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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Bee-dubya-ell Date: 20 Feb 17 - 01:34 PM Once again, this thread is drifting perilously close to being on-topic. The difference between a football riot and a Trump rally is not that great. Please change the subject to something with a very low Trump-quotient. Like hedgehogs. CLICK! Unfortunately, it is impossible to find anything with a Trump-quotient of absolute zero. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 20 Feb 17 - 01:18 PM Several years ago my husband went on a special coach trip to Man U's stadium at Old Trafford with a lot of other nitwits (I didn't go) He was shown around the changing rooms and saw Rooney's peg where he hangs up his clothes. I think he genuflected in front of it. They weren't allowed on the pitch, but he asked in broken English if he could just kiss the turf at the edge and the man let him. He came home in a state of ecstasy, the silly bugger. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 20 Feb 17 - 01:03 PM re Sheffield Wednesday being some sort of bank holiday, I used to believe that Accrington Stanley was a famous chap from Lancashire. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: punkfolkrocker Date: 20 Feb 17 - 12:37 PM Sen - my wife is a valleys girl raised on a desolate Welsh hillside... Be assured she watches every Wales match on our big telly and goes mental with over excitement.. I had bruises on my arm after the latest Wales V England grudge match... When I was 11 I got sent up to a Grammar School, football was not even mentioned - as if it just didn't exist.. My school was a rugby school.. and I instantly took to the rough and tumble.. But I was so short sighted and, as much as i insisted, teachers would not let me play with my glasses on [even though they were already held together with sellotape from playground scraps..] So i got stuck on the sideline freezing my bollocks off.. That's the start of how I began skiving off games and PE to surreptitiously learn to play guitar and smoke dodgy 'herbal fags' in rock bands... 😎 Well.. that was rugby's loss.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 20 Feb 17 - 12:09 PM It sounds as if you might enjoy Rugby Union punkfolkrocker. Plenty of mud, blood and studs there! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: punkfolkrocker Date: 20 Feb 17 - 11:35 AM Half my family were evacuated from Birmingham and settled in Scrumpyshire due to a bloody big nazi bomb obliterating their tenement home... When I was a boy, my Uncle who was middle aged in the 1960s, constantly regaled me with stories about his beloved Villa suffering at the vicious feet of "Dirty Derby"....??? Googling "Dirty Derby" - these days it seems to be a very common diluted term applied to all and sundry.. But back in the 60s my Uncle was digging deep back into his cultural history & emotional memory.. probably before World War 2..??? perhaps a single legendary pitched grim bloody battle of studs, mud, and blood.. Now long forgotten...?????? Now if football was still played as pugilistically like that.. I'd might take an interest in the game... |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:27 AM Come to think of it I thought Sheffield Wednesday was a bank holiday. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:27 AM ..and why is that you can pick your friends and pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose? :D tG |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:26 AM I thought Aston Villa was a Roman building near Birmingham. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:20 AM Did you know that you can't kill yourself by holding your breath? DtG |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Stu Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:19 AM Enjoying yourselves are you, taking the pish out of the mighty Villa? We're being beaten by the Toon Army tonight. Ah well. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Mr Red Date: 20 Feb 17 - 06:16 AM "Villa?" You were doing all right until that... Aston Vanilla - easily licked! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 20 Feb 17 - 04:05 AM I went to one Celtic-Rangers match back in the seventies and spent the whole time cowering while angry and vituperative men roared out murderous insults and jumped up and down all around me. I was a tiny little thing and looked about ten. The most interesting thing I saw was the innovative way people made use of empty beer cans. They used two as stilts to get a better view, and any others were copiously weed into and hurled at the opposition. There were rivers of wee coursing down the terrace by the end of the match, and fights breaking out all over. I adore people-watching, and I was partly terrified and partly fascinated. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 07:40 PM "I grew up in the west country.. absolutely no inspiring football teams anywhere for hundreds of miles." Don't tell my mate that who played for Argyle in the '60s... When I were a little lad up north I often went to Gigg Lane, home of Bury FC. They never made the first division as was, but they nearly got there one season. There was one twat who went every week and spent the whole match banging a big bass drum at the back of the terrace. You'd see some of the best football at those lower division games, quite a few hairy-arses in the teams admittedly, but the games were fast and open and the lads would NEVER have kissed each other after scoring goals. Gigg Lane always boasted a good pitch but in those days some of the pitches were like swamps in winter. You could hardly move in the goalmouths without wellies on at times. Me mum and dad still live just a ten-minute walk from "t'Gigg." Nowt wrong wi' any of it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 04:25 PM Oh that's fascinating akenaton! The little flat I bought was in Caird Drive. I left Scotland in the seventies to teach in Norwich, but I still miss it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: akenaton Date: 19 Feb 17 - 04:07 PM Sen...My Cartoonist hero Bud Neill invented the character "GI Bride" one of the inabitants of Calton Creek(Calton is a district in Glasgow) a fictitious small town in the old West. Gi Bribe was always shown trying to bum a "lift hame tae Pertick" GI Bride |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 03:49 PM I used to live in 'Pairtick' when I taught in Glasgow. There used to be an Orange March every year, with fifes and those big drums. And also a Catholic March with accordions. It was a bit like Belfast. I had to smile at the colourful abuse hurled from the other faction on each occasion. But the Glasgow folk were tremendously jolly and friendly the rest of the year. Being half-Irish myself, as were many Weegies, I found their sense of humour and warmth struck a cord in me. I like Delia too. Her recipes are simple and sensible. I've got one or two of her cookery books. