BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?

Subject: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 06:32 AM

well?

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 06:44 AM

I give up, what?

eric

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Billy Weeks
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 06:46 AM

Rock all.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: gnomad
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 07:21 AM

Gave the gannets & other seabirds somewhere else to do their thing, extended UK coastal waters (and hence the fish, mineral resources etc. to which we could lay claim) made it possible to name the sea area between Shannon and Bailey, gave us a euphemism for nothing.

Not bad for a lump of rock?

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 08:47 AM

Gave Flanders and Swan a good idea for a song.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 11:19 AM

Gave Britian a bit of the empire that we'll never lose, as nobody else will want it....

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: steve_harris
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 12:00 PM

"as nobody else will want it.... "

Actually, the Irish, Danes and Icelanders want it.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 12:35 PM

Russian trawlers were fishing the area to death last I heard.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: RichardP
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 12:56 PM

Gnomad was right. At the time that Rockall was annexed points west of Rockall became part of the definition of British fishing grounds and joining them by straight lines to appropriate points off the mainland coast added thousands of square miles to British fishing waters. Of course there have been regular changes in the rules since then so that advantage has been lost.

Richard P

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Bert
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 05:17 PM

Gave the Gale Warning folks a place to talk about.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: GUEST,Paddymac
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 08:59 PM

Also gave the "Wolfetones" one of there most popular songs, though it wasn't so much the rock as the British theft of it, and associated natural resources. Some things never seem to change.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Peace
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 11:27 PM

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall/greenpeace-gallery.html

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jan 05 - 02:45 PM

Gave St. Brendan a place to rest on his way to St. John's.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 02:02 PM

Brucie you are genius.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: robomatic
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 06:03 PM

One of the Goon Shows ended there.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 06:55 PM

And here is the shipping forecast, Rockall, Nackall and Buggerall....

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 07:07 PM

No, here it is....

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES

WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN ROCKALL AND HEBRIDES.

OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD

Bunnahabhain.

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 01 Feb 05 - 08:20 PM

Albeit, the rain is of pickled herrings. I wonder if the seabirds there know how to open the tins?

Subject: RE: BS. What did Rockall ever do for us?
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 05:10 AM

57°35'48"N 13°41'19"W