I'm writing this retrospectively following a riotous Eurovision party that went on all night (or would've if the tube didn't stop at midnight), but did learn this yesterday, I promise. You can't prove I didn't.
Queen of the South got their name from a local MP's speech.
For those who've never heard classified football results, Queen of the South are a Scottish football team who come from Dumfries in southern Scotland. They proved that they actually exist and aren't a fictional entity designed to fill out the pools column by getting to the Scottish Cup final, losing 3-2 to Rangers yesterday. They got their name when the area MP declared how happy she was to represent 'the Queen of the South' in Parliament. And so a legend was born. I've always loved the name, and it is the only British team name to be mentioned in the Bible, apparently. Sadly, divine intervention wasn't enough for them yesterday.
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