True story.

[Tony Taylor]

#20 There is a place in County Durham called Pity me Victoria, Tony And Cappy And others will know it. But would imagine it is a misnomer in reality. JS.

I was there on Monday this week, our dogs use the vet there. There is also a place about a mile up the road from me called "No Place" it is on the opposite side of the road to Beamish which is a bit more well known.

[Dennis McGuckin]

#15, Hi Doc, reminds me of when I was in Ireland.
Sign on the Garda door.
'Closed for the weekend'
Nothing like letting the bad guys know.

[Dennis McGuckin]

#20 There is a place in County Durham called Pity me Victoria, Tony And Cappy And others will know it. But would imagine it is a misnomer in reality. JS.

Hi JS. As a Durham City boy I knew Pity Me well.
It was claimed that Bonny Prince Charlie was hiding under a bridge from the Red Coats.
As they got closed he was said to say to his Page.
Pity me.
Another story of BPC to do with the village of Allsdonegrange Co Durham.
Same kind of story as the one above.
As the Red Coats drew closer, he said to his Page Grange. 'All is done grange'.
Seams he spent a lot of his time hiding under bridges.
Maybe he was scared of the Durham lads in the Castle.
Hope you enjoyed this useless information.
Den.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Don't worry Den, it wasn't a Bridge too Far

[Tony Taylor]

Hi JS. As a Durham City boy I knew Pity Me well.
It was claimed that Bonny Prince Charlie was hiding under a bridge from the Red Coats.
As they got closed he was said to say to his Page.
Pity me.
Another story of BPC to do with the village of Allsdonegrange Co Durham.
Same kind of story as the one above.
As the Red Coats drew closer, he said to his Page Grange. 'All is done grange'.
Seams he spent a lot of his time hiding under bridges.
Maybe he was scared of the Durham lads in the Castle.
Hope you enjoyed this useless information.
Den.

They probably were Dennis, I believe that two or three years ago, they dug up about 300 bodies buried in Durham Castle, prisoners from the rebellion.

[Dennis McGuckin]

I was there on Monday this week, our dogs use the vet there. There is also a place about a mile up the road from me called "No Place" it is on the opposite side of the road to Beamish which is a bit more well known.

Hi Tony, My oldest sister was born in Pity Me.
It used to be a coal mining Village.
Wonder what is there now?

[j.sabourn]

#25.. maybe after your time in Durham City, but my wife’s cousin was mayor of same, name of John Lightley .Both him and his wife were 90 and retired in a home just outside Morpeth . We made a point of seeing them when over there in 2018 for the 30th. Anniversary of the PA . They both succumbed to the COVID last year. Bet you haven’t lost your NE accent. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Tony, My oldest sister was born in Pity Me.
It used to be a coal mining Village.
Wonder what is there now?

She most likely said that Den when she first saw you. LOL

[happy daze john in oz]

We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake.



Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most



embarrassing first date that a woman ever had.



The winner described her worst first date experience.



There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!



She said it was midwinter...snowing and quite cold...



and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains



outside Salt Lake City, Utah.



It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers,



after all, and had never met before.



The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon.



They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte!!



They were about an hour away from anywhere with a restroom and in the middle of nowhere!



Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while.



Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.



They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started.



In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself.



Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking.



All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.



Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation.



As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender.



Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal.



It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold.



Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance!



He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing, she too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma.



Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem, both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal!



Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free.



So, as she looked the other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.



As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down.



Or Perhaps that should be 'pants down'.



And you thought your first date was embarrassing.



Jay Leno's comment..... 'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off.'



Oh, and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.



If you laughed at this, please pass it on.



Remember, if you haven't got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart or tart.



"Have a great day, unless you've made other plans".



ENJOY LIFE NOW - IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE!









--

[happy daze john in oz]

Victoria, you must of course remember the first convicts were sent to Tassie.
Such names as you mention may well have been in keeping with the persons of the time.

Here in Vic there was once a Dunny town, now gone as it was amalgamated with another.
Yes there are some very odd names in Oz, and Tassie, maybe sign of the land.