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 03:12 PM I have a soft spot for Norwich City, but only because of Delia. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 03:11 PM Billy Connolly's team was Partick Thistle. He once famously said that he spent his childhood thinking that the team's name was Partick Nil. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 02:23 PM You're obviously a jinx Raggytash! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:57 PM I have been to three professional football matches. Bolton V Preston score 0-0 Man City V Preston Score 0-0 Oxford Utd V Somebody (left at half time) score 0-0 My claim to fame is thus: I have never seen a goal scored in a professional football match |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:54 PM Hahahaha punkfolkrocker! That sounds like one of those sinister psychological profiles. "He was a loner..." Norwich City FC have sunk in my husband's esteem. He bought a top in the Sale in the Norwich City FC shop on Saturday, and the chap offered him a free DVD of last season's highlights. My cheeky and rude husband said, "I am verrry surrrprrrised zerre were eneee 'ighlights to film!" He got the DVD anyway. And a very nice, smart bag-for life. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:52 PM "the ladies just want to be left in peace to hoover" You would prefer to vacuum? Well bless my soul. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Jim Carroll Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:51 PM " spy on lady nudists deep in the sand dunes..." Sounds more interesting than any match I've ever attended. I have only been to a handful of games in my life The two most memorable were 1 A Celtic/Rangers match in Glasgow - men in cages at either end of the pitch 2 A Fulham/Man City match at Craven Cottage The most interesting moment was when a skein of geese flew down the Thames - the players played but the entire crowd stared up into the sky - and the ref!! Magic Jim Carroll |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:47 PM Oh yes Steve, definitely wood pigeons. We have a few collared doves as well (quite pretty little things) I used to get my teacher-colleague's game bag on a Monday, with wood pigeons and rabbits in, free if I was prepared to pluck/gut/skin them (not a problem) Our wood pigeons are fat as flawns, they hoover up anything after the gulls have gone. Rather like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the male on our fence is always sexually harassing females. They don't seem terribly interested, but he never gives up. Males have that curious dipping their head down thing in their mating dance. The ladies just want to be left in peace to hoover. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: punkfolkrocker Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:44 PM I grew up in the west country.. absolutely no inspiring football teams anywhere for hundreds of miles.. ..just a football free void from all points of the horizon.. My heart is empty.. I grew up unable to form a romantic hero worshipping attachment for 11 men in shorts..... 😜 As a boy, I was a loner.. My passion was angling.. ..and.. just me and my dog going for long walks to spy on lady nudists deep in the sand dunes... |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:30 PM Senoufou, are you sure you're blaming the right culprits? That sounds like a collared dove call. Wood pigeons sound more like "do DOO do, do do," usually rendered as "my TOE'S sore, Betty." |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:25 PM You only THINK you have no need for football, pfr. I'm theorising that you developed an aversion at an early age as a result of over-exposure to Man U fans. Mixed-sex footie? Hmm. The post-match baths could be interesting.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 19 Feb 17 - 12:53 PM Wood Pigeons are wonderful .................. especially with a plum sauce |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 12:45 PM I just ran that idea past my football-mad husband, punkfolkrocker. After he'd finished laughing his head off, his infuriating answer was, "Jamais!! Jamais,jamais,JAMAIS!!!" Asked to explain, he said that 'women are fragile and might get hurt'. Male chauvinist pig! Wood pigeons are all very well, but they make the most insufferable din at dawn down our chimney. (DOO DOO DOOOOOH) And contribute to the ever-increasing mounds of poo everywhere. And do rather embarrassing things on the fence in front of our kitchen window. Puts one off one's lunch. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: punkfolkrocker Date: 19 Feb 17 - 12:35 PM Bearing in mind I have absolutely no interest or need for football or religion... The other day I was having some idle banter with the mrs regarding women's football.. My argument was.."21st Century - isn't it about time women's and men's top level football teams were integrated...??? We'd might even stand a chance of winning the world cup again... 🙄 |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 11:55 AM Like religion, you mean? Oh, hang on, football IS religion... Don't just say God, say Shankly... [There, that should kick something off, Stu...hey, football, "kick something off..." Geddit? Whaddam I like!] |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Stu Date: 19 Feb 17 - 11:27 AM Look, I'm trying to hijack this thread and start an almighty row like wot the other threads go like. We don't choose our football teams, they choose us. Have some sympathy. