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Time for me to turn in, and get some beauty sleep.
Glad to see the new place is functioning much as the old place used to! Goodnight Bill and Tommy, it's been great having a chinwag with you both. |
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That's two of us that need beauty sleep!
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Ha ha!
Goodnight Muntz. I'll keep a pint in for you. |
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Goodnight!
I'm sure you're so beautiful you don't need much sleep! |
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Gawd, I lost my way in the dark. What have I told you about checking the lavatories before turning off the lights and locking up?
Ah well, kipping on the pool table again. |
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You'll be fighting Sparky for the most comfortable slate then O?!
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I won ]:)
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when is opening time pleeze? got screwed by the argie football and need a drink
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sibaroni 11 Sep 23:57
Sparks - fantastic timing on post 50. Tommy, whilst you are a fabulously well mannered guy without a nasty bone in youy body, might I seriously ask you to ban certain people from this new pub. Without humour, I do not want to see Munch Man, EGG or Canaryboy in here ever. LOL wtf have i done?! the other week i was accused of being on some ladycakes thread which was pulled even tho i never saw it. someone been hacking my account? |
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YAWN...morning all.
Pool table seemed particularly soft and confortable last night Tommy, if a bit belchy. kwaffee please, loik they soive in new yoik. |
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I read that thread you refer to canaryboy. The person who accused you had mistaken you for a poster called cannyman I believe.
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Nobody about. Can't see this place staying in business long at this rate. Perhaps we need to start serving food? Or maybe a Horsebox's Got Talent competition?
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How about a quiz, they seem popular.
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ah, you reminded me...
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Muntz Street 12 Sep 02:52
Thats the place, Tommy - I think it was part of Swynnerton munitions factory. (My mum worked there during WW2. She insisted that she helped make the shell that finally turned the tide of war against the Nazis). It's a women's prison now, or was when my friend was in it. 'Munitions factory' brings back memories from my childhood. My aunt Dolly (dads sister) was sent to work in one during the war, which I assume was somewhere in east London. Some time in the 50s she married and moved to the small village of Westham, about 5 miles from Eastbourne. On the many occasions we visited, dinner was layed out on an enormous table that had to seat me, my sister, my parents, aunt Dolly and uncle Keith, their daughter, Keiths mother, dads brother Leslie and his german wife, Wilhelmina, their three sons, and of course, nan and grandad. Everybody got on even though grandad, a WW1 veteran, hardly spoke 5 words a day to Leslies german wife. I probably learned more about life sitting at that table than I did at school. Anyway, with the aid of beer, they used to start to tell a tale of aunt Dolly working in the munitions factory, but it always erupted in laughter before the end, and it puzzled me for years. When I got to about 14 my nan had been dead for 2 years, and we were at the table when up came this tale again. This time I got the uncensored version as nan didn't like swearing, even in tales of jest. Apparently, the foreman at the factory was a miserable fecker, and quite bossy towards the women, including swearing at them. Aunt Dolly told one of her friends that if he swore at her, Bert (my dad) would flatten him when he came home from the war. One day, after having a go at another girl, he asked if she would go to go to the store, so she asked what he wanted there. He said 'Get me a bast-ard file' and Dolly, not knowing there was such a file with that name, replied 'Go and get it your fecking self.' This simple tale was told over and over for years at that table. They were extremely happy days, which is why this post is so long. |
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Good afternoon gents.
Drinks all round for another sunny day in Stoke! Wonders never cease! Great story, Muntz! |
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Muntz ? :)
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Sorry, I've only just realised!
Great story Big Charlie! |
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Indeed, lol Big C.
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sibaroni 11 Sep 23:57
Sparks - fantastic timing on post 50. Tommy, whilst you are a fabulously well mannered guy without a nasty bone in youy body, might I seriously ask you to ban certain people from this new pub. Without humour, I do not want to see Munch Man, EGG or Canaryboy in here ever. Afternoon all. Still trying to figure out why I'm accused of being one of the "Pub Killing Three". |
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Hello EGG.
No offence taken by me, for sure. Nor to Munch Man or Andy. I understood the 'white screening' was causing problems. Indeed, I once started a thread myself (a rare event!) to try and help prevent it. It's just a pity some felt moved (one?) to actually 'phone Betfair about it and not let the pub carru on until hopefully the problem is eradicated when the new forum comes to be. You may remember I asked for this when MM, you and I were discussing it a couple of months ago. You both agreed. |
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*carry
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My thread:
http://site.forum.betfair.com/jive3/betex/ThreadsFrameset.jsp?forumID=58&threadID=1982134 Our conversation: http://site.forum.betfair.com/jive3/betex/ThreadsFrameset.jsp?forumID=58&threadID=1995565 |
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you've been quite good about it IMO Tommy
as i said on another thread it would be better if Betfair could create a separate group for long threads where no one would complain about each other .Maybe they could still do that as they have not been deleted did you see that Everton Transfer Stuff (est. May 2005) has suffered the same fate on Football? |
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I did, Tober.
That was a pity too for the forumites who use that one. Hopefully, when the new forum comes to be and long threads cause no more problems we might be able to rescue the old pub. We'll just have to see. |
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I think most people were tolerant of the odd bit of white screening when it was just the 3 'mainstay' threads involved.
The complaints were much stronger when the original league quiz threads were getting long. SDK didn't think they ought to be restarted (I read his remarks on one of them). Rather ironic then that he chose to start a thread against long threads on Site Feedback the other day, don't you think? |
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I'm about to eat one of those pork pie with egg thingys ....
could I have a pint of your best please TT ? :) |
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Hello C-C.
You most sertainly can have a pint. In fact, have 3! |
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incidentally there are long threads on other forums I believe.
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Cheers barman :)
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*certainly
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Tommy - did you get a chance to check out Macca's 'Take It Away' and the epic cruel fade-out?
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Hello Alun.
I had a quick look at it but didn't stay till the end. I'm afraid I only like a few McCartney/Linda songs - and that wasn't going to be one of them! |
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No probs TT.
Hope that you are having a nice calm profitable day, and NOT copying a certain person whose betting graph looks not a million miles unlike this... +22 to -122 to +35 to -43 to +13 I like the last bit the best. |
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Good luck Alun!
I've only had one bet today, which failed miserably. I'm really out of form at the moment. |
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Sorry to hear it. I'm getting out now while the going is good. Blackberry-picking weather here.
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Yes, it's a lovely day, Alun - even in Stoke, which is almost unknown!
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A whiskey and a pint chaser please...
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Here you go Mr Spade...
At least The Mighty Potters are making a good fist of the game. |
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Thanks, yep, hope you can hang on, life long Man City fan myself, somehow this doesn't feel right.
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