The Plaice to Know

Episode

No Such Thing As A Didgeridoo in a Bar

2020-09-25 Β· 4 places on the map Β· episode transcript

  1. BrooklynOne-offUnited States

    Brooklyn went from having 13 actual hotels to having 800 hotels in six months, which is insane. It led to lots of casual sex and prostitution happening because you got really, really drunk not eating your sandwiches and…

    mentioned at 00:03:49 Β· See it on the map β†’

  2. Dartford TunnelOne-offUnited Kingdom

    There was a traffic jam in the Dartford Tunnel in 2006, where a lorry driver hit a ventilation fan because he wasn't in the right part of the lane. That is known by motoring organizations as the Pratt.

    mentioned at 00:38:38 Β· See it on the map β†’

  3. Bureau of NarcoticsOne-offUnited States

    He wanted a drug enforcement badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. According to his daughter, it's because he believed that if he had the badge, he could turn up in any country both wearing guns and…

    mentioned at 00:44:40 Β· See it on the map β†’

  4. MostarOne-offBosnia and Herzegovina

    The first ever statue of Bruce Lee was in Mostar in Bosnia, and he was chosen because he was the only person that all the country's Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks all liked. They just couldn't decide on anyone else to put.

    mentioned at 00:52:03 Β· See it on the map β†’

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