Author Topic: Little Eye On The Provinces  (Read 374833 times)

Kim

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #625 on: 04 May, 2014, 09:55:35 pm »
They know how to have a good time in Ely:



I reckon they're giving Peasenhall (of Pea Festival fame) a run for their money...

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #626 on: 05 May, 2014, 11:01:54 am »
They know how to have a good time in Ely:



Do they have to eat the eels before throwing them?

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #627 on: 05 May, 2014, 11:19:38 am »
Popular knob competitions.
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The longest throw was by Dave Morrison, who tossed his knob 21.8m (71ft).
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We went to that yesterday. Didn't toss any knobs, but the food fair associated with it was rather good.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #628 on: 05 May, 2014, 11:20:19 am »
I wonder how Cockermouth celebrates.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #630 on: 05 May, 2014, 04:08:52 pm »
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #631 on: 05 May, 2014, 07:44:16 pm »
I wonder how Cockermouth celebrates.

With a music festival.  CockRock  :)

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #632 on: 05 May, 2014, 11:07:19 pm »

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #633 on: 13 May, 2014, 10:31:43 am »
Our local rag has just undergone a change of editorship, and not before time. Bear in mind that the Southend Echo is essentially one and the same as the Basildon version, where Andy Coulson cut his journalistic fangs, and the previous editor was everything you might have expected him to be. Mendacious and twisting to a fault, this guy has now retired and in recent weeks a new guy has taken his place.

The difference, so far, is huge. The paper is actually doing the job a newspaper is meant to do - holding the council to account and daring to criticise. I wonder how long he will last before the owners, and the good ol' boys who influence them, will get shot of him and put some other nasty corrupting influence in charge.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #634 on: 13 May, 2014, 06:43:43 pm »
Water tanker on fire

http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/8489-tank-on-fire

At least the fire brigade had a water supply to connect their hoses to...
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #637 on: 01 June, 2014, 06:18:14 pm »
If she's trying to take it round Ireland, she's off course.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #638 on: 02 June, 2014, 06:33:11 pm »
Builder gets it wrong

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A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: “Fire crews were called out at 4.08pm and are still at the scene and liaising with the builder who was on site.

"Hello?  Mrs. Gruffbrummie?  Sorry to call you at work, but you know that kitchen extension I'm doing for you.'.............?"
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #639 on: 04 June, 2014, 05:18:14 pm »
Morris dancers scare dog.

Go to page 9 of the Honiton edition.

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #640 on: 04 June, 2014, 07:39:02 pm »
Morris dancers scare dog.

Go to page 9 of the Honiton edition.


Now I know why Mrs E and her sisters and brother left Devon; they couldn't bear the excitement.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #641 on: 05 June, 2014, 07:32:19 am »
Morris dancers scare dog.

Go to page 9 of the Honiton edition.

Morris dancers are a quite convincing argument for repealing the ban on hunting with dogs...
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #642 on: 05 June, 2014, 05:43:51 pm »
Hmm.  I like Morris dancing, it's cheerfully absurd.  And they wear jolly costumes and (sometimes) splendid hats.  And the music is all jolly'n'cherful. If I was up to all that skipping and jumpng around the place I'd probably do it myself.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #644 on: 09 June, 2014, 11:06:20 pm »
http://m.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11264412.Naked_Tour_de_France_cyclist_who_answered_call_of_nature_in_farmer_s_field_prompts_toilet_plea/?ref=mr

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The man said the family would now stand elsewhere.

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It is understood that when professional cyclists competing in the Tour de France need to go, they will often relieve themselves while still on their bikes.

EWWW!!!  I thought it was just Greg Lemond who did that!   :sick:

You'd think it'd be a bit squishy and uncomfortable.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #645 on: 09 June, 2014, 11:07:08 pm »
Looking at the saddles they use, maybe it adds padding :-\
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #646 on: 09 June, 2014, 11:51:54 pm »
http://m.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11264412.Naked_Tour_de_France_cyclist_who_answered_call_of_nature_in_farmer_s_field_prompts_toilet_plea/?ref=mr

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The man said the family would now stand elsewhere.

Honestly, it's a field. All sorts of animals will be pooing in it every day!

Anyway, they are a farming family, don't they have wellies?
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #647 on: 10 June, 2014, 12:14:43 am »
Are you serious? I'd not want to be buying ASDA* silage, knowing there might be human poo in it.

* for our Bristol readers: ASDAL
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #648 on: 10 June, 2014, 09:37:10 am »
*Concludes Jaded has been visiting Bedminsterl*
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #649 on: 10 June, 2014, 01:26:56 pm »
In a pub in another part of Bristol, pea soup is the thing to order.
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