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13th April 2014, 10:16 AM
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Re: Stranger than fiction
now that may get some peoples goat on the site ......loved it cappy
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sounds a bit like shields 50 years ago ....north shields of course........regards cappy
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13th April 2014, 11:08 AM
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Re: Stranger than fiction
#21... Have heard on the grapevine that those north of the River will be granted leniency and hospitality in Scotland if they get home Rule. This was probably because when you were approaching Scottish territorys over here they asked are you for Charlie or George, not known what they were talking about I always used to say I like them both. Where South of the River they always used to say George (hence the name Geordies). So I might have the opportunity to be drinking good Scotch Whiskey, whilst Cappy will be stuck with his Broon Ale. Cheers John S
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19th November 2014, 03:41 AM
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Re: Stranger than fiction
I understand that a certain UK Island based 'sea school' has diagrams in the heads explaining pictorially how to use them after finding numerous footprints on the seat when large number of certain ethnicity were there.
SDG
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19th November 2014, 03:54 AM
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Re: Stranger than fiction
Easiest way round that was to take all the seats off. Brought one such ship down to Oz, first thing on arrival was getting all new seats for the toilets. The school you mention have a good idea where it is, Cappy goes back to the town every so often for his holidays. Cheers JS
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