St John’s Wood

Is Mackerel a Christmas food?  It was according to the Christmas party that this Station Master attended last night where this well-known obscurity got trotted out as a Christmas ‘factoid’.   And whilst you probably already knew this, it prompted us to do a post on some others like this that are less well known.  For example, did you know that …

The only station not containing any letter from BLUEBIRD is ACTON TOWN
The only station not containing any letter from LOBSTER is WAPPING
The only station not containing any letter from A SPIDER is LOUGHTON
The only station not containing any letter from HUMMINGBIRDS is OVAL
The only station not containing any letter from HARE is PIMLICO
The only station not containing any letter from GRIZZLY BEAR is also ST. JOHN’S WOOD !
The only station not containing any letter from A PENGUIN is WOODFORD and the only station containing all letters from A PENGUIN is RUISLIP GARDENS
The only station not containing any letter from A DONKEY is RUISLIP and the only station containing all letters from A DONKEY is HYDE PARK CORNER

Finally, the only station not containing any letter from ELEPHANTS is WOODFORD and the only station containing all letters from ELEPHANTS is of course ELEPHANT & CASTLE

There – try impressing some people with some of those at Christmas parties over the next few days …