On Beatles facts (All 100% of FACT)

On Beatles facts (All 100% of FACT)

Or, to be more accurate: Top Ten Ringo Facts (All 100% of FACT facts about the best drummer in The Beatles)

10. Ringo Starr is best known for his portrayal of the comedy Klingon character 'Snarf' in TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode 'Snarf kills Deanna Troi completely TO DETH with a pickaxe handle' is a perennial favourite amongst fans

9. Ringo has given his approval to a punk Beatles tribute band: The Fab Four Skins

8. In a nod to the Fab Four and his predecessor John Paul II, the current Holy Father is to change his name to Pope George Ringo

7. The tallest building in the world is the Great Tower of Ringo, rising 5,000 feet above the River Mersey, from which you can see the entire length of Penny Lane

6. Ringo's dying wish is to be fired out of a cannon straight up Yoko's chuff

5. After losing his memory in a bizarre spacehopper accident, Ringo has no idea who he is, and now scrapes a living as the drummer in tribute act Sgt Pepper's Bootleg Bootleg Fab Cavern Beatles

4. Plans to replace The Beatles drummer with a comedy robot prior to the recording of the legendary Sgt Pepper album were shelved when Ringo-Matic 2000 ran amok, killing George Martin

3. Few people know that last surviving Beatle Ringo had to change his name on joining the band. He was originally christened Ringworm Starr, but changed it after learning that another drummer in a Liverpool-based guitar band was already using the very same moniker

2. At least 37 British MPs have erroneously claimed "Use of Ringo Starr" in their expenses. Hazel Blears has returned a cheque for £13,332 but maintains she was "acting within the guidelines"

1. In a brief foray into the world of politics, Ringo was directly responsible for the 1973 Oil Price Shock, the Three Day Week and the Edward Heath dildo scandal

Bonus Ringo fact: Bored with his millionaire lifestyle, Ringo now passes his time saying "Mind the Gap" at Leicester Square station for £5.80/hour