.2	LBC 97.3 Mystery Hour with James O'Brien.
0:44.9	Three minutes after 12 and I do enjoy this part of the week, although I must tell you that
0:50.2	today has been one of those days where I thank my lucky stars that I do this for a living.
0:55.3	Fantastic conversations we've had about the curious constituency of people who condemn doctors for striking,
1:03.8	but defend Jimmy Carr for tax dodging.
1:06.3	I think we dealt with that fairly strenuously.
1:08.8	And indeed, Michael Goves, I think laududable and long-overdue decision to bring back O-levels.
1:15.4	Time now to move into another area of illumination, I hope, and elucidation.
1:20.1	This is Mystery Hour.
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