gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Just two examples, cycling related: the derailleur, hence the French name and world famous: Tour de France.
Great things that Yorkshire has given the world...
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classic33
Leg End Member
They nicked the idea for the guillotine though.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Completely off-topic.
Fifteen years ago, I was doing some structural house surveys on a HMG contract. Near Southend, I spent a few hours with a widower from Yorkshire, aged 86, who had macular degeneration, and he started talking about his wartime experiences. Having fought in North Africa and Italy, he found himself leading a six man patrol on a sunken lane in Normandy when they turned a corner. "I remember thinking...that Tiger tank shouldn't be here....." as the gun turret swivelled round to point at them. All the rest of his men were killed instantly, but he came round in a field hospital with a medic leaning over him, telling him that he was really badly wounded and was about to go into surgery. The surgeon said that he really should try and think of something positive to increase his chances of survival.
"I'd like to see Yorkshire win the county cricket championship..."
....to which the surgeon replied, with pity in his voice, in his broad Lancashire accent....
"For God's sake man, don't hope for the impossible."
Fifteen years ago, I was doing some structural house surveys on a HMG contract. Near Southend, I spent a few hours with a widower from Yorkshire, aged 86, who had macular degeneration, and he started talking about his wartime experiences. Having fought in North Africa and Italy, he found himself leading a six man patrol on a sunken lane in Normandy when they turned a corner. "I remember thinking...that Tiger tank shouldn't be here....." as the gun turret swivelled round to point at them. All the rest of his men were killed instantly, but he came round in a field hospital with a medic leaning over him, telling him that he was really badly wounded and was about to go into surgery. The surgeon said that he really should try and think of something positive to increase his chances of survival.
"I'd like to see Yorkshire win the county cricket championship..."
....to which the surgeon replied, with pity in his voice, in his broad Lancashire accent....
"For God's sake man, don't hope for the impossible."
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I'm not a Boycott fan , but do like Darren Gough , as a kid ,
Firery Fred was the big name I remember from cricket , James Martin , top Chef an TV personality , Football , many famous Sons , Gordon Banks , Kevin Keegan, lots of other big name players too , one not so well known , David Pegg , played for Man Utd , but sadly lost his life in the Munich Air Crash , Tetleys Bitter , maybe not now , but was a really good beer ! ,
David Hockney, top contemporary artist , so not all bad from Yorkshire !........... and I'm a
Lancashire Lad !!!
Firery Fred was the big name I remember from cricket , James Martin , top Chef an TV personality , Football , many famous Sons , Gordon Banks , Kevin Keegan, lots of other big name players too , one not so well known , David Pegg , played for Man Utd , but sadly lost his life in the Munich Air Crash , Tetleys Bitter , maybe not now , but was a really good beer ! ,
David Hockney, top contemporary artist , so not all bad from Yorkshire !........... and I'm a
Lancashire Lad !!!
classic33
Leg End Member
DNA test maybe?
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
nah , no need , and we did win the War of the Roses after all !!
truth be know my ancestral home Cornwall or South Wales ,
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classic33
Leg End Member
Exiled after the 1489 rebellion, only to start another in Cornwall in 1497?
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
hahaha ! always upto summat !!
as far as I understand it , and with no real academic study , my ancestors were Ancient Brittons ,
Celts maybe , , I think they battled with the Jutes , Anglo Saxons and such , but no links with Yorkshire ,
to my knowledge again ,
Think he moved out, but we're keeping Jodie Whittaker
Roadhump
Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted
- Location
- The flatlands of South West Lancs
I was going to say the road to Lancashire, but someone beat me to it, so I'll go for the house in the middle of the M62, which is on the road to Lancashire as it happens....
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Yes good actress not sure she would ever run the Country
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
If you need to ask you wouldn't understand the answer!
Having lived and worked North of the Border [in County Durham], I've spent years educating the barbarians.
Having lived and worked North of the Border [in County Durham], I've spent years educating the barbarians.
