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Old 09-06-2012, 09:19   #16
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Once went for a pint in the Idle Working Men's Club, tourists used to be able to get a special membership card for this very real club
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:22   #17
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Very much so, well it was in 1971 Frank
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Once remember doing a job in a WMC in Wallsend near Newcastle (where the ale was good in those days) we arrived on site about 4-30pm unloaded and retired to the bar for a well earned pint, my mate said to the barman two pints of Fed Special please, that will be 9 pence sir, no I'm paying for both of um, that is for both of them the beer is half price for the next fortnight:thep int:
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It took me a while to cotton on - Church & Idol.

How about Church and Gravesend?
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It took me a while to cotton on - Church & Idol.

How about Church and Gravesend?
How about Blackpoo, & Whinney Hill Tip, both full of tat, & rubbish, wi loads of seagulls.
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There's hundreds of Saint townships in La France. I like St. Hippolyte. If we have any more children, we will call him Hippolyte. He may not thank me once he starts school.
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Fleet, in Hampshire, twinned with Street, in Somerset.

Leek, Staffs, with Looe, in Cornwall.

Ok, I'll get my coat.

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Well Jaysay, tha's left me in a state of confusion o'er Bermondsey and Bedlam. I'm sure the link will come to me if I keep at it long enough.

Back to Church....I don't know of a Pew but there's a Pewsey in Wilts.
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Well Jaysay, tha's left me in a state of confusion o'er Bermondsey and Bedlam. I'm sure the link will come to me if I keep at it long enough.

Back to Church....I don't know of a Pew but there's a Pewsey in Wilts.
I'm sure it won't to quite a few people on here Bob
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