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 11:23 AM "Villa?" You were doing all right until that... |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Stu Date: 19 Feb 17 - 10:45 AM I think Trump is a real rotter and anyone who likes him is a poo-sniffer. I also think Ake, Teribus, Keith, Jim and Steve all all wrong and know nothing. TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP FARTY TRUMP FARAGE IS A TOSSPOT MAY NOT (NICE) BOTTOMS! HOORAY FOR LIBERALS! BOO TO CONSERVATIVES! UP THE VILLA! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: EBarnacle Date: 19 Feb 17 - 10:41 AM OK, I should have said rub it on instead of hit it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 10:10 AM I've been putting out nyger seeds too but hardly a goldfinch in sight. I wonder how they know that those tiny little seeds are there. Hang on to your shitehawks, Raggytash. We already have a good supply! |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Stilly River Sage Date: 19 Feb 17 - 09:58 AM As I waited on my brewing my tea this morning a couple of red birds (cardinals) were bobbing in the garden closest to my kitchen window. The feeders are across the driveway. Never gulls out there, but lots of finches and mourning doves and occasional pyrrholoxia, blue jays, and hopefully the gold finches will notice the nyjer (thistle) seed feeder. Nothing Trump-shaped for the time being. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Jim Carroll Date: 19 Feb 17 - 09:50 AM "Flying rats is being kind to them" Ah - c'mon Raggy - all god's chillun got wings (or is that Red Bull drinkers? The only creature I have ever made the effort to drive away is the ***** sparrowhawk that has occasionally put in an appearance in our (euphemistically titled) 'garden', and even then, I could never bring myself around to harming it. I did baulk once when I was called in to do some work for a nurse in Knightsbridge (of all places) She adopted the practice of opening her spare-room window and covering the floor with pigeon food - a skating rink, or what? Jim Carroll |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Raggytash Date: 19 Feb 17 - 08:19 AM If you like Herrings Gulls Steve I will arrange for a few thousand surplus to requirements here to be shipped down to your neck of the woods. Flying rats is being kind to them. They are destructive, shite hawks. In a former life I looked after buildings. My annual budget spend for making repairs to the building caused by Herring Gulls was approximately £1000 per annum per building. Multiply that by the number of buildings in Scarborough and Whitby and you have a bill running into millions. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 08:12 AM I'd rather have gulls than street pigeons. Wood pigeons are pleasant enough beasts as long as they stay away from my brassicas. The biggest nuisance at our house is jackdaws. They can get through incredibly small gaps to get into the roof space and they drop bucketloads of twigs down the chimney in the hope that some will jam and allow them to build up the nest. Cost me two hundred quid to get cowls fitted to keep the buggers out. I admire them for their charmless intelligence. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 19 Feb 17 - 08:02 AM On this occasion, Joe, I've decided to give you a second chance, but beware: you're only getting 67 more...keep 'em coming! Funny, that, Senoufou. I thought the same thing. My idea of meat tenderising is a wooden mallet and a lump of meat wrapped in clingfilm. If I really have to do it, I try to do it outside. Saves on redecorating costs. 🤓 |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 19 Feb 17 - 03:34 AM EBarnacle, I read that as "...hit it with a meat tenderiser..." and assumed you meant that one intense kind of pain would supplant the other! A chap in our village has had a beautiful wall built along the front of his house. It's the kind I really like, traditional Norfolk flint-and-brick. It must have cost quite a lot, as it took a while to do (a skilled craftsman did it, not the chap himself) I want a wall like that, it would keep the litter out that drifts into our garden. Passing children on their way to school chuck their sweet wrappers and drinks cartons onto our front border. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Mr Red Date: 19 Feb 17 - 03:17 AM I read the Time article. But with a name like Tr ..... oops you know what, we know where the wind is coming from. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Joe Offer Date: 19 Feb 17 - 02:16 AM Well, c'mon, Steve. Did you look at that magazine cover? It's hilarious! -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: EBarnacle Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:38 AM Oh, yeah, 50. The first time I saw a Bald eagle in Brooklyn it was sitting atop a house eating a herring gull and being ganged up on by a buch of gulls trying to get it to abandon its meal. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: EBarnacle Date: 19 Feb 17 - 01:35 AM When you get an insect sting, hit it with some meat tenderizer. It really works to draw the pain. When I was living on my schooner, we called gulls [generically] flying rats. The fill the same ecological niche. Vultures, too. Someone has to clean up the garbage. |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Steve Shaw Date: 18 Feb 17 - 06:15 PM Now, now, meself and Joe Offer. No objection to your mentions of T**** but did I detect an "oops, accidentally nearly went on topic there?" Why no, I did not! If this happens again, Joe, I'll have no option but to report you to yourself. Believe me, he won't be happy, will you? Er, I'll get back to you....🤔 |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Joe Offer Date: 18 Feb 17 - 04:59 PM The humo(u)r inspired by Trump continues to be terrific. If he doesn't get through a full term without being impeached, maybe he can get a job as a muse. Take a look at the cover of this week's "Nothing to See Here" cover in Time Magazine, about the chaos in the White House: |
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Subject: RE: BS: My very own Trump thread From: Senoufou Date: 18 Feb 17 - 04:39 PM Oh I want a cute little plaid jacket for our pheasant Phred! He'd look so sweet, and it would keep him lovely and warm in winter. |
